Summertime Floral Card & Recipe

  Hello Crafter's, thanks for stopping by. I have a card and a recipe to share with you all today. 

For my card I have made a square birthday card for my sister.

 I have been going through some happy mail that I have neglected to use for several years. I found this little stamp that I have never used. I love the summertime scene with the watering can full of geraniums and those cute little birds.

I colored the image with several different brands of alcohol markers. For this image I used Altenew, Master'sTouch, Arrtx and Sectrum Noir. I have made color charts on cardstock of all the colors. So, it's easy for me to choose colors more quickly.

My sister Tammy (the birthday girl) got me a set of foam sentiment stamps at least 10 years ago. So, I used one of the happy birthday stamps for her card. When stamping on the card I accidently got some ink below the sentiment. Don't you hate when that happens.

 So, I was trying to think of something that I could put there to cover it and all of a sudden, a little jar fell from one of the shelfs above me with little clear gems. I'm not sure what made it fall, that had never happened before, but I thought it might work to hide it. So, I added three of them to the card. 

I think this card turned out ok and I'm sure my sister will enjoy receiving it. 

Challenges entered-

Shopping our Stash -SOS 576 Summertime

Triple B. -June Challenge

613 Avenue -June Anything Goes w/ opt. twist: Craft or Hobby

Alphabet Challenge- D is for Double (2 of the same thing on your project)

Craft Rocket Challenge - #137 Birthday

Crafters Cafe - Anything Goes, optional Blooms

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes- weeks #756- 757

Passion for Markers- Week 842- things with Wings

Unicorn Challenge #121- Flowers

Cards Galore June- #148 Anything Goes

My granddaughter Scarlett comes to visit once a week, so I usually make some kind of dessert. A few weeks ago, I made a blueberry dessert with a lemon crumble topping. Sharing with you all.

Blueberry w/ Cream Cheese & Lemon Crumble

*Ingredients needed*

1 box of lemon cake mix

1 can of blueberry pie filling

8 oz cream cheese (softened and cubed)

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1/2 cup unsalted butter (melted)

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/4th cup lemon juice(optional) for extra tang

Preheat oven to 350

Spray non-stick cooking spray or butter in 9x13 baking dish

Spread pie filling evenly across the bottom of dish

In a bowl mix cream cheese, powdered sugar, lemon juice and vanilla extract until smooth.

Drop spoonfuls of this mixture over pie filling and spread

In bowl add lemon cake mix and 1/2 cup melted butter, mix until it's crumbly, sprinkle evenly over the cream cheese layer.

Bake in preheated oven for 40-45 minutes until golden brown and bubbling.

As you can see it started to burn a little. So, just check on it when close to being done.

 I do think the cream cheese mixture kind of gets lost in between the layers so I may try doubling the cream cheese mixture next time. 

If I double the cream cheese mixture I will add another can of pie filling. 

 

 Again, thanks' for stopping by and would love for you to leave a comment. Happy Day to you all!

2026 Graduation Card

  Hello to you all, thanks so much for stopping by. It's that time of year again when there are graduations going on. This year my great nephew Landen is graduating from high school. He is the valedictorian of his class. So proud of him, here is the card that I made.

I made this card in the school colors of red and black. Cut the numbers and hat out on the Cricut. I thought that there was too much white space, so I used an old and neglected background stamp from Stampin Up to put behind the numbers. It's called sanded. The sentiments are both from Stampin Up. I sponged a little black ink on the edges of the hat.

 This card came together fairly quick. The hardest part was getting the sentiments straight. Overall, I think it turned out pretty good. 

Again, thanks for stopping by. Hope you all have a wonderful day!

Congratulations Landen!

