Having Fun at the Creating Keepsakes Convention!

We had so much fun yesterday at the convention....shopping, creative classes and cropping. We took a Latest and Greatest from Basic Grey and got to use 4 of their new paper lines. We also took Canvas Ala Cart from Quick Quotes and created a 3 panel canvas wall or desk art...depending on how you put them together. Both were very fun classes. The instructor from the Canvas class was very funny and very good!

I'll post pictures when I get home.
Got to go hop in the shower for another day of 3 more classes, some shopping and more cropping!

Random Thoughts

Watching game 4 of the playoffs-Cleveland vs Boston....I'm a Boston fan, and not a fair weathered one only. I've been watching them for years, and am very happy they made playoffs.

My best friend flies in from Texas on Thursday. We are spending the weekend with my local best friends at the Creating Keepsakes Convention in Manchester. We are doing classes, crops, shopping and of course eating! Can't wait. It's been a year since Sue has been here. Although we talk often, I miss seeing her! I am also looking forward to having 3 kid free days....love my kids, but can really use the break!

Speaking of my kids, they were very thoughtful for mother's day. I got a new sterling silver, cubic zurconia necklace. Very pretty, from both of them. My son made me a cookie bouquet in his culinary class. The cookies were very good. I shared with the kids...as they were 4 very big cookies. I also got 2 blue spruce trees and a crafting seat cushion with storage pockets. I'm a lucky woman this week!

Happy Mother's Day

Just wanted to wish all the Moms and moms to be a happy mother's day. I'm happy that here in the Northeast it is at least for the moment Sunny outside. I hear the birds chirping, my flowers are blooming and my wind chimes are occasionally ringing, what more could a person want!

Take some time today to notice and appreciate the beauty of today!

Good day, although not creative

well, today was a busy day starting with Taylor skating test sessions. She passed her pre-juv moves and her preliminary freestyle. She's moving on up!

My son is in driver's ed now. I have to take him out driving, which can be a challenge...I am often white knuckling it...he's getting better, but some things take time...like sharp corners...and not hugging the edge of the road or being too close to curbs...but he is starting to get it.

Plus he got his braces off this week and he turns 16 in twelve days...I can't believe how time flies...seems like just a few years ago he was learning to walk and I was dreaming of the days he would drive!

Sharing more artwork

This is one of my favorite current layouts although I haven't finished the journaling yet. Still....
You know when you have a good layout that you really like and you want to say something that will let the person know and remember just what this time in her life meant to me and hopefully to her...so, I'm still composing, and hopefully soon will commit my thoughts to paper.

This was created with Silloutte papers from CTMH, flowers from unknown source, letters from title cut with my Cricut- Opposites Attract cartridge.. Red cardstock is CTMH

My new blog

Welcome to my new spot! As today is day 1 and I have lots of setting up to do. So check back soon and hopefully I will have some interesting artwork and thoughts to share!

Just getting started

What a way to start Sunday morning...creating a blog...when I really have goals of cleaning up my living room and working on a scrapbook for a friend. But I have to start somewhere, so here I go.

Here is an altered composition book. The paper-Lets's Get Together and stamp set-Delight in Everything and chipboard flower are from Close to My Heart. The composition book was bought at a local office supply store.