Twinkle Toes - Papertake Weekly challenge

Hi everyone! It's Tuesday, and that means it's time for a new Papertake Weekly challenge. This week, the challenge is a sketch and is sponsored by Kathe, distributor for The Angel Company. This is the first time I've used any of their images, but I have fallen in love. Isn't she the sweetest? The card base is Bazzil cardstock and the DP is Basic Grey Lemonade. I added lots of machine stitching too. The image is colored with my Copic markers.

So please be sure and pop over to Papertake Weekly and take a peek at the fabulous creations from the other designers! I promise you will NOT be sorry. They are all so talented. And then grab your paper and glue and join in the fun. Maybe you'll get lucky and win a prize from Kathe!

Thanks for stopping in to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! HUGS!

Disneyland Dwarves

Coming in at 1'60, or 5ft 3 ins, my friends take great delight in taking the piss out of my height. I have one bastard friend who often says, 'Don't dwarves die at thirty? ( If they do, then I am a miracle.Oh, that's right, I'm not - technically - a dwarf.)

However, did you know that discrimination has sent a community of dwarves to set up their own village in China?

In order to join the mountain commune in Kunming in southern China, you gotta come in under 4ft 3ins tall. And if you're a dwarf, and always harboured a desire to be in either the police force or the fire brigade but never could cause you never made the height requirement, well, this place is for you - cause they've got their own police force and fire brigade for all of their 120 residents.

And the enterprising little buggers have turned themselves into a tourist attraction by building mushroom houses,living and dressing like fairy tale characters and performing musical numbers.
As you do.

BIG questions I am asking myself.

Why is it that the days I spontaneously decide to go shoe shopping always seem to coincide with the days that I am wearing mismatched socks?

♥ Sparkling Indonesia 2 & I was the MC. yayy! ♥

Sparkling Indonesia 2 is the Culture Night show held by PPI-USM (Persatuan Pelajar Indonesia - Universiti Sains Malaysia).
This show purpose is to introduce Indonesian Rich Cultures such Traditional Dances, Drama, Music, & Traditional Clothes.
The performance were performed by the students of IPB (Institut Pertanian Bogor,Indonesia).
As for the Guest Star, they were BUNKFACE, a rising band in Malaysia.


As for me, I was the MC for the show.
it was soo embarassinggg.
Actually on Sparkling 1 Last Year, I was the MC too, but because it was represent in English & more formal so I think I did better last year.
This year is a more casual show & the MC have to represent in Indonesian.
It was a little bit awkward for me. :[
But I guess I wasn't too bad either.. lol.
Caz the show were successfull.

 

getting lunch before the show (rehearseal)

(this was after the MC thingy, i change my Batik to Jeans)

(at the Podium)

(lots of people asked what I wore, well, The Kebaya Top is the Transparant Gold-Brownish kind of color with lots of 'Payet'. As for the Batik under it was a designer made in Kalimantan Barat. The Batik one was given from my mom actually. It's a batik with a cut in the middle showing a bit legs. lol)

(Panitia)

(hampir semua Panitia yg bertugas malam itu)

(Thia, she borrowed my Pink Kebaya, hehee, she actually kinda looks better wearing those than me)

(BUNKFACE performance)

(with the Cutee Vocalist of BUNKFACE, Sam)

(this BEAUTIFUUULL BLUE ROSES is from My Boyfriend before the show to wish me Good Luck. awwwwww how very sweeeeeeeeeeeeeett, it does help me out soo much & built up my confidents. thanks hhney. mmuuaa :] )

with Hney after the show :)

love.love ♥♥

Hey Girl, What's Cookin?

Happy World Card Making Day!! I sure hope you're getting some time to be crafty! So can you tell I'm totally loving these shaped cards I'm making with my Design Studio Software and my Cricut? LOL! I think maybe it's a teensy bit obvious! Anyway, I just love the look of them. For this one, I used one of the new Tilda's, #386 Kitchen Tilda, from the Yummy For Your Tummy Collection from Magnolia-licious. Isn't she just so cute??!! I love her! I colored her with my Copic markers. I stamped and colored two of her, cut them both out and layered them on the card for dimension. You MIGHT be able to tell in the 3rd pic if you click on it and look up close.

That big word circle is from The Cutting Cafe' from a new set called From My Kitchen. Isn't it just perfect with the Yummy Magnolia Collection?? Pop over to The Cutting Cafe' and check it out! I think you'll love it!

That's it for me today! I'm headed back to my stamps and Copic markers to play some more. Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! HUGS!!

We saw a real live island.

My sister was driving passed Lake Taupo with the five year old and the seven year old. 'Ooh Mummy!' exclaimed the five year old, 'a floating hill!'

It's almost as good as the time (yes, I have banged on about this before) when, she bought her back a camel from Dubai when she was two and she looked at it and cried, 'A horse turtle!'

No-Bake Freezer Cheesecake

My mother-in-law came for a visit last weekend. Her birthday was just a few weeks ago, so I wanted to make a special dessert for her. Her favorite is cheesecake.

This recipe comes with a warning.

If your 40th birthday is the next week and you'd like to lose 10 pounds first (but would settle for 5), like someone I know really, really well....

{ok...it's me}

....this might not be the best choice to help you reach that goal.

I love this recipe, not only does it have a chocolatey, slightly salty and sweet crust; it has a layer of ganache (!), and is topped with delicious cheesecake.

AND, you make it ahead of time and pop it in the freezer! No baking!

The dangerous part, though...it calls to you from the freezer. I swear! "Remember me? You made me 2 days ago. Let me out into the light. EAT ME!" Well, something like that.

Sigh. Oh well, I think 40 and chubby is a good thing.

Never trust a skinny cook, right?

No-Bake Cheesecake
(modified from MarthaStewart.com)

CRUST

• Vegetable oil for coating the pan
  
• 18 ounces chocolate wafers (about 90), finely ground (4 1/2 cups)
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
• 6 ounces (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt

GANACHE

• 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate (preferably 61 percent), finely chopped
• 3/4 cup heavy cream

FILLING

• 32 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 & 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
  

Using a paper towel, coat a 10-inch springform pan with vegetable oil. Mix wafers, sugar, butter, and salt in a medium bowl. Pat mixture into pan, pressing firmly into bottom and all the way up sides. Cover, and refrigerate until ready to fill.

Place chopped chocolate in a food processor. Bring cream to a simmer in a small saucepan, then pour over chocolate. Let sit several minutes, then process until smooth. Reserve a few tablespoons ganache for decorating, and spread the remainder evenly on bottom and all the way up sides of crust. Cover, and refrigerate until ready to fill.

Beat cream cheese with a mixer on medium speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Reduce speed to low, and slowly add sugar and salt. Raise speed to medium-high, and beat until very fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in lemon juice.

In a separate bowl, beat the cream with the whisk attachment until medium-stiff peaks form. Whisk 1/4 of the whipped cream into cream cheese mixture, then fold in remaining whipped cream. Pour filling into crust, and use an offset spatula to spread evenly.

Transfer reserved ganache to a pastry bag and decorate as desired. (For my mother-in-law, I wrote "Happy Birthday;" last time, I just made squiggly lines. :) That looked better.)

Cover, and freeze for at least 1 hour or overnight. Unmold cheesecake and serve immediately.


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