From the Heart Stamps Freebie

The Monthly Challenge over at From the Heart Stamps was this cute little kitty with a heart and best of all, it was free! Every month if you play along, you get the next month's image for free. Believe it or not, I finished the challenge a few days early and here is my card....

Just realized I intended to glam up the heart a bit. Oh well!

Microwave Peanut Brittle

A friend of mine at work really likes peanut brittle. I gave her some last year for Christmas and this year I didn't get around to it so I decided to whip up a batch for her last week. It turned out perfectly as it always does despite the fact that I got a new microwave and its much hotter then my old one. Didn't seem to matter. I must confess that I bought a glass measuring cup (large) just for peanut brittle. I guess I figure I'll be making it a time or two from now on.
Give it a try, just make sure you are wearing oven mitts. Not kidding!

Microwave Peanut Brittle
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup corn syrup
1 cup salted peanuts
1 tsp. butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking soda

Butter a cookie sheet. Combine sugar and corn syrup in a 2 quart glass bowl and microwave on high for 4 minutes.
Stir in peanuts and microwave 3 1/2 minutes more.
Stir in butter and vanilla and microwave 1 1/2 minutes more.
Stir in baking soda and quickly pour onto cookie sheet.
Let harden and break into pieces.
So GOOD!

It Runs in the Family

Here's Lindor's beautiful sister Lady who has been matched with 2 Canadian Veterans for the last few years.

And her gorgeous son, Elvis who is also matched with a Canadian soldier....

Dogs can do amazing things for their human counterparts!

Triple Threat Peanut Butter Cookies

I have an insane amount of baking supplies. Although I baked a ton over the Christmas season, I still have so much on hand. These cookies made a small dent in my stockpile, Mini peanut butter cups, Reese's pieces and peanut butter, the triple threat of cookies. So yummy!

Triple Threat Peanut Butter Cookies
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 cups flour
1 Tbsp corn starch
3/4 cup chocolate chips
1 cup Reese's pieces
1 1/4 cup chopped Reese's peanut butter cups (or minis)

Beat the butters and sugars until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla. Add dry ingredients. Stir in remaining ingredients.
Drop by Tablespoon onto baking sheet. Bake at 350F for 10 min.

More Card Swap

These are the last of the Card Swap cards. What a diverse and interesting set of cards. It was a lot of fun to see what people came up with and I have a few more samples to go by.

and the back.....

And that's it. Hope you enjoyed the various cards, I know I did!

Card Swap Continued

Another few cards from the Swap. Everyone had something different to offer.....

And the inside....

A little tea-bag holder....

 and sympathy, unfortunately needed too often...

Card Swap

I participated in a Card Swap before the holidays and in return for making 12 of this card....

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I got 11 assorted cards in return. I will post a few today and a few more in subsequent posts.
In no particular order....

 

I am linking up to Sassy Cheryl's Show Me Thursday Blog.