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I’ve had a fun Sunday. It doesn’t really matter whether it is a work day or weekend…my body clock wakes up at 4:30 or 5:00 a.m. no matter what. I really enjoyed drinking my coffee early this morning and browsing through the SCS galleries and making comments on the beautiful creations. There is so much talent in the stamping community.
I especially had a great time searching through Heather’s (tankgrl) gallery since she was chosen to be the SCS Featured Stamper for the day. I was inspired by the simple and clean layout of this card of Heather’s. I kept the same basic layout but changed the color and theme for my project. I received a darling new set from Impression Obsession this past week and I just had to use it for the challenge.
I stamped the snowmen images, masked and stamped the trees around them. I painted the images with a watercolor brush and reinkers. I heat dried the paint and sponged in the blue sky in the background. I dotted falling snowflakes with a white Sharpie marker and then applied glue to apply the Sparkly Fluff for the hat, snowballs and snowy ground. I love the simple crimped and pierced layer under the scene and the darling gingham knot with the tag.
I also had the opportunity to play today in the monthly Dirty Dozen/Dirty Dozen Alumni challenge. Betty Wright was today’s challenge host and you can see the challenge requirements below.
Challenge: Dirty Dinner Recipe paper project. Share at least one tried and true prepared entree recipe in decorative paper crafting format of choice.
Restricted Element: (No food images…just kidding…lol!!!) There are NO restrictions…bring on the calories, carbs, fat grams, and sugars!!!! We can alter it on our own if need be.
Required Element: It must be something you have cooked and your family LOVED it!!!! Also, share a little bit about the history of this recipe and how it came to be.
I chose to create a recipe card for Tomato and Spinach Soup, one of my old faithful recipes that I got out of Cooking Light years ago. It is fast, easy and a delicious soup and is a perfect to cook on Sunday and have in the fridge for an easy meal on busy work nights. I have a pot on my stove as I write this.
I created the recipe in Word and printed on white cardstock. I do not have any food images so I sketched out a few tomatoes, garlic cloves and some spinach leaves. Do you think the leaves look more like basil? I sure do! I painted the images with reinkers and a brush, and cut out. I attached them to the base of the card and allowed them to overlap the recipe card. This is simple but I really like the pop of color from the veggies on the stark white. I hope you can read the recipe and that you give it a try. Have a great week.
Project 1: Stamps: Impression Obsession-Let it Snow, Loads of Love (tree) Paper: Cranberry, white, Olive, Watercolor Ink: Cranberry, Peeled Paint, Sailboat Blue, Going Gray, Black Craft Accessories: Brushes, Color Box Stylus, Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool, Sparkly Fluff , white Sharpie, MS Glue Pen, Word Punch, Gingham
Project 2: Paper: White, Olive, Watercolor Accessories: Computer, Artist Pen, Watercolor Brushes, Snips, Glue Dots
Oh my gosh, I just fell off my chair laughing . . . that’s hysterical Kittie, I love it!
Love your recipe card as well. I have a recipe very similar I’m going to send to you in an e-mail . . . I think you’ll like it.
Adorable card Kittie!! Love the recipe card too, your veggies look fabulous!!
I LOVE that hilarious snowman card, Kittie! And the sparkly fluff looks great!
People, you NEED to try this recipe!!!!! I had it at Kittie’s house and have been making it ever since. It’s amazingly delicious!!!
that image is just too funny, love the little scene you have created around it!
Love them both…are you sure it’s not a drunken snowman? Someone with a sick mind might add a liquor bottle near “the body”…
I printed your lovely recipe card. Pretty card…recipe looks delicious! (:>
Your artwork never ceases to amaze me with it’s creativity and depth. Thanks for the recipe also. Always love your posts.
Wendy
HAHAHAA!!! Love that snowman card (had to laugh at the “drunken” snowman comment!! hehe)
And I think that I will have to try this recipe. My boys have a favorite grilled tomato and brie sandwich recipe that this would go wonderfully with!!)
That is such an adorable snowman card, Kittie….I just love that sparklie snow and the snowmen couldn’t be any cuter!!! I will have to try your soup recipe, too…sounds yummy!!!!