Apple Pie in a Bag

Here's something most of you don't know about me.
I love to bake! I bet my husband didn't know this about me! LOL!
Well, SURPRISE! He loved this apple pie and you will too!
It's super easy to whip together! All you have to do is toss the whole thing into a bag and forget about it!
Well, don't forget to turn on the timer...

Pastry:
1- 1/2 c. flour
1- 1/2 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1/2 cup oil
2 Tbsp. cold milk

Mix ingredients & press into 9 or 10 in. pie plate

Filling:
4 c. sliced apples (I usually do less)
1/2 c. sugar
2 Tbsp. flour
1 tsp. cinnamon

Combine last 3 ingredients in a large ziploc bag.
Place apples in bag, seal, & toss.
Pour apples into pie shell.




Topping:
1/2 c. flour
1/2 c. chilled margarine or butter
1/2 c. sugar

Mix together with hands until crumbly.
(This is why the butter needs to be right out of the fridge).
Sprinkle mixture over the top of the pie.




PLACE YOUR PIE IN A BROWN PAPER BAG ON A COOKIE SHEET.
Fold the ends of the bag.



Bake at 350 degrees for 1 -1/2 hours!
Do NOT peek!!!! Seriously.
Serves 6-8.




This recipe originally comes from my friend, Amber.
It's a crazy thing to bake this pie in a brown paper bag, but it really works!
This pie is absolutely DELICIOUS! Give it a try and see for yourself!

Happy baking and bon appétit!

Jane

What's the difference?

I had a question asked about the difference between the old corner rounder and the new 3/16" corner rounder. YES! There is quite a significant difference in size. Here you go, Joni! I'm sorry it took so long for me to post this. My little one woke up and needed up some snuggles before I could get to the craft table. I couldn't resist a few hugs and kisses. :)



I punched with the retired corner rounder on the lower left hand side. The lower right hand side is punched with the current 3/16" corner rounder. You can see that the decorative edges are much smaller in size. Along the top, I punched with the Slit punch. You can see that this decorative edge is much rounder than the ones produced by the corner rounders.

HTH!
Jane

How do you do that?

I had a request from Michelle, asking how to take the guard off of a slit punch.
This tutorial will hopefully help you with getting the guards off all of your Stampin' Up! punches.
Yes! I do take requests!

I thought a picture tutorial might help with a link to my original Scalloped Edge tutorial
and the Scalloped Edge update.

Please leave thoughts as you stop by! I appreciate knowing if these help in any way or if you would like to see a different point of view from the camera (etc.).

Here you go!

Here is what you are starting out with:



Gently tug or pull at one side of the guard until you feel it give.



Slide it off to one side.





Just pop off the other side.








Getting it back on!

Get a good grip on the guard and slide one side of the guard over the top side of the punch. Now slip it over down the side and under.





Now slide the guard you are holding onto, down into the punch.




Back to where you started!

Party Hearty!

Regionals for Stampin' Up! demonstrators (in the Bay Area) was this past Friday/Saturday at the Oakland Convention Center. I just want to let the gals I swapped with from SCS know what a fantastic job they did with their swaps! We had 100% participation! It went so quickly too! It was so fun to meet everyone in person. I can not wait to swap with you wonderful ladies again soon! Thank you!

Did someone say "Party Hearty"?
It's a new stamp set that will be coming out in the Fall/Winter 2008 Collections catalog and all demonstrators who attended Regionals will get a chance to earn this fabulous stamp set in the next 2 weeks! Just book a workshop of $400 or more within 2 weeks of having attended Regionals and this stamp set will be sent to you automatically! Isn't that yummy news?

Those of you who know me will know that I can not resist a good cupcake. So having said that, you will know I can not wait to get my hands on this stamp set!

Would you care for a sneak peek of samples from Regionals?

They are super cute!

Ready?

Are you sure?

Here you go!!



I know... she was so cute I couldn't resist putting this layout up first. lol!



























** All of these samples are pictures taken from the boards at Regionals **

Happy stampin'!
Jane

Be My Valentine!

Ken was hard at work today at my craft table.

He decided to make his own Valentines for his preschool classmates.
I have to admit I was pretty amazed at what he came up with.
He knew exactly what he wanted to do. The foam heart block stamp is from the $1 bin at Michael's that he had saved up for. Ken asked to use my Purely Pomegranate ink pad for the hearts. He borrowed my Brocade Blue ink pad to "ink up" the edges. Then he used his Stampin' Kids markers to write "Love Ken" on the insides of the cards. I'm so proud of him! :)







He finished them by punching holes in the corner of each card.
I helped him by adding the white curling ribbon to each card and tying a pencil and a lollipop to each card.



Here I was worried about what we were going to do for his classmates tomorrow! lol!

WSC34 - Sew Happy, Thank You!

Can you believe I actually sewed on a card?

