Colour with Carrie

July 11 to today…. The garden just keeps on morphing…. According to its season.

The plants that are getting ready to explode and take center stage are my Zone 3 Hydrangeas and my cone flowers…. Check in next sat to see how they are coming along ❤️

I couldn’t help also sharing a picture of my rock garden…. My soapwort is out of control this year… apparently it REALLY loves all the rain 🌧️

The rock garden just looks soooo inviting… I am very tempted to curl up under the hawthorne’s canopy and take a midday nap.

My 2 varieties of creeping thyme are soft, spongy and dense, and make me think of a wonderful herbal bed to lay on. The hares think so too….However I am chasing them out of the yard as they feel it their smorgasbord of tasty treats: they are eating all my johnny jump ups 😫😫😫

Anyone else finding certain plants have taken off this year with the rain??? Drop your comments and photos below 👇

Just feeding your soul with laughter 😆

Hey if you have a good joke to share, drop it in the comments 👇

Thank you for your orders this week Shelley & Andrea❤️❤️

Thought I would share an easy seasonal fall look from SEINT.

To shop with me:
https://seintofficial.com/ccalef

How many Specials can 1 crafting company have at one time?

Double Stampin Rewards start today and end on Friday!!

What are Stampin Rewards?💵💵

You earn 10% $Rewards off any order that is $25 or more (not including shipping and tax). Those reward $ get put into your loyalty rewards bank to be used on a future purchase. You have a year to use them before they expire.

Stampin’ Up! Has a Last Chance section of items saying goodbye… some are super duper marked down!! (Look under Deals for Last Chance)

For the month of August SU has a variety of papers: specialty and cardstock that is 15% on sale!!!

Every month we have a Product of the Month available to purchase for $7 (a steal of a deal), once your base order is $100.

You can take advantage of all of these at once😊

To shop these deal:
Https://carriecalef.stampinup.net

New Product Drop today at 10am…. What excites you most?

A double ended Blur Brush
B the Core Capsule: fill with an Essential look, or a specialized capsule (all eyes, or all cheeks & lips)
C the long awaited Double Cleanse

Want to see touch and feel? I have them in to show and share…. Reach out if you want to come by and see for yourself ❤️

To shop the new drops: (10am today)
http://restorecollective.co/carriecalef

Pickling 🥒 Cukes!!!

Start with good fresh ingredients

Make sure your tools are sterilized

Anticipate this will take some time… so make room in your schedule (pick a day and enjoy the process)

For those of you still looking for Pickling Cucumbers the Italian Grocery store may still have some. Kuhlmann’s may just start having them available…. And unless you have your name on a waiting list for the Hutterites… you just may be out of luck.

If anyone does still know where to find cukes… drop your locations below.

Have a different recipe you love: share in the comments.

My recipe started with my Grama Helena’s chicken scratch recipe (so vague I had to wing it and experiment): follow along the photos and the directions are included 😍