nuts week 202

happy monday all!

another amazing nuts sketch this week :)

i used my feb scraptastic club kit

for this one!

of course this awesome kit

is SOLD OUT!!

grab a march kit quickly!

i got both this month and

they are both AMAZING!!!

lots of fun stitching as usual!

TFL!!

nuts week 201

happy presidents day scrappers!!

any scrapping planned today?

here is my take on this weeks sketch,

a really easy to adapt 2 pager...

i used my feb scraptastic club kit and add-on

william loves being a cub scout!

he had such a fun day at the thunderbird games!

tfl!

must try!

I am so lucky to be a

bzzagent

i was sent a coupon to give this

bread a try, and a few to share!

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we exclusively eat whole wheat and grain breads!

everyone loved this one except

gavin! lol he only liked it toasted!

we tried the 10 grain and i highly recommend it!

and the winner is..... and a dish!

I apologize for not posting sooner!

i have been sick all since tuesday night!

the winner of the digital copy

of the creative scrappers ebook is.....

#12

barb p!!!!

and now for the dish...

mushroom and shrimp udon

i made a great vegetable stock

for this, so quick and easy too!

veg stock

stock pot 3/4 full of water

1 onion whole

1 cup grape tomatoes

1 cup carrots

1/2 tbsp mrs dash

(i leave the skin on the onion color!)

simmer for 45 minutes, strain, enjoy!

1 lb shrimp

1/2 tsp 5 spice

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

1/2 tsp garlic powder

2 tbsp toasted sesame oil

(marinade shrimp in the above for an hour)

1 cup sliced mushrooms

1/8 cup scallions sliced

2 7oz package udon noodles cooked & drained

simmer stock with mushrooms & scallions

saute shrimp in vegetable oil

when shrimp are cooked, place noodles in

bowl add broth and shrimp!

the kids LOVED IT!!!

red velvet pancakes!

happy day after valentines day!!

are you still feeling the love??

here is a pic of the red velvet

pancakes i

made for my lovies

they were very simple and yummy!

2 c pancake mix (yup easy!)

3 tbsp cocoa powder

2 eggs

3 tbsp vinegar

1 c buttermilk

1/4 c skim milk

2 tbsp melted butter

1 tbsp red food coloring (may need more/less)

sift dry together. whisk wet together and add dry

make pancakes lol

i made a quick sweetened cream cheese

1/2 pkg cream cheese softened

1 c powdered sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla

*may need to add milk

i warmed it so it would be easy to drizzle on top!

tfl!

ideas for scrpabookers+scraptastic club=awesome again!

happy tuesday!

happy valentines day!!

have i told you lately how much

#1 scraptastic club (JESSICA!!)

and

#2 heather landry

ROCK???!!!!!

well they do!

so this week heather asked

if we wanted to play

with her awesome new sketch/template

could i say no to a sketch??

the sketch is on ideas for scrapbookers

this is my take

using the scraptastic club

a boys life kit and add-on

i don't have any hexagon punches, and seriously

have no idea what to do with

a svg (whatever that is) file lol

so i'm kicking it old school with the

heidi swapp polka dot mask!

tfl!

nuts wk 200

huge congrats to shawn

for being amazing!

nuts about sketches is celebrating it's

200th sketch this week!

i have been doing them since day

one when she used to share them

on a message board with us

weekly!

here is my first (wk 76)

as a dt member on her awesome blog!

i remember all the sketches and

have LOVED doing them all!

here is my take on this

weeks sketch!

i give you week 200!!!!

i used lots of crate here (thank you jessica! xoxo)

and the sew easy heart head (thank you heather!)

i'm saying thank you because

i am so blessed to have amazing

scrappy friends!!! both were given

to me as gifts, they really do rock!

TFL!

baking update

hello all!

i wanted to share a couple

yummy things with you!

first we have cheesy garlic monkey bread!

it's super easy!

2 cans grands biscuits cut in half

1/2 block of mozzarella cheese cut into cubes

1/2 stick butter melted

1 1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp italian herbs

last 4 ingredients in small bowl

place a cube of cheese in center of 1/2 biscuit

seal edges, dip in butter mixture

place in greased bunt pan

bake @ 375 until golden brown

then i made this yummy

double berry crumb cake

so easy you won't believe!

take your favorite blueberry muffin recipe

add 1/2 cup cranberries

make crumbly topping...

3/4 c brown sugar

1/2 c flour

1/2 c oats

1/4 cup softened butter

pour muffin mix into greased small baking pan

(8x8 or smaller or double your muffin recipe)

top with crumbly goodness

and bake at 350 for 35 mins

enjoy, like we did!

TFL!

easy valentines: scraptastic club kit!

tgif scrappers!!!

are we all ready for valentines?

need a last minute easy

valentine for the kids?

i used my february

scraptastic club hearts a flutter kit

to make these cuties!!

here is what you need...

*i used the cricut plantin cartridge to cut the hearts

coordinating papers

popdots

small punch

pencils

use the small heart punch

to make holes (this is where the pencil *arrow* goes through)

use popdots on smaller heart

and on punched out tiny heart

assemble as seen above

place pencil through the holes

finished valentine!

