Are you ever too old to sit on Santa's lap?

NOPE!! My mom, sister and I did last week and it was soooo much fun! Of course I couldn't share my picture with you until I took Emma to see Santa. That would have been a bad mom right?????? So here are are pictures of our family visiting Santa. Now here's hoping he brings me the goods I asked for! HA!!

Emma and Ryli were both pretty nervous about sitting on Santa's lap although they both managed to tell him what they wanted! Stacy, my sister wanted to sit on Santa's lap really bad but he wouldn't let her!! Hmmm...wonder if she's been bad and getting coal this year?

Speaking of Santa? I'm feeling a bit like Santa and am ready to give away some goodies, play some games and have fun!! Are you ready? We'll begin tomorrow on the 13th and play everyday until Christmas so be sure you check in each day for some fun!

Here's a fun little poem

If Santa Was a Scrapper

Twas the night before Christmas,
And all through the home,
Only one creature was stirring,
A late night scrapper alone.

While she cropped and she trimmed,
Under her breath she was muttering,
"He hid my darn Herma fix!
"The poor wife was shuttering!

When out on the lawn
There arose such a clatter,
She sprang from her table,
And dropped her Magic Matter.
Away to the window
She flew like a flash,
Thinking maybe it was UPS
Bringing more for her stash!

But what to her wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature (die cut) sleigh
And 8 (punchie) reindeer!
With a little old driver
So lively and quick
She knew right away
It was Jolee old St. Nick.

He carried a sack
Filled up to the brim,
With paper packs, cardstock,
And templates crammed in.
There were punches, and stickers
And eyelets galore,
There was even a Cricut font
Not yet in the stores!

He went quickly to work,
Stowing it all under her tree,
The wire, the fibers,
And all Acid Free!
"Those Whale Punches are heavy!"
She heard him exclaim,
Then he turned to his reindeer
And called them by name:
"On Buyer and Stasher,Puncher and Cropper.
On Scrapper, on Matter,
On Trimmer and Cutter."

And he sprang to his sleigh
But before he could leave,
The woman yelled, "STOP!"
And pulled a camera from her sleeve.
She snapped some quick photos
For future keepsake,
Thinking all the while,
Of the layout she'd make!

And she heard him exclaim.
When she fimally let him go,
"Happy Scrapping to All" And to all, "HO HO HO!"

Here are some pictures.....

My mom, sister and I delivered the pages and albums to Alexandra's House and all I can say is wow!! The home is so warm and welcoming. We were able to view the wall of life which is two walls in the home decorated with photos of the children and families that have been assisted through Alexandra's House. You couldn't help but stand there and cry and count your blessings!! Beautiful babies, tiny hands, conjoined twins, lots of hair, heads covered with blankies with big sparkling eyes looking back at you, proud mom's and dad's. I'm telling you if you ever have a chance to visit this home and experience these lives you must do it!!

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the work you ladies put into those pages. I'm so excited to know that families will be getting an album and able to fill it with pictures of their little ones. What a blessing you've been able to give them!!

Wow! What a week so far!!

Well it started last Friday but I got to scrapbook!! How cool is that! I went with a group of friends to Signed, Sealed and Delivered in Bentonville, Arkansas Friday night. We had a baby shower where we all sat and made pages for the momma-to-be so I wasn't scrapping for me but it sure was fun!!! Of course, found some cool new papers that I had to have!! That store is by far the very best in our area at keeping up with the newest products, the most helpful staff and just overall a great store!! Seen some of our cropping buddies while there! Hi girls!!!

Tomorrow mom and I will be going to Kansas City to deliver all the pages, albums and donations for Alexandra's House. I am so excited and can't wait to get them into the hands of the families. I'll be sure to post some pictures for you all to see. We'll also be spending the day with my sister and hopefully doing some Christmas shopping. I haven't gotten one thing and that's so not like me. I'm crossing my fingers that I find lots of goodies tomorrow and get it done.

Saturday I'll be scrapping all day at the First Christian Church in Joplin. We'll be holding Scrappin' U a very laid back, fun day of nothing but scrapping, eating and chatting with friends. We'd love to have you join us, we've got LOTS of space to spread out and I'm bringing Greg's famous potato soup!! Check registration out at http://www.kisscropnshop.com/.

Have a few minutes? Take a look at this blog, great ideas on how to take good pictures this Christmas. Great info and worth checking out. http://blog.webshots.com/?p=779&tag=nl.e201

Have a great day Wednesday!!!

Wanna see my teacher's gifts?

Here are some not so great pictures of the teacher's gifts we made this year. Very simple, fun and easy to do.

We're going to fill them with M&M's and add a cute little tag.

