Viva Las Vegas!! Elvis Has Not Left the Building!

Tonight we attended my best friend's wedding reception.  It was beautiful!  They ran off to Vegas in April to be married by Elvis, so her amazing in-laws had their reception tonight.  It was the most fun I have had in ages!  I was honored to get to make a thank you card for her in-laws.  It was one of the most fun cards I have made lately.  I googled the Elvis image and the cards are from the Silhouette store.  I snagged one of their wedding pics for the card backs.  I got to break in my gold and silver Wink of Stella markers on it. Congrats Stacy and James!  Love you guys!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Today is my Dad's birthday.  I just found out that he is a Breaking Bad fan.  I also just found out he has Acute Myeloid Leukemia.  When he called to tell my brother about it, he told him he needed to get a Winnebago so he could start cooking.  Dad has a dark sense of humor.  When our chihuahua named Taco was hit by a truck when we were little, Dad broke the news to us by saying, "Kids, sorry, but we are gonna have to change your dog's name to Tortilla."

Anyway.  I knew he was gonna need a Breaking Bad card.  Since I am not in a very creative mood at the moment, I have to say I copied a card from Snappy Scraps.   The files is called Science Guy from SVG Cutting Files.

We subscribe to Loot Crate and had gotten the coolest Breaking Bad aprons recently, so I thought that would be perfect too.  My brother recommended that we put some blue rock candy in the bag with it, so we did that too.  Dad loved it!

 

 

Mounds Cake

Cake, it's what's for dinner!  

     Or breakfast.  I like it for lunch too.  A few weeks ago, I made a coconut poke cake.  You know, bake a cake, poke holes in it with a fork and pour some type of liquidy, yummy goodness all over it.  The first one was great, I used a white cake mix and added the coconut mixture and life was good.  But there was no chocolate.  So I figured that was a good enough excuse for the next week to have more cake.  Because, cake is wonderful.  
     When I was in my late teens and lived in TN, there was this little restaurant that was in what used to be a gas station that was now a tiny little hole in the wall place in BFE.  To look at it, it didn't look like much.  But the food was amazing!  They didn't have a menu, it was whatever they cooked that was what you got.  I loved it!  They served this wonderful cake on some days, it was chocolate, gooey, rich, coconut and mmmmmm.  Mounds cake.  So after not having one in over a decade or so, it was time.  
     You know how so many amazing blogs have the pretty pictures and the fancy plates and it all looks so perfect and awesome?  I love that.  I so want to do that stuff.  But I am about as jeans and t shirt as you get.  So is my cake.  This cake is anyway.  I didn't think about taking a picture of it until late one night as I was texting my bestie and telling her that she needed some cake too.  One day I might take fancy, cute pictures of pretty cakes.  This is not the day.  

Yummy!

So easy to make too!

Mounds Cake

box of Devil's Food cake mix

cup of milk

4 eggs

stick of butter

mix and bake in a greased pan

(a 13"x 9" pan at 350 for about 27 minutes most days works for us)

Let it cool for a bit and then poke it full of holes with a fork.

The coconut mixture is super easy:

A can  of sweetened condensed milk

A can of  Creme of Coconut

(not coconut milk, very different stuff)

mix these together and pour all over the cake

It will look like it is too much and that the cake is gonna drown.

This is good.  It will soak in and be awesome.

Top with Cool Whip and Shredded coconut.

Keep it in the fridge.  It gets better as it sits.  Day 2 is amazeballs!

We Have A Mailbox!!

After a few weeks of fighting with Firefox, I finally thought maybe I would try Chrome to post on here.  Firefox stopped letting me add pictures to the posts.  That makes for a very unhappy me.

Anyway.

We got a mailbox for the new house, which gave me a chance to play with some vinyl.  I made up the numbers and then wanted to add something to the flag.  It is silver and was looking way too plain for our family.  I was looking through my scrap pieces of vinyl to use to make a skull and crossbones, when I instead found a leftover bat signal.  It was a perfect fit!

Thanks for looking!

Laundry Soap Sample

We love making our own laundry soap.  Whenever I get the chance to rave about it, I do.  So after telling a friend about it, I promised to bring some for her to try out before she makes a batch up.  I should have tucked in the sides of the baggies I think, or made the handled holder longer.  Next time I probably will.  

 

Thanks for looking!

