CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS 3 - 2012

"Here's a 'Squeeze' and a 'Kiss' with Christmas Cheer,
to remind you you are loved all through the year"

Gift: Bottle of "squeeze-it" juice and a
Hershey kiss on the tag

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"Have a "COOL YULE"

Gift: ice cream and topping.

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"Nibble, nibble like a mouse.
We hope you'll nibble at this house!
Merry Christmas"

Gift: Gingerbread house or gingerbread
house kit ready to decorate.

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"A teacher can't live by apples alone...
she needs "kisses" too!
Merry Christmas"

Gift: Fill a box, bag or mug with Hershey's Kisses

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"Hope a merry "HO-HO-HO"
fills your heart the whole year though
Merry Christmas"

Gift: Box of Hostess Ho-Ho's. Decorate the box
or put in a Christmas type bag.

Goals with Gusto Wordart and Plaque Freebie

I have been searching for encouragement and inspiration for some issues in my life and this saying just screamed at me the other day so I asked Paulette at CREATE WITH TLC to make it into a wordart.  I then decorated it into this printable.  I will be printing it, framing it and hanging it on our wall!  Paulette was so generous she said I could share her WORDART with you to snag from here too!  Just click on each image to open them fullsize and save to your own computer if you want them.

Hope you are having a wonderful week!

RhondaSue

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REINDEER FOOD and DUSTPAN COOKIES

REINDEER FOOD

NOTE: This is for fun and not to be eaten!

You will need plain Oatmeal, Birdseed, Rice Crispies

and Multi Color Glitter.

Take 1 part of each and put into a plastic bag.

Shake well and add the below poem. 

On Christmas Eve let the kids sprinkle the Reindeer Food

all over the yard.

POEM

Make a wish and close your eyes tight,

Then sprinkle on your lawn at night.

As Santa's reindeer fly & roam

This food will guide them to your home.

For your gift to the reindeer and Rudolph too

Your wish may be real, your dreams may come true.

*NOTE... There is EDIBLE GLITTER available at Michaels.

*NOTE #2... I prefer adding colored cereals like Fruity Pebbles or something to be like the multicolored glitter.  Then it doesn't matter what critter or child might eat from the baggie.

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DUSTPAN COOKIES

Simply bake up your favorite batch of cookies – place them on the dustpan;

then take a few & crumble into smaller pieces (to show that you swept them up…

even though you didn’t!)  Wrap the Dustpan with cellophane

and add a bow & gift tag with the following poem:

I was in a hurry,

‘Cuz time was running out.

I’d baked a batch of cookies for you,

And when I turned about,

I saw they’d fallen on the floor.

It made me want to shout!

How could this happen at this time,

When time was running out.

I couldn’t throw them in the trash.

Whatever could I do!

I quickly swept them in this pan,

And rushed them off to you.

Or—

I was baking some cookies

When they dropped on the floor.

So I scooped them right up

And rushed them to your door!

Merry Christmas From Our House To Yours!

CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS 2 - 2012

Christmas taffy — We're "pulling" for you to have a very merry Christmas!

Christmas Rolos — "Rolo-long" with a holiday song, spreading good cheer at
the time of year!

Townhouse crackers and cheeseball — From "our house" to "your house" with
love. We hope you have a "ball" this Christmas!Werthers Original Butter
Candies — "Original" Christmas greeting for no "butter" friends around.

Cookie dough: Here’s a little extra “dough” for Christmas.

Muffins or muffin mix: You’re getting muffin for Christmas.

Measuring cups/spoons: Wishing you joy beyond measure!

Nuts: We're nuts about you!

Soup or soup mix: Wishing you a "souper" holiday.

M&M's: Have a Merry and Most Wonderful Holiday Season!

Salsa: Add a little spice to your holidays.

Special recipe: Like you friend...it's tried and true and just for you.
Happy holiday baking!

Sugar cookies: Rolling out a batch of Christmas cheer, for someone we think
is very dear!

Sparkling cider: Wishing you a “sparkling” holiday season!

CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEA 1 - 2012

CHRISTMAS is just around the corner...

With all the rising costs of everything, we are

trying to really budget it all!  We are really

keeping an eye out for great, creative, useful,

unique gifts to give everyone on our lists.  As

I find ideas while surfing the web or looking

around in the stores, I will share as much as I

can!  Hope some of these will help you too!

Oven mitt — For a "warm" hand of friendship just as you've given me, and the
wish for a joyous season with love aplenty under the tree!

Scented pinecones or candle — Have a "scent"-sational Christmas.

