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for my creativity. Of course, my family benefits from it too.
Showing posts with label Cooking/Baking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cooking/Baking. Show all posts

Thursday, June 20, 2013

Scrap Our Stash - June Sketch Scraps Only Challenge #4 & pre-made tag/twine

I love this layout! The photos were great and "Our Noodle Girl" got to shine. Complete with her chopsticks which are a must when she eats her noodles!!!

I picked up a Jolee's Chinese Food dimensional sticker pack and these papers came in mind. But how to fit the 4 large photos on one page????
So glad to have been given this sketch.....so love it for this!
Here is the sketch:

So, I had much larger pictures than what the sketch called for... even after cropping them down on the first try.  I placed the close-up of her noodles in the top left corner and fine-tuned the scraps and 3 pic grouping. 

After trimming up the grouping but not too close that I would lose her noodles. I made spacing for the fortune cookie embellishment buttons (like on the sketch) Attached it all to the mat. Having larger photos worked out great since my red medallion paper had half circles punched along one side and the stripe had ovals punched randomly. You will see what a mean below.


Started working on the placement of the pre-made tag with the collection of fortunes from various Chinese dinners. I choose the fortunes that fit her best or I wish for her...a few were in a baggie labeled with her name since they fit her so well when she asked my husband and myself to read them. Added the Jolee's open cookie to the top of the tag and some twine from another tag I used but replaced the twine with fibers.  


Tag behind the photo mat


Added the patterned paper tab after attaching the Jolee's take-out carton. Used a Slick Writer and added the date...as you can see as shakey as possible! BUT it is documented!


Used Fabric Thickers in Grey...so love those and a shimmer alpha (photo does it no justice) for the word "girl"

So are you ready to see it all as one??? 

OK, I will show you...since I really do love this layout!


Remember to head over to Scrap Our Stash! Get your Sketch Challenge in and if you haven't already check out the Stash Challenge for this month!

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Cookbooking: Family Dinner


Cookbooking is something that really captures family life. 
Back in NJ, we would get together with my side of family around holidays, birthdays and for Summer BBQs. 
Since coming to Newfoundland, we get together for "Family Dinner" which can vary from almost every Sunday to once a month. I wanted to capture my turn, "Mexican Themed" This page is the 1st page in a series; back in August you may have seen the next page on If It's Groovy's Junk Drawer Challenge: Titled "Making Guacamole"

For my Family Dinner page I used Making Memories Epoxy Alphas & Close to my Heart Atomic Caps/Lower Alpha Stamp Set inked with Barn Red. Cropped all my photos in tight and fussy cut the finished chili picture. I used all the papers from a pad by GCD Studios with the exception of White Cardstock. I used the From the Kitchen Cricut cartridge to make my pot/crockpot shaped journaling menu on the cardstock.  

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Family Dinner - It's My Birthday!

Yup, It's my Birthday!

I got my Family Dinner layout showing on If It's Groovy, today! So, head over, visit my page and say you stopped by there!


Cookbooking(Scrap term) is something that really captures family life. 


 
Since coming to Newfoundland, we get together for "Family Dinner" which can vary from almost every Sunday to once a month. I wanted to capture my turn, "Mexican Themed" This page is the 1st page in a series; back in August you may have seen the next page on If It's Groovy's Junk Drawer Challenge: Titled "Making Guacamole"


Used Bread Tabs for part of the Title

Mesh netting from the Avocados.






   


Saturday, January 28, 2012

My 1 Year Blog Anniversary Hop - Snowmen Themed - Day 2

Hello Welcome to My 1 Year Blog Anniversary Hop! - Day 2


So glad you came by!
Please Leave Some Love/Comments on all the blogs! I love to hear from you!

If you get lost along the way here is the line up! Come back here and hop away!

1. Michelle O'Driscoll (Me)  - ScrapbookingSOS.blogspot.com
4. Mary Eisen - MeStamp2.blogspot.com 
8. Sue in CT - SueInCT.blogspot.com
9. Cindy deRosier - CindydeRosier.com
10. Jean - PagesInTime.blogspot.com 
11. Marianne - MyLifeInCraft.blogspot.com (Having Some Snow Issues - Project is there BUT no links)
12. Joyce (with a great sketch and challenge) - 1ashjoy.blogspot.com  (Blackout - Card & Sketch Up)
13. Emily Kincke - Emily.Kincke.com 
14. Back to Me (Michelle) - ScrapbookingSOS.blogspot.com
So, you can answer the last question for my Giveaway!

Lastly Please stop by Diane's website, Esty Shop & Facebook page. Here is an example:

She offers awesome page kits, great for nieces/newphews, daughters/sons and newbie/seasoned scrapbookers! The handmade (American) kits she has up to 50% proceeds go to charity!

So, today I have a card for you...

 

Found pics of the original Snowman Pancakes I made the kids. 
Complete with Powdered Sugar, Whipped Cream Snow & Snowball Sprinkles.
  Mini Hershey Kiss chocolate chip Eyes, mini morsels for mouth and buttons and a Fruit snack nose!

Up Next is..... 
Who had her little one this morning!

I have an assortment of goodies to give away at the end of this weekend!


Please visit the great girls on this blog hop! 
1. So, if you not a follower I would love to see you join me! 
2. Post a comment, anything you want BUT make sure you let me know where your from and if you got to build a snowman yet!
3. If you did/didn't build a real snowman...have gotten some inspiration from the great projects here?
If you already commented yesterday....THANK YOU!
Here is another opportunity for the giveaway. Follow the same guidelines as above for this post to get your second chance at the giveaway. 

Thursday, January 26, 2012

My 1 Year Blog Anniversary Hop - Snowmen Themed


My 1 Year Blog Anniversary Hop! - Day 1
Here is my first little snowman for you! 

And guess what it is doing here again??? 
SNOWING

Hopefully a good amount to build another snowman, so I can good pictures of this one!
All I can say: Windy Freezing Snow/Rain Falling, Lost Gloves, Rosey Red Cheeks, Cold Hands!
We built a tunnel the other night and after my niece went through and say there's room... 
I figured I might as well try it out. Since my hard labor helped her get the tunnel she wanted!
Well....
I got
STUCK!
(Yes, My girl trying to pull me out....Bit my lip while cursing those damn hips!)
My girl got a kick out of trying to pull me free!

Since my post went up at midnight last night! This morning when the kids got up we had Snowman Pancakes.

Just quick and simple for the kids!
I had one Hershey's mini Bar with Almonds - broke it in half for the hat.
Out of Whipped cream so sprinkled on the sprinkles! 


Up Next is..... 

I have an assortment of goodies to give away at the end of this weekend!


Please visit the great girls on this blog hop! 
1. So, if you not a follower I would love to see you join me! 
2. Post a comment, anything you want BUT make sure you let me know where your from and if you got to build a snowman yet!
3. If you did/didn't build a real snowman...have gotten some inspiration from the great projects here?