HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Busy day on the phone!

Well, it was a busy day on the phone at my house yesterday. Todd's grandfather passed away yesterday morning so I was frantically trying to get our arrangements all set up to fly to Wisconsin. It's way too expensive for all of us to go at this point so just Todd and I will be leaving. We will leave tonight and stay in Seattle so we don't have to leave our house at 4 a.m. tomorrow morning. In between all the phone calls and internet searching I made a card for his grandmother. I think it is perfect. I used the stamp set Close As A Memory and Mellow Moss, Bravo Burgundy, Not Quite Navy, and Whisper White for this card. I also used the Paisley and Floral BG stamps. The ribbon is Prep School from the 06-07 Idea Book & Catalog. Actually all of these items are from the IB&C!

I also made a couple of little Love Notes for Todd while we are gone. I just want him to know that I'm there for him whatever he needs. For these I used the Love Notes from the Winter Mini is Very Vanilla and Chocolate Chip. I just used some Love Me designer paper (winter mini) and other colored card stock from our collection. The I Love You is a stamp from Gina K Designs and I love it! I think the script is really pretty and it can be used in different ways. I tried to make them manly but I'm not sure I succeeded. I'm sure he'll appreciate them anyway!

Now on to my 3-Day After Christmas Sale. The only way this trip affects my 3-Day Christmas Sale is that I need you all to send your e-mail to my yahoo account. If you don't have that address then I need your order by today at 3 p.m. You can also call and give Scott your order if it is necessary. I will still be putting the order in on Friday...first thing. Since I won't be here to collect money I will get it from you on Sunday.

So, there you have it! I doubt I'll be able to post while I'm gone but you never know! Again, any orders or questions are to be routed to my yahoo e-mail address.

Thanks!

After Christmas 3-Day Sale!

Lorie's 3-Day After Christmas Sale!

Here we go....

Order $20 - 29.99 and you may choose any color of Hemp Twine or an Adhesive Remover for FREE!

Order $30 - 39.99 and you may choose any $4.95 item for FREE! Think card stock or ink pad!

Order $40 - 49.99 and you may choose any $5.95 item for FREE! Check out the punches and the standard size wheels!

Order $50 - 59.99 and you may choose any $6.95 item for FREE! How about some Gingham or Grosgrain Ribbon?

Order $60 - 69.99 and you may choose any $7.95 item for FREE! Look at the Jumbo Wheels, Vintage Brads, or Staz-on ink pads.

Order $70 - 79.99 and you may choose any $8.95 item for FREE! How about some double sided designer paper?

Order $80 - 89.99 and you may choose any $9.95 item for FREE! The Star Struck stamp set is cute! Or, maybe Paper Snips?

Order $90 - 99.99 and you may choose any $10.95 item for FREE! How about trying the On Board Accents or On Board Simon Lower?

Over $100? Give me a call...I've got something very special for you!

Now, the logistic part of it...Your free item must be the exact amount or less. This offer
CAN be combined with SU!'s 1/2 price holiday sale. See here for more about that. Your order and payment must arrive to me between December 26th and 28th as I will be placing the order in the morning of the 29th.

So, ladies...that is it! I hope you find something you'll like! Just e-mail or call me!

Happy Christmas Eve Day!

Good morning all! Just a quick little post to let you know that we made it back from "the other side" just fine yesterday. Although it was slow going we didn't have any problems and Jon's flight even took off on time...can ya believe it?

I want to show you the ATC's (Artist Trading Cards) that I received from a swap I participated in. The swap was a technique swap which means each card should have had a technique with a description on the back of how to do that technique. I should have gotten 9 techniques back but only received 6 and of that only two had the directions on the back. I was hoping to use these for stamp club ideas and still can...I'll just have to dig a little further for the directions. So, drum roll please...Aren't they all cute? I do have to point out one in particular. The poinsettia is all dry embossed. I have a light table and some embossing templates but we've never done it and with inspiration like that? We must try it! I posted the ATC that I sent again just so you could see it as well.

So...there you go! Have a great Christmas Eve!

Yikes! It is snowing!

Well, looks like our trip over the pass to take Jon to the airport will be a harrowing one. The pass right now is chains required for all vehicles except all wheel drive (which we have) and no oversized vehicles. We have about two hours before we will leave but I doubt it will change much. I just sent the kids about to shovel 'cuz it looks like we have a couple of inches of snow already. Yes, it's still snow...big huge flakes...but if you get to far behind on the shoveling then when you finally go out...it takes FOREVER!

