Week 2 of 48 Weeks A Class Taught By Donna Downey ~WHiMSiCAl fLOWeRs~

So I was able to complete week 2 which I feel so accomplished because now I completed three weeks....which is totally awesomeness to the core....anyone who knows how busy crazy my life is and to be able to complete any art work is a HUGE accomplishment.
I have completely have enjoyed myself thoroughly to the max!!
Well this week was whimsical flowers you can see some of the Week 2 magic HERE on Donna's website.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE neon's so when Donna went for the neon's I was like oh yeah I'm there! I can sooo paint with a neon. I used some old Rusty Pickle alpha stickers in the background.
You can also visit my week 1 HERE

 

The full layout of week 2 of 48 weeks

 

One of my whimsical flowers for week 2 of 48 weeks

   

 

       More neon's

 

 

 

for the love of neon's

 

 

I completely love the flowers and the fun I had...it takes four or five times longer than most but I am so thankful to be able to participate and hope you can join us also.

48 WEEKS

 

So today my dear sweet friend Beverly came out to visit and we played in our journals and made pizzas, my aunt Jan also came to visit. The boys rode their four wheelers and we were able to be in the warm sunshine to journal. A GOOD DAY!!

I drew this girl above for Beverly to show her how I draw faces.....I used completely Caran d' Arche crayons. The marks under her face are the Montana Markers (which btw I love) that Beverly tried out in her journal...I love how she came out with the marks on her face....

One of the pizzas we made...talk about yum!!!! I believe this one was Beverly's.....

Beverly took a few spins on the four wheelers too...she learned the Real Meaning of "EAT MY DUST" gotta love it!

 

Using one of the newest Prima dolls by Julie Nutting the adorable Mermaid......we both put added touches on this page which turned out so sweet....I love the colors.  Montana markers, Faber-Castell Gelatos, and oil pastels to complete this page.

Here is the two together,,,,,,,,,,,of course a good day!!

I hope your weekend was a good one too....wishing you all a wonderful week!

Go and Be ArtFul!!

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Homemade Irish Cream Liqueur Recipe #11

Homemade Irish Cream Liqueur

A cold glass to share

Etched using the Making Memories Slice and Cricut Vinyl

Ingredients for Irish Cream Liqueur

Blend well on liquid

Pour into prepared bottle

Picture I took today in the woods

The boys and their fort

Dusty

Coming thru

We enjoyed a pizza in the oven despite the cold rain

        Hello and welcome to recipe #11, my oh my it is just flying by.....today brings in a little warmth we are up to 53 degrees. Spent some of the day outside with the boys in their fort they have all built. Imagination is a wonderful thing. I took some great photos and then it started up with a very cold rain which brought us inside. The homemade Irish Cream Liqueur recipe is one that was given to me by a dear coworker of my moms from the 80's Nancy Blato. I have made it often although it has been a few years now. It makes a great gift or cocktail for a dinner party at the holidays. So easy too. I bought one of the wine gift containers from Joann's Fabrics for $1.79 and will be giving this gift on Christmas Day. It is actually very yummy but I can only imagine extremely fattening. The bottle I used was a recycled bottle which you could put a label on and/or etch. Super easy gift!!
         The picture of the pizza oven is a vege pizza and oh so yummy!! I think hubs is becoming a pro!! LOL!! Tomorrow I have a card I did and a yummy recipe. So stay tuned.....
    Homemade Irish Cream Liqueur
1 1/4 cup of Irish Whiskey
1 (14oz.) can of Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk
1 cup of whipping cream
1 cup of half/half
5 Tbs. of Hershey chocolate syrup
2 Tbs. of instant coffee
1  1/2 tsp. of vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. almond extract
Combine all the ingredients in the blender; blend well.....refrigerate or pour over ice. Can be in refrig up to 20 days shake before serving .
Keep this in the refig. until time to gift give or drink. Remember always drink responsible. Not for anyone under 21 years of age. It is very sweet and tasty but can be very powerful so be careful. Take care and have a wonderful holiday. Cyber Hugs, Dawn Gallop

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Recipe #8 Baklava

Finished Baklava

Ingredients for the Baklava

Chop walnuts

Mix chopped walnuts and spices together

Melt butter on stove

Begin adding the phyllo dough brushing each layer with butter

After finished layering cut into diamond shapes

Once into diamond shapes add cloves 

Pop into 300 Degree oven for One hour

While pastry is cooking make the Baklava Syrup

Come to boil and remove from heat do not over cook

Pour unto cooked Baklava

YUMMY!!! You can freeze too!! Now pull out for Christmas Day.

More Pics of the Wood fired Pizza Oven/Artisan Bread Oven

Me and Colby cooking the first pizzas in oven

Dusty and Colby enjoying the pizza

The fireplace we all sat around which has been a project in itself for sometime now this was our second fire

The snow dusting we woke to Sunday morn.

