Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Last of them.

Here is the last of them as I told you.  I do have so much fun making cards for church members and for family and friends.  The more I make the happier I am.






Thank you for coming by and if you aren't a follower please sign in and follow me I would love it.  I love to make cards, scrapbooks, and genealogy.  So on here you will see some of the first two.


Thanks for coming by..
Sincerely
Donna Scrapp'n Nana
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Come and see what is New. NEW TOOLS in July. A New System.

More of my cards

Okay Ladies I have been at them again this time I have made nine different cards.  So that means I will make two post to show them. Saturday was our workshop and I made most of these then.  We really have fun at these workshops and everyone gets things done.  You may want to com and join us.

A friend needed a card cause she lost a loved one so I made two of them and she choose the other one.






Thanl you for coming by and I hope you well leave me a note if you like these.
Thanks for coming by and you have a gret week.


Thanks for coming by..
Sincerely
Donna Scrapp'n Nana
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www.mycmsite.com/dmdegraw
Come and see what is New. NEW TOOLS in July. A New System.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Almond Joy Cupcakes


I love what Lizzy does with her cupcake and I know my grandkids love these or they will love them.  Thank you so much Lizzy for the wonderful job you do.

Your Cup of Cake 






The Story:
Once upon a time I made what I called an Almond Joy Cupcake. I won’t even link to it because the photos are so pathetic. But here is a true Almond Joy Cupcake. It has the coconut filling with pieces of shredded coconut and it’s dipped in melted chocolate. So this cupcake has a tough shell because of the chocolate, but it’s wonderful because you can eat it like a sandwich, the frosting won’t get all over your fingers!

Almond Joy Cupcakes
Yield: 24 Cupcakes
Ingredients
Chocolate Cake:
1 box Devil's Food Cake Mix
4 eggs
2/3 cup oil
1 small pkg. chocolate instant pudding
1 cup milk
1/2 cup sour cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Coconut Topping:
1/4 cup butter, softened
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 cups shredded coconut
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3-4 cups powdered sugar
2 cups chocolate Melts
sliced almonds
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line pans with cupcake liners.
2. Sift cake mix into a bowl and set it aside.
3. In a large bowl, gently whisk eggs, oil, milk, sour cream and vanilla extract together.
4. Add cake mix and pudding mix, stir until combined.
5. Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full and bake for 17-22 minutes or until an inserted knife comes out clean.
6. Topping: Beat butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add shredded coconut and vanilla, mix again. Slowly add powdered sugar until you reach your desired consistency.
7. Pipe your topping onto cooled cupcakes.
8. Use a knife to smooth out the topping.
9. Place chocolate melts in a microwave-safe bowl and melt and stir until smooth.
10. Dip cupcakes into chocolate and then sprinkle almonds on top. Do it quickly before the chocolate cools.



Let me know what you think of these.  They are so good and I'm sure you all will love them too.  So try these this week-end.  Leave me a comment so I know what you think.


Thanks for coming by..........
Sincerely
Donna Scrapp'n Nana
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www.mycmsite.com/dmdegraw
Come and see what is New. NEW TOOLS in July. A New System.

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Our 4th of July 2012

I got to go and visit with a cousin that I haven't seen in over 41 years. The first thing I did when I first got there was to put my baked beans together and put it in the oven cause it takes 2 to 3 hours to cook.  When we have family get togethers like this I'm always asked to bring my baked beans. What a wonderful time we all had first talking about genealogy and how our family goes.  Then whn the rest of the family came Nadine my sister started setting up the table.  Then our nephew started the Bar B-Que so we can started eatting.










Also this week-end we put together our mothers 83 birthday get together.  What a wonderful day and what a great time to spend the day with our cousin.  She lives in New Mexico so it was a great time to see her and met her husband.


Thank for coming by. I hope you will enjoy.


Thanks for coming by..........
Sincerely
Donna Scrapp'n Nana

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www.mycmsite.com/dmdegraw
Come and see what is New. NEW TOOLS in July. A New System.

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

I want to Wish everyone a Happy 4th of July

Before I run off to a family get tpgether with a cousin I have n't seen since 1971 I just wanted to Wish a Happy 4th of July and to have a Safe and Fun Day.


Have a great and  fun day and please drive safe if you go out of town see you all back here tomorrow.

Thanks for coming by..
Sincerely
Donna Scrapp'n Nana
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www.mycmsite.com/dmdegraw
Come and see what is New. NEW TOOLS in July. A New System.

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Easy Yogurt Pops

Your Cup of Cake





The Story:
I got a real hankering one day to make popsicles. I started hunting the stores around town for some good molds, but I just couldn’t find the ones I wanted. So I decided to bite the bullet and just order from Amazon. So my molds were in the mail, but I was still without popsicles! So I made these babies, they are easy to make even with no molds at all.

Easy Yogurt Pops
Yield: 8, 3 oz pops
Ingredients
Pops:
3 containers of yogurt, different flavors
3/4 cup juice, separated (I used 1/2 c, orange juice and 1/4 c. lime juice)
3 Tablespoons honey
Supplies:
8, 3 oz paper cups (or any molds you have)
8 popsicle sticks (you can also used cut straws)
Directions
1. Use three small bowls and put a container of yogurt into each.
2. Stir in 1/4 c juice and 1 tablespoon honey into each one. (These two things helps to sweeten the yogurt.)
3. Layer the yogurt into paper cups, put the cups on a plate or cake pan to keep steady and place in the freezer for 1 hour.
4. Your yogurt should be the consistency of a slushy by now, gently push a popsicle stick into each one.
5. Let freeze for a few more hours or over night.
6. Peel paper cups off pops and serve or store in a plastic bag in the freezer.
Notes
I noticed while I was making my pops that the color was not going to be vibrant, so I "cheated" and added some freeze dried berries (after I pulverized them in a food processor).
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Let me know what you think of Lizzy Yogurt Pops. Thanks for coming by and I hope you will like this one.

