Happy Easter!

Hello Friends! Happy Easter! I'm literally just "hopping" in to share the Easter treats I made for Paige's teachers and classmates. I promised my husband that I would start getting ready for church early today, and I definitely don't want to break that promise!

I made these sweet peeps treats for the kiddos.

I found the printable tags on Pinterest. These were super easy to make, just pop them on the decorative straw, add some cellophane and baker's twine, and you're done! As I like to say, Easy Peasy!!

 

Next are the treat boxes for her teachers.

 

I made these boxes with my Silhouette by printing the patterned paper onto some heavyweight cardstock. That cute little chick was also a Print & Cut from the Silhouette Design Store. It truly gets no easier than this! I added some chocolate inside the box, added a bow and the gifts were done. The teachers absolutely loved them!

 

Well that's it for me today, thank you so much for stopping by!

 

Carol

Thank you

Hello Friends! I hope you had a great weekend! I think I'm finally starting to get used to "springing forward" with the time change. Hopefully today will be the start of a wonderful week!

Today, I'm sharing a thank you card that I made for my co-worker's wife. I've been having a really hard time finding someone to braid Paige's hair on a regular basis. So, she recommended a hair salon just for kids! Unfortunately, it's an hour away from my house but the stylist did a fantastic job! I've decided that we'll take the trip down there once a month. That shouldn't be too bad, plus Paige looks really cute so it's worth it! Here's the thank you card I made.

I found that cute little girl in the Silhouette Design Store, it was a print and cut file. I just added that gorgeous plaid patterned paper from Lawn Fawn and that script Thanks sentiment is from PTI, the stamp set is called Graceful Greetings. Another super easy card with super cute results!

 

That's it for me today, I hope to back soon with more crafty goodness to share! Have a fantastic day and thank you so much for stopping by!

 

Carol

Hello Beautiful

Hello Friends! Happy Friday! The weekend is finally here and I am ready to enjoy it! I don't know how the weather is in your neck of the woods, but it's been absolutely beautiful here. Low 80's, low humidity, really nice. We're planning on spending some time with David's extended family tomorrow night and that should be a lot of fun. Lots of food, drinks, games and plenty of laughter. That's always a recipe for a good time!

Today, I have a birthday card to share with you.

The first thing I want to say about this card is it had me at Hello! Calling me Beautiful was just icing on the cake - LOL! So, I've recently started to broaden my crafting horizons by purchasing stamps and inks for other companies. I must say that Simon Says Stamp is starting to become a favorite of mine! I bought their February Card Kit and I have not been disappointed.

 

I stamped the sentiment from the February Card Kit and the female silhouette at the bottom is a stamp from PTI's Fashion Sense set. The set was available during their 2015 Stamp-A-Faire and was free with purchase. I made this card along with a few others for my co-worker, she told me that she absolutely loved the cards and can't wait to start mailing them out. That always makes me feel so good!

 

Well, that's it for me today. I hope you have a great weekend, and thank you so much for stopping by!

 

Carol 

Hot Chocolate Jars Part II

Hello Friends! Happy Saturday! I hope you all had a great week and are ready to unwind and have a fantastic weekend! As usual, things have been busy in my neck of the woods. Work has been insanely busy, and of course our life at home never slows down. I love it though, my days at work fly by which mean I get to see my family much sooner at the end of every day. Once I see my little girl's face and get a hug from my sweet husband I know all is well.

We don't have much planned this weekend, which is A-Okay with me. I'm ready to have a little down time. So, today I'm popping in with more hot chocolate jars. Oh my goodness, they have been a hit with my co-workers! Since I made the jar for my lovely friend Leslie, I've made five more! And, I have an order for two more!!! Woot, Woot!! Okay, so let's get to the pictures! LOL! These jars were made as a teacher gift, wait until you see this little school house!

 

What do you think? Did you see that flag! LOVE IT!! And how about the slide and swing set? Amazing! As usual Betsy Veldman from PTI really made another awesome petite places stamp/die set! My co-worker loved it and she said the teachers texted her and said they really liked them. These jars are totally my new favorite thing. My last two customers requested the dry ingredients for cookies so I used this recipe for cowboy cookies! I'll be sharing photos soon.

