Renew and Recharge

It's time to bring some life back into this space again. Rather than limiting the content to scrapbooking and cardmaking I've decided to include recipes and meal planning tips.

Reviving this space will give me the motivation to take the time to create more. I've set a goal to try one to two new recipes a week.  I've been busy making sourdough bread, pancakes and seasoning packets and I can't wait to share.

Here's a recipe for a simple homemade granola. The great thing about making your own granola is that you can customize it to include the things that you enjoy without adding preservatives or other harsh chemicals.

Crunchy Coconut Pecan Granola

3 c. regular oats

1 c. pecans, chopped

1/2 c. honey

1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1-2 Tbsp. unsweetened coconut

Pinch of salt

Mix all ingredients together and spread into an even layer in a 13 x 9 baking pan.  Bake in a preheated 350 F oven for 10 minutes.  Stir and continue to bake until lightly browned. Enjoy!

One Image Two Ways

I have two cards using the same image to share with you today.  Now that my Copic supply is slowly growing I have been playing around with different color combinations and different skin tones.

I've been using a lot of the same color palette as far as cardstock and patterned paper goes but I'll be sure to start changing the colors to yellow and green in the near future.

 

 

 

As you can see I'm still keeping the cards pretty simple.  Just a couple of layers and standard card sizes since I'm trying to focus more on improving my coloring skills.  I think I prefer the first one.

Many Thanks

Here's a quick thank you card I made using a digital image.  I still prefer digital images over acrylic and rubber stamps but I have to admit that I have a good collection of all types.

The biggest benefit of using a digital image is being able to choose my image size. That has come in handy more times than I can count.  I also love the flexibility of being able to flip the image horizontally or vertically.  I'm not sure if you've ever ran across a stamp when the image was facing a different direction than you'd like it to.  A couple clicks in Photoshop is all it takes.  Don't forget that digital images are usually sent once the payment has been made.  So no more waiting for the snail mail and worry not if you don't feel like driving to the nearest craft store. 

The digital image was a freebie from Tiddly Inks and is called Kiki.  It can be found in the freebie section HERE.

This card does qualify for the following Card Challenges:

Colour Crazy Challenge : "Anything Goes"
https://colourcrazychallenge.blogspot.com/2019/02/week-7-anything-goes-colouring.html

Your Next Stamp Fun Friday Challenge: "Seeing Stars"
http://yournextstamp.com/blog/fun-friday-challenge-108-comment-to-win/

Polkadoodle: "Anything Goes"
https://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/2019/02/wk-8-polkadoodles-challenge-anything.html

Feeling crafty again

It's been a long time to say the least.  Things are finally getting back to normal after unexpected health issues.  I'm finally feeling crafty again.  I am a little anxious about getting back in the swing of things especially when it comes to coloring.  I did manage to color several images last night.  The next step will be to turn them into completed projects. 

In lieu of sharing a new project I have posted one that I made some time ago when I was a member of the Cutting Café DT.  I thought this one would be fitting since Valentine's Day is tomorrow.

 

The tag was made using an image from The Cutting Cafe. The set is called Animal and Bug Mini Colored Circle Set. The designer paper that the candies were wrapped in is from another Cafe set and is called Words of Love Colored Printable set. In order to save printer ink I re-sized the designer paper to the size of the candy roll.  I was also able to fit multiple patterns on one sheet of paper.

 

Stay tuned for new projects.

Basketball Star

Here's another quick card that I made using an image that I colored a long time ago that was just sitting my desk. I'm slowly getting back into crafting so I'm easing into it with images and materials that are within arms reach.

 

I kept this card pretty simple using a card base and paper scraps. The image is from The Greeting Farm. The have some fun stamps and stamp sets and it looks like there are more digital images than I remembered.

 

I prefer digital images because of the flexibility in sizing images as well as mirror imaging. For that time when you think the image should face the other way.  

 

 

Digital image: The Greeting Farm

Cardstock: Stamping Up

 

This card was made for the following challenges:

 

 Polkadoodles Crafting Challenge. The theme is to use 2 or more different designer papers. As you can see I have used 3 (4 if you count the patterned clear overlay). One of my favorite things to do is to mix and match various patterns and textures.

 

Crafty Girlz Challenge: The theme is anything goes or if you prefer a theme - summer holidays.

 

   Digi Designs: Hand colored image

Beach Party!!

This weeks Fantabulous Cricut Challenge is to create a project that features Outdoor Summer Activities with at least one Cricut design element.

 

The project that I created used the Summer Celebrations Cricut Cartridge. This is an image that I had put together a long time ago but never got around to using it. For quick assembly I used old packaging material and paper scraps. Since the image was already pre-cut and assembled it was a breeze to put together.. It can easily be turned into a scrapbook page element, invitation or a fun summer time book.