Roll of wrapping paper — "Wrap" yourself up in a wonderful holiday season!

Mint M&M's — These are "mint" to wish you a "magical" and "merry" Christmas.

Ritz snowflake crackers and a can of cheese — Have a "ritzy" Christmas
season and "spread" around the joy!

Jello Mousse Mix — Merry "Chris-mousse" to you!

Pancake mix and syrup —We're "pouring out" Christmas wishes and hoping you
have a Christmas to "flip over!"

Bounty paper towels — This season may the "absorbing" spirit of Christ
"blot" out your problems, "soak up" your sorrows, and "wipe" away your
difficulties and may the new year bring you "bounteous" blessings all the
year through!

Car scraper and brush — May you be free from life's "scrapes" and shoves and
"see more clearly." May life's problems just "brush" away. We wish you a
happy holiday.

Soup mix — We wish you a wonderful holiday "simmering" gently with love!

Bean soup mix — You've "bean" such good neighbors!



HAPPY FALL YA'LL!
Sending warm hugs to everyone!
RhondaSue

Bookmark Printable

I couldn't resist playing with the image from the blog hop again!

I made a bookmark for sisters.

Just click to open in a new window and save it to your own computer...

wordart, flower element and digistamp

are from Paulette at Create with TLC

Template is my own

Happy Fall Ya'll

RhondaSue

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TLC BLOG HOP HAS ARRIVED!

CELEBRATE CHILDREN DAY

The Design Team for Create with TLC has been at it again!  What fun!  You will see some fabulous creations made from images from Paulette at Create with TLC.  You will also be able to snag the jpg image of each one used!  Be sure to leave some love for all including Paulette for hosting the fun!  It is all in celebrations of CHILDREN'S DAY today!

Just click to open each image in full size and save them to your own computer for future use!

The HOP STOPS:

Cynthia at Stampin In Alaska

Karen at Home of the Busy Honeybee

Penny at 9 Hawks and a Dragonfly

Marsha at Stamping Down South

Carla at Carla's Stamping Spot

Lisa Lynn at Lisa Lynn's Card Creations

RhondaSue at Craftymumz Creations  ---- you are here

Vicky at Crafting Vicky

Paulette at CREATE WITH TLC

http://createwithtlc-createwithtlc.blogspot.com/
http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/tlc4lo

 Be sure to check out Paulette's store as well as the option to join her NOVEMBER CLUB!  You won't regret it!  The price is more than right for so many elements, papers, images, papers, etc!!

HAPPY FALL YA'LL!

RhondaSue

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CREATE WITH TLC BLOG HOP ANNOUNCED

September 30th will be our next blog hop!!

Mark your calendars so you don't miss out on the fun.

Paulette is hosting it once again and her DT TEAM

is making the contributions!

The theme is  

                                               Celebrating Children,
                                    in honor of Children's Day in October

As always, lots of freebies up for grabs...

so start warming up those engines...

nimbling up those fingers...

breaking in those hopping shoes~!

Cuz we are going to HOP~!

 OH WOW...  Paulette just announced she is going
to be giving away 2... yes TWO... $20 gift certificates
in a drawing!  Check out her post and see what you
have to do and let me tell ya, it is EASY PEASY!
GO FOR IT! ENJOY THE GOODIES!

Looking forward to seeing you there!
RhondaSue

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FAVORITE BLOG POSTS

Paulette at Create with TLC shared a free wordart today that got me to thinking about sharing some of my favorite blogs!  I visit a LOT of blogs over the course of a day/week and today several stood out to me.  I hope you'll enjoy visiting them and share some love if you snag their freebies or inspirations!  The wordart from Paulette says NOBODY DOES IT BETTER...  and how appropriate that is for this post...  Each artist does such a fantastic job.  I wish i could list them ALL, but for this post, I will share just a few.  ENJOY!

Create with TLC

Fran Baker at Scallops and Swirls

Karen at Home of the Busy Honeybee

 Gilly at Gilly's Place

Blog candy giveaway from Paulette's newest DT member

Crafting Vicky

ENJOY your surfing and hope you leave 'em some love!
RhondaSue

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HALLOWEEN DOORHANGER

A while ago, I told you about Paulette's new club for this month is the HALLOWEEN CLUB...  I sure hope you signed up for it, cuz otherwise you are missing out on a LOT of goodies!  She has already shared more goodies for this club in the couple of days she has been sending than any other club in this amount of time!  The template for this doorhanger has come from this club ... Just click on the image to have it open fullsized in a new window to save it to your computer.  I hope you're enjoying her club!!

