Brownies and a cute plate from Pinterest!

Hello all.  I wanted to make some brownies for the nurses at my husbands Oncologist's office because they are so sweet and do such a great job of taking care of people all day each day.  He had to go in today so I made some chocolate chunk and peanut butter chip brownies.  I had recently seen this cute idea on Pinterest on how to upgrade a simple paper plate.  I used a cute ribbon I already had to make my plate cute and to tie the plastic wrap that I used for the brownies :)  I use my pizza cutter to cut the brownies to try to make them nice and sqaure :)

Then I used my My Creative Time XL Label Die and XL Label Borders stamp set to cute and stamp a cute tag.  I then used a cheapy $1 stamp for the thanks so much sentiment, I added a little to it with my white gel pen.

The nurses loved it and I even overheard one of them talking about how cute the plate was :)

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a crafty day!

PS:  I entering this over at My Creative Time's Pinterest inspired challenge (http://www.creativetimeforme.com/2012/08/new-challenge-host-emma-pinterest.html) and linking up over at Sarah Hamer designs http://www.pinkcricut.com/2012/08/link-tuesday-17/ ) .  Stop by and enter the challenge or link up too :)

Halloween Baking

We decided to have a small Halloween party at our home (I made those cute door hanger invitations a few posts back) this past weekend.  I did not have time to make any decorations or goodie bags for the party since I was doing this for the kids at school but I did get to make some cupcakes.  I did two quick and easy decorations for the cupcakes so I thought I would share those :) 

Here is the mummy (cutest mummy ever right, LOL):

Here is the spider web (covered a bunch of cupcakes in icing and then drew on the spider web and added a fake spider :)

I am not a star cake decorator but they worked for us :)

I am not up late finishing up goodie bags for the boys classes and teachers...hope I don't look like a zombie tomorrow, even if it is Halloween :)

No time (or energy) for crafting... :(

So I really have been in a crafting slump.  I did end up doing these cute Gatorade bottle wraps (super easy just on the computer) for my son's birthday party.  I gave those and a pack of baseball cards to each guest.  Otherwise I have not needed anything crafty but I am getting ready to make some baby shower themed items for a baby shower in August at work.  I am planning to do a It's A Girl banner and a diaper cake.  I may also try a small mini album.  We will see what time allows!  I have also been working on my craft room and I WON (bought as my husband points out) Car Decals on Ebay so I am SUPER excited to make some new decals for our car because my flip flops that I had wore off the back window of my van :(  I also ordered some stamps online and I ordered a mat and some printable vinyl for my Imagine so maybe I will use it soon, LOL.

Here are some pics of the Gatorade bottles, the banner hung up outside, the cupcakes and cake and the birthday boy!  TFL and Happy Crafting!

 

 

Mady Moo Turns 2 (Part 2 of 2)

Well, it seems as though I did not get as much done for my baby girls birthday as I wanted :)  I think with the end of school and baseball season (and work and 4 kids, lol) I ran out of time!  I did get to make her a quick banner and I made and decorated her cake myself.  I used the Old West Rope font for the letters on the banner, which were perfect because I had used a rope font on her invitations!   I used the create a critter for the little cow (again).   She loved blowing out the candle on her cake and she loved having everyone (her cousins) over to help celebrate turning 2!  I used some new wilton molds for the fondant decorations.  I had planned to cut a cow with my Cricut cake but I ran out of time!  If only there were a few more hours in each day!  Don't ya just love her little cupcake dress!  I had to get one for my 3 year also, they both loved wearing them.  TFL.

 

 

Relay for Life

This past weekend my sons, my sister-in-law, my niece, my mom, my aunt and a couple of friends participated in the Relay for Life in honor of all who suffer from Cancer but mostly in honor of my Grandfather who passed away last year after suffering for years with non-Hodkins Lymphoma.  Although I was not officially on the team (I signed the boys up to represent us all) I did most of the work on the boys behalf (except the actual walking the laps, LOL).  I made a banner of our team "logo" To Hail With Cancer,  which I really enjoyed making and am very proud of.  I used my Gypsy to plan it all out, the Sports Mania cartridge for the triangles (using the hidden contour feature), Old West for the letters and Create a Critter for the clouds and umbrella.  I think I may have used it for the snow flakes also but I am not sure about that.  I added clouds after I took the "final" picture so I took a picture of that portion.  I made those pieces of the banner to divide the words.  I hope to make another banner using the same base (different colors) for my daughters upcoming 2nd birthday!  

 

  

  

 Also, as a part of the Relay for Life we had an onsite bake sale. I made cupcakes and cookies.  For those I made little cupcake toppers using our team "logo" To Hail With Cancer that my sister in law made and I made little cookie pouches using those stickers I made and CD envelopes.  I used my Cricut after I printed the stickers on 8 1/2 X 11 stickers sheets to cut out the circles using the center cut option which I LOVE!  TFL.

 

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all of the wonderful mothers, grandmothers, step-mothers, aunts, sisters, Godmothers, etc. out there.  We had a very busy weekend this weekend.  On Saturday, my 7 year old made his First Holy Communion which was wonderful and exciting.  We had a small gathering at our house to celebrate after, here is a picture of his very simple little cake that I made (I bought the pan when my older son made his First Holy Communion 2 years ago).

On Sunday, we celebrated Mother's Day (I still had to teach Sunday school of religion in the AM) at my sister in laws in the afternoon.  We also stopped by my mother in laws to wish her a Happy Mothers Day as well.  I made a card with a little gift card for my sister in law and then I made little card books for my mom and my mother in law with pictures I took of the kids the day before when they were all dressed nice (which is rare :)).  I thought they turned out cute.  I got the idea for the card front from http://thecroppingcanuck.blogspot.com/.  I used Walk in My Garden for the flowers and watering can.  I used binder rings to put the card together.  I had purchased them at Staples in the $1 sections months ago and thought they were perfect.  Here are some pictures of the cards and our afternoon :)  TFL.

 

 

 

Here is the cake I made for the afternoon

Bake Sale!

My sons 4th grade class is having a bake sale today so I made some (yummy) chocolate chip cookies (sorry I forgot to take pictures) and some cupcakes.  The theme is Mardi Gras so I used my Cricut Sweet Treats card to cut cupcake holders, then I used Don Juan to cut out the fleur-de-lis on 2 sides (if I had planned better I could have designed it on my Gypsy but it was last minute...it still works out).  I used the cutouts to decorate the mini cupcake holders so it worked out well.  I thought they turned out cute.  I also attempted to cut some fleur-de-lis from fondant on my Cricut Cake, I got a couple out but it was late and I was having trouble (I have not mastered the texture that the fondant needs to be to cut well yet).  It was fun trying and I had some helpers (my two girls).  TFL.

My baby turned 3!

My daughter (3rd child out of 4) turned 3 last Friday and she wanted a Ballerina Princess Party. I made one small sign as test of using my Gypsy (love it), I made cute little crown out of gum paste for her actual birthday (Friday) and then made a cute little party hat, and some cupcakes for the party we had on Sunday.  I also ordered some dairy free white candy to melt and I tinted it pink and made lollipops using a mold.  I really cannot believe she is 3 already. My youngest, who is 19 months, also enjoyed the Princess theme!  My boys were hiding from pictures most of the day so not too many of them this batch!  TFL.