My Day Friday April 16th

I had to post this later, I've been super busy!! Our entire City was evacuated on Friday the 16th and we couldn't get back in until Saturday at 10:30am. I don't know what those who don't have a vehicle did but I think the Red Cross set up a shelter in the neighboring towns at the schools. I just took off for my parents house Kids in tow. After running around like crazy trying to find my son who didn't show up at the church where we were supposed to meet. Ended up having to go through the baracade down the street from my home to get to him. The Fire was HUGE! To say the least 200 people are now out of work, our taxes in town are supposed to go up the migrant workers will probably end up leaving. This business is the second largest in our City. It's not looking good. Nope nope nope. I have some really good shots of the fire from my home but they are on my camera still. I'll have to post them tonight. Luckily my house didn't catch fire because some of the chunks of ash were huge and could have easily caught the neighborhood homes on fire. That and the Anhydrous Amonia that we were afraid could have blown up. As it was the 20 minutes i was at the house after rushing home from work when i found out that it was on fire I heard 4 large explosions! I'm just really thankful nobody was seriously injured or killed.

Chocolate Covered Potato Eggs

I remember my grandmother making these in her Kitchen they are really pretty darn tasty! I was watching foodnetwork and Paula Deen recently and saw her making these and it brought back a ton of fun easter memories for me. I put the recipe into my recipe book and Hope I don't lose it again! Grandma has been gone over 18 years now and it just seems like yesterday that we were sitting in her kitchen making treats. Chocolate covered potato eggs, salted nut rolls and many others.

Chocolate Covered Potato Eggs

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Ingredients
2 medium potatoes (2 cups total when mashed)
1 stick butter
2 (1-pound) boxes confectioners' sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups melted chocolate
DirectionsBoil and mash potatoes, then cool to room temperature. Add butter to potatoes. Mix potatoes, sugar, and vanilla extract, and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour. The mixture should be the consistency of marzipan. Divide into 16 equal pieces and roll into egg shapes. Freeze them for 30 minutes. Dip pieces into melted chocolate to cover, transfer to a rack for the chocolate to harden. Serve cold.
Yields 16 eggs
Cook time 10 minutes

A Busy day

Okay, I'm off to work in ten minutes. Can't have any rest for the busy. Just made a swing card. Need to practice a little more because I put the Embossing on the wrong way LMBO! Can't share a mess. Oh well. Happy Easter Everyone. Sigh mine's ruined cause I have to work. Blah. That and a few other reasons. Mainly being upset by my teenage son who is being poopy to me. Ack! Oh well, I'm off to work.

Spinner Card 2

A bunch of the supplies I used to create a spinner card. and a picture of it completed so sweet. :o) I have a Yahoo group called Cricut explorers that has these files that I made for the cricut. I mostly use George and Basic Shapes when I create these types of files for Design Studio.

Spinner Card1

Spinner Card I found on Dawn's Stamp TV I think LOL I can't remember anymore I'm coming down with CRS!
I made the file up in Design Studio because I cannot follow along with directions to well :o).
Much Easier to cut out in Cricut then assemble.
You need card stock and ribbon and piece of thread and some glue tape. Easy easy easy. Especially since I made the DS cut file with George and Basic Shapes. Many I'm lazy.!

Shaker Card

This is a shaker Card I made using Cuttlebug, MS Butterfly punch, micro beads, a couple small flower punches, Dimensional tape, Robins Nest Dew Drops, Acetate, and some ribbon. Ooooo and stickles.

Ice Cream anyone?

Cute Ice Cream Card

Third Waterfall Card

Second Waterfall Card

It's so cute!

Busy Busy Busy

As I sit here getting ready to head off to my second job. I remember I need to share my work I've been doing for the past couple of weeks!!! OMG I get so busy I forget to update. All I've been doing is making some cards and learning new techniques. Started my own Yahoo Group and generally been busy getting ready for the Federal Review at my favorite job. Bah........ I'm exhausted and scrapbooking and card making are my outlet so here is one of my creations. btw my yahoo group is cricut explorers.

First I learned how to make a waterfall card and made three up for my kids for tomorrow!! Yikes! It's easter already... I got frustrated cutting everything out so I made a cut file for making the waterfall card. I'm so lazy! LOL.