OWH Memorial Day Blog Hop

The blog hop starts here: Operation Write Home. You will be able to see all the blogs of individuals and companies that are playing along. There will be tons of inspiration as well as tutorials and give-a-ways.

The challenge was to create a thank you card and to use one of OWH's sketches. I chose their bonus sketch #10 to create this card.

Tombow's May Challenge

It is time for Tombow's May Challenge. Melissa is our host this month and she has chosen this color challenge as well as using Foam Tabs. L♥VE these colors! I would love to redo our bedroom, bathroom and living room with these colors. Maybe the whole house. It DOES have green in the combo and anyone that knows me, knows I love green. *Ü*

Here are Melissa’s rules:“This week I have chosen a color challenge for us to use...with a little twist. The twist is to use Tombow Foam Tabs or Power Tabs to add a little lift to your project.  Although we would love for you to use Tombow's products, we WANT you to play along, so feel free to use whatever you have and upload a picture to the Inlinkz over on the Tombow Blog for a chance to win a Tombow prize pack.”

For my project, I created another mini notebook. I used a Power Tab behind the green flower and then stuck the heart stick pin through it.

 

BFB Gone South

Gone South by Meg Moseley (view her blog) is the latest book I've read from Blogging for Books.

Tish McCombs is drawn back to her roots in Noble, Alabama when she finds out that the McComb family home is for sale. When she gets there people start acting strange around her when they hear her last name. It doesn't get any better when they find out that she has taken in runaway Melanie Hamilton, who is from Noble, but kicked out of her home.

An antique dealer and his uncle are the only ones that befriend them. This book teaches why you shouldn't jump to conclusions, judge someone without walking in their shoes and not believe everything you hear and read about someone.

**I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review

Tombow Blog Hop

Today Tombow is hopping with the Design Team and Kristina Werner. There is lots of inspiration and a chance to win a great Tombow package. If you just came from the Tombow blog, you are in the right spot.

I have a fun gift box created with Inky Antic's Inky Antics X1-0021 Gift Bag Template, Gamsol, and Trudy's 11145MC Coffee Time Clear Set and Tombow's Mono Adhesive Permanent, Irojiten Color Dictionary Pencils, and Fastener Tabs.

Be sure to visit all the projects featured today and leave a comment on each stop of the hop for your chance to win! We will be giving away one amazing package of Tombow's Dual Brush Pens 6 set, Jewel, Mono Adhesive Removable, Mono Adhesive Permanent, and 3D Foam Tabs.

 

The more you comment, the more chances you have to win! Now, head on over to my friend Melissa's blog to see her awesome project. The winner will be announced Friday, May 17th at 3:30 Eastern Time.

 

Here is the hop in case you get lost along the way...

Tombow Blog:
http://blog.tombowusa.com/

Debbie: You are here *Ü*
http://debbiedee.blogspot.com/

Melissa:

http://www.inkclinations.blogspot.com/

Jennie:

http://earthyscrap.blogspot.com/ 

Marie:

http://mariebrowning.wordpress.com/ 

Kristina Werner:
http://www.kwernerdesign.com/blog/ 

Tombow Blog:

http://blog.tombowusa.com/

The Winnowing Season by Cindy Woodsmall

 

I have read the second book in Cindy Woodsmall's Amish Vines and Orchards Series. I loved how the story continues and hated when I was done reading it and have to wait for the next book to come out!

 

In this book, Rhoda Byler, her fiancé, his brother and others move to Maine to start over as their orchard was damaged by a tornado. Rhoda becomes discouraged when her fiancé disappears for several weeks before showing up in Maine. Will his secret destroy their courtship? This book is filled with lots of surprises and I didn't want to put it down! Can't wait for the next book in the series!!

 

**I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review

Inky Butterfly Box

I have another Inky Antics box/project to share with you today. So far this week, we have had spring like weather, so maybe the snow is behind us now. Just a week ago today we had snow!

 

I used Inky Antics X1-0021 Gift Bag Template and Trudy's 11156MC Swirly Butterfly set. I love using Mono Multi Liquid Glue to adhere boxes together. The images are colored with Irojiten Dictionary Colored Pencils and blended with Gamsol. I used the Mono Aqua Liquid Glue to add glitter to the butterflies.

 

 

Add lots of scallop borders and lacy tag and you have a fun springy gift box to fill with goodies for someone special.

 

Pinned It Made It Monday

 

I have several pins to share with you, but no pictures (insert sad face here). Two friends and I put on a "Ladies Night Out" once a month. We come up with a theme and then have food, devotion and games/activity.

