Utah Diva's Sketch Challenge

Good morning friends! Welcome to Utah Diva's International sketch challenge day! Today's sketch was very...plain. I wasn't sure what to do with it until I saw a card that is similar to this one.

I had fun making this five minutes card...really, it only took five minutes...isn't that wonderful? I used the wonderful new pattern paper pack from SU! called Sweet Pea as well as the Cheers to you! stamp set. I think my favorite SU! color is Rose Red so I pulled that out of the patterned paper for the base of the card added Regal Rose grosgrain ribbon and then stamped the margarita and sentiment on one of the Love Notes that are in the Occasions Mini, sponged the side with Rose Red and tahdah...a cutie card! I think this is going into my birthday card pile!

So...wanna make your own card with the sketch? Alrighty, go HERE to check it out. Don't forget to check out the rest of the sketch challenge team's samples...I'm sure they are wonderful!


Now, I hope you have a wonderful weekend! I'll see you on Monday with another What's For Dinner Tonight? recipe!

Baby, it's cold outside!

Morning guys! Welcome to Three Clovers Designs Challenge Thursday! This weeks theme is (as you can tell from the post title) Baby, it's cold outside!

Now...I wish I could take credit for this card but I can't, not really. I changed a few things up but it is mostly CASEd from a card on Stampin' Addicts. The sets I used are Winter Post and Lovely As A Tree.

I also made this card for my stamp club's swap...our theme was winter as well. Kinda nice how that worked out!

Wanna play along? Okay, just make a winter themed card and link it up to Kerry's blog HERE! Tomorrow I will be able to show you a couple more of the cards and then Saturday is UDI Sketch Challenge day...woohoo!

Have a great day all!

Messages for Mom

Morning all! Just a quick post for ya today! I made this card last week and just keep forgetting to share it with you!

The flowers are from a set out of the new Occasions Mini called Messages for Mom. Well, I didn't use any of the messages just the sweet flower that comes with it. Just so you know...this didn't come out how I expect AT ALL but I like it anyway!

It is real simple but if you want to know details just e-mail me. Tonight is stamp club so I'll get to show you our projects soon, and I need to work on some thank you's that Kyler's school asked me for. I'd like to have those done by Friday as well. Busy, busy!

I hope you have a most wonderful day!

What's for Dinner Tonight?

Happy Monday morning all! Welcome to another What's For Dinner Tonight? recipe day. This recipe is something my my entire family loves and I am making this week so I thought I'd share. No, it is not the "best for you" recipe but if you use lean ground beef and be careful which spaghetti sauce you choose I bet you could be okay with it!

About the picture...your soup will not have this much spaghetti...it will be more soup like...I just wanted you to get an idea of what this will look like...remember...more soupy less spaghetti-y.

Bon Appetit! (Speaking of that have you seen the movie Julie and Julia? I LOVED it!!)

Spaghetti Lover’s Soup
Resource: Better Homes Italian Magazine 2004

1 lb ground meat
½ c chopped onions
1 small green pepper
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 ½ c water (I used chicken broth)
2 14 ½ oz can diced tomatoes
1 13 – 15 oz jar spaghetti sauce (I used Bertolli Olive and Garlic)
1 T sugar
½ dried Italian seasoning
½ salt
¼ pepper
2 oz dried spaghetti broken into half

1. In large saucepan or Dutch oven, cook meat, onion, pepper, celery, carrot, and garlic over medium heat until vegetables are tender and meat is no longer pink. Drain off excess fat.
2. Add water, un-drained tomatoes, spaghetti sauce, sugar, Italian seasoning, salt and black and red pepper. Bring to a boil. Add broken spaghetti and return to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 12 – 15 minutes or until spaghetti is tender.
3. Top with your favorite Italian cheese and serve with bread sticks.

Servings: 6