I have some cards that I received in a swap that I haven't shared with you yet so today is the day! They are from the Stinkin' Cute Swap that I was in a few weeks ago. I love this swap because it really shows how versatile this cute little set can be. There are Christmas cards, summer cards, and just plain cute cards in all color families. I like doing swaps that are smaller. Some swaps you can do upwards of over 25. This was a small 5 card swap which was perfect for me! Enjoy!

Okay, I'm off to worry a little bit more about the snow and the trip. ;0)

Happy Saturday!

I got to sleep in this morning!

Yahoo! It's Friday and the first day of Christmas break! Today we will be having Christmas for Jon as he leaves on Saturday for Wisconsin. He's very excited and frankly so am I. I can't wait to see if he likes what we picked out for him!

I did another card yesterday from the sketch challenge I'd like to share. For this card I used So Saffron, Almost Amethyst, and Bordering Blue CS. The Happy Birthday is from the level one hostess set Warmest Regards. The other stamp sets are Level 2 hostess set Both Way Blossoms and Fine Lace BG. It didn't turn out quite how I expected but it looks okay.

I also did a card for the Color Challenge on SCS but I'm not at all happy with it so before I post it I'm going to try again.

Hope everyone has a great Friday!

Love the Sketch Challenge!

I decided to try SC103 on SCS. I made two cards with this sketch which are distinctly different. One is with Ahoy Matey and the coordinating wheel, Matey's Map. I used Cheesecloth BG, Aida Cloth BG, and cut out his sword a little. I've never made a card with this set that wasn't red and black so it looks a little strange to me. The colors are Buckaroo Blue and More Mustard.

The other card is with Flower Fest and it's coordinating wheel, Leaf Fest. I also used the Winter Mini set Small Sayings for the sentiment. The colors on this one is Vintage Violet and Mellow Moss. I got out the beautiful Vintage Violet Stitched Ribbon and cut out the flower at the top of the mellow moss.

Okay, remember when I said there was going to be an after Christmas sale? Well, here it is...

Lorie's 3-Day Christmas Sale!

First, the logistic part of it...Your free item must be the exact amount or less. This offer
CAN be combined with SU!'s 1/2 price holiday sale. See here for more about that. Your order and payment must arrive to me between December 26th and 28th as I will be placing the order in the morning of the 29th. So, here we go....

Order $20 - 29.99 and you may choose any color of Hemp Twine or an Adhesive Remover for FREE!

Order $30 - 39.99 and you may choose any $4.95 item for FREE! Think card stock or ink pad!

Order $40 - 49.99 and you may choose any $5.95 item for FREE! Check out the punches and the standard size wheels!

Order $50 - 59.99 and you may choose any $6.95 item for FREE! How about some Gingham or Grosgrain Ribbon?

Order $60 - 69.99 and you may choose any $7.95 item for FREE! Look at the Jumbo Wheels, Vintage Brads, or Staz-on ink pads.

Order $70 - 79.99 and you may choose any $8.95 item for FREE! How about some double sided designer paper?

Order $80 - 89.99 and you may choose any $9.95 item for FREE! The Star Struck stamp set is cute! Or, maybe Paper Snips?

Order $90 - 99.99 and you may choose any $10.95 item for FREE! How about trying the On Board Accents or On Board Simon Lower?

Over $100? Give me a call...I've got something very special for you!

So, ladies...that is it! I hope you find something you'll like! Just e-mail or call me!

Have a great Thursday everyone!

Oh, the weather outside is...

cold! Darn it! Although it's been much colder we are gearing up for another snowstorm tonight and they already have a severe weather alert out. Yikes! I was thinking I'd send Kyler's mice with him to school today just in case they cancel school tomorrow but then I remembered...they don't do that here! Anyway, I want to show you the post it note holder that I made to go with the note card set for Kyler's teacher. It's with the same set but using a more springy type of theme for the coloring. In real life it looks really nice. This teacher is really an art kind of guy and they do lots of art stuff in the classroom so hopefully he'll like it.

Yesterday I said I'd work on the SAB card to show you and I'm done with it. If you are a regular customer of mine be looking for your SAB catalog in the mail very soon! If not...let me know and I'll get one sent out to you! First I want to tell you what SAB is...

When you do any of the following between January 1st and Feb 28th 2007 you will receive the referenced free product!

