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Wildflower Fields and Protein Ball Recipe

I am on the Design Team at Use Your Stuff Challenge Blog and this week’s challenge is Inspired by a Quote. Make sure you visit Use Your Stuff Challenge Blog to submit a project to this week’s challenge. I love this quote from Isaiah. We studied Isaiah in Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) a couple years ago. Next fall we are studying the book of John. BSF is available all over the world. If you’re interested, you should check the BSF website and see if there’s a class near you.

I used the PalsPaperArts sketch challenge to do the lay out of my card.

You can peek inside the card to see I added a strip of the DSP to dress it up.

I used a coordinating stamp from Flowering Fields to make the envelope cute. Flowering Fields is one of the SAB sets which are free with every $50 order until March 31.

Abby made a quadruple batch of protein balls (think healthy cookie dough balls) to take on our Colorado vacation. Well, the protein balls were gone before we got across Nebraska. We brought ingredients with us to make a double batch after we arrived in Colorado and those lasted a couple hours. I thought you might like the recipe since they are so popular at my house. The recipe came from my very good friend, Janene Pollack.

Chocolate Protein Balls

1 c. rolled oats

1/2 c. peanut butter ( I use Trader Joe’s 50% less salt peanuts and smash them in my VitaMix. I don’t add any oil, just

smashed peanuts. I keep my homemade peanut butter in a glass jar on the counter and it’s usually

gone within a week. My kids like it better than store bought peanut butter.)

1/3 c. honey

1/4 c chopped dark chocolate

2 T. flax seeds

2 T. chia seeds

1 T chocolate protein powder or to taste

Stir all ingredients together in a bowl until evenly mixed. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 min. scoop chilled mixture into balls. Keep in refrigerator until serving.

Please let me know if you have any question or comments. You can leave comments at the very beginning of this blog post.

Blessings,

Beth 🙂

Card Details:

Paper- Wildflower Fields DSP, Calypso Coral, Hello Honey, Whisper White

Stamp Sets- Rose Wonder, Flowering Fields (envelope)

Ink- Calypso Coral

Accessories- Squares Collection Framelits, Candy Dots- Brights

Pop Up Flowers All Occasion Card

I love this week’s color challenge at Sunday Stamps. Chocolate brown and pink. What yummy colors!

I pulled out the Fun Frames Embossing Folder because it’s on sale this week. Please see the Weekly Deals below.

This is a card I can use for any occasion, birthday, thank you, sympathy, get well, etc.

Steve and I took our youngest pup, Molly, for a walk in the sunshine this afternoon. Maya has to stay home because she walks about a block, lays down and refuses to move. We didn’t want to carry her all the way to HyVee and back!

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Blessings,

Beth 🙂

Card Details:

Paper- Early Espresso, Melon Mambo, Whisper White

Stamp Sets- Pictogram Punches, Rose Wonder (sentiment inside)

Ink- Early Espresso, Melon Mambo, Old Olive

Accessories- Fun Frames Embossing Folder, Pearl Basic Jewels

Black and White Sympathy card

I’ve been a scrapbooker and stamper for about 25 years and unfortunately I have used, sold or gotten rid of only a small amount of my stash. I started on a small table, moved to the dining room and then kicked Superman out of his office. Actually, part of what makes Superman super, is he volunteered to trade spaces with me, so I didn’t technically kick him out.

I found a great new challenge called “Use Your Stuff” Challenge Blog.” That is what I intend to do this year! On Facebook I’m participating in #imbringingbirthdaysback. Go to my Facebook and sign up with your birthday and address and you’ll get a hand stamped birthday card from me near the time of your birthday. If you don’t want your address posted on Facebook, private message me.

My wonderful college friend, Sharon, is coming over to help me get started posting my underutilized stamp sets and Designer Series Paper on ebay. Look for Stamping Mom while shopping on ebay in the near future!

I’m also going to bring back my classes that I had done for years. Let me know if you live in the Des Moines area and would like to attend my classes. I might start online classes too, if there’s enough interest.

The final thing I’m doing is participating in lots of challenges, making tons of cards and 3D gifts, posting on my blog to inspire you to use your stuff and “Use My Stuff!”

The current challenge at Use My Stuff was to create a black and white card.

I also made a coordinating envelope.

I hope I’ve inspired you to get in there and “Use Your Stuff.” Please subscribe to my blog so you don’t miss my updates or specials.

Keegan loved 12 Angry Men last night at the Des Moines Playhouse and thought it might be the best play I’ve ever taken him to see. The angriest of the 12 Angry Men was so angry we had a hard time not thinking both his character and he as a person, was very bad. Keegan was telling me you have to be a really good actor to make the audience have a hard time separating you from the character you’re playing. So good job angriest man, you were outstanding!

Abby got her highest score of the season at her archery tournament this afternoon. It was great to end the season on a high note.

It is so beautiful and warm today, Superman and I got all the sticks and yes, all the dog poop, picked up out of the yard. We are ready for Spring!

Blessings,

Beth 🙂

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Wildflower Fields and Protein Ball Recipe

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