Thank you for stopping by my blog. Lately I have been reviewing books and haven't had as much time to scrap. Hopefully soon I'll get back to scrapping and creating some new files. Thank you for your patience.

I have made files available at absolutely no charge. I do this for fun. I am learning the wonderful Make The Cut (MTC) program and trying to improve my skills. Most of the files have been created from free coloring sheets online. You will need MTC software in order to cut these files. Please use these files for your personal use only and if you want to share them with others please direct others to my blog. I hope you enjoy these files. Comments are always appreciated. If you are not a follower please consider doing so. I have lots of new files that I want to add over the next few months.



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Saturday, December 25, 2010

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Salsa recipe

This is for Judy who asked for the recipe for my salsa. I found it online but can't remember where (kuddos to the lady who posted it because it is great) and modified it to my liking. Hope you enjoy it. I made the salsa from my garden and used what I had other than a few items. I didn't always have 2 red bell peppers so I would just use all green peppers. I found that my jalapenos were very hot so as I did different batches I tried different amounts of jalapenos with seeds removed (half and half worked the best for us although it was still a little hot for my daughter). So it just depends on how hot you want it. Also, most of the time I cut the recipe in half because I would make it as the veggies ripened and my garden was very small.

Judy I love your idea of decorating the jar with vinyl peppers and giving as gifts.

Easy Salsa Recipe

30 tomatoes peeled and chopped


2 green bell peppers

2 red bell peppers

10 cups chopped onions

10 cloves garlic (I used minced garlic that I had on hand)

1 cup chopped jalapenos
1/2-3/4 cup sugar ( I used 1/2 cup)

2 cups vinegar

8 teaspoons pickling salt

2 teaspoons black pepper

2 large cans tomato paste



Simmer 1 1/2 hr, stirring often, at the end of cooking time add 1/2 bunch of cilantro if desired.

Jar and process, 35 minutes for pint jars and 45 minutes for quart jars.

Makes 17 pints

My 1st Vinyl Project

I did this ornament for Christmas. The tile is a sample tile from a local store, it isn't ceramic it is vinyl flooring which was much lighter so that it would hang easily on the tree.

I did it using Make the Cut and Adobe Photoshop Elements.

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

A Skittle Nativity

Purple - Majesty born in a lowly stable on that cold, cold night
Luke 2:7 And she brought forth her Firstborn Son and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

Orange – The Glory of the Lord shining like fire
Luke 2:8-14 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the Angel of the Lord came upon them, and the Glory of the Lord shown round about them; and they were sore afraid. And the Angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; You shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the Angel a multitude of the Heavenly Host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

Green - The shepherds who came from the fields to see the newborn Lamb
Luke 2:15-20 And it came to pass, as the Angels were gone away from them into Heaven, the Shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord has made known unto us. And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger. And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this Child. And all they who heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.

Yellow - The bright star hanging in the eastern sky guiding the Magi to the Child
Matthew 2:9-12 When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, til it came and stood over where the young Child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And when they were come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His Mother, and fell down, and worshipped Him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto Him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

Red - The blood that Jesus freely gave for our sins
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His Only Begotten Son that whosoever shall believe on Him shall not perish, but have Everlasting Life.
 By Sandi Miller
MERRY CHRISTMAS

I needed something to attach to packs of Skittles so I came up with the above. I will attach this to individual packs of the Skittles to use as stocking stuffers and little goodies for children. I hope you like it feel free to use it if you want to.

MTC Wisemen

I'm trying out a new sharing site. I hope it works better than mediafire. If you have any problems let me know. Thank you all so much for your patience with the problems I had with mediafire.

I've seen this image used in projects that have been posted online. I found the image in a free clipart file and didn't want anyone to think that it had been copied from anyone else's work. I decided to go ahead and post it. I wanted to make it available to those who had not seen or had access to it before. Please enjoy.


Friday, December 3, 2010

Problems downloading files

Some people are having trouble downloading some of my files. I'm not sure what is going on with mediafire but I have a support ticket in with them. Please bear with me. Some of the stuff that I try to download is taking a long time. The "processing download request" keeps blinking, I have found if I leave it alone for a minute or so it will eventually download. I'm sorry for the delay and the problems. I guess it is time to find another place to upload my files to. Anyone have any suggestions? And if you continue to have problems please let me know. I'm working to get them fixed. I can email you files if you see something you like and can't get it to download. Thank you for your patience.

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Snowflakes

A few people were having trouble with this file. I think I fixed it but if anyone has trouble please let me know. Thank you


Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow

I'm going to try 1 more link because some are still having problems. This link uses SkyDrive so it should be okay.
Snow Flakes

Try this link. I think it is working best. This file is getting alot of downloads which may be the problem. It is also a larger file so it is a little slow downloading.

This one is working for some but not all










Nativity Silhouette

Another file created in beta 3.0 I hope you like it.


Christmas Stocking

This file has been done in MTC beta version 3.0. It will not work in previous versions. You can download the beta version on the MTC site. I was going to wait until the 3.0 version is released but I wanted to get some Christmas files out there.