Tales From the Bleachers

Crops and Classes

 

Don't you love the colors!  I wish there were signs of Spring, but there aren't any around here yet! 

I'm showing this to spark your interest in attending a great crop in the Quad-Cities in March.  It is a Crop for the Cure and is being held at the Quad City Downs March 28 from 9-11.  For your $55 cropping fee you will get breakfast, lunch and dinner, lots of snacks and drinks throughout the day, prizes, make and takes and great shopping.  Which brings me to the "Signs of Spring".  It is the cover of a mini-album for a class I will be teaching that day.  I'm really looking forwarding to it-it's been a good nine months since I've created for a class and let me tell you, I loved it!!  So please consider coming to this crop-it's for a great cause.  For more details and to register, please contact Aimee Millier at almdesigns2@yahoo.com.   And here is the rest of the album!!

 

 

 

 

Check your calendars and make the plan to go!

And don't forget, that Sweet Tooth and Reminisce are hosting a great crop April 3 and 4 at the Coral Ridge Mall!  We have just a few spots left for that one so hurry and come join us!  Just click on the Sweet Tooth link and click on the "crop"  button.   We're so excited because not only are there  several old (and I don't mean age!!) Reminisce customers coming that we haven't seen since the flood, there are some new names too!! Love, love, love it!!

Okay, time to wake my Sleeping Beauty.  Molly has been staying with us and needs to get up!!  The dorms don't seem to be the best place for her right now and Jim and I are enjoying having her around.  She is having some struggles but we see glimmers of the Molly from a few years ago and it gives us hope.

Have a great day!!  It's supposed to be warmer and sunny today and I actually get to go to work today, too!!

Is it Spring Yet??????

So it snowed AGAIN.  I'm tired of it.  I'm tired of boots and long coats and gloves.  I hate when my arm itches and I can't scratch it cos' the coat is too dang thick!  I swear-once Molly is done with college, I'm outta here!

So look what I got in the mail the other day.

 

Yep, you read that right.  I got mail from the AARP.  I'm not even fifty yet!  Close, but not there yet.  Talk about a downer.  I threw it away.  But I heard there are some good discounts.

I was going to post some layouts I'd done, but I can't find them.  They're somewhere on my computer and as soon as I find them, I'll be back.  I know, I know-I'll hurry!!:)

Happy Tuesday!!

It's such a pretty morning here!  The sun is shining and it doesn't seem too cold out.  But I guess it's not supposed to last-there is rain/snow heading our way:(  And I was thinking of road-tripping somewhere tomorrow.  Not sure where, maybe the quad cities, maybe cedar rapids.  I just need to get out of town.  Well, I feel like I need to get out of town!

 

Aren't these pretty!  A little Valentines gift from Jim.  We usually don't bother with Valentines day.  To me, it's just a day for Hallmark to make a fortune and for people to feel sad if they don't have a Valentine and pressure to get something for your Valentine if you have one.  So we agreed years ago that we'd skip it.  Good thing I had a card ready-see, I would have felt bad if I didn't!!

He also go me this:)

 

Then we went downtown for an early dinner and ate WAY TOO MUCH!!  We went to a place called Mickeys and they have the best French Fries in town.  And onion rings and really BIG tendrloins.  Getting the picture!!

I made these little treats for the girls on Katies Dance Team

 

It is a mixture of cereal, dry roasted nuts, M & Ms, and pretzels mixed up in almond Bark.  Wow, what a tasty treat.  Throw in some chocolate and conversation hearts and you've got yourself a nice little treat.  I made the little hearts with some scraps I had from older valentine lines from Reminisce.  I thought they were pretty cute.  Oh, the heart is from the Graphically speaking Cricut cartridge. 

Katie and Molly have easy Fridays this semester so we have decided to meet for lunch those days.  This will be good for us-especially the girls.  They don't really see each other much and know that they really want to spend more time together.  Here is their Valentine goody:)

 

Inside was a gift card to Starbucks and a Starbucks travel mug.  Oh and some chocolate and gum.  they were pleased:)

One last picture to share.

 

Millie and Sassy hanging out.  Millie has her paw on top of her "baby".  Like Sassy wants that smelly old thing:).  Those two are buds!

Have a great Tuesday!  I'm off to lunch with Jim!  He's not working today so he's taking me out!

Spring Fever Scrapbook Retreat!

Here's the details can't wait to see you all!!

 

Reminisce and Sweet Tooth
Invite you to attend our
Spring Fever Scrapbooking Retreat Weekend
April 3-4, 2009
At the Coral Ridge Mall

Mark your calendars, and start getting your pictures ready, Reminisce and Sweet Tooth are hosting another fantastic scrapbook retreat weekend April 3-4, 2009 at the Coral Ridge Mall. This is your chance for a perfect weekend, no cooking, no cleaning; you can work on your albums, catch up with friends, maybe even do some shopping or catch a movie! Whether you have been creating memory albums and cards for years, or procrastinating digging into to that first or second album, this will be a fun-filled weekend that is sure to get those creative juices flowing!

Spring Fever Retreat
Coral Ridge Mall
Community Room (located behind the Food Court)
Friday, April 3 4pm-Midnight
Saturday, April 4 9am – 7pm

Register at Sweet Tooth beginning Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009 (in the evening).

