tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46512575440637231852024-02-18T19:32:26.471-08:00My MusingsThis is where I can share my paper crafting, photos, and other things that happen in my little corner of the world.Teresa Zuehlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08996115396030371324noreply@blogger.comBlogger268125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4651257544063723185.post-53340404967050263452015-08-06T21:48:00.000-07:002015-08-06T21:48:27.649-07:00Out of This World Lemon Blueberry SconesI have been really loving this summers plump, sweet blueberries and have seen them paired with lemon a lot lately. This morning I ran across this <a href="http://sallysbakingaddiction.com/2015/08/06/glazed-lemon-blueberry-scones/" target="_blank">Glazed Lemon Blueberry Scone </a>recipe on Pinterest It sounded so delicious I finally decided to give the combo a try. The recipe came from <a href="http://sallysbakingaddiction.com/2015/08/06/glazed-lemon-blueberry-scones/" target="_blank">Sally's Baking Addiction blog</a>. Don't walk but run to her blog to get the recipe it is that good! I promise you won't be sorry.<br />
Now I'm not a big fan of scones. They tend to be too much on the dry side for me but the recipe sounded so good that I ran out to get the cream and those juicy plump blue orbs of sweet goodness so I could make the scones for dessert tonight. <br />
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Well, the Lemon Blueberry Scones were a hit. I noticed my husband went back for seconds. They are easy to make and I followed the recipe. The one cup of blueberries is enough so you get juicy berries in every bite!<br />
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Now there is a lovely Lemon Glaze that you can top your scone with and I did as you can see from the photo above but they really don't need it if you are trying to cut back on sugar or calories.</div>
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I also grated the butter frozen like it said in the recipe and I think maybe that is why they are so tender and moist. So you might not want to skip that step.</div>
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Teresa Zuehlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08996115396030371324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4651257544063723185.post-76942231580113477212015-07-31T05:00:00.000-07:002015-07-31T22:16:41.050-07:00A Set of FourGood morning! A few post back I shared a card that used a<a href="http://teresazuehls.blogspot.com/2015/07/cards-to-share-finally.html" target="_blank"> sunburst technique</a> and gave the link to where I found the tutorial. Well, I love the technique so much that I have made a few more cards.<br />
They are similar but slightly different. <br />
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This one I used a chipboard flower and inked it with blue and green ink then sprinkled clear embossing powder and melted it with the heat gun. While it was still warm I sprinkled more embossing powder and heated it again.<br />
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I put the focal point in the middle of the card and I had a small piece of the twine leftover that was just long enough to make a small bow.<br />
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I put the sentiment in the middle of the scalloped circle instead of on the right bottom corner of the card.<br />
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I again put the focal point in the center and on this card I inked the edges of the inside mat with dark blue ink.<br />
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This last card is my favorite. I love the chipboard butterfly. I inked the butterfly with blue ink and again sprinkled it with clear embossing powder and used a heat gun to melt the powder. I did it one more time so I had two layers of embossing powder. I then added the big pearls to the body.<br />
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I like how the chipboard still shows through in some areas of the butterfly. In real life it is really shiny and looks so much prettier.</div>
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I also made a<a href="http://teresazuehls.blogspot.com/2015/07/mr-mrs.html" target="_blank"> wedding card</a> in black and white using the sunburst. I think it turned out so nice in the black and white pattern paper.</div>
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Thanks for dropping by and have a wonderful weekend.</div>
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<br />Teresa Zuehlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08996115396030371324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4651257544063723185.post-20981992963053361712015-07-26T19:49:00.000-07:002015-07-26T19:49:54.158-07:00A Delicious DinnerDinner was cooking all day today. Well at least part of it.<br />
When I came back home from shopping and running errands the house smelled heavenly of roasted chicken. I finally tried my hand at roasting a whole chicken a few months ago. I'm not a fan of touching raw whole chicken but I finally got over it and just did it. First time I roasted it in the oven and the second time I roasted it in my best friend, the crockpot and I used olive oil instead of butter on the chicken. I was afraid the skin wouldn't brown in the crockpot but it did although the skin does not get as crispy as in the oven but that doesn't matter to me as I don't eat the skin<br />
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This time I used butter on the chicken and it didn't seem to brown as well as the olive oil so next time I will go back to the olive oil.<br />
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Also maybe the skin didn't brown so much because I kept the crockpot on low. The first time I had the crockpot on high the whole time so it would cook faster. It really was done. The legs just fell apart and the meat was all tender and juicy.<br />
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I keep my roasted chicken pretty plain. Butter or olive all over the chicken inside and out then I put two or three slices of a lemon, a sprig of each rosemary and thyme inside the bird cavity and salt and pepper the whole chicken inside and out. Oh, I forgot I added three cloves of garlic to the inside of the chicken this time.<br />
I cut an onion in wedges and put in the bottom of the greased crockpot for the chicken to sit on and to keep it from sticking to the bottom. You should tie the legs together with kitchen string but I did not have any this time. The crockpot kind of helps keep the chicken together because of its small size.<br />
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Along with the chicken I wanted roasted vegetables and I found <a href="http://m.allrecipes.com/recipe/9377/roasted-vegetables/" target="_blank">this recipe</a> for roasting them. I kept to the recipe for the most part I just changed the veggies to what I had on hand: sweet potatoes, red potatoes, zucchini, summer squash, red bell papers and yellow onions.<br />
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Love all the pretty colors of the veggies.<br />
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Once the veggies were chopped it was time to get the oil, seasonings and herbs going. The recipe called for 1/4 olive oil but instead I used a sundried tomato and Parmesan garlic flavored olive oil and two Tablespoon of balsamic vinegar and salt and pepper. Mixed this well and chopped up some fresh <br />
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added that to the olive oil mixture.<br />
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Next you pour the olive oil mixture over all of the chopped veggies and gentle stir until all the vegetables are completely covered with the oil mixture. <br />
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Here are the vegetables on my Demarle silicon pan all ready for the oven. Set your oven to 450 degrees and put your vegetables in when the oven is preheated. It said to bake 35 to 40 minutes stirring every 10 min. I have a convection oven and I think it cooks faster so I only baked it for 22 min stirring only twice.<br />
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They smelled and looked so yummy when they were done. They were nicely browned too.<br />
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Roasting really brings out the flavor of vegetables especially sweet potatoes. I love roasted sweet potatoes!<br />
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I made the chicken and roasted veggies and my son, Travis cooked up some soaked and sprouted lentils. We also had some Ruby Red Kraut to finish off the meal.<br />
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The kraut is raw otherwise I wouldn't touch it. I can't stand the smell or taste of cooked cabbage. I also don't care so much for beans to be sprouted (seems like your eating a plant instead of a bean) but you are able to get more nutrients from spouted so I ate them. I actually mixed the lentils with the kraut because there is so much flavor in the kraut and not so much in the lentils so they compliment each other very well. The ruby red kraut is a mixture of cabbage, beets (hence the red color) and carrots. It is naturally fermented and is suppose to help your gut flora and aid digestion.<br />
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It was a pretty delicious meal with lots of flavor and color from the veggies and kraut and best of all it is all healthy. The chicken is organic as well as all of the vegetables, lentils and kraut.<br />
Wish we could eat like this every day.<br />
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Thanks so much for dropping by!<br />
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Teresa Zuehlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08996115396030371324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4651257544063723185.post-34616696407199157502015-07-26T12:16:00.000-07:002015-07-26T12:23:13.386-07:00Coconut Blueberry Chia Muffins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