Challenges entered-

Die-Cut-Divas - May- It's all about Celebrations- ended

Inkspirational Challenge - #368 - For the Guys- ended

DL.ART- Thankful Thursday- #392 Anything Goes/ opt- Graduation

Allsorts Challenge -#850 Anything Goes- winner

Shopping our Stash - SOS- 574- Congratulations

Crafty Catz #714 Anything Goes

Paper Funday #87 Anything Goes w/ opt twist: mountains or coast - ended

Paper-Rocks-Scissors - May- Paper and/or Scissors- ended

HQ Celebrations of Love  #29 BEWAS- Optional them- School/College Graduation - ended

Neglected Stuff May- Anything Goes- Must use an old, neglected product - ended

Oval card with birds and recipe

  Hello Crafter's, It's a little chilly here this morning in Indiana. Thankfully the sun is shining. So glad you could stop by. I have a birthday card to share with you all. It took me a while to figure out which stamp that I wanted. I finally decided on a bird stamp set called As Free as a Bird and to make it a little more special I went with an oval shaped card. 

Colored the bird image with several different brands of alcohol markers. Altenew, stampin Up, Master's Touch and Arrtx. 

I wanted this card to be more soft pastel colors and thought the bashful blue cardstock went well with the Blush Blossom and very vanilla cardstocks. 

I sponged the edges of the flowers and leaves with stampin up inks. Added some stamped speckles to the centers of the flowers. The sentiment is from stampin up. Also added three little pearls. 

This card is for my eldest sister, and I think she will really like it.

I am also sharing a recipe with you all. I have thought about trying this recipe for a long time. I kept putting it off, I think because of the name of it. I needed a dessert for a family (girl) get together and since I had the ingredients, I thought I would give it a try. I really liked the flavor of the pineapple custard. My grandson loved it and ate most of the other container that I kept for here. So here is the recipe if you would like to give it a try.

Frog Eye Salad

Ingredients

- 1 cup acini di pepe pasta

- 1 cup pineapple juice - 3/4 cup sugar - 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour - 2 large eggs, beaten - 1/4 teaspoon salt Mix-Ins - 1 (20 oz) can crushed pineapple, drained - 1 (15 oz) can mandarin oranges, drained - 1 cup mini marshmallows - 1/2 cup shredded coconut - 1 1/2 cups Cool Whip Instructions Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until tender. Drain well and let cool completely. (Make sure it's tender before draining)

Make the Pineapple Custard

In a saucepan, combine pineapple juice, sugar, flour, eggs, and salt. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until the mixture becomes smooth and thick. Remove from heat and let cool completely. Stir occasionally to prevent a skin from forming. Add the cooled pasta to the custard. Gently mix until all pasta is evenly coated. Fold in the drained crushed pineapple and mandarin oranges.

Mix in shredded coconut and marshmallows. Gently fold in Cool Whip. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving. I refrigerated overnight.

 Since I don't like the name of this dessert I have been calling it Pineapple custard dessert. That sounds much more pleasing to me. 

Well, that's it for me today. Sorry for the long post. Hope you all have a happy crafty day.

Challenges entered-

Cut It Up -#355 Something with Wings - ended

Avenue 613 Anything Goes w/ optional twist- May Flowers - ended

Triple B. May 2026 TB Challenge- Birds, Blooms and Butterflies - ended

Paper Craft-challenges -#129Pastels and Pearls

Crafty Critter Crazies #110 Anything Goes w/ Featured Critters - ended

Crafters Cafe- Anything Goes, optional no squares - ended

Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes -Weeks #750-#751 - ended

Die-Cut-Divas May- It's all about Celebrations- winner

A Perfect Time to Craft - May #5 Open Challenge

AAA Birthday -Game #85 Anything Birthday Goes, We Are 7

Simple Kitty Card

Hello, how are you today? Hope you're doing well. Super happy you could stop by. 

  I have been going through my punches and thought I would pull out an old and neglected one that I haven't used in a long time. I spotted this one from Stampin Up that I hadn't used in several years.

In my county this month the surrounding veterinarians have a spay and neuter your cats and dogs' event for a full week. So, I thought it would be the perfect time to create a kitty cat card.

 This card was made using all older supplies. Most of the supplies used are from Stampin Up. Made the cats from an owl punch and the tails by using an oval punch. The only two things that are not from stampin up are the gray cardstock and the yellow ribbon. 

