Lick The Beaters

Judy's Daisy Cake

2009-11-24T05:46:00.000-08:00

I made this cake for Mrs. Conway's birthday. She told me I'm old enough to call her Judy now, but thats kinda strange for me ~ its like calling your schoolteacher by her first name! OK, so here goes...Judy was my next door neighbor. I've known her and her beautiful family since I was 5yrs old. I have such great memories from throughout my childhood with The Conway's. She is also Mary's mom....(see post below).

I decided to try my daisy cutter for this cake and they really came out beautifully. Gumpaste is so much nicer to work with than fondant...the problem is gumpaste is incredibly expensive :(

Judy loved the cake...Happy Birthday Mrs. Conway ~ LOL!!!

High Hopes

2009-11-03T05:38:00.000-08:00

Tryin to believe our Phillies will win the series but it doesnt look good :(

I made this cake when they were down 3 games to 1, but last night they got the win they so desperately needed...YIPPEE! It's still gonna be a tall order to "spank the Yanks" for the next 2 games, but like they say in Philly ~ "You Gotta Believe". Let's go Phils...bring the championship home!!

Mini Candy Corn Cakes

2009-10-30T07:31:00.000-07:00

I saw these on a cake decorators website and I had to make them...they are so cute! The cake is just a regular old yellow box cake mix. I baked it in a 8x3 round pan, cut the cake in 6 servings and decorated with vanilla buttercream. I used piping bags with star tips for a cool effect. Fall baking...now on to my gourmet apples!

Mary's Red October

2009-10-12T04:38:00.000-07:00

It's awesome to have a great friend who shares the same passion as I do. My friend is Mary. Mary & I have been friends our whole lives! We grew up next door to each other and I always felt like I was a member of her beautiful family. We recently re-connected on Facebook, and I couldn't be happier! Last Friday, I delivered Phillies cupcakes to Best Uniform - (where Mary works) - you see, Mary started somewhat of a Phillies "pep rally". If the Phillies make the post season, every Friday Mary & her co-workers bring in TONS of delicious cakes, cookies & snacks...some which are adorned in Phillies red. It was so nice to meet the other employees, and share the pride in our beloved "boys of summer".

Red October - what a beautiful thing.

Mary's contribution to the pep rally. GO PHILS!

Melting Snowman

2009-10-02T12:59:00.000-07:00

I had so much fun with these cookies. As much as I dont want to accept it, winter is just about here, so it was time to try some seasonal cookies. I made the first snowman really mad...and it added so much to the character! The other snowman looks just so content with melting away. These are rolled sugar cookies, iced with royal icing. The 3-D pieces are all made from marshmallow fondant. These are offered on my website for $15 a dozen if anyone is interested. The link is in the upper right corner of this page. Enjoy!

NL East Champs - AGAIN!

2009-10-01T05:23:00.000-07:00

For the 3rd year in a row our beloved Philadelphia Phillies took

the National League East Championship!

I was only able to catch the last 3 innings, but they

were OUTSTANDING. Big thanks to Mary for texting

me the updates :) Let's hope our boys can do

it all again and take the big one.

Pack your bags ~ it's on!

Alice & Shelly

2009-09-28T18:00:00.000-07:00

On September 19th, my dear friend Alice and her lovely girlfriend, Shelly made it official. I love this picture. I remember wondering if Alice was gonna make it through without crying.

She did great.

I think both Alice & Shelly will like this one.

The cake. My oh my this cake! Alice & Shelly asked me to make this as an addition to their wedding cake. I met with Alice at Atkinson Park (I remember it as Bethel Mill) and we walked to this great little spot.

She then shared why this place was so special...it was where she & Shelly first met! They each had a cup of Dunkin Donuts coffee: Alice had a medium, and Shelly had a large. They sat on their "own" benches...and thats how it all began! So I sketched out the scene and took a few photos. They both had too much confidence in me...LOL. I was nervous. I wanted to make it perfect...perfect for the day...perfect for their guests...perfect for THEM. In the end all I really cared about was their happiness. They loved it,

and I breathed a BIG sigh of relief.

This is for you, my friends. Love you both.

Labor Day

2009-09-28T07:18:00.000-07:00

Not off the grill, but out of the oven. This cake was alot of fun. The 2 "buns" are a 8 inch round butter cake. The "burger" is a huge brownie. The american cheese slices are fondant, and the rest of the condiments are colored buttercream. I used royal icing to pipe the "sesame seeds". The fries are sugar cookies. Yep, plain old sugar cookies that I rolled out and cut in strips using a pizza cutter. I sprinkled them with sugar before baking to look like salt. Mangia!

New blog...new look

2009-09-28T03:01:00.000-07:00

Instead of limiting my blog to scrapbooking, I'm expanding it on all the things I love.
Baking
Family
Friends - and much more
not in that order :)
Since I've been unemployed, I'm keeping busy with my cakes, cookies and planning my wedding.
Yes, my wedding.
Never in a million years did I think I would ever do it again, but it's happened.
We found each other when neither one of us was looking. Fell in love. The rest is history.
Forever
and ever.
Wow.

