Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there! Even if you are not a mother you probably have done some "motherly" something for someone and that counts too in my book!!

I have had a lovely Mother's Day!! My kids created a great book, If You Give a Mom a Cookie... It is so cute and my daughter took all the photos herself with her digital camera! My sweet husband barted a turkey dinner for a Sirius Satelite Radio for me and then used his poker winnings to buy me a year long subscription!!!! There were also lots of other little goodies...my favoite shampoo, aloe socks (sounds crazy but I can't wait to try them out!) and Mint Milano cookies (chocolate and mint together in a cookie), it just doesn't get better than that!!!!

We are having a lovely day here so we are going to do some outside jobs and get my van washed!

Enjoy your day!

Convention!

Yipee!! My buddies got registered for convention today! I registered on Friday because of being chosen as a Make 'n' Take helper. I have my flights all set and am ready to go!!! This will be my second convention. I was able to go a couple of years ago but this year should be a real blast as it is Stampin' Up!'s 20th anniversary!! I am going to be traveling with a couple of good stampin' buddies and I am so excited!! I guess I better get going on making swaps! Last time I went I took over 100 and was "swapped out" really quickly! I have to run...school work and some other stuff to do around the house.
Happy Stamping!

New Promotion from Stampin' Up!

Have you ever thought about becoming a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator? Now could be just the right time. Stampin' Up! is offering 20% off the cost of the kit which is regularly $199. The 20% off brings the cost to $159 Plus you can choose a set of Hodge Podge Hardware from the Spring/Summer Collection! Check out the flyer here!

If being a demonstrator isn't your idea of a fun job (I can't imagine that but...) you might want to check out the Chipboard Promotion! Just spend $35 on any catalog merchandise and get any of the Stampin' Up! chipboard at 25% off!!

Here are a few more birthday cards from our class on Sunday. This one uses the Jersey Shore DSP and the large star punch. The Happy Birthday set has so may great ways to wish everyone a wonderful day!

The Celebrate Everything set is the focal point of this great card. This is a very versatile card...it could be a kid card or a teen card, girl or boy.

Birthday Card Class

So I was finally able to take a few minutes to get pictures of the birthday cards we made at class on Sunday. This was a class where the participants made 10 different birthday cards.

We try to have masculine, kid cards, generic birthday, as well as the pretty type that we all generally find easier to design!

This one uses the Noble Deer set. The main image was stamped twice, once in Blue Bayou on Naturals White CS and then in white craft ink and embossed in the Blue Bayou CS. Each image was cut in half and then lined up on the Sahara Sand layer. This seemed to be a favorite card among the people attending

This great kid card uses the Bugs and Kisses stamp set and the spiral punch. Lisa created this great card! The greeting reads "Sending worm wishes on your bug day!" This set is great for all kinds of kid cards!

We used the Pun Fun set and matching jumbo wheel for this fun kid card. This set has so many great images that Lisa and I are trying to figure out when we offer a class just using this set! The rocket ship is stamped twice, once on the Bashful Blue layer and once again on a scrap of Naturals White CS. We used ink pads and Aquapainters to color the rocket and then cut it out. It is mounted on the Bashful Blue layer using dimensionals to create depth.

Okay, there is a start and I can show you more over the next couple of days. I do need to get some sleep as we have a busy weekend coming up!

Happy Stamping!

Marvelous Monday!

It was great to be back at school today! The kids seemed happy to be back as well. The GIANT snow mountain is finally gone from the playground!!! All the classes had put in a guess for when that would happen and we will find out who was closest on Thursday.

I had so much fun at my workshop tonight! I LOVE stamping with this group of ladies! They thought the 3 projects in 3 minutes was awesome and one lady thinks the little flat fry box/origami cup would make excellent wedding favors for her daughters wedding.

I was going to try to post the cards from class yesterday but I didn't have time to get them all photographed. Perhaps tomorrow...

Time to get some shut eye...okay, okay I should post at least one card since this is a stamping blog. Let's see what treats I have from the Spring Fling swaps... This one uses one of my favorite sets Unfrogettable! The flowered DSP is from Summer Picnic.

Hey have you heard that Stampin' Up! is extending the order period for the Occasions Mini Catalog until June 30th?! Yipee an extra month to demo (and buy) from this awesome mini!!

Now I really am going to bed!

Happy Stamping!

Fabulous Friday Fun

This has been quite a week in New Hampshire! The weather has been absolutely FABULOUS!! Sunny and warm...yipee!!

I have a few errands today that will have me out enjoying the lovely weather today. I do have to finish preparing for a class on Sunday and workshop on Monday but perhaps I can do some of that out doors as well!

I am still having fun with all the cool stuff I learned at Spring Fling last week! My friend Dorene Decibus demonstrated all kinds of fun things to do with chipboard. Here she used a circle of chipboard and covered it with craft white ink. When it was dry (you can hurry it along a bit by heat setting it) she stamped the flower on in Stazon black ink and then colored the flower to match the card. It stands out from the rest of the card just enough to highlight the flower!

This one she left the chipboard plain. Did you know that it matches Sahara Sand card stock perfectly? Now you do!! So you can use chipboard pieces as frames and that sort of thing just as it is!

Also, You can use our beautiful Designer Series Papers to cover the chipboard. Our glue stick works great for that!! Just cover one side of the chipboard with glue and then lay it on the "back side" (side you don't want to show) of the DSP. Turn over and rub on the DSP to really get a good hold (the heat from the friction helps the glue set!) You can also sit on it while you finish other elements of your card or scrapbook page! Again it is the heat! Now just use you Papersnips to trim along the edge of the chipboard!

Stampin' Up! is offering a GREAT chipboard promotion for the month of May! You can check it out here. Don't miss out!! Be sure to get your chipboard in the month of MAY!!! Check back here for a Blog special as well!

Well I guess it is time to start my errands. Have a Fabulous Friday! Check back on Monday to see some of the birthday cards we are making at class on Sunday!

Wednesday is Wonderful

Well since the Tuesday test worked I will consider doing that more often, especially when I expect life to get busy!

So I hate to share all the stuff we learned or it won't be new and fun when I demo it at a workshop, but there is so much that I could burst if I don't share some more with you. So I mentioned that there were 8 demonstrations at Spring Fling and one of them was all about rub-ons. One of the Sale-a-Bration items this year was a set of rub-ons. Have you been wondering what to do with them besides make cards? Check out these wonderful ideas by Kathi Hildreth!

Rub a lovely design onto a jar candle!

What about jewlery?!

How about a lampshade?

There are a few things to remember when you are using rub-ons...they rub-on and they will rub OFF! If you plan to use an item often you might want to consider sealing the rub-on with a clear sealer. Also, they will wash off so don't put them on your favorite coffee mug! Do have fun with them!!! Let me know how you use your rub-ons. Leave a comment or e-mail me a picture at lpstamp@verizon.net.