Purchase Products
When you purchase $50* or more of Stampin’ Up! products, you’ll receive a free Sell-A-Bration stamp set or Simply Scrappin’ kit.

Host a Workshop
Host a workshop and you’ll receive a free stamp set or Simply Scrappin’ kit for every $300 ordered—that’s in addition to the great hostess benefits you already receive!

Become a Demonstrator
When you sign up to be a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator during Sell-A-Bration, not only will you embark on a great new opportunity with fantastic products, you also receive any retail stamp set you choose—a value of up to $39.95*—from our fabulous Idea Book & Catalog.

Who doesn't like FREE stamps? No one I know! Now...on to the card...This card and it's cute little ladybug is made with the SAB set Very Punny. The actual saying with this stamp is *bug me any time*...it just didn't fit my purpose. I used Crosshatch and Big Pieces for the backgrounds and Warm Words for the sayings. Gingham ribbon and stickles round out the card. This layout is based on Sketch Challenge 102 from SCS. A new sketch is posted every Wednesday if you are interested in joining in. I'll be looking to see what the sketch is for today a little later.

Hope you all have a great Wednesday! Check back tomorrow for an after Christmas Special!

EEECCKKK!!!!

My stamping desk has been overcome by mice! Okay...so these are the cute homemade mice but I thought the title would catch your attention and it did, huh? Anyway, a while back I said I was going to make these for Kyler's classmates and I'm finally finished. I made 36 of those suckers and that is the reason why they are very basic. I didn't background stamp them and I taped the candy cane to the back of the mouse with shipping tape. I still think they are very cute. In addition to Kyler's classmates the little kiddos of Todd's co-workers are going to get one too.

I won a contest! I won a contest! I posted a comment at my friend Gwen's blog during the time she was having a contest and I won! I received my prize yesterday and I'm oh, so thrilled! First, the prize was some wonderful die cuts for me...scalloped squares and circles and some cute hearts (I'm working on a card with the SAB set Very Punny and the scalloped squares!). BUT she also included some candy that she makes for her family at Christmas (yummy!) and some potpourri that she makes, as well! I'm going to put the potpourri on the stove today! Oh, and do you see that incredible cute note card she made? Thank you so much Gwen!!!

Today I will finish up my SAB card and post it for you tomorrow (If I like it that is!). I'm feeling pretty good about my Christmas shopping and such. I do believe I'm all done. What that means is that I've probably missed something so hopefully it will come to me soon!

Have a great Tuesday everyone!

Woohoo! I actually got to stamp yesterday! I did lots of cutting for something you'll see later in the week but most importantly I got the teacher gift done! Yay! Since Kyler has a male teacher I wanted it to be very simple and guyish. He loves to fly fish and loves salmon (they had a whole unit on the life cycle of salmon) so I decided to borrow the set Fly Fishin' from my friend Kathy (thanks Kathy!) and make a note card set. I just stamped three fish and colored it in with colors from a picture of a certain type of salmon (can't remember which one) that Kyler picked out. I stamped one reel or fly on each envelope and then to finish I stamped and then colored the fishing scene on the front of the folder. I'm still not sure I like that...I may do it again with some layering to make it look a little nicer but for now it's fine. I used velcro to close the note card folder instead of ribbon or twine simply because I stamped directly on the envelope. I'll probably change that if I re-do the folder.

I got all of Todd's Christmas presents wrapped and under the tree last night. The boys each picked something out of my pile of stuff and wrapped those up too. It's fun to see gifts arriving under the tree! This week the rest of the presents will get wrapped and put under the tree. Santa doesn't come to our house (and yes, my kids are very good) so the only real *surprise* is the stockings on Christmas morning. Jon, my middle son, leaves on Saturday the 23rd to go to his dad's so he will be opening his stuff on the 22nd. Very exciting 'cuz we got him something really neato!

Anyway, today is church and then we will be going to a friend's house for brunch. THEN, this afternoon we will be making gingerbread houses for the kids to decorate. We do them homemade style. I mix up the gingerbread, Todd and the boys put them in the Longaberger mold that I have and then they get baked up. When they cool the boys get to decorate them. This year we are trying candy bark to make them stick together. We've tried lots of things and so far the sides of the houses have been so heavy they fall apart. Maybe we should just do half the amount in the mold? That's an idea to try!

Anyway, have a spectacular Sunday everyone!

Need some snow?

