FWF #44 - Owl We Need is Each Other

This is going to be a super quick post, it's been a busy week and it's not over yet! Yikes!

Unity has been coming out with so many cute stamps, it's hard to keep up! Once I saw this sketch (from Sweet Sunday Sketches) on pinterest, I knew it was time to showcase an owl kit!

 

 

I chose Going to be Owl Right.. who doesn't love an owl with big eyes???

 

And for my recipe of the week... this was a quick and easy pasta side dish called Creamy Garlic shells (obviously, I didn't use shells because once again, I used whatever was in my pantry!). My only mistake was to double the recipe - it got boring as a leftover but was a nice side dish for the main meal. Apparently, I need to buy some parsley flakes or something, too, because it looked a little boring!

 

Hope you all have a wonderful week and Happy Halloween!

FWF #43 - Simple = Nice (one layer cards)

Hello! This week, I was inspired by Freshly Made Sketches #209 - I love CAS cards and it doesn't get any simpler than one layer, right?

Unity recently released some new stamps, featuring "Lulu", an adorable little girl... :)

I just love Lulu, from the Aw Shucks, Lulu kit.

I don't know why I can't find this stamp anymore at Unity, but it was called "Lulu Misses You" - she's so cute! I figured these cards would be great for a spontaneous "I love you" card for either of my girls...

I thought I would try something different this week, so I found a recipe of spinach artichoke dip. I'm always on the look out for new dishes to bring for potluck parties! This recipe was quite tasty and definitely tasted better with bread (than with tortilla chips). I would definitely make it again, except next time I would cut the spinach up (I used it straight from the package). This blogger also has a slow cooker version, for anyone who is interested...

Thanks for visiting!

FWF #42 - And Did You Know...?

Hello! I know it just turned into fall and yet... there is a significant amount of Christmas stuff in the stores already. Did you know there are only 71 more days until Christmas?

I decided to play with one of the more recent sentiment kits today, since Mika and her father are traveling down to San Diego this weekend for a big softball tournament (83 teams!) - I wanted her to have a couple of encouragement cards to open while she was done there. Mika may not get much playing time on Sunday (where once the team loses, you're out of the tournament) but it will be a great learning experience for her. We'll see how it goes! Marika and I will be spending the weekend together, so I expect it will be very quiet, though filled with soccer games. :)

I found a couple of sketches and made two cards using Everything Comes Full Turn {September 2015 Sentiment Kit}. I just absolutely LOVE the Unity sets where they provide a shaped image and you can stamp a variety of different sentiments within.

 

The first sketch is from a new blog I found, called Just Add Ink Challenge Blog.

I just used some MME cardstock and layered sequins with pearls for this one...

The second sketch is from Freshly Made Sketches 205.

And I know this looks Halloween-y, but it's actually just my camera - the cardstock is navy blue but the patterned cardstock is really a light yellow-orange. Oh, well!

Speaking of yellow-orange things, we made "breakfast for dinner" this week and I tried a new recipe called Home Fries At Home. 

 

It's a very simple recipe, but had lots of flavor - amazing how sometimes just a few key spices can have a lot of pep. Gotta love paprika! 

Thanks for visiting, hope you all have a wonderful weekend! :)

And they're off! FWF #41

I love it when a sketch comes along, that is incredibly versatile and fun - from CAS(E) this Sketch!

Of course, everybody has butterflies, but not everybody loves softball! I recently purchased You're a Hit from Unity and had been waiting for the right sketch...

 

This was my first attempt at trying to mask a stamp (the sentiment is stacked) and trying to fit it onto a small size. I didn't want to cut the stamp...but I might succumb one day...

 

Speaking of softball, Mika is feeling more comfortable with the team. She got the opportunity to play some second base last weekend. The uniforms are brand-new and I was thrilled to see how much they *pop* in pictures! 

 

And it's nice to see her maturing in other ways as well. The local middle schools had their first running meet yesterday in the 99-degree heat. I was pleased to see Mika running well (she shaved 19" off from last year) - she started her final "kick" earlier than I had advised (but she maintained!) and passed three others coming in the final stretch. Such good effort! She's not out to win (she's not a runner by any means, but it is good conditioning for softball) but she wants to do well - 13th place out of 31 girls (that finished). Not too shabby, Softball Girl! :)

And speaking of hot weather...it's over 100 degrees today, but on Monday, it was pouring rain and it was very cool (70's?). Time to make some soup! I found this VERY TASTY Copy Cat Panera Bread Potato Soup recipe - I highly recommend it! The little one loved it, but it was a little spicy for her (she ate some, panted, drank some ice water, ate some more - it was delicious torture for her!). I added some canned clams for extra protein.

 

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend! Thank you for visiting! Don't forget to check out Unity's Mystery Discount sale - you won't be sorry!