Love Decks

I've always thought that this was a clever idea, and so much easier than making 52 cutsie cards that tell him why you love him...

This would be great for a simple birthday gift, anniversary, or Valentine's Day. But don't underestimate the power of just giving this to him (or her) on any random, non-occasion day.

Found via Craftster.Org

This set was made by Bobbi from Casa Camacho.

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Movie Night Done Fast & Cheap!

So, as I've been going through my gazillions of files (which are basically cues for me to work up an idea for the blog), I've realized how far behind I am on ideas that YOU have submitted or that I've found on YOUR blogs! So, it's time I do some features...I won't get to all of your submitted ideas, but I'm gonna do some of my favorites. Thank you to everyone who has submitted ideas to me. Every one of them are worthy of a post and I hope to get to all of them eventually!

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Today's idea is from The Whimsical Princess. It's super simple, but completely perfect for busy moms, especially. Sometimes, Date Night sneaks up on you and you don't have time to plan a big, extravagant evening. This idea can come to your rescue:

She Red Box'd a DVD (one that her man wouldn't roll his eyes at), found the popcorn containers at the Target $1.00 aisle, got some "movie theatre candy" and made up some tickets on her computer.

Just a simple idea to spice up the boring "watch-a-movie-on-the-couch-night". :)

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Sweet Thoughts Jar (Love Actually Version)

I posted about this idea last July and finally got around to creating my own recently!

This was the best idea for a simple birthday treat for my hubby this year. He was busy studying for his boards and didn't have a second for any kind of birthday celebration. So, I figured some sugar and some "sweet thoughts" would help him at least stay awake and focused on studying hard!

I found the jar at WalMart for $6.97 and made my own tag.

The "sweet thoughts" were sentiments including silly dentist jokes (he's in dental school), memories from our dating days, little things I love about him, thoughts about things he's good at, little thank you's, etc.

Love Donuts

I found this on A Morris Blog before Valentine's Day this year but just didn't have time to share it then. So, off to the files it went and here it is now! I think it's a great lovey-dovey little treat.

She used a can or two of Grands biscuit dough, cut a hole in the center of each biscuit using a mini heart cutter, and then fried in hot oil. (She recommended flipping the donut over when it becomes golden colored, removing from oil and draining on a paper towel). She then dipped each donut or hole into a baggie with either cinnamon sugar mix or powdered sugar. {Close baggie and shake, shake, shake.}

Simple, right? Love the idea!

I'm a little too busy to make some for me and hubby right now...maybe somebody feels like overnighting some of their fried deliciousness to me?

JUMBO Personalized Crossword Puzzle

I'm not sure what it is with me and things being JUMBO.... but I just think they are much cooler.

This was a previous idea from Love Actually that Melanie from Sugar Doodle used, adapted and shared with her readers. I love it!

Melanie wrote,

There was an idea on "Love Actually" for making personalized crossword puzzles. I loved the idea!!! With my hubby's birthday quickly approaching, I knew it would be a fun thing to do. I came up with many questions myself but I also invited other family members to contribute questions. It was fun to see what they came up with!

There are several free crossword programs online but I used one of the two mentioned on "Love Actually". Click here for the one I used.

Once I completed the puzzle, I saved it to a memory stick and took it to my local Fed-Ex Kinkos and enlarged it (DON'T go around 5:30 when the Fed-Ex guy is picking up all the packages that need to be shipped and you have to wait forever!!! Just a tip to reduce your stress ....)

You can make your crossword puzzle as large as you want. (I used my editing program to add a title to the crossword puzzle but you could also just write it by hand.)

Hello? How cool is she? Thanks for the inspiration, Melanie!

What I've Been Up To...

Okay, I have a confession. Ready?

My name is Cher and I'm a scrapaholic.

BUT, I have a good reason. I'm determined to catch up on all of my scrapbooking for the past few years...I'm almost there, but I'm not quitting until I'm all caught up.

My job has been very demanding lately and digital scrapping has been therapeutic for me...

Anyway, so that's my confession. I'll continue until there's nothing left to scrap, and then I'm sure I'll turn back into a blogaholic.

I knew some of you would't believe me, so I have just a few items of proof for your viewing pleasure. :)

Oh, and this is an oldie from our Utah days (which I know many of you can appreciate)...

Okay, so, while I'm scrapping, go read through the Idea Tab and get working on a romantic idea that you can do THIS WEEK!

Match the Memory (Personalized Online Game)

Okay....this is a fun idea submission that I just had to share! Curtis from MatchtheMemory sent me the link to his website where you can create memory match games for free using your own pictures!

You can upload your pictures and build a memory game that anyone can play online for free. You choose the colors, fonts, and images. There are cute animations and sound effects when you get a match right. You can also add your own content to the window that pops up when the player makes a match.

So... you can create a game featuring pictures of you and your spouse! Fun, right? The whole thing takes just a couple of minutes, and it's very easy! Curtis created one for his wife at. Check it out HERE.

Possible uses for this idea:

- Send the link for your match game to your husband/wife at work (for a lovey-dovey distraction)

- Long Distant Relationships
- Exchange two of the pictures for a text image of something you want to tell him/her..
(Feel free to comment with any other suggestions)

Make your own personalize match game here!