My attempt at a decent Christmas card picture…..

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And this is the one I went with………

Randomness………….

 

This is my new kit from Club Scrap.  It is coming in the mail…..and I can not wait!   Shine bright is the name of it I believe.  I can not wait to create with this bad boy…..

And if you would like to print out some free layout ideas(PDF from Club Scrap)……click this.

I need to get a good picture of the kidlets for the Christmas card.  I think I may attempt it today.  This is one of the them a few years ago that I just adore……..  I have some ideas in mind.  And I think I will go with the black and white as well.

 

This is a project I made for Green Tangerines last year.  I adore it.  I already have someone in mind for this little pretty!

And these are my favorite punches right now:

Enjoy your day!

Twilight Halloween………

You know you are addicted to Twilight when the only thing you can think of for your costume is Twilight related right?
My BFF Lyndsay and I made these Twilight shirts:

 

The red letters are sparkly felt.  The wording is stamped in silver puffy paint…….

And just for fun……..Can you find Lyndsay’s hubby?  He was a sniper for Halloween.  So he is hiding in the bushes……..Look close……….

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What do you think?  He made his costume as well!

Lisa Is Da-Bomb………..

So I know I have told you before that Lisa is Da-Bomb.

Well I just thought I would share with you HOW in fact she is!

  The vamp is my favorite of course!  Thank you Lis.  This made my day!  Love ya!

Which One……….?

I have made all my Christmas cards the past several years.  I have tossed around many different ideas about Christmas cards. 
-Should I really go to the trouble?
-Make 15 a month instead of 100 in November
-Make about 30 handmade for the people I know appreciate them and don’t toss them in the trash
-Everyone else gets “whatever”
-But really how would I narrow that list down?
-Make a club where people came to my house and we did it together
-Make a class where people come and made the cards.  I prep- make a little money? 
-Again is that really worth the trouble?
-Sit down and make 7 cards and then realize I can not make up my mind

So which one is your favorite?


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hmmm…I am thinking something different now!  Something embossed….off to create!

Chicken –n-Dumplings…………….

This is my friend Tiffani.  We have been friends for over 14 years!  Wow.  Lots of changes in our lives in all those years.  She lives in Washington and I have not seen for her a long while…..I miss her tons- and think about her & her family all the time!  She is super happy with her boyfriend and I am super happy that she is super happy!  I am also happy that we are able to stay better connected thru Facebook.

I wanted to share a recipe that is her original.  She is an amazing cook.  I make this all the time for my family!  Many of my favorites that I use all the time come from Tiff!

3 cans chicken broth
3 carrots {peeled and diced}
3 celery stalks {diced}
1/3 cup onion {chopped}
2 cups cooked chicken
1/2 cup butter|
2 1/2 cups Bisquick
2/3 cup milk

Put the chicken broth, carrots, celery, and onion together in a pot, cover and bring to boil.  Let boil for about 15 minutes or until veggies are soft.  In a separate saucepan, cook butter and 1/2 cup Bisquick until smooth and bubbly, remove from heat.  Remove all the veggies from the broth and bring back to boil.  Add the cooked butter-Bisquick mixture.  Stir for 1 minute.  {Will become foamy at first.}  Reduce heat, add veggies and chicken.  Mix milk and remaining Bisquick in a separate bowl.  Add spoonfuls to veggie-broth-chicken mixture.  Cook 10 minutes uncovered, and 10 minutes covered.  Enjoy!

Back to School………

Remember this movie.........?

Well my kids are BACK TO SCHOOL today! Say it with me…..

B-A-C-K T-O S-C-H-O-O-L!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1st, 3rd, and 5th. First time in 9 years that I will have all of them on the same schedule! And for some reason as I sit here Sunday night and type this out they are getting along beautifully- even though they had their MANY moments over the summer. I am left thinking….what the heck gives? Why were they not this good all summer?

Anyways…I saw this cute idea in the Splitcoaststampers newsletter for ideas for back to school teachers gifts. Do any of you remember the scene where Tom Hanks tells Meg Ryan how he would send her a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils? Well that is what my kids three teachers are getting. Although I made them SO sharp that I will have to carry them up to the classrooms! My hubby said they are a bouquet of daggers and I should really turn them around the other way because someone is going to get hurt. Doesn’t he get it? Injury or not it would totally ruin my presentation……..

I got the tins at Michaels…….

Rocks pencils, and floral foam at the dollar store…….

I hand stamped out the tags……….

This was super easy to put together for the teachers. I hope they enjoy them. I figure they will always have a dagger…I mean pencil ready to use on their desks!