Tasty Tuesday and WINNER!!!

So this is the picture I had you all guessing on last week. Some really good guesses and I had to chuckle at a few of them too! HEHE! Nobody got it correct though as they are fried dandelion flowers!! Yep, I'm showing my true hillbilly side! LMAO! This time of year we do hunt wild mushrooms (morels) and so far we have found 515 of them!! I will show you a few pictures of those when I post about my backpacking trip! :) In one day on our trip we found 355....we have NEVER done that before so it was really exciting! We have been sharing them with our parents but still couldn't eat them all so I have tried freezing them....we will see how that turns out. Anyways, back to the dandelions. Most people do not know you can eat the flowers. I have also eaten the green leaves but I do not like them because they taste bitter to me like collard greens. They say if you pick them when they first come up they won't be bitter but I still think they taste aweful! As for the dandelion heads you of course want to pick in an area that doesn't get sprayed with chemicals or anything and you pluck them as close to the base as possible to stay away from the bitter green part. Then just soak them in a cold saltwater solution, dry, coat with an egg and milk mixture, then roll in a breading like flour or breadcrumbs....add a dash of salt and pepper and fry them up! And since I don't have a deep fryer....I call this technique SHALLOW fried in my skillet instead of DEEP fried! I only put enough oil in the skillet to cover the bottom so almost like a saute really! Sounds better but I'm sure they are still just as bad as deep fried! LMAO!

Now for the winner! As usual I put all the names in hubby's camo hat and had him pick one and that person is..................drumroll...............................
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BECKY from Scrappin' Becky B.

Congrats!!! Please e-mail me and I will get your prize shipped off!

Carrot Treat Boxes!

I made these carrot treat boxes filled with candy for my two nephews and one cousin that is a girl for Easter. Hence the pink ribbon for the girl! You can find several different templates online but I found this one HERE. Then I added a bunny I cut from a cricut cart! So easy to make and everyone loved them! :)

Challenges:
Crafty Sentiments - Easter Creation
Cute Card Thursday - No Text
Delicious Doodles - Anything Goes
Penny's Challenge - Easter

Church Candle

Stamp is from CowTown Stamps

I have been wanting to try stamping on tissue paper and transferring it to a candle for a long time. I finally had the perfect opportunity to try it out as my mom got accepted into the Catholic church this weekend. I made this as a little congratulations gift. Your not supposed to burn candles with tissue paper so I already had it burned down just enough to fit a tea light so she can still use it if she wants! :)

Challenges:
Cute Card Thursday - No Text
Delicious Doodles - Anything Goes

HAPPY EASTER!!

I made it home safe and sound from my backpacking trip and we had a FANTASTIC time! I have some pictures to share along with details of our trip and I will post those next week. I have also prepared a few craft and food items for this weekend and I will share some of those next week....it has been a little hectic this week but I am slowly trying to catch up on blogland! Not an easy task....so much to see and so little time! LOL!

For now I want to wish everyone a very blessed and Happy Easter!!

Hugs!
-Stacie

Tasty Tuesday and Guessing Game!

First off I have these decadent chocolate chip cookie brownie bars!! Can that dessert get any better? Maybe by adding a tall glass of milk!! Now I have gone out and bought the actual one box mix for this recipe and it makes an 8x8 pan BUT I found another way to make it in a 9x13 pan using two mixes....PLUS....here is the really good part....I was able to make it MUCH lower in fat by using applesauce instead of oil, light butter and eggbeaters! I took them to a basketball party and NOBODY knew they were lower in calories and fat...not even all those men!! :) I didn't add the chocolate frosting as they are rich enough as is and I'm not a huge fan of frosting anyways.

Click HERE for the recipe courtesy of Betty Crocker!

ENJOY!!

Now for the fun part.....a nice little guessing game for my followers! You all know I just love trying to trick you! HEHE! Leave a comment with your best guess as to what I have been eating in the picture below! I will draw a name for a small RAK from my stash next Monday and announce the winner on Tuesday.



I am going on a backpacking adventure the next couple of days but will try to catch up on comments this weekend!

