and the winner is....

hello friends!

the winner of the washi tape from the 

scraptastic club 2nd anni blog hop is.....

Comment #15

Angie said...

Great job combining kits! I really need to do that more often. Thanks for the inspiration.

10:12 AM 

please email me your info at: julebill3@yahoo.com

and jessica will get you washi to you!

i've been busy the past 2 days

scrapping with the sept "take note"

kit, addon and stamp kit!!

i can't wait to share!!

tfl!

scraptastic clubs 2nd anniversary blog hop

Hello scraptastic friends!

can you believe this is the second anniversary for 

scraptastic club!!! YAY congrats jessica!!
this is a letter scavenger hunt hop!
so make sure you hit all the blogs
on the list at the end of this post, then email
the unscrambled word to contest@scraptasticclub.com
for your chance to win a 3 month subscription

are you ready for your letter??

and here is a page i created using
at least 5 different scraptastic club kits from this past year!

there are so many fun embellies in 

every kit! here you can see

the studio calico kraft butterfly stickers,

unity stamp, chipboard title banner, and banner sticker

all from different past kits!

chipboard hexagons and kraft tag

also from different kit!

want to win some really cute washi??
follow my blog, and post a comment on here by 11:59pm 8/26/12
and i'll pick a random winner!!

1. Scraptastic Club
2. Cristal Hobbs 
3. Danni Reid 
4. Heather Landry 
5. Jessica Carter 
6. Juliann Marchant *you are here!
7. Lady grace "Lg" Belarmino 
8. Madeline fox 
9. Melanie stanczyk 
10. Michelle Unruh 
11. Nathalie leonelli
12. Pamella Brown 
13. Then finish up back at Scraptastic Club 

catching up!

hello scrappy firends!

just wanted so share some more

july scraptastic club pages with you!

nostalgic summer kit

nostalgic summer kit

summer picnic

tfl!

long time no post! sorry

hello friends! long time no post!

sorry it's been so long. i was having og on issues.

then the end of school, more strep and the the 

beginning of summer just took hold of all off my time!

i have still been keeping very busy with scraptastic club

and nuts about sketches!

this was my june challenge for scraptastic club...

i honestly thought this was the funniest pic i've seen

in forever!!! 2 things i LOVE, makes me so happy every

single time i look at this pic! i used the oh snap june

kit and add-on for this one!

and now a few july pages!

did you get your july kit(s)

i got it all the month (think you hubby for the gift of scrappy)

i can't wait to share more with you

this month! i am so tired now i can't type

anymore. spent the day baking and making

it a special day for wil's half bday today. 

i cannot believe he is 7 1/2! my sweet little guy!

tfl!

double berry oatmeal bars

double berry oatmeal bars

2 cups oats (any kind will do)

3/4 cup whole wheat flour

1/2 cup brown sugar

3 tbsp honey

1/2 t cinnamon

1/2 t salt

3/4 cup oil (i used smart balance)

2 eggs

1/4 cup cranberries*

1/2 cup blueberries*

*i use fresh or frozen

mix all ingredients in a bowl, bake at 350 for 20 minutes

let cool, cut into bars and enjoy!

i adapted this recipe from this 

oatmeal breakfast bars recipe

nuts weeks 215 and 216

hello scrappy friends!

i'm so sorry to have taken some

time off from scrapping and blogging :(

i've had strep twice and a terrible

case of tonsillitis!  i have been 

on so much medicine and soooo tired!

so here are the past 2 weeks nuts pages!

weeks 215

i used the scraptastic club may faded jeans 

kit and addon and stamp kit!

week 216

and here i used the scraptastic club june

oh snap kit, addon and stamp kit!

tfl!

nuts week 214

hello scrappy friends!

hope everyone had a great weekend!

another awesome sketch this week

from shawn at nuts about sketches

again i used my may 

scraptastic club kit

(faded jeans) add-on 

and awesome stamp kit!!

oh and of course some mr huey!

TFL

nuts week 213

hello scrappy friends!

here is my take on the left side of this weeks 

2 page sketch from nuts about sketches!

I used the may faded jeans

kit and add-on from 

scraptastic club!

sadly i haven't had much scrappy time

lately. now with my second bought

of strep in 3 weeks, and a

sinus infection :( it's hard to be

scrappy when you're feeling crappy!!

tfl!

half wheat grilled.....

happy thursday all!

i wanted to share a new recipe 

with you all today!

half wheat griiled....

this recipe can be just 

a grilled flat bread, pizza crust, naan...

anything you need a yummy

flat bread for, this is a GREAT one.

