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April Layout Class

Love this Teresa Collins Far&Away travel line. The red, white and black colors go with everything and any vacation be it beach or Europe. I had a lot of fun designing the class.

Far & Away Layout Class
Cost: $8.00
We will pop, ink and layer our way to a TWO page layout featuring your best vacation photos.

This week...

Prepping for: Just Scrappin' All Day Crop in Charlton

Listening to: Latin workout radio on Pandora

Reading: Nothing currently :(

Working on: New layout kits and a Travel themed make-n-take

Wanting to: start a Project Life album but afraid of the commitment

Loving: the sun plus longer days

 Celebrating: this little guy turning ELEVEN!!!

March Scrappy News

Good Monday Morning!!!  (It was still morning when I started typing this newsletter)

How are you faring this beautiful and chilly morning?  I hope all is well in your world and that you’re enjoying the sunshine.  Spring is around the corner, has to be!  I am gearing up for some back to back weekends of work…I have some great classes planned, a whole slew of new layout kits using fabulous My Mind’s Eye lines ready to roll and more up my sleeve.  Hopefully, I can squeeze out some extra hours to work on more kits I have lined-up, I’m not holding my breath though.

Layout Kits

My layout kits are all designed by yours truly, agonizing for hours and hours (just kidding), to save you hours of agonizing.  I am introducing 3 kits this month – all using My Mind’s Eye line and all are TWO 2-pagers per kit.  Come by my booth and check them out (sneak peeks on my facebook page as well).  Limited quantities and once I sell out, I won’t be making more. 

Classes

Glimmer Mist 101 was a hit at both Scrap-a-Way and Cool Crops last month.  Glimmer Mist 101 - learn several different ways for coloring backgrounds and embellishments with spray inks.  Each participant will receive a bottle of glimmer mist of their choice plus 20% off products used in class. Class fee is $8.  I will be offering this class at the remainder of my events for this scrapbook season.

Along with the Glimmer Mist class, I will also be offering a layout class.  Mamarazzi Layout class - we will be learning how to use 6x6 paper papers to scrap 12x12 layouts. You will make a ONE and a TWO page layout. Class fee is $10.   I have limited quantities of these products and will be offering this class at Cool Crops Portsmouth 1 and Scrap-A-Way Mystic…sign up by email to guarantee your spot.

Just Scrappin’ All Day Crop in Charlton, MA

Upcoming dates are March 23, April 20 and May 11.  We are at the Prindle Pond Conference Center in Charlton, MA.  Crop fee is $40 and the crop runs from 9am to 9pm. Included in the fee are goodies, prizes, make-n-take (sometimes a project, other times a 2 page layout), lunch and dinner.  Email me if you’re interested and your payment reserves your seat. 

Just Scrappin’ Weekend in Westboro

We also have TWO Just Scrappin’ Weekend in Westboro dates – June 21-23 and September 20-22.  Deposits are coming in steadily, if you haven’t sent yours in yet…get them in ASAP.  If you would like more info, the flyer is attached or you can email me.  Don’t miss out on these fun Just Scrappin’ weekends!!!

Bazzill Bulk Buy

Last but not least,  I am running yet another Bazzill Bulk Buy.  I’ve said it before, one cannot have too many sheets of Bazzill cardstock laying around.  This time, I matched colors to the Spring 2013 Pantone color choices.  If you’re not familiar with my Bazzill Bulk Buy, it’s an opportunity to purchase Bazzill cardstock at a discounted price.  I run this buy quarterly and $28 buys you 60 sheets of Bazzill.  More details and colors on HERE.  Papers will be in for delivery at Just Scrappin’ 3/23 crop, Cool Crops Seekonk and Scrap-a-way Seekonk.

 

Signing off…see you at one of my upcoming events!

Siewleng

March/April Bazzill Bulk Buy

A Bazzill Bulk Buy is an opportunity to stock up on Bazzill paper at a reduced price.

• The cost of this quarter's buy is $28.00
• 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 Just Scrappin, Col Crops Seekonk and Scrap-a-Way Seekonk.
• Mailing from me to you will be actual USPS cost.
• Order Deadline is noon Friday, 03/15/13.  Email me (sluvs2skrap@yahoo.com) to purchase. 
• Payments - cash or check.
• The colors are..

