It's that time again!

Bulk Buy time!!!  This time around I will be offering two bulk buys - one for Tim Holtz's Distressed Core'dinations cardstock and one for the usual Bazzill cardstock.  New to my cardstock bulk buy?  Here's the scoop...

• You will receive 60 sheets of cardstock, 5 sheets each of 12 different colors.
• Price includes tax and shipping to me.
• Price is for local hand delivery only - It does NOT include shipping to you. We can meet up or deliver at an event (check my schedule here).  Cardstock will be available for delivery starting Jan 31 (if all goes as planned).
• Mailing from me to you will be actual USPS cost.
• Order Deadline is noon Wednesday, Jan 15.  Email me (sluvs2skrap@yahoo.com) to purchase. 
• Payments in advance by check are appreciated or cash upon delivery.  No CC's or paypal please.
• Does not apply towards prizes or rafffles at crops if you take delivery and pay me at an event.

Bazzill Bulk Buy - $25.00 (includes tax and shipping to me).

Core'dinations Tim Holtz Distressed Cardstock buy - $23.00 (includes tax and shipping to me)

Weekend Wrap-up

Spent this past weekend with the Cool Crops Crew in Hyannis, MA.  Class was a big success...everyone loved the 'Tis the Season layout class.

And the pajama party was the coolest part of the weekend.  Everyone was dresses in PJ's, slippers and an accessory (stuffed animal, night cap, rollers, eye mask).  

Thanks for a great weekend Ladies!!!

Sneaky Sunday

Who's ready for another Sneaky Sunday?   Here's a peek in to the store...all NEW Winter themed collections in stock.  Love them all and finding it hard to pick a favorite, so I got them all!

What's Cooking

This is not a quick and easy recipe nor is it a meal.  It's a typical Puerto Rican dessert that my MIL makes over the holidays.  This year, I had a terrible cold that led to laryngitis and then a sinus infection meaning I couldn't taste or smell anything the entire holidays.  Getting back home, I dug out my handy "Puerto Rican Cookery" cookbook and got to work.  It came out awesome, if I do say so myself and when I posted it on facebook, I had multiple requests for a recipe so I thought I'd post it here.  

 Puerto Rican Rice Pudding (Arroz Dulce or Arroz con Coco)

1 cup medium grain rice
1 can coconut milk (shake can thoroughly and then set aside 3/4 cups)
3 1/2 cups water
1 tsp salt
2 cinnamon sticks
pinch of ground cloves - optional
pinch of nutmeg - optional
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 - 1 cup raisins (as much or as little as you like)

1.  Rinse rice and soak in water to cover for 2 hours.
 2.  20 minutes before rice is ready, combine remaining coconut milk, water, salt, cinnamon sticks, nutmeg and ground cloves in a heavy pot.  Bring to a boil over high hear.  Reduce heat to medium, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
3.  Drain rice thoroughly and add to the pot.  Mix and bring to a boil over medium heat (I took it to mean bubbling).  Reduce heat to low and cook until rice is completely dry.  Do NOT stir.  This took about 30 minutes for me.
4.  Add sugar and raisins, mix and bring to a boil over medium heat.  Reduce heat to low and cook for 15 minutes.  Do NOT stir.
5.  Add reserved 3/4 cup coconut milk and mix.  Turn heat to medium and simmer for about 30 minutes, or until rice dries again.  Turn rice over occasionally and scrape bottom of pan.
6.  Remove cinnamon sticks.  Spoon rice onto a flat serving platter.  Allow to cool at room temperature before refrigerating.
7.  Enjoy!!!

Christmas 2013

Wishing you all the Hope, Wonder and Joy 

that the Season can bring! 

~ The Hiraldo family

Sneaky Sunday

It was very productive in the craft room a few weeks ago so I thought it would be a great idea to share a sneak peek with you on Sundays for the month of December.  I'd love for it to be a permanent weekly thing but I can't promise that I will have something to show after the new year when my schedule gets crazy.

Sneak peek week 1:  'tis the Season Make-n-Take (two 2 page layouts, 4 pages total)

I will be teaching this as a class at Cool Crops Hyannis, Scrap-A-Way Mystic and Scrap-A-Way Warwick. 
Limited Supplies...email me to reserve your kit.
Class times TBD.  Cost $15.00.

