MY TOP TEN CARDS OF 2010

Hello Everyone !

I just discovered that at

The Manic World of Mrs Weyremaster's Blog 

you are invited to share your top ten cards picks of 2010. 

HOW FUN!

My blog anniversary is in March so I haven't even been posting cards for a year and it was actually really hard to chose just 10 cards! It's nice to know that as I look back on the cards I've made, they still give me a chuckle or a smile :)

That's why we craft, RIGHT ?! It's fun :) 

If you want to join the HUGE BLOG HOP...at last look there were over 100 blogs!.... Just click on over to

The Manic World of Mrs Weyremaster  and follow the instructions, or just have the biggest blog stalking session you've ever had !!!!

I'm really excited to see everyone's picks :) 

HERE'S MINE...in no particular order

1. The camera card I made for my husband....I finally was able to buy him the camera he's always wanted :)

 2. I made this card for my grandbaby Chloe's baby blessing :)

 3. I made this card for my big sister Cookie's retirement.

 4. I birthday card for one of my bestie's birthday.

 5. A card I made for a girl at work who was moving.

 6. A card I made for a Picnic Blog Hop

 7. The Elf card I made for my kids this Christmas, I made 3 of these and a poem was included inside.

8. A card I made for a friend who just had surgery, she has a doggie that looks like this.

 9. A card I made for my daughter, she hopes someday to move back to California.

10. I made this card for my grandson' birthday, he still pulls it out and says " Mimi made this card !"

FLAN RECIPE

EASY FLAN de ABUELA (grandma) ISABELITA 

In a small sauce pan, make a caramel topping by taking 1 CUP OF SUGAR over very low heat, stirring slowly as the sugar melts and caramelizes. The sugar will turn a beautiful amber color.

Pour the caramel into a the mold of you choice. I recommend a  round glass pyrex type dish, or if you are giving it away, a round aluminum container (sold at the Dollar Tree). Before the caramel hardens tilt the dish all around to distribute the caramel all around the bottom and sides of the dish. Let set will you make the filling.

  

IN A BLENDER :

1 can evaporated milk

1 can sweetened condensed milk

1/4 ts salt

1 tbls vanilla

4 eggs yolks

2 whole eggs

Blend until  just mixed thru, don't whip or over blend. Pour mixture into your prepared caramelized dish.

Bake at 350 degrees BANO De MARIA STYLE ( in a water bath). This means you place your dish in a larger oven safe dish or pan fill with about 1 too 2 inches of water. BAKE 45 minutes or until you poke it with a fork and the fork comes out clean. Depending on you oven it could up to 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes. 

Remove from oven and let cool. Refrigerate til chilled thru, then scrap the sides all around the edges with a knife and using another larger plate, carefully invert it. 

THERE YOU HAVE IT.... A CUBAN STYLE FLAN ...YUMMIE :)

SNOWMEN LOVE FLAN and Cubans too

HAPPY TUESDAY EVERYBODY !!!

Can you believe Christmas is in less than 5 days ?!

I'M SOOO EXCITED !!!

For me, Christmas means a lot of things...celebrating the birth of Christ, service, giving...but what I love MOST is being with

MY FAMILY! My kids, grandkids, mom and mother in law will all be here for this year's Conde Family Christmas Celebration - all 11 family member!...plus my 2 doggies :) 
Since this might be my last post of 2010, I wanted to share with you one of my favorite holiday treats to make and give away as gifts, along with one of the cards that go along with it. 

My HOLIDAY FLAN presentation includes some cute Christmas towels wrapped with a pretty bow and tag. The lucky recipients are my dear friends and some lucky neighbors :)

I'm a cuban through and through and the holidays wouldn't be complete without a homemade flan. It's surprisingly simple to make and the round aluminum containers at the dollar store make great

" bake and take" dishes. 

If anyone would like the recipe, let me know :)

TO ALL MY WONDERFUL BLOGGY CRAFTY FRIENDS...MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!

ANOTHER LUCKY WINNER !

CONGRATS TO JENNI... 

 

She said ....

