ScrapHappy

The Long-Awaited ScrapSpooky Halloween Kit!

Ask and thou shalt receive! I got several requests to produce a Halloween kit, so I delivered... let your imagination run wild with the spooktacular goodies contained within!

You'll receive:

PAPERS:

(1) 12x12 sheet black cardstock

(1) 12x12 sheet orange cardstock

(1) 12x12 sheet white cardstock

(1) 8.5x11 sheet black cardstock

(1) 12x12 double-sided Salem Briggs Street patterned paper (get it now before it goes away - forever!)

 

(1) 12x12 sheet black and white jumbo herringbone patterned paper from Kelli Crowe's "Window Shopping" collection

(1) 12x12 sheet orange and white herringbone/houndstooth patterned paper from Stephanie Wheeler

(1) 12x12 sheet Black Magic cardstock in Wizard from Core'dinations (this is black cardstock with a green reverse and green core -- you sand it down or rip/tear it for really cool effects:

 

Note: You only get the green Wizard sheet, not the whole collection!

(1) 12x12 sheet die-cut Salem Halloween shapes

EMBELLISHMENTS:

(1) pack extra-large black and white alpha stickers

(1) pack orange Quincy alphabet stickers

(1) yard mini green ric-rac

(1) yard orange and black ribbon

(1) 14-inch piece of orange frilly fuzzy ribbon

(1) large K&Co. die-cut Halloween shape (assorted -- may vary from photo above)

(1) small K&Co. die-cut Halloween shape (assorted -- may vary from photo above)

(6) assorted Making Memories Halloween brads

(10) googly eyes

(1) black and white skeleton button

(1) set acrylic start stamps

(1) mini purple coin envelope

(1) set Salem cardstock stickers

(a bunch) Martha Stewart skeleton confetti

(3) Making Memories Halloween tag stickers

Plus... a few other goodies!

Now, the details: I have only 10 of these kits and a few have been spoken for already, so if you want one, act fast! I can get it in the mail to you immediately, and it'll be there before Halloween (of course!)

$30, including priority shipping in the US.

Paypal only (lainehmann at comcast dot net)

**********THE FIRST FIVE PEOPLE WHO ORDER WILL ALSO RECEIVE A SPECIAL TREAT -- A HALLOWEEN SCRATCH TICKET (see top picture above). **********

One, and only one, of these scratch tickets says WINNER (I don't even know which one). If you get the WINNER ticket, you will get an additional pack of Halloween goodies mailed separately, worth $20!!

I think that's it -- email me if you have questions!

Giveaway Day

If you didn't already know, Thursday is giveaway day at Write.Click.Scrapbook. Zip over there and see some cool digi goodness that could be yours, if you're the lucky one!

http://www.writeclickscrapbook.com

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Day 19

Last Night's Dinner - Easy Homemade Mac & Cheese

I tweeted that we had homemade mac and cheese last night for dinner, and darling Jodie asked for the recipe. Here you go:

I adapted this from Family Circle: 1 box (16 oz.) pasta (I use elbow macaroni) 3 T unsalted butter 3 T all-purpose flour 2 1/2 C milk 1/4 C chopped onion (or 1 tsp. onion powder) 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. garlic powder 1/4 tsp. nutmeg pepper to taste 1/4 C grated parmesan cheese 1 C grated cheddar cheese 1/4 C grated monterey jack cheese 1/4 C bread crumbs Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Boil pasta and drain. Set aside.

Heat butter in saucepan over medium heat. Add flour, whisking to blend. Add milk gradually, whisk until smooth. Bring to simmer over medium/medium-high heat, stirring. Then add onion (or onion powder), salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Simmer to thicken for a few minutes.

Stir in cheese until melted and sauce is smooth.

Put pasta in large, greased casserole dish and pour cheese sauce on top, mixing it in. Sprinkle approx. 1/4 C breadcrumbs on top.

Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes; remove foil and place under broiler until top browns.

YUM. :)

You could easily add cooked meat to this (sausage or browned ground beef, or ham) or veggies. We like it straight up. :)

Day 18

Label Tulip Reveal!

I'm guest designer over at Label Tulip! Check out the full layouts/projects from all my sneak peeks over here: www.labeltulip.com/gallery.shtml

Check out the October kit here:
www.labeltulip.com/kits.shtml 

Blog World Expo Needs Me!

ProBlogger is having a contest for one person to get a weekend pass to Blog World Expo... 

Don't you think I should go? I do!

I've never been to an event like this before, and I would love to go. To qualify for a chance to win I need to tell you why I should be "the chosen one." Because I like to do things in five, here are five reasons I should be sent to Blog World Expo:

1. Networking. I live in an isolated world surrounded by other suburbanites and many mice. I interact with "my kind" almost completely via the Internet. Actually being face-to-face with other bloggers would be amazing, inspiring, and a heck of a lot of fun. 

2. Increasing my technical skills. Despite having grown up in Silicon Valley, my technical skills are a bit, shall we say, limited. I'd love to hear about the latest and greatest tools to help me reach my audience. 

3. Learning more about leveraging social media. Social media is the hot word, but as soon as I feel like I have a handle on one thing, something else pops up! I would love a peek down the pipeline to see what's coming my way and how I can leverage it to reach my peeps.

4. Getting away from it all. For true learning to take place, for a complete shift in perspective, sometimes it's necessary to get away from the mundane and immerse yourself in a new world. How can I envision what I want my blog to become if I'm running off to soccer practice (to pick up, not play!) every half hour?

5. Getting and giving inspiration. I want to take my blogging to the next level - and I want to help others, too. I expect that what I can offer in terms of technical know-how is extremely limited -- but I do have some expertise in the writing area. I'd love to offer what I have!

There you have it, in a nutshell. Five reasons why I need Blog World Expo -- and why Blog World Expo needs me!

We have a winner!

The winner of the Harry Connick Jr. album is:

ABBIE!

And if you didn't win, you can still get your own copy for an unbelievably low price of $9.99 from Amazon (if you use the link below, I'll get, oh, $.10). 

Congrats, Abbie, and stay tuned for a review of Michael Buble's new album -- insane! Which is appropriate because it's called Crazy Love . ;)

Day 12 Peek

Just a peek - I'm guest designer at Label Tulip this month and can't show the whole thing until 10/15!
 

Day 11

Lots of fun stuff from Weeds and Wildflowers, a new digi place I found.