Mickey Mouse Hereshey's Nugget Cake

 Hello everyone! I don't know about you, but I am tired of the cold and snow. Part of the reason I have not posted much is because my craft area is in the basement. Even with a heater it still has been very cold. When I do come down to work on a project I don't last very long before I am back upstairs trying to get warmed up, again. Even so, I have still been able to work on some things, just a little at a time.
I don't know if you have ever seen a cake made out of the Hershey's Nuggets before, but I have and wanted to make one for my Grandson's birthday party that is coming up here very soon. As you can see by the picture, he loves Mickey Mouse. He has liked watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse for quite some time. You can also tell that he will be turning 2 years old.
This was so worth the effort of making. I actually got my idea from Pinterest. If you do a search in Pinterest, you will find quite a few different ones that can give you some ideas of how to create one. I know someone even has a tutorial. I looked at it, but did not take there advice on what to use to put in the middle of each layer. I can not bring myself to use toilet paper rolls! It grosses me out! I used round plastic containers for the bottom two layers. You could use paper towel or gift wrap rolls for an alternative also. For the top I just used cardstock.

These are the Stampin' Up! products used to create this nugget cake.
Hershey's Nuggets (not Stampin' Up!)
Cardstock: Real Red, Basic Black, and Whisper White
Stamp Set: Happiest Birthday Wishes (Retired)
MDS: For the number 2
Tools: Big Shot, Scallop Circle Bigz Die, 2 3/8" and 1 1/4" scallop circle punches, and Decorative Dots Embossing Folder, Blossom Petals Builder Punch (retired), Owl Builder Punch, Circle Framelits, Small Oval Punch, 1/2" circle punch, 1 1/4 and 1 3/8" circle punches
Accessories: 1/4" and 3/8" grosgrain ribbon in Real Red, Whisper White, and Basic Black (retired), Earth Elements Candy Dots
The other non-Stampin' Up! thing I used was lollipop sticks for the balloons and Mickey.

Thanks for looking, feel free to leave a comment, and stop by again.
Have a great day!!
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Birthday Thinlits Label Card

Somebody is having a birthday in a couple of days. I don't know about you, but I was wanting to try out the new Thinlits Label Card Die. Guess what I have found out? They make fast and cute cards. If you have been playing with the idea of buying one, go for it! I am glad I did. I also bought the Thinlits Circle Card Die, too. I have already started a card using it, but it may take me some time to finish it because I am not sure what all I want to add to it. In the mean time I am still working on Mickey Mouse projects. I will share those with you as I get them done.

Stampin' Up! Supplies needed to create this card.
Stamp Set: Sketched Birthday
Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Pear Pizzazz, Very Vanilla, Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight, and Gingham Garden Designer Series Paper
Tools: Big Shot, Thinlits Label Card, Bitty Banners Thinlits, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Petite Pennants Builder, Paper-Piercing Pack Festive, Paper-Piercing Tool, and Stampin' Sponge
Classic Ink: Night of Navy
Stampin' Markers: Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Island Indigo, and Pear Pizzazz

Thank you, once again, for taking the time to visit my blog. I pray my creations will inspire you to create and share your work with others, too. People still enjoy getting handmade items, as well as, we get satisfaction from making something and giving it away.

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Mickey Mouse Banner

There will be a birthday party very soon for a little boy that will be turning two. This little boy, who happens to be my youngest grandson, loves to watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. It has been a favorite of his for quite some time.
My daughter has decided that the theme of his 2nd birthday will be Mickey Mouse. I am going to be making some of the decorations for his special day. The first thing I am going to share with you was inspired by a banner that was found on Pinterest. You can view it here. As most of you know already, I do not like to copy someone elses work. I ended up using some ideas from the one on Pinterest, but I made it a lot different in the end.

This took quite a bit of time to make. The reason is because I had to really think how I wanted it to look. There is still one more thing I am going to do to it, but I can't until the end of this month. I am going to add some Pacific Point ribbon to it. I have to purchase it first.
This was created using all Stampin' Up! products, with one exception, the metal rod that has all of the ribbon tied to it.
Cardstock: Whisper White, Old Olive, Basic Black, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, and Pacific Point
Stamp set: Defining Alphabet (Retired)
My Digital Studio
Tools: 1 1/4 " and 1 3/8" Circle Punches, Small Oval Punch, Big Shot, Squares Collection and Circles Collection Frame Lits, and Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder
Accessories: 1/4" and 5/8" grosgrain ribbon, Basic Black, Whisper White, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, and Daffodil Delight

If you are having a Mickey Mouse party, this may be the inspiration you need to create a banner yourself. I am sure I will be posting other things I create for this party in the near future.
Thank you for looking and please leave a comment!

