Stamping with Pennie

Rich Razzleberry meets White

 I totally took my inspiration for this card from the double sided designer paper Raspberry Lemonade.  It didn't take too much to complete this card for a pulled together look.  The white flowers are from the stamp set "Pocket Silhouettes" and are stamped with White CRAFT ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder.  The greeting is from "Three Little Words" and is stamped with Rich Razzleberry dye ink (YOU DO KNOW THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE SIX NEW "IN-COLOR" COLORS, DON'T YOU???   A length of Rich Razzleberry Polka Dot ribbon tied around the seam of where the two colored papers meet finishes this off.

A Little Raspberry Lemonade for you?

 Supplies:  Stamp Set used is Think Happy Thoughts";  Card stock:  Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, Whisper White and Raspberry Lemonade double sided designer paper;  Accessories;  Paper piercing tool, scallop circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch, 3/4" circle punch, silver brad and Melon Mambo Polka Dot Ribbon.

Big Shot MATCHBOOK DIE is to "die" for.

 Oh, what great treats can be hidden away in this little bit of a gem.  I made several of these recently to share with some friends.  The box itself is an exclusive die for the Big Shot by Stampin' Up!  I have die cut it out of Baja Breeze card stock and layered on to it some Whisper White and double sided designer paper from the current mini catalog.  The paper is "A Walk in the Park", and it is just a pretty as actually getting to take a walk in the park.  A length of white satin ribbon is tied around the box and two butterflies also cut with an exclusive Butterfly die from Stampin' Up! are softly glued on to the top of the box with a bit of the liquid mono glue and they are embellished with two different sizes of half pearls.

A single clear rhinestone brad serves as the drawer pull for the drawer.  What's inside you say?  I tucked in two mini Musketeer candy bars - oh well, what is a day without chocolate?

They look just a pretty with several of them nestled up together.  Wouldn't they be lovely for a bridal shower treat?

Thoughts......

..... when you are thinking of someone and missing them, go ahead and make them a card and let them know!

Stamps:  Thoughts and Prayers, and Gallery.  Card Stock:  Chocolate Chip, Garden Green, Whisper White.  Inks:  Garden Green and Chocolate Chip markers.  Garden Green and Chocolate Chip.  Accessories:  small oval punch, large oval punch, 2 small So Saffron brads and Chocolate Chip grosgrain Ribbon.

Happy Father's Day!

I came up with this card a few weeks ago for a class I was giving and have been saving it to post today.

I love the playing card motif's.  There are three different stamps in this set.  Each of them has a different greeting on them.

Stamps:  Card Games and Holiday Greetings;  Card Stock: Basic Black, Real Red, Whisper White;  inks:  Real Red, Basic Black;  Accessories:  Corner Rounder, Dimensionals.

Here is a close up of the card images:

YUMMY & THEMED

 

So, I think you see the theme here with using the playing cards from the stamp set "Card Games".  Dessert for the night was this yummy homemade fruit tart, did I mention yet how good this is?  EVERYONE wanted seconds of this one.

Supplies:  Very Vanilla and Real Red Card Stock, Real Red Dye ink and the playing card after being layered, was laminated on my Xyron.  Didn't take much to embellish this dessert!

GLAZED FRUIT TART - this is very easy and always turns out delicious!

1/4 pound butter

1/2 cup sugar

1 egg yolk

1 tablespoon orange juice

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 tablespoon grated orange peel

1 & 3/4 cups flour

3 to 4 cups fruits such as well-drained mandarin orange sections, whole or sliced strawberries, seedless grapes, blueberries and I used canned pineapple tidbits.

ORANGE GLAZE:

1/2 cup sugar

1 tablespoon plus 1 & 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch

dash salt

1 cup orange juice (I used fresh squeezed - did it myself - yummmmmy)

2 teaspoons grated orange peel

1 tablespoon orange-flavored liqueur

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In a medium bowl, beat butter until fluffy.  Gradually mix in sugar, beating until light.  Add egg yolk, orange juice, vanilla and orange peel.  Mix in flour.  Press dough into tart pap.  Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned.  Cool in pan.  Unmold.  May be frozen.

