scrappin' Girlfriends

Best Intentions

  So i had the best intentions to blog every day the week of Christmas to let everyone know what their "girlfriends" were doing.............Hmmmmmmm as you can see that just didn't happen!!! We were so busy at the store starting last Saturday night with a crop for everyone to finish up their last minute Christmas projects and then all week we had the crop room open for people to work in so between croppers and customers we ran our legs off!! But, i did want to show you what i accomplished when i got home at night!! First Kelsie and I made 8 batches of caramel corn, then we made 8 batches of chex candy mix, then we made muddie buddies, and 24 assorted cobblers and frosted over 100 sugar cookies!! To be honest i would rather bake than shop!! i just love it!!



Its the most wonderful time of the year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  love, lisa

~First Day On the Job~

Bella made quite a splash on her first day of work!! To start off the day she was very busy greeting people at the door, then she was whisked away to meet some new friends across the street, then our friend Annie stopped by to take her picture and give her some welcome loves..............to say the least it was a very busy day and Bella had no time for a nap!! Kelsie came by to pick her up after school so last night when i got home she was tucked under the Christmas tree sound asleep, Kelly said she had been there since she got home!!!! Wheeeeeeeeeeew....now Bella know how Michele and I feel after a day at the shop!!!!  We are so in love with her!!!

~Holiday Shopping~

 I know that we are suppose to shop local this year, and for the most part i have done just that but this past weekend we had to go to Utah for Kelsie and Brittanie's cheer competition in Sandy. So since we were making the trip we decided to hit a few of "my" favorite shopping spots........we started the day at Hobby Lobby (can't wait for Boise's to open) and did some major damage there. Then went to Orson Gygi my all time favorite kitchen shop to pick up some great pans and other goodies!! Then to 1900 south Sugar House ( i could have just spent all day there) to this darling shop called "Details" and that was the store that i called my sweet husband from and said " honey would it be ok if i bought.................." and of course he said, "honey, run to the cash register and pay for it now whatever it is you want cause if you think about it a minute longer you will talk yourself out of it!!!!"  Kelly knows me so well, so when he tells me to do it i do!! I bought a wooden jointed doll and a pair of wooden carved angel wings and a bolt of beaded wire!! Omg..............i went a little overboard there and loved it!! Then i drug the girls to the most awesome thrift shop called  "abode". When we pulled up to the place the girls just looked at me and said "are you kidding?" "we will sit in the car." omg, this place was darling and i mean darling!!!!!  Then after all of my choices of shopping we went downtown to the "Gateway" mall and shopped for the girls!! It was so festive. The Christmas lights were beautiful and the window displays were more than fabulous! Then we headed to Sandy for dinner and then to bed to prepare for a big day of cheer competition!! It was a great weekend with Candy and my girls! And a huge thank you to my Michele for letting me go!!

~Yes, Virginia!

Last night shortly after 5 p.m. i had just flipped on our Chrismas lights outside when this lady came thru the front door, she said to me that she and her husband were on their way home to Virginia from California and that they were coming down Shoshone Street when she glanced over and saw all of our lights. She said she told her husband to go around the block she wanted to see what that store might be, so he did and when they pulled up in front to see it was a scrapbook store she said her husband looked at her and said "Oh great, how long is this going to take?" When Carol (my new friend) came in she looked at me and said " I can't believe my luck, this is the cutest place i have ever seen and the outside is so inviting."  Anyway Carol shopped til after 7 p.m. and couldn't have been nicer, the things she said about our store were truly genuine as she had traveled by car across the United States and had been in a lot of scrapbook stores. I think that she left with just about 1 of everything and asked that I send her more kits!!! I have to say when a complete stranger walks thru your door and makes you feel the way Carol made me feel it is truly a blessing. I now firmly believe that Michele and I must be doing something right!! So, "Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus"!!! (here are some pics of what she saw!!)

 

At the first of our two altered book classes our very own Stephanie Bishop was caught red handed boob lifting our embossing gun stencil brushes and paint brushes!! All of the ladies had been warned that they would be frisked at the door if any of our guns were missing again!! It appears to me that Stephanie lives a little on the "wild" side taking her chances!!

