BUTTERFLIES and WATERFALL CARD // POSTAL DE MARIPOSAS Y CASCADA

THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE CARDS!

UNA DE MIS POSTALES FAVORITAS!


I love butterflies, so efimeral and such intricate markings.

There is just something very special about them....

Me encantan las mariposas,su delicadeza y los dibujos de sus alas...

Tienen  algo muy especial.........

This beautiful design is from Deborah Davis at Craftsuprint.
It really inspired me to craft the card you can see.
I cut out a lavender border to the design,following the shape
then matted both on a lovely pale mint pearl A5 card blank.
I layered the centre frame with foam pads and added the butterfly
decoupage with silicone glue, shaping the purple butterfly downward
and the gorgeous pink butterfly outwards and upwards.

It is a really stunning card.
The butterflies were decorated with  cristal,
pink and lavender stickles glitter before I added them to the card.
I added 3 pale green cristal gems
 from each corner inwards to focus attention on the centre image.

I completed the card with a narrow
 mint coloured satin ribbon and bow around the spine,with another tiny gem on the bow.
I added a pale lavender silk paper insert with narrow double sided tape.

The result is a lovely feminine card that oozes peace and tranquility.

I was really pleased with the finished card.

Este  mágico diseño es de Deborah Davis de craftsuprint.
He utilizado silicona para añadir las mariposas ,
asi he podido darlas forma,movimiento y volumen.
He decorado las alas con purpurina
 y terminé con mini alaborios de cristal verde y cinta de color menta
con su lazo corespondiente.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BRIGHT AND COLOURFUL OWLS CARD // POSTAL DE BUHOS

A  fun, colourful and eyecatching decoupage card
of  3 owls  with little beetles.

A design from  Sallyanne O'connell at www.craftsuprint.com .
I matted on a lovely bright pink mirri card
 then  mounted on a white large DL cardblank.
Layered with foam pads.
Makes a great card for many occasions.

                                  


Una llamativa,divertida  y colorida  postal  tamaño DL
 de tres simpáticos buhos con
bichitos volantes en  varias capas
 montada sobre cartulina espejo color rosa fucsia.

para muchas ocasiones.

GALLETAS DECORADAS PARA UNA FAN DE "COUNTRY". // BISCUITS FOR A COUNTRY AND WESTERN FAN.

Estas galletas son ideales para el dia de la madre,
 padre, o cumpleaños de l@s mism@s.
El único problema que hemos encontrado
 es que a la gente les sabe mal comerlas!!

What about some of these biscuits for mother's day,
father's day or birthdays?

Our main problem is that they look too good to eat !!!

Estas botas camperas y sombreros de vaquero

 fueron hechas para una gran fan de música "country"!

Cowboy hats and boots for a big Country and Western fan!

We had great fun decorating them!!

Super  divertidas y muy llamativas !

 

WHATEVER BISCUITS

I had a few ingredients sitting in the fridge,
left overs from Christmas,
and  just crying out to be used up!

So I decided to bake some "whatever " biscuits,
a recipe I picked up online a couple of years ago,
a thermomix recipe,from Recipe Community,
by Melinda, I think.
( My apologies,if that's not quite right!)

The basic recipe is as follows

INGREDIENTS

110g raw sugar

110g butter

1 egg

160g S.R.Flour

plus the magic ingredient:

1 cup of "whatever" ,thats roughly 170g.
And could include:
any  combination of chopped nuts,
raisins,sultanas, mini smarties,
 dates, cornflakes, muesli........ or....

 

 

dried cranberries...

 

 

 

 

 

 

dark chocolate drops...

 

 

 

 

yoghurt covered raisins...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dried apricots or peaches...

 

ACCESSORIES

If you have a thermomix you 'll only require

a spatula

2 baking trays covered with oven parchment
 or a silcone  sheet. (At Matina Cookies we use the Ikea flat trays,
which are ideal for biscuits.)


METHOD

OVEN preheated to 180ºC( or 160ºC if you use fan mode)


If your "whatever" ingredients are whole,
give them a light blitz ( 2 or 3 seconds)with the turbo button.
Or chop as preferred.

1. grind the sugar in the thermomix. 6 secs on speed 9.

2.Add butter at room temperature, or soften for 30secs at 60ºc speed3.

