Boyscout Stew Recipe Page

As I sit at my desk on this dreary, stormy day I thought this scrapbook recipe page would be a perfect one to share.  This recipe is one that my Grandad used to make on his Boyscout camping expeditions.  He'd put his cast iron pot on the campfire and fill it with all this yummy goodness.  Of course I just throw mine together in the crockpot and let it cook while I'm at work.  And I've modified it a little in that he used to put green beans in his and since I can't stand mushy green beans I leave those out.  Another thing I've done is that I like to use the spicy V8 only for my broth since we like spice.

 

The cuts I used for this page are:

 

From My Kitchen for the recipe card

 

Italian Mice from Marjorie Ann Designs for the mouse in the pot

 

And now I'm off to enter this into the following challenges:

 

Hiding in My Craft Room - Let's Scrapbook - Ends August 22nd

 

DL Art - August Linky Challenge - Ends August 31st

Breakfast Bowl Scramble

One Sunday morning many years ago I was trying to figure out what to cook for breakfast.  Not having the usual bacon, ham or sausage patties I was frustrated.  But then I remembered that I had these cocktail sausages that I was going to use for a different dish.  Instead I decided that they would be used for breakfast that morning.  I cut every last one of the little things in half, cooked them up and threw them together with whatever else I could find that morning. 

 

And so the breakfast bowl scramble was 'born'.  Even though the kids are all grown they still love it when I cook this up during their visits.  And after being asked for the 'recipe' I decided it would be one that I'd include in every scrapbook cookbook I create.

 

So now I give you my latest page.  This time I changed out the pig face from Animal Kingdom for the face of Hamm from Toy Story.  The pig silhouette is from the Cricut Cartridge Animal Kingdom and the arrow is from Graphically Speaking. 

One of the great things about creating some of these recipe pages is that it has enabled me to whittle down some of my scrap stash.  I'm pretty bad about holding on to every piece of paper regardless of size so I love it when I can finally put those pieces to use.

 

And now I'm off to enter this recipe page into the following challenges:

 

Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything Goes - Ends August 14th

 

DoubleClick Skittles - Food Challenge - Ends August 18th

 

DL Art - August Linky Challenge - Ends August 31st

Hiding in My Craft Room - Super Scraps Saturday - Ends August 15th

Orange Julius Recipe Page

 

Today I have a fruity recipe page to share.  This one features a drink recipe that I came across over 20 years ago when Orange Julius was all the rage at the Dairy Queen stores.  I used to make this to go with breakfast on the weekends when everyone was home from school/work.  To this day I will make this when I have everyone together for the Christmas holidays.  (and in between upon request one kids come home to visit)

 

For this page I used the Orange girl from the Summer Fruities file at Marjorie Ann Designs.  I had a second page using some of the other files but my picture didn't turn out very well.  Guess that's what I get for not checking before I give the gift to the recipient.  lol

 

And now I'm off to enter this into the following challenges:

 

DL Art - Anything Goes (July Challenge) - Ends July 31st

 

Lots of Layers - Hiding in my Craft Room - ends July 24th

Wild Rice Chicken Recipe Page

Yesterday was my husband's cousin's wedding and it was a beautiful beachside ceremony.  Small and intimate with family and a few friends.  Oh and everyone on the beach and the condo balconies behind us watching on.  LOL  After the ceremony we traveled to a family member's home where the reception was being held and it was there that I was able to give my husband's cousin her gift.  Of course she didn't open it until later in the evening but she did send me a message on FB to let me know that they loved it.  This of course made me happy to hear since we had no idea where they were registered or what they needed as no one would ever say.

 

And so today I share another chicken recipe page that has been around in my family for over 20 years.  I stumbled on this recipe during my first pregnancy when I was trying to figure out how to prepare for meals ahead of time for those days when I just didn't feel like cooking.

 

The rooster that I used on this page is one of the Cutie Katoodles from Kadoodle Bug Designs.  You can find the file here.

Sizzling Chicken Recipe Page

 

Today's recipe page features a grilled chicken recipe.  This is another recipe that's been hanging around my family for about 15 or better years.

 

To create this page I used the Summer Cookout file from Marjorie Ann Designs.

 

The recipe card is from the Cricut cartridge From My Kitchen.

 

I hope you fellow bloggers are enjoying some of these recipes that I'm sharing.  :)

 

And now I'm off to enter this into the following challenge:

DL Art - Anything Goes (July Challenge) - Ends July 31st

Crab Dip Recipe Page

Today's page features a recipe I found in a cooking magazine about 10 years ago.  You might find this hard to believe but even though I was born and raised in the town over from the World's Luckiest Fishing Village I am not a seafood person.  Don't get me wrong.  I will eat seafood......as long as it is fresh caught......as in when my dad or husband have been out fishing and bring it back.  Now I do indulge in the occasional crawfish tails or whatever but it is rare. 

