Life With Lisa

Awesome "Springy" Giveaway

2011-03-10T14:34:00.001-05:00

You have a chance to get in the spirit of the Spring season!
Go here: http://passionatelypaper.blogspot.com/
You could win an awesome--limite3d edition Cricut cartridge!

January Stamp Of The Month

2011-01-02T07:58:00.003-05:00

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Happy New Year

2011-01-01T10:28:00.002-05:00

Hello Everyone,
Happy New Year to you and your family. I will be TRYING to revamp my blog for 2011.
I will still be posting scrapbooking and workshop information, but I will also be adding more family things that I want to remember for the future.
Hopefully, I will be more committed and blog daily. I will also be changing the look of the blog.
Hope you enjoy and Thanks for sticking with me!
Lisa

Close To My Heart HUGE Paper Sale!!!

2010-08-03T09:41:00.003-04:00

August Constant Campaign
$2, $4, $6, for 8...It’s YOU We Appreciate!

We want to show how much we appreciate you and your customers! And to do so, we are bringing a Constant Campaign with SUPER deals to you for 8 days only. From on August 4 at 9 am (MDT) through August 11, while supplies last, you and your customers can purchase selected My Stickease® assortments for only $2, My Reflections® Level 1 kits for only $4, and My Reflections® Level 2 paper packets for only $6 on your MyCTMH® websites (all prices are US and CAN). The deals are amazing and in order to bring them to you we will not be able to sell any of the item numbers from these items on Gathering, Individual, or EZ Invite® orders during the campaign. These items will also be unavailable for sale beginning August 2, at 12:01 am (MDT) in order to prepare for the sale.
Dates:
August 4 at 9 am (MDT)–August 11, 2010; while supplies last
View the list of products here: https://orders.closetomyheart.com/CTMHConsultants/toknow/pdf/Aug2010ConstantCampaignList.pdf
(If you cannot view the list email me at mrsosterlind@yahoo.com and I will send it to you)

Shop Here: www.lisaosterlind.myctmh.com

2010-08-03T09:12:00.000-04:00

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2010-07-27T17:00:00.000-04:00

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Still Kicking!

2010-05-24T07:39:00.003-04:00

I just realized it's been almost a month since my last update. Wow, life happens doesn't it? The month of May has been busy for me with my CTMH business as well as family, and there just has not been any free time.
I am hoping for a couple days to "create" art for me and I will post when I do.

Cute Little Chicks Layout

2010-04-28T10:43:00.003-04:00

Heres a cute layout I wanted to share. The photos were taken a few days before Easter. Love all my chicks!
Here is one a bit close up. I used the "Key to my Heart" paper pack, that I have been hoarding for a year. It was a CTMH promo special.

Have a great day!

Sharing My "Miracle" Kit Layouts

2010-04-25T07:38:00.006-04:00

I had some time in the last couple of days to assemble my samples using the "Miracle" Kit from CTMH (see post below) This is a lovely kit and its so easy to make it your own! The new "Irrestibles Die Cuts" that are included allow you to use any color ink you want to accent your photos! In the first one I used Cranberry- because of the red door in the 8x8 photo. I love how it came out.

Close up of the Cranberry Accents

Now, here is the same kit using Watermelon ink as the accent, to go with my grandaughter's dress

Close up of the watermelon die cuts

This kit is only available till May 30 so let me know if you would like one. We will be celebrating National Scrapbook Month at my house on May 21, when we will all be assembling our kits together! FUN FOOD PRIZES!
Blessings,

Prom SnapShots

2010-04-20T13:06:00.003-04:00

Just sharing a couple of pic of Megan on her way to the prom this weekend. Even though green isn't one of my favorite colors, I loved this green! First pic is Megan and her date, Cody. I am planning to scrap these pics using the "Miracle" Kit.

Here's Megan and her friend Kaylee

I will be sure to post my finished pages.
Happy Tuesday! Its biggest loser tonight!

National Scrapbook Month

2010-04-16T07:16:00.004-04:00

I am so excited about National Scrapbook Month this year! Close To My Heart has come up with an awesomely beautiful kit to help us celebrate! Best of all, the price tag!
Here are some pictures of the "Miracle Kit"
This first one is a close up of the Background and Texture Papers

Beeeee utiful, right? Wait till you see what all comes in the kit!

For even more pictures of the kit put together, please click here: www.lisaosterlind.myctmh.com Then click on "more information"
I am in the process of planning a fun--fun--fun workshop/party/get together where we will assemble the kit together in May.
Please contact me for more information, or to purchase your own "Miracle" Kit!
NOTE: The photos are from my sister Consultant's blog! Thank You Karen--My photography just wouldn't capture the beauty! Please visit Karen's blog here:
www.karenpederson.blogspot.com
Thanks!

Another Easter Layout

2010-04-13T09:43:00.004-04:00

Here is the second Easter layout I have done using the 2010 Easter Set CD from jillspaperjems.blogspot.com
I used the same "Caboodle" level 2 paper pack from CTMH but just did it a bit different this time. My design inspiration came from Ashley's layout here: http://ashrv81.blogspot.com/2009/03/kits-n-giggles.html
I love her work, and conincidently she is also the designer of the CD!

So much cuteness!! To purchase this CD, please visit http://jilllspaperjems.blogspot.com/ To purchase any of the other products used to make this layout, please visit lisaosterlind.myctmh.com
Thanks and have a great day!

Artwork Using The April Stamp Of The Month

2010-04-09T07:51:00.002-04:00

Here is the incredible artwork from the Close To My Heart Corporate Site using the new April Stamp Of The Month-- "Flower Pot"
It is a perfect Springtime stamp set. I cannot wait for mine to get here.
To get your own set, please contact me via email at mrsosterlind@yahoo.com

Happy Easter!

2010-04-04T07:09:00.003-04:00

Happy Easter to all of my favorite Peeps!

