tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27529953347421833522012-02-02T17:28:44.123-07:00Homemade Cooking & CraftingAmelia Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07301255692503640143noreply@blogger.comBlogger571100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752995334742183352.post-83531515668718302672010-10-28T22:02:00.041-06:002010-11-18T10:38:34.643-07:00

HowDoesShe? Did an amazing post here, titled  3 TRICKS to take the WORK out of housework a bit ago. It seemed to hit about the right time for me.  When it comes my home I really stress out a lot about it not being in tip top immaculate shape! I know I'm being a bit ridiculous, especially since I have 3 little girls that love to play and make messes :) But I really tend to work myself up into such

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I've had this one for awhile but absolutely LOVE it! I love Halloween but really don't have much in the way of decorations. I can't ever find stuff at the store that I REALLY love, they always seem kind of cheesy to me. But I do have a stamp set that I LOVE and thought it would be perfect to make something with that! So I ran to the Dollar Store (love it there!) and bought a frame and then came

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First things first.... I have been making stuff- cooking, crafting, remodeling & even landscaping this summer! So my summer has been super busy! I'm hoping to catch up on my blogging once the girls go back to school at the end of this month! But for now I would love to share with you some sites that are giving away some Sillhouettes! What? You don't know what that is!!?? Well make sure you click

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An absolute favorite of mine!! I found this recipe in a magazine a few years ago and have used it so much that the recipe has seen much better days! So I figured it was time to share it here for everyone and a place for me to store it :)Mexican Flank Steak with Brown Rice1 lb. beef flank steak, fat trimmed3 dried New Mexico or California Chilies, rinsed, stemmed, seeded and cut into 1

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Awhile ago my youngest sister came to visit (really to do some laundry ;) ). But she was in a baking mood so she decided since she had never made Macaroons she needed to make some! They turned out delicious! She made the cookies and I drizzled the chocolate over them, have I ever mentioned I'm a choco-holic? ;) We found this recipe off a bag of coconut.Macaroons 1/4 cup Flour2/3 cup Granulated

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I've been cleaning up a little in my stamp room today and found some things I need to sell. The paper cutter is basically brand new, I honestly think I used it like 3-4 times. The stamps in are great condition. There are a few that are brand new and un-mounted (I can mount them for anyone that would like it done) and the ones that are mounted are slightly used but well taken care of. I can mail

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Mmm, this cake is sooooo good! I found this recipe on Kraft's site. It seems fitting with the snow we've been getting the last few days :) One great thing about this recipe is minimal dishes to clean up! You cook the cake in the bowl you mix it in! I'm just going to copy the directions exactly from them. Their directions are great, very detailed. They even have a short video if you want to watch

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Adara received a Baptism invite for one of her good friends so we decided to make her a cute little gift for her to give her. I found an empty box that I had from some re-inkers and decorated it up and filled it up with Tootsie rolls. Then we covered a Mini composition notebook to match it. Hoping she liked it! :)

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As I went to pull out decorations I realized I really didn't have much for Valentine's Day! I have 3 big totes for Christmas and nothing really for Valentine's Day! So I decided I would make some really quick but not too much. So I I got thinking why not make a vase with hearts!? I added some red, white and clear flat marbles to a vase and then used my Cuttlebug and embossed some paper which I

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I have a wonderful friend from College, Debbie, who was blessed enough to give birth to little Abby almost 4 years ago. But the Lord has not made it possible for her to have any more children.They just signed up for adoption and they need our help. Look on my sidebar and see their cute little family. If you click on their photo you can read their Profile. And if you wouldn't mind spreading the

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The scrapbook store here in town had a little scrapbook contest in December. So I thought what they hey! I'll enter, who doesn't want a gift cert. to buy more stuff! :) So this is the page I did and entered. I received 2nd place on it! Not to shabby if I may say so myself! :) I really don't do much in the way of scrapbooking. I love it when I do it but for some reason I just never actually sit

