Inky Antics HoneyPOP Card

I discovered something new at Michael's last week. And I had a coupon.....bonus!!

Inky Antics is a company that makes stamps. They have this paper called HoneyPOP.  It's honeycomb paper to add 3-D effects to your crafting. Also, they have many stamp sets that go with this paper. The stamp sets can be used by themselves or they have a template stamp to stamp on the HoneyPOP paper to make the 3-D object. 

I only got one set so far. It is a turtle and some cute little birds. These stamps are so much fun!! As you can see in the picture there is a shell stamp to use if you are not using the template with HoneyPOP paper, which is what I did for the first card.

InkyAntics.com

Are you ready to see the super cute card I made with these stamps?

The sentiments that come with these stamps are so cute. You can go to the site from the link above and look at all the available stamps in the HoneyPOP collection. 

I made a 5x5 square card. I colored the stamped images with colored pencils and used a colorless blending pencil to blend the colors. I embossed the grass with the Cuttlebug swiss dots folder. Then I put it all together.

I made an alternate for the inside of the card using the HoneyPOP paper, to show you how it works. For this to work you score your card in the middle about 1/4" apart, this makes room for the thickness of the HoneyPOP paper shape.

Score the fold so it has a 1/4" section in the middle

Here is what the finished product looks like. I know the lighting isn't great, but I hope you can see the 3-D effect it adds. So fun!

Three Days of Mother's Day Cards

Day 3

Happy Mother's Day ladies!
Unfortunately, we are staying in today. I am feeling sick....thinking it's a stomach bug.
I missed this last night. But here is the third card I made for Mother's Day.

This one is pretty simple. I knew the patterned paper was perfect, but I only had two strips of it. I cut the center piece using my Cricut and Gypsy.  Then I embossed the sentiment with silver. I have a bunch of different colors of this thin lace that my mom gave me. It works great for bows!

Three Days of Mother's Day Cards

Day 2

Ready for the second card? 

This was a little more difficult. I had some papers that I wanted to use for the colors, I just had to figure out what to do with them. So I ended up punching the circles with a circle punch and layering them on the card. I stamped the pattern on the purple paper across the top. The sentiment came from Stampin' Up I believe. It was stamped with versa ink and embossed with silver. 

What do you think? 

Three Days of Mother's Day Cards

Day 1

It POURED down rain all day today. So, I sat at my craft table with the blinds open and made some cards. I was kind of pushing it since I needed to mail two of them. But, I got them to the post office and hopefully they make it on time. I left for the post office and it was still and quiet out. The rain had a brief pause. By the time I was headed home, it was a torrential downpour!! I haven't seen that much rain in a long time. Anyway, let's get down to it.

 Mother's Day is this weekend, so I thought I would share three cards I made. I had so many ideas for what to make but I chose three fairly simple layouts. It is important to chose a design and color scheme that the recipient will like. I had the general ideas in my head and then dug through paper to find the right colors and patterns. Cards are one of my favorite things to make! They are fun, and quick......usually.

Made for my grandmother

 For this card, I cut the jar and flowers from my cricut. The jar is from the "Doodlecharms" cartridge and the flowers are from "Walk in my Garden." I used ink to ink up the jar and make it a little more realistic. The tag on the jar came from my cricut also, but I'm not sure which cartridge it came from. I used my Gypsy to design it all before I cut it. I actually cut the card shape out with the cricut also. All I did was find the shape I wanted on the Gypsy, make two of them, and line them up. Once they are "welded" the part that is overlapping will not cut (my fold line.) I stacked the yellow layer on the card and put it all together. Then just added the lace. What do you think?

Come back tomorrow to see another Mother's Day card I made. 

Shayla's Egg Custard

The BEST egg custard!

Have you ever tried egg custard? I had never tried it before last year, and really did not think I would like it. I found a recipe on Pinterest, of course.....my favorite place for new recipes. :) The first time I made it, it was okay. The custard was a little bland and boring. It was a little too egg-y! It needed some richness and depth to it. So, as usual, :) I changed it up. I was a little weary about it and wasn't sure if it would mess it up to change the ingredients. However, I came up with my favorite version, by far!

I make this in ramekins. It is pretty thick like a pudding. I have another version that I used for egg custard pies around the holidays. They were a huge hit! I will share that recipe later. It works better for pie though.

Shayla's Egg Custard

4 eggs

1/2 can of eagle brand milk

Skim milk

About 1/2 cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla

Dash of sea salt

Whisk eggs by hand until well blended. Whisk in sugar, salt and vanilla. Pour eagle brand milk into a big measuring cup. Add skim milk to make 3 cups total of milk. Microwave milk until scalded (just under boiling). SLOWLY whisk hot milk into egg mixture. If you go too fast you will cook the eggs. Keep whisking, slowly, until you have added all the milk. Pour egg mixture into ramekins and place them in a larger baking dish. Fill the outside pan with warm water to surround the custard cups. You can sprinkle the custard with nutmeg if you like. I like it better without. Bake at 350 for 30 min, or until a knife inserted comes out clean. The custard may jiggle a little bit, but test it with a knife. The custard will set while it cools. I leave it in the water bath for about 15 more minutes once I remove it from the oven. Then I remove them to a hot pad to cool.

Store in the refrigerator after they cool, I just cover the ramekins individually with foil.

With the sweetened condensed milk, this is so creamy and just right!!

About me....

My husband and me last fall

My name is Shayla.
I am a nurse and I love my job! I am married to my best friend, he is such a great husband. We have two daughters here with us, and a little angel named Abigail in heaven. We are blessed to have each other and are loving life. Life as a wife, mom, full time nurse, and a student is very crazy! But my creativity is my relaxation and stress relief.

I love cooking and coming up with new recipes that my family loves. I also love making things, cards and scrapbooks.....anything DIY really. I like to knit small projects (quick results or I get bored), make gifts, wood crafts....you name it and I have probably tried it or at least thought about it. 

We have a big family around us and love bringing everyone together. We also are very involved with our church and have a large family there too.

It is my goal to just share some fun, good food, fun crafts, and family with you. 

My Homemade Laundry Soap

If you have never made your own laundry soap, you are missing out! I have made homemade laundry soap many times. So far I have liked them all. The liquid version I made worked well, but it was more time consuming and hard to make.

I was almost out of soap today and thought I would just make my own since I had everything on hand.


This is what I used:


1 bar of laundry soap (Zote or Fels Naptha)

1/2 box of Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda

1/2 box of borax

1 container of store brand OxiClean


Process the bar of soap in a food processor to grate it up. I used the shred blade and then switched to the regular blade to mix in the powder. The soap will still be a little chunky but processing it with the borax helps brake it down further.

The borax is usually a little clumpy so this is the one I added to the food processor with the grated soap. I chose only this one because it will not all fit in my processor. After the soap and borax is smooth, add them to a large container. Mix in the remaining ingredients. I put the lid on my container and shook it up to mix it.

You can also add scent boosters if you want. I like the Gain In-Wash Scent Booster the best. It takes just a small amount per load so I keep it separate and add some in as I want to.

That is it!! Use 2-4 Tbsp per load. I measured and found that the scoop that came with the OxiClean was 2 Tbsp so I use that. I put a note on my container that says: 1 scoop for small loads and 2 scoops for large loads.