Love You Scrapbook Page

I am trying to get caught up on all the projects I have made so far this year.  Tonight I took a ton of photos and cropped them.  The first project I want to share was my first scrapbook page of the year. I am not a scrapbooker really, but once a month with my demo we do 3 projects and one is usually a scrapbook page.  Too much time has gone by for me to remember the names of the specialty papers used.  I love the chipboard letters on this-it is so cute.  We didn't do anything special to them except pop them out!  How easy is that?
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VC Rocks Blog Hop with Chocolate

What can be better than a great blog hop plus chocolate?  Not much if you ask me.  This is my first time participating in a blog hop so I am very excited. VC Rocks is the best Yahoo group ever because everyone is so friendly and a little crazy too.  It is like a big pajama party all summer long!

 My project features one of my favorite colors that Stampin Up! is retiring--Pink Passion.  I just love pink.  So here is the final project.

The first two  item needed is a bag of Hershey's Nuggets chocolates and address labels measuring 1"x2 5/8"which were purchased at my local dollar store.

The supplies from Stamping Up are : a Big Shot,  Matchbox XL die cut, Matchbox Messages and Great Friends stamp sets, clear window sheets, Pink Passion card stock, Pink Passion  and black Stazon inks, and red sticky tape.

Stamp four address labels with flower from Great Friend using Pink Passion ink.  Then stamp the verse onto the labels as well using black Stazon ink.

With the Big Shot and the Matchbox die, but the bottom of the box out of Pink Passion card stock and the cover out of a clear window sheet.  Assemble the bottom of the box according to the directions.

While the cover is still flat, stamp it using the flower frame from the Matchbox Messages stamp set using black Stazon ink. Let the ink dry completely before assembling the top according to directions and using the red sticky tape.

Fill your box with the four chocolates, slide the cover onto the box and you a have a quick and cute gift for a special friend in your life.

So hopefully you enjoyed Artful Sentiments by Kimm at http://www.artfulsentimentsbykimm.blogspot.com/ , my blog and now please rock your way over to Shari's Stamp Pad at http://www.sharisstamppad.blogspot.com/  .
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A Little Of This, A Little Of That...

It has been a while since I have posted; but now I have to really organize my time.  VC Rocks! has started up again.  It is my favorite Yahoo group and it is only from May to August. We have more fun in those few months than most do all year long.  The best Virtual Convention going and you don't even have to be a SU demo to join to reap all the rewards of this place.  We have a hotel with four floors and every room has the best view, we have pool boys to wait on us hand and foot.

Any how, I have to get organized for the May swaps I am joining. I actually have one done!  I have another to complete and then I will go from there; maybe I will do 3-4.  I have worked on a project for a blog hop (the first time I will have ever participated in one) I have the photos taken-now I just have to get it ready for the net.

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That Jokester Mother Nature

Yesterday it was mid 60's outside, bright and sunny.  We went to the park and it was full with little babies, teenagers, parents, and grandparents.  About half the people  were wearing tshirts and shorts (it has to be 90 for me to get shorts out); people were BBQ-ing hamburgers (which smelled wonderful).

Today at 6 am it was sunny and birds were chirping and singing.  Now it is cloudy and snowing and is suppose to snow for the next few days!  Hopefully it wont add up to much or last long.

Tea Light Gift Set

Here are the tea lights in a box together.  The pattern can be found here.  I used decorative card stock for the bottom and clear acetate for the cover-that way I could show off the pretty candles LOL.  I don't really care for the tag in this picture.  I am sure I will change it.  Also I need a large square punch because as you can see I can't cut a straight line at all!

**WARNING  Always keep burning candles in a safe place and don't leave them unattended. Tissue paper may catch fire.

Tea Light Stamping

I have stamped on large round candles before using the technique of stamping on tissue paper first and then using the heat gun to melt the tissue paper into the candle.  This time I did it with tea lights.  This isn't an original idea at all, several people posted it to their blogs.  I stamped a circular design on tissue paper then punched it with my circle punch.  To make this easier, place your tissue paper over scrap card stock and punch them out together.  I used a 1/16 punch in the center to poke the wick thru.  I melted the tissue paper into the wax with my heat gun.  I measured the side of the metal holder, cut some decorative paper to cover the outside with.  Once I did the Christmas theme-I thought of Valentines Day etc.  Any design that is circular is shape could work.  I discovered darker colors work the best-dark green is very pretty.

Snow Flake Scarves

I was inspired by someone who made a fleece baby blanket with the snowflake die.  I was shopping in the dollar store and saw pink scarves the same color as the baby blanket and I thought "Hey I could make a scarf with a snowflake on it".  I ended up making many of these for my co-workers who loved them.  I think I bought the supply of fleece scarves at the dollar store.  I plan on making more of these for next year along with a few other ideas that my son & I came up with.  I would hate to deprive my co-workers of any new scarves.....

So keep your eyes open for those dollar store goodies.
Happy Stamping