Hope you liked seeing my simple kitty card. Have a great crafty day!

Challenges entered-

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - #109 Anything Goes w/ featured Critter(s)- ended

Paper Funday April #86 Anything Goes w/ optional twist: Die Cuts/ Punches- ended

Crafty Calendar - April Challenge- Dies/Punches - ended

Allsorts Challenge -#846 It's Springtime or Anything Goes - ended

Neglected Stuff - April - ended

A Place to Start -#202604 April- Anything Goes w/ optional twist: Ombre - ended

Paper- Rocks- Scissors April #15 Use paper and/or scissors (used scissors for ribbon) - ended

Sending you Hugs Floral Card

  Hello and welcome, Glad you could stop by. I haven't posted for a while because of my back issues. Can't sit for very long in my craft chair. So, I'm happy to get this card finished and posted.

This card will be sent to one of my nieces. She has been struggling with cancer for several years now and now on top of everything she has shingles. I personally have never had shingles but have heard that it's pretty painful. 

So, I'm hoping this card will bring a smile to her and let her know that I'm thinking of her. 

I am so bad at not using my patterned papers, so I made myself go through some floral ones and found this one. I thought it was pretty.

This was my first time using the heart die. I've had it for a good while. I know that I won it but can't remember from who. The sentiment is from Spellbinders and the die is from S.U. The cardstocks were in my scraps. I colored a white ribbon with an alcohol marker from Arrtx.

Thanks for stopping by. Happy day to you!

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Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes weeks#742-743 -ended

Triple B. - Birds- Blooms- Butterflies- ended

Neglected Stuff - March- Use your neglected stuff at least a year old- ended

A Place to Start March- Anything Goes w/ optional twist- no squares- ended

Paper Funday #85 Anything Goes w/ optional twist- fur or feathers- ended

Paper-Rocks-Scissors March #14 Use paper and/or Scissors - ended

My NBUS - #84 Never Before Used Schtuff - ended

Love Those Pretty Papers - Anything Goes- Optional - circles - top 3

Crafters Cafe #327 For the Girls Optional- Anything Goes - ended

Have a Groovy Birthday Card & recipe

  Hello and welcome, today is the last day of January and also my granddaughter's birthday. Sharing the card that I made for her.

I did have a little trouble coloring the image. The alcohol ink kept bleeding out beyond the lines. So, I waited until it dried and used the blender pen to try to push the ink back. There is one place where it didn't work. Even though it bothered me I left it because I didn't want to have to start all over. 

The lava lamp is a digital image from Dr. Digi's House of Stamps that I won on a challenge. I've had it for a year now, so it was nice to finally use it. 

I colored the image with alcohol markers and used a blender pen to make a few areas lighter. I added a record that I had in my stash because my granddaughter loves old records. 

Cardstocks used are cherry cobbler and crushed curry from S.U. and also white and black. Paper is from the paper studio. On the paper I stamped little speaks of red. For that I used a stamp set called Itty Bitty Backgrounds from Stampin Up. Printed the sentiment on my computer in paint. The little flowers are from a very old punch that I haven't used in several years. I love using old things that I haven't used in a long time. 

I know that the card isn't perfect, but I'm sure she will love it. 

As soon as this post is done, I will be heading to the kitchen to make her cake. She is wanting a lemon cake. I made her one last year and she loved it. 

I make homemade lemon curd to put between the layers and already made it yesterday evening. so, I thought I would share with you on how to make it.

Lemon Curd

5 egg yolks

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

1 tsp lemon zest

1/2 cup unsalted butter (cold and cubed)

In medium saucepan add egg yolks, sugar and lemon juice. Whisk until combined.

Place over low heat for 10 minutes stirring occasionally and then bring the heat up some for an additional 5 minutes.

After mixture thickens add lemon zest and stir until combined.

Remove the mixture from the heat. 

Add cubed butter one piece at a time, whisking in between each one.

You can pour the lemon curd through a fine mesh strainer to remove any lumps, but I don't do that step. I haven't had a problem with lumps. Pour into a heat proof Jar or container. 

