All in one Monday!

Hi Everyone,
The house is so quiet, it's unnerving. Today is the first day of school for my DD she starts 11th grade. Already she is making plans for Prom and homecoming..sheesh I'm just not ready for prom yet...

I plan on taking loads of pics, I had no time this morning, she changed her outfit no less than 5 times and almost missed the bus...

It's been a while since I posted, life has been interfering in the fun...my friend Kristi has done an amazing job keeping the blog going.

Here's what I've been up to and hoping you will join me on here and share.

I've been very organized on getting my meals menu done for the week, with shopping list.
I've found I've reduced my weekly bill from 128.00 to $35.00 weekly..
Isn't that amazing?
I'm sure you are wondering how???

I'm the world worst impulse shopper, those items by the register have put there with me in mind....

I've been using this wonderful site call ziplist.com, I'm able to search for recipes, do my list, send it to my phone and shop.
I've also been doing the grocery game, where I found out what grocery store in my area is having a sale and what coupon can I use to save..

This is how I've been able to shave off 70% of my bill..

Here's ab example of my menu for the week..

Monday

Brown Rice with Lentil beans w/smokedwood bacon. Garlic chicken

Tuesday

Mexican rice with salsa/avocado/ground beef (using brown rice from Monday)

Wednesday

Lentil beans leftover

Thursday

Bourbon Chicken with Pasta

Friday

Ground Beef Mexican rice left over

Saturday

Lasagna

After using coupons for my list my grocery bill was a whopping $19.89 for the week for 4 people...

Yes it does work, I have not purchased anything this week that was not part of my list..


Leave me a comment and let me know what tips n trick you use to save on groceries?

I leave you today w/a layout I made of my mom celebrating 5 years of Cancer Remission.. Using Provo Craft Cricut Cartridges and stamping.

What books are you currently reading?
I am reading this book today!



















Have a great day,
Maggie

All in one Monday!

Creating 3D Flowers using your Silhouette

(Layout inspired by Scrapbook Challenge’s Blog Hop Challenge Sketch.)


Happy Friday! My name is Teresa Hord and I am a Contributor for Cutting Above!




I love all things floral and frilly so my layouts usually have some kind of flower on them. I try to keep a well stocked scraproom however, I always run into the problem of not having just the right color flowers for my layouts. I have recently started making my own flowers with the help of my **ADORED** Silhouette SD.

The materials I used for this project are:
My Mind’s Eye: Coastal “Authentic” Patterned Paper, Journaling Square and Rub-Ons, CTMH Twine, Bazzill Cardstock, Ranger: Baby Blue Stickles, Silhouette SD, and bulk ribbon.

Start with the 3D Posy Flower from the Silhouette Online Store.

1. Adjust the size to the diameter you want for your flowers.

2. “Ungroup” the so you can cut each layer out in a different paper. One of the layers I used Baby Blue Stickles by Ranger to make them sparkle like the patterned paper I used for the layout.

3. Stack and glue each layer in the middle section.

4. Use a craft button with some twine for the middle.

5. Fold the layers up around the craft button to create a 3D effect.

Now my flowers match my layout perfectly!


(Layout inspired by Scrapbook Challenge’s Blog Hop Challenge Sketch.)

Be sure to come back and leave a comment with a link to the flowers you have created!
Let us know what you think?
Have a fabulous day,
Teresa

Creating 3D Flowers using your Silhouette

Love Today, Love Today!

Hi Everyone:
After reading all the notes for the Pink Journey Cartridge, I wanted to celebrate you, your strength and courage!
Your stories have touched all of us and wants to thank you for sharing them with us.

My boss gave me pics of her twins to scrap and have been procrastinating for a while, yeah :(.  After reading your stories I was inspired to scrap them, and honor all of you by using pink.

As I turned on music to get a little mood going. This song by Mika Love Today, Love Today had me so inspired. I have to warn you it's a catchy tune now it stuck in my head LOL..
I used the song  for my title. "TODAY"
I left plenty of space for her to journal....

Supply list:
Cosmo Cricket, Provo Craft Storybook, Cuttlebug Machine, Victoria Embossing folder, Sizzix die, K& Co gems, Color bok chalk

What catchy tune has inspired your lay outs or title?

Here's the video on you tube here

The month of October we are giving away the Pink Journey, leave a comment on each event for a chance to win.
Here's the first even here,  don't forget to sign up as a follower :)

Have a fantastic week,

Love Today, Love Today!

Loading Your Scotch ATG Adhesive Gun

Hello,
I am Joy with a quick video on how to load your Scotch ATG adhesive gun!

Hope this helps!

Loading Your Scotch ATG Adhesive Gun