Move over busy schedule – It's Movie Time, brought to you by General Mills. Now we know that a family night out might feel impossible right now. Whether it's preparing for the holidays or managing the kid's busy schedules, it can be difficult to find time to get out of the house for some family fun. Well, General Mills is willing to make it easier to catch the latest blockbuster just by eating their delicious cereal! For a limited time enjoying a night out at the movies is as simple as enjoying your favorite cereals from General Mills. With the recent releases of Breaking Dawn – Part II and Wreck-It-Ralph, it's time to spread the word that you can all go to the movies for free. Here's how it works: For a limited time (11/08/2012 – 12/06/2013) you can receive a free movie ticket when you purchase two specially marked packages of General Mills cereals including Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Lucky Charms, Trix, Cocoa Puffs, Golden Grahams, and Reese's Peanut Butter Puffs. After purchasing two participating cereals, visit www.generalmills.com/moviecash to enter the unique code found inside each box of cereal and print-off your free Movie Cash certificate (good for one admission of up to a $12 value at participating theaters). To find a participating movie theater in your area log onto: www.emoviecash.com/dis_locator/

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Score Big with a Homemade Pizza for the Big Game The Big Football Game is one of the best days of the year to get together with friends and enjoy some delicious food. Build the ultimate game day “Snackadium” this year with plenty of great BIG GAME snack options from Pillsbury. From Bacon Cheddar Pinwheels to the perfect Football Pizza, make sure it’s one Big Game that you and your friends will want to share.

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Art-Full Horizons: Zutter Make N Takes & a Giveaway!!

Art-Full Horizons: Zutter Make N Takes & a Giveaway!!: "We are so excited to have Zutter as our Platinum Sponsor for Art-Full Horizons!!!!! Laura, Donna, and I have all worked with Zutter fo..."

Southern Pecan Chicken Salad
Makes 12 servings


8 cups chopped cooked chicken
2 cups halved red seedless grapes
1 1/4 cups toasted chopped pecans
1/2 cup chopped green onion
10 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
1 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
Croissants

1. In a large bowl, combine chicken, grapes, pecans, green onion, and bacon.
2. In a separate bowl, combine mayonnaise, sour cream, mustard, thyme, salt, and pepper. Combine mayonnaise mixture with chicken mixture. Cover, and refrigerate until ready to serve. Serve on croissants.

Stampin' Up! Spring Is Blossoming Promotion!

http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/thetaleofstampin/promotions


Spring is Blossoming Promotion: April 1 - 30, 2011

The Stampin' Up! Spring is Blossoming Promotion offers customers the opportunity to purchase two sneak peek products from the upcoming 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog. You can get these brand-new products in one of two ways:

1) Online Order

Spend $20* on any Stampin' Up! products and become eligible to purchase both the Four Frames Set and Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper.
Both items can be purchased once the $20 minimum is met; there is a limit of five per product once the $20 minimum is met. Ordering another $20 of Stampin' Up! products resets the limit and allows you to purchase another five Designer Series Papers and/or stamp sets.
2) Host a Workshop

Host a $350* workshop and get the Four Frames Set and Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper for FREE! Email me for details if you would like to place a combined order with friends or place a single order thru me to earn these products free!
There is a limit of one Four Frames Set and Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper per workshop.
*Net sales before tax and shipping





Starting on April 1, 2011 until supplies run out.

You can grab yourself a Mystery Grab Bag.

Grab Bags come in (3) different sizes

$5.00 Grab Bag 125873
Price: $5.00
Grab a bag of Stampin’ Up! products! The $5 Grab Bag contains at least $20 worth of discontinued products, including any combination of products like the following: ribbons, Accents & Elements, chipboard, Designer Series Paper, or Simply Sent kit components. Grab bags do not contain stamp sets or tools.

$10.00 Grab Bag 125874
Price: $10.00
Grab a bag of Stampin’ Up! products! The $10 Grab Bag contains at least $40 worth of discontinued products, including any combination of products like the following: ribbons, Accents & Elements, chipboard, Designer Series Paper, or Simply Sent kit components. Grab bags do not contain stamp sets or tools.
$15.00 Grab Bag 125875

Price: $15.00
Grab a bag of Stampin’ Up! products! The $15 Grab Bag contains at least $60 worth of discontinued products, including any combination of products like the following: ribbons, Accents & Elements, chipboard, Designer Series Paper, or Simply Sent kit components. Grab bags do not contain stamp sets or tools.


Each Grab bag will a variety of Stampin Up! Discontinued items that could include:

Ribbon
Accents & Elements
Chipboard
Designer paper
Simply Sent kit components
**NO Stamp sets or Tools will be included in grab bags **

No Minimum purchase required and No limit to the number of grab bags to purchase

**Grab bags sales are final and there are no refunds or exchanges**

Use the following Item number/s above when adding them to your order starting today .

Giveaway

Now onto the HUGE blogiversary candy(S). Hold onto your hats everyone. It truly is MASSIVE and you are gonna want to win!!!

I've had so many wonderful companies that I have worked with over the past 2 years donate prizes so I've gotta mention them first.

