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May 20 2012

Feeding superheroes…

by Rebecca

Having not had much experience with parties for boys I enlisted the help of my favourite husband in coming up with a theme for Zane’s recent 4th birthday (I find birthday parties so much easier with a theme, it helps to narrow down decorations and games).  Pete suggested “Superhero”, most likely due to the fact we were watching “Smallville” (the tales of Superman’s early years…in case you didn’t know).

Here is the food table…

Here is another shot with the big bunch of balloons that we still have hanging outside in a shriveled pathetic mess…

Here is the cake…

Zane is pictured with his much adored cousin Callum  (and his cute little friend Matthew in the background).

Stay tuned to this bat channel…I’ll be back tomorrow with more.

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May 19 2012

I need a hero!

by Rebecca

Here is the birthday invite I made for Zane’s fourth birthday back in March…

Yes I’m sorry the photo was taken with the card propped up on my keyboard….

I didn’t have any appropriate stamps (can you believe that???), so I printed the image on glossy white cardstock and coloured it in with my Stampin’ Write Markers.

The red DSP is from my Brights Paper Stack.  The Blue is from a retired pack.  This was the second version of the invite, my first version had ribbon and a scallop oval which was highly criticised by two valued BFF’s with more ‘boy’ experience than I.

Check back tomorrow for some photos from the day….

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May 18 2012

Boy worthy.

by Rebecca

Here is a card that I think a teenage boy should like… It was cased from one by Deb

It uses the “Need for Speed”, “Word Play” and “Extreme Elements” stamp set.

Happy Stampin’

 

 

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May 17 2012

A little bit of happiness.

by Rebecca

Here is a simplified case of a card by Mariana

Hope you like it.

Happy Stampin’

 

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May 16 2012

Carrot Cake/Muffins.

by Rebecca

Today I made my favourite carrot cake but decided to really shake things up and put them into cupcake pans, crazy I know!  The end result was fantastic and I’ll be doing it again for sure.  Here is the recipe…

1 cup oil

2 1/2 cups of grated carrot

1 1/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup honey

4 beaten eggs

2 teaspoons bi-carb soda

2 cups flour

2 teaspoons cinnamon

Combine oil, carrot, sugar, honey and eggs.  Mix well.  Add combined soda, flour and cinnamon.  Bake in a greased and floured round cake pan at 160 degrees for 40 -45 min (or in cupcake pans until cooked).

 

For the frosting I just mix together some cream cheese, icing sugar and lemon juice.  These are approximate measurements….about 125 grams of cream cheese, 2 cups of icing sugar and the juice of half a lemon.

 

 

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May 16 2012

Mini Pumpkin and Cherry Tomato Quiches

by Rebecca

I tried out a new recipe today.  I don’t mind these cold but they were probably nicer hot (they are from one of those Philadelphia cookbooks you can get free when you buy a pile of their products…

 

300g butternut pumpkin, peeled and cut into 1 cm cubes

Olive Oil spray.

Place pumpkin onto a tray, spray with oil and bake for 15 minutes or until tender.

 

12 slices of white bread, crusts removed and rolled flat and press into a muffin tray.  (Please note, mine were not cooperating and kept breaking and I lost my patience.  I used squares of puff pastry and found that this was yummy).

12 cherry tomatoes halves.  Put these tomatoes and the pumpkin into the pastry cases.

Mix 3 eggs, 1/2 cup cream 2 tablespoons chopped chives and 125g cream cheese.  Pour over the top of the tomatoes and pumpkin.

Bake in a hot oven (200 degrees) for 15-18 minutes or until golden.  Cool slightly and serve hot or cold.

 

 

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May 16 2012

Joy’s Pikelets…

by Rebecca

After experiencing these pikelets again today I thought I would republish this post in case you missed it.

These are the best pikelets I have ever had….enjoy!

 

 

I am happy to have somehow found myself in a very spoilt situation, Mum and Joy bring along some of their beautiful homecooked treats to each of my weekday workshops.  Believe me I’m not complaining one bit :)

Here is one of the recipes, it is for the Pikelets that we shared today:

1 cup self raising flour

2 level tablespoons sugar

1/4 teaspoon bi-carb soda

1 egg

1 dessertspoon melted butter

1/2 cup milk which has a teaspoon of vinegar in it.

Mix all ingredients together well.

Cook in frypan till bubbles appear and then flip them over and cook till golden brown.

NB If mixture is a bit thick I add a little more milk.

You may already have a pikelet recipe you love, but I would still encourage you to try this one, just delicious!

Happy Stampin’ or Baking…

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May 16 2012

Striking.

by Rebecca

I just loved this card as soon as I saw it and had to make it straight away.  It is a case of one by Tania and was so quick to put together.

As you can see the card uses the ”Elements of Style” stamp set along with the Beautiful Butterflies Big Shot Die.

Happy Stampin’

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May 15 2012

Another Mixed Bunch…

by Rebecca

Here is another card I’ve used with new stuff from the Autumn/Winter Mini.  I think this new pleated satin ribbon is just gorgeous.  It was cased from this one by Mary.

Happy Stampin’

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May 14 2012

Mixed Bunch

by Rebecca

I’ve been raving about the ease of creating a great card when the stamp set and the punches match, and here is yet another example!

The card was cased from one by Vicki

This stamp set is from the Autumn Winter Mini and is called “Mixed Bunch”, the new Blossom punch matches the shape perfectly.  The sentiment is from “Party this way”.  I really like the look of stamping and then running the cardstock through the embossing folder.

Happy Stampin’

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