A Warm North Carolina Welcome

This past holiday weekend my daughter and I traveled to North Carolina for a golf tournament! On this trip I had the privilege of meeting Kathy Martin & Audrey Pettit! Two both very sweet and talented ladies in our awesome scrapbooking community! Thank you for the visit ladies, and thank you for my adorable handmade Christmas ornaments.

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Happy Turkey Day

I know I am a little early, but we will be leaving for North Carolina Thursday morning which is Thanksgiving Day! Claudia has a golf tournament at Duke University, so no cooking for me!

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day!

~Happy Turkey Day~

Hugs,

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For You

A brand new sketch is up at 2 Sketches 4 You! Our design Team did not disappoint, they made the most beautiful creations! We also have a fabulous sponsor this week Creative Cuts & More. They are giving away one spectacular prize, so come and play!

I am also going live today with a brand new blog, a Food Blog! I will be posting new recipes every few days so check back often! I would also love to hear your feedback so please leave me comments.

My New Blog

Del•ic•ious

A Food Blog

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Thank You

A fun new challenge is up at Card•a•licious! The Challenge: Make a Thank You card using flowers, and the colors red and black. I made a shape card this week drenched in glitter. :)

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Grateful, Thankful, Blessed

A fabulous new sketch is up at Sketch This! This team is so talented and full of inspiration. If you need a mojo boost go check it out. The sketch can be applied to cards or LO! You've got to LOVE a sketch! ;)

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Hello...

Kazan has a stunning sketch up at 2 Sketches 4 You this week. I could not resist playing. :)

This weeks sponsor at 2S4Y is DRS Designs a super cute online stamp store. Thank you DRS for sending me stamps to play with! Go play along for your chance to win some fabulous stamps from DRS!

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Creative Cuts and More Blog Hop

The Kit

Welcome, today is the second day of the Creative Cuts & More Mega Recipe Blog Hop which features the Apron Holiday Treats Recipe Kit. We have 24 designers who will be showcasing wonderful pages and yummy Holiday Treat recipes.

As part of the celebration CC&M will be having a great sale. For the next six days, we will offer 20% off the entire store. But act quickly, it is only for six days – this sale will end on Nov 14^th. Make sure you enter this code: recipebloghop2009 during checkout.

As a continuing part of the celebration CC&M will of course give away great gifts. Each day we will give away one kit. Here is the twist – go through the blog hop, leave wonderful comments for the great designers. After you have finished the blog hop, return to www.diecutdiva.com and instead of leaving a comment, you need to share a recipe to have a chance at winning the kit. Share the recipe on your blog and link it back and get another chance to win the kit. Help us also make this a great recipe swap.

Die Cut Diva
Pam Smerker
Nathalia Castelllon

Dawn Lusk

Stephany Zerbe
Jennifer Hansen

Lisa Somerville

Lila Holgate

Kazan Clark

Rachel Hope Baird
Ellen Sosnoski

Cecilia Stricklin

Cambria Turnbow
Angie Pearl

Laura Davis •You are HERE•

Noelle Reese

Holly Brown

Rachel Sztonyk

Deb Felts

Jen Johnson

Amber Hillman

Carla Mayfield

Cindy Lawrence

Chris Dickinson

Die Cut Diva •Go share your favorite recipe!

•Here is one of my favorite cookie recipes•

Ginger Snaps

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar for decoration

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease 2 baking sheets.
2. In large bowl, cream shortening, brown sugar, egg, and molasses. Slowly mix in flour, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Mix until well blended.
3. Pinch off 1 inch sized pieces of dough and roll into balls. Roll in sugar and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. Flatten cookies slightly using the bottom of a glass. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool on wire racks.

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Happy Holidays

BBTB has a new challenge up this week. The challenge: to use the bird cut from the Storybook cartridge. I immediately thought Christmas when I saw this cut. The rest of the design team made some really beautiful cards.

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Thinking of You

Embellish Magazine has to one one my favorite sites, it's clean, sophisticated and overflowing with inspiration. Ashley Cannon Newell the sites author really knows a thing or two about style, and I just had to play along with this weeks challenge.

The challenge: to use this scrumptious color pallet of... Coral, Brown, & Green, and a Owl. This little guy on my card was provided at Embellish.

Thank you for the inspiration Ashley!

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❅ Winter ❅

A new challenge is up at BBTB. This week we were to use the penguin cut from Joys of the Season. This might be my favorite cartridge, so many wonderful cuts. I decided to make a Winter Treat Bag to a accommodate this chubby little creature they call a bird. :)

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I ♥ U

Lots of fun and new things are happening at 2 Sketches 4 You! A new sketch, two sponsors, a new banner, new awards, AND a new Design Team!!

I would like to send out a warm welcome to...

2 Sketches 4 You

2009 Winter Design Team

Ashley Cannon Newell

Cheryl Nelson

Kathy Martin

Sankari Wegman

Sarah Martina

Shanna Vineyard

Welcome ladies, Kazan and I are excited to have you be a part of the 2S4Y family!

Here is my take on my sketch this week. I made a simple little gift card :)

Thanks for all your sweet comments!