Tim Holtz Products

I just can't get enough!! I am a huge fan now....Look at what I created today...its a birthday card for a good friend of ours. He is a crab fisherman...he even appeared on Deadliest Catch....well tonight we are going to his birthday party and I thought I would make him a card using lots of Tim Holtz products. Hope he likes it!!! My name for him.....Hollywooooodddddd!!! LOL!!! Happy Birthday Larry!~

Don't fall off your chair!!!

Two posts in one day!!! GASP!! But I am on a scrapping roll so here is the next two projects I just finished! Enjoy! And feel free to leave any comments!

I know, I know

I am a bad blogger, but first let me explain.....I was busy Lobbying for the rights of the Developmentally Delayed ... our legislative session just let out and so now I am free again. So they decided to take an ax to the programs for the disabled but there were to many of us fighting for them and boy did we put up a fight....they did rethink alot of the cuts but in the end they did more harm then good. They took away all the dental benefits for the Disabled. SIGH......how could they??? Okay okay so now that you know what has consumed me I want to show you what I have been working on this weekend!!! Okay So there is a cybercrop going on until tonight midnight at my site Chattyscrappers.net and here is what I have done so far:









Okay off to scrap some more!!!

A new project!

Oh I can't tell you how nice it has been to get sewing again! Recently I have been having fun researching Civil War Quilts and so my bff , sister and I and the girls all loaded up in the car a couple of saturdays ago and went Quilt Shop hopping. Well at one of the shops we found this very cute table runner and it was using Charm packs. Well the sign said, buy a charm pack and get the pattern for free! We put down our $9 plus tax and got our free pattern and away we went. I purchased some Civil War Replica fabrics ....of course!~ Anyway the girls all came over last night and we started our tops....today I finished mine! I still have to back it and quilt & Bind but I will probably do that tomorrow! Would today but I have to go out to the shop and its about to storm and i am a big Chicken! LOL So for now here is the top....the picture , well its from my cell phone.....To lazy to grab the Rebel....

My family

Here's a layout I did for Sandy's EOW challenge over at Chattyscrappers.net
She used a pagemaps sketch. I took advantage of a photo taken of us on Christmas eve of my family....all four of us smiling and looking at the camera at the same time!

Products Used:
CTMH Misteltoe Collection
Jennie Bowlin Bingo Card
K&Company Tag and borders
Ribbon
Tinsel
Flowers from stash
pearls CTMH
Brads
Thanks for stopping by!

Baker's Twine for Sale!

Yep you heard me right! I have lots of it in my stash that I am selling. I am selling them in 20 yard bundles for $5 that's right Five Bucks! That includes me sending them to you! I have two colors. The basic Red & White and the other is a chocolate color & white. So email me if your interested. Tell ALL your friends too cuz I got bunches!

Happy New Year!

Can't believe its already 2011!!! Seems so foreign that boogied in the 80's had kids in the 90's and here we are.....in the 2000's!!!! Crazy! We had an awesome Christmas and a great New Year! I hope that you and your loved ones had great celebrations as well and was joined by family!

One of my "things" , I will call it that cuz I never keep "resolutions" is to become a better blogger! Since I want to take more time scrapping and less time shopping for supplies this should be easy.....we'll see!! If I am making more projects then guess I'll have more stuff to post! So here's looking to a Happy , Healthy and Prosperous New Year!!! Cheers!!!

P.S. The photo above was our saluta to a New Year!!!

Black and White Cookie Recipe!

Oh yes, these are my #1 All time favorite cookies....I used to walk to the corner store for bread either with my sister or one of my cousins and we would always purchase these!!! I loved love loved the white part.....so now living where I do you can't find them in this part of the country so I went on the search for a recipe....and THIS IS IT.....EXACTLY like I remember!!!! So I thought I would share it with you , you cookie lovers!!!! If you do make them, come on back and let me know how you liked them!!!!! ENJOY!

Black & White Cookies
COOKIES
4 cups Cake Flour (I used the softasilk kind)
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
16 tblsp (2sticks) unsalted butter, soft
1 ¾ cups granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp Vanilla extract
½ tsp lemon extract
1 cup whole milk

ICINGS
¼ cup light corn syrup
1/3 cup water
5 cups confectioners sugar
½ tsp vanilla extract
2 ounces unsweetened chocolate …Melted
2 – 4 tsp water

The cookies: Preheat oven to 350 degrees , make sure racks are in the middle.
line cookie sheets with parchment paper.

Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl.
In a LARGE bowl beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer on med until light and fluffy…about 3 to 6 minutes. Beat in the eggs, vanilla and lemon extract until combined….oh about 30 seconds, be sure to scrap down the bowl and beaters if they need be.
Reduce the speed of the mixer to low and beat in 1/3 of the flour mixture by half of the milk. repeat with the half of the remaining flower mixture and the rest of the milk…then the rest of the flour mix……until combined.
Scoop about ¼ cup mounds of batter on to the baking sheets….be sure to space them about 2 inches apart. Use the back of a spoon or your fingers , dipped in water to smooth out the top of the cookies. Bake until edges are a light golden brown color. I would say about 15 minutes , rotating the sheets about ½ through baking. Remove from oven and cool on the cookie sheets for about 10minutes before putting them on a wire rack to cool for about 1 hour……repeat this with the other cookies.

Okay now onto the icing. bring the corn syrup and water to a boil in a saucepan over med/high heat…..remove the pan and whisk in the confections sugar and vanilla until you have a smooth consistency…..Measure out half of the icing into another bowl and wisk in the melted chocolate and 2 to 4 tsps of water as needed until it is smooth as well.
Now place two large wire racks over wax paper (cuz this will make your counter messy!!!) Spread about 2 tblsp worth of chocolate icing on ½ of the cookie with one of those small flat spatulas….put it back on the rack. …it will set up ( about 15 minutes or so) I do all of my chocolate at this time….then start back with cookie number one and put the white icing on the other half doing the same by putting it back on the racks to dry…..let them all sit to harden, I would say about 1 hour ….then serve and enjoy….my absolute favorite cookie!!!! Enjoy!

Tags........

I am noticing a popular trend....TAGS!!! I love them. I always have. And they are back again.....yeah...this makes me very happy. I recently purchased some Tim Holtz stamps and this awesome sheet music stamp from Hero Arts....A little Bazzill and twine, glitter mist and flowers and whats a girl to do? Make tags of course! Here are mine...enjoy!

Retarded.....

What an UGLY term......People use it everyday.....this shirt is "retarded", one friend to another...."Your so retarded" Well recently on Facebook a friends son used this term to describe people that make dumb decisions....the topic was how about how some people take advantage of others and he said and I quote , "Seeing how retarded some people are just reminds you of your place in society." WOW that truely stabbed me right in the heart......So before you read my response, truely evaluate your slang and change it if you use this term..................Everytime you use it Who your referring to are people that were BORN with disabilities...they didn't ask to be this way....but they are....they are loving , wonderful beings that deserve the utmost respect from us....the ones that should be seeing them as humans...not second class, not as stupid, but as our sisters and brothers that stand right beside us.......here was my response. Please if you would like to snag this and post it on your blog, feel free......we can change this one person at a time.....


At the risk of being deleted as a friend...I can't stay silent. I am sure you didn't mean it at all the way I took it.....But you used the word "retarded" to describe some people. Well I take great offense to that. My daughters ,... both biologically mine and my husbands , and they are Intellectually Challenged, the former term was Retarded. And even tho it has become a slang term to define people that don't things accordingly , what your essentially describing that people like my daughters have no place in society because they are stupid and can't make decisions for themselves....you are degrading them....they are lovely young ladies that deserve far more respect then to be described as second class citizens. What I would suggest in the future for you...being as bright as you are , is to do what your father says, enroll in your classes but be EDUCATED on the politeness of others less fortunate that will never have the opportunity that you have to attend college. Go spread the word that the word "retarded" is NOT acceptable to describe anyone in anyway....even if it is general population making bad decisions. Those people you can lovingly refer to as "irresponsible" that would be the best description. Retarded is a word that should not be used ....it is very degrading. I pray you never have to endure the anguish my husband and I go through for our daughters on a day to day basis because people are not educated in dealing with Intellectually challenged people......I have vowed as long as I have breath in me that I would not stand for the injustice society reeks on them....and so I will educate you on this terrible word. Thank you.

Christmas Cards!!

Wow it has been a Long time since I blogged! Sorry but had to take care of other stuff first. So today I have two cards to show you....I have used All CTMH products on both of them with the exception of the markers....copic of course. Thanks for stopping in....I will try to be a better blogger!!!

ON LINE CROP!!!!!!!!!! This weekend! Oct 8-11th!

Okay friends....come on over and get registered!!!


