Expo, Wine and Winning!

We traveled to Ontario, CA for the last scrapbook trip of the year. We shopped and cropped at the expo, and ate dinner every night at the Ayres Hotel right next door, it is a wonderful hotel and we just love the people and accommodations.

At Expo, I got a Dave's Divas button and a Betty's Buddies button, you earn and collect buttons at each crop, Christy and Mary have lanyards full of them! I just wanted the two I got for my crop bag.

At the hotel restaurant I had the Fetzer Riesling wine, it was so good I found it here at home, Oh I can't wait until wine Wednesday when I can have it when I make shrimp alfredo for dinner!

The crop room was packed and there were waiting lists to get in to crop!

I would estimate about 125 tables at 4 per table for approximately 500 croppers!!

The winey scrappers!

Here are a couple pages I made:

Oh and for the winning part in the title of my post, Yep, I did it again! I won a raffle at the end of the night! I got the Spellbinder diecut embossing machine, a 200.00 prize that can cut and emboss 40 different types of materials! Whoo-hoo!!

Have a fun week! Talk to you soon....

Man Cave, Youtube, and Rain.

The man cave is finished and we will be moving all the racecar stuff into it next month. The office will be moved to our spare bedroom so if you plan on visiting better get a hotel room!

I am watching tons of youtube videos to learn all I can about making cool things on the cricut, thanks to all the amazing people who share their knowledge so we can all learn to make neat things, here are a couple I really enjoy watching:

Molly at ILoveMiniAlbums.blogspot.com
her video was amazing and what a funny gal!
Video: Learning to write with fonts on cricut

Lorrie at: Lorrie's story
She is very informative and you learn so much!
Video: Print then cut on cricut

It has a rained a couple times here in LV, and it is time to put away the summer clothes and break out my sweaters, time to make a pot of chili and clean my closet!

How cute are these pups in their sweaters?

Hope you have a relaxing weekend....

Workshops, Cricut Projects, and My Cats Halloween Costume!

The workshop is being built as I type, I am making really cool stuff with my Cricut and Sammy is the most adorable jester ever!!!

Building the workshop!

The first thing you do is name your cricut and add a graphic, this is soooo me!!

So flipping adorable! Made with vinyl cut on my cricut!

A die cut title for a scrapbook page layout! Yep, I made that!!

I had to make a folder for all my cricut notes...Yep, made all that too!!

Is he not the sweetest jester you ever saw??!!!

My faithful companion....Sammy

Beads, Cricuts and Camera Straps!

Hey,
Been busy over here, getting ready to put a workshop in the backyard for hubby to play in or sleep in if he is bad! The ultimate dog house! Will send pics when completed after October 13th.

I have been selling some items in my etsy store, a few camera straps and necklaces so I decided to break down and buy a Cricut Explore Air to help me with my scrapbooking needs. Having fun learning all the fun things I can make with it!

Also been beading, I never got the hang of beading even though I spent a fortune on classes, but when I dropped by Colleens house she had a bracelet there that I just loved the colors of. She said she made it on a loom and since she was not teaching it said I could take a picture of it.
Well, I ran straight to Joanns and bought a loom, cost a whole 5.00. Came home and did some researching online found this AWESOME video from www.beadshop.com taught me everything I needed to know and I did not need a loom!! Just a beading tray, already had one of those!
If you are interested check it out:


Here are three bracelets I have made so far!

This is the one I loved the colors on!

A nautical one for my cruises! 

A Boat, a Lake, and the end of Summer....

We finally took the boat out for a test drive. We are still here so you know it did not sink.
Needs a little engine tune up and a couple more little items but it is ready to set sail.
It was a nice calm Saturday morning on Lake Mead, wow, look how low the water is, it is like someone pulled the plug on our great big bathtub!

I think I can fill a whole album with all my feet and water photos...too funny!

Damn, look at that Dam

O Captain, My Captain (name that movie!)

Tomorrow is my sad day, summer is at an end, the leaves will fall, the wind will blow, and I will drag out my sweaters and socks and brace myself for the harsh beating from winter.....
take shelter my good friends......

San Diego, salmon and scrapping....

I went to San Diego for a scrapbook retreat over the weekend with my sister.
It was put on by Patti over at Scrappin Escapes

Her retreats are so fun and she picks the best places to go!
We had 3 days at the LaJolla Marriott, highly recommend this place if you are headed to SD. The rooms were beautiful and comfy, the food there is 5 star. You can walk over to the mall, and you can walk 1/2 mile to Bristol farms for snacks and wine.
We had a nice stay, very relaxing, we got a lot done in our books and we took advantage of the hot weather and swam in the pool each day! Next stop Ontario Expo in October!

The view from my room, sunrise!

Christy scrapping away

Me, scrapadoodling...

Dinner drinks, Riesling and Prosecco

Cheers to scrapbook retreats!

Cream of mushroom soup and ceasar salad, best soup I have ever had!!!

The salmon and creamed spinach, oh lordy, that spinach had carmelized onions and pancetta!!

Loved this shot of Prosecco, the bubbles just fell like a waterfall!

Stay tuned for more fun in the sun!

Cooking with music on a boat

Pan Bagnet-french picnic sandwich

 This is a recipe for this scrumptious sandwich, you hollow out a bread bowl loaf, add layers of meats and veggies, wrap tight and put something heavy like a cast iron skillet on top in the fridge overnight, the next day you have this wonderful layered sandwich, so good, I made 2! A meat and cheese one, and a veggie and cheese one, it is so easy and so impressive looking, great for a potluck!
I am going to share the blog I got this from, her recipe has photos to go along with so you can see exactly how it is made:
Pan Bagnet Sandwich

Christy and Tanya on the Beach at Mandalay Bay...we all took in a great concert with Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin bands, what a rocking good time that was!!!

In other news my hubby bought a boat, a 2006 Bayliner Bowrider 19.5 footer. I cleaned her up and we replaced the stereo, bimini top, and 2 cusions, and she is good to go, I can't wait to be lounging on the lake!

Time to get some work done around here, I have a couple scrapbooking trips coming up so I better get packing!