Sharing My Blitsy Deal!

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Hi Everyone!

I hope you all don't get tired of seeing me go on and on about how awesome Blitsy is but I am going to give you a visual as to why, instead of just telling you about it again, because you are my crafty friends. I want you to reap the rewards too! 

I just placed another order today with credits earned by posting/sharing about Blitsy. Look at the receipt and you will see that my order total was $15.90. That is shipping (plus a little that I went over by). Blitsy's sale price totaled $152.95 but together the retail price would have been $227.00. So...I got $227.00 worth of crafty goodness for just $15.90! and this is the 12th time I have placed an order like this in less than a year! See why I love them? :) 

It just takes a second to sign up and it doesn't cost a thing. Start sharing and you too can earn crafty credits!

CLICK HERE to get started 

earning YOUR credits!

Here are just a few of the items that are on sale at deep discounts right now. :)

 

Hope you all have a wonderful day!

My Day to Post on the CardMaker Magazine Blog. ;)

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Hi Everyone!

I would like to invite you over to the CardMaker Magazine blog to check out the article I wrote for today. I created a hand-painted sugar cookie to coordinate with one of my newly release stamps from Inky Antics.

I will show a peek here, but for a closer look (and a look at the cookies before they were painted) please VISIT THE CARDMAKER BLOG.  :)

Thanks for HoPpInG by!

Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog Hop and My Halloween Cookies

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Hi Everyone and welcome to another Really Reasonable Ribbon blog hop!

If you are here from the Really Reasonable Ribbons Ramblings blog, you are in the right place.
If you just happened on to my blog, you will want to go back one step to start at the beginning.

Regular followers of my blog,  know that I have started sharing my baked goodies on here as of late too. Why not combine my love of all things sweet and my love of pretty ribbons?

The September Ribbon Club Kit has all of the fun colors that we normally associate with Halloween, (even though, they can be used as every day ribbons as well).
I know it's early, but it put me in the mood for some Halloween cookies. 
We will have to eat these and I will make more for Halloween. 
I used my "Spiced Orange Sugar Cookie" recipe, so they are extra tasty! :)
These would be great for you to make for your special little ghouls and goblins too!

Click on photo for a closer look.

I simply made sugar cookies, using some of Wilton's Halloween Cookie Cutters, frosted them with Royal Frosting, let them dry, then made these fun little gift packages.
The background cardstock is Bazzill Two Scoops in Prickly Pear, Pumpkin Pie, and Black Cow, all from Discount Card Stock. The designer paper is from Graphic 45's "Happy Hauntings" stack.
The pretty bows make the packaging complete! :)

Here is a peek at all of the ribbons in this month's set as well as the frosting colors I mixed to match it. 

Not a member of the ribbon club yet? What are you waiting for? Who wouldn't like to get a surprise package of beautiful ribbons every month? CLICK HERE for details.

I should also mention that Really Reasonable Ribbon is currently in the middle of a design team call! 
We are looking for talented crafters and artists who love using ribbon, work well with deadlines and have great personalities. If you are a card maker, scrapbooker, hair bow maker, paper crafter, ribbon artist, altered artist or if you do anything fun and unique with ribbon please apply.  Our readers are looking for variety, so don't be afraid to show your creative side.
Click here for details.

For my cookie recipe, CLICK HERE.

 Your next stop on the hop is sweet Linda's blog.

I am super excited that one of my very best friends...Lisa Lara is joining us on the hop as a special guest designer this month! Look for her blog along the way and make sure and give her some ♥! :)

Don't forget to leave a comment to increase your chances to win a fun prize from Really Reasonable Ribbon! :)

Thanks so much for hopping by!

Quilt Block Cookies and Spiced Orange Sugar Cookie Recipe!

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Hi Everyone!

I have been busy making cards for special projects, that I can't share at this time, so I thought I would share something else.

I am also a quilter and...I love to make cookies, and have combined the two loves to make these fun quilt block cookies. I have to admit that it's not my original idea. I first saw something similar on Pinterest from Emily and Amy's Treats.

Mine are 2 1/2" squares, all with different "fabric" designs. 

The hard part was deciding which quilt pattern to photograph them in. 

Here's another.  ;)

I thought I would share a tasty recipe with you as well. I started with this awesome End All For Vanilla Sugar Cookie recipe from Lila Loa, then added a few ingredients for a different flavor. So...here is my twist.

Spiced Orange Sugar Cookies

1 cup salted butter

1 1/2 cups sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon orange extract

the zest from one orange

3/4 tsp cardamom

1/2 teaspoon salt

3/4 teaspoon baking powder

4 cups flour

 Cream butter and sugar together. Add eggs, vanilla, orange extract, orange zest and cardamom. Mix well. Add baking powder and salt and mix to incorperate.  Add flour 1 cup at a time. Chill in refrigerator for at least an hour. Roll out on a lightly floured surface to 1/4 inch thick. Bake at 375 F for 5-6 minutes, or until just barely starting to color on the edges. 