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I used to LOVE Chicken Pot Pies when I was younger but somewhere along the way my tastes changed. I don't think I've had one since I was in Jr. High. Sad. I know. But the other night I decided it was time to try it again AND make it myself! So I looked up a few recipes and finally found one to go along with mine and my families tastes. I did make a small change to it but nothing huge. So this is

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My husband LOVES making his own hot chocolate! So for Christmas this year I made him a canister full of homemade hot chocolate mix for him so he didn't have to keep mix it up one mug at a time :)Hot Chocolate Mix Single Serving1 Tbsp. cocoa 1 1/2 Tbsp. Sugar1/4 tsp. Vanilla or Vanilla powder8 oz. milkYou will want to mix the cocoa & sugar (and powdered vanilla if you choose to use that) in a

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This is such a yummy treat, especially around the holidays! Now make sure you read all the way through the recipe before you begin! I will try to post a picture later it's been a busy week :)Ooey-Gooey Popcorn3 bags of microwave Extra Butter Popcorn or 2-3 gallons of air popped popcorn*1 cup corn syrup2 cups brown sugar1 cube of butter or margarinePop your popcorn first and pour into a big bowl

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I looked around in the stores for different fairy costumes but didn't really find much I liked. The fairy costumes I found seemed a little skimpy especially for this cold weather and to be right honest $20-$30 for a Tinkerbell costume did NOT appeal to my finances! :) So I went home and started looking around on the internet for ideas and found some instructions on making my own Tu-tu's! I

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I made these cute little picture frames awhile back for my girls. I tried to personalize each one to there tastes or personality. My girls LOVED them! They were really easy to make. I just bought some frames at Walmart and cut out some cardstock for the background to fit in the frame. I used cardstock, rubber stamps, ribbon, brads and ink to create my frames. Supplies: All supplies from Stampin

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I love this soup! It's actually really easy, filling and YUMMY! :) We like to sprinkle shredded cheese and eat it with Fritos or Tortilla Chips, whichever we happen to have.Fagioli Soup1 lb. ground beef1 small onion diced (1 cup)1 large carrot julienne (1cup)3 stalks celery chopped (1 cup)2 cloves of garlic minced2 14.5 oz cans diced tomato's1 15 oz can red kidney beans with liquid1 15 oz can

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This is something I made it a few years ago but never shared so given the season I thought I would share it with you now :)I got the idea out of a magazine, can't even give proper credit since it's been so long. But just a fun little Christmas thing you can do with your family. I bought a little papier-mâché star, measured it and cut out some paper so it was slightly smaller then I hodge-podged

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I found this one on allrecipes.com, but I followed one of the comments that used some shortcuts to make it much easier since I didn't have much time before dinner -- story of my life. :) Although, I must say next time I'd like to try the original recipe, the shortcut was really good but much too sweet for Jeremy & my tastes but it got rave reviews from the girls nonetheless. I'll post both

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I found this recipe years ago and it quickly became a favorite around our house. The bread comes out so soft and moist. Enjoy!Banana Bread5 Tbs. butter1/2 cup granulated sugar1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar1 large egg2 egg whites1 tsp. vanilla extract1 1/2 cups mashed, very ripe bananas1 3/4 cups all purpose flour1 tsp. backing soda1/2 tsp. salt1/4 tsp. baking powder 1/2 cup heavy cream1/3 cup

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I'm always on the look out for quick and easy recipes but still TASTY!! :) I am a huge fan of homemade rolls but I always lack the patience to make the dough, let it rise, punch, rise...etc. I just hate that! So when I found this recipe I had to try it and guess what!? It really is fast, easy and tasty! They are really good rolls. I found the recipe here, at The Sisters' Cafe, I love their blog

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There are so many different versions of scalloped potato's out there but this is one of my favorites, of course a lot of that favoritism comes from this recipe being my mom's :) And fall is the best time to make this dish! My hometown is in full swing of potato harvest! Best potato's ever!Scalloped Potato's with Ham4 medium Russet potatoes, sliced1 can Cream of Chicken1/2 cup milk1/2 tsp. black

