DesignZ by DeDe

Moving to Wordpress

noreply@blogger.com (dedesmith32) — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 08:18:00 +0000

I am finally upgrading to Wordpress! So hang in there for me while I transfer my blog posts and designs over there! Feel free to visit www.designzbydede.com!

Thanks for your patience!

Magical Mousetery Tour | September 2016

noreply@blogger.com (dedesmith32) — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 06:00:00 +0000

Welcome to the next
MAGICAL MOUSETERY TOUR!

Thanks for joining me here on my blog! If you haven't been here before - please take a look around and make sure to download all my Freebies!

Take a look at all of my products in my blogstore HERE.

This month, we are on exploring

A MAGICAL FRONTIER!

Pick up all the fun freebies on the tour to have a great mega kit full of

papers and embellishments to scrap all of your Disney adventures!

Check out my little contribution:

DOWNLOAD LINK

Welcome aboard the September 2016 Magical Mousetery Tour. If you're following the Tour route from start to finish, you should have arrived here from Triple J Designs and your next stop will be Mad for the Mouse Designs. If you get lost along the way, head on back to the main Magical Mousetery Tour post to view the master list and get back on track.

Be sure to follow the tour through the BLOG and on FACEBOOK!

Have fun and please feel free to leave your comments, questions, and suggestions by leaving a comment! I love to hear from you!

Magical Mousetery Tour | June 2016

noreply@blogger.com (dedesmith32) — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 14:00:00 +0000

Welcome to the next
MAGICAL MOUSETERY TOUR!

Thanks for joining me here on my blog! If you haven't been here before - please take a look around and make sure to download all my Freebies!

Take a look at all of my products in my blogstore HERE.

This month, we are on exploring with

A MAGICAL ADVENTURE!

Pick up all the fun freebies on the tour to have a great mega kit full of

papers and embellishments to scrap all of your Disney adventures!

Check out my little contribution:

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Thank you for jumping on board the June 2016 Magical Mousetery Tour! If you're following the Tour route from start to finish, you should have arrived here from FranB Designs and your next stop will be Designs by Romajo. If you get lost along the way, simply head back to the main Magical Mousetery Tour post to view the master list and get back on track.

Be sure to follow the tour through the BLOG and on FACEBOOK!

Have fun and please feel free to leave your comments, questions, and suggestions by leaving a comment! I love to hear from you!

Magical Mousetery Tour | March 2016

noreply@blogger.com (dedesmith32) — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 07:00:00 +0000

Welcome to the next
MAGICAL MOUSETERY TOUR!

Thanks for joining me here on my blog! If you haven't been here before - please take a look around and make sure to download all my Freebies!

Take a look at all of my products in my blogstore HERE.

This month, we are on a Disney Bound with

A MAGICAL JOURNEY!

Pick up all the fun freebies on the tour to have a great mega kit full of

papers and embellishments to scrap all of your Disney Travel!

Check out my little contribution:

DOWNLOAD LINK

Thank you for jumping on board the March 2016 Magical Mousetery Tour! If you're following the Tour route from start to finish, you should have arrived here from Triple J Designs and your next stop will be Designs by Romajo. If you get lost along the way, simply head back to the main Magical Mousetery Tour post to view the master list and get back on track.

Be sure to follow the tour through the BLOG and on FACEBOOK!

Have fun and please feel free to leave your comments, questions, and suggestions by leaving a comment! I love to hear from you!

Merry Christmas from The Smith Family

noreply@blogger.com (dedesmith32) — Wed, 23 Dec 2015 19:59:00 +0000

I have sent out Christmas cards every year for 16 years,
but this year I just didn't get it done. So I am doing
a digital-only version this year!

MERRY CHRISTMAS
FROM THE SMITH FAMILY

J.J. is 13 and is in 8th Grade at Spectrum Academy. This school has been heaven-sent for J.J. and his parents and has helped us get through having a teenager with autism. J.J. loves Star Wars, Phineas and Ferb, and Minecraft. He is happiest when he is watching movies and playing on his tablet.

