LADY (pump-u-fulla) LEAD
July 1, 2009
goodies
RED VELVET
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CAKE
1 ½ cups of sugar
½ cup of butter (room temp.)
2 eggs (room temp.)
2 1/3 cups cake flour
2 tablespoons of cocoa powder
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1 teaspoon of baking powder
½ teaspoon of salt
1 cup of buttermilk
1 ½ tablespoons of red food coloring
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1 teaspoon of distilled white vinegar
ingredients
FROSTING
8 oz. of cream cheese (room temp.)
2 -3 cups of powdered sugar
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directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Beat butter and sugar on medium speed for 2 or 3 minutes until light and fluffy.
3. Add eggs one at a time until mixed thoroughly.
4. In a bowl, sift together the cake flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
5. Whisk together buttermilk, vinegar, vanilla extract and food coloring,
and mix into butter, sugar and egg mixture.
6. Mix dry and wet ingredients (steps 5 &6) a little at a time, ending with dry ingredients.
7. Scoop into cupcake papers to about ¾’s full.
8. Bake 18 - 22 min. at 350 degrees. (or until toothpick comes out clean)
9. Makes 2 - 21/2 dozen cupcakes.
**Cool before frosting or decorating.**
enjoy!
decorate as pictured or as desired.
kids
More than 20 million kids, from pre-k to third grade, have heard the following from a giant eagle that visited their classroom:
"If you find a gun: Stop! Don’t touch. Leave the area. Tell an adult."
I’m talking about “The Eddie Eagle Gunsafe Program” formed by the NRA in 1988. Accident prevention for kids; that’s what it’s all about. It helps parents too. Even though the NRA started it, guns are not on the agenda. So, pro-gun or not, check out this program...for your kid’s sake!
Email: eddie_nrahq.org
In 1999, The National Shooting Sports Foundation created the Project HomeSafe Program to educate gun owners about their responsibilities to safely handle and store firearms in their homes. Project ChildSafe was developed as a part of this program. It distributes free safety kits, which include a gun locking device, instructions to install it, and a safety booklet. This program is geared to adults. Although the primary purpose is to protect children, everyone benefits.
You can only get a Project ChildSafe kit from participating law enforcement partners in your state
Visit Project ChildSafe to find a participant in your area.
Be Safe is a gun safety program intended for kids in grades 1 - 3..
It is a story about how one hypothetical Utah family deals with gun safety issues in their home. This program is commonly used in schools, but can be used in other settings as well.
The story is read to kids, and then the kids are given printed copies of the story to take home . Parents are to read it again to them and to siblings before bed that day. This repetition at home tends to help generate family dialog about kids and gun safety.
This program does not support or oppose the ownership of firearms. It is intended to promote gun safety in Utah households. (Provided by the Utah Shooting Sports Council.)
The story for this program can be found at:
(Just click on gun safety for kids.)
crafts
patriotic card
Arts and crafts on a pistol website might seem like a contradiction, however, just because I can protect myself (with great accuracy) doesnt mean that I cant do things a lady might do. One of my favorite pastimes is card making. I make cards for every holiday and every occasion. At first, I thought making my own cards would be a way to save money, but, as it turns out, it costs me more to make them than to buy them! I dont mind the cost because I have fun doing it and my friends and family appreciate getting a homemade card.. Below is a card that I made in honor of the femme .45 launch
Supplies:
Inkadinkado stamp (90381.M)
2 pieces of white card stock, 5x8 and 2x3
1 piece red card stock,
3x4 Red, white and blue ribbon
Transparent craft lacquer
Black stamp pad
Scissors and paper crimper
Glue stick
Colored pencils
2 star brads (fasteners)
1 piece 5x8 blue cardstock (just a little bigger than the card)
Instructions for card:
1. Stamp lady on piece of 3x3 white cardstock. Color face and hat, and glaze flowers.
2. Fold 5x8 piece of white cardstock in half.
3. Corrugate red card stock with paper crimper and glue to white card.
4. Tie red, white and blue ribbon and glue to card.
5. Attach star brads.
6. Cut around stamped lady and glue on red card stock.
7. Glue card to blue backer.
we the people card
1 piece 5x8 black cardstock
2 silver star brads
Stampin’ Up rubber stamp sets:
“Friendships Journey’
“Star Spangled Banner”
(Both sets retired 2005)
Photo or drawing of gun
1 piece white card stock, 4x5
1 piece red laser paper, 4x5
Colored pencils or markers
White scrap of cardstock
Black ink pad
Scissors
1. Fold black cardstock in half.
2. Stamp woman from Friendship set, cut out, color.
3. Stamp “we the people…” from Star Spangled set and color.
4. Glue gun photo, woman and “we the people” to red paper.
5. Attach brads.
6. Glue red paper to white cardstock, and glue this to black, folded cardstock.
In the coming months, I will be selling custom cards. If you are interested, you may use our contact form and put CARDS in the subject line.
courage card
1. Fold olive cardstock in half.
2. Stamp picture on white cardstock and color.
3. Crimp brown cardstock and cut at an angle.
4. Glue stamped picture to brown crimped cardstock.
5. Attach star brads to opposite corners of brown cardstock.
6. Glue brown cardstock to sand cardstock.
7. Then glue this to olive cardstock.
Olive green cardstock 81/2 x 51/2
Sand cardstock 5 x 33/4
Brown cardstock 5 x 31/2
White cardstock 4 x 3
Stampin’ Up set #115330, “Courage” (‘09-’10)
Scissors, colored pencils, 2 star brads, glue stick and paper crimper
