Essential Wooden Elements

I love these embellishments!!!  they are so much fun to use,and you can color them to match your cards!!!!

We have a class tonight...this is one of the projects we did last month!!!! Can ya tell I'm ready for summer!!!

Here's some more cards from last month's swap...Bird theme!!!!  Kind of  a bird's eye view!!!!

Was cleaning out my desk and came across some recipes I ment to post...this one is from this summer when we were putting up all the tomatoes from the Garden!!!

Freezer Tomato Sauce

6 lb. ripe roma tomatoes

2 TBL olive oil

1 1/2 C. chopped onion

1/2 C. chopped celery

3 large garlic cloves minced

2 tsp. sugar

1-2 tsp. salt]

1/2 tsp pepper

2 TBL fresh oregano, or 2tsp. dried andrushed

1-2 TBL fresh thyme or 1-2 tsp. dried and crushed

Wash tomatoes.  Remove stem ends.  Bring 4 inces of water to a boil immerse tomatoes until skin starts to crack, immediatly slip into cold water, drain and slip off skins.  Remove cores and seeds.  Coarsly chop.  

In a large heavy pot, heat oil, add onions, celery and garlic and cook 5 min until tender.  Add the chopped tomatoes, sugar,salt and pepper.  Simmer uncovered for 45 min, then add oregano and thyme. Simmer an additional 15 min.  In food processor, process1/4 of mixture at a time, then allow to cool.  Transver to pint size freezer containers, Seal and label.  Enjoy and Bon Apetite!!!

The Magic of Kits Class

AS I promised many of you....here is the first of the classes I will be holding  other month....or every ODD month!!!!  We will be starting with a Stamp a Stack class, as I have had a few of you ask for this class...and it is a great way to build your card stash!!!!

THE MAGIC OF KITS ... STAMP-A-STACK CLASS

We will be using the Happenings Simply Created Card Kit to make 15 cards, 5 of 3 different designs.  These will be general purpose cards.  They show the ease of making simple, but tasteful cards with the card kits...You will get one Happenings Simply Created Card Kit and a full package of mini glue dots.

When:  Sunday, May 25 at 1:00
Where: My Stamp Studio
Cost: $18, must be paid in advance, due to pre-order of supplies
Deadline:  May 17, due to pre- order of supplies

Brights Collection

Brights Collection

Mmmmmm....I love these luscious colors.....I think these are the ones I use the most...at least this time of year!!!!

Our last Stamp Group get together, the theme for our swap was Easter or Birds....here's some of the Easter Cards...love both the bunnies!!!

And here's some with Birds!!!!

Bacon Cheesburger Skillet Dinner

1-16 oz. box uncooked pasta

2 lbs ground beef

1 lb. bacon

1 onion peeled and minced

2 cloves garlic peeled and minced

2 cans tomatoe soup

1/2 C. ketchup

1 tsp. salt

1/s tsp pepper

1 tsp Italian herb mix

 2 C. sharp cheddar cheese, grated

Cook bacon un large skillet until crisp.  Remove and set aside to drain.  Add beef, onions and carlic to drippings. Cook, stirring until lightly browned.  Sprinkel with salt and pepper and herbs.  Crumble in bacon.  Add ketchup and soup.  bring to a boil, and simmer while you cook pasta.  Drain pasta well, and add to beef mixture...add 3/4 of cheese and stir in to melt...top with remaining cheese...Serve with a salad and crusty bread...Yumm!!!  Enjoy and Bon Apetite!!!

 

Peachy Keen Bundle

Love this bundle....the dies are great, I have used them for so much...and love the saying...Peachy Keen!!! 

Here are samples of the cards we did at Stamper's 10 on Friday.....I am not a flower person at all but I love both of these sets.....The first one is just very tasteful, and I just love the tulips in the Easter one!!!

More cleaning out...found these Halloween cards that are just too.... cute!!!!  I'm about 6 months off....

Here's a good crock pot recipe...love my crock pot!!!!

Crock Pot Beef and Broccolli

1 lb. boneless beef chuck roast, sliced into thin strips

1 C. beef consumme

1/2 C soy sauce

1/3 C brown sugar

1 Tbl. sesame oil

3 garlic cloves minced

2 Tbl. cornstarch

2 Tbl sauce from the crock pot after being cooked

fresh broccolli florets...as many as you like

Hot cooked rice.

Place beef in a crock pot.  In small bowl combine consomme, soy sauce, brown sugar, oil and garlic.  Pour over beef.  Cook on low 6-8 hours.  In a cup, stir cornstarch and sauce from the crock pot until smooth.  Add to crock pot.  Stir well to combine.  Add broccolli to the crock pot and stir.  Cover and cook and additional 30 min on high.  Serve over hot rice.  Yummm!!!!  enjoy and Bon Apetite!!!!

As promised...here is a quick pic of Sean at 3 days old...Such a cutie Pie!!!!

Sorry....

I know it has been a while since I posted....I have been in Arizona,....where my daughter Alli had her 4th baby on the 6th....so been helping out with their little family, but I'm home, trying to get all caught up...will post pics as soon as I can figure out how to get them from my camera to my computer!!!!

Don't Forget...it's Sale-a-bration Time!!!!

Don't Forget...we are in the middle of Sale a Bration...a great time for all to get some great products FREE!!!  If you purchase $50 of product, you can pick a free item out of the SAB catalog.  Hostess a $300 + party and get an extra $30 in hostess $$$  .....or become a demonstrator, for only $99, and you get an extra $25 in product in your kit.  What could be better then all of that!!!  Sale-a-Bration ends on March 31...so what are ya waiting for!!!!  Let's Celebrate!!!!

Here are the projects that we did for our February Stampers 10 group.  If you are interested in joining this group, or to be put on a wait list for a new group starting up...let me know.  We have a great time!  Our current group meets on the 1st Friday of each month at 6:30, and we are starting up our new round in April.  If Friday's don't work for you...I can put you on the wait list, and as soon as I have 5 people we can start a new club!!!  So much fin.  My Friday group has been going for 14 years now....

And here is what we did for the February Technique Club....Have openings for more to join us...Third Thursday of every month...cost is only $4.00, and you learn a new technique, and make a card with it....Fun, Fun, Fun!!!!

Peach Crisp

• Enough peaches to fill your pan nearly to the top when cut up.
• Enough flour to fully coat your peaches.
• Enough granola to make 1/4-1/2 in. layer over everything.
• Sprinkle of cinnamon.
• Pats of butter.

1. Cut up peaches...don't peel(that's where all the vitamins are)
2. Coat peaches with flour.
3. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
4. Put non-stick spray or butter and flour the pan.
5. Add peaches to pan.  Pack them down.  
6. Put ganola on top with pats of butter.
7. Cover with foil, and bake at 350 for 35-40 Min.  Uncover and bake for 5 more min..

Enjoy and Bon Apetite!!!!