Product Highlight of the Month

Oh hey!!! With all the excitment of the weekend, Scrapfest U, and Tracey and I helping Hannah, getting to play with baby Jack...

I totally forgot I can put my Product of the month from the Scrapping Turtle on my blog now!!!

Here goes...

The Product Highlight for the month of November are the fantastic Scenic Route Chipboard Albums.

They come in many shapes and sizes. They are so versatile that you can mix and match to add extra pages to your mini albums. They make great keepsake albums and gifts for those special people in your life.

They range in price from $4.99-$8.99 and the best part is they are 30% off for the month of November, only at the Scrapping Turtle!

For my Scenic Route Chipboard album I used Basic Grey Porcelain line, Ranger stickles, Ranger gold paint, Ranger Distress photo ink, brads, rub-ons, rhinestones, and ribbon. Lots of ribbon for the d-rings..

My album also has the key hole on both covers. I had fun trying to decide "Picture or Pretty bits?" The pictures won the toss.



Thanks for looking!!!

Recipe!!! (Nacho cheese seasoning)

WOW OH WOW

I menu plan our dinners. Tonights dinner is one I found at Kraft Kitchens. Very easy, quick, and with substitutions, it fits my families tastes.

Here is the recipe and how I 'tweaked' it:

Cheesy Pasta Skillet

3 cups uncooked rotini pasta
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into bitesized pieces
3 cups mixed veggies (if frozen thaw them and drain them)
1 cup salsa
2 1/2 cups Old Cheddar cheese

* 2 tbsp VE Nacho Cheese Seasoning

Cook your pasta as directed.
Cook your chicken in large skillet, I use olive oil so it doesn't stick.
During the last bit of cooking add VE Nacho Cheese Seasoning. Continue cooking until chicken is no longer pink inside

Add vegetables and salsa to skillet. Cook on medium heat until heated through.
Drain pasta, add to skillet with cheese.
Stir until cheese is melted.

Serve and sit back to rave reviews!!!

And so it begins!!!!

On November 13th that is...

AND if you invite a friend have them sign in and let us know you sent them they must particapate in at least 2 challenges you and your friend will earn one ballot each.
Your friend must be new to the board.

So please, sign up for the on-line crop, at the Scrapping Turtle, and drop my name in there while you are at it...

Hope to see you there. It will be fun. A chance to play games and get your mojo running with challenges.

Turtle November Sneak Peak

This month I was given Fancy Pants by Design Christmas Magic line. WOW it is so full of gorgeous paper, glitter cuts, ribbons, stickers and rub-ons!!! All work together to create seamless projects that flow! I fell in love when I opened the box.

My first project was this Layout:

Magical

I used

Bazzill cardstock, 3 different colours, (colours were found using Bazzill Matchmaker)
christmas Magic PP Good Cheer (dots),
christmas Magic PP Mince Pie (large flowerish pattern),
christmas Magic PP Merriest Tale (stripes),
christmas magic sticker sheet,
christmas magic ribbon,
christmas magic glimmer cuts,
Ranger stickles,
QK font Teriyaki,
Doodlebug rhinestone,
Fiskars border punch,
and sewing machine

Now for the rest of the projects!!! There is so much to choose from with this line, it was like christmas morning opening my box of goodies from the Scrapping Turtle.

To see what the rest of the team has come up with head over to the Message Board and check out their stuff.

I love Jessica Sprague

Holidays in Hand Registration is OPEN!

Greetings!

Hi there! Happy Monday! Today's a BIG day at the Spraground! Registration is OPEN for my FREE holiday class, coming up November 16!

You're invited to our FINAL class of 2009, and best of all, it's FREE! Take advantage of this special opportunity to refocus on what matters most to YOU during the holiday season, no matter how you celebrate.



We'll be making a great project to help you tell your holiday stories both past and present, and I'd like to extend a personal invitation to EVERYONE. You don't have to be a digital scrapbooker, you don't have to know Photoshop or Photoshop Elements.
Registration is easy and free!

