Wordless{ish} Wednesday: Helloooooo new tattoooo.

{linked to black and white wednesday}

{There she is. My sweet new tattoo. I’ve had the flowers on my shoulder for about three years now… and, have been scheming out my newest addition ever since then! I wanted it to sort of be a continuation of the shoulder tat. There’s a honey bee by my wrist… she represents Ruari for me… AND, I also added two bees on the front and back of my shoulder… these represent Mike and I.}
{I had planned to add more branches/touch up my original tat, but because of the surprise Angus butt surgery costs… I thought it was best to scale it down. 🙂 Maybe this fall I can add more? 🙂 And, I wont be filling it in. It’s done with grey ink and she just did some shading. Exactly how I wanted it. It will fade more and look as light as my shoulder in… I don’t know… 3 years? :D}
{Let’s talk about my amazing tattoo artists… Traci Manley from New Rose Tattoo in Portland, OR. She did the original… and then she did my addition. She’s so talented. Please check out her website and visit her portfolio. She’s awesome. AND… hey! If you’re in Portland and need a tat… why not schedule one real quick at New Rose Tattoo? Great idea!}
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♡ Chelsey

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Your Best Shot WINNNERS!

I had so much fun with this challenge you guys! Thanks for playing! We had over 300 entries! It was so so hard to choose a top 30… and, now we have the winners! There are only prizes for first and second place… but, feel free to grab this button below if you made it to the top 10! Great job!

The Paper Mama Top 30!

10th place:
9th place: 
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7th place: 
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5th place: 
4th place:  
3rd place:
{Beth V. Photography}

The 2nd place winner is…..
{Toliver Family}

The Paper Mama Top 30!

AND, the 1st place winner is…..

{Jennifer Wakefield}

The Paper Mama Top 30!

CONGRATS! And, thank you again to everyone that participated! So much fun! Thank you. First and second place, I’ll be contacting you soon… but, you’re welcome to send me an email too if you just can’t wait any longer! 😀
Thanks again to the judges! Give them a visit and thank them! It was NOT easy! They went through each and every one of your entries! Thank you SO SO SO SO much ladies. The judges: {Ramblings and Photos}, {The Bonnie 5}, {Mamahood, Among Other Things}, {Life with Kaishon}, {I Should Be Folding Laundry}, {April Newman Photography}, and {My Perspective}.

AND AND… I wanted to throw out ANOTHER thank you to the awesome sponsors that are providing the amazing prizes for the first and second place winners! Please visit them! They are all amazing and AWESOME!!! The sponsors: {Ketti: $100 to the Ketti Shop}, {Jo Totes: A Jo Totes Camera Bag}, {Totally Rad: Action or Preset of your Choice.}, {Just Stuff: $20 to spend in the Just Stuff shop.}, {Barely Measured: A custom camera strap cover.}, {Twenty Five Designs: Choice of Headband or Hair Clip}, and {Hanamik: The lens cap holder pictured above.}! Thank you!

♡ Chelsey

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Homemade Pizza Dough and Potato Pizza Recipe

Homemade Pizza Dough and Potato Pizza Recipe

Mike’s been making this homemade bread and it’s so simple and delicious. This homemade bread can also be used for this Homemade Pizza Dough and Potato Pizza Recipe. It really makes delicious pizza. We did a simple pepperoni and feta pizza. My husband wanted to share the dough and potato pizza recipe with you guys. Enjoy!

Mike’s Potato Pizza
By, My Husband

  • 5 small Yukon Gold Potatos (pre-boiled whole for 10-15 minutes, and refrigerate for 1 – 2 hours before slicing)
  • 1/4 cup Homemade herb blend: Fresh Rosemary, Fresh Parsley, Red Pepper Flake, Salt, Fresh Garlic blended together (measurements are to taste, he pulsed them together in the food processor until fine)
  • 1/2 cup feta
  • 1/2 cup parmesean
  • 3/4 cup mozzarella
  • 1/2 white onion (sliced VERY thin)
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Splash of olive oil
Directions:
– 30 minutes before you make the pizza, take the whole potatoes out of the fridge and slice as thin as possible and put a small splash of olive oil, a pinch of salt and pepper. Then put together the white onions with a splash of olive oil, salt, pepper, and a couple pinches of the homemade herb blend.
– Roll out the pizza dough on a well floured surface (Mike rolls it out on the back of a sheet pan… easier to transfer this way) to the size of your pizza stone.
– Cover the center of the rolled out dough with a splash of olive oil and 3 pinches of the homemade herb blend.
– Layer the potatoes, place some onions to taste, half of the cheeses, a little more of the herb blend and then repeat this layering one more time.
– Transfer to stone. Ready to bake. 500 degrees for at least 18 – 20 minutes (until you start seeing little brown spots on the cheese and dough. Mike said that the pizza should make a tapping sound when you tap it and it’s done).
 
