Life can sure throw you for a loop!

 I spent so many years scrapbooking and painting. Then life began to change so much!

Raising my grandsons has not always easy but when I started raising Dylan just before he turned 3 with cystic fibrosis, it started a major tailspin. His care has kept me busy and then I had noticed right away the signs of adhd but they did not want to test him till age 5 even though his preschool teachers saw it also.  But after testing at 5 there was no doubt. Later he was dx. Adhd, anxiety and O.C.D.   

Life was not always easy and I looked forward to the hours he was in school so I had some me time although frequent infections made him miss school quite often.

Then March 2020 hit and covid changed everyone's life. Suddenly there was no free time and with his disease we were filled with fear and afraid to go anywhere. Virtual schooling and adhd are a total joke let me tell you. Tension mounted and mentally I needed me time so bad. May hit and I decided somehow I needed something for me to do ,something I could escape to...

Well back in Nov. 2019 I went to a vendor and craft show and saw this magnetic jewelry that you can design or personalize with your own photos. I loved it so I ordered a pendant with a photo insert of my sweet granddaughter for my daughter Mindy's  Christmas gift.It drew attention wherever we went! Mindy and I decided to have a party, which we did very early March right before the state shut down. The party was Friday. The next morning my daughter found out she was exposed to covid! Eek all those people at that party. Gratefully Mindy never got it then and the party was a huge success and now our friends loved it like we did.

I decided I loved the jewelry, others did too and I could do what they call Facebook parties! This was my new escape! 

Well May 6 was my 1 year Magnaversary and it has rocked my world. Never did I think I would do so well, I have earned amazing incentives and gifts and prices and yes paid too! The end of April I went to Maui, a trip I earned selling jewelry. I work my business but I love it and it doesn't feel like work!  

I have not had a lot of time to paint, quilt or scrap as Sept. We changed from virtual school to homeschool something I said I would never do but covid left me little choice. I am getting a little more of a system to homeschool and my business so ready to start doing more craft things. I love the new me!

I posted a challenge at Cookin Up Creations

So i have a challenge up a  Cookin Up Creations!

If you go to Cookin up Creations and try out the challenge you can be in a drawing for a $20,00 gift certificate from our first sponsor!

So head over and check out the challenge and the sponsor!

Cookin up Creations Challenge

The sponsor is

Scraplifted a sweet layout

I did a scraplift today for Cookin up Creations .  The challenge was to scraplift a layout of your choice.

I lifted a layout by Jenny Grotherus, you can checkout her blog here  Kottens Corner.

Here is her layout

and here is mine, my beautiful niece Michelle.

A layout for Cookin up Creations

A layout for the recipe challenge! This is a layout about something very important to me! We are praying Orkambi makes a big difference in Dylan's life. We need a cure for Cystic Fibrosis!

If you miss scrappy forums like I do, or don't know what they are, come check ouy the newly restarted Cooking Up Creations

I am back!

I am back to blogging and back to scrapping!

Hopping to keep motivated.

During my absence I also started quilting, so now I will share quilting, papercrafting and painting.

So my latest layout is from Scrap Our Stash.

here is the sketch

the twist is that we have to use products to spell CHARM!

I used the following
C - Chipboard
H- Heart
A- Alphas
R- Ribbon
M- Metal brads and metal heart charm

Long Past Over Due!

I sorta let my scrapbooking/cardmaking fall to the side due to LIFE. But I am finally back! lol!
Now my first share is just a card but hey it is a start! Thanks to Sketch-N-Scrap I had a great sketch to start me off! Make sure to visit Sketch-N-Scrap to check out the sketch!

Now on to some layouts! Gotta keep the mojo going!

a few favorite recipes!

These recipes were taken from a group of McCalls soft covered recipes books that were weekly grocery store giveaways when I was a teen! I collected them for my hope chest! My mom got a set for me and a set for her. Over the years my set has begun to fall apart so I thought if I saved it here on my blog I would have some of my favorites for ever! OH and my children can get to them this way also! Also going to pin them on pintrest from here! LOL! if you stumble on them on my blog, trust me they are the best!!!

old fashion Apple Pie

Pastry for 2 crust pie        6 cups thinly sliced pared
1 cup sugar                    cooking apples (2 lbs)
1 teaspoon cinnamon           2 tablespoons butter or
4 tablespoons flour        margarine
dash salt

1. on lightly floured surface, roll out half of pastry into an 11 inch circle. Use to line 9 inch pie plate, trim. Refigerate with rest of pastry, until ready to use.

2. Preheat oven to 425f

3. In small bowl, combine sugar, cinnamon, flour, and salt, mixing well

4. Add to apples in large bowl, tossing lightly to combine.

5.  Turn into pastry-lined pie plate, mounding high in center. dot with butter

6.  Roll out remaining pastry into an 11 inch circle.  Make several slits near center for steam vents. adjust over filling, trim.

7.  Fold edge of top crust under bottom crust: press together with fingertips. Crimp edge decoratively.

8. Bake 45 to 50 minutes or untle apples are tender and crust is golden-brown.

9. Cool partially on wire rack. Serve warm.

Macaroni and Cheese Casserole (Baked, this is my families absolute fav Mac and cheese ever)

2 1/2 cups uncooked         Dash pepper
elbow macaroni              2 1/4 cups milk
1 1/2 tablespoons salt    

Sauce                       2 cups grated sharp
1/4 cup butter              cheddar cheese
or margarine              
1/4 cup all purpose         3 Tablespoons butter or
flour                       margerine, melted
1 teaspoon salt    1/2 cup packaged dry
1/2 teaspoon dry            bread crumbs
mustard

1. prehaeat oven to 375
2. in large kettle, bring 4 quarts water to boiling.  Add

macaroni and salt, boil rapidly, uncovered and stirring

occasionally, 10 minutes or untill tender. Drain
3. Meanwhile, make sauce.  Melt butter in 2- quart saucepan;

remove from heat. Stir in flour, salt, mustard, and pepper

untlil smooth.
4. Gradually add  milk, bring to boiling, over medium heat,

stirring constantly.
5. In 2 quart casserole, layer half of macaroni with 3/4 cup

of cheese; repeat
6.Pour sauce over top; sprinkle with the rest of cheese.
7. Toss butter with breadcrumbs. sprinkle over top.  Bake

uncovered for 30 minutes, or until cheese is golden brown.