It is a Super-Sized Post...

I have been absent again...

The 3 D's has kept me occupied...Delta, Dentist, and Door.

Yes, I am still dealing with the Delta. Sutton has had trouble with his 6-year molars. The enamel didn't form correctly. That means going to a specialist. And, remember my beautiful new doors...they leak.

On top of that CKC came to town, I got a part-time job, and QVC London needed some samples.

Is your head spinning? Mine was...I am back to normal, now. LOL. Kara

• This is the picture of the tree I used as inspiration for my October spotlight. The owls dance and the tree sings "The Adams Family." Hallmark has them available this year. Such a fun holiday purchase.

• Here is a layout that I tried flocking on. The butterfly is a sticky rub-on and then you apply flocking to it. "Best Friends" and "Us", the lady bugs, and the rick-rack on the pocket are also rub-ons.

• I can't believe Sutton was ever this small. Time goes so fast. I am still loving the Twinkle Type letters. They just make the title sparkle.
  
  

• Here are some more Twinkle type.

• More flocking on this birthday card.
  

• A glittery Fall...layout.
  

• I had to experiment with the Foil Rub-on's. I tried them on denim. They go on as smooth as butter.
  

• The foil rub-on border, on this card is simple, but yet very elegant. The inside of the card has foil letters that spell DAD.
  

• I played with glitter rub-ons here. They are on the photo, above and below the photo...everywhere.
  
  
• How about glitter rub-ons on metal earrings. Yes, they worked. Next, I tried a plastic bangle bracelet. I put my name on it in glitter. Then, I tried flocking on a necklace. These rub-on's stick to many surfaces. Even, a glass ornament.
  

• More Twinkle Type
  

• Very subtle Flocking.
  

• A glitter frame...

• A bedroom sign...

• A Party layout...

• And a Christmas card....

Here are a few more...all of the K and Company products are from Brenda Walton.

Thanks for peeking.

Kara

I Couldn't Connect to the Internet ALL Day!

Don't let their cute faces fool you! These 2 single-handily had my computer in knots. I finally figured out that they had changed how I get a connection to the Internet. All day I kept trying to connect and would go into repair my connection. Of course that wouldn't work, so then I would shut the computer down, unplug the box for the Internet. Still no success...until... I realized I didn't have a preferred network provider. They deleted it. Sometimes, it is like having real, live squirrels running in your house. Children=Squirrels.

Speaking of Squirrels, Sutton doesn't hid acorns but he does play soccer. This is his coach. Coach O. He is so tall next to everyone. Sutton idolizes him. Their team is undefeated. Sutton probably doesn't know that. He is too busy talking to the girls. GO SHARKS!

More photos from my favorite place. Naples. I think I could live here. Of all the places we have visited in the world,I love Naples. It is charming, slower pace, and breathtakingly beautiful. I need to get back to scrapbooking. I am working on a few Target layouts. I can show you as soon as the line is released. I am really like the paper and the embellishments.

Catching up...

I am still realizing things that I packed- are missing from my lost luggage. Someone with Delta went shopping in my suitcase. I filed my claim with them and I am hopefully closing a door of air travel nightmare. Not all airlines are created equal.

Work always keeps my mind occupied. Here is spotlight for October. It is this Saturday! The owls pop up from under the tree. This is an interactive layout. My inspiration came from the darling Hallmark spooky trees. They are so cute, and the owls dance. The idea for the bats came from the Heidi Swapp rub-ons. The moon with the holes in it came from my lack of sleep. I hope you enjoy the layout and it will work well for your little spooks this Halloween!






As soon as I returned from Europe, Ali and I taught a class together. Don't worry, we are offering it again @ 2 Scrappy Sisters. It is a School Memories album. We offered 3 pages per school year (kdg.-5). One page is for the first day of school, one page is a pocket page for all the memories, and the other is for a class photo or school studio picture. We hope to add packets to it, like field trip pages, etc. We also would like to continue the album through high school. We will keep you posted...

Tons of buttons....

Truck loads of materials....
Embellishments to die for.....

Interactive pages....

Places to journal...

Cute paper piecing....

Plentiful pockets...

and of course, a garland....

Join us for round 2 @ 2 Scrappy Sisters....Kara and Ali

Here is Italy-
Pisa was a lovely city. I purchased undergarments there instead of the Italian leather boots I was dreaming of. Rats!

