Recipe Challenge Monday

Good Monday morning, stamping friends! Today I have another Recipe Challenge to share with you. Our challenge this week is to create a page with a recipe fit for a formal dinner party. One of our favorites is prime rib, and this recipe is a combination of several that I have tried. During my 7 years in the restuarant/catering business, I worked with lots of different recipes for prime rib, and I took what I like the best about the variations, changed a few things, and made this one my own. This dry rub and technique works great with pork loin as well.

This gorgeous Ambrosia paper from Basic Grey can be found at the Scrapbook Store At Your Door, and I thought it was a beautiful choice for an elegant recipe. I faintly stamped the flourish background on the recipe by inking my stamp, stamping off on scrap paper, then stamping a second time onto my recipe card stock. I distressed the edges of the card stock, and patterned paper with Tim Holtz Vintage Photo ink, and I used a silver mini round clips to tie my ribbon to. Both the Tim Holtz ink, and mini round clips can be found at the Scrapbook Store At Your Door. I finished off this elegant page with the square rinestones for some extra bling.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope it's the beginning of a glorious week for you. Tomorrow I will have a card to share for the Sweet -n Sassy Stamps 1 day blog hop. We're celebrating the release of two new stamp sets, so please check back, and I'll have a cute snowman card to share with you!! Blessings to you, and happy stamping!!

Love Ya!


Supply List
Paper: Basic Grey Ambrosia DP, Textured Black Card Stock, Whisper White
Ink: Sahara Sand, Tim Holtz Distressed Ink Vintage Photo
Stamps: Friends 24/7 Stampin' Up!
Accessories: SU ribbon, Silver Mini Clip, Square Rinestones, Glue Dots

Sweet -n Sassy Stamps August Blog Hop

Good morning, and welcome to the Sweet -n Sassy Stamps August Blog Hop. If you came here from Korin's blog, then you are on the right track, and this is your final stop for today. If you just happened upon this post, then you will surely want to go to the SNSS blog and start from the beginning with yesterday's post. There are some wonderful creations along the way that you won't want to miss.

For our blog hop this month, we are sharing cards that include scripture. Sweet -n Sassy Stamps has some wonderful and inspiring stamp sets that include scripture, and this card is one that I made with a very special stamp set. I created this card with the Hugs For Janessa stamp set. It was illustrated by Janessa's aunt Korin Sutherland. I couldn't help but fall in love with the adorable images in this set, and be touched by the love and caring that went in to it's creation. By purchasing this stamp set you can help give a family going through a very traumatic time in their life, hope, support, and love. Here is the story of Hugs for Janessa.

Janessa is my niece and she is a special little girl. She was born with Down Syndrome and at 18 months was diagnosed with leukemia. The images in this set were chosen especially for Janessa. She has two favorite stuffed animals, a lamb and a bunny, so I wanted to incorporate those cuddly friends into her set. The sayings are perfect for anyone, but especially children who might be going through a sickness or just a tough time. The bible verse in the set is one that Janessa's family has held dear through this rough journey. Now that Janessa's cancer is in remission (PRAISE THE LORD!), $2 from each set sold will be donated to a family with a child suffering from cancer or another type of disease.

Updated 8/14/09: I have learned of another special girl suffering from an inoperable brain tumor. Her name is Baylee. She is 13 years old and she was given just weeks to live. I would like to donate money from the sale of this set to Baylee's family. Won't you consider helping by purchasing a set for yourself or someone you care about?

Please be sure to check back for the final leg of this three day blog hop tomorrow. You will begin with Deedee's blog, and I know she will have a gorgeous creation ready to share with you. Have a glorious day, my stamping friends. May God bless and keep you today and always!

Love Ya!

