Howdy!

This card was made by my 5 year old Abby for the challenge on the Scrappy Piglet blog. She was so excited to participate!

EnJoy!

****HeatheR*** (& Abby!)

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{stamp} Happy Forest by Stamping Bella {markers} bic {ribbon} Stampin' Up! & unknown {acrylic} heart by Heidi Swapp {flower} prima {rhinestone} {letter stickers} Loopy Love by Doodle Bug {punch} scallop border by Stampin' Up!

EnJoY!

***HeatheR***

Happy Birthday America!

Happy 4th of July!

Notice my cute new watermark? I thought it was time for something new... I was feeling cutesy today when I made it, but maybe I'll make a couple more to switch in & out dependning on my mood & project!

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{paper} is all from my scrap stash and I have no clue who any of it is by- some of it I think is probably close to 10 years old! {ribbon} red ric-rak -unknown {stamp} Daisybella by Stamping Bella {markers} bic & Prisma {bling} star rhinestones-unknown {punch} star by all night media (its an oldie) & corner by EK Sucess {ink} Versafine- onyx black & cats eye- chesnut roan {stickers} Chatterbox (I love these I'll be sad when I use them all up!) {tools} CTMH edge distresser.

EnJoy!

***HeatheR***

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRACY!!

Happy Birthday to my dear, sweet, fun, margarita lovin', little wild & crazy, awesome friend TRACY!! I hope it's great!

Stamp: Springtini by Stamping Bella Markers: Bic WaterPen & Ink shading, Pattern Papers: Americian Crafts Ribbon: Bazzil & unknown Punches: scallop byStampin' Up!, & corner by EK Sucess (I seem to be using thios A LOT lately!!) Bling: Rhinestone by Heidi Swapp, Pearl by Michaels, & glitter Celebrate Rub-On: by Stampin' Up!

EnJoy!

***HeatheR***

Better late than never...

Happy Belated Birthday to my wonderful friend NANCY! Her B-Day was really last week but I just could not find the time to get this card done before hand, sorry 'bout that Nancy! I made sure to add lots & lots of purple just for you. Hope your day was great!!

Details:

{stamp} Whisps of Joy (I believe that is the name, it was from an image swap, but I do have to say I LOVE her and I think I might have to HAVE her!!)

{markers} bic, sharpie (Ok I'm too cheap for copics...), Prisma, & Marvy Twinkellette gold glitter

{paper} Chatterbox (old old scraps from my stash)

{embellishments} acrylic heart by Heidi Swap, felt Flower by American Crafts, button, Glitter, Corner punch by EK Sucess, Ribbon by bazzel, & Cats Eye Ink by Colorbox

Part of the reason this card took me a little longer than planned is because I had help. (actually Matthew was the culprit, but Abby decided it needed some more color)See what I get for leaving my stuff out & unattended (darn I only had 2 images from the swap too! Anyone want to RAK me some more???)

So after the coloring incident I needed to keep Abby busy so I could get the card made (and not mess up my last & only image) so she made this sweet bella card. Pretty good for a 5 year old!

EnJoy!

***HeatheR***

(and Abby & Matthew)

Happy St. Pattys Day!

Here is a little St. Patty's day fun for all my friends. Enjoy and don't get pinched!

Details:
*stamps* Goodluckabella by Stamping Bella
*markers* bic & Prisma
*flowers* Prima & making memories
*button* making memories
*punch* scallop border by Stampin Up
*paper* Blush Dot by BoBunny & Be Loved by Cloud 9
*sticker letters* Chatterbox
*glitter*

Somewhere over the RAINBOW....

These cookies were so fun to make and just way too cute not to share. My kiddos had a blast making them!

Rainbows

INGREDIENTS:2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup white sugar

3/4 cup butter, softened

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon almond extract

assorted colors of paste foodcoloring

4 tablespoons prepared vanillafrosting

1/4 cup yellow decorator sugar

DIRECTIONS:

1.Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, vanilla and almond extracts. Gradually add the flour and salt. Beat at low speed until well blended.

2.Divide dough into 10 equal sections. Combine 4 sections of he dough with red paste-type coloring until smooth. Combine 3 sections of the dough with green coloring until smooth. Combine 2 sections of the dough with yellow coloring until smooth, and combine remaining dough with blue coloring. Wrap each section of dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

3.Shape blue dough into an 8-inch log. Shape yellow dough into 8x3-inch rectangle; place on waxed paper. Place blue log in center of yellow rectangle and fold yellow edges up around blue log, pinching to form seal. Roll to form smooth log. Roll green dough into 8x5-inch rectangle. Place yellow log in center, pinch edges of green to seal; roll smooth. Roll red dough into 8x7-inch rectangle. Place green log in center, pinch edges of red to seal and roll smooth. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour.

