Paper Crafts Connection Holiday Blog Hop

I was so excited to be asked to participate in a Paper Crafts Connection Blog hop to help celebrate the new Holiday Cards & More Volume 8 that is just hitting the stores!  Volume 7 was the very first time I was ever published - on the cover no less!!!  And this year??  Are you sitting down?  Swoon... I was so lucky to have 6 projects featured! 

 If you are following along you should have reached me from Erin Lincoln's blog.  If you'd like to start from the very beginning click here.   We're all sharing some holiday treat recipes and showing you how to dress them up for some gift giving this holiday season.  What a perfect combination - I know we all make things to show our family and friends how much we care - a gift from the heart - something we took the time to make just for them! 

Here's my recipe for pumpkin bread.  One batch makes 7 mini loaves.   To make it super easy purchase aluminum mini loaf pans - no clean up!!   I use an ice cream scoop to make sure the same amount goes into each pan.   You can slip these into cellophane bags that you can find in the baking supplies section of your local craft store.

Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients:

2 1/2 Cups Sugar

1 8 oz Pkg. Cream Cheese

1/2 Cup Butter

4 Eggs

1 15 oz Can Pumpkin

3 1/2 Cups Flour

2 tsp. Baking Soda

1 tsp. Salt

1 tsp. Pumpkin Pie Spice

1/2 tsp. Baking Powder

1 Cup Chopped Nuts

1 Cup Pecan Halves

Cream butter, cream cheese and sugar in mixer until light and fluffy.  Add one egg at a time mixing well after each addition    Blend in pumpkin.  Add combined dry ingredients, mixing just until moistened.  Fold in nuts.  Pour into greased mini loaf pans.  Top with pecan halves.    Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.  . 

TAG DIRECTIONS:  Stamp and die cut images and layer with adhesive foam tape.  Wrap and secure ribbon around your mini loaf.  I threaded a cute buckle die cut on the velvet ribbon to tie in with my Santa theme.  A bitty tag threaded with twine is the perfect finishing touch. 

Here's a complete list of all the ladies participating in the hop today.

Lorena Cantó Lavería

Kalyn Kepner

Erin Lincoln

Jeanne Jachna  (That's Me!)

Nina Yang

Amanda Coleman

Karolyn Loncon

Kelly Griglione

Vera Wirianta Yates

Maurine Anderson

The next stop on your hop is Nina Yang from Waffle Flower Paper Crafts. Make sure to leave a comment!!  

One random commenter will be selected from  EACH BLOG on the hop to  receive a free issue of the new Paper Crafts Holiday Cards and More Volume 8!   

You're going to love all the fabulous designs and trims featured inside that are so easy to make.  Yes!  You really can make lots and lots of hand made cards quickly!  And lots of clever ideas for tags, gift wraps, and baked goods! too!

Thanks for stopping by!  Happy cooking/crafting and good luck!

Supplies Used: Stamps: Waltzingmouse Santa's Coming To Town, Country Labels 14, Candy Jar Christmas Stamp Sets
Dies:  Spellbinder Buckle, Ribbon Buckle, Labels 14, Tags Trio, Standard Circles, Petite Scalloped Circles
Twinery Marichino Twine
Card Stock:  PTI Pure Poppy, SU! Glitter, Graffix Silver Foil
Ink:  SU! Real Red, Versafine Onyx Black
3/4" Double Frill Elastic Velvet Decorative Trim Hobby Lobby