Baseball/Softball Mini Book

The next class for me will be this cute Play Ball Mini Album. You can choose American Crafts Baseball or Softball papers and create this book from scratch with a circle cutter and the Zutter Bind-it-All. This class will be offered on Sunday, July 15th from 1-3pm.

Also keep an eye on the blog or at the store about my upcoming Trash to Treasure class. This will be a monthly class where you bring in an item you normally wouldn't think of using for scrapping and we create an awesome project. I think the first one will be a mini book.

I have lots of irons in the fire. So keep checking back. I hope to get to the store and get a picture of the adorable Zoo mini book that will be offered on Monday, July 30th from 6:30-8:30pm.

What a great class!!!

I had a great group of ladies yesterday at my perpetual calendar class. I think the best part of being able to teach is to watch everyone make the project their own. I think a few of them looked at me kind of funny in the beginning when I told them that they had free creativity on it, but once they got into it the end result was wonderful!!!!

I got to sneak a few pictures before they all ran off and I wanted to share.

Classes this weekend

I have two wonderful classes this weekend, if you can come on out and join me. There are seats left in both classes.
This picture of the Summer Layout isn't complete. We use Heidi Swapp's destination stamp above the 5x7 and the letters paradise down the right side. I apologize for not having a finished photo. This class is Saturday, June 2nd 1-3pm at FKS. The cost is $15.00
The perpetual calendar class is Sunday, June 3rd from 2-4 pm. This is a choose your own paper class! This class is $25.00

Catching up

The little man has a new ride!! The Jeep called it quits, so after adding up all the money from the yard sale this past weekend, we went and picked up this little hot rod. It even has a real working AM radio. What will they come up with next?

Needless to say, he loves it and we are back to taking our nightly walks again.

THE closet!! This was my request for Mother's Day. And look how well it turned out. I have 1 shelf left to go through and sort. I love it, I can find things finally, LOL.And I finally cleaned off my counter again, lol.

We went to Art of the Square on Sunday. I always love looking around at all the creative expressions there. If you have never gone, you are missing out! It is Fabulous!SWIC's (the college I go to) Art department put these awesome puzzles together for the Children's Art Area. They sent these boards to local schools and let them paint them. They turned out wonderfully.

A Picture of Paris

My wonderful mother in law just got back from Paris and we both decided that this is our favorite picture of hers. So I wanted to share it and say Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there!!!

I challenge you!!!

I have started a pledge program for the

St. Louis Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Foundation. I challenge everyone to pledge $10.00 and to give a friend the same challenge. I am hoping to raise $500 by race time. (June 16th) So go to my donation page and help others. https://www.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=170061&lis=1&kntae170061=8B4547CC444B464FA547856D2BFD2A04&supId=174838701 Thanks

Jen

I lost Missy's a post-a-day challenge. I can't believe that it has been a whole week since my last post. I am still dwelling on my final research paper. I don't know why I can't get into it lately. The other 2 have come so easy. ACK, that is what I will be doing this weekend and I'll scrap if I finish. Maybe that will get me motivated.

Well I signed some more classes at FKS today, so those will be going up on my Class Schedule as soon as I finish putting them together.

Right now my Summer Layout (Saturday, June 2) and the Perpetual Calendar (Sunday, June 3) are up on the schedule and on display at For Keeps Sake. Be sure to check them out, and sign up!!!

I've Been Tagged by Sue

So I am supposed to tell you 7 things that you don't know about me. 1. I used to have my tongue pierced, yep, I have pictures to prove it. 2. I have been at the same job for over 1/2 of my life. 3. I don't know if I can make it through the Fun Walk at the Race for the Cure, but I am signed up and gonna try!!! 4. I am the oldest of 10 grandkids and until September the only one to have a kid of their own. (Can you tell I'm grasping for straws??) 5. I used to be a race official for the MARA Midgets (nothing like bossing around a bunch of guys!!) 6. I love to learn new things 7. I am a Chocolate-a-holic (Yes Weight Watchers has chocolate!!!) Let's see I'll tag Tammy, Christine, Theresa, Tautchia, Kathy Romack, MaryJo, , Special K . Do you guys really read this blog? Most of the time I think I am rambling to myself. :D

Oh yeah, I just joined Carolina Sue's Crew!!! I'll be there to WALK for the Cure. I don't run. Ever. heh.

