Did you Ever???

Think you could be SICK of chocolate???

Well, I think I'm JUST about there!!  =)  Believe it or not!

This year I've been selling homemade chocolates and have made about 30 pounds of chocolate for clients, businesses, church groups and more.  My mom's store too has been an awesome source of clients as well as some of the folks I work with!!  WOW!  Who would have thought it would take off this year like it did!

This year my new creation was the White Peppermint Chocolate Covered Pretzels - can you say FABULOUS?!?!

Definitely my hottest seller!

I thought I'd share with you one of the last orders I had to finish up (before I started making chocolate for family and friends.  My brother in law was VERY happy to see "A Bunch of Everything" in his large metal tin).

These were for one of my Co-workers for her kids teachers gifts - cute huh?? 

The tags were created using MS Publisher, The Bells & Bow Digi image from Bugaboo Stamps, Cuttlebug, Nesties and Stickles.  The bows were created using a terrific metallic gold/silver mesh ribbon I picked up at M's (must pick up more of this after Christmas!!!)

Last weekend my hubby and I whipped up Chocolate Covered Cherries & Turtle and watched hours of Christmas movies!

Maybe next year I'll get a head start and sell them at my Etsy store too!

Hugs & Happy Holidays!

Super Sassy ABC

Can I tell you what a FUN time I had creating this Super Sassy Little Purse?

Oh My Goodness Gravy!!
Is it cute, or what?!

Add a little Bugaboo Stamps digi for a tag and Voila -
Perfect for a gift!

Image - Bugaboo Stamps "Odds & Ends" Birthday Cake

Papers - Miscellaneous Cardstock & Basic Grey Print

Coloring - Copics

Tools - Cricut & Tags, Bags, Boxes & More cart (to cut the bag), Nesties and EK Success Punch

Bag cut at 11.5" on the cricut - finished I THINK it was about 6" tall (w/o handle)

It seems like FOREVER since I've used my cricut's Tags Bags Boxes and More Cart!  I forgot just HOW FUN that cart is!!

Extra STUFF - BLING BLING BLING, Stickles, Embroidery floss, Tulle (handle) and Velcro (for closure)

Pretty stinkin' cute huh?

I gave this to one of my co-workers for her birthday and I think she loved the gift bag almost more than what was IN the bag!  :o)

Thank so much for stoppin by today - be sure to check back in tomorrow for Bugaboo's New Release.  You're gonna LOVE it!

Don't forget - you've still got time to join us for this week's Anything Goes Challenge at The Bug Blog too!

Hugs & Happy Days! 

This cute little packaging has been entered into the following challenge -
Freshly Brewed - Pink & Paper Piecing; The Paper Shelter - Scrap It!; Desert Island Crafts - PICK 3 (Hand Colored Image, No Sentiment on Front & Birthday Theme); Paper Take Weekly - Anything Goes (and something OLD if you'd like); Tuesday Throwdown - Incorporate a Tag into your project; Aud Sentiments - Bday cards, gift packaging or gifts

Baptism Day

I thought I'd share the card and shadow box I finished late last night for my niece Natalie's Baptism today.  Her room is purple and sage, so that's why I picked the colors I did for the shadow box.

I love how everything turned out and am so pleased with the final product.  I put it in a white wooden shadow box, but when I took a photo of it in the box of course, there was way too much light on the glass. 

It looks gorgeous in real life.

Paper - All Bazzill Cardstock

Tools - Cricut - scalloped purple frame around photo mat & Heaven Sent (Lyrical Letters)

Miscellaneous - Flat Backed Pearls, Prima White Flowers, Prima white pearl swirl, Purple Flowers - Michaels floral section, Fiskars & EK Success Punches

For the Card, I used many of the same materials - the additions were:

Stamp - Stampendous Floral Cross

Embossing - Versa Mark Ink & Zing Lavender Embossing powder

Sentiment - Created in MS Publisher with Word Art

And I can't post Baptism gift & card photos without a little photo of the sweet baby girl now can I?  Isn't she precious?

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you're having a great weekend.

Off to watch a little NCAA March Madness....well, I'll listen and color some new Easter images and hubby will watch. We've already thrown away our brackets as Kansas lost last night and that's who we had winning.  I imagine there are a lot of basketball fans that did the same thing we did.

Go Green - Go White!

Happy Craftin'!

Min

Love & Smooches!

Happy 1/2 way to Friday!  I didn't get to post my projects showcasing the February kit yesterday, but wanted to share just how cute they all turned out.  My favorite until I get my new little nieces photo on the layout, is this adorable little 'purse'.  Our niece is she's scheduled to arrive Saturday or Sunday (induction is on Saturday am).  We're all doing the Pink Baby Girl Dance!!

Imagine black & white photo on 5x7 mat of sweet, cuddly, squishy, adorable newborn niece

Adorable, huh?  If you're intrested in this super cute kit, check out Scrap-Friendzy and get your scrappy yumminess before they're gone!!  You can check out a slide show of the fabby stuff the design team put together too!

I wanted to say another quick thank you to everyone who has commented and offered support and prayers.  You don't know how grateful we are for those things.  Unfortunately we didn't get any additional news at today's appointment - dad needs to have a PET scan next, which is scheduled for the 18th and then another consult on the 24th.  We just continue to pray - God has a plan.

Hope you're having a fabulous day - and able to get some crafty stuff done.  I'm off to work on some little tags for the chocolate pretzel my nephew will give to family and friends once his baby sister is born.  We'll be painting more on Saturday when he comes to stay with us on Saturday.

Happy Craftin'!

Min