Lorie

Peachy Keen Challenge #10

Good morning! Well, how's the week treatin' ya? I've found myself a little short on time this week, but I'm beginning to get caught up. You can't stay down for long while working with images like these, that's for sure! Look at all these adorable, goofy, happy, ornery, and sleepy faces, and just try not to smile. I don't think it can be done. This is my delayed submission for the Peachy Keen Challenge this week. We are already on week number 10! I can't believe it!! This is so much fun, and the time is flying!! Please be sure to stop by the Peachy Keen Challenge Blog and play along. You might as well join the fun, and you will have a chance to win one of those fabulous prizes that Kathy awards every week! I'm looking forward to seeing YOUR creation!!

The stamp set I used is the Peachy Keen Faceless Fruit, then I added the expressions with the assorted sized face stamps. Summer is winding down, and I wanted to use this stamp set a few more times before the full swing of the Fall and Winter holidays hit. I love all the possibilities with these stamp sets!! So many projects... So little time!! :-)

Thank you so very much for stopping by today. Wishing you a glorious day, and HAPPY STAMPING!!

Love Ya!

Supply List
Paper: Whisper White, Pixie Pink, K&Co. DSP, Only Orange, Kiwi Kiss
Ink: Black Stazon, Various SU Inks for Watercoloring,
Stamps: PKS Faceless Fruit, Assorted Paper Doll Faces
Accessories: Scalloped Square Punch, Ribbon, Embroidery Floss, Paper Piercing Tool, Piercing Template, Old Olive Marker

Monkey Around In The Morning!

I'm guessing that today's post title probably got your attention. Heheheheh!! Sorry, but I just couldn't resist. Our challenge for the Recipe Card Challenge today was to use a character with our recipe. Julie gave us several examples, but when I saw "monkey" mentioned at the end of her suggestions, I immediately thought of this cute little punched monkey that I'd seen in a You Tube video by Heather Summers. Thanks Heather, for a wonderful tutorial!! All of the paper in this project can be found at the Scrapbook Store At Your Door. I love the colors of the rich and deeply textured card stock, and the DP is from Basic Gray's Porcelain line. This little guy just had to have a belly button, so I added that with a gold eyelet from the 350 piece Assorted Metallic Embellishment Pack, also from at SSAYD. I hope you can find the time to play along with the challenges on the Recipe Card Challenge Blog. Each week there are some fabulous recipes along with wonderful ideas about how to pull them together into a beautiful recipe page. Don't monkey around... You really should go check it out right now!

I'm off to Jefferson City today for our stamp club meeting, where we're doing... You guessed it... another recipe page. This one will be for corn salad. A YUMMY Paula Deen recipe. I'll have that page to share with you later in the week.

Have a glorious day, my stamping friends. May you be surrounded by everything you love on this beautiful Monday. Happy Stamping!!

Love Ya!

A Promise Fulfilled...

I didn't have a post for today, until a little while ago. After a downpour, I looked out the picture window, and spotted this beautiful rainbow! I grabbed the camera, and went running outside (barefooted) in the cold, wet grass to snap these pictures. To me, this is an opportunity that we should NEVER miss! A chance to physically see one of God's promises to us.

I feel compelled to share the following scripture from Genesis 9:1-17. I pray that we can all take the time to enjoy a rainbow, and be comforted by the promise of this symbol of God's love for us all!


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1. Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth.
2. The fear and dread of you will fall upon all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air, upon every creature that moves along the ground, and upon all the fish of the sea; they are given into your hands.
3. Everything that lives and moves will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.
4. "But you must not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it.
5. And for your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting. I will demand an accounting from every animal. And from each man, too, I will demand an accounting for the life of his fellow man.
6. "Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made man.
7. As for you, be fruitful and increase in number; multiply on the earth and increase upon it."
8. Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him:
9. "I now establish my covenant with you and with your descendants after you
10. and with every living creature that was with you--the birds, the livestock and all the wild animals, all those that came out of the ark with you--every living creature on earth.
11. I establish my covenant with you: Never again will all life be cut off by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth."
12. And God said, "This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come:
13. I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.
14. Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds,
15. I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life.
16. Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth."
17. So God said to Noah, "This is the sign of the covenant I have established between me and all life on the earth."