" What a genius idea! I love that you made it in the shape of a crockpot, just darling! I can't believe it is your first mini album! "

She is the lucky winner of the Micheal's Gift Card !

Thank you from the bottom of my heart to ALL who stopped by and left such wonderful comments! 

It gave me so much more confidence to go and make some more mini albums...they are really fun to make !

By the way..I wanted to let you know that I probably will be MIA for a little bit ! My mother in law is visiting and although I love her to death, its kinda hard to slip away to my craft room while she's here. So don't forget me :) I know I won't last too too long with out needing a "crafting fix "...hehehe...so I'll be back soon :)

THE CATS OUT OF THE BAG

HELLO MONDAY EVERYONE!

I was going to keep this under wraps for a little longer since right now we are all so busy with the Christmas Holiday festivities... but 

I AM SO EXCITED...

I couldn't hold it in any longer !!!! 

 I'M HOSTING A BLOG HOP...MY VERY FIRST ONE !!! 

 

And look at THE AMAZING LINE UP! I could hardly believe I was typing the names of these blogs! These are some of my 

PAPER CRAFTING IDOLS ! 

Thanks guys, for joining me!

Abby @ Scrapbookaholic by Abby 

Debbie @ DD's Crafts

Emma @ My Creative Time

Gaby @ Gaby Creates

Janis @ Pause Dream Enjoy

 Jess @ Kinder Stampo

Liz @ Liz's Paper Loft

Mari @ Made by Momo  

Mary @ Cardz TV

Meighan @ Scrappin Thrideeschik

Melanie @ Scrappy Mel

Nicole @ Canadian Nickel Scrap'n

Ruthie @ September Ninth 

Sandra @ 365 of Cricut

 Sarah @ The Pink Cricut

Tracy @ Craft Junkie two

Trish @ Techniques by Trish 

and me of course...

Alex @ You Had Me At Craft

The hop will be all about the art of throwing a great party! Ideas from party favors, themes, decor, table scapes etc, etc, will be on the agenda and GUESS WHAT ?! The hop actually coincides with my real birthday on January 13th! I would love nothing more than to share my birthday with all of you ! 
I have some "EXTRA" celebratory plans up my sleeve too, so stayed tuned and I will share them with you soon! 

So for now... I hope all of you are enjoying this glorious holiday season and I do hope that when the Christmas dust settles and you are in the mood for your next party you will have 

SAVED THE DATE and join me on my first blog hop !

PAPER PLAYTIME BLOG HOP

HAPPY SATURDAY EVERYONE

& WELCOME TO THE...

 You are just going to love this hop... loads of inspiration, ideas and of course CANDY! So let's just get down to the 

HOLIDAY NITTY GRITTY !!!

If you are here you must have come from Kathi's Blog! 
I bet you had fun there ! 

Now on to today's project !
I decided to make a "mini christmas cookbook" with my favorite holiday gathering recipes! I got the idea because lately I've been obsessed with my crockpot and cooking slow, so I thought a cookbook in the shape of a "slow cooker" or "pot" would be so cute! It is my VERY FIRST mini book and I must admit, I was very intimated. But with some perseverance and help from some of you "mini album experts", I'm super happy with how it came out! It will fit perfectly into my daughter in law's and daughter's stockings this year. Check out the video if you want more details :)

 Check out the video tutorial for more details !

Details:  

~Pot cut w/ Shadow feature @ 5 inches. For front and back cover use cereal cardboard, cut one flipped for mirror image, also cut with craft cardstock for inside page.

~Handle & Top cut @ 5 inches

~Words cut @ 1.5

~ Pocket cut at 2.5 inches and scalloped on one side, glue and trim to size

extras: white sazura gel, brown and black ink, chip board buttons, twine, dcwv patterned paper, craft cardstock, cereal boxes.

BLOG CANDY ALERT ! Just leave a comment here AND a way to get a hold of you and WIN and $10 gift card to Micheal's !

Now head off to your next stop Sandra's Blog    
! 

Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! Happy New Year!

from my heart to yours !

Just in case you get lost along the way...