 

I came up with pinwheels for April's theme and made all the food (I usually have help making food, but it worked out timing-wise for me to do it) and here are the links to the what I made. It makes me sad that I forgot my camera!! It was so much fun to make and the ladies loved it! We had about 35 ladies I believe.

 

Jello Pinwheels...I've been making these since Benjamin (almost 21) was very little. I got my recipe from a gal from MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers), but the recipe is on Pinterest so sharing a photo from there. (click on "source" and it will take you to the pin)

 

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Veggie Pinwheels

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Cranberry Cream Cheese Pinwheels...definitely need to make these at Christmas.

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Italian Pinwheels

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BLT Pinwheels...these were the favorite

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and for dessert, Angel food/strawberry pinwheel

 

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I am linking this up to Country Girl at Home for her Pinned It Made It Monday challenge.

Tombow Pinterest Contest

Help Tombow celebrate mother’s day by joining our

“Pin-it for Mommy” Contest.

The rules are simple.

Create a #Mother’s Day #Inspiration board for your chance to #WIN #Tombow adhesives!

What you decide to pin on  your board is completely up to you as long as YOU have created it! It can be a card created using Tombow Adhesive or a painting using our Dual Brush Pens and Irojiten color pencils.  It can be anything as long as it relates back to mother’s day and involves using Tombow Products.We want to see you get creative!

You can find this image on our Tombow Pinterest Page.

Add this pin and your favorite mother’s day crafts to a board and email it to kbarber@tombowusa.com by 5.10.2013 to enter!

We want to see what you can create using Tombow Products. The best inspiration board will be crowned the Winner. This will be announced on Friday May 10, 2013.

Good Luck crafting and Pinning.

Don’t forget to follow Tombow on Pinterest!

Tombow Cinco de Mayo Pinata Contest

There is still time to enter our Cinco de Mayo Piñata contest!

The Winner will receive $40 worth of Tombow Adhesives!
Pictures of the Piñatas are due Friday May 3rd.

E-mail your photo to Kbarber@tombowusa.com

 

Tombow/ Walnut Hollow Blog Hop

 

Just a reminder about the Tombow/ Walnut Hollow Blog Hop going on this week. Be sure to click on the Tombow link above to see who is posting today. Tomorrow is the last day of the hop to win the above awesome prize package.

Tombow/ Walnut Hollow Blog Hop

Welcome to Tombow/ Walnut Hollow Blog Hop.  

 

This week Tombow’s Design Team will be showing off some of their favorite creations with Walnut Hollow's high quality wood products. 

 

If you have come here from Tombow's blog  then you're on track! If not, you should go back to the Tombow blog and start today’s leg of the hop from there!

I used Walnut Hollow's 6 x 6 Basswood Canvas  & Tombow's Mono Aqua Liquid Glue to create my project. I hand cut all the pieces and then glued them down. With a permanent pen I drew in all my squiggles and then "painted" on a layer of the Aqua Liquid Glue to seal the papers.

 

Be sure to visit all the projects featured this week and leave a comment for your chance to win!  We will be giving away an amazing prize pack with both Walnut Hollow and Tombow Products.

 

This prize includes Walnut Hollow’s Card Keeper Box, 3 pc Clock Kit, Birdcage Clock and Creative Versa-Tool®. It also includes Tombow’s Mono Aqua Liquid Glue, Fastener Tabs, and Power Tabs.

The more you comment, the more chances you have to win! The winner will be announced Saturday May 4^th  at 3:30 P.M. Eastern Time.

Now, head on over to Walnut Hollow's Blog to see what kind of spring craftiness they have in store!

New Monthly Challenge on Tombow

Hello Tombow Fans,

Starting this month the Tombow DT is going to take turns posting a challenge for you all to play along in AND a chance to win prizes. YAY! You will have one week to complete the challenge and link us up to your project right here on the Tombow Blog. I am your first hostess and my challenge is a "tic tac toe" type of challenge. Looking at the chart below, use 3 Tombow product that create a "tic, tac, toe".  Create your project and upload to your blog or any other place like FB, Flickr, Splitcoaststampers, etc and then link it here. Please list what 3 products you used in your post.

