Organization Idea

I found a great idea for storing punches on Splitcoast Stampers. I love how it gets my punches out of a drawer and up where I can see them and possibly be inspired to use them! All you need to buy is a cheap curtain rod - I even hung these 2 myself! Thanks to whoever came up with this great idea!

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Card details:

Stamps: Seeing Spots, Riveting
CS: Choc Chip, Cool Carribean, W white
Ink: Choc Chip, Cool Carribean, Craft White
Other: Taupe Grosgrain Ribbon, Circle punches, cuttlebug, ticket corner punch

I am gonna blog so much this weekend you'll be sick of me!!

I am stuck in the house with Jarren this weekend so that he can recover from his surgery. I have managed to get some stamping done so I will be posting lots of pictures!

This card is for an upcoming graduation. The card is stamped "congratulations" on the inside.

Card details:
Stamps: Be Happy
CS: Perfect Plum, So Saffron, Misc from slab pack, w white
Ink: Perfect Plum, So Saffron
Other: Ticket corner punch, flower punch, brads, non-su ribbon

Another idea

Well, chicks....I can't do much else but surf the web here at the hospital. I am very thankful that they have wireless Internet here! We should get to go home tomorrow. I found an idea for using the scrap rubber pieces you have left over from mounting your stamps. Here's the link:

http://crazydaisycreations.blogspot.com/2007/04/
make-your-own-background-stamp.html

I am definitely going to try this one, I wish I hadn't thrown away all my scrap rubber from the last 75 stamp sets I have mounted!!

Enjoy!

Tie Some Ribbon

I know some of you struggle with putting ribbons on your cards and scrapbook pages. I found a blog with a tutorial on ribbon tying and thought I would share with you. Here's the link:

http://prairiepaperandink.typepad.com/amyr/2007/04/ribbon_tying.html

I should be able to get some stamping done this weekend and the beginning of the week. I am at the hospital right now waiting for my youngest son to be released from here. He had his tonsils out this morning and is doing so well they are going to let us go home soon. I have taken off work for a couple of days so I plan to load you girls up with some blogs if everything goes as well as it has today!!

I'll be blogging to you soon!
Laurie

I love this color combo!

Card details:
Stamps: Friends are Like Flowers, Everyday Flex. Phrases
CS: Buck. Blue, W White, Choc Chip
Ink: Buck Blue, Choc Chip, Always Artichoke, So saffron
Other: Taupe ribbon, tag, cuttlebug, CM cutting system, scallop scissors, Maize ribbon

April Stampin Up Special

Say It With Stamps Promotion

April 1 - 30, 2007

Nothing says "buy me now" like stamps at a discount! During April only, you can purchase the following versatile greeting and alphabet sets at 20 percent off with no minimum purchase required.

Purchase any of these six stamp sets at a discounted price of 20 percent off. No additional purchase is required and there is no limit on the number of discounted sets you may purchase.

107123 pg 177 Warm Words $19.95 now $15.96
103877 pg 190 Tiny Talk * $16.95 now $13.56
107351 pg 183 In My Thoughts $28.95 now $23.16
102176 pg 178 All-Year Cheer II * $29.95 now $23.96
107325 pg 194 Short Order Alphabet $38.95 now $31.16
104383 pg 191 Everyday Flexible Phrases $39.95 now $31.96

* This set will be retired as of June 30, 2007 and will not be available for purchase in future catalogs.

Please call me with your order if you are interested in the monthly special.

Hello again!

I haven't forgot how to post, I promise!! I actually stamped a little tonight for myself for a few minutes. I have been working on Easter cards to sell at work and scrapbooked more with my sister-in-law. I came up with this really simple card to make if you are ever in a bind for a card! You could just change the greeting and it could be for any occasion you need.

Card details:
Stamps: french script BG, Heartfelt Thanks, Sincere Salutations
CS: rose red, cert. celery, barely banana, w white
Ink: rose red, markers for the other colors
Other: vintage brads, ticket corner punch

Sorry I haven't posted

Sorry I haven't posted chicks! I have just been busy with outside projects lately like preparing for stamp camp, working in the yard, and helping my sister-in-law do some scrapbooking. I wanted to send a big thank you to my friend Jennifer for making me these cute wooden cutouts of my initials! Thanks Jennifer, you're the best!!

I promise I will get some stuff posted by the end of the week, don't unsubscribe!!

