Vacation update.

Well we had a little detour this morning, there was a fire that closed Hwy 197 at Maupin so we had to weave our way around the back roads to get to Madras and then on our way.  I took lots of pictures, but I left the camera in the car so I will add pics tomorrow.

We had a great time today.  We went to The High Desert Museum outside of Bend, OR and spent about 4 hours there, it was very interesting and they had a lot of displays to look at, including a working sawmill from the 1800's.

We drove to Chiloquin and stopped at a yard sale, they had a bicycle rickshaw there and I tried to get Steve to buy it for Mom so that when we get back home she can ride around Dufur giving people a personal tour.  Mom was going along with the idea, but Steve said we didn't have room to haul it on our trip.  We also found a GIANT potato masher, the handle was about 2 feet long and the masher part was about 6"s square, I didn't buy it cause I didn't know where we would put it.  

We passed a few signs on the way that said "Chain-up Area", but Steve wouldn't let me chain him up.

We ended up in Alturas, California and are calling it a night.

Happy Scrapin',

Janice  

Going on Vacation!!!

 I am so excited, we are going on vacation to South Dakota tomorrow to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary.  We are taking my Mother-In-Law with us on this trip, I think she will enjoy it, I just hope we don't wear her out, to badly.   I hope I get lots of pics so I can Scrapbook the trip.  We are driving through Nevada to gamble a little, Northern Arizona to see more of the Grand Canyon and into Southern Utah to see Monument Valley, then onto South Dakota to see Mt Rushmore and Crazy Horse and all the other sites there are to see.  I want to walk around the base of the Devil's Tower, I think that will be interesting.

Our last long trip was to Juneau Alaska for our 25th, which I still have not started the scrapbook for yet.  The year before we drove to Albuquerque, NM. for our Nephew's wedding.  The year before that we flew out to Georgia and drove back home with our son after he graduated from Tech School.  They were all awesome trips.  I did make a couple pages of our trip home from Georgia, they were on the little bit of the Grand Canyon that we got to see.  That is why I want to see more of the Grand Canyon on this trip.

I will try to post some of our trip while we are on Vacation, but I can't promise I will post everyday.  I still have packing to do tomorrow before we can leave so I better get to bed.

Happy Scrapin',
Janice

P.S. Saying a Prayer for all those on the east coast in the path of Irene.  I hope she calms down and turns back into the ocean, with no harm to any of you.

Don't forget about our Special this month including the Double Stamp set! Time is running out to get all 3 specials.

September is National Stamping Month!

To celebrate National Stamping Month in September, we are offering our first-ever double stamp set! You can get the exclusive My Acrylix^® Pair-a-Phrase double stamp set FREEwhen you place an order of $75 US / $82 CAN from August 15 through September 30, 2011. You'll love this double set—two D-size sets in one envelope—which includes lots of clever phrases and coordinating images you'll use in your handmade cards all year long. The double set has a retail value of $35.90/$39.90, which drastically increases the value of your qualifying purchase! Have double the fun stamping during National Stamping Month with our new Pair-a-Phrase double stamp set!

You also qualify for the Stamp of the Month," Wicked" for just $5.00.

Halloween is a huge part of our October.  All 4 of my grandchildren have October birthdays and we usually have a Halloween party so this set is perfect for us.  I will probably do something for my September or October Card Class with this set too.

And if you order before August 31st, you can get this Alphabet set for FREE too.  I can see this set being used in many ways, and I love the samples they show too.

If you place a $80.00 order, that is the $75.00 order plus the Stamp of the Month set for $5.00 you get an additional $60.80 worth FREE.  That's 75% more for FREE!!!

 If you wish to place an order you can; Call or Text me at 503-708-6889 or email me @ jwilson@bctonline.com, 

Happy Scrapin',

Janice

More Blog Candy and we have a Winner!!!

First here is the rest of the blog candy.

And the winner of the blog candy is Tarina.  She posted the closest to the 15,000 hits.  Tarina, please send me an email  jwilson@bctonline.com with your address and I will mail this candy to you.   Please share what you create with it.

Happy Scrapin',

Janice

Blog Candy pics

Well here is a pic of some of the Blog Candy I promised.  I plan on adding a punch and some Cricut die cuts.

 I can't believe that I actually have 15000 hits.  The last 50 hits or so I put on there just trying to update my blog and add some pages to help organize my blog.  Please let me know what you think about my changes.  Not all of the pages have something on them yet, but I am working on them, so please check back often.

Happy Scrapin',

Janice

Card Class Sneak Peek For September, 2011

Here are the 4 cards for September's card class.  Click Here if you wish to sign up on the list.

September is National Stamping Month!

 To celebrate National Stamping Month in September, we are offering our first-ever double stamp set! You can get the exclusive My Acrylix^® Pair-a-Phrase double stamp set FREE when you place an order of $75 US / $82 CAN from August 15 through September 30, 2011. You'll love this double set—two D-size sets in one envelope—which includes lots of clever phrases and coordinating images you'll use in your handmade cards all year long. The double set has a retail value of $35.90/$39.90, which drastically increases the value of your qualifying purchase! Have double the fun stamping during National Stamping Month with our new Pair-a-Phrase double stamp set!

