September Workshop

Well . . . it's been awhile, huh? I've gotten alot of flack, over not updating my blog in awhile! :o) Two weeks after I broke my left ankle and right foot . . . I got a new boss (my last boss had retired in April). Needless to say . . . between late hours, the boys starting back to school, and now we have two 'lil Cub Scouts . . .

In July, I had the Stampin' Up! Convention and two days later, we traveled (with the camper and nothing broke), on a week-long family vacation for the airshow in Oshkosh, WI with Papa & LaLa! Going to the EAA airshow used to be an annual Father/Daughter trip . . . prior to kids! :o) This was wonderful to share the whole EAA experience with Terry, the boys, and LaLa.

See . . . I told you we've been busy! :o) Then to beat all, I lost my USB adapter to my camera . . . so I had to order a new one . . . that was shipped from China (took a month to get here)! GEEZ!

We did find some time to get a Cousin Night in . . . boy that was difficult, to find ONE Saturday that would work, between Theresa's boys schedule and ours! I can't wait until Brent (Theresa's youngest, far right) has his birthday next month . . . then the boys will be 6, 7, 8, and 9 . . . until Jackson (Theresa's oldest, orange shirt) turns 10 in December. We had a Wii tournament and our tradition breakfast, Pancake Puffs . . . oh what fun!!

I actually went shopping yesterday . . . something I hadn't done in awhile . . . for shoes non the less! :o) I've missed trying on shoes! My right foot still hurts, every once in awhile, but it's tolerable. I bought a couple pairs of short heals . . . WAHOO! Of course, with new shoes . . . has to come an outfit . . . right?! :o)

Here are the projects, for the September Workshop, this Friday, at 6:30P . . . finishing up the 4th project (drum roll please) . . . a recipe page!

I'm having some 'lil ladies over, on Saturday, for a a Kids Krop . . . they're going to make the owl and witch card + they're going to make a travel scrapbook! This will be something that the kiddos can add their travel pictures to, for the rest of their lives . . . 'ya know?

How are you doing? How was your summer?

Hope you're having a great weekend! Going to go watch the Chiefs game with Terry . . . thanks for stopping by my craft room!

Peggy

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Scrapbook Weekend

We'd gone on a scrapbook weekend, in April, at Country Keepsakes Scrapbook Retreat . . . we'd won this weekend (for 4) last year, at a silent auction.

Sarah, the owner, is so personalable and sweet . . . the food was fabulous! If you're looking for place to have a scrapbook weekend, I'd highly recommend this place!

We had such a fun weekend! Girl-time with your sisters and/or friends is so important . . . isn't it?

I hope you're having a great weekend! Thank you for stopping by my craft room!

Peggy

Another MDS Scrapbook Page

Last night, when I was getting into bed . . . I heard a pop, from my right foot (the sprained foot). Then the pain started up again . . . :o( When I talked with Jenny, she said it was probably a ligament . . . boy it's great to have a BFF, that is an orthopedic nurse too!

We were supposed to go to Jenny's home tonight, to celebrate Ashley's (Jenny's youngest daughter) 21st birthday. We were all looking SO forward to going and seeing all of Jenny & Scott's family . . . since we only get to see them for the life milestone celebrations. Since I can't walk (like I had been the last two days) . . . Terry has banned me to the bedroom. So . . . I guess the next time we'll see all of them is when Ashley graduates from KU next year.

So . . . as I sit in bed (again) . . . I have my laptop opened, creating more scrapbook pages! :o) Here's another one. We started a tradition, this year, that on the first & last day of school . . . we celebrate by going to Ben & Jerry's, for some ice cream. With MDS, you can color match the punches and stamps. I color matched the apples, to the wall color at Ben & Jerry's, and the mats (and scallop edge) are from the booth. Fun, huh?

Okay . . . back to scrapbooking . . . thanks for stopping by my craft room!

Peggy

TGIF

How are you doin'? I went to the physician on Wednesday and they took off my cast! WAHOO!

They put on a beatiful CAM boot (similar to a walking cast with velcro, so you can take it off). Good thing is that I can be walk around . . . bad thing is that I am! :o) Terry gets on me, when I'm up and around too much, but then all my fellas have almost been waiting on me for almost a week . . . I feel guilty! 'Ya know?

Being forced to lay in bed, is at least making me do some "fun" things finished too! This is a scrapbook page, from the school carnival (last month). It was alot of fun to make, in My Digital Studio.

Stampin' Up! has some retired items too! Want to check them out? Stop by my website . . . great way to get some "Last Chance" embellishments and stamp sets at a fraction of the original price!

Thank for stopping by my craft room!
Peggy

As I'm bed contained . . .

I am bed contained, due to the fact that last Saturday I missed the last step of our camper. Terry took me to the closest hospital and come to find out that I broke my left ankle and sprained my right foot. As you can imagine, it's hard/painful to walk . . . Terry has to help me walk to/from the 'lil girls room. The boys are being cute and helpful . . . coming in every once in awhile, to see if there is anything I need. Terry (and the boys) are being great with all of this . . . I'm so lucky!

I had to fill out my forms (online) for the physician's office, so . . . after I was done filling those out, I decided to scrapbook our Cinnamon Roll Critters class, that we took last month.

I got some cards done too, while the boys were out on their bike ride, with their Dad. Hey, as long as I don't have to get up get it . . . I am able to do craft here in bed! :o)

We'll have to play the monthly workshop by ear . . . I'll keep you posted.

