Etsy Shop is coming!

For all of those followers that noticed very little blog posts in November and December, it was due to a new venture being started by the Creativity Bugs. Currently under construction and ready for business Jan 2011 is our Etsy shop called CreativityBugs.

We will still  be showing products, demos, challenges, how-to's and more on our blog, but will also post links to items that you can purchase from our Etsy shop. The shop will include paper crafting gifts, crafting supplies, project kits, handmade doll accessories (that fit American Girls), hair/fashion accessories, handmade cards, holiday items, and a kids corner.

Look for an announcement coming soon for the grand opening!

Creativity Bugs ~ Sandy & Sue

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays

Wishing you and yours a very Happy Holiday season!

The Creativity Bugs ~ Sandy & Sue

Stamped Ornament Class at Craft Fancy

Craft Fancy located at 1818B North Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60004 is offering a Stamped Ornament class on Thursday Dec 16th from 11 - 1 or 5:30 - 7:30. If you are interested in signing up for the class call 847.670.6065.

Here are the details:
Still looking to create a special heirloom decoration for your home? Maybe you need a lovely hostess gift? Be sure to join Marnie on Thursday, December 16th from 11:00am – 1:00pm & 5:30pm – 7:30pm and make these gorgeous ornament toppers using Oulines Stamps. These would really brighten your holiday season and you can use and cherish them for years to come.

Saturday Challenges

Feel like doing some crafting this weekend? Here are a few blogs with challenges going on that started today!

• 365 Cards
• All Sorts
• Basic Grey
• Card Patterns
• Crazy 4 Challenges
• Etsy-Inspired
• SCS Inspiration Challenge
• Scrap and Stamp Saturday
• Sensational Saturday Sketch
• Simply Scrapping Sketchy Saturdays
• Sketch Saturday
• The Sweet Stop
• Unscripted Sketches

If you do join in on any of these challenges, please post a comment with link to this post so that we can check out your finished projects!

Creativity Bugs ~ Sue and Sandy

Pencil Lines Birthday Celebration - Sunday

Pencil Lines turns 4 tomorrow and they are celebrating in a big way.

Here are the details:

Tomorrow we are celebrating with sketches past and present. Our design team have chosen a sketch from the archives, and will be sharing with you why they love sketches so much.


On the hour, every hour from 8am GMT, a sketch will be posted along with a RAK from one of our sponsors. That is alot of prizes and alot of inspiration! At 8pm GMT we will post a brand new sketch as normal.

To start the celebrations off, go spread the word and pop our blinkie on your blog, leave your name below, with a link to your blinkie! I will draw a winner on Sunday at 8pm GMT!

Friday Recipe ~ Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff

Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff

http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/slow-cooker-beef-stroganoff/1b3f2c90-0924-4744-a7c2-1b82a4d4e133

2 pounds beef stew meat
1 cup chopped onion
1 can (10 3/4 ounces) condensed cream of golden mushroom soup
1 can (10 3/4 ounces) condensed cream of onion soup
1 jar (6 ounces) Green Giant® sliced mushrooms, drained
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, cubed
1 container (8 ounces) sour cream
6 cups hot cooked noodles or rice

1. In 3 1/2- to 4 1/2-quart slow cooker, mix beef, onion, soups, mushrooms, and pepper.
2. Cover and cook on low heat setting 8 to 10 hours or until beef is very tender.
3. Stir cream cheese into beef mixture until melted. Stir sour cream into beef mixture. Serve over noodles.
4. Makes 8 servings

Nutrition Information:
1 Serving (1 Serving)
• Calories 400
(Calories from Fat 280),
• Total Fat 31g
(Saturated Fat 15g, Trans Fat ncg),
• Cholesterol 115mg;
• Sodium 810mg;
• Total Carbohydrate 12g
(Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars ncg),
• Protein 24g

Witches Hats

Servings: 32 cookies
Prep: 15 mins
Total: 15 mins

Ingredients

32 Hershey's® Kisses® milk chocolates, unwrapped
1 package fudge-striped shortbread cookies ( 11 1/2 ounces; 32)
1 tube orange or red decorating icing (4.25 ounces)

Directions

1. Attach 1 chocolate candy to chocolate bottom of each cookie, using decorating icing.2. Pipe decorating icing around base of milk chocolate candy.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 95 (Calories from Fat 45 ); Total Fat 5 g (Saturated Fat 4 g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 35 mg; Total Carbohydrate 13 g (Dietary Fiber 1 g); Protein 1 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 0%; Iron 0%. Exchanges: 1 Fruit; 1 Fat.