Homemade Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup

I never share recipes here, but this is one of my favorites. Since fall/autumn is upon us and I've been sick lately, I've been craving this yummy soup! So, I made me a giant crockpot of it this weekend and have been loving it each day. I thought I'd share my recipe--I think it's the best chicken noodle you'll ever have. But I'm partial, as it is my mommy's recipe. :)

Homemade Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup

Ingredients~
*8 cups chicken broth
*1 cup carrots, sliced
* 1/2 cup celery, chopped (I never add this--celery is YUCKY)
or 1 T. celery flakes (this is do-able)
* 1/2 cup onion, chopped (I use about 2 T. dried minced onions
as my DH doesn't like the texture of onions)
*1 T. parsley flakes
*2 cups chicken, chunked
*1 can cream of chicken soup
*1/2 pkg. cooked egg noodles

Instructions~
*Add all but last two ingredients in a crock pot and simmer on low
for 6-8 hrs. or on high for 3-4 hrs.
*Add cream of chicken soup and noodles before serving warm.
*EAT the yumminess that your tummy craves.

Hope you make it today! :) Happy cooking! (PS: Should this recipe sharing thing be a regular occurrence?)

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Get Triangular

Another great one layer challenge for this week! OLW is just a fabulous challenge--I hope you join us sometime! This week, we've been challenged to use triangular images on our cards.

Here's my submission~

And a close up of the details~

I used a snowflake image that has a triangular to it and colored it with markers before stamping. I then added the rhinestones on either side to give a nice triad of triangular images effect. Did that sentence make any sense? Probably not. Oh, well! It's very triangular! ;D And WHY do rhinestones defy my photography "skills" and look black at almost all times?! Anywho...

Hope you are inspired to create something triangular today! Happy triangulation! :)

More Hearts

Here are two more for the LIM challenge this week (one layer, use hearts). :) I just found some more heart images that I totally forgot I had, so I had to use them!

Here's the first and most simple of the two~

I used markers to color in the image and then stamped it.

Here's a closer look~

Here's the second one~

And a closer look at the details (I used masking again)~

I have a lot of friends that are going through a hard time, so this will be going to one of them. :) Isn't life just crazy sometimes? I feel that when it rains, it really pours!

Sorry for the pictures--still trying to figure out how to photograph my white cardstock the right way. :) Hope you take time to create today! Happy creating! :)

Autumn Trees

YEAH! Time for my submissions (is that an s on the end of that word?) for this weeks wonderful Make My Monday challenge: Autumn Trees!

I own a lot of tree images...okay not A LOT, but a few! And I wanted to utilize most them for this awesome challenge.

I decided to combine one card into a color challenge found here at CR84FN. It's a fabulous color challenge and this weeks colors are red, brown and kraft. Fabulous fall colors, don't you think?!

I am also using my Halloween tree to enter again into the Just Us Girls challenge this week: Black Magic Technique. It's perfect for Halloween! :)

ALSO, I wanted to try to highlight different "autumn" topics. So, I made a fun Halloween tree; a tree triad in full fall colors; and a almost barren, end of autumn tree (you know, going into winter, last bird standing thing). You ready for these? Okay, here they are!

Card 1: Spooky Spider Tree (Halloween)~

A look at the inside sentiment~

Some details~

Card 2: Jeweled Tree Triad (Full autumn colors)~

Some details~

The inside sentiment~

Card 3: Autumn's Last Stand (Almost barren, end of autumn tree)~

Detail of the splatter, shadow, and bling~

For this last card, I used my color spritzer to create burst of color for the leaves and a light splatter of red across the kraft panel. I also wanted to add depth to the tree by shadowing the branches and trunk with a Versamark pen.

So, what do you think? I love each one! I'm so excited to be able to share them with you and to enter into these fabulous challenges! Hopefully you're inspired to create a wonderful fall craft today! Come join us at one or all of these challenges soon! Happy autumn and happy stamping! :)

Pinkalicious

Hello, blog land friends! I've had a bit of fun with this one! This week at Less Is More, it's a one layer card challenge. The challenge is to use hearts. Well, I have quite a few heart images, so I needed to narrow it down!

I also wanted to make it special for a certain sister who loves the Pinkalicious books. Ever heard of them? If not, there's more info here. Pink and glitter and bling are a MUST for a Pinkalicious girl!

Anyway, she's going to be singing at a state choir competition soon--and she's only in elementary school! So, I felt that a card was in order!

Here it is~

And a closer look at the glittery details~

What do you think? I think it turned out Pinkaliciously! I stamped the two darker hearts first, masked them off and then stamped the larger paler image. Then I added the sentiment, the glitter and the rhinestones!

On a kinda unrelated note, why do rhinestones look so awful when you photograph them?! And also, does anyone have any tips on photographing white cards? Mine always turn out bluish and I've tried many different light types. Just wondering!

Anyway, thanks for taking time out of your day to stop by my little blog! You make me happy just by being here! I hope you'll play along with us at LIM--if not this week, next week or in the near future! Happy one layer card making!

A Little Green Elephant...

Hello again! Ready for another FABULOUS challenge over at CAS-ual Fridays this week!

Here it is~

I love that quote! I was originally gonna use it word for word, but I have a friend who's been going through a rough time lately, so I felt that a little bit of humor would brighten her day.

And a green elephant.

That's sparkly.

Who wouldn't be cheered up by this little guy?!

Oh, what's that, you say? You want to see the whole card? Okay!

Here it is~

Isn't that a cute sentiment? I rarely use this set and have been trying extra hard lately to do so!

Thanks for taking a looksy at my little green elephant! I appreciate your looks and your comments! Hope you take the time to play along with us at CAS-ual Fridays sometime! Keep smiling and happy crafting! :)

Trick or Treat--Retro Style!

Hello everyone! I'm back! Bronchitis got the best of me there for a while, but I've got my meds and I'm up and running! Or rather, up and stamping!!! :) Here are the two fabulous challenges I'm entering this evening:

Play Date Cafe #102: Slime Green, Frightful Fuschia, Putrid Purple, & Black as Night

Just Us Girls #105: Black Magic

So, I wanted to make a fabulous Halloween card! Those colors OBVIOUSLY scream Halloween, as does the black magic technique! It was just fate...

Here's what I came up with~

I wanted to use the black magic technique with the sentiment. I stamped the "Trick or Treat" in white on a black background and then used crayons to color it. I also wanted to use some way cute hounds-tooth paper that I've had for a while to create a retro pumpkin. Of course I added a bunch of bling to finish it off!

Here's a close up of the black panel~

Thanks for popping over to take a peek! I love your comments--they make my day! I hope you've been inspired to create something retro today! Perhaps a punched pumpkin?! Hope you have a spookily fun and crafty Halloween! Happy stamping!