A Woman, a Cave and a Camera

I put this mini 8x8 album together a few weekends ago. It's pictures of our trip to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. I used Tim Holtz Ideaology paper & Bazzill and did a lot of distressing & inking. There are 16 pages..so stay tuned for more....

Happy Crafting!
Mary

New layout of Myah

This is just a very simple layout. I used a cardstock diecut as a template and cut it out of bazzill. I then punched holes along the edges and added ribbon that I twisted and tied. I fussy cut out the leaves that I printed off my computer. The edges are just ribbon that I gathered. The small flowers are Prima & the bigger ones are ribbon flowers from the dollar store.

Happy Scrapping!
Mary

Eagles & Ospreys

I'm not sure if anyone has been following the Eagle cam & the Osprey cam, but I wanted to let y'all know that the eaglets have hatched. There are 3 healthy baby eagles again this year! It's always a blast to see them being fed ...if you haven't been over to the cam you should take a minute to watch them. There is also a live chat going on during the day where school children are able to ask questions...in my opinion it's pretty cool!
Also last night our female Osprey finally laid her first egg. I have been watching the nest being built and the male bringing in food for her...now she is content to just lay on the nest. I can't wait to see the baby Osprey.

Mary

Recipes for Spiced Pumpkin Bars & Irish Coffee Brownie Cupcakes

Spiced Pumpkin Bars

1 package spice cake mix
1 16 oz can pumpkin
¾ cup Miracle whip
3 eggs
Mix together and bake at 350 degrees on a 15 x 10 x 1” pan
for 18 to 20 minutes. Cool & frost.

Frosting:
3 ½ cups powdered sugar
½ cup or (1 stick) margaine softened
2 Tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla

Irish Coffee Brownie Cupcakes
Brownie Ingredients:

5 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
½ cup sugar
1 egg
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt

Cupcake Ingredients:
1 cup whole milk
1 cup whole roasted coffee beans
1 ½ cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon baking powder
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 ¼ cup sugar
2 eggs
¼ cup whiskey
Brownie batter from above

Frosting Ingredients:
8 oz cream cheese
¼ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
2 cups powdered sugar
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tablespoons whiskey

Brownie Directions:
In a medium-sized bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Mix in eggs and vanilla until thoroughly combined.
Mix in cocoa powder, flour, and salt until just combined.
Set aside.

Cupcake Directions:
In a small saucepan on medium-high, heat milk and coffee beans
until just boiling. Remove from heat, cover, and steep for fifteen minutes.
Using a sieve, remove the beans from the milk and set the milk aside.
You will only need ¾ cup of the milk, so it’s fine if some sticks to
the beans during this process.Preheat oven to 350 F.In a medium-sized bowl,
mix flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. In a separate medium-sized
bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs to the butter/sugar
mixture, mixing until fully incorporated. In a small bowl, mix together whiskey
and ¾ cup of the coffee-infused milk. Alternately mix wet ingredients and dry
ingredients into the butter/sugar bowl, mixing until just combined. Fill cupcake
liners ¾ full with cupcake batter. Spoon 1 heaping tablespoon of brownie batter
into the center of each cupcake. Bake for 25 minutes or until cupcakes bounce
back when lightly touched.

Enjoy!!
Mary

Two New Recipe Layouts....

Here are a couple of new pages I did for my recipe book and for challenges over at Kitchen Keepsakes. The Pumpkin bars are so simple, but oh so yummy and it's made with mayo !! The second one is/was for St. Patty's Day. I got the recipe for these Irish Coffee Brownie cupcakes from Paula Deen's website. If you're interested in either recipe, just let me know and I will post them.

Thanks for stopping by!
Mary

Oh so adorable...

Hi my sweet blogger friends..Today I have a layout I did for Myah's Christening. Isn't she just too adorable? For this layout I used Bazzill Cardstock & Recollections paper. I stamped the leaves using stamps from Autumn Leaves with versamark and embossed them with clear powder from Stamping Up. Ummmm note to self the embossing gun gets hot enough to burn you..lol ..I'm ok just a good blister on my palm. The doilies, ribbon flowers and plumes are from the dollar store..yup you read that right. The ribbon is from Offray.
It's a simple clean layout, but I wanted the focus to be more on the picture than the layout itself.

Thanks for stopping by!
Mary

Not your everday Birthday Card

This card was inspired by a Christmas Card I recieved from Suzanne over at Kitchen Keepsakes. I had such a blast making this.

Happy Crafting!
Mary