I Am Being Published!

I am more than excited to say that I am being published in 2 upcoming magazines! Just before I left for CHA I received an email letting me know that I was chosen to appear in the Spring issue of Scrapbook & Cards Today! This is a dream come true.

If that wasn't amazing enough.......a couple of weeks ago I received a second invitation to appear in the Summer issue of Canadian Scrapbooker. To top it off, Joanne will be appearing in that magazine too!

The Spring issue of Scrapbook & Cards comes out at the end of this month. I will show off my copy when it arrives.......until then, it is 'out for publication'.

Happy Easter Basket!

A couple of weeks ago I purchased a new cutting file and I couldn't wait to use it. Easter is just around the corner and I wanted to try making this Easter basket.

I was pretty easy to put together and it is really durable and sturdy.

It is made entirely of paper. I added some buttons for decoration around the rim and filled it with kraft crinkled paper.

I printed out this tag and tied it to the basket with some white floss and added a white ribbon bow.

We are going to run a class at Two Scrapbook Friends and you can make one of your own.

Happy 18th Birthday - The Cutting Cafe

Today I am excited to show you a card that I made using the Milestones Number Shaped Cards & Sentiments from The Cutting Cafe! Check out the printable stamp below. It is the one that I used on my card.



Here is the card that I created with the files. David (Jay's best friend) is celebrating his 18th birthday in April and I thought I would be ahead of the game if I made a card for him now.

I re-sized the number '18' to fit on top of the star (approximately 1"). I mounted the circle sentiment on a punched circle and then added the tab, button and pierced holes between the phrases.

I used the other printable sentiment for the inside of my card.

The inspiration for this card came from Pinterest. You can see the original card here!

Online Crop at Two Scrapbook Friends!

Two Scrapbook Friends is hosting an online crop. It started on Friday, February 24th and it runs through until Sunday, March 4th. Each member of the design team, plus Joanne and myself, all issued a challenge. The theme of the crop is 'Chase Away the Winter Blaahs', so all the challenges are 'warm weather' related.

My challenge is to scrapbook your favourite summer activity. For me, that could be many, many different things, but I chose to go with swimming in our backyard pool. It is our summer 'getaway' without having to go anywhere. The photo is of Jay & David, just after they did a marathon of flips and jumps off the diving board (those photos will be for another layout).

I dug into my stash and found some papers and embellishments from Fancy Pants. The banner was cut from one of the papers and I added some brads between each point. This collection also came with chipboard elements and I loved the 'summer' word and it worked perfectly for my title.

I layered some paper on top of a border sticker and attached it to my page using foam adhesive. I didn't add any journaling to my page but I did stamp the year.

I added a bit of stitching to my sun and also incorporated some more of the chipboard.

There is still lots of time to play along with the challenges and have a chance to win some prizes too. Click here for all the details.

Broccoli & Cheddar Quiche

It has been quite a while since I have posted a recipe on my blog. To be honest, I haven't really made anything worth posting. Life is so busy that I don't really take the time to try new things.

Today was no different than any other Sunday, but I wanted to make something yummy for dinner. I didn't want to spend all afternoon cooking so I thought I would make quiche.

I found this recipe on the Kraft website and it seemed like it wouldn't be too much work. Hubby was heading to the grocery store anyways so I had him pick up what I needed.

I am just getting ready to sit down and give it a try. I will be back shortly to let you know how it was..............

It was delicious! If you would like to give it a try, here is the recipe:

1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
1 cup each chopped onions and broccoli
5 eggs
1/3 cup Miracle Whip Calorie-Wise Dressing
1/3 cup milk
1 cup Kraft Double Cheddar Light Shredded Cheese
1 frozen deep-dish pie crust (9 inch)

HEAT oven to 375°F.

COOK vegetables in skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium heat 5 min. or until crisp-tender, stirring occasionally.

BEAT eggs, dressing and milk in medium bowl with whisk until well blended. Stir in vegetable mixture and cheese; pour into pie crust. Place on baking sheet.

BAKE 40 to 45 min. or until centre is set and top is golden brown. Let stand 10 min. before cutting to serve.

Enjoy!