tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30071915454700627862024-02-06T23:31:17.896-08:00The Engineered BakerExperiments of an Engineer outside the labFarhana Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05218632240304308075noreply@blogger.comBlogger178125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007191545470062786.post-23797409666171533852017-05-31T22:53:00.003-07:002017-05-31T22:53:36.981-07:00Ramadan Lantern Cookies<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
A very belated Ramadan Mubarak to all of you! Hope that all of you had a wonderful start to this blessed month. It's the perfect time to take a break from all the drama and chaos of our lives and focus on what is important. I've been spending time with family and friends, breaking fast together, being charitable and working on multiple volunteer projects, well you get the idea!<br />
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As we all know, I always look for any excuse to bake cookies and make a banner. I love adding personal touches during any festive occasion and why should our annual ifter be any different. I made these cookies as part of the dessert spread, but it easily doubled as part of the table décor! <br />
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I've had this <a href="https://shop.withaspin.com/products/lantern-cookie-cutter">lantern cookie cutter</a> from <a href="https://shop.withaspin.com/">With a Spin</a> for a while, but have been wanting to do something different with it, and finally decided to make a lantern banner! <br />
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I used my go to <a href="http://theengineeredbaker.blogspot.com/2014/02/decorating-cookies-part-1-shortbread.html">short bread cookie recipe</a> and decorated with my to go <a href="http://theengineeredbaker.blogspot.com/2014/09/decorating-cookies-basics-part-2-royal.html">royal icing</a>. <br />
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To decorate the cookies, I first flooded all the cookies with white frosting and let it dry over night. Then I piped the letter on with a thicker consistency of royal icing shaded with purple food color. With the leftover frosting I added rosettes using a star tip and drop of green frosting to make a leaf (this I had to do because I can't seem to use the leaf tip!)<br />
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Why hello there all! I am still playing catch up after being sick the past week, so today's post is not only delayed but it's going to be a super short one, as my to-do list if a foot long and I decided that taking a nap was a better idea. Since these posts got delayed, I'm sharing cards with different sentiments that you can change to "<i>Happy Mother's Day</i>" or you can always stick to the <i>thank you</i> sentiment, Mother's day is about being thankful, right :)<br />
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This card is super quick and easy to make, as there is no coloring, just a lot of punching (gather your scraps and turn on a movie and punch away!) Once the punching was done I created a wreath shape and used multi media matte to stick the cutouts on to the card base. Then I added the paper "ribbon and bow". I finished the card with a simple stamped sentiment and some washi tape. <br />
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Yep! That's it :) Before you know it you'll have a stack of cards! <br />
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<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/">Right at Home Stamps</a> // <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/right-at-home-stamp-simple-sentiments-set">Simple Sentiments</a></li>
<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://prettypinkposh.com/">Pretty Pink Posh</a> // <a href="http://www.shopprettypinkposh.com/TwineandBows-p/dc17.htm">Twine and Bows Dies</a></li>
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<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.papersource.com/">Paper Source</a> // <a href="http://www.papersource.com/item/Mini-Flower-Punch/015586964240.html">Mini Flower Punch</a></li>
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Farhana Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05218632240304308075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007191545470062786.post-64291067684229678382017-05-09T11:18:00.002-07:002017-05-11T14:52:10.478-07:00Theme Week 2 : Day 2 of Mother's Day Cards<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Welcome back to day 2 of my mother's day theme week, this post was supposed to be a week ago, but then I got sick, baby S got sick, and the only productive thing I did is finish a scrapbook of our vacation from October of last year. Anyways, I'm ready to start this week and start checking things of my really, really long to do list. I just realized that its already Tuesday, and I've been to busy enjoying the weather! Time to be productive, so let's get straight to the point! <br />
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These cards were inspired by the talented <a href="http://www.jennifermcguireink.com/2017/04/vellum-2.html">Jennifer McGuire</a>. Stop by her <a href="http://www.jennifermcguireink.com/blog">blog</a> and see all the techniques and ideas that she shares! I'm not going to go into details of the technique as that would be reinventing the wheel! I will share the changes I made to use the supplies that I have and not buy more stuff!<br />
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I love accenting my cards with metallic or glitter paper, and for this I used foiled gold die cuts. The <a href="http://www.shopprettypinkposh.com/Scallop-Frames-p/dc23.htm">frame</a> is from <a href="http://prettypinkposh.com/">Pretty Pink Posh</a> and the <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/right-at-home-stamps-script-greetings-die-set">sentiment</a> is my favorite from <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/">Right at Home</a>. You'll be seeing this sentiment showing up many, many more times! I'm just in love with it!! Thanks Nicole!<br />
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As for inks, I used <a href="http://www.impresscardsandcrafts.com/shop/ink/fresh-ink.html">Fresh Inks</a> from <a href="http://www.impresscardsandcrafts.com/">Impress Cards and Crafts</a>. Since they are pigment inks, you can add embossing powder if you are really quick! Once I have stamped them all, I take my heat gun to all the pieces at once, helps save time and keeps the gun nice and hot :)<br />
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This pink one is my favorite! Which one is your? I love making these so much I can't wait to make time to make a ton more! This <a href="https://altenew.com/products/build-a-flower-camellia">stamp set</a> from <a href="https://altenew.com/">Altenew</a> has quickly made it to my favs!! <br />
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Hopefully I'll be back tomorrow to share a new card! As long as I get through my to do list! Hope you have a productive Tuesday! And one last thing, if you want to get your hands on one of these cards, stop by my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/CardsAndClips?ref=hdr_shop_menu">etsy shop</a>!<br />
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<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/">Right at Home Stamps</a> // <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/right-at-home-stamps-script-greetings-die-set">Script Greetings Die Set</a></li>
<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://prettypinkposh.com/">Pretty Pink Posh</a> // <a href="http://www.shopprettypinkposh.com/Scallop-Frames-p/dc23.htm">Scallop Frames Dies</a></li>
<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.impresscardsandcrafts.com/">Impress Cards and Crafts</a> // <a href="http://www.impresscardsandcrafts.com/catalogsearch/advanced/result/?name=fresh+ink" style="text-align: left;">Fresh Inks</a></li>
<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://altenew.com/">Altenew</a> // <a href="https://altenew.com/products/build-a-flower-camellia">Build-A-Flower: Camellia</a></li>
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Oh my! After a week of crafting, creating and planning a theme week for Mother's Day, I got sick on Sunday, so ended up sleeping most of the day, and the next day. Finally woke up today and decided to try be at least a tad bit productive. And I think I managed that as laundry is folded, the kitchen is cleaned, job application done and a new card is up on my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/CardsAndClips?ref=l2-shopheader-name">Etsy</a> shop. Yep! My <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/CardsAndClips?ref=l2-shopheader-name">Etsy</a> shop is back :) Please stop by sometime!<br />