Thanks for stopping by my craft room (bed) . . .

Peggy

More Friday projects . . .

Here are the other two projects, for the workshop on Friday night. I hope you gals enjoy doin' them!


With it being National Scrapbook Month . . . we're doing something new . . . a scrapbook page! "King of the Grill" is a new stamp set in the mini catalog . . . with Father's Day next month, I'm sure there are expert "grill masters" with our Dads, husbands, and/or sons. :o)

Here's the Christmas card we're going to do . . . we also going to "alter" the front of a little memo notebook.

Hope to see you Friday night . . . thanks for stopping by my craft room!
Peggy

Father's Day Gift Card Holder

Happy Saturday to you! How are you doin'?

School is coming to an end . . . then summer time, which equals hopefully alot of camping time! We found a place for our camper to go, it's near a small lake and we have a beautiful view! The owner, of the campground, is going to put in a concrete pad for our camper. Once that's done . . . "Alice" (our camper) is going to be moving to the lake!! WAHAOO! We can't wait!

Terry's step-nephew is getting married tonight, so we've been busy finding "dress" clothes for the boys, for an evening wedding. We bought ties for our 'lil men too! Gosh they're going to look SO handsome! I'll have to snap a picture of all my men together, dressed up! :o) I know time flies by SO fast that we'll be (before we know it) dressing up for our fella's weddings . . . right?

If you're coming to the workshop, this Friday, this is one of the projects you're going to be making . . . a Father's Day Gift Card Holder. It has three envelopes enclosed, where you can put two gift cards + a note in the third envelope. Isn't this the cutest stamp? It's "King of the Grill", from the summer mini catalog! I just fell in love with it . . . this is one that I'll NEVER get rid of!

If you haven't RSVP'd yet . . . please send me a note, letting me know you're comin'! I'll be posting the rest of your projects, this week, so stay tuned! Hope to see you on Friday night!

Thanks for stopping by my craft room!
Peggy

Little Flower Basket

Here is a little cardstock basket . . . I'd found this on the Internet earlier this week and just HAD to make it. All you need is a 8.5" x 8.5" piece of cardstock and a piece of double-sided coordinating DSP to make it. Here are the instructions . . . if you'd like to make it bigger, you could use a 12" x 12" piece of cardstock . . . but I'd score it maybe @ 4" or so. If these don't make sense, let me know.

• Score CS @ 2.5" on all four sides and cut to the score lines on end pieces.
• Cut 4 pieces of coordinating CS (cardstock) at 2.25" square, 2.25" x 3.25", and 1 piece at 1.5" x 8.5".
• Cut 4 pieces of coordinating DSP at 2" square, 2" x 3", and 1 piece at 1.25" x 8.5".
• Adhere the DSP on the CS and then adhere those pieces to the outer edges of the scored CS. The 2.25" pieces go on the four corners (if that helps out on placement).
• You'll also need to have 2 brads - to make the place where the handle and side pieces come together stonger. I place the brads in backwards, so when the basket is emptied . . . it looks pretty. Besides . . . the flower embellishment I made covered up the "not-so-pretty" side of the brad.

We'd driven by Nuts & Bolts today and since they were having 50% off plant sale . . . figured it was fate! Wouldn't this make a cute gift for those green thumb friends, as a "thank you"? You can fit four of the little starter plants (that are about the size of your thumb).

The boys have their "Cinnamon Roll Critters" class today, at the local culinary school . . . I'll be sure to take lots of pictures! Can't wait to see all the critters they make!

Happy Mother's Day, to those of you with 2 legged and furry 4 legged kiddos! ;o) Enjoy your day tomorrow and thanks for stopping by my craft room! Peggy

Lake of the Ozarks Scrapbook Page

I hope things are going well, with you and your family. Sorry it's been awhile, since I posted last . . . I can't believe how busy it's been around here!

In May alone, we have a wedding, a school carnival, t-ball practices starting, a "Cinnamon Roll Critters" kid's cooking class (for the boys), a Stampin' Up! workshop, and a KC Royals game! Where on earth has the year gone?

Terry's sister and brother-in-law have a home, at Lake of the Ozarks. They've retired and moved to their lake home full-time now . . . so we went to the lake last weekend. Terry's bother (Gary) even went too . . . gosh we had a great time!

You know I just HAD to take pictures! :o) So I created a My Digital Studio scrapbook page!

Bring it on May . . . I'm ready for 'ya! Thanks for stopping by my craft room!
Peggy

Teacher Appreciation . . .

During one of the craft shows last year, a gal approached me about creating the shopping lists I had for sale. She's a PTA President at a local school and wondered if I could put their school mascot on the top (instead of what I had) . . . of course I said, "you betcha!"

The PTA is going to give each one of their teachers one of these, during Teacher Appreciation week . . . which is the first week of May. Here's what I'd created . . . went to Office Depot and purchased 24 of the small lined notepads and then asked them to cut 'em in half ($3) . . . I'll be working on these, this weekend. :o) One down . . . 44 more to go! :o)

Theresa and I are working on the Teacher Appreciation Pill Boxes this weekend, to give to our son's teachers. I know it sounds odd . . . but they're really cute . . . go to her website and see 'em! We'd found Skip to My Lou's blog last year (after we'd already done our gifts), but just HAD to remember this project. Isn't it cute 'lil gift?

Okay . . . gotta finish packing for the scrapbook weekend! :o) Thanks for stopping by my craft room!
Peggy