October Sneaks...

I got my kit, and oh MY it is fabulous!  I wanted to share some sneaks with ya.

I'm telling you, this kit is full of some fun stuff, and the add-ons are just perfect!  Get ready, because you are defintely going to need this kit!

Don't forget to check out Kristen's interview on Cartwheels in My Mind.  You could win a free kit!

Featured!

Hey there! Happy Wednesday!

Mosh Posh's owner, Kristen Young was featured in the very cool daily craft inspiration site Cartwheels In My Mind. Swing by Cartwheels, meet Kristen, and leave a comment for a chance to win a Mosh Posh kit.

screen capture from Cartwheels In My Mind

Caramel Apple Cake

Tis the season for baking and baking with apples nonetheless!  I tried out this recipe yesterday and just had to share it with you all as it's the perfect warm treat to serve up on a cool fall day.  Let me know if you try it and what you think of it.  We love it here!  (Recipe is from my Taste of Home Baking Book).  Enjoy!

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 1-1/2 cups vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 cups chopped peeled apples
• 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans (Topping: 1/2 cup butter, 1/4 cup milk, 1 cup packed brown sugar and a pinch of salt)
  

Directions

• In a large bowl, beat eggs until foamy; gradually add sugar. Blend in oil and vanilla. Combine flour, salt and baking soda; add to egg mixture. Stir in apples and pecans. Pour into a greased 10-in. tube pan; bake at 350° for 1-1/4 hours or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate.
• In a small saucepan, combine topping ingredients. Bring to a boil; boil 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Slowly pour over warm cake (some topping will run down onto the serving plate.)

Fall Inspiration:Lovely Leaves

I'm so ready for some crisper weather here...(we're still stuck in the 80's!) I keep looking for fallen leaves on the ground or some sign that we're going to see fall soon. Sadly, I'm stuck to looking at photos and thinking up ways to create my own 'fallen' leaves. Some of my favorites for you--

1. When Autumn Leaves Start to Fall, 2. Fall(en) Leaf, 3. Fall Leaf

I think I'm also going to try making some crayon wax leaves today...have you ever done this? I'd be happy to know any tips or tricks you might have! I'm going to use this tutorial: V & Co.

Do you have any fall leaves on the ground yet? Love them or hate them? Do anything special with them? I'd love to hear!

Oh, October...

can't get here fast enough!  I can tell you that there are some amazing changes heading your way, and the October kit is FABULOUS!!!  I'll give you some hints...

Good luck, and you'll be thrilled with this kit, I promise!

Don't forget, there are a few September kits and add-ons still available, which you can get here.

September Sketch

I am sneaking in late...probably not making it for a Monday post...yikes! I spent the majority of the day without internet, except for the wee bits that I can see on my phone, and it's sad that it can just derail my entire day's plan! Am I alone in that?
Anyhow, popping in to give you the sketch we played with in the September gallery--I hope you can use it as a jumping off point for your own creations! I can see turning it on it's side or even completely upside down. I'd love to see what you make--link me up here or post it to the flickr gallery!

Favorites From the September Gallery

It's another beautiful gallery full of creative goodness! I spent some time over the weekend and selected my favorites, what are yours?

Such a fun kit to play around with this month and I love how everyone was able to come up with pages and projects that were so different from one another!

Happy Scrapping!

Jen

September Gallery is Up!

Here. 

Enjoy and have a great weekend!

Another Little Sneak Before the Gallery Reveal...

Having some serious fun with this month's kit!  Be sure to order yours today...I think there are still some left!

Jen

Color inspiration

This September is my favoritest kit so far. The colors are just so happy. For a little extra inspiration, I went to Flickr, and searched the main colors in the kit: teal, red, and yellow. And here are a few photos that I'm really into.

1. Untitled, 2. Colorgram, 3. Boards, 4. Chairs on Deck, 5. Babushkas with Heather Bailies new fabrics!, 6. home is where you are - yarn wreath in teal, red, yellow, and white, 7. yellow, 8. Sliding Down The Yellow Brick Road, 9. Red, Yellow, Blue, Green

 I think you are going to like this kit a lot too. Can't wait to see what you create with it. Please share with us!

Linda

Some Sneaks of What's to Come...

Over the nice long holiday weekend I had some time to create a bit with my September kit and I loved every minute of it!  This month's kit is right up my alley with the new papers from Cosmo Cricket included (love the colors and patterns so much!), loved the embellishments this month too...can't wait to share all of my projects with you and to see what YOU create with this month's kit as well!

Jen

Back 2 School Photos

This morning,  Jenn's last post (and your comments) about what to do with birthday photos was front and center in my mind. That's because I was taking photos of my two oldest holding signs for first day of school. I've been doing this since my oldest went to preschool at age 3. Today, he was taking off to 6th grade. Not sure how much longer I'm going to be able to do this. Especially now that he's heading into the teen years, and gets embarrassed easily. But I did warn him that I'd be trying to do this until 12th grade.

As the bus drove off, and I came in with the camera, I started thinking about all these photos I've taken of the kids posing with a piece of paper (it says the school year each kid is in, the school name, the teacher's name, and the date), and what am I going to do with those.

So far, I've done one layout with some of the photos I've taken over the years.

I'm thinking I'll do three more to cover the years between this layout and high school graduation. Piggy-backing on Jenn's ideas, I was thinking that a mini-book with a page for each year, and info such as teacher's name, best friend, favorite subject would be a fun keepsake too.


Any other suggestions? Do you take photos of your kids' first day of school? Do you scrapbook them? Please share!


Linda