1pckt active dry yeast

1 cup warm water

dissolve yeast on water for 5 minutes

1 tbsp honey

add to water/yeast and let sit for 10 mins

1 slightly beaten egg

2 tbsp milk

2 tbsp evoo

1/4 cup sugar

2 tsp salt

2 1/4 cups white wheat flour

2 1/4 cup ap flour

1 tsp granulated garlic

in your stand mixer with hook attachment

mix all ingredients together on speed 2

for 5 minutes.

cover and let rise 1 hour.

roll into small balls

(for larger breads *pizza size i make 7)

cover and let rise 1 hour.

roll out and grill :)

enjoy!

nuts week 212

happy monday all!!

hope everyone had a great weekend

lex an i had strep last week

so we had a quiet weekend here.

yay for may sketches!!!

visit nuts about sketches 

to see all the awesome examples

of this weeks sketch!

i absolutely adore this weeks sketch!

how cute and happy does 

wil look??!!

he loved making an racing his

yellow angry bird pinewood

derby car!!!

i used my may scraptstic club

faded jeans kit addon and stamp kit!!

tfl!

nuts week 211

happy tuesday!!

LOVE this weeks nuts sketch!!

i used the march scraptastic club kit

for this one!

it scanned a little wonky, but it is not IRL! lol

pics are from my birthday

dinner from last year. of course i'm the

one taking the pics lol

we went to one of our favorite 

restaurants in town

tomatillo!!

tiramisu cupcakes!

hello yummy!

these came out soooo good!!

even the kids LOVE them!

tiramisu cupcakes

1 1/4 cup flour

3/4 cup sugar

1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

3 tablespoons butter softened

2 tablespoons evoo* 

*i used filippo berio i received as a bzz agent!

1/2 cup light cream (whole milk can be used)

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/4 tsp almond extract

1 egg plus 1 white

1 tasters choice instant coffee envelope

mixed with

1 tablespoon hot water.

mix dry ingredients, add butter, evoo

and extracts, mix 1 minute. add eggs, mix, scrape 

bowl, add coffee, mix for 1 minute on med high.

frosting

8oz marscapone at room temp

12oz heavy cream

1 3/4 cup powdered sugar

mix marscapone and sugar until

blended. whip cream until almost "whipped

cream" add marscapone and sugar mixture

and mix until smooth.

frost cupcakes and dust with

cocoa powder

happy tuesday!

happy tuesday all!

sharing today on the scraptastic club blog!

i LOVE this page!!!

maybe because i LOVE lunch picnics

with my sweet little gavin!

i used the april kit and stamp

and add on for this one!

make sure you grab your

may kits before they are sold out!!

tfl!

nuts week 209

happy monday sketch lovers!!!

i'm happy to be here sharing

another page using this weeks

nuts about sketches, sketch!!

this week is a 2 pager, but i REALLY

wanted to scrap these photobooth

pics!!

i scanned the original, made 1 black & white

then used photosheet from photility

to create the 2 pics on 1 4x6 print!

i used leftovers from march scraptastic club

kits and some stash!

are you a bzz agent yet??

I am sooooo happy I am!!!!

click here to become bzz agent too!

NOW onto the fun stuff....

i just became part of

a new campaign

now you all know how much

i LOVE cooking and baking!!!

thanks to the amazing people at

Filippo Berio

and Bzz Agent

I will be using their

awesome olive oil

ad sharing fun recipes with

you all very soon!

happy thursday and a new april challenge!

hope everyone has a great

thursday!!!

check out

my challenge

this week on the

scraptastic club blog!

the pics on this

page are also from

the philadelphia international flower show.

check out their facebook page!

yes it really is a wall of lettuce

a real "green" house!

tfl!

nuts week 208

did everyone have a

nice holiday?

ours was fabulous,

and quiet!

i am sooo excited

i can finally share this

page with you all!!!

week 208 sketch from nuts about sketches

when i first

looked at the sketch

i was a little intimidated...

but then i picked these

cute pics of the biys

watching their big sister in the

memorial day parade!

I was digging through stash and

used lot's of great products on here!

some october afternoon, MME, mister huey

stickles, and so much more!!

tfl!

tgif scrappers!

wishing everyone a happy easter

and passover on this good friday!

i'm sharing a page i did

with the april

"i feel pretty" kit and addon

from scraptastic club

we had so much fun at the

philadelphia international flower show

how cool are these purses

made from all kinds of plant "stuff"

TFL!

nuts week 207

ack! i'm a day late!!!

well happy tuesday!!!

here is may take on this weeks

nutsaboutsketches sketch!

yes this week is an awesome 2 pager,

but i really wanted to scrap

alexas birthday day pics!

i used my feb

scraptastic club feb kit for this one!

tfl!

greek yogurt frozen dessert

happy hump day all!

are ready for something yummy??

have some extra greek yogurt in the fridge?

MAKE THIS!!!!

i was searching for a good

frozen greek yogurt recipe.

couldn't find one, so made this one up!