HUGS!
-Stacie

Sailing Birthday!

Stamp is from CowTown Stamps

Today is my dads birthday and I made this card for him! I had a little struggle getting my brayering to not have lines, but I finally figured it out after some practice! Used a die cut for the sun and added a button. Made some knots in twine to look like rope and voila....a nautical scene! :)

Challenges:
Cute Card Thursday - Weather Inspired
Totally Gorjuss - No Patterned Paper
Whoopsi Daisy - Free and Easy

Family Scrap Page

Sew wonderful candy!!

Click HERE for a chance to win!

Ends May 30th!

Decorated Cover of Scrapbook!

Tasty Tuesday!

I got an egg roll recipe from my pal Corry and blended it with another recipe I found online to give me an approximate on quantity and also I wanted to try baking them instead of deep frying. I don't even own a deep fryer!! I must say they are quickly becoming our new favorite thing to eat! The best part is you can make up a bunch and freeze them for later and the fillings can be very versatile...throw whatever in them and enjoy! :)

Click HERE for the baked version of egg rolls!

NO! NO! Challenge

* There is a little challenge amongst the DT this month to see who can get the most people to participate in their challenge so PLEASE if you can I would love to see you participate in my No! No! challenge!! *

Looking for an easy challenge? This is it! It's all about what NOT to do... What's a No, No for this month?

BLACK INK

Black ink is a NO NO! No black ink on your creation. That's it!

This and all entries qualify for the monthly gift certificate drawing which is a $25 voucher to a store of your choosing!! You have until May 12th to complete this challenge. Here is my creation to get you started!!



I used a Tim Holtz stamp and some white ink to decorate around the photo!

Happy Crafting! :)

Easter Blessings

Digi is from Glitterbabe Digis
Sentiment is from Annabelle Stamps

Challenges:
ABC DT Challenge - Easter
Cardmadfairy - Easter
Creative Inspirations - Easter
Digi's With Attitude! Challenge #21 - Easter
OTWC #50 - Pastel pink, yellow and green

Phindy's Place - Easter
Simon Says Stamp - Spring colors/ Easter
Stampin' For The Weekend - Easter

List of Fours

Christi from Christi's Creations has tagged me to play along and after I am done I will be passing this on to 4 other people!

4 Shows you watch:
1. Pawn Stars
2. American Pickers
3. Secret Life of an American Teenager (completely dumb to watch at my age but I'm addicted)! LOL!
4. Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad, and Cleveland Show
....and yes ALL of these shows get put on DVR!

4 Things you are passionate about:
1. Food
2. Food
3. Food
4. Food
* Ask anyone that knows me....I AM VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT FOOD!!!!*

4 Words/phrases you say a lot:
1. I don't know
2. Maybe
3. Let me ponder on that
4. Whatever

4 Things you've learned about the past:
1. Keep your fingers out of the way when loading a clip into a handgun
2. Never trust someone that trys to hit on you at the doctors office
3. Carry a roll of toilet paper in your vehicle
4. Don't ever try and feed a wild deer out of your hand

4 Places you would like to go:
1. Back to Italy
2. Australia
3. Africa
4. Any of the states I haven't already visited

4 Things you did yesterday:
1. crafted
2. cooked
3. cleaned
4. computer (was trying to make them all C's!) LOL!

4 Things you are looking forward to:
1. Getting our house DONE!
2. Mother's Day weekend (spending a girls weekend with my mom and sister)!
3. Summer Break from school!
4. Hopefully a getaway with hubby!

4 Things you love about spring:
1. Temperature
2. Flowers
3. Planting a garden
4. Baby animals

Tag 4 people to play along:
1. Becky
2. Michelle
3. Annmaree
4. Merry

Typewriter Happy Birthday!

