Sweet Treat Bag

Sweet Bag Topper

Love this paper and the stickers that go with it. This is a fun way to pair them up and make some one happy with a bag of treats at the same time!

Cute Bookmark corners

These corner book marks were such a hit at class. You can use your imagination on these to create so many variations! Click here to download your template.

Tag Card

Bear Happy Birthday tag card

LOVE the new ink pads. Look how crisp the images turn out!!! This uses an old Stampin Up set called "The Pines"  I have had this set forever. I still love it so much!  This card has the extra dimension of the pull out tag. It was a fun card to create!

June 23rd Card Class

 Last Saturday was Card Class here at my house. It is always so much fun to get together with all all my Stampin friends. Here's a couple recipes you all will want to try. This one is called :
Double Chocolate Mocha Trifle
1 pkg (18 oz) brownie mix (or I make my own)
1 3/4 c cold milk
2 pkg (3 oz) white chocolate instant pudding mix
1/4 c warm water
4 t. instant coffee granules
2 c. cool whip
3 toffee bars crushed or toffee bits
Prepare brownies & bake. Let cool. While cooling mix milk & pudding. Mix water with coffee granules to dissolve. Add coffee to pudding mixture. Fold in cool whip. Cut up brownies into bite size pieces. Layer brownies, pudding mixture, then toffee bits. Continue til all ingredients are gone ending with toffee bits. Chill 3 hrs before serving.

 Cinnamon Rolls
2 pkgs yeast
1 c very warm water
1 tsp sugar
Mix together til dissolved. Let set til bubbly. 
1/2 c butter melted
1/3 c sugar
1 egg
1 T salt
Mix all together well then add yeast mixture. Add: 
1 1/2 c lukewarm milk
4 c flour
Mix until dough is soft then turn out on floured surface & knead in flour until dough is not sticky but elasticy & soft. 
Let rise til double in oiled bowl. Punch down then rise again til double. Roll out and sugar & etc like you would normal cinnamon rolls. Grease pan well then sprinkle brown sugar fairly thick in bottom then pour cream & mix with brown sugar. Place cinnamon rolls on top of cream & brown sugar. Let rolls rise again til double. Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 min. Turn out upside down onto cookie sheet so brown sugar cream sauce is the frosting. Enjoy!!!

Before class

All ready for card class

Busy busy....

Happy Stampers

More Happy Stampers

......and More

And iced coffee to boot!!

C

Cupcake Builder

 One of my favorite cards!!!! This card uses the Create a Cupcake stamp set and the Cupcake Builder punch. I used markers to make the sprinkles on the cupcake different colored then the punch to punch it out PLUS the patterned paper. Love the way this card is so crisp and clean. Here again you can use scraps of paper to punch out the cupcake "body".

More Bareback

Good morning to you all!!! 
If any of you loved the "Bareback" stamp set as much as I do then you'll love this card. It uses varied hues of brown & tan with three brads to set it all off. There are some cards that NEED the torn look and this is one of them. In case you are asking if there is a "right" or "wrong" way to tear .... yes there is depending on the look you are wanting to achieve. If you want the feathery look that I have here, then holding the stamped image in your left hand, tear with your right hand coming towards your body. If you want a crisper edge tear with the left hand coming towards your body. Try it a time or two on some scraps and see how you like it.

Thank U

Here's a card that you can do in large or small scale depending on the size of alphabet stamps you have. And of course the possibilities are endless: "celebrate U"  "It's all about U" "Happy Birthday to U"....etc....I really like the simplicity of this card.

Cool Birthday Wishes

Think of the possibilities of this card! Here it is a bit masculine....but switch around the paper & colors, add a flower brad and suddenly it's very feminine! You could also use the Big Shot and emboss the Marina Mist CS for a little more texture.Sometimes in my classes I like to have simplicity to show that simple can sometimes be the very prettiest!!! Enjoy!!!

