The Great Food Show

Yesterday I had a blast at the Food Show in Cleveland with 2 of my dear friends. Food Network stars put on cooking demos and Amy B. and I had front row seats to see Tyler Florence! After the show we got to go back stage where we got to eat the meal he made and get his cookbook and autograph! Guy Fierri, Michael Symon, and Sandra Lee were also there but we didn't get to see them.....maybe next year! There was samples galore from all sorts of venders-I'm still stuffed today!

Blog Candy

Check out this blog for some great blog candy! Drawing is held November 21st so hurry!

Holiday Card Workshop

This set of 8 cards features our Jingle paper and several of our new winter stamp sets. Cost is $8 and includes everything needed to make these cards. Contact me to schedule your class today!

Fall fun

Carving pumkins with the kids is always a fun time. The girls seem to have a different reaction every year. One year they love it, the next they think it's gross. Daddy helped carve the faces and we decorated the back of our car for "trunk or treat" sponsored by our church. We went on a hayride, and laughed at Rach for bringing her umbrella along. Boy were we thankful she did-it poured on us! Kids of course thought that was great!

Girl Scouts

Monday will be my first meeting with my 3rd grade troop this year. I have just a small group of 8 girls which makes it convenient for a lot of things. I thought for our first meeting we would roast marshmallows on one of those portable s'more units, then I needed to come up with a craft. Thanks to Amy for the idea-here is my sample: This cute little s'more swap pin! Thanks Amy! Now to work on my lesson......(sigh)

A little gift

Today I finally got a chance to make a nugget tin for a birthday boy. The tin is filled with Hershey nuggets that I covered with stamped mailing labels. Very easy to make and cute!

Sick Home

This has been a rough week. My husband ended up in the hospital with pneumonia complications for a couple of days and my oldest daughter got the flu on Saturday. She is still not feeling so well and my husband is still coughing and weak. He's got to go back to work Monday and well, Rebecca-I was hoping by Monday she would feel better as well but I'm not seeing much improvement today. I'm still praying. She hasn't eaten much, but her one request was that I make her homemade pizza. "Okay. What do you want on it honey?" "Kalamata olives, asiago cheese, garlic and tomatoes" ---really! You're kidding me! Nope. and she ate almost the whole pie!

More Twitterpatted

I told you I just love this paper! Here is a few more cards I made before I jumped in the shower. Very easy and oh so cute!

Celebrations Card Kit

This kit is beautiful and comes with everything you need to make 16, YES 16 cards! I changed mine a bit-you can click on the picture to get a closer look. You get paper, sponge, ink, embellishment assortment, ribbon, envelopes, instruction pamphlet and an exclusive D size stamp set! You can earn this set FREE with a $60 stamp set order on my website

I'm Twitterpated!

I just love our new workshops! Check out what I made with this kit. For the Basic kit you get a level 2 paper pack, a full ribbon round collection, workshop guide with complete instructions, and an exclusive stamp set!! I purchased the embellishment options for approximately $10 more and got brads, hemp, and dimensional elements. I created everything in the workshop guide and still have a lot left! You can click on each photo to get a closer look. This paper is perfect for the fall! I love this paper! I'll post more as I get them done. Contact me today to order your kit or to schedule a workshop

Camping??

Well, I must admit, I had a big list of things I wanted to do with the kids this summer that didn't get done- and camping was one of them. We pitched our tent in the back yard, put an air mattress in and viola! I even set up the telescope, but the darn thing still doesn't work right. It was a cold night and we didn't give in. We had a great time and hope to do it again with the girls.

Play Time with Rach

While Daddy and Rebecca watched the beginning of the Viking playoff game, me and Rachel played with papers and glue. I've wanted to make one of these cute little pots for some time now and finally did! How easy they were. The first one, I made (I still need to stamp a sentiment on the inside though) and Rach made the second one with little help. You can find a tutorial here. I used CTMH's chocolate and bamboo paper for the pot and insert. Then I used CTMH's fancy cuts botanicals for the flowers...SO EASY! It even fits in a regular envelope (just be careful how far up you put your flowers.