Beth is 10 and in 5th grade at Spring Creek Elementary. She loves school, being with her friends, and excels in reading. She sings in her school choir, is learning to play the violin, and is in a theater group (they will be performing Aladdin in April). She is happiest when she is reading a book, listening to music and singing, or doing some kind of craft!

Joey always stays busy with work (and teaching in Elders Quorum). He has done quite a bit of traveling this year to places like Nashville, Las Vegas, and New York. In his spare time (which is not much at all), he enjoys being with his family, reading or listening to music and audiobooks, and playing Guild Wars 2.

DeDe has stepped back a lot in her blogging and designing digital scrapbook products this year, but is hoping to get back to her creative side in 2016. She loves her calling in the Primary presidency (except for the actual teaching Sharing time part). She loves the kids and being able to use her talents to create wonderful things for the Primary, the Ward, the Schools and sometimes even her family and friends! In her spare time, she enjoys reading, watching movies, creating (especially with her new Silhouette Cameo), selling books for Usborne Books & Jewelry for Origami Owl, and procrastinating housework.

Our family's highlight of the year was visiting Disneyland a few weeks ago. We have a love of Disney in our household and we really enjoyed taking my brother and his family with us this year. We really enjoy the Christmas Season at Disneyland and it was so fun to be able to participate in Disneyland's 60th Anniversary as well. As a family, our favorite thing to do is watch movies together (with popcorn).

Our Family wishes you all a VERY VERY VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and a joyful HOLIDAY SEASON! We hope each one of you feels the REASON FOR THE SEASON and the true magic and spirit of Christmas! We hope you have lots of family time and that your season is the best ever!

Love you all!

FREEBIE | 2016 Primary Theme Posters

noreply@blogger.com (dedesmith32) — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 02:13:00 +0000

2016 PRIMARY
I Know the Scriptures Are True

So if you are LDS and happen to be in a Primary Presidency,
I have a freebie for you today.

I AM a part of my ward's Primary Presidency (specifically the second counselor), and I'm so excited about these posters that I created for the upcoming new year! I loved the posters that I created last year, but I love these even more. I'm so excited about how they turned out.

If you are in the Primary, you know that each month we have monthly themes that go along with the yearly theme, plus monthly scriptures. Many wards, including my own, like to display posters with the month's theme on it!

We wanted the kids to really delve into the scriptures this year and this is the perfect way to introduce the scriptures to the children. When they look at the posters, they can see what actual pages of the scriptures look like and they can see and read the month's scriptures. It is making me excited to re-read the Book of Mormon this year and hopefully be able to share the great stories with the kids!

I have 2 versions for you. We love the big 16x20 posters but I also have 8x10 posters if that is easier for your Primary room! We actually use the big posters in our Primary room and the smaller posters on a bulletin board in the foyer of our church! The files are large because of the high quality jpg files!

I really hope you can use them!
I would really love to hear what you think!

DOWNLOAD 16x20

DOWNLOAD 8x10

Magical Mousetery Tour | December 2015

noreply@blogger.com (dedesmith32) — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 12:00:00 +0000

Welcome to the very first
MAGICAL MOUSETERY TOUR!

I was so thrilled to receive a message from the team at Magical Mousetery Tour, inviting me to join in a fun Disney Blogtrain! I jumped at the chance to be creative again and anything Disney is just my favorite thing! In fact, when this post goes live, I will be at DISNEYLAND with my family!

Thanks for joining me here on my blog! If you haven't been here before - please take a look around and make sure to download all my Freebies!

Take a look at all of my products in my blogstore HERE.

This month, we are celebrating Walt's Birthday with

A MAGICAL CELEBRATION!

Pick up all the fun freebies on the tour to have a great mega kit full of

papers and embellishments to scrap all of your Disney Celebrations!

