Thursday Already??

  Man this week flew by! 

I got my box from PTI this week and was just overwhelmed with crafty ideas!  Below are just sneaks of two new items I added to my Etsy Shop.  Check it out!

Since I haven't posted in awhile here are a few pics from last weekend.

These are my fabulous Red Velvet cupcakes that I made for my family's visit over Valentine's Day.  They are just crazy red.  Love it.  Yes, I did add frosting, but you can't see the color when it's covered up with frosting, so I posted this pic.  (oh, and maybe I forgot to take a pic of the frosting too!)  They taste not bad, the frosting is yummy, but I'd make them again just to see that red!  Got this recipe from Pinch My Salt. 

Below is a pic that some of you in older generations will get a laugh out of.  This is my sister and I last Saturday "bonding."  Okay, so I don't really claim that, but she did let me say hi to her friend she was chatting with on the web cam and watch the YouTube videos with her.  It's amazing how amusing the sock-puppet version of Indian Jones is!

 

Oh, and there was another lady on the chair with us.  She doesn't need much space!

Maybe I'll have something interesting to share later this weekend, maybe not.  Life has become fairly boring and routine, but that's okay.  We've been out of town almost half of the weekends between June and January.  So it's nice to just be home. 

Have a great weekend!

Recipe Cards, etc.

Do you have to have a few more items in your list before you use "etc"?  Well, I have never claimed to be an English guru, so I don't really care!

Okay, the reason for the post: (again with the crappy lighting!)

For Christmas I got the PTI Recipe Box Stamp Set, recipe cards and their egg boxes,  which the cards fit into.  I just LOVE PTI's take on recipe cards!  First, they are vertical which means that the ingredients can all be in one long list without wasting space.  Second, all of the blue/green images are stamps, so you put them where YOU want them.  For instance, I have always hated how the cooking time is at the I end of a recipe because I like to know how much time I need.  So I just stamped it at the beginning.  Some recipes only need three ingredients?  Well then you can just stamp "instructions" three lines down.  Does that make sense?  Yes, I can see how my non-crafty friends would never consider taking this much time on recipe cards.  But I love to do it and I bake/cook enough that I love being able to format my recipes to my specifications.

These next note cards are not my favorite, but figured that I should document them anyway:

While I like the concept for these cards, not crazy for the finished product. The colors didn't meld and I had envisioned.  But they served their purpose at least!

The last thing I want to share is actually just a peek.  You'll have to go to my Felicity Avenue blog to see the details.  Can you guess what it is?

What do you think it is?  Post a guess in the comments section before heading over HERE to check it out.  After seeing the sneak peeks from PTI gal Nichole Heady's blog, I think I'll have even more fun with this project the next time.

Off to get more checked off of my list.  Be back later with a Color Inspiration Challenge post.

A few additions to Felicity Avenue

Just added a few posts to my Felicity Avenue blog:

Auntie's Little Peanut

3 Spot Frames

Stop by and check them out!

As promised...

Here is my "crafted-up" pound cake:

Aren't I just the greatest Secret Santa? ;) Really, I just hope it brings a smile to her face, and I had fun making it! Just a few measurements, (and then some tissue paper to make up for any imperfections) ribbon and tag. I used my new Vintage Cream ink from PTI. I LOVE it because it actually shows up on dark colors. Can't wait until they come out with white!!

In other news, our weekend was fairly uneventful, but relaxing. We took the pound cakes from this post to church on Saturday and then went to the Pizza Ranch for dinner. You'll rarely find them in a town of any size. But they are in small towns all over the midwest. Best pizza/chicken buffet. Yum!

Today I've spend ALL day, literally ALL day on this computer working on some Christmas presents. But they are going to be awesome! I did take some time to make some dinner and decided to give Mel the empty egg carton to play with. The "destroyer" had a blast! I love cheap toys. When she started to eat it we had to take it away, but it did give us a good laugh.

Supplies

Stamps: Holiday Treats & Snowfall - PTI

Ink: Pure Poppy & Vintage Cream - PTI

Paper: Rive Avocado & Vintage Cream - PTI

Ribbon: Pure Poppy Satin - PTI