Irojiten Color Dictionary  Pencils (any set)	Foam Tabs	Mono Adhesive Permanent
Stamp Runner Dot   OR Permanent Adhesive	Mono Multi Liquid Glue	Dual Brush Pens
Fastener Tabs	Power Tabs	Mono Glue Pen

For my You're So Tweet project, I chose the diagonal from the top left to bottom right option (Irojiten's, Mono Multi Liquid Glue, & Glue Pen). I colored this cute Inky Antics' image with Irojiten Color Dictionary Pencil's and then blended with Gamsol.

 

The box is also a Inky Antics stamp that you just stamp, cut and score and put together. I love using Mono Multi Liquid Glue for these boxes. I know the glue is going to hold and don't worry about the boxes coming apart.

 

The Mono Glue Pen is PERFECT for adding glitter for fine areas (as well as adding adhesive to small pieces). I also used Mono Adhesive Permanent to adhere the circles together.

Now it is your turn to play. I can't wait to see what you come up with. You have until April 30 midnight to play along.

The Winner will be announced May 1 at 3:30 P.M.

 

Here is what you are playing for:

Mono Glue Pen, Mono Multi Liquid Glue, & Irojiten Color Dictionary Pencils King Fisher, Bamboo and Cherry Red

 

Head over to the Tombow blog to play along.

The Winner will have one week to claim his or her prize!

Pinned It Made It Monday

 

Since we had a snow day last week on Thursday and then Friday no school due to our school hosting SWC Music, it made for a wonderful long weekend. I went to Pinterest for inspiration of what to make for dinner one day and found another yummy recipe for chicken enchiladas. I didn't have any flour tortillas, but remembered I had a recipe pinned, so looked it up and we had a super yummy dinner!

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rolling them out thin

frying them in our cast iron skillet

They were soooo good that it is going to be really hard to buy store bought now. Ü

Then I remembered reading HERE on Pinterest about shredding chicken with a Kitchen Aid Mixer! No kidding, it works! I just boiled some chicken breast and then drained them (saved the broth for chicken and noodles the next day) and put the breasts in the mixer and using the paddle, it shreds up perfectly!

 Here is a picture of the enchiladas 

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yummy recipes that are keepers and will be making again!

 

I am linking this up to Country Girl at Home for her Pinned It Made It Monday challenge.

May Arts Canvas Bunny

May Arts is my favorite ribbon company and I have been so blessed to work with their ribbons through Tombow for CHA and "just because". I love all the inspiration on their blog and they had a challenge recently where they posted these ribbons and asked what you would create with them. If you were chosen, they sent you four of the ribbons of your choice and you had a certain amount of time to create your project.

I was so excited when I received an e-mail from Bethney telling me that my idea had been among one of the chosen! The theme was spring and these were the ribbons we got to choose four from.

I chose the following:
Teal String: 449-34
White Eyelet: 447-38-01
Natural Burlap: 398-4-11
Salmon Faux Lightweight Canvas: 444-58-20

Here is the project I created.

Instructions:

Fold burlap in half and stich half way up from the bottom.

Fill with candy or stuffing of some kind to help it "sit".

Tie end in a knot to form ears.

Color inside ears and face with Dual Brush Pens.

Gather in center of white eyelet to form a tail, adhere to back of bunny with a Power Tab.

 

Tie salmon canvas ribbon into a bow and adhere with Power Tab to front of bunny at the top of the head.

Weave teal string below drawn nose and tie in a knot. Unravel to form whiskers.

 

I was even more excited today to learn that my bunny made the top 10! I get to choose a roll of ribbon of my choice. So many to choose from! Thank you so much May Arts for this opportunity to play, win, and receive more goodies!

 

Would you like to play? They have a new challenge posted with a nautical theme. You can read about it here on their FB page.

Pinned It Made It Monday

My son has gone to Texas Roadhouse and said that the buns are the best there. I found a recipe for them and a honey cinnamon butter that is apparently served with them and thought I would give them a try.

 

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I need to go to Texas Roadhouse to try theirs as I didn't think these were anything special. I have a roll recipe that uses mashed potatoes that I think is the best bun recipe ever. These were kind of heavy. Any bread out of the oven is yummy, but I wasn't that impressed. The butter however was yucky to me. It is honey, butter, powder sugar and cinnamon. I'm not a "butter on my bread" person, so that didn't help and I didn't like the powder sugar in there at all! I DO love honey on bread or homemade jam, so I ate that, while the guys ate the other.

However, I did make this Bruschetta Dip that was quite delicious. I made it without the pastry. I cute the Roadhouse rolls in thirds and buttered and toasted them on both sides and then spread the dip on. It was soooo yummy!

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I am linking this up to Country Girl at Home for her Pinned It Made It Monday challenge.