Just Kickin' Back - FWF #28

Hope everyone had a Happy Fourth of July and enjoyed the longer weekend! It was an uneventful week (other than soccer practices starting up again), so I decided to make a "just because" card...



I really liked this sketch from Mojo Monday (#405) - the diagonal strip was eye-catching and I thought it would be a great time to use one of Unity's background stamps.

 

Unity stamps used: A Bit of Burlap (an oldie but goodie!) and Today is a Lovely Day. Love the motivational sentiment!

 

 

 

It wasn't a terribly exciting week in the recipe test kitchen this week, but we tried something I've always wanted to - cakes/cookies in a mug! It sounds like a great idea - you get one serving - but it's hard not to be skeptical. The one on the left was called the 3-Minute Chocolate Chip Cookie and the one on the right is a Chocolate Mug Cake (eggless and butterless). The kids were VERY excited to try making the cookie but one was disappointed by the taste (it ended up feeling more like a cake). The Chocolate Mug Cake tasted much better BUT became an active volcano within less the recommended minutes. My ten-year old started shouting, "Mommy!!! It's overflowing!!!" (See, this is why I don't bake - I hate to have to pay attention all the time!). What you see above is probably less than half of what I started with - I would make it again, but I would split the volume into two mugs! If anyone has a tried-and-true cookie/cake in a mug, I'd love to try it out! :)

Thank you for visiting and I hope you all have a wonderful and crafty weekend - don't forget to check out the latest sale at Unity! You can get three awesome kits for $19.99!