Lauri's Stampin' Corner

Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! I'm getting in the snow mood with all the snowman cards I've been doing, and have been able to get some of my Christmas cards done at the same time! I'm feeling so accomplished! I love this snowman! His three sections fold together to fit in a regular size envelope, then twist out to reveal all his layers and your message underneath. This fold is not difficult and so much fun to make! I watched a video from Barb Mullikin (another demonstrator) that showed how to put them together and another of our design team, Andrea Shields gave me the snowman idea.  Here they are all together. And here one is all stretched out... I just love his face! It makes me smile! Ingredients: Stamp sets: Loads of Love, Snow Much Fun Paper: Shimmery White, Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Glimmer paper, Red and Silver, Early Espresso Ink: Pretty in Pink, Cherry Cobbler, Wild Wasabi, Bashful Blue,Cajun Craze Accessories: Scallop Circle #2 Die, 3"

I fell in love with Field Flowers the minute I looked at the new catalog. That card caught my eye right off! I love the flowers and had to have that set with my first order. I finally got time yesterday to sit down and try to copy what they did with it. I did make a few changes as I didn't have all the supplies, and of course, it's a little late to send packets of seeds to someone, so I didn't make mine a matchbook card. I was in need of some cards for sick friends that I've been praying for and  need just a little encouragement. Off they all go in the mail today! They didn't end up an exact copy, but I definitely like the results! Ingredients: Field Flowers, A to Z background, Elizabeth (The sentiment is from a retired set) Inside Blessings from Heaven Paper: Soft Suede, Naturals Ivory, Peach Parfait, In Color Patterns Designer Series Paper Ink: Peach Parfait, Calypso Coral, Early Espresso, Lucky Limeade, Soft Suede Accessories: VersaMarker, Clear Embossing Powde

As I was making our soup for dinner tonight, I used the recipe from the book that I had made for Christmas for our girls a couple of years ago. I wanted to share it with you today, just in case it gives you a good idea for a Christmas gift that you can get started on now. I used an older set that has been retired, but we have a great set that's almost like it on page 148 of the catalog that you can substitute. I kept the pages real simple and added pictures of the people from the family that I had gotten the recipes from. I even have some pictures of my grandma from when she was about 16 years old. (She was born in 1900)! Her recipe for rhubarb custard pie has been one of our family favorites for many years! It was fun to collect recipes from family members, and as I did, I asked them about special memories to share and wrote them on the pages with the recipes. One of the recipes from Larry's Dad, fondly known as Gramps, tells about how he made those doughnuts every year at Chr