My Favorite Phillie

2009-05-29T05:42:00.000-07:00

Having a blast designing some t-shirt iron-ons. Can't wait to wear this to my next Phillie's game!

Summer T-Shirt Design

2009-05-28T07:33:00.000-07:00

Since I've been a baking diva lately I decided to create a design that I can iron on to a t-shirt for the summer. I think it came out pretty good except that I don't want the "square" look on the grungy background. I'll just cut it out freeform before I transfer it to the shirt. Now..where's that damn cupcake...I'm hungry!

My Best Friend

2009-04-05T04:25:00.001-07:00

OK, big thanks to Nancy for a great visit last Sunday and for taking such beautiful photos of me & Bob! I played with this layout for a day or so, but I just seem to stay in the simple mode. I know Nancy and Helen are saying..."keep playing with Photoshop and you'll love it!!" I'm still playing with it...still frustrated!! Sorry gals, I did this one in my easy program!

Missing my Buddy

2009-03-16T16:42:00.000-07:00

I love this picture, even though it's 3yrs old - me & my buddy, Lenny. I hate that he lives so far away and this photo was the last time we visited each other. Geeze, I dont look anything like that now! He's coming home in May - YIPPEEE...and the three of us - (me, Bob & Lenny) have plans to go to a Phillies game together! I can't wait to see him and get my big bear hug!

Simple Scrapbooking

2009-03-10T02:52:00.000-07:00

I made this page using the "Simple Scrapbooking" CD by Cathy Zielske. I love her clean lines and her choices of papers and colors. The black & white is one of my favorite pictures of me & Chelsea...see how YOUNG I look?? Hehe!

More Simple Scrapbooking

2009-03-10T02:45:00.000-07:00

Another page using the "Simple Scrapbooking" CD.

FOR NANCY

2009-03-08T05:22:00.000-07:00

I never forgot the pages you made for me just after the reunion, so back at ya girl! I really, really hate this picture of me, but its the only one I have of us...that must change! You've been such an inspiration to me. I can't thank you enough for everything you've done!

MY MOOD RIGHT NOW

2009-03-06T05:48:00.000-08:00

Can you tell I'm having a rough few days? Thankful for this hobby..it is certainly my creative and emotional outlet.

Silly Boy

2009-03-06T04:09:00.000-08:00

My silly little nephew inspired me with his funny faces. Paper and frame are from Jopke's "Beautiful Day"...a great freebie from DIGITOP 3. I can always count on Danny to fill me with giggles & grins...just when I need it most.

Goin' Font Crazy

2009-03-04T05:11:00.000-08:00

It's been about a week since I searched for some new fonts. I love them. They can really make or break your pages, no matter how great everything else looks. Wish I could post the fonts here in their true form, but since I can't, I'll share the ones I got today so you can find them and use them on your pages.
BARRACUDA
DALY HAND
PAPER CUT
RABBIT EARS
SUSIE'S HAND
Hope these suggestions work with your style!

Lazy Sunday

2009-03-01T16:01:00.000-08:00

Woke up this morning to snow...(yuck!) although it wasn't much, I hate the white stuff, so I decided to stay in and check out the grand opening of DigiTop 3. I grabbed some of the beautiful freebies and ventured thru the site. I really enjoyed it! The designers are so incredibly talented. It's time that I take some inspiration from Nancy. I need to get busy taking some new pictures. Maybe I can get my dear friend to take some of me & Bob...and me & my girls?? Love ya girl!

AMAZING DAY

2009-02-27T06:40:00.000-08:00

During our "Mother-Daughter" cruise vacation, one of Chelsea's dreams came true. This was one of the most amazing things I have ever seen...it filled me with tears of joy and chills!

How do ya like me now?

2009-02-24T17:33:00.000-08:00

Okay, so I'm on a roll now. I fell in love with this graphic and had to put my spin on it. Not saying that ALL of these are the best qualities to have, but they are mine.

My first attempt at digital

2009-02-24T10:08:00.000-08:00

Normally, I need to grab some inspiration from a veteran, but I guess I had a spark of creativity this day. Small part of me. Comments & criticism welcome.

Finally doing the blog thing

2009-02-23T05:16:00.000-08:00

I recently re-connected with my dear friend, Nancy who inspired me to create this page and share my work with the masses.
I've been traditionally scrapbooking for about 10 years. Hundreds, maybe thousands of dollars spent on supplies! While browsing the internet for layout ideas, it was hard not to see that everything was digital.
Digital?
What is this?
Geeze...I'm already so invested in the physical, what could this be?
How hard is it? Will I be able to learn? Most importantly...what was this new venture going to cost me?
It was fun researching the un-ending possibilities.
Yes, this was definitely do-able.