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Graphic 45 Recipe

I have another recipe to share with you today, for a wonderful dip/spread I've had at a great tea room restaurant next door to my closest scrapbook store in Waxahachie, TX (whew -- did you get all that?!!).  This comes from The Dove's Nest Restaurant Fourth Edition cookbook by Cindy Burch.

I finally got around to altering a recipe box to hold all these pretty recipe cards I've been making lately.  You can see how I made this project over at Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom today:

My recipe card matches some of the Graphic 45 papers I used on my recipe box, along with the pretty Millinery Rose Embellishment stamp from Lockhart Stamp Company.  I printed "ABC" with my computer in the free Susie's Hand font, punched it out with Martha Stewart's 1-inch scalloped square punch, stamped the rose vine and colored it with Copic Spica glitter pens in Red & Olive.

The scalloped square was then mounted on an Inchie Arts Black Inchie Square.  A piece of lace finishes off this card . . . now stored within easy reach in my  pretty new recipe box!  Thanks for visiting today, can you believe it's April already?!!

Here's the cut and paste recipe for you:

From Sharon Harnist via The Dove’s Nest Restaurant – Waxahachie, TX

Almond Bacon Cheddar Spread

 

 

 

12 strips bacon, crisp-fried & crumbled

2 C shredded Cheddar cheese

1/2 C chopped toasted almonds

1/4 C chopped green on ions

1/2 C real mayonnaise

Dash of Tabasco sauce

Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl; mix well.  Serve as a spread/dip with crackers or as a filling for sandwiches. Serve within a few hours, it doesn’t keep.  Yield: 3 cups

Unity's World Record Inspirational Blog Hop

 

Welcome to the 163rd stop on Unity Stamp Company's World Record Inspirational Blog Hop!  My project is a framed art piece measuring 6" x 7.50" (3.50" x 5" opening):

 

Supplies:

• Unity Stamp Company: Home & Stories
• Target Dollar Spot photo frame
• Memento Dew Drop Ink Pads: Rhubarb Stalk & Tuxedo Black
• Copic Markers: R00, R24, R37, E33, T1, T3
• Cryogen Poison Ivory shimmer cardstock

All the Blog Hop participants were asked to share their favorite quote ... here's mine: "Tomorrow is another day" ~ Scarlett O'Hara.  I never seem to have enough time in any day to get done what I want -- do you?  :)

If you are not familiar with this blog hop, you can see all the details and begin the World Record Inspirational Blog Hop at Unity Stamp Company's blog.  If you have lost your way in the blog hop, you can find a list of all the participants HERE.

Your NEXT STOP on the blog hop is: Heather's Blog.

Have fun and thanks for stopping by!

WSC74: Easter Bunny

I adore this sweet Lockhart Dottie Bunny, so it was time for her (him?!) to make another appearance for Spring/Easter this year! 

Today's Weekend Sketch Challenge is hosted by Charmaine.  You can find the sketch and her sample at her blog today.

I stamped Dottie with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto Neenah Solar White cardstock, die cut and matted her with Spellbinders Petite Classic Oval Nestabilities, airbrushed the background with Copic B00, and colored her with Copic R81, R83 and YR21.

Standard A2 card base is Papertrey Ink's Dark Chocolate.  Patterned papers & ribbon are from Making Memories' Whimsy collection, found at Target.  The paper was die cut with Stampin' Up's Top Note die.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you'll check out the samples these sweet ladies made for today's sketch: Beate, Cambria, Jenn, Laurie, Lori and Mary Jo (a little later today).  Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Just For Fun: Neighborhood of Simplicity

 

Some sweet stamping friends of mine, Alli, Carole, Julie, Michele and Lori, invited me to play along in their Just For Fun monthly challenge they do.  This month Lori chose this sweet Neighborhood of Simplicity stamp by Unity and Michele chose the cute paper by My Mind's Eye (Bloom & Grow-Eye Candy).  Those are the only parameters -- use this stamp and paper and make something . . . lots of fun!  Thanks for letting me play along this month, girls -- I totally enjoyed it!!

The neighborhood was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with these Copic markers:

 

This image was so much fun to color!  It's matted with SU's Taken with Teal cardstock.  I punched the edges of the patterned paper with Fiskar's Threading Water punch and matted it with Stampin' Up's Ruby cardstock.  Papertrey Ink's Paper Tray sentiment, Hero Arts flower & button on a 5" square card.

 

I used this week's CPS #108 for the layout.  Gotta keep it short and sweet today -- I'm off to play with some wonderful stamping friends!  Thanks again for inviting me to participate in today's JFF challenge, girls!