Stamp Simply #118

The Stamp Simply #118 challenge over at Sharon Johnson's blog today is to use snow on our creations, and do a C&S at the same time. I didn't make a card today because all my holiday cards are finally finished and sent, so I decided to use these mini loaves of cranberry nut bread that I baked yesterday. I found these adorable little mini loaf pans on sale last year at Michaels and they're perfect for little home-baked gifts! I made the tag from PTI soft stone cs because it perfectly matched the loaf pan color! I stamped the PTI sentiment in Versafine Onyx black ink and the tiny snowflake with Ballet blue. I added a felt snowflake and embellished both snowflakes with a Geo Sparkler. You can click the photo to see this detail much better. I wrapped some matching ribbon with snowflakes and this little gift is good to go!

Here's what it looks like with the tag slid underneath the ribbon.
For those who want this recipe, here it is. It's very basic and simple and makes 3 mini loaves like this, or one regular sized loaf.

Cranberry Nut Bread
* 2 cups all-purpose flour
* 3/4 cup white sugar
* 3/4 teaspoon salt
* 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
* 1 cup chopped cranberries (I used Craisins)
* 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
* 1 egg
* 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
* 3/4 cup orange juice
* 1 tablespoon orange zest

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees . Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan. (or 3 mini loaf pans)
2. Combine the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Add the cranberries and walnuts, and stir to coat with flour. Mix together the egg, oil, orange juice, and orange zest. Pour the egg mixture into the flour mixture, and stir until just blended. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan(s).
3. Bake for 50 minutes in the preheated oven (25-30 minutes for mini loaf pans), or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then remove to a wire rack, and cool completely.

*I sprinkled a little cinnamon/sugar mix in the pans before adding batter and added a few craisins to the top before baking.

Have a wonderful Friday and keep that shovel handy if you live in PA! We're supposed to get "substantial" accumulations of snow tomorrow, so I'll be inside happily playing in my craft room I'm sure:) Maybe Sharon knew this was coming and that's why she used "snow" as her theme for today's challenge? Hmm..............

Carol