Death Swatch by Laura Childs

Do you like to read? Do you like to scrap? Would you like to combine the two? I have a book for you! This is an awesome book series by Laura Childs and once you pick it up it's hard to put down.

A couple of years ago while waiting for my son at the library I went to the nearest book shelves to see if I could find a good book. Boy, did I find a good one, but not just a book- a series! The Scrapbooking Mystery Series by Laura Childs! They are excellent and I recommend them to everyone. One thing that is great about this series is they don't have to be read in any order so you can just pick one up and start reading.

Her scrapbooking series is based around Carmela Bertrand who is the owner of Memory Mine Scrapbooking Store in New Orleans and her friends. Carmela often finds herself in one predicament-involved in a mystery and manages to get herself involved to track down who commited the crime.

In Death Swatch (the 6th book of the series) she finds herself having to track down who murdered Archie Baudier, a local coin collector, in the midst of her friend's party to celebrate the heart of New Orleans-Mardi Gras. She unravels the mystery to find the killer as she winds her way through the crowd and floats of Mardi Gras all the way to the sewers under New Orleans. The book gives so many twists and turns it keeps you guessing right to the end. It's a must read. I couldn't put the book down and highly recommend reading it.

Like the recipe for Crab Cakes Carmela mentioned in Death Swatch? Like what she did with the black and white photo? Be sure to notice the scrapbooking tips and recipes that are included in each book.

Don't forget to check out the other 8 books in the series,too, such as Photo Finished and Bound for Murder and even Laura's latest book in the series-Tragic Magic which just came out recently. They are all must reads and I highly recommend them.

Laura also writes 2 other great series-The Tea Shop Mysteries and Cackleberry Club which can be found on her site: Laura Childs. Be sure to look for all 3 series at your local bookstores, your local library or from your favorite online bookseller.

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Wow and a card!

I can't believe how long it has been since I posted anything. Can you believe life can get so busy? I hope that everyone had a very Happy Thanksgiving. I have managed to fit a little crafting in lately. Now that we are quickly approaching Christmas I thought I'd share a card I made with you. This turned out to be such a favorite of mine. I love the way the light played off it when I took the picture bringing out the background of the gold. It does that in other light, too. I love the new CB folders. They are so much fun to create pieces like this.

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My Dad's Birthday Card

My dad's birthday is tomorrow. He not only will be celebrating it but also Veteran's Day. He served in the Army in Korea. This past weekend my family and my sister and her family were able to be with him to celebrate early. This is the card that I made for him. He and my mom absolutely loved it. They keep everything I make for them and have them displayed somewhere in their house. I also made his birthday cake for him, too. He wanted a chocolate cake and I made sure that he got just that-a chocolate cake with chocolate icing. He was thrilled that he got just what he wanted. Happy Birthday, Dad and Happy Veteran's Day to you and to all those who have served for us!

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It's a winner

Candy Corn is a winner for me. I love it! The creamy fondant,the soft chewiness, the taste...yum. When the Fiskateer board had a crop this past weekend and the challenge was to make a layout of your favorite sweet treat I first thought of my utmost favorite...Reeses but couldn't get any ideas of how I wanted that delicious chocolate and peanut butter sweet to be showcased. Then, I thought of my other all time favorite...candy corn and the ideas started flying. I had patterned paper with it on. I had a cricut cart that contained it. I had a shirt that I was wearing at the time that had to go on that layout and of course the candy itself was in our house. That layout was done in no time and by the end of the challenge that oh so special candy had won me a prize. Another sweet treat for me-some new scrapping things to play with when they arrive. It doesn't get any better than that!

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