Jingle Jingle Jingle! And a new exciting venture for me...

Hi everyone!
Happy Tuesday!

I know I have briefly mentioned our new store but it's really happening, this weekend is the grand opening!

Our sign is up, I love how it turned out!

Take a look at our website, it's the temporary site, our permanent site will have tons of unique features like a custom room builder etc. It should be live in a week or so

In the meantime here's our site:

http://www.quality4less.com/

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Now, the BIG reveal of my Christmas mini album!
I used a Clear Scraps Mixables album for this and the lovely papers are Pink Paislee Mistletoe & Co.

This was SO much fun to do, I really am enjoying alcohol inks!

The glitter used is Pink Paislee Pixee Stix in Cream Soda & Chocolate

I also used the PP press ons & Expressions glitter alphabets in Berry

I will be teaching this class at The Scrapbook Workshoppe on Friday, December 4th @ 6:30 PM

The cost is $48 and I know this will fill up fast!

Call 816-228-4944 to get your name on the list

Here's a layout I made yesterday of Roman with his pumpkin guts LOL

I used the fun "Boo to You" line from My Mind's Eye

My lovely friend, Lisa T. Howard awarded me with this:

Here's the rule: I need to pass this award on to five people, post on their blog to let them know I left this award, and then I need to answer a list of questions in ONE word

(Umm, I think I'm going to break the rules on that one!)

Here goes!:

1. Where is your cell phone?

in front of me

2. Your hair?

in a ponytail

3. Your mother?

strong

4. Your father?

stubborn

5. Your favorite food?

seafood

6. Your dream last night?

Lady Gaga was in it? LOL

7. Your favorite drink?

frozen drink

8. Your dream/goal?

total security in all aspects of life

9. What room are you in?

kitchen

10. Your hobby?

scrapbooking (duh.)

11. Your fear?

losing someone close to me

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years?

Maui

13. Where were you last night?

home with crazy kids

14. Something that you aren't?

a size 4

15. Muffins?

blueberry

16. Wish list item?

to have a great grand opening this weekend!

17. Where did you grow up?

Independence, MO

18. Last thing you did?

talked to my hubby

19. What are you wearing?

jeans & striped boatneck tee

20. Your TV?

TiVo is my boyfriend

21. Your Pets?

2 poodles: 1 is 6 lbs & 1 is 70 lbs!

22. Friends?

so blessed to have them

23. Your life?

very busy

24. Your mood?

content

25. Missing Someone?

my sister

26. Vehicle?

Tahoe

27. Something your not wearing?

jewelry

28. Your favorite store?

Nordstrom

29. Your favorite color?

robin's egg blue

30. When was the last time you laughed?

this morning

31. Last time you cried?

last week?

32. Your best friend?

Mike

33. One place that I go to over and over?

The Scrapbook Workshoppe

34. Facebook?

every few days

35. Favorite place to eat?

Ruth's Chris

I am passing this award onto:

1.Kim

2.Rebecca

3.Greta

4.Andrea

5.Becky

Still haven't got my December Daily started but I will, I promise!! :D

Have a wonderful day

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Caramel Apple time!

Our favorite apples are HoneyCrisp apples.

They are seasonal and when they are available we eat them like crazy!

I have been promising the kids that we would make some caramel apples with them

Talk about delicious!

the finished product:

patiently waiting for them to cool

Watching Koby eat his caramel apple with no front teeth was quite entertaining, I must say :)

I have been scrapping lately

(No, really?)

Here's a fun layout I made with Roman on his 4th birthday

I just can't use this Monstrosity paper enough, it is SO dang cute!

I also used several Jenni Bowlin things, LOVE her!

Here's a baseball layout with Mr Koby

The little baseball player in the left corner is glimmer misted

(I used my Cosmo Cricket negative chipboard as a mask)

Here's a quick Halloween layout I did using Inspired Blueprints Sketch #32

I just love their sketches!

I typically try to create my layouts on my own but it is SO nice to work off a sketch, make a cute layout and be done with it!

The papers I used are My Mind's Eye

Another quick layout on Coredinations cardstock with a little Pink Paislee, Basic Grey & Cosmo Cricket.

