Easter Treats that keep on giving....

So sorry this is posting late. I meant to come back earlier during the week but our internet was down.

I wanted to share this idea with you. I found these super cute plastic mason jar mugs at WalMart for $5! With the bright colored lids and straw they are just adorable for those cool summer drinks!!!

I filled them with Easter candy and tied on a ribbon. I was going to add an Easter banner but forgot. Oh well...you get the idea:
Enjoy the candy today...and the mug for many more days!!! Great for those hot summer days ahead!

 

Hope you have a wonderful Easter!

God bless!!!

 

Happy BEE day!

Happy Wednesday to you! Yesterday I showed you that new Tiddly Inks image I inked it. I have a thing for "Bee" images. I have several by different companies. If you scroll down you will see one I purchased from Whimsiedoodles. I just love BEE images. Maybe because Honey has been in my family for many years! My grandpa and dad were beekeepers.  I've had uncles and cousins who sold their honey to Sue Honey, very yummy! And now my nephew is carrying on the legacy! You can read all about it here: Perez Beekeeping

So heres today's version:

Card Details: Patterned Papers: Unknown (scraps). Digi Image & Sentiment: Tiddly Inks,  Circles: Nestebilities, Stickles-Studio G, Bling-The Paper Studio

 

Thanks for stopping by! Have a blessed Wednesday! Coming up....a super cute Easter treat using a Mason Jar tumbler!!

 

Just BEE Cause

Whoa!!! I cannot believe it's been THIS long since my last post!! Just over a month...and it's been TOO long! I really miss being a SAHM...but since all of my kids have left the nest to go to college I went back to work. I would love to be a SAHW (stay at home wife), but for now, I have a part time job. And..I do LOVE it! I work 20-25 hours at an office and still get to work at Country Hugs: making and selling my crafts! I have the best of both worlds!

I actually had some "ME" time Sunday afternoon to work on some cards. Oh how I missed that too!!! I purchased this one from Tiddly Inks on Sunday morning and couldn't wait to ink her up!!!

Card Details: Patterned Papers: Unknown (scraps). Digi Image: Tiddly Inks, Sentiment: Microsoft Word, Circles: Nestebilities, Stickles-Studio G

 

Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful Tuesday!

If you check back tomorrow, I will show you the same image but with a different look!

 

Every day is...

a special day! I really believe this..especially now. Just this past week, we have known 2 people that have passed on due to cancer, and one other person passed away in a car accident. Times like these make you appreciate life and realize none of us are promised another day. Each day is a gift!

I made this card last week for my Mom's birthday, and while that day WAS a special one...I believe that EVERY DAY is a special one!

 

Inside View:

 

Have a wonderful day!

Be blessed!!!

 

 

It's a Very Special Day!

You know, every day is special, but sometimes...some days are MORE special than others. Like today for instance....is my boss's Bday! I wanted give her a little something special so I made her
this gift set:

Card Details: Image: LOTV, Birthday stamp: Unkown, Patterned Papers: MME, Ribbon: WalMart,

Circles: Nestibilities, Stickles: Studio G, Cardstock: Bazzill

I bought a stack of lined paper notepads at Dollar General, covered it with some cardstock and patterned paper and added a ribbon to tie it closed.

 

And here's the set!

 

Thanks for visiting! Have a great Thursday!!!

 

 

 

Valentine's Day Treat!!

Happy Hump Day! When I saw this image over at Whimsiedoodles, I knew just what I was going to do with it!
You have to excuse the bad photo...I had to take it with my cellphone. The sentiment says.."My Heart Pops for You". I wrapped up some microwave popcorn, added a lacy doilie, and the image!
Simple and sweet! Well..really salty..but you get it!

Details: Digi Image/Sentiment: Whimsiedoodles, Tissue: WalMart, Doilies: Dollar Tree and HEB

 

 

 

Have a great Wednesday!!

 

Happy Bee-Day!

