Happy Heart Day...

OK - so I am a day late... but that is because I couldn't really post my photo's until Valentine's Day - and well, I really didn't find time to sit at the computer yesterday!?

First off - I got to buy gifts in a SWAP exchange with my Sisterhood of the Traveling Crops team on Spark! We did this last year - and it was so fun! Of course - the added bonus to doing it this year is that most of us were able to meet in person and spend some time together over the summer last year - so drawing names and buying specifically for a 'Sisser' - so fun! The funny part is Denice got my name... and I got hers! So - I didn't take pix of what I got to send to her - but as I was shopping I definitely had her in mind and then, I bought some paper and embellies to do a LO of my own in and realized I HAD to make a card for De using it too! I couldn't show it beforehand - but now that she has it in her little hands - I can show it here:


So - here is the LOOT that she lovingly sent to ME:

Oh yeah... that is a Bucket of FUN, baby!!! (Filled with not only Bucket of Fun contents - but TONS of other goodies too! Goodies like acrylic stamps - SO CUTE! Some fun coasters, Glimmer Mist, Scents for card making, etched mirrors, some fun Valentine's Day embellies, and some awesome Cricut shapes too!)

So - between De's box, and Kay's unexpected gift of a GORGEOUS frame and some liquid pearls - I was taken care of on Valentine's Day! As a bonus, my Honey got me the perfect card, with the perfect note written in it, a single Yellow Rose, and the new Lady Antebellum CD!


I also had fun making a few cards for all of my "Sissers" again this year... who says we have to grow out of sending Valentine's? Not me... I love it! Here are some of the fun ones I made this year:



Here are a few other fun cards I have made... playing with my Cricut and new Sweethearts cartridge - I LOVE it!








Well, my Monday meeting is starting so I must wrap this up...
Hope you all were celebrated over Valentine's Day and know that you were made very well aware of how loved you are!
Scrap On!
~Karrilee~

Workshop Done... but not worth it?

Finally - I can breathe a bit... well, after Saturday that is!

Last weekend was my Trio of Love Workshop out at Selah High School for their all day Crop fund raiser. I led a workshop last year, doing a Valentine's Flipbook and it was a huge success! I had a blast, the ladies all loved it, and it was profitable in more ways than one!

So, when I was asked to do it again, I jumped at the chance! I found that I really do enjoy teaching in all forms and we all know how fun Scrapbookers are anyway! The idea came to me quickly to do a Squash album. When I was playing around I also found a mini treat basket and had enough scraps left over to make a matching Valentine's Day card! Wallah - project done! A three piece 'set' for Valentine's Day - A Trio of Love! The sign up (which was a bit down from last year) and then the fun shopping was next! After that - was the hours and hours or prep! It SHOULDN'T have taken so much of my time - but I know how difficult it seems to be for some to score and to figure out how to fold and assemble the Squash albums... so I did literally almost ALL of the work for them. Yeah - sucked up my time and ate away at my profit really! Then - I get there... I had 12 sign up - 10 show up - and only 8 pay!? So - all in all... I have 5 Kits left over (for sale - $10 ea!) and at this point made a whopping $17 profit - divided up into apx 6.5 hours of shopping/prep/class time and that averages out to $2.62 per hour! Nice?! (Um - not really... that was sarcastic!) Insert tired, weary sigh here! It IS a fund raiser... and I really DO enjoy the teaching part and the creating part too... just not so sure I will do it again next year? (Someone remind me of this post around December, OK?!)

I did manage to make a few birthday cards the other day while prepping for the class... used up some shapes from a Cricut Swap I did last year... pretty cute!

I have more cards to work on on Friday... My goal this year is to make all the cards (Bday/Anniv) on the first Friday of each month... in theory this will help me to be better at actually sending them out ON TIME this year?! We'll see!?

I continue my training for a 4 mile race that is on Saturday. I walked it all last year and came in at 67:08. I did the course yesterday to practice and I came in at 49:13. Hopefully on race day I can beat that time! I'd love to take off 20 minutes from last years time? I am running now - but do walk a little still - haven't quite worked up to 4 miles straight yet! I am a SLOW runner... but I have my goal in mind and my sight is set on completing it at least under 50 minutes - in 45 would be great!? We shall see!

Once the race is over... I hope to continue to run and train... there is a 5 mile race in June up at Clear Lake that I want to do... apparently some killer hills on that one too. I am pretty sure there will be a 5K or two in between - so that should help keep me motivated!

Anyway - I am off to create some Valentine's cards and sip on MORE coffee...
Scrap Happy - and let me know what you are working on!!!
~Karrilee~