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Now back to today's card, which you can purchase on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/514507088/mothers-day-card-happy-mothers-day-card?ref=shop_home_active_2">Etsy</a> if your not much of a card maker! But if you want to make it, let's get started! The backgrounds are stamped using <a href="http://www.impresscardsandcrafts.com/shop/ink/fresh-ink.html">Fresh Ink</a> from <a href="http://www.impresscardsandcrafts.com/">Impress Cards and Crafts</a>. Then I stamped the flowers and leaves using copic friendly ink and colored them using <a href="https://altenew.com/">Altenew</a> <a href="https://altenew.com/products/artist-markers-set-a">Artist Markers</a> (still working on my shading/blending skills!), once colored I fussy cut them.<br />
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To pull the card together I diecut a hexagon using a <a href="http://prettypinkposh.com/">Pretty Pink Posh</a> die, stamped the sentiment from <a href="http://www.newtonsnookdesigns.com/">Newtons Nook Designs</a> using <a href="http://www.impresscardsandcrafts.com/shop/ink/fresh-ink.html">Fresh Ink</a> from <a href="http://www.impresscardsandcrafts.com/">Impress Cards and Crafts</a>. I added some dimension to the card by using foam tape to adhere the hexagon as well as some of the flowers. Finally finished off the card with some sequins! <br />
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Welcome back to my blog! Oh my how long has it been :( But let's not dwell on that, we all know that I can never manage to blog on a schedule or blog regularly! So no promises or chit chat, just going to share my cookies and come back when I have time to share something else.<br />
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I made this cookies a LONG time ago for a friend, and thought that I would share them for Spring, but a month into spring I am still trying to get into a schedule with everything that is happening around me.<br />
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My baby turned one! Yes ONE!! (birthday party details will be on the blog soon, hopefully). So A and I have been going out a lot more now that she actually understands more of the world around her and the weather is getting better! AND I have started looking for a job, which is like a full time job!<br />
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Back to the cookies, I think it'll be a while till I do a set with so many colors! TIP: if you are using multiple colors, make a list with a note of what consistencies that you need, so that you are not mixing colors through out the whole decorating process.<br />
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After decorating a few set of cookies, I have also started sketching out my designs so that I know which colors I'll use for flooding and how long I'll need in between for drying. Practice makes perfect and I'm so grateful for all the cookies that I get to make for my friends and family to get all the practice! <br />
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Once you have your colors set and ready, decorating is the fun part! For these cookies, I used <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Wilton-Mini-Squeeze-Bottles-6-Oz/dp/B0000VMBF6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1492660605&sr=8-1&keywords=candy+melt+bottle">Mini Squeeze Bottles</a> to flood the cookies and <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Wilton-2104-1358-Disposable-12-inch-Decorating/dp/B0000CFMLT/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1492661193&sr=8-1&keywords=wilton+frosting+bags">frosting bags</a> to add the details with multiple round and star frosting tips (if you want you know the exact ones, please leave me a comment and I'll go and check the numbers of the ones I used).<br />
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Thanks for stopping by and hope that you are enjoying spring! I sure a with my little one :) And hopefully I will be back soon with more posts! <br />
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Happy February! Yep we are 1 month into 2017 and I honestly cannot believe all that has happened. But this blog is my happy place, where I like to pretend that everything is all unicorns and rainbows!<br />
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I'm not a Valentines person, that's just not me. I prefer more personal holidays like anniversaries and birthdays! But when <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1765497427056755/?fref=nf">Nicole</a> from <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/">Right at Home</a> share some cards that she made for a card drive (detail can be found <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/175737982904647/194225304389248/?notif_t=like&notif_id=1485993055492959">here</a>), I knew that I have to make a contribution, no matter how small.</div>
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So in an hour with a crying baby, I made 18 of these cards, there were supposed to be 20, 2 didn't make it. I cased the idea from <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/blog/quick-easy-valentines-day-cards-for-kids-rah-stamps-be-mine-release">Nicole's cards</a>, and using her lovely products made this cards look great in no time at all! </div>
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I stamped the background directly onto the card base using multiple colors of <a href="http://www.impresscardsandcrafts.com/catalogsearch/advanced/result/?name=fresh+ink" style="text-align: left;">Fresh Inks</a> from <a href="http://www.impresscardsandcrafts.com/" style="text-align: center;">Impress Cards and Crafts</a>. Then I die cut the heart from paper matching the ink colors, and heat embossed the sentiment from a old <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/">Simon Says Stamp</a> <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Simon-Says-Stamp-Card-Kit-of-the-Month-2014-SUBSCRIPTION-JANUARY-START-DATE-41721?currency=USD">monthly card kit</a> using <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ranger-Embossing-Powder-60-White/dp/B00J39HW6E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1486013590&sr=8-1&keywords=ranger+white+embossing+powder">white embossing powder</a>. Lastly I adhered the hearts to the stamped card base using foam tape. </div>
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Why make one card when you can make three! That's just something I do when I get my supplies out to start crafting. I haven't had an unlimited amount of time to craft and that time is about to get shorter with my goal to get a job, but we make the best with what we have, right?<br />
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I ordered this set a when it came out in the fall, but I never really got around to using it as the end of the year just flew past me. But better than never, right?<br />
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It was a rather gloomy day here in the PNW and I thought I'd brighten the day using some color on my stamps. I used the <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/right-at-home-stamps-bits-pieces-winter" style="text-align: center;">Bits & Pieces: Winter</a> from <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/">Right at Home</a> to create the background. For the sentiments, I die cut squares from a <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics-pierced-square-stax">MFTs die set</a>, and white heat embossed all three of the sentiments the <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/right-at-home-stamps-find-the-beauty" style="text-align: center;">Find the Beauty</a> set, also from <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/">Right at Home</a>. I stamped multiples of each of the flower from the set using <a href="http://www.impresscardsandcrafts.com/catalogsearch/advanced/result/?name=fresh+ink">Fresh Inks</a> from <a href="http://www.impresscardsandcrafts.com/" style="text-align: center;">Impress Cards and Crafts</a> and fussy cut them (Nicole has <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/right-at-home-stamps-find-the-beauty-die-set">matching die cuts</a> at <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/">Right at Home</a>) as I was in front of the TV, layering them on to the card using foam tape. To finish of the card I added a sprinkle of <a href="http://prettypinkposh.com/">Pretty Pink Posh</a> sequins.<br />
