Halloween Card

HALLOWEEN CARD

Stamp Set: Gift Givers (in Holiday Mini)
Ink: Tangerine Tango, Old Olive, Basic Black (used markers on stamp)
Cardstock/Paper: Tangerine Tango, Frightful Sight Designer Paper
Punch: Decorative Label Punch
Ribbon: 5/8" Satin Ribbon in Old Olive
Accessories: Snail adhesive - Dimensionals

Looks like a donut!!

My son has been into baking recently... wonder who he gets it from! I bought him a baking book called Cake Love by Warren Brown. It's filled with recipes of yummy cakes and he's already made several. This one deserves special attention because he wanted to make a cake that looked like a donut!! He made 2 ring-cakes and put frosting and sprinkles on it. It's a very moist chocolate cake.

Julien's Donut Cake



Forgetful me!!

I mailed my niece's birthday card (see earlier post) but forgot to put her gift inside it!!
So I made this little envelope using the Petite Pocket die.

Stamp Sets: Easy Events, Tiny Tags

Ink: Certainly Celery

Cardstock/Paper: Whisper White, Bashful Blue, DSP is retired...

Punches:  1/16" circle handheld punch, 1 3/4 circle, jewelry tag

Accessories: Big Shot, Petite Pocket die, 3/8" Bashful Blue Taffeta ribbon, linen thread, silver brads, paper piercing tool and mat pack, dimensionals. 

Tip: I tied a knot at the end of the linen thread so it wouldn't fray.

A comforting gift

My husband's best friend David is going through chemotherapy so I made him this quilt back in June.

Here's a close-up of one block. David went to LSU so I used LSU and purple & gold fabrics. Also the polka dot fabric is from a line of Mardi Gras fabrics.  

The quilting was done by my quilting bee friend Barb, and she has a fleur-de-lis pattern so that was perfect since David is from and lives in New Orleans!!

Little did I know that the treatment he receives makes him very cold... So it came in very handy and David absolutely loved it!

Note to my quilting friends: this is the "Venetian Dream" pattern featured in Fons & Porter magazine (Fall 2009).

Lemon Chiffon Cheesecake

I found this photo and thought I'd share the recipe with you today. I made this yummy cheesecake last spring. The recipe is from an old Pillbury booklet dated April 1999, but it was still a hit!

Crust
1 3/4 cups gingersnap crumbs (about 30 cookies)
1/4 cup butter, melted
Filling
3 x 8oz pkg cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
1 x 15oz can lemon pie filling (I used a jar of lemon curd)
1 x 8oz container sour cream
1 tsp grated lemon peel
Topping
3/4 cup raspberry jelly
2 tsp lemon juice
2 cups halved strawberries, 1 cup blueberries, 1 cup raspberries
2 kiwi fruit, peeled, sliced
Strips of lemon

• Heat oven to 350F. In medium bowl, combine crust ingredients, mix well. Press in bottom and 1/2 inch sides of 10" or 9" springform pan. Bake at 350 for 5 minutes (I bake a little longer).
• In a large bowl, combine cream cheese and sugar. Beat at low speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Reserve 1/2 cup of pie filling for topping, refrigerate. Add remaining pie filling, sour cream, and grated lemon peel, blend well. Pour filling over crust in pan, spread evenly.
• Bake at 350 between 1h 10 min to 1h 20 min. Cool on wire rack for 1 hour. Cover and refrigerate for 24 hours.
• Combine jelly and lemon juice in a small saucepan. Heat on low and stir until smooth. Cool completely.
• When ready to serve, remove cheesecake from pan and spread reserved pie filling.
• Arrange berries around the edge of the cheesecake, and drizzle with jelly mixture. Arrange slices of kiwi fruit on top. Garnish with lemon strips.
• Enjoy!

Topics Project Share

The Topics are meeting for a "Project Share" tomorrow. We have to make a card or 3D item using a new stamp set and this is my project. I had to make 20 sets all die-cut, stamped and punched, ready to put together. I hope they like it!

• Pillow Box Bigz Die

• Tempting Turquoise Card Stock
• Whisper White Card Stock
• Tempting Turquoise Classic Ink Pad
• Basic Black Classic Ink Pad
• Basic Black 1/8” Taffeta ribbon
• Fancy Flower Punch
• 5-Petal Punch
• 1/2 “ Circle Punch
• Stampin’ Dimensionals

Pizza Party!!

We watched the Saints/Packers kickoff game last Thursday. I made pizza dough in the bread machine and then we made each added our favorite toppings. Mine is Greek (feta and fresh basil), my son in the middle is Hawaiian (fresh pineapple and Canadian Bacon) and my husband's is pepperoni-palooza!! All topped with black olives. Here it is before going into the oven...

And after....

Question is: Why is Hawaiian pizza called Hawaiian when it has Canadian bacon on it???

Niece Birthday Card

I made this card for my niece's birthday. Size is 6 1/2 x 3 1/4, fits in small open-end envelope.

Stamp Set: Create A Cupcake
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Tangerine Tango, Real Red
Ink: Tangerine Tango, Bashful Blue, Marine Mist
Punches: Cupcake Builder, Decorative Label, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border
Accessories: Cupcakes Wheel, Stampamajig, Snail Adhesive & Dimensionals