Missing In Action

2010-03-25T07:28:00.003-04:00

Sorry I have not posted for a few days.. I have had a lot to do. I am finishing up some custom layouts, preparing for a sold out April workshop, and working on some fundraising pages and cards for a friend.
In the middle of all of this, I have to get our taxes ready to file.
Work is good :)
Here is the layout we will be doing at the fundraising crop in April. (inspiration from splitcoaststampers.com)
I will play catch up as soon as I can "catch up" lol
Have a great day! I love Spring!

Little Miss

2010-03-15T10:43:00.000-04:00

Just wanted to share this cute pic of Kadence as we were on our way to "Sunday-Class"
(her name for Sunday School) yesterday. Megan straightened her hair so she would look extra special, its usually hanging full of curls!
Love this little lady!
Hope your week is great and God blesses your life!
Thanks,

My First Design Team Team Layout

2010-03-05T06:47:00.000-05:00

As I shared with you a few days ago, I was selected to be a designer for "Jills Paper Gems." I was beyond excited because I LOVE the art of paper piecing and how it adds to your layout.
Here is a pic of the 2 page spread:

I used CTMH "Caboodle" level 2 paper pack and cardstock for these pages. Here is a close up of "Lenny Lamb" waiting for the egg hunt to start!

And who can resist "Flopsy"

Last, but not least, here is the sentiment and a close up of some of the hidden eggs:

Aren't they just adorable? If you want to create your own Easter cuties, check out
http://jilllspaperjems.blogspot.com/ where for just $9.99 you can purchase the CD that contains not just the lamb and bunny piecing patterns, but also an easter basket, chicks, eggs, grass etc! I am sure you will love them as much as I do.
I am currently working on another layout with different colors.
Hope you enjoy your day!

Another Winter Layout

2010-03-04T07:14:00.000-05:00

Since we had a LOT of snow this winter, I found that I needed another winter-snow layout for all the cute snow pictures I have.. Here is a "companion layout" to the one I posted a few days ago.
These colors are going to go great to match up all the gloves, cap, and mitten colors
we wore this year.
Hope you enjoy and thank you so much for visiting my blog!

Sweet Blog Award!

2010-03-01T17:11:00.000-05:00

Thank you Staci!
The rules for this one is to tell 10 things that make you happy & pass it along to 5 others.

1. My Husband
2. My Daughters
3. My Grandaughters
4. My Friends
5. Scrapbooking
6. Shaker Village
7. My Scrapbooking Room
8. My Church
9. Anything Pink
10. The Style Network

The 5 I would like to pass this to are... Please stop by and check out the beautiful projects that they all do...

Tammy--http://mycreativeclubhouse.blogspot.com/
Carolyn--http://kariberry97.blogspot.com/
Laurel--http://www.want2scrap.blogspot.com/
Sparkle--http://www.sparklecreations.blogspot.com/
Lisa--http://lisascreativecorner.blogspot.com/

Valentine's Day Layout

2010-02-28T06:54:00.000-05:00

Here is the layout I did for Valentine's day. I found this awesome vintage looking paper while we were away for our Anniversary trip and fell in love with it. The base pages are Kraft cardstock and went so well with the paper.
I am off to church today and the "secret sister" luncheon, after that just waiting on Richard to get home and being lazy.
Have a blessed Sunday!

Megan's 17th Birthday

2010-02-25T13:37:00.000-05:00

Yesterday Megan turned 17, and here is the card I made for her.

The front is just an envelope with the end cut off, and I used a scallop punch to make it pretty. I got the idea from an old stamping up mini book.

Here is the inside that you pull out of the envelope. I used some old CTMH sets and also embossed the butterfly with silver powder.
Here is a pic of the birthday girl

Enjoy the day!

Exciting News To Share!

2010-02-24T07:13:00.000-05:00

I have been selected to be a member of "Jill's Paper Jems" design team!
(http://jillspaperjems.blogspot.com)

I am very proud and honored to be chosen and will soon get to work designing fun new paper piecing projects using her original designs.

There are two others who have been selected: Please visit their blogs as well.
Danielle-- http://papercreativity.blogspot.com/
Staci----- http://preciousmem.blogspot.com/

Have a wonderful day!

Winter Layout

2010-02-22T09:45:00.000-05:00

I have this page all ready for my snow photos from the last couple weeks and just wanted to share it. I actually purchased this layout in a kit, and all I had to do what adhere it down. I did add a couple of sparkly snowflakes to mine.
Enjoy what is left of this winter!

Thanksgiving Layout??

2010-02-20T08:06:00.000-05:00

Yes, thats right.. lol Have to post as you get time to do them, right?
As you may know, one of my new loves is using paper-piecing on my layouts, I just love how it makes the pages look so special.
Here is one I just finished putting together, even though I have not gotten the pictures on it yet, it's just to cute!

Here is a close up of one of the turkeys. Aren't they just adorable? Kate, over at the "Paper Piecing Beehive" was so sweet about making me a set of turkeys, even though they were not for sale, after I saw them on her blog. (katiebeescrappin.blogspot.com) Thanks Kate! I cased the layout from her also.

Have a great weekend!

Professional Scrapbook Model

2010-02-19T08:27:00.000-05:00

My sweet friend Tammy P. sent Kadence this adorable shirt as a Christmas gift. Was there ever a more appropriate time to have a "photo shoot?"
As you can see my little subject was very cooperative.

America's Next Top Model here she comes!
Have a good Friday!

Catching Up..

2010-02-18T09:57:00.000-05:00

That is what I have been doing the last several days. We have been snowed in, and it has given me lots of time to scrap, so I should have new posts for the next several days!
Last October, my Sister in law, Cathy, and her hubby Brian drove up from Connecticut to spend some time with us. I enjoy a close relationship with Cathy, she is more like a sister to me and we had so much fun.
We spent the weekend at Shaker Village and I finished up this layout (Not sure if I am going to put a title on it or not) a couple days ago.
Hope you like it:

Enjoy your day,

March "Veranda" Workshop

2010-02-16T08:54:00.000-05:00

My Workshop for March is a bit "springy" and I know most of you will appreciate that since as I am typing this, we have about 11 inches of snow on the ground!
I used some older pics of Kadence and Brittany because they just seemed to fit the paper. I love how it came out.
Close up of the lifelike "Just Blooms" paper flowers and the "Filigree Charms" that have been sponged with brown stayz on.