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I love Peanut Butter Bars! But my absolute favorite ones were the ones from school. Crazy I know! But our school lunches were actually REALLY good! These aren't like the ones I remember but they were still really good. The disappeared fast around here! I found this recipe here.Peanut Butter Bars 2 cups chunky style peanut butter2 cups powder sugar2 cups crushed graham crackers1 stick + 1

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This was one of my Mother-in-law's recipes, it was one of Jeremy's favorite dishes growing up. So of course I had to learn how to make it ;) It is so easy and yummy! The only thing I have a big problem with is the name... I know that sounds funny but really. Jeremy & his mom have always called it a "casserole" and to me it just doesn't fit! But I don't know what else to call it so I guess the

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This is one of my family's favorite recipes. My mom used to make it for us, it never lasted for long! :)Cream of Celery Chicken & Rice3 skinless boneless chicken breasts, uncooked & cubed1 1/4 cup rice1 cube of butter1 envelope of Onion Soup Mix1 can of Cream of Celery2 1/2 cups of waterMelt the butter and mix with Cream of Celery & Onion Soup Mix. Then add rice and water and stir gently in a

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Ok, so I've heard them to also be called Tinga's but because I'm so Americanized we will just call them Chicken Tostada's! :) Now if you check my blog for recipes you'll know that most of mine come with more "instruction" than anything! So no difference on this one either! Let's just say I really shouldn't ever go into the recipe book writing business any time soon! :) Chicken Tostada's Shredded

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This is a very simplified version of my mom's original Mexican rice. She came up with the shortcuts that still gives you the same great flavor! Love simplifications!! :)Mexican Rice1 cup white rice1 can of stewed tomato's1 piece of fresh garlic2 cups of water1 cube of chicken bouillonpinch of saltIn a blender mix can of stewed tomato's, garlic, water, chicken bouillon and pinch of salt; puree.

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I had a friend ask me if I had a recipe for No Bake cookies without the Peanut Butter due to allergy reason's in her family. So I looked around and found this one. I have not tried it so I don't know how comes out but thought I would share in case others have the same problem:3 Minute No Bake Cookies* 2 cups granulated sugar* 8 tablespoons margarine or butter* 1/2 cup low-fat milk* 1/3 cup

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I know this sounds soo lame but I am 30 years old and had NEVER made No Bake Cookies! How wrong is that!? Well today I had a major craving for chocolate and had none readily accessible so I made my own! Here's the recipe I used.No Bake Cookies* 2 cups white sugar* 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder* 1/2 cup milk* 1/2 cup butter* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract* 1 pinch salt* 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter

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I LOVE these! They are so simple to make. I love the fresh taste of Green Bell Peppers. My mom makes these two different ways. She makes them this way, how I have done. The other way is my dad's favorite and so unhealthy! I'm not a fan of the other way, she makes an egg dip, dips the bell peppers after they have been stuffed and deep fry's them. And since I don't really like them that way or know

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So last night for dinner I made some Chicken Taquitos. It was something my mom would always make for us growing up and a big hit! Well I make them now for my little girls and Yeah! they are a big hit with them too!Chicken TaquitosChickenWhole ClovesGarlicSaltOnionsCorn TortillasCanola OilBring 2-4 chicken breasts (depending on the quantity you want to make) to a boil in a pot with 1-2 whole

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So being Mexican flour tortillas were a big part of our meals growing up. I just loved them! Especially my moms, store bought ones don't even compare. But my mom is not one to use recipes, she has this amazing talent of just throwing ingredients together and the outcome?.... a delicious masterpiece! So trying to get recipes for a lot of her cooking has been quite the interesting task.Flour

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I love Kettle corn! It's such a great snack and the best part is that all of my kids love it too! I usually have to make 2-3 batches of it. I have an old fashioned hand cranked Popcorn popper and love how popcorn tastes when I make it in this. The girls love to stir it all the time too. :)Kettle Corn3-5 Tbsp. oil (I use Olive or Canola oil, whatever I have I hand)1/2 cup popcorn1/4 cup sugarSalt

