Happy Thanksgiving - November Word Puzzle Card

Here is a card I created with help from Just Cards! magazine and CTMH's November Word Puzzle (retiring this year!!). Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends, family, and fellow CTMH consultants!!

I host a card swap and we exchange very 2 months. Our first rotation was in September. Here are the beautiful cards!

Back to Blog World!! My Scrap Space

My "I Love Lucy" wall (yeah, I'm a fan!)

My vanity base Steve added wheels to and a countertop for added storage/scrap space. It tucks perfectly under the countertop.

Our stamps fit perfectly in the $1 bins at Walmart and see how great they fit in the cupboards, as do our My Acrylix organizers!? Love it!!

My main scrap area. 10 feet of countertop space to work! Come on over friends!

After 2 months away I figured it was high time to get back into blogging. For those of you who follow me, I apologize for my absence!! I have been a busy bee! I attended CTMH Regionals in St. Paul and had a blast!! I came back with so much information and creative ideas I was about to burst! Also during this time, my husband rearranged my scrap space for me!! Here are some pictures for you to see where I will spend my scrapping time in the future.

Long time, no blog!

Well, I see it has been well over a month since I last posted on my blog! Shame on me!! I have been super busy the last few weeks and I can't figure out exactly why...I just went to part-time and have been busier than I was before! Of course, I have my girls home with me 2 days a week and they do take most of my time :) I love being part-time and having the opportunity to spend the extra time with the girls. We are still in need of getting into a routine but that will come eventually. First Mommy has to get on track and then we should be set! I'm SUPER excited about the launch of the Autumn/Winter 2009 Idea Book!! It has been redesigned and has some awesome new products! My Watertown Hostess Club has been doing the Workshop on the Go projects and love them! We will start with Jingle for September's gathering. I am excited to get this kit and begin the creating process!! The new kits offer an exclusive stamp set that coordinates with each paper pack. There are also coordinating embellishments that can be added on (some are also included in the kit!). If you want more information, please visit my website www.nickilentsch.myctmh.com and look under Workshops on the Go~I'm sure you'll love what you see! p.s.s There is also a cardmaking option.

In honor of National Scrapbooking Month (September), CTMH is offering a fabulous card kit! This kit includes 4 sheets of patterned paper (2 of each design), 2 sheets of cardstock, 16 bracket-shaped card bases, envelopes, full-size stamp set, 2 mini inks (chocolate and dutch blue), chocolate ribbon AND the Chocolate Mini Medley collection...all for only $39.95!! PLUS, if you order $60 in stamp SETS, you will receive this kit for FREE!! Host a party and have a total of $400 in sales, you receive this FREE as well! There are great opportunities to get this kit, contact me TODAY! I will be offering a workshop for those who order this kit. Date yet to be determined....I will do ALL the cutting for you, too!!!

Simple Pleasures

I think I forgot to attach the pictures to this post a while back! Ooopss!! Here are the pics!

Tinkerin' around with Tinkerin' Level 1

I ordered a photo collage of the girls at Walmart documenting their first family vacation! We headed south to Omaha and stopped at Falls Park in Sioux Falls on the way down. We headed to Omaha's Henry-Doorly Zoo on Friday and afterwards headed to Downtown Omaha to Old Market. What a treat! Cobblestone streets and old fashioned candy!! We ate supper at Spaghetti Works where the girls (OK, just Stephanie!) but they sure had fun with the dangling spaghetti over their mouths! We also hit Lauritzen Gardens before we headed home. It was the best vacation I've had so far!! Even though my wedding/honeymoon and anniversary trips to Jamaica were awesome, I had the best time with my children and husband on our first family vacation!! Looking forward to many, many more!

Emporium 2 pg LO using Flip-Flaps - Ice Cream Fun!

I had quite a few pictures of Stephanie's First Ice Cream adventure and the new Flip-Flaps worked perfect for the extra picture I wanted to use that didn't fit, and also will allow me to add my journaling and keep it hidden. I do believe I put the Flip-Flaps on wrong, but I think it turned out OK. The tab is supposed to be flipped UNDER the picture not sticking out unless you want to make a photo book with it and bind it. I love the versatility of the Emporium My Reflections paper packet! This was Summer 2008.