One last closeup showing the intricate details of the stamps.

Hope you can join us!

Anniversary Getaway

2010-02-13T08:52:00.000-05:00

Richard had some work in Lexington so we decided to use the extra time to getaway for our Anniversary (which was in January) Here is a shot of our hotel.

Nothing better then room service!

Self pics are always a hoot!

Cute little pillow that I thought was so sweet! I am still convinced I need one for my bed here at home!

Happy Anniversary!

We might be corny, but we had a great time!!

We are off to our Church's annual "Valentine Banquet" tonight, and then watching the Olympics!
Enjoy your weekend!

My Last Valentine

2010-02-12T09:46:00.000-05:00

This is the last of my handmade Valentines for this year. This one is for Richard and is probably my favorite because of the shades of pink. I love the silhouette images of the kids from CTMH.
Don't forget the opening ceremony tonight!
Thanks for stopping bye,

Another Valentine

2010-02-09T09:11:00.000-05:00

We are back from our Anniversary getaway and I will share some pics of that later.
Here is another Valentine Card that I have ready. We got about 7 inches of snow on the ground so I am hoping for some scrapping time after I get the house cleaned today.
Enjoy,

Valentine Card

2010-02-01T06:59:00.000-05:00

I spent a few days last week making Valentines, so I thought I would start sharing them.
Hope you enjoy,

Anniversary Layout

2010-01-31T08:10:00.000-05:00

I have been wanting to put this layout together for over a year now and finally got around to it.
I pretty much CASED this entire layout from Lisa Stenz over at lisascreativecorner.blogspot.com and asked permission from her before I posted it.
She was gracious enough to let me share with you.
I think this was originally intended for a Valentine's Day layout, but I think it will be perfect for pictures of our Anniversary weekend coming up.
Enjoy, and please visit Lisa's blog.. She is such an Arr--tist!

Snow Cream

2010-01-30T07:51:00.000-05:00

Sounded like such a good idea at the time! Yummy ice cream, made from new fallen snow, with lots of cream, vanilla, and sugar added!

The end result? "I don't wike it NaNa, it tastes like cold snow"

Gotta love it!

Anniversary Card

2010-01-29T06:45:00.000-05:00

This card may look familiar to some of you, as the idea came from the latest "Paper Crafts" magazine. I changed a few things, but given my husband's career (richardosterlind.com) this card worked.
This was our 9th anniversary and we will be going out of town next week for 4 days to celebrate! Here is a pic from an anniversary in Reno, Nevada a few years ago.

He is such a blessing to me, Thank You Lord..
Happy Friday everyone,

Happy Friday everyone!

Update......

2010-01-28T07:59:00.000-05:00

I know I said I would be posting pics of my re-arranged scrap room, but guess what? I still am not! The reason is it's still not done, I mean it's workable, but I am still getting up and down, so I need to fix some of the storage. Also, I have been to busy with life to spend much time in there.
There is, however, one thing that I got finished for the new scrap room and I couldn't wait to share!

Aren't these the bomb? They are huge scissors that I found at "Hobby Lobby" and my sweet husband altered them for me with pink spray paint and a sharpie metallic silver marker! I cannot wait to get them hung up!
Have a great day!

Stay Tuned!

2010-01-15T18:46:00.001-05:00

Pictures of my new and improved and reorganized scrapbooking room are coming soon!

Still Alive

2010-01-03T08:04:00.000-05:00

Just posting to let you all know that I am alive and well!
After a busy Christmas and New Years filled with company I got into the cleaning/organizing mode head on. Its been pretty much nonstop.. I also watch my darling Kadence a lot, so that leaves blogging in the low priority list!
Yesterday, I suffered pretty much all day with a sinus or allergy problem, including full blown headache and runny nose that just would not stop. At about 4:30 I finally gave in and took Nyquil and that was the end of my day!
I will be back with artwork soon ( I hope)
Happy New Year!

A Page To Warm You...

2009-12-13T07:39:00.000-05:00

Yes, this page is totally out of season, but I thought the cute little penguins might warm you up inside! LOL

I love paper piecing! The girls over at kitsngiggles let me purchase the penguins ready to make, all I had to do was add the glue dots and make them come to life!

Time to get ready for Church!

OMG! She posted something new!

2009-12-11T16:48:00.000-05:00

I am sure your saying that by now lol Christmas time is here, and I am one busy elf! I did take a bit of "me" time this afternoon so that I could assemble my new kit from kitsngiggles.. Take a look...

Is that not adorable??? Its called "The Magic of Christmas." Here are a couple close ups. First, the little snowman:

And have a look at "gingy"

With the exception of a few changes, I did my layout pretty much like the sample shown on the site. Need one? Look here: kitsngiggles.blogspot.com
Enjoy your weekend!

New Ornaments

2009-12-01T07:11:00.000-05:00

Each year we buy one new family ornament for our tree. Here is this year's new debut!

The Peas in a Pod!
I had to share this one because most followers of my blog are avid scrapbookers and I knew they would share in my excitement at finding this ornament!

OH YES! You love it dont'cha? LOL
I am gonna try my hardest to get some scrap pages finished and posted soon.. Promise.
Have a great day!

Happy Thanksgiving

2009-11-26T19:00:00.000-05:00

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with our family. Here are a few of my favorite (and funniest) pics.
Here is the whole Hee-Haw gang! After the 4th try we just gave up on trying to get a perfect group shot!

My girls and me after dinner

Here is the cake that my sis-in-law Nicky made. It was the most unbelievable dessert I have had in a long while.

You must see the inside of it. It was devils food cake, in between layers of cheese cake, and topped off with cream cheese icing!

Of course, Richard and I have to have some clowning around photos!

Grandma Violet (my mom) was pretty impressed with the view master!

Here is Kadence getting ready to leave for her next Thanksgiving meal!