I used Royal frosting to decorate mine, but you can sprinkle with sugar before baking or use  Butter-cream frosting if you would prefer. 

I just had to share this photo with you too. I splurged and bought myself some red enameled stainless steel mixing bowls and this was the first time I used one. The butter looked so cool in it that I had to pop a photo. It's hard to tell where the butter stops and the reflection starts! :)

If you would like a link to a great Royal Frosting recipe and some awesome tutorials, check out this post at The Sweet adventures of Sugarbella.

Thanks so much for dropping by!

Hope your day is a sweet one! :)

More Sweet Treats to Share

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Hi Everyone!

Hope you don't mind me sharing my goodies on my blog. I know most of you are here because of my cards. :)

I made some truffles for a friend who is on Weight Watchers. They are 2 points each so she can have one a day on the days she has extra points to use. 

They are strawberry, vanilla and chocolate.

Any flavor of cake, baked per recipe. Cool and crumble. Add enough frosting (I use homemade Butter-cream) to make it just moist enough to form a ball. Start with 1/8 cup frosting. You don't want them soggy. Roll into 1" balls, then dip in melted Candy Melts and drop on waxed paper. Decorate to your liking before candy hardens.

They store at room temperature for about a week or in the fridge for a couple of weeks in an air tight container.

I also made some "HOME" themed cookies for some friends/family that are house hunting. :)

Thanks for dropping by!

Art With Sugar and Flour

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Hi everyone!

I thought I would pop on and show you some goodies that I created for a friend's function last week.

I don't care what medium I create in....I just love creating! :)

My first ever "ruffle" cake.

Royal frosted sugar cookies.

Cream cheese butter mints.

And a Pineapple Upside-down cake turned right-side-up and frosted in the shape of a "50". :)

The cakes look small but they really weren't. That was a deep table! :)

Hope your day is a SWEET one! :)

Hugs,

"Escape Your Comfort Zone" With The CardMaker Girls Blog Hop!

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Hi Everyone!

Welcome to another fun blog hop with the CardMaker magazine blog design team!

If you are here from sweet Anya's blog, you are in the right place. If you just happened onto my blog, you will want to head back to the CardMaker blog where it all starts.

Brooke asked  us to create a card using a technique that we don't normally use, and escaping our comfort zone.
I have always loved seeing people do Zentangle. Zentangle basically is doodling in a controlled manor using repetitive designs. Mind you, I am sure not a pro. I've only done it once or twice, so my version is very simple.

I wanted to create a "Thank You" card for Brooke. She is the fearless leader of the fun CardMaker magazine blog team. She keeps us all organized and under control  :) ....and she ROCKS!!!

This is how I started out

Thanks so much for dropping by today. If you liked my card, I would love for you to leave me a comment before you go. BTW...you can leave a comment if you didn't like it too.  ;)
I hope you will Google Zentangle, look for more professional examples, and give it a try. It is very fun and relaxing! :)

Your next stop on the hop is back to the CardMaker blog, where I am sure Brooke will have something awesome to share with you!  :)

Here are the links to the rest of the girls on the hop, just in case you hoped in somewhere in the middle  :) ...

Kimberly Crawford 

Carolyn King 

Colleen Schaan 

Anya Schrier 

Trudy Sjolander (you are here)

Hugs,

Card Supply List:

Discount Card Stock: Brilliant White, Two Scoops Raspberry Parfait by Bazzill, Black Prismatic, Morning Glory Blue

Really Reasonable Ribbon: Kiwi Organza Dots 

Want2Scrap: White Pearls

Flowers from Prima and Imaginisce

Copic multiliner pen

Tombow markers

Beacon Fabri-tac

Check Out My Article on the CardMaker Blog Today. I was Inspired By a Friend's Photography!

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Hi Everyone!

It's my turn to post a "U Inspire Me" card and article over on the CardMaker magazine blog today.

I really hope you can check it out because I was inspired by my friend Kim Baker Jones stunning photography. I especially love her shots of sunflower fields glowing with sunlight, and chose them for my inspiration.

Please click here to check it out! :)

Hope your weekend is filled with beautiful things!

Art Glitter on sale now at Blitsy!

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Hi everyone!

You know I LOVE Art Glitter....so much that I was on their design team!

Have you drooled over the stunning glitters I have used on my projects? Well...you can have your own for

HALF PRICE!

Head on over to Blitsy and check out the huge variety of colors to choose from.

I highly recommend to my friends and followers to sign up to Blitsy whether or not you purchase anything. You can start earning credit for free craft supplies right away, just by telling your friends about Blitsy. The first time that someone you referred to Blitsy makes a purchase, you get $10.00 in credit automatically!

I have already ordered 6 or 7 large orders and the products have all been free!

You know me...I wouldn't promote it if I didn't ♥LOVE♥ it! :)

Have a great day!

My Final Post as an Art Glitter Girl

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Hi everyone!

Today is my last post as an Art Glitter designer. I loved being on the team but need to spend more of my crafty time on illustrating and promoting my Inky Antics stamps and  creating magazine submissions.