I created this card using distress inks and stamps from two Lawn Fawn Stamp sets (Bake Me A Cake and Just My Type). Then used my EK Success punch for the notebook edge (red piece) and added a piece of ruler ribbon I received from my pal Michelle...THANKS! Attached with my tiny attacher and colored the image with my Copics. This is the first time I have ever created my own background paper with stamps and I love how it came out! Let me know what you think as I always appreciate your lovely comments! :)

Challenges:
Lawnscaping - Create patterned paper with Lawn Fawn Stamps

Stamp, Scrap and Doodle Saturday - Clean and simple

An Award!

I received this award from my blogging pal Michelle! Thanks dear...your so thoughtful to think of me!! :)

Now I need to tell you 7 things about myself and give the award to 15 other bloggers.

1. I have collected a quarter for each of our states
2. I like to go wild mushroom hunting and yes I do eat them!
3. I drive an SUV
4. I can't use blue colored toothpaste or mouthwash (I stick with the green!)
5. I was in Girl Scouts and 4-H as a child
6. I have had two surgeries in my life (both before 2nd grade)
7. I tend to be a rule-breaker at times so instead of giving this award to 15 people I would like any of my followers to take this and post it on their blog!

ENJOY!

Smile Book Box

This is a box I made for Jeanne along with a set of thank you cards which I will show at a later date. She proudly displays this box in her living room filled with the lovely items you all sent to cheer her up!! While I'm talking about Jeanne I should give you an update. She is halfway through her chemo treatments (she needs 4 total and just completed the second round) and is doing very well. The first week and a half after a treatment is a bit rough but then she said she feels pretty good. She is staying extremely positive and she continues to thank each and every one of you for your support! You have no idea how much the items you sent mean to her!! :) She did lose all her hair before the second treatment but she was prepared for that as they told her it would definately happen. When I first saw her bald head I couldn't believe how perfectly round it was and no moles or anything...I actually thought she looked really good!! So I told her atleast she has a great looking head for being bald!!





Challenges:
A Spoonfull of Sugar - Atleast 2 different textures
Allsorts - Anything but square
Crafty Calendar - Flowers
Creative Inspirations - Punches/Dies (flower, leaves and letters)
Fab N' Funky - Shabby Chic (This is one that I'm always confused on so hopefully it is a shabby chic style...if not please would someone tell me!)
Simon Says Stamp and Show - Anything but a card
Stamp Something - Circles
TMITA - Flowers

Graduation Dessert Scrap Page

Did the splatter effect again. Used my concrete colored shimmerz and it gave a subtle look which I was very happy with on this page!

*Between the Tasty Tuesday dessert and these pictures is anyone hungry yet?* LOL!

Better go satisfy the sweet tooth now! :P

-Stacie

Tasty Tuesday!

Cherry Pineapple Dump Cake



One of the easiest and most delicious recipes EVER!! I have made this several times in the past but this time I switched up the cake mix with a french vanilla version instead of yellow. Serve with some ice cream and you have yourself a dessert that won't last long!!

Click HERE for the recipe!

Enjoy!

Grad Presents

My nephew with his graduation presents.....he was being a goofball acting like he was chewing on the packaging! LOL! Teenagers! :P

The black stars have crackle paint on them but you can't really see it in the picture.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend! Hubby and I are off to a friends house....a rare thing these days with all our time devoted to building a house! Should be lots of fun...I made two desserts! Will share on some Tasty Tuesday in the future! :)

Hugs!
-Stacie

Happy Tails Bookmark!

Decided to make hubby something special as I noticed he was using a tiny piece of torn paper for a bookmark. This is a surprise so hopefully he doesn't read this post! I put it in his book by his night stand....we will see how long it takes him to notice! HEHE! :)

I found the tutorial for this corner bookmark over HERE courtesy of Iris! THANKS!

DP is from Making Memories Just Chillin' Boy Collection and stamps used are from Clear Dollar Stamps.
Colored with my Copics.

Challenges:
Creative Craft - Bookmarks
Get Sketchy - Sketch
Let's Ink It Up - Die Cuts (circle and inverted scallop circle)
Phindy's Place - All About Animals
Southern Girls - Add An Animal
Top Tip Tuesday - Nature Inspired
iCopic - Black and White image plus one accent color (I used C3, C5 for black and my accent color is R21 for the ears and tongue)

Tasty Tuesday.....