Thursday = Thanks

Here is my thank you card to all of you that have continued to look at my blogs even when I produce terrible ones like yesterday! Today I wanted to challenge myself to use a color combo that I had never used before. I found this color combo in one of my SU magazines and thought I would give it a try. I used the Rock 'n' Roll technique here. Basically, I took the flower stamp and inked in saffron and then rolled the edges with chocolate chip. It can bring some life into a boring stamp!

Card details:
Stamps: Petal Pushers, Riveting (hostess)
CS: Certainly Celery, Choc. Chip, So Saffron, W White
Inks: Choc. Chip, So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Markers
Other: Soft subtles buttons, hemp twine, ribbon, circle punches, mini glue dots, cuttlebug

Wednesday = Bird-day

I promised you all blog cards everyday this week, I never promised they would all be good ones!! I was very tired tonight and was having trouble focusing. All I came up with was with bird card. Sorry chicks, I will do better tomorrow night!!

Card details:Stamps: fontastic BG, Love ya bunches
CS: so saffron, choc chip, w white, cameo coral, designer
Ink: black, markers
other: ribbon, circle punches, flower punch

Tuesday = Love

I blew the dust off the Love Ya Bunches set that I have hardly used since I purchased it in December. This was one of the sets that SU offered for half price that month. Enjoy.

Card Details:
Stamps: Love Ya Bunches
CS: Bashful Blue, So Saffron (one of my fav's), pretty in pink, designer from scrappin kit
Ink: Black, certainly celery, markers
Other: daisy punch, earth elem brads, ribbon, circle punches, silver cord

Birthday Monday

I have posted, like, 3 days in a row now! That must be a record for me! Anyway, I chose birthday for today's occasion and I decided to make it a masculine card since those seem to be harder for people to make. Some of you may remember using the 5 in 1 template several months ago at one of my camps. This is basically the same card, I just changed the theme up a bit. Have a great week everyone!

Card details:
Stamps: It's your birthday, Send a Celebration (retired), Warmest Regards, riveting
CS: Cranberry Crisp, Buckaroo Blue, 2 sided designer paper from SU!
Ink: Cranberry Crisp, Buckaroo Blue, Marigold Morning
Other: 5 in 1 template, cuttlebug, punches

Sunday Sympathy

I am going to TRY something new this week. I am going to, hopefully if time allows, post a card each day this week. Each card will be for a different occasion. Today is Sunday and I chose sympathy. I thought I would get the "not so cheery" one out of the way first.

Card details:
Stamps: Measure of a Life (hostess), weathered
CS: perfect plum, pretty in pink, so saffron
Ink: versamark (I embossed the butterfly), so saffron, pretty in pink, perfect plum, white craft
other: earth elem brad, embossing powder. sponges, ticket corner punch

Simply Said

I have been inspired by Spring weather again today!

Card Details:
Stamp sets: Simply Said
CS: Cameo Coral, So Saffron, Certainly Celery, W White
Ink: Cameo Coral and markers
Other: Stampin Up Ribbon, tag from tag sheet, that thing that makes the ripples (can't remember what it is called, Having a brain fart), silver cord
Technique: none
Difficulty: (1 easy - 5 hard)

Wednesday Get Well

I have been home all week with a sick 2 year old so that inspired me to make a get well card. Not sure if it is for him or for me but here it is!! I found out yesterday that he needs his tonsils out and the doctor made an appointment for us in Nashville to see an allergy doctor for some testing. Jarren had bronchitis, upper resp. infection, infected tonsils and infected ears (and he has tubes) when we went to the doctor. I took him to the emergency room on Sunday and they barely took the time to look at him so we have made 2 more trips to the doctor this week for shots and to have him looked over. I think we are on the road to recovery now and hopefully I will return to work tomorrow.

Card details:
Stamps: Under the weather, Sincere Salutations
CS: Not Quite Navy, So Saffron, Old Olive, Misc from Chatterbox
Ink: So Saffron, Old Olive, Choc Chip, Not Quite Navy
Other: crystal effects (on soup), ticket corner punch, cuttlebug embossing

Balmy Breezes & Cracked Glass

Doesn't this card just make you want to relax on the beach? I know I am ready for a vacation!! I wanted to practice the cracked glass technique since I will be teaching it at my next stamp camp and this is what I made tonight. It was really easy, just a little time consuming with the embossing. I don't know if you can tell by the picture, the palm tree has a glass coating on it that I made look cracked and old. I was trying to get an antique look out of it, I think it needed a bit more choc. chip ink sponged on it. Just click on the picture to make it larger and you can see the cracks better.

