Candy + Field Trip

This month we were asked to create a Halloween themed page using our Glitz Designs supplies. Since Glitz Designs doesn't have specific Halloween items, I thought it was a great challenge. I decided to use a pictures of my kids and their friends last Halloween that I took while they were counting out their candy.

Last year was a different Halloween for us because we were on a cruise. We'd found a kids sail free deal during the week of Halloween and we just couldn't pass up that great deal! This was our first cruise as a family and it was one of the best weeks ever. Hopefully someday we will get this opportunity again! The kids got to trick or treat on the boat and also got to pose for pictures with Mickey and Minnie. They may not have collected as much candy as they would have at home, but I think the trade off of being on a cruise was well worth it.

I had fun combining some of the Glitz lines from earlier this year with some of the brand new good released this summer that started shipping last week. I love how three different lines combined so easily on this page.

One of my favorite new Glitz products is their paper garlands. Each of the new lines has a coordinating garland of little circles in various sizes that are sewn together. Here I used the garland along the bottom of my photo. I'm excited to find a lot more uses for these garlands!

The second layout I want to share today is about a field trip I went on with my son last week. It may not seem like the most exciting topic, but we had a good time together and I wanted to be sure and document it while it's still fresh in my mind.

On this layout, I again combined three different Glitz lines. I love mixing things up, layering them and putting a variety of products together.

Another one of my favorite new Glitz supplies is their tape. I used three of the tapes on this page. It's a perfect way to add a touch of color and embellishment! They have 6 new tape styles so you can be sure you will be seeing them on lots of my future projects!


Counting Out Candy Supplies
Glitz Designs  French Kiss 6 X 6 Paper Pad
Glitz Designs  French Kiss Patterned Paper: Labels
Glitz Designs  French Kiss Glitzers
Glitz Designs  French Kiss Peek-a-Boos
Glitz Designs  Cashmere Dame Patterned Paper: Chevron
Glitz Designs  Yours Truly 6 X 6 Paper Pad
Glitz Designs  Black Type Teeny Alpha
Glitz Designs Yours Truly Stripe Tape
Glitz Designs Yours Truly Paper Garland

Field Trip Supplies
Glitz Designs Hello Friend Patterned Paper: Envelope
Glitz Designs Cashmere Dame Patterned Paper: Banner, Chevron
Glitz Designs Hello Friend 6 X 6 Paper Pad
Glitz Designs Hello Friend Paper Layers
Glitz Designs Teeny Alpha Tiffany Blue
Glitz Designs Hello Friend Peek-a-Boos
Glitz Designs Cashmere Peek-a-Boos
Glitz Designs Chevron Tape
Glitz Designs Blue Polka Tape
Glitz Designs Stripe Tape
Glitz Designs Yours Truly Giant Rhinestones
Glitz Designs Cashmere Dame Titles Stickers
Glitz Designs Cashmere Dame Journaling Stickers
Glitz Designs Cashmere Dame Puffy Word Stickers

Eating Our Way Through Portland

Last weekend my husband and I were lucky enough to get away for a weekend with just the two of us. We went to Portland, Oregon for the first time and loved every minute of it. (Well, I guess we didn't love the football game we went to where Arizona lost to Oregon 49-0, but it was still fun.)

One of our favorite things to do when we travel is find good places to eat. We certainly did our share of eating during our 4 day vacation. The key is to share things and order portions as small as possible so that you will still be hungry when another delicious food opportunity presents itself. Our favorite way to find new places is to use Yelp. It hasn't led us astray yet.

Of course, not only do we enjoy eating the food, but we like to take pictures of it too. Luckily, my husband loves taking pictures as much as I do, so we always have a nice collection of photos once we return home from vacations.

Here are our favorite food finds from the trip:

Pine State Biscuits - Fresh biscuit sandwiches piled high with fried chicken, eggs and lots of other topping options. We found this place while we were out looking at some shops. There was a long line out the door, so we consulted Yelp to discover that this is a 4 1/2 star place that we must try.

Cacao - Spiced Dark Hot Chocolate. Need I say more? You can also get a shot glass of super dark chocolate. May have to try that if we go back.

Grilled Cheese Grill - This place cooked up one of the best grilled cheese sandwiches I've ever had. I tried the BABS (Bacon, thinly sliced apples, crumbled bleu cheese and swiss on rye.) Of course, we ordered tomato soup to go with it. The coolest thing about this place is that you get to eat on an old school bus.

Thai Food Truck - Sorry, I don't have a link to this one, but Portland has over 600 food trucks and it seems like at least 1/3 served Thai food, so if you visit Portland I'm sure you'll find something good.

Salt & Straw - Homemade ice cream with amazing flavors. I had the salted carmel and really wanted to back the next day for more.

Thankfully we did a lot of walking so I'm hoping we didn't do too much food damage. 

