I have GREAT news!!

We hired someone to come into the office 2 days a week!! I am so excited to have a little bit of crafting time back!! Well, I will have to share it with the laundry. BUT I also have someone to come in every other week to clean my house! So a little less cleaning and a little more crafting!! WOOT WOOT!!

OK let's get on to the cute stuff! Last week was my monthly unit swap! So, I am sharing my creation. Keep in mind as you are looking at these darling little happy snowmen that I created 11 cards all on the same day that my swap was due!

When I arrived at my unit meeting 10 minutes late, my upline Shari came over to me and asked to see my hands.......UH OH.....they were still covered in Tulip ink from distressing all the edges! She then turned to the rest of the group there told them they owed her $10! So, maybe I have shown up too many times on the night of the unit meeting with inky fingers from finishing up swaps! ROFL

I searched the CTMH card book "Wishes" for a 3x6 card pattern to create this card. Well, I started out following 1 pattern, but then ended up completely making up my own! I used my corner rounder with the guard off to create the scalloped border. The paper I used is from the paper pack "Jingle" and the stamp set is my all time favorite "Snow Friends". I don't think I will EVER tire of this set! LOL It is little hard to tell from this photo, but there is Prisma Glitter on the buttons of each snowman and on the ground around them.

If you like the "Snow Friends" stamp set as much as I do, then you are in luck! This month when you purchase 2 stamp sets from CTMH, you will receive the 3rd for FREE! Check out my website www.lovinscrappin.myctmh.com for more details!

Thanks for stopping by!

Hope that I have inspired you to get out your happy little snowmen stamps and play too!!

Jen

P.S. I am now a consultant for Tastefully Simple! If you have never heard of this company, you really need to check out my TS website! If you have and you LOVE the stuff but don't have a rep in your area, you can order it from my website and it will be delivered directly to YOU!! Need a little extra spending cash? Check out the opportunities that are available through TS!

Life just does not get much better than this! I can eat yummy food while I scrapbook and get paid for both!! LOL

FALL BOUTIQUE THIS SATURDAY

Fall Boutique
Open House

Saturday November 14th
10am-2pm

17831 Englewood Circle
Hawthorne Subdivision 180th/Q

Door prize drawings every half hour!
Shop and Browse From These Vendors:

Mary Kay Cosmetics from Lisa Vehle

Premier Jewelry from Sheryl Paskevic

Longaberger Baskets from Julie Korte

Lets Do Tea from Deb Yates

Tastefully Simple from Rebecca Maschka

Close to my Heart from Jennifer Bennett

Scentsy from Becky Crafton

Pampered Chef from Gail Klemp


FREE Stamp Set!!

PLUS a beautiful full color brochure with directions for a 2 page layout.

All you need to do is stop by the Fall Boutique on Saturday and place a $25 Close to my Heart order and you will receive $23.95 in FREE stuff!

Remember Stampaganza! Order 2 stamp sets in November you receive a 3rd stamp set for FREE.

Finally my HAS card......Humble Artists Swap

Sooo, life has been a little crazy for me lately. Last week I worked 30 hours and have been averaging 25-30 each week. For some, this may not seem like a lot of hours, however I have been a SAHM for 15 years and this is WAAAYYY more time away from the home than I am used to! LOL I am actually thinking about breaking down and hiring someone to clean my home once a week......that is a hard thing for me to do since I think that I should be able to do it ALL myself....admitting that I might need help does NOT come easy for me.....

I am trying to adjust to my new schedule while keeping up and trying to grow my CTMH business. Some things have had to go on hold.....unfortunately it was my HAS card. So Sorry!!!! BUT I completed it and sent it out last week and here it is this week.



The pattern for this card can be found in the CTMH card program "Wishes". This was such a fun card to make! I went through a couple of different papers, but once I used these 2, it all came together!! The fun part about this is that the card changes with each square of paper that I cut. So each card, even though it is made with the same 2 papers, looks a bit different from each other.



The stamp set I used is "You're a Hoot". The papers used come from the "Grace" Level 2 paper pack. I added the new Crystal Blue Waxy Flax along with Antiqued Copper Brads and a Circle Window Charm for my embellishments.

There really is no special technique this time....the card kind of takes care of that for me as it is unique in itself. I do however have an AWESOME technique that I will show you next time I post.....maybe you have all seen it before, but it is new to me and it is SUPER COOL!!!!!

Well, thanks for stopping by!!

Hope I have inspired in some way....maybe creatively OR maybe made you feel like you are NOT the only one who needs a little extra help around the house....LOL Anyone ever feel like me? I feel like a failure in a way when I can't seem to keep up with my housework and I am NOT working full time....uugghhh

OK enough of the pitty party! LOL

Have a GREAT Sunday!!! Maybe I will be able to post again soon!

Jen