The cost for the crop is $49.99 and includes:
-Reminisce goodie bag including some of our newest products ($15+)
-Sweet Tooth Special Edition Kit includes products to create a layout and a card ($10+)
-Coral Ridge Mall Discount Book (full of coupons and discounts for a variety of restaurants and stores located in the mall)
- Snacks, soda and water throughout the crop
-Over $100 of Reminisce Door Prizes
-Grand Prize Drawing for a Making Memory Slice

Reminisce will have a limited number of scrapbook kits of our newest products available for purchase at the mall. Crop participants may also email Andria Gibson (reminisceiowa@aol.com) a list of individual Reminisce products you like to purchase no later than March 25, 2009 and she will bring your items to the crop. To view items please visit www.designsbyreminisce.com. You may also place orders for products on our website and those items will be shipped directly to you from our distribution center.

Sweet Tooth Scrapbooking will also have a limited number of scrapbook layout, project, and card-making kits available for purchase. They will also have a limited amount of basic cardstock and adhesive available for purchase.

All purchases made at the crop must be paid by cash or check.

Need a hotel? Holiday Inn Express is extending a special rate of $99.90 to our croppers for the weekend. Each room has a mini refrigerator, and microwave, and hot breakfast is also included in the price of each night’s stay. To receive this rate, call the Holiday Inn Express 319-625-5000, and ask for the Reminisce rate. (The hotel is located near the Mall Entrance in front of Dillard’s).

If you have any questions please feel free to email any of us. Andria Gibson (reminisceiowa@aol.com), Cindy Noesen (scrapper959@hotmail.com) or Shelly Maxwell at (shelly_maxwell@q.com).

Space is extremely limited so register earlier to guarantee your space! We look forward to seeing everyone there! (Please note your registration is not guaranteed until payment is received. Personal checks must be received within 5 days of registration or your registration will be cancelled).

Croppin at Coral Ridege Mall!!!!!!

We have setteled on the Coral Ridge Mall for our April 3-4 crop and we are so excited!!  It would have ben fun at the Reminisce warehouse of course, but this will work out SO much better for everyone!  they have a beautiful room with tables and chairs that we can use and the benefit of the mall for all of you!  We just finalized with the mall and will have the final details after Andria, Shelly and I meet tomorrow.  Put in on your calendars!!

Can you tell I'm excited!!!!  I LOVE crops!!!!!

Working for the weekend!

Taking a break from cleaning out cupboards.  Since I'm not working a whole lot of hours-try 3 per week- I thought it might be best to work on the mess we call our house.  We are hoping to do some updating here in the next few months, so I'm getting a jump on it.  I just found one of Molly's binkies and a sippy cup.  I thres the cup away, but kept the binkie.  Wonder if it's acid free?  She was such a binky queen that I can't part with it yet.  She always had to have one in her mouth and one in each hand to go to sleep.  Pair and a spare???  She was such a cutie bug:)  So I'm trying to clear out the kitchen today and I'm making some progress.  Goodwill is going to like me today-we have some nice things we really don't need anymore.

Sweet Tooth has new kits up!  Had lots of fun using the new Monkey Business from Reminisce and new product from Jillibean Soup.  Here's a peek at my layouts.

 

This is the Jillibean layout

 

And this is the "Monkey Business" layout.  Such fun paper-gotta love the monkey.  And who doesn't have monkeys around their house!!

Well, I should get back to the cupboards.  It will feel great to get them done.  I'm not going to tell you how long it's been since I've done this.

I leave you with Rosie.  She thinks my only purpose in this world is to sit and hold her.  While I do enjoy having her on my lap, it's not always convenient.   And she's getting so cranky.  Heaven forbid you shift or try to change position while she's on your lap.  She's started to growl at me!!!  Kind of funny really, but sometimes......... Soon it will be warm, and we'll never see her.  She's an outdoor cat through and through.  At least she's stopped bringing live critters in through the dog door.

Happy Friday everyone-enjoy your weekend!

Cropping fun!

On Saturday, I went with friends to a new cropping place.  Well, new for me.  It is called Scrappin for Keeps and it is in Eldridge Iowa.  My friend Chris won the crop awhile back and invited me to come.  I had a really nice time.  I hadn't seen my friends for quite awhile.  Who was there you ask?  Well, there was Chris, Dawn, Judy, Cheryl, Rose-who I heard won a $1000 Quickutz shopping spree!!  If you are reading this Rose, you know you are my bestest friend:) Cari, my favorite Stampin Up rep and table mate (so was Dawn), Angie,Deb, Rachel and me of course.  Like I said, it was a really nice time.  They have a great scrapping area and it's always nice to be able to shop while you a cropping.  I sure wish I could have been back the next day for the Quickutz event.  I think I'm going to join their Quickutz club, because we all know I need more Quickutz!

Here are the layouts I got done.  I know, it's not much for an all day crop, but there was lunch and dinner and shopping.  That doesn't leave a whole lot of time for scrapping!!

 

This one I created using product from a great little company I found called Jillibean Soup.  We will be using her products for Sweet Tooth this month.  The items pictured won't all be used in kits this month.  she was generous enough to send me some samples before we placed our order.  I LOVE her stuff-the fact that she has used kraft paper is awesome.  Please go check her out and encourage your LSS to carry her products

 

 

The other two layouts are just a few of the oodles and oodles of pictures I have from Katies 3 years on the Dance Team at Iowa.  Used some new product and some old.  And my ever present thickers!!!

Some good news for Miss Molly!!  She went through informal rush this past weekend and was asked to join Kappa Alpha Theta.  She is SO excited and I am so happy for this new opportunity in her life.  And thanks again to my good friends at the crop this weekend.  rush wasn't without its stress for Molly and they were supportive in my worries for her  But all is good in Molly's world:)

Check this out

Here is a really nice article about Sweet Tooth!! on a website called Mom Fuse

http://momfuse.com/2009/01/etsy-meet-the-maker-of-sweet-tooth-scrapbooking/.

Looks like another neat website that I can get totally lost in for hours!  I really appreciate them giving us this nice little write up:)