Here is the line up:

1. Paper Playtime - http://paperplaytime.blogspot.com
2. Janis - http://pausedreamenjoy.blogspot.com/
3. Sheree -  http://cravinscrappin.blogspot.com/
4. Carley -  http://www.the-real-icarley.blogspot.com/
5. Pam -  http://simply-pam.blogspot.com/
6. Mary -  http://cardztv.blogspot.com/
7. Maria -  http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/
8. Sharon -   http://meemeescreations.blogspot.com/ 
9. Michelle -  http://mumoftwoblog.blogspot.com/ 
10. Corri -  http://www.buglvr.blogspot.com/
11. Lisa -  http://www.crop-and-create.blogspot.com/
12. Kathi -  http://www.blogbykathi.blogspot.com/ 
13. Alex -  http://www.youhadmeatcraft.com/ (that's me)
14. Sandra -  http://www.365daysofcricut.blogspot.com/
15. Melissa -  http://www.apaperjourney.blogspot.com/ 
16. Abby -  http://www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/ 
17.  Theresa - http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/

18. Heather - http://www.freshbreweddesigns.blogspot.com/

 

OUT TO DRY CARD & SAVE THE DATE !!!

HAPPY MONDAY EVERYONE !!!

First... I wanted to remind everyone to SAVE THE DATE for the next FABO BLOG HOP that's coming to town ! 

It's going to be AWESOME, so check out the details below...

Secondly..scroll down to see my latest wedding card creation ! I love this card and I think I will be making some more just like it to have on hand for up coming weddings :)

 Feel free to grab the BLOG HOP button! 
Please link it back to
http://PaperPlaytime.blogspot.com
THANKS!!

You are invited to join us for Christmas Blog Hop Fun on December 11th!  Our Paper Playtime Queens (a.k.a. Design Team) will have spectacular ideas for great gifts for that someone you want to do "a little something for."
Here is the list of awesome crafters you'll be hopping over to visit on Dec. 11th:

1. Paper Playtime - http://paperplaytime.blogspot.com
2. Janis - http://pausedreamenjoy.blogspot.com/
3. Sheree -  http://cravinscrappin.blogspot.com/
4. Carley -  http://www.the-real-icarley.blogspot.com/
5. Pam -  http://simply-pam.blogspot.com/
6. Mary -  http://cardztv.blogspot.com/
7. Maria -  http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/
8. Sharon -   http://meemeescreations.blogspot.com/
9. Michelle -  http://mumoftwoblog.blogspot.com/
10. Corri -  http://www.buglvr.blogspot.com/
11. Lisa -  http://www.crop-and-create.blogspot.com/
12. Kathi -  http://www.blogbykathi.blogspot.com/
13. Alex -  http://www.youhadmeatcraft.com/
14. Sandra -  http://www.365daysofcricut.blogspot.com/
15. Melissa -  http://www.apaperjourney.blogspot.com/
16. Abby -  http://www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/
17.  Theresa - http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/

Who likes BLOG CANDY?!  We have an assortment of prizes to give away!  Want to know how you can get MORE chances to win?  Go ahead an put our BLOG HOP button on your blog / Facebook and leave me a comment here with a link to where you posted it.  1 entry for posting it on your blog, and 1 entry for posting it on your Facebook.  That's 2 extra chances you'll have to win!

Now to my..."OUT TO DRY WEDDING CARD "...

When I saw these cuts on the "Tie the Knot Cart" I knew just would I would do with them. The "undies" are cut at 2 inches, as well as the sentiment. Hope you like :)

KACHOW!

Happy Wednesday Everyone ! 

I wanted to share this super cute card I made for my grandson Ethan. He absolutely loves the movie "Cars" so naturally the "Cars" Cart was on my wish list and I finally purchased it about 2 weeks ago! I originally planned on making little Ethan a "cars" inspired card every week and mail it to him, but can you say...

MANY LITTLE PIECES ! Oh my heck, I thought the cuts would never end...but then again...isn't it a grandma's job to spoil their grandchildren, hehe :)