Valentine Cookie Packaging!

All packaged and ready for those special Valentine's in our life! RicRac, White Wrinkle Ribbon, Spellbinders Heart Dies, Adhesive Pearl, White Metallic String, and Primrose are found at The Stamp Simply RIBBON Store. The stamped images are from JustRite's Clear Set, Winter Words.

And here is one more package, using a red flower, bakers string, and wrinkle ribbon from The Stamp Simply RIBBON Store.  The sentiment along with Spellbinders die cut tags are found in JustRite's Happy Everything Tag Kit.

So there you have it, Valentine treats all packaged and ready for giving!  Hope you are having a fabulous Friday!  See you tomorrow with a ribbon inspiration creation!  

Valentine's WagonWheel Sandwich Cookies!

Valentine WagonWheel Cookie Sandwiches

Simple and Yummy!  Over on Pinterest, I came across this idea that was used for a western themed party.  I chose pink heart marshmallows for the center in celebration of Valentine's Day!  I placed the marshmallows onto a paper plate and microwaved until soft.  Not melted, just soft enough to squish so the Keebler Fudge Stripe cookies could stick when sandwiched!   

Glassine Bagged Valentine's Day Cookie Sandwiches

For individual treat giving, I packaged a few in individual glassine bags.  Stop by tomorrow for the finished bag topper, complete for Valentine's Day giving!  How cute and easy are these? You know I love me some easy and so yummy treats!  See you tomorrow!

The Sea....

The Sea...Round Card

A round card using JustRite's cling set, Sea Shell Bay Labels Twenty Two. The image and sentiment are stamped with silver ink and embossed with clear embossing powder. The sea shells are embossed as well and cut out to embellish the stamped focal point.  Mirrored Cardstock, Twill Chevron Ribbon, cording, and pearled wire trim are found at The StampSimply RIBBON Store.

Sea Shell Bay Labels Twenty Two

A JustRite cling set featuring 9 stamps coordinates with Spellbinders Labels Twenty Two Dies.  Love when all the coordination guess work is taken care of for me!  Have a great day!  We are off to babysit the grandchildren today!  See you tomorrow with a last minute Valentine Cookie treat!

The Birthday Boy is Three!

Kaylub's Three Year Old Birthday Card

Our grandson, Kaylub, turned three years old this past Saturday! Here is the card that accompanied his gift from Grandma and Papa! A large card measuring 6"x6"sports a large painted chipboard letter along with a smaller inked chipboard number three! The stamps are ancient SU stamps, I do not even remember the name of the set anymore!

Kaleidoscope Kaylub at The Children's Museum

We took all the kids, big and little, to the Children's Museum to celebrate Kaylub's special day! What a fun place to be with your kids and grandchildren! I took tons of pictures! Please indulge me while I share a few! Here is Kaylub looking though the life-size mirrored shapes. I was on the opposite end and snapped this picture! How cool is this! It's like a giant kaleidoscope!

Kaylub making music!

A musician in the making!  Nothing like learning music with tools!  He thought this was very interesting and really checked it out! Honestly, we all played with this instrument too!

Emma Rae at The Children's Museum

And this little beauty is Kaylub's sister, Emma Rae!  Look at those eyes.  She is the sweetest little girl, goes with the flow and couldn't be more adorable!

Kaylub and Emma at The Rainbow of Colors

Here is the rainbow of colored balls! You could pull out the bottom at the base of the rainbow to release the balls. This activity held their attention for a bit!  

Thank you for indulging and taking a peek at all the grandchildren photos!  I appreciate your every visit here, at Explore.Dream.Discover. and hope you stop by again soon!  Tomorrow I have a shaped card to share!  See you then!

I Have Always Loved the Beach...

4"x4" Canvas Two

Finally! The second canvas finished! Only two more to go!  This canvas is all about the beach! You can see the start of this project HERE. I used the same papers from Webster's Pages Spring Market, Yacht Club, Country Estate found HERE. The corners are also Mod Podged to add a bit of texture. Stamp Simply Ribbon Store 1/2" wrinkle ribbon embellish the sand bottle!

