It's Saturday and there's an Oktoberfest party in my future!

Happy Saturday everyone. I haven't had time to get the pictures from my Mediterranean Cruise off the camera yet to post. I will work on that tomorrow.

Last night and this morning I was baking a Black Forest Chocolate Cherry cake for an annual Oktoberfest party we are going to today. This is the 24th year for this gathering of good friends and family.

I finish up the cake just a few minutes ago decorated with chocolate shavings and red cherries on top.

I wanted to make a card for the host and hostess so I decided I would try a step card.

Yes, can you believe I have never made a step card before. I don't know what I was waiting for. Now I am hooked- they are so much fun.

 

I wanted to be sure I included all the things I think about when I think of this party and Oktoberfest, Germany, pretzels, music, brats, and of course the beer. 

I am pretty happy with how it turned out.

Hope you all are finding time to be with friends this holiday weekend.
I will post some pictures tomorrow.


Here's how I did it...
Paper from my stash
German guy/layers cut at 3.25" from Everyday Paper Dolls- I trimmed his pants off to be shorts
Hat cut at 2.15" from Paper Doll Dress Up
Feather cut at .81" from Straight from the Nest
Barrel/layers cut 2" from Paper Doll Dress Up
Beer mugs/layers cut at 1" and 1.36"  from Everyday Pop-Up Cards
Pretzels cut at 11.46" (yes this is correct) from From My Kitchen
Brat/layers cut at .39" from Block Party
Flag/layers cut at 4.92" from Everyday Paper Dolls
Banner flags/layers cut 2.2" from Birthday Bash
PROST letters printed on my computer and hand cut
Face stamped using Peachy Keen Boy Mates Faces and Accessories Assortment stamp sets
Twine from the Twinery
Button from my stash
Martha Stewart border punch
Mini brads from my stash
Oktoberfest label on barrel printed from my computer
Lots of pop dots, doodles with my gel pen and shimmer from my new gelly roll glitter pen.
Yellow stickles for mustard on the brat

Ruff Day?

Not for me- I am having a great day, just will be a very busy day.

I am traveling next week for work again so trying to get stuff together around the house as well as all my work stuff in order not to mention blog posts for you all next week. 

So here is a shape card that I did for the Peachy Keen Face it Friday challenge. 

Here's How I did it…

Card base is using the dog house from Create a Critter welded together at the roof. Each house measured 3.42"

Dog/layers cut at 2.25"  from Create a Critter

Dog house cut at 3.57" X 4.46" from Everyday Paper dolls- cut it 4 times to get all the layers

Hydrant cut at 1" from Create a Critter

Sign cut at 3.67" from Pooh and Friends

Brad for his collar and nail on sign

Sentiment from MPS Punny-licious

Face from PKS Wide Eyed and Bush Tailed stamp set

Doodles with my gel pen

My Pink Stamper Blog Hop Project-Food Fare Friday Recipe

Tonight, Robin, over at My Pinker Stamper is hosting her monthly blog hop with her new Design Team.

Some really great projects by that team. Along with the hop, she is hosting a challenge which is to do anything that represents our style. 

I have been trying to scrap all of my favorite recipes and since today is Friday, I thought I would do a Food Fare Friday project for the hop challenge. 

This is an amazingly simple and good recipe from a good friend and fellow scrapper.She made it for us one year at a scrapbook retreat weekend.

Give it a try- it is yummy.

Here's How I did it....

Base is 8"x8"

Pattern paper is From Creative Memories and all others are from  my scrap stash

Boy/layers cut at 4" from Everyday Paper dolls.

Title is cut using my Sure Cuts Alot Program and a true type font.

Squirrel is cut at 1" from Camp Out and then flocked and has a sticker bead eye

Button brads for overalls and brown brads for recipe block.

A brown safety pin from my stash on the hat

Lots of chalk and doodles.

What do jelly beans and a PK " Let's Face it Friday Challenge" have in common?

The answer....my little Easter candy dish!

Peachy Keen's Let's Face it Friday Challenge this week is: 

Create a spring-inspired handmade gift using Peachy Keen Faces

I was at my local craft store, Crafts Direct, I think one of the best in the country, and found this cute little glass bucket. 

It is about 6" in diameter and about the same in height. The best part, all their spring stuff is 50% off, so this little container cost me only $2.50.  It's perfect to decorate for an Easter treat container or Easter basket gift for a neighbor, friends, etc.

So, trying to use a cartridge I have not used in a while, I pulled out the Everday Paper Dolls, Freshly Picked, and Easter 2010 cartridges to decorate this container with a Peter Rabbit theme.

Those bunnies are just looking at Mr. McGregor saying... "wasn't me!"  LOL!

Now I just have to keep from eating all those jelly beans. 

Enjoy your weekend!!

Here's how I did it.... 
All paper is from my scrap stash 
Farmer cut at 3" 

• Body using blackout feature so I could add his face from Everyday Paper Dolls, p.28
• Clothes, p. 68
• Garden tool, p. 69

Carrots/layers cut at 2.46" from Freshly Picked, p. 71

Sign/layers cut at 2.25" from Freshly Picked, p.42

Bunnies cut at 2.5" from Easter 2010, I hid the face so I could stamp it myself

Grass cut at 1" from Easter 2010, welded many sections together to go around container

Eggs cut at 1" from Easter 2010

Farmers face from PK Wide Eyed Kids stamp set

Bunny faces from  PK Critter Faces stamp set

Fabric flowers I found in my drawer and added tiny brads to the centers

Chalk and marker doodles

Pretty ribbon around the top

Add jelly beans or any other treat!