Happy Friday!!

Happy Friday! Happy snow WEEK!!! if your my kiddos!! Oh my we have had snow this whole week.. it seems to be raining now! I am HAPPY! A week of snow is SIX days to many for me! HA HA!!!

BIG post today.. snow photos.. something Yummy and something Creative! :) I have a HUGE pinterest foodie post..but will save that for another time! :)

Snow Photos-
Sledding with Dad-
Yesterday-


This is a photo on Sunday and 1 yesterday.. we had over 12 inches!
BUT I did find a BRIGHT spot... SNOW ICE CREAM! UM YUM! it really was good.. I did double the vanilla.. I would probably add more! (hopefully next year.. not this year! HA!)
HERE you can find the recipe I used!

Finally a Birthday Card share!! Our sweet neighbor turned 16 this week!! Here is the card I made her! Hopefully she will like it!! :)
The frame is all GLITTERY and PURTY!! Used a cupcake my girly made me.. added some mod podge and glitter!! Little Felt Flower.. I am so LOVING using Tulle on everything these days.. so I added one of my favorites.. some stitching and a some stamping and VIOLA! Sweet 16 Card!! :)

Challenges I am entering-
Make It Monday- Anything Goes
Inspire Me Fridays- Anything Goes
Deep Ocean Challenge- Sparkle (glittery frame and cupcake)
Paper Minutes- Partytime/Anything Goes
Lets Ink It Up- Anything Goes/NO digis!
Sparkles-Something New (new number stamps!)
Alphabet Challenge- Y- You Choose!

Thanks so much for stopping by! If you made it through all my photos.. THANKS! :)
Have a GREAT weekend!!!!

Just the 3 of Us!!

Happy MLK day.. Happy SNOWY day if your us.. and I am sure a few other places! :) The kiddos are so EXCITED for the snow.. me not so much! I got my snow photos now I am READY for SPRING! LOL!! :)

So I got this FABULOUS idea from Renee .. LOVED it so much I asked some friends to join and they said YES! SOOOO... our first just the 3 of us share is here! (and YES I am SORRY I am a day late.. bad hostess that I am!! I wont be next month! HONEST!)

A big THANK YOU to Joni and Mara for joining me.. pop over to their blogs and see what LOVELINESS they created! (Joni got 6 goodies out of what I sent!!)

So here is the kit I sent
and here is what I created with it!!-A Valentine Treat Box!!! Used the PTIs - Around Town Tote!
The only rule we had was you had to use 4 of the items I sent!!!!
My SWEET GIRLY! Made up the clay hearts for me, to send in the kits.. she LOVES to create and I LOVE to be able to use what she makes.. Here is a peek at what she created for me.. AND the larger hearts are some AG Doll Cookies she made for a friends birthday! :)
I am going to enter my template in a few challenges-
Scrappin Mojo- Sketch
Make It Mondays- Anything Goes
Inspire Me Fridays- Anything Goes
Speedy Cat- Border Punch
Top Tip Tuesday- Anything Goes
Paper Play- Stitches
Polly Craft- Bingo (Pearl-s heart, Punch- Border, Flower- Felt Flower)
Delightful Inspiration - Heart
My Time To Craft- XOXO hugs and Kisses

If you made it this far.. THANK YOU!! :) Have a GREAT week!!! I have a few more shares for you so I will be back!!!! Thanks for stopping by!!

PIO Challenge- Manly Cards!

Happy Sunday Blog Friends!!! It is that time again.. a PIO DT share!! Our WONDERFUL sponsor this week was Dude Time Doodles (Thank You!) they have some GREAT images and sentiments!

Here is my MANLY birthday card! :) It maybe more BOYISH! But it is still manly right! LOL!!


Challenges for Beth-
PIO- Manly Cards
Dude Time Doodles-Anything Goes / Masculine Theme
Make it Monday- Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays- Something New (digi images)
Papertake Weekly- Anything Goes/New (digi images)
Inspire Me Fridays- Anything Goes

Hope you will join us this week and PILE IT ON!! :) Have a GREAT day and THANKS for stopping by!!!!

Winter Wishes!

Happy January! I hope your New Year is off to a GREAT start!!

