Calendar Girls : SEPTEMBER 2013

      Hello Friends in Blogland
I am a day late in posting this month's challenge,
even though I actually had my card done on time! Yikesss...
This month fabulous hostess is Terry aka my WPS (Wing Pit Sistha) lol...
She gave us the following challenge to execute, see below post,
in her own words:

SEPTEMBER 2013 CHALLENGE Miss September: Terry
"...September is a month full of changes.
From the leaves on the trees changing colors, to me changing how old I am.
My challenge to you is to use the attached sketch to create a birthday card. Your card can be for a male or a female but it needs to include one type of embossing....can be dry embossed cardstock or a wet embossed image, your choice!

Have fun with it and create something wonderful!.."  
                                                                                                   

   

I LOVEEEEE this challenge for many reasons...                                        
1) I love FALL and all the wonderful earthy colored involved with this great season,

therefore I decided that my card would have a fall feel to it....
2) Give me some layersss...yes! Terry wanted layers...woootttt sistah! ♥
3) I am a great fan of embossing....especially dry embossing...and this challenge gave me the   possibility to use a few of my beloved embossing folder....
4) Really liked the idea to follow a sketch,something that I very seldom do....
5) Gave me the chance to dust off a very cute and neglected lil stamp that screams 'fall'....


Card Deets:
Stamps: Just For Fun (SU 2000) ; sentiment: It's Your Birthday (SU 2005)
Card Stock: Soft Suede, So Saffron , Really Rust , Wild Wasabi (all from SU)
Designer Paper: Classic Woodland (Martha Stewart)
Ink: Copics, So Saffron, Chocolate Chips, Fall Spectrum
Accessories: Oval Punch, Leaf Nestie, Rectang. nesties, silver gel pen,dimentionals,
C/B folders: Pumpkin Harvest, Leafy Branch, Distressed Stripes
Tecnique: Dry Embossing; C/B smooshing, layering, fussy cutting

There you have it folks....I hope you and miss September like my interpretation ...

♥ I know I can't help liking the mix of  fall colors!! ♥

Please DO let me know what YOU think... ;o)

♥♥♥ Thanks for a GREAT theme Terry,
I hope your Birthday was as special as YOU are!!! ♥♥♥ 

 GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!

OCTOBER DUEL

Hello wonderful friends and visitors...

It has been quite a LONGGGGGG time since I posted last...

I tried to explain all of the reasons in my previous 'disappeared' post (where I was showcasing my DDD card for August *sigh*) Anyhow..new post now...new beginning...no need for me to still be frustrated just because my whole august blogging got totally lost-TWICE-!! *sigh* :o(

Let's now concentrate on this month, specifically dedicated to the FALL season...

OH HOW MUCH I LOVEEEE FALL

with all its wonderful ever changing colors!!

The wonderful hostesses for the month of October are:

 Darlene (for the Dazzlers) and Tami (for the Divas)

Darlene gifted us with an absolutly incredibly *AMAZING* kit full of soooo many

delightful items that I decided I 'NEEDED' to hoard some for later  days

'creative-consumption'....LOL

Her kit consisted of an incredible amount of d/p from mixed companies, lots of embellishments including ribbons, brads, and Balsa wood oval shapes.

The sweet images she sent us are from a set called 'Sweet Seasons' from SU.

CAN YOU TELL THAT I LOVEEEEE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS KIT ? :o)

Here's what I created with it...I love this sweet boy seemingly without a single care in the world!

I used one of the Balsa oval on the inside of the card and stamped a sentiment

from SU 'Elements of Style' ,after sponging off the wood with SU! Pumpink Pie ink ,and also added some colorful silk leaves as well, see better closeup below...

I hope you enjoyed this Fall card...I absolutly love all the colors about it, thanks

for such seasonal challenge Darlene!! :o)

Wow..I am actualy ready to press the 'Publish' button without a hitch this time around...

YEAAHH!! Until next time my darlin peeps (ssooner than sssooon!!)....

Thanks for stopping by, please do come again..I have LOTS of cards to upload!! *wink*

God Bless Ya All!

Paola

OOPPSSS! I realized I forgot to add a favorite fall recipe as requested by lovely Darlene. Here it is:

I love peppers, and the fall season is the best to find colorful peppers at a very good price.

This recipe I do always in great batches without any measuring, therefore I tried to

adjust the number of each ingredients to make it easier to follow but you can adjust to your taste.

Peperonata can easily be used as a side dish to accompany any meats,including bbq, oven roasts ,chicken etc...(it freezes well too)

**I also like to use it as an appetizer spreaded over toasted baguette bread and cut out into bite pieces. If you wish, you could also add fresh chopped parsley as a garnish on top.**

*Paola's Peperonata*

I medium sized onion

3 cloves of garlic

2 carrots

1 or 2 lrg stalk of celery

3 peppers (1 red, 1 yellow, 1 orange)

fresh parley (a hand-FULL)

4 tbsps. of crushed tomatoes'

Vegetable oil

salt & pepper to taste

water as needed

crushed dry red peppers seeds (optional)

 Finely chop onion and garlic cloves together (I use starfrit with all my veggies in need to be chopped,except parsley) Saute’ onions in veg. oil; meanwhile add the other ingredients one at a time, as provided above; leave peppers last. Chop parsley well (you may add more garlic too if you wish) Add to all the ingredients bubbling on the stove,then add crushed tomatoes, stir and add about half cup of water. Let it simmer on the stove. Adjust w/salt & pepper and a bit of heat too if you so wish (aka dry red peppers)   *Enjoy*  :o)

 Card was submitted for the following challenges blogs:

http://abcdtchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/10/october-challenge-pumpkins.html

http://sweetstampsblog.blogspot.com/

http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/

http://shellysimagesblog.blogspot.com/