MINI COOKBOOK WINNER!!!

Hello, family-friends!!!  I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend!!!  I thought of you over the last several days and included you all in my "things I'm thankful for" holiday prayers because you've all been a blessing to me -- more than I can tell you.  I look forward to our next years together!

I had a wonderful time with our families and got to meet a few new ones!!!  Being I was actually not at home, I do hope you've already forgiven me for not being here Saturday to announce the mini cookbook winner as I initially thought I would have had the time to sneak back here for a brief visit to do; unfortunately, the time got lost and I thank you for waiting.

Now to get that out of way...  the winning number selected by Random.org for the mini cookbook is:

The 18th commentor for the post is NICOLE!!!  Congratulations, Nicole!!!  You own the mini cookbook.  Please email me at audreyfrel@sbcglobal.net your mailing address!!!  I hope you enjoy your book!!!

I wish I had a project to share with you today, unfortunately, I haven't done any crafting since our holiday celebration began.  As everything is only now beginning to wind down, it may be another day or so before I can get started, but I'll be running in and out to see what you've been up to -- I can't wait to see all your wonderful projects I've missed!!

Hugs, love you all...

I'll be seeing you!!!

A CELEBRATION HAS BEGAN!!!

Our families celebrating has began!!!  We are visiting, rejoicing, and being thankful for so many wonderful blessings!!!

We all wish you a very special safe, warm, happ+,y and Thanksgiving holiday filled with love and blessings!!!

I'll be seeing you when this festive occasion is over...

Love and hugs!

KITCHEN DRAWER MINI COOKBOOK PROJECT AND A BLOG HOP WINNER!!!

Happy Monday, everyone!!!  I sincerely hope you all had a wonderful and creative weekend!  I finally finished cutting all those little Mickey Mouse treat boxes for my niece, and I even cut out an addition 11 of the turkey treat boxes.  I have to admit though that as much fun as they were to put together, I don't care if I ever cut another pattern/template again for a very, very long time!!!  LOL!!!  I don't even want to look at a pair of scissors right now!  HA!

To my new followers, thank you so much for deciding to join my family and I look forward to our visits together!  I'll be around to see you soon!

Before I announce the winner of the "Gobble Til You Wobble" blog hop prize,  a wonderful friend sent me the most adorable little silverware set stamp that I wanted.  I know this cute stamp will get a lot of use, and the first project I've used it for is this little mini cookbook which you can keep in a kitchen drawer:

When you unfold the top cover, it looks like this:

When you unfold the bottom cover it lays flat so this is what you'll have:

Or, if you fold back the top cover, the book will stand alone on a table or counter top like this:

Either laying flat or in it's standing position you can flip thru the recipe cards like this:

I'd like to say thanks again to my friend for this wonderful little stamp!!!  And..., SURPRISE!!!  If you like this little mini cookbook, it's a giveaway!!!  To be eligible for it, just leave me one of your wonderful comments on this post letting me know you'd like to have it!  No, you do not need to be a follower to win!  I will announce the winner on Saturday, November 26.  The winner will be selected by Random.org. and you will have 3 days to claim it.  (Sorry, will only mail within U.S.)

Now for the blog winner!!!  Random.org. selected number "19":

LISA808, you are the WINNER of the matching vellum and paper set!!!  Please email your mailing address to me at audreyfrel@sbcglobal.net. 

Well, I'm off to play!!!  Thank you all for taking time from your creating crafting to stop by!

Hugs, and I'll be seeing you!!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING CANDY BOX CARD

I HAVE TWO (2) POSTS FOR TODAY.  PLEASE SEE THE PREVIOUS POST FOR THE "GOBBLE TIL YOU WOBBLE" BLOG HOP!  I HAVE A CUTE PROJECT WAITING FOR YOU THERE AND BLOG CANDY!

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Hello, everyone!!!  Today I'm guest designer over  at Sheila's for her weekly challenge.  So let me get started with the project I made to get this week's challenge started.  Once you leave here, please head on over there to check on what's required to enter your project in the challenge to be eligible for a great prize.  Just click on Sheila's name above , it's a direct link to "She's A Sassy Lady".