For those of you not on my stamp camp email list, I will be having a camp here at my home on the 23rd at 6:00. We will do 5 projects and have snacks. The cost is $8 but the fee is waived with a $35 order. Email me if you would like to attend.

Name Frames

I have been making name frames today (without frames)for the girls I work with. They liked mine that I made to decorate my locker and they wanted them too! They all three have different personalities so I tried to match the patterns to them. I hope they like them when I take them to work with me tomorrow!! Also, I hope you all noticed that I have a watermark for my photos now! I paid a fellow demonstator that I met through blogging to make it for me. I think she did a great job, I am just proud that I managed to get it onto my pictures!

More birthdays!

Here is another one of the birthday cards I made the other day. The recipients have received them in the mail now so it is safe to post the picture! I made 2 of these for my cousin-in-laws, Tabby & Donna. They are the ones that got me into stamping - thanks girls!!

Card details (if I can remember):
stamps: Eat Cake
CS: pretty in pink, whisper white, designer series paper, choc chip
Ink: pretty in pink, choc chip
Other: tag from tag sheet, glitter around the candle flames, silver cord, ticket corner punch

Adorable Lunchbox Tin

I bought this lunchbox at Michael's months ago and for some reason could not get the motivation to decorate it. I had one of the free Sellabration Scrappin kits laying out on my table and decided to use it. OMG!! It was so easy. It literally only took about 10 or 15 minutes. The most time consuming part was tying the ribbons on the handle. The tin costs about $6 and you can purchase other SU kits that are just as cute. The kits are $12.95 and you get a ton of supplies in it for the money. I still have enough stuff left over from mine to do several cards and a couple of scrapbook pages. Wouldn't this make a cute teacher's gift or secret pal gift! Sigh....I love this stamping stuff. :)

Rain, rain go away!!

I tried to get out and about today but it was just too messy and I came home. My youngest, Jarren was also being a terror! He fell out of the shopping cart at Michael's - how embarrassing. He is okay though, can't hurt that hard headed kid. So, needless to say, I didn't make any purchases at Michael's today. His screaming seemed to get me out of the mood to shop! I was hoping that they would have some more accessories for my cuttlebug but I didn't see anything that striked my fancy.

Anyway, I came back home and made some birthday cards. I had several to make this weekend. I will post one picture today and the other later next week (after the receivers get them in the mail - I don't want to ruin the surprise).

Card Details:
Stamps: Tag Time & It's your Birthday; Cardstock: Pink Passion, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Green Galore, misc from "slab"; Ink: Black, pixie pink; Other: Cuttlebug (smile), ribbon (non SU), 1 1/4" punch, tag from tag sheet, silver cord, sponge

Sketch Challenge

I want to thank Jennifer Stinnett, one of my faithful stamp campers for participating in the sketch challenge. She did a beautiful page using pretty in pink and certainly celery with pictures of her cutie pie, Keegan. Thanks for the picture Jennifer!

Spring Fever

I am really getting spring fever with that sun out bright today. I am home sick today and can't get out so I decided to do a little stamping to brighten my day. I wanted to get a head start on some Easter cards and I came up with this one that uses the bleaching technique. Those of you that will be attending my stamp camp on Friday will learn this cool technique that is soooo easy. If you are unable to attend camp, check out the resources section on www.splitcoaststampers.com and look for the bleaching tutorial.

I also found a free Easter font from provocraft. I downloaded it and printed off "Happy Easter" for the inside of the card. This will have to do until I get an Easter stamp! Here's the link for the free font: http://scrapbooking.about.com/library/weekly/bleastereggfont.htm

Card details:
Stamps: A New Little Someone, Tag Time
CS: pretty in pink, perfect plum, confetti white, so saffron, misc from slab pack
Ink: versamark
Markers: perfect plum, pretty in pink
Other: tag from tag sheet, 1 3/8" punch, 1 1/4" punch, hemp twine, cuttle bug, black embossing powder, bleach, pink ribbon

Today is Sarah's Birthday!

Today is my step-daughter, Sarah's 18th birthday. Man, time as flown. It seems like just yesterday that my hubby, Gary, was bringing this little red-headed baby over to my house for me to meet her. She was 17 months old when we started dating so we have spent a lot of time together over the years.

