My Newest Holiday Recipe

The blog challenge of the month at ScrapLover's is to share a holiday recipe. I just got this one a few days ago from Kim at Scrapbooker's Clubhouse. It is definitely one to try. It is super easy and delicious. If you try it, let me know what you think.

Toblerone Fudge

(Kraft What's Cooking Magazine)

1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup evaporated milk
1 bar (400g) Toblerone Swiss Milk Chocolate, broken into pieces

Line an 8 inch square pan with parchment paper, with the ends of paper extending over the sides of the pan. Set aside.

Place sugar, butter and milk into a large, heavy saucepan. Bring to a full rolling boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil 5 additional minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.

Add chocolate; stir until completely melted. Pour into prepared pan. Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm. Remove fudge from pan, using parchment paper as handles. Cut into squares. Store in a tightly covered container in the refrigerator.

Another Term at Imagine, Create, Scrap!

I just got the good news today that I will be serving a second term on the design team at Imagine, Create, Scrap! I'm really excited. Kimber has started a kit club so we will be working with these this term. I can't wait to see the January kit!

This layout was made using my daughter's first birthday pictures. The transparencies were a product donation from Transparent Touches & Tags during my previous term with Imagine, Create, Scrap.

Pick me up, Daddy!

Is this one cute or what?

The Elusive Candy Cane

Would you believe that I cannot find a traditional, jumbo candy cane anywhere? I can find ones in primary colours or a Simpson one that is white, purple, yellow and red. No matter. I got some really cute Santa hat pictures on the weekend and thanks to the help of Rick at Imagine, Create, Scrap!, I put them all into a photo collage. I printed them off today and they will be mailed tomorrow. It feels great to finally start checking some things off the Christmas preparation list. Only a couple of more weeks to go.....

Holiday Photos - Attempt # 2

Well here are my Plan B shots. Since her hat was too small, I put my hat on her. She got the dress from Nanny T for her birthday last month. I know I have some red eye to contend with, but they are kind of cute. I might try and figure out how to do a photo collage with Photoshop. I think I will still try one more time next week with a candy cane. Stay tuned.

Holiday Photo - Attempt # 1

On the weekend, I decided it was time to get a few holiday pictures in hopes of getting one good one to distribute in the Christmas cards I have yet to make. (I am so behind this year.) I dug out the Santa hat she received last year (that was way too big at the time), and tried to put it on her only to discover there was no chance of that ever fitting her now. I set the hat on the top of her head anyway and tried to take at least one photo. This is the one and only shot I got. She is a girl on the MOVE these days and posed pictures are a thing of the past, at least for now. Time to think of a plan B.

Altered Prima Vase

I can't believe that after all of this time I finally got my Prima contest entry complete. When the announcement was made about Prima being sold at Super Targets, I felt as though I was missing out again since I am in Canada, the land of no Super Target, no Hobby Lobby, no JoAnn's... As luck would have it, we got an invitation we couldn't refuse to take a trip to Florida last month. The only item on my shopping agenda was to check out the Target stores for these new additions. Two Super Targets later, in two different cities, with no such thing as Prima products, I gave up. I was home a couple of weeks when a girl from Scrap Lovers offered to pick one up for me in her area and ship it up. It was so very kind of her to do that. I am just thrilled with how it turned out. I absolutley love the colours of the blue spruce and the Basic Grey paper could not have been a better match. Wish me luck!!