1. Avalanche (grass cloth) - white
2. Blackbird (grass cloth) - black
3. Twilight Dark (prismatic) - Monaco Blue
4. Ocean (canvas) - Dusk Blue
5. Swimming Pool (criss cross) - Emerald
6. Tropical (grass cloth) - Grayed Jade
7. Tutu Pink (grass cloth) - Linen
8. Ruby Slipper (grass cloth) - Poppy Red
9. Snapdragon (grass cloth) - African Violets
10. Lemon Lime (criss cross) - Tender Shoots
11. Sunbeam (canvas) - Lemon Zest
12. Terra Cotta (swiss dots) - Nectarine

Signature Cocktails

When Cool Crops came up with their Cool Crops Cocktails, I decided that I needed to come up with some signature ribbon cocktails.  My favorite ribbon drink is the pink grapefruit margarita filled with yummy pinks reds and a dash of orange (triple sec) and silver (silver tequila).  These are limited editions and once gone, I won't be making more.

January Scrappy News

First crop of 2013 is over and done with…waving at my friends from Scrap-A-Way Mystic…and I am raring to go.  It’s still insanely busy here at Hiraldo Home Base and I have no clue why.  There just doesn’t seem to be enough hours in the day.  Maybe it’s the cooking daily or the part-time gig I picked up or the knitting I taught myself or pinterest or the kids’ extracurricular activities.  I don’t know what the culprit is but every minute of every day is occupied.  Did you like how I sneaked pinterest in there?  It definitely is a time suck but I love the visual bookmarking, so much easier to remember why I bookmarked that link.

 

Another time suck goes to ohh-ing and ahh-ing over the goodies that just came out at Winter CHA…my faves (faves of faves) are on my Scrappy Products I Love pinterest board.  In fact, I spent a good chunk of time this morning as well as half the weekend at Mystic shopping for and re-stocking  the store.  Boxes have started arriving and everything looks so yummy!!!  I need to get a few more things crossed off my to-do list before I can play…I’ll share when I do. 

 

One more thing that I shopped for this morning was the BAZZILL BULK BUY.  If you’re not familiar with it, it’s an opportunity to purchase Bazzill cardstock at a discounted price.  I run this buy quarterly and $26 buys you 60 sheets of Bazzill.  More details and colors on HERE.

 

Coming up in the next few months is a very busy schedule, check it out…

 

Just Scrappin’ All Day Crops in Charlton

Winter and Spring dates have been finalized for March 23, April 20 and May 11 (the day before Mother’s Day – isn’t that the perfect day to treat yourself?).  We are at the Prindle Pond Conference Center in Charlton, MA.  Crop fee is $40 and the crop runs from 9am to 9pm. Included in the fee are goodies, prizes, make-n-take (sometimes a project, other times a 2 page layout), lunch and dinner.  Email me if you’re interested and your payment reserves your seat.

 

We also have TWO Just Scrappin’ Weekend in Westboro dates – June 21-23 and September 20-22.  Contact me for the flyer and registration info. 

 

I have also been working on my Time2Scrap Layout kits.  Shopping and designing layouts are the fun aspects of my job.  I have 2 new kits in stock…Baseball All Star and Birthday Memories.  There are a few more in line, I just need to get the non-fun aspect of my job over with, accounting.  Stay posted, I am planning to get a few more out (teen girl, travel, school, everyday moments…just to name a few) before my next event in February.

 

Stay warm…it is freezing out there! 

Siewleng

January Bazzill Bulk Buy

A Bazzill Bulk Buy is an opportunity to stock up on Bazzill paper at a reduced price.

• The cost of this quarter's buy is $26.00
• 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 Seekonk and Cool Crops Andover.
• Mailing from me to you will be actual USPS cost.
• Order Deadline is noon Monday, 01/28/13.  Email me (sluvs2skrap@yahoo.com) to purchase. 
• Payments - cash or check.
• The colors are..

1. Diamond (bling) - white
2. Black Tie (bling) - black
3. Avalanche (grass cloth) - neutral
4. Frosted Yellow (prismatic) - yellow
5. Yukon Gold (grass cloth) - orange
6. Ballet (swiss dots) - pink
7. Kisses (criss cross) - red
8. Irish Eyes (swiss dots) - green
9. North Sea (grass cloth) - blue
10. Love Potion (grass cloth) - purple
11. Tawny Light (prismatic) - brown
12. Ash (grass cloth) - gray

Busy Hands

We embarked on our annual trip to Florida for the Christmas holidays and this year instead of flying, we drove.  We thought it was high time the boys experienced a road trip...mind you they sit in a plane for a 14 hour flight, what difference does 19 hours in a car make.  But it needed to be experienced so off we went.  I taught myself to knit a few weeks before we left and brought along some things to keep my hands busy...a couple balls of yarn and pair of needles.  While the Mr did the bulk of the driving I knitted and taught the boys how to finger knit.

