GG's Peach Cobbler Layout

Do you have favorite family recipes that you use?  Maybe recipes from your grandmother or great grandmother, or even a favorite aunt? I certainly do!  Some of my favorite recipes come not only from my own mother, but from my grandmother and my aunts Connie, Carol and Sheila.  I love that by making their recipes I am continuing a legacy. Don't you?  Every time I make one of their recipes, I think of them as I savor the deliciousness of it.

I'll bet you are relating at this point. I think this is a really common thing in many families.   Let's take it a step further.  Do you ever scrapbook those recipes?  I decided to start!  Why not have a scrapbook of my favorite legacy recipes with a photo of them and the person they came from?  This month's Stamp of the Month was a perfect stamp to start my album with.  My grandmother makes the YUMMIEST peach cobbler. It's the only recipe I will use for peach cobbler. I used this month's Stamp of the Month (Sweet Life) and went to town. You can see it in the circular accent by the photos as well as a background image in the large white pice behind the recipe. I also used two of the sentiments in the set. Can you see them on the page?  I'll share a few detail shots below.

The photo  you see is of my 94 year old grandma.  Her name is Winona Thorderson, she is my mother's mother, and I love her so very much. I'm very lucky she is still alive and I still get to enjoy her!  To me she is grandma, to my children she is GG (stands for Great Grandma) and to my grandchildren she is 3G (you get it, right?). 

The July Stamp of the Month is only available during July.  Get it while you can!  Just head to my website.  You can purchase it for the full retail price of $17.95, or if you spend $50 (before shipping and tax), you can add it for $5.  In fact, for every $50 you spend, you can get one for $5.  Get one for you and one for someone you love!  Some of the other items I used on this page are:  Champagne Cardstock, Goldrush Cardstock, Chocolate Cardstock, White Daisy Cardstock, Avonlea Paper (retired), Saddle Reinker (mixed with water in my trusty Spray Pen), Saddle Stamp Pad (to distress edges using round sponge), Watercolor Pencils (that's how I colored the peaches), Whisper Stamp Pad (I used this to stamp the peaches lightly on the white piece behind the recipe), Archival Black Pad, Chocolate Striped Ribbon, Baker's Twine - Harvest, Dimensional Elements (these circular chipboard pieces have been retired for years and I can't even remember exactly what they were called. This is a lesson to pull out your old stuff and use it!).

July Stamp of the Month - "Sweet Life". The carrier sheet actual size is 6" x 6".

I am leaving tomorrow morning for a 4 day camp with the young women at my church (23 girls, ages 12-18!) but I am scheduling a post or two for when I'm gone.  As you are sleeping in your comfy beds and using your clean showers, think of poor 'ol me out in a tent in the mountains.  No, camping is not my favorite thing, but I do it because I love the girls that I am in charge of at church. I do it because I know that our annual Girls' Camp is an opportunity for these girls to bond, for their testimonies to grow as they hike, canoe, eat and sleep together.  I do it because I always have a great time once I'm there.  I do not do it because I love to camp, that's for darn sure.  I feel a scrapbook page comin' on....

Give me FIVE!!! No, wait! I'll give YOU five!

Five is number that has special meaning this month for me...and for you too! Let me tell you FIVE reasons why:

1. My grandmother, Winona Thorderson, turned 90 on June 28 (Sunday). We had a big family party for her and took a five generation photo. Yep, you read that right. FIVE generations! My grandma (Winona, in the chair), my mom (Nedra, far right), me (far left), my daughter, Kori (center of back) and my granddaughter, Daci (on my grandma's lap). How many families have 5 generations still living? We are so fortunate.
2. There is a very special "Favorite Five" campaign this month with Close To My Heart. Anyone who signs up to be a Close To My Consultant between July 1 and July 31 will receive an extra 5 items in their already amazing new consultant kit. Here is the list to choose from. Oh, and guess what...it's free! On top of the items being free, there is no shipping and handling added, nor tax. WOW! If you've ever thought of starting your own Close To My Heart business, NOW is the time. I would love to have you on my team. We are called "The Pacemakers" because we keep "The Heart" (as in Close To My Heart) pumpin'! I provide lots of training and support (in person team meetings, conference calls, emails, one on one calls, artwork swaps, etc) to help you succeed with your business. To sign up, just head to my website (http://leavealegacy.myctmh.com), click on "Your Opportunities" and then on the "click here" link at the bottom of that page. Signing up is EASY!
   Choose your “favorite five” from this list of products
   My Acrylix® Thank You Stamp Set (retail value $22.95)
   Magic Moments Scrapbook Kit (retail value $34.95)
   Basic Textured Cardstock Combo Pack (retail value $14.95)
   Life Delights Memory Showcase (retail value $12.95)
   My Originals® Hello Birdie Card Kit (retail value $12.95)
   Creative Basics™ Silhouette Collection (retail value $8.95)
   HeartFelt™ Whimsy Die-Cuts (retail value $9.95)
   All-Out Adventure Rub-Ons (retail value $9.95)
   Window Charms™ Squares (retail value $9.95)
   
   To take advantage of this GREAT promotion, head to my website (http://leavealegacy.myctmh.com), click on ‘Your Opportunities’ and then “click here’ at the bottom of that page. I’d love to have you on my team! We are called The Pacemakers because we keep “The Heart” (as in Close To My Heart) pumpin’! We have lots of fun and I offer lots of training and support to help you make your business a success!
3. I have included five photos of artwork I have created using the July Stamp of the Month (D1351-You've Got Flair). I was not sure I loved this set until I started using it. I hope the ideas I have shared will help you see how beautiful this set is all stamped up. I had so much fun playing with it and know it will be a set that I use and use.
4. There are FIVE ways you can own this set:

• You can purchase this darling stamp set for $22.95
• If you spend $25 (before shipping and tax) you get it for 25% off ($17.21)
• If you spend $50 (before shipping and tax) you get it for 50% off ($11.48)If you spend $75 (before shipping and tax) you get it for 75% off ($5.74)
• If you spend $100 (before shipping and tax), it is your FREE!

• If you sign up as a Consultant this month (using the Favorite Five special), I will give you this set as a gift absolutely FREE! That means you'll get the Favorite Five with your consultant kit, and then the Stamp of the Month from me. WOO HOO! I love free!

5. Five is a cute number. Don't believe me? Look at it! It has squared edges and rounded edges, it is fun to write, and looks stinkin' cute on a scrapbook page. Am I crazy? Have I lost my mind? Maybe, but I needed one more reason to love five so I had five reasons, not just four, so this is it! :)

So, give me FIVE for the FIVE reasons (five generations, Favorite Five, five photos of Stamp of the Month artwork, FIVE ways to own the Stamp of the month, and just because FIVE is a cute number) to love FIVE this month!