Sock Cupcakes

 I saw this on a blog somewhere (sorry I don't remember where), but I loved it.  Then I found socks (thanks be to hip2save) super inexpensive at Kohl's.  I jumped at the chance to make these cute socks:

I began by making cupcake holders.  There are lots of Cricut cartridges that have these, but I went with the one from the Easter 2010 cartridge then I hid all the little holes at each little bump at the top.  I cut these at 9 inches and it was a tight fit for my socks, but they were the fluffy socks.  It really depends on type of sock that you get.  If you went with baby socks, you would want to go smaller.  I would highly recommend using testing first!  I added some tape where the two ends meet just for added support.

Next I placed a pair of socks on the table.  I placed the heel at the top and placed the top sock slightly closer to me. I then just rolled it.  As you roll, it kind of does its own thing and will look nice, so don't spend a lot of time trying to get it perfect.

When you reach the end, grab the outer sock and wrap it around the cupcake, this will hold it in place.   I also saw some people use rubberbands, but I didn't have any of those handy so this worked perfect.

Put the "Sockcake" in the holder and put a little "whip cream" on top.  I did put these in cellophane bags with wintery ribbon tied around the top, but for some reason never took a picture.  They were a huge hit!

Ornaments

I wanted something special for my neighbors, they are amazing people and great friends.  I truly feel blessed to live next to such great people.  My friend gave me the idea of getting Christmas bulbs that were on clearance on Roberts (since they are going online only :( ) So I picked up 12 for $3ish.  I then got some vinyl at the local vinyl store in the mall and rubbed the vinyl words on the bulbs.  Everyone loved them and they were super easy to make.  My only recommendation is to only do one little piece of vinyl at a time. Because of the shape of the bulb, you can't do it all at once or there WILL be plenty of little bubbles to work out.  Here is a pic.

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!

The winner is VALERIE!  Congrats Valerie.  Valerie said "Following My Memories Blog." 

Please contact me at sarahjane725 at yahoo dot com to get your code for your FREE copy of My Memories Suite program. 

If you didn't win, that's okay.  You can still get My Memories Suite for $10 off AND a $10 code to use in the store using the code STMMMS4181

A Giveaway!

I have been using My Memories Suite (MMS) for about 6 months and I love it!  Everything is so easy to use and extremely user friendly.  You can create really anything using MMS, even blog headers!  One of my favorite things about MMS is the community on Facebook.  You have a questions?  Just ask the fans on Facebook and someone will respond to you quickly!  On top of that there are tutorials for you to watch or read on PDF on how to use some of the best features on there.  MMS just released Version 3, the best thing about version 3 over version 2, is you can group your embellishments!  Take a look at some of the pages I've made:

I love how Trevor is in color! 

This one was a layout that was already done and I all I did was add that cute little boy.  If you are short on time, like me  a lot of the time, no worries, just get one of these layouts and BAM!  Layout done!

This is one of my all time favorites that I've done.  I just love the colors or this kit.

This page makes me sad :(  My little boy got hives.  But what I wanted to point out with this page was the "OUCH!"  I used the program's word art to create.  I found a large font and then added some paper inside the font.  One of my favorite things that you can do with MMS.

This one is so great because of the cluster on the right hand side of the page.  This was the first page with a cluster that I made after I upgraded to version 3.  I added all the embellishments, made them the size I wanted, grouped them together, and I was able to move the whole cluster together!  It was so nice because I moved it around quite a bit.  With the older version, I would have had to move each embellishment individually!

This one is just so cute!

As you can see, there is something for everyone in MMS.  I have yet to make a calendar, but you can do that too!  If you're a hybrid scrapper, no worries, you can print out your digi pages and then add some extra embellishments to give it that 3D look.  They also have a free section.  I'm always in that section of the store!

You may have noticed that the title of this post was "A Giveaway!"  Have you guessed what the giveaway is yet?  It's a FREE copy of My Memories Suite!  Here's how to enter:

Mandatory entry:
       1. go to the My Memories website.  Find one paper pack or layout that you just love!                       Come back here and leave a comment telling me which one you love!

Extra Entries--these are optional, but increase your chances (Please leave a separate comment for each entry!)
       2.  Go like My Memories on Facebook and tell me that you did.
       3.  Follow My Memories Blog and tell me that you did.
       4.  Follow my blog and tell me that you did.
       5.  Tell you friends about it and come back and tell me who you told!

This giveaway will be open until Sunday Dec. 18th at 8:00 MST.  If you don't win, that's okay.  You can still use my code to get $10 off PLUS $10 to spend in the My Memories Suite store to get you started!  The code is STMMMS4181

My Memories Why I'm Thankful Challenge

My Memory Suite is an amazing digital scrapbook program. 

My Memories Suite

I recently won a cool digital scrapbook program called My Memories Suite.  I've been having so much fun playing with this program.  I like the paper scrapbooking, but there's somethings here that I'm having too much fun with.  This is my second page that I made using MMS.  

 

Thank You Card

My amazing neighbor has done so much for me in the past week and a 1/2.  So I made her this Thank You card.

sorry I couldn't get a clear picture :(

I used a 7 x5 piece of Bazzil white cardstock and folded it in half so I had a 3.5x5 card.  I used Making Memories Cheeky packaging tape for the bottom dotted strip and Making Memories Chloe's Closet for the pink paper.  The rub on in the middle is from the American Crafts Berry Special phrases collection and the flower is Close to My Heart Just Blooms Autumn Daisy.  This one is all me!  I'm quite proud of it.