Rachael Ray Style....AGAIN! LOL!



This one is called Rach's Crowd Pleasing Cheesy Pasta With Carrots and Peas. Click HERE for the recipe! For me it was a good way to hide veggies considering I am not very fond of peas. I will eat them in things but don't care for them plain. You could also change it up a bit and add different veggies or even some meat! Cheesy pasta is always so versatile!

Enjoy!

Another Scrap Page!

Copied my nephew's entire graduating class pics from the local newspaper so he could always remember his classmates and then used my tiny attacher so he could flip through the pages. On the very back I added some clippings that the local grocery store put out for some workers that were graduting and my nephew was one of them.

News Clipping Of Graduation Scrap Page

I just copied the newspaper clippings onto acid free paper so it wouldn't yellow and break easily in the future like regular newspaper. Then used my tiny attacher (love that thing)! Added a few stickers and voila!

* I did not cover any of the faces since it was from a newspaper clipping and anyone in the general public can have access to these articles. *

All Tied Up Scrap Page

Thanks to Michelle for telling me how to do the "splatter" effect! I love it!

Tasty Tuesday!

This is a Rachael Ray recipe called Papa Al Pomodoro. You can click HERE for the recipe!

* This dish is very tasty but if you have issues with food textures you might want to leave the bread out and just serve it on the side.

Enjoy!

Celebrate With Glitterbabe!!

You can find this image over at Glitterbabe's Digis! It is called "Celebration Envie" and perfect for any type of celebration!

The store has lots of images to choose from so go on over and check it out!!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

Since I don't have a card to show ya I thought I would share me pot o' gold!!

May the luck o' the Irish be with you all!

-Stacie :)

Tasty Tuesday Recipe And WINNER!!!

This is the picture I showed you last week and we had a little guessing game! I really enjoyed reading all your comments and the correct answer was Orange Juice Cake!

This recipe was given to me by my friends grandma for my bridal shower. Super simple and tasty just the way I like it!

Ingredients:
1 box yellow cake mix
3 oz. box instant vanilla pudding
4 eggs
1/2 c. crisco oil
1 c. orange juice
1/2 c. chopped nuts (for bottom of pan)

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease a bundt pan and sprinkle with chopped nuts. Mix the other first 5 ingredients and pour into bundt pan. Bake for about 50 minutes.

There is also a glaze.
1 c. granulated sugar
1/2 stick butter
1/4 cup orange juice

Bring to boil and cook 2 minutes. Pour over cake.

* I personally do not like alot of glaze/icing so I halved the above recipe *

ENJOY!!

Now for the giveaway winner!

Since I said all you had to do was leave a guess I put everyone's name that guessed into my hubby's trusty camo hat and had him draw out a name!

That person is.....................drumroll.......................
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cgl1539!! Which is Christi Hicks of Christi's Creations!!!!!

Congrats!! Please e-mail me by this Friday March 18th and we can sort out your prize!

If you didn't win don't be discouraged I will have more drawings in the future!

Thank you all for leaving comments and following me! I truly appreciate it!! :)

Hugs!
-Stacie

No! No! Challenge

Ready for an easy challenge? If you are this one is for you!

All you have to do is NOT do something....

And this month? It's NO FANCY BORDERS! FANCY BORDERS are a NO! NO!! That's it!

Let's see what you come up with!

All entries qualify for the monthly gift certificate prize! You have until April 12th to complete this challenge!

Click HERE to go directly to the challenge!

This is my card to get you started!

Digi is from Glitterbabe's Digis and you can find Lucky Panda Pearl HERE!

Challenges:
Allsorts - Luck O' The Irish!
Creative Inspirations - Green, gold and white
Delicious Doodles - Green for St. Patrick's Day
Kaboodle Doodle - Go green
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge - Going green
Simon Says - Anything goes

2 Family Scrap Pages

Back to showing you some more scrap pages! :)

WINNER!!!!!!!!!!!

