I have to give myself an A for effort in trying to fluff up the blog but Typepad and my skills were not on the same page last night, so you may see a few changes, some intentional and some unintentional, but you all have been soooo patient with me so far, I am faithful that you are okay now!
On Wednesday I got a call from Margaret on my cell phone the other day saying "Stephanie.....are these yours that we just got in????? and the answer is YES!...some new doodle stickers from Bo Bunny..
I love the fact that these coordinate with the double dot card stock from Bo Bunny...BUT, chances are they will also coordinate with several papers that you may already have... pretty good idea, huh? They are growing on me and I think that I am going to use them for my Kids Summer Classes..
today is Friday & it is baking day. I am going to finish this
for a teacher retirement party this afternoon and I am going to be baking my lil heart out for the "From The Heart" Crop tomorrow...It is being held at The Red Bee in Tustin. Come on by and say hello...we will be there all day..and there will be lots of cookies...
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few of you have emailed me about the recipe..coming out dry, crumbly, and yes, it will be dryer than a normal cookie dough. I cannot tell you how many 100's of dozens I have made, and maybe 1 outta every 10 is different. I use REAL butter (salted from Costco) and C&H brown sugar. It seems that when I have changed to a no-name brand, it makes a difference...
and the secret ingredient that I did not mention in the magazine...is LOVE....you need to add love, and lots of it. The dough is sensitive to your feelings and emotions and if you are crabby, in a bad mood, or if you are baking with a bad attitude...which I am in no way saying you are, BUT, if you are...that makes a difference. The cookies get sad and flat! they should look like this....
love to you all on a clear sunny Friday!!!!
hello there...welp, it is the end of Friday, cake is done & delivered
my baskets are packed, cookies are baked and wrapped, scrap stuff is ready and Deena will be picking me up early in the morning...I even made a little display board of doodles...
don't forget to stop by the Red Bee tomorrow and say hello!!!
Oh, I love, love those stickers! The cake looks yummy and the cookies, I'll be right over!
So wish I was joining all of you fun gals tomorrow! Post lots of pics, please!
Posted by: SusanC | May 30, 2008 at 06:45 AM
Oh my goodness!! The stickers are sooo cute! I'm going to go bug my LSS to buy them so I can too!!
Posted by: Jana | May 30, 2008 at 10:08 AM
Oh my gosh, oh my gosh!!! I love the stickers and will definitely have to tell my LSS to get them...definitely!!! thanks for sharing.
Posted by: karena | May 30, 2008 at 10:39 AM
Love, love, love those stickers! Can't wait to buy them!
Jeanne
Posted by: jeanne | May 30, 2008 at 10:42 AM
I'll be at The Bee to grab a cookie, drop off a gift card and to say HI!! Not to stay and scrap though.
LOVE the doodles for BB. Those are gonna go well inside a little bare naked binder!
Can't wait to see you all. :)
Posted by: Cori | May 30, 2008 at 02:36 PM
Oh my, I just saw that you posted stickers from my new paper line - Summer Cottage. Sorry, couldn't help myself but just had to comment. I had done a search on the product line to see if any reviews were posted about it being that it is my first paper line and it led me here! I hope you enjoy them! Miriam Lima
Posted by: Miriam Lima | May 30, 2008 at 02:52 PM
help..yes i see the downloads..but where is the sweet treats card and choclate chip cookie recipe..please help..i am going a little crazy...not as cute without the stuff
Cindy
Posted by: Cindy | May 30, 2008 at 03:33 PM
Those stickers are wonderful! I'll be on the lookout for those. Also going to talk to my lss and see if I can get them to have you teach your doodle class. :)
Posted by: Shawn | May 30, 2008 at 05:25 PM
I am tickled BoBunny polka-dotted pink because I saw you creating those stickers! I recognize the watermelon! :)
I will guarantee that LOVE is the secret ingredient. I had such a good time making your cookies and thinking of you while I did it and thinking of all the hundreds of thousands of cookies you've made, each with tons of HH love... and it made me happy and the cookies turned out great. They are not like normal cookies, but that is good because I am not known for my chocolate chip cookie skills! (My peanut butter cookies and oatmeal raisin are pretty good, though).
I froze a bunch and will be taking them to Ben's baseball tournament this weekend!
Hey, you said Friday is baking day... do you have days of the week assigned to different activities and projects? I know you have tons of balls in the air as I do, and I am wondering how you do it!
xoxox
Lain
Posted by: Lain | May 30, 2008 at 06:14 PM
I love to make bread because the more you beat it up the better it rises. Wonderful way to work out hostility.
I have also just figured out you are really the Energizer bunny in disguise.
Posted by: BethW | May 30, 2008 at 08:34 PM
Tustin? You're down by Tustin?! For some reason I think everyone is on the other side of the country...that's not 'that' far from me...only about a 3 hour drive! Of course, my hubby's out of town...and we just got the keys to our new house today (finally!)...and i have two toddlers to deal with. So, The Red Bee is not in my future for tomorrow, but I'll have to pay closer attention to your calendar and try to make it to some of your classes/crops!!!
~Michelle
Posted by: Michelle Shuman | May 30, 2008 at 11:39 PM
Love the stickers. I will have to order them and I found the paper online it's so cute too. Your cookies made me want to bake. And your board looks great. Oh how I wish I were closer to where you were, I'd be there really quick. :D Hope you have a great day.
Posted by: Sandy | May 31, 2008 at 05:13 AM
ok, the cake is beautiful! Did not know you could decorate cakes too! Is there anything you cannot do?
Posted by: Sandra Smart | May 31, 2008 at 06:28 AM
I so wish I was at the Red Bee with you guys, but I have to find the spare bedroom for my son's graduation party. The father's day doodle looks great, perfect for cards for my first graders. Geez, maybe next time. Cake looks so beautiful. You rock.
Posted by: Terri Paulson-Sasaki | May 31, 2008 at 07:18 AM
What beautiful goodies! I especially love the fresh flowers on your cakes, and wondered if you do anything special to make sure they are food safe? Can I just get roses and greenery at the florist and use them on a cake? I LOVE that!!! The stickers and doodles are wonderful too ;)
Sara :)
Posted by: Sara M | May 31, 2008 at 10:04 AM
I just ordered the stickers for our store. i can't wait to tell everyone they are yours. Blessings!
Posted by: Kristi Ottmar | May 31, 2008 at 10:18 AM
I ordered those thinking wow those sure look like Stephanie's doodles but I didn't know. I should have them in next week yeah!
Still wanting you to come to our store!!!
I know how busy you are so just call and we will set it up asap!
Posted by: michelle laboissonniere | June 01, 2008 at 07:22 AM
I want the cookie recipe, where is it? Thanks
Posted by: Cindy Carnes | June 07, 2008 at 10:24 PM