April Challenge LO

I put together the challenges on Tammy's site http://www.heartinhandscrap.com so I thought I would put one together. It was the inspiration in my challenge this month.

So the challenge was to use cardstock (no patterned paper), flowers, stamps and chipboard. Sorry for the glare on the photo. It is one of few and the best of when I was pregnant with Reed.

Race for the Cure

The Race for the Cure is coming on June 16th. Registration is open. Last year I slept in for a cure, that was so easy, LOL. This year I hope to join some of my fellow FKSers to support this wonderful event. Check it out, even if you can't make it you can alwasy Sleep In!!

April FKS DT

I got to play with a new paper line called Paper Elements this month. It is a really playful line, with coordinating colors on the back side and also the best part, on the paper strip at the bottom they tell you what colors of Bazzill are made to match. Check out Paper Elements in the store, they have some adorable rubons too!!
Reed found this beetle walking alond the sidewalk in the backyard. He cracked me up when he said what a cute bug it was. He talked about it for days.

I LOVE this moon and rocket ship (so does Reed) So I wanted to make it the focal point of my layout. So I added a mini book with some of Paper Elements cardstock stickers and some Scenic Route rubons.

"In order to succeed you must fail, so that you know what not to do the next time" Anthony D' Angelo

A little help from your friends...

There is a family in the scrapbooking community who needs our help. Jen Gallacher (I'm sure you have seen her layouts in several magazines) and her family are dealing with the hardship. Joey, their 12 year old son has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Tania Willis has started a paypal account and a blog for the family. They have a long road ahead of them. You can read about them on the 2Peas board or the blog site is http://www.benefitforjen.blogspot.com/ . It is amazing how someone that doesn't even know you can make such a change in your life. Almost $10,000 has been raised for this family. And as some of us learned from Ali Edward's fund raiser for Autism Speaks, it takes one person to tell one person .... So take a minute if you could and help support Jen and tell one person. You can make a difference.

Pub Dinner Pics

Kathy, Katie and Michelle

Becky, MaryJo, Elizabeth and Robin
All of us. This picture was thanks to our wonderful waiter Jake. He ROCKED!!
Christine, Tammy and Robyn
The Cosmo Cricket Tie Girls, Kathy and Tautchia
Kim, Kathy and Tautchia

Classes

Had a great class today! Just wanted to post and say that tomorrow's Time Layout class is cancelled. I hope to reschedule it a little later in the year. Thanks

Weight Watchers

So today I took the plunge. With Tammy and Christine by my side, we all joined the infamous WW. I have positive thoughts about all this, so hopefully it will be GREAT!! Send me your good vibes and wish me luck!

CKC Layouts

Can you believe it 3 posts in one night!!!! Don't count on this a lot, LOLOL. I wanted to get these up before CKC but I didn't. Sorry. So if you saw these in For Keeps Sake's Booth, they were mine. TFL!

Pub Dinner Pics

The crew minus one unnamed soul who wouldn't get in the picture. Right Katie? Check out Tautchia and Kathy (aka Special K) sporting those stunning Cosmo Cricket ties!!
Christine, Tammy, me (yes I was crying before Tautchia decided to take our pic, it's a whole Jesus thing, ya had to be there) and Robyn. So Christine and Tammy will probably disown me now that I posted their pics on my blog, but that is ok. :D

A Post a Day

There is a challenge for the ladies on the Design Team and the Instructors to post to your blog atleast once a day. Starting today. Soooo let's see if I can pull this off!! I'm going to upload some pics that my friend Tautchia sent from the Pub Dinner. I hope to have my pics by the weekend.

