Thoughts of a Grasshopper

Obviously I didn't go with this card for the swap, but I liked it. The Dusty Durango cardstock looks different here in this picture. I had trouble getting past the color for a Christmas card. Stamps: Christmas Punch, Teeny Tiny Wishes CS: Bashful Blue, Night of Navy, Dusty Durango, Confetti White Ink: Bashful Blue, Brocade Blue, Night of Navy Misc.: thread, brocade ribbon, brad

This is the card I went with for the Christmas swap I'm in. I was happy with the way it turned out. I probably need to re-ink my navy stamp pad though. It needed to be a current set and the sets I have either require a lot of coloring or are hard for me to come up with ideas for. This is one of the new hostess sets SU is offering in the new catalog so I thought it would be good to use (not to mention, not a lot of coloring) Stamps: Christmas Punch, All Holidays CS: Brocade Blue, Night of Navy, Bashful Blue, Confetti White, Real Red Ink: Bashful Blue, Night of Navy Misc.: Bashful ribbon, brad, dimensionals, markers: dusty durango, bordering blue, real red.

Once a month I get together with friends for dinner. It is a fun night that I look forward to each month, not only for the friendship we share, but to sample some new recipes and to have the recipe so I can make it for my family. This month I was assigned a bread and due to my busy schedule today, I chose to make Cheddar Biscuits. Biscuits are great when you don't have the time for a bread that needs to rise and they remind me of my grandmother who made biscuits every day. This recipe calls for buttermilk, which I don't always have hand. I do have powdered buttermilk in the pantry but there are times I have had to make my own substitution, which works just well using two ingredients. Buttermilk Substitute: milk (just under 1C) 1T vinegar or lemon juice (I've always used lemon juice) Place 1T of the vinegar or lemon juice in measuring cup and add the milk to bring it up to 1C. Let it sit for 5 minutes and then use the amount your recipe needs. Cheese Biscuits 1-2/3C flour 2t...

I really like the way this turned out. It is 6 x 3-1/4" for the long envelope SU sells. I'm working on cards for swaps that are due next week. Stamps: Blooming with Love Ink: Basic Black CS: Bordering Blue, Chocolate Chip, Confetti White Misc.: celery ribbon, brads, square scalllop punch, hemp Markers: Ruby Red, Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Bordering Blue