CRAFT Challenge 217 - 25th of July – For the Girls (0-150)

Morning All!

It's time again for a new challenge here at CRAFT Challenge. This week we would like you to make a project bearing the below brief in mind

For the Girls (0-150)

So, anything bearing the above in mind will qualify. We can't wait to see what you come up with.

And here are my cards for this week:

(using 'Flower Pot 1' by HopeJacare)

(using 'Amelia' by Pink Gem Designs)

(using 'Harriet' by Pink Gem Designs)

(using 'Miranda Sassy' by Sassy Studio Designs)

(using 'Samantha Sassy' by Sassy Studio Designs)

(using 'Life's A Beach' by Karen's Doodles)

all cards using my own papers

Thank you for looking, all comments very welcome and much appreciated.

Love,

Jo

CRAFT Challenge 216- 18th of July – Inspiration Picture

Morning All, hope you are enjoying this gorgeous weather!

It's time again for a new challenge at CRAFT Challenge. This week we would like you to make a project bearing the below brief in mind

Inspiration Picture

(see below)

And here are my creations for this week:

(using 'Beach Duck' by Bugaboo Stamps)

(using 'Hammock Bear' by Bugaboo Stamps)

(using 'Stella Summerblocks – 5 o'clock' by Bugaboo Stamps)

(using 'Beach Scene 3' by DigiDarla)

(using 'Lighthouse 3' by DigiDarla)

(using 'Tropical Scene 1' by DigiDarla)

(using 'Vacation Palm Art' by DigiDarla)

(using 'Ye Olde Sailing Ship' by DigiDarla)

(using 'Japanese Girl With small Bag' by Flonz)

(using 'Fun in the Pool' by Karen's Doodles)

(using 'Life's A Beach' by Karen's Doodles)

all cards using my own papers

And here is the Inspiration Picture we used for this week:

Hope you like it. All comments very welcome and much appreciated. If you are interested in some of the papers above, just go to my digistamp blog where you will find some as freebies today.

Love,

Jo.

Another card for the Challenge at Imagine That.

Afternoon all,

Here is a card I created for the July challenge at Imagine That!, this time a really cute hedgehog stamp, love it.

And here is what I created with it, using my 'Lovely Orchid' papers. Hope you like it.

And just because, here is the striped paper as a freebie for you. Please do not claim as your own, do not share (direct others to this or my digistamp blog instead) and use for personal use only.

Thank you for looking, all comments very welcome and much appreciated.

Love,

Jo.

Jo's recipe for a salad to accompany your barbecue.

Yeah! The weather is great, time for a Barbecue. Here is a recipe for the salad I usually prepare for our family. It should give you enough salad for a family of 4-8 people, depending on how much of an appetite everyone has.

I'm afraid you need to set a little bit of time aside for this, certainly not something to do last minute due to the need for some of the ingredients to cool down.

So, what do you need to make this salad?

• 1.5-2.5 kg potatoes
• 3 cups petits pois
• 1 big carrot
• 1 apple (Granny Smith)
• 8 gherkins
• 3 eggs
• 150g tin of ham
• Some pickled silver-skin onions
• 3 tablespoons mayonnaise, and some to garnish
• 5 tablespoons salad cream (I never said it was healthy)
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• some paprika powder to garnish

And here is how to make the salad:

1. Peel, cut and boil the potatoes in a large pan.
2. Dice the carrot and boil with the petits pois.
   
3. Boil 3 eggs (hard boiled).
4. Once the potatoes have been boiled, mash them up, add the mayonnaise and salad cream with the cinnamon and nutmeg (and salt if wished) and mix.
   
5. Peel, core and dice the apple.
   
6. Dice 5 gherkins (the other 3 are for garnishing).
   
7. Dice the ham.
   
8. Add the apple, gherkins, ham and boiled carrots and petits pois to the potato mix and mix in with it.
9. Put the salad in a large bowl and it's time to start garnishing it.
   
10. Peel and slice the eggs and put them on top of the salad.
    
11. Part slice the 3 remaining gherkins and put them on top of the salad.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
12. Add the silver-skinned onions.
    
13. Put a little bit of mayonnaise on top of the egss and sprinkle this with the paprika powder.
    
14. Your salad is ready, put it in the fridge to cool down and keep cool till your barbecue.
    
15. ENJOY!

Hope you'll have a lovely day everyone, the weather is absolutely gorgeous! Have a great weekend!

Love,

Jo.

CRAFT Challenge 215- 11th of July - Christmas, Saturated Canary.

Morning All!

It's time again for a new challenge at CRAFT Challenge. This week we would like you to make a project bearing the below brief in mind

Christmas

So, anything bearing the above in mind will qualify. We can't wait to see what you come up with. This is our monthly Christmas challenge to keep you (and us) on track for your Christmas cards for this year.

And here is some inspiration from me for this week:

(using 'Noel' by Saturated Canary)

(using 'Snowman' by Saturated Canary)

all cards using my own papers

Images used by Saturated Canary Digital Stamps

The prize for winner 3 is digis of choice from her site.

Thank you for looking, all comments very welcome and much appreciated.

Love,

Jo.

CRAFT Challenge 215- 11th of July - Christmas, Rick St Dennis MFA

Morning All!

It's time again for a new challenge at CRAFT Challenge. This week we would like you to make a project bearing the below brief in mind

Christmas

So, anything bearing the above in mind will qualify. We can't wait to see what you come up with. This is our monthly Christmas challenge to keep you (and us) on track for your Christmas cards for this year.

And here is some more inspiration from me for this week:

Sponsor 2: Pattie's Creations

The prize for winner 2 is 3 of their images of choice.

(using 'Christmas Couple' by Rick St Dennis MFA)

(using 'Mrs Frosty' by Rick St Dennis MFA)

(using 'Silent Night' by Rick St Dennis MFA)

(using 'Starry Night Santa' by Rick St Dennis MFA)

all cards using my own papers

The images used are by Rick St Dennis MFA

The prize for winner 1 is 2-3 images from his shop.

Thank you for looking, all comments very welcome and much appreciated.

Love,

Jo.