 

I hope your weekend is wonderful, and thanks for stopping by!

 

Carol

 

Valentine's for the kiddos

Hello Friends! Happy Friday! I am so happy it's the weekend. I'm only working a half day today and my hubby and I both have the day off on Monday (President's Day), so it's a nice long weekend in the Weatherspoon household! Today, I'm sharing Valentine's Day cards that I made for Paige's classmates. It's funny, when I first started this project, there were only 8 kids in her class, now that number has ballooned to 20! Thank goodness I started early!

All of these cards use the Love You to Pieces stamp set, patterned paper, and dies from Papertrey Ink.

 

 

 

 

As you can see, the super cool thing about this set is the kiddos can make a 3D airplane or fox! How cute is that?! Of course they will need adult supervision, and hopefully their parents are up for the challenge. LOL! I had a great time putting these together, and a BIG shout out to my girlfriend Leslie for hooking me up with the fox set! I'll be getting it back in the mail to you real soon!

 

Do you have any plans for Valentine's Day? We typically stay away from restaurants because it's just SO busy and the service seems to suffer a bit. So, we've decided to stay in and have a nice homemade lobster dinner. Since we're off on Monday, we may drop Paige off at school and possibly check out a matinee. That's always fun! I also hope to sneak some crafting time in as well, I have so many things that I want to create! If only there were more hours in the day...

 

Well, that's it for me. I hope you have a fantastic Friday and a wonderful Valentine's Day weekend. Thank you so much for stopping by!

 

Carol

Baby it's cold outside

Hello Friends! Happy Hump Day! I hope you're having a great week thus far and staying warm wherever you may be! Can you believe it got down to the 40's in south Florida over the weekend? We actually had to turn our heat on, it was quite chilly. I know that's not saying much considering the serious winter storm that's tearing up the country, but it's a bit out of the norm for us down here.

So, I thought I'd pop in with a cute little gift that will make you feel warm on the inside...hot cocoa!

I found a recipe for Classic Cocoa on Pinterest and it's super easy to just layer all of the ingredients. Well, I will say that cocoa powder can get out of control...don't ask me how I know! After I layered everything, I sealed it tight and added that cute tag. The sentiments are from the Canned stamp set from PTI and don't you love that little sentiment on the spoon! I {heart} that spoon! The tag and the spoons are from PTI as well.

 

And, last but certainly not least are you peeping that dome on top of the hot cocoa mix? Yup, you guessed it, also from PTI and the set is called Petite Places: Main Street. The way the die set works, is there is a little extra room after the initial cut to fold the pieces in order for them to stand or to make a 3D image like the cafe. Oh my word, I just love this SO much! Those little trees are an add-on and as you can see I cut them a little too close to the edge of the dome, so they are what I'm calling swaying in the wind! LOL! So, under the dome I have the cocoa shop, a couple of scooters, the table and chairs and hopefully my girlfriend will think of me every time she sees it. I added some Flower Soft to make it look pretty and the clear dome is also from PTI.

 

I sure hope you like it Leslie!!! And I also hope you see this post after you receive it! :-)

 

I know this was a little longer than usual, but I sure hope you enjoyed it! Have a great day and thanks so much for stopping by!

 

Carol

Sympathy cards

Hello Friends! Happy Saturday! Do you have any fun plans? I know much of the northeast is bracing for a winter storm so if you're in that area, I hope you're someplace warm and cozy. Paige and I will be heading to a birthday party today. Our friend's daughter is turning one, so we're excited to be celebrating with her.

I have a couple of cards to share today. I never like making Sympathy cards, but it's inevitable that you'll need them. I made these cards to add to the set I made for my mom at Christmas time.

I will never grow tired of this patterned paper. It's the Vintage Linens paper pad from Papertrey Ink. It's so beautiful already, you really don't need to add much. As you can see with both cards, the only thing I added was the sentiment. I used the Boutique Borders mini stamp set (also from PTI) for the sentiment and it just adds a soft sweetness to the cards. I think I made both of these cards in under 15 minutes, easy peasy.

 

Okay, call me a procrastinator, but Paige and I still need to pick up a gift for the birthday party so we gotta get out of here! Have a great day, a wonderful weekend, and thank you so much for stopping by!

 

Carol