Deb's Recipe of the Month Club - May

Just squeaking under the wire with the May issue of DEB'S RECIPE OF THE MONTH!! This is an old family favorite recipe. Something my mom made for my sister and I as a special treat - "RED HOT JELLO". We'd all fight over the last bite.

Why the "Valentine's Day" treatment? Simple - my mom always made/makes this recipe in a heart-shaped mold. I used a lot of Nesties and punches on this - the only thing that is stamped is the label. I love the concept of the Just Rite stamps - the ability to create custom word borders or tags. But I struggle every time to get a clean stamp. There's always a edge or incomplete stamp on the letters. And the miniature letter blocks are an exercise in patience and steady hands! But this small 1 5/8" size works well. maybe there's not as much surface area.

Stamps: Just Rite RECIPE BORDERS & CENTERS
Paper: Amuse check, SU! Real Red
Ink: SU! Real Red
Accessories: Stampin Up! Bird punch, Nesties

Dem Bones ATC

This is another ATC swap on SCS - for Halloween (gasp!). Over Labor Day, we were in Taos and Santa Fe. As mentioned in an early posted, I stopped at STAMPA FE and bought a bunch of Day of the Dead stamps. Including this skeleton dog. The gals in the swap were "oooing and ahhing" over him, so I had to use him.

The background paper is a Tim Holtz technique. Different Distress Inks are rubbed on a Teflon craft sheet, spritzed with water, and then paper is rubbed over the craft sheet. This time I used Stampin Up Whisper White which absorbs a lot of water, so it's a very subtle look. It's one of my favorite backgrounds because it's always different. I stamped Inkadinkado stars in the upper corner with Spiced Marmalade. The dog is stamped in black ink and then I used a Souffle pen to give his bones "dimension".

I have one more Halloween ATC swap to do. More later!

Stamps: Rubber Soul SKELETON DOG; Inkadinkado SCARY NIGHT; and JustRite ALPHABET
Paper: Stampin Up! Lovely Lilac; black and white cardstock
Ink: Distress Ink: Dusty Concord, Shabby Shutters, Spiced Maralade
Accessories: Martha Stewart and Stampin Up! punches; rhinestones; white Souffle pen.