Anyway, to the reason I blogged! I made a birthday card for her today. She is out with friends at a movie right now and they will be coming back here after for snacks and cake. I thought this card would be perfect for her. I must confess though that I CASE'd this layout from Maria at www.stampinupinspritations.blogspot.com. Check out her blog sometime, she does a really good job.

Card Details:
Stamps: eat cake
Inks: regal rose, old olive, so saffron markers and regal rose ink spot
Paper: regal rose, old olive, w white, misc from a slab pack
other: silver cord, tag from tag sheet, sponge for edges, cuttlebug

I hope you all are having a great weekend.
Laurie

Cute Valentine Layout

I found this on www.pencillines.com - it is an adorable layout for a valentine's page. Okay, okay, I will quit posting the sketches!! Have a great weekend.

Laurie

New sketch challenge

I tried to work on the February sketch challenge today. After about 45 minutes of work, I still had nothin'. I just didn't like the layout. I got on Pagemaps.com today and found one that I think will work for me. So, I am scratching the first sketch challenge and making this the official one for the month. Have fun with it!!

Happy Valentine's Day

I don't have much to report today, just wanted to wish you all a happy valentine's day!! I just have one card to share today. I've been dreaming of Spring and how I can't wait for it to get here. This card's colors remind me of warm weather.

Card details: Stamps - Seeing Spots; Cardstock and Inks - cool carribean, real red, marigold morning; other - vintage brads

Card Tote

I was trying to come up with something different for my next stamp camp. I swore that I saw this idea on the Internet but when I tried to go back and find it, I couldn't find it anywhere, so, maybe I just dreamed it. Anyway, this is a little card tote that is made out of a gift bag. You could always add dividers to it for some organization. Give me a shout if you want to do this at camp this month.

Valentines, Valentines, Valentines

I made about 14 Valentine cards tonight. Some for my family and some to sell at work for my coworkers to give their honeys. I used my Cuttlebug on all of them, I just love playing with that little thing. I used the same layout for each card to speed things up. I hope you enjoy.

New toy..I mean, business necessity

I took Gary to Michael's today so he could shop for my Valentine's present. I made it really easy on him this year, I picked my gift out myself to save him the hassle of buying something and then having to take it back!! I have been wanting the Cuttlebug for about a month or so. They even let me use the 40% off coupon, this gave me $32 off!! This little machine does embossing and die cutting, kinda like the sizzix machine. The alphabets are quite a bit cheaper for this one though. I mostly wanted it for the embossing. The alpha's are $79 but they let you use the coupons for those too. I got a Cricut for Mother's day last year but really haven't used it much. I just can't seem to get the hang of it, so far, I hate it. It ticks me off that you can't use coupons for the Cricut products. This should add a nice touch to some of my cards that I sell at work. I will be posting some of my cards I made tonight shortly. Have a good weekend!

Valentine Nugget Boxes

Sorry I haven't posted much lately ladies but I have been very busy making and selling nugget boxes for Valentine's Day. I had these for one of the projects at a stamp camp I did several months ago. I did not expect to get the response that I received from my coworkers! I sold 45 of the boxes and just completed the rest of them tonight....finally!! These little slider boxes hold 3 Hershey Nuggets. I stamped the outside part and address labels to go around each little candy. The Avery 8160 labels work perfectly for this. Here is the link to the pattern if you would like to try to make one for yourself or do a search for "nugget boxes": http://stampmycard.com/images/ideas/nugget_box/Nugget_Box.pdf
There are also some patterns floating around on the web for bigger boxes that hold 6 and 9 nuggets in them. Very cute for teacher's gifts, secret pals, birthdays, etc. Print out the pattern and give it a try. The first one is the hardest but after that you will get the hang of it!

February Sketch Challenge

I have been really procrastinating on my scrapbooking for the last 8 - 10 months. I just want to play with my cards and stuff because I feel like I can get so much more accomplished in such a short time. Well, things are going to change around here! I am going to force myself to get back into scrapbooking my family pics. I am going to start putting scrapbooking challenges on here not only for you but for me! If you complete the challenge, please be sure to email a picture of it to me. Good luck with this one.

