choc-o-holic: noun

 

a person who craves or compulsively consumes chocolate

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Hi everyone!

Getting ready for Christmas?

 Thanks for joining me today, it's my turn on our crafting blog hop to to share an idea with you! yay!! So,are you in need of a quick and easy "girlfriend" gift?

 

I hit pay dirt on Pinterest, where seriously I have gotten more fantastic ideas from than I ever thought I would. I found this on Kims Kandy Kreations blog where she is crazy for chocolate! You gotta love a person that admits to being a choc-o-holic...like me...just saying!

 

I started with a 6x6" shadow box frame that I purchased from Walmart. I double matted the white paper that has the sentiment printed on it with silver and brown paper to match the Hershey candy bar wrapper.

The font for "in case of emergency" is called Petunia Bounce which is lately been my new favorite font and Cheddar Salad  is used for "Break Glass" ( another old favorite, I mean, come on, isn't that name Cheddar Salad  just cute? )

I created a second double mat, with the same brown and silver paper

and with my hot glue gun adhered the Hershey bar to that mat.

( I realize the Hershey bar looks wonky on the right side, but trust me it's flat.)

 I cut this flourish from my Cricut cartridge, Paper Trimmings, p. 23. I cut it at 1 3/4" out of the same brown paper that I used for matting.

 Trim off the end of the flourish ( discard or keep for another project! )
and then cut it into 2 halves. Adhere to top and bottom of the candy bar.

 Now, all you have to do is reassemble the Shadow Box frame and your done!!

Well, except for wrapping it up and giving it! Easy to do, right? And I won't tell if you eat the other candy bars ::wink wink:: I heard calories don't count if you eat while gift wrapping...hmmm?

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Check these wonderful crafty ladies out, and get creative!

 



Chrissy from Muse of the Morning showed us some great Pinterest ideas for hand making ornaments plus her very own Stuffed Star Ornament!

and

Heather from Feather's Flights Biased Apron Tutorial

and 

Melissa from Love Bug Living who did a Stocking Stuffer Round-up

 

Dame: noun

Used formerly as a courtesy title for a woman in authority or a mistress of a household.

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Hi everyone, this post will be a little picture heavy but well worth it: if you like humor, and adorable cuteness anyway! ::wink:: I have had the honor and the extreme pleasure of trying out Kim Hughes new mini album kit called "Oh, what a Dame", featuring the Glitz Designs Cashmere Dame embellishments and papers! I haven't had this much fun in awhile, it's a fantastic kit. She does provide you with step by step instructions or you can just make it anyway you want! It makes for a fun girlfriend album, or an All about Me album, or like the one I made, a mini album filled with sassy quotes....I call it..

"Quote this"

I just love the retro images in this kit! Kim gives you ribbons, gems, tulle...all sorts of goodies to have fun with! I added quotes, and drew figures, but Kim leaves you lots of room to do whatever you want! A great kit leaves the imagination free to roam!

I enjoy altering embellishments like the typed paper that came with the chipboard typewriter. I printed out my own saying, cut it size and then cut a slit into the typewriter and slipped what I wrote into it. The top of the paper has a pop dot strip under it which gives lift and dimension.

I used one of my favorite techniques, printing out sentiments on the computer and tracing over it with my Faber Castell Pitt Pens using my up light box. It gives it a handwritten apperarance, but so perfect and even!



 I also like to print out a saying, hold it over the up light box and then tape a shape or a scrap piece of paper over what I printed and then run it back through the printer. Perfect placement every time! The sentiment in the heart was created that way, and then I hand stitched around the edges before adhereing to the page.

The 2 pages side by side.

 I love using my Dymo Label Maker, which in it's own right has a very retro look to it.

The folders are not only cute but gives the mini album and interactive element.

I fussy cut the bathing beauty out of one of the cards that came with kit, and Kim gives you detailed directions on how to make the Gorgeous Dame banner hanging on the hanger.

I love fun quotes that make me laugh, not everything has to be serious all the time, and Pinterest sure has supplied me with a ton of humor!

 

I love changing an embellishment, you don't have to accept it for what is is. Case in point, the wording on this tag isn't what I needed so I covered their words up using my Dymo Label Maker, therefore making it my own.



I fussy cut the flowers from scraps and added them to the inside and the outside portions of the folder. Nothing should go to waste in this beautiful kit! 

Even the Cricut got involved, I cut the wine glass from the French Manor Cartridge, colored in the wine with the Faber Castell Art Grip Aquarelle pencil and then used my water brush to smooth out the look, adding a small touch of Ranger's Antique Linen Distress stickles for a few sparkles. 

The friendship quote is the perfect way to end this mini album, all ready to be dedicated to that special friend. The inside of the letters were filled in with my Ranger Distress Marker, Broken China.

I would love for you to pop over to Kim's blog ( Lazy Cowgirl )and tell her what a wonderful job she did putting this together. She has really been busy putting this together, as soon as she gives me a price for it, I will post it, plus the link where you can order one for yourself!
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UPDATE:

You can purchase Kim's "Oh, What a Dame!" mini album from her Etsy store for ONLY $20.00!! Wow!! What a great deal folks, I hope you rush over there and get one!
 

TP : noun

toilet paper

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Jamie is here visiting me! yay! We are going to be busy putting up my Christmas tree. Yes, it's a little early for it, but I love having someone to decorate with. Doing it by yourself isn't as much fun! :(  And don't fret, I refuse to decorate the outside until the day after Thanksgiving!

 

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So...I have a little funny that I made for Jamie's visit. I drew this on the TP roll in the guest bathroom, and I can't wait to hear her reaction! I hope she gets a kick out of it. I'll actually know before this posts, so I will update it before it gets published! You are getting a before and after reaction!

I used my Faber Castell Pitt Pens to draw it but I did slide a piece of wax paper in between the sheets so the pens wouldn't seep to the next layer. ( Cartoon idea from Pinterest, from a site that has TONS of quotes! )

 

It was a big hit, I waited until she went into the guest bathroom, and it happened. She roared with laughter, it was great hearing that she appreciated it. Then it got even better, she yelled from the bathroom for me to bring her phone to her to so she could take a picture of it! Success! Isn't it great to have a friend who understands your humor? It is the best for me!

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And I am late ( for a very important date!! ) which is for WOYWW of course; because we stayed up late last night drinking home made egg nog ( which Jamie made the night before, yummy!! ) and having a marathon Santa movie watching while decorating the tree! But this morning I woke to find Jamie at my desk creating a wall hanging of her own, for me!! She is the bestest!

 

The place will be lonely when she goes home this afternoon!

 Thanks for visiting me Jamie, I love you girl!