My brother is getting married!!!

Yay! my brother is getting married and he is gettin hitched to the most awesome, sweetest, most wonderful girl ever!

This is in insert to go in the announcement

 I had the pleasure of designing his wedding announcements... ahh so many choices.. so many options.. esp when Heather at Paisley Studios did such an incredible job with their photos!

These were some of the options that came up with... but the ones they actual choose ... you will just have to wait and see! (they are not on here)

Ahh LOVE YOU GUYS!

You scream! I scream! ICECREAM!

My new project - I just created these logos for my bosses brother. He just started a company called Gourmet Sorbet. 

 A guy had already drawn the people - I just went into illustrator and used the pen tool to recreate them, figured out my layers and make them more user friendly! 

WHO WANTS SOME ICE CREAM? :)

CARNIVAL FUN!

(Names, dates and numbers have been changed)

My Good friend and Roomie is getting married soon - We decided to take advantage of the warm weather and have a CARNIVAL BRIDAL SHOWER for her complete with bean bag toss, face painting, and a doughnut eating contest.

This is the Invite that I made in Adobe Illustrator - I downloaded some of the fonts for free off the internet - looked and different ideas online and this is the result!  I think it turned out pretty TERRIFIC! :) 

Easter Butts

So Yesterday as I was meandering through blog land I found this way cute Easter Card - Since I don't have any fabric scraps and paper laying around - I decided to make it in Adobe Illustrator  

If you click on this image - you can print your own cards

The saying just makes me giggle - 

If you click on the image below - you can print your own :)

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!

Pretty Bows

 I Really REALLY LOVE BOWS! 

wanna know how to make em... 

You will need fabric, glue and your imagination!

First you start out with a piece of fabric 6 inches long and 4 inches wide. 

I found this to be the perfect size for me - but go a head and experiment with different sizes to find the right one for you :) FYI (have the back side of the material facing you)

Next you want to fold the edges to the middle. Do one side and glue ( I used a glue gun) Than go a head and do the other. 

After you glue both sided to the center - work Left to right and do the same thing again.

You should end up with a rectangle that is 4 inches long an 2 inches wide :) like this!

This is the back of your bow.

Turn your bow around and pinch it in the center - add a few drops of glue to help keep its shape

Cut a strip of fabric about a 1/2 inch to an 1 inch wide and 3-4 inched long (this will be the middle of your bow) remember to have the back of the fabric facing you and repeat step one. 

Wrap the piece of fabric around your bow and glue - you should end up with a bow about 3 inche long and they will look something like this :)

Last step - Glue and hair clip to the back of your bow and you are SET! :)

LOOK how PRETTY! Simply the fastest bow I have ever made.

Sister Birds

If me and my sisters were birds - this is how we would look. :) haha every time I look at it I laugh. ooh gotta luv the artistic powers of my imagination and Adobe Illustrator! Can't wait to make it into a t-shirt!!!

Flower Bands

My sister and I spend 2 hrs making these gems of headbands. They were the simplest thing ever to make!

WE had a blast using different fabrics and feathers that we had from past craft projects!

ooh what girl doesn't like some SPARKLE!

Some of them we just glued clips to the back - more versatile!

OOOh and here is me modeling the finish project - who knows maybe the sis and I will have our own ETSY store one day! :)

My type of fun

 Ahh the wonderful fun things you can do in Adobe Illustrator! I just crack myself up sometimes! :)

The Best Potato SOUP EVER

Ok so last night I made this soup in crock pot --- not really knowing what I was doing - and now I might gain 10 pds - cause its all I wanna eat! YUMMMY

Ok Here is the recipe that's loaded with lots of YUMMY calories


In a crock pot add

Ingredients:

3 bacon strips, diced 1 small onion, chopped 1 clove garlic, minced enough to thicken, all-purpose flour ( I added mine at the end) 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon dried basil 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1 can of corn

2 cups chicken broth 2 large baked potatoes, peeled and cubed 1 cup whipping cream  4 oz of cream cheese 1 can creme of chicken 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (to kick it up a notch)

Let this all sit over night in the crock pot, than when your ready to eat it just add some cheese to the top and there you have it - fattening Deliciousness!!!

Creative Fun

 My dear lil sister had me make this for her... as you can tell she gets the word beasty and bestie confused! She made a t-shirt with this cool picture on it for her and her friend! aren't they adorable!

 My friend wants to start a business up that caters mostly to brides and there wedding memories. I was having a lot of fun with her logo. This is just one sheet of many - what do ya think?

Love to spoon

The one above is a fun lil logo I created for friends who love to spoon! I have it now on 2 pillows :)

ahh this one I just created to put on bottles of soda or of anything for Valentines day - which is coming up pretty quick - a Love Potion No.9 - gotta luv it!

Bridal Shower - Underwear!

