It’s filled with a wonderful collection of slightly worn and distressed elements and papers. You will use this kit again and again! There are 21 papers: 14 patterned and 7 solids. The elements in this kit are also fabulous! There is 1 paper pieced guitar and bass; a collection of silver notes, treble, and bass clefs; 1 paper pieced star border; 2 guitar/bass picks; 2 paper swirls; 2 swirls with decorations; 2 water color splot stamps; 1 water color heart stamp; 2 stitched stars; 6 frame styles in different colors; 2 vintage birds; 1 vintage banner; 1 microphone doodle; 1 headphone doodle; 5 buttons; 5 pieces of ric rack; 1 piece of fence; 1 fastener, 1 staple; 4 flowers, 2 halftones; 3 journaling spots; 1 doodled mat; 1 metal piece; 4 ribbons; 1 piece of string; and 2 uppercase alphas with numbers and & in separate .png files.

Check it all out…

Also, receive a set of Family Time quick pages FREE with any purchase of $5.00 or over at MDS! This offer is only valid until September 15th so don’t miss out!

Here is a preview of the free gift!

That is all for this week!

Check back next week for more amazing goodies!

Keep scrapping and be safe!

Penny

This bread is so good! Seriously, you HAVE to make it! J devoured it! I adapted this recipe I found by Sandy at All Recipes.

what you need:

• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 medium ripe bananas, mashed
• 1 cup fresh blueberries

let’s cook:

1. In a bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt. In a large mixing bowl, cream the shortening and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Beat in bananas. Gradually add the dry ingredients, beating just until combined. Fold in blueberries.
2. Pour into three greased 5-3/4-in. x 3-in. x 2-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

This week we celebrate family! Family is one of the most important things in my life. When life is great, my family is there laughing along with me, and during my lowest moments, my family is there to surround and protect me. Family Time celebrates my family and I hope it will help you celebrate your family as well.

Included in this digital kit are 24 soft, gorgeous papers – 15 patterns and 9 solids. The elements in this kit are amazing and varied! There are so many elements! Included is a full .abr brush set and .png files with stamps inspired by the kit in a clean and stampy look. In addition there is 1 family rules subway stop sign filled with life lessons, 1 family circle mat, 1 family circle mat as a tree, and a plain circle mat, a set of birds on a wire, 2 damask stamps, 3 rolled flowers, 1 worn leaf, 3 large silk flowers, 6 small flowers, 2 pieces of lace 6 ribbons, 4 pieces of string, 1 long stitch, 5 buttons, 1 hinge, 4 journaling mats, 6 frames, 1 journaling stamp, 1 hanging heart tag with and without love, 6 small tags, 1 eyelet, and 3 alphabets – 1 is uppercase metal and the other two include full upper and lowers with the following special characters:  @ { [ ^ $ ! ( % . + # ? ; / * ~ in individual .png files.

Check it out!

This kit is amazing: it’s one of my favorites! I hope you enjoy it as well! Remember I enjoy seeing your work! Always feel free to post your work featuring my products in the My Digital Stash gallery.

Thank you to everyone who applied for a position on my creative team. I am awed by all the talent out there! I hope to have the team finalized by Monday, so look out for an announcement then!

Take care and keep scrapping,

Penny

credits:  Sunbleached by Misty Cato – sand spatter.

It only took the bus @ 2 hours to make it home the first day of school!! ACK! Gary the dog
and I were sunburned and parched by time the boys made it home. They
were in rough shape as well from sitting in the hot bus for that long – it was 99! Friday they were home in a little over an hour, but it was still too hot to be comfortable. Hopefully this HOT weather will break soon!

Here’s a layout I created with the pictures from the first day. I used Cindy’s Layered Templates #67 and My Who’s in School Class of 2010 (which is dated 2010 because it’s a remake of an old kit, not for this year’s seniors. Sorry about the confusion!!)

Check it out…

That wraps it up for this week, as always happy shopping!

This meal may be made the day before serving, so it’s great for a casual get together with friends and family!

what you need:

3 cups cooked wild rice (one 6oz box should work)

1 rotisserie chicken or 3/4 chicken breasts depending on size (torn into bite sized pieces)

1 cucumber peeled and chopped

1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved

1 cup dried cherries

1 bunch green onions sliced

1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley

FOR THE DRESSING:

3/4th cup olive oil

3/4th cup vegetable oil

2/3 cup red wine vinegar

2 TBLS honey

1 tsp garlic, minced

1 tsp dried basil

1 tsp dried mustard

1 tsp salt

1 tsp pepper

Let’s Cook:

1. Combine the first 7 ingredients in a large bowl

2. Make the dressing by combining all ingredients and stirring thoroughly

3. Add dressing to chicken mixture. (I usually don’t use all the dressing)

4. refrigerate until 15-30 minutes before serving

5. Toss salad and dress some more if needed

6. Enjoy!

In other news, keep your eyes open next weekend for a Penny Springmann Designs CT call! Yes, that’s right, I’m having a call! Look for more information late next week!

That’s all from me this weekend. As always take care and keep scrapping!

Penny

Here are a few of my favorite pictures from the trip!

credits: Gotta Get Away by me and Vertical Extreme 2 by Janet Phillips