January SOM

I joined a swap with some local CTMH girls to make a card/project using the stamp of the month... Here is January's cards using D1259 Eastertime - only available thru the end of the month!!! Get started on those Easter cards :)

Open House Cards

I had my CTMH Open House last night :) it was a lot of fun... Thank you everyone that came and thank you for supporting me with your orders... I was asked by a few to post the cards we did last night, here they are, they are little 3x3 cards - I am loving this size card right now! Also, I have made the layout and 4 of the 5 cards for my February 1st workshop... I will post pictures soon of that as well :) Enjoy!

herbs

It's not spring but i haven't had fresh herbs in months and i hate buying them... so, i bought dirt a few weeks ago and finally got around today putting new dirt in my 10 baby herb pots and adding seeds :) woo hoo! Maybe over the weekend I will get to planting something in my 12(?) Earthboxes that are empty as well....

***Can you guess what else I bought yesterday on EBAY? If you guess correctly you get a prize!!!!!

something new.

I shouldn't be so excited to buy this but I am!!! This means I save $35 every month going to the gym and I don't have to worry about when I work out (I hate going when its so busy!) so... here is a picture of my new elliptical machine. Its home is in the living room, which I don't really have anywhere else to put it, but it has wheels so when I do have company over, it is super easy to move it into the bedroom or garage :) I think I will start using it tomorrow (since you shouldn't use those things when you've had a few glasses of wine ) Today was a good day, I got some samples made for my Open House (will post some later this week) put out a few Valentines decorations (i don't have many) and cooked some yummy spaghetti for dinner... 3 1/2 hours till bed... what to do next?

New Year

Happy New Year - although it is day #5!!! Oh well for one of my resolutions of blogging everyday... LOL. Tracy and I had a nice relaxing evening of FONDUE and XBox 360 :)

Do you read Ali Edward blog? Well, every year she chooses a single word and that is her inspiration for the year... I wasn't going to do it as I couldn't think of a word I liked, but I ran across the work GROW and its growing on me, LOL. Therefore my word is to grow :) to grow as a wife, scrapbooker, photographer, etc. Last year, I did some things that I normally wouldn't have done and I grew as a person, this year I want to continue that... anyways, GROW.

Whew, all the Christmas decorations are finally put away (debating on pulling out Valentines?) therefore I have been working on new samples/workshop stuff for my CTMH Open House that is this coming Friday. I hope to see you there!!! TTFN for now :)

Pocket Book

Link to a video making an adorable Pocket Book using CTMH products!!!

http://www.crafttvweekly.com/player.html

Enjoy :)

CTMH Serendipity Promotion!

Serendipity!!! I love the word and I am loving this set :)

From left to right: includes
6 sheets of textured cardstock - think Bazzil, except, CTMH’s textured cardstock is the standard color on one side, a lighter version of that color on the back, and it has a white core! I positioned the 6 sheets of the textured cardstock so you can see what both the front color (Bamboo, Dutch Blue, Chocolate) look like and the lighter versions are right below them. 12 sheets of patterned papers - two sheets of each of the six designs shown. Hard to tell in the photo…the light blue and bamboo papers look like they have stitching on them! Lastly…3 sheets of textured diecuts - flowers, accent designs, and more…these coordinate perfectly with the last item… a D-size stamp set! This kit can be yours for only $10 with a purchase of $60 - only available thru January or while supplies last. My Open House is January 11th... I have sent out an evite, but incase you aren't on my list, let me know and I will send it right out to you! Enjoy :)

Christmas at the Winchester House

Another Christmas celebration!!! Woo hoo!!! Yesterday, Tracy and I were able to sleep in since we didn't have to be anywhere till 4pm :) We had some hot cocoa, opened some presents and played some Xbox!!! So, at 3:30 we headed to Tracy's parents house for our Winchester Christmas.... In the pictures, first we have Georgia, Keelan and Irelyn getting ready to open some presents, then Kari with a new book, "scrapbooking for the Soul", then Tracy and I, then lastly Carissa with baby Charity opening some presents. It was a great Christmas :)

Christmas at the Goetz House

Tracy and I celebrated Christmas with my parents on Sunday night with my moms siblings and extended family (there were like 36 of us), my sister and family and Tracy/I spent the night and did our Christmas on Monday morning. It was crazy! The boys got lots of toys and many of them loud, LOL. The first picture is Brayden opening up some trucks. then we got my dad, "pawpaw" with Brayden and Cooper, and then my mom, Kim and I on the backporch after breakfast getting some fresh air! It was a very nice day :) and lastly Kim and Tim got some baby girl booties.... we are all hoping and praying for a baby girl this time! My sister is due with baby #3 on June 22nd!!!!

Wedding.

'Tis the holidays for a wedding? Tracy and I had 2 weddings to go to yesterday. Unfortunatly, time and such only allowed us to attend one. Tracy's nephew Trey and his new wife, Carissa had a very nice ceremony and reception in Lakeland. The weather turned out a little colder than expected, but its better than being hot (in my opinion). The first picture is Tracy and I of course with the bride and groom, next is Trey's parents, Terry (Tracy's brother) and Pam with Trey and Carissas daughter, Charity and lastly our niece Georgia and nephew Keelan as flower girl and ring bearer. Congrats Trey and Carissa!

Also, Congrats to my cousin Aimee who married Richard Porter yesterday in Celebration, FL. I wish we could have been there to share your happiness!

xooxox Love and Kisses to both newlyweds :)

Cookies.

Last Thursday & Friday we made some cookies!!! Lots of cookies!!! I guess it wouldn't be the holidays without homemade yummy cookies... Thank God my dad came home and entertained the little ones while my sister, mom and I baked :) Hope you get lots of homemade goodies in your tummy!

Today is...

my nephew Coopers 4th birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY COOPER! Here are a few pictures from his party on Sunday. P.S. How many adults does it take to put together a toy?!??!?! LOL

Birthday Card

I made a few birthday cards this morning... one for my nephew Cooper who turns 4 this week and another one to put in the birthday box for future use (I always make an extra!) Enjoy - next is wedding cards. Its going to be a busy day!!!

Paper - SU! Confetti birthday kit - dots/green cardstock

Stamps - CTMH Star/Arrow/Celebrate

Ink - CTMH Honey/Ocean/Olive

Cricut - "4", Opposites Attract Cartridge

layouts.

Here are a few layouts that I made. The first one is my niece Georgia when she turned 2 back in 2004, I finished this one on Sunday. Next is my DH and I at the Epcot Food and Wine Festival for the first time in 2004 too :) Guess what that means? My 2004 album is COMPLETE!!!! OMG, I can't believe it. Now its onto seeing what I have left in 2005... I bounce around so I have chonological holes everywhere! Maybe my N.Y. Resolution will be to finish up 2005, 2006 and 2007 before the summer.... Enjoy

Monday - ICE & IKEA

I can't think of a better way to spend a Monday :) I went to Ikea then to ICE yesterday with my DH and my mom. We had such a good time. ICE was amazing and didn't feel like 9degrees to me, although I would definatly recommend gloves! The ice slide was fun too. My DH and I decided to try ice skating... I held on the rail the entire time and only went around once - Ice Skating is now not a thing that I will probably do again, LOL. Here are a few pictures from the day.