Outrageous!

you HAVE to try these: Outrageous Chocolate cookies.

oh. my.

I made them last night and they are pure heaven. I have to say that they are the best the first day, but great the next too! Although the batter was so wonderful that I ate it by the spoonful. I could have been happy with just that!

I hope you are all having a fabulous weekend--hit up old Navy for some great deals--walked away with 4 new purses for $3 each! SCORE! Brandon says I need to go shoe shopping now to match! I agree. :)

I realized that I never did post my Core'dinations projects for March--here they are! I LOVE LOVE LOVE these new lines of embossed cardstock. They match up with some of my favorite patterned papers like Cosmo Cricket, Jenni Bowlin, and October Afternoon!












































have a wonderful night!
hugs,
Kandis

how cool are we?

Mom gave us her 3D glasses!!

27.

Yep. I'm 27 already!

-woke up to three big hugs from my boys this morning!

-Ate a milky way for breakfast... and a sundae for lunch.

-Landen gave me a box of Good and Plentys (one of my favs). Brandon wrapped it up for me, but as Landen handed it to me, he pulled it out of the bag and said, "LOOK mommy!! Look!!"

-Logan got me a small bubblegum machine. When he handed me the bag he said, "you can share, right mommy?" so cute.

-Brandon gave me a card game and cash money for some serious shopping! Thanks babe!

-Dropped the kiddos off at grandma and grandpa's for a hot date.

-Headed out to Red Robin and then to Alice in Wonderland. LOVED it! We looked hot in our 3D glasses too--should have taken a picture of that! ;)

-Paid $8 to eat half a bucket of popcorn--- worth it.

-read emails, texts, cards, and facebook comments from my friends and family! I had a great day!

Winner Winner--Chicken Dinner!

Ever have one of those recipes handed to you that you thought "WHERE has this been all my life?"

This is mine.

My sweet sister sent me her recipe for White Chicken Chili--AMAZING. truly.

We made it for dinner tonight--so I thought I'd share!

What you need:

Dump it all in the pot: (Ignore my fat legs in the reflection--about as flattering as a circus mirror!)

Serve it up! and dig in! :)

Nothing I want to eat more as I watch the snow melt away in our backyard! I'm trying to get in a couple more soup/stew days before spring finally gets here!

White chicken Chili
-1/2 jar green salsa
-1/2 jar red salsa
-McCormick's White chicken chili seasoning packet
- 2 cups Great Northern white beans*
-2 cans cream of chicken soup or cream of mushroom
-2 cups water
-2 cups corn
-about 3 chicken breasts cooked and cubed

* you can use two cans of beans instead of dried. I pop my dried beans in the slow cooker and fill it up with water the night before and let them simmer on low all night. In the morning I drain them and put them in the fridge until dinner time. (This saves me a couple bucks and it's easy to do!)

Dump all of the ingredients in your pot and heat until warmed through. Simmer at least 15 minutes.

Top with a sprinkling of cilantro-- the best!

ENJOY!
hugs,
Kandis

Big Yellow School Bus...

Even though Logan's grandma lives right down the street from school, he still likes to ride the bus with his friends! I woke Landen up from his nap a little early to drive over in time to catch a picture of him getting off the bus.

Oh, and he totally hammed it up!

And now I have two more layouts to share from 2peas!

you saw those pictures of Logan in his Captain America costume making his valentines--here's my page of them! Love the way it turned out. Hero arts scallop circle stamp and ink, American Crafts Hocus Pocus chipboard letters, Cosmo cricket Boyfriend papers, Maya Road chipboard hearts, Making Memories tiny alpha, Kraft paper, and more!



And here's one using the My Mind's Eye Breaking Free collection--love the boyish colors! I added pops of green and yellow on here. Stamps by Hero Arts, embossing powder by American Crafts, Label by October Afternoon, Brads and tiny alpha by Making Memories, Pearls by Hero Arts, Stickers by SEI, punch by Stampin Up!

Off to snuggle with my pillow--and the hubby! :)
hugs,
kandis

Finger Paint anyone?

