Nutella Cookies

Hey there! Here's a super quick, easy & yummy recipe for you...

...with one of my favorite things, Nutella!!

1 cup Nutella

½ cup Sugar

3/4 cup All-purpose Flour

1 whole Egg

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Blend all ingedients together well.

Form into 1″ balls.

Place on a cookie sheet.

Press down firmly with the bottom of a glass.

Bake 7-8 minutes or until set.

Cool.

Enjoy.

original recipe here (I used slightly less flour)

Happy Birthday - Beach Style!

Hello again!

This card was in serious need of posting. I made it a while back but it's the perfect card for such amazing weather Florida has been having (sorry Non-Florida residents)

I'm ready to kick my feet up, have a fruity drink and soak up the rays...but I have to go to work!

Hope you all have a Happy Monday!

recipe:

paper: stampin up su and papertrey ink pti (sorry don't remember the colors)

stamps: papertrey ink - soak up the sun; random michael's dollar store happy birthday

ink: papertrey ink pti; archival ink - sepia

die cut: sizzix/stampin up butterflies

misc: kaiser pearls; stickles

Look Ma! No Ink!

Warning: No ink was used on this card!

(lol)

For real though, I have this set of "die cuts" that I got from Michael's Craft Store a while back which included the big flower in the back, the "yeah yeah wow" and the "thinking of you" card. And of course, you can't forget the Martha Stewart doily: one of my most recent crafting staples. Team this up with some butterfly die cuts and some bling and you're good to go! No ink necessary!

So anyway, sorry if the picture is small, but this was taken on my phone at my office! How could I have forgotten to take pictures of my card?! Ooops :/

Please leave a link to your website! I love inspiration and seeing how others layer their cards/layouts!!

Hope you enjoy!

recipe

paper: papertrey ink pti - terracotta tile & stamping up su - dusty durango

ink: NONE!

die cuts: misc from michaels; sizzix big butterflies; martha stewart doily tags

bling: kaiser and misc from michaels

Wedding Wishes - Lattice

Hi Friends!

WOW! My twitter feed said it has been 54 days since I posted. So, I am asking your forgiveness in telling you that I will be posting a card once per week this entire week! (Hopefully you haven't forgotten all about me and that you still care about my cards!)

So, without further adieu...

I've been really wanting to get into my craft room for a while...I've been avoiding it because it's such a disaster area in there! Seriously, what a mess!

I finally tidied everything up in there the other week and made some (what I think) super cute cards!

This one I did most recently for a friend at my work. One of her husband's family members is getting married and I think I put her in shock when I blurted out "I'll make you a wedding card!!" lol. I was desperate to create something fabulous :D

So, the pressure was on at that point...I never like to disappoint my friends with anything I make, especially when they are giving it to someone else! EEK! I'm really pleased with how this came out though....and don't you just LOVE the lattice die cut? Ya. Me too :)

I'm also a big fan of this color combo. And I forgot how much I love embossing (I impressed myself because as much as I love embossing...I suck at it. But I was determined to make it absolutely perfect.)

I hope you enjoy this post and all the posts this week! Thank you again for coming back to see my after so long :) I truly appreciate each and every one of you!!

recipe

paper: papertrey ink pti - smokey shadow; random yellow shimmer paper from michael's

ink: versamark

die cut: sizzix lattice die cut & big butterflies; sizzlits lots of tags - stampin up su

embossing: silver

misc: kaiser craft bling; tulle from local craft store

Get Your Heart On!

You're Absolutely Fabulous...No Seriously, You Are!

Hello Fabulous!

Quick and easy post for a quick and easy card...

...you can really make it for an occasion.

Or any color combination (you know me and my Hawaiian Shores. LOVE.)

(isn't the inside of the card cute, too!?!)

Create [Something] Fabulous Today!

recipe:

paper: papertrey (pti) in hawaiian shores and rustic cream

ink: papertrey (pti) in hawaiian shores and smokey shadow

stamps: stampin up (su) aviary and absolutely fabulous

die cut: sizzix lots of tags

misc: bling; stampin up (su) 3-dimensionals

I Found It!!

YYYYEEEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHH!!

Katy Perry's Black Shatter nail polish by OPI

SOLD OUT in both Ulta's in my city and everywhere online was selling it for $20+ (ridiculous and worth every penny).

However, after over an hour of searching online, I finally found it for the normal retail price of $8.50 here. HA. Take that Amazon.

...the only crappy thing is having to wait 5-7 business days to receive it

...why haven't we invented a way to mix online shopping and instant gratification??!

I'm mixing mine with this awesome shade: The One That Got Away

(also in the Katy Perry OPI line)

I know it's weird...but I've seriously been thinking about this nail polish for days.

And soon I will have it! Be sure to check out the link below!

Black Shatter how-to here

Hope you love it as much as I do!!

Pearl Earrings

Now that I have your attention..

Go Here: Diary of a Jeweler

To win these:

Aren't they pretty?! Seriously though...this is a good friend of mine's new blog. He's extremely knowledgeable and is a GIA certified gemologist. Big Time. His goal for this blog is to inform and to give confidence to a younger subset of customers who would otherwise be intimidated walking into a jewelry store.

Blog him, facebook him, tweet him - get the word out...and get a chance to win these awesome pearl earrings :)

Here's the website again: www.amirchokr.com

amazing photography by my other good friend, Naomi Chokr (his wife)...a fabulous duo they are

www.naomichokr.com

**by the way blog friends, sorry I've been absent! Happy New Year lol

I'll be back soon :*