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Chocolate Caramel Euphoria Cake or better known as Better than Sex cake I love this recipe! It was really fast and easy and sooooooo good!! Chocolate Caramel Euphoria Cake 1 package devil’s food cake mix½ cup sweetened condensed milk¾ cup caramel ice cream topping3 (1.4 oz) *chocolate covered toffee bars, coarsely chopped 1 (8 oz) container frozen whipped topping,

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This turned out wonderful! It was so full of flavor and was very moist still!Grilled Chicken Breast4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves 1/2 cup lemon juice1/2 teaspoon onion powder 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper1/4 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons dried parsleyPreheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat, and lightly oil grate. While

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This is one of our favorites! Especially when the weather is a little chilly, with all this rain!Homemade Crock pot Beef Stew1 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of mushroom soup1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix1 1/4 cups water5 1/2 pounds pot roastIn a slow cooker, mix cream of mushroom soup, dry onion soup mix and water. Sear all sides of roast in a little bit of olive oil in a pan then

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This is another favorite for cold/chilly days! My brother loves to call it "Sleepy Time Soup", he believes it makes me sleepy every time he eats it! Never mind that he eats like 3-4 bowls of it! :)Potato Soup6 cups cubed peeled potatos5 cups water2 cups chopped onion1/2 cup chopped celery1/2 cup thinly sliced carrots1/4 cup butter or margarine4 tsp. chicken bouillon granules2 tsp. salt1/4 tsp.

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I've made a Menu Planner to go along with my cute Recipe Book. I've made several of these before also and absolutely love it! When I actually incorporate it. It's very useful. I added some velcro to keep it closed, a previous one that I had made I had added some stretchy cord to go around it. I also added some extra pockets, who doesn't need extra pockets! I figured this way I can carry, extra

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I love cooking with fresh herbs but hate buying them at the grocery store because the bundles they come in are always bigger than I want. Why buy so much when it's just going to go to waste? Well I decided it was time to plant my own! Yeah! I will now have (if they'll grow) Cilantro, Spearmint, Rosemary, Thyme, Oregano, Chives, Parsley & Basil!For the little individual pots I just made some

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This is what we had for dinner last night and it was a big hit with the girls, they LOVED it! It's super easy and quick to make. I totally forgot to take a picture though. Sorry. :)Chinese Chicken Salad2 cooked chicken breasts1/2 head cabbage1 pkg. Ramen Noodles (uncooked, crushed)1/2 cup slivered almonds2 Tbsp. toasted sesame seads (optional)1 green onion, choppedSauce:1/4 cup salad oil (olive

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So I've been working on this recipe book for a while now. Not that it is hard or anything it's been more that I keep running out supplies and it just felt like one thing or another popped up and kept me away from completing it. But it is finally done! I started out with a blank Art Journal from Stampin' Up! When you order one what you get is a plain art journal, it has grey chipboard cover covers

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Last night for dinner I asked the girls if they had any ideas of what they would like. And surprisingly they asked me had any Ravioli. Now the reason this is surprising is because we have NEVER had Ravioli! But as it turns out I had bought some frozen pre-made Ravioli to try sometime! But I still needed to make a sauce for it.So for dinner last night we had Ravioli stuffed with cheese and Ravioli

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For Mother's Day I made my Mother-in-Law a 6x6 album. We went down to Richmond on Friday and I had my little sister take some family pictures of us. It had been awhile since we had done some family pictures. It was actually quite fun taking the pictures, but it did get a bit chilly. Here's the album I made [Now I do have to apologize for the quality of the pictures of the album. I completely

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I found these adorable cupcakes! I thought they were perfect for Easter! They were actually really simple to make! I found these cute Bunny Cupcakes on Betty Crocker's site. I just used a white cake mix to make the cupcakes and then I used some little circle and flower "sprinkles" for the eyes and nose and then added some whiskers by using a small zip lock baggie, I just filled it with black

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Well I finally got pictures of the album I had told you about that I had made for my brother, Luis, to give to his girlfriend, Vanessa. Who is now his wife!! It has been a long time since I last posted!! I always say that I know but WOW! It seems like I every time I post more and more time lapses between posts and the worst part is I keep swearing I'm going to update more frequently!! I just need

