New Page Kits

*****happy monday post*****

I hope you had a wonderful weekend and valentine's day too! (: Here's a sneak peek at some of the brand-new items in my shop this week, with more to come so check back soon! (: There's lots of LOVE and LAUGHTER in these wonderful themes, be sure to visit my etsy shop for complete product photos and descriptions! (: --Janelle

My Favorite Cookie Recipe

These are my & my family's favorite cookies! I customized a recipe found on the inside of the oatmeal box ("vanishing" oatmeal cookies?) to our taste and I finally wrote it out so I can share it with others! We love them b/c they are super-moist and extra-yummy! (: And, kinda sorta, healthy in a way...(:











Recipe:
2 sticks of reg. or light margarine, softened
1/2 c. white sugar
1 c. firmly packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1-1/2 c. flour (I use 1/2 wheat flour, 1/2 white flour)
1 T. Vanilla
1 T. ground cinnamon
1 t. ground cloves
1 t. ground ginger
1 t. salt
1 t. baking soda
1 t. baking powder
1/2 c. chocolate chips (and/or raisens if you prefer) (you can use up to 1 c. of chips if you want them extra chocolatey)
1/2 c. finely chopped dried apricots (and/or dried cranberries)
3 cups of oatmeal (you can use old-fashioned or quick-cooking, uncooked)

Cream the butter and sugars. Add the flour and eggs and mix. Then add the vanilla, cinnamon, clove, ginger, salt, baking soda and baking powder and mix well. Then add the oatmeal and finally the chocolate chips and/or raisens and the apricots and/or cranberries...I'm sure you could add all four and that'd be very good too! Scoop by the rounded spoonful onto an ungreased cookie sheet, ya know about 2 inches apart...hehe and bake at 350 degrees. Our oven is very "hot" so it only takes about 6 minutes per sheet, but I think it's probably more like 10 minutes in a normal oven. Once the edges start to even slightly brown I take them out and then let them sit on the sheet for 10 minutes before you plate them. Hopefully that makes sense. (:

Yum! Janelle

Happy Valentine's Day!

I hope you have a fun valentine's day! My daughter has her valentine party tomorrow so we made some cute kiddy cards to pass around. I've had these animal papers forever and slowly but surely used them up (as birthday invites, thank you cards...etc) and we're kinda sick of them now so I'm happy to have finally used the last of them!

***we had fun coming up with cute valentine sentiments to go along w/ each animal theme & my daughter got some good name-writing practice in since we made 20 of them! She was a little tired of writing her name by the end of it and said she was glad her name only had 4 letters and not more! (:

STORE PROMOS:

Don't forget my online promo: enter "PAPER" in msg to seller @ checkout in my etsy shop and you'll get a free 12x12 paper 2pk w/ any $5.00+ purchase...and get free shipping on any order of $25.00+ this weekend only (friday through sunday)!

Happy Valentine's Day! (:
----Janelle

**happy monday post**

what's new in my store??
ribbons
papers
page kits
rubons
family and friends chipboard album kits w/ black and white letter stickers!














Upcoming Events:
Friday Feb 20th starting @ 6:30 pm Crop-til-you-drop Nite #2 @ SO Middle School Commons, stay as long as you want to scrapbook or cardmake, hope you'll join us!I'll be set up w/ a free make-n-take, doorprizes, and product for sale from 6:30-at least 7:30. (Sibley, Iowa)
Saturday Feb 28th vendor @ women's retreat day Worthington MN
Tuesday March 10th 2nd Parent/Child Scrapbook Class 5:30pm (register here) Sibley IA
Saturday March 14th Sibley Home Show booth
Saturday March 28th Saturday for Me booth, Sioux Falls SD
Saturday April 4 craft show Sheldon IA 9-2
Saturday April 18 craft show Rock Rapids IA 9-2
May Spring Open House- Sibley Iowa


***watch your emails or be sure to sign up for my scrapbook newsletter, I will hopefully be emailing one out later on this week! (:

happy monday and happy scrapp'n! Janelle

happy monday!

*happy monday post


here's some more pictures of the great new page kits and papers I have in stock! (:
you can see more in my etsy store! (:












I'm excited to start youth scrapbook classes tomorrow through Sibley Rec (it's not too late to sign up for parent-child class in March!) and we had a fun weekend attending the scrap-a-thon in Worthington...we enjoyed meeting all the scrappers and cardmakers and showing our new products! I'll be adding some more fun kits to my etsy store this week, so check back!

Happy Scrapp'n! janelle

coupon!

vote for and use this cheaptweet coupon code in my etsy store!

my take on ETSY

I have gotten a few questions like "what is Etsy?" and why am I on there? So... Etsy is an online marketplace for all things handmade, the supplies used to make handmade items (i.e. scrapbook supplies) and vintage...it is not an auction site, each seller has their own unique store. I have long wanted to have a website with all my scrapbook supplies in one place but I lack the know-how or interest in creating a website w/shopping cart...so I think this is a great place for me. Check out my shop and let me know what you think. I ship worldwide and accept paypal, credit cards, check and money orders. I also can zero out the shipping for you if you live locally or want to pick up your order (just message me before you check out w/ your purchase.)

Here are a few of my favorite Etsy shops (besides mine...wink wink)
Paisley Handmade great items for babies and moms (& the best mullings spices!) made by Jenny in Orange City, IA (like this flower onesie!)

Lovely hand crocheted flowers & more by Lily (see my previous post for how I use them on my scrapbook pages...and hats--below)

Sweet hair bows and beanies!
Cute hair clips made in South Dakota
Awesome art & items by ElenaMary
my list could go on (and on... just look in my favorites if you don't believe me) but I'll stop here for now (:

--Janelle

Love Letters: Random Cards of Kindness

Shae (my daughter)'s wonderful storyhour group @ our library made cute monkey cards for this great cause: LOVE LETTERS. We made a few at home (I must preface this picture by saying I do not make cards, but I do make an exception for good causes) and here they are.



Please take a minute to visit LOVE LETTERS and make a few cards yourself, they distribute them to children with life-threatening illnesses, and they are a non-profit organization. Read more here. btw...my owl says "whoooo's the best? You Are!" inside. And...umm...that's a calculator that says "You're #1!" in case you can't tell...remember I said I don't do cards!
(:--Janelle

note: please be sure to read through the guidelines @ Love Letters and then send your cards to: Kaitlyn Chana/Love Letters, 865 N State Road 434, Altamonte Springs, FL, 32714

New papers and pages to share!

I love this new Page Kit: Boho Chic...with reversible papers! I made these layouts using the papers and some 3D Foam letters (cream Thickers). The page kit includes coordinating stickers not shown here. The crocheted flowers are handmade by Lily's Crochet...I love them!



















Happy Scrapp'n! Janelle

More New Page Kits and Papers just in!

I'm so excited to share these new page kits and papers with you! You can see more of my new products in my online Etsy store!

Happy Scrapp'n! Janelle