Yummy cookie recipe!

I LOVE these! I had all the ingredients picked up to make them for when family came down during the holidays. Unfortunately that didn't happen, but I'm still wanting to make some! I love them! My mom used to make them every Christmas and other special occasions

Pineapple Dream
Mix:
2 cups crushed graham wafers
1/2 cup melted butter or margarine
Pat into 9x9 pan (reserve 1/8 cup)

Bake at 300 o for 10 minutes. Cool completely.

Cream:
1/2 cup butter or margarine
2 cups icing sugar
2 well-beaten eggs

Spread over wafer layer. Prepare an envelope of Dream Whip and fold in 1 cup crushed pineapple (well drained) Spread over the second layer. Top with the reserve crumbs.

Chill 24 hours.

Yum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cute gift idea!!!

Click here to see a tutorial on how to alter a Nestle Cocoa Box. It's a cute idea!!!

Hope you are all having a great 2009 so far!!!!! I've still not totally gotten back my scrapping/cardmaking mojo yet! Hoping that after this weekend I will!!!

Are you ready?? January Card Challenge

The challenge for JANUARY is...

Create a card with VERY tradition red and green colors and a stamped OR a rub-on sentiment!

Here are our cards for this month's challenge:

Alecia
Betty AnnNoreenDeniseLisaTamara
Can you imagine that at the end of this year, if you do ALL the challenges and make at least 5 cards a month, you'll have 60+ Christmas cards!!! Wow!

Leave a comment if you do our challenge!

*Remember, if you do 5 cards this month following this challenge, your name will go in for a draw for a prize at the end of JANUARY! (this challenge CAN be combined with any other blog or forum challenges that you do this month.)
Please upload your cards to your blog, a gallery, or photobucket and remember to give us the links to see them.Thanks!

YOU NEED TO LET US KNOW IN THIS POST WHEN YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE 5 CARDS IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE MONTHLY PRIZE.

Unfortunately there was no winner for the monthly challenge for December.

Oh, and our numbers are rising like CRAZY! At the end of November we were at 14 000 visitors and now at the beginning of a new year we are OVER 20 000!!! Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Unbelievable!!!

Winner of Quick Fire #3

Sorry for the delay on posting, Christmas has been busy here :(

I'd like to thank all the ladies that played along. What great cards you made.

The winner from this challenge is...

Random Generator has picked #3.......

which is SAM


Congratulations, send me an email with your mailing address and I'll pop some Christmas scrapping goodies in the mail.


Thank you all again, and watch for more Quick Fire Challenges :)

Such sad news to report...

I've known about this Christmas Day but didn't want to believe it was true. But, sadly it is true. One of our CCARY design team members BEVERLEY TODD has passed away.

Here's an excerpt from the email I received:"Beverley Todd was certified brain dead earlier today. ...she was taken into hospital yesterday Dec 23rd with a suspected bleed in the brain. Her family have all been able to say their farewells and have given permission for the doctors to take what ever they can for transplant. Something that they are sure she would have wanted."

She also went on to say that "I can tell you that Beverley was so very excited at being selected for your next design team and was definitely looking forward to the year ahead."

Please keep her family and loved one in your thoughts and prayers. She will surely be missed by a lot of scrappers all over the world.She has touched many lives with her kindness and giving heart.

Gift Card /Treats Bag

Easy and Quick!! You can use this to put a gift card, money or a small gift such as a pair or earrings in.

1. Seal an envelope.2.Using a tag punch or a tag that you have in your stash, cut out tags on each side of the top of the envelope. You may have to play with the amount of paper you want to cut away. You want it to look like a little basket or bag. 3.Once you get it looking like you want, then it's time to embellish!4.Here's my gift bag that I made. Cute idea!!!

May you have the gladness of Christmas - Which is Hope ;

The Spirit of Christmas- Which is Peace;

The Heart of Christmas - which is Love

Quick Fire Challenge #3

Today I thought I'd challenge you for the last time in 2008 :)
For those of you that take on the challenge and post a link to your card, I will draw a name and send the winner aome card making goodies to play with.

But you only have until Saturday night, December 20th to post your card to be in the draw.

soooooooooooooo on to the challenge

I'd like to see cards with and 'Vintage' type image. Thats it, pretty simple....


Here is a card I did using an Old Fashion Santa image.

Happy Carding
Tamara :)

Card Holder & Matching Cards/Tags

Card Holder and Matching Cards/Tags

You will need:
~6x6 page protector
~12x12 cardstock
~12x12 matching patterned paper
~your choice of embellishments (eg, brads, rubons, ribbon, flowers, ink, stamps)
~adhesives

1. Cut the cardstock down the center so you have -2- 6x12 pieces. One 6x12 piece will be used to make the card holder. Fold this in half.
Using the other piece, cut off a piece 2x6. This little piece will be used for the flap of the card holder.
The left-over will be used for a card, so cut it into a 5 1/2X 8 1/2 piece and fold it. Keep all scraps.

2. Cut the patterned paper into a 8 1/2X12 piece.Then cut this piece into -2- pieces of 5 1/2X 8 1/2 (for the cards) and fold them.Again, keep the scraps.





3. This is what you will have once you have your pieces all cut.



4. Using the piece that you cut for the card folder (6X12), glue the 2X6 piece onto it for the flap using a piece of scrap, as shown.

It will look like this.



5. Using the card pieces and scraps create any occasion cards and tags.
See samples:

6. Decorate the front of the card holder. Place the cards inside the holder and fold the flap down. Carefully slip them into a page protector ( I carefully cut the holes off the edge of the page protector to give it a neater look when finished)



I've made a few of these and given them as gifts. Great idea.

New Team for January-March!!

First , Tamara and I want to say a big THANKS to these ladies-

Adrienne L.

Ann S.

Teza H.

Laurie H.

You've been a great inspiration to everyone and it was greatly appreciated!

Here is the new team, along with the cards they sent with their application:
ALECIA

BETTY ANN

BEVERLEYNOREENDENISE

LISA

Be watching for a new challenge coming up on New Year's Day!!! Can you imagine that at the end of next year, if you do ALL the challenges and make at least 5 cards a month, you'll have 60+ Christmas cards!!! Wow! I did this, starting in January and I had plenty of cards when I got them ready to mail this weekend. And every family is getting a handmade card, and everyone's card was different!

RECIPES!!! Yum!

My sister has a cooking blog and she posts delicious, tried and trusted recipes for cookies, cakes, and lots more!!!

Check it out! It's called COOKING WITH CARLA.