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Where are you?

You may be asking yourself... where are the pictures from NYC?  Why hasn't Kezia blogged when she said she would? What about the "Vintage" contest? 

Well ladies DON'T WORRY!  I am still here... just packing up and moving our Ti BLOG to hook it up to our NEW WEBSITE!  We are gearing up for the SUMMER CHA and it is all gonna launch in the next day or so! 

We will announce the WINNER of the "Vintage" contest as the first entry on the NEW BLOG!  Stay tuned and keep checking back!  Check out the NEW WEBSITE look and link up to the new blog there!

Home...

I LOVE my kids...

I LOVE my own bed...

I LOVE not having to pay $8.00 for a single ice cream cone...

It's true... "there's no place like home"

(stay tuned later today for fun photos of NYC and don't forget the "vintage" contest deadline is almost here!)

A "WICKED" time in NYC!

Saturday morning we set up our booth at the show and then headed to a really fun street fair.  We ate fabulous food and waited for the lottery line to open at the Gershwin Theater.

The lottery line opened at 5:30 PM and we put our names in the drawing.  You are only allowed to put your name in once.  There were over 250 people with their names in the drum.  They only picked 12 out of the drum... our odds were well, pretty bad.  We decided that if we didn't get picked we would hook up with friends of ours and perhaps see a movie.  The guy came out and started to spin the drum around... then he stuck his hand in and picked out the first name...

Paul Whitteker!  What luck!  We got front row seats to see Wicked for $26.50 each!  It was a great show!  My favorite part was the costumes!  They were absolutely incredible!  Vivid colors and design details that make your head spin!  We dropped into bed that night happy and fully satisfied with our NYC experience!

Here...

Read my new Sci-Fi book on the plane... Host, by Stephenie Meyer.  Now I am here in NYC and I love it! 

The home of Wicked, A Salt and Battery, Food Network, Project Runway, H&M, Etsy, Mood... oh yeah, and the National Stationary Show!

Tinkering Ink is here showing our new stationary line called "heart feltz".  Aside from the trade show we are going to hang out with a few of the gals from Simple Scrapbooks, Paper Crafts and Digital Scrapbooking Magazines.  I am also hoping to win in the lottery line and get to see Wicked and eat tons of good food... because after all, isn't it all about the food? 

A few of my favorite things!

So I have this dear friend named Tasha and she had a "Favorite Things"  party lastnight.  Everyone brought their latest favorite thing.  A can't-put-it-down read, life-saving lipgloss, indulgent treat, etc.  Not only was the food delicious but the entire evening was just fabulous fun. 

So, in honor of Tasha and her fabulous party here is a list of my current favorite things that are craft related... these are things that inspire me, make creating easier or are just plain fun! 

1- My Glue Glider Max by Perma Tac.

2- Ranger Stickles.

3-Our latest Ti Peek-A-Boo album shaped like a flower.

4- My Tim Holtz clear grid design ruler and  micro-serrated snips.

5- Beautiful, gorgeous, fabulous Strano Ribbon.

CK Ti Vintage Haberdasher Car and a Challenge!

How fun is this! I made this vintage inspired convertible out of our "Haberdasher" paper and it is in the most recent issue of CK.

(Page 83)

The article has a fun memory board by Ali Edwards, mini album by Heidi Swapp and car gift box by you guessed it...Kezia Whitteker!

What an honor and privilege to be in the same article as these two talented and creative women!

Here is the challenge, take something from your everyday life, like I did with the kids meal car and use it for a template to create something new!

NSD Ti and WorldWin BIG Winners!

...and the winners are

Pat R.

Sabrina S

Heidi

Scrappy Val

Melissa O.

Congrats' to the 5 winners who will be getting a fab prize pack in the mail from Ti AND WorldWin! Thanks to all who played! 

Stay tuned for more fun give-aways and remember leaving a comment on any old day just might win you a Ti prize!

Winners please send an e-mail to info@tinkeringink.com with "NSD Ti WW Winner" in the subject line.  Then include your Name and address so we can send you your package!

By the way here is a creative entry with all of the correct answers from one of our winners... Pat R. who just happened to be the 1st to answer on our Ti Blog!

I have been a devoted fan of Tinkering Ink since it was introduced at the January 2007 CHA show. My latest Peek-a-boo album is being made by combining the 5 wonderful lines of WorldWin paper that is made using 100% wind-power! I am "Craftily Creating" my own embellishments from products that are recycled by using 20% post consumer waste. Go Green!

An appology and a fun link...

OK I know you are all waiting to see who won the Ti and WorldWin contest but we are still cross referencing the names we drew and making sure that they not only have the right answers but they posted on BOTH BLOGS as well!

Hopefully in the morning sometime we will have all of the winners posted on BOTH sites!

So as a peace offering here is a fun link to a site you might want to explore... it is called favorfavor.com and they have these pretty glass coasters with frosted edges that you can stamp with StazOn or put a mini scrapped photo behind... really the creative possibilities are endless and you get 2 coasters for only $.99! Is this starting to sound the Magic Bullet infomercial?  So when I was just teaching in Sacramento one of the classes used these and they were truly fabulous!  Give them a try and send me pictures of what you create!

Mother's Day Challenge

Happy Mother’s Day!  Today is a day when I am sure you will reflect on your relationship with your Mother and on being a Mother yourself.

So here is the “Quick List” challenge…

Take a moment and make a list, a list of any or all of the following.

1. What do you appreciate about your Mother?
2. What did you learn from your Mother?
3. What do you love/hate about being a Mother?
4. 10 things your Mother said to you while you were growing up.
5. What have you learned yourself from being a Mother?
6. If you lost your Mother or she is far away, what do you miss most about her?
7. What is your fondest memory of your Mother?

Now, put it on your bulletin board, fridge or scrap table and when you have a day that is not so busy you can turn your list into a wonderful heart-felt LO or card.

Here are a few things from my list of 10 things my Mother said to me while I was growing up.

1. “Beauty is Pain.”
2. “Call me when you have a real problem.”
3. “That’s just a drop in the bucket.”
4. “If it’s for you, it won’t pass by you.”
5. “The time to be happy is now.”
6. “Go ahead and buy it, you’ll never remember where that money went four years from now.”
7. “If you lay on the bed… it’s easier to zip your jeans up.”
8. “You will feel better about yourself if you serve others.”
9. “If you clean it up as you go then it doesn’t get to be so overwhelming.” ( I am still working on learning this one)
10. “You can say you hate me all you want but it is never going to change the fact that I love you.”