AUTUMN/WINTER PRODUCT SNEAK PEAK BLOG HOP

Welcome to our Close to my Heart New Product Sneak Peak Blog Hop! 30 Fabulous Close to my Heart Consultants are celebrating the upcoming release of the Autumn/Winter 2009 Idea Book by giving you a Sneak Peak of some of the great products available in the new Idea Book starting September 1st!

If you have come here from Tresa's blog, you are on the right path! If this is your first stop, you may want to go back to Erin's blog http://www.tazzygirl2000.blogspot.com and start from the beginning!"

This is simple do to- just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go!



This fun card was so easy to make with the new Jingle paper! I love these trendy colors for the Holiday! I used our new Ms. Holiday Cheer stamp set, which is just soo cute, wait till you see it!
Here is my recipe:

"Wishes" Template: Circle collection
Paper: Jingle
My Acrylix Stamp Set: Ms. Holiday Cheer
Ink Colors: Juniper, tulip
Embellishments: tulip brads, juniper ribbon, liquid applique, waterbrush

Now "Hop" on over to Sharesa Larsen's blog at http://creedandsharesa.blogspot.com to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and see the great new Paper Packs and My Acrylix Stamp Sets!

Remember, the Autumn/Winter 2009 Idea Book goes LIVE on September 1st!

**Link not working? Missed a Blog? Here is a list of all the participants in the New Product Sneak Peak Blog Hop!

Erin Herring http://tazzygirl2000.blogspot.com
Terrie Dodd http://my-life-in-real-time.blogspot.com
Jessica http://jessicaspaperpetals.blogspot.com
Leisa Hubley http://bigredscraps.blogspot.com/
Karen Norman http://gettinscrappywithit.blogspot.com
Sherry Thompson http://picturespatternsandpaper.blogspot.com
Adeline Brill http://adeline-brill.blogspot.com
Miranda www.scrampinwithmiranda.com
Brae Montgomery http://thebrae-er.blogspot.com
Wendy Kessler www.myscrapbookingblog.com
Dawn Heuft http://stamptildawn.blogspot.com
Carla Ironside http://carlacreates.blogspot.com
Dawn Ross http://iamahappystamper.blogspot.com
Julie Banzon http://www.scrapbookiejulie.blogspot.com
Jody Gustafson www.cre8nmemories.blogspot.com
Helen Onulak http://www.hookedonstamping.com
Sheila Bennett http://sheila-bennett.blogspot.com
Haley Dyer http://inkyscrapper.blogspot.com
Lisa Stenz http://www.lisascreativecorner.blogspot.com
Jena DeVries www.livelovelaughscrapbook.blogspot.com
Jen Patrick http://www.roxybonds-scrappin.blogspot.com
Amy Schultz http://amylizschultz.com
Lori Scott http://scrapinglori.blogspot.com
Tresa Black www.fabulouslyartsy.blogspot.com
Jennifer Kraynak http://whatchadoin-jennifer.blogspot.com
Sharesa Larsen http://creedandsharesa.blogspot.com
Amy Edwards http://PaisleysPlayhouse.blogspot.com
Jean McNulty http://stampinmaui.blogspot.com
Emma Hubert http://paperaddictsanonymous.blogspot.com
Antoinette Herrin www.GodblessyourART.blogspot.com

First Day of School

Well, today my girls are officially a 3rd grader and a 5th grader! Wow! When people say they grow up fast-they really mean it! I look at these pictures and just can't believe it. They both like their teachers this year and looks like we shouldn't have any problems with friends (fingers crossed)--With girls there is always drama! lol!

End of Summer getaway

This weekend marked our last weekend trip for the summer, as the kids go back to school this Thursday. We visited Niagara falls, Canada. We had a great time! Though I have visited many times before, I have never taken the Maid of the Mist boat ride and got the opportunity to do it for the first time with my kids. It was AWESOME! We also visited Goat Island, the Three Sisters Islands, the National park on the American side, the observation deck, walk along the rapids, and the skylon tower-all of which we had never done before. The next day we headed up to Niagara on the Lake-very beautiful quaint little town with lots of little shops. Then it was off to Fort George (a passion of my husband's). It actually was very interesting and fun for us all. They had re-inactments that day with firing of cannons and artillary--WAY COOL!