Raspberry Poppy Seed Cookie::Recipe

here's a recipe for my favorite Holiday Cookies, light and buttery, with a pop of raspberry preserves, yum!  They are perfect for a Cookie Exchange, but you'll want to make an extra batch for yourself, because they disappear quickly :)

and added my annual holiday cookies to::{Lilypad Cookie Exchange on Pinterest}

click on the recipe card for the full-sized version

peace

credits:

Noel, by Leora Sanford

spacey template, by Amy Martin

and the stockings were hung

credits:

Cozy Christmas, by Leora Sanford

hodgitypodgity9 template, by Amy Martin

fonts, Reinart Upright & Century Gothic

brothers together

TLP::December One Word Challenge::together

credits:

star on top, by Amy Martin & One Little Bird

snow good

TLP::December Product Challenge

credits:

winter stickies alpha, messy stitches & mixed up Artisan Notebook template, by Amy Martin

freeze factor, by Kaye Winiecki

papers, by Allison Pennington

Christmas Past

credits:

the list, by Studio68, available @ CatScrap

mixed up template, by Amy Martin, available @ Artisan Notebook

fonts, Swingdancer & Century Gothic

Christmas Cake {recipe}

TLP_December Journaling Challenge::recipe

credits:

star on top, by Amy Martin and One Little Bird

everyday winter

DigiDare #254::everyday

credits:

you are my sunshine papers, by Emily Merritt; knotty neutral ribbon, flossy stitch & stay there staple, by Karah Fredricks; blank wordstrip, by Allison Pennington; winter sprig, by Created by Jill; snowflake, by Snips&Snails; fonts, CKbecky & century gothic

snowflake lights

credits:

garland template & mended journaler, by Amy Martin

snowflakes, by CD Muckosky

freeze factor, by Kaye Winiecki

fonts, ckBecky & century gothic

gobblers

credits:

garland template by Amy Martin, splatterific9 by Karah Fredricks, flowers, leaf & paper by Rachel Young, gobble wordart by Valorie Wibbens, 7:30pm circles by Amy Wolff

coloring digital stamps

am luv'n all the new digital stamps around digiland, and wanted a tutorial on coloring the dang things, lo & behold, I found an awesome tutorial @ Viva Artistry and @ the Lilypad forum and just wanted to share :)

stuffed!

I'm hosting this week's DigiDare, and here's my "Stuffed" page
just click on the Dare Ad, and surf on over and join us for a
fun challenge and a chance to win some awesome prizes!
We Digi Dare Ya!


DigiDare #253: Stuffed!
credits:

hometown, by Lauren Reid

things that matter most: camera by Kate Hadfield, flower by Allison Pennington, flowertrim, ribbon & birds by Krista Sahlin, paperclip bow by Kelly Schmidt

falling for you leaves, by Rachel Young

outerlimits border, by Karah Fredricks
autumn moments, by Kay Miller

font, century gothic

a secret reminder

TLP::November Journaling Challenge::secrets

credits:

mega spacey bundle template, by Amy Martin

paper & elements, Krista Sahlin

font, century gothic

the last bloom

TLP::Nov Product Challenge::fabric

credits:

it is paint2, messy polaroids2, flowery folds & spacey11 template, by Amy Martin

lacey monogram, by Valorie Wibbens

falling leaf, Sahlin Studio

harvest felt flower & fallderee paper, by Rachel Young

fonts, CK Becky & century gothic

a love story

DigiDare #252

credits:

a thankful heart, by Lauren Reid & Amy Wolff

a feeling of fall, by Mye De Leon

sequin spill, by Rachel Young

hodgitypodgity sketch, by Amy Martin

makes me happy typewriter, by StudioBCD 

font, vintage typewriter

fall leaf earrings

DSD challenge by Micheline Martin @ the Lilypad

Fall Leaf Earrings, on my Wish List @ Etsy

 credits:

papers, by Allison Pennington, Karah Fredricks, Lauren Reid

leaves, by Rachel Young

ribbons, by Gina Miller

font, Just Realize

Bittersweet Thanksgiving

credits:

bittersweet, by Leora Sanford @ Oscraps

spacey11 sketch, by Amy Martin @ the Lilypad

font, century gothic

the great pumpkin

TLP_Scraplift Challenge

credits:

papers, by Lili, Rachel Young & Valorie Wibbens

green thumb vine leaves & outer limits border, by Karah Fredricks

summer seed flower, by Gina Miller

greenfingers seeds, by Kate Hadfield

sunday afternoon ribbon, by Kelly Schmidt

pumpkin template, by Trixie Scraps

fonts, blessings through raindrops & century gothic

doggy in the window

TLP_One Word Challenge_window

credits:

full-on template, by Amy Martin

must love dogs, by Valorie Wibbens

fastenation & hello daydream daisy, by Allison Pennington

essential paper petals, by Gina Miller

the sunday edition frame, by Paislee Press

the black cat

TLP Template Challenge

credits:

