Last One In is SMART!

For those of you who've been reading me for awhile, you know that I love to use humor on my pages.  It helps me keep my sanity with four children!  LOL

Each year, we have a "First One in the Pool" contest.  Peyton has won it for the last several years, but Ethan, being not entirely bright, decided HE would be the first one in the pool in 2013.  So, he sneaks off to borrow one of Glen's swimsuits and made a mad dash out the bedroom door and into the pool.  Of course, the water temp was in the 50's so he jump right out, gloating about his bragging rights.  EXCEPT he forgot one of the rules, I have to get a photo of the event to scrap before he could claim the title, so he begrudgingly slid back in to the pool. 

I'll bet he isn't so quick next year to be the "First One in the Pool!" 

I'll be back soon with the April calendar.  APRIL!!!  Can you believe it!

Happy Easter!

Don't faint, but it's me again!

And I'm here to share my most recent layout in the Kitchen.  Phillis is our Featured Chef this month and she challenged us to make a "recipe" layout using various items.  I was thrilled with this accordian heart that I found on Jayne's blog, isn't it the coolest thing EVER! 

 

 

I actually made Janet's recipe for Kale Chips and I have to say, I didn't think my kids would like them, but everyone LOVED them!  Thanks for the recipe Janet! 

Happy almost March!

Uhhh, yeah... February just zoomed by.  That's my excuse... 

We found the perfect Chefs for the Kitchen, Shelly and Carmen.  They are awesomely talented designers and we are thrilled to have them! 

Shelly posted some culinary Muse.  Who thinks of this stuff?  Shelly, THAT'S who!  She challenged us to print a photo using the "washout" function in MS Word.  Really!  I never, ever would have known about that function, but here is what I came up with.

Seriously cool, thanks for the tutorial Shelly!

And I know it's not March, but since I've been such a bad blogger, I'll share with you my March calendar a day early.  LOL  I used Janet's Kitchen Sink Stash challenge, but it's not posted until tomorrow, so shhhh... don't tell her I sneaked it up here. 

 

 

Tomorrow is new challenge day at Kitchen Keepsake, so come on over and say hi!

Happy New Year!

2013, wow!  Last year just zipped by!  I don't generally make resolutions because they fly right out the window right away, but this year I'm going to try something different.  Pay it forward, doing good deeds for totally unsuspecting people.  I love surprising people and it makes me feel good to do a good deed.  This means I'm going to have to be paying attention.  We'll see how this goes for me.  LOL

Kitchen Keepsake's DT call is still open, we'd love for you to come over and share your talent!  Janet posted her monthly Kitchen Sink Stash Challenge today, which is what I used to create the above calendar.  The title "January" was made using really OLD stickers, so old that they weren't sticky so I had to glue them on.  LOL

Thanks for reading, have a great month!

The Kitchen needs Chefs!

Hello friends! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with your loved ones!

  A new year means change, and the winds of change are blowing at Kitchen Keepsake!

Do you have a knack for creating in and out of the Kitchen? We'd LOVE to have you pull up a seat at the Kitchen Keepsake table and join in the fun! There are monthly sketches, stash challenges and inspiration prompts in addition to our foodie challenges. Specifically, we are looking for one cookbooker and at least one other Chef for non food related challenges. Submission details are on the forum, I hope you'll come check it out!

I will be back soon with my January calendar, made using the January stash challenge being posted on New Years Day.  See ya then!