Challenge YOUrself May 2020 challenge Mother's Day Natirar Cooking School

My wonderful husband gifted my mom, sister and I with a fabulous Mother's Day gift in 2018. He surprised us with a reservation to an Italian vegetarian cooking class at a luxurious hotel/restaurant/spa located on the grounds of a beautiful turn-of-the-century mansion and grounds in Somerset County, NJ called Natirar. He wanted us to have a fun experience together, as the three of us had suffered through the death of my dad months before. We had spent three years focusing all our energy on advocating for him and rotating care of him in three shifts, and as a result, the three of us had spent very little quality time together while he was sick. This cooking experience was so unique, and it brought us together for a special evening. We learned how to make homemade pasta, biscotti, risotto and a delicious salad. I can't wait to go back some day. I'd love to bring my husband and experience this as a couple. The grounds of the mansion are a dedicated county park, so I also hope to bring the whole family some day to explore.

I won this Stampin' Up collection years ago as a crop door prize, and thought the flowered paper would be pretty for a mothers day layout. I tend to shy away from large floral prints, but gave it a shot.

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Manufacturer: Stampin' Up!
Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper
Sweet Sorbet Accessory Pack: Cork Embellishments and Twine

Supplier: My Little Scrapbook Store (www.mylittlescrapbookstore.com) West Orange, NJ (I also entered this into the MLSS May challenge.)
Nuvo Glitter Marker Pink Peony
Nuvo Emerald Isle Vintage Drops
Vicki Boutin Let's Wander Prism Glaze
Catherine Pooler Stone Blue ink
Adhesive: Pop Dots and Tonic Studios double ended Glue Pen.

Supplier: Michaels
Recollections Let's Get Lost fussy cut paper
Artist's Loft 0.3 black illustration pen

Alphas: Sticko
Grommet, Mini Alpha Brads: Eyelet Outlet
Date stamp: Staples

Feature paper: Echo Park Made from Scratch.
Silk Flowers, Brads, Thin Cork Veneer, ATG Adhesive: Unknown
Ephemera Chipboard: Unknown.

Scrap Our Stash May 2020 challenge tictactoe boston dinner

Top left to bottom right diagonal:
Wood Veneer arrow embellishments: Close to My Heart Urban Collection.
Enamel Dots: Close to My Heart Seas the Day Collection.
Twine: Stampin' Up! Wisteria Wonder

I'm about 1/3 done with my album documenting our family vacation to New England last summer. I purchased the Urban Collection with this trip in mind, as we spent time in three cities on this trip: Boston, MA, Portland, ME and Newport, RI. I'm finding that I love this collection so much that I've used almost my entire stash on just the first few pages of the album...... and I haven't finished documenting Boston yet, never mind Portland and Newport! Oh well.

We met my college friends in Boston and joined them for dinner at a local brew pub (the first of what would be many brewery and brew pub stops on this trip). We celebrated the kids' achievements at the end of the school year and their new suburban Boston home. It was a lovely night together with my first and oldest college friends.

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Supplier: Close to My Heart: Representative: Kristine Tanase Easton, PA
Paper: Urban Collection.
Wood Embellishments: Urban Collection.
Cardstock Stickers: Urban Collection.
Cardstock: Peacock, Sapphire, Saffron, Toffee.
Enamel Dots: Seas the Day Collection.

Supplier: My Little Scrapbook Store (www.mylittlescrapbookstore.com): West Orange, NJ (I also entered this page into the MLSS NSD Challenge #1)
Nuvo Emerald Isle Vintage Drops.
Die Cuts and Fussy Cut Paper: Pink Paisley Horizon.
Tonic studios double ended glue pen.

Supplier: Michaels:
Artist's Loft 0.3 black illustration pen.
Hole Punches.

Baker's Twine: Stampin' Up! Wisteria Wonder
Powder puff coal miner chalking ink by Quick Quotes.
ATG Adhesive by Scotch.
Date Stamp: Staples.
Large and Small Alphas, Button, Grommets: Unknown.