About two weeks ago my daughter, Amber and I were in Costco and she spied a bag of coconut flour and saw that it had a recipe for blueberry muffins on the back of the bag. After we looked over the ingredients I said I had everything to make them so we threw the bag of coconut flour into the cart and off we went excited to get home and make a batch of these healthy for you muffins.</div>
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These yummy muffins are gluten and dairy free as well. </div>
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I was short an egg but we were in too much of a hurry to run to the store just for one egg and decided to go with just five and they turned out great. </div>
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The reason for so many eggs is that coconut flour is very thirsty so you need to add more moisture to whatever you are making or it could turn out dry and not hold together well.</div>
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I used my Demarle silicon muffin pan so there were no problems with sticking and...<br />
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... they turned out great. Very moist and yummy! They also had a very light coconut flavor. <br />
Everything I used in the recipe was all organic making them even more healthy for us (except the baking soda). No sugar, just honey was used as a sweetener. So we ate them pretty much guilt free! LOL.<br />
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Here is the ingredients on the back of the coconut flour bag and...<br />
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...the directions on how to make and bake them.<br />
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Wanting another way to use the coconut flour I searched Pinterest and found a recipe for blueberry coconut pancakes. They also turned out great.<br />
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<u>Just a note to self:</u> Don't put the fresh blueberries into the batter or in the cakes as they cook. It makes the pancakes too heavy and hard to flip without falling apart. It would be best to sprinkle the blueberries over the pancakes after you cook them up. Delicious either way!<br />
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I also had about a cup of Coconut milk left over from making the muffins so one morning I was making a fruit smoothie for breakfast and decided to use coconut milk instead of regular milk. I used 1/3 cup of coconut milk and it turned out delicious by giving the smoothie just a slight coconut flavor. I made another on the next morning and only used a quarter cup of the coconut milk and I couldn't taste any coconut flavor in it at all.<br />
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You just don't want to use a lot of coconut milk as it is pretty high in calories. One third cup has 140 calories, but at least they are healthier calories.<br />
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I also noticed that when I made my smoothie with the coconut milk it kept me full longer. Usually smoothies don't keep me full very long and I need a snack before my next meal but I think the fat in the coconut milk is what kept me full until lunch time.<br />
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Let me know if you try the muffin recipe or if you have other recipes using coconut flour or milk to share. It is so fun to share and learn new things from one another!<br />
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Have a great day!<br />
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TeresaTeresa Zuehlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08996115396030371324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4651257544063723185.post-88337517402126526572015-07-24T23:41:00.000-07:002015-07-24T23:44:34.210-07:00Mr. & Mrs.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of my daughter so I thought I would go ahead and make this post even though it is getting late. I am up any way so I might as well get something done.</div>
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A few posts back I shared a card that I had made using the sunburst (or starburst as it is sometimes called) you can see it <a href="http://teresazuehls.blogspot.com/2015/07/cards-to-share-finally.html" target="_blank">here</a>. It is the last card in the post. I also shared the link to the tutorial where I learned the technique. It is super easy and fun so I have been making a few more in different color schemes.</div>
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On this card I switched from horizontal to vertical and made it a wedding card. The black and white is so classic and some of the patterns I used were more on the masculine side so it isn't too girly. </div>
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I added a pearl to the flower's center and die cut some leaves out of black cardstock. </div>
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Memento black ink was used for the stamped image and the "Mr. & Mrs. I added smaller pearls to the stamped image.<br />
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The sentiment was stamped in Versa Mark ink then embossed with white embossing powder.<br />
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Let me know if you try this technique and share how you used it.<br />
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Teresa Teresa Zuehlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08996115396030371324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4651257544063723185.post-77083841540056053212015-07-22T18:31:00.001-07:002015-07-22T18:44:29.149-07:00Mini Vacation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Just got back from having a girls weekend with my daughter, Amber. Except it really wasn't during the weekend because she works most weekends. So it was Sunday evening through Tuesday afternoon. I drove the three and a half hour trip Sunday afternoon and arrived at the hotel at 6:00 PM. Amber arrived around 7:00 after she was done at work and we hung out for a while and thought about where we wanted to eat dinner. I was up to pretty much anything just as long as it was a place I had never been to before. While traveling I always like to eat at places that we don't have in our hometown.</div>
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It was finally decided that we would try out a place called Oswego Grill in Willsonville that was new to both of us.</div>
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It was amazing food and service was great also. I had the Stuffed Chicken Breast. The chicken was stuffed with provolone and mozzarella cheese and spinach then topped with a capper cream sauce. It also came with Alfredo pancetta pasta and apple hardwood grilled asparagus. I especially loved the capper cream sauce as it went really well with the stuffed chicken.<br />
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Amber had the chicken fajita which came with sour cream, guacamole, cheese, pica de gallo and I think it came with some kind of sauce. It was fresh and awesome too! <br />
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We decided to have a glass of white wine with our dessert which was heavenly. It was a simple dessert (which sometimes can be the best right?) of two slices of pound cake with some vanilla ice cream sandwiched between the slices of cake, sliced strawberries drizzled with a warm strawberry sauce and topped off with whipped topping. It was divine! We both agreed this would be a place worth coming back to.<br />
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If only our hike we had picked out to do on Monday would have turned out as good as our restaurant choice it would have perfect but alas it was pretty much a failure. Although we made the most of it. Either we couldn't follow the book's directions or the road signs. We never did figure out where we went wrong. But we did know that after spending all morning and into the early afternoon and some 100 miles later we still hadn't been able to find the trail head that would have led us to Memaloose Lake.<br />
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But like I said we made the most of it and did see some beautiful sights along the way.<br />
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We knew we were climbing up but didn't realize that we had drove this far up until we caught sight of this view.<br />
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Even though it has been so dry all summer a few wildflowers were still blooming.<br />
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Yep, they were pretty narrow, mostly gravel and full of pot holes, boulders and you had to be careful of branches sticking out over the road and there were lots of squirrels, rabbits and chipmunks that kept running across the road. I tell you it was slow going some times. We did meet someone else on the road so that was a little tricky getting by each other. We stopped to ask if they had any idea how to get to the lake and found out they were just as lost as we were except they were trying to find a rock quarry. We ran into them two more times and we wondered if they ever found it. They seemed just as determined to find their destination as we were.</div>
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This is Amber's car on one of the back roads and this was not even the worse one. One was a four wheeler track but that was where her GPS told us the lake was. So we just parked the car and hoofed it up the track that eventually ended. We couldn't figure out why someone would build a road that went no where. Any way it was nice to get out and stretch out our legs before heading back the way we had come.</div>
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On the way back we decided to stop at this tiny, peaceful lake.</div>
