What I have been workin on

This month I have to make 169 Christmas cards for a friends father who is a politician. Pretty cute but I bet my fingers will hurt after a while but you know what it's ok because I love it
I will show a picture of it later.





So excited about Halloween this year because this year my little Olive will get to dress up and ask for candy. I can't wait to see how long it takes her to realize that every time you knock you get free candy! This year she gets to be Olivia... not her self of course but Olivia the pig

this little piggy she will be. I plan on making her costume so we will see how it comes out stay tuned....

Card night & Stampin Up website

Yesterday I had my second card night event at my house. It went terrific! There was about 10 ladies that showed up and I do think they enjoyed it I don't think they notice I was nervous! We did four cards using the Big Shot, pastels, the Medallion, and heat embossing. I really wanted them to learn 1. how versatile the Versamark 2. learn new techniques and 3. how easy it is for them to see. Even thought I think I need to work on being more prepare and explaining a little better, I believe it went fantastic. So fun! I am excited for next month and I am thinking of doing more of a technique class using the Top Note die cut from Stampin' Up.

I finally got my Stampin' Up Demonstrator Website so go ahead and place your order online.
Ruthieamaro.stampinup.net

Pictures of last night to come soon!

Come visit West Mesa

So the other my husband took me out to eat at a Mexican restaurant down the street from our house. We both think it is the best restaurant in Mesa and I would say the entire Valley of the Sun! Their deliciously authentic Mexican cuisine is awesome and pretty cheap too. So as we were talking about it more we realized West Mesa has one of the best non chain joints in Phoenix. I wanted to share with you all our places you must eat if you come to West Mesa. Of course our number one is....

1. Moreno's Mexican Grill
It can't get any better. If you want to have authentic Mexican food you must come to Moreno's and try their Northern Mexican style food. Not only are they delicious but pretty in expensive too! You have to try their Sopez.

2. Mango's Mexican Cafe
If you are craving chip and salsa the place to come is Mango's. Their unlimited chips and salsa is one of the main reasons why we love this place. This place is right in the heart of beautiful Downtown Mesa between all cool vintage shops! I heart Downtown Mesa. You must try their Chorizo burrito and chips & salsa.

3.George's Gyro's
THE BEST Gyro's in town. We seriously go there twice or maybe three times a month because we can not get enough of those fries and gyro meat. Our fave is Gyro Platter

4. Bill Johnson's Big Apple
This place has bomb breakfast and the serving is big will leave you full all day. We love the place because they have great service, prices and food. Our favorite is The Pig Out.

5. Yoko's Japanese Food
Yokos is delicious because of their many oriental flavors an spices they add in their food. Not sure how authentic but it sure is the best oriental food ever. Must have the #13 Garlic Chicken with their spicy salsa.

My Olivia

I am so excited to have a girl I can play with. With me being such a girlie girl I have to go all out with her. One of the thing I enjoy doing with her is polishing her nails with pink nail polish of course. Well yesterday I had just finish doing her nails and silly me left the nail polish on the floor an forgot about it. Guess what happened next? Yup Olivia found it an knew what it was. She was making funny noises so I asked what she was doing and she turned around smiled like "Mommy look at what I am doing" It took me a second to figure out what the pink stuff all around her mouth was. Then I yelled, freaked out and started to take it off her lips. That is when I realized she had got it all over her clothes, wall, floor and windows! I was so upset but there was no way I could be mad since that face she made me was priceless. I wish I could have taken a picture of it but I was too freaked out and cleaned everything before I realized that was a Kodak moment! This is what did not come off!

4 cards for $5

This Friday September 18, I will be hosting a Stampin' Up card making night at my house. It will be a fun time as we make four really CUTE cards. Come and join us invite friends and have a good time with friends. Due to some sharp tools I do ask that NO KIDS under 12 come. I know you will enjoy sometime away from them and it can also be distracting for others. Please r.s.v.p. no later than September 16 so I can be prepared. I really hope to see you here and if you have any questions please do not be afraid to email me. ruthieamaro@aol.com

New stamp sets

Ok yesterday was such a busy day for me but when i finally came home I was so excited to come home to a Stampin Up box. I got two more dies for my Big Shot, a punch, and two new stamp sets from this years catalog. They are absolutely beautiful and can not wait to use them.

Aren't they so cute I love them!

The one on the left is called Season of Simple Grace ($25.95*tax and shipping not included) I just love how it celebrates Christ' birth. The other one is called Medallion($17.95*) This one I love because it so versatile, you can use in different types of cards, scrapbook or even home decor. Can not wait to show you what I can do with them.

ideas, ideas, ideas and more ideas

Remember when I said I was getting into being crafty and how when I wanted to try something I would do it?...Well I did it again. When I was getting info on how to make a tutu I came across sewing tutus and said "hey why not?". My mother let me borrow her Singer brand sewing machine that took about three hours to figure out how to use. The instructions were missing so I had to look them up online and also needed the assistance of youtube. I almost gave up but could not let a machine beat me. I played with it for a few hour because I wanted to learn all the cool things it did. The next day I tried sewing my first project...

A tote! not so cute if you look close So crooked and many mistakes.yeah it looks worse in person.

Not so happy but practice makes better. Although I will use this tote to get groceries just hope Trader Joe's people won't laugh?

My workspace.My new babe.I was happy because I did get this new purse for only $18 at Dillard's.

Please pray for us..

Well after a few months off we are finally getting ready to start the semester with YoungLife and we are so excited to spread Christ' love to our high school and junior high friends. I am excited to be a YL leader again this semester and do ministry again with my hubby at Mesa High. In the previous years we were only at two school Mesa High and Westwood High School but this year we feel like we are being called to two more schools Mesa Junior High and Rhodes Junior High. We just ask for your prayers that God would be the center of this ministry, our volunteer leaders for physical strength and wisdom, financial support for the area, more leaders who will love on these kids and be Jesus to them, and for the kids we will reach this semester that they may see Jesus' love for them. We are excited and can't wait to see what the Lord has for us this semester!


Summer camp pictures at Lost Canyon.