A Layout Using the Cricut Imagine ~The Simple Joys of Home (Made)





Cricut Imagine and Cricut Expressions

  

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Journaling Reads: Dusty loves to Bake and taste the Yummies 11/2010

love the Cricut Imagine colors in the prints

Note the two layers for added dimension using the FABULOUS Helmar scrap dots.....LOVE that adhesive!!

Cooper in the Dec. 25-26 Snow Storm 2010

Dusty in the Snow Look how deep

Alexis (home for Christmas at the time)
All her pictures were awesome in the snow

Colten just amazed at the snow

Daddy, Dusty, and Coop in the snow
But of course Daddy pulling Dusty in the sled
Love it!!

             Hello and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! 2011 Oh MY!! This year I will have two graduations Alexis will graduate from College and Amanda will graduate from High School.  Amanda will then be leaving for the US Navy.  She has been going to DEP meetings since this summer...so she has been thinking ahead!! Just a on look into the future here....lol!!  I guess you were wondering who won the blog candy.....well drum roll please.........Sherry!! Congratulations Sherry please email your addy and your book and spatulas will be on the way. Happy Baking!!
              Now onto the layout on Friday dear friends Beverly and Kat came to scrap with me and we all started on projects, I was working on this lo....my printer has been acting up and Beverly came to the rescue with her printer, thanks Bev!!! Her and Kat brought out little gifts for me, you guys spoiled me...lol.....thanks again!! We cooked pizzas in the wood fired oven, just had a fabulous good ole' time...I can't wait until the next time. I used the Cricut Imagine and the Imagine More Cart. to print the papers, then Lacy Labels to cut Home at 5, the parenthesis were cut from Don Juan at 2, the house from kraft paper using the Heritage Cart. cut at 2 3/4, the word the cut from Basecamp at 3/4, the fence was cut at 2 from Heritage Cart. I just had a wonderful Cricut filled day!! The Cricut Imagine is wonderful!!
                While I was a making a post I wanted to try to include some of the snow pictures from the snow storm of December 2010.  We had approx. 18 inches and for here that is AMAZING!! We had a blast in it, it just finally melted yesterday from the warmer rains we had. Everyone went back to school today also, so back to the usual...Hope you have a wonderful day!! Cyber Hugs, Dawn Gallop

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Art Girl a Sarah Kay Stamp Colored with Copics Using Basic Grey

Copic Markers and Basic Grey

The lace is Prima and the flowers

Hello again everyone making a quick post for the I-Copic Lover Blog Challenge #10 due today.  This evening I was checking out something for my hubby online and as always I drift into blog land and came across this challenge. Well my mind went to work and after everyone was asleep I finished and here it is! I love it! The Basic Grey pp worked out so perfect for the challenge colors. The Sarah Kay stamp has always been a favorite.  I cut the nesting shape out of the Silhouette SD and the art stamp tag is a Paula Best. Hope you like it!! Have a WONDERFUL DAY!!! Happy New Year!! Dawn

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A Copper Bracelet Made For a Gift and Imaginisce December Sketch Winner

Crystal's Copper Bracelet with Nickel Heart

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Abigail's tiny copper bracelet

The 2010 Ornament Bruce gave me for the tree (LOVE IT)

Dusty and Cooper Christmas Eve, the slippers are from Alexis
They look so PROUD

Colten and Colby (Colby has been very sick)

The books I gave them Christmas Eve from Hallmark I just loved them, told Amanda I could
read books for a living!! LOL!!

Cooper and Dusty in the car Crystal sent to Dusty for Christmas
Dusty LOVES it~~

Dusty looking at the tree Christmas Eve 2010

Bruce Jr., Abigail and Penny
(Penny announced at Christmas she was expecting again)

The desserts for Christmas (I sent just as much to Crystal and my Neighbors)

The girls making the pizzas for Christmas (yeah you know it we had to use the pizza oven)


Hello and so sorry it has taken sooooo long to get back on here, I had a real bad cold and so did Colby. Well then it was like a domino effect...Dusty...now Cooper. Bruce took the boys to the doctor yesterday so I think we are on our way to recovery. I was checking my emails today some go to my phone and some don't and to my surprise not only did my card Christmas Bliss make it in the Basic Grey Gallery
but I received at wonderful CHRISTMAS Gift from a very dear blogger friend
SHERRY
from Aunt Elmo's World
I had no idea until this morning, I fell asleep early last night and woke up around 3 am and forget it I was not
going back to sleep the house was quite and I decided to finally get on the computer and blog around, and oh yeah Facebook some folks.
I managed to check the emails out too. We have been snowed in every since Christmas night (pictures for tomorrow) and had company for several days so crazy, crazy...then the sickness.
So I want to THANK Sherry for her kindness and thoughtfulness.
THANK YOU SHERRY!!!!!
That's not all that was in my email guess what I won the December sketch challenge at Imaginisce.
Click HERE
to see the layout and they are also having another giveaway soooo go on over and leave a comment!!
Can you believe all those goodies at once!! LOVE IT!!

