My day began in a McDonald’s parking lot in NJ.

A steady rain was coming down but I was tucked nice and warm in my Scotty bed. The sound of the rain on the roof was very soothing and I dozed in and out for a little while… until I simply had to go in and use the facilities. Then it was time to hit the road and get up to CT for the next event- a Chunky Book class at the Great American Stamp Store.

Amy and I had come here on the first #PaperTrail adventure and had a great time. This store is loaded with stamps, papers, dies, inks,and everything else you might need to get your craft on.

The owners are Judy and Jamie and Jane (middle) was working the register while we crafted. (don’t you love the ribbon background?

I got to the store with an hour to kill so I re-organized my supplies and started loading up the cart to bring the supplies in. Unfortunately it was still raining pretty heavily, so getting everything in there was a pain but I was glad I had brought my cart to haul it on.

 

I need to buy bungee cords. On on the way over to the store, the giveaway die fell off the cart and when I realized it wasn’t there, I ran out and saw it in the middle of the street, run over. :-0

Noooooo! BUT I am happy to report  that the die is fine- we tested it. Those steel rule dies just take a lickin and keep on tickin! Phyllis was the lucky winner- congrats!

 

I was so happy that Amy of Plucking Daisies could join us! She is also the co-ordinator for my Sizzix Inspiration Team and Team ATB and does an excellent job of keeping it all together! We didn’t have too much time to talk but I will see her again at Beautiful Impressions June 13-14.

 

We made quite the creative mess with our Chunky Books, but it wouldn’t be a good class without lots of stuff everywhere! Each book turned out so great- I got lots of ideas when we had show and tell at the end.

Poor little Scotty just couldn’t take the rain and sprouted two more leaks (that I thought I had fixed). Also many bolts and latches were broken off and bounced out of place with all of the potholes on the road. So it was off to my sister’s in NY- my BIL Mike is a whiz at fixing things and I hope he can help me repair Scotty. I don’t look forward to another three weeks with rain leaking in…

Tomorrow we are off to the Country Living Fair. Talk to you soon… Don’t forget to follow me on Facebook and Instagram for more pics and happenings!