Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Easter Egg Cake Batter Rice Crispy Treats

Your Cup of Cake 





The Story:
Long title, sorry all! I just didn’t know how to get all the goodness into the title without making it so long.
Decorating easter eggs can get boring for teenagers, frustrating to perfectionists, or overwhelming to busy mothers. So try these easter eggs this year. Once you make them, you can even decorate them with colored frostings and make zig-zags, stripes or dots.
Cake Mix Rice Crispy Treat Easter Eggs
Yield: 15 treats
Ingredients

1 bag miniature marshmallows
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup dry yellow cake mix
6 cups rice puff cereal
1/4 cup sprinkles (4 Tablespoons)

Directions

1. On the stove top or in a large heat proof bowl in the microwave, melt marshmallows with vanilla extract and butter.
2. Stir until smooth and add dry cake mix. (Sift cake mix before if there are lumps.)
3. Stir in rice cereal until evenly covered and add about 2 tablespoons of sprinkles.
4. Butter your cookie cutter and fingers, and fill the cookie cutter with a small amount of rice crispies. Press firmly and gently remove.
5. Press some of the remaining sprinkles onto the top of the treat.
6. Try to work quickly so that the treats don't cool in the bowl. Wrap in plastic bags and tie with bows!






Thank you for coming by and thank Lizzy for helping me with my Easter Surprise for my grandkids..
My modem went out Friday late afternoon and I have been having a lot of withdraws from not being on here with all of you great ladies.  I missed this place really bad.  Boy am I glad to be back.
I hope you like this and you will be seeing more from me by the end of the week.


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

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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Wddina Album 8 x 8

I'm having so much fun working on this album.  It won't take me long cause all I can do is add two picture and a little embellishments to it and I will be done.  I hope the Bride will like this also and want to have one.  Or even maybe some of the daughter in laws.


This is the Bride setting and her youngest sister helping her to get ready just before the wedding. The bride will be one beautiful Bride and one lucky young man has won her heart.



Thanks for coming by and thank you for leaving me a comment and I hope you will enjoy these as much as I do.

Thanks for sharing with us..............
Sincerely
Donna Scrapp'n Nana
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A 8 x 8 Album - Wedding

This album is for a friend of mine.  The bride is her daughter and I'm making it for her Birthday gift.  She doesn't know it so everyone has to be quite about it.  I don't want her to know about it just yet.  The family didn't take a lot of pictures so I only have enough to put into a 8 x 8 album.  I'm going to let you see what i have done so far.




I would like to ask all you daughters not to say anything to your mother.  I should have this done in about one to two weeks. I have to wait for some special pages to get to me, they should be here today then I will finish the album then wrap it and give it to the bride mom as a gift for her.

Thank you so much for coming by and please tell me if you like this or now.

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

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Thursday, March 15, 2012

Chocolate Pistachio Cupcakes

Thank you Lizzy for another great job.  Making mine on Friday.

Your Cup of Cake




The Story:
St. Patrick’s Day is coming up! I know everyone is doing mint things to get some green in their desserts, and that’s fabulous. Check out my Andes Mint cupcakes or my Chocolate Mint Cupcakes, they are great. But, if you want an excuse to make something a little more daring, try pistachios.
Chocolate Pistachio Cupcakes
Yield: 24-30 cupcakes
Ingredients

Cake:
1 box White or Yellow cake mix
1 (3.4 oz) box pistachio instant pudding
4 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup oil
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
3/4 cup sour cream
Chocolate Buttercream:
3/4 cup butter, softened
4 oz cream cheese, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
3-4 cups powdered sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line pan with cupcake liners.
2. Sift your cake mix into a small bowl to remove any lumps. Add pudding mix and stir.
3. In a separate bowl, gently whisk eggs, buttermilk, oil almond extract and sour cream.
4. Add your cake mix/pudding and stir until well combined.
5. Fill liners 1/2 full (these rise a lot) and bake for 16-20 minutes, or until an inserted knife comes out clean.
6. Buttercream: Beat butter and cream cheese for 3 minutes. Scrape the bowl as needed. Add vanilla extract and cocoa powder. Slowly add powdered sugar until you reach your desired consistency. If you want it to be more chocolatey, add more cocoa. If the buttercream becomes too stiff, add 1 tablespoon milk.
7. Pipe buttercream onto cooled cupcakes and top with pistachios.



Thanks for coming by and I hope you will try these they are great.

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

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Come and see what are the NEW TOOLS are for July. A New System

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

I Earned these back in 1990.

Yes that was a very long time ago but I'm very proud to pass these on to our first granddaughter.  My kids was still in school when I was the only parent working and I worked hours hours.  It was really really hard work, now I'm being silly.  I was a Tupperware lady and I sold Tupperware for almost 8 years and out of that 8 years I drive one of the Van's that Tupperware let their Mangers drive but to do that we had to stay above a special amount of money to keep me in that Van.  IF we ever dropped below for more then two months I could lose it.  So I was busy recruiting ladies all the time.  Then one three months they ofered us a special doll if US manger sold so much.  So I worked really hard so I could earn those dolls.  Well to make this story short I wored my bum off and sold what I had to do each month to get those three special dolls and I did it.  Here is what I'm handing down to my first granddaughter:
This one from Holland


This one from Japan


This one from USA


On her dress it say's I Love Tupperware


This says I Love Tupperware


You can really read it on this little lady from Holland.