TFL!

this weeks challenge!! scraptastic club

happy thursday scrappers!!

i am hosting this weeks challenge

on the scraptastic club blog!

it is a really fun challenge too...

run on over and check it

out for yourself!

scraptastic club blog

this months hearts a flutter

kit is just way too cute!

i had seen a lot

of the oversized banners

on pages from cha,

so i thought this would

be a fun page to do that on!

i stitched them at the top

(they are glued in the middle)

and i wanted them to have a

"free" feeling on the

bottom. it think it was successful!

don't forget to go to monday's post and

enter to win a copy of the

creative scrappers new ebook!

tfl!

nuts week 199

happy tuesday!!

i know i'm a day late with

my nuts page!

i used one side of this

weeks 2 pager!

this was such a FUN page!!!

oh how i love me some crate paper!!

don't forget to leave a comment on yesterday's

post for your chance to win a

digital copy of the new

creative scrappers amazing

ebook!!

tfl!

BIG NEWS!! creative scrappers! enter to win...

good monday morning scrappers!!!!

i have a TOOT!

and a giveaway!!!

kristine davidson and her

creative scrappers sketches ROCK!

well guess what??!! there is now

a creative scrappers ebook!!!

AND I HAVE A PAGE IN IT!!!!

this book is FILLED

with amazing sketches

and examples of some

seriously FABULOUS pages!!

i have seen a copy of this book

and it is AWESOME!!!!

you NEED a copy believe me!

if you want yours right now

go to the creative scrappers blog

and all the purchasing info is there

so here is the page i created for the book...

seriously any book that

can inspire the creations you will

see in the book is worth getting!

so who wants to win a digital copy???

just comment on this post

and you will be entered.

i will randomly choose a winner on 2/15/12

*that gives everyone plenty of

time to spread the word :)

tfl!

nuts week 198

happy monday scrappers!

here is my take on this weeks sketch...

again i used my january

scraptastic club button box kit!

alexa playing her viola...

i sprayed the

neutral cardstockand

the flower with

the robot blue mist from

the kit

i added yellow stickles

to the alphabet from the kit

tfl!!

lunar new year food! and ice cream sandwiches....

happy lunar new year!

did you enjoy yours?

the kids and i enjoyed ours!

our menu was....

veggie lo mein

veggie fried rice...

and general tso's chicken that went

so fast no time for a pic!!!

and a family favorite dessert....

nutella cookie and ice cream

ice cream sandwiches.

i made a lower fat nutella ice cream

with nutella, sugar, whole milk

and light cream.

see below for cookie recipe...

1 sm jar (13oz) nutella

3/4 c sugar (i use 1/2 sugar 1/2 splenda)

1 1/2 cup flour

1 egg plus 1 yolk

mix all ingredients together (yes all together at once)

shape into balls (i use a tbsp) flatten

bake at 350 for 8 mins

let sit on baking sheet for 15 minutes

then move to wire rack

tfl

nuts week 197

happy monday!!!

here with my take on

this weeks sketch from

nuts about sketches

i used my january button

box kit from scraptastic club

how cute is the little pennant??

i know i rarely stamp,

but i wanted to make that chicken

an important part of my page!

tfl!

weekend baking

happy sunday all!

this has been a snowy,

stuck home so let's bake!

weekend

saturday night i made this delicious

baby for dessert!

apple crisp pizza!

click above for blog

with recipe

and here is my practice

cake for alexa's birthday.

this was my first run with fondant.

tfl!

nuts week 196

happy martin luther king jr day

scrappers!!

this is a FABULOUS sketch this week!!

i used my january button box

scraptastic club kit

here i layered a few embellies!

i used a paint dauber from a

past kit to paint to blue alphas

from the kit.

i used my destress tool to

"draw" the heart on the pics

and used some liquid pearls

to fill it in

for the stitching, i used

2 different heads on the sew easy

then used two colors

of floss to stitch!

TFL

pb and nutella ice cream

peanut butter and nutella ice cream

*lower fat*

this is all you need.....

1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

3/4 cup nutella

2/3 cup granulated sugar

1 1/4 cup half & half

2 cups heavy cream

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

kitchen aid mixer with paddle

ice cream maker

cream sugar, peanut butter and nutella together for 2 minutes.

add half & half and vanilla and mix for 3 minutes.

mix in heavy cream, and chill in fridge for 4 hours

follow ice cream maker instructions

ENJOY!

pineapple blueberry cake with pineapple creamcheese buttercream

YUMMY!!

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter

1/2 cup shortening

4 large eggs

1 2/3 cups granulated sugar

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoon baking powder

1/3 cup milk

1/3 cup pineapple juice

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups blueberries (fresh or frozen)

3/4 cup drained chopped canned pineapple

Directions

Allow your eggs and butter to get to room temperature. (Very important)
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F grease and flour pan(s)
Cream your butter shortening and sugar together on medium speed until it is nice and fluffy. About 3-5 minutes.
Add your eggs and vanilla to the cream mixture and mix well.
Sift your flour, salt and baking powder together in a separate bowl.
Beat in your dry ingredients into the creamed mixture slowly. Alternate with adding your milk and pineapple juice. Mix for 3-4 minutes.
Fold in your blue berries and pineapple
Bake till your toothpick comes out clear from the center.

Frosting:

Ingredients

6 oz softened cream cheese

6 tablespoons of unsalted butter

3 1/2 cups of confectioner’s sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup crushed canned pineapple

beat creamcheese and butter until smooth. beat in vanilla. slowly add sugar beat until smooth. mix in pineapple.

scraptastic club challenge

i love creating a challenge!!

this is my week

to challenge you all

for scraptastic club!

I LOVE the january kit!!

how cute are these flowers??!!

and the printed tissue!!

i painted the alpha that came with the kit

i used my handy destress tool

to make the heart on the pic

then use liquid pearls

to color it in.

i used 2 different

sew easy piercers and

2 different color floss

so head over to the

scraptastic club blog

and check out my challenge!

tfl!