Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas....

I pray that Everyone is having a wonderful

Christmas Eve with your loved ones...

We are having the PERFECT Christmas weather...It has been snowing non-stop since Thursday evening and is expected to snow ALL day today...

This tree is right outside my studio window...

and here it is at 4 o'clock this morning...

LOOK at ALL that snow!!!

my pine trees look BEAUTIFUL all covered in snow...

I had a BLAST walking around taking pictures this morning but...

now it's time to enjoy some pumpkin bread

and a hot latte...

(notice the shape of the bread?)

I baked it just like my Mom used to

Yeap...in a coffee can, so Fun!!!!!

Okay...so it's NOT exactly like my Mom's...lol

I OVER filled the can but...it is YUMMY!!!

Have a BLESSED Christmas Day!!

Stampin Sisters in Christ Shining Star!

Hello Everyone...

I am SUPER excited to share that I was awarded the

Stampin Sisters in Christ Shining Star

for the 2nd time!



Thank you Ladies!!

Stampin Sisters in Christ Challenge...

Hello...
I have another card to share with you today, I have decided to participate in the SSC challenge this week.
This weeks scripture is::  Matthew 1:20-22, "But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, 'Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.' All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 'The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel' which means, 'God with us.'"

Challenge:  Make a card/project that features an angel, such as in the patterned paper, a stamped image, a charm, etc


Here is the card that I created...

the center of the card is made to swing around...

then on the inside...

 I hope you like my card...
Hugs!!!

Christmas Elves...

Hello, just a quick post to share these ADORABLE little elves that I made for my grandson Bryan's classroom...

I created these little guys using the Gingerbread and Christmas Cheer

Cricut cartridges...

Happy December 1st!!!

December Daily...

Hello everyone...

I am excited to share a journal kit that I won over on

Donna Downey's blog.  This kit was donated by

Elizabeth with handmade: modern

I plan to use this kit to put together my

2011 December Daily

Please come back to see my Daily in progress

You can see my 2010 December Daily HERE...

Scrappy Moms Challenge...

Happy Monday and Thank You for stopping by...

I would like to share a project that I created for the
Scrappy Moms Challenge this week.
The challenge was to create a 3D project using twine and or a button...
Here I created a tissue box cover...

I did not design this template, my friend Mary found this project at Splitcoast Stampers and I thought this would be fun to create...

I've added a butterfly cameo, mulberry flowers and some pink flatback beaded trim...

This tissue box cover was SUPER simple to create and I think this will look cute on my Mom's nightstand. 

Have a Blessed week...

Thankgiving Card...

I colored this image using my Copic markers in sepia tones and I LOVE the way it turned out...

I decided to add a fun little element to the top of the card...

I kept the inside simple, just a sweet little sentiment...

Thank you for stopping by...

Blitzen Christmas Card...

Happy Sunday and thank you for stopping by...

I would like to share a Christmas card that I created for a class which I taught at my local scrapbooking store.  It was inspired by the autumn card that I created for the Scrappy Moms challenge and here it is...

I used the Bo Bunny Blitzen paper collection and craft cardstock for the base...

I used acetate for a "floating" card effect...

Blitzen is cut from the design paper and adhered to the card at the antlers and hind legs...

here is a close up of the darling little bell ...

I thought this Scrappy Mom's sentiment was perfect for my card...

Have a Blessed Sunday!!!!

Everyone LOVES tomatoes!!

I wanted to share these DARLING pictures that Diane took of a family of deer that stop by her house every evening for some fresh water from the her fountain and maybe even a little snack... 

here is Mommy...



one of the TWINS...

and here is the other one...

Isn't this the cutest thing???

Green Tomato Jam...

I found a recipe for Green Tomato Jam

and since I had a blast making the Jalapeno Jelly

I thought I would give this recipe a try

This recipe is from Marye Audit

and SO super easy...

I put the two together so that you would be able to see the difference in the Jalapeno Jelly and the Tomato Jam...

My friend thinks that my Jalapeno Jelly is a bit dark and I think I MAY have gotten a bit carried away with the jalapenos...lol

It is really Yummy on toast...

It has been fun trying NEW things

Be sure to stop by tomorrow, I have some AWESOME pictures to share...

Yummy Green Tomato Cake...

WOW!!!
I would never think to add green tomatoes to a cake but...
it is AMAZING!!!

it tastes like zucchini cake...

I was so surprised at how moist and yummy this cake is

I followed the recipe EXCEPT for one ingredient, I was completely out of pecans so I added walnuts and it worked out perfectly

This recipe is from Marye Audet

and super easy to make...

See you tomorrow  :-)

Tomatoes...

Remember last week I told you that it was freezing here in

New Mexico?  

Well I wasn't kidding...lol

We had a HOT & DRY summer and our tomato plants didn't do very well at first but once it started cooling down they just took off..

I have been enjoying my cherry tomatoes and so has
EVERYONE else...lol

I ALWAYS let my tomatoes ripen on the vine,

well until NOW!

I went out on Wednesday evening and picked a basket of RED tomatoes, then I came in and Diane had sent me a message to let me know that she had brought in ALL of her green tomatoes because it was going to freeze.  Well I thought about it for a minute and ran back out there to try and save as many of my babies as
I could...