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It was surrounded by lush vegetation, <br />
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and it was another chance to enjoy the sun and stretch our cramped legs.<br />
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We also thought there might be a trail of some kind but no such luck. By this time we had finally given up and found another hike in the book that was pretty close and the directions seemed a bit better. So we were off to chase down another adventure.<br />
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On the way back down the mountain we caught a glimpse of Mt. Hood.</div>
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Well to make a long story short we couldn't find it either so heading back home we came across Milo Mclver State Park and decided to give that a try. There must be a trail we could hike there. First we found a picnic area and ate our lunch then set off to find us a trail to hike.</div>
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We did find a sign for a trail so we pulled off the road by this pretty grove of pine trees to park the car. We walked down the road to where the trail began and started walking just happy to have a trail to walk not knowing where it would lead or how long it was. <br />
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The next thing we realize we are back by the road and oh look there is a car just like yours!<br />
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Because it was her car and there had been a path to the trail right across from where we had parked. We totally missed it! We had a good laugh from that.<br />
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Most of the hike was in the woods which was nice since it was hot out.</div>
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We did find the picturesque Clackamas River at the end of the trail.</div>
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It was a relief to sit on a rock, dip our hot feet in the cool water and just enjoy the scenery and quietness before heading back.</div>
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We also saw what I think was a blue heron but I'm not sure. Any way it was cool to watch it.</div>
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We made it back to the car without any mishaps and drove back to the hotel to clean up. Our plans for the evening were to go shopping then dinner, which all went very well.<br />
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I think I will finish up our mini vacation in another post as this is long enough.<br />
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Thanks for stopping by!<br />
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Now for the rest of the story: Amber and I got up early to eat breakfast in Portland at a place called:</div>
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We wondered how they came up with the name Slappy Cakes. I can understand the "Cake" part but "Slappy" I'm not getting. The place was pretty busy by the time we got there and we had a 30 min wait so we took a walk down the sidewalk looking at stores and the different businesses when we came upon a tiny store that was selling handmade hats, headbands and other accessories. It was called Flipside Hats and was a pretty cool place. By the time we were done browsing it was time to head back to Slappy Cakes where we waited only a few minutes longer. We were soon siting at a table that had a griddle in the middle of it. See you get to make your own pancakes any way you want them.<br />
But first off we started off with a bubbly drink, a grapefruit mimosa.<br />
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I think I like grapefruit even better than orange mimosa's. We just had to ask our waitress what kind of champagne they used. She brought the bottle out because she couldn't pronounce the name. It was called Jaurne Serra Cristalino Brut. Never heard or seen it before. All I know is it makes a great mimosa. Has anyone ever had this champagne?<br />
The next step is to decide on your pancake batter. Amber went with buttermilk and I had...<br />
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their seasonal batter which was zucchini. Different but not too crazy right?<br />
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Next you pick out what you want to put on or in your pancakes. Amber picked strawberries, chocolate chips and shredded coconut while I had bananas, pecans and organic maple syrup. The batter comes in the squeeze bottles. I really need to get one of those bottles it was so easy and fun to make pancakes with them.<br />
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Now the griddle is hot and its time to cook the pancakes. Amber put the chocolate chips right in the pancake batter so they were all soft and melty and...<br />
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...they looked like this and were very yummy.<br />
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And this is how mine looked and they were yummy too! It is also very easy to share each other pancakes.<br />
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Since we knew we both weren't going to be able to eat lunch we order a plate of bacon and eggs and an English muffin to split. Otherwise there were enough pancakes to fill us up. Needless to say we were stuffed and we each had at least enough batter left to make one more pancake each.<br />
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Amber tried her hand at making a smiley face. We had watched the two girls sitting beside us make all kinds of pancake creations: hearts, basketballs and different shapes. I'm sure they had been here before.<br />
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After we were done with breakfast we went to Leach Botanical Gardens.<br />
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The house was built by Mr and Mrs Leach back in the 1930's. It has lots of windows and each window has a gorgeous view. Mrs. Leach was an amateur botanist. She was very interested in the native plants. I believe there is 14 acres that is developed and another 14 or so acres that is not developed.</div>
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This side of the house faces towards the river at the bottom. Where the big windows are that is the living room which has a great view of the river and opposite side of the high bank.</div>
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This is the opposite side of the house that faces the river. From this side of the house you get a great view of the rock garden which you can see some of it in the photo above and you can also see what they called a carriage house but was never used as one. It now houses the full time gardener.</div>
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I think weather vanes are kinda cool.</div>
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The red of the tiny wild strawberries stood out so pretty among the green foliage. <br />
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Here is the creek that runs at the bottom of the house. The whole place is quiet and serene and very few people were there. Of course it probably helped that it was Tuesday and not a Saturday or Sunday.<br />
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Amber and I loved the quaint little stone cottage which is what the Leach's lived in while their house was being built. I believe the roof is tiled with slate. <br />
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Love the old wooden door.<br />
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You may have noticed some of the stones looked lighter than others upon closer inspection they looked like wood.<br />
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It was wood but it was petrified wood. How cool is that?<br />
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Back side of the cottage.<br />
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This part of the trail looked kinda cool with the sunlight gleaming between the trees.<br />
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This is a small shed built close by the cottage.<br />
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There was also an outdoor fireplace which I think they may have used to cook on. There might not have been a kitchen in the cottage as it was pretty small and in the summer cooking inside would have made it very hot and a fire hazard as well.</div>
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On the left side of the fireplace was a little door and if you open it there is a little space about the size of a loaf of bread. I wonder if it was used to keep something warm or to cook.<br />
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And that was the end of our little vacation together and I drove back to Washington after dropping Amber off at home so she could get ready for work. The bright spot is I know I will be seeing her soon.<br />
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I have been missing from blog land for a very, very long time. Our son became very sick last November and was hospitalized for several months. It was a very stressful time for me and not only did I not have the time for anything crafty I just didn't have any desire to create. </div>
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But thanks for the power of prayer from all of our family and friends our son is out of the hospital and is back at work and is much better. </div>
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I now have found a bit of creative mojo and started making a few cards last month.</div>
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The first card is the one I made for my Dad for Father's Day.</div>
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My Dad's birthday was also in June and I forgot to take a photo of it before I mailed it, oops!<br />
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I also had a June graduation and when I saw this card I knew I had to make a similar one:</div>