Check out my little contribution:

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Thank you for jumping on board the inaugural Magical Mousetery Tour! If you're following the Tour route from start to finish, you should have arrived here from Magical Scrapper and your next stop will be Peppermint Creative. If you get lost along the way, simply head back to the main Magical Mousetery Tour post to view the master list and get back on track.

Be sure to follow the tour through the BLOG and on FACEBOOK!

Have fun and please feel free to leave your comments, questions, and suggestions by leaving a comment! I love to hear from you!

A New Disney-inspired Blog Train!

noreply@blogger.com (dedesmith32) — Tue, 17 Nov 2015 02:04:00 +0000

This December will see the launch of a brand new Disney inspired blog train - The Magical Mousetery Tour. I'm so excited to announce that I'll be one of the designers joining them on their very first train, departing December 1st 2015!

As part of the countdown for the first train, they have been revealing participating designers 1 by 1 on their blog. Head on over there now to see my feature, learn a little about me and pick up a great discount coupon for my store! You can find my feature here.

You're going to love the submission I've been working on!

NEW! Fab 5 Countdown Chain

noreply@blogger.com (dedesmith32) — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 10:11:00 +0000

I'm so excited for my family's upcoming Disneyland trip - we are on countdown.....54 MORE DAYS! One of the fun things we have going are some Disney Countdown Chains. I will have some more templates up soon (think Princess Chains, Pixar Chains, etc.), but today I'm excited to share my

FAB 5 COUNTDOWN CHAIN TEMPLATES

Planning a Disney trip? Want something fun to countdown until your trip? Well this is it! Get ready to get crafty and create your own countdown chain!

This template set includes 5 different templates to help you create chains that represent Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck, and Pluto! You can use them separately, or combine them for a fabulous look! Your kids will LOVE it- mine sure do!

Check it out in the store HERE.

Aren't they so fun?

FAB 5 COUNTDOWN CHAIN TEMPLATEZ by DesignZ by DeDe (DeDe Smith)

Character IllustrationZ are here!

noreply@blogger.com (dedesmith32) — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 07:07:00 +0000

I'm so excited to present my new product line - CHARACTER ILLUSTRATIONZ! I can't wait to create more and I have tons of ideas.

But first up is my rendition of the love-volcanoes from the latest Disney-Pixar Short. My husband and I got a huge kick out of this short movie. We find ourselves singing the "I Lava You" song all the time and it has come to represent us as a couple. I am planning on making some great t-shirts with this illustration for us to wear on our upcoming Disneyland trip! I will have to share pictures of the shirts when I get them finished!

Check it out in the store HERE.

So let me know what you think of this new product and hopefully this means I am on a creative streak and you'll be seeing much more of me on the blog soon!

I LAVA YOU by DesignZ by DeDe (DeDe Smith)

Monday Magic | Saving on Disney Gift Cards

noreply@blogger.com (dedesmith32) — Mon, 08 Jun 2015 23:39:00 +0000

Are you saving for a Disney trip or

want to get some Disney gift cards for gifts?

Well, today I have an amazing tip for you. As you probably know - I am a bit of a Disney geek and I happen to be saving to go to Disneyland AGAIN in December! I'm so excited. Anyways, I love the forums at Disboards.com and I recently came across an awesome tip about saving on Disney Gift Cards. These cards are awesome because - sure you can use them at the Disney Store (online or local store) and you can use them at most places inside the parks for dining, souvenirs, and even your hotel stay, if you are staying at a Disney Hotel. So basically you can pay for your Disney vacation (minus traveling costs and purchases outside the parks) using just gift cards! It's a fabulous way to keep in your budget too! It does take a little extra work, but saving at least 10% (usually more) and getting more for your money is awesome!

* This process can also be used for other kinds of gift cards too.

So to get the most out of the process, you will need:

1. A Swagbucks account - If you don't have an account already - sign up HERE. Use this site to do searches, surveys, and shopping to earn "money" that you can use on rewards like gift cards. So if you earn enough you can even get a Target Gift Card and then get more Disney Gift Cards as an additional bonus! :) I use this site a lot, basically everytime I make an online purchase and am currently using it as my search engine as well to get extra "bucks." I prefer online shopping, when I need something, so this has worked great for me!

