A Slice of Heaven {to go}

Pie is sugary, yummy and full of love. It also happens to be one of Jon's favorite desserts...wait, make that his favorite thing period. For those of you who watch Food Network, my last statement just made me feel like Ina Garten and her Jeffery. Ina is one of my favorite cooks (her recipes are always just right), and her life story is very inspiring. 30 years ago she was working in the White House Budget Office when she found a specialty foods store for sale in the Hamptons. She went out to visit and put an offer on the place. Jeffery and Ina knew nothing about their new venture, but Ina's dream was to do something creative, so they drove right in! Their story is so romantic, I just love it!

Today, I baked my first fresh mixed berry pie. I can't wait to get more creative with the pastry on top, but found egg washing to give the crust a perfect golden glow. I also centered a paper-crafting project around the pie, so I'd have a chance to try out a cute new idea! Most pies serve 8, so to spread sugary happiness to friends, I've made a to-go box for a slice of pie. The pie boxes were really easy to make! The hand stamped decorative label turns a simple slice of pie into a happy little gift. Below are pictures of the project and my lazy & hairy assistant ;0)

-XOXO!! Corey

Garden Variety

Today was a perfect summer day! I enjoyed soaking up some sunshine on the deck, and found myself totally inspired by the beautiful plants growing in our yard. It seems that many of them have nearly doubled in size since they were planted last year, and it is fun to see their progress. My posts today are meant to be garden or nature inspired, I have included some pictures of my day in the yard with the pooch.

Recipe Cards

After getting my hands on my new stamp set, I created this adorable little recipe card. The Blueberry Pound cake recipe on it is SUPER yummy too! The stamp set is from Stampin' Up (yes I am addicted), and is called "From the Kitchen of". The paper, polka dotted, of course, and is from a line called Pebbles. I love that the paper's name is Downtown Collection: Central Park. I didn't know that until just now....but for those who know me, it's a perfect match. The multi-colored slideable sleeve makes this recipe a nice little gift along with baked goods.

Pink Polka Dot Kick-Off Page!

I've always said I'd like to have a craft blog, so using inspiration from many things going on in my life right now, I finally have a blog (YAY!). For my first post, I have created my first pink polka dot scrapbook page al la Je t'aime!

My favorite part of the page is the pink ribbon that I wove through the scallop punched page, accented by little diamond rhinstones. The following are the materials used: The paper is from Stampin' Up - a combo of the Spring 09' Sale-a-Bration Pattern Pack & Pink Flamingo Designer papers. I just got the Pink Flamingo, and you'll be seeing ALLOT more from this paper set - I love the designs! The love stamp is called "Love Languages" from Stampendous 07', and it is stamped in Archival Pigment Brilliance ink in Pearlescent Orchid. The green chip board is from Bo Bunny - self adhesvie (YES!). I used a Fiskars scallop punch to create the right side of the page. I also used 2 red Stampin' Up brads to fix the red stamped "forever & ever".

I'm really happy how this page turned out! I'm looking forward to having more time to create my next post. Stay tuned :0)

-Corey