Recipe Organization

I think I have told you before, that organization isn't one of my strong points. I do have a place for everything, but often times items don't get put back were they belong and piles start adding up. I always know where things are, though. My craft room is usually a mess, I did clean it yesterday (my parents arrived and need a place to sleep) so I will have some photos of my craft space next week if you are interested. I am always interested to other people's space. It's fun to see where my online stamping peeps do their creating! So where is all this leading to, RECIPES. Today is Stamp Something day and our challenge has to do with recipes! Create something to do with recipes!

I love to cook and collect recipe after recipe to try someday. The food network is my favorite channel and foodtv.com is a great site for finding all the yummy dishes the celebrity chefs make. I have a stack of recipes printed out and I store them in a a file folder in my cupboard. It is not very organized nor is it very pretty to look at.

For my recipe challenge, I decided to do up a nice pretty folder to keep in my cupboard. I picked my designer paper (Summer picnic from SU, now retired) and traced and cut out the shape of the folder. I wanted a little stamping on it, so I stamped the word recipe (yes, I meant to write the word, recipes, with an S, but in my haste of getting this challenge done I did not space out my letters and ran out of room. I didn't have time to re-do it. See, I'm not a perfect stamper either! lol!). I used black craft ink and then embossed the letters with black embossing powder. I jazzed it up a bit further with some pumpkin striped ribbon. I created a little matching clip to hold all the papers together too. I think it turned out cute! Can't wait to see what the other DT members come up with. Make sure you join in the fun this week. Our Sponsor is Jessica Lynn Originals, and there is a fun prize up for grabs. Remember to link your creations to the Stamp Something blog. Hugs, Lisa

Retiring Accessories!

Yes, the list is out! SU is retiring some fabulous accessories, designer paper being a biggie for me. There are some of my favorites going away. It makes me sad, but it also gets me excited because I know there will be more to come that I just LOVE! Do you like the Summer Picnic dsp? I used it here on this card. If you like it and don't have it or if you need to get more, grab some quick. Once it's gone it's gone!

I'm hoping to be back later with some other fun creations. I've been busy stamping lately! Have a great Wednesday!

Hugs, Lisa