FOSTV106 - New Year's Resolutions

This week's FOSTV challenge is to share a project relating to New Year's Resolutions.  I am not someone who makes resolutions specifically at New Year but I am trying to continue a recent goal I set myself to use my cookery books more and cook something new or different each week.  I decided a book mark I could use with my cookery books would be the best thing to make so that is what I am sharing with you today.  I used the MFP sets Recipe Card and Recipe Completer.

My colleagues on the team have a variety of projects on display and some good resolutions, so please head over to their blogs and check them out.  Please also join us with the challenge - we would love to see what you create.  Please add your projects to FOSTV106

Hope you are keeping safe, warm and dry.

FOSTV77 - Birthday

It's Birthday Party time at Friends of Speedy TV this week and you can join in by making a card.  Join in the fun by going to the FOSTV page and checking out Challenge 77 - you can also check out all the creations by my team mates. 

My card today uses some of the paper left after Cricut images were cut when making this card but I didn't use the spotty paper in the end anyway!  The red paper is stamped with all the kitchen items from Recipe Card Starters and Recipe Completer and then the two women are given nice Birthday treats to hold - cake and flowers (stamped on shrink plastic).  The cake is from Celebrate Big and the flower and the sentiment from Hum Along. 

There will be a prize for one person entering the FOSTV challenge this week and if you use Marks Finest Papers stamps you double your chances!

Enjoy the challenge and have a good week.

FOSTV60 - Recipe Card

Hi - Today's challenge over at FOSTV is to make a Recipe Card.  Now I am not a great collector of recipes, I collect them and then don't organise them or find them again when I want to use them. 

The recipe I have on this card today is an exception in terms of use - it is so well used that the original is on paper that is really tatty and the recipe is hardly legible.  I remember scribbling it down when we were first married as Mum dictated it over the phone.  Well it was time to correct things so I have typed it up and mounted it up and I will laminate it so it is easy to keep clean.  I did a second one so I can give it to my nephew and maybe my sister will supervise him making it.

If you want the recipe please just email me - I am sure Mum won't mind.  In fact there is a funny story that goes with this recipe that I will share with you.

When I was about 14 I worked as a Saturday girl in a local bakers.  The couple that owned it were not born in the UK (Willi was from Germany and his wife Henrietta was from Czechoslovakia) so had some lovely recipes but not one for bread pudding. 
Bakers have left over bread and buns frequently so Henrietta was searching for ways to use them - she found a recipe for Bread and Butter pudding and tried that!  Bread and Butter pudding is a dessert and needs to be eaten with a spoon - not something you can cut up and serve in slices in a shop! 
I was talking with them one day when clearing up and mentioned my Mum and her bread pudding.  Henrietta contacted Mum and wanted to exchange recipes - she was not used to people being prepared to just give them!  Well Bread Pudding went on to the Bakery goods and lots of local workmen came and bought it to have with their morning or afternoon Cuppa! 

Well finally here are my recipes all poshed up!

 We would love to see your interpretation of this week's challenge which you can find over at Speedy TV as FOSTV Challenge 60.  There are plenty of other challenges at Speedy TV too so lots of stamp sets to win.  The winner of this week's challenge will get the set called Oh Beans.

 

Have fun with this challenge!

MFP December Blog Hop - Day 3 - Recipe Card

   December Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

Ivy & Blossoms Featured December 18
Oh Beans Featured December 19
Recipe Card Featured December 20
Kilt Fun Featured December 21

Please hop along with us! You have a chance 
 to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on December 22, 2012 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday December 21, 2012.

I don't tend to share recipes, give food items etc. so I found today's set quite a challenge.  I have one item to show you which is a book for collecting recipes, either written in or stuck in, just a place for keeping them all together.  I think I know who is going to get this in their Christmas goodies.

 

WOW can you believe it is 20th December already? All of us here at Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co want to wish all of you and your families a very Merry Christmas! It is time for our December Blog hop and we have some great deals and stamp sets for you this month. 

 The special stamp set we have for you this month is:

" You've Got Style"