{Paper Culture} A Review

I was recently given the opportunity to review personalized stationary from Paper Culture.  The timing couldn't be any better.  I was out of thank you cards and Paper Culture's modern, fun designs fit right in with my style.  The only problem I had was choosing which design I liked best out of the 1000's of designs on their site! Ultimately, I chose the 6" x 4.3" cards with the Classic Dandelion design.  This design came in three different colors and I chose Celedon, a very pretty green.

Look, a personalized thank you note!

Front and Back of cards

I was impressed to learn that Paper Culture plants a tree for every order you place.  At the end of your ordering process, you are given an opportunity to pick an image and to dedicate the tree's planting to someone.  Paper Culture has planted over 300,000 trees!  And, Paper Culture uses 100% post-consumer recycled paper.  What does that mean?  Not one tree is cut down in order to make your stationary or cards.

NatoshaZ has planted a tree

 in honor of Jaxon

Dedicated To: Jaxon

To help make your future brighter.

Love Mommy.

Dedicated By: Natosha Z

Illustration donated by Kristine Marsh

Now, just because they use recycled paper doesn't mean you are not getting a quality product.  Paper Culture uses 130 lb paper for their products, all their products feature free rounded corners, they have 1000's of modern designs and they back up all their products with a 100% satisfaction guarantee.  Now if all that isn't enough, they also have a service where you pay for the stamp and they ship your cards (stamp, address and mail) for FREE.  I don't know of any other stationary company who does that.

So, what are you waiting for?  Head over to Paper Culture's Thank You Cards, Note Cards and Stationary page and get some for yourself.

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P.S.  There are a ton of celebrities who love Paper Culture.  Check them out HERE.

Thanks for stopping by,
Natosha

*I received free product in exchange for this review.  However, all opinions are 100% my own*

{MyMemories Suite v4 - 2013 Gold Award Winner} And A Giveaway!

I recently became an affiliate of MyMemories and was provided a copy of their MyMemories Suite v4 software to play with.  It is so much fun.  I have just recently gotten into digital scrapbooking because I just can't seem to find the time to drag out all my supplies and get pages done before my 3 yr old discovers what I am doing. With the MyMemories Suite, everything is on my computer.

MyMemories Suite v4 was recently named a 2013 Gold Award Winner by Top Ten Reviews.  Check out the video:



I like to use digital scrapbooking software for projects other than scrapbooking too. Every week I like to make a cute printable of my menu plan.  Here's what I did using the MyMemories Suite software:

I'm still learning, but the software is very easy to understand and it comes with tons of papers, embellishments and fonts.  Here's a quick page I made of my son:

I can see spending a lot of fun time playing and creating with MyMemories Suite.

If you would like to purchase the MyMemories Suite v4, MyMemories is offering my readers $10 off the regular price PLUS a $10 coupon for the MyMemories.com store! Awesome, right?  Click on the banner below and use the following code at checkout: STMMMS14696.



But wait, the awesomeness isn't over.  MyMemories wants to give one of my readers a free copy of MyMemories Suite.  Here's how to enter:  Go to MyMemories.com and look around. Come back here and tell me, in the comments, what your favorite digital paper pack or layout is.   If you follow my blog, you will get an extra entry.  You can also get an extra entry if you follow MyMemories via Facebook, Twitter or their blog. Just leave a separate comment telling me how you followed myself and MyMemories. So, you can have up to 3 entries.  The giveaway ends on April 30th at midnight.

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Thanks for stopping by and good luck!
Natosha

*I received free software for review purposes.  All opinions are 100% my own.  I am an affiliate, which means if you purchase software using my discount code, I will receive a payment.*

{Menu Plan Monday} 4/22/13

Hello, hello!  How was your weekend?  Mine wasn't long enough.  Well, here is this week's menu.

Monday:  Bacon Pot Roast via Frugal Antics of a Harried Homemaker.  Yeah, you read that right.  Bacon.  Mmmm.  I'll let you know how this one turns out.  I mean, it has to be good.  It has bacon.  Served with mashed yukon gold potatoes and carrots.