2. A Raise.com account - Sign up HERE. Use this link (or referral code dsmith4) when you sign up and get a free $5 to spend at Raise.com. This is the site where you can get discounted gift cards of all kind. Get more for your money!

3. A Target REDcard - You can get approved for a card HERE. This card will get you 5% off on purchases at Target, including Disney Gift Cards, plus other benefits! So it's a nice card to have. You can do debit or a credit card, so its easy to get approved!

Once you have these 3 accounts you can get started!

1. Login to Swagbucks.com. Go to the SHOP menu and then use that page's search to find Raise.com. Click on the SHOP NOW under the Raise.com page and you'll be sent to Raise and once you make the purchase you will receive your Swagbucks for that. (currently 1 SB per dollar).

2. On Raise.com, search for Target. It will bring up a list of all the Target gift cards available. The page will show you the value of the gift card, the percent off that you will get, and the total price you will pay. Check back often because it changes minute by minute! The best Target Gift Card I've gotten so far was 8.6% off. Choose the gift card(s) that you want and add them to your shopping cart and of course check out. Raise will process it and you will get an email when your gift card is ready (it's usually really quick, like within an hour of purchasing). You'll login to your account and get the gift card information.

3. Head on over to Target.com. Once you have your Target gift card number, go to MANAGE MY ACCOUNT. Under Account Information, click the link that says EDIT PAYMENT METHODS. Make sure you add your REDcard and make it the default payment - this will get you the 5% off your purchases. Then in the PAYMENT METHODS, add your gift cards. You can use up to 3 gift cards per order in checkout. Now you are ready. Go ahead and go to GIFT CARDS in the Target Menu and find the Disney Gift Cards. They are available in $50 increments, so add as many to the cart as you need (I think the limit is 10 per order). Checkout and use the gift card codes you entered!

Using this process can save quite a bit on your gift cards. You get the 5% off from Target, whatever % off you bought the Raise cards at, PLUS you will earn SwagBucks that can be used for Gift Cards too. It all adds up and any savings that you can do for a Disney Vacation is so worth it! Make sure you use SwagBucks for your other online purchases too, so that your "bucks" will add up and you can earn your rewards!

If you have any questions about the process or if there is

something I can do to help - please let me know!

Each Monday (that doesn't have a new release), I am going to be offering a little Magic to start your week. It might be a fun idea, some inspiration, a tutorial, or just sharing some

thoughts - Whatever I feel like! So come back and share your thoughts too!

Wednesday SayingZ | Happy Birthday

noreply@blogger.com (dedesmith32) — Thu, 07 May 2015 07:06:00 +0000

{ This week's title }

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

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Each Wednesday, I am going to be sharing a quote/saying/title with you!

I am a collector of quotes/sayings/scrapbook titles, etc. and I love to hear new ones! So, each week, I will share a quote/saying with you that I hope will inspire you and make your day a little better! I also create pieces of wordart with these quotes each week and offering them to you as a freebie!!! Feel free to use them in your scrapbook layouts or just print them out for great wall decor!

If you have any great quotes/sayings - feel free to send them in to me at dedesmith32@gmail.com - I would love to use them!

Family History TuesdayZ | Happy Place

noreply@blogger.com (dedesmith32) — Wed, 06 May 2015 06:03:00 +0000

Journaling Prompt:

Where are you the happiest?
Describe that place.

My Journaling:
I've never been happier than when I was with my family at Disneyland in December. Whenever I think of that special time I just feel so good inside and so happy that everything went so perfectly. It will be time that is treasured forever for my kids, my hubby and I.

So that is my HAPPY PLACE - Disneyland and whenever I stop and think about that magical place, I still get those wonderful happy feelings. I'm so glad for good memories and things we can treasure inside our hearts and return to when we need our happy place.