Hope you enjoyed your day!

International Food

2009-11-21T06:54:00.000-05:00

Half the fun of traveling internationl is trying new food (well, sometimes lol)
Here are some of my fav's from the trip...
Here is a REAL french croissant that we had in Paris. These 2 cups of coffee and this 1 croissant cost us $24!!!

This is one of the desserts we had in Norway.. It was some kind of almond cake, topped with chocolate mousse. It was thin and delicious.

Here is the Danish version of a cheeseburger and fries! Pure Yum! It was impossible to pick it up and eat it with your hands, we had to cut it down into bites lol

Finally, a traditional Christmas drink in Scandinavia is Glug. It is a hot glass of wine that also has raisins and almonds in it. Richard enjoyed his, but I did not care for it, but it sure makes a pretty picture with the little gingerbread cookies!

Alright, last but not least.. For the non believers here is the proof. Smalahove is a traditional Norwegian delicacy usually eaten around and before Christmas time, made from a sheep's head. The skin and fleece of the head is torched, the brain removed, and the head is salted, sometimes smoked, and dried. The head is boiled for about 3 hours and served with mashed rutabaga and potatoes, and NO--Richard and I did NOT eat it! Here comes the picture... You have been warned! lol

Time to get the day started! Hope you enjoy yours.

Sharing Pictures Of Scandinavia

2009-11-20T10:26:00.000-05:00

We had a great trip and lots of adventures! Here are some of my favorite photographs.
In the hotel lobby of the Thon Hotel Opera in Oslo, Norway

The Engebret Cafe-Oslo's oldest restaurant.. It was snowing and the restaurant was lit by candles. It was beautiful.

The palace of the Queen of Norway

Our dear friend Sven Rygh, who was so kind to us. Thank you for being our Norwegian tour guide.

Next stop was Sweden. Unfortunately, we did not have a lot of time to sight see but what we did see was so old fashioned and quaint. We loved it.

Out to dinner with our new Swedish friends

Richard and I waiting for our train from Sweden to Denmark

Central Train Station

Copenhagen, Denmark

Theater where Richard performed

Richard and I at the statue of The Little Mermaid, from the Hans Christian Anderson fairytale.

The palace of the Queen of Denmark

That is all for now.. I have over 200 photos, so it is hard to pick a few favorites.
I will post scrapbook pages when they are done.
Have a wonderful day!

Jingle Workshop For December

2009-11-05T06:54:00.000-05:00

Since my trip to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden came out of the blue (only 2 1/2 weeks notice) I will not be holding a workshop in November. I am not one of the people who totally skip over Thanksgiving and go onto Christmas because Thanksgiving is so important to me, but I did have to get my sample done so that I could have it for people to sign up when they were at the October workshop. I am really happy with how it came out! The jingle paper is so whimsical and the twinkly brads are so eye catching.

I only have 2 spots left in this workshop, so please let me hear from you soon if you would like to join us.
Hugs,

Stampaganza Starts TODAY!

2009-11-03T06:51:00.000-05:00

It's back! The sale you have been waiting for! From November 3-30, 2009, when you make a purchase of any two stamps sets (sizes a, b, c, d or E) at full retail price, you will receive a third stamp set of your choice for FREE!(equal or lesser value- a savings up to $22.95). Choose from any stamp set offered in any of the 2009 Idea Books or current product review! Don't forget your scrappy and stamping friends! Stamps make excellent Christmas gifts! Hurry to my website: lisaosterlind.myctmh.com

There's No Place Like Trick-Or-Treating!

2009-10-31T22:32:00.000-04:00

After what must have seemed like years to Kadence, but was actually about 3 weeks, she was finally allowed to dress up like her ultimate hero Dorothy! Right after her breakfast and bath, Momma dressed her up, even though Trick-Or-Treat wasn't until hours later! I have to say she was totally adorable.

Here is another. I am thinking she could give the real Dorothy a run for her money! lol. The wig changed her so much!

Here is a pic of ToTo and a pic of Dorothy's basket.. What? Doesn't every Dorothy carry a Longaberger basket? lol

And of course, The Ruby Slippers

One more

I hope you made some wonderful Halloween memories with your family (and took lots of photos to scrap )
Enjoy your Sunday and don't forget to thank God for it.

6 X 6 Scrapbook Page

2009-10-29T07:35:00.000-04:00

Here is one of the cute make and takes we completed at Vicki's gathering. It was made with CTMH's new Christmas paper pack "Jingle" Such CUTE paper.
15 days until I leave for my Scandinavian tour!
Have a productive day.

CTMH versatility

2009-10-26T08:28:00.000-04:00

One of our new releases from CTMH is this cute cute cute set called "Childhood Portrait." Dont'cha just love the silhouettes?? I wanted to create a christmas card with it to show the versatility.
Here is a pic of the front

Here is the inside

Have a wonderful Monday,

Snowman Card

2009-10-24T09:45:00.001-04:00

I love this CTMH snowman stamp and used it last Christmas as well. I stamped the snowflakes on an acetate card with white memories ink dye pad, and then did the snowman and adhered him with no see tape to the front. I paper pieced his scarf and hat.
Happy Saturday,

Yes Sir, That's My Baby

2009-10-22T08:11:00.000-04:00

Congratulations to my baby girl, Megan who passed her written test today with flying colors and is now entitled to be behind the wheel :(

Connecticut Visitors!

2009-10-19T09:13:00.000-04:00

My sister in law Cathy and my brother in law Brian took a few days of their vacation time to drive to Kentucky from Connecticut to hang out with us for awhile and also to meet Kadence for the first time! We had a great visit and I was so sad to see them leave. It's been nearly 3 years since I last got to spend time with them. I hope it's not that long in between our next visit.
Here's a pic of Richard and Cathy..

Kadence loved them and immediately brought Brian a book to read to her.

We had to take them to our favorite spot, Shaker Village to spend a night! Here is a shot of all of us in front of the Inn.

Laura and Mary Ingalls shopping in the craft store.

My honey and I

And finally, no visit to Shaker Village would be complete without a candlelight dinner.