I love the way this next layout turned out, and it only took me about 30 minutes!

The bingo card is Tattered Angels and of course I used Glimmer Mist on it

I used a Pink Paislee Pixie Stix glitter for the word SPOOKY and then heated it with my heat gun to take the super shiny glitter look off it (it looks more distressed now)

The background paper is Basic Grey, don't you love those spider webs?

The cute little ghostie stickers are Making Memories, I picked them up at Archiver's for 99 cents! And that was full price! How can you go wrong with that?

I am working on completing a Christmas album with the new Pink Paislee

"Mistletoe & Co" papers, you guys are going to love it!

I'm working with alcohol inks with it and the effect is amazing

I promise to post pics once it's finished!

Another fun project I am starting is a December Daily album (a la Ali Edwards!)

My friend, Tina and I are going to do this together and I am SO excited!

What a wonderful way to document your Christmas traditions over the years!

Ah, so many projects, so little time!

As I like to say, I am "Tortured by Art" LOL

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you have a fabulous weekend!

Take time to appreciate the little things, they really are the BIG things.

We survived Halloween!

How was your Halloween weekend?

Busy?

Was the weather good or nasty?

We expected rain but ended up havng a perfect night

for Trick or Treating.

Typically we visit the pumpkin patch a few weeks before Halloween

but this year we waited until the last minute

We were still able to find some good pumpkins,

(and they were super cheap to boot!)
I even let the kids gut their own pumpkins.
It was quite entertaining...

Mike carved our baseball team logo into one:

Mia wanted a spider

Here are the kids in their costumes,

ready to go get some candy!

Here they are with some old witch:

All in all it was a very fun night, and I was thrilled that

there was no school the next morning.

New rule:

Halloween should be on a Saturday night from now on!




I have been scrapping a little bit

Here's a layout I did with the new Nutmeg line from Cosmo Cricket

The leaves are Prima, I altered their shapes by cutting them

They were white to begin with so I used glimmer mist to color them

Here's a fun layout I did about my blog!

A fast but sweet one that I used Basic Grey's Indian Summer on:

And lastly one with Roman

(in all his naked glory)

I used the Fancy Pants Rough & Tough papers

for this plus several Cosmo Cricket rub ons

Thanks for stopping by

Your comments bring a huge smile to my face!

Halloween Eve is here

Is everyone ready?

Candy bowls stocked?

Pumpkins carved?

I'm in quite the festive mood today

(despite having three kiddos with the sniffles!)

They are all happily watching

Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas

(one of our favorites)

and I am enjoying my coffee and about to read some blogs! The two older kids are out of school, parent teacher conferences :)

I kept Roman home because of his sniffles and sneezing.

He was very sad, his school was visiting the Waterford Ladies Home today

Each year for Halloween the Montessori children visit the ladies and make Halloween cookies with them

Koby & Mia loved it when they were at Montessori and Roman couldn't wait until he was old enough to go

(You have to be 4)

I explained to him that the elderly ladies have a much harder time getting better from a cold than he does. I would hate to get one of them sick!

He's still peeved at me but he will get over it.

I think we'll just have our own cookie party here at home today!

This week was the Book Fair at our school

For me as a child, the Book Fair was almost as good as Christmas!
I would save for months so I could buy all the books my little heart desired

Koby and Mia did the same thing, it really tickled me!

I made them each a bookmark for their new books:

Back view:

I told Koby that if his best friend, Kole, wanted one that I could make him one also Instead he came home telling me that Kole wanted one and he promised them to the rest of his class as well! Eek! Maybe I'll have them done by Christmas?...

I want to share a Halloween banner that I made using

the Spiders Web line by My Mind's Eye.

I had so much fun making this!

Isn't it a great piece for the mantle?

Don't you love the little skeletons?

Or "Bone Daddies" as Roman calls them LOL

Thanks for stopping by today!
Here's wishing everyone a SPOOKTACULAR Halloween!
(and good weather vibes to all of you!)

58 days until Christmas!

Well Jolly by Golly!
Can you believe there is only 58 days until the BIG day?

Guess that means you better start on those holiday cards!

