Lucy's Kitchen of Recipes

Its going to be a great weekend...my daughter Maggie will have her First Holy Communion on Sunday. Its going to be great and we are going to have a party after mass. I wont be around at all online today and tomorrow but will be back on Monday for reveal day. So come back and check out: DT reveal for Dixie Pieces , New Sketches for My Sketch World , New Contest at My Sketch World and so much more. Have a great weekend everyone :)

Want your chance to shine in the limelight? If so, check out the calls for our June/July issues. . . Link to SNR: http://www.scrapbooknewsandreview.com June 2009 Calls By Style* (see special call below) All about the Man in Your Life Brackets Cardstock Only Home Sweet Home Journaling Spots Proud to be an American and/or Military Wife Monochromatic or Predominant Color: Yellow or Orange Deadline: June 12, 2009 Send submissions to subs@scrapbooknewsandreview.com Call Guidelines Please submit your pages with the following guidelines: Pages only -- no altered projects, home decor or mini albums, unless specified Of any size, i.e. 12"x12", 8"x8", 6"x6" Can be traditional, hybrid or digital (please specify) Please send image(s) as large as possible and we�ll scale down to size Please NAME your image with the title of the layout or project Call name must be specified in subject line No restrictions on whether it has been posted to an online gallery, blog or other...

Go to Everything Scrapp'n Blog and check out the Blog Hop that is going on now. A RAK will be given away. Check out my work HERE to comment on it and get a chance to win :)

Today is the second reveal of some projects I did for Everything Scrapp'n . I am so sad it will be ending soon but had a great time. I got to play with Cosmo Cricket Lil'Man line. I love CC so it was so cool to use this line. I really went CC crazy with it. You can check it out {HERE} , the first projects I did with CC.

Scrapbook News and Review May 2009 Issue is out You really have to check the Magazine and for only $4.99 a month is a great price for awesome articles, stamp and card creations, layout creations and so much more. 100% guarantee to get your creative juices flowing. Here is some of my work that I have in the May Issue :) I will post the cards for the this issue tomorrow Thanks for Looking

I love new challenge blogs and someone at my forum My Sketch World posted a link of a new card challenge blog The Next Level Challenge

I pop bubble wrap at 2.25 bubbles per second! I popped 196 bubbles in 1 minute and 27.1 seconds at www.Virtual-Bubblewrap.com ! Can you beat my score?

Here is a card I did from {Dixie Pieces May Kit} leftovers and created my flowers with fabric from the kit. Creating Flowers from Fabric By Lucy Chesna The fabric needs to be stiffened so you can create your flowers from fabric Supplies Needed: wax paper fabric stiffener sponge brush paper towel Step 1. You want to take the piece of fabric and lay on top of the wax paper Step 2. Then you want to squeeze a good amoung to the fabric stifferner on top of the fabric. Step 3. With the sponge brush spread it around that the fabric is completely saturdated and then you want to peel it off the wax paper and turn to the other side and place it on a new piece of wax paper. Repeat step 2 and clean off the excess with paper towel. For less stiffess:thin with water. Clean up: use cool water and soap while wet Step 4. Allow the fabric to dry up to 2 hours but it may take longer on how saturated the fabric is. After the fabric piece(s) are dry then you can cut it up to make your flowers or anything ...

My friend Christine and I went to the CK Convention in NH. It was great and went shopping especially in my favorite booths like Rusty Pickle, Quick Quotes, Dollar Scrapbooking and so much more I won one of the door prizes when I was there- 1 year subscription to Paper Crafts ( woohooo) and had some yummy skinny cow ice cream. The best part is I got FINALLY bought the Bind-it-All. They were having a special when you buy it, you get a package of stuff with coils to make 10 ablums. Its so cool.

