Valentine's Day Card

I emailed this out to our family for Valentine's Day. I used free fonts and digital scrapbook kits.

1)background paper (a)
2)contrast paper (a)
3)torn edge with shadow (b)
4)ink distressing around edges (c)
5)stitch border (d)
6)Bekka's picture
7)"Be Mine" frame with shadow (a)
8)"Happy Valentine's Day" assembled from digi-alphabet (e)
9)scalloped heart stamp colored to match background paper (a)
10)"The Lunds" (f)
11)our names (g)

a) Shabby Princess Amore
b) The Scrappin Cop Torn Edge Strip
c) Shabby Princess Two Soon
d) Shabby Princess Splendid
e) freedigitalscrapbooking.com Metallic Gel
f) dafont.com Scriptina
g) dafont.com Loved By The King

Infant Legwarmers

When I saw the pattern for these baby legwarmers, I just couldn't resist making some for Bekka! She would always make such a mess when I was feeding her solid food, I ended up having her just eat in her diaper. But I didn't want her to get cold, so these legwarmers were the perfect solution! Not to mention how stinking cute they are. Plus, they're great if she's ever wearing a dress or skirt and I don't want her legs to get too cold.

Minnie Mouse Baby Hat

You cannot tell me that this is not the most adorable little hat you have ever seen! It actually worked up pretty quickly, now I just need to make one in Bekka's size.

Baby Rain Booties

I absolutely adore this pattern. These little booties are just too cute! Now that Bekka is getting bigger, I need to figure out how to adjust the pattern to make some that fit her big feet!

Horse Purse

My little sister loves horses, so I crocheted this for her for Christmas. I got the pattern here.

Baby Earwarmer

I made this earwarmer for Bekka to match her Christmas outfit. It was based off this pattern, but obviously I made it smaller, and I made a five-petaled flower instead of a six-petaled one.

Brown Sugar Cake with Buttery Brown Sugar Sauce

This recipe is from Betty Crocker. I made this as one of our Thanksgiving desserts and would recommend it to pretty much everyone. (If you have any leftover sauce, you can use it on apple crisp or flourless chocolate cupcakes.)

INGREDIENTS:
Cake
2 1/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 cup butter, softened
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
3/4 cup milk
Sauce
1 cup butter
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla

DIRECTIONS:
1. Heat oven to 350ºF. Grease bottom and side of 12-cup fluted tube cake pan or 10-inch angel food (tube cake) pan with shortening; lightly flour. In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.

2.  In large bowl, beat 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, the granulated sugar and softened butter with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on medium speed about 5 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally, until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add 2 teaspoons vanilla. Beat in flour mixture alternately with 3/4 cup milk on low speed until smooth. Pour into pan.

3. Bake 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours.

4.  Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, heat sauce ingredients except vanilla to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly; boil and stir 2 minutes. Remove from heat; cool to room temperature. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Serve warm sauce with cake.