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!!
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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!!

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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!!!

PIO Challenge- Sugar and Spice!

Happy Sunday!! Hope you all had a WONDERFUL Thanksgiving Weekend!!! We did!! :)

It is time for our PIO challenge... this week is sugar and spice!! and our FABULOUS sponsor is Whoopsie Daisy Digis ! They have some CUTE digis!!!

PIO also is looking for new DT members!!

Made up this card for my sweetie pie nieces birthday!!! Love You BUG! :)




Challenges for Beth-
PIO- Sugar and Spice
Deconstructed Sketch-Sketch
Papertrey Princesses- Birthday Card
Inspire Me Friday- Anything Goes
Make It Mondays- Anything Goes
Digital Tuesday - sparkle and shine
Craft Your Days Away - bows or buttons
Crafty Purple Frog - for someone special

Thanks for stopping by!!!!

Papertrey Princess Challenge!!

Happy Saturday Blog Friends! I hope you all had a FABULOUS Thanksgiving!! We sure did.. it was also Justins 15th Birthday.. GASP! I can NOT have a 15 year old yet... seems like yesterday he arrived... sigh!! He is such a GREAT son.. I am the LUCKIEST Mama EVER! :)

So it is my turn to host the Papertrey Princesses Challenge.. In honor of my Justin.. it is to create a Birthday Card!!

Here is mine-
and here is Amandas!! I always have the kiddos make their cards.. what you probably cant see or know.. is she made this a CARROT CAKE! Because it is his favorite! :)

We are off to a wedding... so looking forward to it! THANKS for stopping by!
Have a GREAT day!!!

Happy Sunday and A Little Creative Share!

Happy Sunday!!! I hope you all had a FUN weekend! We did!! Yesterday was Justins birthday party! (His official day is Thanksgiving!! Will be 15! Doesnt seem possible!!)

I have a few quick photos to share but first I will share what I made up for the girls treats! We girls went to Build A Bear.. and the Boys went to Whirllyball! :) Good times!!

Gift Card Holders-

I LOVED how Mona did her sparkley tag HERE.. so I BORROWED that fun idea for the girls! I LOVE how they came out!! Tied with that FUN Tulle.. tag and flower and it was good to go! (I am gonna keep Amandas.. shhhh DONT tell her! HA HA!)

Some challenges I am entering!
ABC Challenge- D - Dazzle
PIO- Anything with P!
Inspire Me Friday- Anything Goes
Alota Rubber Stamps - dots
2 Sisters - Sparkle
Tip Top Tuesday- Tag (my tip this week! Use our Xyron and run your stamp imaged through it, so the glue is on TOP of the image.... then sprinkle with GLITTER! :) )

A few quick photos before I go! :)
The Boys- Whirllyball
The Girls!
This is my SWEET niece Ally.. being SILLY in the front window at Build A Bear! :)
We all had a GREAT day.. and TODAY.. I get to go Xmas shoppin with my hubby! YEAH! so EXCITED .. we usually get a big chunk DONE today! :)
Have a GREAT day!!! THANKS for stopping by!

Waltzing Mouse... WALTZ!

I am so EXCITED to be able to join the WM Stamps Waltz this month.. it has been MONTHS! and I have MISSED it!!!


So first off before I get any farther.. I have to THANK very very much Renee! I had ordered the NEW 2011 Holiday Ornament Set last week.. I had made a comment I hope they arrived in time for the waltz... well Renee so KINDLY offered to send me some cut just in case! They arrived in time for me to finish TODAY! Now she sent me so many plus some BEAUTIFUL ribbon.. if our mail didnt get here so late I would have used more.. but no worries I will use it all up this season!!

Ok on with the projects.. FIRST off... EXCUSE the photos.. I had to take them inside since it was dark out when I finished! For this first one I was INSPIRED by the FABULOUS Melissa Phillips goodie she created HERE!


I cant share what will be inside since it is a holiday gift for someone very SPECIAL to me! BUT after it is opened I will!!
I spray painted and glittered the tin... then added lace, my tag, a stick pin (you cant see SORRY!) lovely ribbon from Renee, and snowflake center!


Next up.. I HAD to use the LOVELY red goodies Renee sent.. and as I do every year I plan to make up LOTS of tags.. so I decided to whip one up!!