Journal CardZ for this Week

Journal CardZ - MY HAPPY PLACE
6x4 and 4x3 Cards - Squared & Rounded Corners

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Each Tuesday, I am going to be offering prompts or ideas. If you don't write in your journal regularly - I am going to encourage you to write just ONCE A WEEK and answer the question/idea that I give on Tuesdays. These ideas hopefully will spark a memory and you will be able to capture that in what you write/record so that it can be left for your children/grandchildren/family/friends. Give as much detail as you can when answering.

Will you do this for me? Will you do this for your families? You can write it down in a journal, you can type it up on a computer or journaling software, you can take a recorder and talk, you can videotape your answers, you can even scrap a page with the journaling. It doesn't matter how you do this - it's just important that you do it. The memories, the dates, the information is the only real thing we can leave to our families when we are gone.

New for 2015! Journal CardZ. A very popular trend right now is Pocket Scrapbooking. Part of pocket scrapbooking is journaling cards. So to help you scrap my weekly Journal Prompts, I am offering up 4x6 and 3x4 cards for your use every week! These cards are great to use digitally or you can even print them out!

If I come up with other family history ideas - I will be sure to share it here too - and if you want to share with me your ideas - that would be wonderful and I'd be glad to share them here too. Just comment here or email me at dedesmith32@gmail.com.

Monday Magic - Daughter of a King

noreply@blogger.com (dedesmith32) — Mon, 04 May 2015 17:37:00 +0000

So I can't believe that I haven't blogged for 3 weeks - where does the time go? Yikes! Well I'm back - I hope. Someday I'm going to get a handle on my life and actually be organized and balanced....yea, I always say that but I'd really like it to happen soon!

So I know you probably have all heard it and seen it all over the news and such, but there is a new princess - Charlotte Elizabeth Diana - and she is beautiful. I have a fascination with the England Royalty, ever since Kate married Prince William. I stayed up late to watch their wedding on tv and I've enjoyed watching their family grow. I love their little family with the cute Prince George and now Princess Charlotte. I just love seeing a royalty family be so happy and you know "normal." I know we only really see what the press tells us, but I just think they are so cute and a family that I would like to really meet and get to know. I just think Kate is a good person and such a good role model. And I guess thinking about a real Prince and his Princess having their "happily ever after" is enchanting to me.

One of the things I've been thinking about and that has always been important to me is remembering that we are all Daughters/Sons of a King. Our Heavenly Father is our true king and we are all his sons and daughters which makes us all princesses and princes. We are all special and no matter what, our Heavenly Father truly loves each one of us. We are not alone in this world - he is always here for us - only a prayer away. His Son and our brother, Jesus Christ is always there for us too - he suffered and died for us so we could live here on earth and then return to our Heavenly Father. We are all family and each of us has the wonderful potential to be a queen/king.

One of my very favorite songs is a song by Jenny Philips and she released it several years ago, when I was a leader of young women of my Faith. The theme for that year was Daughter of a King (the song title as well) and it just meant so much to me and I felt it was so important for our daughters and the young women of the world to realize that they are truly princesses and have the potential to grow up to be such wonderful women.

Because we are all princesses/princes, we owe it to ourselves and to our Heavenly Father to be the best we can be. Yes, we all make mistakes and we struggle - but we all can do better. We are His Children - we can rise up and be the best we can be. Just because we are born as princesses/princes, doesn't mean we don't have to work and become better - we have the potential - we just have to endure and show our Heavenly Father who we really are.

I hope that I can instill these things into my children's souls. They are important - we all are - we are royalty - our King loves us - we have the potential to be beautiful wonderful people - but we have to work at it - its not just given to us. We have to let the Savior into our lives and we have to be kind and honest and work towards all the good values in life. By doing so, we can reach our full potential. It's never too late and we all have our struggles, but we can KEEP MOVING FORWARD and get better every day.

Let me just leave you today with the lyrics to

Daughter of a King

by Jenny Phillips

Do you wonder if he knows who you are?

