Week 39 and 40!

Getting behind but I'm pressing on!

Weeks 37, 38, and 39

I seem to have gotten behind!

Week Thirty Six

Week Thirty Five

I cannot believe how late I am with these cards!!!
I'm so sorry ♥ Time is just flying!!!

Week Thirty Four

Week Thirty Three - Side Two

Week Thirty Three - Side One

Used the August Kit from Shop Crop Suey
for this card as well as the last one :)

Week Thirty Two - Side Two

Week Thirty Two - Side One

Week Thirty One - Side Two

Week Thirty One - Side One

Week Thirty - Side Two

We are finally all settled in back at home!

I was so excited to get all caught up with my 52 pick me up cards.

I finished up my 30 day challenge book...
that sort of fell through a bit :)

Week Thirty - Side One

Week Twenty Nine - SideTwo

Home Evacuation

We've been evacuated from our home due to a forest fire.
Prayers are much appreciated, thank you :)

My dd, Bre has some pictures on her blog.

www.brewiebe.com

Lots of love,
Andrea

30 Day Challenge Day - 24 and 25 - 52 Pick Me Up Week Twenty Nine - Side One

For my next set of 5 - 52 Pick Me Up cards
I'm going to focus on the word "hope" :)

30 Day Challenge - Day 23

Key Lime Cupcakes

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 ½ cups sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¾ cup cold water
• ½ cup oil
• 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla
• 7 large eggs, separated
• 2 teaspoons grated lime
• ½ teaspoon cream of tartar

Preheat oven to 350. Line 2 cupcake pans with paper liners.
Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Add shortening, milk, and vanilla. Beat 7 egg yolks in a separate bowl, and add to dry ingredients along with the water, oil, vanilla and lime rind. Mix with mixer at medium speed while scraping bowl until well blended.3

In another large mixing bowl, combine egg whites and cream of tartar. Mix at high speed 2 to 2 1/2 minutes or until egg whites are stiff.

Carefully fold flour mixture into egg whites until just blended.

Pour cupcake batter into paper liners until 1/2 full.

Bake for 10 minutes or until top springs back when touched lightly.

52 Pick Me Up - Week Twenty Eight Side Two and 30 Day Challenge - Day 21 and 22

This blog is all about the positive...
there is nothing like some positive goodies!!!
I thought I'd make a cupcake recipe book for fun
to celebrate the final ten days of our
30 Day Challenge ♥

I'll share the recipes as well :)




And the 52 Pick Me Up Card...


Recipes...
Vanilla Cupcakes
• 2 cups flour
• 1 ½ cups sugar
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 4 egg whites from large eggs
• ½ cup shortening
• 1 cup milk
• 2 large eggs
• 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cupcake pans with paper liners.
Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, shortening, milk and vanilla in a large mixing bowl. Mix at low speed for 2 minutes. Scrape bowl. Add egg whites and mix at high speed until fluffy and smooth, approx. 2 minutes.
Fill liners 1/2 full of batter. Do not overfill. Bake 10 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Kool Aid Frosting

3 cups icing sugar
½ cup butter
3 tablespoons cream
½ package koolaid unsweetened powder

Whip butter until soft. Add icing sugar and koolaid; continue to whip until well combined. Add 3 tablespoons of cream, one tablespoon at a time until desired consistency is reached.

30 Day Challenge - Day 20

30 Day Challenge - Day 19

30 Day Challenge - Day 18

52 Pick Me Up - Week Twenty Eight Side One and 30 Day Challenge - Day 17

52 Pick Me Up card...



30 Day Challenge mini book page...

30 Day Challenge - Day 16

30 Day Challenge - Day 15

52 Pick Me Up - Week Twenty Seven Side Two and 30 Day Challenge - Day 14

52 Pick Me Up card...



30 Day Challenge Summer mini book page...

30 Day Challenge - Day 13

30 Day Challenge - Day 12

52 Pick Me Up Week Twenty Seven - Side One and 30 Day Challenge - Day 11

My 52 Pick Me Up Card...

My 30 Day Challenge Page...



This mini book is going to be all about my Summer favorites!

30 Day Challenge - Day 10!!!!!

Tomorrow we'll start on our next set of 10 days :)

30 Day Challenge - Day 9

52 Pick Me Up Week Twenty Six - Side Two and 30 Day Challenge - Day 8

My 52 Pick Me Up card...

30 Day Challenge Mini Book page...

30 Day Challenge - Day 7

30 Day Challenge - Day 6

30 Day Challenge - Day 5

I'm really excited!!! Day 5 already :)
Saturday is usually a tough day for me...
I'll be praying for God's continued guidance ♥

52 Pick Me Up Week Twenty Six - Side One and 30 Day Challenge - Day 4

Happy Day 4 of the 30 Day Challenge!!!
Here is my mini book page...

I'm so thankful for Sheriff :) He's always ready to go for a walk!

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The first side of my ATC for 52 Pick Me Up for this week...

I've been enjoying these scriptures...

A new command I give you: Love one another.
As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
By this all men will know that you are my disciples,
if you love one another." John 13:34 and 35

Three times Jesus commands us to "love one another" ♥

30 Day Challenge - Day 3

The theme for this 10 day portion is
"Make Me Happy"!

Happy Day 3 :)

30 Day Challenge - Day 2

I was so excited last night to colour in the number one spot on my card! It's almost bedtime so I'll be colouring in number two pretty quick!

I'm such a visual person so seeing those little squares coloured in really helps me out a lot!!!

Here are the first two pages of my mini album...




Have a great rest of the day!
See you tomorrow :)

30 Day Challenge- Day 1!

I'm in a bit of a slump so I thought I would do a 30 day challenge for myself and anyone who would like to join in!

I'm going to break it down into 3 - 10 day *programs*.

The first thing you need to do is set 3 goals. Mine daily goals are...

1. Walk Sheriff (my doggie)
2. Exercise (I purchased the Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shread)
3. Make a menu plan and stick with it!

I made myself a little card to fill in each day with a reward for myself once I've completed the card...



There is even a reward to you!!!

I would love for you to *check in* with me and share your achievements! For the first round of ten days if you check in for at least 7 of the 10 days I will make and send to you an ATC card with your favorite quote on it. I'll also send some other scrap goodies with it :D

To keep myself focused and get a creative part into this challenge I'll be working on mini books! The first mini book will be titled "Make Me Smile". It will have 10 pages of things that make me smile. I'll post this later on today ;)

Today, June 22nd is day one, our first *check in day*. If you would like you could share your 30 day goals or you can just let me know that you are checking in! I hope that you will join me!!!

52 Pick Me Up will continue on as usual :)

Have a wonderful day :)
Much love and blessings,