Wednesday, December 30, 2015

WARM MY HEART SHELTERING TREE SWAPS...

Today I have the third swap card I made for the OnStage Local Baltimore event last November to show you.  I wanted to wait until a bit closer to Valentine's Day to share.  Since I had already done a masculine swap and a fancy fold sway, I went for a more feminine look this time with one suitable for Valentines, Anniversaries and more!  I used one of my favorite stamp sets, Sheltering Tree.  I hope you love it as much as I do!


A closeup of the focal piece:

I loved the Venetian Crochet Trim around the oval, but I ended up omitting it from my swaps.  I underestimated the amount of time it would take to glue all the little hearts (the different size hearts in the Confetti Heart Punch are perfect for this!) and glitter each tree and I did have to make 30 of them to swap!  Although I have to say that the Fine-Tip Glue Pen is AMAZING and certainly makes the job easier!  Here is a video on it:


WARM MY HEART SHELTERING TREE CARD SUPPLIES:
  • Stamp Sets – Sheltering Tree (P#137163, $25.00)
  • Card Stock – Pink Pirouette, Melon Mambo, Very Vanilla
  • Ink – Soft Suede, Pink Pirouette, Melon Mambo
  • Ribbon – Very Vanilla Thick Baker's Twine (#138411, $3.50), Venetian Crochet Trim (#134581, $7.00)
  • Punches – Confetti Hearts Border (#137415, $22.00)
  • Accessories – Dazzling Diamonds Stampin' Glitter (#133751, $5.00), Silver Mini Staples (#135847, $4.00), Fine-Tip Glue Pen (#138309, $7.00), Stampin' Dimensionals (#104430, $4.00)
  • Tools – Big Shot, Happy Heart Embossing Folder (#137364, $7.50), Oval Collection Framelits (#129381, $27.00), Handheld Stapler (#139083, $10.00)
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Friday, December 11, 2015

CHRISTMAS TREAT: CHRISTMAS CRACK WITH SNOWY PINES TAG...

Time to make some tasty Christmas treats for my Bunco group again!  This time I am trying out a new recipe I've been seeing everywhere this Christmas, so I've decided to see what the fuss is about.  Hopefully, it's as good as it looks!  There wasn't enough for me to sample even after making two batches as I needed 12 bags!  The recipe is at the end of the post.

I am really loving the new Lots of Labels Framelits!  They have become my go-to for large tags.  And I am so happy that these two stamp sets,  Peaceful Pines and Snow Place are being carried over to the Occasions Catalog!  The snowman is paper-pieced so I could keep him white.  The tree stamp was cut out by hand and then layered on a Peaceful Pines framelit die piece so that there were no pesky white borders.


Here's a close-up of the tag and a shot of the basket ready to go to my Christmas Bunco:


SNOWY PINES CHRISTMAS TREAT TAG SUPPLIES:
  • Stamp Sets – Peaceful Pines (P#139728 $26.00), Snow Place (P#139738 $26.00)
  • Card Stock – Real Red, Crumb Cake, Cucumber Crush, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White
  • Ink – Real Red, Cucumber Crush, Chocolate Chip, Tuxedo Black Memento, White Craft Ink, Tangelo Twist Marker
  • Ribbon – Real Red Pompom Trim (#139617, $6.00), Cucumber Crush 1" Dotted Lace Trim (#138423, $6.00)
  • Punches – l" Circle Punch (#119868, $13.00), 1-3/4" Scallop Circle Punch (#119854, $18.00)
  • Accessories – Gusseted Cellophane Bags (#133770, $4.50), Fine-Tip Glue Pen (#138309, $7.00), Stampin' Dimensionals (#104430, $4.00)
  • Tools – Big Shot, Peaceful Pines Framelits (#139665, $27.00), Lots of Labels Framelits (#138281, $27.00), Sponge Daubers
Christmas Crack Recipe

Ingredients:
  • Cooking spray 
  • 35 to 40 saltine crackers 
  • 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter 
  • 1 cup light brown sugar 
  • 8 ounces semisweet chocolate chips (about 1 1/3 cups) 
  • Christmas M&M's (my addition) 
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.   Line 1 large or 2 small jelly-roll pans with aluminum foil, spray with nonstick spray and arrange the saltines salt-side down in a single layer.  In a medium saucepan, melt the butter and brown sugar together and boil until it turns a caramel color, a few minutes. Remove from the heat and pour over the crackers, covering them evenly.

Put the jelly-roll pan into the oven and bake for 3 to 5 minutes, or until just bubbly, watching carefully.  Remove from the oven and pour the chocolate chips over the crackers.   As the chips melt a bit (I find it helps if you cover the pan with tin foil for 3 minutes to help the chips to melt), spread them over the crackers with a knife.  If adding M&M's, sprinkle over the chocolate.   Transfer the pan to the freezer for 15 to 20 minutes, or until completely cold.  They will form one big sheet.  Break up into pieces.  Store in an airtight container.

Recipe adapted from Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood (c) Clarkson Potter 2010

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Thursday, December 10, 2015

YEAR-END SALE EVENT--SAVE UP TO 60%...

Visit my Online Store now through January 4, 2016 and you’ll see that we’ve put more products on clearance for our Year-End Sale!  With discounts up to 60% on select products, it’s easy to get a few extra gifts for your friends, your family, or even yourself!   PLUS products on the Holiday Retiring List are now discounted up to 40%--woohoo!!!


There is one catch though: items offered during the Year-End Sale are WHILE SUPPLIES LAST ONLY.  So, even though this sale goes into the new year, you’ll want to hurry to grab the items you love before they are gone, gone, GONE!!!

LOYALTY REWARDS - When you purchase $50 or more, you qualify for my Loyalty Rewards program!  This Frequent Stamper program is my way of saying "thank you" to my returning customers in appreciation of their business and is in addition to other Stampin' Rewards.  Earn FREE stamps with MarieStamps.com!

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