Sugar Cookie Ice Cream Cone Gifts

May
21

You never know what’s gonna be happening over here on the old bloggo, huh? Might be paper. Might be home decor. Might be sugar cookies shaped like little itty bitty ice cream scoops sitting atop little itty bitty sugar cones.

I don’t do much cooking on this blog because that’s not really what this show is about, but every once in a while, I cook up something that is a MUST for the blog…and such is the case with the cutielicious cones.

Today’s post is sort of a two-fer. I have another project using the same technique that is up on the TomKat Studio blog where I am a craft contributor. There you’ll find another great project along with several tips for creating scoop-shaped cookies like these.

The basic technique for making these is simple:

For these miniature cones, I used my smallest ice cream scoop, which is about 1″ in diameter. You can present your scoops in many ways, but for this project, I opted to perch them on top of sugar cones for a realistic look.

{1} Use a serrated knife and use a gentle sawing motion on the sugar cone

{2} Trim cone to approximately half it’s size.

{3} Apply melted chocolate to the rim of the miniature cone

{4} Place sugar cookie on top of melted chocolate and set it aside to allow chocolate to harden.

With your cookie cones assembled, you have a few options. You can stand back and admire your work. You can take a few photos with your phone and send them to all your friends and family to show off your latest creation. You can design some adorable packaging for these cuties.

If your name is Amber, you’ll do all three. When it came to packaging up these cuties patooties, TomKat White Pint Containers were an obvious choice.

PACKAGING SUPPLIES:

TomKat White Pint Containers | Amuse Studio Petite Pinstripe Cardstock | WPlus9 Fresh Picked Stamp Set | Wplus9 Fresh Baked | Papertrey Ink Love Songs Stamp Set

Damask Love Live: Details & Registration

May
20

Damask Love blog is an online resource of paper crafting and DIY inspiration and instruction. This summer all of this will be available in a live workshop hosted by Amber Kemp-Gerstel, the crafty girl behind the blog. Damask Love Live will give Amber the unique opportunity to interact with some of her readers and share some of her favorite products, projects, techniques and tips. Damask Love Live will offer a full-day of crafting, creativity and give each participant the chance to mix and mingle with a group of avid crafters. Participants in the workshop will enjoy a day of treats, prizes, gifts and of course plenty of handmade projects designed in Amber’s clean, contemporary & colorful style. Damask Love Live is for beginnner, intermediate and advanced crafters, so no matter what your level, you’ll love every minute of this crafternoon!

Damask Love Live will take place at Scrapbook Territory, the Bay Area’s largest scrapbooking store.

Scrapbook Territory

1717a Fourth Street Berkeley, California 94710

www.scrapbookterritory.com

Scrapbook Territory houses 4,000 square feet of stamps, paper, ribbon, books and more. It is truly a crafter’s dream! The shop has a designated area for crafters to sit down and create, and this area will serve as ground zero for the Damask Love Live workshop. Throughout the day, crafters will have plenty of time to explore this awesome store and maybe even pick a few new items for their stash. Scrapbook Territory is also located in a wonderful part of Berkeley, California. The shop is situated on Fourth Street a bustling area filled with shops, restaurants, boutiques and cafes. After your day of crafting, you may want to stick around a bit longer to grab dinner or enjoy a little retail therapy.

Damask Love Live will be held on Friday, July 19th and Saturday, July 20th. You should select only one day to attend, as content will be the same on both days.

Only 24 seats are available on each day of Damask Love Live.

Tickets for Damask Love Live will be sold exclusively via www.damasklove.com with all payments made securely through Paypal. Tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable. One ticket per participant.

Tickets will be available for purchase beginning Monday, May 20, 2013

The cost of each ticket is $130 for one 8-hour crafting workshop, which includes:

All crafting materials required to complete all workshop projects
Swag bag filled with goodies, crafty freebies and more (approximate value: $80.00)
More than 8 “make & take” crafting projects led by Amber Kemp-Gerstel of Damask Love blog
Snacks & bottled water throughout the day
Catered boxed lunch
Lots of crafty giveaways
Shopping time in Scrapbook Territory
Exclusive discount codes
Plenty of time to mix & mingle with new crafty friends!

Style Watch: Easy Two-Toned Bows

May
19

Hey, hey, hey! It’s no secret that I like bright colors. One of my best friends loves to tell me that I “dress like markers.” It’s kinda true. I’m a big fan of bold colors and I’m not afraid to combine them. I also think that leopard is a neutral, but we’ll save that discussion for another day.

For today’s issue of Style Watch, I’ve taken the bow die trio and dressed them up like markers to create some really cute and very simple two-toned paper bows. I’m a little bit obsessed with these guys and I want to stick them on everything.