My Favorite Organizer EVER!!! A 36" Ribbon Organizer donated by Clip It Up $80.00

A Surprise Say it With Letters piece from Deb Approx $7-$15. Here is an example that has been altered. The Sky is the limit with these wonderful blank pieces.
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A little Bakers Twine assortment, Bow Easy and more from Really Reasonable Ribbon Over $30. These are some of my favorite ribbons Bonnie carries. http://taylordconcepts.blogspot.com/2010/12/most-wonderful-time-of-year.html#comment-form


Are ya getting excited yet??? Visit

A PSA Essentials Prize consisting of 1 Custom Stamp, 5 Peel and Stick Pads, 2 Inks and 1 Alignment Tool Valued at $150.00 (make sure to follow the PSA Stamp Camp Blog too). The possibilities with this stamping system are endless. Thank you Libby!!!


Holy Cannolli is All I've gotta say. And there is more. So So So Much More!!!


3 Amazing packages from Nikki Sivils, including papers from the Something for Everyone, Happy Holly-days and Tree Love lines as well as embellishments and Chipboard Albums!!! This package is HUGE!!!


This is just amazing. Look at all that Nikki Sivils Goodness!!!

My Favorite Glue EVER. Tracy from Helmar is throwing in 1 tube of Heaven in a Tube aka Liquid Scrap Dots, 6 packs of Zapdots, 1 bottle of Gemstone Glue and a bottle of Premium Craft Glue.


Gluey Goodness at its BEST. I think I'm starting to vibrate, I'm so stinkin excited for all of you!!!


My Favorite goodies from Gauche Alchemy. Some Punchinella and a Pink Parts bag of goodness. These goodies are the perfect addition to any Mixed Media Maven's arsenal!!!
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Patricia is giving a wonderful assortment. If you love a little extra sparkle on your projects, this one will WOW ya. My Favorite Paper Pack from Paper Temptress: True's Favorites.
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Crystle from Magistical Memories is giving a $30 Gift Certificate for some Chipboard and Acrylic Fabulousness!!!Best darn chipboard and acrylic out there!


Becky, a dear friend and owner of Scrap-Tastic is giving a gorgeous box of crafty deliciousness


A super YUMMO Grab Box of Embellishments from Frantic Stamper. I so love shopping here!!(swoon)
The Whimsical girl in me loves Kiki Art. A colorful and heartfelt Prize Pack from Kiki Art


Can't forget some Tattered Angels Goodness from Rachel YUM YUM YUM!!! If only this stuff was edible...pondering

Goodies from heArt of Scrapbooking (thank you Debby) Check out Debby's Blog to for some Christmas Cheer.


A Digital Image from Shannon at Bombshell Stamps. Gosh I miss you guys.

Now if that weren't enough already, I'm throwing in a huge assortment of crafty goodness. The pile was so big I had to take more than one photo. A Scor-It Mini, Prisma cardstock, Asian bookmarks, brads, bling, stamps galore!!! You name it, it's probably in here

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HUGE I TELL YA!! HUGE!!!!!!




I see Basic Grey, DCWV, Glitz Rollers...



Sassafrass, Hambly, and Sweet Tierney



Is that Studio G Stamps I see???



Buzz and Bloom Jillibean and Magistical Memories. And I forgot to take pictures of the chipboard assortment. Some Maya Road, Little Yellow Bicycle and other pieces too!!!

Now I tried to total everything up to give you a ballpark figure and that came to about $900 worth of Crafty Heaven. THUD!!! Yup you read that right. And ALL of it will be given away to my friends and followers.

So here are the rules, gotta have a few of them. Please become a follower of my blog and leave a comment on this post. Tell all of your friends and post this blog candy on your Blog, Facebook page and/or Twitter. The post will stay at the top of my blog until January 5th. I will select winners using Random.org and post them the week of January 10th.

Isn't this absolutely AMAZING!!! Now leave that comment, tell your friends, post on your blogs and please become a follower.

With lots of love

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Fruit Salsa with Homemade Cinnamon Chips

Fruit Salsa with Homemade Cinnamon Chips
Prep Time: 45 minutes

Fruit Salsa

2 kiwis, peeled and diced
2 Golden Delicious apples - peeled, cored and diced
1 fresh ripe mango, diced into 1/4" chunks
1 pound fresh strawberries
1 tablespoon white granulated sugar
1 tablespoon brown sugar
3 tablespoons fruit preserves, any flavor

Cinnamon Chips

10 (10 inch) flour tortillas
butter flavored cooking spray
2 cups white granulated sugar
2-3 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Instructions:

Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Step 2: In a small bowl, mix together 2 cups granulated sugar and 2-3 teaspoons ground cinnamon.

Step 3: Spray a flour tortilla evenly with butter flavored cooking spray. Cut each into 8 wedges and place them in a single layer on a large cookie or baking sheet. Sprinkle the wedges evenly with the cinnamon sugar. Spray each wedge again lightly to set the sugar in place.

You can do two pans at a time to make this go faster. Fill them up as close together as you can before sprinkling the cinnamon sugar on them.Bake for 8-10 minutes until lightly brown. Remove from the oven and let them cool 5 minutes in the pan and transfer them to a platter or plate to finish cooling for another 10 minutes.

Step 4: While the first batch of tortillas are baking, begin cutting up each of the fruits as noted above. In a large bowl, combine the chopped kiwi fruit, apples, mango, and strawberries, white sugar, brown sugar and fruit preserves or jam. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 15 minutes or more.

Step 5: Finish all of the tortillas in the same manner as step 3. By starting the cinnamon chips first and preparing your fruit salsa while the chips are baking you can cut down the amount of time this recipe will take to prepare.

To Serve: Place the salsa in a serving bowl and center it on a large platter. Arrange the chips around the outer edge of the platter and serve.

Serves 8-12 people.