World Card Making Day!

I have joined in with a virtual swap for World Card Making Day. The blog that is having the party is Little Birdy Secrets.

This card was made for my cousin's new grandson.

Pink Saturday - September 12, 2009

I have been working and thinking real hard on something I could include with Pink Saturday. Having a house full of boys makes it difficult to find pink. (By full, I mean 1 husband and 2 basically grown boys – ok, grown college age boys) There are only 3 girls around this house which includes our 2 furry babies and me. One of the furry babies is a black Border Collie and most people mistake her for a boy. It may have something to do with her name – Boomer. At the time we adopted Boomer, her youngest brother that asked for her was 12 years old. He didn’t care if this dog was a Chihuahua or a Mastiff, boy or girl, the name was going to be BOOMER. So, this black with white tipped paws, white chin and a little bit of white on her chest Border Collie was named Boomer. Boomer does not like to be thought of as a male. She is always saying she is a girl!

While we were on vacation this summer and looking for the girls’ souvenir gifts to bring back home to them, we found a pink collar with white dots – perfect! Looking through pictures, I found this not so exciting picture of Boomer sporting her pink collar. See if you can spot the collar through all that fur…..

Don't look at the poor tomato plant! We actually got a few tomatos off of it, but they were not very flavorful.


Now to stretch the pink color, here is one of my flowers in a pot on the back porch. It might qualify for hot pink. Still, it is pretty.

And not to make my baby kitty jealous, here is a recent picture of her sunning in one of her favorite windows, which is next to my desk in my "studio". Studio – sounds so professional, doesn’t it….

If you would like to join Pink Saturday in the future, please visit Beverly at "How Sweet the Sound" .

Happy Pink Saturday!

Blog Giveaway

This blogger is offering some beautiful banners to one lucky blogger. Please go to Cherry's Jubilee to a chance to win.

Etsy Shop Hop

Check out these cute cards on etsy

Lisa's shop

Amy's card

I have an Etsy shop

I have finally opened an etsy shop. Now I have to learn how to put the icon on my blog. Until then, I will just post when I have updated my shop.

This is an item I listed today and the link

Chicken Strips

I have been telling my friends and coworkers about this recipe. Mr. B, the boys and I love these chicken strips. After the 3rd time of making them and not getting grease on my shirt, Mr. B said - I finally learned how to fry something. Truly, I don't fry - anything! Too many stories about my Aunt that fried and burnt her kitchen 3 times!

My change on the chicken strips - I didn't add buttermilk to the flour mixture. I put the flour/dry ingredients (which I also added garlic powder) into a ziplock bag and added the buttermilk soak chicken strips into the bag and then shook them real good, then fry those babies.

I am planning on making them again next week - they are great with Ranch dressing or Honey Mustard to dip them into.

Here is the recipe at "Pioneer Woman"

Give them a try and hope you and your family enjoy them as much as we do.

Is it really that close to Halloween?

It may still be 2 months away, but it time to start dusting off the cobwebs (or maybe leave them on!) and getting things ready for Halloween!!! Spooky thought!

Here are 3 cards that I stirred up this morning along with a pot of bat lip stew. Ok, no bat lip stew, but hey, it sounds scary.

First a little pat on the back - I made that digital stamp (you go girl!) First one! (I sound kind of proud of myself, don't I) There are 3 little bats above "Halloween".

The paper I purchased at CKC this past weekend, except for the one on the left - that has been in my stash too long! The black cat paper and the pumpkin paper are from Reminisce and the pumpkin and spider paper is by Bestcreation.com. The black ribbon was on sale at Hobby Lobby.

Hope to be back soon and participate in Pink Saturday.

Fat quarter give away!

If you love fat quarters, there is a give away for a $50 gift certificate from the fat quarter shop at p.s. i quilt! Give it a look see!

Pink Saturday - 07.11.2009

Happy PINK Saturday!

Welcome to my blog and celebrating a wonderful, and hot, Pink Saturday. Pink Saturday is hosted by Beverly at "How Sweet the Sound". Please start with her blog to catch all the pretty pink things in the world.

I have finally had a chance to take pictures of my hibiscus. They are celebrating their 6th birthday in my yard. I just love their big smiling faces.

Recipe Time

I am joining an Ultimate Recipe Swap group this week, which is hosted by the blog "Life as Mom". Each week has a different theme and the theme of the week is CHICKEN.

This is a recipe my family has enjoyed in the past but seems to have made it to the back of the recipe book. About 6 weeks ago my father-in-law passed away. My brother's wife (also known as a sister-in-law, but not to be confussed with the father-in-law) insisted on bringing my family dinner one evening after the funeral. I kept telling her it wasn't necessary, but she insisted. Was that dinner a welcome relief. I had to work that day and throughout that day I kept saying to myself, "now, what is for dinner? Oh, that is right, Diane is making us dinner. GOOD." That dinner tasted so good.

So, I am sharing this chicken recipe with you. Hope you enjoy.

Swiss Chicken Casserole

3 pieces of boneless, skinless chicken breasts

2 cans Cream of Chicken Soup

Swiss Cheese

Pepperidge Farm bread crumbs

Season chicken with garlic, oregano, basil and pepper. Cover and bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees.

Tear or shred chicken and place in the bottom of a casserole dish.

Cover chicken with Cream of Chicken soup.

Layer Swiss cheese on top of soup.

Layer with Pepperidge Farm bread crumbs. Dribble a little melted butter on top of the bread crumbs.

Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

I baked the chicken the night before I actually made the casserole.