I truly can’t believe that flurries of snow lasted almost the entire day yesterday. Today is a little warmer but I’m truly ready for spring! Last night all the young men and young women in my church’s congregation met for a neighborhood cleanup project but it was too cold to stay outside. We ended up playing Six Base Kickball and Dodgeball in the gymnasium at the church.

I’m so excited to present this product on HSN:

It’s an extreme value pack of the perfect adhesive that answers all your sticky needs – regular cardstock, ribbon, metal embellishments, buttons, pop ups and hard-to-stick materials. And the cost in unbelievable and unbeatable!

Just think of all the different mediums you stick on your pages. Yep – this kit covers them all.

Oh–and in the above page I love how the “Write On …  Handwriting Accents Sticker Kit” was used!

Yippee–tomorrow is Friday! I’ll reveal yet another HSN product!

Lisa

Sometimes you feel like a nut–sometimes you don’t!

Do you remember these lyrics? What a blast from the past!

Quite simply put, I LOVE CANDY! I’ve always preferred licorice to ice cream and chocolate to cookies! My mom is in a monthly Bunco group and I often go with her. This past week at Bunco, I was introduced to grapefruit gummy chews. Yummy!

This weekend we are hosting a surprise party for my 12-year-old nephew and are playing a rousing game of “House of Fire.” This game centers around full-sized candy bars and is so fun to play with a large group! I can hardly wait–I’m such a kid at heart!

With all that being said, I can go without candy if I have to! I recently went for three weeks without sweets and last year I went for almost a month. So0ooo -it’s hard but can be done!

Now on to another amazing product that will be featured on HSN on May 14th (2 and 6 p.m. EST) or May 15th (9 a.m. EST): Journaling Tablets:

These adorable sheets come in all different shapes and sizes and add the perfect place to journal or simply add a quote or title on your card or scrapbook page.

And–just look what you can do with them:

Tomorrow I will unveil another May HSN product.

Talk to you then!

Lisa

I love to “doodle write.” My handwriting is a cross between printing and cursive writing. I especially adore writing with a Papermate Sharpwriter mechanical #2 pencil in my daily calendar and “things to do” list (so I can erase as I go!).

I also love writing daily messages on an inexpensive white plate I got from TJMaxx:

Because I love casual writing, we came up with a “Write On” sticker kit that features epoxy word and quote stickers that features my casual handwriting. This kit is BRAND NEW and will be featured on either  May 14th (2:00 p.m. EST and 6:00 p.m.EST) or May 15th (9:00 a.m. EST) show.

If you’ve never used word epoxy stickers before, you’re in for a huge treat. They peel off the backing so easily and add such a statement to your page with little effort. Oh-and they are  low profile so there’s no bulk–just dimension.

Speaking of my note on my plate about Spring, it was so delightfully warm yesterday, and now today it’s back to wind and cold. This photo taken from my front yard says it all:

The trees are trying their best of blossom but the mountains are still being stubborn with the snow.

I have a dear friend who showed up first thing this morning on my front porch delivering this goodness:

So–despite the weather, it’s going to be a perfect spring day!

Until Tomorrow!

Lisa

First of all, THANKS for all your amazing votes, comments and advice on my “Paper Crafting with Lisa Bearnson” logo. It really meant the world that almost 200 of you took the time to answer my question.

I had such a HARD time choosing but after much thought and deliberation … and because the majority of you chose option two and HSN loves this logo, this is the one we chose. (On the samples below, Kerri just played around with the colors and also added another little dimension on the last one just for fun.) We will probably change the colors from time  to time.

I’m getting excited for my HSN shows on May 14th (2:00 p.m. EST and 6:00 p.m. EST) and 15th (9:00 a.m. EST). Over the next two weeks, I’ll regularly be revealing new products that I’ll be featuring on my shows.

Here is one of the items and just look at this amazing box of happiness:

I simply adore brads and love the fresh colors, different shapes and sizes, and organizational box this kit has to offer. A girl just can’t have enough brads!

And–just look what you can do with them!

