This is Beth.
Beth is the queen of scrapbook retreats.
Beth invited Loni to run away with her new friends and scrapbook all weekend in a hotel.
Loni said YES!
Wherever Beth goes, the party is there.
Beth will make you laugh.
Everyone loves Beth, even the Pope.

This is Nanette.
Nanette is wearing the Helmet of Triumph.
When someone finishes a page, Beth gives them the Helmet of Triumph to wear and they could win a prize!
What prize will Nanette pick?

This is Zumba.
Suzy is leading Zumba.
Zumba is fun to watch.
Loni prefers to sweat alone.
Loni takes pictures.

This is the Pope Room at Buca di Beppo.
Left to Right: Becky, Suzy, Joann, Jennifer, Beth, Helen, Vicky, Sara Jane, Nanette and Loni.
We like Italian food 🙂
Becky is nervous about the naked cherubs on the ceiling.

This is Helen’s favorite page she completed.
Helen’s son likes to play Angry Birds.
Helen loves her son and scrapbooking.
Everyone is a winner!

Here is the whole gang at the hotel.

This is Jennifer (center) who brought her sisters for the first time (Joann and Suzy)
We hope they come next year, too!

This is Joann.
It is Joann’s birthday!
Happy Birthday Joann!
Joann’s mom sends a special candle.
What will happen to all our scrapbook supplies if the sprinklers come on?
Oh no! Blow out the singing spinning candle, Joann!

Loni finishes a WHOLE SCRAPBOOK in My Digital Studio while she is at Beth’s retreat.
Would you like to see Loni’s scrapbook?
Loni will print her scrapbook and bring it to her April Stampin’ Up! parties!
Book a party for April to see Loni’s scrapbook in person!
You can download My Digital Studio Express FREE for 30 days on Loni’s website 🙂

I am sure having fun with mine and will be showcasing it in my April Workshops!

9/25 Update…Apparently I had the wrong link which prevented you from visiting my blog…I hope this fixes it! Sorry 🙂

Hello friends! Apologies for being quiet for so long…my husband and I went on a much needed vacation, thanks to Stampin’ Up! and I promise I will share some photos soon from Prince Edward Island 🙂

Meanwhile, we are still without internet at my house 😦 so it makes it challenging to update often here. I try to update my Facebook Fan Page (Creative Juice by Loni Spendlove) more often as it is a little easier. In fact, I shared this video there this morning…thanks to fellow demonstrator Robin Feicht, you can discover your new best friend (and what is better than a best friend WITH CHOCOLATE?)

Need one? This fabulous tool is available in the Holiday Mini Catalog and you can order one on my website or schedule a workshop and you could get it FREE with your hostess dollars! My fall calendar is filling fast, so call 801-376-8685

The end of a year is bittersweet…there are stamp sets I’ve loved a long time that will be leaving and it’s hard to part with. But I love change, too…so I look forward to the new catalog arriving on July 1st!

You can click on the image above to access the retiring lists. Some of the accessories are discounted up to 40% off, but are only WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. One point to make: SU! WILL still carry 12×12 card stock (even though it is listed on the Last Chance Accessory List), it’s just being re-configured. Everything else is gone for good on June 30th! When you order through my website, you get PREFERRED PRICING!

I can play the piano.

I’m not a concert pianist, but I can play the hymns at church and I can play some of the fun things I hear on the radio, too.

For the record…everything your mom told you about practicing is true: You WILL be glad she forced you to sit at the piano practicing scales while your friends ride their bikes past your window. It IS a life skill that you will be grateful for. And GUARANTEED, you WILL regret it if you give it up. THANKS, MOM for not letting me get away with it when I called you after you had baby #3 at the hospital on medication and tried to quit piano lessons!

As a college student, I continued to study piano with Lu Jennings (bless her soul in heaven, she was a wonderful and patient teacher), I still wasn’t convinced that I would eventually be grateful for this talent. Then I had a nightmare/dream that I was attending an Air Supply Concert (I just gave away  my age) and the pianist died onstage, but as they say in show business, “The Show Must Go On” …so in my dream concert, they asked if anyone could play the piano: I raised my hand and was called up to play for remainder of the concert. The nightmare started when I looked at the music and there were 6 flats AND 7 sharps! For non-musical types, that wouldn’t happen…unless you are Debussy, whose music I only tried to tackle ONCE.

Once in a while, I’ll be playing the piano and think to myself, “This is really incredible that I can look at black dots on the paper and my right hand can play one thing while my left hand is playing different notes!” And then I usually mess up whatever I’m playing because I’m over-thinking it. Which is why I admire the talents of those who CAN play the piano beautifully, and this is a young man you will want to watch for: Josh Wright.

Remember the name.

And if you can read this, thank a music teacher:

Through October 18th, Stampin’ Up! is having a BLITZ in the CLEARANCE RACK…up to 80% off retired product and only while supplies last! For preferred customer pricing, click HERE to go to my online store. EVERY BLITZ ORDER will also get a hand-stamped thank you from me (and don’t forget that you can earn FREE Hostess Benefits when you order over $150!).