Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Little Red Wagon # 87- Patriotic

Is it really only Wednesday, feels like it should be Friday!

But it is time for another Little Red Wagon challenge and this week Joanne is challenging us to create something patriotic. After struggling a bit for an idea I ended up creating this card for Canada Day:



It turned out not too badly I think, I found the maple leaf stamp in one of my autumn stamp sets and the idea came from there.

Why not join us over at Little Red Wagon with your patriotic creation? We love to see what you create.

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Banner Sneak Peek

Later this week I'm getting together with some other ladies for a banner swap. We are using the same size pennant and similar colour scheme.

We're spelling the word celebrate and I received the letter T. Here's a sneak peek:



I'm really looking forward to seeing what everyone else did.


Saturday, June 25, 2011

Papertrey June Blog Hop

Hello everyone, I hope you're enjoying your Saturday!

I'm happy to again be participating in this month's Papertrey Blog Hop. And this month we are to create something based on the following inspiration photo:



So I created this card:



I layered different colours of PTI cardstock then used Just the Ticket stamp and die(inspired by the storage cubbys).

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Friday, June 24, 2011

Peachy Pixie

I've been very neglectful of my stamps and copics lately and decided I really need to again participate in Bellarific Fridays at Stamping Bella.

So here's a card I made for their sketch challenge this week:




Isn't this Pixie image cute?

Have a great Friday!

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Blooming Right Now

Things are really growing in the garden right now, here's what's blooming:

David Austin Rose



A closer look



Rose from the climbing bush in front, I'll have to take another pic when all the buds are in bloom.



Peony



Nasturtiam



Heliotrope,smells so lovely and I planted it right beside the patio where we lounge.



Perennial Geranium



Angelonia



Thanks for stopping by!

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Little Red Wagon #86 - Happy Anniversary!

Happy second day of summer!

I'm back with another Little Red Wagon creation. This week Deanna challenged us to create an anniversary project.

And again this week I followed one of Becky Fleck's sketches to create this card:



I hope you can play along with us this week, we love to see what you create, link up your project here.

Thanks for stopping by.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Peasant Girls in the Mist

Also known as Scandinavian Apple and Cream Pudding.

This was the dessert at our Danish dinner and it was a definite hit. You can serve it in individual dishes or a larger bowl as I did:





The recipe is from Food.com:
Ingredients:
2 large cooking apples, peeled and cut into chunks
3 tablespoons caster sugar
1 1/2 ounces unsalted butter
3 ounces rye breadcrumbs or 3 ounces brown breadcrumbs
2 ounces soft brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 pint whipping cream or 1/2 pint creme fraiche
4 tablespoons icing sugar
2 teaspoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons toasted hazelnuts, very finely chopped

Directions:
Put the cubed and peeled apple chunks into a large saucepan with the caster sugar and 2 to 3 tablespoons water.
Cook them over a gentle heat until they are completely tender - stirring them every so often to mash them down. Put them into a bowl to cool.
Melt the butter in a frying pan and add the breadcrumbs and brown sugar.
Saute, stirring constantly over a medium heat until the breadcrumbs are golden brown. Add the cinnamon and stir well. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
Whip the cream and add the icing sugar & lemon juice.(Or add the icing sugar & lemon juice to the creme fraiche.).
Take a large glass bowl or 4 individual glass bowls and layer the stewed apples, breadcrumbs and cream - ending with a layer of cream.
Scatter with the chopped hazelnuts and serve.
Makes 4 to 6 servings.

Enjoy!

Monday, June 20, 2011

Bilfalde Venner

Welcome friends!

This past weekend we got together with Dave and Kathyrn to roughly plan our sightseeing in Copenhagen(scheduled for later this summer). In keeping with the Danish theme, I planned a Danish dinner.

The official flower of Denmark is the marguerite daisy but there were none to be found at the market this past weekend. I did find some flowers similar in look to the daisy and created this table arrangement:



And here's the menu:




Of course we also had Carlsberg beer and with no Danish wines or liquor to be found I served the next best thing, Swedish Orange, very yummy and so easy:

1 1/2 cups Svedka Clementine Vodka
4 cups white cranberry juice
5 clementines, peeled and chopped

Combine these three ingredients in a pitcher, refrigerate. Serve in highball glasses over ice.

The slaw and meatballs were great but I think the favourite was the dessert. Here's the link to the slaw and meatballs recipes, I'll feature the dessert in another post.

Danish Apple Slaw

Danish Meatballs with Creamy Dill Sauce

Enjoy!

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Blooming in the Garden Right Now

The work week is almost through, yea!

Just sharing a couple of images from my garden.

Fringe Tree



Asian Lilac



Have a great day!

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Little Red Wagon #85 - For Dad

This week it is my challenge over at Little Red Wagon and with Father's Day coming up I thought it would be the perfect time to showcase all your projects to do with Dad.

I created a card based on a sketch by Becky Fleck:



So please link up your Dad creations over at Little Red Wagon, we love to see what you create.


Saturday, June 11, 2011

Sweet Paul

Happy Saturday!



I've started following a few online magazines one of which is Sweet Paul. And the current issue is particularly inspirational. Click here to check it out.

Have a great day!

Wednesday, June 08, 2011

Little Red Wagon #84 - Mist it

This week Regan is challenging us to Mist it!

I've used mist to spray white flowers so they match my layouts.

On this first layout, I've sprayed the flowers in Glimmermist Olive Vine:



On the next two pages I borrowed Regan's mist, Mr. Huey's in Piglet(such a sweet pink colour):




So grab that mist and link up your misted creation at Little Red Wagon. We love to see what you create.

Tuesday, June 07, 2011

Shaved Asparagus Pizza

We've been enjoying asparagus this season and when I found a recipe for shaved asparagus pizza I had to try it.

The recipe is from Tasty Kitchen and uses mozzarella as well as Boursin cheeses, so yummy.

Here it is before baking:



And here is is after baking:



It is very good and a nice way to enjoy asparagus. For the recipe please click here.

Sunday, June 05, 2011

Tiny White Daisies

Happy sunny Sunday!



Today I thought I'd share a blog I found recently called tinywhitedaisies.

It is a compiliation of simply pretty photos and they are just lovely. Click the link above to check it out.


Wednesday, June 01, 2011

Little Red Wagon Challenge #83

Happy June!

Let's hope our weather is better than what May brought!

This week, for Little Red Wagon,Dee challenged us to create a card based on her sketch. Here's my card:



I took the colours from the rub-on I received in my goodie bag I received at a scrapbooking event last weekend. And I dug into my much ignored cuttlebug folders! And did you notice, no patterned paper, this card was totally made from cardstock scraps!


Check out Dee's sketch here and play along with us at Little Red Wagon, we love to see what you create!

Thanks for stopping by!