Do you wonder if he knows the secret pleadings of your heart

He has numbered every sand of the sea

And he longs for you to know that he believes in you.

Can you feel the quiet power from above

Can you feel his strength surround you when your own is not enough

He has blessed you with his spirit from on high

And he longs for you to know what lives inside of you

Oh, be true

CHORUS

Daughter of a king

The father's royalty

Heir to his divinity

He's calling your name

To come and take your place before his throne

He has always known

What he created you to be

A daughter of a king

You hold the promises of all eternity

Rise to claim the noble birth right you were sent here to recieve

He has loved you since you lived with him before

Let him lead you to the gifts he has in store for you

Oh, be true

CHORUS

Daughters of a king our father's royalty

Heirs to his divinity

He's calling our names

To come and take our place before his throne

He has always known

What he created us to be.....

Daughter of a king.

Each Monday (that doesn't have a new release), I am going to be offering a little Magic to start your week. It might be a fun idea, some inspiration, a tutorial, or just sharing some

thoughts - Whatever I feel like! So come back and share your thoughts too!

High/Low + Freebie | April 10, 2015

noreply@blogger.com (dedesmith32) — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 06:00:00 +0000

My LOW this Week is that its been a crazy week and my house is still not clean. I've decided that I am on a cleaning sabbatical (that's what my sister-in-law says) and who knows when I'm going to come back!

My HIGH for this Week is that I have enjoyed lots of time with my kids this week since it is Spring Break. We've done lots of activities and my kids are just at a fun age that it is just so fun to do things with them!

I do have a freebie for you today!
The next in line of my COLOR SKETCH SILHOUETTEZ!
Meet Snow White!

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Have a great weekend!

High/Low + Freebie Posts | Each Friday, I get a little personal and share my high and low points of the week and then I offer a digital scrapbook freebie for everyone to download for FREE.

Recipe Thursday | Personal Pizzas

noreply@blogger.com (dedesmith32) — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 06:00:00 +0000

Personal Pizzas

by DeDe Smith

This week's Recipe:

Pizza makes a great meal and my family loves it, especially my son. He would live on it if I let him. Personal pizzas are perfect for making at home. You can get your whole family involved and everyone can make their own pizza with their choice of toppings! This recipe makes 18 good sized personal pizzas. You could divide the dough and make half into pizzas and freeze the other half of the dough for later use!

2 cups warm water
2 packets active dry yeast
3 tbsp honey
3 tsp salt
4 tbsp olive oil
5-6 cups flour

1/4 cup unsalted butter
1 tbsp garlic spread seasoning

1 jar marinara sauce
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
6 cups mozzarella cheese

Toppings - Pepperoni, Canadian Bacon, Onions, Green Peppers, Mushrooms, Olives, etc.

In the mixing bowl of your stand mixer, stir yeast, honey, and water together. Let it sit for 5 minutes.

Add salt, olive oil and half of the flour and mix well.

Add the rest of the flour - a little bit at a time - and mix well until the dough is slightly tacky, but doesn't stick to your finger when you touch it.

Using your dough hook, knead the dough on medium high from 5-7 minutes. The dough should be smooth and the bowl should be clean.

Roll the dough into a ball and place in a lightly greased bowl and cover with a towel. Let rise 1-2 hours.

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place parchment paper on baking sheet(s).

Melt butter in the microwave and then stir in the garlic spread seasoning.

Punch down dough and divide into 18 pieces. Roll each piece into a ball.

Take one of the balls of dough and using your hands, spread into a rough circle - as thin or thick as you like it.

Take a pastry brush and spread some of the garlic/butter mixture on the dough.

Add a large spoonful of marinara sauce on top of the garlic/butter mixture.

Sprinkle dough with cheeses and then add the toppings of your choice.

Repeat with the rest of the pizzas. You should be able to fit 6 of the pizzas on one baking sheet.

Bake for 12-15 minutes.

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On Recipe Thursdays, I am going to be sharing a recipe with you! I will pick a recipe from my collection and I will be sharing where I got the recipe and everything. But I am going to include my own photo of the finished food, the original recipe, and try and share the things I changed when I made it!