Product Spotlight: October Afternoon's Treasure Map Collection

I am in LOVE with this new collection by October Afternoon.  I don't have little ones at home anymore...gonna have to plan a trip or something pirate-y just to be able to use these collections.  Who remembers me talking about having to go to Arizona and the Wild West so I can use their Sasparilla collection?  A true addict I am ;)

You can see more of this fun collection HERE and HERE!  Collection kit pre-orders?

Time2Scrap Gift Certificates

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving break.  Did you shop the great deals on Black Friday, Small Business Saturday AND Cyber Monday?  I sure did.  Just like any of you, I can’t pass up a good deal either and got the bulk of my shopping done.  I do have some people that are hard to shop for but I want to get them something they would love.  This is when I resort to gift certificates especially for my crafty have it all friends.   So, are you shopping for a scrappy friend?  How about a gift for yourself?  Let me help you with a special Time2Scrap Gift Certificate deal.

Time2Scrap Gift Certificate

·         Purchase a $25 Gift Certificate for a friend (or yourself, I won’t tell) and get a $5 bonus Gift Certificate. 

·         Gift Certificates will be delivered electronically and in a .pdf document so you can just print it out.

·         For an additional $2.50 – I will print and mail the Gift Certificate for you complete with a handmade Christmas card plus a handwritten message (your wording).

·         Order from is attached – fill it out, email it back to me and I will call you for payment info. 

·         Deadline to order is Dec 13.  Gift Certificate will be mailed out by Monday Dec 15.

·         Questions?  Please don’t hesitate to email me at sluvs2skrap@yahoo.com

And don’t forget Just Scrappin’ weekends in Westboro make great gifts too!  Registration is open and a $75 deposit holds your seat.  If you have the weekend on your Christmas wish list…let us know and we’ll email the gift giver a pretty Gift Certificate so it can be gift wrapped for you.

Time2Scrap Gift Certificate

New Kits

I have been busy designing layouts, taking photos, typing up directions and kitting.  I now have FIVE new kits this month.  They are Thankful (three 2-pagers), Beach Bums (two 2-pagers), Family Fun (two 2-pagers), Spring has Sprung (one 2-pager) and Best of Friends (three 2-pagers).  Come by my booth and check them out (sneak peeks on my facebook page as well – coming soon).  Limited quantities and once I sell out, I won’t be making more.  

 

Here's a sneak peek of Thankful...

and ...Best of Friends

 

Get a Jump on Your X'mas Shopping

50 days to Christmas…have you started shopping yet?  I haven’t, in fact, I haven’t even thought about it!!!  These Vino 2 Go Wine Sippy cups would make great gifts, don’t you think?  They’re great to use at a crop, by the pool, at a party…no need to worry about spills.  If you would like to order some, let me know by Wednesday 11/6 by noon.  I can deliver it to you at a crop or meet up (within 30minutes from Worcester, MA).   Wine sippies are $17.00 each ($15.99 + MA tax).

Here are your color choices...

orange, yellow, violet, sky blue, burgundy, olive, clear, pink, blue, white, green, black

 

Bazzill Bulk Buy

A Bazzill Bulk Buy is an opportunity to stock up on Bazzill paper at a reduced price.  This quarter, I am offering a foodie's delight selection of colors...

1. Coconut Swirl - white (smoothie)
2. Cream Puff - neutral (criss cross)
3. Lemonade - yellow (canvas)
4. Butterscotch - orange (orange peel)
5. Brandywine - purplish pink (canvas)
6. Luscious - red (bling)
7. Capers - green (canvas)
8. Huckleberry pie - blue (smoothie)
9. Plum pudding - purple (dotted swiss)
10. Almond Cream - brown (smoothie)
11. Sea Salt - teal (grass cloth)
12. Espresso - dark brown (orange peel)

• Cost is $27.00
• You will receive 60 sheets of Bazzill cardstock in 12 different colors. 5 sheets of each color.
• Price includes tax.
• Price is for local hand delivery only - It does NOT include shipping to you. We can meet up or deliver at an event (check my schedule here).  Bazzill will be in for Scrap-A-Way Cromwell and Lexie's Scrapbooking Retreat
• Mailing from me to you will be actual USPS cost.
• Order Deadline is noon Wednesday, 11/6/13.  Email me (sluvs2skrap@yahoo.com) to purchase. 
• Payments - cash or check only.
• Does not apply towards prizes or rafffles at crops if you take delivery and pay me at an event.