3.cream butter and sugar 20secs on speed 4.
 Check  if you need to scrape down the sides and continue.

4.Add the egg.(I've added 3 drops of almond essence
 because of my whatever ingredients. I wouldnt normally.) 
 Mix  20secs on speed 4.

5. Add flour.  Mix for 20secs on speed 5.


6. Add your WHATEVER ingredients. 
 This time I`ve used some glacé cherries and chopped almonds.
 They weren't toasted,so I popped them in the oven for 10 mins
 beforehand to make them nice and crunchy.
Mix for 10secs on reverse and speed 4.

They can also be incorporated by hand and stirred with  the spatula.



Now,roll the mix into little balls ,
more or less the size of a walnut




and place on the prepared baking sheets
leaving room for spreading in the oven.

Here I've added a few chopped toasted almonds prior to cooking.
I topped the second batch with slices of  glacé cherries.



Bake for 10 to 12 minutes .

Take them out of the oven and leave to cool on a cooling rack.

When completely cool they can be put in an airtight tin or container.....

........or eaten up by the family!

 

These have gone down very well!

I've previously made them with apricots which are deelisshhhious!
The little people of the family love them with choc. chips or smarties!

It's a matter of what you need using up!



Happy baking and let me know if  you like the recipe.

BISCUITS FOR A STAR WARS FAN!

 

Estas divertidas galletas  decoradas con personajes de Guerra de las Galaxias

fueron encargados como regalo a un gran fan-  a quien también le encantan nuestras galletas!

 

 

 

Han gustado mucho entre nuestros amigos

 

 

 

 

 

These biscuits were requested for a great Star Wars' fan.

 

We think they make a great present for the right person!

 

Also they are VERY TASTY!

 

 

 

       DARTH VADER  is almost as scary on a biscuit as in the movie!!

 

 

This CHEWBACCA portrait is very effective! 

 

          Detail  of Chewbacca

              We love the look of YODA!

 

 

We had great fun making these biscuits!

SPECIAL REQUEST FOR VALENTINE'S DAY

 

Una petición para una chica enamorada..........para el dia de los enamorados

 

 

A special request for Valentine's day!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dos diseños de craftsuprint: un fondo de mini corazones de Carole Dunne
y un "topper" negro con corazon rojo intenso de Toni Bradshaw.
 He hecho varias capas sobre una postal A5 de color rojo
 esta decorado con letras negras brillantes ,
un  cupido metalico de arquero, mini corazones dorados,
y un diminuto ramito de rosas de papel rojos atado con lacito fino de saten.

detail of the tiny bouquet of red paper roses and narrow  red satin  ribbon.

 

 

 

Declaration of love to complete the card!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

detail of the layered heart with cupid  charm and black glittered letters.

 

 

 

 

 

GALLETAS CON CARIÑO, PARA MARTINA

A ver que os parecen estas galletas decoradas
 hechas para dar la bienvenida a una preciosidad de niña
 nacida la semana pasada.Es mi nieta y se llama  Martina.



Biscuits with love for baby Martina! I hope you like them!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just a sample  to show you what Ive been doing last week

 before baby Martina was born.

 

Since then we've been in Valencia getting to know our new grandaughter

in person!

 

She's beautiful, as all babies are! She's just like a little dolly,so sweet.

She reminds me of her mummy when she was a baby.

 

CONEJITO DE PASCUA // CUTE EASTER BUNNY

Otro dulce diseño de Carol Smith de  www.craftsuprint.com
 referéncia: cup395839_1209
 Me encantan  sus diseños de simpáticos animales.
Son tan tiernos .......
Este  conejito es adorable!



Another  cute design from Carol Smith at craftsuprint.
A real huggable  Easter Bunny!

So gorgeous.....

Main image mounted on pearlised mint coloured paper. I've layered with foam pads.

 

Detalle de la cestita con sus  huevos de Pascua

 

Wicker basket with Easter eggs and pretty pink bow

 

 

 

 

 

He añadido una cinta fina de raso con  reborde  arco iris.

Detalle de card candi color rosa perlada 

 

I've added a lovely pink ribbon with iridescent edging

and pink pearl card candi

 

 

 

 

Aunque faltan bastantes semanas.....

 

FELICES PASCUAS!

 

 

It's not pancake day yet, but nevertheless...

 

HAPPY EASTER!