Directions for Photo Explosion Box

This past Friday night, I hosted a stamp camp at my home. A few of the participants wanted the "recipe" for the Photo Box project. Well, your wish is my command! It is sometimes hard for me to put my thoughts into words but I will give it a try. If the directions are unclear, please feel free to call or email me and I will do my best to get you thru it!

Box:
piece 1 (outside) - 7 1/2" x 7 1/2" scored at 2 1/2" & 5" in both directions
piece 2 (middle) - 6 3/4" x 6 3/4" scored at 2 1/4" & 4 1/2" in both directions
piece 3 (inside) - 6" X 6" scored at 2" & 4" in both directions

cut out all 4 corners on each piece - this will make it look like a plus sign (+) and keep your scraps to mat the other colors. When you stamp the outside piece, keep in mind that you will be folding the sides up and don't stamp it upside down (way to go, Angela!).

Lid:
3 1/2" x 3 1/2" scored at 1/2" on all 4 sides.
Make slits on one side of each corner to make a tab to fold in and punch for a brad. Decorate the lid as you would like.

You can fill the box with little cut out pictures of family and friends. It would be cute sitting on your desk at work! It would also make a nice teacher's gift or secret pal gift. Have fun with this one and don't forget to call me if you get stuck!!

Something for me

I wanted to show you all what my good friend, Neal Ann, made for me! Isn't it cute! She knows how much I love ribbon and made this cute, girly ribbon jar for me. I just love it because it makes my stamp area look pretty as well as being functional! Thank you Neal Ann - you rock!!

Love Candle

My project for today was a valentine candle. I thought it would make an adorable teacher's gift! Here is a quick refresher course on how to stamp candles:
1) Stamp images on tissue paper
2) trim images closely
3) lay images where you want them on candle (affix one at a time)
4) wrap wax paper around candle
5) heat the image with a heat gun until you can see that it has melted into the candle just slightly, it will look shiny. **don't heat too much or you will melt the candle***
6) remove wax paper and use a new wax paper sheet for each image that you want on the candle. If you can still see the tissue paper when you remove the wax paper just lay the wax paper back down on it and heat a little longer.

Note**a hair dryer will not work for this project, you will have to use a heat gun, preferably a stampin up gun!!

SU! updates

As a demonstrator, I get a magazine each month from stampin up. I am going to start posting each month when I get a magazine on the updates. That way, my readers will know about upcoming events and products as well as tips and tricks almost as soon as I do.

For February:
-Have you ever considered purchasing a "Simply Scrappin" kit? Each kit contains 12 sheets of 12x12 card stock (8 solid, 4 patterned) and 6 sheets of 6 x 12 self adhesive die cuts. All of these pieces are color coordinated and contains enough materials to make at least 20 cards or plenty of scrapbook pages. There are also coordinating stamp sets that can be purchased separately.

- Sell-a-bration is still going on thru the end of Feb. Get a free stamp set or simply scrappin kit from the sell-a-bration catalog with a $50 purchase.

-For those of you interested in becoming a demonstrator, even if just for the discount, SU is now offering a mini kit for $99. This kit has been mostly designed for those who have already purchased a lot of stampin up product in the past but is available to anyone. You only have a $300 (retail) quarterly minimum to stay active.

-SU! will now be offering semiannual catalogs instead of annual. the Fall/Winter collection will be available in July '07 with the Spring/Summer becoming available in January '08. The catalogs will be 208 pages. Sets that are out of season during the sales period will be removed but still available for purchase unless the set has been retired. They will also reduce the mini-catalog program from 4 per year to only 2. I know what you're thinking..."Now I have to buy 2 catalogs a year", while this is a true statement, just think of all the fresh ideas you will get every 6 months! I think it is very exciting.

That's it for updates in the current issue of Stampin Success. Please contact me if you have any questions or are interested in any of the offers.

Ah-choo!!

I made some really cute get well cards today to take to work to sell to my coworkers. I received a card similar to this in St. Louis at our SU! conference and I just changed the colors/patterns up a bit. I want to send a big thank you out to the original creator. This card uses the Under the weather set and the word window punch and that is it (besides the tissue!). What a simple card that is sure to get a WOW!!

Simple Valentines

I have started working on some Valentine's Day cards the past few days and I have struggled with them. I think I have an idea in my head but I just can't get it to come out on the paper! I am not real happy with these but thought I would share what I have. So far, the faux postage Valentine that I posted a week or so ago is my favorite.

