Happy PB Cookie Day! I'm not a huge fan of the basic peanut butter cookies, but this recipe here at Taste of Home looks right up my alley because of the added chocolate and Reese's cups. mmmm...now if only I could get someone here to bake them for me!
I guess I'll settle for the chocolate chip muffins my daughter made the other day. The sacrifices I have to make are huge...huge!
Here's a sneak peek at my project over at a2z Scrapbooking Blog today. I'll tell you a secret—it's not a card.
Don't forget—you can get 15% off at a2z Scrapbooking Supplies by using my code CHARK15 when your cart totals $25 or more...aaannnddd...every purchase you make helps out charities that help kids with gluten allergies and people with Behcet's disease. It's a win/win...you get crafty goodies like the new Ombre Inks and Lia line and your money goes to a good cause.
Have a Great Peanut Butter Cookie Day!
Chark
I know you'll appreciate seeing my crafty birthday/mother's day gifts. Cuz you're crafty too!
The tin box with the glue gun-toting kitty is from my daughter, who finds all kinds of fun things at the store near her college. Her roommate didn't know it was a glue gun and was worried about the cat with a gun. I appreciated her concern. :)
This is the inside with Oz stickers—my daughter knows me well. As does my son, who made sure I got a Michael's gift card. I'm so lucky!
And here's a recipe link for you to celebrate National Chocolate Chip Day!
Hope you have a great weekend, you know I'll be playing with my new goodies!
Happy Friday/Chocolate Chip Day!
Chark
If you've ever read horror comics, you know the title of this post happens a lot in the pages...a lot. My older sister, Julie, used to read those comics and then pass them along to me. I loved reading them, although I'm much more of a scaredy-cat than she is and I think she might've warped my young mind. However, it didn't stop me from picking up House of Mystery, Tales from the Crypt, Believe It or Not and The Witching Hour.
So for her birthday, I made copies of a b&w comic I found at a book sale and turned them into coasters.
I had some cork coasters from the craft store and I used them to trace around some classic pages. Y'know with screams and sounds and horrified looks. Then I colored them with Tombow markers.
(Now, if you're bright, and you know that Tombow markers can be used as watercolors, then you're probably asking why I used them. I dunno, except I like how bright they are.) Turns out that Mod Podge will make the Tombow markers bleed a little when you seal them. But just the red ones. Weird and unhelpful, but that's my experience.
Luckily, my sister will forgive me for this...I hope. First I applied the Mod Podge carefully to the back of the circle and adhered them to the cork circles. You have to cover the entire back of the paper or it will buckle as it dries. I put a book on top of them to make sure they didn't get wrinkles as they dried.
Then I applied a top coat (you should probably do this fast and lightly so the marker bleeds less). After that initial coat dries, apply another coat and let dry. Then one more and apply it to the edges too.
If you see Julie, don't tell her what I made (I'm sending them out today)!
Happy Wednesday,
Chark