Prepare Orange Glaze; set aside.  Fill tart shell with desired fruit.  Carefully spoon cooled Orange Glaze over top, covering fruit completely.  May be refrigerated up to 8 hours.  Makes about 16 - 20 servings.  Just cut with a large sharp knife.

ORANGE GLAZE: 

Mix sugar, cornstarch and salt in a small saucepan.  Gradually stir in orange juice until smooth.  Heat to boiling, stirring constantly.  Boil and stir 2 minutes.  Add orange peel.  Cover and cool.  Stir in orange liqueur. 

Bridge Night

So, do you play Bridge, or do you know someone that does?  Bridge Tallies make wonderful gifts for them as these easy to make little treats are sometimes hard to find out there in the stores. 

To make these tallies, I have used the Big Shot "Top Note" die and the fun double sided designer papers "Jackpot" Real Red, Basic Black and Very Vanilla card stocks.  Accessories include Real Red and Basic Black grosgrain ribbon and the Crop-A-Dile!

If you would like the template for printing out your own Bridge Tally Document just click HERE.

Pizza and Bridge

My husband and are part of a 4 couple (two table) bridge group(I am truly only a social player).  We rotate hosting it among the four couples, and we are only allowed to serve PIZZA, a green salad and dessert (stay tuned for my take on dessert for this month's Bridge Group).

I just can't help myself from turning this Bridge Night into a full out PARTY!  My party favors this time doubled as place cards too.  I know you are thinking place cards for a pizza dinner?

Well I went with a little more upscale setting for this group.  Red roses for the center piece with touches of playing cards stamped and tucked into the bouquet.  Well, I'll just post a picture of the table set before they arrived and then more about the PARTY FAVORS/PLACE CARDS for the event.

Here is the table:

 

Here are the FAVORS:

 

More Views: click on either of these to view them bigger.

Supplies:  Stamp Set "Card Games";  Real Red, Basic Black, Very Vanilla card stock, Jackpot double sided designer paper, window sheets - medium weight;  Ink: Read Red, Basic Black;  Accessories:  Big Shot, box #2 die, small oval punch, large oval punch, black library clips, Very Vanilla grosgrain ribbon.  Contains four small Hershey Milk Chocolate Bars.

Lemon Tea Bread PRESENTATION

It's ALL about presentation, right?  This should do it then.

If you want to make a loaf of this yourself, here is the recipe:

LEMON TEA BREAD

1/2 cup butter

1 cup sugar

grated rind of lemon

2 eggs, beaten

1 1/2 cups flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 cup milk

TOPPING:

juice of one lemon

1/4 cup sugar

Cream the butter, add sugar and lemon rind.  Add eggs.  Combine well.  Sift together flour and baking powder and salt.  Add flour mixture alternately with milk to butter mixture.  Bake in greased loaf pan at 375 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes.  Combine lemon juice and sugar.  When bread is removed from oven, poke holes in loaf top and pour topping mixture over bread.  Cool completely in pan before turning out.  ENJOY!

For the presentation, I gently wrapped the last third of the loaf with parchment paper to keep the yummy, tart and lemony glaze from seeping through onto my beautiful double sided designer papers.  Papers used are Baja Blue Card Stock and a Walk in the Park double sided designer paper, available in the current mini catalog until June 30th.  A length of Apricot Appeal grosgrain was then tied around this delicious bundle!  NOW GO BAKE YOUR OWN LOAF TO ENJOY.

Where's the Horse?

 In order to satisfy birthday girl, Sara's wish to make something princess AND something with a horse, I came up with this book mark holder for them to complete (again, with mom's help).  WHERE IS THE HORSE YOU SAY?  There it is right on the book mark that is tucked inside!

We used the stamp set "Wanted" and the retiring in colors plus close to cocoa.  We also used Bella Rose double sided designer paper.