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Well hello! I know I've been horrible at updating....why does life feel like it can get in the way all the time!!?? The very nerve! LOL Anyway, I've decided to make a few changes to my blog. First of all I've changed the look a little. Second it will still primarily be a place for me to post my crafts and stamping but I will begin including a little more about my family and third of all I REALLY

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I thought I would share some frames that I made a while ago. These frames were made for a show that I had a booth at, I had to demonstrate a project on stage and decided I would show how to use stamping in your home decor. I actually only demonstrated this one, "Hope". I found the frame at Walmart, printed the word "Hope" on vellum off of my printer. It was actually a very fast and easy frame to

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I have been working on name frames for my daughters. I finished Adara's way back but finally got around to doing Senedra's now I've got one more to do! Yeah! They have actually been a lot of fun to work on and just let my imagination roam with them. I pick out a stamp set that best suits their personality and let them pick one color and then I just go from there. I never really have a plan when I

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Alright, alright! I confess! I've been holed up in my scrap room DEVOURING my new Stampin' Up! Catalog!! YES! I got my 2 boxes earlier this week and I have not wanted to put it down since I got it!! Once you get a glimpse of this catalog and if you have the whole "demonstrator/stamping" sickness you'll see why! It is....Beautiful. The cover, the stamps....oh, the accessories! I'm trying not to

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Well I'm still at it....playing Bingo with Julee!!!! I haven't had too much time to actually stamp much these past few days but Julee posted another sketch for the Bingo game that I just had to try it! I'm not sure how well I like this card. I really love this set. I'll post more info on this card tomorrow along with a recipe. It is way past my bedtime. :) All Supplies from Stampin' Up!: Stamps

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Alright, I told you a few days ago that I had joined a Bloggers Bingo Game over at Poetic Artistry. Well here is my 2nd attempt at the card challenge. I used Real Red as my card base , then I stamped the cake from a BRAND NEW stamp set out of the Preview Brochure called "Year after Year". I used a blender pen to pick up some sliver ink from my Silver Encore pad to color the platter stand, a Real

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Well today I have been busy stamping a few goodies but I can't share them with you yet because they are the gifts that I am giving to my hostesses for my Hostess Appreciation party!! I hope they will like them as much I do! Maybe I'll get busy later tonight and make another card for Shadowcatchers Bingo Game she has going on her blog, Poetic Artistry. It has been so much fun playing along! But

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Stampin' Up! has posted their Accessories Retirement List!! I just get so excited because this means the new catalog is so close!! I've even got an email saying it had been shipped, but no tracking number so who knows when it will get here. I've added a link below that you can go and see what they are retiring, some of the things though they said they were on the retiring list because this year,

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Last night I thought it was about time to break into my Baroque Motifs Stamp. I've had it for a few weeks now and still hadn't played with it!! I loved this stamp set when I first saw it in SU! Preview Brochure, I love swirly's! Now the REAL reason for making this card was because as I was stalking my favorite blogs last night I went to Shadowcatchers (she has such an awesome blog!!) and saw that

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I had a goal, really I did!! My goal was that I would post to this blog everyday (at least REALLY try), if not at least every other day. And here it is Tuesday!! 5 days after my last post!! Where does the time go!! Well let me share something with you that I made for my father-in-law for his birthday (we have the same birthday, June 12!!) . We have a tradition of always getting together and

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How did we ever survive without computers before!? I went all weekend without internet because our providers router "blew up"!! I was feeling very deprived especially since I had JUST started this blog and then I couldn't do anything with it! Well I did do SOMETHING this weekend with some of my new Stampin' Up! stuff!! I've been seeing the cutest bookmarks made from jumbo paper clips and decided

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Alright here I go....I am taking my first plunge into the blogging world. I actually feel really nervous about posting my first post! I am not quite sure why I'm starting a blog other than I've been stalking a few...ok, A LOT for a few weeks now and I really have fun reading about what everyone is up to and being inspired by all their art work! I love to stamp! I especially love to C.A.S.E. (

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