Bon Appetite Recipe Book

This is the best recipe book I have ever made!!! The colors are so PERFECT!!!! This is a kit from Archivers on line store call Bon Appetite Recipe Pocket Book made with medium size shipping bags. This kit can be purchased here. The photo instructions are very clear and easy to understand. I've added some of my own twist to the front: red/black grosgrain ribbon to the rings and also added the fork/knife hanging "charms" from the left over paper. There's always lots of paper left over. I did decide to sponge all the edges with brown ink for that "aged" look.

I added a Hero Arts Spoon/Fork Stamp using black ink on the red envelope.
I added a black brad which swivels to enable the recipe card to be removed from the pocket.
I also made the corrugated band to hold the recipe card which slides out. This is different from the original instructions. Note the burlap tag with black mini clothespin which was included int he kit.

Here's the center of the recipe book.

And with the tags and recipe cards removed:
Another band holding the recipe card. Note the canvas tag with a mini black clothespin.

All the tags and recipe cards removed.

Here's another page where a brad was added so the recipe card can be removed after the messaged is "swivelled" upwards.

Back of recipe book: I added the fork/spoon image with a red mat.
each section is part of the medium size shopping bag shown here:
Hope you enjoyed this pocket book. A very happy crafting day to all of you.

Another Easter Treat

It's Easter and look what the Easter Bunny brought: a cute treat from Gail W. The basket is stamped, cut out and embossed using the SU Square Lattice Embossing Folder. The basket stamp is from DiNami Stamps. The stamped egg image is from SU and is popped with dimensionals. Darn, it doesn't show but Gail used Sakura Crystal Pen for that glittery look on the egg dot shape and bunny. The basket is adhered on top of a clear acetate 3" x 3" box (also from DiNami) filled with Easter grass and chocolate eggs!!!! Thank you, Gail for this cute cute cute surprise!!!

Here's the back of the acetate box:

So everyone had a great Easter Sunday, right? And a happy crafty week to everyone!

Chickee Easter Silhouette Treats

Easter is almost here - look what landed on my door step!!! This cute little treat is made by Frances. The cut file can be purchased from the Silhouette on line store. Really cute, eh? Don't you just love it? Finished size is 3" x 3-1/4"

Side view: yummy treats!

Isn't this the cutest!!!! I love it - Thank you ever so much, Frances!!!And to all a very Happy Crafting day and Happy Easter, too

DiNami Chickee Card

A real card!!! This is my first Di Nami Designs N122 stamp set given to me by my friend, Gail a while back. See their site here for this cute set. I converted this wood mount stamp set to be cling and separated the message which is stamped inside. Di Nami Design is starting to produce their stamps in cling mount while most of their designs are wood mount. The SU Pumpkin Pie CS worked well as the base card and retired SU DSP from 2008 6x6 SAB paper pack was perfect for this occasion. The decorative punch is Martha Stewart Raindrop edge punch. Martha's Grass edge punch also used along with SU's Decorative Label punch on each side of the chickees (slip the strip of stamped images into the back to get the cool edges on each side).

Added Stardust Stickles to the chickees was the finishing touch to the front!!! Copic colors used: YR04, R81, YR31, R30

Card inside: Using the left over scrap for the bottom inside edge, stamp the message, add the grass, add Stardust Stickles and you are done!!!!
Here's a better look at the chickee with Stardust Stickles:
That's it for today - have yourself a crafty day!!!!

Egg Card

Here's a egg card: this was a weekly free paper piecing cut file from My Scrap Chick Site (their site can be found here). Once you sign up, weekly free images will be sent. Ya gotta have SCAL3 computer program and a cutter: I used my Silhouette to cut this file. The finished card is A2 size: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2". "Happy Easter" message from Dandelion Designs MC-18 stamp set is Black embossed. Top and bottom egg is dot embossed. Those flowers are also part of the free cut file. Center of the flowers are popped on dimensionals. Leaves are punched using the SU Bird Punch. The pattern Paper is from American Crafts Heat Wave. I am just glad to be able to use some of this paper I got at bargain basement price.

Open top egg portion to reveal:

Open the bottom egg to reveal:

More details on the inside: Grass is punched using the Martha Stewart Grass Boarder Punch. The fence in the back is also a Martha Stewart Fence Punch. Ping the Panda is from the Dandelion Designs MC-1 cling stamp set and Fuzzy Bear is from the Dandelion Designs MC-15 Cling stamp set. Those stamped eggs are from the Dandelion Designs MC-18 Happy Easter stamp set. Both Ping and Fuzzy Bear are popped with dimensionals. Copic colors used for both Ping and Fuzzy: R20, W1, E55, E34, E31

Here's a closer view of the flowers: curl the ends with a bone folder for a more realistic look.
Hope you enjoyed this card. Have yourself a very happy craft day!