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It is such a clever idea don't you think? So I changed the color to blue and added some bling. It was fun and easy to make! I found the card on Pinterest. Go here to <a href="http://Two Paper Divas" target="_blank">Two Paper Divas</a> to find out how to make one for yourself: <br />
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Here is a look at the inside:<br />
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I thought it was so clever to fold the money so it became 2015. I stamped the hat then hand cut it out to glue onto the owls head.</div>
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This last card I just made today:<br />
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I have always admired the sunburst look but never knew how it was done. Well again I was on Pinterest and found a great tutorial video from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qU9b2aIy2-M#at=387" target="_blank">Dawn Olchefske</a>. I was so eager to try it out that I sat down right away to try it out. With Dawn's directions it was very simple to do and a great way to use up some scraps too.<br />
This is just a close up so you can see the texture of the paper and a little of the shine.<br />
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I have also been working on some scrapbook pages so maybe I will have them done in a week or so to share but right now I can smell the whole chicken I put in the crockpot this morning to roast all day. It is really smelling delicious so I think it is time to take it out.<br />
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Hope you all are enjoying long summer days!<br />
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Sometimes simple things are more than extravagant things. When "camping,"(and I use the word camping loosely because when you have the comforts of home you really can't call it camping any more) we seem to eat better than when we are at home. That is probably because we are not so busy with things and are more relaxed. </div>
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On this particular evening we simply had a salad and steak from the grill paired with a red wine that we had picked up from one of our wine tasting tours this summer and fall. </div>
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I had my salad with my new favorite salad dressing, a Strawberry Balsamic Glaze that we picked up at the Queen Creek Olive Mill in Queen Creek, AZ last winter. If you are ever in the area and like to use olive oil in your cooking I recommend that you stop by and check them out. They also have a restaurant there and delicious cupcakes made with their flavored olive oils. We tried their strawberry, lemon and orange cupcakes and all three were moist and delicious!<br />
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They also have samples of many of the oils so you can taste before you decide which ones you would like to try. They also make great gifts.<br />
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So what are some of your favorite meals when you are camping or at home?<br />
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TeresaTeresa Zuehlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08996115396030371324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4651257544063723185.post-12764254961713224642014-11-01T19:25:00.001-07:002014-11-01T19:49:04.974-07:00Great Basin National Park Part 2Now for the rest of the story.<br />
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We stopped on the drive up the mountain to take pictures of the grand view of the valley below us. You can see for hundreds of miles from up there.<br />
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Winter comes early to the Grreat Basin and the leaves had already fallen from the aspen trees but they still made the drive up very beautiful with their bare white trunks.<br />
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We came to the end of the road after 12 miles. We then hiked the mile or so to Stella Lake. Saw a lot more aspen trees and great views of the mountains around us. <br />
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We were just about the only ones on the hike only saw one other lone hiker. It is such a serene feeling to be alone in the vastness of nature.<br />
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We climbed 400 feet up to the lake. So glad there was great scenery to stop and take pictures of so I could rest a few seconds. <br />
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It was getting close to sunset so we needed to walk at a quick pace to get to the lake and back before dark.<br />
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This selfy is proof that we were really there. Ha ha.<br />
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Almost at the lake. You can also go to Wheeler Peak but we would have to do it another time.</div>
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Stunning Stella Lake.</div>
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The water was very clear and cold. The air was pretty chilly too at 43 degrees. Another reason to walk briskly.<br />
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For wildlife we saw a small herd of elk grazing on the drive up and a rabbit zigzagged it's way across the road in front of us. As you can see from the sign we were pretty high up. I think the last elevation sign we saw said 10,900 and then we climbed another 400 feet on the hike so we were over 11,000 feet. That kind of elevation makes for some chilly air.</div>
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This is the only National Park that we have been to that was free to get into. Great Basin NP is well worth the stop especially if you like to hike and of course don't forget to visit the Lehman Caves. </div>
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Let me know if you have heard of this park or have been there.</div>
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But first is a picture that I took from the truck window while clicking off the miles. It was a tree farm in Oregon and they were in their glorious fall colors.<br />
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The sunny rows of trees stretched along the highway for miles. I loved seeing the straight rows of trees flying by the window in a blur of different shades of yellow.<br />
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Here is our fifth wheel sitting at one of our favorite parks in Oregon, Farewell Bend State Park. The Snake River runs right along the park and is the dividing line for Oregon and Idaho.</div>
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Farewell Bend is a quiet and peaceful park and there is a pasture right next to it where you can watch cattle graze. In the evening the cattle follow single file along a narrow trail that probably leads to where the farmer feeds them at night. On this particular evening a deer which turned out to be a buck trotted into view and the cattle stopped in their tracks and just watched the deer as he trotted on sometimes stopping to look over his back for several seconds as though something was following him. Eventually he trotted out of view and the cattle continued nonchalantly along the trail until they too were out of sight. <br />
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We traveled all the way south through Nevada on HWY 93 and along the way we stopped at the Great Basin National Park near the tiny town of Baker. By the way it seems that most of the towns along this route are tiny compared to the vastness of the valleys that HWY 93 cuts through.<br />
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First thing we did was to tour the Lehman Cave. It was a ranger led tour and we were only a group of five so it was very nice. We really enjoyed the tour even though we have been on several other cave tours. We learned even more about what goes on in the darkness of a cave. I was also relieved that we saw none of the bats that live in the cave. Bats freak me out!<br />
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This tiny hole you see is the original opening of the cave and Mr. Lehman who discovered the cave realized that he could make money by selling tickets to people for $1.00. After paying their dollar they shimmied down a rope through that small opening and then when they were done they had to climb back up the rope. I am thankful they now have a door that opens up to a nice wide tunnel that you can walk to the inside of the cave. I am afraid of heights so rope climbing is not on the list of things I will do.</div>
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These photos don't do justice to the beauty of the inside of the cave but at least it will give you an idea of what it's like inside.<br />
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We were too late to take the longer tour so this tour was only about an hour long and you only walk .4 mile. So just about anyone can do the tour.<br />
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Pretty awesome!<br />
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The round formation at the top where the light is shining is what they call a shield. There are two sides to it with a crack in the middle of the two sides. In the crack is water which is what helps to form the shield.<br />
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I thought this looked like a heart.<br />
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Sometimes the passage way gets a little narrow so you have to walk sideways and you definitely have to watch your noggin or you might come out with a bit of a headache. Other than that it is a pretty easy tour.</div>
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There are really many different colors to be found in the different formations they are just muted and very soft. Mostly pinks, browns and yellows.</div>