1. Log in to your account at JessicaSprague.com.
2. Copy this code by highlighting it and typing Ctrl-C (Cmd-c on your Mac): HIHFREE2009
3. Click the image above, or click right here, then paste (Ctrl-v or Cmd-v) the code into the Gift Code field.
4. You're registered! Click on your My Classes link to view the introduction to the class! (I'll be posting the supply list on Wednesday)

I know we're going to have an amazing time together in class, and I would LOVE to share this information and experience with everyone! Please tell your friends and family, spread the word, share the love!

Fall Product

It arrived.

3 BIG full glorious boxes from Victorian Epicure in B.C.

spices, dip mixes, milk chocolate, white chocolate, dark chocolate, salt grinders, pepper grinders, rubs, pure cocoa, amore cups, milk frothers, dressing mixes, drink rimmers, it is all there.

They arrived this morning.

I have been unpacking until now.

The fun has only just begun. Now I get to package them into bags for each customer. Then the calls, and the happy people!!!

I love this job.
I love Epicure spices.

I am a happy person.

Turtle reveal!

On the 15th of each month is the full reveal for the Turtle Design team.
Here is what I did with the Dream Street Wonderland paper.

Yule 08
Nice Smile
Cousins

Cards:

Snowflake

Which Way to the Pole?
Let it Snow!

Sharpies Challenge

Over at the Turtle Sharpie issued a challenge. Here it is

My challenge to you is to do a layout about Why You Love YOURSELF!

so I have done this



So now, YOU have a challenge. YOU scrap a LO about what you love about yourself.

Have fun

4 Layer Pumpkin Cake

4 Layer Pumpkin Cake with Caramel Sauce

(I start with my basic white and added spice and pumpkin, tweeking the milk and oil amounts as needed. You may need more or less of the flour to get a cake consistancy. A friend uses a boxed yellow mix and adds the eggs, spice, pumpkin, oil, and milk)

Cake

2 cups white sugar

3 (and a bit if needed) cups flour

3 1/2 tsp baking powder

1 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice

1/3 cup oil

4 eggs

2 tsp vanilla extract

1 cup cooked pureed pumpkin (canned or fresh)

1/2 cup milk

Icing

1 pkg (8oz) cream cheese (room temperature)

1 cup cooked pureed pumpkin (canned or fresh)

1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice

1 cup icing sugar

3 cups thawed cool whip

Reserve 2 tbsp of completed icing

Topping

1 1/2 cup brown sugar

6 tbsp butter

1 1/2 cup heavy cream (I use 10%)

1 tsp vanilla

Pre-heat oven to 350. Grease and flour tow 9 inch round baking pans.

Cake: Prepare dry ingredients for cake, and add wet. Beat on low speed for 2 minutes, beat on medium speed for 4 minutes, and well blended. The longer you beat the fluffier the cake.

Pour evenly into prepared cake pans.

Bake 28 - 30 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted in centres comes out clean. Cool pans 10 mins. Remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely.

Icing: Beat cream cheese, pumpkin puree, and pie spice together, add icing sugar. Mix really well. (If making this the day before stop here and put in fridge) Stir in Whipped topping.

Caramel sauce: In small saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Add brown sugar and stir until melted. Add heavy cream and vanilla. Raise heat to medium, constantly stirring until low boil occurs. (If making the day ahead, put in another dish and refridgerate)

To put the cake together. Use a serated blade and cut in half length-wise.

You will now have 4 layers.

Place first layer on serving plate and add 1/3 icing in centre of cake. Spread to edges, but not around the edges.

Repeat this with remaining layers.

For top layer, put 2 tbsp in a 'blob' on the top.

When you get the cake to the table, pour some of the caramel (warm) over the very top so that it dribbles down the sides.

When serving you can add more caramel to individual plates.

Oh and the caramel sauce is totally yummy on ice-cream!!!

Just typing that out has added 5 pounds!!!

I do not have the nutritional information, as I believe in this case, ignorance is bliss.

Please let me know how it worked for you!!!

I will post a picture when the cake is completed.