Here is the next Bored Housewife Card Club class, "Snow Day"

I will be teaching this class at The Scrapbook Workshoppe

on Monday, November 30th @ 7:00 PM

The cost is $18 and kits are available!

All papers are Cosmo Cricket from the Jolly by Golly line

Don't you love them?!?

Speaking of this paper, here is a layout I made using them

These photos are from Christmas Morning 2006

Mia wanted a Baby Alive so bad and was absolutely thrilled when

Santa brought it!
The poinsettias are new from Prima, talk about beautiful!
I also used some of the Jolly by Golly chipboard and stickers

This is a little project I meant to share with you

but it was buried under 2 other projects!

That never happens to any of you though, does it? ;)
I used the new Nook & Pantry line from Basic Grey on this

It was made for a challenge using "Inchies" over at the AMM anniversary crop

Last I have a fast but cute layout I made with Sassafras Monstrosity!

I have lots to do today and a sick little one...

Thanks for stopping by!

Zoot suit riot- COSTUME REVEAL!!

How was your weekend?
Mine was a lot of fun, between teaching a class, our Halloween party and a baseball tournament, I was pooped last night!

I think I went to bed earlier than I have in years...9:00!!

I know you have been waiting to see my costume selection...

Well wait no longer!
Now first I want to tell you, this wasn't my original costume choice.

I was going as June Cleaver and Mike was Ward Cleaver...

until the dress I had started to "dry rot" and had a huge hole in it!

I was so disappointed

We threw this look together the day before luckily...

Note to self...never wear a wig again!
Talk about itchy and uncomfortable!
Fuggedaboutit.
Here is my friend, Leslie and I.
She was Robin Hood :)

Speaking of costumes...

This little guy has been in his everyday since we purchased it

Here he is watching TV in it yesterday...

the kids were on the floor romping around and I actually got them to sit still for a moment!
Wonders never cease :)

Crush took 1st place in the tournament this weekend

Here are the boys telling your they're #1!!

(My guy Koby is 3rd from the left, with no front teeth)

Sorry I don't have any scrappi-ness to share

I taught my Glimmer Mist album class on Friday night and it was a doozy!

Promise to have some new stuff to share in the next few days though

Have a wonderful Monday!

Sneak Peek at my Christmas cards and Friday Faves!!

Happy Friday, everyone!

Are you excited for the weekend?

I am!

We have baseball tournaments and a Halloween party

I can't wait for the party, I love dressing up!

I won't reveal what my costume is but I will give you a small hint... I will be wearing a dress

I know, that's a dead giveaway, right?! :)

I have been busy creating with Cosmo Cricket's new "Jolly by Golly" line

I just love it! They never fail to hook me with each of their lines, I can't think of a single one I don't like!

Here is a fun layout I did last night

I misted the whole paper with Frozen Lake Glimmer Mist

I also outlined all of the swirls with Stickles in "Diamond"

(one of the best colors Stickles has in my opinion, so versatile!)

I won't share all of my cards quite yet but here are 2 teases!




Now for my Friday Faves

I'll do 5 this time :)



1. Silly little boys.

Roman is obsessed with SpiderMan
Everyday when he gets home he takes his clothes off and into the SpiderMan costume he goes!
He has walked into numerous walls with that mask on his little head
(hey, at least it has holes for him to breathe out of though!) LOL



2. Design team calls /Submissions

I have entered a few lately and I am bound and determined to make one!
Although the "no's" are disappointing I feel that I get better with each passing day.
I truly believe that by the end of 2009 I will be on a design team of a brand that I love.
I won't give up!



3. Uggs

I broke out my Uggs today for the first time this season
Putting them on are like seeing an old friend again
I would love to have about 5 more pair...



4. School Pictures

My kids got their school pictures back this week
I remember how excited I used to be to get mine back!
Cutting them up and exchanging with friends was the best
Last night I helped Mia with hers,
it touched my heart to see how excited she was



5. World Series!

I am rooting for the Angels, let's go in there and
show these damn Yankees what's up!!
(Wish my KC Royals were there but that's a whole other post)

LOL


Tell me one of your "faves" from this week!
Have a great weekend