Well HELLO there again,
      Here today brings us recipe #8 and yum o yum is it a fabulous one. I have enjoyed this amazing pastry since I was a young girl living in Newport News Va, where I had many friends in the Greek Community. One of them being my dearest friend thru-out High School. Which now we have lost contact, but not a time goes by that I don't think of her and her family whenever I make this dish...oh memories. The recipe came from a church bazaar cookbook that I purchased when I was around twelve or so and I have been making this yummy pastry since then, the last being the night the Army Recruiter came to the house to visit Crystal....she had told me I invited the Army Recruiter to the house tonight....I said What?? New to the idea.....I said TONIGHT! Yeah momma well I threw this together and yummy it was....well Crystal is now in the Army in Korea and she called last night for us being at 1 something am here, what ya doing momma? Ahh..sleeping! She had been out in the field and unable to call so as soon as she could, she did!! Made me so HAPPPY! I have missed her dearly. You know she is getting some of these goodies!! Air mail straight to Korea! I have had a blast with this and so has my family...they will say whats today??? Hubby even took me to the grocery store last night to buy the Athen's Fillo Dough. Most times he would say can't you use what you have...and yeah but hey we all like to shop!! LOL!
      Work was awesome last night the ladies had a great time they finished their project and were right proud of it!! Love it! Beverly stopped by and brought me Cricut cake blades, the Boy's Will Be Boy's cart. and another Cricut Cake mat....plus some other goodies!! She ROCKS!! She will find things I have been looking for since I don't get out much. Just love her..THANK YOU BEVERLY!!!!!!!
       Okay unto the recipe........you will love it and it freezes well!! The recipe is from Jo Karavias
Diamond Pastry Delights (Baklava)
1 1/2 lb butter melted
2 lbs. of chopped walnuts
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. of ground cloves
2 lbs of fillo (phyllo) dough
whole clover buds place in middle
Baklava Syrup
1 pint of honey
1/2 tsp. lemon extract
2 lbs of sugar
juice of whole lemon
Combine walnuts and spices in large mixing bowl. Melt butter, brush bottom of 14x20 sheet pan and layer with one pastry sheet and keep repeating until four layers are down, then sprinkle on the nut mixture and begin the layering process over and over...ending with four top layers. Brush top with butter and cut into diamonds. Bake one hour at 300 degrees. While pastry is baking mix syrup...mix all ingredients together the honey, the lemon extract, juice of the lemon and sugar allow to boil while stirring and remove from heat immediately. Cool and then pour over baklava while still warm....spooning small amounts at a time. A sure favorite of anyone who loves sweets.

Also wanted to share a few more pics of the pizza oven and the fireplace hubby and Jr. built.....nice work!! The snow was the dusting we got...I know laugh but hey I'll take it!! Any snow we get is BIG!! lol!! Have a wonderful inspired day!! Cyber Hugs, Dawn Gallop

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there's no place like Gnome for the Holidays Imaginisce card and Crescent Bundle Surprises Recipe #2

Imaginisce Gnome Card



Copics Used



Close up

Ingredients for Crescent Bundle Surprises

Snickers Bar cut into pieces 2.07 oz. size

Pillsbury Crescent rolls cut in half bottom up

Snicker pieces on top of Pillsbury Crescent roll halves

Rolled up on pan/stone

Put in oven at 375 degrees

after cooled frost with cream cheese frosting in sandwich baggie with tiny hole in end

Yummy now eat!!

Pizza oven update

Abigail

Hello,
     Wanted to start early today at trying to get this post up..lol! So good morning!! Sitting here having my tea while the sun is beginning to shine....yippie! It is very cold here today at 34 degrees....I know so cold for some but for us southerners yeah its cold! lol! The card I made using the same sketch as the lo I did on Saturday. HERE is the link. The sketch is by the talented Melinda Spinks http://thescrapfarm.blogspot.com/
A fabulous little sketch. I have really enjoyed all the Imaginisce stamps, All About Scrapbooks sells them where I teach classes. They just make great little stamps for an awesome price. Imaginisce has a great sketch this month too check it out HERE. I hope to participate and I hope you can too. The little house on my card came from Nancy one of my wonderful students, it was a brand new punch she said she had no use for...I love it, thanks Nancy!! The cardstock is an Archiver's stock and the snowflakes and circles are Fiskars punches. The Santa gnomes were colored in using the copic sketch markers and paper pieced. I punched the house out several times to add lift. The sewing is my Brother sewing machine and Sulky metallic thread.
     The Pizza oven is coming along....still waiting for the mortar to dry. Bruce works on it ever moment he is not at a work...so real soon!! We can't wait!! Abigail my sweet granddaughter came over the other night  I gave here a little paint set Cooper picked out just too cute. Love that pic of her.
       The recipe #2 is Crescent Bundle Surprises found on page 67 of a Taste of Home magazine Fun Food. Sept. 25, 2009.  The recipe comes from Joyce Platfoot of Wapakoneta, Ohio. We have been making these since I found the recipe...oh my. The family loves them...Bruce says "take these away from me." They are just so easy and fun. The kids can do it!  All you need is 1 tube of Pillsbury Crescent rolls, 8 fun size Snicker bars, halved. 1/4 Cup of cream cheese frosting. Simple as that! I used the 2.07 size Snicker bar cut into pieces it took 2 candy bars to do the one tube. I froze them is a Tupperware container flat and pop out when a snack is needed or your holiday table.
CRESCENT BUNDLE SURPRISES
1 tube (8 oz) refrigerated crescent rolls
8 fun sized Snickers candy bars, halved ( I used 2.07 cut into pieces)
1/4 cup cream cheese frosting
sandwich bag/ pastry bag
See steps above. Cook on ungreased pan/stone at 375 degrees cool and frost. Use the sandwich bag to frost by cutting small corner off and pipe out or use a pastry bag and tip number 5.
Have a wonderful day and see ya tomorrow with Recipe #3...surprise!! Also I got something in the mail last night it was around 7pm or after...can't wait to share. Cyber Hug, Dawn Gallop :o)

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