wanted to share........

Maya Road is doing sneak peeks of new products they will be sharing at CHA-S soon. SSSOOOO many neat, vintage elements. My fav so far has to be the resin flowers and you can seem them by going to http://mayaroad.typepad.com/mayaroad/
enjoy!!

Smoothies!!!!!!!

ok, I admit, this has been a slow creative month. Spending a LOT of time with family, which is wonderful, but not getting much papercrafting done! That changes tomorrow cause i get to go scrap with friends. Then next week I will introduce a few ladies to Close TO My Heart products and hopefully begin a mini Scrap Camp. THe new Idea book for CTMH comes out soon-very exciting! ANd I am actually becoming interested in THE REMOTE POSSIBILITY of digi-scrapping...more later....

Anyway, we love making smoothies so the kids came up with a name for this one=Peach Passion! THe recipe is simple--V8Fusion (low sugar) Peach/Mango flavor-about a cup, a small low sugar vanilla yogurt then fruit. We used all produce we bought here at Clarke County Farmer's MArket and had cleaned and frozen for this purpose=strawberries, peaches and cantelope in equal thirds. Soooooo Yummy!!!!

All About Me

I received an email last night and decided to answer it on here. Good place to keep notes for scrapping later, right? Feel free to copy/paste the questions for yourself.
I was looking for a pic of me and came across this from 2008 of my kiddos at Willie's farm....aahhhhh.......anyway......




***Foodology***

What is your salad dressing of choice?

**balsamic vinaigrette

What is your favorite sit-down restaurant?

**Sucilee's Thai in WInchester, VA

What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick of?

**vanilla yogurt with fresh fruit

What are your pizza toppings of choice?

**bbq'd chicken and mushrooms

What do you like to put on your toast?

**cream cheese and sweet jalapeno jam

***Technology***

How many televisions are in your house?

**2

What color is your cell phone?

**green

Do you have an iPod?

**Not yet

***Biology***

Are you right handed or left handed?

**Right Handed

Have you ever had anything removed from your body?

**2 babies!

What is the last heavy item you lifted?

**huge bag of trash

Have you ever been knocked unconscious?

**nope

***Bullology***

If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die?

**No

If you could change your name, what would you change it to?

**I wouldn't change my first name. My parents gave it to me.

Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1,000.00?

**naw...at my age it would take a WHILE to get it out of my system! LOL!

***Favoritology***

Season?

**Fall

Holiday?

**Easter

Day of the week?

**Thursday

Month?

**June...school gets out, my b'day, time to chillax

***Currentology***

Missing Someone?

**Yes

Mood?

**Tired

What are you listening to?

**my son playing on his DS and baby goats calling for their mama

Current worry?

**unspoken

***Randomology***

First place you went this morning?

**to the fridge for cold water

The last movie you saw?

**"Alice in Wonderland" w/Johnny Depp

***Otherology***

How many pairs of flip flops do you own?

**1-love em but can't use em with orthotics

Last time you had a run-in with the cops?

**About 3 yrs ago-turned out well.

Last person you talked to?

**John

Last person you hugged?

**John

Do you always answer your phone?

**No

It's four in the morning and you get a text message, who it it?

**trish?

If you could change your eye color what would it be?

**Turquoise

What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic?

**only once-mango!

Do you own a digital camera?

**Yep...couldn't use film again unless my PC died.

Have you ever had a pet fish?

**Yes...way back in Jr High...poor fish...

Favorite Christmas Song?

**I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas

What's on your wishlist for your birthday?

**paid museum membership

Can you do push ups?

**nope

Can you do the splits?

**Never

Does the future make you more nervous or excited?

**both!

Do you have any saved texts?

**nope

Have you ever been in a car accident?

**Several fender benders

Do you have an accent?

**after a few drinks

What was the last movie to make you cry?

**Cold Mountain

Plans tonight?

**meeting Brian in town

Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom?

**A couple of times

Name 3 things you bought yesterday.

**Popsicles for the kids

Have you ever been given roses?

**Yes...but I think it's a waste of money

Ever met someone who changed your life?

**Several people

How will you ring in the new year?

**giving thanks to God for helping me through another year

What song represents you?

**good question-I'd have to come back to this one


Would you go back in time if given the chance?

**Absolutely

Do you have any tattoos or piercings?

**Just in my ears.

Does anyone love you?

**Yes

Would you be a pirate?

**nope-can't handle the waves!

What songs do you sing in the shower?

**It varies.

Ever had someone sing to you?

**Yes

Do you like to cuddle?

**Yes, sometimes.

Did you hold hands with anyone today?

**not yet-it's early

Who was the last person you took a picture of?

**My daughter grace

Are most of the friends in your life new or old?

**Pretty even mix.

Do you like pulpy orange juice?

**yes-prefer it!!

What is something your friends make fun of you for?

**being so picky, probably! LOL!

hhhmmmmmm........that was interesting. my answers will be different in a few months, I'm sure.

The Help by Kathryn Stockett


My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Hell of a book.
What did I learn...that ignorance is bliss? That even if one KNOWS that what they are doing is wrong, the ole' sentiment..."we've always done it this way..." can be used as an excuse? This book should be read in our high schools-in history class, in socialogy classes, in general education classes. This isn't dry facts and dates - this is real, documented stories about what was just happening 50 years ago and what is still an underlying current in many pockets of America. But will this shining work of 'historical fiction' even be considered when book boycotts are still happening in our local schools? Books like "The Color Purple" and "A Handmaiden's Tale" have been stripped from our IB programs for our high schoolers and deemed inappropriate. Is that the path that "The Help" will be made to follow-banned?

I will buy each of my children a hardback version and save it for their high school days.

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Birthday Girl

I am blessed to have 2 sisters and 2 brothers. My youngest sister's birthday was in Feb and I had some photos of when she was little, so I decided to create something for her special day. She is a quilter and very precise with her work, so maybe she will be able to relate to this handmade gift. Hope so!
The birthday fairy on the front of the mini album is a Red Lead Stamp and the young lady on the back cover is from the Tim Holtz Collection. The ink and buttons are Close To My Heart and the paper and embellishments are assorted scraps. Thanks for looking!

Paper Roses

I am in love with paper flowers of all types and now I can make my own mini-roses! I saw this technique on YOUTUBE but didn't get the artist's name written down. Still searching for that info to share. I love making paper roses with Close To My Heart's cardstock. The inner white core allows you to see the different layers of the rose and gives it a bit of a shabby vintage look. The day after I saw this technique a friend told me she was in need of prayer and support for a serious medical situation. I made this card for her and she told me she received it before she had to leave for the hospital. I'm so glad.
Hope you had a nice weekend!
~L

Happy Valentine's Day

I made a few cards to send out on this special holiday and wanted to share one of my favs with you. This card is made with all Close To My Heart products except for the vintage lace and the figure of the little girl-she is "Country Girl" from Oxford Impressions-love their images! I used "That's Amore" paper pak x7107B because it offers so many beautifully coordinated patterns. The card design is a combination of designs offered in CTMH's card design book "Wishes"-one of my favorite tools. Now instead of taking me hours to create a card, I can easily find one in my "Wishes" book and follow the cutting diagrams including the exact measurements! Thank you, CTMH, for speeding up this process for me-love it!
Last night some good friends watched John and Grace so Brian and I could go to dinner with friends from work. What a rare relief to have an adult-only meal! We need to do that much more often! Today we spent a quiet day at home, exchanged Valentines and little goodies between the 4 of us. THe kids got in some good sledding time and we enjoyed watching the Olympics between doing laundry and naps.
I hope you had a peaceful day too.
~L