Top 10 Cards of 2010

When I saw this blog hop on The Manic World Of Mrs Weyremaster , it looked like a lot of fun, so I thought I would just jump in and share some of my favorite cards from this past year.In no particular order :

Warm Winter Wishes Card (click to be taken to the blog post):

Fall Beauty Card:Boo To You Card: Welcome Little One: Sweet Birthday Wishes Card: It's Your Day Father's Day Card:Travel Mini Album (not a card, but one of my favorite projects of the year for sure!): Happy Birthday Card: Yummy Ice Cream Soda Card:

Cheery HI! Card:

Merry Christmas! And a Sale!

To all of my friends and followers, Merry Christmas!

Last Minute Gift or Hostess Gift Idea

When I saw the idea for this on tv, I knew It would make the perfect hostess gift, and it's so simple! You can repurpose an old vinegar or olive oil bottle for this, or they sell these bottles at Hobby Lobby...use a coupon, get it super cheap... fill the bottle almost full of vodka, then take the peel from 2 meyer lemons and slip it down into the vodka, top it off with vodka, stop it up and make the tag! I made the tag with the lemon on it using the Preserves Cricut Cartridge, then added a rafia/twine bow, and flowers and brad from my stash. Let it set overnight,and it makes a great gift for any party host or hostess (maybe leave off the flowers if it's for a guy!).

Yummy Treats

For my post today, I am sharing some treats with you that I made for far off family members (small disclaimer-I got the idea to do the Vanilla Cinnamon Roasted Pecans from a fellow DT member-she made almonds, but I love pecans) Lindsay challenged us to make a tag today-I took a little bit of creative license with "tag" and made a label for my Vanilla Cinnamon Sugar Roasted Pecans. I put them in a tin that I washed and repurposed from some mini Pirouette cookies- covered the outside with some pretty Christmas patterned paper, tied a soft sage satin ribbon around it in a pretty bow, and printed the label from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff Vintage Christmas Labels digistamp set on red cardstock, cut it out, and attached it with hot glue.

Another treat I made was Pumpkin bread,tied with a red satin ribbon and topped off with a label freebie that I found on the net.
Here's the recipe for the pecans:

Vanilla Cinnamon Sugar Roasted Pecans

4 cups pecans

1 egg white

1 Tbsp cold water

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 c. sugar

1 tsp salt

1 tsp cinnamon

Beat egg white, vanilla, and water until frothy but not stiff, then add pecans and toss to coat. Mix cinnamon, sugar, and salt, then pour over pecans and toss to coat. Spread in a single layer on a baking sheet, and bake at 250 degrees for about an hour.

I am linking up to these challenges:

• 2 Sisters Challenge Blog- Christmas
• MyGraphico Christmas Challenge
• All Sorts Challenge- Anything Goes
• Aly's Sunday Challenge- Anything Goes
• Craft Your Passion Challenges-Christmas
• Drunken Stampers-Anything But a Card

Thanks for stopping by! Now grab a cup of coffee or cocoa, put you feet up for a few minutes and see what the rest of the Lindsay's Stamp Stuff team has for you!

Lindsay Weirich (Owner & Stamp Designer)
Cheryl Gorka (DT Coordinator)
Cindi Hooks
Diane Bove
Jennifer Bliss
Karin Martin
Laurel Seabrook
Leanne Garner
Margie Visnick(me)
Micki Harper
Rhonda Walker
Shannon Neparko
Tamara Bennett
Tracey Allen

As Promised...

I know I am a little late with this, but I have just been crazy busy with Christmas! Here is the cover of my December Daily album, along with the first 3 days-I'll share more next week...

Day 1:

Day 2:

Day 3:

Thanks for looking, come back tomorrow for a Lindsay's Stamp Stuff Design Team post!