I love these dolls and I was was so proud of earning them.  Now our granddaughter is turning 11 and wants to start collecting dolls.  She already has three that her Aunt Dawn has already given her.  So she will get these for her birthday when she comes down this coming week-end.



Thank you one and all for coming by, yes these are cards but they are something that I love and is handing down to my eleven year old granddaughter.  I know she will be happy to get them cause has has been eyeing them for some time.


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

Saturday, March 10, 2012

The Best for Last!

NO they really aren't the best of them but they are really the last for tonight.  Then I'm back to working on the wedding album for my son and his wife.  These are fun to make and I do love my few friends that I do have.  Also this is something that I love to do and do enjoy making cards.


See how beautiful this lace looks on this paper even if it is pink it still is pretty and it looks so lacie on here.  Then all of these cards has blings on all of them to inhance each of the cards.  I hope the ladies will like these and want to keep them.  BUT I can say no one has ever given me one back yet.



The little white hearts at the bottom are little blings that came in a small box of them that I got on line for a dollar.  Now I want to go back and buy more of them cause they really add to my cards.


Thanks for coming by and if you like please leave me a comment.  Thanks again and have a great week-end.

Thanks for sharing with us..............
Sincerely
Donna Scrapp'n Nana
      Come and see what are the NEW TOOLS are for July. A New System

Can you tell me what you think?

I hope you aren't tried of me just yet I have one more after this one. I have been working hard on these 12 cards all week and I hope you will come by and see them.  Here is two more for you and please let me know what you thin,

I didn't think this light green wouldn't show up that good but it doesn't. For that I'm sorry but it is a light green and I made this from a Bigz die cut and I love it.  I make a lot of them cause I love they way they look on my pages and cards.


What do you think of our mom and baby owls.  They are keeping track of  everything for you and saying Thanks for a job well done.


Thank you for coming by and let me know what you think of my little family here.

Thanks for sharing with us..............
Sincerely

Donna Scrapp'n Nana
              Come and see what are the NEW TOOLS are for July. A New System

Yes I'm Back again.

Yes I really do have some friends that like my cards and this other one wants 7 of them and they are to be used as a Thank You card so she can send them out to different family and friends for doing just different kindness for others..  So when I was making Tami I started to make Teresa at the same time but making of the same kind of card.  I love the way these turn out.  Yes there are the Easel Card.




Thank you for coming by and I know some of you do come by but not many leave comments but just in case you do let me know what you think.

Thanks for sharing with us..............
Sincerely

Donna Scrapp'n Nana
                  Come and see what are the NEW TOOLS are for July. A New System

Friday, March 9, 2012

Last of the Easel Cards

These are the last of these Easel Cards.  These are so fun to make and so easy to do.  I just don't think my friends realize that there is a pocket on it and they could put money or a gift card in that pocket.  I showed my friend that last night and she loved that idea which would be great for her grandkids.  This is the card I will use for my kids for Christmas or Birthday cards.  Here is the last two that I want to show you.


This last one is pick or a pale pink on a yellow back ground.  To look at it it is beautiful so this picture doesn't do it justice at all.  Right behind that bird is where you would put the gift card or your cash.  What a wonderful gift for a child young or older.


Thank you for coming by and I hope you like these also. Leave me a comment or hit the like button.

Thanks for sharing with us..............
Sincerely

Donna Scrapp'n Nana
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Come and see what are the NEW TOOLS are for July. A New System.

Three Easel Cards

A great friend of mine asked me to make her 4 cards that she can use for anything.  So I got started and made her these 5 cards.  I have one rule if they don't like them she doesn't have to take them.  Then last night at work a very special lady told me if she doesn't like them that she would take all 5 of them.  So I want to show you what I did.



So if I was to make these for you and you wanted some cards just to send out to family and friends would these work for you.


Thank you for coming by and I hope you will enjoy these as I did making them for her.  I have one more post to show you then I will be done for today.

Thanks for sharing with us..............
Sincerely

Donna Scrapp'n Nana
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Come and see what are the NEW TOOLS are for July. A New System.

Thursday, March 8, 2012

I'm Excited I Got it Today

It came yesterday but I was out of town for a Doctor appointment until after the Post Office closed so I couldn't get it yesterday.  So todayafter 9 am we went to the Post Office. I wanted to show you that I really did won one.  Here is some pictures to prove it to myself if not anyone else.






I don't know how to use it but I'm sure someone can help me.  I'm off to work in a little while and I'm going to take it with me in hope that a special friend can help me and show me some of the things I want to learn.  I'm still having a hard time learning how to use this but it won't take me long I hope. I just wanted to show you that even little old me can win something like this.  Thank You so much Creative Memories you are all so Awesome. 


Thank you for coming by and please let me know 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.