Girl's Night Slumber Party

On Saturday, January 30, 2010 my aunt Becky invited me to a girl's night scrapbook slumber party to celebrate my cousin Heather's birthday. I was so excited because it has been at least 5 years since we all got together for an all night scrapbooking fest! We stayed up until the wee hours of the morning, scrapbooking and remembering all of the adorable things that our children have done in the past years. It was such an enjoyable time for us all to escape and be with each other without the interruptions of what I'd like to call "life." (Not that I don't love my life, but we could all use a break!) My cousin Heather turned 38 this year, and when we sat down to get started, I found out that Heather had 600 or so pictures to scrapbook... for one year.





My aunt Becky is a lot like Martha Stewart, and I admire her greatly for that. She made all of the food herself, including some mini hamburgers that we all call 'slammers.' Goat cheese salad was on the menu, and for desert, drool-worthy crepes, topped with blueberries, strawberries and some kiwi.






We did end up having one party crasher that night, my uncle Bill (more affectionately known as Bum to my kids and I.) He was supposedly going to stay in aunt Becky's RV so we could have our all exclusive girls' night, but he chickened out last minute! Although, he promised to stay out of the way for the night and only made a few appearances.

Club Creative Kick Off

Club Creative has been started in order to kick off our monthly scrapbooking/card making club. We will be making many cute projects, including those pictured above. Come and watch your creativity soar! In addition to making your own home made products, Club Creative is another way to spend MUCH needed Girl Time, and who doesn't love that? If anyone is interested, they will need to contact me by Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 so I can order the needed supplies from Stampin' Up! The cost of this month's club is $25 to cover the cost for materials and preparation. A light dinner and/or snacks will also be served.

Projects for this month include:

1 Mini Scrapbook

5 greeting cards

and a small treat holder (PERFECT for Valentine's Day)

Christmas Photos 2009

Well, I spent most of the day cleaning the house, especially my office/scraproom. During the holidays it was the "command center, catch-all, wrapping center, etc". What a mess! I took a large contractor garbage bag full of stuff out of here. I am happy to announce that at the moment it looks pretty good. During my cleaning frenzy, I was able to download my Christmas photos and must admit they are pretty good. I am anxious to get busy scrapbooking. Hopefully I can get back on track with my Fridays to scrapbook with friends.

Nanny's Christmas Gift

Wow, it has been sometime since I have updated my blog. The holidays sure are time consuming. I wanted so much to spend time crafting, but like every year, I was running around like a mad woman. I did have enough time to make this album for my mother-in-law. I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas.

10-10-10 Card Club Kick-Off "Sneak Peak"

Several of my friends have talked about having a day just for us to stamp/scrapbook, etc. so starting Friday, August 28, 2009 @ 10:00 am. I am planning a 10-10-10 Card Club. We'll be learning new techniquest, sampling new products and having MUCH NEEDED GIRLFRIEND TIME.

Details are: The event will begin at 10:00 am. We will be making at least 10 cards/projects. I will be supplying all paper products, so you will just need to bring your adhesive and cutter. The cost is $10.00 ($1.00 for each card you make). Please make sure to RSVP as I will be serving breakfast/brunch and want to have plenty of materials ready for you. Also, if you have a friend that would like to join us, please bring them along and receive a little something from me.

What A Wonderful Day!

Yesterday, (Saturday, July 18, 2009) I attended a card class at Debbi Acampa's house (a/k/a my new BFF). It was wonderful. She is sooooo talented and beautifully sweet. She spent about an hour with me going over some of the new Stampin' Up! stuff. After looking at the items and actually using some of the items I don't have, I have decided they are a must have. I appreciate her advice and her willingness to share her experiences with me.

Some of her card class buddies stopped by and we worked on our projects. It was a great day of fellowship. Attached is a photo of what we made.

Recipes:

Post-it-note pad

Old Olive Cardstock (my favorite)

Orchid Opulence Cardstock

Cottage Wall Designer Paper (must have it)

Of the Earth stamp set (Level 1 hostess)

Nestabilities dies

Thinking of You card

Elegant Eggplant Cardstock

Kraft Cardstock

Bella Bleu Designer Paper

Medallion background stamp (must have it)

Teeny Tiny Wishes (also a must have - great for all cards)

Build a brad

Word Window Punch

Modern Label Punch (new)

Best Wishes Card

Chocolate Chip Cardstock (my favorite)

Blush Blossom Cardstock

Whisper White Cardstock

Sanded background stamp

Greenhouse Garden stamp set

Oval All stamp set

Large Oval Punch

Scallop Oval Punch

1 1/4 in Striped Grosgrain Ribbon (chocolate chip)

Finished Project

I finished my note card project and am very happy with the way it turned out. I used the new Designer Paper Razzelberry Lemonade. Right now, this is my favorite paper. I love the bright colors.

Now to get my room cleaned up before my cousin and aunt come over the scrapbook.