Happy Camper!

Hi Everyone!! I have a preview today of one of the *new* templates Lauren is releasing this month with My Time Made Easy. I think you are going to love this one!

It's A Happy Camper!!!

Really, how awesome is this template?? It's a cute little camper, complete with doors and windows and a tow hitch!

There are so many details that are included with this template. You can give your camper a striped awning or curtains in the windows. There are so many fun components you can use to personalize this one. When I saw this template, I immediately thought of my sister. She and her husband and two girls love to camp...and they have a new addition on the way! So I made this for her (surprise, Sarah! Ha ha!!).  I used the Darling Dots paper and added some soft white ribbon.

And this little camper even opens!! You can add some sweet chocolates or sweet baby booties to the inside.

I made a matching baby card using the Fine Finish cut files and the Round Off stamp set. I find myself coming back to these 2 products over and over and over again!! I also used the Elegance Border Builders to create the fancy border.

Please take some time to check out everybody's projects today!!!

Lauren

Lori H.

Debbie

Linda

Farida

And this is just the beginning! I will be back over the next few days with some really fun new templates, papers, and MTME projects!! Thanks for stopping by today!

They Love 2 Read

My kids love to read. I love to read, too. I swear, I never would have made it through my ankle surgery recovery without my Kindle!! One of our favorite things to do when we are camping is open all the windows in the camper and just relax and read.

I used the Coconut Lime Soup papers from Jillibean Soup again. I love these papers, they are so versatile. I also tried splattering paint on my layout. Nevermind the paint that got on my shirt and all over the table when I did this, I like the messy look!

And I had to use the mason jars, they were just too cute to pass up! And butterflies...I still *heart* butterflies!

This layout makes me wish we had a camping trip in our future! We aren't taking any big vacations this summer, due to my husband getting a new job and not having any vacation time yet. But we will get back to camping and the ocean breeze soon!!

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Raspberry Lemontini

Hi Everyone!! I hope you are having a great weekend. Mine has been full of sun, family, friends, and some pretty amazing martinis. And I'm sharing the martini recipe today because it really is the best martini recipe I have ever tried. Here are the main players...

Combine 1 cup of sugar with 6 oz of fresh raspberries. Heat in a saucepan over medium heat until the berries dissolve and liquify, stirring frequently. Pass the liquid through a fine mesh sieve to remove all the seeds. You end up with this beautiful raspberry simple sugar.

I used 12 oz of raspberries and got back just about 12 oz of simple syrup. This can be used to make about 5 martinis. Here's how you put together 1 martini:

-Fill a martini shaker to the top with ice.

-Into the shaker add...

2 oz vodka
1.5 oz triple sec
1.5 oz raspberry simple syrup
the juice of 1 lemon (~ 1 oz lemon juice)

Shake, shake, shake! Wet the rim of the martini glass using a lemon wedge, then add fine sugar to the rim. Pour your shaken martini into your sugared glass. Enjoy!!

I loved this martini. It was just enough sweet and just enough sour and just pretty amazing. I bet it would be delicious with other types of berries as well. I can't wait to experiment more!

Thanks for stopping by today!! Cheers!

My Time Made Easy...Sale!!!

Happy Saturday!! I just wanted to pop in quickly and let you know that My Time Made Easy is having a sale this weekend...25% everything!!

If you have ever wanted to try the great templates and cut files, now is your chance! The templates come in all formats so it doesn't matter if you have a Cricut or a Silhouette or another cutting machine. Lauren offers the templates in all file formats.

Here are some of my favorites...

The Tricky Treat Tote...a great gift bag.

Com-pleatly Versatile...the boxes that come with this template are the easiest I've ever worked with.

Well Contained...a great treat holder!

Fine Finish Tags...you get 7 tag cut files for only $1.88. That is a STEAL!! I use these over and over and over!! I made the label and all the layers for the Round and Round template with the fine finish tags. I love them.

So...you get the idea!! If you aren't into templates, please check out all the great cut files in the store. They are perfect for scrapbooking and cards. Here is the link to the store: My Time Made Easy

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!!! I will be back Monday with some new projects. Thanks for stopping by today Friends!!

A Little Sunshine

Happy Friday!! And even better, happy Friday before a 3-day weekend!! Do you have big plans for the weekend? Are you going to hit the beach? As much as I love the beach, I try to avoid it on Memorial Day weekend since it's so crazy. But I will share a beach photo of my beautiful girl. She loves the beach and everything about it.

I used the Coconut Lime collection from Jillibean Soup for this one. The yellow background is perfect for my sunshine-y layout. The more time constrained I am for making layouts, the more I appreciate all the matching die cuts and embellies that Jillibean includes with their collections.

I made some flags using toothpicks (which will probably never be used for food, just craft projects in this house!!) and dug out some old Queen and Company felt to add to the layout.

Maybe if I'm lucky, I can sneak in some crafting time during my 3-day weekend. I hope you have a fabulous Memorial Day weekend, everyone!! Thanks for stopping by today!

Homemade Twix Bars

These bars have been on my to-bake list for a while. Thankfully they also were on the to-bake list of one of my baking buddies so at our last 'baking night' we tackled these together.

These have a shortbread-like bottom, a thick caramel layer, and a beautiful chocolate layer on top. They are a bit different from Twix bars, because they are not all the way dipped in chocolate. But we were okay with that.

These were so good with that thick layer of caramel!! I am glad we finally tackled this recipe, it's definitely a keeper. Make a pan of these for your Memorial Day Weekend, you won't be disappointed. 

Please go here to find the recipe: Homemade Twix Bars.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Coloring Eggs

It's no secret that I love Jillibean Soup. Their collections always call out to me and the Coconut Lime Soup collection was no exception. I love the bright summery colors and thought they were perfect for scrapping the photos I have of the kids coloring Easter eggs. I don't do well with pastels and enjoyed working with this brighter colors for an Easter layout.

I went bold with a green background and then added lots of layers from there.

I loved using the lime border and added some pennants in the upper corner. I don't know who started the pennant craze, but I'd like to personally thank them!! My current favorite thing to do with baker's twine is to leave the tails of my bows all long and dangly.

Such fun using this collection!! That's all I have today...thanks for stopping by and have a great Tuesday!