Soul Stamper

Grateful for You- Thanksgiving Hostess card (Mojo113)

This fun and funky card was inspired as a card to give to a hostess for a Thanksgiving get together. How fun would it be to give your hostess a card to let her know how grateful for her (or him) you are!

 However, I actually created it to give to a friend. I made her a set of singed blooms to use on a scrapbook layout documenting her slight cooking incident that ended in a fire. The cooking theme seemed appropriate. We also are part of a group with a running joke involving cheese graters. I could think of no more perfect stamp for her card. Now...just to get it out in the mail to her FINALLY! 

Supplies Used (all supplies are stampin up and can be purchased from my store ):

Stamps: Stampin Up Puns from the Past (111676)

Patterned Paper: Stampin Up Pink Flamingo Designer Series Paper (113976)

Cardstock: Stampin up Bermuda bay and Whisper white

Circle die cut: Stampin up The write stuff Designer Series Paper (115674)

Ribbon: Stampin Up Elementary Ribbon Originals (116231)

Brads: Stampin Up Ice Circle Rhinestone Brads (109111)

Sizzix Big shot machine

Sizzix dies: Scallop Circle Bigz Die (113468)

I made this with this week's mojo Monday sketch in mind. However, I admit to taking some creative lerway with the sketch :) 

Here is the sketch if you would like to play along (Mojo113):

Thanks for looking!  

Wishing you a Hoppy Thanksgiving with these sweet Treats!

I chose to keep my blog hop entry sweet and simple this round. For me Thanksgiving is the best kind of holiday. A simple day to enjoy with people you care about, eat delicious treats, and be grateful. I love the simplicity of this holiday.

In my family, my Dad and I have a tradition of getting up early to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade together. Generally mom wanders out a while later. With the commotion of baking later in the day, she typically makes cinnamon rolls as  a super simple breakfast treat for us (she uses the kind from the can that pops open... and all you have to do is cook them).

I thought it would be fun to make some simple and cute toppers for a this sweet and simple breakfast. These toppers would be a fun way to make cupcakes or muffins festive as well. :) These truly were super simple too. It took me probably as much time to make these toppers as it did to pop the can and put the cinnamon rolls in the pan. :) 

Thanks for stopping by my blog. Please make sure to check out all the other fabulous creations along this hop. You can see the full line up in my previous post. :)

Don't stop here...head on over to the next hopper Stamping Heart and leave her some love.

Thanks!

A hoppy Thanksgiving to you!

Yep! It is that time again...the second round of this Stampin up Pal Hop will begin tomorrow morning (you may just want to set your alarm for this one :) ).  Once again a creative group of stampin up demonstrators are getting together to show case some delicious Thanksgiving treats.

Here is a quick run down of all the turkeys participating in this hop:

1. Kris (Kween Bee Creations)

2. Carla (Carla Scraps)

3. Linda (Stampin Seasons)

4. Mary (Stampin Pretty

5. Me ...you are already here. Thanks for stopping in. :) (Soul Stamper)

6. Jill (Stamping Heart)

7. Liz (DIY paper creations)

8. Kim (Stamp, scrap, get Kreative)

9. Kalshelia (Stampin Fabulousity)

10. Regina (The Stampin Bean)

11. Margaret (Margaret Moody)

12. Debbie (Stampin Sunshine)

13. Ann (The Stampin Schach)

14. Gina (Cards by Gina)

15. Lourdes (Cozy Crafty Corner)

*Oh and on a side note. I decided not to do a drawing for the winners for comments on my last post. As only two people commented, I will be sending out some hand stamped images to BOTH! Thanks !

The tastes of fall - Pumpkin Pasta and the Fall Harvest wheel

November 1st. Officially one month of living in my own little place. I am finally starting to take more time to enjoy the domestic things like cooking and dreaming of a garden for the future.  With Halloween behind us, I am sure I will start to sprinkle more of Christmas into my blog. However, I wanted to savor a bit more of fall for today. 

I created this scrumptious card with today with last night's dinner in mind. For Halloween I chose to savor the taste of Fall with Pumpkin Pasta. 

As many of you know, I am attempting to venture out and learn to cook new things. That is one of the fun aspects of having my own little cabinet under the stairs (apartment). So when I saw this craft along that included a recipe for pumpkin pasta, I knew I had to try it. 

The recipe was actually pretty good. I did make a few changes. I used all sour cream and no half and half. Also, it seemed a wee bit bitter so I added a dash of sugar. I think I would make some other changes in the future. I am not a big fan of sausage so maybe chicken? Veggies would rock this as well...maybe some asparagus and tomato? I loved the light pumpkin taste. Overall a fun recipe for Halloween. :) 

Supplies used for this card (all supplies can be purchased from my online store. Available 24-7 ):

• Cardstock: SU Old Olive and Barely Banana
• Stampin write markers: Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie
• Sizzix big shot machine and Elegant Bouquet Stampin Up Textured Impressions Die
• Ink: Close to Cocoa
• Ribbon: Soft Suede grossgrain
• Stampin Around wheel : Fall Harvest
• The stampin around wheel guide and handle made using this wheel so much easier (I won't say a breeze though since to be honest wheels still give me some trouble. :) )

So how about you, what are you doing to savor the last bit of Fall?