Stamp Some Smiles

Roots and Leaves

 Dinner is served.  What is it?  Roots?  Yes, we had roots with dinner!   When the kids asked what was for dinner.  I simply told them Pork Loin with roasted Roots (Root Vegetables is much better sounding then parsnip, turnip, and potatoes if you live with your mom and have to eat what she cooks for you.)  They had no clue what I was talking about, I just said "you know, like potatoes are a root, and they are in there too."  "Oh."  They said, and proceeded to EAT them!  YES, they ATE those veggies I have never been able to force them to eat EVER in their entire lives.  My "kids" tastes are growing up (so are my husband's, he ate them too! lol)

I used fresh Rosemary, grated ginger, and roasted garlic as a rub, then I used my homemade spiced Peach Jam with some orange juice, more garlic, a touch of soy sauce and ginger to make the glaze.   OMG it was so very yummy!  Add tossed salad and Wa-La, a complete and Delicious meal!

So that is the root story.  Here are the Leaves:

Aren't these colors beautiful?!  This was on the cover of my Stampin' Success magazine, I get one every month...all demonstrators do.  I wanted to share this idea with you because I LOVE it!  This designer paper called Autumn Meadows is so beautiful.  The leaf set is called Autumn Splendor and I love how you can stamp it using just the color of the ink to make a skeleton leaf or you can stamp it on designer paper, or even water color it in and it looks so natural, and so beautiful!

So those are the roots, and the leaves, I hope you enjoyed them as much as I did!
 

Christmas Cocoa gift from the Holiday mini catalog

Wouldn't this be a great little gift?! You can make them up in a snap, and who wouldn't enjoy getting this for a gift! Man/Woman/or child, no one can resist cocoa.

Instructions

1. Tie Riding Hood Red 5/8" striped grosgrain ribbon around top of bag.
2. Punch scallop square from Old Olive textured card stock using Scallop Square punch. Stamp square image in Riding Hood Red, Old Olive, and Baja Breeze ink on Whisper White textured card stock and cut out. Attach Clear Circle Rhinestone brad to center of snowflake image. Adhere Whisper White square to Old Olive scallop square using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
3. Punch hole in top of Star Bright Ornament star and top-left corner of Old Olive scallop square using 1/16" Circle punch. Thread crochet thread through both holes and tie to Riding Hood Red ribbon.

The star comes from the holiday MINI CATALOG Star Bright Kit
113681 Star Bright Designer Series Paper Ornaments (Kit makes more than 65 ornaments or embellishments) $19.95
Baja Breeze, Riding Hood Red, Old Olive

You can create beautiful, unique ornaments and embellishments in varying shapes and sizes. The kit contains
twelve 12" x 12" doublesided die-cut Designer Series paper sheets—enough components to make 54 stars,
6 paper-strip globes, and 5 to 25 paper-circle globes depending on size. There are also 12 Styled Silver brads 10 yards of Silver elastic cord included in this kit. You can order supplies to make this great gift now by visiting my website and clicking on Shop now.
Here are all the supplies that were used:
Stamps:
SPOTLIGHT ON CHRISTMAS STAMP SET
Paper:
CARD STOCK TEXTURED NEUTRALS 12 X 12
CARD STOCK TEXTURED EARTH ELEMENTS 12 X 12
STAR BRIGHT DESIGNER SERIES PAPER ORNAMENTS

Ink
STAMPIN WRITE MARKER RUBY RED
STAMPIN WRITE MARKER OLD OLIVE
CLASSIC STAMPIN PAD BAJA BREEZE
Accessories:
PUNCH HANDHELD 1/16 INCH CIRCLE
STAMPIN DIMENSIONALS
PRETTIES KIT
RIBBON GROSGRAIN STRIPED RIDING HOOD RED 5/8 INCH
PUNCH SCALLOP SQUARE