tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63917394755315953102024-03-17T23:03:36.572-04:00Cook Scrap CraftCook Scrap Craft is a lifestyle blog with gluten-free food, scrapbooking, crafts, DIY home projects, book reviews, other product reviews, and travel.Cook Scrap Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15869714630008072602noreply@blogger.comBlogger2955125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391739475531595310.post-43326471192336451932024-03-11T09:17:00.006-04:002024-03-11T09:17:00.130-04:00Expiration Dates Book ReviewWhat would you do if you knew the length of every romantic relationship you were going to have? If you met a man, and then somehow, minutes or hours later, you received a note with that man's name on it and a length of time: three weeks, six months, etc. Would you listen to the notes of fate or would you follow your own path and make your own choices?This is the life that Daphne Bell has been Cook Scrap Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15869714630008072602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391739475531595310.post-46079930399597038702024-03-06T09:00:00.001-05:002024-03-06T09:00:00.134-05:00Bonhoeffer: Student Edition Book ReviewWay back in 2015, I randomly spotted an advance review copy (ARC) of this book on display at BookExpo. I guess it was at the Thomas Nelson booth (guessing because that's who the publisher is), but no one was at the booth, only the books. I grabbed it because, as someone who was raised Lutheran, I'd heard of Dietrich Bonhoeffer before. Fast forward to 2024, and I finally read the book. *Cook Scrap Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15869714630008072602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391739475531595310.post-63048012448624524492024-03-04T09:00:00.001-05:002024-03-04T09:00:00.325-05:00The Underground Library Book ReviewBooks are the answer to everything. Need friends? Join a book club! Need to look up pregnancy because you're unexpectedly expecting and your mom didn't tell you anything? The library has a book for that! Need something to do while waiting for an air raid to finish? Read a book! Need to leave home to get away from overbearing parents? Get a job at a library! I think you get the idea.The Cook Scrap Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15869714630008072602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391739475531595310.post-17663563292481849702024-02-29T09:00:00.034-05:002024-02-29T09:00:00.396-05:00February Scrapbook Layout Round-UpAnother month of scrapbook layouts to share with you here and on YouTube! If you've subscribed to my channel, then you'll have already seen my process videos for February. But in case you missed something, here's a list of all the videos I posted.I started the month off with this fall layout, based on a Paper Issues sketch. I used up some older fall-themed embellishments paired with newer Cook Scrap Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15869714630008072602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391739475531595310.post-41345612584294045852024-02-26T16:09:00.002-05:002024-02-26T16:09:00.143-05:00Finding Sophie Book ReviewJust how far would you go to find your missing child? That's the premise of Imran Mahmood's latest novel Finding Sophie. Harry and Zara's daughter has gone missing, and the police have no leads. Frustrated by the slowness of the investigation and their own ideas about who might have harmed their daughter, Harry and Zara begin to take matters into their own hands.The book goes back and forth Cook Scrap Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15869714630008072602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391739475531595310.post-81712507150756167952024-02-05T10:22:00.001-05:002024-02-05T10:22:00.150-05:00Broadcast Blues Book ReviewThere's a big news story for veteran reporter Clare Carlson to break, and she's all in trying to discover who murdered private investigator Wendy Kyle. Was it someone whom Wendy worked with on the police force years ago? Had someone found out Wendy had been investigating them and retaliated? Or is there more to the story? Broadcast Blues is R.G. Belsky's sixth Clare Carlson book, and if you Cook Scrap Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15869714630008072602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391739475531595310.post-24621445472348664522024-01-31T09:00:00.056-05:002024-01-31T09:00:00.142-05:00January Scrapbook Process Video Round-UpIt's true - January feels sooooo looooong. So long, in fact, that when going back to add these photos of my scrapbook layouts, I didn't even remember making some of them! But make I did - and there will be more for you to see in my January Layout Share video, which is coming soon to the channel. So while you're clicking these links to watch my scrapbook process videos, be sure to hit subscribe!Cook Scrap Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15869714630008072602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391739475531595310.post-48808803001344943152024-01-29T09:00:00.035-05:002024-01-29T09:00:00.148-05:00The Intuitive Parent Book ReviewI'm not really sure what happened with The Intuitive Parent: Why the Best Thing for Your Child Is You. I received an advance review copy back in 2015. Then I added the book to my "currently reading" list on GoodReads in 2019. And now here we are in 2024, and I've finally finished the book!As the parent of an almost 8-year-old, I really wish I had read this book back when I was pregnant in 2015. Cook