Good morning to ya! I hope your week is going great, and the weekend will soon be here, so that's good news!! Today I'm sharing the card I made for this week's Sweet Stop Challenge. I'm telling ya that there have been some fabulous sketches found there, and you REALLY need to check them out. Especially if you are in need of inspiration for a place to begin. I find that they are so very helpful. I do have to admit that this one was a challenge for me, and it's these cards that always tend to be my favorites. The ones I have to think a little harder about. Go figure!! I hope you like what I've done with this sketch. Be sure to go on over to The Sweet Stop and check out all the gorgeous cards created by the rest of the amazingly talented design team. If you upload your card to play along, you'll be entered into a drawing for a free digi stamp. It's a win/win situation, so please play along with us if you can. This stamp is one of Sweet -n Sassy Stamps new digi releases. Deedee Anderson is the creator of these adorable little teddy bears, and I look forward to each new one released. You can see all of Deedee's Teddies here. They are so cute, and they're always doing something that looks like fun, even if it's raking leaves! I LOVE to rake leaves, and it surely does leave me smiling.

I'm so happy you could stop by today, and I hope you have found some inspiration here. Thank you for making this blog a part of your day, and may our gracious Lord bless and keep you today and always!

Love Ya!


Supply List
Paper: More Mustard, Really Rust, Chocolate Chip, Sage Shadow, Autumn Vine SU Retired DSP
Ink: Various SU inks for watercoloring
Stamps: Sweet -n Sassy Leave Me Smiling Digital Stamps
Accessories: Circle Punches, Stitched grosgrain ribbon, Brass mini clip, Scalloped oval punch, Oval punch, Martha Stewart leafe punch, crystal effects.

Peachy Keen Challenge #9

Hello, good morning, and thanks for joining me today! How about a little spooky spider for a challenge card today? First of all, I have to say that I HATE spiders. I can do mice and snakes, and I've taught Entomology, so I can handle most all creepy crawly things...but spiders!!! Eeek! Well, let's just say this little fuzzy guy is one spider that I can truly LOVE! Isn't he adorable. From his little "evil" looking eyebrows to the four pairs of boots (which crack me up), and that one fang! Heheheheheh... I love that too. Suffice is to say that I love every bit of him, and I thoroughly enjoy coloring him up. I used a stippling technique with my blender pen and ink to give him that spotted look. I liked the bit of texture it added. The challenge this week is to use at least one star, square and cirle on your card or project. Let's see... Yep! There are stars on the hat, the spider is stamped on a square, and those black glitter buttons on the corners are most definitely circles. Mission accomplished!! Please check out the link in my right sidebar and join us for the PKS challenge. We have a wonderful challenge every week, and there are always prizes to win. I love seeing all the wonderful projects every week, and I'd love to see yours too!

My friends Kadie and Mary have me hooked on stitching on cards. I added a little bit of hand stitching to the hat, although it's hard to see. I love me some bling, so the buckle was calling out for some rinestones, and I had to add some sparkle to those swirls with a little more bling. The K&Co. Halloween paper from last season worked beautifully with this. The sparkly web couldn't have been more perfect. Do you notice what I forgot to add to this card? How about a sentiment? I photographed it, then realized that the sentiment was still on the craft table! Duh!! Well, that's the way I roll!! Who needs a sentiment anyway when you've got images like this to showcase on a card?
Thanks for the visit to my blog today, and I hope you have found some inspiration while you were here. May you have a day filled with blessings!

Love Ya!




Supply List
Paper: Basic Black, Going Gray, Canson Watercolor Paper, K&Co. Halloween paper
Ink: Black Stazon, Various SU Inks for watercoloring
Stamps: PKS 627 and PKS 628
Accessories, glitter buttons, white gel pen, rinestones, DMC embroidery floss, purple and black grosgrain ribbon, aquapainter, blender pen