S'more Please

Hello my crafty friends, I hope you are staying cool as so many are in some hot areas. We get hot, then cool down 20 to 25 degrees. So I can't complain! Plus it is nice to not have the AC running 24/7 all summer long. Of course I guess it isn't quite summer yet. My back is doing much better and I'm back to mowing the grass...slowly. With the cost of gas, I needed to be back at it as Bret is three towns (20 min) over from me so it was a lot of running on him. Although he is in town often, still made me feel guilty with all the running he was doing. But so thankful for him!

I have a birthday gift that I made to share today. My late husband's cousin loves chocolate and I do mean LOVES chocolate! She also loves S'mores. So I made her a caddy to carry her "supplies" out to the fire pit. I did a stencil with my Cricut and painted it on, then sanded to distress it as you know it will get bunged up and dirty as it is toted around. So I thought it would be better distressed as you wouldn't notice as much. I tucked in all the S'mores makings, extra chocolate because she babysits Monday through Friday and could use some chocolate on some challenging days, some cute kitchen towels and a red/white and blue beaded garland. It was well received thankfully!

Here is the front side with her name on it. Filled of course.

                      Other side of the tote/tool box.          

Each side looks like this. 

As always thank you for stopping by to visit with me for a spell because I know how busy everyone is. I always enjoy your company as you always bring much joy and sunshine to my life. If I haven't been by to visit, I will be soon. 

Crafty Hugs,

Card Recipe:

S'mores Station-Design Bundles

Side Image-Cricut Design Space

Name Font-Arthein, either from Font Bundles or Creative Fabrica

Stencil material-Amazon

Tool Box tote-Target-I ordered online and they come pre-painted white

Black Paint-Folk Art Chalk Paint

CAS Christmas Challenge

Hello my friends, it's been a while again. I've been crafty, just not with anything that I can show at the moment. Working on Christmas gifts. Time just seems to fly by me. I can't believe October will be over in a little over a week. 

Skating in for the CAS Christmas Challenge. I think it closes tomorrow! The theme was red and gray, so many beautiful cards in the challenge. Mine was pretty simple...almost probably doesn't even count! I did a print and cut of a beautiful watercolor babyish penguin. Is this little one just not the cutest? It was a digital image from Creative Fabrica. I fell in love with the images so much, so many to chose from too. So here is my little red and gray cas card.

I have been behind on commenting and will never catch up, so just been coming by and trying to do a little commenting. If I haven't gotten to you yet, I should be by soon. Thank you as always, for stopping by my neck of the world and seeing what I'm up too. Your comments always make my days sunny! 

Also entering my card into the NBUS Challenge as my digital image collection is new. 

Card Recipe:
Penguin digital collection from Creative Fabrica

Sentiment is computer generated

Snow is Viva pearl pen

Cricut to cut out my circle