Walking Dead Dad Card

I made this card for Eli's friend Cody's dad.  I was in a card making mood and Eli had company.  Worked out great!  We haven't watched the Walking Dead, but his dad is a fan.  I used the Walking Dead Daryl file from SVG Cutting Files Facebook Fan page.  SVG Cutting Files is a great company.  Really had fun making this one.

Happy Birthday Eli!!

Today my oldest turns 15.  It doesn't seem possible.  I am really getting this old?  Yes, I think I may be. 

When I look at him, sometimes I still see the mischievous, white haired toddler he was.  The one that dressed like Joe from Blues Clues and would act out Nightmare Before Xmas when he watched it everyday.  They sure grow up too fast.  Eli is an amazing kid!  He is super smart, creative, witty and has my warped sense of humor.  He reminds me often that even though I may think something isn't gonna work, he will find a way.  I am so proud of the man he is becoming.  He stands up for what he feels is right.  He doesn't buy into what others may say until he looks up the facts for himself.  He is one of the few people that can shock or surprise me.  I love you Eli, always, no matter what.  And no matter how old you get, you are still my baby boy.

On to his card.  I used the guitar card file from the Silhouette store for the card.  I used the Silhouette sketch pen in silver for the inside sentiment on the black cardstock.  I did the outline in the SSDE and cut it out with my Cameo.  I added red and white homemade enamel dots.  The Happy Birthday sentiment is from Lawn Fawn So Much to Say stamp set.  I stamped it in Memento Tuxedo Black and embossed it.

Now to go dry my eyes and ice his cake.

Libby

Father's Day Card For My Daddy

I not only have an awesome stepdad, but my Daddy is pretty dang awesome too!  I have seen a few biggest fan cards lately and loved them.  I thought this would be great for my Dad.  I used Wink of Stella on the fan blades and glossy accents on the controls.  The blue dot in the middle is homemade.

Thanks for looking!
Libby

Father's Day, Part Deux

I have an amazing step dad.  He really is awesome!  I know he loves me to put up with me!  I used a file from the Silhouette store to make the card.  I think the sentiment really sums up not only him, but Jason as well.  I really love that they are the men that they are. 

Thanks for looking!

Libby

Father's Day

I have a few Father's Day cards to share so  I will do them one a day.  The first one is a for Jason, my fiance.  He is an amazing Dad to my kids.  He may not have been there from the start, but he is the one that is here and that has been the best influence on them.  Don't know what we would do without him.  We all love him so much!  Since we are all geeks in our family...I had to go with Yoda.

I used a Yoda svg from a SVGCuttingFiles past blog hop.  I love this company!  Not only do they have amazing files in their store, but awesome blog hops too.  I did print and cut and layering to make Yoda and added glossy accents on his nose.

Happy Anniversary!

Mum and Tony recently celebrated their wedding anniversary.  I made a card for Mum to give to Tony.  I colored the boat with my Prisma Colored pencils and blended with gamsol. 

Mum's Day

I am late posting for Mother's Day, but the card was on time.  I love my Mum!  My Mum is my best friend now that I am an adult.  As a teen, I gave her hell and I regret it.  I can't imagine where I would be without her.  Thank you Mummy, I love you!

I used an image from Tiddly Inks, Aww Thanks.  I love Tiddly Inks, they have so many great images.  I colored it with my Prisma Color pencils and cut it out with my Cameo. 

Thanks for looking!

Libby

Video Game Controller Card

My oldest son's friend Cody had a birthday last month.  Eli wanted to make a card based off of a youtube show they like.  Cody is also into the mustaches and loves the color hot pink.  I used a Silhouette file for the controller. The mustache is popped up with foam squares.

Thanks for looking!

Libby

Thinking of You

My sweet friend T.R.'s oldest daughter was in a  really bad car accident recently.  Julia is such a fighter who has come an amazing distance so far and still has a long way to go.  I wanted to let Trisha know that I am thinking of them and sending love their way 24/7.  The family has a Go Fund Me account set up to help with the expenses, every little bit helps.  Trisha is a wonderful woman.  She has a heart of gold and really is one of the people that I admire more than I can ever express, due to her unselfish heart.  She is a wonderful mom to her own children (including the ones that she didn't give birth to) and also a surrogate mother.  I don't really know Julia well, but I have known Trisha Rose for almost 30 years and from what I hear, Julia is as fabulous as her Momma.  T.R., whether you ever see this post or not, I love you my sweet friend and I am thinking of you and your beautiful family.  Sending love and healing energy y'alls way!

