CHA is coming !!

Time for the Craft and Hobby Associations Summer Convention and Trade Show! It's big.. really big!! All of the scrapbooking designers and companies from around the world attend this convention and rent a booth.. they show the public all of their new products for the upcoming seasons. It is a crafters dream! It is being held in Rosemont IL, USA. There are make & takes, workshops, samples... goodie bags etc! The convention lasts for 2 days.. which is 2 days of bliss for scrapbookers like myself!

I have never been to a CHA. As I am up in Canada and it is somewhat of a far trip. I do hope to attend one day though. For now... I sit at home on my laptop, and drool over all the "sneak peeks" of what will be released there. There are many, MANY... bloggers that keep track of these sneak peaks for us all to look at every day. One of my favourite ones is here.. Pink Cricut. She, (Sarah).. has been posting all the new stuff as it has become available to the internet. Be sure to click on her website link... and check out all the new items coming! The page goes wayyyyyy down, so make sure you have a few moments to peek at everything!

A few of my faves so far are the Pink Plum collection by Crate Paper.

And the Brook collection by Crate Paper as well....

My other fave so far is the Welcome Home collection by Teresa Collins. Just gorgeous!!

Super excited! And only days away now....

Make sure you check out the links above for all the sneak peeks at the collections, tools and accessories coming to a scrapbooking store near you..very soon!

Happy CHA!


Ashley..

Summer eats..

Mmmmm, there really is nothing like fresh fruit and vegetables in the summer months! If I could survive on fruit.. I most surely would. Watermelons, strawberries, peaches, blueberries and big fat green grapes..love!

I have been adding my summer fruits to vanilla yogurt and then adding natural granola on top of it! You should try it... it's fabulous as breakfast, lunch or dinner! I have also been squeezing fresh lemons and adding them to tall glasses of ice water on a daily basis. Refreshing and a great natural cleanse for the body..

I heart summer!! And all the fresh fruit and veggies that come along with it. If you have a great summer recipe using fresh fruit or veggies I would love for you to share it with myself and my readers...

Happy summer friends...

Ashley

Busy week!!

Wow, please excuse my absence.. it has been a week since I blogged! So much has happened on the home front that I probably would have lost my head if it wasn't attached..

....It is summer here! Finally! My son went off to camp a few days ago... we had to drive him a couple hours out of town to his destination. He was SO excited... me, ahhh not so much...lol. Every year (his 5th year), it gets a bit easier.. but I really don't like leaving him somewhere that I am not there to watch over him. We have been really close for his short little life so I am assuming that is why. (the usual mom issues right!?)
However.. I do realize that soon enough he will be flying the coop to university..
and I will just have to "deal with it". *sigh* They grow up so fast...

We also adopted a new fur baby in to our family! A beautiful orange 8 month old kitty named Levi. He belonged to a friend of mine that was moving, and she couldn't take him with her. She was going to have to take him to the local SPCA.. so we decided to at least try him out at our home before that had to happen. (We have a 5 year old pug-a-poo dog named Lucy already that's not so fond of sharing her attention). Turns out it was meant to be! Levi the cat and Lucy the dog are new BFF's forever! I was so surprised at how well they bonded with each other instantly. Furry snuggles and kisses on the nose are a daily routine already and he has only been here a few days : )

I've also been working on a few scrapbooking layouts, mailing orders, taking MANY new pictures of beads for my Etsy store !! ....and have been trying to spend some quality time with the fiance.. (since we only get 7 days alone a year)... one very busy week!!!

Hope everyone is well and enjoying the sunshine... thanks for following

Ashley