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Now on to my busy weekend. Our family foundation sponsored a 5K, half marathon and kid’s fun run early Saturday morning at Thanksgiving Point on behalf of the amazing children’s museum that’s currently being built. Here are the member’s of our family who ran the race:

From left to right: Melissa (nephew’s girlfriend), Bryant (nephew), Stefyn (stepdaughter), Michal (niece), Taylor (daughter-in-law), me, Collin (son) and Kade (son).

Here’s to girl power!

Kade, Collin and Taylor all ran the half marathon. While he loved the course, Collin (who hates to run) wrote on Instagram “Guys–half marathons are the worst.” He completed the race in stellar time but he probably pushed himself too hard. My advice to him? Maybe next time he should train for it??

My print out told me I was the overall winner for the half marathon! I had to let them know I’d ran the 5K, not the half!!! Thanks to the several thousand people who showed up with their running shoes on! Come join us next year. The half marathon goes right through the beautiful tulip gardens. And–we’re thinking of adding a 10K next year.

The best part of the race was having the Boston Strong symbol on the arm of my shirt.

We all had a moment of silence before the race which set an amazing momentum for all who ran. A great reminder for me to be “Boston Strong” and do all I can to promote peace on earth.

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Rounding out our weekend was this amazing lady’s birthday and we celebrated with a family dinner last night. I simply have a wonderful mother-in-law. Rhea Bearnson is kind, easy to talk to and always full of fun. Like this moment last night when Steve had her smell the whipped cream on her strawberry shortcake-. He then took the opportunity to push it in her face! We all had a good laugh.

Have a great first of the the week.

Talk to you tomorrow!

Lisa

I need a logo for my new HSN “Papercrafting with Lisa Bearnson” show. By the way, I have three big hours coming up. Be sure to mark these dates and times:

May 14: 2:00 p.m. (EST)

May 14: 6:00 p.m. (EST)

May 15: 9:00 a.m. (EST)

Which brings me to my next point:

Which logo catches your eye? A. B. or C.?

Oh, and the amazing Kerri Bradford created them.

I think the warmer weather is finally here! These are a few things that have made me super happy over the past few days.

1. Cool writing on a chalk board:

2. The Sprintzer drink featured on the chalk board above. (Yes–there is a whole lemon-lime popsicle in this drink):

3. Pink sugar cookies in a white bucket:

4. Baker’s Twine and colored jute from HSN. Can’t wait to show you all the creative uses for this cool product scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on May 15th (product is subject to change).

Let me know what you think about the logo! Thanks for all your support!

Lisa

The winner of the Jewel Kade “Love You More” necklace is Susan Cordeau!

You’re lovely piece of jewelry will be coming your way soon.

Thanks to everyone who entered!

I grew up in a home where there were lots of hugs and plenty of these three words: “I Love You.” I never left the house without these two things from my mom.

Mother’s Day is soon upon us and I can’t wait to give my mom and mother-in-law this necklace:

I’ve been wearing it and simply adore the saying and style:

Jewel Kade is the genius behind the design. This necklace is a limited edition–only available this year for Mother’s Day. Go here to find a stylist in your area who can help you purchase a necklace. And–good news! Leave me a happy thought about mothers (it can be as quick as “I Love You”) and tomorrow I’ll randomly choose one of you to win the necklace!

Speaking of motherhood, our entire family had a sleepless four nights and an exhausting weekend thanks to this little baby:

Brecken is in a child development class and was assigned to bring home “Isaac,” a beautiful baby girl doll, for the weekend. May sound like an easy task . . .

Brecken had a bracelet that couldn’t be removed that contained a “sensor” letting the teacher know how well the “mother” was caring for the baby. It was unreal–the baby had a very loud cry like I’ve never heard and had to be consoled–sometimes for hours at a time. Brecken had to determine what was wrong when Isaac cried–a wet diaper, hunger, an upset stomach, etc. We all had to take turns babysitting and helping with the feedings. Brecken had to take Isaac everywhere she went and it was totally embarrassing for her when the baby burst out crying in our church service on Sunday. After the first night (Thursday), Brecken came down to breakfast Friday morning sleep deprived with very red eyes. She asked if she could miss school because she’d gotten very little sleep. I told her “Welcome to the world of motherhood” and sent her happily on her way to school ! It turned out to be a great experience for our whole family–just glad we don’t have to do it again for a few years!

