Gingerbread

This smells as wonderful as it tastes! Such a yummy fall treat-I hope you'll enjoy this quick bread as much as we do.

Gingerbread

Ingredients:

1/2 cup sugar

1 cup molasses

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 tsp ground ginger

1 tsp ground cloves

1 tsp cinnamon

2 tsp baking soda

1 cup boiling water

2 1/2 cups flour

2 eggs, beaten

Directions:

Mix all ingredients together. Pour into a greased and floured 9 x 5 loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until done.

Sugar High Anyone?

Did you have a fun Halloween? Do you have more candy then you and your family could or should ever eat? Here are a few places with some great suggestions for what to do with all that candy! (After you eat some of course!)

Parenthood - what to do with all that candy

CD Kitchen - leftover candy recipes

SquidBoo - more leftover candy recipes

Happy Halloween!

Wishing all our friends and your families a safe and sweet filled Halloween! Have fun :)
(Be sure to check back tomorrow for some ideas on how to use up all that candy.)

Great sketches can be found....

...at Sketchapalooza 5! It's not to late to enjoy 20 great sketches - come on you know you want to join us. You will have access to wonderful sketches - and wonderful examples - and the sweetest group of women ever!!!

Here is a sketch from our Sketchapalooza 4 class - and look at the fun examples.
Sketch by Stacey Curry:



Stacey Curry's layout:


Jayne's Layout:


Come on join now and we'll see you in class!!!

I spy...

We are having a blast in Sketchapalooza and it's only just begun! I have seen lots of fabulous pages in the gallery so far...so fun and inspiring.
Here's a great fall page that caught my eye by Kyla Hunziger:


Here's another page by Heather Coonley that I just loved:


Wonderful layouts ladies, can't wait to see what everyone creates throughout class.

Sketchapalooza 5 Starts Monday!

The classroom is already open and we are all set to start class tomorrow morning! We are all excited and can't wait to get started. If you have been thinking about joining us now is the time :)

Here is what you can expect during the Sketchapalooza 5 Class:

• A full FOUR WEEKS of class running from October 26th until November 23rd
• Detailed sketches made exclusively for you by our design team
• A full 20 sketches (5 per week!)
• Digital templates provided for PS or PSE for each sketch
• Plus tips and tid-bits to keep your creative juices flowing
• Fabulous creative examples for each sketch by our talented design team
• A private class forum with lots of support and friendly conversation
• Self paced class - do as much or as little as you would like
• A PDF file including all the sketches from class for you to keep for future reference
• Graduation crop with challenges, games and prizes
• Plus a few surprises :)

The cost for this month long class is only $25.00. You can sign up by clicking the button in the right side bar. Hope to see you in class!

Be Safe This Halloween!

(By the way - want to monsterize a photo of your kiddoes - check out Picnik)

With Halloween just a week away I thought I's share a few tips I found to keep you and your little ones safe this Halloween!

Safe Halloween

Know the Rules

Common Sense

Do be safe and I hope you and your little ones (and big ones) have a wonderfully happy and frightful Halloween! :)