The snow is falling!

& I have the day off! How lucky is that? It's so pretty to look at as long as you don't have to drive!

I wanted to share a new class for January, it's not at the store, because I brought it back home by mistake, but here are a couple of photos.




Wednesday, January 27 10:30-1:00

"Recollections"
We will be making this 6x12 book using Graphic 45's Domestic Goddess. This book will be perfect for those current or "retro" photos, recipes or other around the home "memories".

Bring your basics PLUS: Claudine Helmuth's Matte Medium & foam brush, pop dots, "Stream" Paint Dabber, Vintage Photo Distress Ink, Cropidile, sanding tools

Thanks to everyone that has supported me in the past year! I appreciate my customers so much & look forward to what the new year will bring! See you soon!

Happy Christmas Eve everyone!

Adam's 1st Birthday!, originally uploaded by suezlou2003.

And a very Happy Birthday to my oldest son, Adam!
28 years old today! Love you son!

Holiday Hideaway Sharing

Printer's Block , originally uploaded by suezlou2003.

Printer's Block

Another project from Holiday Hideaway. This was a lot of fun!
We used GrungeBoard Letters, Paint Dabbers & Distress Ink on a MDF square to make this one!

Another project from Holiday Hideaway . . .

Holiday Hideaway Canvas, originally uploaded by suezlou2003.

I gotta say, this is my favorite! Tim gave us a blank canvas & told us what to do but didn't give us a sample. He wanted us all to create without the pressure of duplicating his project.

It took us a few minutes to get used to the idea but soon we all embarked on our own little creative adventure! This was so fun!

This is an 11x14 canvas with several smaller canvases added for dimension. We first sketched out a patchwork design of squares & rectangles. Next we added papers & paint then coated the canvas with beeswax. We finished our creations with glitter, stickles & embellishments!

Another one . . .

Home is the Heart of the Holidays, originally uploaded by suezlou2003.

Home is the Heart of the Holidays

Thursday, January 15 @ 10:30

THis is my annual after Christmas layout. It celebrates family, home & holidays with Cosmo Cricket Papers, K&Co Embellies, Ranger Stickles & Tim Holtz Stamps.

Bring your basics PLUS you will need your own red gel pen.

New Classes for January 2010

Preserving the Past for January, originally uploaded by suezlou2003.

Preserving the Past for January

Wednesday, January 7 @ 10:30 or 6:30

I have been bringing you a 2 page Heritage Layout each month since 2003. In this class you will learn techniques, use new products while creating a layout for your Heritage Scrapbook. Don't have old photos? Most of these pages can be used in your everyday layouts too!

Bring you own scissors, adhesive & distress ink of your choice. Black photo corners not included but are available to purchase.

Holiday Hideaway Sharing

Shadowbox, Holiday Hideaway, Santos Hands, ephemera, originally uploaded by suezlou2003.

This is 1 of my favorite projects from Holiday Hideaway! We were given a 6x6 shadowbox & the Santos Hands & the Heart. Everything else we chose ourselves to create a project that had personal meaning.

My numbers represent my wedding date 4/16/78. The letter tiles represent my boys A-Z. The 3 stars represents my family, Tom, Adam & Zack. The Dictionary definition is Peacemaker & Peace. I have always been the "Peacemaker" @ home & everywhere else! I've been accused by my son as always looking on the bright side of everything!

There are other things in this little treasure that are hard to see in the photo but you get the idea! This is my favorite project from Day 1!
More tomorrow . . . stayed tuned~

Holiday Hideaway!

Holiday Hideaway!, originally uploaded by suezlou2003.

The other 1/2 of the 6 of us!

Holiday Hideaway!

Holiday Hideaway!, originally uploaded by suezlou2003.

We are back! We are back & sitting here wondering . . . was it a dream? We had the most amazing time! We are so inspired, we have so much to share! I don't know where to begin but you can be sure there will be sharing!

We came back with so many goodies they had to be shipped! I won't even get to see them until Friday when the brown truck gets here!

For now enjoy this photo of our first shopping trip in Prescott! Notice the fun felt flower we are all wearing! Our traveling companion Wendy Vecchi made these for all 6 of us!

More later, gotta go tinker with some of my new projects!

Goodbye again . . .

Goodbye again . . . , originally uploaded by suezlou2003.

We had a great Thanksgiving . . . up early today to take Soldier son back to the airport. Harder each goodbye I think!

Takin' a break . . .

Tons to do before Turkey Day! I got my desserts made, a little shopping done, still messing around with the decorations. . . anyway need a little blog therapy, I earned it!

Check out this adorable garland:



The blog is Little Bit Funky. This is here take on Martha's garland seen here! Isn't it just adorable? She even has instructions so you too can create this darling decoration!

Okay, back to work!

Too busy!