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<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/">Right at Home Stamps</a> // <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/right-at-home-stamps-find-the-beauty">Find the Beauty</a></li>
<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/">Right at Home Stamps</a> // <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/right-at-home-stamps-find-the-beauty-die-set">Find the Beauty Die Set</a></li>
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Hey there! Hope you all had a great (crafty) weekend! I can't complain about my weekend, Seahawks win and dinner with friends, AND I watched like 2.5 movies!<br />
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So what do you do with holiday stamps after the season is gone? Make themed birthday cards of course! This winter themed layering stamp set from <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/">Right at Home</a>, and its perfect for making hoidays cards! But I don't make many holidays cards, so instead used them to create birthday cards. I use a lot of those!<br />
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I used <a href="http://www.impresscardsandcrafts.com/catalogsearch/advanced/result/?name=fresh+ink">fresh inks</a> from <a href="http://www.impresscardsandcrafts.com/">Impress Cards and Crafts</a> to stamp the images. As these are pigment inks, make sure to let it dry or use a heat gun to speed up the process. Once it was dry I die cut the paper with a <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/right-at-home-stamps-find-the-beauty-die-set">border die</a> and the sentiment using a sentiment <a href="http://www.impresscardsandcrafts.com/happy-birthday-die-10221.html">die</a>. I added a scrap piece of paper at the back the matched the inks used to stamp the images. Finally I attached them to my card base.<br />
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<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/">Right at Home Stamps</a> // <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/right-at-home-stamps-find-the-beauty-die-set">Find the Beauty Die Set</a></li>
<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.impresscardsandcrafts.com/">Impress Cards and Crafts</a> // <a href="http://www.impresscardsandcrafts.com/happy-birthday-die-10221.html">Happy Birthday Die</a></li>
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I need say I was going to blog more frequently, so this is me trying. Also seeing as this started as a baking blog, I thought why not start the year with a few cookies. Making cookies makes me happy, sharing cookies make me happy. After making these cookies, I got upset, but as this is the year of "Happy" I'm not going to share that story. So, what ended up happening to these cookies? They went to my brother in law who is a HUGE Pokemon fan and actually plays the game. TBH I have no clue as to what goes on in the game, I just used google/Pinterest to get an idea about Pokemon parties.<br />
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I believe that every experience is a learning lesson, and I finally learnt how to make red and black royal icing! I won't be making it all the time, as the amount of food color makes icing a tad bit bitter, but sometimes its all for the looks!<br />
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These are very easy cookies to make once you get the icing in the right colors. Start with baking your favorite cookie recipe using a circle cutter (don't have one? use a glass or mug.).<br />
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Once the cookies are cooled and you have you frosting ready cover half the cookie with white frosting and the other half with red. Set the cookies aside to let the frosting dry for a bit, then with a fine tip nozzle cover the middle of the cookie with a few lines of the black frosting and a small circle in the center. I added a drop of white immediately in the center of the black, but you could wait it out if you want to add some dimension.<br />
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Lastly, let the cookies dry uncovered for at least 6 hours. Then store in an air tight container for about a week! Hopefully they won't last that long!<br />
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Recipes and tips for baking the cookies and making the frosting can be found <a href="http://theengineeredbaker.blogspot.com/2014/02/decorating-cookies-part-1-shortbread.html">here</a> and <a href="http://theengineeredbaker.blogspot.com/2014/09/decorating-cookies-basics-part-2-royal.html">here</a>. For the black frosting I used <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Wilton-610-981-Icing-1-Ounce-Black/dp/B0000CFN7S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483741203&sr=8-1&keywords=wilton%2Bblack%2Bfood%2Bcoloring&th=1">wilton black gel color</a>. The trick I learnt from a fellow cookie maker is to add the food color and let it stand for some time. And for the red food color I used a combination of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ateco-10120-Super-Color-75oz/dp/B000VTIVSS/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1483741274&sr=8-8&keywords=americolor+super+red">Americolor Super Red</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Americolor-Soft-Paste-Color-75-Ounce/dp/B000Q6EDBK/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1483741274&sr=8-7&keywords=americolor+super+red">Americolor Red Red</a>.<br />
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Wait! What? It'd already the 4th? Only 4 days in and this year is already running away from me.<br />
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Let's start playing catch up then! Happy New Year! I hope that your 2016 was a awesome as mine!! I know that no year is perfect, 2016 had lots of hatred, lots of sadness and for me personally, it was a year of learning. I learnt more in the last 12 months, then I have probably learnt in my entire life. I am not going to bore you with the details, but I will share some of my goals (I'm really not a resolution person) for 2017. Maybe this way I will hold my self accountable and be more motivated to actually get things DONE!</div>
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Let's start with the main goal this year, something that I put off till 2017:</div>
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1. <b>Find a Job</b> : as you might know I was working till last January and it didn't work out with maternity leave and commuting. So I have official started the search, let's see how it goes.</div>
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2. <b>Blog more often</b> : This is always a goal, and some months are better than others, but I think if I actually plan it out, I get it done! So hopefully you'll here from me more often!</div>
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3. <b>Create more</b> : this probably should go before blogging as the more I create, the more I can blog. <br />
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4. <b>Travel more</b> : Hoping that I get the job and can travel even more, but for now vacations from January to March are in the works :D<br />
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5. <b>Scrapbook more</b> : I have so many pictures and memories, printed and digital that need to be put into albums. Slowly working on them, unfortunately not fast enough! Esp with little Aleena's pictures.<br />
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6. <b>Get Fit </b>: not necessarily lose weight, that's not my goal, the goal is to actually get fit so that I can go snowboarding and hiking and I don't always feel tired.<br />
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7. <b>Read a book a month</b> : I've been successfully doing this for about 2 years now and loving it, so here's to another year of reading!<br />
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8. <b>Give more </b>: About a few weeks ago I decided that I should DO more, just in general. And hence started trying to volunteer more and give more (not just in donations, but in time.) After a successful card and toy drive, I am motivated to do more.<br />
