Favorite Recipe Swap

Here are a couple of my favorite recipes...and they are meals my family loves as well...this was such a great swap...FYI these both freeze well...just don't bake before freezing...on the muffins i freeze in the tin for a day then "pop" them out and put in a freezer bag...just thaw and bake...

Creamy Chicken Enchiladas
Paper:  textured Wild Wasabi..DP..Confetti Cream
Ink: printer
Accessories: green half pearls

Meatloaf Muffins
Paper: textured Crumb Cake..DP..Natural White..Chocolate Chip
Ink: printer
Accessories: paper flowers..antiqued brass brads

What Color Is Your Hair? Swap

i know it's been awhile...i have done some cards for swaps...just not posted...better late than never right?

i had fun with this swap... i chose gray hair and red hair...love the bugaboo digi stamps i used for these...especially Stella...she hits my funny bone...the first card sums up my summer days...not that my glass always has a "cocktail" in it but i sit outside sipping and sunning...

5 O'Clock Stella
Paper: Basic Black..Brushed Silver..Whisper White..DP
Ink: Printer..Markers
Stamp: Stella 5 o'clock
Accessories: Flower punch..gems..black embossing powder

5 O'Clock Stella Inside
Paper: Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black
Stamp: A Little Love

the other card features JJ and is exactly how i feel about vacuuming...best thing about having my kids was letting them do that chore for me...i'd rather scrub a floor than vacuum...go figure...

JJ Vacuum
Paper: Not Quite Navy..So Saffron..Whisper White..DP
Ink: Printer..Markers
Stamps: JJ Vacuum & Sentiment
Accessories: gems

i have some recipe cards to get posted in a day or two and then need to work on another swap...and make a few Christmas cards...i also did some tags for a "CHRIST"mas swap that i need to get pics of to post...until then...be safe /be well...

The Creation of The Military Wife

yeah i been away for awhile...and i will have a creation posted soon...in the meantime...

The Good Lord was creating a model for military wives and was into his sixth day of overtime when an angel appeared. She said, "Lord, you seem to be having a lot of trouble with this one. What’s wrong with the standard model?"

... The Lord replied, "Have you seen the specs on this order? She has to be completely independent, possess the qualities of both father and mother, be a perfect hostess to 4 or 40 with an hour’s notice, run on no sleep, handle every emergency imaginable without a manual, be able to carry on cheerfully, even if she is pregnant and has the flu, and she must be willing to move to a new location 10 times in 17 years. And oh yes, she must have six pairs of hands." The angel shook her head, "Six pair of hands? No way!"

The Lord continued, "Don’t worry, we will make other military wives to help her. And we will give her an unusually strong heart so it can swell with pride in her husband’s achievements, sustain the pain of separations, beat soundly when it is overworked and tired, and be large enough to say "I understand" when she doesn’t and say, ‘I love you’ regardless".

"Lord," said the angel, touching his arm gently "Go to bed and get some rest. You can finish this tomorrow". "I can’t stop now", said the Lord "I am so close to creating something unique. Already this model heals herself when she is sick, can put up six unexpected guests for the weekend, wave goodbye to her husband from a depot, pier or runway and understand why it’s important that he leave."

The angel circled the model of the military wife, looked at it closely and sighed, "It looks fine, but it’s too soft". "She might look soft", replied the Lord, "but she has the strength of a lion. You would not believe what she can endure."

Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek of the Lord’s creation. "There’s a leak", she announced. "Something is wrong with the construction. You are trying to put too much into this model."

The Lord appeared offended at the angel’s lack of confidence. "What you see is not a leak", he said, "It’s a tear." "A tear? What is it there for?", asked the angel. The Lord replied, "It’s for joy, sadness, pain, disappointment, loneliness, pride and a dedication to all the values that she and her husband hold dear." "You are a genius!" exclaimed the angel.

The Lord looked puzzled and replied, "I didn’t put it there".

Christmas is Coming Swap

here's a couple of cards i did for a Christmas swap...on the 1st one i FINALLY used a die in my cuttlebug...marked up my pristine B plate...*sniff..sniff*...but i like how they turned out...so not crying much...

Christmas Trees
Paper: cranberry crisp..chocolate chip..handsome hunter textured..so saffron..night of navy..whisper white
Accessories: tree die set..red ribbon

this next card came together quickly...love when that happens...

Snowflakes
Paper: marina mist..bashful blue..snowflake dp
Ink: marina mist
Stamps: Four the Holidays
Accessories: white snowflake brads

hope everyone is having a wonderful day!...be safe/be well

Utah Divas International Sketch Challenge #157 & Hiding in My Craft Room #15

it's been awhile since i did a challenge...and i plan to do one or two of the HYCCT challenges over on SCS...but today i was looking at the blogs i subscribe to and ran across a couple of challenges that i knew i could combine...i am usually combining challenged...lol...pun!

the 1st challenge is UDI's Sketch #157...and i knew i had the perfect papers for it...of course i turned the sketch sideways...cause you know i'm a sideways kinda gal!...lol

DSC157 & HIMCR15
Paper : garden green..various co-ordinating dps
Ink: chocolate chip Stamp: Lovely as a Tree
Accessories: gold stretch cord

the 2nd one is Super Scraps Saturday #15 over on Laurie's blog...Hiding in My Craft Room (HIMCR)...she is one busy and talented lady!!!...and i had scraps of all the papers i wanted to use so BONUS!!!

Thanks for looking...have a great weekend...3 dayer for some...be safe/be well

Caffeine Crazy Swap

i LOVE coffee...and tea...especially chai...so of course i signed up for this swap...2 spots....i went with the other Stella i colored and i'm very happy with how it turned out...the sentiment is inside and reads "Touch My Coffee and See What Happens!...

Touch my Coffee
Paper: really rust..summer sun..whisper white..homemade dp
Ink: printer..SU markers
Stamp: Stella ~ Touch my Coffee
Accessories: ribbon..buttons

the 2nd card is a revamp of a card i previously posted for a color challenge...i changed the ribbon...and it is interesting (to me) that it seemed to really change the card's look/focus...but hey i could be wrong...i was amp'd on coffee!

Caffeine Problem
Paper: early espresso..very vanilla..real red
Ink: early espresso
Stamps: Coffee Cafe
Accessories: ribbon..crimper

thx for looking...be safe/be well all!

Stella

i was doing some mock ups for a caffeine crazy swap i'm in @ SCS...and decided the "Stella ~ touch my coffee" digi stamp from Bugaboo would be perfect...and i'd get to practice my coloring skills...or lack there of...lol...and i worked on these cards on "World Card Making Day"...so i feel i really accomplished something!...

Stella ~ Touch my Coffee
Paper: summer sun..lavender lace
Ink: printer..SU markers
Stamps: Stella~touch my coffee..coffee cafe
Accessories: paper flower..ribbon..CB EF D'vine swirls

i ended up doing 2 different color schemes...this is the one i decided not to use for the swap...so i'll post those in a few days...on this one i decided not to use the sentiment that came with this digi...instead i used one that reads "I don't do mornings..until I've had my coffee"...which my oldest dd says is "sooo you!"..i think i might just have to send it to my bff since i miss my morning coffee with her...be safe/be well all