Happy Halloween

I created some Mummy and Frankenstein Candy Holders for my students. Thanks again for coming out to class!


For Frankie: Stampin'Up! Paper: Old Olive, Basic Black, Whisper White, Stampin'Up! Punches: 1" Circle, 3/4" Circle, 1/2" Circle

For Mummy: Stampin'Up! Paper: Creamy Caramel, Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Whisper White ~ Stampin'Up~ Ink: Close to Cocoa

Have a safe and Happy Halloween!

On Love

Today is my 7-4 shift at work. That entails waking up at 5 to walk Buttons, get ready, pack my Halloween costume (party at work) and goodies, get gas, drive to Irvine... so yes, it is an early day for me.

While driving down the 57, I was watching the sun rise from east. It was beautiful. The sky was lit up, and the colors you see, the spectrum of red, purple, blue was breathtaking. I praise God for that. For reminding me day and night that His creation is so beautiful and that He is so powerful, indescriable :P. Watching the birds fly together in formation, flying according to His plan, glofying Him. I felt so loved. The creator of all things, sunrise, sunsets, loves me.

But yes, to my point. Last night I had dinner with my friend in Irvine and we had a blast over eating, shopping for make up, Target, the works. While she was driving me back to the parking lot, we ended sharing our experiences with God. She had some questions, by some, I mean quite a bit, and I tried my best to answer her in the parking lot of Maggiano's. The topic was primarily about love, marriage, family.

And this morning, my friend posted Ephesians on her site. The passage she was quoting totally helps me express what I was trying to explain. I feel that God provided us with the answer, with the knowledge, with His words. Awesomemness!

22Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. 23For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. 24Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.

25Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 26to make her holy, cleansing[b] her by the washing with water through the word, 27and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. 28In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church— 30for we are members of his body. 31"For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh."[c] 32This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. 33However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. (Ephesians 5 ~ NIV)

Coming from a divorce family, I really pray that more people will understand God's words, His love for us, His plan for us.

I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. ~ Ephesians 3:16-19

Tippy, Cat, and my kids at church, when I read this verse, you guys come to my mind, and my prayers.

November Class

The Holidays are approaching faster than I expected. Time to start Holiday Class!

We will be creating Gift Card Holders, Tags for Goodie bags, boxes, and other goodies. I will try to post the photos up asap. I am still working on my Halloween goodies which I hope I will have completed by tomorrow.


Date: November 14th, Saturday

Time: 10:30 am - 12:30 pm (Maybe we can hit dim sum after?)

Location: Walnut, CA

Cost: $12 ($5 for Class, $7 for Materials ~ Snacks will be provided)

Please RSVP by November 9th


Hope to see you there!!!

Gift Card Holder: Stampin'Up! Cold & Cuddly

Ornament Gift Card Holder: Stamps ~ Stampin'Up! Sparkly & Bright
Hot Cocoa Holder: Stamps ~ Stampin'Up! Cold & Cuddly

Animal Crackers

Great minds think alike?

My sister planned on buying the same stamp set, Animal Crackers, the same night I had. Good thing I beat her to it or else we would have duplicate sets. This card is for you mui.

Stamp Set ~ Stampin'Up! Animal Crackers; Card Stock ~ Stampin'Up! Kraft, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White, DS Rainbow Sherbert

Thank You

I finally had some free time last night (after House of course) to sit down at my desk and work on my thank you cards. October is such a busy month! During the last weekend, I was just exhausted. I was actually in a grumpy mood because I felt I have so much to do and so little time. Yes, time management is a huge thing for me. I admit it. I really really wanted to clean my room and closet so I can start working on my cards and Halloween projects but at the end, I ran out of time.

