Today I was making applesauce from scratch. I peeled all the apples, added the ingredients into the crockpot and walked away. For 6 whole hours, that crockpot is gonna cook by itself. I love that about a crockpot. For those of you that don’t really know me, I really, really do not like to cook. I don’t like to bake. I don’t like to chop or dice or saute’. But I do it because I like to eat. I also don’t like to waste food so I’m making applesauce with a bunch of apples my kids refuse to eat because they might have a bruise, or the skin is a little wrinkly. When I do cook I rarely use a recipe. I usually cook meals that are easy to make and easy to remember. Enchiladas, tator tot casserole, macaroni and cheese with cut up hotdogs. I don’t use recipes for these types of meals. But today I needed a recipe.
I think of recipes like sketches. I don’t use them often but when I do, stuff just comes together. I like card sketches because you can make it your own while still CASEing something. If you’ve followed me long, you know I don’t create much on my own. I CASE (copy and share everything) most of what I do. I’ll change it up to my own colors or use a different stamp set but it’s still CASEing the original design. Kinda like a recipe. Today’s applesauce recipe called for honey. We were out so I substituted brown sugar. Let’s call that CASEing a recipe 🙂 I saw this week’s Mojo Monday and thought it was a perfect sketch. I love the card I came up with.
Here’s the sketch:
I used the Artistry Blooms designer series paper and the So Sentimental Stamp set and Stitched So Sweetly die cuts. I love the way it turned out and I changed it a little to make it my own.
Go try a sketch or try a recipe and put a little twist on it and make it your own. Post it in the comments and let me know!
Talk to you soon,
Your BFF,
Jenn
Such a lovely card. So glad you could join me for Mojo Monday!
Thank you. I’m always inspired by everyone’s projects.
Jenn, I make applesauce fairly often and only cut out the core with seeds. The apples are not peeled and I put them in the crock pot with a lot of cinnamon and a little bit of liquid like apple juice or flavored water. After they have cooked quite a while, the apples goe in the blender(in several batches). Delicious!
Thank you for that tip Jinny. I’ve been peeling mine but I’d like to try it this way and with less sugar. Thank you!
Great analogy of a sketch to a recipe.
Hi Anne! Thanks!