happy valentine's day.

i made these cards tonight for emma to hand out at her mother's day out party tomorrow.

i think they're pretty darn cute!

chocolate chip cookies.

hi friends! if you are reading this blog entry, there's a good chance you may have received cookies from my husband, jason, with dagley insurance. we know that these cookies are so yummy, so we've decided to put the recipe on my website, to share it with anyone interested.

while you're copying down the specifics for these yummy treats, feel free to peek around the rest of this site. i create custom stationary & invitations for all types of gifts and events. all of my contact info can be found on this site.

sara beth's ridiculously decadent
chocolate chip cookies

(Recipe may be halved):
2 cups butter
2 cups brown sugar
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
3 tsp. vanilla
5 cups blended oatmeal (Measure oatmeal and blend in a blender to a fine powder.)
4 cups flour
2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. baking powder
4 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. salt
1 8oz. Hershey Bar - grated
24 oz. chocolate chips
3 cups your choice of chopped nuts - optional

Cream the butter and both sugars. Add eggs and vanilla; mix together with flour, oatmeal, cinnamon, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Add chocolate chips, Hershey Bar and nuts. Roll into balls and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet.

Bake for 8 - 10 minutes at 375 degrees. Makes roughly 112 cookies.


enjoy!
happy baking,
sara rains, emma kate designs
jason rains, dagley insurance

more notecards.

my sweet friend lisa ordered these cards for gifts for her friends. we had so much fun picking them out! personalized stationary is a great gift, because you can pick the cards out to go with each individual's personality. you'll notice a few different styles, here... and i'm sure each card will tell you a bit about their receiver!

this san lori card is so beautiful. andrea's name is printed in "adine kirnberg," in chocolate to match the card.


andrea can write notes from her whole family with this san lori card. also in chocolate, their family name is printed "cochin" (in all caps).


this jc gingham card is so cute! heather's name is printed in "kayleigh," in chocolate to match the brown stripes of the card.

heather's family card is also made by jc gingham. their name is printed in "gill sans light," in all lower case. so cute!

jennifer's name is printed - you guessed it - in chocolate, using "black jack" on this jc gingham pink paisley notecard.


lisa picked out the same card in blue to be printed with jennifer's monogram. the chocolate monogram is in "harrington."

the same card is used a third time, this time in a pretty lime green, for mr. & mrs. belknap... or make & jen. their names are printed in "century gothic light."

jc gingham also made this sweet aqua & lime paisley card. julie's name is printed in one of my favorite fonts: "amelie." i think it goes perfectly with the swirly, paisley pattern at the bottom of the card. (lisa also ordered this exact card for her sister-in-law, jen yee.)

i love this san lori card! the black & red floral pattern is so striking. the conary family's name is printed in the bottom band in lowercase "cochin." (lisa's sister-in-law is also getting a set of these cards, reading "the yee family.")

notecards.

my daughter, emma kate, is in the promiseland mother's day out program at mckinney fellowship bible church. her sweet teachers are mrs. kruppe & mrs. hughes. they have taken such great care of emma while mommy is at school, and she loves them very much. every morning on her way to "school" she says, "i'm gonna go see mrs. kruppe & mrs. hughes and play with friends!" : )

since today is the last day of mother's day out before christmas, i made these notecards for emma's teachers for their christmas present. both notecards are from inviting company. on mrs. kruppe's cards, i used black jack font in chocolate, and on mrs. hughes' cards, i used heather font in black.

merry christmas!