I am pretty sure I would never grow tired of the view...

Hugs,

Kara

Don't Fly Delta...

After returning from a 10 day European Cruise, I still had no luggage. The last time I saw my luggage was at KCI airport on September 14. I was suppose to fly to Atlanta and then onto Spain. Atlanta was having some weather issues on the 14Th and made it so our connection time would be only 30 minutes. My husband argued with the Delta Represented here in KC and she refused to re-route us. Atlanta is a large airport. You take a train to the gates. We would land in A and take the train to E. The lovely Delta Representative said all flight out of Atlanta were delayed so we would be fine. Our plane was loaded in KC and we kept wondering why we weren't boarding it. Finally, a different Delta Representative came on the microphone and said we would begin the boarding process soon, but we are waiting on the airline stewardess to board. Meanwhile, the representative went on to say that all flights leaving Atlanta are delayed due to weather. This message also was flashed on the screen above the boarding area. She said if any of us would have trouble connecting in Atlanta she would call us up to the counter. Until all 3 airline stewardess are on the plane we can not begin the boarding process. Delta then began paging the airline stewardess. Approximately 20 minutes later she arrived without in baggage. Who knows what she was doing. We missed our flight to Spain by 6 minutes ( our flight to Spain was not delayed...it left on time) and waited in line 4 hours in Atlanta to speak with a Delta Representative. Day 1 of our Cruise...gone. Delta so kindly, refused to get our luggage and then sent us on a wild goose chase. We flew the next day to New York from Atlanta. We flew into LaGuardia. Then, took a cab to JFK International and flew onto France. I forgot to mention by now there are 10 of us on the same cruise in the same situation...all 10 missed our flight to Spain from Kansas City. All 10 of us are without our luggage which is approximately 30 bags. Delta so kindly put us on a flight to Nice, France in the middle seat. Those of you who have flown International know how terrible the middle seat is. We were all separated from who we were traveling with. I sat in between to men. Lovely. After an 8 hour flight to France, all 10 of us had no luggage to board the cruise boat with. Great...We called Delta every day. Delta gave us a different answer each time we called. One day, I decided to call 2 times with in 15 minutes of each call. One Delta Representative said my bags were in Atlanta another said they were in Rome. Delta did not know where my bags were. I survived a 10 day cruise with 2 outfits...no tennis shoes and 1 swim suit. I did not get to go to any of the ship's Captain dinners nor enjoy any of the cool rock walls, skating, etc. I walked the street of the ancient cities in high heels. Delta did absolutely nothing to help in the situation. Flying home was no better on Delta. We left Spain and headed to Atlanta. We boarded the plane early and the pilot thought we could take off early. He did not have permission from the control tower. We sat on the tar mat for 1 hour and 30 minutes. This is a 10 hour flight. By now, my head was spinning. Shane and I received a little sticker on our chairs saying we could have all the free drinks we wanted. Oh, goody. You thought the story was over...oh, no we still have to fly Delta to KC. Some lovely Delta employee, didn't shut the door properly on the aircraft. We hit 10,000 feet and the pilot said we would have to go back to Atlanta....a strap is hanging out of the door and he is afraid that it will go into the engine. In Atlanta we had to wait for the ground crew to take care of the strap issue and we had to re-fuel. Finally home....still no luggage. On October 4, I received a phone call at 6:00 AM. It was a someone that had one of my polka dotted bags. It had been delivered to their home. My luggage tag had my name address and phone number. I went to check my front door and my other bag was there along with a stranger's bag. Unbelievable. I picked up my bag from the person that called and delivered the other bag. My zippers were broke off the bags and 8 bracelets stolen. This is why I strongly think you have choices in air travel and Delta would be my very last choice. Every aspect of my trip was ruined by Delta. They offered me $125 for going with out my bags for 10 days. I still do not have the check. Delta destroyed a dream vacation. I was just too depressed to blog. I am much better today having some of my stuff helps a lot.



Here are a couple of photos of the French Riviera....it is really that beautiful. We didn't arrive in France until noon and didn't get on our Cruise ship until 2:00. That left us 4 hours to see the city. We missed our excursions. I really don't like Delta.

I am so glad to be home....

Here is a little Christmas something...something....

I have to stop posting and write Delta my claim on my missing jewelry. Fun, fun. Kara