Before May is history......

.... I need to share what I accomplished with my scrapping. We had a crop at The ScrapRoom and with the weekly challenges, I managed 8, yes 8!, layouts in the week's time!

First one up was my challenge - "Look Up In The Sky!" The participants had to use white, blue, and yellow only. I also double dipped papa's princess with the "Heavy Metal" challenge and added some staples to the little banner in the upper right corner. Then I went on to triple dip it for one of the three lifts I did for the scrap lift challenge - see more layouts below.

 March '12 was for the "Photo Inspiration" challenge and I chose the pretty greens and yellows.

carefree was black and white with a touch of one color that was in your photos challenge. This one was a bit of a challenge because I knew exactly what photos I wanted, but had a hard time with coming up with a title. My DH looked at it and said "she looks so carefree" and BAM! it quickly became the title!

 These next three are for the scrap lift challenge, which I couldn't do just once, but THREE times! This first one, hanging out, I lifted Mel and double dipped with a recipe challenge from the Mods.

 In WHEE! I lifted the strips of paper like Andrea did in hers. So glad I kept those scraps of paper!

And I just couldn't resist these cute photos and made a quick layout from scraps of my youngest grand baby here in You Go Girl!

Celebrate 75! was from a weekly MOD challenge at The ScrapRoom. We were to incorporate a number in the title. I'm also in a sketch class at Zanny Zinnia and this is sketch #1

 And mom's day I just did to commemorate my Mother's Day spent with my kids. :-)

Hopefully I'll get back to my scrap table sometime this weekend and get busy with some more layouts. Thanks for stopping by!

Godspeed

I did it!

My pantry/freezer meal challenge was definitely what the cupboards and freezer needed! I still have plenty of foodstuff left and will continue into June! Just picked up a few items from the grocery store and gave my self an "allowance" for the month on a gift card. I'm determined to cut this grocery bill down to size and keep it that way!

Wish me luck for June!

Godspped

eggstravaganza!

Not getting as much done this weekend as I had hoped in my scrappy space, but that's what happens when the sun finally appears!

These photos are from Easter this year and just a bit of "monkey business" that is my everyday life. Wouldn't have it any other way! I adapted this two page sketch found in Sketches for Scrapbooking, vol. six into an 8 1/2 x 11.

And now before it gets bright and sunny out, I'm off to finish up another that I've started!

Godspeed

Happy NSD!!

This afternoon I ventured out to Craft Warehouse, the only scrappy supply place for miles around here. They try their best to carry the latest in scrapbooking and crafty supplies and I haven't been disappointed yet. Anyways, they were doing some darling make & takes and although I stood in line for almost 90 minutes I found out that scrapbookers truly are the chattiest people on the planet! It was a long wait and my feet were not happy - wrong shoes! - but this is what I came home with:

Of course I just had to buy a few things while there to make a few more of these for some very good friends of mine! I think they'll love it just as much and I do. :-)

Now back to scrapping! Godspeed

My Monthly Food Challenge!

When work for Butch took a downturn last month, it made payroll on the first rather bleak and I knew I had to make a HUGE adjustment to the food allowance. So, I've challenged myself to eating from the pantry and freezer for the month of May, only going to the store for perishable items such as eggs, milk, and fresh veggies. Now as someone on a gluten free/wheat free diet, that can be quite tasking but I'm so up for the challenge! Thank goodness I stocked up on my supplies for baking my breads and Makayla's pancakes last month, PHEW!

Those cookies I posted earlier, yeah, they came from the pantry. I have so much stuff in there that just keeps getting pushed further back that I'm sure some of it is past expiration date. I never even realized canned foods came with an expiration date till I opened a can of tomato sauce, noticed it was brownish and saw the date of 2008!! WOW!! That one REALLY got lost!! And the freezer, let's just not go there!

So, this afternoon I pulled out a whole chicken, stewed it up in a pot, added potatoes, frozen veggies, some celery from the fridge and now eating a nice hot bowl of this chicken concoction that tastes rather yummy. And the best part, there is plenty to separate and store in the freezer for my lunches next week!

I never realized just how frugal I could be once I set my mind on it!! I'll keep ya posted on how this all transpires. :-)

Godspeed

YUMMY!!!

Who says eating a gluten free diet has to be bland and non-eventful? Ever since being diagnosed I have been all over the Internet and hoarding recipes to try when time permits. I had a few minutes yesterday afternoon and made these.

WOW!!! What an awesome taste!! They taste just like peanut butter cups which I absolutely LOVE!!

Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Mix together:
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup naturally organic peanut butter
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
Add:
1/2 cup to 3/4 cup chocolate chips

The dough may seem "dry" but comes out just fine. Form into 1" balls and place on lightly PAM sprayed cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes, any longer and they may burn. Makes 24 cookies.

ENJOY!!

Godspeed

NSD at Little Yellow Bicycle!!

Make sure you drop by Little Yellow Bicycle on May 5th for some fun and your chance to win some awesome prizes! I know I'm a HUGE fan and can't wait!!

Godspeed