Variations on a Theme

I have a knack of seriously overusing stuff that I fall in love with. Lol Ü My favorite song gets played over and over and over again until I'm sick of it, my favorite meal gets eaten at least once a week for months at a time, and this card seems to be getting made over and over again until I find a color scheme and shape that I like to go with it - but at least they all look mostly cute, right? No harm in that. Ü Plus it's a quick and easy card that I can throw together in a pinch. Now if only I could find a boy-themed card that I can do that with . . . lol Ü

Happy Father's Day!

Just a simple card for my daddy for Father's Day. Ü

Welcome Neighbor!

I had way too much fun putting together a gift for my new neighbor (sorry 'old' new neighbors Ü - I'm new to this. Please forgive the lack of cookies on your doorstep after you moved in.)

Anywho, I decided to make some butterscotchies because I thought they looked like a little pile of giraffe spots. hehe. Ü I'd show you a picture - but the rest of them were devoured before I could whip my camera out.

The sentiment inside the card read: "Welcome to the neighborhood - we hope you stay a long time!" Ü (ok, please tell me somebody gets the pun here - *crickets chirp* - blast. giraffe . . . long . . . anybody?) Well, I hope at least the neighbors got it, and if not, I hope they at least enjoyed the cookies. lol. Ü I also included the recipe so they could make them themselves if they wanted and also so that they would know that there's peanut butter in them in case somebody has a little peanut allergy. Ü

Giraffe Spot Cookies (aka Butterscotchies)

1/2 C Peanut Butter
1 - 11 oz pkg Butterscotch chips
6 C corn flakes
melting chocolate

Melt peanut butter with butterscotch chips over medium heat. Remove from heat and stir in corn flakes. Spoon heaps onto wax paper and allow to dry (I use a cookie scoop so that all my cookies are roughly the same size). Melt chocolate in a squeeze bottle and drizzle chocolate over the cookies (can be done before or after they dry). Enjoy!!

Hello Baby Giraffe

My best friend Lisa gave me some of the cutest jungle stamps for my birthday! The other day, I finally got a chance to pull them out and play with them. Ü

The little giraffes are so cute! I couldn't resist putting a little glitter on their spots. Ü The zebra stripes on the scalloped circle were a fortunate accident. Ü lol. Fit right in with the little jungle theme (savanna . . . whatever. Ü)

Anyways - I think it turned out pretty cute!

Welcome Home

How silly is it that I own a vinyl business and I hardly have any vinyl up in my house? lol. Ü I'm working on it . . . anyways, here's another one I cut out and put up a while ago. I absolutely love the font - I think I searched for it for about 3 hours. lol!

Framing a frame

I had a picture hanging in my hall that didn't seem to take up as much wall space as I wanted it to, so I designed a little flourish to 'frame my frame' and make it look a little bigger. I cut it out with black vinyl and stuck it around the frame. I absolutely love how it turned out!

Make a wish

My awesome hubby (cough - i ordered them myself, but i still love him ;) ) got me some stamps for my birthday that i've wanted for a while now. this dress is one of them. I absolutely love how the artist took the concept of daisy petals and roses and made a dress out of them.