A Collection of Thoughts

Forest Blush is now on sale!

It's a gorgeous collection - really it is - just want to keep on creating with it...

Inklination isn't available yet I'm still waiting on a back order of stamps that were left off - I hope they are here soon for you.

and please give a wonderfully warm welcome to our Guest Designer for May - Janna Wilson

Fab  work that I know you'll love!

You can catch up with Janna on her blog

We have a fabulous digi download for you.

Jo has designed a series of shapes you can use as a printout ... that you cut the shapes out of patterned paper or as a clipping mask - which means you are able to place your digital papers on to the shapes and then print and cut out or use digitally.
Shapes ?? a tree a bird a flower a heart ..and the funkiest little house ever ..Included with this download is  a very fun project called Bless this house. Available for download now
That is our freebie this month. In Tari Talk for May we will have step by step instructions on how to get the most out of your clipping masks.

You have less than 24 hours left to get your entry in over here

http://tarisota.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/04/atc-competition.html

Enjoy!

Tamar

No More sleeps

Site is already up - early this month ! ... but still have the digi stuff to load which will happen a little later tonight

all the sneaks together ...

and a mood board - Can't think of a better name for them -
Just kind of the feel for the collection for the month.

See you again in a few more hours.
Tamar

On the bookshelf

Haven't posted about reading for some time - though its always high on our list - especially now with school and book club - I remember so well getting book club from school- choosing a special book- Its quite sweet to sit back as a mother and watch the girls do the same - circling their favourite books in their catalogues

So on our bookshelf at the moment

Fairy School Drop Out - Just delightful - about a fairy who doesn't like being a fairy at all- filled with cute illustrations but still a chapter book.

While i was growing up Pippi Long Stocking was one of my a favourite books - and there is now anew version out  which has been illustrated by Lauren Child - so it combines my favourite story and the illustrations of the girls favourite stories.

On my own reading list - I have just finished Escape - which is on Oprahs recommended reading list - fascinating look into one womans struggle to find  happiness I guess is the best way to describe it - well worth the read.

And while i wait for this to be released  breaking dawn - the 4th book in the Stephanie Meyer Twilight series- Due out on August 2nd - and up for preorder at Amazon- Ill be checking in at And R if I can preorder

I found this yesterday  - The Host at Angus and Robertson-

now I'm not recommending it -haven't cracked it open yet - I'm not even  sure I will like it sounds a bit bizarre for me - though I said that about her first series ..BUT I'll let you know.

and finally - this I believe is on its way to me -

supposed to be great and you know I love a good crock pot book- How its come into my hands is another story but i might direct you to the dizzy Miss Jo Kneller to tell that story - perhaps. Or perhaps not.
And finally health update ...
I am still off work - going into my 3rd week - ( almost didn't have this amount of time off when I had the girls! (slight exaggeration but you know what I mean)
Still the same blurry unsure feeling disorientation not able to concentrate or do more than one thing at a time -sleeping crazy amounts of time, loud noise or bright lights driving me crazy. So 2 mris and a slew of blood tests etc and the prognosis is still the same - rest  rest rest. Trying to but getting so frustrated with the healing process.

Site up tonight I have had some helper bunnies so all should be on time.

Tamar xo

PS Edited to add a note from Jo- No thats the wrong book she says - and change the book pic on blog to right one  ...Charming isn't she?

So this is what is heading my way..

and started The Host - I like it -but not sure its suitable to the teenagers - so Ngai might not be sending it your way you may like to read it first.

 

ANTM Week 2

So in our house Belinda is the favourite -  well she's Talias favourite - because she wears glasses Mumma  - I want to wear glasses - HMM No you don't- Though what chance does she have with Richard and I both glasses wearers?

Diner tonight is

Meatballs and Spaghetti

Love this one -so simple, and the girls gobble it up

woollies does the meatballs already in the butchers section... Coles doesn't -so its up to you
Me I do the woolies thing  but heres a link to recipe on www.taste.com.au if you don't have a woolies near you

2 dozen meatballs
Jar of pasta sauce ( tomato one ) - I use one of the garlic and herb ones and add more LOL
Tin crushed tomatoes - herb and garlic again...
Onion
Garlic (crushed) 1 tablespoon)
Spaghetti
Grated Cheese

Fry onions in some butter until translucent  - add tablespoon of garlic
Place in bottom of casserole dish
Pour tin of crushed tomotoes into the casserole dish -mix garlic and onion through
Drop the meatballs in
Open jar of pasta sauce cover the meatballs

Put lid on and cook for 40 minutes in moderate oven
With 5 minutes to go remove lid and add grated cheese until lightly browned or melted

While meatballs are cooking -  boil water and cook up spaghetti

Serve in deep bowls with a fork and extra grated cheese on top.

A variations on this - I have  used a mushroom pasta sauce and added in extra mushrooms with the onion (cooked them up first) and served with rice instead of pasta - Its good too!

still cooking...

Zert - Beater Licking Good  Lemon Cheesecake Slice

Seriously this is so good my husband will bring my home flowers when he knows I have made this

won't you Richard??- actually even perfume or a new lip gloss would be good..

Anyhow -- so yummy and sooo simple- really you have to try it.

    packet of lemon cake mix
    3 eggs
    1/3 cup vegetable oil
    400gms cream cheese (2 and a bit blocks)
    1 tub sour cream 250 gms
    1/2 cup sugar
    1 lemon

Open packet mix and put aside one cup of it

Mix packet mix 1 egg and oil together - I just use a fork

Line a tin with alfoil and spread evenly across the bottom

Bake in moderate oven for 10 minutes

while that is cooking

In a mixer bowl place everything else mix until creamy and good

Pour over the top of your base

and cook for 35 minutes.

Leave cool - (actually now is the time to put the meatballs in!)

To serve dust with icing sugar and cut into slices. 

If you're being very flash - or you want the lip gloss perfume and flowers then serve with a fresh strawberry or two and some cream.

I don't have strawberries so the cream will have to do.

Enjoy

Tamar

 

A good luck cyber hug

to my crazy mate Julie R ... who has a big day today and if I email her she sooo won't read her emails for weeks on end but I know she will check in on this blog

Think of you lovely hope it all went as you wish.

Tamar xx

Last Sneak Peek

One more sleep...

Pink Paislee

wooden flourishes and  ribbon galore

Tamar xx

ATC Competition

As promised in Tarisota Talk

and here it is in better detail - Download atc_babies.pdf

So one entry per person here in the comments ...and the correct answers will be randomly drawn for the winner. Good luck!
Tamar

Hand sewing

made easy ...
Tamar

A project

I was working on some gallery projects last night - Richard was watching footy - Talia was glued to a DVD - Miss Sofia - I'm bored I want to do something .. So I handed her my camera and said take some photos - She was off giggling and shooting everything in sight - 109 photos later - Lots blurry but I knew what they were - It's fun to see what she takes photos of - my favourite is of her on the toilet a photo of her feet dangling.

So this morning I downloaded Jen Caputo's free digi template from Creating Keepsakes and made a layout. I used papers and elements from Jessica Sprague though I'm not sure when I downloaded them ..eeek just found them in my digi file. Nice smile Sofia - I took a photo of her when she was finished.