Now before you go.. a peek at the TREASURES I got today .. and after my day.. I TOTALLY needed it! :) LOVE happy mail.. LOVE this hobby that has such generous kind people!!

IF you made it this far... THANK YOU for stopping by! I will be WALTZING after getting my kiddos up and off to school! Have a GREAT day!

Happy Monday!- Anohter Xmas Share!

Well my blogging seems to come fast and furious or long dry spells! LOL! This is a fast and furious week! :) 2 days in a row! Yeah Me! :)

SO last week I was the LUCKY winner of THIS fabulous vintage christmas kit.. by the super talented Amy Jaz! I LOVED it!! I had to get right to work on something fun! My goal is to NOT be to far behind this holiday season! (If my hubby is reading this he is LOLing right now! He knows me!) ANYWAY! Want to make up some fun treat ideas.. I just LOVE the paper bag gifties... so this is what I cam up with.. not sure if they will all have cocoa in them.. but for the moment it does! :)

Gonna enter it in the following challenges!!
Art Impressions Stamps: Use at least 2 ribbons
2 Sisters - Anything Goes
Digital Tuesday - Anything Goes (must have something digital)
Fresh Brewed - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Christmas
Pile It On- Traditional Christmas
Mami Doodles - Christmas
Inspire Me Friday- Anything Goes
Make It Mondays- Anything Goes
Totally Gorguss - Christmas traditions

I am off to work on a little something ... all these ideas are in my head.. I gotta get them out before they vanish! HA!

THANKS for stopping by!! Have a GREAT day!

PIO Challenge- Christmas

Happy Sunday! Hope you all had a WONDERFUL weekend!! Ours was nice!!

It is that time again.. our PIO challenge! This week we had the FABULOUS --

They have such CUTE digi images!! (if you play along this week you could be the lucky winner of 3 of them!! Hope you will join us!!)

I picked this cutie pie digi this week.. wanted to get a head start on xmas stuff.. so I whipped up one of the mini pizza boxes.. sooooo LOVE them!! :)

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Side View-
Challenges I am entering-
PIO- Traditional Christmas
Christmas Stamping All Year Long - new stamp
Creatalicious Challenges- Distress Edges
Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge - anything goes + digi
Hiding In My Craftroom- Almost a card- use something from stash
Inky Impression - Glitter it up
Inspire Me Friday- Anything Goes
Make It Mondays- Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Christmas
Secret Crafter- Spots and Stripes
Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Christmas
Totally Gorjuss - Christmas Traditions

Thank You for stopping by!! Have a GREAT day!!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! :)

Happy Halloween Blog Friends!! I hope you are sitting down.. I have a HUGE post to share with you today!! :) I will go fast.. hardly any chit chat.. WAIT.. is that possible! LOL!!

On with the post-
First up.. some quick cards I made for the kiddos! I LOVE this cute line by Doodlebug! (Monster Mania! so CUTE!)
I made up these YUMMY Pumpkin Pecan Brownies and used a homemade Cinnamon Butter Cream Frosting- they were DELISH! I did add white choc. chips to the brownies! Will make these AGAIN! :)
Whipped up this card for friends! I am LOVING this digi image from Madebyjanet (I KNOW you all know this by now how much I LOVE her stuff.. but I gotta say it again... I LOVE her stuff! LOL!)
Entering this in some challenges.. will list below in post!!

I also made up a treat bag (put in some of those above brownies!)- See LOVE that image! LOL!
Challenges I am entering card in-
Secret Crafter- Spooky Or Whimsical
Scrapbook Sisters - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp- Anything goes
PaperPlay- Halloween/Witches
Patties Creations: Halloween or Autumn Colors
Tip Top Tuesday- Happy Halloween!
Inspire Me Friday- Anything Goes
Make It Mondays- Anything Goes
WagsNWhiskers- Black plus ribbon or pearls
Totally Gorjuss- I remember (Carving Pumpkins with my brothers! Now my own kids!)

