An Urgent Request

Hello all.

It's time again for me to prepare for another cardmaking event at Archivers for Operation Write Home, but unfortunatly I'm running low on certain materials, and won't have enough for this next event. I will also be getting ready to make Christmas Cards for OWH, so will also be needing holiday items. So if you have any of the items listed below you don't want or need, or if you decide to clean out your craft spaces 8~) it would be greatly appreciated

Edited to Add Sept 15th; My next event is fast approaching and I still don't have enough materials. I'm in urgent need ANY DONATIONS Possible but the  Most needed item is paper.

Paper in the size of an A2 card, in colors and patterns, and/or larger pieces for cutting.
Christmas papers.
Assorted embellishments.
Christmas Stamps.
And Cash donations.

Please email me at hannah.ncole_f@yahoo.com for my address.
Also I Just wanted to say Thank you to all of you who have sent previous  and generous donations, I've been able to hold 4 very succesful events and can't wait till the next one.

Thanks Once Again and have a Great weekend!

Good Old Fashioned Ice Cream

A Couple Days Ago, Dad borrowed Grandma's Old Ice cream maker, and we decided to make some tonight, using Farm Fresh eggs, milk, homemade vanilla, and Chocolate syrup.

In this picture; Grandma, Dad and Kirsten, Churning the Ice Cream, on the Kitchen Table.

And here is the result!

YUMMY!!!!!!

Birthday Card

This Card was made for Kirsten's (my little sister) 7th Birthday, just 2 weeks ago.

 I wanted a princess card to match the play ball gown I got her, but only had this Garden girl from the Hero Arts cl444 sending smiles set; ->

I decided I would try to transform the dress but didn't quite know how, So I stamped her on a piece of paper.  And without cleaning her, I stamped again on a scrap piece, and drew some lines to make the dress longer and the sleeves puffy.  Then I cut it out and adhered to another piece, to use as a template and cut that out. I then covered the whole dress with a pink copic and adhered it to the garden girl, and wallah she was finished. For the gloves I just didn't color her entire arm. As for the grass I stamped the grass along the bottom of some green cardstock and hand cut, of course it took awhile but it added a nice touch to the card.

Materials:

Hero Arts cl444 sending smiles

Hero Arts cl414 classic messages

Glossy Accents

Copic Markers

Welcome Lilly!

Hi Paula,
Greetings from the USA!
 I would like to take a moment to congratulate you and your family on the birth of your little girl. Lilly is such a Cutie!

Not being a mother, I wouldn't be very helpful in giving advice 8~) but I have a wonderful recipe that will be great to have on hand when Lilly begins teething. My Mother made these for my little sister when she started and my big brother and I liked them so much we ate them with her.

Teether Bread Stix is from the sugar free toddlers recipe book
you decide how crunchy or soft you want these lightly flavored teething sticks to be!

You will need:
2 eggs
1/2 cup apple juice concentrate, thawed
1/2 cup apple sauce
1/2 cup mashed bananas
1/2 cup grated carrots
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 unbleached white four
3 teaspoons low sodium baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Preheat oven to 350 degrees . Coat loaf pan pan with vegetable cooking spray. In a blender jar, combine eggs, apple juice concentrate, and oil. Mix on medium just to blend. Add apple sauce bananas and carrots; blend well. In a seperate bowl, combine flours baking powder, and baking soda. Pour in the wet mixture and mix until smooth. Pour into pan and bake about 1 hour, until firm to the touch. Cool completly. Remove from pan. Cut into 8 slices, then cut each slice into four 1-inch sticks. Lay the sticks on a baking sheet and bake on 150 degrees for 30 minutes (for soft bread like sticks) or 1 hour (for hard teething biscuits) store in airtight container.

Toddler rating: 9 out of 10 love it.
prep time: 15 minutes + baking time.
makes about 32 sticks

Hope you enjoy and Thanks for Stopping by! Have a great day!
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