Notes from Helen

Top 10 Reasons to Join CTMH TODAY!

Number 10… Free products! You get the You & Me Kit, valued at $34.95 free in your kit. Number 9… Incredible inspiration through the CTMH bulletin boards – in my wildest dreams I couldn’t share the amount of artwork shared here. Number 8… Free training! CTMH has an awesome Training Academy where you can earn [...]

CTMH Clearance Sale – Save Big!

How exciting!  CTMH has put up a variety of deeply discounted scrapbook & stamping supplies at incredible prices….savings of anywhere from 30% – 90%….WOW!  And…these items qualifty you to get the surprise D-size stamp set with your order of $20 or more. There are some GREAT embellishments.  One is the Heartfelt Wonder Die-Cuts – take a [...]

Sticky Boy – Will You Get One?

During December, CTMH is running the Plenty for Twenty campaign – when you place a $20 order on my website, CTMH will throw in a D-size stamp set…absolutley FREE! Which D-size stamp set? Who knows….it’s a surprise! At a $22.95 value – it’s a great surprise! And now…Sticky Boy may be coming to your house [...]

Sowlar – Top 10 Finalist at Game Festival

Ken and I are so proud of our son, Robert and his Freshman video game team.  Their ASCII-based video game Sowlar was a Top 10 Finalist at IndieCade – the International Festival of Independent Games.  IndieCade features video games made by small teams and individuals. Let me rewind a bit and tell you the story…. [...]

Recipient: One Lovely Blog Award

Thanks to Karen at http://www.karenpedersen.blogspot.com/ for awarding me this “One Lovely Blog” award.  I am honored, touched and will producly accept it and will now pass it on. The rules for this one are: Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his [...]

Sharing Some Fun

Susan Bluerobot is doing something fun this month (in celebration of having over a half-million visitors – wow & congratulations).  Every day in June, she’s asking a different question, and when you leave a comment on her post, then…your name goes into a drawing for a special prize…what is it?  You’ll have to go take a [...]

CTMH Deal of the Day – Chocolate Designer Ribbon Rounds

Today’s Deal-A-Day from CTMH is the Chocolate Designer Ribbon Collection.  These ribbons will add a dash of color to your projects. Want to learn how to tie a fast, simple and easy bow…check out my new tutorial: tying a bow. I thought it would be fun to take a look at the savings you get [...]

Surprise, Surprise…Blog Awards

I came back from a weekend crop to find I’ve been given four Blog Awards!  My VERY FIRST Blog Award came from Carol Labuski.  Aw geeee (I’m blushing).  I also found Blog Awards, listed in order that I received them: Brae Montgomery Iona Schlaupitz Cindy Hoeflein You have made me SMILE and touched my heart.  [...]

Johnson & Wales Visit

Andrew and I flew out to Denver last weekend for the Johnson & Wales Wildcat Weekend.  We had a tour of the dorms and the main building for culinary/bakery & pastry arts. This is the kitchen in the auditorium!  Here DVCs (Distinguished Visiting Chefs) give talks and create in front of the audience.  There are [...]

Sowlar – Trailer

Robert’s video game team at DigiPen Institute of Technology has been working hard on their video game project – an ASCII game called “Sowlar.”  They’ve put together a video trailer for the game and uploaded it on YouTube.  Take a look… I look forward to getting a chance to give the game a whirl! To [...]