A Fling with Spring

A new episode of Art & Soul titled A Fling with Spring is now on my website. It's all about Chalk Popping. To view it go to my website and click on the CTMH TV link. It is only 11 minutes and 54 seconds.

There are lots of cool ideas out there. Watch my blog soon to see the newest layout created from this show!

Four Layouts One Pattern

Here are 4 layouts that I recently made using the same Close to my Heart Pattern, but different papers and pictures. It is cool how the same pattern can look so different! So grab that How to Book, some papers and recreate it a couple times! It fast and easy!

This layout is made using our Imagine Book. Monologue layout on page 52 & 53. I used our Perfect Day kit for the Florence Italy pictures, You Rock for New Zealand layout, Back Country for the Seattle Layouts and Moon Doggie for Grand Cayman Layout.

I challenge you to find your favorite layout, paper packs and create multiple layouts. You will be amazed at how fast you can create these pages!

Fast Meal

Do you need a fast meal so you can get back to all that scrapbooking and stamping? LOL Heres' a good one.

Now it isn't the most beautiful to photograph, but it is easy and makes a lot. It is my Pasta Taco Salad. My neighbor made this for us when we moved in and now I make it for those who move too! Like my friend Becky that moved out of the neighborhood a couple weeks ago. UGH! lol So I decided to make her a batch and kept some for us too (it makes a lot) Here's how to make it.

Brown 1 pound of hamburger. Add taco seasoning according to package directions. Then let cool. While that is simmering, boil some pasta (as much as you like) I like the curly pasta so the seasonings hang on to it. Then you just take everything you put in a taco. There isn't specific measurements (I hate it when I don't have exact, but if I can do it, anyone can) Just add some sour cream, can of sliced olives, beans (if you want, I think beans are yucky so they don't go in mine...lol), shredded cheddar cheese and I also add Mango Peach Salsa from Costco (YUM) That has the tomatoes, onions etc in it along with a sweet taste.

You just add and stir. When you are ready to serve take some Doritos and smash them and put on top.

You serve it cold, so that is another GREAT reason it is perfect for people moving. You don't have to worry about warming it up. So whip up a batch for your family, a new neighbor (or old one) and then get back to scrapbooking! LOL

Crafts

Do you have other crafts that you do in addition to stamping and scrapbooking? I do. I enjoy a lot of crafts, but in my quest to "use what I have" I decided it was time to finish this afghan that I started before we moved. So I took it out, finished it (well almost, just need to pull the ends in). But I realized that not only did I have a bunch of left over yarn, but my cats seemed to think this afghan was made for them. So I took my left over yarn and made a small afghan just for them. Ok...so they have yet to lay on "their" afghan, but they are getting a lot of use out of mine! Maybe they are waiting for my to add their fringe.

Another good use of that left over yarn you may have is making 7 x 9 squares and donate them to Warm Up America where they stitch them together to make afghans for various organizations like Red Cross, Childrens Hospitals, Women's Shelters and Homeless Shelters just to name a few. So if you have left over yarn, make some 7 x 9 squares (using what you have) and donate them to a great organization. AND, some Michaels Craft Stores even have boxes where you can drop them off. Check your local store and use what you have an make a difference to those in need.

March Special

Our March Special is a GREAT one! If you have EVER thought about being a Close to my Heart consultant, then you will want to pay special attention to this!

If you sign up to be a consultant in March, it's just $99 (which is the normal price) to sign up and you get over $300 in products and supplies, BUT you also will get all of our stamps of the month from our NEW Summer Catalog FREE!!! This is amazing! This catalog isn't even out yet!!!

So that means May, June July and August stamps of the month for FREE! This is a $91.40 value for FREE! I can't believe this deal!

If you would like more information, call or email me. If you would like to learn more about CTMH, I welcome you to attend my Pizza & Possibilities on Monday, March 29th from 6:00 - 7:00. This is an informational night for just 1 hour (you are welcome to stay longer if you like, but I will keep my part to just one hour) and I will have pizza and salad for you (gotta have dinner) while I tell you a little about CTMH.

Or, you can just go to my website and sign up! Once you sign up, I can then show you how you can earn $150 in free products, earn great trips, get your PhD in Scrapbooking and stamping just to name a few!!

Would you like to know if CTMH is for you? Give me a call and I can help you find out! But to get this great deal, make sure you do it before March 31st!

My First Award

WOW! I just got my first award from my favorite Mac Buddy Karen. She is so sweet. And she puts up with me with questions about how to run this blog! lol But the rules of the award are the following...

• Say thanks to the one who sent it to you.
• Tell us 7 things about you.

THANKS Karen! I am honored to accept this award from you!

Hmmm...seven things about me...let's see

1. I am very organized...almost annoyingly organized

2. I love to travel and I take way too many pictures when I do.

3. I LOVE my job! I have been with CTMH for 12 years and LOVE IT!

4. My favorite CTMH color (right now) is Sweet Leaf...this is important because my husband missed this question on our New Zealand trip. We were in a CTMH game show. He said Outdoor Denim...which was correct a long time ago! But he only knew 2 colors...Outdoor Denim and Moonstruck! LOL Now he knows more! AND, he knows what color Sweet Leaf is!

5. Clutter Stresses me out

6. I can't wait for SPRING

7. I can't wait to paint another room in my house!

I am also suppose to send this award to my favorite blogs...but I have to say, I don't go to many blogs. So hopefully I will not have my award taken away from me for not doing the last part! LOL Once I get a little more time, I will venture out in the blogging world more.

Thanks again Karen!!!!

March Stamp of the Month

Ready for this great stamp of the month? It's here. March Stamp of the Month. This set is filled with words from Thanks, Celebrate, Mother's Day, Christmas, Halloween and birthday just to name a few.

Here are some samples that I made using this set. The font is the same as my new favorite alphabet stamp set...Cocktail. They will be a great compliment to each other. And that Love Birds stamp set again! LOVE IT! lol

If you would like to get this stamp set or see all the stamps in this set you can go to my website and check it out!