On a side note, NEVER SHOP at Expo Furniture Store in City of Industry (By Puente Hills Mall). They were rude, lied, and basically scammed my family $127!!!!!! They even yelled at Cat!!! For those who know my sis, she is the most chill, calm, reasonable person.. so yes, she filed a complaint on BBB immediately of their poor business practice and their misleading sales department. ERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Back to my thank you cards... I actually have most of them completed and will post the pictures tonight. While creating these cards, I was reflecting on my grumpy mood...How I was still angry at Richard Ton from Expo Furniture, how I was stressed that I have no time to do what I wanted to do, annoyed at my daily commute, daily nuisances, then the song hit me (Hosanna)

Heal my heart and make it clean.
Open up my eyes to the things unseen.
Show me how to love like you have loved me.
Break my heart from what breaks yours.
Everything I am for your kingdoms cause.
As I go from nothing to Eternity.

He reminded me of my daily blessings and that I need to refocus. All of these silly annoyances should not affect me. I need to see them as a lesson on how to love, how to glorify God in every situation. It helped me to remember the reason why I was making thank you cards. I had so many people to thank in the last few weeks. I was amazed and also humbled by how bless I am. My friends and family are so awesome and I thank Him everyday for them.

Very Vanilla Card stock, Chocolate Chip Designer Paper, Say it with Scallops, Square Scallop Punch


Very Vanilla Card stock, Chocolate Chip Designer Paper, Stampin'Up! Loves Me Designer Paper, Vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware, 1 1/4 Circle Punch, 1 3/8 Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Designer Label Punch

So my point?

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again, Rejoice! ~ (Philippians 4:1-9)

& Card making provides a great time to reflect :)

& Lastly BUBBLES!

And yes, much better mood now!!!

October Deals - Ends October 26

The third Deal of the Week are from October 19, 10 AM (MT) through October 26, 9:50 AM (MT).

Item	Page	Description	Regular Price	Special Price
114348	179	Basic Jumbo grommets	$6.95	$4.49
109857	179	Mini Library clips	$12.95	$8.99
112571	179	Circle Designer brads	$5.95	$3.99
112581	179	1/2" Library clips	$6.95	$3.99

October Celebration

Finally! I finally have to chance to be home by 7:30pm!!!! It has been over 3 weeks since I get a night off from work, family, friends, stuff. :)

Time to post some photos of October Celebration!!! I am not sure if I mentioned that October is my favorite month in the entire year. I love FALL!!! I love October!!! I love the cold weather so I can finally wear my coats and boots! :)

Celebration at work! My coolest friends at work (Jen and Priscilla) transformed my work space to a circus tent. Since I was inside the tent, I am not sure too sure what my role was. So I told them I wanted to be the Ring Master. It was either that or a circus animal....

Followed by dinner with family...
To be continued...

October Deals - Ends October 19th

Item	Description	Special Price
115961	Perfect Setting Bigz XL die	$25.99
114515	Flower Burst Embosslits die	$5.99
116760	Pop-Up Three Tier Cake Bigz XL die	$25.49

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Pet bear kills Pennsylvania woman

(CNN) -- A 37-year-old Pennsylvania woman died Sunday after being mauled by her pet black bear, authorities said.
Kelly Ann Walz was attacked when she entered the bear's cage to feed the 350-pound animal and clean its cage, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The bear lived in a 15-by-15-foot steel and concrete enclosure on Walz's property in Ross Township.
The bear wasn't the only unusual animal living on the property, an official with the State Game Commission told CNN affiliate WFMZ-TV. The homeowner had a permit to keep a Bengal tiger and an African lion, and the property routinely passed inspection and had no violations, he said.

A neighbor shot and killed the bear that attacked the owner, state police said.
An investigation continues...

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/05/bear.attack/index.html


PET
1. any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.

Bears are NOT PETS!

October Specials

Happy October!!! I am happy to annouce that Stampin'Up! will offer several discounted products as "Deals of the Week." No limits and no minimum purchase required. Another reason why October is my favorite month of the year. I just love the colors of Fall. If only Cat was still in Boston, right now would be the perfect time to visit her and watch the leaves change colors...

We have 3 punchs on sale this week. 5 Petal Flower, My Way, and Trio Flower. Each of these punches are 25% OFF!


If you need them, order them before 10/11/09.