Frugal Antics of a Harried Homemaker

Tuesday:  Southern Fried Tilapia served with a side salad and baked french fries.  I don't use a recipe, I just cut the tilapia up in chunks and coat it in a homemade flour/cornmeal mixture and pan fry it.  I'll try to remember to write down the recipe as I make it.

Wednesday:  Taco Salad.  Romaine lettuce, cheddar cheese, black olives, tomatoes, green oinions, sour cream, roasted corn and seasoned ground beef.

Thursday:  Cheesy scrambled eggs, blueberry pancakes and bacon.

Friday:  Poppy Seed Chicken via Sew Caroline, served with rice and broccoli.  I am gonna try to make this a "clean" recipe by making my own cream of chicken soup and crackers.  This recipe is still full of fat, so even though we love, love, love it, I shouldn't make it very often.

Sew Caroline

What are you cooking up this week?

Thanks for stopping by,

Natosha

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Shutterfly Best Gift Ever {Giveaway!}

My sister is a single mom of three boys.  She works full-time and takes care of her home by herself.  She always has time for my son.  If I am in need and she has it within her ability to help, she does, and without thought of being repaid.  There are a lot of moms like her out there.  I'm sure you can think of one or two right now.  Maybe you are one.

I think she deserves a special treat for Mother's Day.  They all do.  Did you know that Shutterfly has the Best Gift Ever?  They do!  Click on the link to check it out:   http://bit.ly/ShutterflyBestGift

My sis LOVES her coffee (she used to be a barista at a local coffee place).  I think she would love a stainless steel travel mug like this one:

Go HERE to check it out and customize.

Here are the top 10 gift ideas available at Shutterfly:

As you can see, Shutterfly is not only about photo prints (which are awesome), they offer beautiful, thoughtful and creative gifts for you to personalize for your loved ones. Photos are a wonderful way to add special meaning to gifts and Shutterfly has such a great variety.

Shutterfly has been so nice to offer one of my readers a free Stainless Steel Travel Mug!  How great is that.  You can keep it for yourself or give it as a gift.  Mother's Day, Father's Day and Graduation is just around the corner.

There is one mandatory entry and one optional entry, use the rafflecopter form below and good luck!

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I was compensated with product in exchange for posting about this campaign. However, all opinions are mine and I was already a customer of Shutterfly.

Thanks for stopping by,
Natosha

{Dandelion Greens Smoothie Recipe}

I wanted to share a easy smoothie recipe I made this morning using some dandelion greens I got the other day at Whole Foods.

Ingredients:
2 cups whole goat's milk (you can use any liquid you like)
Frozen mixed berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries)
scoop of protein powder
1 cup of dandelion greens, torn or chopped
1 whole banana
drizzle of honey

Blend until smooth.  I would have added baby spinach, but I was out.  The dandelion greens are bitter, so next time I would do 1/2 dandelion and 1/2 spinach.  But it wasn't so bitter I couldn't drink it.  Now that is some nutrition in a glass.

Sorry, I forgot to take a picture of the finished product.

What is your favorite smoothie recipe?

Thanks for stopping by,
Natosha

{KitchenAid Stand Mixer Giveaway}

Don't forget to enter the giveaway!

The giveaway ends on 4/24.  Use the rafflecopter form below and good luck!!


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Natosha

{Wordless Wednesday}

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Try-It Tuesday {Baby Washcloths}

A couple of my son's teachers at his daycare are pregnant and I wanted to give the ladies something personal, so I used the super easy tutorial by Brandy at Gluesticks. You can find her tutorial here.

So the idea is to take flannel and sew it onto a washcloth creating a nice soft cloth for baby.  I am not much of a seamstress, but I think they turned out ok.  The ladies happen to know what they are having, so I got to make a boy set and a girl set.

I tied a ribbon around them and added baby wash.  It's a really cute idea and they are super quick to make.

Don't forget to enter the KitchenAid Stand Mixer giveaway!  Go Here to enter.

Thanks for stopping by,
Natosha

{KitchenAid Stand Mixer Giveaway}

I am so excited to tell you I have teamed up with a wonderful group of ladies for this awesome giveaway! If you win, you have the choice of red, white or silver.

