Counting down to Halloween!

It's almost here! Three more days! The forecast for Central Illinois looks good for Monday. I will be helping in my son's kindergarten class in the afternoon for their Halloween party. The school always has a costume parade around the block :)  I plan on dressing up  as a prisoner to go with my son's police costume! LOL

Tonight, I am hoping my husband will take the kids downtown to do their annual trick or treat event. Many of the businesses around the square will be open to give out candy.  Tomorrow, we are going to carve pumpkins and decorate cookies...both annual traditions!

Both kiddos are off of school today for parent teacher conferences.  We are having a relaxing day at home (Noah is still in his pj's and it's 11:30).  I am working the crop tonight at the store, so I see a nap in my future!!  Plus, I didn't sleep very well last night.

Today I am sharing a mini book I did using Echo Park's Apothecary Emporium. I created this as a sample for The Scrapbooking Studio.

10 more days until Halloween!

I love this time of year! Some of my friends think I'm weird because I love Halloween so much..but I know there are others out there like me!  :) 
I love dressing up and decorating the house, trick or treating (the chocolate). It's just a fun time to be someone else. 

Today I am sharing a mini book I did with Pink Paislee's Hocus Pocus line from last year.  The book is a Clear Scraps chipboard mini, but I did add in some of the fun Clear Scraps acrylic pages.

This weekend we will be busy with IWU's homecoming. Tonight, my husband and I are going to dinner with "the group". Tomorrow, I'm getting my big butt up early to do the Ryan Beaupre Memorial 5k, followed by a day of tailgating.  Should be a nice day.  :) 

Hoping to share more projects with you this weekend!

Fall is here....

Well, I've managed to neglect my blog again.  I've been really busy at the store. I'm happy to say that the store has been a huge success! So nice to have a home scrapbook store again! :)  I love working there and it's nice to see familiar faces. 

We just had our grand opening this past Saturday and were lucky enough to have Jason from My Mind's Eye come and do make and takes.  It was a fun and very busy day! 

One exciting thing is that we just had our first design team call.  I am coordinating the team and let me tell you how tough it will be to make the decision. Lots of talented crafters in Central IL!  I'm excited for the potential team members and can't wait to see what they make! 

I myself have been working on store samples, as well as my first class. I'm teaching a mini Christmas book using Echo Park's Season's Greetings line.  I really love the colors!

Today I'm sharing two store samples. The first is a mini book using Jillibean Soup's Apple Chowder fall line.

The second is a layout I did using the Pebbles pet line.