Label Love Bundle

Label Love Bundle  Wood 132723 $34.75  Clear 132722 $28.75

Another Great Bundle.....love those bundles!!!!

Here are a few of the projects from our June Stamp Day....fun summertime cards!!!!

Chilli Sauce

2C. sweet green peppers chopped

2C. chopped onions

24 large tomatoes peeled, cored and chopped

1tsp. ground allspice

1Tbl. salt

1 1/4 C. vinegar

1 1/2 C. sugar

1Tbl. celery seed

1tsp. gr. ginger

1tsp. gr. cinnamon

1tsp. gr. cloves

Combine all ingredients in heavy saucepan, bring to a boil, and simmer 1-2 hours till desired thickness.  Stir often.  Pack hot jars to 1/2" if top.  Remove bubbles.  Wipe rim and scrww threads...and adjust lids and bands.  Boil 15 min.  Remove jars and place on rack to cool.  Test seal.  Enjoy and Bon Apetite!!!

Chalk Talk

Chalk Talk Wood 130631 $25.95, Clear 130634 $18.95

Last month, our stamp groups swap was Red-White & Blue.....love that theme!!!!  Here are 2 of the cards!!!

Two Artist's Chilli

1TBL. Olive Oil

4 cloves garlic, minced

1 Med. rRed or Sweet Onions, diced

2 Jalapenos seeded and diced

1 lg yellow bell pepper  seeded and diced

1 med green or red bell pepper   seeded and diced

2 medium. carrots sliced

2 C. butternut squash, diced

1 med. sweet potato, peeled and diced

2 c. broth

1-28 oz. Fire Roasted Potatoes

1-15 oz can pinto, black or white beans, rinsed and drained

1tsp cumin

1 tsp chilli powder

salt and pepper

lime juice

Pour olive oil into a slow cooker.  Add garlic and onion and stir.  Add remaining ingredients/  Break apart tomatoes.  Cook on low 8 hours.  Enjoy, and Bon Apetite!!!!

Blendabilities Class

Stampin’ Up! Has FINALLY given us the go-ahead to order the Blendabilites….and so, for those of you that ordered them….I have placed that order!!!!  These are a wonderful NEW product that we are carrying…the new alcohol based sets of markers…and they are just so much fun to work with, but do require a bit of a learning curve!!!   I  have scheduled the class for them……The samples are posted below....We will each get a couple of flowers to learn the basic technique and to get a feel for the product...you can take those home to layer onto cards!!!!  Then we will make  two cards and a gift box, learning a few more tricks....  The class is scheduled for Monday, July 28 at 6:30.  The cost is $15.00, and you will be getting a set of the markers to use that night..….Those that have ordered already…I will make sure that you get a set that you don’t already have!!!! I need your paid registration so that I can order the markers by July 21, in order to get the markers back in time for the class!!!!  Seating is limited…so book your slot now!!!!  Max of 8, minimum of 3 attendies  to hold the class!   

New Catalog Blues!!!!

When the new catalog comes out, I have a list miles lone...and usually no Money......time to teach some classes so I can justify ordering some of the new product.  As soon as they tell us that the Blendabilities have come in..I will schedule a class in how to use them!

We got together last weekend to play....and this is the card I did for the swap, the theme was Red-White & Blue...can ya tell!!!!  

This was the project cart I brought to stamp day to do....unfortunatly, I am all out of sympathy cards...too much sadness going on....Love the simplicity of it....

Food time....my second passion is cooking!!!!

Cheesy Green Bean Casserole

2 - 16 oz. froz. French cut green beans thawed and drained.

1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup

1/2 lb. Velvetta cut into cubes

1 -1/2C hot water

1/4 C. butter

1 pkg. Stove Top Stuffing for Chicken

Heat oven to 350 F.  Combine beans and soup in 2 qt. casserole, top with Velvetta.  Add water to butter, in med. bowl, stir till melted.  Stir in stuffing mix just until moistened.  Spoon over bean mixture.  Bake 35 to 40 min.  Enjoy and Bon Appetite!!!

The 2014-15 Catalog/Idea Book is Here!!!!

WooHoo....the new Catalog for 2014-15 is finally here.  If you want one, contact me....$5.00 and I will ship it to you!!!!  You won't want to miss this one....you can also see it on my website....www.cathy.stampinup.net  Click on shop, then download the PDF.

Here are samples of the 2 projects that we did at this months Stamper's 10....Want to learn how ....Schedule a workshop, or come to one of my classes!!!!  Contact me for more information!

Out of my Mailbox....Great Thank You Card from my friend Karen!!!! Love the colors!!!!

With the warm weather....this is a great recipe!!!!

Strawberry Lime-aide

5 limes

6 C. water

Honey to taste, start with 3-4 TBSP.

5-6 strawberries, blended

Heat honey in 1/2 C water.  Put 6 cups water in pitcher.  Add juice of limes.  add blended strawberries.  Put in 1/2 honey mixture.  test.  Add more to taste.  I don't like limes...so substituted lemons.  Enjoy and Bon Apetite!!!

Neutrals Collection

Neutral Collection.... www.cathy.stampinup.net

Love the simpleness of the neutral colors.....so good to use with anything!!!!  I think Crumb Cake is my go to color!!!!  Although I'm lovin' Basic Gray for text instead of black...it soften it a bit!!!

My swap for our last Stampin' Friends get together, that was here at my home....We were doing Fun Summertime!!!!  YOu can almost hear the flags fluttering in the wind!!!!

Here are 2 cards that were swaps from our May Stamp Club.....Summertime theme.....Lovin' it!!!!

Roasted Garlic Pasta Sauce

6 bulbs Garlic

3TBS olive oil

4 Med. red, yellow or green sweet peppers, halved and seeded

12 lbs ripe tomatoes, peeled

3 TBS packed brown sugar

1 TBS balsamic vinegar

1tsp ground pepper

2 C. lightly packed fresh basil leaves, snipped

1 C. lightly packed chopped assorted fresh herbs(oregano, thyme, parsley)

6 TBS lemon juice

Preheat oven to 400F.  Peel; away the dry outer layers of skin from garlic bulbs, leaving other skin intact....Cut about 1/2 " off top portions, leaving bulbs intact, exposing cloves.  Place garlic cut side up in casserole.  Drizzle with 1 TBS olive oil.  Cover casserole.  Arrange peppers cut side down on foil lined bake sheet....brush with remaining oil.  Roast garlic and peppers for 40-50 min., untill charred and soft..  Cool garlic. Pull up foil on peppers and let them steam till cool.  Pull off skins, discard, and chop peppers.  Remove garlic from skins, place in food processor.  Cut peeled tomatoes into chunks and add so food processor and chop.  Transfer to 7-8 qt. pot.  Add brown sugar, vinegar, and pepper.  Bring to boil.  Boil for 50 min. stirring often.  Add peppers, and boil 10-20 min. more, until it reduces to about 11 cups.  Spoon 1tbs of lemon juice into 6 hot sterilized pint canning jars.  Ladle hot mixture into jars, leaving 1/2" headspace.  Process jars in boiling water for 35 min.  Remove and cool.  Enjoy, and Bon Apetite.  

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!!!