What a fun time spent with family!
Have a great day,

Time At The Pumpkin Patch

2009-10-10T08:47:00.000-04:00

Today we went to Evan's Orchard and Pumpkin Patch and we had an absolute blast!
Kadence was so excited when she saw the actual patch!

Here is a pic of her and I going to the Corn Maze.

Here she is hauling her heavy load back to the market to purchase.

Christmas Story Card

2009-10-06T08:25:00.000-04:00

Here is a christmas card made with the new CTMH stamp set " Christmas Story"
It is one of my favorite of the new sets.. To make the star I put some CTMH bonding memories glue on a piece of sunkiss yellow card stock, and then poured prisma glitter over top of it. After letting it dry a bit, I just punched it out with a punch. I colored the Holy Family with CTMH watercolor markers.
Have a great day.

Kadence's Birthday

2009-10-03T08:06:00.000-04:00

A day fit for a princess!

The Great Pumpkin Caper

2009-09-30T12:11:00.000-04:00

I thought it would be so much fun to make Kadence a little pumpkin patch, so I picked up 3 tiny little miniature pumpkins at Walmart yesterday and "planted" them. Richard and I have no garden and no gardening skills which to speak of, so when I say "planted" I mean "something planted secretly for discovery by another" NOT to be confused with "to put in the ground and cover, as seed for growth" lol
When she woke up from her nap and discovered the "baby pump-pins" she was so excited to see they had grown there while we were shopping!

In her excitement, she "picked" this one to show me before I could stop her. But, don't worry, she put it back this morning so it could grow some more!

Here she is this morning right after she replanted it. You can see it there, right under the flag.

The plan, of course, is that all the pumpkins will continue to grow until one is big enough for a Jack-O-Lantern. I LOVE being a NaNa!
Have a great day,

Twitterpated Layout

2009-09-29T08:35:00.001-04:00

The new Twitterpated paper is by far my favorite of the new paper packs. I just love the fun and festive outdoorsy patterns and all the colors that coordinate with it.
I saw the layout on the back of the package of stickease, the pattern is from the Cherish book and is called "Pleasing Paradigm"

I lovey these little animals and mushrooms!

A close up of my cute little subject

Have a great Tuesday, and don't forget "The Biggest Loser" tonight!

October Workshop

2009-09-27T19:55:00.001-04:00

My next workshop will be October 23 at 7:00 pm and we will be making the following layout using the new "Grace" paper pack. It is beautiful layout. Here are a couple pics.

Some of the details on the left side. Its hard to believe the little heart was stamped!

Another close up of some of the details.

Hope you had a wonderful weekend! I am off to watch the long awaited season premiere of Desperate Housewives!

Sweet Home Card

2009-09-26T09:35:00.001-04:00

My friend Vickie will be hosting a gathering for me next Friday and here is one of the cards we will be making.

The idea came from the CTMH Consultant site and is the gathering project using the "Sweet Home" paper pack and one of the new stamp sets, "Welcome Home"
The little crocheted flower is also CTMH's White Daisy Mini Medley set.
I am planning to take the day off from preparing workshops, gatherings, and Christmas card workshops and just scrap for me.
Enjoy your weekend!

Another Christmas Card

2009-09-20T07:58:00.000-04:00

As you can see, I am still plugging away with the Christmas Card a thon! LOL The inspiration for this one came from this blog: http://ilinacrouse.blogspot.com/ I love this gal's work, but wanted to make a similiar card using CTMH products. Here is what I came up with:

All products are from CTMH and include, the "Festive Frills" stamp set, White Daisy, Holiday Red and Clover Meadow Cardstock, and Sunkiss Yellow Ribbon. Here is a look at the inside:

Hope you like it.. Off to spend time with my creator.

Christmas Card

2009-09-16T08:13:00.000-04:00

I have spent a lot of time lately trying to come up with some "wow" Christmas cards for workshops and for my own personal use. I got the idea for this one from a card on splitcoast, but made a few changes to suit me.

Although this one may be to costly and time consuming for workshops, I love it!
It reminds me of my little country church. All paper products are CTMH.. The church and trees are from the Cricut Solutions cartridge "Christmas Noel" I typed up the Christmas story from the Bible and changed the RGB values to make the ink desert sand and printed on bamboo cardstock.
A closer look, I put the trees on 3-D dots to make them pop (click to enlarge photos)

Well, I need to get caught up on some housework.
Blessings for a wonderful day!

Sweetheart's Dance

2009-09-15T08:03:00.000-04:00

This is one of the pics I snapped of Andy and Megan before they left for the Sweetheart's Dance. Cute, huh?
Hope your day is wonderful! I have been creating Christmas Cards here.
I will share soon.

Wedding Layout

2009-09-10T06:36:00.000-04:00

Another page for my wedding album, the one that I really, really want to complete but am still not even half way done! Yes, that one.
All supplies are from CTMH.
The paper is from the "tickled pink" special CTMH had a couple months ago. I also used the "Key to my Heart" stamp set, crocheted flowers, the new sparkle brads, and pretty pins.
A close up of the flower cluster:

Have a great day!

Baby Card

2009-09-06T07:38:00.000-04:00

I was just playing and came up with this baby card for my stash. I am not sure if it will ever get used because there is just something about it that I don't like, not sure what.
Off to Church..

Better Late Then Never, Right??

2009-09-04T09:24:00.000-04:00

Since I have only been scrapping for about 5 years, I have a ton of catching up to do. Here is a layout when Megan was just a baby (she is still my baby, but 16 yrs. old) Click to make the pic larger.

Close up of journaling:

All supplys are CTMH.
Have a great weekend!

