Project Monday

There is something about this time of year that makes me want to snuggle up with my sweetie, wrapped in a soft blanket, with a warm cup of hot chocolate.  Hmmm....sounds so good right about now.....And so does cooking, baking, and ice cream making!!!  I cook more during the Fall than any other time of year, so for my project this week I decided to make a little envelope to hold some of my favorite Fall recipes. I also added a few photos from my ventures around San Diego to help document this lovely November month.....

Here are all the pieces I used to create my little treasure holder.....

My plan is to add this envelope to the Fall minibook I've been working on, so it's about 3.25 inches by 5.25 inches.  The first thing I did in creating this project was to make the envelope out of a piece of scrapbook paper.  Then, I printed out my recipe photo really small and cut it out of the photo paper with scalloped scissors.  After that, it all came together pretty easily.  I just layered until it seemed balanced.  Adding the gold embellishments and spray paint were the final touch for the front of the envelope.  Next, I printed out my hot chocolate recipe and a couple other November photos large enough to help fill the inside.  Last, I decided to add a little handmade tag with some journaling to help me remember where one of the photos was taken.  And now I have a sweet little envelope that holds some wonderful memories.  I can't wait to fill it with more sweet notes and trinkets!

Have fun creating with your treasures this week!

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Yummy...

Yummy...

So that's what comes to mind when I think of actually taking the time to collect all the things necessary to put a recipe together.  I love that.  I will have this memory forever.  So the words on the actual picture is easy and it makes it so personalized.  This time of year for some reason makes us slow down and cook.  It's when we pull out our grandmothers favorite recipe or our best friends mom's recipe out for those amazing cookies.....Writing and cooking and crafting some how connects us as females.  It brings us together because we get each other.....You know its a girl thang...

Thanks for joining us, and about my layout: Lots of different tape and mushrooms with the deer make it feel like that 70s house i wish i had.  So maybe in my head as I made this layout I was cooking it in my orange kitchen in my 70s house.....

See you tomorrow!

Love, Gloria and Carrie 

Your appointment with Friday

Welcome back to another fun Friday photo prompt!  We are excited because this is our first photo prompt that also has journaling!!!  The prompt is:

A recipe for Fall.

I decided to make two versions for this photo and journaling prompt.  The photo above has text I added in photoshop, and the one below has text I added onto my printed photo with a fine tip sharpee.....

Honestly, I really don't enjoy having my own handwriting on my projects.  But, I am also really poor at journaling.  The way I see it, is that I need practice.....and maybe to just get used to the way my writing looks.  What I thought was so cool about this prompt was that the journaling is easy.  It's just a recipe, so a no brainer.  And in the process I get to document a piece of my Fall routine with a favorite recipe that I use often.  For me, the key was to just make it simple.  If I cooked everyday, then I would use one of those recipe's, but I don't.....so this worked for me.  And yes, you should totally try making hot chocolate like this.  It's sooooo good!!!  I also really enjoy adding marshmallows!  Yummy!!!

When you go to take your photo this week, just make sure to leave enough negative space to add your recipe directly on the photo.  And of course your photo can be of a finished recipe, maybe just you cooking, one of the ingredients, a cooking utensil, or whatever you like really.  Just as long as it fits to you.

I can't wait to see some or your Fall recipes, and it would be really cool for you to upload it to our Flickr group, so others can see too  : )  Have fun creating your memory!

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Time to get to the kitchen to show our cooking skills.....

I am not a great cook but I do love to make food for people I love.  So, this is the time of year that I get to do exactly that.....Make some yummy food for all my peeps.  I am not a huge recipe person.  Usually I make things that I am familiar with and I don't try new things.....but I think I should.  So, when my sister in law sent me this recipe and I saw it kind of had my name in the mix (get it ), I knew I was making MUFFINS.  I love these because you can add whatever you like, and the kids without knowing, are eating.....carrots.....

Well, I hope you try these they are really good : )

Thanks!

Love, Gloria and Carrie

Pink Ninja Addicts Scrapbook Kits

Thought I'd share a fun little fact with you tonight.....  

*Every month I excitedly get to open up my email and find the lovely photos I will use to make the monthly collages for the Pink Ninja Addicts, (big smile insert here)..... : )

The collage above is from their current, November kit.  I think their product in this kit is super bright and fallish and happy.....and I can't wait to see what their guest designer makes with it?!?!

I also feel super lucky, because my sweet friend Nely has been playing along with our Friday photo prompts and sharing lovely photos.  She recently made a beautiful layout using one of her prompt photos and this wonderful kit.  You can see it HERE (just look for a layout by "nely nels").  I just love it.  I think you will too.

I am taking a three day weekend this week, so I probably won't have another post here till Monday.  And then on Monday, I have a suprise, or actually just something I'm excited to share.

See ya then!  Have a great weekend!!!

<3 Carrie

Cozy & Sweet Photos

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.  

~ Albert Camus

Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all.
~ Stanley Horowitz

autumn is leaving

tugging each others' branches

two pine trees

~ Skiki's Autumn haiku

Have a beautiful day!!!

Love, Gloria & Carrie