JustRite At the Beach Medallion Labels

Look at all the beachy goodness in Justrite's Cling Stamp Set, At The Beach Medallion Labels. This set of ten stamps coordinate with JustRite's Custom Spellbinders Nested Oval Medallion Labels Dies.  

4"x4" Canvas Two Sand Charm

Close up of the sand bottle. I purchased this little treasure at Michaels in the jewelry area. It's considered a jewelry charm. The sand is FlowerSoft's Fine Sand. I also edged the sentiment medallion label with the sand too! So much fun! 

I'll be back tomorrow with some grandson birthday pictures and a card Grandma made for him! Hope you had a wonderful weekend! 

Take Care!

Stamp Simply Ribbon Inspiration-RicRac!

Good Morning! This Saturday we are featuring RicRac for Stamp Simply's Ribbon Inspiration. I decided to embellish this jar candle I picked up after Christmas! One of those after Christmas Sale items that was 75% off! The scent of this Colonial Candle is Pure Cashmere,yum! Pink Paislee's Vintage Vogue Chipboard Pop Stickers and Pink Paislee Vintage Vogue Paper embellish the outer glass perfectly! And talk about simple!

JustRite's Spring Words is where I found my sentiment for today's project.  As you can tell by the sentiment I used, I will be gifting this candle for Mother's Day! Just look at all the wonderful stamps in this set! It's now available at The Stamp Simply Store HERE. Today's sentiment is stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa Ink and punched using a SU oval punch.

Here are all the gorgeous colors of 1/2" ric arc, which includes the pink color I used today! All The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store ric rac selections are HERE. I have been working with the 1/2" ric rac quite a bit lately. Remember the hair clips HERE, and the Heart Ric Rac Onsies HERE? Such great quality and fun to use! Thank you for visiting today! Tomorrow, finally that canvas will be posted!  

• This week's blog candy winner will receive a fabulous assortment of ric arc, 1/2 yard of ALL ric arc carried, that is 1/2 yard of each color of each type the store carries. Sharon has all three types shown on her blog HERE.
• Did you know The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store has a FaceBook page! Be sure to go LIKE our page to get regular updates of store happenings.
• Remember this is mystery Blog Candy,the winner will be drawn from comments on one of today’s participating blogs. The winner will be selected at 6pm EST on Tuesday, February 7 and will be posted on Sharon's Blog HERE on Wednesday or thereafter. You must check back to claim your prize if you are the lucky winner!

Here are the fabulous designers who have RicRac inspiration for you today!  You're going to love it!

Sharon Johnson- The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store

Barb Schram

Holly McMillen

Deb Saaranen

Michelle Woerner

Just A Note!

Just A Note, JustRite!

Just a Note to say hello on this Friday morning! Hope you've had a great week! LOVE JustRite's new background stamps, especially this Shabby Music one!  I stamped with Memento LadyBug Red onto Vintage Cream Cardstock and used the same ink for the sentiment and lace border!

JustRite Shabby Music Background Stamp

A peek of the Shabby Music Stamp! It's plenty large to get a great standard card image! For my card today, after stamping, I trimmed to 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" then distressed the edges. Wouldn't this stamp work perfectly at Christmas for cards?

JustRite Cling Always & Forever Medallion Labels

After stamping the smallest medallion image with Memento Rich Cocoa ink, I cut out using JustRite's custom Spellbinders Nested Medallion Labels Dies. Always & Forever is a JustRite Cling set featuring 13 stamps. The sentiment is also cut out with the custom die, as is the red card stock. All papers and ribbon are PapertreyInk, the string  and adhesive pearls are found at The Stamp Simply RIBBON Store.

Thank you for visiting!  I appreciate all your responses to the strawberry candies!  I hope that those searching for the stems located them! I will have another Valentine treat to share soon. I am getting back logged!  I still have beach canvases to share, another treat, and tomorrow RicRac inspiration!  See you then and take good care!