Bareback

Hello and I hope you are have a delightful Spring Tuesday today!!! This is another masculine card that we made in class some months back. I enjoy doing masculine cards because they are a challenge AND because there is such a need for them. Most women say that masculine cards are the ones they find the most difficult to do.So as you can see I kinda focus on them. It is so easy to do feminine cards~ just grab some pink or purple paper and some flower stamps and your on you way to gorgeous cards!!!

But I love this card....not to mention that I LOVE LOVE this stamp of the mama and baby.  Hope you enjoy it.

Happiest Birthday!

Love the Movers & Shapers!!!! Most of all I love the fact that the punches coordinate with them! This is a great Fall Happy Birthday card. Switch the Designer Paper and you have a whole new look!!!

Just My Type

This card has a great "old-timey" look. I used a discontinued stamp set but "Established Elegance" would work fine.

Celebrate!!!

WOW! What a bright happy Happy Birthday card! I have done this card SO many times and in SO many colors.

Because I Care

Can you ever have too much purple???  I think not!
This Hydrangea Stamp is discontinued but any big flower will do such as the Fabulous Florets.

Seeing Stars

See? I said I LOVED red, white & Blue!!!!
You could actually pair alot more ribbons than I did. It adds a great texture to put fat & skinny ribbons together. Experiment and have fun!

Gone Buggy!!!

A great card for your favorite lil bug lover....
You can make this girlie or boyish! LOVE the Bugs & Kisses Stamp set!!!

Here's to the Red White & Blue

Here's to the Red, White & Blue!!!!! I always love making red, white & blue cards. They are great for anytime of the year. So easy! Just tear Real Red CS into strips, place on Whisper White card and trim. Add a star and poke some holes and you have it!!!!

Little Bear

Hello there!!! Isn't this little guy CUTE??? I put him on here big so you can see the details. There is NO STAMPING on this card. He is just all punches and dies. A great way to use your scraps!! The colors don't show up as good as I wish they did here but the ear insides ARE pink. We had such a fun time making these in class!

Black & Silver Graduation Card

It's that time of year when we all get TONS of graduation announcements and invitations. And we always needs cards on hand for each and every one! Here is one you can adapt to school colors OR leave it all black and silver if you aren't sure of the colors.

Need a catalog?

Don't you just LOVE the new catalog?? I have NO clue how many times I have browsed through it already!!! If you do not have a catalog and WANT one...please email me and I'll get one to you!
brewerbunch4@gmail.com


So many cool stamp sets and fun ideas!

Happy Birthday Cupcake

Happy Monday from BEAUTIFUL Central Oregon!!!
We have gorgeous blue skies here and SUNSHINE finally!!!
Here is a card that I made for my youngest sons birthday and it turned out SO cool I just have to post it!!! The designer papers are not Stampin Up but there are so many possibilities with papers that ARE Stampin Up. I loved the blue & brown together. This is another one of those cards with TONS of variables. So play with it and have fun!!!

Lace Oatmeal Cookies

Happy Sunday!!! Fathers Day is just a week away.This is my husbands favorite cookie recipe so that's why I'm posting it. Give it a try and see how your special man likes it!
Lace Oatmeal Cookies
3 c. oatmeal
2 cubes butter
1 1/4 c. sugar
2 t. flour
1 t. baking powder
1 t. salt
2 eggs
4 t. vanilla
Melt butter & pour over oats, mix well. Combine sugar, flour, baking powder & salt. Add to oat mixture and mix well.  Add eggs & vanilla. Beat well. Let dough set for 15 minutes to absorb into oats. Line cookie sheet with foil and oil the foil. Drop by small spoonfuls onto oiled foil. These cookies are VERY thin and they spread so allow for plenty of room. I only put 6 to a cookie sheet.
Bake @ 350 degrees for 12 min. Remove from oven and slide foil off of cookie sheet onto rack & place rack in freezer. This is the sure fire way of removing from foil. Leave in freezer 15 minutes. Then you can gently pull cookies off foil. Very delicate and crispy!
Enjoy!!!

