Ruff Draft: FREE PRINTABLE 2013 Calendar!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
What a better way to kick off the New Year, then by sharing with you a Free Printable 2013 Calendar!

Put it in a binder, or hang on your bulletin board.  Give it to friends as a Happy New Year’s gift!

 

Download below….
Anders Ruff 2013 Free Printable Monthly Calendar

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Directions:

1. Download printable pdf file
2. Print on 8.5″x11″ cardstock, photopaper or copy paper.
3. Hang & enjoy!
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Hope you have a fabulous 2013 year!  Looking forward to all of our fun projects awaiting us this year!

 

Ruff Draft: FREE BOO SIGN 2012 – Spooky Forest Sign

Who is ready for Halloween?  I know we are…. we have been so excited about our Spooky Forest Printable Collection being featured in Better Homes and Gardens, that we had to create a FREE PRINTABLE BOO SIGN to match the collection!!!

Have you downloaded your FREE SPOOKY FOREST PRINTABLES yet????  Click here to download!

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Directions:

1. Print the FREE PRINTABLE BOO SIGN  (I printed an extra sign on photo paper, so you can give one already made in your basket)
2. Cut out frame shape (if you want to make a hanging sign)
3. Add ribbon to back (tape it)

Make certain you print both sheets (including  instructions, found on page 2 of the pdf file) so your neighbors will know how to pass it on!

 

 

 

You can create a BOO BASKET as well…. we put ours in a cute open cardboard container from Nashville Wraps, along with perfectly matching shred!

We added a few of our favorite printables from the FREE SPOOKY FOREST PRINTABLES - including:  the Bat Box, Crayon Box and Treats Labels.

Make some candy dots or your own specialty treat item… add some plastic spiders, a fun halloween lollipop, and the kids will love it!

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Don’t forget to check out our Glam-O-Ween Printable Collection, new this year!!!  If you have girls that love SPARKLE, this is the perfect collection for you!

Check out our Pinterest Boards… we have several Halloween boards with lots of great ideas!

Be sure to pick up a copy of the Better Homes & Gardens Halloween Tricks and Treats issue on stands now.  Did you know that it is the best selling Halloween magazine!?

Ruff Draft: Our Gift to You! Free Printable Chevron Gift Tags

To celebrate our new shop launch this week, we wanted to pass along FREE PRINTABLE GIFT TAGS to you!

If you didn’t see our NEW LOOK from yesterday’s post, check it out!!!  (Maureen posted some fun fresh pics of us that match the new look of our new shop!!)

We LOVE your feedback!!!  Please go to our new shop browse around, and leave us comments on the blog!  We want our shop to be just perfect for you!

Our Gift to You!

Supplies needed:

Free Printable Chevron Tags

Scissors or paper trimmer

Hole punch (1/8″ or 1/4″0

Twine or Raffia

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Directions:

1.  Print on 8.5×11 cardstock or photopaper.

2.  Trim along edges with scissors or paper trimmer.

3.  Punch a hole at the top and attach using ribbon, raffia or twine.

4. Tie to your package.

 

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Download the free tags here.

Don’t forget to  leave us a comment about the new shop… we can’t wait to hear what you have to say!!!

Ruff Draft: Green Eggs and Ham anyone? Free Printable Logos!

A little birdie reminded us that Dr. Seuss’ birthday is just around the corner…. March 2nd is his official birthday.  With St. Patty’s Day coming up as well, we thought it would be fun to put together some Dr. Seuss snacks that would be great for:  Dr. Seuss’ Birthday (March 2nd), St. Patty’s Day (March 17th), After-school snacks or even a Breakfast Birthday Celebration!

We also wanted to offer a FREE PRINTABLE  andersruff-try them try them in honor of Dr. Seuss’ Birthday!!!  It’s one of my favorite quotes from Green Eggs & Ham:

“You do not like them, so you say?  Try them! Try them! And you may.”   (I used to refer to that book, when I needed to convince my kids to eat something they thought they didn’t like)

Stick these party logos on any new food, and I bet your kids will try it!!!