Scrap Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15869714630008072602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391739475531595310.post-82905666599435168382024-01-29T09:00:00.029-05:002024-01-29T09:00:00.148-05:00The City of Stardust Book ReviewViolet's mother has gone missing on an "adventure", and her uncles have done all they can to keep Violet protected and hidden. From what, Violet doesn't know. Until one day, Violet is found by the one person who wasn't supposed to find her, and Violet's uncles make a bargain: 10 more years to find her mother, or Violet gets taken in her mother's place.This sets off Violet's own adventure to find Cook Scrap Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15869714630008072602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391739475531595310.post-20060523312007291332023-12-31T10:37:00.016-05:002023-12-31T10:37:00.172-05:00December 2023 Scrapbook Round-UpHappy New Year! I'm so excited to continue scrapbooking into 2024. Did you set any scrappy goals for the new year? Share them with me in the comments! I'll share with you all the scrapbook process videos I made this month, and then come back to my channel in January for a complete scrapbook layout share so you can see some layouts that didn't make it to my YouTube channel!I started off the month Cook Scrap Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15869714630008072602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391739475531595310.post-14891564185688961112023-12-17T20:02:00.003-05:002023-12-17T20:02:41.231-05:00Deadly Tides Book ReviewA missing person. A severed foot. Plenty of suspects in Mary Keliikoa's Deadly Tides. You wouldn't expect such heinous crimes in sleepy Misty Pines, but that's what Sheriff Jax Turner is investigating. At the same time, his FBI agent ex-wife, Abby, is also investigating a similar missing persons case in a neighboring town. Are the cases connected? Do the crimes have anything to do with competing Cook Scrap Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15869714630008072602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391739475531595310.post-64292266275170309512023-12-05T12:23:00.001-05:002023-12-05T12:23:07.258-05:00Saving Myles Book ReviewIn Carl Vonderau's Saving Myles, you think that once Wade and his estranged wife Fiona rescue their son from Mexican kidnappers, that's the end of the story. But it's only just the beginning. Because of whom Wade and Fiona choose to trust, their son's ransom is paid but with a contingency. Now the two find themselves working for a Mexican cartel, and there's no way out - unless they want to Cook Scrap Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15869714630008072602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391739475531595310.post-29221819297698881762023-11-30T17:11:00.002-05:002023-11-30T17:11:50.718-05:00Advent Calendar Ideas 2023This year, our Advent Calendar gets a new twist: An Elf on the Shelf! That's right. We finally got one. (Thanks to working in the toy industry.) So "Cupcake" will be helping me set up some magical mischief and deliver the tiny goodies that would otherwise go into each pocket of our Advent Calendar this year.What am I giving as Advent gifts? I always go with small things - be it candy, Cook Scrap Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15869714630008072602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391739475531595310.post-23491930757074985922023-11-30T09:00:00.003-05:002023-11-30T09:00:00.143-05:00November 2023 Scrapbook Round-UpHere we are at the end of the month! That means it's time for my round-up of scrapbook process videos. Be sure to click on the links so you can watch all the videos!This first scrapbook layout was made for this month's Challenge YOUrself scrapbook challenge. All you have to do is create a layout based on the given PageMaps sketch and include a photo of yourself! Moving on, the next layout Cook Scrap Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15869714630008072602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391739475531595310.post-49534703423370801612023-11-29T14:01:00.002-05:002023-11-29T14:01:17.387-05:00Alchemy of a Blackbird Book ReviewClaire McMillan's Alchemy of a Blackbird tells a fictionalized story of artist Remedios Varo. Told through multiple points of view with chapter openings featuring tarot cards, this creative novel follows Remedios and her friends and lovers as they flee from Paris during wartime and find refuge in Mexico. Through all her moves and the people she keeps company with, Remedios learns who she is an Cook Scrap Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15869714630008072602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391739475531595310.post-39919642108108687832023-11-17T08:52:00.000-05:002023-11-17T08:52:02.006-05:00Say My Name Book ReviewJoe Clifford's Say My Name was a bit confusing for me. It's billed as "true crime", and there's a forward from the author talking about the disappearance of two of his classmates back in 1985. The disappearance of those girls, twins Ava and Annabelle, is the subject of this book, as Clifford returns to his hometown for a teaching gig and begins thinking back on his memories and wondering why the Cook Scrap Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15869714630008072602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391739475531595310.post-21126903738726960012023-11-15T09:00:00.028-05:002023-11-15T09:00:00.147-05:00The Last Love Note Book ReviewWhat do you do when you're 40 years old, a widow, and raising a child on your own? You do the best you can amidst nervous breakdowns