Wanna make some? I used EK Success Art Blanche' Milk Cartons but only had four and Emma wanted more so here's how we made them: Get the kid's milk cartons, sterilize them, cut a small opening in the side using an exacto knife. You, of course wouldn't have to have the opening. They'd have to open it to see what's hidden inside. Attach a piece of vellum to the opening from inside the carton to keep the contents in the carton. Cut paper to fit sides of carton, add smaller pieces of coordinating papers, ribbons, rub-ons and of course ink to cover those seams. Fill with candy and viola! You are done!!

So come on, what goodies are you making this year?

Let's get this started again!!

Okay, so now that I've got most of the family feeling better (Greg's hacking and coughing now!!) and my computer is up and running for today let's get to sharing again!!

I'm working on a twelve days of Christmas contest so be watching for details on the blog. It should be lots of fun, it will be easy and there will be prizes. How does that sound? Don't forget to check out Scrappin' U! We'll be meeting December 8th and registration is now open.

Lastly, wanted to share a fun little gift I made my secret sister. I got the idea from a class taught by Faith Courtney of Everlasting Keepsakes. It's hard to tell in the picture but it's a black frame with an accordian album attached to the center. I was able to display 9 photos in it, added lots of bling and of course ribbon and viola.....

She loved it and I had so much fun making it that I'm going to make some for gifts this year and one for me! That's right, I'm making something for me!! So what are you working on? Christmas gifts? Christmas cards? Home decor items? Share your ideas, I love hearing what you all are making and if you want to share pictures with us send them to info@kisscropnshop.com, I'll add them so everyone can see.

Tomorrow I'll add a picture of the adorable milk cartons I'm making up for teachers gifts. Too cute, fun and sooooo easy!!!

I'm back!!!

I really am here just been swamped with LIFE!! I do think I took a nap every single day for a week after the crop!! It wasn't so much the crop that wore me out but everything going on - shows, classes, kids, kits leading up to the crop that after it was over I crashed!!! My computer must have been worn out too! It also crashed and I'm just now getting it back to feeling and acting better.

We've had a pretty busy time with illness in November. My sister-in-law is still doing chemo and doing well, my nephew had a lump removed and it came back good, my neice tore tendons in her foot and is walking in a cast waiting a potential surgery, Emma's been sick and had to miss two days of school (I thought that was going to break her heart, ask my sister-in-law she heard her hysteria on the phone) and a good friend of ours was in a car accident. She is fighting for her life right now!! Seems life always hits you at once but I know I'm not ever going to be given more than I can handle andthere are always people worse off than me!

Sooooo on to fun stuff! Scrappin' U registration is open now at www.kisscropnshop.com. I've got three really cute classes prepared for you. Witch way to the Candy? Fall Fun and Santa Baby. I'm also planning to bring some of Greg's famous soup. So who's going to join me on December 8th?

What will you be doing this time next Saturday???

We will be shopping from awesome vendors all under one roof and for FREE!! We'll be taking classes from the best teachers in the area, learning new tips, techniques and creating fantastic projects!! We'll be cropping with all our friends, laughing, creating pages and making new memories! (We'll probably still have a laughing hangover from the Friday of fun we've had!!)

We'll be at the K.I.S.S. Crop-n-Shop Scrapbook Event at the Fairview Christian Church in Carthage, MO!!! Won't you join us???????

Shopping Hours: 10:00am -6:00pm Friday
10:00am-5:00pm Saturday

Classes: 8:30am -7:00pm Friday
8:30am - 5:00pm Saturday

Croppping: 9:00am Friday - 2:00am Saturday
9:00am Saturday - 8:00pm Saturday
Scrapperentertainment Show: 8:30pm - 10:00pm

Remember Joi?

Here's a word from Joi of Scrap-to-It!

"Scrap-To-It! is back again and so excited to be able to participate in our 3rd year with KISS Events.
We can't wait to show you all of the new surprises we have to offer. Here are two sneak peaks to help get you excited!!

Can you say Chip? How 'bout acrylic? Two of the hottest mediums in scrapbooking are part of the "To-It!" line up this year.

Our theme and mission for this year's event -- "It All Started With An Album.." Never before have there been so many options for where to put your memories. Along with the two sneak peaks shown here we'll also be bringing our Bind-It-All and tons of bulk wires. So get your mini albums ready and come get yours bound while you crop or shop.

While albums, especially mini albums are a love of ours, the "To-It!" team has much more up our sleeves for this years event. Ten more days and counting as we prepare to pack up Team To-It! and head south for the two best days of the year. We look forward to seeing old friends and meeting new ones. "

Joi
Scrap-To-It!
Before all your memories yellow and fade... Scrap-To-It!http://www.scraptoit.com/

She's baaackkkk......

Debbie's coming back and with LOTS of items on SALE for you crazy shoppers!!! Debbie's generally not a lady of few words, she's actually quite chatty but all she wanted to say to you gals is this............... SALE!! She's bringing lots of goodies from her store, This-n-That for Memories that will be marked special sale pricing just for the K.I.S.S. Event!! Be sure to drop by and check out the awesome deals and chat with Debbie!!!