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Archives for October 2014

New culinary adventures!

21 Oct

So I had to do a mid-week food post because tonight's dinner was just THAT good!  I recently rediscovered my love of the website Skinnytaste thanks to a friend who shared several of the Skinnytaste recipes on her Facebook page this past weekend.  I wish I could say that I did something totally ... View Post

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year!

20 Oct

I LOVE fall...no contest, it is my absolute favorite season.  I love the colors...the smells...everything!  And today was the first day that really felt like fall: cool, crisp, and just a little breezy which really put me in the mood for some baking.  First up was a pumpkin spice bread with a ... View Post

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Weekly Dinner Recap #5

18 Oct

Not a super exciting week but there were a few interesting recipes to share... Sunday - Puffed Apple Pancake Monday - Out Took a surprise overnight trip to Virginia Beach and got to stop by Fresh Market for dinner!  I picked up half of a honey roasted chicken with fresh cornbread and their ... View Post

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Baby Shower Invites!

15 Oct

My best friend Heather is expecting her first child in February and I'm throwing my first baby shower!  It's hard to believe that it's been over 7 years since this photo was taken... Anyway, I knew I wanted to make the invitations but it took awhile for me to select a theme and actually put my ... View Post

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More experiments with watercolors…

14 Oct

Okay, so these Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors might just be my favorite!  I still love the Peerless watercolors but these are SO easy to use!   I got the idea for this card from a post from Jennifer McGuire a few months ago.  I didn't have the Altenew Persian Motifs set at the time but I loved ... View Post

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Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Watercolors!

13 Oct

Now here's a challenge I'm really excited about!  This week's Wednesday Challenge is to use watercolors in any way, shape, or form on a card!  It's a good thing that they limit you to only 5 entries otherwise I might not have left my craft room!  These are my first entries into the ... View Post

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Papertrey Ink Make it Monday #183

12 Oct

This week's Papertrey Ink Make it Monday challenge was dry embossing over heat embossing.  I'd never tried it before but it's definitely a technique that I'll continue to experiment with!  I started off by stamping two butterflies from the PTI Beautiful Butterflies onto a piece of Neenah solar white ... View Post

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Brentwood Owl does Disney!

11 Oct

I finally had a chance to get back in my craft room and I started out with a card featuring a Brentwood Owl set from Jessica Lynn Original!  This is the Fairytale Peter, Wendy, and Tinkerbelle set although I decided to just use Peter and Tink (Wendy was always my least favorite character in the ... View Post

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