DIY Flip Flops

I went to a Girls Night Out for National Cheese Cake Day!  We had a DIY Flip Flop contest...here is my DIY Flip Flops!

Clean Desk!!!

I had to take a picture of my clean desk!!!  I know that it will not stay that way long. :)

12 Hour Scrap Fest!

Yes, Please!!!!!

Went to a 12 Hour Scrap fest at my local scrapbook store and had so much fun!  I was able to work more on my Treasured Journey album and start a new coffee/tea album!

Here is the survival kit we received and the make it take from Paper Vineyard!

Albums!!!!!

Creating albums are new to me.  I usually create cards, but lately I have been interested in albums.  These first two albums are created by 12 x 12 double sided paper, chip board for the covers and the Zutter Bind It All.

These next two albums are chip board albums that I had bought from the Scrapbook Convention last April!

Been away

I have been away for awhile, but now I'm back with a new focus!  I previously was baking up a storm and making all kinds of delicious creations!  That became to burden on my waistline so now will be focusing on my first crafting love....paper crafts!

I will be occasionally baking for special events and holidays.

Stay tuned, as I'm currently working on creating mini albums from just 12 x12 paper and chipboard!

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars
Copied recipe from: http://bakeat350.blogspot.com/
{adapted from Everyday Food, Nov. 2004}

2 cups unbleached, all purpose flour
1 & 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon allspice
1/8 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter
1 & 1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste (or vanilla extract)
1 cup canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling)
12 oz. semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350.  Line a 13x 9" pan with foil.

Whisk together the flour, spices, salt and baking soda.  Set aside.

Cream together the butter and sugar until smooth and fluffy.  Add in the egg and vanilla and beat until well combined, scraping down the bowl as needed.  Beat in the pumpkin.

On low speed, add in the flour mixture in two additions, mixing just until combined.

 Stir in the chocolate chips.

 Spread the batter into the prepared pan, an offset spatula is great for this.  Bake for 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out with loose crumbs, but not wet,

 Cool completely on a wire rack.  To cut, lift the foil from the pan.

Apples!

Have been helping prepare snacks for the children in Sunday School at my church.  I think it was a natural progression that one day I asked if I can make cookies for them!  So with fall here I thought apples would be fun to make.