Family Fun Cube Workshop and Crop

CROP ‘TIL YOU DROP AND WORKSHOP! I’m hosting a Crop Til You Drop and workshop on Saturday September 10th at my home from 6:00pm until….well, you drop! I’ll have lots of new samples to show from a swap I’m doing this weekend. Sign up for the workshop (details below), or bring the projects you are working on, or if you like to digital scrapbook, bring your laptop! OR just stop by to see what’s new! I will have a FREE project featuring my new Cricut, FREE Idea Books, and of course a GIVEAWAY! Call or Text (801-726-1983) Email (scrapinandstampin at hotmail.com) to let me know if you are planning on coming so I have enough spots and projects for everyone! I will post the project soon, I’m still working out the design.

WORKSHOP: FAMILY FUN CUBE This is made using one of our new products, My Creations Memory Game. It can be used for so many things! Fill with pics to give to grandparents, make it into a puzzle, put letters or numbers on them for a memory/matching game, just to name a few. I chose to make a Family Fun cube. The box includes 24 3x3 chipboard squares that you can add all the things you like to do as a family. Use it for family night, or a reward for the kids!

COST $14.00 (prices include tax and shipping): You get the My Creations Memory Game, paper, and brads to cover the cube and chipboard squares. Host your own workshop and get it at a discount or FREE! Ask me for more details!
ADD ONS Not required, but helpful:
Elemental Complements Dimensional Elements (X7141C) $5.70
Desert Sand Ink Pad (Z2118) $6.00
Bonding Memories Glue (1512) $7.95

Not able to make it on the 10th? Order a kit! It will include pictures and instructions on how to complete the box. I'd also be happy to put one together for you. There's an additional fee of $5. If I need to mail you the supplies or completed box there will also be an additional cost for postage.

SIGN UP AND PREPAY FOR THE WORKSHOP PROJECT BY AUGUST 31st!

Back To School No Bake Cookies

I started a little tradition when my oldest started preschool. I would have cookies waiting for him when he got home from his first day of school. This year he opted for the No Bake kind, which is fine with me since it's so hot outside still. I know there are ton of varieties out there of this same cookie, but this is the recipe I used this time.

No Bake Cookies

2 Cups Sugar

1 stick of butter/margarine

5 rounded Tbsp cocoa

1/2 cup milk

2 tsp vanilla

1/2 cup peanut butter

4 cups oatmeal

Combine sugar, butter, cocoa, and milk in saucepan; cook to steady boil for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and add other ingredients. Spoon out on waxed paper.

National Stamping Month!

To celebrate National Stamping Month in September, we are offering our first-ever double stamp set! You can get the exclusive My Acrylix® Pair-a-Phrase double stamp set FREE when you place an order of $75 from August 15 through September 30, 2011. You'll love this double set—two D-size sets in one envelope—which includes lots of clever phrases and coordinating images you'll use in your handmade cards all year long. The double set has a retail value of $35.90, which drastically increases the value of your qualifying purchase! Have double the fun stamping during National Stamping Month with our new Pair-a-Phrase double stamp set!

Order $75 before August 31st and you can take advantage of both the Extra Extra deal and this one! That's THREE FREE stamp sets and the stamp of the month for only $5! Hostess rewards has changed too, so if your order reaches $150, you'll start to earn hostess rewards! More free products! Go HERE to start shopping!

If You Hear Chriping.....

If you hear chirping, it's just me making something with my new one of these................

I bought myself an early birthday present. I read some of the directions and then starting cutting stuff out. Looking at the images that came with the included cartridge I was inspired to make this: I used a card base from the Card Value Pack. I used Elemental Paper Pack (one of my favorites). I used Dessert Sand Cardstock for the brackets and Smoothie Cardstock for the ric rac ribbon. The three buttons are from the Basic Collection and I put Colonial White Waxy Flax through the holes.

I had so much fun making it! I have a few more ideas looming in the brain, but they will have to wait for another day.

Lemon Cheesecake Yogurt Cups

I found this recipe on one of my newest favorite blogs called Gina's Skinny Recipes. I love it because she breaks down the food stats and for those of you doing the Weight Watcher thing, she gives you the points too! I made these late at night after my Crop 'Til You Drop so I forgot to put the wafer on the bottom, but I tried them this morning and they were still good, but I'm sure would be even better with the wafer. Darn it, I'll have to make them again.

Ingredients:
• 12 reduced fat vanilla wafers
• 8 oz 1/3 less fat cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 6 oz fat-free vanilla Greek yogurt
• 2 large egg whites
• 3 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp lemon zest (I didn’t use this, but will try it next time)
• 1 tbsp all purpose flour
• 24 blackberries

Directions:

Heat oven to 350°.

Line cupcake tin with liners. Place a vanilla wafer at the bottom of each liner.

Gently beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth using an electric mixer. Gradually beat in fat free yogurt, egg whites, lemon juice, lemon zest and flour. Do not over beat. Pour into cupcake liners filling half way.

Bake 25 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool to room temperature. Add berries (I added more than two each because I liked having a berry for each bite) Chill a few hours in the refrigerator.

Only 109 calories each!

August 6th Crop 'Til You Drop Project

This is the project you will be able to make for FREE at the Crop 'Til You Drop this Saturday!

Date: Saturday August 6th
Time: 6:00 pm until...you drop
Place: My home in North Salt Lake (contact me for exact address)

FREE Project.....FREE Idea Book.....Giveaways!

Let me know if you're coming so I can have enough projects and spaces set up. Call or Text (801-726-1983) or Email (scrapinandstampin at hotmail.com)

Hope to see you soon!

Extra! Extra!

In celebration of our newly updated Stamp of the Month program, we're throwing in a little something extra: a FREE bonus stamp set! In August, when you place an order of $50 or more in products and purchase the August Stamp of the Month set, Wicked, for just $5, you’ll receive the My Acrylix® A Typeface A-size set FREE (a retail value of $6.95). Think of this as two promotions in one—qualify for and purchase the discounted August Stamp of the Month set and we'll throw in a second stamp set FREE! It's Extra! Extra!