I'm still taking a lot of inspiration from the SSS Monthly Card kit for July...here's another Thank you card I created:
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June 2012
06/29/2012
06/28/2012
A Million and One Thanks (a card)
I have a lot of thank you cards to make for all the help I received and continue to receive with the move to my new house. I finally got enough unpacked to actually use a lot of my card/scrapbook supplies and I also received my recent SSS card kit. So, I was inspired to create. Here's what I came up with:
The "With Love" background is actually made of washi tape adhered line by line to some white card stock. This card was inspired by one that Kristina Werner made for the kit. (The washi came with the kit but it looks like you can also get it separately here.) I "popped" that up with some dimensional adhesive and adhered the patterned paper "ribbon" on top.
It is a little difficult to see in the first picture, but I added some Diamond Glaze to the heart to give it some dimension and shine as well:
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06/27/2012
Card to Welcome Baby Helena & YCU Challenge
We have a new baby in the family! Baby Helena was born to my cousin Sarah and her husband, Kris, on May 24th. I wanted to send a card of congratulations and was inspired by the Young Crafters Unite Challenge: Many Layers and my new SSS monthly card kit for July. Here's what I created:
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Check out what some of the other people have created for this challenge too:
06/26/2012
The Perfect Hard Boiled Egg
I've tried lots of different recipes over the years for hard boiled eggs. And I've had a lot of great results. But, it's been a little while since I've made hard boiled eggs so I decided to do a quick Google search (seriously, what did we do without Google?) and one of the first "recipes" to pop up was from Martha Stewart.
The "recipe" for Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs calls for 12 eggs at room temp. I didn't want to use a huge pot, so I did about 9 eggs and mine were straight from the fridge. I think the key here is to bring the water to a boil over medium heat. In the past, I've always cranked the heat on high to boil quickly.
- Place eggs in a large saucepan. Cover them with cool water by 1 inch. Slowly bring water to a boil over medium heat; when the water has reached a boil, cover and remove from heat. Let sit 12 minutes.
- Transfer eggs to a colander; place under cool running water to stop the cooking. Eggs can be peeled and served immediately.
Of course my initial thought with this "recipe" was that with Martha Stewart you can't go wrong, but I was a little worried about letting them sit for only 12 minutes. I really didn't want under cooked eggs but I didn't want them overcooked either with that infamous greenish ring around the yolk and rubbery egg white. Needless to say, the title of the "recipe" says it all. Every egg turned out to be the Perfect Hard Boilded Egg--fully cooked with a bright yellow yolk.
Father's Day Card #2
I created this card for my brother-in-law for Father's Day. Simple & masculine...
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06/20/2012
06/16/2012
Welcome to the team...
At work, my team will be getting a new person. We have someone transferring from Portland, OR, up here to Seattle. So, to try to make her feel welcome, I made a card that we all signed. Supplies listed below.
I cut the umbrella top out of some Lawn Fawn patterned paper from the Bright Side Collection. It was included in the April 2012 Simon Says Stamp Monthly Card kit. The Bubble Dots were die cut into the front piece of cardstock. I used the Fiskars Fingertip Craft Knife to knock out all of the little "dots". I placed a strip of the POW glitter paper behind the dots to create "rain". (Learned that technique/idea from the amazing Julie Ebersole in a local card class. In fact, this card is very similar to the one created in class, I basically put the rain & umbrella on the opposite side of the card and changed the sentiment.) I thought the card was very appropriate for someone moving to Seattle.
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06/15/2012
Father's Day Card!
I made a card to give to my dad this weekend for Father's Day. I made one for my brother-in-law too, but it needed some drying time, for the Diamond Glaze, so I haven't been able to take a pic yet. I'll have to do that later. Anyway, here's the card...
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