Vacation Pictures

Hello, stampers! I don't have any creative things to show you today but just a couple of pictures we took while on vacation last week. It was an anniversary/family/Mother's Day vacation. We went to Seaside, Oregon. We love that place and really had a good time. The picture above was taken on our 17th anniversary day. We invited one of our friend and her family on vacation with us. They watched ours kids so that we were able to go on a date on our anniversary. She is a wonderful friend. Not only did she watched our kids on our anniversary but also took care of our food bill while we were there. She was such a blessing! God is so good!

We made it a tradition to take special pictures by the beach while at Seaside. Above is one of the pictures of our kids. They are all grown up now from the last time we were at Seaside. You can see the pictures from 5 years ago here.

Thank you for stopping by! Have a great day!

Deanna

Card Box Tutorial

Instead of giving you just the measurements to the box you see here I've decided to make a tutorial. I'm a picture person so describing in words is hard for me.

I did some decorating to the box but not finish yet. I'll post the finish product when it is done. Meanwhile enjoy the tutorial! The box can hold 6 cards plus envelopes.


supplies: Stampin'Up! products

-7-14" x 8-1/4" crumb cake card stock
-8-12/" x 9-1/2" crumb cake card stock
-Simply Scored Scoring Tool
-Sticky Strip
-scissor

1.Score the  8-12/" x 9-1/2" crumb cake card stock at 1-3/4" on all 4 sides. This piece is the box. Set it aside.

2.Score the 7-14" x 8-1/4" crumb cake card stock at 1" on all 4 sides. This piece is the lid.

3.Snip all 4 corners of both pieces up to where the score lines meet. Add Sticky Strips to all the corner flaps as shown in the photo.

4.Adhere the box together. Adhere the lid together.

5.You're done. Decorate as desire.


Thank you for stopping by! Happy Stamping!


Deanna

Thank You Cards and Matching Box

Happy Friday! I made some "thank you" cards and thought I would make a matching box to hold the cards. These are the same cards I made a week ago. I just add different sentiment to the cards.

Top of the box. I added 2 butterflies to the box. The added touch made the box look really pretty.

Now who'll I give this box to? Gotta check my calendar to see who's birthday is coming up next.


Thank you for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

"Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart."

Psalm 119:2

Deanna

Showered With Love Baby Shower

It's raining inside! lol Last week a friend and I decorated for the baby shower. This was the shortest time I ever got for me to make stuff for the baby shower. They usually give me at least 3 weeks notice to come up with the decorations. I'm glad I wasn't the one who had to come up with the theme. The theme was "showered with love." We decorated the shower with clouds, raindrops and hearts.

I made the banner using the Stampin'Up! Hearts Collection Framelits. I'm so glad for the framelits. It made cutting so much easier.

We hung the raincoats  on a hook and filled the boots with fresh flowers.

This one was my favourite boot. It was a size 4 boot and it was so cute with the flowers in it.

Side view of the boot.

I made a template for the clouds, trace it onto plastic table cloth and then sewed them together. Then my friend stuffed the clouds with tissue papers. She added Easter grass at the bottom of the clouds to make it look like rain. So clever! I made a template for the raindrops too so my friend can trace it and cut them out.

I used the same cloud template and made a pillow for the expectant mother. The hearts cut from the same heart framelits as the banner. I hand sewed around the hearts to attach them to the pillow. I wanted to do the blanket stitch but totally forgot how to do it. Didn't have a lot of time to figure it out how to do the blanket stitch.

Banner of clouds at the gifts table.

These clouds were made from felts and stuffed with poly fill.  I hand stitch the clouds using embroidery floss.

A beautiful cake made by one of the ladies at church.

The expectant mother. Still look pretty at 35 weeks.

  Love her surprise look. lol I crocheted a dress and 3 hats for the baby, the sister and the mother.

A better picture of the dress. i forgot to take a picture of the dress and the hats before I gave it to her.
No card. I'm ashamed. Was too busy making the decorations I totally forgot.

Thank you for stopping by! Hope you enjoy looking at the baby shower pictures.

