Simply Sudie

NSD checklist

It's this Saturday.

Must have:

plenty of adhesive, Cherry Coke Zero, peanut m&ms, tunes, sweatpants, hairdoodle

Need to do:

print photos

What's on your list?

**eta**

Brisket is marinading. ;)   

Scrapbook supplies and their many uses

well, ok. just an example of one use. 

Meemee is using my beautiful Cloud 9 chipboard letters for spelling her words for today.   Doesn't it look so pretty!

God's love and the waterpark

Today's lesson in Sunday school was about God's love. 

While I was doing my quiet meditation about the lesson, I had this thought about God's love and how it is like water.  I am showered in God's love.  then I thought, no.  not exactly.

God's love is like those big buckets of water at the waterpark.

My girls get so tickled when I get doused with a gush of a bucketful of water.  (This inevitably happens after I ask them not to splash and get my hair and makeup messed up.)

But God's love is like a big overwhelming bucket of water.  I cannot help but get wet.  and hopefully I sprinkle some of that water (aka God's love) on neighbors.

Who knew that the waterpark had a lesson in it for me about the perfect love of God?!  How about that!

Trust

Happy Sunday!

For today, trust that it will be ok to rest.  The work will keep.  Trust God.

For today, allow others to rest as well.  Eat in.  Trust.

It is ok not to be constantly busy.

I hope you enjoy your Sabbath.

Celebrate life!

If not today, then when?   Life is a gift.  I try to live life by making a joyous noise. (Psalms 100) 

Our Cupcake album class is a celebration.    Create and celebrate whatever is important to you.   I chose to do my album about my great bunch of friends.  Most of which I met through this wonderful hobby called scrapbooking.  Here are a few sneek peaks. 

Today we celebrated this gorgeous day by watching Little A. play tennis. She had so much fun.  I'm thinking college scholarship.

Coming soon...

We have got an e-book coming soon!   I cannot wait to tell you more about it.

Go green

Earth Day is fast approaching.  What are you doing to go green?

Some great ideas for crafting are re-using items that would be thrown away for a project.  Remember those egg carton creations from your school days?  I recently took some old vinyl albums and re-purposed them into scrapbook albums.   My favorite find is corrugated cardboard.  I love its texture.

Another great idea is to go green when shopping at your local scrapbook store.  Bring your own bag or container.  I love bringing my Cropper Hopper sleeve or those plastic 12 by 12 boxes.  It saves my paper from getting bent better than the shopping bags do.

If you shop online, "carpool" with a friend.  Get together with a friend to place an order.  Not only will you save fossil fuel, you will save on shipping.  $$$$

Do you have any other ideas for going green?  I would love to hear them.

Speaking of Green.  to check out the UnKit sneek peak on the projects.  UnKit  I would love to hear what you think.

Spring fever

How can you be so grumpy on such a beautiful day?

I love this song.  No one sings it better than My brother in law who so sweetly serenades me every once in a while.

UnKit

This ain't yo' mama's scrapbook kit club.  UnKit

All project and detailed instructions will be available this Friday on the UnKit site.

Celebrations mini-album class

with Cupcake by Basic Grey

I will be teaching a Celebrations mini album class at A Scrapbook Store next month.  We are going to be using the new and yummy Cupcake collection by Basic Grey.   A perfect combination!   The colors are simply gorgeous.  The 6 by 6 album is also by Basic Grey.   

Traditionally, cupcakes bring joy to children of all ages.    They conjure up all sorts of wonderful childhood memories.  What better way to celebrate a special event (or people) in your life than with a little Cupcake album!   So make your day a little sweeter and join us for this no-calorie class.   Classes tend to fill up fast.   Sign up today by calling the store at 843 884-1944.   

You can have your cake and eat it too.