November Deals!

I know it's late in the month, but CTMH has a fantastic deal this month: Stampaganza!! Buy two stamp sets and receive the third one free! I will be ordering again at the end of the month, so if any catch your eye, let me know!

Shrek Pasta

So I had a bag of Avocados in the pantry, that needed to be used, and I came across this super yummy pasta recipe:

1 lb chicken breast, diced

1 tsp olive oil

2 avocados, mashed

500 ml whipping cream

2 cups grated cheese

1/4 cup pine nuts

1 box fettucine

It's really simple, just brown the chicken in the oil, adding the nuts halfway through.

Mix the cream, cheese and avocados, and add to the chicken. Let it simmer until your pasta is ready, and voila! Shrek Pasta!

For a low fat option, I made a cream sauce (using a roux with flour and butter) with 2% milk and also I added fresh cilantro and basil and some roasted garlic from Epicure. It was so good, you have to try it!

October Workshop

Hey everyone,

To all those who are faithfully checking my blog, you won't be disappointed! I'm updating it!

We are in the swing of fall, and no doubt you all have some wonderfull fall photos with this nice weather we've been having. The next workshop is called Twitterpated, and you'll love it! Perfectly themed for fall and back to school, you'll enjoy creating with this set. We will be getting together on Friday October 23 at 7 pm to complete this project. There are two kits available for this workshop: $45 will get you the basic pack with the paper, guide, an exclusive stamp set and a full package of ribbon rounds. $62 will get you the basic plus a package of hemp and a pack of some really cute chipboard buttons to embellish with. Let me know by October 9 if you'd like to attend and which kit you want. See you there!

Top Ten Reasons to Scrapbook

Here's a very late Top Ten (I'm sorry - summer kinda got in the way...):

1. To preserve your memories: and the story that goes along with it.

2. To have a creative outlet: Sometimes you just need something to do!

3. For fun: what can I say, it explains itself...

4. To create personal gifts: Nothing says your feelings about someone more than something handmade from the heart.

5. Because you take so many pictures: In the digital age, there are lots of occasions to use a camera. Why not remember them?

6. It will be a legacy for your family: Have you ever looked at your grandparents photos, and wondered the story behind them, or wanted to see their handwriting?

7. It's a great way to meet people: There are lots of ladies, right in our own community, who love to scrapbook.

8. How about a little extra money?: CTMH consultant program is one of the best direct sales companies in North America, with our consultants earning 22% instant comission.

9. Did someone say embellishments?: You can turn the most basic and simple pages into fantastic works of art with the addition of embellishments, like flowers, brads, glitter and more.

10. Opportunities for relaxation: Like the upcoming Scrapper's Staycation, in Okotoks. Join us for a full weekend of scrapping fun, right here in our backyard!

Everyday Celebration Card Kit

This is a fantastic promo from Close to My Heart. From now until September 30, purchase $75 in stamp sets and you can earn this beautiful kit for free. Or, host a gathering with minimum $500 in sales, and you can get it for free too! If you like, you can also purchase this outright for $49.95, either by calling me, or by visiting my website. It includes exclusive patterned papers, an exclusive stamp set and a set of die cut card bases, as well as embellishments and complete instructions. I took a couple hours last night and created these cards, it was so easy! I followed the directions for the cutting, and made 16 cards in about three hours. Now I have 16 all occasion cards in my stash, perfect for those last minute events.

CTMH Product Spotlight: Flip Flaps

Have you seen these new doodads? They are great for adding little mini albums to your pages, with no effort at all. Designed to fit 4x6 photos, they are adhesive so that you can layer them. I really love this Fancy Pants paper, but I had 6 photos, and only one sheet of the paper. So voila, Flip Flaps! I also put Liquid Glass and Glitter on the main snowflake to make it stand out.

New Artwork!

Hey, how are ya today? I finally got some me-scrap time in, and so here's a peek at what I created. Enjoy!

Fancy Pants everything (can you tell I love it?), and I used my Cricut and Alphalicious cartridge to do the title.

October Afternoon (I really liked the paper with the writing on it, I think it looks really cool). The letters are from Making Memories.

My Minds Eye papers and embellishments. I tied the tags on with CTMH Hemp and eyelets. I also used my cool Quickutz Squeeze tool for the Peek A Boo.

Fancy Pants (again...) This paper with the fish on it worked out really good. I also used matching fish brads for the dots on the I's.

This layout was done with the help of Jeanette Lynton's book Reflections. I found it really easy to use the two patterned papers with her directions.