Happy Thursday

It has been a while since I last posted. I was in Virginia for part of the time. I went to the Stampin' Up! Regional Event with a good friend of mine. We had a great time! I finally got my picture taken with Shelli...the co-founder and CEO of Stampin' Up!, I've been trying for quite sometime.

I took tons of pictures and learned a few new techniques. I was very impressed with a couple of the workshop wows. One demonstrator used sponges and both masking and reverse masking to create gorgeous suns with silouettes! I can't wait to try it!

Another demonstrator showed us how to create fun plaids using the edge of the brayer. It seemed a bit messy looking as just a piece of cardstock but once it was combined with other elements it was beautiful! Check out this piece of framed art!

When you are ready to learn these great techniques let me know so I can do a workshop for you and your family and friends!

Until next time....not so long between posts I hope!

Election Day!!

Today is the day!! We have had the political ads on TV and radio for months now...it is time to vote! My son will be voting for the first time today!! Remember...If you don't vote you can't complain!

When I was checking the Stampin' Up! website this morning I saw this card...Susan Swanson is the artist. I think it is a great card!

So no matter what your political views happen to be it is important to employ your constitutional right to vote!

Have a great day!

A few more Christmas cards

I thought I would share a few of the Christmas cards we did at our 10 card class a couple of weeks ago. It was a lot of fun! We seem to have a Lovely As A Tree card every year! It is such a marvelous set and really lends itself well to Christmas cards...okay it is great for all sorts of cards!! This one uses the Faux Dry Embossing Technique. Stamp with color ink and then use the stamp positioner to stamp the image again in white ink just off the first image.

My friend Dorene Decibus designed this very pretty card. I love the Baroque Motifs stamp set as it is another very versitile stamp set. I was not excited about this set when I first saw it...but it has become one of my favorites. I like the fact that Dorene used non-traditional colors for this holiday card.

This card using the new Christmas Classics stamp set was designed by a fellow SBD (Stampers By Design) stampin' sister. She used the scallop edge punch and embossed the tree in silver. Three Rich Regals brads were added as ornaments on the tree. So cute!

I hope you have enjoyed these cards...to order the supplies for these cards or a project of your own design just head over to my Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Website and put in your order online at anytime of the day or night.

Happy Stamping!

A Favorite Christmas Card

Hello!

I have done a couple of Christmas card classes recently and have heard lots of positive comments about the cards!

This one used the sanded background stamp in VersaMark ink to add a bit of texture to the card front. The word "joy" is from the great Stampin' Up! exclusive die Join in the Cheer. The other words on the die are peace, love, and cheer. It is a long strip so it could be used as a scrap book title. I only put paper for the words I wanted so as not to wast paper. I used Many Merry Messages to add the Season's Greetings in Always Artichoke ink.

Enjoy!!

Designer Series Paper for sale!

I have collected lots Fabulous designer paper during my last 5 years with Stampin Up! I have decided to part with all my retired designer paper that I have collected and offer it to YOU!
I have cut all of the DSP I have from over the last 4 years into stacks of 6x6 sheets (all retired from 2003-2007). These stacks are fabulous for quick added elements to your projects , scrapbook pages and this size is also perfect for all kinds of Big shot goodies you make for gifts!!
Each 6x6 stack has 75 sheets with assorted designs of retired Designer Series Paper. The paper from older designer packs have designs on one side and some are double sided designs from the newer packs.
If you’re interested in purchasing a stack for $20.00, Priority shipping is included within the USA ONLY, email me at lpstamp@verizon.net

I also have full unopened packs of Dashing, Flowers For You, Brocade Background, and DSP Prints River Rock. These originally sold for $9.95 and I will sell them for $5 plus shipping. I really need to clear things that I am not using out of my stamp room! These bargins won't be around long!! Please e-mail me soon so as not to be disappointed!!

Super Saturday

We have a busy weekend planned with Rich home to help with moving the computers to their new locations. We were able to get a new computer through a school district employee purchase program. It was tima as our old computer was running very slow!!

Last night I did a 10 card class with some of my good stamping friends. What a great time we had!! There were 11 ladies there making cards and nibbling on the fantastic treats that Marlene made for us. Some of the cards used retired stamp sets that some of the ladies had and wanted new ideas to use with them. Others used sets from the current catalog.

Loads of Love has been a favorite set of mine for a long time. I just love how many different things you can put in the back of the truck!! Last night somepeople used the gifts and others used the tree. The idea for this one came right from a past Idea Book and Catalog. I had to change the colors slightly as it used retired in colors.

I do need to finish getting ready for the class Lisa and I are doing tomorrow in Hinsdale. I will post other pictures from that class as well very soon.

Have a sunshiney day!

Exciting Month!

So October has begun and what a month it is shaping up to be! I have several workshops and classes scheduled so I will be doing lots of stamping and that is always exciting for me!! Also, the month of October was the official "start up" date of Stampin' Up! back in 1988. This month in celebration of that great time 20 years ago Stampin' Up! is offering a great selection of birthday stamp sets at 20% off with a $20 purchase. You can click here to check it out. Call or e-mail me with your order today!

Also if you have a Catalog Sampler you will notice awesome promotions offered on the back. The special for this month and through Nov. 30th is that if you host a $350 workshop you get to choose one stamp set from the Fall-Winter Sampler for FREE! Book your workshop now before my calendar is full!!!! Remember that a "catalog show", where you show the catalog to your friends and collect orders, counts and qualifies to earn hostess benefits including the FREE set from the Fall-Winter Sampler when your workshop totals $350 before s/h and taxes.

Just a reminder that NOW is a WONDERFUL time to join the Stampin' Up! family! Click here to find how you can join this great family for just $99! Think about what starting your own business might mean to your family...you get to choose when you work and this job is FUN!! There are not many places you can begin your own business for $99 and have the resources of a great company like Stampin' Up! to help you along in your success!! Call me if you have questions about this exciting opportunity!

All this and Halloween too!! I love Halloween! I love seeing the kiddies all dressed up! i miss making fun costumes for my kids to wear. One year Stephen was a train...not just one car but the whole train! We used a box and put the train along the bottom. I will have to see if I can find that picture. Right now I have to go get ready for school.



Okay one quick picture of the last of the punch cards we did. this one used the Three Blossoms Punch and we made the wreath with the little flowers adhered to a "doughnut" made of scrap paper to keep it round. It was cute and fun to make.


See you again soon!