A new card…but FIRST, a story!
Hello Friends! I hope you’re enjoying these last weeks of summer, spending time doing the things you love and care about.
David and I just returned from another camping trip over on the Oregon coast, staying first in Coos Bay and then heading North to Florence. Our friends, Dave & Jen, joined us in Florence and we had so much fun that I really didn’t want to come home!
Prior to the trip, Jen and I decided to try our hand at cooking with a Dutch Oven. So I purchased a cookbook to help with our task and packed it into our toyhauler.
After arriving at camp we decided on an easy dish, Macaroni & Cheese, from scratch of course! Jen and Dave ran to the store and got the items that we’d need. This recipe should be easy, right? In fact, we wondered if it would be too easy…maybe we should try something more difficult, but the plan was made and we went with it.
The cookbook said to use briquettes, so Dave was in charge of getting the coals hot, while my husband David was in charge of taking pictures. We melted the butter, no problem, but after adding the milk and eggs, we discovered that the coals were no longer hot enough. What to do, what to do?? We opted to build a fire, wait for a hot bed of coals and then proceed.
Probably not our best decision…
While we waited on the fire, the eggs began cooking (because the pan was still HOT!) and we worried that our mac & cheese would become cheesy scrambled eggs! LOL
Finally we had a bed of hot coals, so we reheated the egg/milk/butter mixture and then began adding the cheddar cheese. It melted quickly and then we added the whole wheat macaroni. WELL! The cheese started seizing up like chocolate is known to do, so we added milk and continued stirring…and adding more milk….and stirring some more. (Insert lots of laughter during this process!!)
Once we got it all combined, we deemed it ready to eat.
While it tasted delicious, it was very dense, and if we had thrown a handful at a wall, I’m sure it would have stuck! So much for an easy recipe 🙂 I think our problem was too much heat and we learned what NOT to do next time. Pioneer women we are not!
Dave taste tests for us and says it’s GOOD!
This is me tasting a bite…yup, it’s good! (And don’t mind the hair—I’m camping!!!)
And if you’re wondering why the Mac & cheese is the only thing on our plates, none of us were really hungry, so we decided on just that!
Okay, so enough about Dutch oven cooking (until our next attempt!!). Let’s take a look at what I’ve been doing in the craft room as we transition from camping to Christmas!
My card today is made with some of the same products that I showed on my previous post. Poinsettia Petals stamp set and Poinsettia Dies were used, along with a background of Plush Poinsettia Specialty Paper. This plush paper is a thick vellum with white flocking and there are three different patterns in the pack of six sheets.
I placed the flocked paper onto a Poppy Parade card base, carefully putting glue where I knew it would be hidden, since glue tends to show through vellum.
The poinsettia is made up of three different sized flowers and then layered up to create one festive bloom.
All of the poinsettias were stamped with Early Espresso ink, with the largest flower being stamped onto Cherry Cobbler card stock. The medium poinsettia was stamped onto Real Red card stock and the smallest was stamped onto Poppy Parade.
The leaves were also stamped with Early Espresso ink onto Garden Green card stock and then the edges were sponged with Garden Green ink.
All of these stamped pieces were then cut out with Poinsettia Dies and then layered together. On the center of the poinsettia is a Beaded Pearl which is available in the Aug-Dec 2020 Mini Catalog.
I cut a Very Vanilla label using Stitched Nested Labels Dies, then stamped a sentiment with Early Espresso ink on the right side. I then assembled the card.
On the inside panel I stamped a sentiment and then fussy cut a poinsettia with foliage from a piece of the Poinsettia Place Designer Series Paper. I glued the flower partially off the bottom right corner and then just trimmed the edges with scissors.
The products I used are shown below and can be ordered from my online store. When you order now, you’ll be one step closer to making this year’s Christmas cards!
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I’ll be sharing some more poinsettia cards in the coming days, so thanks for visiting and please come back!
Until next time,
~Krista
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