Click here to go on a Blog Hop to see some Awesome Artwork using the Pair-a-Phrase stamp set.

You also qualify for the Stamp of the Month," Wicked" for just $5.00.

Halloween is a huge part of our October.  All 4 of my grandchildren have October birthdays and we usually have a Halloween party so this set is perfect for us.  I will probably do something for my September or October Card Class with this set too.

Click here to go on a Blog Hop to see some Awesome Artwork using the Wicked Stamp set.

And if you order before August 31st, you can get this Alphabet set for FREE too.  I can see this set being used in many ways, and I love the samples they show too.

If you place a $80.00 order, that is the $75.00 order plus the Stamp of the Month set for $5.00 you get an additional $60.80 worth FREE.  That's 75% more for FREE!!!

I just got my Pair-a-phrase stamp set and plan on playing with it today.  I will be sure to post my artwork, so check back soon.  Let me know what you think about the Blog Hops if you go. 

If you wish to place an order you can; 

Call or Text me at 503-708-6889

or email me @ jwilson@bctonline.com, 

Happy Scrapin',

Janice

P.S.  I will be posting some picks of Blog Candy soon, as we are approaching the 15000 hits.  Be sure to leave me a comment because the person who comments on my blog or sends me an email closest to the 15000 hits gets the Blog candy.    

Cards for next Saturdays card class in The Dalles.

This first card is made using the New Rosie paper from the Autumn/Winter 2011 Idea Book.  

I also used Love Life D1482.  I was supposed to use the new Just Blooms Flutter paper shapes, but I forgot to order them so I made my own.  I used Contriban, SU French Script background stamp and punched them with a McGill Punch.

This card is made using The Present D1436 and the new Elemental paper. Creme Brulee, Garden Green and Dessert Sand CS. The leaf is inked with olive and stamped off then kissed with Brown Bag.

I made this card with the new Dreamin' paper and the new Unscripted C1465 and Harvest Happiness C1463, with Creme Brulee, Chocolate and Goldrush ink.  Chocolate and Bamboo CS.  I cut the rose out of Creme Brulee from our new Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge.

I made this card using The Present D1465 also.  I cut the flowers and leaves out on the Cricut from the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge and stamped them with the coordinating flowers from Hooray Bouquet D1491.  I used the edge of the flower stamp to add the flowers to the vine and added brads.  I used Contriban here too.  I embossed the Creme Brulee with SU's Crosshatch embossing folder.

I hope the ladies like the cards we will be making.  I sure do.  Thanks Tarina for helping me choose.
If you look at the top right hand side of my blog you will see a new gadget that I found today.  Ann left me a nice comment on the roses I made, and so I took a look at her blog and joined it of coarse.  While looking I found this handy little Gadget called My Create, Ink. Color Lab.  You can use it to help you find just the right colors for any project you are working on.  They have CTMH, SU, Copic and   Feel free to copy it to your blog too, if you wish.  Here is the link to Ann's blog if you want to check it out too.

If any of you will be in or near Canby, Oregon tomorrow, I will be helping Dawn scoop Ice Cream at the Slice of Summer.  Come by and say hello.  I believe the music will be Latin.

Happy Scrapin',

Janice

My new Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge has arrived.

I just received my order and was so excited to get to play, and play I did.  I made some of the 3-D flowers in different sizes using the new Roxie paper.

 I cut these any where from 2" to 6".

 These I cut at 2" and 4".

I cut this one at 5". 

I cut these at 2" and 3". 

This one I cut at 6" and I thought it would be larger.  It is large and stands up about 1 1/4".  I have not glued them down yet, I still want to play with them a little to see if I can make them look more real.  Tell me what you think.

I love this new Roxie paper, I can see so many things made with it.

Journals, Rolodex, Desk sets, the list just keeps going.

Cards.

This is our new My Creations Memory Game set.  

Create your own game with this sturdy chipboard box and 24 3" x 3" chipboard squares, for only $9.95. Page 131 in the new Autumn/Winter 2011 Idea book.

                                

 I would love to have a workshop with this paper pack. 

You purchase the Workshop On The Go kit ($29.95) from me and I will schedule a date to hold the workshop for FREE.   I will bring my Cricut and we will have some fun.

Happy Scrapin',

Janice

503-708-6889 call or text
jwilson@bctonline.com

There are so many awesome changes that Close To My Heart has made recently.

Like the New Consultant Kit,

The new Consultant kit is now incredibly priced at only $99 and comes jam-packed with incredible products! This is a value over $280.00.  It’s a great time to join my Close To My Heart Team and become your own boss.  You CAN make a sizable income doing this and have the added freedom of working around your family instead of being cooped up at some office somewhere.  Please talk with me today, I’d love to help you discover your potential. 503-708-6889 or jwilson@bctonline.com

Happy Scrapin',


Janice