Milkshake Cupcakes

Ok, they say the cupcake "craze" is over in 2011. I don't think so. Check out these cute and really clever milkshake cupakes. Now these, I really eant to make...NOW!!
WARNING: you will spend hours on the Bakerella website, I am just warning you now... (don't say I didn't warn you)

You can find it here:
http://www.bakerella.com/paper-straws/

Monogrammed card set

Here is a set of monogrammed cards I made for a friend's birthday. I made 3 of each color for a set of 12 cards! The monogram font is KK Monogram. I got the monogram to be in a circle by using the cut n print method with SCAL. I offset the monogram to the left because I am a real stickler for getting things centered and I knew I couldn't get these perfectly centered so I went off center on purpose!!

Sock Snowmen

I had to do another snow realted post becasue last night we had our 6th snowstorm in less than 30 days. I thought these were adorable, especially for a "snow day" with the kids and great for the lone socks that you can never find a match for!
http://thenshemade.blogspot.com/2011/01/sock-snowmen.html

Twisty What???

Twisty Noodle. A great site I found for coloring pages. Great for card making, digi stamp type images and images for cutting. I like all of the categories!

http://twistynoodle.com/

Dial Cards

I created these dial cards by making circular text, using the cut n print method with SCAL and then just putting a brad and arrow in the middle. I'm thinking of some other cute possibilities for this application!

Word Art

I wanted to thank Kay (cleversomeday) for reminding me about this site. I had used it a while back, but forgot to bookmark it. You can create such cool word art here!
http://www.imagechef.com/ic/word_mosaic/

Another CRAFTY website

Oh yeah, like we all need some more websites to visit - this seems to have a variety of different crafts...
http://www.craftsnthings.com/Default.aspx

Yes, I've had enough snow!

But this does sound tempting to try with fresh fallen snow - how can you resist...Ok, those who live in Florida and the south, are you jealous??

http://blogs.babble.com/family-kitchen/2011/01/13/orange-creamscicle-snow-cream-quick-yummy-winter-fun/

Can't get enought of the printables!

So cute for Valentine's Day...
http://peptogirl.blogspot.com/2010/01/free-download-print-valentines.html

Encouragement Card

Here is an encouragement card I made for a friend. She really needs some rainbows in her life! (click on the photo to see it bigger)

Free Valentine Printable

Time to get your arsenal of Valentine's ideas together - here are some really cute FREE printable Valentine candy wrappers! Oh yeah!
Find them here:
http://www.u-createcrafts.com/2011/01/valentine-candy-wrappers-tags-free.html

Character cards

I have been making quite a few cards lately and with all the free character clipart readily available on the web, you can easily create your own trendy cards. These are just for me to send to my necies and nephews!

Conversation Marble Magnets

Find it here: http://www.craftsbyamanda.com/2010/12/conversation-marble-magnets-for.html#moreAnother totally clever craft - these are for Valentines, but you could do them for any occasion...now off to find the flat glass marbles!

Valentine's Cards

I'm ahead of the game by one month and made several Valentine's cards. I have so much Valentine clip art, I didn't know what to choose!

SCAL2 Cut n Print Information

Thanks to all who participated in my Cut n Print tutorial. Here is the script and you can walk yourself through it if you want - have fun. Here are the images which were used with it...
You can just right click on the image and save it to your computer.

script here:

Gold Peak Iced Tea Bottle

For a while I have seen people altering the Frappaccino bottles from Starbucks with treats inside. Since I don't drink them, I found these Gold Peak Iced Tea bottles. I made this one for a neighbor just filled with M&Ms for a quick gift. I put paper shreds in half the bottle so you don't have to fill the whole thing (I call this frugal but festive)! Just used some scrap paper to wrap the bottle.

Valentine Subway Art

Created my own subway art. Simple really - I used Print Shop to make it. Will definitely be making more!!!

Happy Birthday to me!

I think I'll take the day off from blogging!!

Card Making Fever

I have been on a roll for the last few days making lots of cards. I have used lots of scraps and I used the SCAL cut n Print method to center the shape and the graphic - sooo easy and convenient!

Chicken Gnocci Soup

http://www.copykat.com/2010/02/28/olive-garden-chicken-and-gnocchi-soup/I made this soup this week and this is absolutely wonderful - so good I had to share it. It is especially good with rotisserie chicken. I didn't have all of the herbs and it came out fabulous anyway!!

Cheesecake Pops

http://www.verybestbaking.com/recipes/143665/Chocolate-Dipped-Cheesecake-Pops/detail.aspx
Oh my gosh, these look like heaven!

Valentine's Mailbox

I had this cute metal mailbox around forever and just found the perfect vinyl design for it. I'll just put it on the mantel for decoration!

Valentines SVG set for sale

Here is a great set of Valentine's svgs for your cutting projects. A great variety of 28 images for only $3.00! Please send me an email to Leslie.crafter@verizon.net if you are interested.

new recipe to try in the New year!

If these are the dang cutest and most creative idea. Neopolitan cupcakes. Just make 3 different batches of cupcakes and cut and stack them...perfect right!

I got the idea here:
http://sugarswings.blogspot.com/2010/12/neapolitan-new-years-eve-cupcakes.html

Marshmallow snowmen

With Christmas over, here is an adorable snowy day activity to do with the peeps, and is't it so cute!
You can find directions here:
http://icingdesignsonline.blogspot.com/2010/11/tis-season-for-chocolate-covered.html

Cute cutable for 2011 - svg

Here is a really cute svg file for your 2011 projects.Super cute for scrapbook pages... You can find it here:
http://cactusandolive.blogspot.com/2010/12/free-2011-cut-file.html