If you need some snow...come my way! We have gotten about 8 inches here in the last day and a half. On Thursday we got about 6 inches and then yesterday we had a ton of wind with snow. Many people in my area were without power. They had to pull electricity from the wind farm in order to get all the residences up and running with electricity! This has definitely been what I consider a real Northwest winter! Here are a couple of pictures.

I did do some stamping last night but it isn't done yet. I have started a gift for Kyler's teacher. He has a male teacher this year so I was a little stuck for what to do. BUT, I decided that everyone needs cards to write thank yous on so that is what I'm making. I'm using the retired SU! set Fly Fishin' and making them very simple. They actually look really nice so far. Today I will be stamping the front of the folder to put the envelopes and note cards in. Instead of ribbon to close the folder I'll probably use twine or something like that. Or, if I have to, I'll use a brown or blue grosgrain. Anyway, I'll post it tomorrow. I may do a post it note holder for him as well but it depends on sizing with the set.

I hope you all have a spectacular Saturday!

The last of the pictures.

Well, here are the last couple of pictures from Vegas. We arrived late on Sunday night so we just went to our hotel (The Signature) and signed in. We were pretty hungry though so we ordered room service. Who doesn't like room service? I was excited to see what room service would be like at this place as it was pretty up scale and very nice. We ordered shrimp cocktail and stuffed potato skins (they didn't call it that but that is what they were). The shrimp came in a mason jar looking thing packed in water, ice, and veggies...the dipping sauces were in baby jars...and the lemon to squeeze on the shrimp was wrapped in lace. Very cute! The potatoes skins were stuff with bacon, crab, and meatballs...not all on one though. they were yummy with the *real* sour cream they brought us. I say real because I only buy low fat or fat free sour cream...what a treat!

On Monday we did most of the *strip* seeing. No!! Not that kind of strip! That is when we went to most of the hotels/casinos and did the sightseeing stuff. One of the things we enjoyed the most was going up in the "Eiffel Tower" at the Paris Hotel. I'm not much of an elevator person (especially if you can see outside of it!) so the ride up was not much fun for me and took FOREVER!!! Anyway, the view was beautiful! Just about everywhere you go they take your picture and you can view them for possible purchase later. We did buy pictures because we knew that we wouldn't have many of the two of us. So here we are at the base of the Eiffel Tower.

The other really neat part was going into the Venetian Hotel. It has some great shops and a water way inside. Everything is so bright inside the hotels that you lose time. Anyway, we choose to go on a gondola ride. We needed to sit for a little while anyway and it looked so nice. It was lots of fun..except for the people staring at you as you go by. You see the shops are lined with sidewalks (of course) and the water way is in the middle so everyone stops and watches the gondola's going by. I didn't really like being in someones picture but I guess when you do that stuff you put yourself out there for that kind of thing. Anyway, here is that picture.

Lastly, on my list anyway, was the Bellagio water show at night. I had seen it during the day and it was VERY neat. At night it is even better. The first time it was choreographed to Singin' In The Rain. This time it was to the Hallelujah Chorus. The cannons that shoot that water up have got to have so much pressure behind them because the water at some points goes up at least 100 ft. in the air. Very impressive! Here is the last shot of the show.

All in all it was a wonderful time! If we were to do something like this trip again though...we'd go someplace warm! It wasn't bad in Nevada but it was only in the upper 50's. Something in the 80's sure would be nice right now!

Thanks for looking all!

Here are a few more picutres!

Okay here a few more picture of our time in LasVegas.

Oops...didn't know they would load like that! Sorry! Anyway, the first picture is of Todd (silly face...sorry...didn't capture the picture at the right time!) and a completely made of flowers, polar bear! This was in the Bellagio Hotel. They set this area up differently depending on the season. It was absolutely beautiful! The polar bear was made of carnations with just individual petals being used for his snout. You can see the reindeer in the background. They were made of nuts of some sort. Also, there were some roses ornaments that were just beautiful!

The second picture is of one of the views from our hotel at night. We were on floor 36 (thank God the elevator was fast!). I had asked to upgrade our room when we checked in and we got a one bedroom suite on the 36 floor...just two floors from the top! As you can see we had a great view!

The third picture is of me and Todd at the Coke factory. I just had to have our picture sitting on the bear. Boy, I was having some good hair days while I was there! Sorry about that but usually on trips my hair looks horrible! This was such a fun place with so much Coke stuff...who would have known?