As you can see, it’s super easy to assemble these doo-dads. Just two die cuts. Once you’ve done that, simply adhere the patterned paper on top of the solid bow and complete the bow as usual. Easy.

To keep the bright & bold party going, I added a few cute notecards to this ensemble by using the Mini Tri-Fold 1 die…and it just so happens that this die fits perfectly into the 4″ Glassine Envelope, making it easy to create a perfect little stationery set.

SUPPLIES

Making Goals Reality: Damask Love Live is Coming

May
14

I’m pretty transparent when it comes to the goals I have for this blog…or at least I try to be. I want to create a space that is inspiring for everyone and provides clear instruction for all sorts of crafty projects. Oh..and I also want to throw a little sass into the mix from time to time to keep things fun.

Over the last few months, I’ve been chipping away at my goals for Damask Love. It’s hard work but I love every second of it. Today, I’m excited to reveal a little something that’s been in the works for quite a while. Like every other blogger out there, I get excited when a new comment comes in or when I receive an email. It’s fun to interact with other crafters and hear your thoughts.

Soooo…with that in mind, I’m majorly excited to tell you that this summer Damask Love will go live with two, one-day crafting workshops that will give me the chance to meet you in person…and give you the chance to spend a day having fun with other creative people.

Damask Love Live is an 8-hour crafting workshop that will bring all the instruction and crafty inspiration of Damask Love blog to a live format. Throughout the day, I’ll lead you through several handmade projects using several of my favorite crafting products. In addition to a pile of handmade goodies, you’ll leave the workshop with plenty of swag and you’ll have the chance to win lots of prizes. And did I mention that lunch will be provided along with plenty of snacks to keep your crafty mojo going! This will not be your average crafternoon. It’s going to be fun…lots & lots of fun!

You will have the option of two workshop days: Friday, July 19th and Saturday, July 20th. The content on each day will be the same, so pick whichever day works best for you! On both days, Damask Love Live will go from 10:00am until 6:00pm.

I am a native of Northern California, so I’m bringing my love of crafting back to my stomping grounds! Damask Love Live will take place in Berkeley, California at Scrapbook Territory, the largest scrapbooking shop in the Bay Area. Scrapbook Territory houses 4,000 square feet of paper crafting awesomeness and it is my favorite place to shop whenever I visit home.

The store has a dedicated area where crafters can sit and create. This area will be ground zero for Damask Love Live. The crafting area seats 24 participants, so each day of Damask Love Live will accomodate only twenty-four people.

Throughout the workshop, participants will have plenty of time to shop around and explore Scrapbook Territory for any craft stash “must-haves.”

Not only will you love Scrapbook Territory, you’ll also love the area. Scrapbook Territory is located on 4th Street in Berkeley, California. 4th Street has tons of restaurants, retail, cafes and even a couple more shops that any crafter would love, like Paper Source. Once you’ve finished your day of Damask Love Live, you may just want to hang out a bit longer to explore the area or grab dinner!

This workshop is open to everyone, no matter your crafting skill level! Full details including pricing and ticket purchasing will be available here on Damask Love on Monday, May 20, 2013. If you are in Northern California, or nearby – take a look at your summer calendar! I would love to meet you and spend the day crafting together!

And just to give you a taste of what to expect…here’s a sneak peek at a few of the invited sponsors of this event! What’d I tell you ….it’s gonna be awesome!

Style Watch: Mother’s Day Doilies

May
12

When I was eight or nine, my mom and I took a road trip down to Disneyland. It was an eight hour trek and I really don’t have memories of the drive to Disney…but I do have a very vivid memory of the drive back home. I was bored. So I made up a song. A song that I sang. For the entire.eight.hours. No lie.

To this day, I have no idea how my mother made it through this trip without strapping me and my obnoxious vocals to the roof of the car…or giving me a hefty sedative to knock me out.

Or there was the time when she forced me to walk up to the checkout counter at the grocery store and ask for a newspaper. See, I was painfully shy and she knew I needed practice to get over it. (P.S. One of the great mysteries of my life is how I was a shy child and grew up to the loudmouth I am today!)

I know you have a few precious, hilarious and special mommy memories of your own and today I have a simple project for packaging them up and creating a mommy memory keepsake.

These little printable cards fit perfectly in the Clear & Simple stamps Party Favor 6, which I used HERE for a crayon themed project. This time around, I printed out these cards and stamped with with the Flowers stamp set. Just a little pop of color is all they need.

You can print these out and package them up in no time to add an extra little something special to your Mother’s Day gift.

To package the mommy memory cards, I used the doily die to create an ensemble that can be used for any special occasion, not just mother’s day.

For one last element of doily inspiration, I created a really easy doily banner which is a great design to use for any holiday or event. With all the holes in the doilies, it’s incredibly easy to string them onto a length of twine!

Do you have a special mommy memory? Do tell!