One Word

2009-09-03T07:09:00.000-04:00

You can play this too, just cut and paste, add your own response and paste into your blog…

One Word:
you’re feeling: Sleepy
to your left: Ink
on your mind: Kadence
last meal included: Pasta
you sometimes find it hard to: Sleep
something you have a collection of: Baskets
a smell that cheers you up: Cinnamon
a smell that can ruin your mood: Seafood
how long since you last shaved:Yesterday
the current state of your hair: Sassy
the largest item on your desk/workspace right now (not computer): Organizer
your skill with chopsticks: Poor
which section you head to first in the bookstore: Religion
…and after that?: Crafts
something you’re craving: CheeseStraws
your general thoughts on politics: Boring
how many times you’ve been hospitalized this Year: Nada
a favorite place to go for quiet time: Prayer
you’ve always secretly thought you’d be a good: friend
something that freaks you out a little: speeding
something you’ve eaten too much of lately: everything
you have never: ski'd
you never want to: bungee

Flapper!

2009-09-01T07:06:00.000-04:00

One of Kadence's favorite things to do is play dress-up, in fact she usually wears her "high heels" most of the day. Yesterday I bought her a pair of these blingy dress up gloves and as I was watching TV last night, she came in debuting her newest selection from the "Roaring Twenties"

Kinda makes you wanna dance, huh?

Have a wonderful day!

My First Christmas Card This Year

2009-08-31T11:52:00.000-04:00

I had a chance this morning to pull out my new CTMH products from the Fall/Winter catalog and here is what I came up with.
I used the Petite Perks set, "Jingle" level 2 paper pack, and Twinkle Brads.
I got the sketch idea from the National Stamping Month card making kit, also from CTMH.
I am hoping for some more play time this afternoon.
Happy Day To You!

September Workshop Using ALL New Products

2009-08-28T07:24:00.000-04:00

As some of you know, The new CTMH Fall/Winter Catalog will be available September 1.
I am so excited to show you my workshop for September using the new "Twitterpated" paper pack and accessories!
Here is a pic of the entire 2 page spread:

Here is a close up showing more detail on the right page (Click on any pic to enlarge)

A close up of the left page:

Please contact me if you would like more information about this workshop.
Happy Friday,

National Stamping Month

2009-08-18T10:35:00.000-04:00

Close To My Heart has done it again! Check out this fabulous card kit created especially for National Stamping Month! I will be working on assembling mine shortly,
but for now here is a sneak peak of the kit. More info to follow soon, so please check back!

Cute Picture Of Kadence

2009-08-14T07:11:00.000-04:00

I had to share this cute pic that Brittany snapped of Kadence having a bubble bath..
Isn't she great?
Happy Friday Everyone!

Princess Party

2009-08-11T08:34:00.001-04:00

We had a lovely time here at the Palace for Princess Kadence's birthday party.

Here is a shot of the other Princess's shortly after arriving:

A pleased princess:

The Royal Jesters!

Hugging Mommy, The Queen, after opening her sought after doll house!

Each Princess got to make her very own Magic Wand!

Yummy pink Princess cake.

The entertainment for the royal celebration was the great new ventriloquist team of Lisa and her little dummy Neecey! It was amazing and Neecey looked so real; she even had a tan!

It is apparent that everyone in the Royal Court is close to each other, one big happy family! We even like to set in the same seat together!

The little princess blowing out her candles.

As you can see, a good time was had by all!
Enjoy your family & friends!

Happy Birthday Kadence!

2009-08-07T08:22:00.000-04:00

On this day, 3 years ago, God once again blessed my life in such a way that I could never imagine. Today is Kadence's 3rd birthday.. No one can ever understand the way that I feel about this little girl. It is a love different that any other love I have experienced. It is a fiercely protective love, a love that wants the best for her in every situation in her life now and in the future. It is a love that makes me wish she were mine, and a love that makes my heart cry out of joy when she says her prayers and tells me she loves me. God is so good! The picture above is of myself and Kadence Raine on her "real" birthday, 8-7-06, three years ago today.. We were both a lot smaller than we are now! lol
Happy Birthday to my Sunshine Girl! NaNa loves you so very much!
Happy Friday to everyone else.

Making Cards With Kadence

2009-08-06T07:16:00.000-04:00

So...There I was in my scrap room, coloring some cards that I promised my best friend to give as a gift at a baby shower when along comes Kadence......
(Kadence) Na-Na what are you doing in here?
(Me) Just working on some cards for April.
(Kadence) Why?
(Me) Because she asked me to.
(Kadence) Can I work on cards ish (with) you?
(Me) Of course Sun, let me get your markers.
(Kadence) Put my cards here Nana (pointing to my scrap cabinet fold out table)

So, there we are.. Enjoying quiet moments together, coloring our artwork.. All is well.. Life is good.... A quiet afternoon.... then I look up......

(Me) Oh Kadence, why did you color on NaNa's table?
(Kadence) I make it for you Nana
(Me) But remember how NaNa told you only color on paper?
(Kadence) Sorry NaNa---suddenly she turns to look at me

(Me) Oh Kadence, you colored on your face!
(Kadence) No I didn't, I just put my makeup on.

And there you have it!
Have a great day!

Longaberger Layout

2009-08-01T20:40:00.000-04:00

Just finished and wanted to share.. Click on the pic to see it in more detail. All products are CTMH except the basket paper, which I bought down there.

Close up of the little basket I made.

That's all folks!

AWESOME Blog Candy!

2009-07-30T06:14:00.000-04:00

You must check this out! One of the bestest blog candy packages I have seen in awhile, plus gorgeous artwork.
http://keepsakesbymelissa.blogspot.com/
Good Luck!

August Workshop

2009-07-24T10:48:00.000-04:00

As many of you know, I have been working on paper piecing. I think the little animals come to life with a bit of sponge inking and some pop dots! Since I really wanted to pursue this, I bought the SCAL software and bought some patterns for paper piecing from online vendors. I have come up with 2 layouts that I think came out good enough for a workshop, and here they are.
Please click photos to enlarge, you MUST see the animals close up!
The first one, "Wild Child" is made using CTMH Animal Cookies paper.

Here is a close up of the giraffe.

Here is the second one "Oh Hoppy Day" using CTMH Lets Get Together paper.
My Mom would "toadally" love this one! lol She is a huge frog collector.

Close up of froggy.. Check out his "pop eyes" made with a white mini-brad.