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Another shield.<br />
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This formation looks like a fin.<br />
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The roundish orange formation is called cave potatoes, cave apples or Christmas ornaments. This was another cave formation that was new to me. I think they look more like ornaments because they look like they are covered in large cut glitter like some ornaments are. They are really pretty and they seem to all be in the same general area of the cave. <br />
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I promise this is the last photo. This is very interesting to me. Two ladies wrote their names, where they were from and the date which was 1892. Amazing! </div>
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I hope you enjoyed this short photo tour of the Lehman cave and maybe even learned a little something. There is even more to see if you take the longer tour which I guess gives us a reason for a return visit to the cave.</div>
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Teresa Zuehlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08996115396030371324noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4651257544063723185.post-57394266443552257482014-10-29T21:06:00.000-07:002014-10-29T21:06:32.184-07:00Portland AdventureHello! It has been a while since I have posted here. So sorry about that but sometimes life gets in the way. Hopefully I am back and will be more prompt in making posts.<br />
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My husband and I visited our daughter in Oregon and she took us to a few places in the Portland area and thought I would share some of our adventures there.<br />
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We started our Portland adventure here at the Grotto which is a beautiful Catholic Shrine of 62 acres botanical garden.</div>
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I got this photo by using a railing and setting the timer. There was no one around at the time we wanted a photo so I found the flattest surface around which ended up being a railing. Part of a bench was in the photo but I easily cropped it out.</div>
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The heart of the shrine is The Lady's Grotto which is in a shallow cave. The sanctuary itself sits at the foot of a cliff and you can take an elevator up to the top where you can see Mt Saint Helen from there on a clear day.<br />
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They were just starting to get ready for the Festival of Lights that I believe starts the day after Thanksgiving or maybe even Thanksgiving Day. I'm not sure which day it is but it is one of the two. I bet these angels will look so beautiful when lit up.<br />
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The next three photos are of the inside of the church. The paintings are gorgeous.<br />
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This is the front by the alter...<br />
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...and this beautiful stain glass window was at the back.</div>
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On the upper level is this beautiful monastery.<br />
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It is surrounded by rose bushes which I am sure are a gorgeous sight when in full bloom during the summer months.<br />
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I hope we can make it back here to this peaceful sanctuary during the spring or summer when more of the plants are in bloom.</div>
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There is running water and ponds in the gardens.<br />
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There is also a labyrinth which is a replica of one from a cathedral in France.<br />
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The labyrinth seems quite extravagant and was quite interesting to follow to the center and back out. </div>
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This is a small quiet chapel also found on the upper level.<br />
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The grotto was built in 1924 and celebrating it's 90th year this year.<br />
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Next we enjoyed a walk along the River Walk.</div>
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There are lots of bridges in Portland.<br />
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Portland is also known as the Rose state and is home to the Rose Parade.<br />
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After our river walk we ended up at a place called Kell's Irish Pub. <br />
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According to Amber it is listed as the number one Irish Pub in the nation. I think she is right after eating there. It was a wonderful place.</div>
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It just so happen to be happy hour so we ordered some drinks and... </div>
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...some very delicious appetizers. Missing from the photo were the amazing sweet potato fries that came out first and were eagerly devoured by us. </div>
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This mound of deliciousness was the Irish version of Nachos. It is made with fresh potatoes that are peeled and soaked in water and then sliced into thin chips. There was not a soggy chip to be found. All were crisp and amazingly good. </div>
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This is really a unique place. There is a cigar room downstairs and beautiful rooms you can rent for wedding rehearsal dinners and meetings. Wayne checked out the cigar room and said it was really cool but Amber and I took his word for it.<br />
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The ceiling is covered in one dollar bills that are elaborately wrapped around two quarters and there must be pin some how attached to it all and is then thrown up to stick into the ceiling. We saw it done and was told that on St. Patrick's day it the money is all taken down and donated. Pretty cool.</div>
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After leaving Kell's Irish Pub we had one more stop to make before heading home. I am sure a lot of you familiar with Portland have heard of the famous Voodoo Doughnut shop. It was only two blocks down from the pub so we just had to stop in and grab some donuts. Now it was after 6:00 pm but there was still a bit of a line but it was only minutes before we found ourselves inside and drooling over the bountiful offerings of extravagant donuts.<br />
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Even their box is cute and it seems like no matter how many donuts you order you get the same size box.<br />
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Here is what we ordered: two maple bars, and I must say they were huge, one blueberry, one Captain Crunch and one Rice Krispy donut.<br />
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And last but not least a Pumpkin Spice donut. Yum, Yum!! What a sweet way to end the day.</div>
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And that my friends was our adventures in Portland on that day in October.</div>
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Teresa Zuehlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08996115396030371324noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4651257544063723185.post-59386129331726818352014-06-14T21:11:00.004-07:002014-10-16T10:03:29.869-07:00Enjoy The Journey <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I have a card to share with you that I made for some dear friends of ours that will be heading to Germany at the end of the month for three years. We will miss them a lot but are so excited for them at the same time.</div>
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Here is the card:</div>
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I used the sketch from <a href="http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/2014/06/mojo-monday-349.html" target="_blank">Mojo Monday:</a><br />
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I made a few changes to the sketch. I used only two brads instead of three because I only had one red and one blue and I used the arrow for the banner and the last difference was I didn't use diagonal strips. Instead I stamped it along the bottom edge. </div>
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I did a bit of distressing and inking of the edges to give the card a vintage feel.</div>
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I love the sweet little airplane that was punched out of silver metallic paper for the final embellishment. The arrow is stamped on pattern paper then I cut it out.</div>
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I don't know about you but I find myself buying stamps now that have matching dies so I don't have to do any fussy cutting. It sure saves a lot of time.</div>
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Teresa Zuehlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08996115396030371324noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4651257544063723185.post-86570684422368155182014-06-12T10:57:00.000-07:002014-06-12T10:57:15.908-07:00Happy Wedding DoveHello my friends. I just remembered a card I had made last week and forgot to share it with you all. Shame on me!<br />
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My son told me he had a coworker getting married and if I could make a wedding card and he needed it by Friday (this was Thursday evening he was asking me). Of course I said yes and went straight away to my craft room.<br />
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I had pinned this card from Pinterest to my <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/teresazuehls/paper-crafts/" target="_blank"> board</a> not too long ago:<br />