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9. <b>Collect Memories not Things</b> : (yes I tend to buy way to many crafting supplies, I should probably use more that I buy this year.) But I want to start living in the moment and enjoying the little things, especially with Aleena growing up so fast.<br />
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Okay, time to skip over the little ones and fast forward to the main "goal" of the year.<br />
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10. <b>Be Happy</b> : Yes, as easy as it might seem to do, we tend to dwell on the little things and let their negativity pull us down. If someone or something is not adding value to your life, let them/it go. Your better off without them, and your time and energy is better spent else where.Out with the bad, in with the good!<br />
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I really hope that the long post didn't bore you. Took me a while to write the post as it's almost never that I really open up on the blog.<br />
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Here's to a Happy, Cheerful and Productive New Year!<br />
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Farhana Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05218632240304308075noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007191545470062786.post-30110004528269500532016-12-21T18:41:00.000-08:002016-12-21T18:41:07.717-08:00Holiday Tags<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This post was supposed to go up yesterday, but I guess better late than never, right? I have never made holiday cards before I heard of the caring hearts card drive, and it was interesting to try and come up with card designs. But after I got my hands on some winter/holiday stamp sets, the creative juices finally got flowing! And I came up with these tag cards.<br />
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What are tag cards you ask, well instead of diecutting just a tag, i used the diecut on a folded notecard with the edge hanging off, so that the top side is not cut off, resulting in a notecard that is shaped like a tag. I punched a hole and added some ribbon so that it can be tied onto a giftbag OR you can leave it as it and put in an envelope.<br />
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<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/">Right at Home Stamps</a> // <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/right-at-home-stamps-bits-pieces-winter">Bits & Pieces: Winter</a></li>
<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://prettypinkposh.com/">Pretty Pink Posh</a> // <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Pretty-Pink-Posh-STITCHED-DUO-1-Steel-Craft-Die-SD1-SD1PP?currency=USD">Stitched Duo 1</a>, <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Pretty-Pink-Posh-HAPPY-SNOWMAN-Clear-Stamp-Set-HASMSTPP">Happy Snowman Stamp Set</a>, <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Pretty-Pink-Posh-HAPPY-SNOWMAN-COORDINATING-DIE-Set-HASMDIPP/0">Happy Snowman Coordinating Dies</a></li>
<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/">Simon Says Stamp</a> // <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Simon-Says-Stamp-Card-Kit-of-The-Month-DECEMBER-2016-MERRY-AND-BRIGHT-ck1216-CK1216/0">December Card Kit</a></li>
<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.impresscardsandcrafts.com/">Impress Cards and Crafts</a> // <a href="http://www.impresscardsandcrafts.com/catalogsearch/advanced/result/?name=fresh+ink">Fresh Ink</a></li>
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Farhana Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05218632240304308075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007191545470062786.post-88418191447978951122016-12-19T20:32:00.002-08:002016-12-19T20:32:15.031-08:00Holiday Cards for the Caring Hearts Card Drive<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Everyday I say I'll start tomorrow, be it blogging, job hunting, organizing or scrapbooking. Then I realized a month later tomorrow hasn't come yet and then I started saying that I will start in the new year, but I was never much of a resolution person, so here I am trying to back into being productive!<br />
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These cards should have been shared weeks ago, when I actually made them, but that obviously never happened. I made a stack of these cards for the caring hearts card drive. Luckily I got the card there on time! So here we are now, hoping that someone needs a last min idea for a holiday card. Good thing, these are super easy to make!<br />
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The first card is the simplest, like really you can't get simpler than this.<br />
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The second card wasn't as simple as I needed to break out the heat gun, but one you have the background done, all that there is left is diecutting!<br />
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I diecut the background using a <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/right-at-home-stamps-find-the-beauty-die-set">die</a> from <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/">Right at Home</a>. After that I used my <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/tools/mini-misti">misti</a> along with a <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Simon-Says-Clear-Stamps-CUTE-SNOWFLAKES-SSS101602-SSS101602">stamp set</a> from <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Simon-Says-Stamp-Card-Kit-of-the-Month-2014-SUBSCRIPTION-JANUARY-START-DATE-41721?currency=USD">Simon Says Stamp Card Kit</a> (January 2016). I stamped using versamark ink and added white embossing powder. After heat setting it, I used a ink blending tool with mermaid lagoon ink blend color on to the background. While that dried, I diecut the happy holiday from yellow cardstock (die from <a href="http://www.impresscardsandcrafts.com/">Impress Cards and Crafts</a>, but can't find it online anymore).<br />
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The last card was simpler than the second as the only stamping was the sentiment!<br />
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The <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/right-at-home-stamps-find-the-beauty-die-set">dies</a> used for matting the card are from <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/">Right at Home</a>, the <a href="http://concordand9th.com/collections/dies/products/floral-flutter-die">butterfly and flower</a> are from <a href="http://concordand9th.com/">Concord and 9th</a>. The sentiment is cut from a old Simon Says Stamp set, and the watercolor background was created using a mix of distress ink markers and zig clean color markers.<br />
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Every month I say I'm going to blog more regularly, but I end up with zero posts and a ton of excuses and every month I try, try and try again to make creating and sharing a regular thing. Maybe this is the month, maybe it's not, we will find out. On a positive note I have been creating way more than usual. Follow me on snapchat ( ) for a peak into my crafting adventures.<br />
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Quick post today, sharing some card created with a <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/category/Shop-Simon-Releases-Stamptember">stamptember</a> set from <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/">Simon Says Stamp</a>. I got lucky as they sent me <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Simon-Says-Clear-Stamps-SWEET-CAKES-SSS101636-STAMPtember-SSS101636/901">this set</a> in the mail, and it was the perfect set for me! I love creating birthday cards, cause those are the ones I use the most! Enough chit chat, time for some cards!<br />
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First up, the simplest one.<br />
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For this card I white heat embossed the solid cake image and added some bling using rhinestones. The sentiment was embossed using silver powder and finished off by adding a few drops of silver glitter <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/search?currency=USD&q=nuvo+crystal+drops">nuvo crystal drops</a>.<br />
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The next card was a little more detailed as it involved some coloring and die cutting.<br />