4.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease or line baking sheets with parchment paper.

5.Cut log in half length-wise. Cut each half into 1/4 inch slices. Place slices 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheets.

6.Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 8 to 12 minutes. (Do not brown.) Cool on cookie sheets 1 minute. Remove to wire racks and let cool completely. Pipe small amount of white frosting on bottom corner of each cookie to resemble a cloud. Sprinkle with yellow decorating sugar. Let stand until frosting is set.

EnJoy!

***HeatheR***

Not too old to *ROCK*!

We were so lucky to have KUTLESS and the "Welcome to the Family Tour" (including Stellar Kart, Esterlyn, and Desciple) come to Boise! The concert was AWESOME!!! I had so much fun jumping, screaming, singing along, and rocking out!! It was an awesome high energy concert that left my 11 year old son wondering "who is this person that used to be my mom?" LOL!

One of the coolest things was Liz & I winning a drawing & getting to go back stage and MEET Kutless!! So cool!! Here we are with lead singer Jon Micah (isn't he so young???).

Here are a couple of my fav. shots of the night...

So I thought it would be appropriate to share with you another Rockabella card (had to play with her again, before she had to go back to her real home at my friend Cindy's house!!)

Details:

{stamp} Stamping Bella "rockabella"

{markers} bic, & yellow Twinkelette

{paper} Ki Mmeories (dots), Bo Bunny(stripes), & Doodlebug (Green glitter)

{monogram} KI Memories

{sticker letters} Miss Elizabeth

{flowers} Prima

{dots} Stamping Bella

Here is a sample of Kutless's music so you too can ROCK out! :0)

EnJoy!!

***HeatheR***

Wild Thing...You Make My Heart Sing

Nothing like the last minute... today was the (extended) deadline for the Bellaholics Febuary card challenge/contest. I've had this idea in my head for a few days but just got it done, in the nick of time!

Details:
{cardstock} Archivers
{pattern paper} velvet zebra print-unkown
{ribbon} sheer hearts-unknown
{stamp} Rockabella-Stamping Bella
{markers} bic, & Prizma
{flowers} Queen & Co.
{acrylic letters} Doodle Bug
{glitter} unknown

EnJoy!

***HeatheR***

Causeabella

This card is for a dear friend. The teal ribbon represents "Ovarian Cancer"

Details:

{stamp} Causeabella- Stamping Bella; {cardstock} Bazzil & Archivers; {pattern paper} Basic Grey; {markers} bic, Prizma, & zig; {bling flower} Heidi Swap; {ribbon};{nameplate} making memories; {square brads}; {silhouette}; {font} labels_shapes; & {Crystal Effects} Stampin' Up!

EnJoy!

***HeatheR***

Wheee!

Details:
{paper} WeAreMemoryKeepers- WhiteOut, Christmas Holly, KI cardstock lace
{stamps} Stamping Bella-glideabella
{markers} bic markers
{paint} CTMH peral paint
{glitter} unkown
{sentement} deluxe design- Margies Own letter stickers
{ribbon} American Crafts
{rhinestones} Heidi Grace
{punch} SU! border scallop
{snowflake} SU! large felt snowflakes
{tools} Silhouette (square label)

EnJoy!

***HeatheR***

Happy New Year!

Here's Stella all ready to celebrate the New Year!

I found this recipe for margarita balls and knew I had to make them for New Years and for some friends who are known to have a fondness for Margaritas. Here is the recipe from http://www.allrecipes.com/

Margarita Balls I
1 (12 ounce) package vanilla wafers
1/2 pound ground almonds
4 ounces white chocolate
1/4 cup tequila
1/4 cup orange marmalade
2 tablespoons light corn syrup

DIRECTIONS
Mix 1 box (12 oz) vanilla wafers, crushed into crumbs, with 1/2 lb ground blanched almonds.
Melt four 1 oz squares white chocolate according to package directions.
In blender, process tequila, orange marmalade, and light corn syrup until smooth. Stir, along with melted chocolate, into crumb mixture.
Shape into 1 inch balls and coat with sugar. Store in refrigerator.

EnJoy!

***HeatheR***