 

I tell you all of that because crab is something I typically do not eat at all.  It has a flavor that I find too strong.  But in this recipe the horseradish (which I love) helps to balance that.

 

For this page I thought it would be great to use Mr. Krabs from the Cricut cartridge SpongeBob Squarepants.  Instead of cutting and piecing together all of the small pieces though I decided to flatten the image for print and cutting.

 

I did something a little different with my printing this time too.  Instead of printing on cardstock I decided to try printing on photo paper.  Needless to say I am thrilled with the results because the colors pop so much better. 

 

For the recipe card once again I used the cartridge From My Kitchen.

 

And finally, I'm going to enter this into the Anything Goes July Linky Challenge over at DL Art.

Broccoli Corn Bread - Recipe Album Page

A week ago I crafted a series of food pun cards.  This week I'm sharing a series of pages I created for a scrapped recipe album I am giving to a family member as part of a wedding gift.  Hopefully this isn't a cheesy idea and they'll love it.

 

The majority of recipes are ones that have been enjoyed in my family for many years and several of them have been handed down from other family members.  Like this first one I'm sharing with you today.  This broccoli corn bread has been a staple in our household for well over 20 years and the recipe was shared with me by my children's grandmother.

 

And don't go asking about the calorie content because you really don't want to know.  LOL

 

What you do want to know though is that this cute little Italian mouse sitting in his bread basket is part of an SVG file from Marjorie Ann Designs.  The file is titled Italian Mice and you can find it here.

 

I also used the Cricut cartridge From My Kitchen for the word bread and the recipe card.

And now I'm off to enter this into the following challenge:

Lots of Layers - Hiding in my Craft Room - ends July 24th

Bean & Potato Chowder Recipe Page

 

Today we're taking a brief break from Valentine's Day so that we can bring you scrapped recipe album page complete with a wonderful cold weather recipe.

 

To create this page I used the Bon Appetit chefs file from Too Cute by Jessica.  Now I have to admit that this particular file had some challenges when it came to putting the pieces together.  But if you have the patience it is well worth the effort.  Even though it was more difficult than other files I've done it was still fun.

 

I loved the way Jessica had these guys doing the pyramid in the file pic so I decided to run with it and recreate the "scene" for my recipe page.

In the Kitchen Recipe Page

This Christmas I made scrapbooked recipe albums for two of my son's girlfriends.  It was a slight challenge in that I started on them late - two weeks before Christmas - and one child in each household is a vegetarian.  Luckily, I was able to pull it all together in plenty of time and the girls loved them.

 

Now I've already shared a couple of pages from the albums and today I have yet another to share.  This one was inspired by a page I found on Pintrest.  I did change it up just a bit - instead of the potholders that were on the wall over the stove I decided to place a picture of each of the girls.  Choosing the picture was very easy since all I did was use their Facebook profile pic.  There was something else I did a bit different but I don't remember what it was now. 

 

But to create this page I used the appliances from the Cricut cartridge From My Kitchen.

 

And there you have it - a quick and easy to put together recipe page.

Creamy Hot Cocoa Recipe Page

Here in Florida we seem to be having a love - hate relationship with the weather.  One day it's "cold" and the next it's warm.  Today was a mixture of both depending on which side of town  you decided to be in.  A 30 minute distance between areas yielded at least a 5 degree temperature difference and I wasn't too happy about it as I am a warm weather lover.

 

Needless to say, cold weather leaves me drinking a lot of coffee, hot tea and/or hot chocolate.  So today I decided to make a recipe page using the Cute Cocoa Cups files from Too Cute by Jessica. 

 

I have to admit that I did some changing up to the file though.  I opted not to use the penguin that the file had for the stirrer and I also opted to use a pre-printed striped paper for my straw rather than using the pieces to create stripes that are in the file. 

 

For the 'froth' on my cocoa cup I used some Tulip brand glitter paint that I heat embossed to make it puffy.  (It doesn't show up too well in the picture.)  I also chose to use a rhinestone snowflake that I found in my stash for my stir topper.  I thought this would go well with the chipboard snowflakes I wanted to use on the page.

 

And there you have it.  A quick, easy scrapbook recipe page.

Jammin' Quiche Recipe Page

Hello fellow bloggers.  I've been on a little bit of a recipe album kick here lately as I'm attempting to get some Christmas presents completed.  This evening I'd like to share one of the pages I just finished putting together.