Hope your week has been great! Be sure to leave me a thought about motherhood.

Love, Lisa

P.S. I can’t wait for my HSN shows on May 14th and 15th. Lots of cool stuff coming your way! I’ll give you some sneak previews!

P.S.S. My pal’s shoulder surgery went well. It was scary for a few days–they thought she may have a tumor. Fortunately no tumor. She now has a large plate and many screws in her shoulder and arm.

First of all, I just got my show dates for HSN for May! Papercrafting with Lisa Bearnson will be on May 14th at 2:00 p.m. EST and 6:00 p.m. EST and May 15th at 9:00 a.m. EST. I will be presenting a lot of new, new, new and I’m so excited about all the products. I will do lots of show and tell–promise!

So in my last post I showed some pics from our Spring Break in St. George, Utah with our friends, the Stevens. We had a fun-filled time hiking, sitting by the pool, shopping and drinking chocolate granola smoothies. Then disaster struck on Friday. Todd Stevens, his son Dylan and Steve decided to golf at the beautiful Sky Mountain course. The landscape here is absolutely breathtaking:

Sage, Marianne and I decided to check the course out for ourselves on hole nine:

Sage then began acting goofy by doing cartwheels and handstands:

Marianne and I decided to show Sage that we are still fun moms and followed suit. After attempting a handstand, Marianne came down hard on her shoulder and we spent the afternoon in the ER.

Marianne is one of the bravest people I’ve met. She gave a little moan for five seconds after it happened, then insisted she’d just dislocated her shoulder. She didn’t even want to go to the emergency room. After examinations and x-rays, it was discovered she shattered her shoulder and has some other complications. I won’t go into all the gory details–there’s so much to this story. Just please pray for my dear pal, Marianne. Surgery will be on Friday.

We love you, Marianne! Speedy recovery!

With Love,

Lisa

P.S. Look for a fun Mother’s Day giveaway in a couple of days!

My family and I have been enjoying spring break in St. George, UT. The weather has been in the 80′s-much better than the colder weather at home. Most of our time has been spent hiking beautiful canyons in this red rock terrain. Truly a sight to behold!

Of course we’ve also eaten fabulous food  and shopped a little. There is a great TJ Maxx and outlet stores here.

Hope your neck of the woods is getting a little warmer. Can’t wait to see blossoms on the trees and hear the birds chirping as they build their nests.

Happy April!

Lisa

Yesterday was a perfect Easter–beautiful weather, lovely church service and loving family and friends dinner last night at our home. I hope your day was peaceful and happy as well.

This box of sunshine sent by Becky Higgins even made my spirits soar higher:

The outside of the box said: “Caution. May need sunglasses to open!”

I love innovative companies who provide cools ways to send gifts. This company is from Sun City, Arizona and is called Scatter Sunshine Inc. Thanks, Becky, for making my day!

Several of you have asked about favorite fonts to use with the Silhouette Cameo.

As you noticed in my Project Life book I featured on HSN, I used the Jade core kit and then card stock titles cut out with the Cameo.

Thirsty Script is the cursive font used in the samples above and is on sale for $29.00 at myfonts.com. This includes 12 variations of the font–a steal of a deal. As it says on their web site, “Thirsty Script is a typeface with a ‘new meets vintage’ vibe. It’s friendly with an edge . . . a mixture of retro script, modern sans serif and a shot of caffeine.”

Other favorite fonts include Franklin Gothic Demi bold condensed and Arial Block. Both can be purchased alone or they also may have come with your word processing software.

Kerri Bradford is the absolute expert on getting the most “bang for your buck” with the Cameo. She knows all the secrets to using this amazing cutting machine. Go here for tutorials specific for the Cameo. Also, amazing classes on the Cameo will available soon be available on her site.

One cool trick she taught me is to add a rectangular box to the bottom of your font and weld it with your words (while in the Studio software). This makes it so you don’t have to apply adhesive on every single letter–just one piece.

I’m off for Spring Break with my family. There are many great things about living in the state of Utah. One of my favorites is the cooler weather up north where I live and the warmer weather down south. So–since it IS Spring Break and we want to enjoy warmer weather, we are heading south.

I’ll share some photos along the way.

Sincerely, Lisa