Girlfriends Retreat 2009

  Can i just start by telling all of our "Girlfriends" thank you!!! Thanks to each and everyone of you that made this retreat possible. Michele and I find ourselves so busy all year long creating samples, altered art, and layouts for the store that we never have time to actually sit down and finish our own projects!! So a million thanks to all of you that just let the two of us sit and do for ourselves this weekend!! Also a huge "thank you" to our friend Stacey who arranged all of this and made it affordable, she did an amazing job working out all the details and then on top of that had made us an amazing cake for dessert Saturday night when we returned from dinner!!! Omg, can i just tell you that that cake was as good as it looks!!! ( stacey, can you bring another one Saturday to class?) On Friday when we arrived we had a few errands to run a.k.a. shopping!!! Boy, did all of us find some treasures, I know i found the cutest chandelier ever, many of the girls went to the LSS and took advantage of their liquidation sale,(sorry to see that happen) and then there were a few of the "girlfriends" that found the "Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory" ( i didn't get all of their photos!!) and our resident photographer, Jeni, is getting the best Christmas present ever and doesn't even know about it (thats if she doesn't laugh at my photos i posted!!)    Anyway, all in all it was a great weekend for all of us and again "Thank You"

Lisa & Michele    p.s. my pictures of our whole room scrapping turned out terrible, does anyone have any??

~It Must Of Been Good~

Pumpkin Harvest Cake

6 Eggs

2 2/3 c. Sugar

1 1/2 c. Oil

30 oz. can Pumpkin

3 c. Flour

3tsp. Cinnamon

2tsp. Cloves

2tsp. Nutmeg

1 1/2tsp. Baking Soda

3tsp. Baking Powder

1 1/2tsp. Salt

Beat together eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin mixing well. Sift together dry ingredients. Add flour mixture to pumpkin mixing well. Spread into ungreased jelly roll pan and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. When cake is cool top with delicious Harvest frosting:

1-8oz. Cream Cheese

1 cup Butter

2tsp. Vanilla

4 cups Powder Sugar

Cream together cream cheese, butter and vanilla. Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time. Mix well. Add food color and sprinkles or harvest candy to top of cake if desired!!

we have a {winner}!

HOOT! HOOT! HOT!

Congratulations to Melissa Tattersall for her winning entry in our 1st ever altered bra contest! 

Melissa had a wonderful entry but she was not the only one!  We loved every single one and because we could not fail to recognize each of our entries we have decided to reward all the gals who submitted with gift certificates to the shop.  Stop by soon and pick up your scrappin' Girlfriends gift certificate! If you are donating your bra to the Magic Valley Arts Council to be auctioned off to raise money for Breast Cancer Research we will be taking care of getting it to the right person - if you want to keep your creation please pick it up when you pick up your prize!

Thanks to all our girlfriends for their contributions to this worthy cause!

This year of all years this has special meaning to me.  It has only been a few months since my bonus mom succumbed to this horrible disease.  I loved her so very much and miss her terribly.  As our family approaches our first holiday season without her with us I am more urgently moved to help find a cure so this never happens again in our family or in yours.  Thank you all once again for your selfless contributions.  It is good to have GIRLFRIENDS!

always,

michele
 

{more} Halloween fun!

Just when you think it is safe to go outside a headless horseman shows up! With his two little sisters!

 

The Pierce children looked absolutely perfect yesterday when they popped by downtown to show off their Halloween Costumes!

And speaking of Halloween check out our make {art}! blog to see the amazing Halloween Houses made by our girlfriends Phyllis and Marsha Weaver! 

We are looking forward to Halloween and all the fun today.  There will be lots of kids dressed up and looking for sweet treats on the streets all day so be careful as you drive around Twin Falls and while you are out and about stop by the shop and see all the new, much anticipated product that has arrived.

like the smooches holiday collection

7gypsies ATC Display

7 gypsies photo display carousel

We have also just received the Cosmo Cricket Jolly Holidays collection, as well as Nutmeg and Earth Love.  And you will fall in love with the new Kaiser Craft Christmas collections and their fabulous Advent Calendar.  There is always something new at scrappin' Girlfriends!  We will be looking for you .................................................................

always,

michele 

 
 

 

Have you seen this?

I really like bo bunny papers and embellishments so I browse around their website and facebook pages from time to time.  Tonight as I was looking at some of their Halloween projects I found this:

I think it is just as cute as can be!  A big shout out to designer Julianna Michaels!  If you would like full instructions of the construction of this amazing Halloween House just click here!

To see what Lisa did with the BooCrew line by Bo Bunny just scroll down.  Kits are still available at the shop.

always,

michele