Pallange 15

WOW I cannot believe that I actually got a challenge done for our group.  Curt being gone for a few days with the older 2 assisted in this happening I am sure.  The challenge was to use Melon Berry, Hawaiian Shores, Plum Pudding and Simply Chartreuse.  I will admit that at first I thought OH LORD ..... how am I ever going to do that but I think it all turned out okay.

If you look too close you will see that I need to snip a thread ...... it is really hard to even see the stitching, I was a wee bit off on getting zig zag to be on both colors not sure if that is because it was too dark in the kitchen, Ava was assisting or because I am blonde ~~ 

I do love that rolled flower die ...... 

And now off to work on some Halloween tags ...... Thanks Rhonda for making so many that I had to go buy some at Staples.  And it is either a mile to get my car to drive there and then park and walk a mile home or 2.5 miles to walk there round trip so Rhonda also made sure I got my exercise today.

Have a great day!!!  xoxox

PCD Challenge

Last week I read this post from Dana and I thought maybe I could come up with something between all the other "stuff" going on in the crazy house!!  There is a flower in Barefoot Summer from PCD that is a good size to mix in with the flowers from PTI BBII, you can see it peeking out in Plum Pudding and then full size in Spring Moss.

Have a GREAT DAY!!

xoxox

Sue Ann

Card Patterns Sketch 80

Well I have not ventured out in the world too much with challenges but today I thought ...... what the heck live on the edge~~  

This card is for Card Patterns.  I really was not sure what I was going to do but after visiting Mish's Blog I was feeling the whole yellow thing so I went and found a piece of my favorite paper and it all kinda just fell into place.

The card is leaning a bit towards the camera because I ventured outside for better light but because our house is 100 years old NOTHING is level ........ including me:)  

All good stuff going on at the homestead.  We found a house to lease while our house is being built  and I have movers coming this week to give us an estimate on moving.  All we need to do is review the terms of the lease........I cannot think about it too much because there is SOOO much to do and 3 kiddies 5 and under ........ hello calgon take me away!!!!

Have a great day!!!!

xoxoxox

Sue Ann

A Little Argyle

So today I wanted to make a few cards but I did not have the patience to take out a ton of different stamps and ink so I went with the same colors on both although I am much more happy with the first card then the second, I wanted to change the flowers on the second one but I decided that after there was glue involved HUGE MISTAKE ...... that is what I get for not putting it on dry first.  If you guys could see how I stamp you would laugh.  But today I was lucky enough to have light at my window so I did all of this in my window sill ....... and I got a touch of red ink on the paint ARRRR.

So I had out my Argyle set and All out You set so off to work I went .......I also had some flowers left over from the "Niclole" blog post so I grabbed those as well and headed on over to my window.

And I think we have found a house to lease down in NC.  SO HAPPY~~  and as soon as Curt gets a job then we will start on our dream home!!!  

That is it for me today.

~Have a Great Day~

xoxoxox

Tea Time

This is the perfect card to post today because I need non stop caffeine!!!  Little Miss Ava decided to have a party in the middle of the night and I woke up this morning feeling eyes on me ...... Anton was in bed looking at me.  How do you not smile but it was not about me ........ he had lost Spiderman......... 

And 2 of my favorite photos from the last few weeks

Ava Kristine 

Anton and Emma

Nicole you make me Happy!!!

So here we are hopping around to feel the love for Nicole and all the hard work she does for us.  For me PTI is the Tiffany&Co of all things crafty and it only gets better like the perfect bottle of wine.  Nicole I would like to say a heartfelt "THANK YOU" for all the time and effort you put into PTI.  You make it feel like a home and that we are here enjoying wonderful comfort food.  You take time to make the most AMAZING projects with the new "goodies" and truly inspire all of us to be the best we can be in craft world.

They say that imitation is the best form of flattery.  Today I am posting a card "YOU make me happy" and I was inspired by this card during the release of "All About YOU"  I wanted to use this stamp set anyway because Nicole YOU make me UBER happy, and a happy momma makes a happy husband and happy kiddies and with that being said.......... THANK YOU!!!

Felt leaves from all about you stamped and cut out

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Have a great day out there friends.   xoxox

Hello Cupcake

Okay so I was asked by a few people how to make this buttercream.  I will say that it is so good it will make you cry!!!  

5 egg whites or 6 ounces

1cup 2 TBL or 8 1/4 oz sugar

2 lbs unsalted butter / 4 sticks room temp but still cool

pinch of salt

Separate your eggs ( you can keep the yolks for lemon curd :)  put whites, sugar, and pinch of salt in the bowl of your mixer.  You are going to put this bowl over boiling water and whisk until a thermometer reads about 160 or a bit over.  When you get to this point pull out your whisk and whatever is dripping back in rub between your fingers to make sure there is no grit from the sugar...... yes it will be HOT!!!

Now you are ready to whisk the whites on your stand mixer.  Your goal is to whip until they are cool and this will be known from the feel of the bowl.   It will take maybe 8-10 minutes.  Once they are cool enough you can start to add your butter.  The proper way is to cut it into tablespoon squares but I am not proper....... I hold the stick in my hand and break it into the bowl.  As what you have just put in starts to mix in then put in your next piece.  Once you have all the butter in switch over from the whisk to the paddle this is the one I use ,it was life changing for me.  Now just watch the magic happen.  In the end I sometimes go back to my whisk to make sure it is a smooth and whipped as I like.  

So now you are at a blank canvas.  Here you can just add some vanilla to your liking and have vanilla or in the case of these little babies above I added Nutella......... OH YUM!!!  Add as much or little as you like.  I do not add any vanilla with the Nutella.  You can also add peanut butter here to make a PB and J cupcake.  Make a vanilla cupcake and fill with "good" preserve and then you will have the p'butter swiss meringue buttercream on top!!!  

This makes enough to easily fill and frost 18 cupcakes or a layer cake.  You can do a 2 layer cake, cut each layer into half so now you have 4.  Make a fresh raspberry filling with seedless preserved and fresh raspberries (a couple of pints )  mash them into the preserves and pinch of salt.   Fill one layer with the nutella or chocolate buttercream and the other 2 layers with the raspberry filling ......... 

YOU WILL MAKE NEW FRIENDS!!!

Okay so that is it and now I am off to make a strudel~~  

xoxoxo