Playing with Washi!

I love washi tape! I know, I know... I've given in to the washi tape trend.  You can't help to fall in love after you've seen all the things you can do with it!

I always carry a little notebook in my purse so that I can write notes wherever I am. While at Barnes and Noble I realized mine had been used up and found these cute little notebooks!




When I picked them up I thought that they were just begging for some washi tape to spice them up! So that night I started playing and here is what I ended up with!




The washi tape wraps around to the back cover too with the diagonal stripes.  I think it turned out pretty cute and the neon colors make me smile when I pull it out of my purse!

Here are a few other ways to use washi tape!








Washi is a great way to make to easily add a pop of color to cards and it also makes a great embellishment on scrapbook pages!

I am headed to Detroit tomorrow for the Arts, Beats, and Eats festival and to learn how to stand up paddle board this weekend!

Have a great weekend!

Recovery

Hey everyone!

So sorry I have been absent the past two weeks! I had jaw surgery and have been recovering and relaxing! I have not been up to too much except watching tv and reading books!

I did bake up a special treat a week ago though! A friend contacted me wanting to order some cake pops for her friends baby shower and I was so touched she thought of me! She asked for Bengals themed cake pops! I decided to make a vanilla bean cake with cream cheese frosting cake pop and I tinted the cake and frosting orange to go along with the Bengals theme!










I thought they turned out great! These would be perfect for football season! ;)

I plan on baking and trying some new things tomorrow.  Hopefully I will have some pretty goodies to share with you afterwards!

Hope you all are having a great week!

Cards for Maddy (and a giveaway!)

Hey everyone!

Today I am excited to tell you about a card drive for a dear sweet little girl named Maddy! Maddy is a 13 year old battling leukemia and she will be receiving a stem cell transplant from her 15 year old sister Melanie.

Please help us in sending cards of encouragement and love for these girls to lift their spirits. Every person who sends at least one card will be entered in the drawing for the die giveaway.



To read more about the card drive and see what the giveaways are please head over to the Cards for Maddy page!

Please send all cards by September 14th! 

Cards are to be sent to:

Christine Wilkerson

P.O. Box 787

West Chester, OH 45071