Christmas Cards & Cookies Blog Hop: Weekend Two

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Welcome to Round Two of the Christmas Cards & Cookies Blog Hop!  There was so much response to the Christmas Cards & Cookies Blog Hop that it had to be split between two weekends.  Round One was held last weekend.  Round Two is this weekend, beginning on Saturday, Dec. 10th, through Sunday, Dec. 11th.  We have a talented group of women who love papercrafting and baking.  Each of them is sharing a recipe for a yummy Christmas treat along with a Christmas card or tag.  Hopefully, you’ll pick up some great ideas for your own Christmas gift giving this season.  So, grab a cup of coffee, sit back, and enjoy!

In Round One of this blog hop held last weekend, I featured a cookie recipe.  It's a long-time favorite called Rolo Cookies.  If you'd like to see that post, CLICK HERE.

For this weekend's project, I am featuring The World's Easiest Fudge recipe.  It really is super easy!  Now, I know a lot of people use the recipe on the back of the marshmallow fluff jar, but I don't always have a jar of that stuff on hand.  This recipe calls for only two ingredients!  Here is the recipe:

World's Easiest Fudge

Ingredients:

one bag of chocolate chips

one can of prepared frosting

Pour both into a microwavable bowl.  Heat in microwave in 30-second intervals.  Heat and stir until melted.  Pour into wax or foil-lined pan and cool.  

*Optional:  Mix in nuts, raisins, crumbled cookies, etc ... to kick things up!

(yummy fudge)

(my daughter showing off some of the fudge she made all by herself)

This fudge is really rich.  You don't need to eat a lot of it to satisfy a sweet tooth!

Now, for my card shown at the very top of this post:  I made a 4 x 4 note card to give with a package or tin of fudge.  I like doing these little notecards because you can keep them pretty simple.  The word "Christmas" on the front is actually a sticker that I matted.  I added some ribbon, twine, and a dimensional sticker.  The green polka dot paper is actually much brighter IRL.  I wish it photographed better!  *sigh*  All in all, making this card was pretty easy and quick.  One tip I'd like to pass on is that matting really helps to add pizzazz to a card!

Well, I hope you try out -- and enjoy -- this recipe!  If you have any questions, please feel free to leave them in a comment along with an email address so I can contact you.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Please be sure to visit Theresa's blog next to see what she has to share with you!  

Below is the complete lineup should you get lost. 

1. Dena J - http://missdjones.blogspot.com

2. Theresa Thescrapbookingqueen: http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com 

3. Lynda B-J: http://memoriesintyme.blogspot.com/ 

4. Jearise H: http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/ 

5. Linda T:  http://www.lindascreativity.blogspot.com 

6. April N: http://curlsandgrins.blogspot.com 

7. Susan B: http://susanascorner.blogspot.com/

8. Tami McD: http://tamboscreations.blogspot.com/

9. Melissa Haereiti: http://timeweavers.wordpress.com

Hello Kitty Cookie Cutters = KAWAII !!!

I posted this on my FB page yesterday and had a few friends message me to ask where I got this awesome Hello Kitty cookie cutter set. I thought I'd go ahead and post a blog entry to spread the wonderful HK news! LOL

I had read that Wilton had just released this set and had been keeping an eye out for it for at least the past month. Last Friday, my boyfriend and I had to run to Waikele to pick up a few things. I figured I'd stop in at Party City to price some stuff for Madison's birthday party. I was checking things out, when lo and behold, I spotted the HK cookie cutter set!!! I was ecstatic and immediately turned to my boyfriend and said, "Babe, I NEEEEEEEEDDD to buy this!!!" I was so happy to have it in my hands!

Don't quote me on this, but I *think* the set cost $3.99? I know it was fairly inexpensive. By the way, I also purchased the Hello Kitty cake pan from Party City a while back. It was cheaper at Party City than at Ben Franklin. You could always wait for a 40% off coupon to use at BF, but I'd rather use it on scrapbooking stuff. So, if you've been wanting the Hello Kitty cake pan, you may want to pick one up at the same time you pick up the HK cookie cutter set.

I'm not sure when I'll actually be able to make cookies, but does that really matter? No, what matters is that I OWN the cookie cutter set. Yes, I am a "collector" of baking supplies and not just crafting supplies! LOL!!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great Monday!

Blog Candy !

Ooh, YUM! Aren't these cookies way TOO CUTE??? One of my hobby goals is to work on my decorating skills. Pretty, decorated sugar cookies are at the top of my list. I hope to one day soon be able to have my cookies look as professional and gorgeoous as these! I have a bunch of cookie cutters already, but I would love to add this cookie cutter to my collection *adds to Christmas wish list*. Now, if YOU want a chance to win the cookie cutter along with some other goodies, check out http://glorioustreats.blogspot.com/. I recently discovered this blog and fell in love with it. There are some great party ideas there. Good luck!