Wee Willie

This is whats been happening at our house this weekend!! Cody found an ad for a yellow lab. He was the last one. Such a sweet puppy so Cody brought him home. We named him Willie. 

He's got the sweetest personality and softest little puppy body ever!!

He loves people & loves to be held!

He's already pretty spoiled but he's very easy to train.

Definitely "puppy love" going on at our house!!

Black Bean Dip

This is what I did:

4 pints Black beans (drained & rinsed)

1 qt chucked canned tomatoes, drained

1-2 c grated cheese (mexican blend)

2 c sour cream

Mix & put in baking dish. Bake for 1/2 hr. Add more cheese to top when five baking.

Serve with topping such as green onions, chopped tomatoes, olives & cilantro.

Scoop with chips.

Mmmmmm... Did I mention that I love black beans? :)

Simple Cream Cheese Danish

Here's what the ladies are having at card class today....This is such a simple but yummy dessert!! 

1 tube crescent rolls 

Unroll rolls onto ungreased cookie sheet.

Press seams together to form a solid rectangle of dough. 

Mix well & spread down center of dough:

1 (8oz) cream cheese 

1/2 c sugar

1 t vanilla

3 T flour

Cut angle slits (1/2" wide) down each side. 

Fold the strips up over cream cheese filling to achieve braided look. 

Bake at 375• for 10 min. 

Cool completely then drizzle with:

1 c powdered sugar

4 T cream

1/2 t vanilla

Stylish Father

Wow!! A bow tie for every occasion!! And with such class!!!   I used the Bow Builder punch & didn't use the tails. I also pressed the bow loops flat & instead of the skinny strip that's supposed to go around center, I replaced that with a 1/2" circle punch.

Black & white (well, Very Vanilla in this case) is always the makings for a very  classy card!! Any father is sure to love this...black tie affair or not!!

Strawberry Basket

It's almost strawberry season here in Central Oregon. So we got a jump on it at card class this month & made this adorable basket of strawberries. 

I used the Full Heart punch, Petite Petals punch, Bird Builder punch & standard hole punch. What a sweet basket of spring berries!!

Pasture Birthday

Ooops... You missed someone's birthday.... Now what do you do?!? Send them this card!!  A great way to apologize for being late & at the same time make them forget you were tardy because this card is soooo cute!! Just a simple block style with a little ribbon embellishment.  Three tiny brads finish it off. Altogether it's a fun card to give. 

Denim Pocket

I haven't used my "Pocket Fun" stamp set in a loooong time. So I dug it out, blew off the dust & decided to use it this month in card class. Heres what I came up with. Isn't it adorable?!? I used the "Canvas" background stamp to make it look like material, 

I added brads & a little loop of polka dot ribbon to the pocket  for extra "cuteness". 

A little tag with a lacey top held the greeting. 

A little row of lace (not a SU! punch) for added femininity! 

I was very pleased with how this one turned out!!