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.