Deanna

Mom's Birthday Card

Hello, stampers! I made a sympathy card yesterday  and I like so today I made a birthday card. I use the same stamp set for the main image and happy birthday sentiment instead of sympathy sentiment. I use the same colour combo but this time the card base is Only Orange card stock. Ooo... I love the colours of this card. So vibrant! I know my sister will love this card for sure because she loves orange but this is for my mom's birthday.

Thank you for visiting today! Have a good weekend and happy stamping!

Deanna

With Sympathy Card

A simple sympathy card. I use the Upsy Daisy stamp set for main image and the Teeny Tiny Wishes for the sentiment. Not my usual colour combo to use but it is pretty together.

A friend's dad passed away yesterday and this is the card I made for her. Please pray for Lisa and her family. Her dad loved the Lord when he was here on earth and now he is with God up in heaven. We praise God for that! Some day we'll see him again up in heaven.

I have a couple of questions for you. Where will you spend eternity when you die? Where will your soul be? We never know when our last breath is here on this earth. I can tell you that you can know for sure where you'll spend eternity when you die. All you need to do is confess that you are a sinner, ask Jesus to forgive you and ask Him into your heart and save you. It is that easy. You can read more about to get saved in this e-book Done. If you can't read the e-book let me know and I'll send a free book to you.


Thank you for stopping by! Happy Stamping!


Deanna

Lift Him Up Easter Musical

I would like to invite you to an Easter Musical at my church GVBC. There will be singing from the choir and some drama in the musical. I will be singing in the choir. If you live in the Metro Vancouver area please drop by and say "hi." I would love to meet you.

Address:
4440 Victoria Drive, Vancouver

You Crack Me Up Peeps Treat

Hello, Stampers! It has been awhile since I made something to show you. I have been sewing. I made a bridesmaid's dress and will be making 2 more of the same dress. There was no pattern for me to follow except a picture to look at. It was a challenge but the first one turned out almost like it. I can't wait to make the other 2 dresses.

I took a little time from sewing and made this little package for my little Master Clubbers ages 4-5. I'm in charge of them. Master Clubs is a club where children from ages 4-12 come on Wednesday night church to learn more about Jesus. It is a fun club and I love those little children.

The little chicks was not coloured so the kids can colour it themselves. I love the sentiment "you crack me up." It was prefect for them. The children do crack me up sometime.


Thank you for stopping by! Have a nice Resurrection Sunday!

"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it."

Proverbs 22:6

Deanna

Welcome Little One Card and Crochet Hat

Hello, stampers! I made a baby card and a crocheted hat for a baby soon to be born. I used multi colour yarn for the hat. I really like how it turned out.

I used the retired Bundle of Joy stamp set to make the card. It was last minute so the card was a simple one.

Thank you for visiting my blog today! Happy stamping!

Deanna

NSR: Kettle Corn Popcorn Recipe

Hello, stampers! Hope you are having a good week so far. I was sick last week. I got the flu round 3. How fun is that? sigh! Don't have nay creative stuff to show you.

Many of you have asked for the kettle corn recipe. Here it is.

Disclaimer here: My husband uses a popcorn maker called "Snack Maker" made by Schneider's. You can use any pot that is similar in design. It's really a pot with a lid that has a turning handle. The whole idea is to have someway of rotating the popcorn so that it doesn't burn while popping. It is possible to use a regular large pot and shaking it vigorously every few seconds but, the quality of the popcorn will be poor.


Ingredients:
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup popcorn kernels
1/3 cup sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt


Directions:
1  Heat the pot at medium.
2  Add the oil and heat a minute
3  Add popcorn, give it a few shakes to distribute evenly and watch it sizzle.
4  Add the sugar and watch the sizzle die down. Secure lid on pot.
5  Wait for the kernels to start popping. Now slowly, but not too slowly turn the handle to rotate the popping corn. Thus keeping the popped corn from staying in one place too long to avoid burning. Let pop until popping slows to 1 pop for every 2-3 seconds. Remove from heat source.
6  Immediately, empty popped corn into large bowl. It will be sticky. Now sprinkle in the salt and toss a few times to distribute the salt. Wait for it to cool before eating. The popped corn will stick together when hot. After cooling it can be separated by tossing a few times. Now enjoy!


