Purple Sage Creations

Butterfly Happiness

Hello!  Boy, having Monday off this week has thrown me for a loop.  Can you believe it's Wednesday already?  I didn't post yesterday because I was still caring for my sick baby.  She's turns two on Thursday, but she is still my baby.  She seems to be getting better. Just a cold.

I had a few minutes today to work on a new challenge.  It's the FTL #78 at Clean & Simple.  I have visited that site a couple times.  This is my first time I am entering the challenge though.

So here is my card:

 

I chose the sentiment "Happiness" because butterflies make me happy.  They are such a symbol of spring.

Thanks for stopping by today to take a look.  Hope to see you again soon!!

The details:

Paper:  Basic Gray, Certainly Celery, Whisper White cardstock; Basic Grey (sugar rush) designer paper

Stamps:  Warm Words

Ink:  StazOn black, Whisper White craft ink

Accessories:  Woolies felt stickers (Basic Grey), Certainly Celery grosgrain ribbon

Tools:  Nesties scalloped die, large circle punch, corner rounder punch

Sweets Week - Day 1

Hello there!  I hope you all had a fab weekend.  Did you watch the Super Bowl?  What a game, eh?  I always root for the underdog.  It was great to see the Saints win. :)

I want to introduce my first annual Sweets Week.  Since Valentine's Day is fast approaching (it'll be here Sunday), I wanted to share some super sweet ideas for the occasion.  The sweet ideas are perfect for your sweetie (OK...I will stop with the gushing).

My first sweet idea is perfect for your honey's sweet tooth.  I call them Surprise Kiss Cupcakes.  The surprise is the Chocolate Hershey's Kiss that is in the center of the cupcake.  I followed the directions for making Cherry Chip cupcakes.  Then I placed the batter in paper-lined cupcake pans, filling them 2/3 full.  Then we placed Hershey Kisses in the middle of the batter for each cupcake.  Here's a tip - When placing the kisses in the batter, make sure the Kisses do not touch the bottom of the pan.  If it does, the Kiss will stick to the paper when you try to peal the liner away from the cupcake.  It is alright if some of the chocolate Kiss sticks out of the batter.  The cupcake will rise over it as it bakes.

Then to make this treat extra special, create a cupcake holder to give as a gift. 

Here's how you do it:

1)  Cut a 5x5 piece of cardstock.  Score the cardstock at 1 inch and 4 inches all the way around.Cut four of the scored edges to create a box.  You can see where to cut in the picture below. 

 2)  Then create the inside piece that will secure the cupcake in the gift basket.  Cut a 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 piece of cardstock. I used my circle nesties to die cut a circle in the center.  Make sure the cupcake fits in the circle.  Then score 1/2 inch on each side of the cardstock square.  Cut the scored edges to create a box. 

This is how it will look when it is placed in the box.

3)  Cut a 11 x 1/2 inch piece of cardstock for the decorative handle.  Glue into place.

4)  If you would like to create scallops, cut 3 x 1 inches of colored cardstock.  Scallop with the scalloped edge punch (or and edge punch) and glue in place.

5)  Decorate the outside the way you want.  I added a little tag and taped it to a toothpick.  I stuck it in the cupcake for more added interest.

Now you are ready to give this super sweet treat to your sweetheart!

Thanks for stopping by.  See you soon!!

The Details:

Paper:  Vintage Cream (PTI), Red Cardstock from Prism Papers, Pretty In pink (SU!), Regal Rose (SU!); Designer Paper from Basic Grey Sugar Rush.

Stamps:  Taylored Expressions

Ink:  StazOn black

Accessories:  Red Ribbon from my stash

Tools:  Small heart punch, black marker for doodle

 

If Friends Were Flowers...

Happy Wednesday!  Sorry my blog has been quiet this week.  My daughter's 9th birthday was yesterday.  So we have been having some family fun. :)

Check out the cake I made for her.  She wanted a doggy cake for her birthday.  I found this super simple cake over at Family Fun Magazine.  The two little paws are cupcakes.  My daughter wanted her doggy to be a yellow lab.  We had so much fun decorating the cake (and eating all the yummy candies). 

The inside of the cake was chocolate.  I used whipped vanilla frosting and colored it yellow.  I had to buy two cans of frosting to fully cover the cake.  Black shoestring liquorish was used for the ears and nose/mouth area.  Junior Mints were used for the paws and nose.  Then I used mini Oreos, opened, for the eyes.  My daughter wanted blue eyes for the dog, so we  added blue M&Ms.  The tongue and collar are made from red Fruit By The Foot fruit rolls.  The tag on the collar is a purple Spree.  I think the cake was so much fun to make, and was super sweet and yummy.  The kids really loved it!!

So now that that is behind us, I couldn't go another day without creating a card.  Today I want to share a really sweet one.  I just got Woolies from Basic Grey and I just had to try them. :)  The card is pretty simple (took me 15 minutes) but it would certainly make an impression.

Thanks for stopping by today!  Hope to see you soon.

The Details:

Stamps:  Taylored Expressions

Ink: StazOn

Paper:  White (PTI), Real Red (SU!) cardstock, Sugar Rush Designer Paper (Basic Grey)

Accessories:  Woolies and Button from Basic Grey, Whisper White taffeta ribbon (SU!), natural thread

Tools: Corner rounder punch