Spotlight: Wink of Stella Brush Pen

Love love love the Wink of Stella pens and brushes...a big THANK YOU to the girls that introduced me to it (you know who you are).  Here is a great youtube video showing you how to get started with the brushes plus a small sampling of what it can do.  Want to learn more?  I will be offering a FREE Make-n-Take using these pens and brushes in the coming months.

It's CROP season!!!

5 crops in a row with a week off for Veteran's Day weekend.  2 down, 3 more to go.  I'll do a little recap of it here...and it's no wonder I barely make it over here to my blog these days.

The first of five was a Scrap-A-Way Retreats in Plymouth, MA.  The hotel was beautifully situated near the waterfront and there were even great restaurants and shops right across the parking lot.  The crop itself was great and I'm bummed I missed out on the Halloween festivities Friday night...life definitely gets in the way of my way of scrapping. 

Next up, Cool Crops in Portland ME.  It's always a great time at this crop and especially when it's in Portland.  I wonder if it has something to do with the bar 3 doors down and it being Halloween AND Karaoke night on saturdays.   Dressing up is always fun...check out the ladies celebrating Halloween Cool Crops style!

3 more to go...
Ready Set Crop in Nashua, NH
Scrap-A-Way in Cromwell, CT
and last but not least Lexie's Scrapbooking Retreat in Portland, ME.

If you would like more information about these crops, feel free to drop me a line or leave a comment and I'll get you connected to the organizers.

RED all about it!

Ever been to a Cool Crops event?  If you haven't then you've never experienced a colored evening...Saturday night's color was red and the girls totally ROCKED IT!!!  

Thanks for a wonderful weekend!!! 

Fall Bazzill Bulk Buy

A Bazzill Bulk Buy is an opportunity to stock up on Bazzill paper at a reduced price.  This quarter, I am offering two options.


Option 1: Darks - $26
1. Salt - white (dotted swiss)
2. Cinder - gray (canvas)
3. Beeswax - yellow (canvas)
4. Yam - orange (canvas)
5. Flamingo- pink (canvas)
6. Crimson - red (canvas)
7. Patch - green (canvas)
8. Admiral - blue (canvas)
9. Velvet - purple (canvas)
10. Java - brown (canvas)
11. Rain - teal (grass cloth)
12. Pepper - black (dotted swiss)


Option 2: Lights - $24
1. Bazzill White - white (canvas)
2. Mystique - gray (canvas)
3. Chiffon - yellow (canvas)
4. Citrus - orange (orange peel)
5. Pinkini - pink (canvas)
6. Cherry Cheesecake - red (burlap)
7. Spring Breeze - green (canvas)
8. Sea Water - blue (canvas)
9. Lavender Twilight - purple (grass cloth)
10. Quicksand - brown (canvas)
11. Turqoise Mist - teal (orange peel)
12. Blackbird - black (canvas)

• You will receive 60 sheets of Bazzill cardstock in 12 different colors. 5 sheets of each color.
• Price includes tax.
• Price is for local hand delivery only - It does NOT include shipping to you. We can meet up or deliver at an event (check my schedule here).  Bazzill will be in for Just Scrappin’, Greendale Crop, Cool Crops Hyannis and Scrap-a-Way Plymouth
• Mailing from me to you will be actual USPS cost.
• Order Deadline is noon Friday, 08/30/13.  Email me (sluvs2skrap@yahoo.com) to purchase. 
• Payments - cash or check.

June Just Scrappin' was a BLAST!!!

Looks like when things get busy around here, the first thing to go is this blog.  Especially when it's not crop season.  Jean and I hosted our first summer crop and it went off without a hitch.  So awesome when that happens...makes it worth the planning, packing and negotiating.  We didn't get the turn out we hoped for but those that did turn out were a great group of ladies.