I'll post a couple of more photos tomorrow and then I'll be done boring you with the trip. It sure was fun, though!

Make today a great Thursday!

I'm baacckk!!!

Hello all! Todd and I just returned from Vegas at about 1:00 p.m. this afternoon. It's been a very long day as we go up this morning at 4 a.m. to be to the airport by 5 for our 7 a.m. flight! So, if I calculate it correctly I've already been awake for about 10 hours today...could be why I'm so tired! Todd is in taking a nap as he has to work tonight but I'll just go to bed early tonight.

We had a fabulous time! Once you get past the fact that just about everyone there is rude and they don't know how to say excuse me or please and thank you...it's a much better time! Oh, and good Lord! Don't worry about going broke because of gambling (which we did not do ANY of...not even a penny slot!) you'll go broke tipping everyone! Sheesh! Everyone wants a tip on top of their regular wage!!! Here is a picture of me and Todd at a restaurant we found in the Golden Nugget on Freemont St. and it was FABULOUS!!! It is called The Grotto (it's Italian food) and is right inside the Golden Nugget. Our appetizer salads were called Pear Carpacciobosc pears with baby spinach, tomatoes, Gorgonzola, and sherry balsamic vinaigrette) and Pomodori e Cetrioli (thin sliced tomatoes and cucumbers with Gorgonzola and extra virgin olive oil)...yum, yum, yum, yummmmm!!! We are going to try and replicate the Pear Carpaccio here at home. Honestly, of all the places we ate while in Vegas this not only had the best food but it also had great ambiance, prices, portions, and wait staff!!! If you go to Vegas you must eat there! I'm busy uploading the other 73 pictures I took. If you'd like me to send you a slide show of our trip just e-mail me or post a comment and I'll do it!

Where are pictures of the stamped items? You don't get one today! Or, probably tomorrow...sorry! I'm going to get these pictures order from Snapfish today (uploading them there now!) and then when I receive them I'm going to scrapbook them right away...I don't want to forget to much detail! We had some really silly things happen! Hopefully I will get some stamping in before the pictures come (have to really...gifts to make!) and when I do you guys will be the first to see!

Missed you all!

He's 40 today!

Well, today is the day my husband turns 40! He had to work last night (and tonight) so he is still sleeping. We'll have his birthday dinner and cake at lunch time and he can open his gifts then. I'm not sure I can wait that long to see what he thinks of what I got him but I guess I have to. I thought I would share the card I made for him though. The layout is from the sketch challenge for this week on SCS. It's sketch challenge 101.

Other than making sure Todd has a happy birthday I'll be getting ready to leave for Las Vegas tomorrow. I have a little bit of laundry to do before I can pack but we'll only be gone for a couple of days so it won't take me to long to pack.

Of course, while we are gone, there will be no posting. Maybe I'll share a couple of pictures when we get back though.

Have a great next couple of days!

Day Three and the final I believe!

Well, today is day three and I have what I think is the final frap bottle. Only I'm not for sure I won't do anything else with it. But, if I do you guys will be the first to know!

Before I show you though I HAVE to show you what my friend Kim made for me! First for some background information. I have seen her make these scarves the last couple of years for other people and thought to myself two things 1. I want HER for my secret Santa and 2. maybe I could commission her to make me one? Anyway, I hadn't said anything to her because she has three kids, a husband, and a daycare and doesn't have time to be making a scarf for me! But, GUESS WHAT???? She made me one...yahoo...she made me one! It is the softest, longest, most beautiful scarf I've ever had! Wanna see me in my beautiful, handmade by Kim, scarf? Okay, you talked me into it! Isn't it great! Oh, my I LOVE it! Thank you soooo much Kim!

Now, on to the frap bottle. Yesterday I just put the paper on the bottle and placed my little tags and voila! The, what I hope is finished, frap bottle. Now, I have to admit that I like it better with the little tags out so I may (depending on everyone's comments) just leave the little tags sticking out instead of in. I put some kisses and peanut butter cups inside and that will be a gift for...??? I don't know yet. It says love on it so that limits my options a bit but we'll see! Here is a picture or two! So, what do you all think of it finished? Please feel free to post a comment or two about it...I would really appreciate it! Also, what do you think of the multiple day project thing? Do you like that or would you prefer to see just things that are all finished?

