This year (year 9), Anna planned (for over a week) that we were going to have a family movie cuddle night for "our" anniversary! Jeff got me a present (which he wasn't supposed to do)... he read that the traditional gift for 9 years is "pottery"... so he bought me a blue and brown pot (two of my favorite colors) with a plant in it... he said the blue in the pot reminded him of my eyes and the plant represented my LOVE of plants with BIG LEAVES! He NAILED it! My love (fascination) of big leaves started on our honeymoon... specifically when we were in the jungle of the Dominican Republic and the leaves from the trees were SEVERAL FEET ACROSS... at a minimum!!! We had a PJ family night with Anna... meatloaf for dinner (Jeff's favorite)... it was a GREAT night!
Next... and I must warn you, this is a VERY SCARY PICTURE... you might want to turn the faces of your younger kids... This is a picture of my scrap room...
... While designing for CHA... (for you non-scrappers, CHA is held twice per year and is one of the biggest trade shows for the crafting industry!!!) Companies release their new lines/products at CHA and due to production dates, samples of the new products are only available for the designers about 10-14 days before the show... which means that we (designers) get a box of new product... with an assignment sheet... and due dates... let's just say that there is usually a 7 day (or less) turn around from receiving the product to creating a LARGE amount of projects and having to mail it off to get it to the show... so the company has project samples with their NEW products in their booth at the show...
In the past 10 days, I have created 8 layouts, 6 cards, 2 COMPLETE mini albums and a hanging mobile, taken photos of all these projects, mailed them and prepared them for press releases... WHEW! And I am scrapper that just CAN'T create in a mess... I have to get around that during CHA season... this photo is after I finished my Graphic 45 assignments and before I did the My Little Shoebox assignments... so, yes, I had to clean this all up before I could start the next round of creations...
Project 365... photo #3... MY SAVING GRACE!!! So, I was (obviously) in a creative fiasco and guess what, I RAN OUT OF ADHESIVE! SERIOUSLY... when it comes to CHA assignments that have to get through mailing, displaying in the booth and being touched by the store/company owners and the media, they have to be PERFECT... and to run out of the adhesive that I TRUST to keep my projects together... UNBELIEVABLE!!! THANK GOD, my favorite supplier of ATG tape (Framing Supplies) got my tapes to me... in their unmistakable puffy circle of shipping... I ALWAYS know when their shipment has arrived!!! WOOO HOOOO!
Here we go... THE WEEK OF SAKURA will be starting shortly!!! You are NOT going to believe the product line that I have been playing with... I will give you my opinions of their products, samples, and a RAK, so DON'T GO ANYWHERE!!! It is going to be a GREAT CHA WEEK here... see you shortly!
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That big leaf plant is a Caladium. They are great plants and when that one dies,...you can plant it and it will grow back. So do not throw away that bulb! I live in the Caladium Capital...Lake Placid, Florida. You like that...you should come visit during the Caladium Festival and see the fields of color these beautiful plants provide! Truly a site. Very hearty plants and it is the gift that will keep giving. Enjoy!
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