The best part of the weekend was getting to spend an entire weekend with a WONDERFUL group of ladies.  THANK YOU...we could not have done this without you!!!  Second best had to be the food especially the outdoor BBQ bash...great food and dinner outside.  When was the last time you got to sit outside for a meal at a crop?

The crop ran so smoothly, I got 12 one pagers and 3 two pagers done for my personal books!  It's a record for me.  If you were at the crop, how many pages did you get done?  Leave me a note in the comments.

Just Arrived!!!

The coolest must-have scrapbooking accessory...the Vino2Go cup or as it was dubbed at my last event, the Wine Sippy!!!  No more worries about spilling reds or whites on you and your table mates' scrap stuff. Now you can have your wine and scrapbook too ;)

And if you're cricut or silhouette savvy, you can even personalize your wine Sippy. Mine was personalized by Amelia and Me Crafts at a Scrap-A-Way Retreat. thanks Jen!!!  Message me if you'd like to pre-order one to have delivered at a crop.

Serenity Layout Kit

Procrastination was the word of the day for yesterday.  I had a mile-long to-do list and usually, I am very good at keeping to my list and crossing things off.  Yesterday, these papers were calling my name and when inspiration struck, I couldn't say no.  I had the right photos and the layouts just kept rolling out.  This kit using Bo Bunny's Serenity line will have ONE 2-page layout and TWO 1-page layouts.

I am...

listening to Song of the Lonely Mountain by Neil Finn from The Hobbit over and over.

loving an app called typtic...edit photos and add text, so cool!

Photo by Jori taken at the New England Aquarium

working on getting layout kits together while itching to create new ones from Bo Bunny lines, Serenity and Family.

finished knitting Darin his very own slouch beanie hat. 

enjoying green smoothies again now that the weather is getting a little warmer.

prepping products, meals, kits for 3 back to back events.

stopping to appreciate the crocus' that have sprung up all around the yard.

fascinated by Mother Nature...one day it's warm and snowing the next.  And this morning, while it flurried in full sun, I could only watch in wonder as glitter fell from the sky.

April Scrappy News!

Good Morning!

Another month, another newsletter…the weeks sure go by fast when scrapbooking season is in full swing.  April is another month where I have back to back to back events.  Today, I am gearing up for that by prepping kits, planning freezer meals, sorting through orders, and making lists...all this as soon as I get this newsletter out of my inbox. 

First off, I’d like to tell you about a weekend crop that Jean of The Crop Shop and I put together twice a year.  Our first one is coming up fast, June 21 – 23.  We still have seats available and would love to have you join us.  The crop is $295 for double occupancy at the Doubletree in Westborough, MA.  The crop fee includes your hotel room, meals (sat breakfast, sat dinner, sun brunch), goodie bag, raffles, free class and your own 6ft table.  Won’t you join us?  See attached for registration info.

We also offer all day crops in the Charlton, MA area.  Upcoming dates are April 20 and May 11.  Cost is $40 and you get 4ft of table space, lunch, dinner, free Make-n-Take and other goodies.  Registration info is attached.

I’ve been busy adding new layout kits to the store…if you haven’t seen them yet, stop by and check them out.  I design all of the layouts and kit them with the help of my boys.  We have recently added baseball, happy little moments, you are loved, snow day, and shooting hoops 2-page layouts.  New to the inventory are TWO 2-page layouts…Glamour Girl, Fun Day, Ordinary Day, Away We Go and Hockey.  It has been fun putting them together and sharing them with you.  Sneak peeks are always available on my Time2Scrap Facebook page.

With so much to do, I’m going to keep this short and sweet.  I will end this with a list of my upcoming events. 

Apr 5 to 7 - Cool Crops in Seekonk, MA.
Apr 12 to 14 - Scrap-A-Way Retreats in Seekonk, MA.
Apr 20 - Just Scrappin' All Day Crop in Charlton, MA.
May 3 to 5 - Scrap-A-Way Retreats in Warwick, RI.
May 11 - Just Scrappin' All Day Crop in Charlton, MA.
June 21 to 23 - Just Scrappin' Weekend in Westboro, MA.

I hope to see you at one of these events.  Have a wonderful day!!!

Siewleng