Today, I have some final prep at church for an adult Sunday School class I will be facilitating. I'm going to meet with the Pastor to make sure I have all my ducks in a row or is it all my scripture in order? Anyway, after that...the all important hair appointment. Gotta make sure my hair is acceptable for Vegas, you know! Finally, Kyler has a choir concert tonight at the university. Another busy day in store but I guess I like it that way since they are almost all like that!

I hope everyone makes it a fantastic FRIDAY!!!

Oh, and one day and a wake up 'til Vegas!!!!

Day Two

It's day two in our frap bottle journey. Last night I decided I would choose colors and work on the layout a bit. I did come up with something I think could be cute but just isn't working for me when I do a mock layout. Here is the paper I choose and what I think could possibly be the worlds smallest pockets. If you can't tell I've decided to go with more male colors. I've used the Treehouse designer paper again as well as Buckaroo Blue, Cranberry Crisp, True Thyme, and Whisper White. I used the new set Tagger's Dozen from the Winter Mini and Crosshatch BG. The ribbon is the stitched Cranberry and Thyme Ribbon. I'm sure you all can figure out in your mind what it is I'm thinking of doing but I may just change my mind so don't count on it yet!

Today is the first day I've had that isn't jammed packed so far this week! Only 2 days and a wake up until Todd and I leave for Vegas! Woohoo! With that knowledge please know that while we are gone I will not be updating my blog (go figure!!). I'll miss you all but need the break!

I'm planning on taking it easy today and doing some extra stamping today so maybe I'll have even more to share tomorrow!

Make it a great Thursday everyone!

Day One

Well, day one in our stamping journey has netted us a decorated lid. I didn't want any of the printing on the top to show so I decided to cover the top. I cut two circles 1-2" and 1- 1 3/4" and decorated them with the "for you" stamp from the Level 1 hostess set Riveting. I then used oh, so sticky tape to put Cranberry Stitched Ribbon along the edge. Holy smokes people! That is one HUGE frap top!

Today, Todd and I are off to work at the church bazaar. It will be a long morning but worth the effort to make it a success.

I hope everyone has a great Wednesday!

A stamping journey

Good morning ladies! I have a unique, and what I hope will be fun, idea for the blog over the next couple of days. I'm going to take this ordinary looking frappaccino bottle...
and turn it into a fun gift idea. Each day that i work on it I'm going to photograph and post the progress on the blog. I don't think it will take me more than a couple of days. Normally I would say just one day of stamping BUT I'm really busy the next couple of days so it'll take me a bit longer. So...I hope you will keep checking in on our cute frap bottle and then use the idea for yourself!

So, I thought I'd share what I made for my stamp club members. They are very easy to make. You just use a badge holder (taking the plastic clip thingie off the bottom), metal edge tag, and stamps of your choice to make a great way to hold your adhesive! It seems that everyone like them and I think they are a very handy stamping tool!














Tomorrow is the Bazaar at church and I have kind of an expanded roll this year so I'm sure I'll post but I'm not sure how extensive (over and above the frap bottle) it will be.

Make this a great Tuesday!

Word Window Envelope

It was quite the busy Sunday yesterday! I was at church by 8:15 setting up my giant cross word puzzle for Sunday School. Then home for a little while where I worked on getting a couple of sets cut out. At 2:00 we went to see the matinee of The Nativity Story. If you are even in the remotest sense interested in seeing it....GO!! It was spectacular. I found that the Biblical references were accurate (for the most part) and what they had to add in for a movies sake...well, it was added in a way that could have happened. They pretty much stayed to tradition at that time and...well, just go see it! I think you'll like it! (I did cry in a couple of spots!) After the movie we decorated our house. Since Todd is home we have more decoration then if I were doing it but it looks really nice and more importantly...the kids like it! at 6:30 I left for the church again and didn't get home until close 'til 8. You know...if you have time my church (1st Presbyterian on 3rd Street) is having their annual bazaar on Wednesday. Crafts and a yummy lunch are available! If you want to know more you can e-mail me or leave a message here and I'll get back to you!

Okay, now onto some VeggieTales for a moment. There is a link on the right to my VeggieTales Moms website. There you can shop for lots of fun, educational gifts for your children. I'm only mentioning it now because I'd like orders to go in by the beginning of next week so that they are back in time for Christmas. Please let me know if you have any questions about that!

