Bento box fixings!! #bento

Rain! HA HA! Me and Wolfgang got this!!

Taken at Nom Nom Mom's Kitchen

Day 6 - 5:00 PM

Taken at ChocolateDrop's House of Peace and Tranquility

Day 6 - 5:00 PM

Taken at ChocolateDrop's House of Peace and Tranquility

Cupcake Fever!

I have caught cupcake fever... it all started with a friend family bake-off, now my daughter and I are sick with the fever! Every Sunday we have a ritual now of finding new and interesting cupcakes to bake! They are mini cupcakes mostly and her class and my co-workers seem to reap the majority of the benefits of these sweet treats! We have done Red Velvet cupcakes (c'mon... I live in the south for pete-sake - that is a must make!), Red Velvet Whoopie Pies (read previous comment *ha*), Cherry Coca Cola Cupcakes, Strawberry Bannana cupcakes, and my last endevour - Margarita Cupcakes with a Patron cupcake topper... I don't know when the fever will end, but I think I can live with this sickness... plus I am getting a lot of orders for cupcakes (yes, I take orders)... We also threw in a week for brownies - we made Rocky Road brownies! I keep thinking maybe one day I can make it on Cupcake Wars (how fun would that be!) Thanks for letting me share!

Strawberry/Banana Cupcakes

Red Velvet Cupcakes

Red Velvet Whoopie Pies

Margarita Cupcakes with Patron Mini Cupcake Topper

Rocky Road Brownies

Hey Pumpkin! Happy Halloween

This summer in Georgia has really been a HOT one! Not that every summer in GA is not a scorcher - but this summer heat seems like it is not going to go away and let Fall come in quietly... Trying to force cooler weather into my mind, I started making Fall projects. Here is my first... I was feeling in a Halloween mood. Why I do not know, since this is not one of my favorite holidays of the year... but my daughter seems to enjoy this holiday and is asking about costumes to wear now... I LOVED the pumpkins in this stamp and have had it for awhile and making a promise to myself to utilize stamps and stash that I have and save some money (times are tight for everybody - plus you can't eat stamps and patterned paper). So digging into my old stash to make new creations... Thanks for taking a look... :)

~ Come Quick Fall - We Need You! ~

Moving From Paper to Other Pretty Little Things...

I have been in a creative funk for a couple of months... but now that my juices have started to flow again... there are some patterns I really wanted to try out in fabric rather than paper... some of my favorite images I use for cards I wanted to make patterns for shirts... so here are a couple of my works...

Sketch and the shirt

Sketch and the shirt

Finished - love adding the flower in the hair...

Finished - love adding the flower in the hair...

Finished - love adding the flower in the hair...

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When the Shoe Fits... Buy IT!!

Love this Whiff of Joy stamp...! So of course when I saw it... I had to BUY IT!! I had the perfect stamp to go with it...! I am submitting this for the Whiff of Joy Challenge #72... ~Enjoy!~

ChocolateDrop1908's Gallery: Thanks!

This is a Thank You card I made for a co-worker. I have not used one of my Ketto's in a long time. Love inking up and coloring a Ketto! They are so darn cute! ~Enjoy~

ChocolateDrop1908's Gallery: Thanks!

ChocolateDrop1908's Gallery: When the shoe fits buy it!

A girl loves her shoes... This easel card was done for an Inspiration Challenge.... Shoes ALWAYS inspire me!!! ~Enjoy~

ChocolateDrop1908's Gallery: When the shoe fits buy it!

It's Friday... Time for a Drink....

I just happened to stumble across a new set of stamps that I just love...! Nikki stamps! These creations are from Ladybug Crafts Ink ... please check out her blog and shop! The stamps are so cute... and since I have become a stampaholic... I had to grab a couple... as I waited in anticipation for my order to come... finally when it got here I could not wait to ink up one of them... and here is my take... This is Martini Nikki...



Thanks for stopping by! ~Enjoy your weekend!~

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ChocolateDrop1908's Gallery: Sugar & Spice

I made this as a card for a Baby Shower gift... Love the Greeting Farm stamps! So cute!
ChocolateDrop1908's Gallery: Sugar & Spice

A card that will keep you reading!

The Bookmark Card - A Greeting with a Gift!

This is a bookmark card... You create a greeting card and have a little extra inside - a lovely bookmark! This will make the person you give this card to want to keep on reading... This card pattern gave me the excuse to get a perforation blade for my paper cutter! ~ Enjoy!


FRONT

BOOKMARK

INSIDE

Happy Valentine's Day

Whiff of Joy Challenge #66

Not a big V'day card maker.... I think you should love and treat the ones you love like it is Valentine's Day everyday! Don't take the time you have with your loved ones for granted.... Enjoy your weekend! ~Love like it is the last day of your life... everyday....~










The Chinese symbols read: Dream | Happiness | Prosperity


:)

Sealed with a Kiss!

Whiff of Joy Challenge #65

The theme for this challenge was Love... Who can not love Love!

Kisses to my blog family and friends....

Grow

I have finally found the card LO that I want to use for my first set of cards for sale! After LO after LO and hours spents moving things around and color schemes, it is done... this will be for a set of 5 cards for $15.50.... Comment and let me know what you think! Thanks!

Dream

I have not posted in a very long time... It has been awhile since I have felt any type of crafty mojo going on in my head... but I saw this pattern for a easel card and could not resist... I actually think I am ready to get back to grind...

I love this stamp and use it a lot on my cards... I called this one Dream... I am dreaming that this will be a better year than last... Time to start fresh and new...

Happy Halloween!

I am not one for celebrating big for Halloween, let alone making or sending cards out for this holiday. When I saw this stairstep card and was challenged to make a Halloween theme card on another site - it was on! Here is my Halloween themed stairstep card.

I don't have the complete "recipe" for this card, but here are the measurements - I just saw the card posted and used the measurements the poster gave and it worked great...!

Cardstock (Beige), 4¼” x 9”, scored @ 1 ½”, 3”, 5”, 7”
Cardstock (Beige), 4 ¼” x 11”, scored @ 5 ½”
Orange PP, 4” x 1 ¼”, 4” x 1 ¾” and 4” x 5 ¼”

Front


Side View


Upclose View


Inside sentiment