Weekly Challenges

I was wondering if you all would participate in some stamping/scrapbooking challenges if I put that on the website. For example, I may put a challenge for next week on the board to do a scrapbook page in red,white, and black. You do not have to make them totally Stampin Up, use whatever you have on hand. I would like for you all to submit pictures to me if you have a scanner or digital camera and maybe once a month I will pick one for a prize (free snail, pack of paper, etc.). I just want to keep you all inspired and stamping/scrapping and sometimes you may need a little push in the right direction. Please let me know if this is anything you would be interested in doing. Hope you all have a great week.

Stampin Up! News

Stampin' Up announced yesterday that there will be a new semi annual catalog in the coming Stampin' Up year. Also, instead of 4 mini catalogs each year there will only be 2. The good news about the Idea book & catalog is that they will remove the off-season stamp sets so that way you can find what you need more easily. They will offer new hostess sets with each catalog and that will give you a chance to receive more free stuff! I am excited about this new program and I hope that you will be too. I haven't heard about the price of these catalogs yet but will keep you posted.

Stampin' Up will also be offering a new mini starter kit for those of you that would like to be a Stampin' Up hobbyist demonstrator or for those of you that already have tons of supplies. The price of the kit will only be $99 and those that sign up will still receive all of the same benefits as any other demonstrator. So, if you would like to receive up to 40% off your Stampin Up wish list contact me!

I hope you all have a good weekend. I am planning on working on some valentines for school kids and our hubbies so stay tuned!

A Poem for Husbands

I received this cute little poem from my upline and I really got a kick out of it. I know all of the husbands out there can appreciate this! Enjoy!

She learned to stamp on Monday
Her embossing was quite fine.
She forgot to set out dinner,
So we went out to dine.

She brayered backgrounds Tuesday
She says they are a must.
They really were quite lovely
But she forgot to dust.

On Wednesday it was birthday cards
She says that chalking's fun.
Shading, blending, and watercoloring...
But the laundry wasn't done.

Her card swap was on Thursday
Using green and blue and red;
I guess she really was engrossed,
She never made the bed!

It was shaker cards on Friday
Using techniques she just adores,
But she never seemed to notice
The crumbs on all the floors.

I found a maid on Saturday!
My week is now complete
My wife can stamp the hours away;
The house will still be neat.

Well, it's already Sunday,
And my forehead's feeling damp.
I cursed, I raved, and I ranted--
The MAID has learned to stamp!!!

Stamp Space

Every girl needs her very own stampin space. I wanted to share a picture of my stamp space, mainly for those of you that have not been to my house! My hubby put these cabinets in for me back in the Spring and I love them. I did have my scrapping stuff here too but my stamping took over and I had to move the scrapping back to the desk in my bedroom. I try to keep it nice and tidy like this but that doesn't always happen. I have all of my stamp sets in the drawers to the right. My punches are in the little boxes on top of my filing cabinet. There is a table that you can't see that has "milk crate" style boxes on them with all my cardstock in hanging file folders filed by colors. I bought the ink pad holder from a man on the internet. I really like it because it doesn't take up much space and I have all of my inks right there in front of me. That's it for today, hope you all are having a great week.

Smile

My grandmother and aunt are both having surgery this coming week so I sat down today to make some cards for them to let them know that I am thinking of him and wishing them a quick recovery. I chose the petal pushers set using perfect plum, apricot appeal, and pretty in pink to make a sweet, cheerful card. I used the "rock & roll technique" for the flower's bloom. If you are not familiar with this technique, it is where you take a stamp (like the flower) ink the stamp with your lighter color first and then "roll" the stamp's edge in a darker color. I could have also used a darker pink. I like to do all kinds of different techniques to make my cards unique!

I am starting a ribbon club this month and wanted to extend the invitation out to my subscribers that are not my local customers. In this club, you would get 5 colors of the stampin' up! grosgrain ribbon - 3 yards of each color - each month for 4 months. The cost for my local customers is $6.00 per month, for orders that would have to be mailed the cost will be $6.75. At the end of the club you will receive the remaining 3 colors (3 yards of each) for free. That is 69 yards of ribbon all together which will give you enough ribbon to do tons of projects. Contact me by January 19th if you are interested in joining the ribbon club.

Mommy Time!

