WPlus9 Release Day

Good Morning! Today is WPlus9 Release Day! So many great new stamp and die sets, including Modern Petunias.  I've used them today to create a quick gift tag.

I've also die cut the word 'Mom' from the Folk Art Alphabet Dies and colored them with three copics in an ombre' color scheme.  All the pieces are arranged on the Christmas Tag Die.  Inside this adorable window coffee bag is some homemade granola.  These bags are awesome.  I bought them from Papertrey Ink.

 

I love making my own granola.  It's cheaper and you can control all of the ingredients you put in it.  I follow this recipe from Niomi as a general guide, but add whatever I have on hand. 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have fun checking out all the new WPlus9 products.  Those used above are linked below {affiliate links used}

Modern Petunias	Modern Petunias Die	Folk Art Alphabet Die	Christmas Tag Die
Copic Sketch Marker Y00 BARIUM YELLOW Light Soft Pastel Subtle	Copic Sketch Marker Y13 LEMON YELLOW	Copic Sketch MARKER Y15 CADMIUM YELLOW	Copic Sketch Marker YG03 YELLOW GREEN
Copic Sketch Marker YG17 GRASS GREEN Bold	Copic Sketch MARKER G05 EMERALD GREEN	Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK PAD Full Size me-900	*ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip Marker 025320
Hero Arts Rubber Stamp SMALL BLOCK TRIO CLEAR ACRYLIC BLOCKS CL082	Tombow MONO Adhesive PERMANENT Tape Dispenser 62106	Helmar .5 Inch WHITE ZAPDOTS Round 001486	*Cuttlebug Die-Cut & Emboss Machine Provo Craft 2000293

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With Much {LOVE} And Gratitude

I love this time of year.  Giving baked goods as gifts is one of my favorite things.  I love to bake and giving it away allows me to make others happy and maintain my waistline. 

 

 

On Thursday I baked 5 little loaves of zucchini bread and sent them to work with my husband as a treat for his co-workers on Friday.  We then made plans to visit with friends on Saturday night.  I just happened to have another zucchini, so I made 5 more loaves and brought a few with us to share with our friends.  Another friend dropped by with a housewarming gift and I just happened to have a loaf for her too! 

 

 

The recipe for these is so quick and easy I thought I'd share it with you today in case you'd like to bake some yourself.  I love making fun desserts, but sometimes you just want quick and easy.  This recipe requires no fancy equipment and is easy cleanup.  I got the recipe from the Foods teacher at my school.
 

 

 Enjoy!

All products used to dress up my zucchini bread are linked below

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WPlus9 Design Studio Clear Stamps, Be Merry Sentiments

WPlus9 Design Studio Clear Stamps, Grateful Greetings

WPlus9 Design Studio Dies, Be Merry Sentiments

WPlus9 Design Studio Dies, Autumn Leaves

WPlus9 Design Studio Clear Stamps, Autumn Leaves

Falling Star Dye Ink	Last Leaf Dye Ink	Coconut Husk Dye Ink	Pumpkin Spice Dye Ink
Gala Red Dye Ink

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Wonderful Friend Gift Tags

 

 I recently took a girls' trip to Savannah with three of my friends from high school.  Although we no longer live near each other, we have remained great friends.  Even after months and sometimes years without talking, we always seem to be able to pick up right where we left off.  We talked easily and laughed until our stomachs hurt.  It took quite a while until we could manage to coordinate all of schedules and get away at a time that worked for everyone.  It just so happened to be Easter weekend.  I wanted to bring them an Easter basket full of some of my favorite things and some sweet treats for them and their pets!

 

 

Of course I had to dress up the tags for their gift bags.  I started by die cutting the tags with the new Love Showers Layers stitched tag die.  I then stamped flowers from Embroidered Bouquet in Fairy Dust accented with flowers and leaves stamped in Wild Mango, Little Piggy, and Mojito.  Once that was done I stamped my sentiments in black ink.  To add a little interest and texture, I used the circle die from the Love Mom Layers die set to emboss rather than cut.  This highlights the sentiment while still keeping the design simple.

 

 

 

I thought you might like to see what I included in their Easter bags.  Along with those pictures above I included a Cadbury Crème Egg and some homemade dog treats.  I shared the recipe for these on Instagram. 

 

Top Left: Burt's Bee Lip Balm

Top Right: Lush The Comforter Bubble Bar

Bottom Left: Essie Ballet Slippers

Bottom Right: Philosophy Purity Made Simple Cleanser 

 

 

Everything was packaged in a kraft bag and the tags were tied on with some cotton rope.  They loved the tags and the goodies inside!

 

Join me on the WPlus9 Design Blog today to see a project using this PURE Color Combination and a fun double partial die cutting with inlay technique!

SSS: Anything Goes

 

 

Hip Hip Hooray {It's Friday}

 

It's finally Friday!

Tomorrow I will be celebrating a special 2 year old's birthday.

I wanted to make his gift colorful, fun, and personalized.  I adhered wrapping paper to cardstock and die cut his name and age to add to the card.  Instead of an envelope, I wanted to use the ribbon on the gift to hang the card.

 

The Friday Inspiration File has been stocked with fresh new projects that caught my eye this week.

Check them out!

 

Have an awesome weekend!

 

CAS-ology: Stripes

 

Cardstock: Recollections 110lb. White
Stamps: WP9 Strictly Sentiments 5
Ink: Versafine Onyx
Dies: WP9 Modern Numerals, PTI Block Alphabet
Other: Wrapping Paper, Satin Ribbon