Deanna

Handmade Boxes, Homemade Kettle Corn

Do you love popcorn? I sure do! My husband made wonderful and tasty kettle corn popcorn that I love so much. Couldn't get enough of it the first time he made it.

Today I'm showing you this awesome box my husband made. He filled the boxes with popcorn and will be giving as birthday presents.

 I helped stamp the top of the boxes and made the tags to go with the box. Very simple look.

Punched a hole to each tag and tied them with twine. The boxes are not tape together so the twine helped hold the boxes together. Not taping the boxes down helps us store them better and ready to be use when we need them.

Thank you for stopping by today! Happy Stamping!

"O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him."

Psalm 34:8

Deanna

Feeling Sentimental Trio

Happy Friday everyone! I made some thank you cards using the Feeling Sentimental stamp set from the Stampin'Up! SAB catalogue. Love it! When I saw this set I knew I had to have it. And I got this set for FREE. Yay!

Cute bicycle! I always wonder how people back in the old days was able ride it.

I love the phone booth stamp. It reminds me of the show Doctor Who. This one is just a normal phone booth but the one in the show is the police call box.


Stampin'Up! supplies:
stamps- feeling sentimental, wedding sweet
papers- basic grey, basic black, whisper white
ink- basic black
accessories- ribbon, small oval, large oval


Thank you for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

Deanna

Wonderful Mother Altered Note Books

Hi, everyone! Good day! I made these two books this past week. I altered two note books for the bride-to-be. She is giving one to her mother and one to her mother-in-law. That is so sweet of her.

This book above I stamped the Baroque stamp in a lighter brown colour for the background of the cover. Tied a long tulle up and down the middle of the cover.

The cover was decorated in red and pink and a flower at the top.

For the this one above I stamped the background in a darker brown colour.

This cover was decorated in blue with a flower at the top. This one is my favourite because it is blue. I like anything blue.


Thank you for your visit today! Happy stamping!

"Honour thy father and thy mother..."

Exodus 20:12

Deanna

Secret Garden Thank You Cards

Hello, stampers! Hope you are having a great week so far. Tomorrow is Valentine's Day. What are you doing for Valentine's Day? My husband and I are going to a Couples' Banquet at church. No need to wait in line like at a restaurant. Seating are guaranteed.

I made a whole bunch of this card yesterday. I'm behind on my "thank yous" about a month. I miscalculate how many I need to make and now I have to make some more.

I used the Secret Garden stamp set that can be found in the Spring Mini Catalogue. There is a framelit die that comes with it making it easier to cut the flower out than cutting them by hand. Love it! No more cutting by hand for me.

Thank you for stopping by! Happy stamping!


Deanna

Hugs and Kiss Valentine Card

Hey, stampers! Happy Saturday!  I got sometime to stamp and I made a card with the left over glitter paper from the previous project. I die cut a heart from the glitter paper using the Heart Collection Framelits.

I added the Paper Doily Sizzilit die piece at the bottom of the card. It is subtle but it is there. Now that I think of it I should have stamp the background image stamp first then glue the doily to the card.

The sentiment was stamped onto Pink Pirouette card stock and then punched out by using the Petite Curly Label punch. Such a cute punch! It measures 5/8" and 3/4". Very small punch but I like it. I like to mount my images onto another colour so I adhere the sentiment piece onto the Regal Rose card stock and then cut it out.

Thank you for visiting today! Happy long weekend to people living in BC. It is our first Family Day stat holiday. Yippie! We finally have a stat holiday in February!


Supplies: all SU! products
stamps- all holidays, french script
papers- pink pirouette, whisper white, glitter paper, regal rose, cherry cobbler
inks- pink pirouette, real red
accessories- tulle, petite curly label punch, hearts collection framelits die, paper doily sizzlit die, ribbon

"We love him, because he first loved us." 

1 John 4:19

Deanna