Supplies needed:

Paper plates, napkins & cups

FREE PRINTABLE  try them try them

Striped Pattern Paper from our Birthday Collection

Craft Punch/Scissors/Tape

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Ingredients for Snacks:

hard boiled eggs – shells removed

ham – cut into circles

small tomatoes – I used campari size tomatoes

fresh mozzarella cheese log – one large circle, several small circles to match size of small tomato

orange slices

apple slices

star fruit (it has an odd taste – you could always use a star cookie cutter and cut out some other fruit for the “starfish”)

swedish fish

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So basically, I made three edible stacks from 3 of my favorite Dr. Seuss books!

First, I  lined my paper plate with the patterned paper from our Dr. Seuss Inspired Birthday Collection – such a simple touch that makes a bold statement!

Then, onto the Stacks!!!

Green Eggs & Ham Stack

Directions:

Using a large bowl, mix green food coloring and water – I used the green gel in the baking section… I put about a 1/4 teaspoon of it in the water

Add the hard boiled eggs and mix them around in the colored water until you desired coloring

Cut your ham into various circles – I used  cookie cutters

Add your pieces of ham to green colored water and  remove once you have desired coloring

Place hard boiled egg on ham stacks, and use a wooden skewer to hold together

Add pre-cut & printed party logo

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Cat in the Hat Tomato & Cheese Stack

Directions:

Cut one large piece of mozzarella cheese (width of cheese log)

Cut capari sized tomatoes

Cut (with circular cookie cutter) mozzarella cheese to match tomato size

Layer cheese and tomato to create the “hat”

Use wooden skewer to hold together

Add pre-cut & printed party logo

***For a caprese salad version, add balsamic vinegar with olive oil, fresh basil, salt & pepper and garlic salt to the tomatoes before assembling stack

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One Fish Two Fish, RED FISH, Blue Fish Stack

Directions:

Slice orange, apple, and star fruit

Layer and add a Swedish fish to the top of “starfish”

Use wooden skewer to hold together

Add pre-cut & printed party logo

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For the final embellishments, use the patterned paper as a napkin wrap and use the party logo for a cup detail!

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!!!

Ruff Draft: Free Printable for Reindeer Food

It’s almost time for Santa to arrive, so we wanted to share with you a FREE PRINTABLE label design for Reindeer Food.

My daughter Brynne, wanted to me to show her how to make Reindeer food this week, so of course, I wanted to share it with you.

I designed the label to go along with our Christmas collection,  North Pole Christmas Holiday Printable Collection - which is still available – check it out if you haven’t already!

I looked up recipes and saw several ways to make it… I decided to create my own combo of Reindeer Treats!

Supplies needed:

1. REINDEER FOOD LABEL.001A (Free Reindeer Topper Label – printed on either photopaper, cardstock or label paper - cut to size of bag)

2. Clear bags – can be found in baking section of local craft stores

3. Oats – I used regular and steel oats

4. Coconut

5. Glitter

 

To get started:  prep the labels, and set out your ingredients.

Fill the bags with your Reindeer Food and tape the label to the top of each bag.

Pass out to family and friends on Christmas Eve – the kids will love it!

Hope you are having a festive filled week!

Merry Christmas!

Free “From the kitchen of” party labels – The North Pole Collection

If you are planning on baking at all this Christmas, you definitely need this free printable!  Last year we came out with some free “from the kitchen of” designs to match our Classic and Vintage holiday printable collection.  This year we kept the “look” but freshened it up to coordinate with our new North Pole Christmas printables collection.

Label your goodies with these festive “from the kitchen of” labels that coordinate perfectly with our North Pole collection.  After all, our North Pole collection is perfect for any cookie exchange or holiday party – so it only makes sense to have a free downloadable label to claim a stake on your talent

Download your FREE “from the kitchen of” labels here and get baking!