Grate Tags

Edited to place my opinion scroll to the bottom of this post to see...

A little bit puny today;)  I was playing off a creation by Betsy Veldman in PaperCrafts 350 Cards and Gifts issue on sale now.

You can take this link to see the note card set.

I came across this cheese grater with a storage container attached made by

Betty Crocker

Here it is on Amazon

My first thought was of Christmas cookies  cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger and it would be great to grate the spices fresh for my Grandma's Ginger Snaps.

The tags are then for cookie trays to be shared with Family and Friends.

The large tag on the grate is reversible on the back the ginger snap recipe can be found.

I will share it below for you;)  is it a grate Monday or what?

Grandma Skovly's Ginger Snaps

1/3 C vegetable shortening

1 C light brown sugar

1 1/2 C molasses

2/3 C water

6 C flour

2 t baking soda

1 t salt

1/2 t cinnamon

1/4 t nutmeg

1/4 t ginger

Beat shortening, brown sugar and molasses until creamy.

Add water. Sift dry ingredients and add to batter.

1/3 at a time.

Beat thoroughly.

If dough is sticky add a little more flour.  Roll out to 1/4" thick with a rolling pin.

Mold into holiday shapes with hands or use cookie cutters.

Bake on lightly greased cookie sheets at 350 degrees for about 10 min.

All items for the individual tags are PTI except the snowflake brads from MM, felt from Hobby Lobby and nestabilites lacy circles.

Sentiment on large tag is computer generated script.

Caution Readers My opinion is expressed below....

By now you have heard that Bin Laden has been killed by US special forces.  As parts of the world CELEBRATE the DEATH of this MAN I ask myself...Where is the love?

My Friend Leilani stated this on FB this AM...

From my Friend Leilani's wall...
We are all connected...the good, the bad, the ugly, the beautiful...so when we judge another, we are judging ourselves. If we have judged someone as unworthy and evil and celebrate the loss of their life, what then are we saying about ourselves?

This is where I find myself having difficulty.  On the news all you see are people celebrating in the streets the death of a MAN.    That is where my problem lives.  I have not forgotten what this man has done. The pure EVIL he has unleashed.  I have not forgotten our freedoms that have been altered by the acts and teachings of this man.  God himself tells us of false prophets, I believe this Man was one.

I believe the celebratory manners of this country are inciting more violence and hate. Stirring the pot so to speak that is boiling over.   Would it not be GOD'S  job to Judge this MAN not ours?  Is it not GOD'S job to seek vengeance for his injustice not ours?

Let us let GOD do his job.  Let us find the LOVE for humanity that he tells us to have.

Have you prayed for the soul of this MAN?  I have. 

 Have you  prayed for all the lives affected by this MAN?  I have!  

 I pray daily for God's blessings on our country and for the safety of all fighting men and women around the world.  

I pray for our world our one and only world as it continues to spin out of control and away from GOD's teachings.

This situation is a huge test for everyone from God himself.  

What are you going to do? 

 Study your bible for your final exam?

Or copy off your neighbor who does not know the answers to God's teachings?

Practice your faith, let your light shine for the world to see your love for God and God's love for the WORLD (his creation) and for EVERYONE and EVERYTHING under his Heaven who he has blessed with his AMAZING GRACE.

"Where Is The Love?"

by the Black Eyed Peas

I have the youtube video for my featured video this week below are the lyrics to the song.
What's wrong with the world, mama
People livin' like they ain't got no mamas
I think the whole world addicted to the drama
Only attracted to things that'll bring you trauma
Overseas, yeah, we try to stop terrorism
But we still got terrorists here livin'
In the USA, the big CIA fightin'
The Bloods and The Crips and the KKK
But if you only have love for your own race
Then you only leave space to discriminate
And to discriminate only generates hate
And when you hate then you're bound to get irate, yeah
Madness is what you demonstrate
And that's exactly how anger works and operates
Man, you gotta have love just to set it straight
Take control of your mind and meditate
Let your soul gravitate to the love, y'all, y'all

People killin', people dyin'
Children hurt and you hear them cryin'
Can you practice what you preach
And would you turn the other cheek

Father, Father, Father help us
Send some guidance from above
'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
Where is the love (Love)

Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love
The love, the love

It just ain't the same, always unchanged
New days are strange, is the world insane
If love and peace is so strong
Why are there pieces of love that don't belong
Nations droppin' bombs
Chemical gasses fillin' lungs of little ones
With ongoin' sufferin' as the youth die young
So ask yourself is the lovin' really gone
So I could ask myself really what is goin' wrong
In this world that we livin' in people keep on givin'
in
Makin' wrong decisions, only visions of them dividends
Not respectin' each other, deny thy brother
A war is goin' on but the reason's undercover
The truth is kept secret, it's swept under the rug
If you never know truth then you never know love
Where's the love, y'all, come on (I don't know)
Where's the truth, y'all, come on (I don't know)
Where's the love, y'all

People killin', people dyin'
Children hurt and you hear them cryin'
Can you practice what you preach
And would you turn the other cheek

Father, Father, Father help us
Send some guidance from above
'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
Where is the love (Love)

Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love, the love, the love?

I feel the weight of the world on my shoulder
As I'm gettin' older, y'all, people gets colder
Most of us only care about money makin'
Selfishness got us followin' our wrong direction
Wrong information always shown by the media
Negative images is the main criteria
Infecting the young minds faster than bacteria
Kids wanna act like what they see in the cinema
Yo', whatever happened to the values of humanity
Whatever happened to the fairness in equality
Instead of spreading love we're spreading animosity
Lack of understanding, leading lives away from unity
That's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin' under
That's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin' down
There's no wonder why sometimes I'm feelin' under
Gotta keep my faith alive till love is found
Now ask yourself

Where is the love?
Where is the love?
Where is the love?
Where is the love?

Father, Father, Father help us
Send some guidance from above
'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
Where is the love?

Sing wit me y'all:
One world, one world (We only got)
One world, one world (That's all we got)
One world, one world
And something's wrong wit it (Yeah)
Something's wrong wit it (Yeah)
Something's wrong wit the wo-wo-world, yeah
We only got
(One world, one world)
That's all we got
(One world, one world) 

Happy Stamp Day make it a GRATE one.

May God Bless our Country and the World.

Butterfly Fancy

Here is a nice spring creation...



Product list...
PTI 2009 stamp set, just the ticket stamp set and ticket die. Felt and Bling.
recollections flowers
MS scallop border punch
SU cardstock, ink and ribbon
Nestabilities circle die
White wire
jewelry pliers
dimensional dots
Little Yellow Bicycle Fresh Print Clothesline Fresh Mix DP

Happy Stamp Day. God Bless.

PTI Blog Hop Old is New...

From Nichole...
"With the new year comes a clean slate along with many resolutions.
This month's blog hop challenge Involves you challenging yourself
to use a Papertrey stamp set that has yet to see ink or even one that
might be collecting a little dust!

Go through your stash and see what little used treasure it might hold.
If you are in need of inspiration for your chosen set,
feel free to utilize the gallery posted in the side bar of
each set's sale page on our website,
or go to the Previous Countdown page on Nichole's blog where
each set is organized by month of release.
2011 is the year where what's old is new again!"

Seriously, I can't remember the last PTI Hop I posted to?? What a crazy life 2010 turned out to be. However, I am back and more CREATIVE then EVER so watch out;) Needless to say I had MANY dusty yet clean sets. I pull out last year's Anniversary set that has not even seen ink yet. Thought I better get on this before the next one arrives in a few months. Here is my project...



I just love these little gems of wood scrap I picked up. They look so very cute altered. I made a necklace that matches the recipient can remove that and they then have an altered piece of art.

I have shown in previous posts how to make these you can find more about them here...
You Make my Heart Sing
Inspired Crafters Challenge Blog Christmas
Shabby Knobs Tutorial

Product List...
PTI Anniversary 2009 Stamp Set
Felt, ribbon, Rick Rack Die
SU Melon Mambo Ink
BasicGrey DP
Glass Round
Diamond Glaze
Bail
Chain
Recollections Flower
Wire
Round Nose Jewelry Pliers
Wood Scrap

Happy Stamp Day. God Bless.

Dollar Tree Frame

My Sister brought over some goodies awhile back and I have been wanting to get after this frame. Our DD painted her room purple and Lime green, her curtains are purple, green and teal immediately the Beautiful blooms 2 DP came to mind and in no time I had altered the frame.



I used the leftover wall paint on the frame, because the frame is plastic it was easy to get the brush strokes to show this look is wonderful.


Product list...
frame
leftover wall paint/foam brush
PTI felt, Beautiful Bloom 2 DP, chartreuse satin ribbon
ODBD sentiment
Prima pearl swirls
Pearls Hobby Lobby
Wire/Jewelry pliers
Dimensional dots

Happy Stamp Day, God Bless!

