Valentine's Cake in a Jar

Happy February Bloggers!

It's been a while since I've updated you on what's been going on over here in my little crafty world. Today I have a project for you that I can't really take credit for. Another of my crafty friends enlisted me to help her with some Valentine projects. Well, actually a few friends. This past Sunday we made cake in a jar.

I don't have the recipe, but it was an applesauce spice cake. We used pint sized mason jars. Here's the final project. This one is for me, but the ones we made for her patients had tags on them that said, "Happy Valentine's Day".

I peeked on Google and there a tons of recipes and directions for making the cakes. You can adapt them for any season, any holiday. We used fabric from Walmart and took a saucer out of the cabinet to trace circles and fabric scissors to cut them out. After the cakes baked and cooled a bit, we took the rims off and added the fabric. Finished them off with a little bit of tulle for glam.

I'll be back next week to update you on my Project Life progress.

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Just another Tuesday

Good Morning bloggy friends,

Oh that's right, today is Valentine's Day. BAH HUMBUG.

I just haven't been in the mood to celebrate holidays lately. I was asked to do two cards for a coworker. If she wouldn't have asked, I wouldn't have done any crafts for V-Day.

Sorry about the bad lighting in the photos, I forgot to snap pictures before I came to work today. The bee is cut from Create-A-Critter (3 inches) and the hearts are from George and Basic Shapes (1.25 inches). I printed the sentiments from my computer.

Have a wonderful day.

Valentine Lollipop Wrappers

Good Afternoon,

It feels like I haven't been very crafty the last few weeks. I have 3 large orders that I need to work on and work is starting to pick up too.

I did have some time to put these quick Valentines together

I would say the size really depends on the lollipop you use. I used some Caramel Apple pops which were a little smaller than 3 inches square. I cut my paper 7 inches by 3 inches. I then scored at 1/4 inch on both sides. I folded and punched a hole in the small "flaps" using my hole puncher. I then used my ATG gun to put the two flaps together. I cut the ladybug from Create-A-Critter at 2.5 inches on all layers and attached it to the front. I stamped the back with Just Wordz stamps.

I have these listed on my Etsy shop here.

Thanks for stopping in and checking out my project.

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Momo's Tuesday Challenge

Happy Friday Everyone!!

I spent some time down in my craftroom catching up on some projects. My first project was for Momo's Tuesday challenge. This week's challenge was to use black, white, and hot pink with at least one heart.

* Standard A2 sized card (4.25" x 5.5")
* Pattern paper is from Micheal's (clearance) and is cut at 4" x 5"
* Cupid is cut from the Sweethearts cartridge at 3"
* Sentiment is a rub-on I've had FOREVER!!
* Rhinestone heart is from Oriental Trading.

I know the photo looks a bit red, but I promise it is bright pink. I really need some new lights in my basement. I hope you like the card. I'm going to give it to my very special Valentine.

I also made another page for the wedding album that I've been working. Check it out over here.

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Scrappy Mom Terrific Tuesday Challenge

Here's my entry for the Scrappy Mom's Terrific Tuesday Challenge from last week. Here is the link to their post.

The challenge was to use the Sweethearts cartridge. I've been watching a lot of YouTube videos lately and have seen everyone making these treat bags. I got the bags and candy from The Dollar Tree. Yup that's right, those cute little heart ziplock bags were only $1 for 40.

I cut the pink and red toppers at 5 by 3 3/4. Folded in half at 2 1/2 inch. I cut the Scalloped Heart at 1 3/4 inch with the Blackout feature on. At this size the holes didn't cut out perfectly, so I made a last minute substitution. I used my bold Galaxy Marker for the white dots in the pink hearts and my pink Zig pen for the white hearts. The sentiment is a stamp from the dollar bin at Micheal's. Total cost for the project, $7. I made 32 bags.

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