We all have stuffy noses today--but little Landen has it the worst! When you're 2, everything is worse! LOL So we stayed in the house today--watched some movies, had some popcorn, and did a little finger painting!

A little messy? I think so!

LOVE. it.Oh, good--as if you didn't have enough paint on your body!

Using gobs of paint is really the only way to do it--right?

Is there something on my onesie?

Get messy today! ;)
hugs,
Kandis

up to my armpits!

in coupons!

I haven't been cutting them and putting them in my binder the last couple weeks. So they stacked up on me. That's my goal for tonight--take care of that pile sitting on my counter.

Ever feel like creating--but your eyes just won't stay open? Man, I'm tired. Don't know why, but I think I'll head off to bed and hope for some energy tomorrow!

A couple projects for you--both of these cards I used the Hero Arts branch stamp on--first one, I stamped on vellum and cut it out! really love this look--I'll have to use it more in the future! Melissa Frances tag--so cute! Twill, buttons, buttons, more buttons, and some machine stitching on there!



This is one of my favorite cards right now--lots of pink! Just some random goodies on here--I scored a HUGE stash of vintage sheet music a couple weeks ago, so I'm putting it to good use. Making Memories tag, hero Arts stamps, Tattered Angels chipboard frame, Amy Butler papers.


Thanks for stopping by! :)
hugs,
Kandis

movin' through mud.

It's just one of those days when you feel like you're working all day and NOTHING is getting done. My to-do list is still full and I'm out of breath from running around the house. grr. I think I need a break--perfect time to blog! LOL

I don't think I shared this layout on my blog yet--this one was for 2peas. I adore this picture of my Landen boy. He loves running through the grass in the summer! Hero Arts stamps, Scenic Route patterned papers, Making Memories calendar and letter stickers, Doodlebug chipboard, and a little glitter for some bling!

A sweet congrats card filled with Amy Butler papers, pearls, stamps from hero Arts, lace, button from jenni bowlin, diecuts from K&Co. and some vintage twill tape in the back.
And a baby card--I love crowns, but I don't use them much. Not sure why, but I love the mix of baby blue with the soft creams. stamps and pearls from hero Arts, papers and tickets by Melissa Frances, chipboard crown from tattered Angels, button, lace, and some machine stitching!
Thanks for stopping by today! Now off to check some things off my to-do list!!
hugs,
Kandis

On the fly!

I've never been great at being organized--I mean, I think my house is cleaner and more organized than most, but I'm never happy with it and it seems like we collect a lot of "stuff". So I was on the internet searching for ways to help me get more organized when I came across flylady.net. So cool. She's got a morning/night routine, then zone cleaning for the house and everything! It's set up so that cleaning doesn't have to take over our lives, and we can enjoy more time with our family! I'm all about that! So here's to my first day on the program--I'm sure there will be days that I don't do so hot, but it's a step in the right direction!
I was looking through my patterned papers the other day and came across this pink lattice one--so cute. I had to sit right down and do a page of my little niece! Pink, pink, pink! love it! Hero Arts stamps, K&Co. paper and Making Memories paper, lace, bling, pearls by Jenni Bowlin.
And a very-orangey card:
Here's to a very organized day!
hugs,
Kandis

a cherry on top...

I used to think that when I got married Valentine's day would be SUPER romantic-- no messes, no house work, no kiddos, just a vacation somewhere or sweet little nothings we would leave each other. hahaha. I have to say--even though that sounds FANTASTIC, I couldn't have asked for a better Valentines! We decorated the house in pink and red streamers and signs, made cute little baskets filled with candy and toys for the kids, told them we love them 100 times that day, and my family came to visit so we got to play together! We made some great sweet pulled pork tacos and ate and ate candy until we were sick! Logan gave me two BIG hugs and told me, "Today is Valentine's day--the day we tell our family we love them. I love you mommy!" what a sweetie.
so, inspired by my sweeties--here's a sweet little card with a cherry on top!

And over at Hero Arts they are having a ribbon week--go try out some of the fun ideas they have on using up your ribbon stash! Here's my card, I used my small pieces of ribbon to make some flowers:

My little captain America wishes you a Happy Valentine's!

hugs,
Kandis