Alrighty on to the copper bracelet I made each of the girls in the family one of these handmade copper bracelets using 22g copper. I had so much fun and I even made Penny one with a heart that said Penny and Bruce.  Abigail's was so tiny...just too cute. Everyone loved them. The straps are leather, and the heart is nickel.
Wanted to also share the pics above a little of our holiday. We were certainly blessed and had a wonderful time, it was very sad to not have Crystal here but we did SKYPE her the whole time...yeah!! Poor thing stayed up all night in South Korea just to hang with us over Skype....WE MISS YOU CRYSTAL!! Love ya!
Hope every ones holiday was fabulous let me know some of the details.....until tomorrow..Cyber Hugs, Dawn Gallop

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Cookies For Santa a layout for the Imaginisce December Blog Challenge




Cookies for Santa

 

Pictures Close Up Abigail, Colby, Dusty, and Cooper

Cookies and Reindeer, cookies decorated with flower soft and glitters

Cookies Title Cut with Silhouette SD, for Santa by Imaginisce

The rub-on, and the cutest Dolls by Imaginisce





Sketch By Liz Qualman

Hello I will be quick for now but will re-edit, I had done this lo for the December Imaginisce Blog Challenge and today is the last day to post I have been sick and so has Colby so here it is quick like, sorry . Check out the challenge HERE. The adorable sketch is by Liz Qualman. Thanks Imaginicse for bringing us these fabulous papers and the challenge.
Dawn Gallop

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Blog Candy and Recipe's To Christmas 2010 comes to an End with Recipe #20 Coconut Lovers Chocolate Balls

Coconut Lovers Chocolate Balls

Close up (YUMMY)

Great for gift giving

Blog Candy Drawing to be held Jan. 1, 2011
Remember to leave a comment and/or email
Let your friends on Facebook and/or Twitter know
Check back on January First for the winner

Ingredients for Coconut Lovers Chocolate Balls

Melt butter/margarine

Mix all ingredients except chocolate

roll into balls this is the easiest way
Cooper took the pic.....pretty good for a four year old



Rolled coconut ball put into refrigerator for at least 2 hours



Melt the chocolate



dip the coconut balls into the chocolate

Proof they are good Dusty LOVES them!!



Hello and welcome to the end of the Recipe's to Christmas 2010.
It has been a fun filled sweet journey filled with favorites and traditional recipes.
My family and friends have certainly enjoyed the sweet tasty ride of delectable goodies, and yet some will still be filled with these wonderful pleasing delights as they receive them in the mail as gifts.
The entertaining I have been able to bring to my blog has made my holiday time even better, I was able to bring the art of cooking and sharing to you and feed my need to create.

I have enjoyed the emails and questions I have had along the way and just knowing others around the world were able to make these scrumptious recipes and sharing the ideas with me made me as happy as HAPPY can be!!

THANK YOU!!!

I wanted to give you a little something in return some
BLOG CANDY

Yep you heard me right
this wonderful book by the
Taste of Home
Cookies
623 irresistible delights!
Perfect to add to your recipe collections.
The two cute spatulas are an added Bonus
they are too too cute.
I will ship anywhere so no worries!!
Please post on your blog to let others know
and/or Facebook and/or Twitter.
Leave a comment just to let me know which recipe is your favorite or you made or would like to make.


Here is the list of all  the recipes in case you missed any........
Recipe #1
Recipe#2
Recipe #3
Recipe #4
Recipe #5
Recipe #6
Recipe #7
Recipe #8
Recipe #9
Recipe #10
Recipe #11
Recipe #12
Recipe #13
Recipe #14
Recipe #15
Recipe #16
Recipe #17
Recipe #18
Recipe #19
Recipe #20
You are Here!

Thank you for all your support through out the year!!!


HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
I will be taking a few days off mostly but if I can squeeze a little time in I will!!!
I will be leaving comments as much as I can!!!
Cyber Hugs,
Dawn Gallop



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