6 year old boy scouts are to blame.  I thought my tags for a winter recipe swap were finished (my recipe is for a favorite – Apple Butternut Squash soup), and those darn boy scouts got me thinking outside the box.  The boys were decorating little graham crackers as sleeping bags and Necco wafers for their heads… for this glorious cake for their den. … [Read more...]

We finally have our first Winter storm of the season.  Such a weird Winter this has been!  The kids are out of school on their first snow day.  While I'm keeping them entertained, I started sorting some recent scrapbook layouts and thought I'd share this one which is the antithesis of the weather we are currently experiencing! One of my favorite things about living so close to NYC … [Read more...]

Tonight I finished up a sample for my 'More Than Just a Trace' class.  I had made a mock up before - but just received the chipboard pieces and stretcher bars yesterday so that I could do the final draft.  Other than feeling a strong desire to alcohol ink some snowflake buttons and add them to the mix -- I think it is pretty much done.  You have to understand that, for me, nothing … [Read more...]