Saturday, July 14, 2012

My Memories software give a way

Just a friendly reminder about the contest, it is so easy.Just
Make sure you are a member of my blog.
Pop over and take a look at the software,then make
a comment about it, that is one chance to win, and you can
 comment about it every day. Then if you vote for
Jessica and Lance to win there contest, you get 2 extra chances to win.
We have 5 ladys competing right now, let's get some more voters in there.
Please help this wonderful couple to win the chance to get their wedding bands. Thank you so much.


Hi Everyone,

I am going to give away the My Memories Software this time.


I would like you to go to the
and check it out.

This is one I made:


It will tell you all about the software.
And the things you can do with it.
The great thing is you can make
scrapbook pages, and all kinds of other projects you can send by e-mail, print out,
cut out to make cards, or even design your own
business cards. This software is awesome!!
They give you free items to work with and free pages every Friday to down load. They also have a great team of designers that make just about everything. They have a wonderful face book page to ask questions, and everyone is so helpful. And all the free videos on how to use the product step by step.

The contest is very easy.
Make sure you are a follower of my blog.
and leave a comment on the site on how you would use the software.
If you would like 2 extra chances to win
pop over to my friend
and get 2 extra chances to win.

The contest is open to the U.S. and Canada !!!
The code will be sent to you by e-mail
so there is no shipping.
That means as long as I can e-mail you, I can sent you the prize.
The contest will be for 1 week. It will end July 16th, and I will
announce the winner the 17th  of July.

This is the page to look at the software http://www.mymemories.com/digital_scrapbooking_software

There is also a free trial version if you would like to try it out.

If you would like to purchase the software I have a code on my blog to get 10 dollar off.


Thank you for stopping by.
And have a scrappy day.

Don't forget to VOTE!!!





Friday, July 13, 2012

A Rainbow Of Ribbons




Hi everyone,

Today I want to make some hand dyed
ribbon.  I love all kinds of ribbon.
It is so easy to make your own.

First lets get some items together.

You will need:
The inks of the colors you want to make.
A bowl to mix the colors in.



A glove to protect you hands.
A cup of water.
A container of alcohol.
Lots of paper towls:)
And the ribbon you want to color.
I am using "Hug Snug", it is a seam binding
that has a silky finish. It has 100 yards,
and it only runs about 9 dollars a spool.
I get mine from Fabric.com, they always
have great prices and free shipping over 35 dollars. They also run coupons. I get white and black. Because it is hard to make black ribbon.



I started out with a few drops of ink then added the water. I found out it is better to add the water first, then the ink.




When you have the color you desire.




Just measure out what you need, I used 4 yard
pieces, and put it in the bowl. Put
the glove on and make sure all the ribbon is covered. Then squeeze out any remaining liquid.



If you leave it in a pile like this, it will be
crinkly and the colors will be light and dark,
when dry.



                   Like this. Yes I know this is green.


                                                                    
       Also if you let the ribbons touch each other they will bleed into one another.
 So keep them apart until they dry.  

  This is the ribbons I made today.
64 yards, and it only cost me about
10 dollars to make.





To use the alcohol inks, you do the same thing, only use alcohol instead of water.



Dip ribbon in ink.


Then if you want the ribbon to be one color
and flat, just pull ribbon through fingers to flatten out and hang over door sill to dry.
And they will look like this.


I like to keep both on hand.
The crinkle you can iron flat, and the
flat you can add a little water and crinkle up.

If you only have the ink pads, that will work also. Just put the ribbon on the ink pad and hold your finger (with glove on ) over the ribbon, press down and pull ribbon through to the end. hang to dry.

I hope you will give this a try.

Thank you so much for stopping by.
And have a scrappy day.

 

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Flower Fairy Gift Bag



Hi Everyone,


Today I want to share with you
This one is called "Christmas Tree and Holly".
With this CD I made the little gift bag.







The baby and the sentiment came
And the 3-D fairy is from the

I started out by picking out the bag
I wanted to make. Printed it out, then
cut it out. I used my
to make the nice crisp score lines.
Then glued it together with a good
liquid glue. I embellished with the
decoupage, and rub-ons, then added
the pink tissue paper.
 Crafter's Companion also has the
Triple Disk Collection of
All four disk are a wonderful addition to the

I hope you enjoyed the gift bag.