Today is first reveal of some projects I did for Everything Scrapp'n . I got to play with Cosmo Cricket Lil'Man line. I love CC so it was so cool to use this line. I really went CC crazy with it. Here is just a few things that I did and will reveal again on the 28th :)

This week I am doing blog challenges at Dixie Pieces and here is my first challenge Share SIX facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird...it does not matter but we would love to know about you Here is mine 1. I dont drive 2. I eat oranges but I will not drink orange juice 3. Love eating mangos 4. Before going to bed, there cant be no dishes in the sink 5. Beds must be made everyday 6. Nail Biter

I got the book today at work and already cant put the book down. I am the kind of person that reads the book then watch the movie so I am so excited the movie is coming out tomorrow. You can check out more HERE . Now off to read some more :)

Check our my good friend Angela's Blog She is doing a blog giveaway- May 2009 issue of Scrapbook Trends magazine! Spread the word :)

We are excited to reveal our first kit here at WeScrap This fabulous kit is full of the hottest scrapbooking supplies and is only $19.95 + shipping Kit Includes: Patterned Paper:- 5 sheets of October Afternoon double sided papers- 2 sheets of Jenni Bowlin paper- 1 die cut label paper (Jenni Bowlin)- 2 sheets double sided Fancy Pants Designs paper Cardstock:- 5 sheets textured BazzillRibbons/ Trims:- Lime Ric Rac- Yellow w/white dots (Bo Bunny)- Cream Twill- Crocheted Yellow Trim (Making Memories) Stickers:- Alpha Stickers (October Afternoon)- Label Stickers (Jenni Bowlin Studios) Journaling Cards:- 5 assorted (October Afternoon)- 2 assorted from red/black scalloped line (Jenni Bowlin Studios)- 3 assorted journaling tickets (Jenni Bowlin Studios) Embellishments:- 1 large bingo card (Jenni Bowlin Studios)- 3 mini bingo cards (Jenni Bowlin Studios)- 20 assorted buttons- 3 prima flowers alig WeScrap Extras:- 1 vintage page (1940's) sheet music- 2 vintage book pages (1970's) Here...

I want to wish everyone a Happy Mother's Day to you, your moms, grandmothers, mother-in-laws, aunties, cousins or someone that means alot to you that you feel she deserves a special note of thanks of being there

The Winner for a RAK sponsored by Everything Scrappn' 1. Michele 2. Nicole 3. Angela 4. LisaM 5. Julia 6. GinniG 7. Sue 8. Jennie 9. Melissa 10. Wendi 11. Wendy West 12. PeggyS 13. Lissa 14. LisaW I used the random generator for this and winner is... Angela Please email me your address so I can send it to Everything Scrappn' Thanks everyone and have a happy scrappin day :)

SALE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TILL MONDAY MAY 5TH I have been asked to be Guest Designer in May for Everything Scrappn' They are having a big sale and a RAK's give away this weekend :) Check this out: 20% off the entire store 40% off HAMBLY products PLUS! FREE gifts with purchase! orders starting at $25 will get a FREE MME rub-on every $10 increment above $25 will add more to the freebies! Spend $100 and get a tote bag stuffed full of scrapping goodies(see pic!) Be sure to stop by the Everything Scrappn' BLOG for more info. Each of the Design Team Members will have give aways. There are 3 $10 gift certificate and a the rest have a free gift. {Due to the free gift not all being the same there are no picture - sorry} ************************************************** I have a RAK to give away today in honor of NSD! This RAK is sponsored by Everything Scrappn' All you need to do to enter is leave me a comment on this post telling me how you are celebrating your favorite hobb...

Here is a list of places that I will be this weekend online. Come on over and have fun with us. Dixie Pieces WeScrap Scrapdango Faith Sisters A Walk Down Memory Lane Scrap-Diner

Here is Dixie Pieces May Kit . Its my first kit as designer for them and its been a blast. Dive into this brilliant Dixie Pieces scrapbook kit full of bright and cheerful colors. Jam packed with papers from the Cosmo Cricket Snorkel line, Glitz, and My Mind�s Eye. Included are an Adornit alphabet, American Crafts Thickers alphabet, Prima paper flowers, Maya Road sheer tickets and stamp, May Arts Ribbon, Zva Creative brads, and strips of fabric. This kit has plenty of goodies to create scrapbook pages, cards, and other projects from your imagination. Patterned Paper and Cardstock (single sheets of 12x12 paper unless otherwise stated) My Minds Eye Penny Lane pattern paper Glitz Design Gigi Trees double-sided patterned paper Glitz Design Sparrow Stripe double-sided patterned paper Cosmo Cricket Snorkel Umbrellas double-sided patterned paper Cosmo Cricket Snorkel Boardwalk double-sided patterned paper Cosmo Cricket Snorkel Carbonation double-sided patterned paper Cosmo Cricket Snorkel Curr...