Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Hi, everyone! I'm back again, this time with a recipe instead of something crafty. I thought with Autumn just around the corner I would post something for the upcoming season. Roasted pumpkin seeds are a great snack. They are incredibly tasty and they are also so easy to make! Here's the recipe:

Pumpkin seeds

Vegetable oil

salt

First you will want to rinse and dry your pumpkin seeds. Next, place on baking sheet and drizzle with just a little amount of vegetable oil and sprinkle with salt. You can then stir them all around if you want. Place in a 325 degree oven and cook 45 minutes, stirring occasionally, until lightly toasted. Enjoy! Thanks for looking! Have a great day!

Birthday Blessings

Hello! I'm back again with another card! I made this card for my Mom's birthday. I used my Verve Stamps once again. LOVE those stamps!! I used the masking technique (I think that's what it's called) for the flower images.

Before I get to the card recipe, I have a question for you. How do you get out of a crafting slump? I have been so unmotivated to do any crafting. I come up to my craft space and I just draw a blank.

Card Recipe:

White base cardstock: Georgia Pacific

Pink dots PP: My Mind's Eye Simply Delightful

Brown Dots PP: My Mind's Eye Out and About

Pink and Brown stripe PP: K & Company

Pink cardstock: My Mind's Eye

Stamps: Verve Stamps "One Person" (flower), "Blessings" (birthday sentiment and flourish)

Ink: Staz-On Timber Brown

Misc.: Oval and Scallop Nestabilities, Stampin Up watercolor pencils and blender pen, ribbon, popdots, corner rounder punch, and Stickles.

Thanks for looking! Hope everyone has a great day!

Father's Day

Hello! I know it is way past Father's Day, but I thought I would post this anyway. I just recently discovered Verve Stamps and I LOVE them! That could be a bad thing (for my bank account)! They stamp beautifully. I am just in love with them.

Here is the info. for the card:

Cardstock: Georgia Pacific (white base and oval), Stampin Up Sage Shadow and Chocolate chip

Patterned Paper: K & Company

Stamps: Verve "Happy Days"

Ink: Staz-On Timber Brown

Misc.: Popdots, brads, & Nestabilites

Thanks for stopping by!

Hi, again! Back again to post another card. Hopefully I can continue to update my blog. I love having this blog as an archive of all my crafts and recipes.

The patterned paper for this card is from My Mind's Eye. The cardstock is SU Soft Sky and Georgia Pacific for the white base. I used SU scallop edge punch and Nesties for the circle and scalloped circle. I used the Happy Birthday cuttlebug folder on the blue cardstock. The stamp is SU's Just Celebrate. I stamped the image with Staz On Timber brown ink. I used SU's watercolor crayons and a blender pen to color the image. I also used Stickles to make the frosting glisten.

Thanks for looking!

Forever and Always

Hello, everyone! Finally getting around to posting again. Haven't really had time to post here lately. I am hoping to be able to blog more. Due to some unfortunate circumstances I should have more time to blog. It's hard to keep up with a blog and a job and a 3 year old, and still have time to craft!! I'm exhausted just from typing all that! :) I have been in a crafting slump for the past couple of months. I just can't seem to get in the mood to craft. But in the past couple of days I have been in my craft room alot!

This card was for my in laws' anniversary. I used Stampin Up's Always for the hearts and Stampin Up's So Many Sayings for the sentiment. I used Georgia Pacific white cardstock for the base of the card. I used SU Soft Sky for the blue mat and Deja Views Fresh Prints for the patterned paper. The felt flowers are from SU. The brad came from Hobby Lobby. The ribbon came from my ribbon stash. Oh and I almost forgot about the ink. The brown is Staz On Timber Brown and the blue is SU Soft Sky.

Thanks for looking!

Bad blogger!

Hello, everyone! First I am going to apologize for being a horrible blogger. I am so busy, but I am learning to multi-task. So, hopefully, I will be blogging more. It is so hard to lose track of things, and this blog is one of them. But from now on I am going to sit down when I have plenty of time and schedule several blog posts on certain days. I just figured out how to do that. I'm slow at figuring things out!:) Today, I have a card to show. I've started taking pictures of recipes I try. From now on I will alternate showing recipes and cards. Hope that is okay with everyone. For this card, I used Georgia Pacific white cardstock for the base of the card. I used SU chocolate chip(??) and Prima brand patterned paper (bought at Michael's a couple of years ago). The flowers are Stampin Up. The button is SEI. The brads I bought at Hobby Lobby. The stamp is from Stampin Up's So Many Sayings. I also used Stampin Up's scallop punch. Thanks for looking!!!

Something a Little Different!

Wow!! It has been a long time since I posted to my blog. I just have not had time to post anything. I have been in a crafting slump here lately, and I just haven't had time to craft. But something I have had time to do (and it's a little hobby of mine) is cooking. So I am going to start posting recipes (with pictures) as well as papercrafting stuff. I made these a while ago. They are soooo good. Sorry about the bad photo. I haven't quite mastered how to take pictures of food. These are also great because the meat cooks in the slow cooker. Hope you enjoy!!! Beef Tostadas 1 1/2 lbs. boneless beef round steak 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. black pepper 1/4 cup lime juice 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 jalapeno, seeded and finely chopped 1 large onion, chopped 1 tbsp. chili powder 1/4 tsp. cumin 1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper 12 packaged tostada shells 3/4 cup refried beans lettuce shredded mexican blend cheese salsa sour cream 1. Sprinkle steak with salt and pepper. Place 3 tbsp. of the lime juice, the garlic, jalapeno, onion, chili powder, cumin, and cayenne in the slow cooker. Place beef on top and cook on HIGH for 6 hours or LOW for 8 hours. 2. Remove beef and shred. Place shredded beef in a large bowl. 3. Strain remaining liquid in slow cooker over a bowl or measuring cup, discarding solids. Add strained liquid and remaining 1 tbsp. lime juice to beef in bowl. Stir to combine. 4. Warm tostada shells according to package directions. Heat refried beans. 5. Spread refried beans on tostada shell. Top refried beans with meat. Top with lettuce, salsa, cheese, and sour cream. You could even use guacamole if you wanted.