October11 template, by Amy Martin

Something Wicked, by The Tattered Pear

font, gobbledegook

a tasty treat

TLP_October Journaling Challenge

credits:

sequin frame & spacey template v10, by Amy Martin

you make me smile flower & daylight heart, by Rachel Young

wicked smart papers, by Amy Wolfe, Kaye Winiecki & Rachel Young

summer stories date stamp & date marks, by Lauren Reid

font, Persimmon

free to be me

credits:

Reflections, a collaboration by Studio68 & Studio Sherrie

font, swingdancer

I can can

credits:

Art Play:Wicked, by Anna Aspnes

Spookilicious & Twilight Brew elements, by Studio Flergs

glue scraps:red, by Karah Fredricks

Halloween Clipping, by Lauren Reid

spacey sketch, by Amy Martin

poster, courtesy www

fall leaves

TLP October Product Challenge

credits:

fall bingo cards & falling circles template, by Amy Martin

papers, by Rachel Young

mum mat, by Sara Gleason

falling leaves, ribbon & beadbranch, by Sahlin Studio

grass skirts required

credits:
lazy afternoon, by Studio68 @ ZZS
october2011 template, by Amy Martin @ TLP
font, 2peas goofball
paper doll cutouts, my personal stash

hootie cute

credits:

Hootie Cute, by Studio68

Sept11 template, by Amy Martin

feather, by Raspberry Road

font, 2peas goofball

fall farmer's market

credits:

fall chevies papers, old booky alpha & hodgitypodgity template, by Amy Martin

falling for you elements, by Rachel Young

knotty ribbons, underground wordart & stay there staples, by Karah Fredricks

thrifting

DigiDare #245

credits:

Pea Green Boat colored string & flower, by Kaye Winiecki
happiness wordart & swirl by Lili and frame & paper by The Tattered Pear, Summer Stories collab
You Make Me Smile collab ribbon, flower, paper & paper tear
Plain Jane paper, by Karah Fredricks
Glee ribbon, by Rachel Young
spotty dotty alpha, by Kate Hadfield
flower ink scribbles, by Lynne Marie Favreau
dollar bill, by Pink Reptile Designs
coins, by Leora Sanford
Farm Chic elements, by Raspberry Road

baking with yeast

DigiDare 243: Learning

credits:

baked with love, by LaurieAnn, Heaven'sGateDesigns
let's talk about it, by StudioBasic 

brown paper and Cozy alpha, by Rachel Young

neutral paper, by Miss Honey Designs

vanilla & egg elements, by Kristen Aagard

learned wordart, by Forever Joy
font, Pea Johanna Script

a quick dip

ah, Fritz @ the North Fork Dam :)

credits:
hodgitypodgity15 template & stuckONsummer alpha, by Amy Martin
sweet september papers, by Amy Wolff
splatterific10 & green thumb vine, by Karah Fredricks
backyard grass & watercolored kraft paper, by Rachel Young
sprinkles3, by Valorie Wibbens
sunday afternoon bow, by Kelly Schmidt
sunshineNdaffodils paint dye, by Krista Sahlin
font, shark in the water

Sweet September

credits:

Lots of Templates 4, More Messy Stitches, and Tempy Alpha by Amy Martin

Soft Subtle papers5, by Karah Fredricks

Scrap Essentials1, by Jenna Desai

Sprinkles4, by Valorie Wibbens

Fallderah leaves, by Rachel Young

font, Pea Johanna Script

wings of love

TLP August Scraplift Challenge

credits:

Label It Up & June Bliss template, by Amy Martin

Lemongrass papers, by Gina Miller

Sunday Afternoon ribbon & glitter, by Kelly Schmidt

Pretty Funky brackets, by Wendy Page

fonts, Covered by your Grace, Reinert Upright & Century Gothic

candy buttons

TLP August Product Challenge: wordart

credits:

HodgityPodgity14 template, by Amy Martin

Sweetness wordart, Cupcakes/Candles element cluster, Sunshine/Daffodil papers, by Krista Sahlin