Let me know if you would like to attend!
Hoppy Friday! LOL again

Back Home

2009-07-23T07:34:00.000-04:00

We got back late yesterday from our trip to Dresden, Ohio. We had such a great time!
Here are some pics:

Our first stop was the Longaberger Home Office and what an incredible site! It is 160 times larger than the Medium Market Basket and just the handles weigh 150 tons!
The building has 180,000 square feet! You can go in and tour lobby and take pictures.

We then drove a few miles down the road to the town of Dresden, which is a shoppers heaven! There were a lot of stores to buy baskets and accessories but also a lot of other little shops to buy everything else. What was the first store we went in?

Of course scrapbooking! Here is the worlds largest basket.

The next day, we headed over to Frazeysburg to tour the Longaberger factory, where I made my own basket! What a job! It took me over an hour.

Of course, I had no problem whatsoever picking out the color of wood I wanted in my basket!

Working hard, making progress!

My masterpiece is complete!

Next, we moved on to the Homestead. Our lunch came packed in a cute, cute, cute americana basket, and we ate in the Crawford barn.

Here we are in front of The World's Largest Apple Basket.

After our visit, I had rekindled my love for Longaberger and so I had no other choice but to sign up to be a consultant! I was able to pick up my kit onsite and it was loaded with goodys.
Well that is it for today. I have to get busy on tomorrows workshop!
Have a wonderful day.

Whats New?

2009-07-15T09:26:00.002-04:00

I have been MIA for several days.. Sorry, life gets busy.. I don't have any new artwork to share, but here are a few photos...

Last week, we went to the County Fair to watch Kadence in the baby show. It was
just the cutest thing and I would not have missed it for the world. This pic is when she was waiting to go up on stage.
Cute pic of the 4th of July babes awaiting some lunch!

Just a pic of me and my favorite person after Church one Sunday

Hope you are having a great Summer.. Enjoy your week

Another Paper Pieced Layout

2009-07-05T20:56:00.000-04:00

My 4th of July layout! Pictures will be added as soon as I get them printed!

I purchased the pattern for this little gal online. I cut her bow out with the Cricut Paper Dolls cartridge and crimped her tennis shoes. Hope you had a great 4th of July celebration! We had fun in spite of the rain!

My First Paper Piecing Layout

2009-07-01T11:21:00.001-04:00

I have been wanting to do paper piecing since forever because I love the punch it packs to your pages. After emailing a few scrapping friends and scouring the web, I decided I would first do a kit and see how that came out.
I ordered this kit called "So Stinkin Much" from the ladies at http://www.kitsngiggles.blogspot.com/ They are a brand new web company but I know they will be very successful! There were so many details, that when I first looked at it I thought I would never get it put together, but they also send you a pdf file of step by step instructions for assembling the skunks. They also have several different layout samples on their sites and got right back to me when I asked questions via email. I love how the pages came out and am looking forward to the next kit. Here are a few more close ups of the skunks.

The adorable tree and mushroom patterns are also included with your kit, professionally printed on cardstock and easy to assemble. One More:

Hope you like it. I am off to begin cutting for the July workshop.

Crazy Hair Day

2009-06-29T21:14:00.000-04:00

What do you think, is it me?

Go Big Blue!

2009-06-27T07:03:00.001-04:00

Friday was our last night of Vacation Bible School for this year and we were supposed to wear something from our favorite sports team. Kadence was the cutest little UK Cheerleader! However, what made it even more special was that this was her Mommy's outfit almost 17 years ago!
I was so happy when I pulled it out and saw it was a size 4!

I am hoping for some serious scrap time today!
Thanks for stopping by..

Vacation Bible School

2009-06-23T09:51:00.000-04:00

I won't be posting any artwork for a few days. Our church is having our annual "Vacation Bible School" this week and Richard and I are leading the music, so its busy, busy, busy. Bible school is always so much fun but this year its even more fun to me because it is Kadence's first year to attend and she loved it!
Here she is getting into music class!

Have a great day!

Father's Day Layout

2009-06-19T11:03:00.000-04:00

While I was having my coffee this morning, I decided to get ahead of the game and put together my Father's Day Layout. This is from a class at my LSS in Georgetown. I am not sure of the line of paper that was used but I am pleased with how it came out.

I have to admit that Father's Day is kinda tough for me since my own Father passed away several years ago. I really miss hanging out with him but I take great comfort in knowing that he now resides with my heavenly father in paradise!
Have a great weekend!

One Lovely Blog Award

2009-06-18T07:02:00.000-04:00

My fellow blogger and papercrafter Leslie over at http://pandascrapper.blogspot.com/ recently awarded me this awesome blog award! You must check out her blog for some really neat-o papercrafts.
The rules for this one are:

1) Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or her blog link.

2) Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you’ve newly discovered.
Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

I don't know if I visit 15 blogs, but here are my daily reads:
sparklecreations.blogspot.com
nonapearl.blogspot.com
lisascreativecorner.blogspot.com
ilovethisscrap.blogspot.com

Thank You so much Leslie!

Wacky Friend-Time!

2009-06-16T09:28:00.000-04:00

My long lost friend/sister/confidant/kindred spirit, Missy came over to visit on Sunday and since we had not had any good quality clowning around time in forever, we made up for it by posing gracefully for these awesome, professional quality pics!

One More

There are several more, but I prefer to keep a bit of my integrity intact! LOL
I love you Missy and I am so glad we got to chat and goof!!
Everyone have a great day and call an old friend!

Happy Healing

2009-06-14T06:55:00.000-04:00

Here is a cute get well card I made a couple days ago. The pattern is from the new "Wishes" card pattern book from CTMH. This one uses the "Boom-Di-Ada" Creative Basics paper pack and was colored with watercolor pencils, then a blending pen.
Thats all for now, have to start getting ready for Church.
Spend some time today praising our Lord.

Another Workshop Layout & Some Pics

2009-06-11T09:51:00.000-04:00

Here is the second of the three layouts from the Stampin Up workshop that I mentioned earlier: all done up and waiting on photos.