Hey there! Hope your Tuesday is going well!!! I'm just popping in today to share a card I made using one the Whimsiedoodle images. It's supposed to be a Valentine image, but I changed the sentiment to use for a birthday card.

Digi Image: Whimsiedoodles, Sentiment: Microsoft Word, Patterned Papers: Cosmo? Not sure they are all scraps, Ribbon-Vintage roll, Border Punch-Martha Stewart, Stickles-Studio G

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a Blessed Tuesday!

 

God is Only a Prayer Away

Just a simple card today. I have some time off before going into work this afternoon, so I thought I'd share a card with you.
Haven't had the time to make too many cards lately, so when I do...it's a treat!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a blessed Wednesday!

 

My $4 Wreath

Simple but sweet is what I call it. I picked up this star wreath at the thrift store the other day for $2! I really liked it's unique shape and little red berries.

I found this burlap wired ribbon and WalMart and fell in love with it. I have used this stuff on so many projects!

 

Put together they look like this:

 

 

I now have it hanging on my front porch. It's simple, but I like it.

 

Have a great day~~~

 

 

 

 

Wow!! I made a card today!

HI there!! Well, today is Martin Luther King day!! That means that I have the day OFF from the office! I am so happy to be home. I have laundry to do and some house cleaning to do, but I had to put my priorities in check and MAKE A CARD first!!! It has been forever since I've sat down to make a card....I was in complete heaven this morning! {{{sigh}}}}



 

 

Card Details: Cardstock-Bazzill, Patterened Paper-My Mind's Eye, Digi Image-All that Scraps, Ribbon-Offray, Bling-The Paper Studio, Sentiment-Create with TLC

 

The day is so beautiful out! The sun is shining and it's warming up!!!

Enjoy your day! Be blessed!

 

Is this a "Grate" idea...or what!?

Hey there!!! I am BACK!! I've been missing in action since before the holidays. With work, family, projects, I haven't had much "me" time. :( I really miss that.  I've been up since early this morning, so I've had some "me" time today...but will getting ready for work soon....so I better hurry!!! he, he!

I found these huge, decorative cheese graters the other day and when I saw them...my head started spinning!! My hubby thought I was crazy when I said..."I want them all!!"

Now of course they cannot be used to grate cheese, but they are pretty cute and practical in other ways:

1. Hang jewerly...or little reminders:

2. Keep in the kitchen to display a recipe card:

The possibilites are endless!! What would you do with a giant cheese grater?

Thanks for stopping in today, have a wonderful Wednesday!



 

My Thrift Store Wreath

Hope your week has started off nice. I am off from the office today, but work at the shop. I love working at the craft store during December. So many wonderful Chrismtas items to look at!

I'll have to share some photos with you soon. We've got some wonderful hand made items.

Today I'm sharing a wreath I made this past weekend, and most of my items used were from the thrift store.

 

I got the wreath for $1.00, the Noel Star still had the original price on it of $6.00 but I got it for $2. The red ribbon was 50 cents. The striped ribbon was brand new from Hobby Lobby.

 

I did add some lights that I already had, and made this:

 

 

Not too bad for under $5.00. And yes, I did clean off the wall after I took the photo. Ooops! LOL

 

Have a wonderful Monday!!

 

 

Time to Start Being Good!

Wow! December is upon us for sure! Everywhere I look it's beginning to look like Christmas!

I thought this card was perfect to help kick off the Holiday season!!
Image and Sentiment are both from Paulette at Create with TLC

Card Blank and Envy: WalMart (Studio G), Image and Sentiment-Create with TLC, Patterned Paper, Scraps, Border Punch-Martha Stewart, Brads and Stickles-The Paper Studio

 

Have a wonderful Sunday!

 

 

 

Jingle Bells--Sweet Treats!

Wow!!! It's almost been a month since I last posted! Yes..I have been so busy with work and life in general. But today is my day off from the office so I decided to craft and clean!!!

I make these every year, and every year they are a hit!!