One of my goals this year was to create MORE! and enter even more challenges! and start using things I BUY! IMAGINE that! :)

Here is a card I whipped up... using my Winter Woodland Cricut Cart (big snowflake behind image), and of course my favorite from Accent Essentials for the center snowflake! Got that CUTE snowman just the other day from MelJen designs!! (ok so that is new.. but everything else I had!) that blue bling is probably 5 years old! YEAH! using it! HA HA! :)

The Card-Close-Up of all the SPARKLY snowflakes!!

Challenges I am entering-
Cooking With Cricut- New and Cricut Cut (snowman new, snowflakes cricut cuts)
MelJen Designs- Blue
PIO- Anything Goes
GingerLoft- Winter
My Craft Spot- Winter Wonderland (must use glitter)
Top Tip Tuesday- Anything Goes (Plus my tip this card.. to make that fluffy bow.. You just make to bows about the same size.. then tie in the center and cut the tails.. easy peasy and one of my new FAVORITE bows to make!)
Digital Tuesday- Winter Wonderland
Inspire Me Friday- Anything Goes
Make It Monday- Anything Goes
Scrappin Mojo Color Challenge- Blues/White
Secret Crafter - Anything Goes

THANKS for stopping by! Have a GREAT day!!

Top 11 of 2011!!

I LOVE to see the postings of peoples favorites from the previous year... I was just looking at my posting this was my lowest postings in 4 years.. BUT with all that went on this summer.. I didnt post much.. THAT will change this year!!!

Most of my favorites seem to be boxes I have made!!

Here they are!! Enjoy!!!

#1 I LOVED this technique from PTIs MIM! Was EXCITED to be their daily pick..




#2 and #3 Mothers Day Card and Tulip Gift Box! I just still LOVE that ribbon and the picks.. and tiny tags.. oh my!!


#4- I whipped up these gift card holders.. I just LOVE the big tulle bow and sparkly tags!!
Now a run on captured card cases! (they are my FAVORITE you know! LOL!)

#5 This one I created for my Mom for Xmas! It was one of my very favorites.. it was one I didnt want to give away! BUT I love my mom so I did! :)
#6 and #7 LOVE making these big loopy bows.. inspired by PTIs die.. I made these without it.. Love how they turned out!

#8 Made up this captured card case in a smaller version and matching card!

#9 and #10 are my kiddos birthday cards! I love how they turned out this year!



#11 This was a blog hop project, I LOVE PTIs timeless templates so much... and the ribbon flower.. I have more upstairs to use.. I should!!
THANK YOU for stopping by! Have a GREAT day! and heres to a VERY CREATIVE 2012!!

PIO Challenge- Anything Goes!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! I hope you all had a WONDERFUL Holiday Season and have a VERY HAPPY and CREATIVE 2012!!

Today is our first challenge of the year for PIO!! Anything goes.. and we are sponsored by Simon Says Stamps!

Here is my card... for my SWEET SILs Birthday which is tomorrow!! I hope she likes it!!

Challenges for Beth-
PIO- Anything Goes
Inspire Me Fridays- Anything Goes
Make It Monday- Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp- Anything Goes
Totally Gorjuss-Happy
ABC Challenge Blog- F is for Frosty
Paper Shelter- Tied Bow
Cutie Pie- Sentiment
Top Tip Tuesday- Anything Goes (my tip.. to make that cute sparkly frame I ran it through my xxyron UPSIDE down.. so the sticky was on the front of it and covered it with glitter! Fun Fast and Easy Sparkly Embellies!!)
Close up of the sparkly frame -
Thank You for stopping by! and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

Capturing Santa! and HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Wanted to wish you all a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR! THANK YOU for your visits! I have met some of the most AMAZING friends from this blog/internet!! I treasure those friendships.. You all INSPIRE me!! and I am looking forward to MORE FUN in 2012!!!!

Now I have a SHAMELESS PLUG!! My 15 year old son has been making movies 3 or 4 years now! Here is his latest.. he wrote it, directed it, produced it, acted in it! Along with his Dad and Sister! I am so PROUD of him.. of THEM all! :) If you have time.. would you PLEASE watch it.. his goal is to hit 100 views on his movie before the end of the year!!! It is only 6 minutes!
THANK YOU!!!
Capturing Santa Movie


Oh and Of course I am in it.. I am the one quietly Christmas crafting so they could film! HA HA! no you dont see me but my job was important.. silence it is hard.. ha ha!!!