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After stamping the cupcake images, I colored in them in and added some wink of stella. I finished off a card with a sentiment stamp from the <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Simon-Says-Stamp-Card-Kit-of-The-Month-SEPTEMBER-2016-Its-No-Surprise-CK916-CK916">September card kit</a> (awesome set! So glad I got it!!).<br />
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And of course I saved my favorite card for last!<br />
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Yep, its a little extra work, but I loved the finished look of the window card! The cake is stamped on the inside, and the stand on the outside, I fussy cut those the stand cover, but if you can get the coordinating die cut, you can use that to cut out the window, I also added a layer of acetate between the papers, to complete the look.<br />
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Thanks for stopping by and I hope you are as excited as I am for Stamptember! Slowly adding to my wishlist!!<br />
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Farhana Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05218632240304308075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007191545470062786.post-40215482109240997692016-07-29T06:24:00.000-07:002016-07-29T06:26:50.896-07:00Happy Mail Balloon Card<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Are you guys sick of my "Happy Mail" themed cards! Fear not, this is the last one for a while, I have some birthday cards in the making along with some food posts! Hopefully all this blogging high lasts the next few weeks as I am going to be super busy with some out of town guests and weddings!!<br />
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This quick and easy card was inspired by this card posted on the <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/blog/">Right at Home</a> blog a few days ago, by one of their DTs. Excuse the fact that my sentiment is not straight, baby was going to wake up and I didn't have time to take out my MISTI tool.</div>
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This card is so simple to make! Start with stamping the solid envelop from the <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/right-at-home-stamps-happy-mail-year-2" style="text-align: center;">Happy Mail Year 2</a> set using the three individual colors from the ombre peach ink pad. Then fussy cut them out, stamp the "balloon strings" using stamps from the <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/may-stamped-sealed-craft-box-lets-party">stamped and sealed craft box</a>. Add the envelops using some foam squares to add dimension. Finally add the sentiment using the same ombre ink.</div>
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I hope you had as much fun as I did hopping along with <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/">Right at Home</a>. Thanks again, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rightathome/">Nicole</a> for inviting me!</div>
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<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/">Right at Home Stamps</a> // <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/right-at-home-stamps-happy-mail">Happy Mail</a></li>
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<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://heroarts.com/">Hero Arts</a> // <a href="http://www.impresscardsandcrafts.com/hero-arts-ombre-ink-pads.html">Ombre Ink - Peach</a></li>
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Another day, another post. If any of your read my last two post then you know by now that I love sentiment stamp sets and dislike coloring. Well today I've got a solution for quick coloring and making card in bulk for any occasion that may come along.<br />
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I posted this picture on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hanasarker/">instagram</a> a while back, but never got the chance to share the cards here on the blog. As I mentioned on my <a href="http://theengineeredbaker.blogspot.com/2016/07/scripted-greeting-cards.html">last post</a> I have a thing for sentiment stamps, they just bring any card together! And this set that is pictured from Right at Home is a sure winner! (bragging moment, but the first card I made with this set got featured in Nicole's newsletter!)<br />
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My idea behind this card set was to create them in bulk so that I always have some cards in hard, no matter the reason to send out some happy mail! All the cards have the same "a little note to say " stamped on the front, and just before sending a card out, I stamp a sentiment to match!<br />
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For both set of cards I used the same technique to color in the images from two floral sets. After stamping with versamark and embossing in white, I used an ink blending tool to color. Quick and simple!<br />
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After the coloring was done, I binge watched netflix and went about fussy cutting.<br />
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To assemble the cards, I shaded the card front with some blue ink, used small pieces of foam tape to stick the flower and leaves, finishing off with a few sequins and stamped sentiment.<br />
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Linking this post up to the <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/blog/right-at-home-stamps-one-year-celebration-blog-hop">Right at Home One Year Celebration Blog Hop</a>, the <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-29/">Simon Says: Anything Goes</a> and <a href="http://www.newtonsnookblog.com/2016/07/inky-paws-challenge-34-summer.html">Inky Paws Challenge #34 - Summer</a>.<br />
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Farhana Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05218632240304308075noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007191545470062786.post-4237249797109463232016-07-26T21:44:00.000-07:002016-07-26T21:44:27.739-07:00Scripted Greeting Cards<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hey there and welcome back! This is another post that I'm linking up to the <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/blog/right-at-home-stamps-one-year-celebration-blog-hop">one year celebration blog hop</a> over at <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/">Right at Home</a>. You can find my post for the hop <a href="http://theengineeredbaker.blogspot.com/2016/07/right-at-home-one-year-celebration-blog.html">here</a>, and my previously linked posts, <a href="http://theengineeredbaker.blogspot.com/2016/07/happy-mail-shaker-card.html">here</a> and <a href="http://theengineeredbaker.blogspot.com/2016/07/critters-birthday-card.html">here</a>. I made these cards a while back, just never got around to sharing them. But there's never any better time than the present, right?<br />
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I have a thing for sentiment stamps, they make creating cards so much easier! Especially when your using die cuts, it's great to add that final touch! And <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/">Right at Home</a> has some great sentiment stamp sets, best part of this stamp set is that you can add a matching sentiment inside the card.<br />
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To create this card I die cut a window inside a rectangular piece of white card stock. Color the square window piece with a blue ink of choice with a blending tool. I then die cut the solid flowers and leaves from colored card stock and the outline was diecut in white.<br />
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Layer them up with your favorite adhesive, add them to the blue background and then to the card base. Using versamark ink stamp the scripted greeting to the window frame and emboss with a color of choice, Then add some foam tape to then window frame, layering it on to the card base.<br />
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<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://mamaelephant.com/">Mama Elephant</a> // <a href="http://mamaelephant.com/products/basic-set-creative-cuts-all-attached">BASIC SET - CREATIVE CUTS</a></li>
<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ellenhutson.com/">Ellen Hutson</a> // <a href="http://www.ellenhutson.com/essentials-by-ellen-designer-dies-bold-blossom-stand-alone-by-julie-ebersole/">Essentials By Ellen Bold Blossom Stand-Alone Die Set</a></li>