Thanks for coming by..
Sincerely
Donna Scrapp'n Nana
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www.mycmsite.com/dmdegraw
Come and see what is New. NEW TOOLS in July. A New System.

Friday, June 29, 2012

This time for Dinner??

This time she came for dinner and ate some bad apples and off she went.  This time she was in the front yard.  She was only here for about one hour and I only got one picture of her cause I waited to long before I got it taken.


I'm sorry it is so dark but it was late and this is the afternoon son.  But she is still pretty and still eating the bad apples that fell off the tree.  She is so use to our land lord's dog and she is even friendly with her too. Thanks for coming by and let me know what you think.


Thanks for sharing with us..............
Sincerely
Donna Scrapp'n Nana

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www.mycmsite.com/dmdegraw
Come and see what are the NEW TOOLS are for July. A New System.

I sold some of these last night.

I love making cards and I do have a lot of fun making cards.  I have frinds that love them that wants to buy them from me and for that I'm very grateful for that.  I still make Birthday cards for the ladies in our church and I'm grateful for that.


As I'm setting here making these I ask my husband what he thinks.  I love this man of mine and he loves my cards and he is so helpful by telling me what I need to add something or not to add anymore.



Thanks for coming by and I hope you will leave me a comment and tell me what you think.


Thanks for sharing with us..............
Sincerely
Donna Scrapp'n Nana

http://scrappnana.blogspot.com/
www.mycmsite.com/dmdegraw
Come and see what are the NEW TOOLS are for July. A New System.

What would you use these FOR !

These two cards can be used for many different kind of yours.  "Thinking of you" could be for just missing someone, someone being sick, you lost a loved one.  It could just keep going on and on.

On this card you have a heck list that you can use to tell them what this card is all about.  About two or three months ago I brought some blings from JoAnn's and I use them on most of my card and it sure add's to the cards.
Thanks for coming by and I hope you wil enjoy what you see.



Thanks for sharing with us..............
Sincerely
Donna Scrapp'n Nana

http://scrappnana.blogspot.com/
www.mycmsite.com/dmdegraw
Come and see what are the NEW TOOLS are for July. A New System.

Thursday, June 28, 2012

M & M Blondis - Red, White & Blondie

I love this site and I want to share what she does.  I love her recipes and she is good at what she does.
Thanks Leigh Anne

Note: If you have entered the Shabby Apple giveaway yet you have until midnight today – June 27th!
M & M Blondies
Can someone tell me how next week could possibly be July!! June flew by and I really don’t even feel like summer has started yet. Maybe it is our lack of warm sunshine?? Sixty degrees just doesn’t feel too summery but I can’t complain because the rain has been good for our garden and all the new plants we put in the ground in preparation for the Wedding Carnival. I really must share a few of the many projects I have been working for the Wedding Carnival soon!
We are planning a 4th of July get together with our neighbors out in the cul de sac. We pretty much do it every year except for the years we are at our beach house for the 4th and then we invite them down there. There will be lots of food, kids, fireworks and the ever popular potato gun!
Today’s recipe for M & M Blondies – Red, White and Blondie style may make an appearance at our 4th of July party.
M & M BLondies
I used the same blondie recipe I used for those yummy white chocolate and toffee blondies a few weeks ago. I just used M & M’s and white chocolate chips instead.
If you don’t care what your M & M color scheme is just replace the white chocolate chips with more M & M’s
Since you can find white M & M’s, the white chocolate chips filled in for the white part. I bought a regular bag of M & M’s and pulled out all the red and blue. There are a lot more blue M & M’s in a bag than there are red. I think we all need to let Mr. M & M know that next year he needs to come out with red, white and blue M & M’s for the 4th of July! Will someone please let him know.
M & M Blondies
Just mix up the dough and add in the M & M’s and chips.
M & M Blondies
I like to line my 9 x 13 with foil and then spray with some cooking spray to make removal from the pan a cinch.
M & M Blondies
After they are baked and cooled I drizzled some white chocolate over the top.
M & M Blondies
M & M Blondies
I had some fun 4th of July sprinkles so I added those on top for good measure too.
M & M Blondies
They are then ready to be cut and enjoyed! In all their patriotic goodness.
M & M BLondies
M & M BLondies
M & M BLondies
What are your 4th of July plans?

 
M & M Blondies - Red, White & Blondie
Ingredients
  • 1/2 C butter, melted
  • 11/4 C sugar
  • 3/4 C packed brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 C flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 C M & M's, red and blue
  • 1 C white chocolate chips
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350
  2. Line a 9 x 13 pan with foil and then spray with baking spray.
  3. Combine butter and sugars. Beat until fluffy
  4. Add in eggs and vanilla
  5. Gradually add in flour and salt until blended.
  6. Mix in chips and M & M
  7. Spread batter into pan and bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown and a tooth pick comes out only slightly gooey.
  8. Cool and remove from pan by lifting up the foil.
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Thanks for sharing with us..............
Sincerely
Donna Scrapp'n Nana

http://scrappnana.blogspot.com/
www.mycmsite.com/dmdegraw
Come and see what are the NEW TOOLS are for July. A New System.