HeartFELT Thanks

I have not been doing much crafting lately and when I do it is simple easy stuff this is one of those creations...


Product list...
All products papertrey ink except for the pearls they are from Hobby Lobby.

Happy Stamp Day, God Bless!

Jorie, Beauty of Spring

I have praised this CD ever since my friend set it to me a few weeks back. Please, take this link and give it a try the girls and I love her.
http://www.myspace.com/joriemusic
Our fave songs on Songs of Deliverance are

Song for My Soul
Songs of Deliverance
okay, okay ALL OF THEM;)
Go, Go Go you won't be disappointed you may even get up and Dance.

Here are the words to Song For My Soul by Jorie...

Let it rise when your hope is gone
Let it rise when your barely hanging on
Let it rise sunset and sunrise
Let it rise, yes.

Let it rise standing on a Mountain Peak
Let it rise in the valley cold and bleak
Let it rise in life or death
Let it rise with your very last breath.

And peace will follow you and the peace will follow you

Let it rise when you see a perfect sky
Let it rise when those dark clouds race by
Let it rise when your young or old
Let it rise when you see the streets of gold

And peace will follow you

And you don't understand why your problems won't end and the night only brings more pain but, hold on my dear friend this is not how it ends and your joy will come in with the morning.

Let it rise...

My friend sent this cd to me when I confided in her that my faith was waining this winter, let me just say it was a very Long Cold Winter. She pointed out to me "it is really, really hard to make sense out of things that don't make sense, and try to reconcile all of that with the idea of a Loving God..." she went on to say if it takes me yelling and screaming at God and getting angry then do it because he already knows what I am going to say and do. So I have many thanks for my beautiful Friend to pull me back to where I know I should be and keep Letting it Rise even when all hope is gone and I am barely hanging on.


So for my creations today I am sharing with you the Beauty of Spring in my paper creations a CASE from Bar over on SCS and her blog Paper Pursuits

Yep, another flower and here is how you can make some also.
1) SU scallop circle, punch 6 from DP
2) Punch hole in flower centers
3) Place a brad
4) Crumple the DP
5) Place Button and Leaves


Below is my fave card from the bunch...


Product list...
PTI Blooming Button Bits, Everyday Classics, Birthday Basics stamp sets
Vintage Buttons and stampers select white card stock
SU scallop circle punch, card stock, ink
Cricut expression
Cricut Winter Woodland
Basic Grey DP
Brads
Ric Rack

You Can Do IT! Tutorial

Yes, you can!

Okay, I took time and played around with the PTI hybrid reinkers and acrylic felt and it does work to dye your own. Here are my tips...

1) Die cut your image from felt I used 100 percent acrylic
2) Metal measuring cup 1/8 with warm water
3) Place in 5 drops of Hybrid reinker
4) Mix the ink and water very well
**I did notice with the Lavender Moon there were chunks of a darker purple color in the mix, not sure why but they did cause the process to be uneven and you could really see the difference in the pink and purple blends. The Lemon tart turned out BEAUTIFUL!

4) Place your felt cuts into the mixture (they wick up the color and water quickly)
5) Set felt aside on a glass plate to dry
The felt will wick out the color and water just as quickly if you put it on an absorbent product such as newspaper or towels so stick to the glass plate.
6) I made little flower short stacks on the plate and flipped them during the day took about 24 hours to dry this way but the color stayed very well.

Below you can see the white I started with and the end products in Lemon Tart and Lavender Moon...



Do-Da used on a card front...


Close up view of finished do-da...


Product list...
Acrylic Felt
Cuttlebug and flower dies
PTI hybrid reinkers in Lemon Tart and Lavender Moon, blooming button bits stamp set
gems, ink, buttons and card stock
Metal Mixing cup and fork
Glass Plate
Marvy flower punch
Vintage Book

Happy Valentines Day, Sweet PTI!

I have been spending time organizing my craft space and making up little trinket goodies (trying to challenge Mish)
You can find her blog here.
I was so very excited to catch up with Papertrey today real WOOL FELT, YUMMY! And the first color to be released is BLACK, did I die and go to heaven? Not to mention the new exclusive PTI dies and paint on the horizon. I did purchase some felt at Hobby Lobby during last weeks sale it works fine in the cuttlebug with little fraying, I am very happy with the flowers and labels one I have made.. Someone pinch me please! You can find the rundown on Nichole's blog here and visit PTI tonight for the release party and your chance to purchase.

Have a Happy Valentines Day!