Http://chattyscrappers.net Look over to the right and click on the forum!

That is the site I own with 4 of my cyber friends......We are easy to get along with and have a really nice community of ladies and a man.....we are having an ONLINE CROP! So get on over there register, reserve your spot at the table and get ready to get some scrapping done!!!!! Tell all your scrappy friends!! Whoot! There will be card challenges as well! So be sure to stop on in!! I am known as CUPCAKE DIVA!!! over there, so be sure to let us know how you found us! :0)

See you there!

Happy Halloween!!!

I got my stamps from Stamps of Life and knew I just HAD to make a halloween card, then came the spider web!! Used it in the background. Okay so I saw the candy corn and though it looked like a body...so had to put the spider on top and then the hat!!! Don't ya just love it!!!! hehe Anyway enjoy!



here's the website for these and many other fabulous stamps!
http://www.stephaniebarnardstamps.com

Its been awhile and a Happy Birthday!

Wow I guess you can say I have taken a bit of a sabatical! Not intentionally , guess I had lost my mojo and had to find where I put it!!! LOL!!! Okay so my nephew has the CUTEST little daughter and I made her this card! First I have to say I love MFT's little girly stamps...they are just way to cute and looking at my stash of them, I would say I am well on my way to owning all of them! Shhhhssssshhhhh don't let my hubby know! LOL!!! Anyway, here is the birthday card I am sending her and then another one I had made but couldn't decide which one I wanted to send so I asked the DH and he said the one in the pink dress and hat....and so it is!!! Second you must know Little Miss AnaBelle looks just like the girl in the stamp...oh so cute!!! MUWAH!!!! so with out any further adu....here they are! Enjoy!

Christmas card in August!!!

So over at my site.....http://chattyscrappers.net we have a Christmas card sketch that we post once a month from various sites to make christmas cards all through the year to relieve some stress and pressure come the holidays!! Today I have for you my take on the sketch! I am just loving Pure Innocence by MFT stamps..oh so cute. Copics to color it in, CTMH papers, MS punches, Smooch paint in gold...thanks for stopping by and feel free to let you know you've been here!!!!!

Finally !!! New Card, New Layout!

I don't know what it is about summer but I get lazy to blog....I will blogsurf but to update my own.....I don't know....I slow down....WAY down....but I have made this card and LO this past week and like the way they turned out......So enjoy...if you have questions about anything , just ask!

The Stamps of Life

When I first saw this set I knew it must be love! hehe! And I had a vision of this card, so I indulged. It is the Thanks 2 Fall set and you should go have a look see for yourself! www.thestampsoflife.com

Here is the card.

Can't get enough of this set!!!!!

The Stamps of life Happy 2 be Circles!!!!they are so fabulous! So versitile! Tell me what you think!!! Enjoy!

The Stamps of Life.............

When Stephanie from http://www.stephaniebarnardstamps.com
became our sponser at Chattyscrappers.net for the month of June I had no idea how much I would fall in love with her stampsets!!! I am now waiting the arrival for set #5 in the past 2 months...that should say alot! Not only is the image clear , clean and crisp, but they are made right here on US soil! The quality is great and the customer service is EXCELLENT! On this particular LO I used some of my stamp candy I made , its that cute circle that says "Happy Everything" All of that is from her stampset!!! Don't go away for to long....I have another LO coming up featuring some more of this set!!! LOVE IT!!! Yes that is me with the cheesey smile...I have done that since I was very little...Its my signature smile for the cheesey smile....LOL!!! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy!

OH!! I meant to tell you , if you want to become a follower I set that up right over there on the right hand side!!!



And here is some Stampy Embellie Candy I made that I will be using on my next few posts!!!

The Stamps of Life

So this months Sponser over at Chattyscrappers.net is Stephanie Bernard of
Thestampsoflife.com. Let me tell you peeps, if I had to describe her stamps in three words or less it would be CUTE AND QUALITY. First off, they are made right here in the USA. Secondly, they are quality stamps that give you a crisp image. Thirdly, they are so so cute!!! I love'em! And for those of you that know me , know I am a stickler for quality. You should bop over to her site and browse it! She has an awesome club and another plus.....is her shipping! $1 per set! WOW! So bop on over to http://thestampsoflife.com and pick yourself up a stampset or 10 and tell Stephanie that Chatty Scrappers Tilda sent you!!! Have fun browsing and stamping!

Here is a cute card I made using her Happy2beCircles!