By the way... ALL the paper fills I used in this layout are also from Paulette!!

HAPPY FALL YA'LL

RhondaSue

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Apple Cini Steelcut Oats Breakfast

I am always looking at recipes online as well as cookbooks.  I used to collect cookbooks.  Before our last move, I donated almost half of them to various places.  But now, I still look for anything that "looks good" and I would actually consider making not just to "collect" it.  This recipe is one of those I came across online and printed for use at some point.  Last night I decided to throw it together and see what happens.  After I put it into the crockpot, I sat down and made the scrapbook page layout to share with you.  Then this morning we took pictures of it to show you how it turned out.  IT WAS DELICIOUS!  Only thing I think I have a problem with is that I started it at 10PM and we didn't eat till 7:30am so I think it was in the crockpot too long.  Next time I think I will plan that timing a little better.

All the digital elements I used in the recipe scrap page layout are from Paulette at Create with TLC.

Just right click and tell it to open in a new window or tab and it will open to full size for you to save to your own computer.  I made this in 200DPI so it is better for printing than the typical 72 or 100 dpi images.  Just tell your printer to FIT TO PAGE or whatever similar setting your brand printer might use.

Again, this image will open larger for better viewing as well.

I recommend trying this anytime!!

HAPPY FALL YA'LL!

RhondaSue

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HALLOWEEN CLUB by CREATE WITH TLC

We were out of town this past week for a funeral.  I am just trying to get caught up.  As soon as I got home, I found out I am hired for a part time position here in town so I am back in the work force!  I am very excited about that!  One of the email updates I read right away was about Paulette's new club.  I just had to make time to tell you about it!

PLEASE consider joining up.  You don't want to miss out on all the great ideas, art and images you can use to create your Halloween decor, gifts, and favors.  

Check it out here:

CREATE WITH TLC HALLOWEEN CLUB

Smuggles,

RhondaSue

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SCHOOL theme bookmark freebies

Used the same plopper element from Paulette at Create with TLC, I made these bookmarks.  Please leave some love at CREATE WITH TLC for her generousity to make so many wonderful artistic creations!  Also hop over there to see ALL that she offers... She has a new store up and running and offers LOTS and LOTS of freebies almost daily!!!!!!

Again...just click on the preview above to be taken to the full sized image for proper saving and printing!

Thanks for stopping by!

RhondaSue

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SCHOOL Chocobar Wrap Printable Freebies

The main element in the center was created by Paulette at Create with TLC.  The layout, the paper, the ribbon... I did those and hope you like them.  Just click on each to open them full size to save to your computer.

Thanks for stopping by!

RhondaSue

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMILY SUE!

Today is our youngest's birthday!  She is celebrating #15!!  

We did orange rolls for breakfast... OH SO YUMMO!

Emily has no preference for meal options for dinner so I

am still trying to figure out how to make a birthday dinner

with ground beef...  HHHHhhmmmmmmmmm... might have

to dig out a cookbook or something.

I couldn't pick a single "wish" to share with you today, EMILY

so I am sending them ALL............

Today is a very special day,

because it is the day when I (we) first saw my (our) angel.

May you never grow up for me (us)! Have a lovely birthday!


You have always made me (us) proud.

Happy Birthday to my (our) dearest daughter.


No matter how old you are,

to me you will always be my little girl.

Have a brilliant Birthday!


You are the most beautiful gift anyone has ever been gifted with.

Happy Birthday to the best daughter in the whole wide world!


Happy Birthday to my little girl.

I wish you to love life and never stop dreaming!

May beauty and happiness surround you today and always!


I (We) feel so proud and happy to see that our

little girl has grown into such a fine, young and

beautiful woman.

Much love and blessings coming your way.


Having a daughter means...
Seeing a thousand rainbows every day,
A thousand occasions of sweet hurray,
A thousand sweet dreams every night,
And a thousand reasons to laugh and smile!
Happy Birthday to you, angel!


As parents we hope that you touch the life of

thousands of other people with the same happiness,

care and love that you have touched ours.

Happy Birthday to the best daughter in the whole wide world!


May you always be happy, healthy and wealthy...

so that you can take care of us when we are old :)


Happy Birthday to our beloved daughter.

May you be blessed with all the good things you deserve.


Today is so important to everyone who knows you

and who loves the amazing person you are.

On your birthday and always,

you're wished everything wonderful!

WE LOVE YOU, EMILY
Mom and Dad

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