Here are a couple cute pics from our walk a couple nights ago

NaNa and her KK!

Have a great Thursday!

Mother's Day Page (Again)

2009-06-10T07:46:00.000-04:00

I posted my Mother's day page awhile back from a kit that I bought and it was just ok to me. On our way back from Shaker Village last week, we stopped in Georgetown at "Scrap, Paper, Scizzors" which is a to cool scrap store ran by Melissa.
This pic is the kit from their Mother's Day class.

I "lovey" this page so much more, maybe its the pink??
Anyway, I will just add the first layout to Kadence's album.
Happy Wednesday,

A Bit Of Cuteness

2009-06-08T08:52:00.001-04:00

Enjoy your Summer day!

Happiness Layout

2009-06-06T08:53:00.000-04:00

My Stampin-Up demonstrator and friend, Lori, had a scrapbooking workshop last Friday night and I was so excited when I got the email because she is so talented! Unfortunately, I could not attend because I was having a workshop of my own. Lori was kind enough to make me up a kit and do all the stamping (Thanks Lori!) I put the layouts together Sunday afternoon and I absolutely love them. I decided to use these pics from our getaway last week because all of the colors just looked so great together. If I looked wiped out in the pics, its because I am! In an effort to keep my exercise program up, I hiked, swam, and even worked out in the hotel fitness room while we were away.
Hope your weekend is great,

Back Home!

2009-06-04T09:17:00.000-04:00

We had a great little getaway and are now back home. Here are a few pics.
In the first one, we were in the upstairs of the Old Talbott Tavern in Bardstown, KY.
Talbott Tavern is said to be the oldest western stagecoach stop in America as the westward expansion brought explorers from the east into Kentucky. According to legend, figures straight from the history books sought lodging here during their travels; as a young boy Abraham Lincoln and his family stayed here, Gen. George Rogers Clark, Daniel Boone, and exiled French King Louis Phillipe and his entourage stayed here, even painting murals on the upstairs walls. There are noticeable bullet holes in the now faded paintings and Jesse James is said to be responsible for them.
We had an excellent dinner here by candlelight and then the hostess gave us the keys to the upstairs guest rooms that were not in use, and we did a bit of "ghost hunting"
(No, we did not see or hear anything)

On our way to Shaker Village, we found a huge primitive store and spent a good 2 hours browsing. I was in Heaven and wanted to live there!

We ended our trip with an overnight at Shaker Village, our most favorite place for a mini-vacation.

Break is over, back at it now!

REMINDER!!

2009-06-01T08:28:00.000-04:00

The "Deal-A-Day" sale starts today.. Please check my website daily to see that days goody up for grabs for 24 hours only.
lisaosterlind.myctmh.com
I will be off for a few days for a short getaway.

June Workshop Pages

2009-05-30T10:13:00.000-04:00

Here are the 2 pages we will be making for the June workshop featuring the new "Moon Doggie" paper pack from CTMH. They are perfect for vacation or beach layouts, as well as Summer fun layouts.
These pages also feature another new product, "Journaling Spots Journey" and we will be using several of these for hidden journaling (see below)

Here is another close up, and one of the stamps we will be using.

Please let me know if you would like to attend this workshop, or purchase a kit.
We are off to Lexington today for some shopping.
Have a great weekend,

Mother's Day Layout

2009-05-29T07:39:00.000-04:00

Pretty simple, just wanted to share.

I will be busy today doing last minute preparations for tonights workshop. I will post the June workshop pic tomorrow.
Happy Friday!

Living Room Is Done!

2009-05-27T06:13:00.000-04:00

Just sharing some pics of how the living room came out.
This cabinet used to be green and my wonderful husband, even suffered a sunburn to sand it down and stain it with a colonial maple color. Your the best Richard!

I could not resist adding these cute little primitive houses on the edge of the window trim.

Close up of the new picture; it goes so well in here, and reminds me of Shaker Village.

The new lampshades are painted "barn red" and are punched tin. They are the coolest at night!

That is it for today. I am off to work on the kitchen.

A Little Birdie Told Me...........

2009-05-24T06:46:00.000-04:00

Isn't this layout just the cutest? I have no idea what pictures I am going to use on it but had to have it! This was another kit from my LSS. I love kits! Not only do they go together so easy, but you can still fit scrapping into the day!
Off to Church and then going to visit my brother.
Happy Holidays! lol

Ice Cream Layout

2009-05-23T06:09:00.000-04:00

With all the redecorating & dejunking there has not been much scrap time. This layout is from the LSS and was a kit that I bought and put together. I could not resist the yummy pink scallop circles. (Click to enlarge)

Richard is off to the Gideon breakfast this morning and then we are making another trip to Georgetown to get new lamp shades and curtains for the upstairs living room.
We have our little KK this weekend because Brittany is working.
Enjoy the long weekend!

Day 4--FINISHED!

2009-05-21T07:25:00.001-04:00

We are both very pleased with the final results.
Here are a few shots from around the room. First the double doors that have been Hunter Green since we moved in. Now, they are painted October Red and they really stand out. We removed the vertical blinds and put these cute Americana curtains that I found in Georgetown at the "Country Peddler" shop. The little bears are part of a larger grouping from the former "Home Interiors & Gifts" company that you will see more of later.

Here are a couple shots of the cabinets I used. The first one is my favorite! Almost everytime we go to Shaker Village we buy one of the oval Shaker boxes that is made there in the village. I decided to use the bottom of the cabinet to store cookbooks and such.

Next one is a pickle cabinet that was locally made. I confiscated this one from Richard's room downstairs.

A shot of the wall grouping

Last shot.. Taken from across the room

Thanks Richard for ALL of your painting and most of all your understanding of me and my constant re-organizing!

Day 3--Progress

2009-05-20T08:56:00.000-04:00

I am LOVING how the dining room is looking so far! Most of the hard work is over and now the fun part (decorating) comes in. Let me know what you think so far, even if your comment is "didn't you just re-do your dining room?" lol
One more pic:

Have a wonderful day,