The Newest

 

I've been slowly getting back into the habit of crafting. I haven't had much of a creative spark lately, but this past Sunday I really got going. I just bought myself a sizzix big shot die cutting machine and I could not wait to put it into motion!

 

I've been having tons of fun with it and even managed to get three pages mostly done. They need some finishing touches, but I like the results.

 

I want to add in some glow in the dark paint on this one to complement the colors and the LEDs from my hoop. I'm probably going to have to start a scrapbook just for my hooping pictures.

This last one is a work in progress since I am waiting on the right pictures to get here. I want this page to be me and my husband. It's a lot of work to get the little squares in the right place. I spent a good while trying to make sure they were right and to make sure I didn't lose any. It's not fun chasing little squares around the workspace.

Next up will be those pumpkin bars I talked about last. I found the pictures of them and I'm ready to start creating!

Forgotten? Not really...

Honestly I haven't forgotten to write. I've merely failed to tie myself to the computer long enough to write a blog. I have so many different things go through my head and I often forget completely about them once I set foot in the door.

I haven't worked on another scrapbook page yet, although I do have a recipe waiting and ready to go. Pumpkin bars. NomNomnommmm. One of my all time favorites as far as pumpkin goes. I have never been a huge fan of pumpkin pie, so sometimes it surprises me how much I like these bars. You'll be relieved to know that I like it much more now than I used to. ;) I think it's the texture of the custard that I dislike more than the flavor.

So keep your eye out for my next recipe page and I'll try not to be absent for too long.

Cooking and Scrapbooking

I have tons of projects on going and probably always will. My newest project is a scrapbook of my favorite recipes. My husbands' also, but.... he doesn't always share his recipes so it could be hard to add all the details for them.

So far I have two recipes in my personal cookbook. Kourabiedes and Potato and leek soup. Both are absolutely delish and both are recipes that I will, without a doubt, make again. The first page is for my all time favorite cookie. Kourabiedes are a bit involved for my style of baking, but the end results are nommish enough to be well worth it. I love simple cooking and baking and kourabiedes are definitely not as simple as any drop cookie.

The next page was reserved for a recipe that I won't make until next year. Leek and potato soup. And more than likely I'll be trying a friend's recipe before I cook mine again.

There is much to be done to both of these pages. I'd love to have pictures of the food on each page. I also need to find some stencils to stencil the recipe name on each page. I've decide that I'm not writing on any of these pages if I can help it, since my handwriting is not up to my standards.

I'll be adding banana bread, cherry pie, and carrot cake to it soon. So many recipes that need to go in here and many more to come once I start playing with my cupcake recipes.

Now I'm hungry... 

About Time

I figured it was about time that I started a blog of my own. I've been thinking about it for some time now and kept putting it off for one reason after another. I have a serious block when it comes to writing it seems. Some days it's less than on other days, but I'm hoping this blog will help get me past that. Now I just need to figure out what to write about...