Long Separation

It has been a while sence my last post. I have had a lot going on. I got a job at the local sandwich and bakery here in town. It is a great job and I enjoy all the people that i work with, but it leaves me little time to craft. I also have been watiching my nephew. But on the up side I have started selling stampin up. you can go to my site at http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/totallytanya/ I will be back soon.
Tanya

BreAnne's Wedding guest book

My little niece is getting married. As a wedding gift I let her choose a guest book or a scrapbook. She decided that she wanted a guest book . I leave a lot of "white" space on the pages to allow the guests to sign there name or give a little note of congratulations.

this photo is on its side.

This photo is on its side but the border around the photo is martha stewart

With her choosing a guest book I asked if she could provide some photos for it. This photo is one of the photos that they chose for the announcement.

I think that is is one of my favorite pages. I used a stampin up die for the flowers and cut them out of fabric, The ribbon going around the photo says "you stole my heart" (i think)

I used a martha stewart border punch for the border.

I cut out the cake in yellow and then again in gray. I cut the stand away from the cake and glued it to the yellow cake base. then i used some su seam binding, folded it in half and attached it to the cake so it looked like a layer of frosting. I then ran it through a cuttlebug embossing folder so it had more dimension. I also cut out Lamour both the cake and the lamour are from the summer in paris cartridge

I placed su rhinestones in a circle around the couple.

I cut happily ever after from the stamping solutions cartridge and put rub-on's around the photo

I cut out Breanne and Trent from opposites attract and the frame from home accents

the hearts and circles were cut from accent essentials

I used a heidi swap mask and inked around it

The tree and forever and ever are stamping solutions the borders behind the photo are su

I used a su stamp set and created my own pattern paper cut a strip off and laced it like a shoe

Forever is cut from home accents and the border is martha stewart

Everything is cut from walk in my garden except for the curvy frame which is accent essentials

Love is cut from home accents and the flower is stampin up

Make your own SunCatcher Paint.

While I was at the local Wal-Mart I was in the kid craft area and seen the sun catcher items. I thought "WOW what a fun project for the little one." As I was looking at the prices I thought to myself. I wonder if I can make my own paint. Later that night I was laying in bed, and it hit me. I bet I could just use glue that dries clear. The next morning I got on the internet and did a little searching. Low and behold on ehow they have instructions... GUESS WHAT all it has in it is....thats right clear Elmer glue and some food coloring. So I was stoked. Back to walmart I go. and for a 1.77 I was able to get the glue and for .47 each I got 4 of the individual sun-catcher plastic thingies. I already had food coloring at home so for less than $4.00 I was excited. I got home and in an old deviled egg holder i picked up at a thrift store I poured about 1 tlbs of glue and around 4 drops of color in each.

SOOOOOO the things that you will need are.

• Clear glue (I used Elmer's)
• Food Coloring
• Sun-catcher Shapes
• Paintbrush
• newspaper to cover work surface
  
• ice cube tray to put paint in. (on a side note... If you put the "paint" in something that can be sealed off you can reuse the paint over and over till it is gone)
  

After you have added about a tablespoon or so into the different compartments use a toothpick or Popsicle stick to stir the color into the glue .

On the McCormick page there is a page with all things food coloring and a chart on how to make all the wonderful colors. Here I have orange green in a few different shades blue purple yellow and a brownish color that you get when one drop of each color is added. if you want darker colors add more drops if you want lighter colors like what i have use about 4 drops or so. (some had 5 or 6) The McCormick page tells you around 20 drops for egg dye I don't think you need that much. But Trial and Error is the way we learn right...

Here is the star that I painted . It is still wet. The shapes will take a half hour or so to dry.

UNLESS you have a son that wants the glue really really thick then it may take a couple hours.
But the color is nice....lol

Here they are on a paper towel drying.

After they are dry you can hang them from fishing line in a window and have a something cute to look at and your kiddos to be proud of.

The Kitty and the Dog

A Frog

and the star that i did. I think i am going to see if I cant figure out how to make my own shapes. I know that .47 is not expensive, but the selection of shapes was very limited. Maybe I will check Joann's or Michale's, and see what they have. Anyhoo have fun painting. and creating with the little ones.

Konad bow and Pink

My nails.

the ink is la looks and the bow is craze from wet and wild. in some light it looks black and others it looks navy me likes

Dilbert

September cards from Just bee scrapin

This weekend was the card weekend at just bee scrapin and we made 3 cards.
This was one of them I had a little trouble getting the ribbon to look the way that i liked so after so many attemps i just gave up. Also the brown for the scallop border and the brown scallop circle are not the same so that bothers me too. but I do like the pattern paper and the colors other than that.


