Sam's 2011 Cover Page

At Sam's school in Minnesota, they take regular school photos in the fall. Then they take them again in the spring as a fundraiser. They use a much cuter background for the spring photos. And what better to do with a formal single photo, than a 1st page for the year's scrapbook. Yes, I'm the crazy one creating a scrapbook for each year of my kids’ lives. But since we only have 2 kids, I'm not creating a family album. This way the kids can take their own books with them when I'm ready to give them up.

When scrapbooking I'm most inspired by color in photos. I pulled the main colors out of the photo to create this layout. Using the black color as the base, it helps to pop Sam out of the background. Since there is such a variety of greens and blues in the background, I thought the Miracle paper pack from Close To My Heart would be perfect. But it was a little too light and airy for a big 7-year old! So I brought the color down by using the darker green buttons and brads as embellishments.

A few of the products in this layout are retired, but I've got to use my stash sometime! You can do the same, simply pull 4 colors out of your photos and start playing with it.

Happy Scrapping!
Jen Lee


Materials List:
X7133B Miracle Level 2 Paper Packet - retired
C1452 Delight Stamp Set
B1362 Tag the Occasion Stamp Set
1386 Black 12x12 Cardstock
Topiary buttons & brads from my stash

October Stamp of the Month

Holiday Magic

Click on the image to view the Stamp of the Month Flyer

Get the Stamp of the Month set for just $5 when you place an order of $50 or more in products. Jump-start the fun by ordering the items in the Supply List below to create this beautiful artwork! You'll find helpful assembly tips at closetomyheart.com under Campaigns & Promotions.

X7141B Elemental Level 2 Paper Packet $9.95

X5812 Dark Neutral Cardstock Shade Pack $7.95

Z1482 Silver Glitz Glitter Gel $2.75

Z1489 Mini-Medley Accents Olive Collection $4.95

Z1096 Embroidery Floss Neutral Assortment $3.25

Fab Freebie for New Consultants

Sign up as a new consultant between October 1-31 and receive one New Consultant Kit add-on collection of your choice FREE! Add-on collections are priced at $40 each and have a retail value of up to $130, making this an incredible deal! Click on the image for the detailed flyer.

For just a $99 enrollment fee, you'll receive a New Consultant Kit packed with business essentials and new products valued at over $280, plus a FREE add-on collection to enhance your kit! Then you can choose to buy one or both of the other add-on collections for just $40 each. It's an incredible deal! Contact me for more information!


Happy Scrapping!
Jen Lee

Celebrate September!

To celebrate National Stamping Month in September (only a few days left for this special!), we are offering our first-ever double stamp set! You can get the exclusive My Acrylix® Pair-a-Phrase double stamp set FREE when you place an order of $75 from August 15 through September 30, 2011. 

You’ll love this double set—two D-size sets in one envelope—which includes lots of clever phrases and coordinating images you’ll use in your handmade cards all year. And with a retail value of $35.90, this set drastically increases the value of your qualifying purchase! Have double the fun stamping during National Stamping Month with our new Pair-a-Phrase double stamp set! Click on the image to see the detailed flyer:

To get your set shop online at www.ctmh.com/jenlee. Add $75 or more to your shopping cart and when you checkout you will be prompted to add this FREE SET! You can also add on the September stamp of the month for just $5! 

Happy Scrapping!
Jen Lee

Sam and Lucy's 1st Day of School

What a great start to the day! We woke up and got ready, had pancakes, and walked to school.

Darrin is on the phone Sam is holding, he wanted Daddy in the picture for their 1st day of school. Darrin had to go in to work early this morning.

  They are getting too big too fast!

 Lucy in front of her classroom door by the big "k". She's so excited to be a Kindergartner!

Sam was a little more leery, but I'm sure he'll have a great day too!

Now, what to do with the rest of the day ... I'm sure I'll think of something!

Have a wonderful day!

Jen

Scrappy Chic Newsletter - August 2011

Click here to view my latest newsletter. Have a great week! More MyScrappyChic to come next week!

We're in Omaha!

We closed Friday morning on our new home in Omaha, it is wonderful here! We already know several of the neighbors. Saturday the neighbors from 2 doors down came over, they have 6-yr old boy/girl twins who will turn 7 soon and join Sam in the 2nd grade class. So our kids have new playmates! They have spent every day together since! The boy and Sam are 2 peas in a pod, and Lucy and the girl are fabulous fashionistas. They are so happy! The twins even have an 11-yr old big sister who has taken babysitting class.

School starts here on August 10! Poor kids hardly get a Summer, but it will be great for them to meet more neighborhood kids. They can walk to school, really we're just across the street from the backyard of the school. All the kids do is cross the street, then follow the sidewalk up to the school. It's awesome! We saw the kids classrooms on Tuesday and finished our registration Wednesday.

My Mom, Aunt, and Grandma came down to stay for the weekend and help move us in. We also had help from friends who already live in the area. Thank you so much for your help! We couldn't have done it without you! Sunday evening we had a celebration dinner, and my dear friend Heather, who is a Pastor, blessed the house. It was such a nice evening. God even blessed us with a double rainbow while we were sitting on the patio relaxing after dinner.

I plan to work on each room a day at a time, and hopefully, before we know it, we'll be all moved in. The house in St. Francis will be listed this week for sale. Mom and Dad are finishing up getting that ready for us. I really do have the best parents in the world! I hope I can show as good of an example to my kids.

Hopefully I'll be in the craft room within 2 weeks. More Scrappy Chic to come soon!

Happy Scrapping!
Jen Lee

We're back in Minnesota!

After a week with my DH the kids and I are back in St Francis to finish up the packing and prep for sale/rent. We did find a house in Omaha! It's going to be a very busy couple of weeks for the Lee household. If you would like to join in the fun of packing and cleaning let me know! The more the merrier!

Omaha Update

The kids and I traveled down to see Darrin Monday. It's been 2 weeks without Daddy, he was sure missed. Yesterday, Tuesday, we looked at a few houses and found the one. Today, Wednesday, we wrote up an offer that was accepted! We are scheduled to close July 20 and move in July 22. YAY!!! The kids LOVE the house. They woke up this morning begging me to buy it for them. Well, they get their wish. We are very excited to start our new adventure in Omaha.

Anybody want to dog-sit for a couple of weeks in July? Rhett and Teddy need a place to stay while I'm in LA at convention. They can be split up. I don't want to put them in a kennel, they wouldn't like that very much, there are no humans to snuggle and watch TV with. ;-)

Take Care,
Jen Lee

Checking In

The baby robin's jumped out of the nest on Memorial Day. I was returning from running errands to find the second little one about to jump. Both parents were in the neighbor's yard waiting for me to get out of the way so they could teach their little ones the ropes. Well, I ran in to grab the camera:

It has been so much fun to watch these little ones appear from blue egg to fledgling. And what a wonderful educational experience for our kids. They have learned a lot about life from this glimpse of nature. Farewell little birdies, we wish you well!

Darrin has started his new job in Omaha and he is loving it. The kids and I will go visit him next week and hopefully find a house and establish a schedule for moving. We have been through a few different plans and to date we are still up in the air.

I've also been focused on completing my project demos to teach at the Close To My Heart Convention Extravaganza at Disneyland in July. It has been so much fun prepping my class, I can't wait to share all of this new with you!

Happy Scrapping!
Jen Lee