Made these this morning! Great for co-workers, bus drivers, crossing guards, friends,etc. Go ahead..spread the cheer!!!

Start with a couple of bags of these...Try not to eat too many! They are SO good!

Grab some supplies. Print out is from Beth Proud Foot's blog:

 

 

And here they are,all packaged and ready to go!

 

 

 

Have a great Wednesday!! It's a beautiful day out,maybe I'll go paint something!

 

 

 

Christmas Oranges--A New Movie!

There's a new movie coming out..I read about it on Brassy Apples blog.
It's called Christmas Oranges.
This movie trailer touched my heart and brought back some wonderful memories of my late grandmother Lupe. Every Christmas she would give all the grandchildren a bag with an apple, and orange, some pecans, and some candy pieces. It was a special treat that we looked forward to.
I cannot wait for the release of this movie. What a wonderful way to kick off the holiday season!

Have a great Tuesday!!

Yum! Eyeballs in a Jar!

 Yep, it is almost time for that ghoulish holiday! When I saw Melissa's image of
a Jar of Eyeballs, I knew it would be perfect for my altered Frap bottle filled with eye ball gumballs!!!


To make this..I spray painted the lid of a Starbucks Frap bottle...I love these cold drinks!
I filled it w/ my gumballs and added this super cute tag made with a Meljen's Designs tag.



Hurry on over to the shop...you don't want to miss Melissa's 20% off sale:



Thanks for visiting! Have a wonderful Friday!

Challenge #133-Tear it UP!!!

WooHoo! I feel like it's been FOREVER since I've blogged. Wait a minute...it HAS!!! LOL
I've been swamped with work and home renovations...but I'm so thrilled to be back!

Here is today's NEW challenge from Meljen's Designs, the theme this week  is Tear It Up...Distress it!!!
I used one of Melissa's wonderful fall images called Pumpkin Crow:


Card Details: Digi Image-Pumpkin Crow, Sentiment-Microsoft Word, Card Blank-Studio G, Ribbon-Etsy.

Also...Melissa is having a sale in her shop...so hurry on over and get your favorites!!!



Thanks for visiting! Have a wonderful Thursday!!!

Spooky Cute Treat!!

Made these lastnight with some new realeases from Meljen's Designs. I'm having trouble with my link so please check back. Or..better yet, check out yesterday's post for the link!



Project details: Jars--Starbucks Frap bottles, Digi Images-Meljen's Designs, Ribbon-WalMart,
Tags--Used my Cuttlebug and dies to cut circles and scalloped circles.

Thanks for visiting! Have a wonderful Saturday!!!

Meljen's NEW Releases!!

Good Friday to you! Today is a very special day!!!
It's time for some spooky cute releases from Meljen's Designs. I just wish I had some time to "play" with these images. I'm hoping this weekend I can color some up. I've got some cute Halloween Treats I want to add these images to. I promise to share those soon.

These guys are sooo, stinkin' cute. I'm so excited to show them to you!!!



And OMG..look at "Nermin the Fox"!!!


Want some for yourself? Hop on over to Meljen's Designs blog for some wonderful inspiration.
and to purchase these..click HERE, then you can get to creating some spooky cute creations for yourself! :)
Have a blessed Friday~~~
audrey

It's OUR Birthday!!

Hi there! Super quick post...just wanted to shout out that today is MY birthday AND my son's birthday!!! Isn't that THE greatest gift of all time?! I got a son for my birthday 21 years ago!!!!

This is not the greatest picture of us...it was pouring rain the evening we took this..so my hair is super curly..but I didn't care..I was sharing the evening with my kids and that's all that mattered!
Happy Birthday JOSH!! My Longhorn! I love you and wish you an awesome day!
And look how cool...we were both wearing the same color that night! :)



And I got these from my awesome husband today! Aren't they just beautiful! They look so pretty sitting on my desk and smell so wonderful!


Hope you have had as good a day as I have had! Be blessed!!!!

audrey