I would love your help too! If you have a great recipe, especially week-night dinner recipes (but I would love all kinds of recipes) - please share it with me, by emailing me at dedesmith32@gmail.com. I will try it out and feature it on my blog! If you have cooking tips or anything else in regards to cooking and food - please email me!

Wednesday SayingZ | perfect love casteth out all fear

noreply@blogger.com (dedesmith32) — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 08:08:00 +0000

{ This week's quote }

perfect love
casteth out all fear
- 1 John 4:18

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Each Wednesday, I am going to be sharing a quote/saying with you!

If you have any great quotes/sayings - feel free to send them in to me at dedesmith32@gmail.com - I would love to use them!

Family History TuesdayZ | Looking Forward

noreply@blogger.com (dedesmith32) — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 06:00:00 +0000

Journaling Prompt:

What are you looking forward to the most?

My Personal Journaling:

I really feel like having something to look forward to is important in life - at least it is for me. Being able to plan and dream a bit and just have something to keep me going is really important.

Right now the thing I am looking forward to the most is actually not set in stone - but we are hoping to visit Disneyland in December again and this time we are hoping to take my brother and his family with us. I really really hope it happens! I love spending time with Cody, Becki and Mallory. They are truly more than just siblings/niece to me - they are some of my best friends and I want to share the magic that is Disneyland with them! I hope it happens!

Journal CardZ for this Week

Journal CardZ - LOOKING FORWARD
6x4 and 4x3 Cards - Squared & Rounded Corners

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Origami Owl Spring Open House

noreply@blogger.com (dedesmith32) — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 03:20:00 +0000

It's Spring! Origami Owl has a new catalog!

I'm so excited to show everyone the amazing stuff that O2 has to offer!

So I'm hosting a Virtual Open House on my O2 Facebook Page

and I want all of you to come on over and check it out.

All this week - April 6-12th - I will be posting lots

of information, giving out some prizes, and deals!

So you'll really want to come on over a few times

this week, so you don't miss anything!

Have questions about O2? Now is the time to ask -

I'd love to help you create something that is totally YOU!

So who's going to join me?

General Conference Quotes - Saturday Morning Session

noreply@blogger.com (dedesmith32) — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 19:28:00 +0000

Some favorite quotes from the Saturday Morning Session of General Conference!

High/Low + Freebie | April 3, 2015

noreply@blogger.com (dedesmith32) — Fri, 03 Apr 2015 06:00:00 +0000

My LOW this Week is that I've struggled this week with anxiety/depression and I just haven't gotten control over it. My house is a mess and I suck at financial stuff. Okay that was good to say - I am now going to do better.

My HIGH for this Week is that its now officially SPRING BREAK and I don't have to wake up early to do carpool for a whole week :)

I do have a freebie for you today!
The next in line of my COLOR SKETCH SILHOUETTEZ!
Meet Cinderella!

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Have a great weekend!

High/Low + Freebie Posts | Each Friday, I get a little personal and share my high and low points of the week and then I offer a digital scrapbook freebie for everyone to download for FREE.

Recipe Thursday | Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole

noreply@blogger.com (dedesmith32) — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 06:00:00 +0000

Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole

by DeDe Smith

This week's Recipe:

I love Chicken Cordon Bleu. It's the perfect comfort food for me. But I've never been great at making it - it just takes a long time and I'm not that great at breading things. So this is perfect, because you get that same great taste, but it is so quick to put together! Serve it with some mixed veggies and maybe even some rice pilaf and you have the perfect meal!

4-5 boneless, skinless Chicken Breasts, cooked and shredded
16 slices thinly sliced Ham
16 slices Swiss Cheese

1 cube butter
4 tbsp flour
3 cups Whole Milk
Juice from 1 Lemon
2 Tbsp Dijon Mustard
1 tsp Season Salt
1 tsp Pepper

1 cup Panko Italian Breadcrumbs
4 tbsp butter

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 9x13 baking dish.

