Quinoa Crunch and Berries

Hello, today I just have to share one of my new favorite breakfasts, Greek Yogurt with Quinoa Crunch and Berries. Once you mix this stuff up it is so easy to grab breakfast really fast (which is great with kids, my boys eat and are ready to play so I have to hurry).

FOR THE QUINOA CRUNCH

1 cup quinoa

1/4 cup flaxseed

1T honey

1 T olive oil

1. Mix all ingredients together. 2. Spread on a baking sheet and bake at 375 deg. F oven until lightly browned. (You might stir every 10 minutes for about 25 - 30 minutes.)

3. Let cool, crumble.

Serving Size 2T.

Calories per serving: 131.2

Recipe is from "The Master your Metabolism Cookbook" By Jillian Michaels

Place 1/2c. Plain Greek Yogurt in a small serving bowl with a 1/2c. of your favorite berries, then top with 2 T. Quinoa Crunch and drizzle with 1/2t. honey.

Valentine for a Friend

Hi There! Today I am stopping in to share a Valentine's Day card I made for a friend.


I have been trying to use my dies in different ways, so for the first card I cut 2 1/2 inches off the bottom. Then I die cut half of Mat Stack 5 and added Sweet Blush cardstock from PTI to complete the card. You may have noticed the cute little heart. That little number was crochet by a family friend and she gave me some to use for cards! They are so fun!

This next card was something I put together for a PTI Challenge, but do to poor lighting I couldn't take a picture in time. I thought I would share it anyway. I really like how it turned out and love this paper from My Little Shoebox




Thanks for stopping by,



Hollie



PS: I got a new watermark recently and love it!! It was only $2 from Karen over at THE SWEETEST THING blog!

PTI Day 5: Sketch #5

Hello,
Today I am back again playing along with the PTI gang in the sketch challenge. All the sketches were really awesome, but #5 stood out to me. Here is my take on the card:


I took my picture a little late so my picture doesn't have the best lighting. :( I am really happy with how the card turned out. I am so in to stamping on pattern paper lately. Today I used Rosie Posie on some My Mind's Eye from the Lost and Found set. Rosie Posie by the way is my favorite stamp set right now. It goes with anything! :)

Thanks for stopping by,
Hollie

PTI Day 5 : Pinterest Inspiration Card #2

Here is my second card for the Pinterest Inspiration contest:

Thank You so much for stopping by,

Hollie

PTI Day 5 : Pinterest Inspiration

Hello All,

Today I am sharing a card for Day 5 of the PTI Anniversary Contest. Today Nichole asked for a project inspired by something from Pinterest. There is so much on pinterest I think I could literally make cards all day long (and love every minute of it)! The above picture makes me smile, not only do I love the colors but also the ruffles!

Don't you just love the colors? I love Canyon Clay much so I had to use a lot of it!

Thanks for stopping by,

Hollie

PS I have one more card I am going to share so come one back! :)

Day 2 of PTI 5th Anniversary

Hello All,

Just stopping in to share a card I put together for the PTI 5th Anniversary Festivities! I couldn't resist printing out their free download. They have so many cute ones I will be putting to use for sure!

Hollie

A Lamp I Can Love

Hello All,


I have had a lamp. I absolutely hate looking at it, in my opinion it is ugly all day. It has been sitting on one of our end tables for almost five years, not being used, just sitting. I decided to do some research and see if I could make it into a lamp I could love!!! :) I discovered you can in fact successfully spray paint a lamp or anything for that matter with a little primer and a lot of spray paint.


Here is the lamp before:


So sad and lonely, never used except for by my boys (who loved knocking it of the table).

With a lot of Krylon Primer and Flat Black Spray Paint here is what she looks like now.


After:

Now it is actually being used, and I love it. I love the feeling of turning something from ugly into something I love. I was also so excited to get the lamp shade, I had my eye on for 2 months, for only $13 from Target. Each can of spray paint was $5 but when I bought them they were 30% off at Hobby Lobby. So I spent about $20 bucks to make the lamp new and it was given to me years ago for FREE.

TIPS: Make sure you clean the metal and also sand off any rust. Also follow directions on can very carefully for the best look.

Hollie