 

For this particular page I used this Chicken Little SVG cut file from SVG Cutting Files.  I don't remember which hop he came from or if he was just a freebie that was given to those who belong to their Facebook group or not.  The eggs though are from the Cricut Cartridge titled From My Kitchen.

 

The recipe itself is one that I've had for at least 20 years back when prepping several meals and placing them in the freezer for later use was really popular.  I used to do this type of meal prep every time I was pregnant and close to giving birth.  Of course I still try to do it now but the difference is that I plan healthier meals that don't go in the freeze.

 

And now I'm off to enter this in the following challenge:

 

Anything but a Card - Fantabulous Cricut - Ends December 14th

Happiness is Homemade

 

We are so excited to share with you this super fun release.

Today is day #3 of the sneak peeks for the November stamp release at Craftin Desert Divas. We have 6 new stamps in this release. This release is going to be Holiday themed!

We are going to share with you a variety of projects to help inspire you with your upcoming Holiday projects. These images and sentiments will come with a SVG outline that is FREE to you.

Here are this release's specials for you:

1. Use Code: NOV to receive 20% off your entire order. Sale ends Dec. 5 Midnight MST.

 

2.  4x6 Freebie is for $30 minimum purchase (before tax & shipping) in the CDD Shop.  Offer ends
Dec. 5 We will have 1 sneak peek day to share it with you.

Each day there will be a new FREE file, you can email craftindesertdivas@gmail.com or message Tara on Facebook to request it. You must comment and follow each blog in order to get the free file. Join us over this Saturday & Sunday for our Hop for more free files!!!

Here's todays free pattern:

 

 

Today's stamps are Baked with Love

Here's my creation:

I used the cute Country Kitchen file from Too Cute by Jessica for this 8x8 recipe page I created.  The recipe is one that my mother used to bake for the holidays every year.  Of course she'd bake this bread for other meals as well - especially if we were having my Grandad's infamous Boyscout Trail Stew.  Oh the memories..... 

CDD stamps are..

 4x6 stamps

Made in the USA

Stamps will be available to order on Saturday.

 

We hope you will stop by the  Craftin Desert Divas Shop  and the  Craftin DesertDivas Gallery Facebook group. We would love for you to join us and share your creations with us using Craftin Desert Diva's stamps. In this group we first show previews, have giveaways and much more!

 

Sneak Peek Giveaway!  Tara's giving away one stamp set a day.

 

All you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs! You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the better chance you have for winning!

Tara will announce today's winner tomorrow. The winner will be picked from a different blog every day, so be sure to visit and leave comments.

Thank you all so much for joining us today and I hope you will come back tomorrow for more sneak peeks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipes Scrapped With Love

I love being able to create gifts for people.  It's so much more personal than going out and buying a gift that anyone could buy.  Not to mention that it's an expression of how much I love/care about the person I'm making it for. 

Today's post is all about a recipe book that I made for one of my daughters, featuring recipes that I used to make for them when they were growing up.  Now before I share the pages I will admit that I personally do not eat this way anymore just because I've gone to a more plant based, as "close to nature" diet as I can.  (You can read more about that on my other blog - A Journey Into Fitness )

This recipe book was made over a period of weeks due to my crazy, chaotic schedule.  There's just never enough time in the day, but we've been cutting back on our weekend running around so I've been able to scrap a bit more here lately.  I picked up the album from Michaels and it's one of those 8x8 page sizes.  I love that it has the window on the cover because that allowed me to make "cover page".

But here are my other pages, along with the cuts I used and the recipes included.  I'm also going to enter this in the Hiding in My Craft Challenge this week where the challenge was to use 3 different designer papers. Mine are all from the DCWV mat stack Nana's Kitchen.  After all what better mat stack to use for a scrap booked recipe album?

Cartridges: From My Kitchen

Cartridges: From My Kitchen

Cartridge: From My Kitchen

Cartridges: From My Kitchen, A Child's Year

Cartidges:  Animal Kingdom, Graphically Speaking and From My Kitchen

Cartidges:  Animal Kingdom, Graphically Speaking and From My Kitchen

Cartridge:   From My Kitchen

Cartridge:   From My Kitchen

Cartridge:   From My Kitchen

Dessert Recipe Page

Happy Monday everyone.  After a bit of a hiatus it's time for another Pause Dream Enjoy challenge.  This will be the second challenge, but the first one for team two.  We changed things up a bit this year.  Challenges will begin on Monday and run for two weeks - giving you extra time to find your creativity so you can play along with us.