That wasn't enough though...I wanted to document this trip and thought a mini SMASH album would be the perfect size.  I brought everything in a plastic case...slightly bigger than a pencil box and the album.  We worked on it at stops, our destination and during the drive.  Mostly I had Q&A's and recorded everyone's answers.  I took pictures with my iPhone, edited them using the Pic Stitch app and uploaded them for printing using the Printicular app (prints 4x4 at Walgreens). 

Easy Peasy!!!  A little extra touches when we got home and I have a complete travel journal :)  Have you scrapped on the go?  How did you do it?  Would you like to see more pages in the album?  Leave a comment!

Welcome 2013!!!

Just wanted to pop into this space to wish you and yours a Happy New Year.  May it be a year that is filled with peace, happiness, and togetherness.

Fall Fever Sneak Peek

Here it is...my Fall Make n Take class using Echo Park's super cute Fall Fever line.

I will be teaching this class at Scrap-a-Way Seekonk and Cool Crops Hyannis this month.  We will dry emboss, sand, ink and layer our way to a TWO page layout that will showcase your fall photos. 

What's Cooking?

Crockpot Mexican Chicken - Two thumbs up from all of my boys.  We had them for dinner last night as tacos and burritos.  The boys praised it through dinner and were planning their lunches with the leftovers!  Bonus...today is a snow day...no need to worry about re-heating, keeping food warm so I'm going to make quesadillas with the chicken :).  The original recipe bakes it in the oven but I made it in the crockpot.

Crockpot Mexican Chicken
 
Ingredients
1 pound boneless chicken breasts (3 boneless chicken breasts)
1 teaspoon Seasoning for Tacos Salt, to taste (1/2 packet of Low Sodium Taco Seasoning)
1/2 cup enchilada sauce (1 can mild enchilada sauce)
4 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded
3 green onions, chopped
cilantro, chopped

Method (this is how I cooked it in the slow cooker)
Place chicken in crockpot and sprinkle the chicken on both sides with taco seasoning.
Pour enchilada sauce over chicken.
Cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours.
When done, shred chicken.  Sprinkle cheese and green onions on top.
Serve with Mexican rice (I used Zatarain's black bean and rice mix), sour cream, guacamole, and cheese.  Also, flour and corn tortillas.  Enjoy!

Notes:  We have plenty of chicken leftover and will be making quesadillas with it for lunch today.

November Scrappy News

It’s November 1^st and there’s definitely a chill in the air.  I hope all of you weathered Hurricane Sandy OK.  I don’t have too many customers in the NY/NJ area but to those who are in that area, you are in my thoughts and prayers.

Bazzill Bulk Buy 

·  The cost of this quarter's buy is $27.00

·  You will receive 60 sheets of Bazzill cardstock in 12 different colors. 5 sheets of each color.

·  Price includes shipping to me and 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 Seekonk and Cool Crops Hyannis.

·  Mailing from me to you is an additional $11.35 via USPS.

·  Deadline is noon Monday, 11/05/12.  Email me (sluvs2skrap@yahoo.com) to purchase. 

·  The colors are...

• Butter Cream (Prismatic) - white
• London Fog (grass cloth) - black
• Lemonade (canvas) - yellow
• Marigold (canvas) - orange
• Intense Pink (Prismatic) - pink
• Crabapple dark (Prismatic) - red
• Steel Blue (canvas) - blue
• Palo Verde (grass cloth) - green
• Suede Brown Medium (prismatic) - brown
• Bouquet (grass cloth) - purple
• Wheat (orange peel) - neutral
• Aqua (grass cloth) -teal

Just Scrappin’ All Day Crops in Charlton

Our next all day crop is scheduled for December 8.  We are at the Prindle Pond Conference Center in Charlton, MA.  It’s a beautiful location and much bigger than our previous one.  Crop fee is $40 and the crop runs from 9am to 9pm. Included in the fee are goodies, prizes, make-n-take (sometimes a project, other times a 2 page layout), lunch and dinner.  

Store Update

I have been doing a lot of shopping (a tad too much) but there is just too much cool stuff out there.  Also, with the holiday season coming up and the flurry of crafting…if you need packs of a certain paper or cardstock or stickers…feel free to shoot me an email.  If I can get a hold of it, I’d be happy to get you stocked up.

I have also been working hard on re-stocking my layout kits bin and have 5 new layout kits out for sale.  Some are leftover Make-n-Takes, if you wanted to participate in my MnT and couldn’t fit it in, now’s a chance to get my most popular ones – Snow Fun and Spring Blossom.