Elmo

Here's Elmo!!! Such a cute card for the special kid in your life. So simple and so cute! You actually use the negative of the oval die (Old Olive) ,place it over the red card then cut the inside oval out of black & cut one side of the black off to use for Elmos mouth. There is no stamping on this one so its SUPER easy to put together.

Even more "Totally Tool"

ANOTHER Father's day card and ANOTHER tool one! LOVE the Totally Tool stamp set. A tid bit of info for you....when I get stamps that are a picture and saying together, I always (if there is enough room) cut them apart and mount them on either side of the wood block. I then put the stickers on the side when you hold  onto. I find that its nice to be able to use them separately. 

Nautical Fathers Day Card

What a switch!!!  A nautical card!!!! This stamp set has been a favorite of mine since it came out. Even though this DS paper is not available any longer you could use any striped paper.

Totally Tool Card

Here's yet ANOTHER carpenter card. LOVE LOVE this one!!!  This card has some great possibilities because you can have several inserts....like one for each child to write on.

Want some homemade bread?

Here's my WONDERFUL bread recipe!!!


4 cups very warm water
1/2 cup olive oil
1 heaping tablespoon sea salt
2 tablespoons yeast
Scant 1/2 cup sugar
Mix together with wire whisk in mixing bowl. Let set til bubbly. 
Add:
3-4 cups flour 
Beat well.
Add flour until it sticks together but is still sticky to touch. Turn out on floured counter and knead flour into dough until dough is soft and elastic but not sticking to hands. Place in oily bowl turning to oil top. Let rise til double. Punch down and turn over. Let rise til double again. Punch down and separate into 4 equal parts. Place into greased loaf pans. Let rise again til to the top of loaf pans. Bake @350 degrees for 30 min. Butter tops. ENJOY!!!!

My NEW ink pads!!

Here's my new pads!!!  Aren't they pretty? Can't wait to have ALL the colors on Friday!!! They are SO awesome!!!

Ink pads

YAY!!!! The 1st of my NEW ink pads arrived today!!!  The rest should be here on Friday...they were backordered! :( Are they EVER cool!!! They have the feel of an embossing pad I think!

May 5th Wedding

About a month ago our family was invited to play for a friends wedding in Pendelton, OR.  It was a very chilly day (and the wedding was outside) but we had a great time. Our family played for 1/2 hr+ while guests were arriving and then the boys played "Canon in D" in place of the traditional wedding march. They did PERFECT!!! (I can say that...I'm the mom!:)

Family Picture

Our family

Carpenter DAD card

Here's another fun dad card!!!  This monochromatic card uses the wood sheets for the Big Shot. Can you tell my husband is a carpenter?

Take 10 Class

June 23rd is the date for the next "Take 10 Card Class" here at my house!!! I have 1 opening in the am class and 2 openings in the afternoon class.
If you have never been to my classes, here are the particulars:
Class fee is $10, which is refundable or transferable up until the Saturday a week before class so in June that date would be the 16th.
There is limited space (10 per class) and classes are limited to ages 12 & up.
Classes include: everything you need to complete 10 awesome cards!!!  That means ink, cardstock, stamps, dies, punches, ribbon, buttons,etc etc. 
I also provide coffee, iced or hot tea and a snack....or two! :) 
We have a great time being together, laughing & sharing. The awesome thing is that you can leave your brain at home!!!!  You don't have to be creative to enjoy my classes...I've done all the work for you! My goal is to create an atmosphere where ladies can come and have a great time, put together some fun cards and be stress FREE!!!!!
Most of the spots in my classes are filled in advance so email me SOON!!! We'd LOVE to have you join us!!! brewerbunch4@gmail.com

Roughing It!!!

Happy Wednesday!!! Here is a card that is great for any out door enthusiast! Sorry but this card uses some discontinued sets but you can certainly adapt and use one from the current Stampin Up! catalog like "The Great Outdoors". 

Wonderful DAD card

 Father's Day is almost here!!! Here is a great card that will honor  dad AND use your scraps.  Love how the blue & brown went so well together.