And on to stamping! I don't have anything to show you that I personally did. BUT, a couple of days back I said I would share what my friend Dawn sent me in our World Series Swap. This card is 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 and made with...stamps: Happy Everything, Circle of Friends, and I'm not sure of the background (I don't think it is current). Card stock is: Bravo Burgundy, Night of Navy, Mellow Moss, and Whisper White. Accessories: Circle punch for the donut, Wine grosgrain ribbon. Ink: Night of Navy and Bravo Burgundy. Now the really fun part is the envelope! Because of the size of the card when you put it in the envelope it will slide around a bit. So the trick is to take a piece of paper about 1 7/16 x 4 1/2... then take the word window punch and punch the side of the envelope. Now you put adhesive on the strip of paper and place it inside the envelope on the side of the window. You then can stamp on the card stock through the window space. Does that make sense? Because you adhesive'd it down your card won't slide around inside! It's very cool!

So today seems to be another busy day...actually Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday are very busy this week then on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday I'll be getting ready for our time in Vegas, baby! Woohoo!

Make today a great Monday!

Try this again!

Morning! I'm going to try posting again although it doesn't seem that everything I need to post is available this morning. Hopefully this problem will not continue for very long!

So...yesterday I was going to show you that you can turn two plain chipboard coasters like this:
Into a mini album like this...

Just follow this link to Beate's tutorial on SCS and you'll be all set to go. Basically you take 2-4x4 chipboard coasters, pick out coordinating card stock, lay your ribbon in place, modpodge the card stock to the chipboard, l add a fanned center section (check the link for the dimensions), add your book pages and you are done! Please it's so easy...go try it!

Okay...for those of you who weren't here for the hostess brunch I want to show you what I made for my secret Santa person. I made her three things...hopefully I can post them all! (okay...so I can't get them all the way I want them so you get to see two of the items! I received a beautiful Christmas centerpiece and a really lovely stamped piece of art for my wall. I'll post them in upcoming days.

One last thing I wanted to post was the scrapbook page we did on Saturday. I think it's cute and when you add your picture on the page it will really finish it will all the colors and excitement of the day! This is pretty self explanatory but I wanted to point out the stamp sets. They are Big Deal Alpha, Hung up on the Holidays, and City of David (the little Christmas). The tag corner punch was used on the merry and then silver brads were added.

Well, that is it for the day! I'm off to get ready for church! Have a relaxing Sunday all!

Mini Books

Good morning! After waking up a little late Todd and Jon are off to the men's breakfast at church where Todd will be doing a little slideshow and talk about his experience in Iraq. I'm very proud of him for doing this! Just wish I could go watch!

It seems that the Beta Blogger is acting up a bit this morning and I can't post the pictures I wanted to so I'm going to come back and try again later!

Have a great Saturday All! Well, apparently there are a couple of pictures showing but I can't see them as I type so...I'm so sorry about this...I'll be back later to figure it out!

Happy December!

Good morning all and Happy December 1st! My middle son was funny last night. He told me he was happy that tomorrow (now today) was Friday. I asked him why...he said...just 'cuz it's Friday. Now isn't it great to look at things that easily?

Anyway, I had a great time stamping again yesterday and made what I think it a great card. It's a little cutie with a winter mini set. The sets are Sweet on You, On The Spot BG, and It's Your Birthday. The card stock is Perfect Plum, So Saffron, Basic Black, Whisper White, and Designer Paper from the Loves Me paper pack in the winter mini. Ink is Perfect Plum and So Saffron. And finally, the accessories are Dimensionals, SS Brads, White Grosgrain, and stitched ribbon from Sweet Shop Originals. Speaking of stitched ribbon. SU! just announced that the stitched ribbon in the In Color colors will continue to be available for the rest of the catalog year! Yay! I thought I missed my opportunity to purchase more...but alas, no! SU! saved me!

Today I think I'll get some more time to stamp as a friend is coming over to finish some stuff up. Should be fun!

Just announced...SU! December Special! With a $30 purchase of regularly priced products you may choose one of each of the promotional sets at 50% off their regular price.

Promotional Item Code Page Number Set Name Retail Price Promotional Price
108981 80 Love Ya Bunches $17.95 $8.98
108982 197 Rough Edges Alpha $19.95 $9.98
108983 49 Merry $22.95 $11.48
108984 24 Tag Time $26.95 $13.48
108985 62 Mini Mates $29.95 $14.98
108986 25 Sketch It $34.95 $17.48

If you'd like to purchase any of these sets for Christmas orders will need to be placed by December 15th.

So...that is the excitement for today! Can't wait for the hostess brunch tomorrow!