Thanks for stopping by!! and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

Treats, A Box, Tags, and More Tags!

Happy LAST Wednesday of 2011!! :) This year has FLOWN for me..I think I say this every year.. and each year I mean it MORE then the last! :) I hope you all had a FABULOUS holiday!!! We sure did!!!!

I have a few more Holiday things to share with you! THANKS if you make it all the way through!! Wanted to get all Xmas shared! :)

This year I cut way back on treats.. 1 because I eat them... 2 because I eat them! LOL!! BUT I did add a new cookie to the mix.. it was DELISH.. found it on pinterest.. (love that place!) They are White Chocolate Chip Candy Cane Cookies! YUMMY! I did mine a bit different I added some melted white choc. on top.. then added more candy cane (I LOVE candy cane! ) Then our usual... dipped pretzels, pretzel turtles , peppermint bark.. and red velvet candy cane cake balls!
I have one more captured card case to share with ya!! Made this for my Amanda and 1 for her good friend Lauren! I whipped up one of those bows I am in LOVE with again! :)

Side View-
Top-Inside (I had such fun filling these for them!!)
I made up some tags too!! Here they come!!
Amanda tried to save the bow from this one too!



Challenges I am entering-
Everybody Art Challenge- Anything Goes
Inspire Me Fridays- Anything Goes
Make it Monday-Anything Goes
Partytime Tuesdays- Anything Goes
Jelly Park- Anything but a card

If you have made it this far.. THANK YOU!! I hope you have a WONDERFUL rest of the year, and a FABULOUS 2012!! I personally plan to do LOTS of cleaning and purging and CREATING!! :)
THANKS for stopping by!!

Merry Christmas!

Wishing you all a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!


Justin MISSED when Santa visited us AGAIN! He does every year.. silly boy! BUT Santa was so kind as to sit in on our family photo for him!!

Have a WONDERFUL Day!!
Love The Johnson Fam. and Santa ;)

Happy Holidays! and Teacher Gift Shares!

Happy Holiday Blog Friends!! Can you BELIEVE how close it is!! Are you ready?? I ALMOST am.. I think I say this each posting! :) BUT really I think I am.. today we will wrap wrap wrap... and I want to make some special tags! and then the baking begins..I have to wait til this week or else I just eat it! :)

WARNING LOTS of PHOTOS to follow.. you were just given fair warning! :)

So I thought I would share with you today the kiddos teacher gifts!!

I made these CUTE bag in a box treats after being inspired by my friend Mara- I did them ALMOST the same.. I just did my box a bit different I have bad luck with folding so I just cut the ends and folded them up.. otherwise all the same!
Here is inside.. there is alot of space in these little cuties! We put in candy, a card and gift card, with room to spare! :)
Next up.. a captured card case (how I LOVE this template!) I LOVED the new die also from PTI.. but wanted to do a BIG version AND make it before it was even released so I set to work to whip up my own.. BIG loopy bow!! I really LOVE how it came out.. and will/did :) make it again! This one is for Amandas Teacher-
Bow View-
and Inside.. made her a post it note and matching pen set, candy , gift card... and still room in the box!

Card Amanda made her!
Lastly for Amanda we sent these cuties I saw on Pinterest! it was the LAST Christmas treat I will ever make for a grade school class.. BOOO!!!! Next year she is on to Middle School!
and FINALLY!!!

Here are the gift card holders I whipped up for Justins teachers... he doesnt like girly.. I may have pushed the envelope on this one.. BUT there is NOOOO BLING, or SPARKLE.. so to me that is safely non girly! :) He was so worried he would be the only one in class giving a gift.. so he went in early AND in the end didnt get them all out before BUT others gave gifts so he was ok! :) again MAMA was right.. I told him many times dont worry! ;)
THANKS for stopping by!! I hope you all are having a WONDERFUL Holiday Season! :) I will be back with a few more shares.. I figured I better stop here! :)
Have a GREAT day!!