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...and it had been in my head ever since.</div>
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Two things caught my eye when I saw this darling card: the Swiss Dot embossing, which is one of my favorite embossing folders and the pretty green color. I also loved how the sentiment was framed by the scalloped borders and thought what a lovely wedding card it would make and now here was my chance to make one with it. </div>
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When I had asked my son if he liked the green color scheme he said he had a light blue in mind. So making a few changes this is how my card came out:</div>
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Sorry the photos are not that great. I had to do it at night so no natural lighting on this card.<br />
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I used pretty silver sparkly paper for the die cut leaves instead of green since I wanted the blue to be the only color and I had to cut a few branches apart to get the placement just right. I exchanged the butterfly for a dove since it seemed more appropriate for a wedding card.</div>
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Here you can see how pretty the silver paper is and I sprayed the dove with Dazzling Diamonds Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist and added a silver pearl for the doves eye.</div>
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Teresa Zuehlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08996115396030371324noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4651257544063723185.post-4741198583269594952014-06-09T19:05:00.000-07:002014-06-09T19:32:12.359-07:00Galaxy of StarsSunday as I was reading some of my favorite blogs I came to Karen Giron's blog, <u>The Sweetest Thing</u> and her <a href="http://kgiron.blogspot.com/2014/06/sweet-sunday-sketch-challenge-222.html" target="_blank">Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 222</a> post.<br />
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I really liked the sketch....<br />
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Then as I was looking at all of the cards created by the <strong>Sweet Sunday Stampers</strong> I came across this bold and fun creation from <a href="http://eatsleepstamp.typepad.com/tracyc/2014/06/happy-birthday-sssc222.html" target="_blank">Tracy Clemente</a>...</div>
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Isn't it such a fun birthday card with all the colors, stars and banner? I was so inspired by Tracy's card that I wanted to make a fun Father's Day card for my dad so I got right to it. </div>
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Here is how my card turned out...</div>
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It actually turned out very similar to Tracy's. The colors are different and I had to make my banners as all my banner stamps were too large. I used a tiny alphabet stamp set and stamped them with Versa Mark watermark ink onto the cardstock and embossed them with white embossing powder. I then hand cut each letter into a banner and glued them along the stamped line. I then did some pen stitching on each banner to make them look like they were sewed on. I also stamped the red ribbons at each end of the banner and added punched stars and a gold ball to the center of both of the star centers. I also did hand pen stitching along the edge of the circle.<br />
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And instead of saying happy birthday I changed the sentiment to Happy Father's Day.</div>
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My husband came into my craft room/office today and saw the finished card laying on the table and made the comment that it was a pretty cool card. Wow, I think that is the first time he has ever made a comment on one of my cards unless I asked him for his opinion. So he really must have liked it to voluntarily offer his opinion like that. </div>
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Check out Karen's card that she made with the sketch and all the other Sweet Sunday Stampers. I promise you will be inspired.</div>
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I hope you had a wonderful weekend. We spent the weekend camping at Fort Flagler with friends.<br />
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Fort Flagler is a very old historic military fort that is surrounded on three sides by salt water shoreline and overlooks the Puget Sound, Cascade and Olympic Mountains. It is one of our very favorite places to camp.<br />
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You can see Port Townsend from the beach and watch the ferry's go back and forth all day.</div>
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We hiked the 21/2 miles to the old bunkers where they had at one time eight big guns but have long since been removed and tried to imagine what it was like when the fort was in use.<br />
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It was a perfect day, sunny with a great breeze. We had several kites flying along with a lot of other people so the sky was dotted with colorful kites all Saturday afternoon. </div>
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There was also someone that made a stage out of the back deck of his toy hauler and they had people singing all day until early evening. <br />
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We also hiked the beach and let the dogs swim in the ocean and the kids played in the sand as we watched a pair of bald eagles high above us in the trees searching the shoreline for food.<br />
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We were lucky enough to see a navy ship being escorted by the Coast Guard out to sea.<br />
At night after dinner we sat by the campfire for a few hours then played board games before going to bed.<br />
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Camping in such wonderful places is so relaxing. Already looking forward to our next mini camping trip!<br />
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What are some of your favorite places to camp at?<br />
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At <a href="http://our--beautiful--world--365.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Our Beautiful World</a> the word for the week is <strong>Animal. </strong>I haven't played with them in months so it is great to be back and able to play along and admire everyone's beautiful photos. Please drop by their lovely blog. I am sure they would love to have you play along with them.Teresa Zuehlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08996115396030371324noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4651257544063723185.post-60495199037208530172014-05-30T13:27:00.001-07:002014-05-30T13:27:32.543-07:00Gemstones and Peacock FeathersHappy Friday to you! The week just flew by and the weekend has started. <br />
I have one last card to share with you for this week. It is a one layer card which I seem to be really getting into lately.<br />
Here is my CAS card:<br />
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I was inspired by this sketch: <br />
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When I saw first saw the sketch from<a href="http://casethissketch.blogspot.com/2014/05/case-this-sketch-78.html" target="_blank"> CAS(E) this Sketch!</a> I knew I wanted to use it. You have plenty of time to play along over there so go ahead and make a card and link it up with the rest of us!</div>
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As I browsed through the design teams creations I came across <a href="http://leighpenner.blogspot.com/2014/05/case-this-sketch-78.html" target="_blank">Leigh Penner's</a> card and was immediately inspired by the feathers and colors she used.</div>
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Isn't her card lovely? As I was looking at Leigh's card I knew exactly what stamp I was going to use and what colors of DS inks. It all came together in my head in just seconds. I could hardly wait to pull everything out and get started. </div>
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First I pulled out this stamp set called Gem Stones from Inkadinkado. </div>
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I have had this set for years and even though I really like it I just hadn't found a project to use any of the stamps on until now. I pulled off the peacock feather and grabbed some Broken China, Shabby Shutters, and Peacock Feathers DI. These just also happen to be my favorite DI colors.<br />
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I wanted to add some sparkle to the feathers and played around with some glitter and Stickles but in the end I used rhinestones that matched the feathers.<br />
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That's it! I think I made this card in twenty minutes or so. I wish all of my cards would come together so easily. Many times I have the idea and picture of what it will look like in my head but what I end up with rarely looks what I had pictured.</div>
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We had a wonderful time camping with a group of friends in Dosewallips State Park. I just love the name Dosewallips, so fun to say. It is like being in a rain forest with lots of moss covered trees and the Dosewallip River runs right by the park.<br />
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We had 3 delicious meals every day. We don't usually eat three square meals a day so now I am trying to work off all those extra calories. We played board games in the evening or when it was raining. We love to play Sequence and Mexican Train, which is a dominos game. In the evening we had a campfire and made Somemore's. </div>
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Sunday we took a short ride and hike to see the Dpsewallips Falls. There are two falls the upper and lower. We hiked to the lower falls. The upper is a 10 mile hike round trip and we had little ones with us so we stuck with the lower one.</div>
