Mézeskalács Card

when i saw the 'christmas in the old country' challenge at moxie fab world, i knew i just had to do something from here. there are lots of lovely folksy things to choose from, but i choose the tradition of making mézeskalács (honey cookies). these are somewhat similar to gingerbread cookies, but not quite.i made the cookie from cardboard, used a glaze pen to make the design and darkened the edges to look like a baked cookie. i also used my (just got) upper crest border punch.

here's a traditional recipe for mézeskalács:

500 grams flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 whole eggs
1 tablespoon lard
150 grams sugar
Zest of 1 lemon, grated
cinnamon
honey

Mix the flour, baking powder, eggs, lard and sugar. Add the lemon zest, a bit of cinnamon and hot honey. Knead it into a dough that is about as hard as strudel dough. Roll it out to half an inch thickness and cut into whichever forms you want. Place in a floured pan and decorate the top with whole or sliced almonds, or decorate with icing after baking.

Inspirational Card Sketches #44

wow, the weeks sure seem to fly by, don't they? here it is, tuesday again, and another new sketch at ics. here's my card for this week: oh, sure, the little christmas bulb might look sweet and innocent, but it sure gave me some trouble putting it together. no matter what i tried it just kept looking like a circle floating there. but then i pulled out some lace and pearls, and finally it looks a bit like what i had in my head.

you can find the sketch here, and i hope to see your card or project at ics this week!

Blue Season's Greetings

another christmas card to show you today! i think i am almost done with them now. i was so worried about getting them done in time to mail them so that they would arrive before the holidays, and now i am wondering if sending them a month ahead is too early....? i have to tell you that this one is more of a 'functional' card as some of my cards have been lately. i use my glue gun to make sure everything stays together during shipping (i hope).

and here is the sentiment i created for you to use if you'd like. just right-click on the image. i made it for a 2" punch. enjoy!

M's Sketch #4

i was finally able to participate in M's sketch challenge over at Savitri's blog. i simply adore her blog; she is so honest and just puts everything out there. i am a very private person and have always had a difficult time telling people my personal details, so she is kinda inspirational to me! that and how she seems to get an amazing amount done in a day. and she's so cool!! i mean, c'mon, who makes a layout of her ex's engagement photo? and i think that it's awesome how she supports and encourages her child this way... that's gonna be one well-adjusted kid if you ask me.

anyhoo... here's my card. thanks M for the great sketch!!

Can I Get a Wahoo!!

i'm so happy and excited that my wall hanging won the 'plum crazy' challenge at moxie fab world. so awesome, being in the company of such talent!! i'm still in a state of shock and disbelief, actually. this is what the lovely Cath had to say:

"This wall hanging has so many trendy elements that work so well together that I'm just not sure I can contain myself! The stapled ruffles, the notebook background paper, the corrugated cardboard, and the scrunched up layered flowers with the buttons in the center just scream moxie fab! Pair all that with the balance in the design (the corner elements off-set to "frame" the focal point and the sentiment) and the poetic sentiment (Normal day let me be aware of the treasure you are) and I am in moxie fab heaven!"

isn't that just so nice!? totally made my day, if not my week!! thanks so much Cath, and everyone for your sweet comments!

i have a simple card to show you today. it was a gorgeous day today, the sun was shining all day. i managed to clean my craft area (i can't say room, cuz it's just a table, but it works :)) so i have a bit more desk space to work on now!i'm off to make dessert now, thanks for stopping by!

Inspirational Card Sketches #43

it's tuesday, so that means time for a new sketch over at ics! this is my take for this week: i made the felt heart last year but never got around to using it until now. i think this card has kind of a 'rustic/country' feel to it.

the ladies on the dt have come up with some beautiful inspiration to look at, so do check it out and leave us a link to your card!

Christmas Bulb

i wanted to make a christmas bulb card this year, even before i found the current challenge at caardvarks, which is to make a 'round card with pizazz'.i'm not sure if this one has much pizazz, but i did make the snowflakes and top bit from tin foil, which is no easy task, my friends! it didn't want to cooperate at all. (speaking about not cooperating, i'm having huge internet problems atm, so pages take forever to load. i'm hoping the prob gets fixed soon.)

all the papers were bought last year, and i really like the brown and blue combo. if you'd like to use the template i created, let me know and i'll gladly email you the pdf. thanks for dropping by!