I was out there for about 1 hour and the more I picked the more I found.  We started out with 8 plants but only the cherry tomato plants survived the 110 degree
summer days...

So when I say my 2 tomatoes plants were covered I mean they were COVERED!!

I picked a bushel of tomatoes and finally decided to give up...

Now the fun part,

What shall I do with these babies...

Everyone tells me that fried green tomatoes are AWESOME but these are too little, so I started surfing the web LOOKing for ways to use or preserve these little guys and I came across a couple of recipes...Yes!!

I am NOT going to do a Green Tomato Week but I do think that these recipe are worth sharing so I hope that you will come back to see what I have been doing...

Scrappy Moms Challenge...

It's finally COLD here in New Mexico!!

Yesterday we stayed home and enjoyed some beef stew, I didn't think it would EVER be cool enough to cuddle with my blankie and enjoy some of my favorite stew again...

I had fun creating this cute little Snow Globe card for the Terrific Tuesday Challenge over at the Scrappy Moms blog...

the challenge this week was to create a card or a project using the Doodle Charms Cricut Cartridge and I created this card using my Gypsy...Yay!!

I am having a BLAST with my Gypsy...

Isn't he cute? 

I created an actual snow globe using the packaging from some scrapbooking tape and then I added snow (Diamond Dust)...

I stamped this adorable snowman and then I paper pieced his scarf and mittens

Oh!!! and the sentiment comes from the Scrappy Moms

"Winter Wishes" stamp set 

for the inside...I kept it simple, just stamped the sentiment using a Stampin Up stamp and I created a base using some patterned paper

I hope you like my "Snow Globe"...

Have a Blessed Weekend!!

The Shabby Tea Room Challenge...

Happy Thursday!!!
I have another card to share, this one is for a challenge over at The Shabby Tea Room.  The challenge was to create a Halloween card using PURPLE, ORANGE, BLACK & NEUTRALS WITH TWINE OR RAFFIA and here is what I created...

I love the way this card turned out, can you see the purple background?  It is purple mirror paper, fun!!  If you will look closely, you will notice that I made a Boo Boo...  I forgot to add the twine...lol  I would add it now except that I mailed this card to a friend this morning...lol

here is a close up of the bat that I stamped onto packaging from a spellbinders die with black StazOn ink and then I fussy cut it and adhered it to the card with a white Pop Dot so that it would brighten up his fangs...

I kept the inside simple, just stamped the same little bat on white cardstock

Have a Fun & Safe October 31st...

Stampin' Sisters in Christ Shining Star!!!

I am SO EXCITED to share that I was awarded a

"Shining Star"!!

I would like to Thank ALL of my Stampin' Sisters, this is truly an Honor! 

I will proudly display this "Shining Star" on my blog. 

Thank you for allowing me to be a part of this Amazing group...

Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge...

This week's scripture is: 
 Ecclesiastes 3:1 “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.....”



Here is the card that I created for this challenge...

Challenge: is to make a card that shows TIME

Examples: clock (minutes/hours), sun or stars (days), calendar (years), seasons...etc.

I used the Hero Arts "Time to Stamp" background stamp along with white embossing powder to emboss the clocks on the background.  I then used the cute sentiment stamp by Stampabilities

for the inside I used a Stampin Up border punch just to add a little detail along with the perfect sentiment stamp by Inkadinkado

Hope you like my card, see back in a bit with a few more projects...

I created this card for another of my husband's co-workers, Lupe.  Last night they had a pizza party to celebrate both MaryBelle and Lupe's birthdays. Here is the card I created for him...

I placed the pickup at an angle as it is going

"Over the Hill"...lol

I embossed the pickup onto black cardstock using white embossing powder and here is a close up of the window which I cut out and then added acrylic for the glass

I love to finish the inside of my cards, and I was excited to use my vintage gas pump stamp.  I hope that you like my "retro" card...

I am really enjoying my job as "card maker"...lol

The Shabby Tea Room challenge...

Happy Sunday...
I have decided to take a challenge over at The Shabby Tea Room.  This week the challenge is to create a card using the colors in this photo...

and I decided to create a card for my husband's co-worker MaryBelle.  I have been designated as the "card maker" for the crew...lol  I guess this is a "GOOD" thing...right?  I hope that I earned this title because they like my work...

Well, anyway here is the card that I came up with...

I think that it is the perfect card for an October birthday...

I used the Phantom collection by Pink Paislee to create

this "buckle" card

another requirement was to include some dry embossing so I embossed some dots on the oval frame

the inside has PLENTY of room for everyone to add their birthday wishes.  I love the little touch that the cute owl and the caged birds add to this card. 

Have a Blessed Day !!!

Stampin Sisters in Christ Challenge...

Hello Everyone...

I came across a blog that I would like to share with you...

it is the "Stampin Sisters in Christ"

and their challenges are inspired by scripture

Scripture for this week: Matthew 11: 28 – 30 “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light..”

I happen to stop by in time to take their challenge...
Challenge: Sharing: use 2 of everything you use. (ie: 2 Dp - 2 flowers - 2 stamps - whatever you use must be doubled) Here is the card that I created for the challenge...

this is the inside of the card...

Have a Blessed Day!!!