SO I know I have been quiet on the blog recently but I have a good reason for that. After 13 years of absences I have started reading again. My students have all been talking about Twlight and the series, so I thought I would watch the movie. It was cute and I watched it 3 times in one weekend...crazy. But when I returned it to the student she was so excited I liked the movie that she said I had to read the books that they were so much better. SO I thought and said ok...

Twilight took me less than a week reading every night for an hour or two. Then I started New Moon on Saturday morning while I proctored the ACT at work. I read again on Sunday and finished the novel. It was addicting. So I am going to be getting the other two today and it may take more than a week for them.

I have club for two evenings so again I will most likely be quiet during this time as well. Bu tI haven't forgotten about the blog. I just have found a new way to get some therapy instead of cutting and peicing things together.

Talk to you soon.

This is the stamp set of the month for April. It is a Father's Day set with fishing pole, canoe, fish, basket, and a few sentimental stamps for the day. So if you have a fishermen in your family then this is the stamp set for you. Let me know if you want to add this to your order.

Well this is not CTMH paper but I saw this layout on a CTMH TV titled Crafting with kids. You can view tons of TV crafting specials on my website www.stlstamper.myctmh.com. They have great ideas and how to's on making some awesome product. I can't wait to make this layout and fill it with some phrase my boys say right now. This is a great spread to remember those phrases.

I needed some much needed theropy over break so I sat down and put together another page kit I got from Shannon Buck. I changed it for my layout..of course. The juniper (blueish) paper is pink on the other side but I don't really use pink in my book..that often..so I flipped it over. It is another great feature of CTMH paper..if you don't like one side flip it an use the other. I also used the stickease for the Unforgettable paper pack instead of the flower stamp sets instructed. I love the stickers because when you just don't have time to put alot of work into a great spread they are there to help you out.

It has been a crazy week this past one. I have been on spring break but it was anything but a break. I cleaned and cooked. But I did find time for walks with my youngest Josh is turned 3 on Sunday. I spent all weekend cleaning up toys and baking/decorating this cake. It was about 3 inches heigh and I "stared" the whole thing with icing and even put a train track on it for him.

I joked around with my Geometry students about how the topic of circles was really helpful in making this cake. I had to cut it at it's diameter..the biggest cord. and then cut some concentric circles..arcs using the same center point in basic terms and even made sure my arcs were the same measure.. See there is a perfect example of math in life. lol..!

I saw this idea on the CTMH bullentin board but it was inspired by the Splitcoast stamper website. The link for a tutorial is http://dianagibbs.typepad.com/stampin_with_di/2008/06/box-in-a-bag-tutorial.html?cid=119646038

I made this from scraps of the Stardust kit I recieved. It did take awhile for the first time doing it. I wouldn't cut the paper that wraps around the inner box smaller than 5x12. The directions say to cut it to 5x11 but it barely wraps then and not really enough for adhesive. However the decorative peice I scalloped using the corner rounder cut to 1x11 so it meets perfectly in the back. Enjoy!!!