Early last year, I designed this little candy card box and thought it would be wonderful to bring back as a Thanksgiving favor for your dinner guests.  It would look so cute on each plate setting at your table and because they're personalized they can also act as adorable place cards!!!  Here is my box design, and as my hubby is always "head of the table" I did his first, so this one is personalized with his name:

Here's what the card looks like on the inside:

And inside the card box is where you can put some little after-dinner mints or candy favors:

Isn't it cute?  And isn't it such a good idea for a place card?  Well, let me show you how I made it.  First I cut out the cut file (which  is available to you here by going to my right-hand side-bar, scrolling down to the "Available Cut.Files" drop-down menu; on the menu click on "Click for List" and scroll down until you find the file name "My Candy Box Card" -- click to open and download it.  Okay, here's what the cut.file looks like:

The picture below is what the cut template looks like and how I began folding it.  On the cut file I've added tick marks where the fold lines go, however, because they are difficult to see on the picture I've drawn in arrows as a guideline for you to see where I did the first  folds.  I've also indicated card "front" and the card "box" ends to easily identify the ends when folding in the box:
NOTE:  I scored in each fold line before folding.  By scoring in the fold lines first gives me crisp, clean, and straight folds.

Once I made the folds above, I turned the card as shown on the picture below and made the following folds:

Once I'd made all the folds, I placed glue along the first section of the tab on the "box" end of the card on the front side of the card:

Next I flipped the card over to the backsde, aligned and glued down the end of the tab section, where the glue was applied, along the score line closest to it (hint:  I used the eraser end of a pencil to run along the inside of the pocket along the glued section to help adhere it down):

Then I folded in the small tabs on each side of the box bottom to the inside, folded up the bottom tab and glued the top bottom tab to the other tab.  Now this is what the completed card box looked like:

Okay, the fun part -- decorating it!!!

I used WordPerfect to generate the wording on the inside of the card, cut it to size, and glued it in place:

The name was also typed in WordPerfect; the front of the card was a picture I found on the internet and cut to fit at  2 -3/4" x 2-3/4" (you can use any editing program to size the image):

Last, before gluing the image to the front of the card, I attached a strip of ribbon to the back of the card pocket long enough to bring the ends to the opening side of the card to tie in a bow (about 14"):

I added a few rhinestones embellies, a flower, a little 3-D lacquer to highlight a couple pieces of fruit on the card front to finish it off-- ALL DONE!!!  Alright...., how will you decorate yours?!!!

As I mentioned earlier, the cut file can be found on the sidebar on my blog as instructed above.  I did the file using the George cart, however, if you do not have George, please leave a comment on this post with your email address requesting a PDF copy of the template/directions and I'll email it to you.
Now about the challenge!!!  To enter the challenge, again, please visit my "Sassy Lady" post for today by clicking on Sheila's name above.  All the eligibility requirements will be provided to you there, so come on over and have some fun!!!

Thanks for joining me, hugs, and I'll be seeing you!!!

WELCOME TO THE "GOBBLE TIL YOU WOBBLE" BLOG HOP!!!

I HAVE TWO (2) POST FOR TODAY!!!  IN ADDITION TO THE "GOBBLE TIL YOU WOBBLE" BLOG HOP, I AM GUEST DESIGNER ALSO TODAY AT SHEILA'S FOR HER WEEKLY CHALLENGE.  PLEASE VISIT ME THERE, OR YOU CAN VIEW THE PROJECT ON MY NEXT POST RIGHT HERE FOLLOWING THE HOP POST.  TO GET TO SHEILA'S TO GET DETAILS AND LINK UP FOR THE CHALLENGE, PLEASE CLICK HERE TO BE DIRECTED TO HER BLOG, SHE'S A SASSY LADY.  I HAVE A REALLY CUTE PROJECT TO LEAD OFF THE CHALLENGE, SO  I HOPE TO SEE YOU!!! 

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IT'S TIME FOR THE "GOBBLE TIL YOU WOBBLE"BLOG HOP!!! 

 

Hello everyone!!!  Welcome to the "Gobble Til You Wobble" Blog Hop!!!  This hop is hosted by my beautiful friend Jean of Jean's Crafty Corner and Tina of Tina Time, and it's all about the "turkey" in honor of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.

I hope you will join all of us along the hop trail as there's a fantastic line-up of crafters with projects ready to make you "Gobble Til You Wobble", and it's going to be so much fun -- maybe even a few prizes along the way!  Of course, if you know me, you know I have a little something for some lucky person to win here today!!!

