I'll Be Home for Christmas

It's duel day! The Dueling Darlings are hosted by the sister team this month - Debby (Dazzlers) and Suzy (Divas). They came up with this month's theme when they were together at Christmas time.

Christmas In July

The kit Debby sent the Dazzlers included the following items:

Image - Stampin' UP! "I'll Be Home"

Gemstones and Recipe Card - Paper Studio

Ribbon - Offray

Papes - all from Hobby Lobby

Thanks Debby!

I'm especially excited about this theme because it gives me another card to add to my growing box of Christmas Cards for the Troops.

Here's the inside of my card:

Debby/Suzy asked us to share a recipe that we like to include in our Christmas dinners. The recipe I'm sharing is actually one of the very few recipes I have from my MIL (she was a DEAR lady, but not much of a cook). Because of its vibrant color (red!) I always make it to go with our Christmas dinner. I will tell you I do not add the pineapple or nuts because when our children were little they would eat those. And now our tradition continues to leave them out. LOL!

Cherry Jello

Heat one can of Cherry Pie Filling and a package of (dry) Cherry Jello in a saucepan stirring constantly until the Jello dissolves.

Remove from heat and add 6-8 oz. of Pepsi/Coke, 1 small can of crushed pineapple (well drained) and 1/2-3/4 cup of chopped pecans.

Chill until set.

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Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

The only thing I used in addition to Debby's kit was some cardstock - Archivers Weave Wine Red and Recollections Black