Yeah, I admit it . . . I am too busy looking @ other blogs to keep my own up to date! Soooo, with that in mind. . . here are a couple of blogs I've been stalking lately {out of quite a few!}

Check this one out: FRESH & FUN
Love the tutorials! Stepped out instructions with a video too!

How about this one: AMERICAN HOLIDAY ARTISTS
Wow, the artwork is truly inspiring! Check out the sidebar . . . I never run out of blogs to check out!

This one is good too: FOLDING TREES
It's origami & some of the creations are truly amazing! Just think you can fold a Thanksgiving Turkey! Lots of Tutorials & links to other creative places.

I'll share more of my fav places soon!

My class this week!

Holiday Banner with Graphic 45, originally uploaded by suezlou2003.

Holiday Banner with Graphic 45
Thursday, Nov 12
6 - 9 PM

Just in time for the HOLIDAYS we will create this banner made with Graphic 45 Papers, techniques from Wendy Vecchi, stamps, stickles & crackle from Tim Holtz plus a whole lot more. 2 Spaces remain for this class.

SUPPLIES:
Basics PLUS cropidile, Sanding Tools, TIny Attacher
You need your own
Antique Linen Stickles
Clear Rock Candy Crackle
Frayed Burlap Distress Ink
Black Gel Pen or other black pen
Gold Gel Pen
Ranger Archival Coffee Ink
Gold Paint Dabber

Stamp Sets used are:
Studio 490 Thinking of You Background Stamp
Tim Holtz Festive Sounds Music Background
TIm HOltz Mini HOlidays Mini FLourish

Preserving the Past for December

Preserving the Past for December, originally uploaded by suezlou2003.

Wed, Dec 2
10:30 & 6:30

In this class we will use grunge paper & Studio 490 stamps to create one of Wendy Vecchi's signature flowers! You will receive an entire letter sticker sheet so you will be able to personalize the layout for your own photos!

Please bring your basics plus Ranger Archival Russet or Sepia Ink. Tonic scissors, I used Tim Holtz Tea Dye & Faded Jeans Distress Ink for this layout.

HOME IS . . .

It's nice to know when your soldier son comes home to visit, there are things that never change. He left his post yesterday afternoon & drove through the night to get home. . . after a huge breakfast & hot shower he's off to sleep for a few hours! Clothes left on the floor where he always leaves them! It's especially sweet to have him here in light of the shootings a Fort Hood . . . my heart breaks for those families . . .

A few more things about . . .

Shrimp, Twice Baked Taters & Sweet Tea, originally uploaded by suezlou2003.

. . . my Carolina home! Let's talk about the food shall we? I'm a little spoiled when comes to seafood. Red Lobster just isn't the same. These shrimp were caught last week by my amazing Brother in Law Woody! The flounder was caught the day before. Sweet Tea isn't anything new, it's a standard for every meal.

You never have your breakfast cereal without blueberries. Picked in June & frozen for daily use. Strawberries too. In the backyard, we have pecan trees. It's a lot of work to shell the pecans but you can't imagine the difference in the flavor from the bags in the grocery store.

I could go on & on, but I'm just getting hungry, LOL! Enjoy the seee-food! Carolina Sue in St Lou

My class this week!

Preserving the Past for November, originally uploaded by suezlou2003.

Space is still available in both sessions . . . Call For Keeps Sake to reserve your spot today!

Preserving the Past for November

Wednesday, Nov 4
10:30-12:30 or 6:30-8:30

This month's 2 page Heritage layout features papers from Pink Paisley, stamps from Studio 490 & more.

Bring your Basics plus Ranger Archival Black Ink, White Gel Pen

I have to share . . .

IMG_0004, originally uploaded by suezlou2003.

From time to time I loan my creations to someone, especially if it is a past class that they may have missed out on. I know I will get them back and I am always pleased when someone finds some kind of inspirations from my work!

This week when I came into work after a week out of town, I found this sweet surprise on my shelf! It brought a smile to my face on such a rainy day! I waited till I got home to open my little gift . . . "Puddin" my kitty kat helped me!

Inside the little purple box was a pretty silver charm with the words Thank You. What a neat surprise! Thank You Laury for making my day special!

Down East

Down East, originally uploaded by suezlou2003.

Sooo, if you drive a couple of miles east of the family home . . . you come to Oriental.

http://www.towndock.net

Quaint little village on the Pamlico Sound, it's also the Sailing Capitol! you'll see boats from literally all over the world docked here.

It's a quiet, colorful town with great childhood memories for me!

Bear Statues

Bear Statues, originally uploaded by suezlou2003.

Bears are New Bern's city mascot. You will see bears all over including the city's flag. This year there are at least a dozen of these fiberglass bears all over town. I didn't find all of them but here are a just a few!

http://www.new-bern.nc.us/HistoryNB/index.html