Well I am off... LOTS to finish up before tonite.. and trick or treating! :) Hope you all have a WONDERFUL day.. and HAPPY HALLOWEEN! THANKS for stopping by..
Will share COSTUME photos tomorrow! :) Wowy I am on a roll! LOL!! If you made it this far THANK YOU! :)

2 Post Sunday!! - Pinterest Inspired Pumpkins!

Happy Sunday.. SURPRISE! I have 2 post for you today!! :) Arent you all EXCITED! LOL!! (PIO DT post is below this one!) Was gonna wait to share these.. BUT changed my mind.. because once Halloween is done.. I plan on bustin out my Christmas Creations! (OK I will make a few Thanksgiving.. but oh my mind is in FULL Xmas Mode for some reason! LOL!)

ANYWAY!! As you all KNOW I am BEYOND addicted to Pinterest! SIGH love to go there! SOOOO I found this cute idea and decided to make some up!

HERE you will find the original idea!

and these are mine! Each of us drew a face on a jar! (LOVE when the WHOLE family crafts together!)

GLOWING!
and NOT! :)
Challenges I am entering-
Scrappin Mojo- Color Combo
Secret Crafter- Spooky Or Whimsical
Scrapbook Sisters - anything goes
PaperPlay- Halloween/Witches
Tip Top Tuesday- Happy Halloween!

Thank You for stopping by today! Our day is gonna be FUN and FULL.. .CRAFTING, COOKING, CARVING! :) and HOMEWORK... most of it is FUN! LOL!! Have a GREAT day!!
See you TOMORROW!! (hope you wont be tired of me!)

PIO Challenge- Keep Warm!

Happy Sunday!! It is time for a PIO share! Our theme this week is Keep Warm!!

Thought I would use the cute digi and make up a cute cocoa packet gifty! I had seen on pinterest to make your own wax paper bags.. SOOOO I gave it a try.. the idea showed it stitched.. WELL my sewing machine is being WONKY! So I used my scor-tape on the side and bottom.. fast and easy AND the size I wanted! I WILL be making more! :)

Ok here is my goodie!

Challenges -
PIO- Keep Warm
Crafts and Me- Use Blue
Creatalicious Challenges- Distressing
Digi Doodles - anything goes
Inspire Me Friday- Anything Goes
Make It Mondays- Anything Goes
Paper Crafting - use a digi

THANKS for stopping by! I will be back tomorrow with a HALLOWEEN share.. or 2! :) Have a GREAT day!

Happy Friday!- LOTS of shares today! :)

Ok WHERE has Oct. gone?? I just blinked and now it has almost vanished!! Trying to catch up but it isnt happening! LOL!!

Lots going on since our vacation! Kiddos both had conferences both are doing FABULOUS! I am oh oh SO PROUD of them!!! Went and got our pumpkins at a new patch (new to us anyway) it was so CUTE.. I WISH the kids were about 8 years younger... but they had fun.. the TEEN was a GOOD sport and did everything so me Mom could get her photos! :) I so want to SCRAP them but FIRST I must get my halloween goodies DONE! YES I am behind! :)

Ok enough chit chat.. on to some shares.. I will have more to share once I know Halloween Cards are received! Til then.. a few goodies I can share! :)
Will share crafty first in case that is why you stop by.. then I have FOOD to share! :)

You all know the AMAZING Melissa Phillips! Well anything she uses I seem to WANT! She has been using digi goodies from MadebyJanet... I have been buying and using them too.. I LOVE her BEAUTIFUL vintage goodies! I also got the circles from lovecreationgal thought they were cute!
This is some pumpkin mini choc. chip pecan bread I made.. AND some cinnamon honey butter for my Mama!


Last friday was my bunco.. thought I would share some of the yummies I made up!! 2 were from Pinterest.. and one I make every year!
Lets start with PINTEREST goodies! (I am ADDICTED to that place I tell ya!)
Autumn Chop Salad- it was FANTASTIC! (Had it for left overs to! :) )
Next up Monster Munch (am making this again tonite for Justin to take to his friends Halloween Party!) It is so ADDICTING! YUM! **I did add M & Ms and used white choc. chips for melting! **
Finally these little beauties.. I make them every year.. We LOVE them here at the Johnson House!! :) Black Bottomed Mini Caramel Pumpkin Cheesecakes! YUMMY!! Double that YUMMY! :)
This weekend there are parties.. and HOBBY LOBBY is opening! I have to work on my PIO challenge! and we must CARVE these babies! We got 13 including pumpkins and gourds.. cant wait to see what my TALENTED family does with them!


