"With Sugar On Top" Baking for the Holidays Challenge with SOUS!

 Hi Everyone and How Are You? Are you ready for Christmas? Have you did any Baking? Well if you are (or did) hope you take some pictures and join us for this weeks challenge over at the Stuck On U Sketches Die Cut Challenge  because this week it's all about "Baking For The Holidays"! We all love homemade cookies and it's just not Christmas without them! What are your favorite ones? Mine are these Italian waffle cookies called Pizzelle's that my Mom used to make and they just smelled sooooo good, vanilla and anise, oh so Yummy! My mom used to use a waffle iron that you needed to use over a flame for y-e-a-r-s but then progressed to an electric one which is what I still have and use. I still have her OLD waffle iron and it's very dear to my heart!

Well enough about cookies and on to the challenge!

Well as I said, this weeks challenge is Baking for the Holidays and I used one of my favorite cartridges, From My Kitchen. This was one of those carts that I HAD to have when it came out and I still love it! Part of my inspiration to this layout is these fun little buttons that I've had for quite a while (think I got them at Michael's at least 5 years ago, lol) and just HAD to use them on this layout. They were Perfect for it and really adds a bit of whimsy, don't you think!? Well as you can see I made a two page layout and I added one of my secret hidden journal spots again. Can you guess where it is?............................................................... 

 Yep In The OVEN! Open the door and that's where you can journal! Cute huh! Well the Oven is cut @ 5" and welded two of the cuts together using Design Studio to make the "inside" of the oven.  

 And what about a fresh percolated cup O' Coffee to go with those cookies. I cut the coffee pot @ 2" and the oven mitts are cut @ 2" also.

 Here's a better view of the left side of the layout. The Gingerbread cookies are cut @ 5" and there is a boy and a girl (can't have one without the other, lol). Had to have a Bowl (cut @ 3"), Mixer (cut @ 3") Rolling Pin (cut @ 3 1/2") Eggs (cut @ 1") and the Canister (cut @ 3") to mix up some yummy cookies!

 And a view of the right side of the layout. Oven is cut @ 5", Coffee Pot @ 2", Oven mitts @ 2", Pot Holder @ 2", and the saying is from Winter Frolic and cut @ 4". Now after seeing the saying on this post I think I should have put some of that sugar glitter on the word sugar in the saying. I may have to do that later and I'll update it and let you know, what do you guys think, Sugar or no Sugar, lol!? 

 Here's a close up of the Gingerbread cookies, had to add some blingy gumdrops and icing ric rac, pretty Yummy don't you think!

 A close up of the mixing utensils and kitchen gadgets. Added a bit of embossing on the bowl also. 

And a close up of these cute little gingerbread buttons, spatula and baking tray along with a close up of the coffee pot, oven mitts and pot holder. Oh yea and all the papers are from various Recollections paper stacks (with the exception of the photo mat pattern paper, those are some older DCWV)  from Michael's I got a few weeks ago, they were 60% off for the deal of the day, pretty good huh, couldn't pass that one up.  

Well I sure hope I've inspired you to do some baking and join us over at the SOUS Blog for the "Baking for the Holidays" Challenge! Link up with the Linky button on the blog and make sure you check out my Awesome Design Team Sisters Yummy "Baking" Projects, Amazing as always and So Inspiring! Let me know what your favorite cookies are for the Holidays and maybe if I get a chance to make some Pizzelle's this weekend I'll post the recipe and some pics. And if you have a good recipe, I'm always up to share, lol!

Happy Baking and Merry Christmas!

((Hugs)) and Take Care, Theresa 

  

It's Blog Hop Again over at BBTB2! Tie One On........An APRON that is....Hee Hee!!!!!! And let's get to Hoppin!

Well it's Monday and BBTB2 time again. It's also the last Monday of the Month so that means Blog Hop Time also! The challenge this week is picked by my lovely Design Team Sister Penny and she chose the Cute Little Adorable Apron which is from the From my Kitchen cartridge. I LOVE this cartridge, one of my favs and I LOVE this little Apron. I have a thing for aprons so I was really excited about doing this challenge. ( I make handmade up-cycled denim overall aprons that I sell on Etsy, when you get a chance check them out!) And if you don't have this cartridge you can use any apron  to play along. There is also a cute apron on the new Country Life Cartridge or there are some adorable Apron Stamps or digital images out there you are encouraged to use. 

I have a layout done on my Gypsy but since my slave driver husband has been forcing me to work on the house (at least I'm getting my craft space done) I had to do a quick card (well okay I did two cards, lol) but I think they turned out great. I just bought the little ball fringe ribbon awhile ago and just found this paper yesterday when I was going through all my old bins of scrap stuff that have been in storage for the last 3 years (yes it was like Christmas) and the colors were just perfect so of course the fringe had to go on the aprons. Too Too Cute, don't you think! I had originally did the green card base but thought it had too much green in it so had to do a pink card base so that's how I came to make two. 

Okay now back to the blog hop, if you hopped here from my Amazing and Talented Design Team Sister Julia's blog your in the right place. If you ever get lost while your hopping around just go back to BBTB2 and the list will be on there. I have some blog candy and all you have to do is make sure your a follower of my blog and leave a comment. I am hoping to hit 200 follower's this hop so if I do I will be adding a few more goodies so make sure you pass on the Blog Hop Link. I am going to include Canada this month, along with my fellow US residents, since I've noticed that I have quite a few Canadian follower's (Woo Hoo to my Canadian follower's) and I love all of you and I just have to include you also. So make sure you are a follower and don't forget to leave a comment! (I will check up on you, LOL) Your next stop will be the Lovely and Talented Design Team Sister Julie's blog. I'm sure she'll have another amazing creative apron for you to ooh and ahh at, along with all the other amazing ladies, they are all so talented! Have fun hopping and don't forget to comment and follow.

 

I have a few chipboard mini's and a small paper pack and then I also included two handmade beaded bookmarks that I myself have made. The beads are purple glass for all you girls that love the purple and the picture just doesn't do them justice, they really are quite pretty. Now remember if I hit 200 follower's I will add a few more goodies to the candy bowl.

Well hope you all had a blast on the blog hop if you get lost go to the BBTB2 blog here. Have a great week and hope to see your challenge aprons.

Take care and Froggie ((Hugs)) Theresa!