Now, if you've arrived here from Georgiana's then you are in the right place. If you just dropped in to visit me and want to begin the hop from the beginning then  start at www.jeanscraftycorner.blogspot.com.  For your convenience, below is the line-up of all the hop particpants waiting for you; click on their specific site address to be directly linked to their blog.  So, let's get going!!!

Blog Hop Line-Up:

Jean at http://www.jeanscraftycorner.blogspot.com/

Tina at http://ollieanddextersmommy.blogspot.com/

Rhonda at http://scraphappenswithrhonda.blogspot.com/

Georgiana at http://carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com/

Audrey at http://cuteandsome.blogspot.com/  -  ME!  YOU'RE ALREADY HERE!

Jani at http://papercompulsions.blogspot.com/
Carri at http://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com/


Well, my friends, the project I've prepared for you for the hop today is a Thanksgiving turkey box and card set that I'm calling "Drunk Ole Turkey He Gobbled Til He Wobbled" Alright!!!":

 

Here's a closer look at the card and box (you can also click on the image to enlarge):

And here's the inside of the card:

Recipe:

Turkey (image found on Internet)

Alcohol Bottles (image found on Internet)

Kraft Paper

Pop Dots

Ribbon (Colors:  Dark Brown and Cream)

Thanksgiving Border Paper (Manufacturer unknown)

Glossy Accents

 

My giveaway is matching sets of decorative vellum and embossed cardstock (6 sheets of each):

To be eligible to receive this, just leave me a wonderful comment on this post; you do not have to be a follower to win.  The winner will be selected by Random.org and I'll announce who you are sometime on Monday, November 21, before 5 p.m. CT.

I hope you enjoyed my project -- and will enjoy all the projects!!!  Thank you so much for stopping by, enjoy the rest of the hop -- and don't forget to visit Sheila's or my next post today for my guest designer project there!  I think you'll really like that project too!!!  Oh, and don't forget to go there to link-up your project in the challenge.  Sheila has a great prize for the challenge winner!!!

I'll be seeing you!!!

"GOBBLE-GOBBLE" TURKEY TREAT BOX!!!

Hello, everyone!!!  I hope you're all well!  I'm back at  Pam's today with another fun DT project.

Today my box project is not from a cut file -- I just didn't feel like doing all the figuring out how to design a project and wanted something different anyway, so I did something different!!!  LOL!!!  I made a box from scratch with a turkey image I found on the internet.  Ready to see it?!!!  Well, here it is:

Here's a top view of the treat box where the treats are tucked away:

This box may look a bit complicated, but it was soooo easy!  It's simply taking a picture of one of the turkeys, flipping another of the pictures, and gluing them back-to-back so there's a turkey on both sides; I did two sets.  Next I measure a box sized to fit and glue between the sets of turkeys, and I had a treat box!!!  Here, let me show you.

First, from the image I found on the internet,  I printed out 4 turkeys in WordPerfect onto cardstock (2 turkeys per page) and flipped 1 on each page for my 2 sets of turkeys:

I cut out all four (4) turkeys, took  2 of the flipped opposites as shown on the picture below, and glued it back to back; I did the same with the other set of 2 -- BUT wait, I didn't do the second set just yet!!!  You'll see why in a minute. 

Using one of the turkeys from the second set,  I measured what size treat box I'd need to fit between my turkeys by outlining the size of the box on the back of the turkey (I didn't worry about drawing on the turkey because I'd be gluing the other one to the backside.  This is why I waited).  I determined the width of my box would be 1.50" and the length  3.50".  Look about right, huh? :

Now, so just how did I figure out how to do my box scaled to this size?  Well, it was easy and my method can be used to fit any size image; let me explain.  I know I want my box now to be 1.50" inches across and 3.50" down to fit between my turkey, so I had to figure what size paper I'd need for the box allowing for the sides and the tabs.  Using the method illustrated on the picture below, 5.50" x 4.50 would be the paper size I'd need for the treat box:

I'd already figured I wanted my box to be 1" deep as that would be enough to hold several small candies and not so deep as to make my turkey look like 2 turkeys!!!  You'll see what I mean!!!   Because a visual always helps me with where my scoring will be, I draw out the box according to the width, length, sides, and tabs on the 5.50" x 4.50" sheet of paper.   Doing this shows me I would score at 1", 2.50", 3.50" , and 5" across the 5.50" side of the paper, and at 1" across the 4.50" side of paper.  As a rule, I always allow the same number of inches for my bottom tabs as I do for the sides of my box, and only 1/2" for the side closure tab: 