Cool to room temperature and place in fridge to chill for at least 2 hours. It will thicken as it cools. 

To prevent a film from forming, you can place a piece of plastic wrap directly to top of curd. 

 This stuff is so yummy. I could just eat it by the spoonful. Have any of you made it before? I am planning on making a lemon curd cake this coming summer sometime. 

Hope you enjoyed your visit and hope you can make it back again. Have a wonderful day!

Happy Birthday Scarlett River!!!

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Creative Knockouts #563 Something to Say - ended

Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes weeks # 736- 737 - ended

Paper Funday #83 Anything Goes with opt twist: January Sketch - ended

Pammies Inky Pinkies #2604 Anything Goes - ended

Patties Creations #238 Anything Goes - winner

Winter Scene Birthday card & Recipe

 Hello, this is my first post for the new year. Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. We had a good time. Our children and grandchildren came over to open presents and then later in the evening we went to our daughters for Christmas dinner. 

The first birthday in my family for the new year is my niece, Amy. Wasn't for sure what kind of card to make her. So, I thought that I would try to use something that I haven't used in a long time. Spotted the window die from Stampin Up and thought It might be a good time to use it again.

 For the snowy outdoor scene, I used the Stampin Up stamp set called Happy Scenes. Added wink of stella to the snow-covered ground and to the snowflakes. The paper that I used for the wall I found in my 6x6 paper stash. I wanted something that was red and looked a like wallpaper. This was the first red one in the stack, since I was running out of time to get the card done, I thought this one would do. Sentiment is from a S.U. set called Best Birds. All inks used are from S.U. Added a brown satin ribbon and a diamond gem.

I kept putting off making this card, shame on me because then I had to rush last minute to get it done. But I think it turned out ok and I'm sure she will be happy to receive it. 

On New Years Eve I knew that the grandkids were going to be coming over, so I decided to make a pie. I had some eggnog left so I decided to make an eggnog pie and of course I have to share the recipe with you all.

No Bake Eggnog Pie

Ingredients needed

1 1/2 cup eggnog

1 3.4-ounce pkg instant vanilla pudding

1/2 tsp. nutmeg

10 Graham crackers 

6 tbs butter melted

1 container of cool whip

You can buy a readymade crust but if you're making your own, you can use a food processor or do like me and put the graham crackers in food storage bag and finely crush with a rolling pen, in a small bowl microwave 6 Tbs of butter until melted. Mix in graham crackers until all the crumbs are moistened. If it's still too dry add a little more butter. Pour into a 9-inch pie dish and press down with fingers to make crust. Place in refrigerator until needed.

In medium bowl add eggnog, pudding mix and nutmeg, mix with handheld mixer on medium speed until it starts to thicken. Fold in cool whip and pour into pie dish. Refrigerate at least 4 hours but overnight is best. 

I love easy dessert recipes, and this is one is pretty easy, especially if you have a ready-made crust. My husband hates eggnog. I tell him that he's crazy that it's the best drink ever. But to my surprise he loved the pie and said it rocks. 

Do any of you like Eggnog and if so, do you have a favorite brand? Also have any of you had eggnog pie. 

 I have never made homemade eggnog, but my mom would make it when I was a young girl. I don't really care for most brands, but my all-time favorite is the brand Southern Comfort. Too me and my family there is no better. Goodness it's so good. It's also good in coffee.

Thanks for stopping by, hope you all have a wonderful year. Blessings to you all!

Challenges entered-

Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes weeks #734-735 - ended

Paper Funday - #80 Anything Goes w/ optional twist: January Sketch

Creative Inspiration - #34 Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #269 Anything Goes - ended

Pammies Inky Pinkies - #2601 Anything Goes - ended

Triple B- January- Birds, Blooms and Butterflies - ended

Tuesday Taggers- It's Cold Outside - ended

AAA Birthday - #81 Winter Birthday

Love Those Pretty Papers - Anything Goes w/ Patterned Paper optional- Snowman

Allsorts Challenge - #840 Winter Animals - ended