Thank You Teachers!

So tomorrow is the last day of school and although I LOVE the end of school, it is a little sad. My baby will be done kindergarten and moving on to grade 1 in September. I am also very sad to be losing his teacher. Mac has grown so much this year and I am amazed by his progress and ability to read and write!
His teacher is such a wonderful teacher, the kind of teacher little boys need. She is very firm and I believe could have gone very far in the army (that is a complement, even if may not seem like it).
I love and admire all teachers because this is a job I know I could never do!
Thank you teachers!!

So here is the Thank You card I have made for Mac's teacher...

Enjoy! 
Jackie

Happy Fathers Day

Wow... it's been a long time since I have posted on here! I think about it a lot, but life gets busy, days turn to weeks and the next thing you know... It's Fathers Day.

So on this Fathers day, I not only honor my wonderful husband, who is such a great father to our 2 beautiful children, but 2 dads who were taken from us way to soon! 

My Father in law, Rene Lupien:

And my Dad, Gordon Block.

These men were everything a father should be and they are both missed so much! 

Jackie!

My Favorite Things

I know my blog is usually about crafts or Close To My Heart... but today my blog is all about ME! Today I decided to show you a few of my favorite things. This does not include my favorite people, because they obviously rank higher than "things".

I will start with my Favorite place to hang out...
MY CRAFT ROOM

This room is my favorite place to hang out, not only because I get to scrapbook and card make when I'm here, but because it is filled with pictures of my family, art work by my son, awards and metals my kids and husband have received... it's just my perfect place to be!


Next is my Favorite vacation spot...
DISNEYLAND

The first time I went to Disneyland was in 2000, I was immediately in love! We then went back in 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.


My Favorite small appliance...
MY CROCK POT

I know people who have a crock pot and say they never use it. WHAT???? How is that possible???
I use my crock pot(s) almost every week. I have 3 crock pots and this is a picture of my newest one!
I love crock pot cooking!


My Favorite large appliance...
MY STOVE

I have never loved an appliance like I love my stove. When we got this stove, I knew it was until death do we part and, in fact, the sale of our last house almost fell through because I refused to give up this oven. I know it is just an oven, but I dreamt of this oven for so long, and once I finally got it, I was never letting it go!


My Favorite Book...
ROOM

Once I started reading this book, I could not put it down. When I wasn't reading it, I was thinking about it!!


My Favorite CD...
RICHARD MARX / STORIES TO TELL

This is my very favorite CD by my very favorite singer / song writer. This is my "go to" CD when I am scrapbooking or cleaning because I love every single song on it so I can just put it on and let it play through!


My Favorite Movie of all time...
SLIDING DOORS

I have alot of favorite movies, but this has got to be my ALL TIME favorite!!


My Favorite??? bed...
MY BED

I have such a comfy bed. Every night when I get into it, I just think "ahhh... I have been waiting for this all day". It truly is one of my favorite possessions.


My Favorite Drink...
OK, there's a tie!
COKE ZERO

and... COKE SLURPEE

There is nothing more refreshing than Coke!! So my heart belongs to the Coke slurpee (because I love slurpee's) and Coke zero!


My Favorite Food...
THE BIG MAC

I know how bad this is for me and I know how many calories it has and I know how many grams of fat... but there is no food I love more than the Big Mac! I could eat this every day (I wouldn't) for the rest of my life and never get sick of it. I remember in grade 7 we had to write some kind of story about our favorite food and I wrote mine about the Big Mac. This is how long I have loved this burger.

So those are a few of my favorite things and now you know me just a little bit better!

Jackie

Dotty For You!

When you place an order of $35 or more between April 17 and May 31, you can get the Dotty For You paper packet, valued at $19.95, for just $5. Dotty For You includes 24 specially designed, coordinating B&T Duos^® sheets (2 each of 12 patterns) and an artwork idea insert to get your creative juices flowing. But that’s not all! There are two ways your customers can get this darling paper packet FREE!

Hostesses will receive a free Dotty For You paper packet when their Gathering sales total $400 or more (excluding tax, shipping/handling, and Operation Smile donations).

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My Mini Album Purse

So a few months ago I was entering a contest and needed to come up with an idea for a 3D project. I decided to make a mini album but shape it as a purse.
The products I used were:

- Pemberly Paper Pack
- Pewter mini medley collection
- 6x6 flip flaps (I used 6 flip flaps, 3 on each side)
- Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge (to make the handle)
- Mocha Opaque Gems

And this is what I came up with...

The front of my purse.

The back of my purse:

The details on my purse (I love this paper!!!).

One of the pages inside my purse:

Enjoy!
Jackie

Tri-Level Accordion Card

For this months card club we made Tri-level accordion cards.
We used my very favorite cricut coordinating stamp set "Hooray Bouquet" and my favorite new paper from the NEW spring/summer Idea Book "Superhero" (This is a great example at how versatile this paper is!!)

Enjoy! 
Jackie

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