Have a Fun and Safe Halloween

Happy Halloween

If you live near by stopped in for a Halloween treat................... Have a fun and safe time

Halloween Themed ATC's

(ATC's are Artist Trading Cards, size 3.5 x 2.5)

Cantigny

Just a couple of pictures I posted recently on facebook that I decided to scrapbook to remember just a wonderful day spent with friends. The roses pictured are actually photo's that I took when visiting the rose garden in Cantigny. The group photo was taken by Gerry Glassman

CupCards To Go #14 October Sketch

Halloween Treats....

Match book style holders for this year Halloween treats. Materials used are all from CupCards to Go kit.

To make the match book I cut a piece of card stock 9" X 4 1/2" and then scored it at 1/2", 4" and 41/2" points.

Fold and decorate. Remember idea can be used for any season as Halloween (candy corns), Christmas ( mints) and Easter (chocolate eggs).

More CupCards To Go and Family Pictures....

Outside of card.................................Inside of card

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Spent the day with our grandsons at Johansen Farm in Bolingbrook, Il.

CupCards To Go

Well my CupCards to go kit arrive the other day, and since I was out camping last night was the first chance I had to play with the new kit. Above are the results: first card is an easel card design, the next two I used chip board that was included in the kit.

Swap Cards

The past month I joined a new group called Just Cards, were there are challenges on making cards and swapping them out for cards in return. The above cards are what I will be swapping out this month.

The theme for the cards were Apples, Halloween and Tiles.

Building a Sukkah

Our grandsons celebrated the festival of Sukkot, commemorating God's enveloping protection of children of Israel. They built a sukkah - a hut of temporary construction, with a roof covering of raw, unfinished vegetable matter (branches, reeds, bamboo, etc.) signifying the temporality and fragily of human habitation and man-made shelter and our utter dependence upon God's protection and providence. For 7 days they camped outside however in a regular tent next to the sukkah.

Halloween pop-out card

Tags

Today I decided to make a series of tags which I'll link together with various ribbon.

stamps used: Tim Holtz, artful illusions, posh impressions

inks: Archival Black; Ranger Distress Inks

Success and Good!

In the new Taste of Home Magazine (Oct/Nov 2010) I found this recipe for bread. It's called " everything bread".

1 pkg active dry yeast, 3/4 cup warm water, 1 cup warm 2% milk, 1/4 cup softened butter,

2 Tbsp. sugar, 1 egg yolk, 1-1/2 tsp. salt, 4 to 4-1/2 cups all purpose flour, 1 egg white, 2 tsp water

2 tsp. coarse sea salt or kosher salt, 1 tsp. each sesame, caraway and poppy seeds.

In a large bowl dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the milk, butter, sugar, egg yolk, salt and 2 cups flour. Beat on medium speed for 4 minutes. Sit in enough remaining flour to form a firm dough.

Turn onto floured surface knead until smooth and elastic, about 6 -8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl. turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise until doubled about 1 hour.

Punch dough down. Turn into a lightly floured surfaced divide dough into thirds. Shape each into a 20-in. rope. Place ropes on a large greased baking sheet and braid; pinch ends to seal and tuck under. Cover and let rise until doubled. about 45 minutes.

Combine egg white and water; brush over dough. Combine the salt, onion, and seeds; sprinkle over bread. Bake at 375 for 22-28 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pan to a wire rack and cool

I only used the salt and poppy seeds on mine. Its fast and easy to make a sure success for anyone.

Gift Idea

The pillow was purchased at my son's store in Kankakee, Illinois called Frame World and Click Media. He sells several different themed pillows that come with a small stuffed animal when opened. To add to this gift I drew out and painted one of the characters on the pillow and made a painting of it. I think this will complete the gift for the child I'll be giving this too.

Halloween Birthday Card

Stamps: Posh; Glossy Card stock

Been busy rearranging.....

I've been busy going through all my art supplies for days now. The worst job has been sorting out collections of papers, by theme or manufacturer. All I can say I can finish out my life without ever having to buy another sheet of patterned paper, but will I? Next on my list is to sort out embellishments.....

So with that being said I did find time to make a card the other day and post it above. Hope you like it.

Happy Birthday Cree

Happy Birthday to You Cree who now is 5 years old.

Love Grandma :)

Apple Slices On the Menu Tonight

Roll out the dough

Assemble

Finish product / Frosted

Recipe for Apple Slices

Peel & Core apples into eights 4lbs (1#=3 whole or 3 1/2 cups sliced)

Cook to boil 1 cup water, 1 1/4 cup sugar, 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1/4 tsp. salt

Mix together 2 T cornstarch with 1/3 cup water

Add to sugar mixture, cook 5 minutes longer

Add apples & cook 10 min. (until apples are soft)

Dough

Sift 2 cups flour, 1/2 tsp. baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt

Cut in 3/4 cup of lard till coarse crumbs

Mix 1 tsp lemon juice, 2 egg yolks, 1/2 cup water

Then sprinkle that over flour mixture and mix

Chill dough several hours

Divide dough in 1/2 roll out into a 8 x 11 pan

Put cooled apples in pan, then roll out the second half of dough

Seal edges all around

Bake at 450 for 20 min. reduce heat to 350 for 30 min. more

Cool

Take power sugar and mix it with water (thin consistency) and drizzle

over the slices.

ENJOY!!!