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Homemade Pizza Dough and Potato Pizza Recipe
Simple Pizza Dough 
As tested out by, My Husband (recipe originally found here)
The important thing about this dough is to really follow the ratio: 100 parts flour, 1.5 parts salt, 1 part instant yeast, and 70 parts water. You can make any size loaf of bread as long as you follow that. The following is about enough to make one loaf of bread.
  • about 2 cups bread flour or all-purpose flour
  • about 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • about 1/2 teaspoon yeast
  • about 1 cup minus 1.5 tablespoons water
You have to let it sit in a covered bowl for about 3 days. So, plan ahead! Start it today (I’m sure almost everyone has those ingredients in their cupboards) and you’ll be ready for pizza by the weekend!
 
Since this wasn’t Mike’s recipe I’ll just direct you to where he found the recipe. Over at Serious Eats. One of Mike’s favorite websites.
 
Let me know if you try it! Pizza is fun and you can pretty much throw ANYTHING on it. We will be making this again. 
 
What Mike recipe is up next? Are you ready for this? Jalapeño Popper Dip!!!! Yuuummm. Not healthy by the way. 
– Chelsey

Sunday Challengin’

Scavenger Hunt Sunday:

Pop of Color

Crossing Thresholds

This isn’t very threshholdy… But, it’s the best I have for this prompt this week. 🙂

X-Ray

Soooo…. I totally meant to edit this photo into x-ray style… then I got totally sidetracked and just put eyes on my shoulder…. so, yeah. 😀

Toy


Hidden or Farm
Steppin’ Out Saturday:

Chelsey:
– Headband: Claire’s
– Top: Thrift
– Jeans: f21
– Shoes: Thrift

Ruari:
– Onesie: Target
– Shoes: Babies ‘r Us

So, Ruari, my friends, mike, and I stepped out to First Friday… BUT, of course I forgot to take any photos. So, my steppin’ out photos are from Thursday. Yay!

Scavenger Hunt SundayMM3

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♡ Chelsey

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The Paper Mama Photo Challenge "Sparkle"


July 2nd
This weeks challenge: Sparkle!
The challenge: The challenge will be based around your children. Take or find a photo of your baby (or kid… or puppy… or kitty). With or around something sparkly!

My example of Sparkle: 

This challenge is perfect for your fourth of July photos you’ll have! I’ll try and update my photo after Monday. 😀

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Here are a couple links to some free photo editing software if you don’t already have something:
Picnik 
Picasa
Gimp
Pixlr

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Remember: my photo challenges do require you to have either your children or one of your furry children (pets) in the photo (unless it’s a self portrait week). It could be just one finger… or a toe… but, they must be there.
There always has to be rules… I know, boring right? But, it’s to help me and you. 🙂 Click on this link for more details… Each entry does need to link back to my blog… All photo entries need to be in by 11:59 PM Pacific Time on July 7th…   
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Winners so far this month:
– Favorite of June: … Jenny Rain …
– Sparkle: … no one yet …
– Sweet: … no one yet …
– Black and White: … no one yet …

The Paper Mama

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♡ Chelsey

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AND… the winner of the "Favorite of June" photo challenge is…


June 25th
This weeks challenge: Favorite photo from June.
The challenge: The challenge will be based around your children. Take or find a photo of your baby (or kid… or puppy… or kitty). Just pick your favorite photo from this past month. 😀

First:
{Jenny Rain}

Congrats to the winner! Great job, and please feel free to grab the Fact: I’m Awesome button! Because You are awesome!!

The Paper Mama


Second:
{Kristen Laudick}


Third:
{Good Knits}

Fourth:
{Our Tiny Big Life}
Fifth:
{Miggyhood}

 

Congrats to my top 5 winners! If you’d like… you are more than welcome to grab a Top 5 Photo button below!

The Paper Mama

 

My favorites (in no particular order):
{CT Photography}

{My Life in Sweats}

{They Call Me Mama}

{Mommy Matters}

{4 Lettre Words}

If you’re one of my favorites you are more than welcome to grab a “Paper mama hearts me” button below!

The Paper Mama

  

Please don’t get discouraged if I didn’t pick you this week. 🙂 It’s always so hard to pick my faves each time! There are always so many wonderful entries. Thanks for participating everyone! 😀


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Winners so far this month:
– Favorite of June: … Jenny Rain …
– Sparkle: … no one yet …
– Sweet: … no one yet …
– Black and White: … no one yet …

And, if you all get a moment….
I’d LOVE a vote! 😀
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♡ Chelsey

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