450+ Yards of Ribbons!

Ok - am obsessing with trying to win something (since am not earning any money selling anything on my Etsy shop) so here's another card am submitting to PaperTrey Ink for their Ribbon challenge. Prize package is $280-worth of ribbons!

I took liberty with the sketch that Nichole designed...the sentiment is from PTI, embossed rectangle was done with a Cuttlebug folder (can't recall what it's called), butterfly is also a Cuttlebug die, gold organdy ribbon is an OLD, retired ribbon from SU and bling are from Jo Ann fabrics and cardstock are SU.



Mini Paper Purses Instructions: Will post them tomorrow

Scone Recipe: Will also post tomorrow

Meanwhile, there's PTA Treasurer work to be done and assisting my son with some Wolf badge requirements for Cub Scouts

I hope I win! and Please help us pray

Ok, this is totally self-serving and posting the following pictures so I can have a chance to win a contest at PaperTrey Ink.

These paper purses and bags are my own creations. If you're dying to get a hold of how I made them, you can leave a comment and I'll send you the instructions.

Here we go!

This first one is my version of the paper hat box. As you can see, it's very small but large enough to put a few chocolate eggs inside!


This suitcase is also a mini-version. What's inside? Look at the next picture - a few "shirt" bookmarks (thanks to Martha Stewart for the idea - I made mine out of patterned papers and used mini brad buttons for the buttons and textured paper for the ties).





My personal favorite - a recycled coffee bag using one of my favorite coffees (Tully's)! The only problem with this is that all my coffee-drinking friends and family now save all their coffee bags for me so I can make more of these little coffee card purses. This bag can hold 4 mini cards and 4 mini envelopes.


Doesn't this remind you of the beach? This one uses lots of PaperTrey sentiments (along with a few SU! stamps - mainly the sand and the shell die cuts are Cuttlebug). The plastic mesh you see on the front of the mini purse is a garlic bulb sack from Trader Joe's (gotta recycle more plastic!). This little beach bag measures about 3" x 4" - yep, I LOVE miniatures! All those cards fit inside the little purse and I also made matching envelopes but didn't get a photo of them.


This last photo are all the different versions I've come up with for that mini 3" x 4" bag. All can hold those mini notecards. Patterned papers you see there are all Amy Butler.


On another note, my Dad has gotten more bad news. I don't think he'd want me to write here what he now has but suffice it to say that it is very serious. He continues to battle MDS and CHF but the latest is the scariest. My son said that he wished Pokemon is real so he can take his Grandpa to the Pokemon center and cure him. Then my 5-yr old said she wished her magic wand is real so she could just wave her wand and her "Boppa" would be better. We believe in the power of prayers so please help us pray for my Dad to get better; and pray for my Mom too to stay healthy as she is single-handedly taking care of him. It's times like these that make me wish that they just lived next door and not 3,000 miles away.

Random

Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! Happy New Year! Happy Valentine's Day! Here are my 2 little ones checking to see if the flue is open so Santa can get in **grin**. I don't think my 8-yr old believes anymore though he did say that the Easter Bunny can't be real because rabbits aren't that smart but Santa is real because he is a real person :)) We hope he'll still feel that way next year!

Cookies they left for Santa. Didn't have a lot of time to make homemade cookies as we were headed for Florida so used some that were given to us by neighbors and friends:


The cupcake craze continues at our house...these cuties were knitted and actually little purses. Pattern purchased from a talented lady at Etsy - can't recall her name right now but you can do a search for knitted cupcakes and am sure her shop will come up. I changed the pattern a bit to make the chocolate base higher and added a few more rows for the top part.



These are mini cupcake purses, about 3" x 4" and come with intricately detailed mini matching cupcake notecards. I sold these at a craft fair - expected them to just sit there but the tween girls loved them.



The next images are more paper purses except these hold matching necklace and earrings made by my Mom. The jewels are in a handmade card. Most of the patterned papers used are Amy Butler and also SU! Designer papers.







Ignore the bad lighting...these are batches of assorted scones. I finally learned how to make scones for EATING and not for HOCKEY playing :-)!! My Mom's recipe is the best and these are really tender and not very sweet. I used chopped up leftover chocolate candy bars (believe it or not, we have leftover chocolate candy bars from Halloween - unwrapped them all and froze them for future baking use!) and chopped dried cherries and dried cranberries. My kids have been eating a scone a day for breakfast since returning from our Florida trip. Sure makes for an easy breakfast!