UDI Sketch Saturday

Happy Saturday everyone! I hope you are having a wonderful weekend! Just so you know...I'm posting this on Monday night as I will be spending some dedicated time to crafting with some friends of mine for a couple of days.

Anyway, today is a Utah Diva's Sketch Challenge day and we were given a super fun and simple sketch this week with a bonus...use your Pretties Kit. I really don't have a Pretties Kit, just a couple of pieces that we, as demos, could purchase in bulk so i was a little limited to what I could use. I have to say that I really like this though!

The paper is Thoroughly Modern with the flower from the Pretties Kit. I wanted a little bit of color on the flower so I just sponged some Rose Red (one of my favorite colors) on just the ends and it gave me the look I wanted. The sentiment is from the Vintage Labels SAB set.

I think you know how this works. You can go onto the fabulous Max's blog HERE or you can head back to the UDI blog by clicking HERE.

Whatever you decide to do...have a wonderful Saturday!

Another Abundant Hope

Morning everyone! I think it is so interesting how the first couple of days of the week go so quickly and then the rest just fly right by. Today is the day I leave for the quilting/crafting retreat that I'm participating in for a couple of days. My plan is to make a quilt purse (I'm sure you've seen these on different crafting blogs) and work on my scrapbook kits...especially the Disney Kits so that I can get our Disney pictures put on the pages and finished.

Anyway, today is another Abundant Hope card. This is the card we made in stamp club last Wednesday. It is a really simple card but I think it looks just lovely. I won't go into details but if you have any questions just e-mail me.

I'm off to get my day started...lots to do before I leave for the retreat!

Have a great day all!

Wedding Bells

Morning everyone! My oldest son, Scott, has a friend that is getting married this coming weekend. Todd and I were invited to the wedding but we will not be able to attend. We did, however, purchase gifts for the couple so I just had to have a card, right?

Funny story...I text'd my son to see what the wedding colors are. His answer...purple and blue. Okay, great...which shades of purple and blue? *Sigh* So...I just went with what I thought looked nice and this card is what I came up with. The image and sentiments are downloaded from a digital stamp company that I've been acquainted with in the past. A little bit of coloring, some glitter pen and a beautiful length of ribbon (can you tell I love this ribbon?) and it was all pulled together. I decided to add the "for the newlyweds" sentiment after it was all put together and I didn't quite get it placed where I wanted so you can't see if very well...darn it!

We have two gifts for the newlyweds so I wanted to make a tag for the second gift as I'm sure they will get separated. That is what you see laying in front of the card.

Anyway, the other photo is what I have inside the card. I'm pleased with how this turned out and I wish David and Lisa many happy years together!

See ya tomorrow with another Abundant Hope card! Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Abundant Hope

Happy Tuesday everyone! I trust you had a good Monday and are already looking forward to the weekend, right? :)

For the next couple of days I'm going to be sharing some Abundant Hope samples. I got this stamp set from the SU! Occasions Mini and wasn't real sure what to do with it until I started looking around on the net and boy there are some pretty cards out there with it.

Today's card is one of the above mentioned cards as I CASE'd it. I wish I could remember where I CASE'd it from but I can't. The paper is So Saffron, Whisper White and the check is from the Pawsitively Prints paper pack. The daffodils themselves are stamped in Sahara Sand and popped up with Dimensionals. I'm loving the punch you can get for FREE from the SAB catalog called Scalloped Trim Border. And, of course the beautiful Organza ribbon just finishes this card off.

I hope this will inspire you to make a couple of Easter cards! Have a wonderful day!

What's for Dinner Tonight? -Dessert Edition

Good morning! With St. Patrick's Day coming up I thought I'd add a corned beef recipe of sorts but then I saw this wonderful dessert recipe and thought...why not?

I LOVE bread pudding and hope you'll enjoy this recipe!

Bread Pudding
POINTS® Value: 3
Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 15 min
Cooking Time: 60 min
Level of Difficulty: Easy

This pudding can also be cooled to room temperature for a custard-like consistency or served cold. Complement with fresh berries and a cup of herbal tea.

Ingredients
2 slice(s) raisin bread, crusts removed
2 tsp spreadable fruit
2/3 cup(s) nonfat dry milk
2 cup(s) water, boiling
2 large egg(s)
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 Tbsp sugar
1/8 tsp ground cinnamon, or to taste
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg, or to taste
Instructions

* Preheat oven to 350ºF (180ºC). Coat a 4-cup capacity ovenproof baking dish with cooking spray.

* Spread bread with jelly and cut into squares. Layer into dish.

* Combine milk powder, boiling water, eggs, sugar and vanilla extract. Pour over bread and sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg.

* Place baking dish in a larger baking dish. Fill larger baking dish with boiling water, halfway up the side of the bread pudding dish.

* Bake for 1 hour or until set. Brown under broiler if desired. Serve hot.