Last but not least, I scrapped through our power outage and have my Fall Fever MnT ready to go.  Sneak peek coming to my blog soon…stay posted!

Have a wonderful day!!!

Siewleng

New Release!

Got this in my inbox today and am loving the pink and grays.  Interested?  It's up for pre-orders and won't be shipping until December.  Now to make sure I get lots and lots of pictures on Valentine's day as well as on date nights!!!

November Bazzill Bulk Buy

A Bazzill Bulk Buy is an opportunity to stock up on Bazzill paper at a reduced price.

• The cost of this quarter's buy is $27.00
• You will receive 60 sheets of Bazzill cardstock in 12 different colors. 5 sheets of each color.
• Price includes shipping to me and 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 Seekonk and Cool Crops Hyannis.
• Mailing from me to you is an additional $11.35 via USPS.
• Order Deadline is noon Monday, 11/05/12.  Email me (sluvs2skrap@yahoo.com) to purchase. 
• Payment via check, paypal or charge.
• The colors are...

• Butter Cream (Prismatic) - white
• London Fog (grass cloth) - black
• Lemonade (canvas) - yellow
• Marigold (canvas) - orange
• Intense Pink (Prismatic) - pink
• Crabapple dark (Prismatic) - red
• Steel Blue (canvas) - blue
• Palo Verde (grass cloth) - green
• Suede Brown Medium (prismatic) - brown
• Bouquet (grass cloth) - purple
• Wheat (orange peel) - neutral
• Aqua (grass cloth) -teal

What's Cooking?

Parmesan Crusted Chicken {Hellmann's Mayo Recipe} ...this recipe is super quick and easy.  I made it for the first time last week and all the boys loved it.  It's on this week's meal plan and will be making the rotation quite a bit.

Parmesan Crusted Chicken

(adapted from Hellmann's/Best Foods)

serves 4

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Hellmann's or Best Food's Real Mayonnaise

1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

4 boneless skinless chicken breast cutlets, about 1 1/4 lbs. total weight or about 5 ounces per breast

4 teaspoons Italian seasoned dry bread crumbs

Instructions:

1.  Place mayo and cheese in a small bowl and mix. 
2. Lay chicken breasts on baking sheet (I line my baking sheet with parchment paper to make clean up easy) and spread mayo mixture evenly atop each. Note: I butterflied each breast to cut down on cook time.
3. Next evenly sprinkle bread crumbs atop each. 
4. Place in oven and bake for 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked thoroughly and juices run clear. Tops will be browned and chicken will be incredibly juicy. You can also finish them off under the broiler for a minute or two to get them extra browned on top.
5. Season with a dash of fresh cracked pepper and sea salt, if desired.  
6.  I will be serving mine with steamed veggies, cranberry sauce and either rice or mashed potatoes.

 

What's Cooking?

Easy Turkey Soup(another pinterest recipe)...served this to the ladies at our Just Scrappin' Day Crop and it was a hit.  It's Gluten free and Dairy free to boot.  Love how easy it was to make and how tasty it was.  It's definitely going into my recipe box.

Easy GF DF Turkey Soup

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients:

1 1/2 lb. fresh turkey breast, skin on (used a 4lb breast and 3x the recipe)

3-4 cloves garlic, chopped

Half a red onion, finely dived

2 ribs of celery, trimmed and chopped

4 large carrots, sliced (I plan on one carrot per person)

Half a medium-large winter squash, peeled and cubed (butternut, banana, etc)

Sea salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste

Italian style herbs, to taste (basil, rosemary, thyme, marjoram) (I used an italian blend)

1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar (I used apple cider vinegar)

Fresh cold water, as needed

Fresh chopped parsley, for serving

Instructions: 

Turn the slow cooker on High.

Rinse the turkey breast in cold water and place it in the bottom of the slow cooker. Top with chopped garlic, onion, celery, carrots, squash. Season the goodies with sea salt, pepper and Italian herbs. Add the vinegar. Pour fresh cold water over the turkey and veggies until submerged.

Cover and cook on high until the turkey falls apart using a fork. This could be anywhere from 4 to 5 hours, depending upon the size of your Crock Pot and the size of your turkey breast. 

Remove the piece of skin and discard. Pull apart the the cooked turkey into pieces, using two forks or a big spoon. 

Stir and taste test. Does it need a pinch of sugar to offset the saltiness? How about a little more vinegar to brighten the flavor? Tweak the broth gently with small amounts of sweet, sour and salty until the balance is the way you like it.

If you like your turkey soup spicy, add some hot red pepper flakes!

Serve with a sprinkling of fresh chopped parsley.

