Birdhouse Birthday Card & Recipe

  Hello and welcome, glad you could stop by. For today's post I am sharing a birthday card that I made for one of my sister's.

 I had made her a card but then I couldn't find it. I have no Idea what happened to it. I'm afraid it may have accidently got thrown away. So, I had to make another. But not the same one. The other one would have taken too long, and I needed one quick.

I have had this birdhouse stamp set for good while and this was my first time using it. I colored the leaves in orange and brown to make it look like fall time. I haven't bought any new craft stuff for close to a year because I have so many things that I still haven't used. 

Supplies used:

Garden Birdhouses Stamp Set, Cardstock-Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake and white, Alcohol Markers, Chocolate Chip Ink, Stitched Banner Die and More Mustard Ribbon from S.U. 

I almost used twine on this card but decided on ribbon for the added color. 

Earlier this month I made a cake for my grandsons' birthday. I thought that I would share a recipe for the icing. My family loves it, so I thought you all might like it as well.

Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Icing

Ingredients

1/2 cup room temperature butter, salted or unsalted, if using salted omit salt

8 ounces of room temperature full fat cream cheese

1/2 cup creamy peanut butter room temperature

3 cups powdered sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla

pinch of salt if using unsalted butter

In a large bowl combine softened butter, cream cheese, and peanut butter. mix well for about 2 or 3 minutes.

Add powdered sugar one cup at a time, mix on medium speed until combined. Scrap sides of bowl

Add vanilla and salt if using unsalted butter. Mix until combined.

That's it, time to decorate your cake or cupcakes. If you will be pipping the icing. Put in fridge for at least 20 minutes.

This is enough icing for a 9x13 cake pan or for two 9-inch round pans. For his cake I made two separate cakes and didn't layer them, so that he could take one home and have it all to himself. 

That's going to be all from me today. Hope you all are enjoying these beautiful fall days and if you try the icing let me know how you like it. Blessing to you all!

Challenges entered-

Can You Handle the Pressure Anything Goes w/ a twist of Fall Harvest - ended

Neglected Stuff 10/25 challenge

Word Art Wednesday weeks #720-721 Anything Goes - ended

A Place to Start Anything Goes w/ optional twist: pump it up for pumpkins

Paper- Rocks- Scissors - Used scissors to cut ribbon

My N B U S #79 Never Before Used Stuff

As You Like It Favorite- Ribbon or Twine and Why? 

Stamping Sensations - A Flurry of Autumn Leaves

Crafty Catz #702 Anything Goes w/ optional twist Wet or Dry Embossing

Lil Red Wagon #829 Captain's Log- ended