Duff Goldman is in the building!!

Okay, so I'm a Foodnetwork Junkie and of course, "Ace of Cakes" is top on my list of must-watch programs...I WISH I could make cakes like the staff at Charm City Cakes does...My cakes don't even shine a light at them...my cakes look like Duff's cakes probably did when he was 10 years old! I haven't made cakes for awhile! I really need to take another course...it's just finding the time and money to do that!! :D

Anyways, getting off topic here...so, today we're watching the Food Network and "Ace of Cakes" comes on...and my beloved son says he wants to be "the cake guy"...I asked him if he wanted a little beard and everything and he said YES! So I grabbed some cardstock from my stash and cut him a little "beard" and grabbed him a hat and sunglasses!

You tell me if he looks like Duff the cake guy {as Dear Son calls him!}

{Pictures of Duff taken from the internet}

Dear Son as "Mr. Duff Goldman AKA The Cake Guy"!

THIS one is my favorite!!!!

Should I tell Mr. Goldman we're big Boston Bruins fans too! I should have put DS in his Boston Jersey for the pictures!!!!!!! {Thanks for reading this Mary Alice if you get my email!!!!}

The Latte Lounge DT Call

The Latte Lounge, a division of The Stamping Boutique, is currently looking for DT members.

The team will be instrumental in creating a community that shares the love of crafting while supporting one another. Please realize that the expectations go beyond participation in challenges and creative projects. It is our goal to make an active community for sharing our thoughts, ideas, emotions and creative spirit.

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DT Expectations

1. Post several times daily in the forum and various groups at The Latte Lounge
2. DT members will need to keep the conversations going as well as getting them started
3. Comment daily on the photos shared by members
4. Welcome new members with comments on their profile
5. Host at least one challenge per month
6. Participate in other team member challenges at least twice a month
7. Promote The Latte Lounge and our happenings on your blog 1 day/week
8. Take the responsibility for posting Question of the Day one day a week
9. Post at least one new project, card, layout in the gallery at least once a week

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Please send a link to your blog along with a short paragraph explaining how you can benefit The Latte Lounge and The Stamping Boutique.The term is for 3 months. July 1- Sept. 30, 2010. Applications will be accepted until June 25, 2010.

Please apply to Tracey Malnofski at traceydawnn@msn.com

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Give it a try!! Tracey and Melissa are great to work with!! And "The Latte Lounge" is a great place to hang out!! :D Come join the fun!

Sneaky!

Sorry! Can't tell till the 15th!!!!

Happy Graduation!

It's grad season again! And Mom has some graduation ceremonies to go to this year for three of her students! So of course I offered to create some cards for her! Here is card #1! I made this for Rhonda's challenge at The Latte Lounge..the community for TSB! :D

The image I used is from InStyle Stamps! I think it's SO cute!!

Featured!!

So my Cinderella Princess Party ideas were spotted by Kathy, owner and artist from Pixie Dust Studio {where I purchased Miss Cinderella!} and she asked if she could post them on her blog! I'm so honoured to be featured there!! You can see all the details on her store blog PLUS she's having a sale on ALL the princesses in the Pixie Dust Studio Store! How cool is that!? I'm heading over to grab a few more princesses for my creations!! Maybe DD will have another princess party! Just for the fun of it!! DS said he thinks there should be "Kids' Day"...cuz there's Mother's Day and Father's Day so why not Kid's Day? {He's only 4 and he's figured that out!} I gave him the same answer my mom and dad gave to me when I asked that question...EVERY DAY IS KID'S DAY!!!! So maybe we'll have a Kid's Day Princess party!!

Happy "Kid's Day" Everyone!! Don't forget to make it a Pixie Dust Day and grab your Princess images on SALE!!!

Image Flipping Tutorial

I created a card for The Stamping Boutique with a flipped image and I've had a few people ask about how I did it. Here is the tutorial...for anyone that's interested! I'm using the Circus Carousel from The Stamping Boutique for the explanation. This is using Microsoft WORD for printing and flipping digital stamps.

Step One:

Pull up your Microsoft Word program. Insert your chosen image. Once you've got your image inserted, click on it to make sure it's selected and right click on it...you want to chose the Text Wrapping option and click on TIGHT. {This allows you to place the image wherever you'd like}.

Step Two:

Click on the image and copy it. Then you'll want to paste it so you have two images {It may paste it on top of the other one}.

STEP THREE:

Click on the top image and "grab" the square {the one that is circled in the picture below}. Pull this straight across until the image is flipped or mirrored. {Make sure they match cuz it might look a little funny if they don't match!}

Last Step:

Again, don't forget to text wrap the image to TIGHT and then you can move it around...you don't have to use them together...but if it suits for your card to be the other way around, then I would flip the image...

Hope this helps everyone!

This is the card I created using this technique with the Cynthia in the "shrooms" image!

Please don't hesitate to post a comment if you need more explanation and I'll do my best to explain it! Thanks for letting me share!!

My introduction @ TSB!

I'm being introduced on The Stamping Boutique blog today! Here are a few of my newest TSB creations...

The lovely Cynthia and her mushroom wagon is available for FREE if you join the Paper Craft Planet group! I just copied her and flipped the image to create this card. I thought it would make a fun image doing a mirror image...I even coloured them to mirror each other!

This is my fun "Canuck" card! This fun moose with the maple leaf was sorta created with me in mind! Tracey thought she'd create a fun Canada Day image and "Maurice the Moose" fits the bill. {I just named him Maurice....that was actually my grandfather's name! I think Maurice suits him too!}

Thanks for letting me share! :D Pop over to the blog today and see the other girls on the team! They are all SUPER to work with!!! And they are VERY talented!!!

Cinderella Party Pixie Style!

Last weekend was my lovely little girl's birthday party and we had a Cinderella themed party! My mom even made a beautiful ice cream cake {it's SO yummy! We're still enjoying it!!}

Here are the elements for the decorations! The digital stamp is from Pixie Dust Stamps [in the Princess Parade collection].

Cinderella and her pumpkin coach {or Mom's tea pot!}

The goody bag tags {the image was coloured and paper pieced}.

Chocolate bar wrapper {for Grandpa's "goody bag"...he wouldn't like bubble gum and rocket candy!!}

The "Princess" banner {I blow this up to an 8-1/2"x11" sheet!}

Thanks for letting me share! :D I had fun with this and I hope we can do a few more "Princess" parties! I LOVE the images from Pixie Dust Studios

And here's the YUMM-MM-MM-MM-YY-YY-YY-YY ice cream cake!! {Like the "Glass Slippers"? That's where the theme came from!!}

Thanks for letting me share! :D

Last leg of the relay! Here is Card #4

Here is my last card for the Sassy Studio Designs relay! This has been SO much fun! I think this card was my favorite of them all! I cannot take credit for the idea! I found this video on Paper Craft Planet by Vicky...you will find the original video below!

But here is my card first!

Here is the inside! {See the teabag!}

Thanks Lindsay for a great relay! Off to post my link on the blog! {Thanks goodness for the 3 hour time difference!!!}

Here is Wendy's video where I got the idea for this card!

JUST under the wire! Card #3

Here's my #3 entry for the relay at Sassy Studio Designs!


My 2-year old DD said "Mom, das cute"! Okay, I've got her approval! :D She makes me smile!!! Thanks for a great relay Lindsay and SSD crew!!! :D