The stamps and dies I used are from Lawn Fawn, Hedgehugs and Penelope's Blossoms.  I so love Lawn Fawn.  I used my Copic markers to color the hedgehogs.  I also used Wink of Stella, clear embossing powder and ribbon from my stash. 

Thanks for looking!

Libby

Happy Birthday Mummy!

My Mummy's birthday is May 22.  Once again, the card was on time, the post is a bit later.  Since we had gotten chickies around the beginning of April and have totally fallen in love with them I thought this was the perfect birthday card.  Honestly, Mum and I are afraid of farm animals.  We really wanted to have fresh eggs though.  They are so much better than store bought ones.  So we ended up getting 4 hens and 6 baby chicks.  We figured if we raised the babies from the start, we might not be as afraid of them.  If someone had told us 6 months ago that we would enjoy having chickens we would have thought they were nuts.  We really do enjoy them though.  They are funny to watch them play, the kids hold them and play with them.  They have very distinct personalities.    Who knew. 

The chickie on the card is from KaDoodle Bug Designs, Birthday Chicks.  They have so many fun and cute designs.  I love them!!  i used my clear Wink of Stella pen to give it some sparkle.  I put it on an action wobble to give it a bit of action.  I think the wobbles are so cute.  One day I hope to get a picture of the action, but so far, I haven't.  I am going to enter this card in the Wobble Wednesday Anything Goes challenge. 

Thanks for looking!

Libby

Ice Resin Pendants

Eli and I stopped by our local scrapbook store, A Small Cleverness, a few weeks ago.  We saw some cute pendants made with Ice Resin and thought, we can totally do that too.  So we did.  He wanted one with old maps, we did a Doctor Who one for Dylan and I did one with a peacock.  Maggie and Luke will get the next ones we do.  The Ice Resin was pretty easy to work with.  We printed up the images and used packing tape to seal them, then glued them in the charms.  I had some glitter and tiny rhinestones (on the peacock one) for nail art that I thought would work great with it and I think it looks pretty cute.

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Minecraft Banner

All my kids love Minecraft!!!  Dylan's birthday was in February and he wanted a Minecraft banner this year.  I used the Minecraft svg's from Krafty Nook. My brother's kids also love Minecraft.  His birthday is in May and he wanted a cake that the kids would enjoy.  I used rice crispy treats for the sand, cookie icing for the water and buttercream for the grass.  I couldn't find any of my grass tips (of course!) so I had to improvise.  The chocolate icing is made with Duncan Hines classic chocolate and peanut butter oreos and double chocolate oreos.  It was a big hit!  The cake may not be the prettiest, but it tasted so good.  I kept grabbing a piece of the extra cake left over after it was assembled and adding buttercream to it every time I walked through the kitchen.  I was thinking, why don't I make this icing and cake more often?  Then I remembered that I have 2 pairs of jeans that fit and all the rest are too small.  :D

Thanks for looking!!

Tear Bear

I have been seeing the tear bears that people have done and they are so stinking cute!!  They are made with mulberry paper.  I told Mum that I wanted the starter kit for my birthday.  It can be found here The Beary Scrap.  It took way longer than I thought, but it was truly a labor of love.  I love it and can't wait to make some more bears and other animals. 

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Frozen Banner

Our sweet neighbor turned 7 and had a Frozen party.  I did a quick banner for her.  Most of the graphics I used are from Ice Princess by Lettering Delights. 

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My Birthday Present

My birthday is on May 10, but my Honey gave me my present early.  A super awesome new laptop!!  It is so much faster and nicer than my old one.  I love it!!!  He actually gave it to me in March, I am just a bit behind blogging.  I needed to personalize it somehow, and what better way to do that than with vinyl.  I googled the image and the quote and put those together in Silhouette Studio Designer Edition.  The fairies I got from Pixel Scrapper I think.  (Been a few months and my brain gets foggy)  I added glitter to the words and fairy wings and hair with a clear Wink of Stella pen.  I also added some rhinestone jewels from my stash.  I love how it turned out!

Thanks for looking!!

Ready For Spring!!!

We are so ready for Springtime to get here! After a long day at the boys' endocrinologist and lunch at Cracker Barrel, I decided to attempt another wreath.  Less than $30 in it and I am happy with it.  Even if it is a bit on the huge side and possibly a bit lopsided.

Thanks for looking!