First I want to thank everyone who donated to my candy draw!! A special thank you goes out to each of you along with those that sent something for Jeanne!! Everything is very much appreciated!!


Here is a list of the items that were generously donated!!

Theresa



Olga



Melissa



Gina


* Plus some paper items that need cut to fit in the box *

Carol

"Willow With Lantern" from Whiff Of Joy!




Corry



Linda



Becky



From me!








And the winner of all these goodies goes to.........drumroll..............


.......................Rosalee of Rosalee's Scrap Lounge!!!

Congrats!! Please e-mail me with your home mailing address by Monday March 14th and I will get your goodies shipped out to you!

Glitterbabe Showcase and Jeanne Update

First off I wanna show you this beautiful digi image called "Easter Lily" created by Stef (Glitterbabe)! I just love the pastel colors with this Spring flower and you can find this digi in the new shop by clicking HERE!


Sentiment is from Lawn Fawn

Challenges:
ABC DT Challenge - Happy Birthday
Aud Sentiments - Birthday
Crafty Calendar - Spring
For Fun - Spring
OTWC #48 - Color Inspiration (pink, green and yellow)

Simon Says - Anything Goes
Top Tip Tuesday - Birthday


Now for an update on Jeanne! My hubby and I went to visit her Monday evening and took her a handmade fabric purse my mom made with a cute chicken and sunflower print, 30 cards + 7 postcards + 1 prayer book from all you lovely crafters!!! I also made her a handmade keepsake box which I will show you at a later date. She was so over the moon with everything and yes there were even some tears of happiness shed. She expresses her gratitude to each and every one of you!!! She couldn't believe that people from all over the world were thinking of her and praying for her wellness....you absolutely have no idea how much this has meant to her! So please know you have done a WONDERFUL thing and Jeanne and I thank you from the bottom of our hearts! BIG BIG BIG HUGS!!!!

Now for the medical stuff....she had her port put in last week and she went yesterday for her first chemo treatment. She is in great spirits and so far doing well....just really tired. But they said the full effects won't hit her til this weekend. Since her lymph nodes were clear she will only need 4 rounds of chemo....once every 3 weeks. But no radiation afterwards!!! They said within two weeks she should expect all of her hair to fall out. As for the other symptoms....it just depends on the person so we will have to wait and see. She did say yesterday morning food tasted normal but immediately after her first treatment when she got home she had a snack and it tasted like metal. Crazy how that stuff hits your system so fast but I pray it does what it is supposed to do!

Oh....here is a good story to tell you what type of person Jeanne is....so like I said we took her all that stuff on Monday. I worked Tuesday and when I got home I had a phone message and a card in the front door. She had went out and bought a BEAUTIFUL basket of flowers for us just to say thank you for everything we had done!! She is just the most thoughtful lady imagineable! Anyways....after her chemo yesterday she called just to make sure I got them okay because she was scared silly that we didn't get home til late and maybe they had frozen because she left them in our truck outside since nobody was home!! Here a lady is fighting cancer and she is worried about "thank you" flowers freezing!!! She sure is something special isn't she?!

I will leave you with that for tonight. This post is a bit early (I said in my last post I would do this tomorrow) but I won't have much time to be on the computer tomorrow. It is getting late so I will still announce the candy winner tomorrow with some updated pictures of a few donations. Sorry I didn't update sooner but better late than never right?

Hugs!
-Stacie

Enjoy The Journey With PCD!!!

Stamps are from Practicing Creativity Designs
(Your'e Dandy...used to cut a ray, Look Up!, and The Whole Cycle)

I just LOVE how this card turned out! Hope you do too! :)
I will be back tomorrow to showcase a Glitterbabe Digi AND to announce the winner of the candy for Jeanne! Sorry it has taken so long....one of those busy weeks again! Oh and I will also post an update about Jeanne!

Challenges:
Practicing Creativity Designs - Sketch
Crafty Creations - Baby Blue
Let's Ink It Up - Embossing
Simon Says - Anything Goes
Fussy and Fancy - Embossing and/or paper piecing