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I saw these delicate white flowers which I think are some kind of berry bush but I thought they were still so pretty.<br />
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The falls are actually higher than what I thought they would be. You have to now scramble over the rocks that have fallen and covered the trail but it wasn't too bad.<br />
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The deeper green water in the very back is a pool which is deep enough to swim in and is a great way to cool off on a hot summer day but not the day we were there. As you can see we are wearing jackets.<br />
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I based these cards off of this <a href="http://kgiron.blogspot.com/2014/05/sweet-sunday-sketch-challenge-220.html" target="_blank">Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #220</a> :<br />
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I needed two thank you cards and both recipients favorite colors are pink and purple. The first card is pink and I stamped the white card base using Worn Lipstick DI and HA Envelope Pattern stamp.<br />
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For both cards I cut a 2 1/2" strip of pattern paper and die cut a circle just below the top of the strip and adhered it to the card base with foam dots. I die cut the butterfly from pattern paper and wrapped black floss around the body and tied a knot at the top to make the head and antennas then adhered the butterfly with foam dots to the center of the circle.</div>
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I think I might add a dot of glue to hold the antennas in place. They tend to get stuck under the wings sometimes.</div>
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I die cut the banner then stamped the thank you sentiment with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. After rummaging around in my bling drawer I found these pink metal flowers with holes in the center which I filled with a pearl dot and adhered them to each end of the banner. I glued the banner towards the bottom of the pattern paper strip and was done. </div>
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I liked the sketch so much that I made a second card with it:</div>
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This is has both purple and pink. I stamped the Envelope Pattern in Shabby Shutters DI and the butterfly is purple.</div>
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I made the same banner except I used some glittery pink flowers with a rhinestone in the center. I think I still have time to enter the Sweet Sunday challenge. It has been months since I have entered any challenges so it will be fun getting back in the groove of things.</div>
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I found this card by Joyce over at <a href="http://atlanticheartschallenge.blogspot.com/2014/05/top-3-from-sketch-55-dt-creations-fro.html" target="_blank">Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge</a>:</div>
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I loved that it was only one layer and thought it made a very nice sympathy card and reminded me that I need to start replenishing my sympathy card stash.</div>
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Here is how my card turned out:</div>
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The stamp I used was from an old Rubber Stampede called Palm Leaf (I don't even know if they are around any more). I have used this stamp several times over the years.<br />
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I used Shabby Shutters and Mowed Lawn DI for the leaves. On some of the leaves I used both colors, inking the stamp first with the lighter Shabby Shutters than inking over that with the Mowed Lawn. The rest of the leaves are stamped using just the Mowed Lawn. All I had left to do after the palm leaves was to stamp the sentiment in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and add the butterfly. Such a simple card but I love how it looks.</div>
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I have so much to share from our winter travels I just need to get on the ball and do it. But right now the weather is super nice and I need to attend to my poor neglected flower gardens. They look so shaggy.</div>
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Teresa Zuehlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08996115396030371324noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4651257544063723185.post-31788264848359673442013-10-08T15:26:00.000-07:002013-10-08T15:26:17.007-07:00'Tis The SeasonJust a quick post on this rainy day.<br />
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This is my first Christmas card for the season thanks to the new Christmas challenge over at <a href="http://tistheseasonstamping.blogspot.com/2013/10/tts1-lets-get-this-party-started.html" target="_blank">'Tis The Season</a>. </div>
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Here is their very first sketch! </div>
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I did a lot of inking of all the edges with Vintage Photo, Antique Linen and Fired Brick Distress Inks. </div>
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I added a few gemstones to the bottom flake and I used lace ribbon.<br />
If you are looking for some Christmas inspiration stop by 'Tis The Season and see what their DT has for inspiration.<br />
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Hope all my blog friends are having a great week! I have been cooking comfort food this week. Things like pumpkin pie, Chicken Pot Pie and tonight I'm making an apple pie. It's just that time of year.<br />
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Teresa Zuehlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08996115396030371324noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4651257544063723185.post-36249631150405803502013-10-02T15:30:00.000-07:002013-10-02T15:31:55.375-07:00Fall Birthday WishesHello my dear blog friends! I finally have some crafty stuff to share with you today.<br />
First up is a Thanksgiving card:<br />
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If those banners look familiar it is because they were leftover from the panel of this <a href="http://card/" target="_blank">card</a>. Waste not want not as the saying goes. I am tired of having bits and pieces left over from cards and then just throwing them in my scrap box where they are long forgotten. So I am challenging myself to try to use up those extra bits and pieces if I can and hopefully reduce my overflowing box of scraps.</div>
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This is the sketch I used for this card from<a href="http://www.palspaperarts.com/2013/09/ppa173-sketch-challenge.html" target="_blank"> Pals Paper Art:</a></div>
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I was a few hours too late to participate in the challenge but that's ok. I had fun making the card and tried something a little different. I didn't take a photo of it but if you look at the card the orange strip down the left side is embossed. I used three different dies and laid them all on the strip at the same time and was able to emboss them all at once. Pretty quick and fast. I then inked the raised parts with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and the edges too.<br />
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I love that little leaf stamp. I can't remember if I have ever used it before but it makes a great background. I used Vintage Photo, Fired Brick, Peeled Paint, Crushed Olive, Scattered Straw, Rusty Hinge and Spice Marmalade Distress Inks. I used gold embossing for the acorns and leaf image and black tuxedo for the sentiment. I had three short strips left over from my last project so I just cut fishtails on the ends and inked the edges with Vintage Photo. I also used Antique Linen to tone down the white.</div>
My next card is a fall birthday card:<br />
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It also used another leftover piece from the same card as my first card did. Can you spot it?<br />
Here is the sketch I used from <a href="http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/viva-la-verve-challenges-f218/viva-la-verve-2013-master-challenge-thread-t566744.html" target="_blank">Viva La Verve Sketch Challenge for Oct Week 1</a><br />
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At the end of the week they post a new sketch. They have some really great sketches so you might want to go and check it out.</div>
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Here is the leftover piece I was able to use on this card.<br />
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This is what it looked liked after I stamped a few more leaves and rubbed antique Linen Distress ink all over it and inked the edges with Vintage Photo.<br />
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And that little tea cup is also a leftover piece that didn't get used on <a href="http://teresazuehls.blogspot.com/2013/09/note-card-set.html" target="_blank">this</a> note card set. I don't know about you all but it really makes me happy when I use these little pieces up. I also used Antique Linen on the cup to tone down the white. The cup sentiment and teabag are all Papertrey Ink. I stamped everything in Vintage Photo and also inked the edges of the kraft die cut circle. I thought it looked a bit bare so I added the red gemstones.</div>
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I embossed the dark red cardstock with a Cuttlebug embossing folder. This is a favorite folder of mine. It adds a bit of elegance but not too much.<br />
I have been doing some fall cleaning. Yesterday I worked outside and cleaned up our patio furniture so we can put it away for the winter and I washed all the windows inside and out since it was a dry day. So after all that work I was too tired to do anything crafty last night. <br />
