time for cocoa

hey all... just wanted to pop in & tell show you these little sweet gifts I put together!

I had seen somewhere in twitter-land a link to an idea similar to this where she used these same super cute insulated cups from Target {they come in an 8 pack with lids}.  Here I put my own take on it...

I used a cup with the lid, a couple packages of cocoa {cappucino mix would be delish as well}, these fun snowman shaped marshmallows I found at the grocery store, & some twisty, glittery ribbon & super cool red & white striped straws I found at Hobby Lobby!  Oh... & did I mention that the Warm Wishes printable gift tags coordinate PERFECT with these cups?  Yep, I was a happy girl :)

I opened up the plain file up in Photoshop & added the "time for cocoa" word art & then printed them out

I just cut the tags out with my paper trimmer, punched a hole in the top corner & strung the wired ribbon through that & the drink opening in the lid, then wrapped that around the straw.  The cocoa packets & the marshmallows {which I put in a cellophane bag tied with the same wired ribbon} tucked nicely beside the straw inside the cup.  Super cheap & cute gift for a friend or some cute kids you know :)

ps... don't forget to leave a comment on my new release post from yesterday {I'll draw a winner on Monday!}

{robyn}

new releases 12.9

I've got lots of new goodies in the shop this week that I hope will be put to good use again & again...

I know, I know, I'm a little behind on getting these ones out, but I hope they'll be a useful set for you!

I've had lots of requests for stitching, so I was happy to fill that request {because I LoVe stitches too!}

& even a little stitched freebie!  notice how I've used the snowflake element in my new blog header... I think it's pretty cool.  I added it on top of the Snow Day snowflake elements + added the December tag from the Dated monthly journalers :)

& here's an example of the holiDAYS kit in action... I've done a simple page for a December Daily album using the holiDAYS kit {white number jumble, #1 tag & some stitching from the In Stitches Red & Cream set.  The background is from my Holly Jolly kit.  BTW... if you'd like to know how to make a garland like the one in the picture above, I'll be showing how on the DHD blog this weekend :)  It's really easy & cute!

*****free stuff alert*****

want to get all 4 of my new kits for fRee?  leave a comment below telling me what's on the top of you're digital wish list & I'll pick a winner on Monday, December 13th!

{robyn}

happy tree decor!

Ok, so this was delivered to my door yesterday...

yep, the Silhouette SD digital die cutting machine!  I've been stalking it for a long time, wondering if it was something that I really wanted or not.  I've seen so many cool projects done with it & had lots of cool ideas in my mind.  I finally decided to take the leap, as I could use it for Pink Trike & for gifts, etc.  So this morning I unpacked it, got it hooked up & loaded on my mac & off I went.  I figured out a few things right off that I messed up, but seriously it's super cool & easy to use.  My first project was an easy one... I had in my head that I wanted to make a banner garland for our christmas tree.  I took a file I already had created & just resized to what I needed.  My cup runneth over with excess scrapbook paper that has been sad & lonely in their bins.  I've been wanting to clean house of "traditional" scrapbook stuff, so that's what I decided to use... but how sweet would this be made out of any digital paper printed off & cut?  Here's how it turned out...

I think it's super cute.  All I did was fold the banners in half & stapled them to some twine.  I also made up those coffee filter flowers over the weekend & added the scrapbook papers to the centers & the buttons that I have a gazillion of!  I wanted our tree to look sorta fun & simple this year.  I've used the same ornaments & decorations for the last five years & I'm planning on putting them to use in other parts of the house to decorate. 

Since I was so busy playing today, I didn't get any "real" work done, but I do have new kits coming out tomorrow... they'll be printable Christmas gift tags!  I've done up 4 different versions, with 2 different sheets in each... super useful this time of year!  I need to get some printed off myself... see you soon!

{robyn}

Happy Thanksgiving!

I just wanted to sneak in & wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving!  This is one of my favorite holidays of the year... we are lucky enough to host my family this year & I'm making the turkey!  It gives me a great reason to whip my house into shape & I just love having family here with us to enjoy our home!  Even though we all don't live that far apart, it's still sometimes tough to get us all together. I am so very thankful for all the wonderful people in my life!

If you have the time, you can check out my new releases today at DHD... I'm excited to show you a few new things I've added to my line-up:

I'm so excited about these & I hope you will be too... these are great for gift giving or for decorating you're own home!  Print them yourself or send them off to your favorite photo developer! 

I LoVe stitches & I know many of you do too... so this is the 1st of many kits I'm planning on creating like this!

oh & this fun kit {you can buy each seperately too}.  I sorta drew the color inspiration for this set from our family pics that my sister took a few weeks ago ;)  hope you enjoy!

Each of these kits will be 30% off for just today!  So grab 'em up if you get the chance!

Also... don't forget about this:

because I know what I wanna be doing tomorrow... scrapbooking!

have a great day! gobble gobble!!!

{robyn}

Sneak Peek 11.24 + Black Friday Sale!

I'm preparing our house for a Turkey day feast tomorrow, but just wanted to stop in & give you a peek at a few of my releases for tomorrow...

I created this photo card from the Hip Holiday Papers, Elements & Alpha + the In Stitches kit that will both be released tomorrow!  Remember they'll be on sale tomorrow... but if you're busy doing the turkey thing, I've got a little treat for you! 

yep, that's right... just for Friday you can get $5 off any purchase of $10 or more from my shop!  Use code: scrapnotshop

enjoy!!!

{robyn}