<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ellenhutson.com/">Ellen Hutson</a> // <a href="http://www.ellenhutson.com/essentials-by-ellen-designer-dies-bold-blooms-matching-by-julie-ebersole/">Essentials By Ellen Bold Blossom Matching Die</a></li>
<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/">MFTs</a> // <a href="http://www.mftstamps.com/die-namics/die-namics-pierced-rectangle-stax">Die-namics Pierced Rectangle Stax</a></li>
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Farhana Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05218632240304308075noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007191545470062786.post-44477068646080596582016-07-25T21:47:00.002-07:002016-07-25T21:47:26.963-07:00Critters Birthday Card<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Once it comes to making cards there is one thing that I suck at really badly! Any guesses? It's coloring. Pretty much anything besides distress inks/markers I totally mess up! But I've recently been trying to get out of my comfort zone and try new techinques, one of them shown in today's cards, coloring and blending with color pencils. I bought a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0129042V6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1">cheaper set of Amazon</a> based on a friend's recommendation. Me likely so far!<br />
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For this card I stamped a <a href="http://denamidesign.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=2724">happy monster party stamp</a> from <a href="http://www.denamidesign.com/index.html">Denami Designs</a> onto a some pattern paper from <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/" style="text-align: center;">Right at Home</a>'s <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/may-stamped-sealed-craft-box-lets-party" style="text-align: center;">Stamped and Sealed Box</a>, along with a sentiment on the outside and inside of the cards. Then I did some simple coloring, added from <a href="http://www.shopprettypinkposh.com/SmallSillyEyes-p/sillyeyes1.htm">silly eyes</a> with <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ranger-Multi-Medium-Bottle-0-5-Ounce/dp/B00IXWMR6M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1469508103&sr=8-1&keywords=multi+medium+matte">multi medium matte</a> and finished off with a touch of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Zig-Stella-Brush-Individual-Glitter/dp/B00B7LQ8DE/ref=sr_1_1?s=arts-crafts&ie=UTF8&qid=1469508185&sr=1-1&keywords=wink+of+stella">Wink of Stella Brush</a>.</div>
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Hey there and welcome back! What is this, four days in a row? Wow! Well with all the products I've been hoarding I better be using them and sharing ideas with all of you! Just to enable you to get them of course! This card didn't get finished in time for the <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/blog/right-at-home-stamps-one-year-celebration-blog-hop">one year celebration blog hop</a> over at <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/">Right at Home</a>. Details of my post for the blog hop along with some sweetness can be found <a href="https://theengineeredbaker.blogspot.com/2016/07/right-at-home-one-year-celebration-blog.html">here</a>.<br />
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Even before I made cards myself, I loved choosing out cards to send on birthdays, anniversaries and any other happy occasion I could find! Now I look for even more excuses cause it means I get to make more cards! I don't stop at cards, I love decorating the envelops too, some people find that a waste as it gets thrown away, well so do cards eventually, but it's all about the thought, right?<br />
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I think the best type of cards are shaker cards! They are actually pretty simple to make, especially if you have a die cutting machine. But if you don't you can still make them, check out these post <a href="http://theengineeredbaker.blogspot.com/2015/06/inky-paws-challenge-21-color-challenge.html">here</a>, <a href="http://theengineeredbaker.blogspot.com/2015/05/sparkle-and-shine-challenge-6.html">here</a>, <a href="http://theengineeredbaker.blogspot.com/2015/05/theme-week-1-day-1-of-mothers-day-cards.html">here</a> and <a href="http://theengineeredbaker.blogspot.com/2015/04/inky-paws-challenge-20-sketch-challenge.html">here</a>!<br />
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Back to the card, for the background I diecut some paper I've been hoarding from My Mind's Eye, stamped the sentiment for the happy mail year 2 set in versa mark ink and heat embossed it in gold. Then die cut a frame from black glitter paper. Lastly for the shaker elements I added some heart confetti, along with a bunch of the envelops heat embossed in gold from both happy mail sets that were then fussy cut. I adhered the die cut frame on to some transparency, then added some double sided foam tape to create dimension and attached it to the background with the shaker elements inside. Lastly stick the background to a notecard, and your all set!<br />
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<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/">Right at Home Stamps</a> // <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/right-at-home-stamps-happy-mail">Happy Mail</a></li>
<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/">Right at Home Stamps</a> // <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/right-at-home-stamps-happy-mail-year-2">Happy Mail Year 2</a></li>
<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://mamaelephant.com/">Mama Elephant</a> // <a href="http://mamaelephant.com/products/basic-set-creative-cuts-all-attached">BASIC SET - CREATIVE CUTS</a></li>
<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://prettypinkposh.com/">Pretty Pink Posh</a> // <a href="http://www.shopprettypinkposh.com/Scallop-Frames-p/dc23.htm">Scallop Frames</a></li>
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Farhana Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05218632240304308075noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3007191545470062786.post-87451021594988962622016-07-21T04:00:00.000-07:002016-07-22T11:59:21.257-07:00Right At Home : One Year Celebration Blog Hop<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Welcome to the <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/">Right at Home</a> One Year Celebration Blog Hop which also happens to be my first time being a part of a blog hop. Thanks <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rightathome/">Nicole</a> for inviting me! I had a ton of fun brainstorming and creating with a set of awesome products!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">(Side note: card using the new <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/right-at-home-stamps-happy-mail-year-2"> happy mail year 2 stamp set</a> coming soon! Baby was being a little fussy today.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The crafter side of me decided to create some custom wrappers and toppers. And the <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/right-at-home-stamps-banner-alphabet-add-on">banner alphabet add on set</a> worked perfectly with the <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/right-at-home-stamps-happy-mail" style="font-size: 12.8px;">happy mail stamp set</a> to create these fun treats! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">The wrapper were diecut from plain white card stock, at <a href="http://craftsandframes.com/">Ben Franklin Crafts and Frames</a> (my local craft store) and can be done at home using <a href="http://www.lawnfawn.com/products/stitched-scalloped-cupcake-wrapper">this die</a> from <a href="http://www.lawnfawn.com/">Lawn Fawn</a>. I then stamped the large flower, it's matching center and stem on to the diecut wrappers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">For the toppers, I stamper the sun with the matching smile in the middle, along with a bunch of clouds that I colored in using my wink of Stella pen that I got with my <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/may-stamped-sealed-craft-box-lets-party">stamped and sealed craft box</a>. Then while taking a break, I fussy all the little elements, and stuck them onto a toothpick.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If your looking to bake and frost your own cupcakes, you can find some recipes <a href="http://theengineeredbaker.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-sprinkles-strawberry-cupcake.html">here</a>, <a href="http://theengineeredbaker.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-real-vanilla-bean-cupcakes.html">here</a>, <a href="http://theengineeredbaker.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-real-vanilla-bean-cupcakes.html">here</a>, <a href="http://theengineeredbaker.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-recursive-cupcake.html">here</a> and <a href="http://theengineeredbaker.blogspot.com/2014/11/the-psl-cupcakes.html">here</a>. </span></div>
