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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Summer Sweet-Sour Cucumbers with Onions Recipe Layout

Created this Summer Cucumber Recipe layout using a Sweet-Sour Cucumbers with Onions tasty recipe from Spices of the World Cookbook by McCormick.


Hubby built the raised cedar veg bed with trellis. Planted 1 Cucumber plant bought at Home Depot.


Used Freshly Picked Cricut cartridge for the Cucumber die cuts. Tried to cut the one layer but too thin & it kept tearing so I made 2 without the layer out of 2 different shades of green.
Used Tim Holtz paper distresser on the edges of the Cucumber die cuts to give it a more realistic bumpy Cucumber look.

Our Cucumber plant has become a 
Jack-in-the-Beanstalk.

















Cucumber on the vine.
















Hubby cutting the cucumber off the vine.
















Cucumber measures approx 7".















Me holding my recipe layout next to the
Cucumber plant. 
















 Sweet-Sour Cucumbers with Onions Recipe Layout.






















 Closeup of recipe.


















Closeup of Cricut cartridge Freshly Picked 
Cucumber die cuts & twine.

 




















What recipe looks like made:




















calligraphy: hand calligraphy using a calligraphy marker
Cricut cartridge: Freshly Picked 3.5" Cucumber
paper:
core'dinations cardstock - 2 shades of green
cardstock - yellow & off-white
vellum paper
recipe: Spices of the World Cookbook
Tm Holtz: paper distresser - edges of Cucumber die cuts
twine: green/white


Entering this into the following challenges:

2 Sisters Anything Goes unlim 10th 6/23-29
A Muse Studio Let's Celebrate the Start of Summer lim3 3rd 6/25-7/7
Die Cut Divas Ch71 Summer Fruits & Vegs 6/26-7/2
Fantabulous Cricut Ch117 BBQ Time/Picnic Foods mine is a picnic food 6/25-7/1 
Getting Cricky Simply Sun Ch Summertime unlim 16th 6/3-30
Jaihart Sun Are Lovely 10 unlim 42nd 6/3-7/1
Paper Issues Picnics & Patriots unlim 4th Picnic recipe 6/24-7/7
Paper Play Ch Wk25 Use a Die unlim 10th 6/21-27
Party Time Tues Anything Goes unlim 4th 6/26-7/2
Simon Says Stamp & Show Depth of Distress unlim 3rd 6/25-7/1
Tammy Scrapin Corner Ch16 Anything Goes Any Artist unlim 5th 6/25-7/1
That Craft Place It's All Green lim3 1st 6/24-7/7

23 comments:

  1. Oooo, what a fantastic recipe. I'm definitely going to try that, Melissa! Love the Cricut cuts and your recipe layout. Great work. Thanks for submitting this at Tammy's Scrapin Corner. I would hate to have missed the recipe!
    NanaConnie DT

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    1. Had some for lunch and it is very good. Hubby was going to make a sour cream cucumber something but I decided to try my hand at making this. Made Parmesan-Crusted Bruschetta Chicken on Mon using a recipe from Sun newspaper coupon section that was very good and perhaps I'll have to post it.
      Melissa
      "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  2. How fun....what a great post!

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    2. Glad you enjoyed the post with the many photos. I like to incorporate my love for photography into my crafting.
      Melissa
      "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  3. Sounds good. Thanks for the recipe share. Did you leave out the dill? I don't see it...or did you used crushed?

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    1. The Dill Weed is there, just not noticeable in the photo. Used all the ingredients that recipe called for and had all the ingredients. I doubled the recipe since I had more than 2 C Cucumbers. Had some for lunch today and it is very good. Normally hubby makes this and was going to make a sour cream cucumber something but I decided to try my hand at making this myself.
      Melissa
      "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  4. Yummy Yummy. I would love to start a garden just don't know how and where to start. TFS AJ~

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    1. We have had a garden each yr for awhile. This is 1st yr hubby made the raised cedar beds to plant in. The ground here in TX is not suitable for growing in so you have to use alot of Miracle Grow soil.
      Melissa
      "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  5. Very Gorgeous. It made me one one to eat
    Thanks for Entering the Challenge
    At Tammy's Scrapin Corner.
    I hope to see you enter next week!!
    Hugs Owner Tammy Ortiz

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  6. Great idea to use your Cricut cuts to craft up your recipe! Thanks for joining us at 2 Sisters Challenge.

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  7. Hi there - well this certainly says that summers here - mine are only just starting to grow! Thanks for joining us over at LEJ Designs this week! Hugs rachel xx

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  8. Love your tie in with your garden. The cucumbers look so real. Great idea to distress the edges. Thanks for joining us at FFCB for the BBQ challenge this week.

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  9. Great Idea. Thank you for joining us at LEJ Designs this week. Chris xx

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  10. What a great idea!!!!!Thanks for joining us at DCD this week!
    Gerda
    http://cardscreations.blogspot.com

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  11. Hi Melissa!Wait a minute!You also have recipes!!!Who are you...Wonder Woman?..LOL
    You are AWESOME!!!Great Talent and love this!
    Thanks for joining us at DCD this week!!
    Migdalia
    http://craftingwithcreativem.blogspot.com

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  12. Love your pics of your cucumbers on the vine! That was a gorgeous cucumber that presumably went into the delicious dish. :) Your paper crafted cucumbers look really cute at the bottom of your recipe. Thanks for sharing with us at Simon Says Stamp and Show. <3 Candy

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  13. Wow, your cucumber plant is amazing. Hubby did a wonderful job with that trellis and planter--beautiful. I think my mom used to make the sour cream cucumbers. Ahh, memories. Thanks for sharing at DCD this week--Pat N.

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  14. Adorable way to share the recipe :)

    Jessie
    Getting Cricky DTM

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  15. WOW I'm so jealous of your cucumber plant! Ours won't grab onto anything! What a tasty looking recipe!!! Thanks for linking up with Die Cuttin Divas!

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  16. Thanks for sharing your great recipe!
    Thanks for playing along with the Die Cuttin' Divas this week!
    Candy
    http://candyscraftcorner.blogspot.com

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  17. Great recipe. Looks very yummy!

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  18. Lovely idea.... Looks very tasty too!! thanks for joining us at That Craft Place..... hugs Trudie xx

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