I would love it if you would head over to the Art Glitter blog and check out my "Live, Laugh, Love ATC"!

Here is a peek. 

Thanks for dropping by!

Comment Candy and My Day to Post on CardMaker Magazine Blog!

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Hi Everyone!

It's my day to post over on the CardMaker magazine blog.

 It is another "Favorite Product" post, and I'm being really really partial this time! :)

Can't help it...hope you don't mind. :)

Go check it out, then come back and tell me which set is your favorite for a chance to win it!

The winner will be contacted Saturday, August 25th.

Hugs!

True :D

Time for Another Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog Hop!

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Hello everyone and welcome to the August Really Reasonable Ribbons Ramblings blog hop!

If you are here from the Really Reasonable Ribbon blog, you are in the right place. If you just happened on to my blog, you will want to head back there so you don't miss a thing.

The August Ribbon Club set is made up of some beautiful purples and grays that look awesome together.

Now, I know when you think of using ribbon, masculine cards aren't the first thing that comes to mind. I needed a masculine card though, and thought I could kill two birds with one stone. These colors worked awesome for it if I do say so myself! :)

Here's my card.

I simply wove assorted ribbons and attached it to a piece of cardstock to make the focal point.

I embossed the gray background paper with an embossing folder, then hit the high spots with a watermark ink. The sentiment is an old Stampin'UP! stamp.

I hope you will try weaving ribbons if you haven't already. It is quite fun!

The monthly Ribbon Club kits work great for this technique because Bonnie has already picked ribbons that look awesome together. Not a member yet? CLICK HERE to find out all of the details and/or sign up.

Please make sure to leave a comment on my blog and on each of the other girls blogs, because as always, there will be a prize and lots of inspiration. I have seen a couple of sneak peeks and the girls have really outdone themselves!

Your next stop on the hop is sweet Linda's blog.

Thanks for dropping by today!

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Other Supplies:

Discount Card Stock - Brilliant White, Slate Gray, Midnight Black, and Lilac Metallic

Ranger Industries - Perfect Medium

StazOn - Jet Black ink

ProvoCraft Cuttlebug - Spots and Dots embossing folder 

I've Been Gettin' Artsy With Sugar! :)

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Hi everyone!

I love creating...whatever the medium. :)

I recently broke out with some long neglected cookie cutters, after being inspired by some cookies I have seen on Pinterest as of late. :)

Here are just a few I created.

Hope your weekend is a SWEET one! :)

Ooops! My Blog Hop Blunder, But Please Come Join in on the FUN!!!

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Hi everyone!

Bet you are here looking for my project for the Card Swap/CardMaker "Treat Yourself" blog hop.

Well.....somebody has been so busy as of late that she wrote the hop date down wrong on her calendar.

Surely not me right? I never mess up a hop! Well...sorry to say there is always a first! UGH!

My apologies to my fellow participants and hoppers. 

If you just happened onto my blog, head over to the CardMaker blog where it all starts, to get the details and to see Brooke's darling card.

If you have been following along on the hop, you are here from Margaret's blog. You also know the details, so I won't make you read all of that again. ;)

My letter is...

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Your next stop on the hop is Golda's blog.

Here is the full list in case you get lost (or if someone goofs besides me).    ;)

CardMaker

Jane

Susan

Margaret

Trudy

Golda

Meredith

Jeanette

Colleen

Laura

Ivanka

Marlene

Anya

Angelina

Ana

Ashley

Lora

Hope your day is going better than mine. :)

Hugs,

True :D

"Dream" Canvas for Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge and Art Glitter Post

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Happy Wednesday everyone!

I just have a sneak peek to share with you today.

It's time for another fun Really Reasonable Ribbon challenge.

The theme is "Bling with Ribbon".

It's also my day to post over on the Art Glitter blog.

I created an 8"x8" canvas for Want2Scrap to display at CHA and it works perfectly for both of today's posts. Here is the peek...

Yep....that's drywall fabric on my art canvas! I had quite a bit left from a home-improvement project and thought I  would incorporate some of it in my artwork. What do you think? :)

Why not join in on this week's challenge at Really Reasonable Ribbon? You might just win one of two prizes, and you will definatly have fun! :)

Don't have time to play along? You can still head over there and take a quick look at the beautiful projects the other girls have created for you.

If you would like to see the entire project with detailed info, please visit my post on the Art Glitter blog. :)

Thanks and....

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Supplies Used:

Art Glitter#236 Clementine ultra-fine transparent #297 Hibiscus ultra-fine transparent 

Really Reasonable Ribbon - Moss Swirl Ribbon

Want2Scrap - LeCreme Finesse Swirls, Peach Pearls, "Dreams" chipboard

Graphic 45 - Le Romantique "Loves Labyrinth"

Spellbinders - Wonderful Wings

Also: vintage book pages, drywall fabric, mulberry roses, Glimmer mist, distress inks, leaf punches, Mod Podge, 8" x8" canvas board,