3 5.3oz containers of dannon oikos greek yogurt

*i used 1 plain and 2 strawberry

3 tbsp light corn syrup

3 tbsp sugar

2/3 cup half and half

2/3 cup whipping cream

mix all ingredients with a whisk

until smooth and combined well.

place in ice cream maker and

follow makers directions.

i place in a container in the freezer

because i like it a little harder.

enjoy!

nuts week 206

sorry i'm late today!

every time i sat down to blog

i had to go do something else.

so here is my

take on this weeks

nuts about sketches, sketch!

i used the february

scraptastic club kit and add-on

tfl!

all the kitties are bzzzz-ing

let me just start by saying

i am sooo lucky to be a bzz agent!

are you one??

if not go and sign up

HERE

now on to the business...

do you have a cat?

dogs too but i have a kitty ;)

as a bzz agent i was given a

great opportunity to

let bella try this amazing

GRAIN FREE food!

bella is an outdoor cat

who loves his prey (YUCK)

i DO NOT condone letting

domesticated cats out,

but bella used to rip all

our screens to let himself outside!!

he doesn't love cat food,

but he is actually eating this food! yay

if you are looking for this

food locally i do know

that petland discounts

carries the whole line!

nuts week 205

happy monday scrappers!!!

time for another nuts about sketches sketch!

i used my scraptastic club

"celebrate life" kit and add-on

tfl!

frosting/meringues double duty!

happy sunday all!

are you ready for some yummies?

well this recipe is a two for one!!

white fluffy icing.....

and

toasted marshmallow meringues

i made a dozen yummy vanilla cupackes

make holes in them with a skewer

mixed jello with 1 1/4 c boiling water

and poured 1 tbsp over each cupcake

and now for the icing...

1/3 c water

1c sugar

1/4 t cream of tartar

1 t vanilla

2 egg whites

bring water, sugar and cream of tartar to a boil.

whip egg white to just before a soft peak.

add vanilla and whip until soft peaks form.

while mixer is running pour in (still hot)

water/sugar mixture and beat until

stiff peaks form. move to a piping

bag and frost cupcakes or a cake.

now pipe meringues onto a lightly greased

pan. bake at 350 for 10 minutes. lower oven

temp to 250 and bake for 30 minutes.

shut off oven heat crack open door and

let sit in oven for an hour.

there you go 2 desserts in one!

tfl!

nuts week 204

happy monday scrappers!!

another awesome nuts about

sketches sketch is up today!

here is my take using the

"celebrate life" kit and

add-on from

scraptastic club!

i had to cut those cute

hot air balloons out and stitch on them!

used the mist on this one...

oooh tape and mist! what is there not to love?!?

TFL!

a SMASHING cover!

happy sunday!!

i bought a new smash book

to replace the one alexa

"borrowed" from me lol!!

i can't tell you how much fun it was to paint!

i used my twinkling H2O's and

stickles, and am sooo happy

with the final product!

i added a little spritz of Mr Hueys white

over the paint enhance the aged look a bit.

TFL!

weekend baking... zucchini cupcakes!

yes, i did say

zucchini cupcakes!!!

and boy are they yummy!!!

i had to make a few

mini's for the boys to snack on...

see told you they LOVED them!!!

zucchini cupcakes with

lime cream cheese buttercream

6 t butter

3/4 c sugar

2 t light brown sugar

1 egg

1tsp vanilla

1 cup ap flour

1/4 cup ww flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 cup plain greek yogurt

zest of 1 lime

1 cup shredded zucchini

cream butter and sugar. mix in egg yogurt and vanilla

sift dry ingredients, mix in 3 parts.

fold in zucchini and lime zest.

bake at 350 until done (approx 18 mins)

frosting

4 oz softened cream cheese

4t butter softened

2 cup powdered sugar

the juice and zest of 1 lime

beat cream cheese and butter until creamy

add remaining ingredients and mix

until smooth

happy thursday and a new challenge!

happy thursday all!

i hope you didn't miss out

on the march scraptastic clubs

be amazing kit!!! it's sold out!

*celebrate life kits still available!

the amazing cristal hobbs

has done some amazing work with it!

check out my challenge for you all

on the scraptastic club blog!!

here is a detail of the banner

chipboard buttons

still on the packaging!

TFL!

nuts week 203

hello scrappers!

sorry i'm late today

busy weekend and

played catch up today.

i did half of this

weeks sketch for

nuts about sketches!

a little detail...

how cute are pennants and banners!

some fun switching!

tfl!!

happy march!

can you believe february is over??!!

did you get your march

scraptastic club kit (s)??

here is a page using the celebrate

life kit and add-on....

i added stickles and liquid pearls to the

"party" sticker

*i LOVE the tape in the kit!!!!

and a little more detail....

do you like the new blog look??

i decided less is more :)

do you know about...

you should check it out!

while on the about me and updating

topic.... new email address

courtesy of about me :)

juliannmarchant@about.me

tfl!!