Don't fore get to pop over to the
and check out all the wonderful things happening over their.
They are giving away stamps, and having a great challenge this month. The theme
this month is "Anything Goes".
Just make a project with any of the
Crafter's Companion Stamps
and enter it in the contest. The prize this month is 30.00 in gift certificates to
the Crafter's Companion Store.
Stacy does a wonderful job taking care
of the Challenge Blog. Pop over
and show here a little love!!

Thank you so much for stopping by.
And have a scrappy day.

 

Monday, July 9, 2012

Up coming Contest, and Vote for Jessica




Hi everyone,


I am going to have a give a way in the next week, for the My Memories Software.
All of you have seen the digital pages I give away each week. The software is so wonderful.
What I want to do is, Miss Jessica and her
hubby to be, are in a contest to try and win
the bands for their wedding. It starts July 10th
 and ends the 16th. you can vote everyday.
For everyone who votes I will give them 2 chances to win this software. That means
you could an earn 14 extra chances to win. just go over and vote, then leave a comment on this site and I will enter it in the contest.

The contest is open to the U.S. and Canada!!
If you win the software, I will e-mail
 you the code to claim your prize.
No shipping necessary.

"The only thing you need to do is
be a follower of my blog."

I will tell you more about the contest and the software in a few days.
 Please help this wonderful couple to win.




They are so cute!!!

Thank you for stopping by.
VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!
And have a scrappy day.

My Memories Free Digital Design Pack

Hi everyone,

My Memory Monday is here.

This Digital Design Pack Contains:


7 Digital Papers
2 Page Elements
&
2 Quick Pages







 

I hope you like these
Digital designs.

I want to thank My Memories.
Also take a look at their Face book Page.
You will love it, and  there are freebies
on Fridays.

If you would like to know more
about the software
Click Here.

Thank you for stopping by.

And have a scrappy day.

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Sunday Dinner



Hi Everyone,

Today I am going to do a dish in the slow cooker. I love the slower cooker,
you can put your dinner in the
cooker in the morning
and if you are like me, get the
house cleaned, then the rest of
the day is for crafting:-)

I like making something on a Sunday
 morning, then make other dishes out
of the left overs for the rest of the week.

Today I am making a pork shoulder,
 Boston butt.

Ingredients:

1. 5lb pork butt
2. 2 cans cream of mushroom soup
3. 1 can cream of celery soup
4. 1 can chicken stock
5. 1 package of beef aujus' mix
( or 1 can beef broth)
6. 2 lg sweet onion chopped lg
7. 6 stalks of celery chopped small
8. 2 cups baby carrots (optional)
9. 3 lg potatoes chopped (optional)
10. 5 or 6 garlic cloves

You can put any kind of veggies that you like.

In large slow cooker add soups, chicken stock,
aujus' mix, onions, celery, and any other veggies you desire.
Rinse the pork butt off and pat dry.
On the side with the fat make small slits
in the top and stuff the garlic in side.
Place roast, fat side up in the cooker,
and season with salt and pepper.
( be careful with the salt, the soups
have lots of salt in them already)
Place on medium (275 to 300) and
cook 4 to 5 hours
or until the roast is fall off the bone tender.






I added a few peaches on the top for
a little sweet taste.

Make the gravy out of sauce in cooker.
Pour sauce in pan, strain out veggies, put to the side. Bring to light boil,
mix 1/2 cup cold water with 3 Tbs. of
corn starch, pour in sauce. Bring
back to boil to thicken.
Serve veggies on the side, whip
up some mashed potatoes or
Mac and cheese and a salad, then ring the dinner bell. Yum!!! :)




As an added goodie today I am going
to share my sister in law, Tina's recipe for

"Bagel Cheese Dip"

1. 1 jar Old English Cheese
2. 2 8oz packages of cream cheese
3.1 bunch of green onions chopped
4. milk, just enough to make smooth

In bowl mix cheeses together until smooth.
Add onions and just enough milk to
make it smooth and creamy.

If you like it more cheesy, use an extra
jar of Old English Cheese, or add some
cheddar cheese powder.
You can get this at Nuts.com.
They have all kinds of great items.

Serve with pieces of your favorite bagels,
or raw veggies. It is also great heated
up and served over broccoli.













You can also make a great pork sandwich.
Just use some of the pork you just made.
Toast up a hoagie bun, place cheese dip on the bun and add pork and onions from
 the dinner you just made.
YUUUUM!!!
Thank you Tina!!

I hope I at least made you hungry!

Thank you for stopping by.
Have a great Sunday.