Gary was gracious enough to give me some mommy stamping time tonight - yippee!! I worked on the technique that I will be teaching at the January camp. It is called faux postage and it is really precious! All of the details are on Splitcoast if you want to take a sneak peak. Our next camp may be a little time consuming so be prepared to stay awhile! Hope you all enjoy this one as much as I did (it doesn't take much to excite me!).

Let's get back to stamping!

I tried and tried yesterday to stamp and someone (named Jarren) wouldn't let me. He was into everything, I couldn't turn my back for a minute. I really thought I would get a lot done on my days off for the holiday. What a joke. I only have one card to show for my efforts. I did manage to get this one camp card completed. It uses the "Eat Cake" set. I originally started out looking at the project with the Ruff Day set on page 144 in the catalog. Isn't it funny how you can start out CASEing something but by the time you are finished it is your original!?! I would love to hear some feedback about it. If you all vote for this card for a camp project, let me know.

Happy New Year!

I just wanted to tell all my friends, family, and stampers, Happy New Year. I just can't wait to start off 2007 with Stampin' Up! 2007 will start off with the Sellabration promotion. For every $50 purchase you will receive a special stamp set from the sellabration catalog. Hostesses during January and February will also receive an additional stamp set for a $300 workshop on top of the gifts they would ordinarily receive. I have seen the sellabration sets and I want them all. See the link for the sellabration catalog under My Links.

I am planning a workshop for January 26th. We will be doing a couple valentine cards and the pictured photo explosion box. I may be adding another card in there also.

Can't wait to see and stamp with you girls again. I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and have a great New Year!

Santa came early!

I took advantage of the half price stamp sale and bought myself a couple of sets for Christmas. I ordered Love ya Bunches and Tag Time. For those of you who were at the camp where we did mostly birthday cards, we used Tag Time for the balloons with the curly strings. I thought I would post one of the cards that I did with my Love ya Bunches set. It is a really cute girly-girl set. I hope you all take advantage of this offer. I will be taking orders until Dec. 28th for the half price sale.

Google Group

I have started a google group and sent out invitations for all my customers to join the group. If you join, you should get an update by email when I publish to my blog (if I have this set up correctly). If you know of someone else that would like to join the group or that was left out in error, please let me know. You can also discuss things, like a forum, on the group. So feel free to use it however you want. It doesn't have to be all scrapbooking/stamping topics. Thanks.

Submit your work

Have any of you ever done a scrapbook page or card that you were just extremely proud of? If so, consider submitting your work to Papercrafts Magazine. They are always on the lookout for projects to publish in their magazine. The instructions for submitting are on their website, www.papercraftsmag.com. I also have them listed under my favorite links. They have bunches of ideas and use a lot of stampin up items. Their magazine only comes out every other month - that's a bummer! Check it out and let me know if you send in any of your work

Teacher's gifts

I wanted to share pictures of my teacher's gift for Jarrett's 4th grade teacher this year. I took inexpensive items from the Dollar Tree and stamped them up to make cute little personalized gifts. I covered a composition notebook with some of our specialty paper (Spring Flowers) and added a few embellishments. I made a matching ink pen by adding paper to the inside of the pen and tying on some ribbon. I also made a matching candle. For those of you that have not had the opportunity to learn the stamping on candles technique, please email me and I will give you the instructions - it is really easy. I think Jarrett's teacher will love her gift.

Half Price Stamps!!

If you’re looking for great gift ideas this holiday season, look
no further than Stampin’ Up!® From December 1 through
December 31, you can get six beautiful stamp sets for 50
percent off their regular price with a $30 minimum purchase*.
Whether you’re looking for gifts for your favorite stamper or
just want to sneak a gift under the tree for yourself, you won’t
want to miss out on the Holidays at Half-Off Promotion! And
if you haven’t already checked out our new Simply Sent Card
Kits, they make a great gift for any stamper and will also count
toward your $30 minimum purchase.
Call me today to place your order. Because of holiday postal
delays, you’ll want to place your order before December
15 to make sure you get it in time for Christmas. I look
forward to hearing from you!

108981 pg 80 Love Ya Bunches $17.95 now $8.98
108982 pg 197 Rough Edges Alphabets $19.95 now $9.98
108983 pg 49 Merry $22.95 now $11.48
108984 pg 24 Tag Time $26.95 now $13.48
108985 pg 62 Mini Mates $29.95 now $14.98
108986 pg 25 Sketch It $34.95 now $17.48
For more information, check out the website!