Hey There,
I’ve got a little Halloween number for you today. I just love stamping in the Fall. The colors are fabulous!
Hang out a moment and check out this card tutorial below and then after the stamping portion of this post I have a recipe and freezing instructions for putting up twice baked potatoes. 🙂 Stamping and cooking, my kind of day!
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Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . . . .
Card Supplies:
Stampin’ Up! Stamps: Frightening Feline (item number 128105), Take Care (item number 126312), and Teeny Tiny Wishes
Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie and Rich Razzelberry
Ink: Stampin’ Up! More Mustard, Rich Razzelberry, Elegant Eggplant, Sahara Sand and Basic Black
Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, Glitter Brads, Brayer, 2 1/2″ Circle Punch, Basic Black marker, Piercing tools, Stampin’ Demensionals, Post it Notes
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Punched a 2 1/2′ circle from the sticky part of a post it note (punch at least 2 layers or the punch will jam due to the paper being thin).
Put the circle mask on a 3 1/2″ x 5.25″ piece of Whisper White card stock. Brayered More Mustard ink from the top of the card stock to the bottom.
Brayered Rich Razzelberry ink from the top of the card stock, not covering the More Mustard ink entirely.
Brayered Elegant Eggplant ink at the top of the card stock.
Ripped the edge of a post it note and sponged Sahara Sand ink in to create a couple of clouds.
Stamped the Limb and Cat using Basic Black ink.
Stamped the sentiment on a scrap piece of card stock with Basic Black ink.
Cut the sentiment out on a strip using a paper cutter. Folded the strip to create a banner. Cut a “v” in each end of the strip.
Added Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie and Rich Razzelberry panels. Pierced the edges of the Rich Razzelberry Panel.
Sponged Sahara Sand ink on the sentiment banner. Adhered it to the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Added two Pumpkin Pie Glitter Brads. Added 3 Basic Black marker dots on each side of the sentiment.
Here is the finished card measuring 5″ x 6.5″.
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Cooking Time. . . . . .
How about a side dish that you can pull out of the freeze, let thaw and bake on those busy days.
Making and Freezing Twice Baked Potatoes:
Ingredients:
13 Medium Potatoes
6 T. butter
Salt to taste
16 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 cup hot milk
2 t. onion powder
1 t. ground pepper
Paprika for garnish
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Washed and brushed 2 T. of melted butter on potatoes and placed them on a baking sheet. Baked 1 hour at 350. Removed from over and let cool until you are able to handle them.
Cut them in half and used a melon baller to scoop out some of the potato, leaving about 1/4″ still in skin. Put the scooped out potatoes in a mixing bowl.
Mixed in the cream cheese, 4 T. butter, salt, milk, onion powder and pepper.
Spooned the mixture back into the potato skins. Wrapped each potato individually with plastic wrap and then put them into 3, 1 gallon freezer bags. Labeled the bags with content, date and cooking instructions. On serving day, thaw potatoes completely, bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes (until heated through).
Enjoy!
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May your day be filled with sunshine and fun.
Until my next post.. . . . .
Hugs,
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I hope you can make it to one of my workshops in 2012. I have decided not to travel after this year, so be sure to catch one now!
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