Ramblin' Stamper: More Carols of Christmas Inspiration & a Sweet Treat!

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

More Carols of Christmas Inspiration & a Sweet Treat!

Hi Stampers,

This is one of the cards we made last week at my all-Christmas stamping class.

I love using striped designer paper, it's so striking as a background. This one is from the Be Merry Designer Series Paper. The colors are Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White & Old Olive.

Our class was at 10:00 in the morning and stamping is hard work, so I made some of my favorite muffins to keep everyone's strength up :) Here's the recipe for my Cappuccino Muffins with Espresso Cream Cheese Spread:

2 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 cup sugar

2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup milk

2 tablespoons instant coffee granules

1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla

3/4 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon & salt. In another bowl, stir milk & coffee granules until the coffee is dissolved. Add butter, egg & vanilla; mix well. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in chocolate chips. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake at 375℉ for 17-20 minutes or until muffins test done. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan.

Espresso Cream Cheese Spread:

8 ounces cream cheese, softened

2 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon instant coffee granules

1 teaspoon vanilla

Mix all together until creamy. Cover & refrigerate until serving. Makes about one cup.

"Deck the Halls" is stamped in Versamark ink & embossed with White Stampin' Emboss Powder. The gold sequins are a 4" piece of sequin trim folded in half and attached to the back of the die-cut oval using a glue dot.

A drop of Multipurpose Liquid Glue and a dash of gold Stampin' Glitter adds sparkle to the center of the poinsettias, which are attached using one of the new Mini-Dimensionals. They are the perfect size for attaching small pieces like this. I'm so impressed with them that I'm sending out a free sample as a thank you to everyone who orders from me in August!

Shop with me this month and I'll mail you a free sample of the new Stampin' Up Mini-Dimensionals #144108! Be sure to provide your contact information so I can send your Dimensionals. Please use host code DTTNPQEH for orders under $150.