Blueberries Oh How I love them.

Blueberries oh how I love the tast of them.I made these today for a very late breakfast. I don't know but I have been hungry for blueberries. I googled blueberry breakfast bars and got a really delicious recipe.I used blueberries that I bought at the store in the frozen section. I didn't have enough left from when I picked them last year. A pie and a couple of blueberry muffin recipes pretty much wiped out my supply. Here is the website I got the recipe from. I would use less sugar. I have a sweet tooth but these are a little sweet. The oatmeal crust was the best!

http://foodiefarmgirl.blogspot.com/2006/06/blueberry-breakfast-bars.html

I just got a couple of books yesterday. I have made time to read. I have been so busy with end of school year stuff and cub scout pack stuff it was a treat to see them at my door yesterday.One of the books is called "101 Designer One-Skein Wonders" by Judith Durant. The other book is called "The All New Square Foot Gardening" by Mel Bartholomew.

The knitting book it just my level of time and attention right now. I hopefully will have some knitted items to show off soon. All of them are knitted with one skein of yarn as the title dictates. There are patterns for kids to adults, hats to bags. I was impressing with the variety of projects, the nice quality of the yarn suggested, and that there really are 101 projects. ( I counted them.)

The gardening book has opened a really different way of gardening to me. I like he has these tips to save money on the margins of the pages. That really works for someone who does not have much money to invest in a square foot garden. So I hope to get that going soon. Will chart progress for anyone who shares a like to gardening.

Well that whats up lately. I hope everyone has a fabulous rest of week.

Paper Sack Photo Album

Here is my attempt of a photo album. I am not much of a scrapbook person. I took 3 lunch paper sacks and put big eyelets on the side to hold them together.

The tree image and paper is Stampin Up. The beaver (being my last name) I found online. I really like it!

Hope you has a fabulous weekend and following week.

Here is a photo of a family members crafted item. I think he did well. That is a third place ribbon there. Too bad he didn't have on his Cub scout shirt. Oh well, maybe next time.

Happy Anniversary to Me

I forgot I had this stamp set. Isn't it cute. The words say "I Chews U". Isn't this a great card for a Beaver Anniversary. The papers are Stampin Up: Ruby Red, Chocolate Chip Designer Paper (I have had it for awhile, it's probably retired), and the Printed Kraft paper in the Taste of Textiles.

I stamped the image with StazOn black on white cardstock, colored with Creamy Carmel, Close to Cocoa, Old Olive, Ruby Red, and YoYo Yellow. Opps forgot to color the centers of the flowers. I colored the background with Old Olive and retired Bliss Blue chalk. I think. It gives the senery look.

Well, that's it. Have a Fabulous Day and maybe I will have some new things next week.

Mother

Here is Mother's Day card number one.

The colors used were Stampin Up Boarding Blue, Bravo Burgundy, and So Saffron. I also used clear embossing powder and the distressing powder from Tim Holtz called Weathered Wood from the last card. Here is a step by step if you want to give it a try.

1. I clear embossed on white card stock the butterfly image from the Stampin Up retired set Wonderful Wings.

2. I sponged the paper Boarding Blue with Stampin Up chalk. The butterfly was invisable so I colored over it with the Stampin Up marker So Saffron.

3. I stamped the flower image from Stampin Up Organic Grace with Stazon Black Ink.

4. I embossed the Stampin Up French Script on the side with the Tim Holtz distressing powder.

5. I colored the flowers Bravo Burgundy with a marker.

6. Tore the left side of the paper. I pulled the paper toward me holding it upside down so the ripped paper showed better.

7. I mouted the top image with two brads to a 1 1/2" piece of Bravo Burgundy.

8. I popped it up with foam dots on top a piece of Stampin Up Designer paper. I don't know the name someone gave it to me.

9. The words Mother are stamped with Alphabits another retired Stampin Up set. I stamped them on the designer paper with Bravo Burgundy. I punched them out with a 1/4" square punch. I then glued them on with clear glue.

9 steps and you get a nice Mother's Day card.

I like the layered images one on top of the other. Even if you don't have the stamps I used you can use what you got to make what every card you want. I tend to like butterflies, flowers, and birds. It makes it hard to make a card for a the males in my family.

Well, till the next post have a fabulous day.

Dead Camera

Hi. I have a post for today and my camera died. It's Mother's Day card number one. I just wanted to let you know if you check in today. I will get my camera charged and hopefully get a decent pic. I am still working on that. Till later. Have a fabulous Day.

Thoughts and Prayers

Here is the posting of my first card on the world wide web. Hope you all like it? It was kind of fun to add colors and watch the effects of them on each other. So here is what I used and how I did it.

Some of the colors are Stampin Up: Brillant Blue, Green Galore, and Chocolate Chip. The other colors are Tim Holtz Distressing Embossing Powder color "Weathered Wood" and the ink is "Tea Dyed." I really like the distressed stuff. Gives it an interesting texture.

I embossed the tree first. I then took the tea dye ink and sponged it all over the white card stock. To add some color I sponged the bottom in Green Galore and the top in Brilliant Blue. It gets wet when you add alot of ink so I dryed it with the embossing gun. It keeps the paper from getting torn unless you like that. After drying the paper I added the greeting in Chocolate Chip (I wish I embossed it like the tree, would have looked better) and assembled the card as you see it. You can't tell from the photo but the tree is distressed. I think I will have to try it with a larger image. I think it would look better.

Well, that is it. Have a fabulous day. Hopefully the next post will be some Mother's Day cards. Will be here before we know it. I have some ideas brewing.

Hello World

Here I am. I hope to post a project by the end of the week for the world to view. Hope you enjoy it. I have a few things stewing in the pot of creativitly.

I just got a book called "Intertwined" by Lexi Boeger. That has been one of the most fascinating books I have read on spinning techniques. Gotta pick one up. It will inspire you. Guess I will have to get the spinning wheel out soon to give some of them a try.

Well, short post. Writing has not been one of my talents. Till later. Have a fabulous day.