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<li style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/">Right at Home Stamps</a> // <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/right-at-home-stamps-happy-mail" style="text-align: left;">Happy Mail</a></span></li>
<li style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/">Right at Home Stamps</a> // <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/right-at-home-stamps-banner-alphabet-add-on" style="text-align: left;">Banner Alphabet Add On Set</a></span></li>
<li style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.impresscardsandcrafts.com/" style="text-align: left;">Impress Cards and Crafts</a> // <a href="http://www.impresscardsandcrafts.com/catalogsearch/advanced/result/?name=fresh+ink">Fresh Inks</a> (colors used : basil, strawberry, lemonade, island and white paper)</span></li>
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yes! I'm back again :) I know it's only been a day and guess what I'm working on another post for tomorrow! Yep three days in a row, wonder how long this is going to last! I did tell you that I have a lot of cards to share and even more ideas of cards to make!<br />
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So the story behind making these cards so quickly is the fact that I've been hoarding the dies for a year! I got them at last year from <a href="http://www.impresscardsandcrafts.com/">Impress Cards and Crafts</a> annual sale! So when this year's sale weekend rolled around, I figured I should at least try and use some of my dies! Again these cards are super easy and I had them finished in minutes in between chores.<br />
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To start the card I created a background mat using a scalloped die, then diecut the sentiment frame from some coordinating card stock. To create the shaker element, I die cut the same frame sentiment from craft foam in a similar color. Using a small pair of scissors I removed the sentiment from the foam leaving only the outline border. Then using your favorite adhesive stack up the sentiment, foam frame and transparency. Fill it with sequins and attach it to the background mat. Stick the whole thing onto a notecard, add some wink of Stella and start shaking!!<br />
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<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/">Right at Home Stamps</a> // <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/may-stamped-sealed-craft-box-lets-party">Stamped and Sealed Box</a></li>
<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.impresscardsandcrafts.com/" style="text-align: left;">Impress Cards and Crafts</a> // <a href="http://www.impresscardsandcrafts.com/stitched-happy-birthday-circle-frame-99268.html">STITCHED HAPPY BIRTHDAY CIRCLE FRAME</a></li>
<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.impresscardsandcrafts.com/" style="text-align: left;">Impress Cards and Crafts</a> // <span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: futura_lt_btlight; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 19.8px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; width: 208px;">Birthday Die (Impress exclusive from Memory Box) [no longer available) </span></li>
<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://mamaelephant.com/">Mama Elephant</a> // <a href="http://mamaelephant.com/products/basic-set-creative-cuts-all-attached">BASIC SET - CREATIVE CUTS</a></li>
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Yes I'm back at blogging, everyday I wake up thinking today is the day I'm going to write a post. But somehow after chores are done and I've run errands, I use the little me time I get to craft, and the to blog pile gets bigger. So many cards to share with you, just not enough time!!<br />
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Enough time spent complaining, let's get to the point! Typing this post and taking/editing pictures probably took more time then actually making the cards! That's before <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rightathome/">Nicole</a> from <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/">Right at Home</a> put together an awesome <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/may-stamped-sealed-craft-box-lets-party">kit</a> to easily create stacks of birthday cards! I've got a few more detailed cards ready to be shared in the coming days, but for now here are a set of super easy cards with minimal stamping. You can actually leave out the stamping altogether, I just wanted to use the set that came with the kit and love adding a little sentiment inside my cards.<br />
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For each card I diecut a background mat, along with some frames. Then I looked for images in the paper stack that worked with the diecut frames, trimmed them and glued them on to the mat along with some sequins (also from the kit) and a touch of wink of stella (hard to photograph) to complete the card.<br />
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<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/">Right at Home Stamps</a> // <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/may-stamped-sealed-craft-box-lets-party">Stamped and Sealed Box</a></li>
<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://prettypinkposh.com/">Pretty Pink Posh</a> // <a href="http://www.shopprettypinkposh.com/PhotoFrames-p/dc24.htm">Photo Frames</a></li>
<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.doodlebug.ws/">Doodlebug Designs</a> // <a href="http://www.doodlebug.ws/Catalog/CatalogItem.aspx?StoreItemXRefID=8471&CatID=-1&LastCatID=1634">Sunkissed 6x6 paper pack</a></li>
<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://mamaelephant.com/">Mama Elephant</a> // <a href="http://mamaelephant.com/products/basic-set-creative-cuts-all-attached">BASIC SET - CREATIVE CUTS</a></li>
<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tsukineko-Full-Size-Memento-Resistant-Inkpad/dp/B002GB237E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1468944227&sr=8-1&keywords=memento+black+ink">Memento Ink(Tuxedo Black)</a></li>
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The best type of friends are friends that believe in you! And thanks to many of them encouraging and appreciating my handmade cards, I took the leap and opened an Etsy store, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/CardsAndClips?ref=l2-shopheader-name">CardsAndClips</a>. Hopefully I can keep listing more cards and you can help spread the word about my very tiny shop!<br />
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For now, being the month of Ramadan, I thought that an Eid card would be a great first listing! As I also love to blog and share the cards I make, I thought that I would share pictures here to, in case someone is inspired to make their own cards this Ramadan.<br />
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<li style="text-align: center;">memento black ink // <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tsukineko-Full-Size-Memento-Resistant-Inkpad/dp/B002GB237E">Amazon</a></li>
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My <a href="http://theengineeredbaker.blogspot.com/2016/03/the-simplest-banana-bread.html">last post</a> lead to a "spoke to soon" moment! Just as I posted it and complained about playing the waiting game, we were at the hospital within hours and holding Aleena before the end of the day :)<br />
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Aleena Sarker was born at 230 PM on March 31st (a day before her due date!) weighing at 7 lb and 6 oz and measuring 20 inches long. She's only been with us a few weeks, but we are totally in love with our little kicker and can't imagine life without her now!<br />
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When we found out that we are expecting, the first thing I decided was that I wanted a Seahawks themed nursery, but once we started shopping for her, I just lost patience to search for Seahawks stuff. But she is set with tons of onesies!<br />