Well that's it for me today. Hope you all are having a great week. Come and visit me again soon!<br />
Teresa<br />
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Teresa Zuehlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08996115396030371324noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4651257544063723185.post-5840542908145055362013-09-26T20:25:00.004-07:002013-09-26T20:25:52.734-07:00Fall Is When Nature Turns To GoldI have been stuck on making fall cards pretty much all month long. I guess that could be because I love it when the trees turn to their rich fall colors and cover the ground in their finery.<br />
Any way here is my last card this month for Viva La Verve Sketch Challenge:<br />
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Loved how fast it was to work with this sketch. I made the leaf background by taking a small leaf stamp and stamping it multiple times in several different colors of distress inks: Fired Brick, Vintage Photo, Peeled Paint, Scattered Straw, Spiced Marmalade and Rusty Hinge.</div>
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I then cut it in 3/4" strips and adhered the strips to the dark red cardstock then adhered it to the kraft cardstock and then to the base of green cardstock. I used twine to keep to the rustic feel I wanted.<br />
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I stamped the sentiment onto kraft cardstock with Black Tuxedo Memento Ink and adhered it with pop up dots. It really looks great on the kraft but I took the photo at night so the photo doesn't do it justice.<br />
If you would like to see more of my fall cards you can visit my <a href="http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=308935" target="_blank">Splitcoast Gallery </a><br />
Thanks so much for dropping by and I hope you enjoyed your visit.<br />
Teresa <br />
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Hello! Been having issues with my blog. It won't let me post and a few other things. Any way here is a set of note cards that I made to put in a tea basket that I am making up for a fundraiser. </div>
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I used this sketch from <a href="http://seizethesketch.blogspot.com/2013/09/seize-sketch-4.html" target="_blank">Seize the Sketch</a></div>
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The stamps and dies are all Papertrey Ink. I used Picked Raspberry Distress Ink on this card. The cards are all alike. I just changed the color on each card.</div>
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I used Spiced Marmalade DI on the tea cup on this card. The white cardstock was embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder.</div>
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Dusty Concord DI was used on this teacup. I also distressed the edges of the black cardstock</div>
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I am also entering this card set int the <a href="http://ablognamedhero.blogspot.com/2013/09/challenge-32-game-set-match.html" target="_blank">A Blog Named Hero's Game. Match. Set. Challenge </a></div>
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and in the<a href="http://colourq.blogspot.com/2013/09/colourq-challenge-208.html" target="_blank"> ColourQ Challenge #208.</a></div>
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Well I hope my blog will continue to work. Keeping my fingers crossed.</div>
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<br />Teresa Zuehlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08996115396030371324noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4651257544063723185.post-48327268358774651402013-09-08T13:11:00.000-07:002013-09-08T13:15:00.907-07:00October DayOk, I just couldn't put it off any longer. I finally broke down and made a card for fall. Have you noticed that a lot of the color challenges are using fall colors and everyone seems to be making cards for the fall holidays? <br />
So here is my first inky fall card:<br />
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I love that it turned out to be a one layer card, all stamps and ink not even any paper other than the cardbase. This is something I usually have a hard time accomplishing but this card came together supper fast. I believe it was because of the awesome sketch from <a href="http://cleanandsimplestamping.blogspot.com/2013/08/256.html" target="_blank">Clean and Simple Sketch Challenge #256</a> that made it come together so easily.<br />
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I paired the sketch with the color challenge over at <a href="http://www.palspaperarts.com/" target="_blank">Pals Parper Arts Color Challenge #170</a>:</div>
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I thought this was an unusual color combination so I decided to give it a try.<br />
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What drew me to the sketch was the dots. I wanted to use bubble wrap to mimic the dots. As you can see I changed things up a bit with the sketch. I have used bubble wrap once before on <a href="http://teresazuehls.blogspot.com/2013/08/i-love-you.html" target="_blank">this</a> card with paint but this time around I used an ink pad to color the bubble wrap.</div>
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After stamping the first set of dots towards the bottom right corner I decided to use the bubble wrap again in the upper left corner and stamped the sentiment in the middle of the stamped dots and left out the strip down the left side. I inked up the bubble wrap with VersaMark Watermark ink then inked it directly from the ink pad with Faded Jeans Distress Ink which I used for the Midnight Muse.</div>
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I used a trio of leaf small leaf stamps to replace the stars in the sketch and stamped them randomly around the sentiment and the dots. I used Mustard Seed DI for the Crushed Curry and two shades of brown, Vintage Photo and Tea Dye DI for the Early Expresso.<br />
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For a couple of the leaves I first inked the stamp with the Mustard Seed then rolled the edges of the stamp in the Vintage Photo before stamping it to get the two colors. </div>
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So now I am in a fall mood! LOL I guess I just had to make a card to get into the fall season.</div>
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How about you? Are you ready for fall?</div>
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<br />Teresa Zuehlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08996115396030371324noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4651257544063723185.post-4482413577589154882013-09-07T10:10:00.000-07:002013-09-07T10:10:03.653-07:00Bundle of JoyGood morning and I hope your weekend is off to a good start!<br />
It is rare that I need a baby card but my husbands nephew and wife just had a sweet baby girl.<br />
Here is what I came up with:<br />
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For the design of the card I used the <a href="http://deconstructingjen.com/deconstructed-sketch-117/" target="_blank">Deconstructed Sketch #117</a><br />
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I really love how the left corners are rounded. The only change I made was I just moved the wide border strip over to the very left side edge of the card and made it a bit narrower.</div>
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When I came across the inspiration photo for <a href="http://colourq.blogspot.com/2013/09/colourq-challenge-205.html" target="_blank">ColourQ's # 205 Challenge</a> for this week I fell in love with those boots!</div>
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I think the colors made for a sweet baby card too. For Island Indigo I used Ocean Depth Versa Magic ink, Picked Raspberry Distress ink for Raspberry Ripple and Spun Sugar DI for Regal Rose.</div>
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I just love the bit of ribbon sticking out from the button that I threaded twine from The Twinery through. I just can't seem to leave empty holes in buttons.<br />
And since I used a button I am also entering this card in the <a href="http://ablognamedhero.blogspot.com/2013/09/challenge-31-button-it.html" target="_blank">A Blog Named Hero Button It Challenge #31</a><br />
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All you have to do is add one button or as many as you would like to your new project or card.</div>
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The booties are the only baby stamp I have so I pulled it out and inked it up with VersaMark watermark ink then with Picked Raspberry and embossed it with clear embossing powder. I stamped it on white cardstock and colored the booties in with Spun Sugar and a bit of Picked Raspberry before cutting them out.<br />
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The pattern paper and cardstock is all from Creative Memories and so is the scalloped border. I wrapped a bit more twine from The Twinery around the border to give it a more finished look. I embossed the light pink cardstock with a Cuttlebug embossing folder and sprayed it with Perfect Pearls for a little sparkle.</div>
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I did have to piece together the sentiment from three different stamp sets. The "congratulations " so from an Hero Arts set and the "On Your" is from PTI's Tea for Two Additions and the Bundle of Joy is from PTI's Mega Mixed Messages. The latter is my go to stamp set. I use it so much. I thought about just using the computer to type out the sentiment but I wanted to use the Ocean Depth ink instead of black for a softer look.<br />
Well, there you have it! My baby card for the year. I think I really should invest in a stamp set for babies. Any suggestions?<br />
<br />Teresa<br />
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