If you made it this far ~~~~ THANK YOU!! I had lots to say! That will teach me to wait so long to post! I am gonna TRY to be better in Nov! :) I have so many ideas brewing.. and I have PROMISED my girly to have our etsy shop up and running! :) Wish me luck!!
Have a FABULOUS weekend!! I will be back Sunday with my PIO share.. and Monday with HALLOWEEN stuff!!

I am HOME!

Here I am Blog Friends! Did you miss me?? I was off on a FABULOUS, FUN FILLED DISNEYLAND Vacation with my SWEET FAMILY.. also joined my my EQUALLY SWEET Brother, Sissy inlaw and Niece.. we had a FANTASTIC time!! The weather was FANTASTIC! and so were the MEMORIES!!!

As I am unpacking and putting everything away .. hoping to find creative time I thought I would share some photos with you from the trip! I took 100's.. but will share just a few.. I want you to make it through the whole post!!

We have never been in Oct. I have always wanted to go see it all festive.. it was so CUTE! We went to Mickeys Halloween Party on Friday night! TO FUN! We only missed out on 1 ride we wanted to ride.. the new Toy Story ride.. the wait never dropped from 45 minutes.. next time!

Ok on with some photos!! Just a few of the 700+ I took! ;)
Mickey and Minnie all Halloweeny! :)

LOVED this pumpkin!

Castle during Firework Show-
Gotta get the front entry to Disney photo! :)

California Adventure-
Mickey Mouse!!
World Of Color Show (it was AMAZING!!)
We really had a FANTASTIC time! I cant wait to get scrappin!! :) Hope you all had a GREAT week! I owe bloggy visits.. will get to them this week.. between laundry, unpacking, and cleaning!!

If you made it this far THANK YOU! Have a GREAT week!!!

PIO Challenge!

Happy Sunday.. it is time for a PIO challenge!! Our theme is Do It For Fun! :) and we had a FABULOUS sponsor.. And to help us have some fun we have Karen's Doodles as our sponsor. Her images are definitively fun and quirky! (THANKS!)

I decided to do something for FUN! :) A cute tag on a bottle of win! Wouldnt that be fun to drop at your girlfriends door.. for a little glass of wine, and girl talk! :)

Challenges For Beth-
PIO- Do It For Fun!
Crafts And Me - Flowers
Hiding In My Craftroom-PINK!
4 Crafty Chicks: Anything Goes
Crafts 4 Eternity: Anything Goes
Inspire Me Fridays: Always Anything Goes
Make It Mondays- Anything Goes!
Prairie Fairy Fridays - Pink and Distressed
Southern Girls Challenge Blog: Anything Goes

I am off to get my girls Halloween Fabric!! Then gonna DECORATE! :)
Have a GREAT day! THANKS for stopping by!

October?? and a Yummy Share!

Happpy (GULP!) October! Um... how did THAT happen?!!! How come the older you get the FASTER time seems to fly...and hello my kids.. I know they are growing up FASTER then I did! :) Ok back to business! :) I know your not here to hear my slowing down time ideas! ;)

My dear sweet cousin got married on Sept. 10th (our anniversary and YES I am BEHIND in things!) I wanted to send them a special card!!! :) I decided to play along with a few challenges...all are listed below! I knew when I saw PTIs Make it Monday I HAD to make my own embellie.. so I used a Toaster Strudel Box! (dont you LOVE recycling! ) and made this flower! :)
Challenges-
PTI- Make It Monday!
Fussy and Fancy Friday - Try a New Technique (made my own chipboard flower!)
Inspire Me Fridays- Anything Goes
Make It Monday- Anything Goes

Simon Says - Use Dies and/or Punches

Southern Girls - anything goes

I made up this YUMMY dip- Caramelized Onion, Spinach and Arti Dip it is a clean eating recipe! and homemade pita chips.. it was YUMMY! NOW to be honest.. I did add extra garlic, and parm. cheese... BUT I figure it was still all clean ingredients so it couldnt be to bad right! :) Will make it AGAIN! :) and I did save some for Justin.. because he said MOM.. that smells GREAT.. save me some! :) and anytime my kids want to eat spinach anything.. I am SAVING some! :)
Hope your all having a GREAT week! I owe LOTS of blog visits.. will get by later today and tomorrow! We have friends coming today.. cant WAIT to spend the day with them!!
Happy October! THANKS for stopping by!!!