This week's challenge is all about desserts.  Create a project with desserts as the theme and your good to go.  For my challenge I chose to create a recipe page featuring one of my mom's homemade candies.  Every year she made these to gift to our teachers, bus drivers and to use for various church functions.  Of course when my children were young I carried on the tradition but now that they are to old to gift their teachers I just make them for parties.

And speaking of recipes, for this project I used the From My Kitchen cartridge to cut the recipe cards and A Child's Year for the silhouette of the mom and child baking together.

Now that you've seen my project, hop on over to Pause Dream Enjoy to check out the other wonderful designs our team created for you this week.  Then create your own, link up and play along with us. 

Our sponsor this week is TSQ Royal Castle Shoppe and they are giving away the Royal Pain stamp set (must have a USA address).

Food & Beverage Challenge Recipe Page

Happy Friday everyone and welcome to our food and beverage challenge, brought to you by Pause, Dream Enjoy! Our directive for this challenge was to create any type of project featuring food and/or beverages.  As you can tell I chose to feature food in the form of a recipe page spotlighting one of my family's favorite cold weather soups.  (I admit we make this year round though.)

 

For this recipe page (which I have created a couple variations of because I LOVE this little pig face) I used:

 

Animal Kingdom for the pig

Graphically Speaking for the arrow

From My Kitchen for the recipe card

 

And now that you've seen my project for this week's challenge, pop on over to PDE and check out all the other exciting projects our team created for you this week.  Then after  you've oohed and aahed, create one of your own and link up for your chances to win 3 digis of your choice from this week's sponsor

 

Fresh Brewed Designs

http://freshbreweddesigns.com/

Prize: 3 digis of the winner's choice

Enter your project below!
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Telefono Penne Recipe Page

Can you believe how quickly this month is going by?  Before you know it it'll be all over and all of our children will be out of school for the summer.

Today I'd like to share a recipe page I created for one of my daughters.  I don't remember where I found this recipe but as soon as I saw the name of it I knew exactly what I was going to do for my cuts on this page.

Only one cartridge was needed/used for this project.......From My Kitchen.  And this is going to be my entry for the BBTB2 kitchen challenge for this week.  You won't believe the creations their DT has put together this week!  Talk about fabulous - you should really go take a look.

Quiche Recipe Page

Yes....it's another recipe page.....can you tell I'm on a roll?  LOL  Today I'd like to share a page that I put together for a quiche recipe that my children loved when they were all growing up.  We haven't had this in a while as most of them seem to have outgrown quiche but it's a great put together, freeze and cook when you need something later recipe.  So since my daughter is so busy with work I thought this would be a great addition to her book.

For this page I used:

Animal Kingdom for the chickens
From my Kitchen for the eggs

To get the recipe to print on the eggs just right I measured the area where I wanted the print and laid it out in MS Word using two different text boxes.  I then print the recipe onto paper, taped the eggs on the paper and print again.  BUT, for the second print I made sure to remove the outlines from the text boxes BEFORE printing.  After all we don't want those pesky boxes on our finished product......

Family Secret Recipe Page

This morning I wanted to share another page from my daughter's recipe book.  Only this time you won't see the recipe because it's one that has been passed down from one generation to another after the recipient promises to never share the recipe.  Yep, it's that good.  lol

For this page I used:

Graphically Speaking for the folder and the words hush, hush (which adhered a little off kilter, but hey isn't that part of homemade things sometimes?  Letting the 'human' element show through?  ;o) )

Paper Pups for the dog

Stand & Salute for the hat

So whaddya think?  Cute way to "guard" the family secret don't 'cha think?

Breakfast Bowl Recipe Page

I absolutely love this little pig face from the Animal Kingdom cartridge.  And what better way to display him than for a recipe page featuring pork? 

The breakfast bowl recipe is one that I just kinda threw together one morning and it was an instant hit with all the children as well as my hubby.  So needless to say when I put together a scrapbooked recipe album for one of my daughter's this recipe had to be included.

To put the piggie's face together I pop dotted the snout to add a little depth to his face and as you can tell I opted for wiggle eyes to give him a more comical look.  This was a quick put together page that was both playful and cute all at the same time.

Recipe Album is Now Complete

After working on the final pages for several hours this past weekend, I was able to complete the two recipe albums that I have been putting together as the focal point for a couple of gift baskets.

Overall I'm pleased with the way it all turned out and the fact that I was able to "color coordinate" things so well.  And I was even more excited when I was able to find a rolling pin recipe card holder from one of my craft suppliers.  What a perfect item to have for this fun gift basket.  Now hopefully someone will enjoy receiving and using it as much as I enjoyed putting it all together.