For more great Gluten-free, Dairy-free recipes, check out the Gluten-free Goddess Blog.

This Just In!!!

October Afternoon's MIDWAY collection.  It's hard to find a collection for all those fall fairs we attend...the Big E, Spencer Fair, stART on the street, carnivals.  Finally found one with just the right touch, I'm in love.  It came in yesterday, kitting it today and I can't wait to share it with you!

I tried to go through their blog hop but had to weed through the blogs to find the midway shares...to save you some time, I'm posting the links here and you won't have to go scrolling through blogs ;)
Amy Heller - I have just the photo to scraplift this layout
Jill Sprott
Vivian Masket
Michelle Wooderson
Roree Rumph
Mou Saha
Lexi Bridges

Enjoy!  

What's Cooking

Crockpot Honey Bourbon Chicken (found on pinterest)...made it for dinner yesterday and it was a hit with the boys, all three of them.  Even easier, Walmart sells a 3lb frozen bag of boneless, skinless thigh strips .  Cooked the entire bag but did not double the seasonings...and it still came out perfect.  I served it with jasmine rice, Trader Joe's Thai shrimp gyoza and stir fried green beans.

Crockpot Honey Sesame Chicken

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients:

1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken thighs, about 5

Salt and pepper

1 cup of honey

1/2 cup of low sodium soy sauce

1/4 cup ketchup

2 tbsp. vegetable oil

2 cloves of garlic, minced

1/2 cup diced onion

1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes

Cornstarch

Sesame seeds

Instructions:

1. Place the chicken thighs in the crockpot insert and sprinkle salt and pepper on both sides.
2. In a medium sized bowl, combine honey, soy sauce, ketchup, oil, garlic, onion, and red pepper flakes. Stir to combine well. Pour over the chicken in the crockpot.
3. Cook on low for 3-4 hours or high for 1 1/2-2 1/2 hours.
4. When done, remove chicken from stock pot and cut into chunks. Prior to putting the chicken back in the stockpot, combine some cornstarch in water and whisk it into the crockpot to thicken up the sauce a bit. Throw the chicken back in and stir around to recoat the chicken in the sauce.
5. Serve hot over a bed of white rice (optional) and sprinkle some sesame seeds on top.

October Scrappy News

Good Morning Ladies!!!

The leaves are turning, the temperature is dropping and the kids are begging for all manners of bizarre Halloween costumes.  I know this newsletter is late but the hours and days just seem to fly right by me.  “Time flies when you’re having fun” – right?  I have to say I am having a blast with this ride called life…hope you are too.

I kicked off the scrapbooking season with a Just Scrappin’ Weekend in Westboro crop and we would like to THANK all the ladies that joined us.  We had a wonderful time in an awesome location.  We love it so much, we have booked TWO events for 2013…June 21-23, 2013 AND September 20-22, 2013.  

With the season in full swing, I have a long list of crops lined up.  This season, you’ll find me at Cool Crops and Scrap-a-Way Retreats.  If you would like to see my event schedule, head over to the calendar of events page few coming up soon are…

Just Scrappin’ All Day Crops in Charlton

The first crop is scheduled for October 20 and December 8.  We are at the Prindle Pond Conference Center in Charlton, MA.  It’s a beautiful location and much bigger than our previous one.  Crop fee is $40 and the crop runs from 9am to 9pm. Included in the fee are goodies, prizes, make-n-take (sometimes a project, other times a 2 page layout), lunch and dinner. We still have seats for our October crop – email me if you’re interested.

And…

Oct 26 to 28 - Cool Crops in Portland, ME
Nov 9 to 11 - Scrap-a-Way Retreats in Seekonk, MA.
Nov 16 to 18 - Cool Crops in Hyannis, MA.

If you would like to pre-order items, feel free to contact me and I’ll have it for you at the crop you’re attending.

With this long list of crops, I have been stocking up the store with the coolest and latest collections that are out.  There’s a lot out there and am hoping to share what I have in stock on my blog…check it out HERE.  I’ve also been spending way too much time on pinterest and have been trying out several of the recipes I pinned.  The results will be posted on my blog, starting this Thursday.  I am definitely bringing back What’s Cooking on Thursdays.  Have you seen the recipes section on my blog?

In short…see you at one of the weekend crops…come to a Just Scrappin’ Weekend in Westboro…let me know if you need anything…like Time2Scrap on Facebook…AND check out my blog, especially the recipes section.  I’m no chef but love to eat and especially love quick and easy meals.

Hope you’re enjoying this beautiful fall day!!!

Siewleng