Did you see that the October Scrapbook Circle Kit, New Flash, went live today?  Loving the pretty colors and embellishments in this kit.

Hope you have an enjoyable weekend! We don't have any set plans for tonight which sounds perfect to me. We'll probably pick up some dinner and relax at home.

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Right Now

Right Now...

My view right now

Planning two birthday parties, a trip to New York and my daughter's baptism.

Packing up Scrapbook Circle design team kits to ship off today. (Impatiently) waiting for a UPS delivery to arrive so I can finish packing the kits.

Eating pumpkin chocolate chip cookies with browned butter frosting.

Going to my Pinterest group for a potluck lunch today. Taking the above mentioned cookies to the lunch.

Watching and supporting my husband as he works so hard and excels in so many areas. Work, church, teaching @ ASU. He is such a great example of determination and commitment. I love him so much.


Thinking I need to put more time into cultivating friendships with people around me. Sometimes I'm so busy at home, I don't make time to reach out to others as I would like to.

Wanting to create a mini album to document the weekend trip Ward and I just took to Portland. I collected lots of brochures, tickets, maps and photos and want to have it all in one place.

Reading Crossed which is the sequel to Matched. Audrey really wanted me to read this series because she loved it and I like to try and keep up with some of the books she is reading. I'm also working on reading my scriptures everyday.

Looking forward to fall weather. Even though it's still over 100 degrees here most days, the mornings and evenings are cooling off. We will survive this summer's heat!

Driving my kids all over the place today. Chess club, soccer, school dance, choir. All good things, it's just too bad they are all on Thursday.

Excited about going to the lake this weekend and learning how to wake board. One thing I've learned for sure it that it is not as easy as it looks!

Wondering if my kids will ever pick up their dirty socks from the family room floor without me asking them to do it. Someday I will miss this and I remind myself to try and not get too annoyed.

Making our leftover baked chicken parmesan from last night into sandwiches for dinner tonight.


Thanks to Ali Edwards for the inspiration for this post.

Order the Rosa

If you've followed my blog for a while, you know that I love to take pictures of food. It's probably because I love good food and the pictures help me enjoy the deliciousness of the food just a bit longer. One of my favorite Phoenix restaurants is Pizzaria Bianco. Not only is the food so flavorful, it is also pretty to look at.

If you are ever in Phoenix, your should go here and order the Rosa pizza. You won't be sorry. Maybe even call me up and invite me to join you! 

Tip: Go on a weekday for lunch and you most likely won't wait for a table. Weekends for dinner can be a 2+ hour wait!

Yes, this is the second layout I've done about Pizzaria Bianco. You can checkout my first layout here.

Project Life: July 22 - 28

Yes, I'm slowly, but surely plugging along on my Project Life album. I'm focusing on keeping it simple so that when I have time to work on it, I can make a lot of progress.  Here are the pages from the last full week of July.

I'm noticing that I take a lot of pictures of food. I wonder what that means?  I'm pretty sure it means that eating could be one of my hobbies!

First day of school pictures /// enchiladas for dinner /// Buckeyes for dessert

Hannah + her friend enjoying the sunshine /// salted caramel cheesecake /// Amazon order /// braces /// breakfast for dinner /// relaxing at night

Another week documented!  I really do love looking back through the album and seeing it as a cool compilation of our year.

I Love This Girl

A month or so ago I picked up the Bella Blvd Birthday Girl collection pack and thought it would be nice to have it on hand of birthday cards and projects. When I saw this heart patterned background though, I knew it would be perfect for these sweet photos of my niece. Isn't she adorable? She has the best smile. It just lights up her face.

I took these photos over spring break while my family visited my sister's family in North Carolina. They live only an hour from the beach and we got to spend one day of our vacation playing together.

It's late now and I'd better get to bed. My husband and I are flying to Portland bright and early in the morning. We're celebrating my birthday and going to an Arizona vs. Oregon football game. Looking forward to a quick trip away. Thankfully we live near a lot of family who are willing to take turns staying with our kids. We've never been to Oregon, so we're looking forward to exploring a new place.

I'll be posting my weekend adventure on Instagram (lisaandrewsaz), so stop by and say hi if you have an account!

Stand Up Paddle Boarding

Have you ever been stand up paddle boarding?  I went out on one for the first time this summer while we were visiting Lake Tahoe. My sister Kristen and I decided that it would be a fun new adventure and we rented SUPs while others rented kayaks.

I thought that it would be hard to balance, but it was really easy and neither of us fell in the water on our two hour ride. We has fun paddling around the lake and even jumped in the cold water a few times to cool off.

One of my favorite things about visiting Lake Tahoe was that we were out everyday doing something fun that counted as exercise. We kayaked, rafted and walked a lot. Can't wait to go back to Tahoe again someday to enjoy the beautiful water and cool summer days!

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