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A Spin on a Going Away Card

Posted on July 8, 2011 by apieceoflifespie

We just had friends come and visit us before they head to plant their life in Oregon. I wanted to send them off with a little something that they could remember all of their close friends they are leaving behind. I made this for everyone to sign and then we added gift cards and other gifts. I framed it in a white frame that was matted for 8×10 pictures so they could hang it in their new home office.

Card Making and Cooking; When Two Perfect Worlds Collide!

Posted on June 23, 2011 by apieceoflifespie

This week is VBS for my three-year old! While volunteering in the classrooms, I volunteered to bring a dish for one of the nights for the volunteers. Last night was my night and I made a recipe that I more or less made up with a little help from our local Trader Joe’s.

Since the dish would appear non- descript, I decided to make a fun “calling card” for the dish. Apparently the dish was a huge hit, and was gobbled up in no time flat. So if you are looking for a fun and yummy dish to take to your next potluck, here is an idea!

Chili Corndog Bake

Ingredients:

1 Box of cornbread mix (follow the directions of the box to make)
2 packages of hotdogs (16 dogs) * I used turkey dogs
1 cups of shredded mild cheddar cheese
2 cups of mozzarella cheese. You can substitute jack cheese. I like mine super cheesy that melts smooth and creamy so I use mozzarella.
3 cans of chili with beans of your choice. * I used turkey chili with beans.
Diced red onions (optional)
Diced jalapeno for garnish (optional)

Directions:

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
Grease a large casserole dish or aluminum throw-away bake and serve dish with oil spray.
Empty contents of chili cans into the dish.
Cut hot dogs in threes length wise and dice into small pieces and place in dish.
Add 2 cups of shredded mozzarella or jack cheese to dish.
Combine all ingredients and spread evenly.
Sprinkle top with 1 1/2 cup of shredded mild cheddar cheese.
Follow the directions on cornbread box and make cornbread in a seperate bowl.
Spread cornbread evenly onto chili mixture.
Place in oven and bake for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick comes clean.

Card:

Base: I cut a piece of white cardstock down to 12 inches wide and 8 inches long and scored it to fold in half (new measurements 6×4)
Paper: I cut down a piece of design paper from Die Cuts with a View, Summer Stacker to 6×2 2 1/2.
Cricut cartridges: Simply Charmed (Shadow setting on hotdog and hot dog bun and mustard set at 3 inches)
Cricut cartridges: Schoolbooks Plantain. Typed in the words “chili corndog bake” at 1 inch setting.
Stamps: Peachy Keen Big Eyes Boy
Stamp Ink: Stampin’ Up Classic Black
Ribbon: Used some scrap I had.
I attached the hot dog with dimensional.

Birthday Card for a Boy!

Posted on June 17, 2011 by apieceoflifespie

For some reason making cards with more of a girl theme comes easy, but when it comes to a boy I really had to get my thinking cap on. Here is an idea that I created for an upcoming birthday boy!

The Card:

(Click on Image to Enlarge)

Card: I found the pre-made plain white card in the $ bin at Michael’s. They came in packs of six with envelopes.

Paper: I used a piece of textured paper scrap for the solid color on the card and used additional scrap for the outfit, hair, club, and dinosaur. For the striped piece of paper, I used Die Cuts with a View, Summer Stacker. You can find that at Joanne’s. For the glitter #4, I used Die Cuts with a View Glitter Stacker.

Ribbon: I used some ribbon I got through the ABC catalogue about 4 years ago.

Cricut Cartridges: Paper Dolls (Cave Boy setting) and Sweet Treats (for the # 4).

Stamps: For the face of the cave boy’s face, I used Peachy Keen stamps (Big Eyes). For the “Birthday Fun”, I used The Pink Stamper, Simply Sweet Occasions.

For ink, I used Stampin’ Up Classic Black.

* I used the My Pink Stamper Faux Chipboard concept (which I love) for the # 4!

* For the 3-D look, I used dimensional under the cave boy and the dino.