With You papers, by Rachel Young

dimple alphas, by creashens

font, Reinert Upright

Philly Phanatics

TLP August Journaling Challenge

HodgityPodgity14 template, by Amy Martin

colorwash alpha2 & graph paper, by Jacque Larsen

MSA Sports collab

fonts, Ribjoint & century gothic

a journey

credits:

everyday, by Studio68

spring space template, by Amy Martin

wordart, by Katie Pertiet

molly & me

this page is for my best friend's daughter, Renee... Molly was her German Short-Haired Pointer, and best friend, who recently died of Addison's Disease, and she is just heartbroken, as am I.

she asked me about making a "Molly & Me" scrapbook, and I hope this page cheers her up a bit, and gives her some inspiration
DigiDare #240
credits:
breeze, by Deca Designs
everyday, by Studio68
must love dogs pawprints & wordart, Honey Designs/Valorie Wibbens collab
lefty/righty3, by Tiffany Tillman
fonts, 100 miles & century gothic

freeze pop

credits:

filed & filled, edged, and august challenge template, by Amy Martin

glee, by Rachel Young

splatterific5, by Karah Fredricks

lulubelle papers & clear alpha, by Allison Pennington

kalea bits, by creashens

font, beckystype

s'mores

TLP Formula Challenge

credits:

you make me smile paper, by Jenna Desai

today swirl, by Lili

alpha, by Kate Hadfield

font, JI Marshmallow Roast

savoring summer

credits:

PollyLove#8 template, by Amy Martin

possibility journal, by CD Muckosky

krafty prints, painty frame & doodled border, by Amy Wolff

lemongrass paper, by Gina Miller

splatterific9, by Karah Fredricks

your day sequin spills, by Rachel Young

sunday afternoon bow, by Kelly Schmidt

vellum fireflies, by Valorie Wibbens
all available @ the Lilypad
clearly stuck tape, by Amanda Taylor @ Oscraps

sunny side up daisies, by birgit @ catscrap
image, courtesy of, cheats

font, covered by your grace

1 2 3 again

credits:  

Distressed Frames, by Amy Martin

stitched border, by Emily Merritt
100 things flower, by Lauren Reid
wish alpha, by Rachel Young

cranky alpha, roses are red papers, summer lovin' wordart, and glittered hearts, by Valorie Wibbens

for today...

outside my window... 69F and partly cloudy

i am thinking... wow! this is the 100th blog post for 2011

i am thankful for... self tanning products 

i am wearing... denim shorts, a cotton tank top & Birkenstock sandals

i am going... to the Tioga County Fair on Saturday night

i am currently reading... Pies & Tarts, by Martha Stewart

i am hoping... to clean out the dang refrigerator, geesh I so dread that task

on my mind... gas @ $3.76/gallon

pondering these words... “Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem,

first make sure that you are not, in fact, just surrounded by assholes.” —William Gibson

from the kitchen... sirloin burgers and garlic Parmesan french fries: a very late dinner

around the house... Whisker Wars on IFC, what will they think of next? lol

one of my favorite things... Wise honey BBQ potato chips, salty & sweet, yum!

i'm creating... CT pages with gorgeous products, I'm so fortunate to have great designers :)

a few plans for the weekend... the Fair on Sat/a visit with Mom on Sun

from my lens:

me and Barb having clams and shrimp in the

Beer Garden @ the Ekland Carnival

July 2011

you can join the simple woman's daybook where every day is a blank page, and participate in creating a list of the simple things and everyday moments of our daily lives.

what if?

DigiDare #239_ What If?

credits:
what if? notepaper, by CD Muckosky
designer love sketch, by Amy Martin 
pretty posies, splatterific & BigFrame, by Karah Fredricks
sunday afternoon ribbon, by Kelly Schmidt
lemongrass paper & stitches, by Gina Miller
painty paper, by Amy Wolff
so you think you can chevron paper, red button & sequin scatters, by Rachel Young
road signs, by Kate Hadfield 
retro journalers, by Krista Sahlin
compass & dandelions, by Leora Sanford
snapping turtle, my personal stash
fonts, CKbecky & century gothic 

I'm hosting this week's DigiDare!
would love to have you join us and share your story :)

one big bear

credits:

August BYOC @ TLP 
rolling template, Amy Martin

font, gimme space

stargazer

credits:

Tilt Template, by Amy Martin

Summer Stories, a Lilypad Collaboration

clouds, stars, moon, by Kaye Winiecki

the stars at night font, by Heather Hess

free fonts

we love fonts, we love free!

thank you, scrapNfonts :)

memories

credits:

memories sentiment from the*new* mismashed sentiments, and

pollylove templates #9, by Amy Martin

Daylight elements & Glee tag, by Rachel Young
whispersnature, by Krista Sahlin

Summer Stories paper & ric rac, by Amy Wolff

stitched border, by Emily Merritt

glittersplat, by Lauren Reid
font, Vintage Typewriter