New recipe

What a great day, had several ladies at the barn today working on CTMH Sophia layouts & cards. We worked on Melissa Robinson's design. Now at home watching a movie with my feet up.

But tomorrow we are having a covered dish at church and I'm going to try a new recipe for "easy peach cobble" I have a stack of cookbooks but none of them had what I has looking for. So surfing the web & this is what I come up with.


1 cup Original Bisquick® mix
1 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 cup sugar
1 can (29 ounces) sliced peach, drained

Heat oven to 375ºF. Stir together Bisquick mix, milk and nutmeg in ungreased square baking dish, 8x8x2 inches. Stir in butter until blended. Stir together sugar and peaches; spoon over batter.
3 Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until golden.

Drop back by tomorrow to see how it turned out.

Hope for Japan with CTMH

CTMH has a wonderful way to help Japan.  Now through April 30, join me in ordering this stunning Hope for Japan set, A1118 for only $5.00 (retail value $7.95).   100% of the proceeds will go to the Red Cross.

Learn more about Jeanette Lynton, Close To My Heart founder who said " If we all do a little, together we can do a lot. Let's show our support and together, provide real HOPE for Japan!"

Big sell

Take at look at the "While Supplies Last" what great deals. Shop here

What a friend

I have a very dear friend, Stephanie Cavness that has "B Sweet & Antiques" and because she is sooooo sweet she let me put  a Close to my Heart display.up. Please, please go by & visit. I will be having monthly drawings for CTMH produces, so register.

"Wings" workshop is being featured this month. Once again Melissa Robinso designed this 6 page layout and on April 30th we will be out the barn putting the pages together. More details later.



Double Stamping

Hopefully you have checked out Jeanette Lynton's blog & have seen all the great artwork, tips and so on, You would have read about "Double the Fun" on March 10.  It's giving a second coat of ink and what a difference it makes.

Look for your self & guess which one has the second coat.

This is a card that I designed to send to my friends in the Ladies Who Lunch group thanking them for my so many & so lovely birthday gifts.

This is 100% Clost to my Heart produces
Stamp Set  - C1404 In The Month Of March
CardStock - Clover Leaf retired
B&T -  retired
 Kraft Color Ready Borders - Z1377



New artwork from February Workshop

Here is some new artwork from the retreat I attended in February. Melissa Robinson, my ULs UL hosted the retreat and designed the layout below using CTMH's "Sophia". March 26th it the workshop at the barn for these, yes a total of 8 pages. Please RSVP by March 17 so supplies can be ordered. 8 page workshop cost is $45 and a 4 page workshop is $25. And yes there wll be cards, too.

CTMH Blog Hop

Welcome to our Inspirations Blog Hop! We will be featuring products currently offered in our January Inspiration Brochure. If you have come here from  Heather Martin's Blog, you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around. If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants here  at Debi's blog


We have 12 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's brochure and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go!

All my artwork is 100% Close To My Heart products.

Stamp - Rosy Regards B1369

Paper – Mistletoe

Ink – Cranberry & Cocoa

Embellishments – Opaques Adhesive Gems “Pearl”

Now "Hop" on over to Neely Dan's Blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, these products are only available at a discount in the month of January! Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get these products!

Here are some more projects I have made using the Inspiration brochure products.

Stamp - Take a Picture C1440

Paper – Wings

Ink – Colonial White

Embellishment – Colonial White Grosgrain Ribbon & Colonial Embossing Powder

Stamp – Bohemian Alphabet E1019

Paper – Olivia & Crème Brulee Card Stock

Ink – Garnet

Embellishment – Pewter Brads

Janu aryStamp of the Month – Find Your Style D1452

Paper – Wings

Ink – Black & Vineyard

Embellishment – Filigree Charms, Just Blooms Paper Flowers-Spring Blooms, ribbon retired

January Stamp of the Month – Find Your Style D1452

Paper – Wings

Ink – Sweet Ink, Juniper & Black

Embellishment - Opaques Adhesive Gems-Licorice

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Hopper list:

Debi Barber 
Teri Baxter    
Melissa Robinson
Shirley Ross
Melissa Kosena
Rachel Ventura
Anne Beck
Heather Martin
Judy Garner
Neely Dan
Sheila Wilkerson
Xellina Wieland

Happy New Year

Check back to see a blog hop that will feature new items from Close To My Heart and a slideshow with on the new January Stamp of the Month. See ya back tomorrow.

Christmas a special day

Today we eat our Christmas Brunch with our children & grandchildren. There are items on the menu that are a must have. For my son George, it's quiche, and for my daughter, Mandy it's bubble bread. There are many other items on the menu and there is something for everybody.

But this time is much more than eating it's time to share the Christmas spirit with the family and reflect on how we have been so blessed.

I wish the best Christmas ever.

Merry Christmas

December 1 and winter is in the air of course in East Texas it will be warm again in a day or two but I love the crisp air and it puts me in the Christmas spirit. I'm a proud member of the First United Methodist Church, Rusk and the members have been given the pin saying "Merry Christmas" GOD with us""" One of my friends, is on a mission to put "Christ" back in Christmas.

So Merry Christmas to you.