Heartfelt Inkspiration

Perhaps it’s because I’m nordic by marriage, but I always like snowflakes in a red and white design. I confess that although I learned to knit when I was young (thanks for trying, Aunt Edna!), I was horrible at it, so I have to create paper designs instead.

This is another Jingle Jump card, and this one uses stamps and dies from last year’s “holiday” mini that are in the current Annual Catalog. So no retiring items to worry about here, except for the Sparkle Glimmer Paper that has been gone for some time.

Inside is a greeting from Christmas to Remember.

In the spirit of international friendship, we have garlands of Norwegian flags on our tree this year, as well as small Hummel ornaments representing my heritage. Over the weekend we made 150 potato cakes with Peter and his parents for a family gathering. We do an excellent job, seriously, and zip-top bags with extras go home with the guests. What they don’t know is how many are still here …

People have asked if potato cakes are the same as lefse, and my answer is — maybe. When we were in Norway, someone was demonstrating the art of lefse, and they didn’t look the same as ours (except that they were pale, like most Norwegian food, LOL). My stepson, Peter’s dad, has his mother’s recipe, which is unsettlingly vague: “Boil potatoes and mash with margarine and cream. Add flour and cook on griddle.” Lots of room for error there, so there is a bit of sampling of the early cakes to see if we’ve got the balance right. Other than that, I keep to my job (rolling) and mostly do not get involved in the drama over the quantity of flour, the thickness and diameter of the rolled balls, the potato cake(s) dropped on the floor during transfer from griddle to cooling area, etc., etc. I will say that since our team took over the job three years ago, I have eaten more than my required-as-an-inlaw one potato cake at Christmas!

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Snowflake Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set [153444] $26.00

Christmas To Remember Cling Stamp Set (English) [156300] $22.00

Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [147050] $7.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [159229] $8.25

Poppy Parade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119793] $8.75

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $9.75

Sparkle Glimmer Paper [146957] $5.00

So Many Snowflakes Dies [153560] $36.00

Ornate Layers Dies [152726] $37.00