Secret Garden Giveaway

Thank you to Happy Scrappin' Scrapbooking for hosting me as guest designer for the month of March. Special thanks to those who played along with my challenge. It was fun seeing your creativity!




Enter below (leaving a comment) and I will randomly draw a winner on Friday 4/3 to receive a box of Dream Street Papers goodies, including my new Secret Garden collection of papers and rub-ons. Happy spring!

Sign of Spring!

I have an absolute fascination with my spring flowers bulbs as they work their way through the tired, winter ground. I check them several times a day and watch their amazing progress. So far there's not a lot to see, but witnessing the early spring blooms' determination to make their debut fills me with such hope.

Happy Saint Patrick's Day

Are ya wearing green?! I'm making corned beef and cabbage for dinner. I never knew I liked this traditional dish until a few years ago when I gave it a go.

Here's a good recipe:

Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 10 hours,
Ingredients:
6 carrots. cut into chunks
2 onions, chopped
2-3 lb. corned beef brisket with seasoning packet
12 oz. can beer (non alcoholic is fine)
2 Tbsp. yellow mustard
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup water
8 wedges cabbage

Preparation: In 4-6 quart crockpot, combine carrots and onions. Rinse corned beef under cold running water and pat dry with paper towels. Place in crockpot and sprinkle with contents of seasoning mix. Pour beer over brisket and spread mustard on brisket. In small bowl mix brown sugar with water and pour over brisket. Cover crockpot and cook on low setting for 11-12 hours.
Remove corned beef from crockpot and cover with foil to keep warm. Add cabbage wedges to vegetables and liquid in crockpot. Cover crockpot and cook on high for additional 30-40 minutes or until cabbage is crisp tender.
To serve, cut beef across grain into thin slices. Remove vegetables from slow cooker with slotted spoon and serve with beef. Serve cooking juices over the food, if desired. Offer additional mustard on the side. 8 servings

Designer Challenge

I am honored that the nice folks at Happy Scrappin' Scrapbooking invited me to be their guest designer for the month of March. What a nice place to hang out!

If you're looking for a creative jumpstart to your scrapbook LOs or your card making, join me for this month's designer challenge. Come play along.

papers are Dream Street: Heart Song, by Alexis Hardy