Its no secret that my older sister, Megan, is getting married in like a month! Coming up crazy fast. I also have been designing and helping her with all her wedding needs - like the good sister I am! :)

So she is having a bridal shower soon - and look at these totally awesome and wonderful Bridal shower announcements that I whipped today!!! Cute and funny - I hope everybody enjoys them as much as I did making them! :) - ps the date, time, and #s have been changed - 

 Look - how cute! This is the back of the invites that I also made into stickers for all the envelopes!
ooh I found an idea similar to this on the internet (what would I do with out it!). Thanks to the adobe suite I was able to make my own underwear! - also megs fave color is purple -- so we had to do PURPLE UNDIES! Lots of fun and soo easy to do! :)

Megs Engagement Pictures

I am sooo excited that my sister is getting MARRIED! :)

Her and livvy being cute... as always!

Cute Family!

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CUTE SIGN

ANGELS LANDING...

WE WERE ON TOP OF THAT! Scary just thinking about it! esp what we had to climb down. Soo much FUN THOUGH! The chipmunks were quite friendly up there too!
With nothing but a CHAIN to hold on to it was quite a scary hike! Going back down though was much easier!
My girl friends! The views were amazing on this hike... so much fun!
This is the View from The TOP! After hiking 2 and half miles up hill this was a nice sight to see minus vertigo!

Olive Garden's Five Cheese Ziti al Forno

Olive Garden's Five Cheese Ziti al Forno

Servings: 6

Prep time: 20 minutes

Cook time: 30 minutes

Total time: 50 minutes

Ingredients:

Ziti Sauce
4 cups tomato sauce (homemade or store bought)
2 cups Alfredo sauce (homemade or store bought)
1/2 cup ricotta cheese
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
1/4 cup shredded fontina cheese
MIX ALL 6 INGREDIENTS TOGETHER RESERVE 1/4 CUP.


Ziti Topping
1/4 cup grated Romano cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
3 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
1/2 cup Italian bread crumbs
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 tablespoons parsley, chopped
MIX ABOVE 7 INGREDIENTS TOGETHER AND SET ASIDE.

1 pound ziti pasta
1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375.
Cook pasta according to directions, drain and add hot pasta to ziti sauce, reserving that 1/4 cup you set aside.
Spray 12 x 13 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
Spread 1/4 cup of ziti sauce on bottom of dish.
Pour pasta into dish.
Evenly distribute 1 cup of mozzarella cheese on top of pasta.
Top with the prepared ziti topping.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until topping is lightly browned.
You can prepare this in individual dishes.

I went on a girls trip to Zions National Park and after climbing Angels Landing - we were all worn out and tired and HUNGRY so we went to Olive Garden where I fell in love with this dish. SO YUMMY so I searched for it online and this is what I found - I substituted some of the cheeses for what I had in my fridge - it worked out FABULOUS!

5 THUMBS UP!

Cinn a ROLLS!

Clone of a Cinnabon

The most amazing cinnamon rolls I HAVE EVER made! Sooo YUMMY - I have already had 3 this morning!

I bet you just dying to know how to make these bad boys -

Ingredients

• 1 cup warm milk (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• 2 eggs, room temperature
• 1/3 cup margarine, melted
• 4 1/2 cups bread flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 1/2 teaspoons bread machine yeast
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• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 1/2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
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• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select dough cycle; press Start.
2. After the dough has doubled in size turn it out onto a lightly floured surface, cover and let rest for 10 minutes. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon.
3. Roll dough into a 16x21 inch rectangle. Spread dough with 1/3 cup butter and sprinkle evenly with sugar/cinnamon mixture. Roll up dough and cut into 12 rolls. Place rolls in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking pan. Cover and let rise until nearly doubled, about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
4. Bake rolls in preheated oven until golden brown, about 15 minutes. While rolls are baking, beat together cream cheese, 1/4 cup butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract and salt. Spread frosting on warm rolls before serving.

PS - i mixed my butter, cinnamon and sugar all together than used a spoon to smear it all over the dough - easier and yummier!

Oh the FROSTING IS TO DIE FOR! - i think i will use it on everything that needs frosting! mmmm GOOD!

Oh and for those who don't have a bread maker - just mix the milk and yeast in bowl with 1/4 cup of sugar and let it foam. Add rest of the ingredients and knead dough. Put dough in a bowl and let double in size then continue on with the recipe. :)

WEDDING BELLS - for "the" sis

We had so much fun shopping for Megans wedding dress - Livvy was our camera girl and took pictures of everything! Including some other brides! She was the best little helper ever and even got her own dress to match her moms!

We narrowed it down to 2 dresses - This one with nice back view and red sash
From the front - oooh megs is looking HOT! - notice the white flower we added? pretty nice
After hours of trying on dresses i almost fell asleep here - :)
The dress plain - so much prettier with a sash!
Oh the more fancy dress - look at all that fabric!
oh meg makes the best model ever! haha this dress is a too big i am surprised it didn't fall down - than we really would have given people a show!
The front of the pretty dress - which one will my dear sister choose? ooh the suspense! She will have to wait a bit to get it because they have to do a temple fill. Did you know most dresses are strapless there and then you choose the neckline and sleeves to be added? crazy! oh and PS i found my perfect wedding dress--- to bad that won't be happening for years to come - but still :)