Okay, so I tried this before... sometime last year. It was an utter mess.
The thread bunched up underneath the cardstock and I could not stitch a straight line. It was frustrating to say the least! I took my sewing machine to a sewing store and made the manager behind the counter thread the darn thing while my two boys threatened to take apart his store. This was after five minutes of him telling me how he didn't carry that particular machine (like it was SUCH a bad thing) and wouldn't be able to help me out unless I took a class at the store. LOL! Anyways, it got done and when I made it home, I put the sewing machine away.

Well today, I took it out again. This time, it was a success!

Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge #34



Stamps: Spring Solitude
Cardstock: Almost Amethyst
Designer Series Paper: Afternoon Tea *
Ink: Almost Amethyst Classic, Whisper White Craft
Ribbon: Chocolate Chip Poly-Twill *
Other: Write-on Transparency, Detail Embossing Powder, Sponge dauber, Stampin' Dimensionals

*Available in Occasions Mini Collections Catalog on March 1st

I stamped the little bird and twig in Whisper White Craft ink on transparency and sewed that onto the DSP before using Stampin' Dimensionals to mount it over the card. It is faint and hard to see, but on one side of the card, I stamped the outline flowers from the Spring Solitude stamp set in Whisper White Craft ink and embossed it with Detail Embossing powder. I discovered how to adjust the settings on my sewing machine to do straight stitching and to do a zigzag pattern so I tried both on this card.

Happy 3rd Birthday, Keiji!

February 10, 2005


February 10, 2006


One year old and hanging out with Papa


February 10, 2007


February 10, 2008


The Four Matsumotos



We can't celebrate without cake!







Happy Birthday, my lil' bugaboo! I love you!

Oh where, oh where has my Crop-A-Dile gone?

I have been searching high and low for my Crop-A-Dile since yesterday night and I can not find it anywhere! I put it away Saturday morning just before my hostess club workshop started because I didn't want it getting in the way and that was the last I saw of it. I just set it aside!

Oh where, oh where has my Crop-A-Dile gone
Oh where, oh where could it be?
With its pretty pink handles
And shiny eyelet setter
Oh where, oh where could it be?

I'm back in the saddle again!

Let's Sale-A-Brate!


Birthday Whimsy


I saw a card with a design similar to this and just had to try it out with the presents going across the card like so.


Merci


Do you see the two tiny pink hearts? They don't belong there. Ken decided the card needed the two tiny hearts so he added them. lol!
The flower stamp was inked in Certainly Celery and stamped all around the edge of the Certainly Celery cardstock. The images were colored with an aquapainter with the ink from the lid of my ink pads. I will be putting up a post on how I color with my aquapainter later tonight.
The bee was punched out with the Boho Blossoms punch and distressed with a sponge dauber in Certainly Celery.


So Many Scallops & Lots of Thoughts


I didn't think I would like the Bali Breeze Designer Series paper but I LOVE it!
It's hard to see, but if you look closely, I scored the top and the bottom of the So Saffron cardstock twice. The scallop stamp was inked up in Pumpkin Pie and stamped on Whisper White cardstock. I punched out the center with the 1-1/4" Circle punch and kept punching out the excess white trim since it is just shy of the stamped circle. Then I punched out the scallop with the Scallop Circle punch. The Happy Hellos stamp is from the Lots of Thoughts SAB stamp set. I stamped it in Tempting Turquoise and punched it out with the 1-3/8" Circle punch. The ribbon is Old Olive, 5/8" wide grosgrain.


So Many Scallops & Lots of Thoughts... again


Here's a simple buckle card. Again... that Bali Breeze DSP is so pretty! I used the Word Window punch to create a slot for the buckle. The flower stamp used on the Tempting Turquoise cardstock is from the Spring Solitude stamp set (Hostess Set Level 2). I stamped the scallop in Old Olive and punched it out with the Scallop Circle punch. I inked up just the words "Note of Love" with the Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Write Marker and punched it out with the 1-1/4" Circle punch. I popped it up on the scallop with a Stampin' Dimensional. The buckle is attached between the Whisper White card base and Tempting Turquoise cardstock. I rounded the end of the buckle with the 3/16" Corner Rounder punch.


You Crack Me Up!



I showed my Hostess Club ladies a new technique today!
Masking!
If you look at the zigzag on the front of the card, it was masked first then the flowers were stamped in Almost Amethyst. Then if you look at the inside of the card, you will see that the egg shell has flowers on it. I showed the ladies how to create a negative for the egg and stamp over that so that the flowers go on the eggshell and not on the rest of the card.

Now if you take a closer look at the ribbon, it is going to be a SU! ribbon.
The Poly-Twill Ribbons will be featured in the Occasion's Mini Collection Catalog from March 1st until May 31st. They will be available in Old Olive (shown here) and Chocolate Chip.

Cheers!
Jane