CHALLENGES I am entering today-
Inspire Me Fridays- Anything Goes
Make It Mondays- Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly- Last Christmas Card/Project of Year
Christmas Cards All Year- Anything Goes
Raise The Bar- Christmas
Jingle Bells- Wrapping It Up
Divas By Design- Merry Christmas

Happy Monday!!

Happy Monday!! Are you all READY for Christmas?? I will be DONE tomorrow! YEAH! Now to wrap! Crazy to think in 2 weeks it will be the DAY after Christmas!

Alrighty on to why I am posting!! I have a birthday box and card to share and some Pinterest goodies I made up! ;)

First up I made this up for my neighbors birthday!! Shrunk the captured card case from PTI to 60% to make it perfect size for a gift card!!! Whipped up a matching card and Viola a fun little birthday set! ;)
Close Up Card-
Close Up Box-
Some Challenges I am entering-
PIO- Bling
Inspire Me Friday- Anything Goes
Make It Monday- Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly- Anything Goes

Wanted to share some goodies I made up last week from Pinterest! First up was this YUMMY! and I mean YUMMY .. Candy Cane Popcorn. The only thing I did different was use white choc. chips! It VANISHED FAST! :)
Next up I made this dip.. it was DELISH and also didnt last long!! I combined 2 dips-
Olive Garden Smoked Mozz. Dip (DID NOT use smoked cheeses in mine!) And Hot Caprese Dip!
What I did for this was use Sour Cream, Shredded Mozz. provolone, and Parm. Cheese.. added garlic, ital. seasoning, chopped tomato's and basil.. it was so GOOD!!!

That is all I have.. gonna wrap some more gifts! Amanda has been such a BIG help!!
Hope your having a GREAT week.. HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Thanks for stopping by!

PIO Challenge- Bling!

2nd Post Sunday! :) I whipped up another captured card case for our PIO challenge this MONTH! (Yep thats right a month long challenge.. and a chance to win a GREAT prize! Hope you will join us!!)

Our sponsor this week was Designed 2 Delightdigital stamps are whimsical and FUN images hand-drawn by Faith Skrdla. (THANK YOU!)

Such CUTE digi stamps! I choose snowball fight for my image!!
Top-
Side-
PIO- Bling
Creatalicious- Christmas and Sparkle
Crop Stop- Punch (Scallop Border) and Holiday
CCEE Stampers - snow and bling

Christmas Cards all Year Round - Anything Goes

Divas By Design- Anything Goes
Gingerloft Challenge - Christmas or Winter
Scrapbook Sisters- Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp- Anything Goes
Inspire Me Friday- Anything Goes
Raise The Bar- Christmas
Jingle Bells- Christmas

Thanks for stopping by!! Have a GREAT day!!!

Pointsettia Gift Box!!

Happy Sunday!!! Hope your all having a GREAT weekend! We are getting all FESTIVE here at the Johnson House! I am ALMOST done xmas shopping.. will be done with 95% of it by TOMORROW! YEAH! Let the wrapping begin!!!

So I wanted to create a few things this Holiday Season.. I LOVED the challenge at The Shabby Tea Room this week.. I NEVER would have thought to put the colors together but I am so PLEASED with how it turned out!!

Top of Box-
Side View-
Used PTIs Captured Card Case.., Cricut (for Pointsettia) , scallop border punch, leaves cut from spellbinders, and glittered with MS glitter (LOVE her glitter!) pearls, ribbon and button! VIOLA a gift box all ready to be filled!!

Challenges I am entering-
Shabby Tea Room- Photo Inspiration and WHITE OR CREAM, NEUTRALS, SILVER AND GLITTER! (Winter Picnic)

ABC Challenge- E- Embossing
Creatalicious- Christmas and Sparkle
Crop Stop- Punch (Scallop Border) and Holiday
Divas By Design- Anything Goes
Scrapbook Sisters- Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp- Anything Goes
Inspire Me Friday- Anything Goes
Raise The Bar- Christmas
Jingle Bells- Christmas

Thank You for stopping by! I will have ONE more share later today.. it is our PIO challenge.. Hope you have a GREAT week and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!