Place shredded chicken breasts on the bottom of the baking dish. Take the slices of ham and chop it up and scatter it over the chicken. Lay the cheese slices over the top of the ham.

Melt the butter in a large saucepan and stir in the flour to form a roux. Pour in the cold milk and continually stir to make a smooth sauce. Cook until sauce thickens and then stir in lemon juice, mustard, salt, salt and pepper. Pour sauce over the chicken/ham/cheese mixture, making sure to evenly distribute.

Pour breadcrumbs into a ziploc bag. Melt the butter and then pour into the bag. Close the bag and mix the butter and crumbs together. Sprinkle the mixture over the top of the casserole.

Bake the casserole uncovered for 45 minutes.

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Wednesday SayingZ | Family Tree

noreply@blogger.com (dedesmith32) — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 06:00:00 +0000

{ This week's title }

Family Tree

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Each Wednesday, I am going to be sharing a quote/saying with you!

If you have any great quotes/sayings - feel free to send them in to me at
dedesmith32@gmail.com - I would love to use them!

Family History TuesdayZ | Perfect Day

noreply@blogger.com (dedesmith32) — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 06:00:00 +0000

Journaling Prompt:

Describe the PERFECT DAY.
Put in as many details as you can.
Make it a possible day, not a "dream day."

Journal CardZ for this Week

Journal CardZ - THE PERFECT DAY
4x6 and 3x4 Cards - Squared & Rounded Corners

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Monday Magic | Because He Lives...

noreply@blogger.com (dedesmith32) — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 06:00:00 +0000

Easter is coming and its a great time to reflect on your personal beliefs.

Of course, the Easter Bunny and the eggs and all of the Springtime Activities

are a lot of fun and great family times, but for me -

I celebrate Easter because Jesus Christ Lives.

There is a beautiful song that the Primary kids in my Ward have been learning. It is called "I Know He Lives" by Clive Romney and it is now one of my very favorite songs of all time. I love the simple, yet powerful lyrics to the song.

I KNOW HE LIVES
by Clive Romney

I know He Lives

I know He loves me

I know that Jesus Christ is my Savior

I know He came to earth as a child long ago

and showed us all the way

I know He paid the price for my sins

I know He died to give life eternal

I want to follow him so that I can return

to live with God again

I truly feel like music is the way to the soul and through song,
I have felt my testimony grow and have felt the Spirit in knowing
what things my Savior did for me.

There is another beautiful song that the Primary kids are learning for Easter. It is called "Gethsemane" by Roger & Melanie Hoffman.

GETHSEMANE
by Roger and Melanie Hoffman

Jesus climbed the hill
to the garden still
His steps were heavy and slow
Love and a prayer, took Him there
to the place only He could go

Gethsemane
Jesus loves me
so He went willingly
to Gethsemane

He felt all that was sad
wicked or bad
all the pain we would ever know
While His friends were asleep
He fought to keep
His promise made long ago

Gethsemane
Jesus loves me
so He went willingly
to Gethsemane

The hardest thing that ever was done
The greatest pain that ever was known
The biggest battle that ever was won
This was done by Jesus
The fight was won by Jesus

Gethsemane
Jesus loves me
so He gave His gift to me
in Gethsemane

Gethsemane
Jesus loves me
so He gives His gift to me
from Gethsemane

This is my testimony. I know He lives and because He lives so can we. We can overcome this life and our mistakes and live with our Heavenly Father again. I know that there is true healing from getting to know Jesus Christ and accepting his truths. I know that my Savior lives and I know that He hears me and answers my prayers. I know he died for me and lives for me and all of us.

Please visit Mormon.org/Easter for more

information about the Savior and Easter.

#BecauseHeLives

Each Monday (that doesn't have a new release), I am going to be offering a little Magic to start your week. It might be a fun idea, some inspiration, a tutorial, or just sharing some

thoughts - Whatever I feel like! So come back and share your thoughts too!