Once I cut out my paper size and scored it, I folded along the score lines; cut the bottom tabs up to the bottom 1" score line, and cut out the bottom tab beneath the side closure tab -- as shown below:

I then adhered the treat box together by gluing the side tab to the opposite end side, and gluing the bottom tabs in place -- you know how to glue a box!!!  Lol!!!  Here's what the glued box looked liked when measured to my box illustration -- Perfect Fit... always!!!:

 

Now, I glued the back side of the second set of turkeys together!  Having my 2 sets of turkeys and my box, and being I'd covered up the drawn illustration, I glued my box in place approximately where I figured I'd measured it to go:

I then glued the other turkey set to the top side of the treat box to get this:

By manipulating the feet and the bottom wings, I got my turkey to stand on his own -- I'm sure the 2 sheets of cardstocks used to glue the 2 turkeys images together helped with it being sturdy enough.

Pretty cool, huh?!!!  Well, of course I'm not done yet, I have to decorate it!!!  Before highlighting the turkey with black, orange and yellow stickles, adding the ribbon and candies, I used a hot glue -- for instant gratification -- to glue together the two turkey heads and along the breast to give the appearance of it being one turkey -- this is why I didn't want the treat box to be too deep.  Well, it's all done!!!  Wanna see it again? 

I really hope you like this little project, it was so much fun to do!!!  And, hopefully, you'll try it -- you can always follow my means of measurement to get that perfect fit for your internet image treat box... lol!!!

Should you have any questions, you can leave me a comment; I'll get back to you!

Thanks so much for joining me today, I appreciate your stopping by!  Hugs, love, and as always...

I'll be seeing you!

A CHRISTMAS PROJECT AND SOME NEWS!

Hello, everyone!!!  Wow, it seems like forever since I've been around!!!  LOL!  I hope you're all well.

I've been really busy, among other things, preparing 3 projects for this weekend.  On Friday I'll be presenting my monthly DT project over at Pam's; on Saturday I'm guest designer for Sheila's weekly challenge and I'm also participating in Jean's and Tina's "Gobble Til You Wobble" blog hop.  So I'll have two (2) project posts on Saturday.  I do hope you'll all come around to see all 3 projects I'll be presenting to you, and that you'll have some fun in the challenge and hop!!!  There'll be prizes at both!!!  All the details will be available on each individual/specific post!  Now that I have all these projects ready -- and one for today -- I can take some time to focus on visiting with you a bit later because Ive really missed you the last few days.

A bit of good news is my scan-test result showed I have an undeveloped "something" in my kidney that never developed from childhood which is causing the blood in my urine, so now I'm being referred to a urologist to find out what can be done about it-- sorry, if it sounds gross; however, it's better than being told it was cancer which, thank God, I wasn't!  So that's good news!  Isn't it funny how things always seem to catch up with you so unexpectantly?!!!  Totally caught me off-guard that I was "undeveloped"!!!  LOL!

Now on to my project for today.  With Christmas almost upon us, I decided I better get started!  I'm one of those last minute folks that never finishes getting everything done... lol!!!   What I have is a  matching card and gift box:

Here's a picture of the inside of the card:

The paper I used is Graphic 45 Christmas Emporium; I don't think you can go wrong with anything made by Graphic 45... lol!  And although you may not be able to see it,  I also used lots of stickles!!!  (Maybe if you click to enlarge it.)  Other than serious needing to get out and purchase a new paper cutter, I love how this set turned out with all the bling!!!

Anyway, normally this time of year (if you remember last year), I'd be knee-deep into making soaps and toiletries to sell to several once-a-year only customers.  As I've had to decline this year due to timing issues (and a possible vacation), I hope to have a few more holiday projects to share with you prior to this year-end than last.  And with the holiday seasons upon us and out-of-town family visiting, I'm hoping my aunt will be plenty occupied to allow me a little more "breathing" room... lol!!!

Well, I'm off to finish up some chores but I'll be back to begin my visits with you in a little while!!!

Hugs, thanks so much for taking time to stop by, and...

I'll be seeing you!