I love the pattern paper on the howling cat card. It is beautiful. I had a hard time with the ribbon on this card as well. (today was not my weekend for ribbon i guess. but all in all i do like this card.

now you are thinking wait she said 3 cards didnt she. well the 3rd card has a 3d pumpkin on it and it when i scan the card it isnt given the justice that it deserves. so that will be a later post!

Card Club for September 2011

The stampin up card club started up again this month. We made some cute cards.

The flower on this one is cut from fabric and then glued in a circle and bunched up. Then we glued a hair clip to the back of it so we can wear it on our clothes, hair, purse etc... It was fun to make. (the green thing on the top left side is from another card. and it got in the picture.

This is the halloween card that we made. the stamp set is in the holiday mini. To color in the letters we used chalk and the blender pens. We also used the spider web embossing folder, and the Frightful Sight Designer Series Paper

new recipes to try!

So i got a book from the library with fun things that you can make with your kiddos. and with all the time that i am spending on Pinterest I thought i should make them and share them with all of you!
When I make them, I will post pictures and a new post to go along with it.

Bathtub finger paints

• 1/3 c clear dish soap
• 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
• food coloring

Mix cornstarch and soap till well blended. pour into ice cube trays and add a drop or two of color and mix. give to child in tub and let them be Picasso.

Sidewalk Paint

• 1/4 c. cornstarch
• 1/4 cup cold water
• food coloring

Mix together in a small plastic bowl add in 6 to 8 drops food coloring repeat for additional colors

Bath crayons

• 1 cup ivory soap grated
• 1/4 cup warm water
• food coloring
• somthing for a mold

Mix water, soap and 4 to 6 drops food color stir until it begins to stiffen. remove from bowl kneed till its a very thick dough. Spoon into mold, freeze for 10 minutes and let dry 12 to 24 hours.

Treasure Stones (good for a pirate birthday or dinosaur party)

• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup used coffee grounds
• 1/2 cup salt
• 1/4 cup sand
• 3/4 cup water

Mix together all but the water. Slowly add in the water and knead till a dough consistency. Form into a ball and add treasure or fossil or whatever reshape. Bake at 150 for 15 to 20 minutes or let set for 3 days.

Make your own Dishwasher detergent!

So I found a blog that had a recipe for making your own dishwasher detergent. So I thought why not give it a try...




1 box of Borax
1 box of super washing soda
3 cups Epsom salt
24 envelopes of unsweetened lemonade (like Kool-Aid)

that is the recipe on that other blog

I didnt want to make THAT much so I halved the recipe and instead of buying 12 packets of lemonade I bought the big container that makes 8 quarts and Before I left the kool-aid isle i took notice that each envelope has .12 oz of powder in it. SOOOO what I did is


1/2 a box borax
1/2 a box super washing soda
1 1/2 cup epsom salt
and 1.44 oz ( if you want you could round that up to 3 TBLS's) of lemonade powder (now my son can have a tasty drink later)***after a few bad dirty glass' I realized that the lemonade is SWEETENED so stick with the envelopes!!

mix together and store in an AIR TIGHT container to prevent clumping.



and after the first load finished the dishes came out nice. But I did notice a residue on some things and after a trial and err I realized I used Sweetened lemonade. You need to use unsweetened. Now let me also say that I ran the cycle as a "normal" cycle as well. I usually have to run the cycle as pots and pans (which is a longer and hotter cycle) So as for impressed you bet I am. Now the break down on the cost is as follows
borax 4.66~
super washing soda 3.99~
Epsom salt 3.49
Kool-aid (gv brand) 1.98
total---> $14.12 BUT I don't use all the lemonade and epsom salt. and i had a voucher at smiths for$50 So I got the borax and sws for FREE!!! and you only use 1 tbls per wash so this will last forever....OK maybe not forever but before I was paying $5.00 for 20 loads and now i payed 14 for 100 (or more) loads. Try it for yourself and tell me what you think.

Also I am going to make my own Laundry soap in a different post and will use the borax and SWS in it too. (that is part on why I made only half a batch. I got that recipe from Why Not Sew

Happy Birthday Aaron!

So Aaron's Birthday was the 27th. We didnt do anything fancy. This is the card that I made him. I really like the way that it turned out. I also made him a Giant Cupcake cake. It was tasty. For the frosting I buy one jar of pre-made (whatever flavor is appropriate) and add a small container of cool-whip to it. It makes the frosting go twice as far and gives it a nice light taste. My only regret is that I did not take a picture of it.