Words on Wednesday - Easter

Hi there Scrappy Bloggers!
I hope you all had a lovely Easter and enjoyed the time with your families and friends.
I'm back after a bit of an extended long weekend and I thought today would be a great time to look at titles for Easter pages...

Easter Titles:

Easter Fun

Cute as a Bunny

Bunny Crossing

Hoppy Easter!

Hippity Hoppity

A Hunting We Will Go

EGGStra Cute

Hopping Down the Bunny Trail

He Is Risen

A New Beginning

24 Carrot Kid

You Crack Me Up



Time for some Easter Scrapping?
Aunty Vera :)

Sneak Peek Sunday continued...the Easter cake

...and here it is....

Lindt Orange Semolina Syrup cake. Full of chopped bits of Lindt Orange Intense chocolate bar, soaked in orange syrup...I made a quick ganache instead of the chocolate glaze in the original recipe. And of course decorated with Lindt mini bunnies. I think this one will be a hit!

For the recipe, just go here

Happy Easter!

Aunty Vera :)

Sneak Peek Sunday - Something's Cooking in Aunty Vera's Kitchen....

Hi Scrappy Bloggers and Happy Easter to all!

Today I'm doing a Sneak Peek Sunday with a difference. No products to show....no new toys.... no peddling my wares..lol..... I thought I'd show you a sneak peek of what I'm up to in the kitchen this Easter Sunday...

I found an absolutely beautiful looking cake on a website recently and thought, wow I just HAVE to make THAT!! So this is the sneak peek.....later today I'll show you the cake (better work out well after that!! haha) and I'll give you the link to the recipe. It's going to be yum!....

A Bottle of Easter Eggs!

Ooohh...look what I found in the garden! Looks like the Bunny was making a practice run...

Bunny must have raided my scrapping stash, cause it looks like he used some of my cute Easter die-cut alphas to make that 'eggs' sign.... and a Melissa Frances die-cut to pretty up the bottle.

...as well as some paper flowers and gem brad to make the lid.

A great way to recycle a jar or bottle, and it makes a plain pack of mini Easter Eggs really special.

Happy Easter Crafting!
Aunty Vera :)

Easter Egg Brownies!

The Kitchen Fairies have been hard at work...raiding the chocolate cupboard!

I make these Easter Egg Brownies every year and they are always a big hit. And really easy to make too!
Simply whip up a batch of your favourite brownie recipe...

Here's mine:
Melt 125g butter and 200g dark chocolate in a large saucepan. When melted and smooth beat in 3/4 cup caster sugar. Then leave for a couple of minutes to cool down a bit.
Add 3 beaten eggs, 1 cup plain (all purpose) flour and 1 tspn vanilla. Stir until smooth.
Bake in a 180degree oven for about 20 to 25 minutes.






Before popping into the oven, dot some little filled Easter Eggs over the top of your mixture, pushing them down so they are about half submerged. I like to use Mars Bar Eggs but anything with some sort of filling will work just as well...

Cut them up once they have cooled and you have some yummy brownies with a lovely little filling in the centre.

So.....

...shall  I put the kettle on..?

Happy baking!
Aunty Vera :)

Vintage Easter Egg Tag

Well, I threatened to yesterday...and I did it! I just HAD TO have a pack of those gorgeous Melissa Frances Attic Treasure die-cuts! But I do have a new rule when it comes to Scrap Hoarding. If you're not going to use it NOW...then you can't have it!! lol....we'll see how long that one lasts!
So here is a pretty vintage inspired tag I made using the cute little chicks die-cut...

I used a chipboard egg for the tag and some paper doilies that I stuck to the back using my favourite X-Press It double sided tape. The egg is covered with the reverse side of Prima's Happy Easter Jill paper. I've used this one a few times before, it's a bit of a favourite of mine. The string of pearls is a bit of a cheat - Sticky Bling Runners are a 31cm continuous length of self-adhesive gems. Just cut them to size and voila! a perfectly straight row of blingy gems. Easy!

I've left my cup full of eggs on a quiet corner of my dining room cupboard. I wonder how long till nosey little bunnies find them there!!?!

Happy Easter Crafting!
Aunty Vera :)

Sneak Peek Sunday - Melissa Frances Easter Die Cuts

Wow, where has the year gone? We're already into April with Easter a week away. Let's have a week of Easter fun!
And of course, being Sunday....are you ready for a sneak peek...??...

Oh my - how cute are these?!?
Attic Treasures Easter die-cuts from Melissa Frances. Use them on cards, on your scrap layouts, to decorate your Easter table...or...this is me all over....just  hoard them!! I think I might just put a pack away for myself right now...heehee.
Find these gorgeous die-cuts here

Enjoy your Sunday
Aunty Vera :)