and the weight of grief. And then you fall in love with someone else?Kate's not sure she's willing to do that, despite how hot her new neighbor is. But when a business trip with her boss - who has been there for her like no other during her husband's early Cook Scrap Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15869714630008072602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391739475531595310.post-5093387138140950002023-11-08T09:00:00.034-05:002023-11-08T09:00:00.156-05:00He/She/They Book ReviewHi, I'm Laurie and my pronouns are she/her. Your pronouns may be different from mine. Your pronouns may be different than the ones assigned to you at birth. Just as I would expect someone to respect me and correctly say my name (they don't...), someone else might expect you to respect them by using their correct pronouns. It's really not as big a deal as some white, cisgender people Cook Scrap Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15869714630008072602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391739475531595310.post-81802109922138504182023-11-03T09:00:00.001-04:002023-11-03T09:00:00.137-04:00Women of the Post Book ReviewI've read a lot of historical fiction about women serving in World War II. But all of those novels were about white women. Joshunda Sanders' Women of the Post is about the Black women serving in the WAC, specifically the women serving in the 6888th Battalion.From a woman looking for more opportunities and a better life for her family to a woman learning she's half-white and half-Black, joining Cook Scrap Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15869714630008072602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391739475531595310.post-32549288289809091152023-11-01T09:00:00.001-04:002023-11-01T09:00:00.143-04:00End Credits Book ReviewHave you ever taken a job that you thought you'd love only to find out that it's a drain on your time and energy? That's what Patty Lin discovered when she started writing for TV. And that's the story Lin writes about in her memoir End Credits: How I Broke Up with Hollywood.Lin's writing credits include Friends, Freaks and Geeks, Desperate Housewives, and Breaking Bad. Sounds cool, right? It Cook Scrap Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15869714630008072602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391739475531595310.post-9415391771769684112023-10-31T09:00:00.017-04:002023-10-31T09:00:00.159-04:00October 2023 Scrapbook RecapYou've probably noticed that I haven't been posting many scrapbook layouts on the blog. That's because I just have been feeling overwhelmed with filming YouTube videos, editing and uploading videos, and writing blog posts for everything. So, a scrappy friend of mine suggested doing recap blog posts with links to all the scrapbook process videos, as well as images of the completed scrapbook Cook Scrap Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15869714630008072602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391739475531595310.post-85006718704613231232023-10-30T09:00:00.034-04:002023-10-30T09:00:00.146-04:00Don't Be Mean to 13 Book ReviewDo you have a fear of the number 13? Ever wondered why there is a stigma surrounding the number 13? The new picture book Don't Be Mean to 13 by Douglas Harris gives kids some insight on the superstition that "13" is somehow unlucky. And don't even get us started on Friday the 13th!But there's no good reason to fear this number, just as there's no good reason to think that any superstition is realCook Scrap Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15869714630008072602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391739475531595310.post-72571968442513200852023-10-23T12:28:00.000-04:002023-10-23T12:28:05.238-04:00The Comfort of Crows Book ReviewThe Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year is a poem to nature. Each chapter takes you through one week of each season for a total of 52 chapters to round out a whole year. Go from winter to spring to summer and then fall, learning about the animals and plant life that abound during these times, and how the author cares for nature in her own backyard. Each chapter also has its own beautiful workCook Scrap Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15869714630008072602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391739475531595310.post-3776345573782480562023-10-20T09:00:00.001-04:002023-10-20T09:00:00.147-04:00Rebel Girls Dear Rebel Book ReviewNeed another way to inspire the rebel girls in your family? Check out the latest Rebel Girl book Dear Rebel: 125+ Women Share Their Secrets to Taking on the World. This is a massive collection of words of wisdom, encouragement, and understanding from teens and women who remember what it was like to be a young girl. Readers will hear from musician Joan Jett and Ms. Marvel actress Iman VellaniCook Scrap Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15869714630008072602noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6391739475531595310.post-75180823932557069162023-10-18T09:00:00.023-04:002023-10-18T09:00:00.143-04:00Herc Book ReviewHerc by Phoenicia Rogerson was pitched to me as a modern-day retelling of the Hercules myth. As someone who has always liked mythology, I was excited to read the novel. However, this retelling did not meet my expectations.That's probably because I was assuming how the story would be arranged, and I was not expecting it to essentially be interviews with the other characters from the Hercules storyCook Scrap Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15869714630008072602noreply@blogger.com0