The new and improved scraproom

Art and I went and picked up the countertop and cabinets today and he was sweet enough to put them in for me today. (That was after he built Reed a new sandbox.) So I hurried up and took pictures before I made it a mess, LOL.

CKC was a BLAST, I have the blisters to prove it! Saw lots of stuff to put on my Christmas list, LOL, and met lots of really great people.

Thank you to the ladies that came to the Pub Dinner, it was sooo much fun. And Jesus made it all that much more fun!!

Forgot to add

That a new class project is being released on Tammy's site. It is a really cute 7Gypsies tag book about Gratitude. Check it out. http://www.heartinhandscraps.com

So Sorry

Things have been crazy, trying to get DT things done for CK Convention. Then putting together the Pub Dinner and all the goodie bags, spilling boiling water on myself, oh yeah did I mention my 10-15 page research paper?
One word around here.. BUSY!
Hopefully things will get back to normal soon. CKC is this weekend should be LOADS of fun.

Help a Good Man

Go to www.amw.com/allstar to vote. When your on the web site I had to put his name (Jon Brough) in the Find a Nominee box and voted from there.



Belleville Sgt. Jon Brough Could Win $10,000, With Enough Online Support
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- A Metro East policeman blinded after being shot in the face could win ten-thousand dollars and a trip to a NASCAR race, if enough Internet votes come his way.Belleville's Jon Brough is a nominee for an episode of Fox network's "America's Most Wanted" honoring first-responders.
AdvertisementBrough was shot during a standoff in November by 47-year-old Larry Sicka, who was suspected in the slayings of his former in-laws. The standoff ended when Sicka killed himself.People wanting to vote for Brough can do so online at www.amw.com/allstar .Visitors may cast one vote per day for the weekly finalists. Voting for the three remaining finalist slots continues through April 15th.

Playing some today

I tell ya what, it feels great to scrap. This Sweetwater paper just works with so many projects and I plan to use every last scrap of this paper. I LOVE IT! The frame is from Hobby Lobby in the Easter section (40% off, love a good bargain) I think I might hang this over my desk.

Book for CKC

FKS has gotten in these cool new products made by KaiserCraft (check them out at www.kaisercraft.com.au ) I picked their board book to play with. It is perfect for 4x6 pictures. I have just started scrapping my wedding recently and this Classic patterned paper from Sweetwater was so perfect. I still have some embellishing to do, but I was so excited about how it turned out I told some people I would get it up on the blog asap. So I hope you enjoy. I know I do!

TFL
~J~

FKS Easter Eggs

Each Instructor/Design Team Member at ForKeepsSake were given a paper egg to decorate as we please. I wanted to share mine. I think it is quite glitzy. Love Bling!

I used Making Memories white and glitter glaze ( I use this one EVERYTHING) my assorted flowers punches and Westrim for my bling. (Or Diamonds as Reed says)

Look for all the eggs at the gazebo at FKS.

Ok I have scrapping to do, maybe I'll finish and share later.

Oh yeah, did you hear? Tammy's store is LIVE!! Check it out!!

All About Me Mini Book

I sent out an email looking for used gift cards, with no avail. Then I found a challenge on 2Peas, the lady sent us old Starbucks gift cards. And here are a few pages from my mini book. I used the Bind It All Zutter to punch the holes and add the binding ( I LOVE this machine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!). Papers are the new Sweetwater with all kinds of rub ons and stickers. I am still messing with this book, adding and taking stuff off. The prima on the cover has been taken off and moved. Thanks for looking!

~J~

Class Boards at FKS

The teachers at ForKeepsSake now have their own board on the wall with some of their classes. (The lightweight ones anyways, LOL) So make sure to look above the class area to see everyone's great classes. Here is my board. I thought it turned out pretty cute.

First Challenge

I have posted my first challenge on Tammy's website, come play for a cool RAK. http://www.heartinhandscraps.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45

Meet My New Niece or Nephew

Yep, for those of you that don't know, my little sister is pregnant. She is due on our grandpa's birthday, September 6th. In 6 weeks, she gets to find out what it is.