Please visit all the blogs and show some love.  Use the rafflecopter form below and good luck!!

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Natosha

{Menu Plan Monday} 4/15/13

Hello friends! I hope you all had a great weekend.  It's time for a new menu plan.  Here's what I plan on cooking this week.

Monday:  Chicken, Cashew and Red Pepper Stir-Fry via My Recipes (Cooking Light), served with a side of rice.

Photo: Randy Mayor; Styling: Leigh Ann Ross

Tuesday:  Pork Chops with Onion Gravy via Taste of Home, with mashed sweet potatoes and green beans.

Taste of Home

Wednesday:  Cobb Salad Sandwich via Two Peas and Their Pod, served with chips.

Two Peas and Their Pod

Thursday:  Hamburger Vegetable Soup via my daddy.  Brown some ground beef, add tomatoes with juice, chicken or beef stock, whatever veggies you have on hand, and whatever spices you like.  This is kinda a clean out the fridge or freezer soup.  I usually always add green beans, carrots, potatoes and onions.  Then I add whatever may be in the fridge, cabinet or freezer.  You can shop up zucchini, add frozen corn.  There is no limit.  I almost always use italian spices, but I have given it a mexican twist in the past.  Yum!

Friday:  California Eggs Benedict via The Curvy Carrot.

The Curvy Carrot

So, what do you think?  See any recipes you would like to try.  Have a favorite I need to know about?  Please share it in the comments.

Thanks for stopping by,

Natosha Zachary

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{Menu Plan Monday} 4/8/13

Hello everyone!  I hope you had a wonderful weekend.  It finally feels like Spring in my part of Arkansas and I am mostly recovered from the strep, ear infection and chest cold I had last week.  (I kinda felt like I was gonna die, not fun.)  Anyway, on to better things:  this week's menu.

Monday (meatless):  Poached Eggs with Spinach, Mushrooms and Walnuts via Cooking Light (via My Recipes).

Photo: Johnny Autry and Randy Mayor; Styling: Cindy Barr and Leigh Ann Ross

Tuesday:  Skillet Ground Beef Stroganoff via Elly Says Opa.  Ok, I know, I have made this recipe several times, but it is truly yummy and a family favorite and the leftovers are AWESOME for lunch the next day.

Elly Says Opa

Wednesday:  Skillet Fillets (Tilapia) with Cilantro Butter via Cooking Light (My Recipes).

My Recipes

Thursday:  Spinach Artichoke Chicken via Add A Pinch.

add a pinch

Friday:  breakfast for dinner.  I'm thinking about making the Lemony Blueberry Waffles via The Gracious Pantry.

I am planning on trying another recipe for snack crackers I found in a magazine I got this weekend.  They are supposed to be like "Cheez-Its."  The recipe I used last week was so yummy!  I was going to post the results on Try-It Tuesday, but had a rough week.  Maybe I'll post it tomorrow along with the Happy Crackers recipe I tried today.

Thank you so much for stopping by,
Natosha

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{Menu Plan Monday} 4/1/13

Hello!  I hope you all had a great weekend!  I have some yummy whole foods recipes for you this week.  I am really excited to cook healthier for my family and give you ideas and recipes you can use.

Monday:  Mustard-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin with Brussels Sprout Ragout via Fitness Magazine

Peter Ardito

Tuesday:  Healthy Chicken Chickpea Chopped Salad via Ambitious Kitchen.

Ambitious Kitchen

Wednesday:  Broiled Talapia with Tomato-Caper Salsa via Cooking Light (My Recipes).  Served with brown rice and mixed veggies.

My Recipes

Thursday:  Pan-Roasted Chicken with Lemon-Garlic Green Beans and Red Potatoes via Real Simple.

Christopher Baker

Friday:  Steak Salad with Lemon-Walnut Vinaigrette via Fitness Magazine.  Served with a Whole Grain Roll via Once a Month Mom

Fitness Magazine

Saturday:  Pressed Sandwiches with Soup.

For snacks this week, I will be making Easy Cheesy Crackers via 100 Days of Real Food

What are you having this week?  Do you have a whole foods recipe you love?  I would love for you to share in the comments.

Thanks for stopping by,

Natosha

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