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Now that you have met Aleena, lets get back to crafts. Since my craft table is in her nursery, I am managing to get some crafting in here and there, although what usually took an hour will probably take weeks to finish now, but totally worth it! I had this banner die cut and ready, just wasn't 100% on her name and was also keeping it a secret so didn't bother finishing it then to share it.<br />
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One of my goals this year is to buy less use more of my crafting stash, so all the papers used in this project were leftovers I was hoarding from banners made in the past. I just tried to find colors that matched the Seahawks! I die cut the letters at <a href="http://craftsandframes.com/">Ben Franklin Crafts and Frames</a> using the 1" vintage letters die and the <a href="http://www.shopprettypinkposh.com/StitchedBannerDuo-p/dc12.htm">pennant die</a> is from <a href="http://www.shopprettypinkposh.com/default.asp">Pretty Pink Posh</a>. The paper fan stickers are from <a href="http://www.pebblesinc.com/">Pebbles</a> picked up on from <a href="http://tjmaxx.tjx.com/store/index.jsp">TJ Maxx</a>.<br />
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Once all the diecutting was done all that was left was to stick it together! I used my <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Scotch-Advanced-Glider-4-Inch-36-Yard/dp/B00409NNYM/ref=sr_1_1?s=arts-crafts&ie=UTF8&qid=1464840190&sr=1-1&keywords=pink+ATG">pink ATG</a> and some <a href="https://www.amazon.com/ALEENES-15599-Purpose-Glue-8-Ounce/dp/B00178KLEY/ref=sr_1_1?s=arts-crafts&ie=UTF8&qid=1464840227&sr=1-1&keywords=tacky+glue">tacky glue</a>, and that's it! Stick it on the door or wall and your done!<br />
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Lastly, since I haven't been blogging for a really really long time I thought that I would share a scrapbook layout that is the first of a set of pages I made to track Aleena's first year! Details on supplies used are listed below. I can't believe that she was that small just a few weeks ago!<br />
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<li style="text-align: center;">Scrapbooking Paper // <a href="http://www.michaels.com/">Michaels</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Neenah-Collection-Specialty-Cardstock-46407-01/dp/B003A2I4V2/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1464845200&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=neenah+color+paper+72+sheets">Amazon</a></li>
<li style="text-align: center;">Cloud die cuts // <a href="http://craftsandframes.com/">Ben Franklin Craft and Frames</a></li>
<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.shopprettypinkposh.com/StitchedBorders1-p/dc03.htm">Stitched Borders I Dies</a> // <a href="http://prettypinkposh.com/">Pretty Pink Posh</a></li>
<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.shopprettypinkposh.com/MiniTags-p/dc22.htm">Mini Tags Dies</a> // <a href="http://prettypinkposh.com/">Pretty Pink Posh</a></li>
<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.scrapbookpal.com/lawn-fawn-lawn-cuts-quinns-abcs/">LAWN FAWN - QUINN'S ABCS</a> // <a href="http://www.scrapbookpal.com/">ScrapbookPal</a></li>
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Last week I shared a pineapple upside down cake recipe, and was surprised it took so long for me to get to it! Another recipe that I almost as frequently as chocolate chip cookies is banana bread. There is almost always bananas browning in my fruit basket! The key to a great banana bread is ripened bananas, the blacker the skin gets, the taster the bread is!<br />
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What makes this recipe simple? It's the fact that its a one bowl recipe! YES, throw everything into one big bowl, beat with an electric mixture until well blended, add in the "extras" and you are ready to bake!<br />
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Extra? Well I love adding walnuts and chocolate chips, but you can add cinnamon chip, pecans, slivered almonds, raisins (although I am not a fan). This is such a flexible recipe that you can play around with it till you find your perfect combo :)<br />
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Let's also not forget that the recipe yields two loaves, which means that you can share or freeze a loaf for later! Just let it thaw to room temperature over night before serving, As for serving, a dollop of nutella tastes great with it!<br />
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Hope you try it soon, just typing this post is making me want to bake up a batch now!<br />
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2 large eggs<br />
1/2 cup oil or butter (melted)<br />
1/4 cup greek yogurt/sour cream<br />
1 cup granulated sugar<br />
1 Tbsp vanilla bean paste/extract<br />
2 cups all purpose flour<br />
1 tsp baking powder<br />
1 tsp baking soda<br />
1 -1 1/4 cups mashed ripe bananas (2 large or 3 medium)<br />
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chocolate chips<br />
chopped walnuts/pecans</div>
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2. In a large bowl combine all the ingredients except the optional ones and beat until everything is well combined. Fold in your choice of extra ingredients.<br />
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3. Allow bread to cool in pan for about 15 mins before removing and transferring to a wire rack to finish cooling.</div>
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If you chose to freeze a loaf, then bake it in a foil tray or wrap in foil after removing from the pan. Make sure that the loaf is completely cooled before freezing.<br />
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A while back I shared our <a href="http://theengineeredbaker.blogspot.com/2016/01/footballsunday-11-seahawks-baby.html">baby announcement picture</a>, along with our Seahawks themed <a href="http://theengineeredbaker.blogspot.com/2016/03/footballsunday-12-seahawks-gender.html">gender reveal</a>, today I'm going to share the layouts that I made for the Baby S's scrapbook. When one of your closest friends sends you the biggest box of scrapbooking supplies all in pink and baby theme, you drop everything to get scrappy! Plus I've been hoarding enough supplies that need to be used (you can read about my "buy less use more" goal for 2016, here).<br />
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<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.impresscardsandcrafts.com/shop/dies/little-b/little-b-bouquet-dies.html">Liltte B Bouquet Dies</a> // <a href="http://www.impresscardsandcrafts.com/">Impress Cards and Crafts</a></li>
<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Darice-106-118-40-Pack-Sheets-Assorted/dp/B004LOHW6G/ref=pd_sim_201_5?ie=UTF8&dpID=410HIW5vbSL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=139VT8RP6NGHNF0Z7DGE">Foam Sheets</a> // <a href="http://craftsandframes.com/">Ben Franklin Craft and Frames</a></li>
<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/right-at-home-stamps/right-at-home-stamps-script-greetings">Sentiment Stamp</a> // <a href="http://www.rightathomeshop.com/">Right at Home</a></li>
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<li style="text-align: center;">Scrapbooking Paper // <a href="http://craftsandframes.com/">Ben Franklin Craft and Frames</a></li>
<li style="text-align: center;">"It's a Girl" Diecut // <a href="http://craftsandframes.com/">Ben Franklin Craft and Frames</a></li>
<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ellenhutson.com/essentials-by-ellen-designer-dies-bold-blooms-matching-by-julie-ebersole/">Bold Blooms Matching die set</a> // <a href="http://www.ellenhutson.com/">Ellen Hutson</a></li>
<li style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ellenhutson.com/essentials-by-ellen-designer-dies-bold-blossom-stand-alone-by-julie-ebersole/">Bold Blossom Stand-Alone die set</a> // <a href="http://www.ellenhutson.com/">Ellen Hutson</a></li>
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That's all for today! After the amount of time I spent in the kitchen and doing house chores today, I deserve some more craft time! Have a great weekend! If baby S doesn't make an appearance today, then we have a fun packed weekend ahead!<br />
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