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Christmas Frestive Flurry Gifts

I hope everyone had a very Merry CHRISTmas! New Years is just around the corner. Before the New Year arrives, I wanted to share with you some little gifts I made up for my three office managers. They are all alike, but different in colors. These are fun and easy to create, as long as you have the tools. I will share with you what you need.

These are created with all Stampin' Up! products, except for the clear bags.
Cardstock: Basic Black, Real Red, Very Vanilla, Modern Medley DSP, Island Indigo, Coastal Cabana, Whisper White, and Winter Frost Specialty DSP
Classic Ink: StazOn Black, Real Red, Coastal Cabana,  and Island Indigo
Stampin' Write Markers: Basic Gray, Real Red, and Island Indigo
Stamp Set: Perfect Blend
Tools: Big Shot, Festive Flurry Framelits Dies, Fancy Favor Die (retired), Top Note Die, Northern Flurry Embossing Folder, and Blender Pens
Accessories: Large Pearl Basic Jewel, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, and Frosted Finishes Embellishments

In case you wonder, my managers loved them. They think I am so creative. I think, if you have the right tools you can do about anything. I hope you enjoy them, too.

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Festive Flurry Framelits Easel Card

It has been a little while since I have posted. Sometimes the busyness of life gets in the way. I hope everyone had a very nice Thanksgiving. I really enjoyed my family and being able to get to spend some time with all of them.

I don't know about you, but I am ready to get things ready for Christmas. This easel card can be the kick-off for it. I had never made an easel card. I watched how to make one on YouTube and off to work I went. 

This card has many layers. Due to that reason, it is heavy. To help give some support for the snowflake to stand up better, I attached a toothpick underneath. It also keeps it in place that way.

When I purchased the Festive Flurry Framelits Dies, I did not purchase the stamp set that went along with it. I just used designer series paper form the Winter Frost paper stack and the Winter Frost Specialty DSP. 

If you would like to try and make one of these, here is the list of Stampin' Up supplies you will need.

Cardstock:  Island Indigo, Whisper White, Brushed Silver, and Winter Frost DSP
Ink:  Classic Island Indigo
Stamp Set: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Tools:  Big Shot, Festive Flurry Framelits, and Bitty Banners Framelits
Accessories:  Dazzling Details Silver Sparkle and Frosted Finishes Embellishments

You can do what I did and go to YouTube to see how one is made. Before you go, leave a comment if you would like. Thank you for looking!!
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Modern Medley Tea Bag Holder

As promised, I am sharing with you a 3-D project, today! I did not come up with this idea on my own. I seen it on Pinterest and knew it would be fun to make. I sometimes have a hard time making some things because I think to myself when would I ever use it. I did consider that when I was playing with the idea of making this item, but I thought I should do it anyhow. As you can see, I did.

To be honest, I still need to buy some tea bags to fill this up. I am not a tea drinker. I really would like to find a type of tea that would maybe somewhat match, but I do not know if that is possible. If you are a tea drinker and have a suggestion, that would be much appreciated. I thank you.

Stampin' Up! items used to create this.
Cardstock:  Basic Black, Real Red, Very Vanilla, and Modern Medley DSP
Stamp Set: From My Heart
Ink: Black Staz' On
Tools:  Big Shot, Little Leaves Sizzlit, Deco Labels Collection Framelits, 1 1/4" and 1 3/4" scallop circle punches, Simply Scored Scoring Tool
Accessories: Glimmer Brad Basics and Neutrals Brads (retired)

I hope you have been inspired to try and create one of these for yourself. It would be great to use for a gift or a craft fair. Thank you for stopping by. All comments are always welcome.

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Flower Shop Birthday 2

Today, I am sharing another card made using the stamp set "Flower Shop." This one was made for a very good friend of mine. Before I worked outside of the home, I went shopping with her almost every Thursday. Since I work now, I don't see her much at all. I think I need to give her a much needed call and get together with her again this week. Sounds like an excellent plan.

 These are the Stampin' Up! products you will need to create this card.
Classic Ink:  Bravo Burgundy
Stamp Sets:  Flower Shop and From My Heart
Cardstock:  Very Vanilla, Pear Pizzazz, White Vellum, and Afternoon Picnic DSP
Tools:  Big Shot, Deco Labels Collection Framelits, Little Leaves Sizzlits, Pansy Punch, White Embossing Powder, and a Blender Pen
Accessories:  3/8" Basic Gray Taffeta Ribbon (Retired)

After I had this all finished the thing that bothered me the most is the White embossing powder. I think they need to come up with a Very Vanilla embossing powder. Tell me what you think. One more thing, be watching, I will be posting a 3-D project in the next week or so.

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