Lemon Cream Pie Day

I'm pretty jazzed to find out today is Lemon Cream Pie Day...I super love the lemon pie at Bob Evans. There's whipped cream, lemon filling and a little lemon candy on top. It's just the best...and now I'm wondering if they have lemon pie in the fall...hmmmm.

Here's the history of National Lemon Cream Pie Day from NationalDay.com

"Food historians believe lemon desserts have been around since the Middle Ages! Whipped cream, on the other hand, is a relative newcomer: it didn’t show up until the 16th century. It first appeared in recipes in Italy in the mid 1500s and then traveled to France and showed up in recipes there just after 1600. Somewhere between then and now, someone had the brilliant idea to marry them together in a way that’s basically sunshine baked into a pie dish. 

Here's a lemon cream pie recipe if you're a baker. I like baking way more than cooking and this seems doable...but it's a little involved. I like this recipe better, and you don't really have to be a baker to attempt this one.

I'm a pretty big fan of lemon, but I know some people aren't...so I'm going to throw in a recipe link for a chocolate cream pie. Shhh! I'd probably pick chocolate over lemon :)

If you only want to craft to celebrate National Lemon Cream Pie Day, here ya go. This is $1.50 digi image from JW Illustrations, it's colored here as pumpkin pie, but I think you could make it lemon.

You can hop over to Tutorial Tuesday to see how Denise made this lemonade card...though it's not pie, it sure looks tasty!

This free lemon digi art comes from A Little Sugar and you can check out how they used it here. Let me know what your favorite cream pie is!

Happy Friday!

Chark

Get Ready for Ghost Hunting Day

So, tomorrow is Ghost Hunting Day and it seems appropriate to celebrate it near Halloween. But I gotta ask, if you believe in ghosts, why are you hunting them? Couldn't you somehow pick up a spirit that then follows you home? I admit I do not believe in ghosts really. I love the idea of haunting in the historical sense. I think it'd be cool to see a Victorian ghost, for example. But if I actually believed they were hanging around, I don't think I'd sleep well.

I do enjoy a good ghost hunting show once in a while. I think because the "hunters" always go to scary places and look for those old-time ghosts. You never see a show that tries to get the ghost that just died. I have to admit, I don't care for the Prisoner of War exhibit at the National Museum of The Air Force in Dayton, Ohio...I don't think it's because there are ghosts (though people claim the museum is haunted) but that the sadness and fear are somehow lingering in those items they have on display. Maybe that's a form of haunting, I don't know.

Here's a little ghost I doodled and offered up last year as a free digi, in case you're ready for cuteness on Ghost Hunting Day. Here's a link to a project I made with him.

And here's a card I made that features the free pumpkin (and witch) I also offered last year. I was trying to use up some of my Halloween stash and this little panel popped up, already colored, and I just added the sentiment stickers to finish it off, so it was a quick card.

The other Halloween card I used with my stash is this one, made with the same color palette, orange and teal with purple thrown in too. Everything is a sticker, except some bling that I had to glue on. So fast!

I'm enjoying the fun of playing with all the fun stuff in my Halloween box so don't be surprised if more projects pop up using Halloween stuff.

Happy Friday!

Chark

Freebie Friday, Friends

Today I have a unicorn digi stamp to share with you. I saw a mug that had a picture of a unicorn and this saying on it and since my daughter will often say, "she is beauty, she is grace" when she drops something or trips, I had to make a card for her with this saying.

I actually had to ask her to send me a phone pic of the card since I forgot to take my own. I wanted a unicorn dancing but couldn't find one, so I drew one. I think it turned out pretty well, so I have one here for you to download if you wanna use it for cards. Just right click on the image and download to your computer. 

And here's a Halloween image from a real digi artist for free...it's from Useless Trinkets, I love her stuff. So cute! She has a unicorn too, along with monsters with coffee cups. Check it out!

If you're more vintage-y than cute, here's a great site where you can get these printable images and the instructions on how to make the garland. Free!

Happy Friday!

Chark

NSD Winner Announcement

Hi, friends, I'm here to announce the winner of my NSD giveaway...Congratulations to MARIEBEMAKSUD!

Thanks to all who entered for your support and for following me!
Marie will be getting some scrapbooking supplies from Echo Park's I'd Rather Be Crafting line.

And just for a little freebie for everyone, here are a few royalty free Teachers' Day printables if you need to thank a teacher. I found them online and since school is winding up for the year, there are lots of people to thank. What a fabulous way to thank a teacher—a personalized memory for them to keep, along with a $10 Starbucks or Dunkin' Donuts card, for all that caffeine they need!

Happy Wednesday!

Chark

Coloring Freebie

I got this coloring freebie from Dawn Nicole on her blog, Dawn Nicole Designs, and you can hop over there and get your own freebies. She has coloring pages, lettering worksheets and free inspirational printables too. It's a very cool place to be!

Here's my colored version...I added the word Create and some extra black doodles to the existing doodles...mostly because I had a black pen and a piece of paper in front of me. It was irresistible. 

My notes from high school and college were covered in doodles and drawings. And when I'm on the phone now, good luck finding the actual message on the paper amidst the drawings!  

I used Prismacolor pencils on this one and a black Sharpie pen. It's super fun to color and not too complicated, which tends to scare me off. 

Not sure what I'll do with this one, maybe I'll put into my art journal. I'm not sure if it's necessary to do anything with the coloring when I'm done...it's mostly the process and not the outcome that I enjoy. Thanks, Dawn Nicole!

Happy Friday!

Chark

Cutie Koalas

Took my digital koala stamps from 2 Cute Ink and printed it smaller and bigger and then watercolored them and trimmed them out. I drew on the little one's paws so I didn't have to try to trim those tiny things.

I used a Lawn Fawn green woodgrain card and an old Hero Arts beige woodgrain card together, added my bears and the happy sticker with pop dots. Then I stamped Mother's Day inside to make a card for that upcoming holiday.

Easy Peasy and fun to color! Entered it in the 2 Cute Ink Koala contest for club members and am hoping to win the chance to help design a digi!

If you're looking for a pretty image to color for your mom, you can use this free flower digi I found from Only Coloring Pages.

Happy Friday!
Chark