Valentine's Day

I have people ask me all the time what kind of cards I really send to people. Do I send left overs from classes or do I make special cards for each individual. Well the answer is yes to both.

For most classes I cut enough for 2 or 3 extra cards in case someone brings a friend or comes that didn't rsvp. So after the class or workshop I make the remaining cards, then I put them in my card box. I use these cards for different occasions through out the year. However there are times where I will make a card specifically for a person. This Valentine's Day I made special valentines for my husband and my kids. They also made a special valentine for me and for their friends.Emma (5 years old) made this card for me using Loads of Love, I opened the stamp pads and let her loose with my scraps and she made this beautiful card. (she even got the driver in the truck perfectly)
Emma and Caleb (7 years old) also made their own valentine's for their classmates. They each stamped and colored the goody bags then put a sticker label on the back with to and from. This is one of Emma's. I know because she colored all the eyes pink and Caleb said that made them look sick.

these are the cards I made for Caleb and Emma, I think it's hard to make a boy valentine but the elephant works great!

And of course I made a special one for my husband, I love the brown satin ribbon and could use it on every card, but that would break the bank so I only use it on special cards. I also used two of my favorite stamp sets define your life and baroque motifs.

The three cards I made are 51/2 inch squares. My mom-in-law came across a box of 5 1/2 in square envelope a while back and gave them to me. I only really use them for cards that I'm going to hand deliver because they require extra postage. But I love the look of a square card. I think it's just something different.

So now you've seen some of the things that I've made. . .I'd love to see what you've been making. Take a picture and email it to me. I'll post your project on my blog.

Spring Stamp-a-Stack

It's been a while since I've offered any classes at my house. that's because my loving husband has been working very dilligently on our dining room. It's not done yet but he's made great progress. However there are just so many great things that I want you to get to play with out of the Sale-a-bration catalog and the new Occasions mini catalog that I couldn't not do a class. We will be using rub-on, die cut flowers and new hodgepodge hardware!!!

March 5th at 6:30pm, My House, the cost is $20 for 15 cards and envelopes.

Please RSVP by March 2nd and invite a friend!!

Neutrals Club

I'm still looking for a few more people to join the neutrals club. Below is a list of everything you will get for $30.

Neutrals Club—Cost $30 (includes tax, S&H)

6 sheets Whisper White Card Stock
6 sheets Very Vanilla Cardstock
6 sheets Kraft card stock
6 sheets Naturals White
6 sheets Confetti white
1 sheet Shimmery White
6 sheets Naturals Ivory
6 sheets Confetti Cream
4 sheets Glossy White
1 sheet Brushed gold
1 sheet Brushed silver
1 sheet Brushed copper
30 Gold brads
30 Silver brads
2 yards 5/8 inch very vanilla grosgrain ribbon
2yrds Whisper white taffeta ribbon
2yrds Kraft taffeta ribbon
13 Neutral buttons
8 Clear buttons

I know that this is Sale-a-bration so you are all thinking for twenty more dollars I could get a free stamp set. So if you sign up for the neutrals club by Feb 24th I will include two sheets of the Sale-a-bration rub-ons in your order.

You can see for your self what a great deal this is!! The club will close Feb 28th.

More Samples from Traning Day

so I promised you more pictures of what we made Saturday at training day so here are a couple. This first card uses one of my favorite color combinations, pink and chocolate. I just love them together. The card base is regal rose, boho background is stamped on the base in chocolate ink. The square is made up of 4 different pretty in pink prints designer paper. The many thanks is one of the new Sale-a-bration stamps and of course you have to use the scalloped punch. The ribbon is chocolate taffeta. I love the taffeta ribbon because it's almost two toned. The edges are slightly lighter than the rest of the ribbon.
The next project was pure genius. If you've ever ordered the designer paper you know it comes with a thin piece of cardboard to make the package sturdier. Well for this project we used that cardboard to create the base of this magnetic notepad holder. The back was cut and we glued two pieces of cardboard together then covered it with the designer paper. We used sticky strip to attach the clothes pin to hold the pencil. You can see we also got to use the new felt flowers to decorate the clothes pin. We used the crop-a-dile to punch a hole at the top for ribbon and to punch two holes in the side to hold the paper. We used sticky magnetic strip for the back. There was no stamping on this project but it was so much fun and so easy. I'm kicking myself for always throwing away that piece of cardboard! p.s. did you know that if you click on the pictures on my blog you get a larger picture and you can see more details ... I just learned that by accident.

Becoming a Stampin' UP! Demonstrator

If you have ever considered the idea of becoming a Stampin' UP! demonstrator I encourage you to come to my opportunity night on January 30th. We will start at 6:30pm and be done around 8pm. This night is about answering your questions about the business. Now is a great time to sign up because you will start your business during Sale-a-bration so not only do you get an additional free set of your choice out of the Spring/Summer Catalog but your customers will be excited to get free sale-a-bration stamp sets.

If you plan on attending or would like more information please call or email me.

Birthday Whimsy

Here's a few more Sale-a-bration samples. These cards all use the Birthday whimsy stamp set. I didn't have a good Birthday stamp set and this worked perfect for male and female cards. it's also very easy to work with because it's a bold stamp. You don't need to watercolor or use markers unless you want to.

I've got more samples but I'll have to show them to you later. I'm still processing information from mini training day.

I'm all Fired UP!!

After spending the day with other Stampin' Up! demonstrators how could I not be all fired up! I'm so inspired by these wonderful ladies. We have ladies in the group that are going full throttle in their business earning cruise with sales and recruiting and we have other ladies that are happy to make their minimums and get the discount and then we have several that fall somewhere in the middle (like me). We all have different ideas to share and it is so much fun to be around people who love stamping as much as you do!

So I'm inspired and ready for Sale-a-bration. I can't wait to show you some of the awesome projects. Here are a few cards using my favorite Scalloped circle punch, and the set that coordinates with it. Remember you can only get this set for FREE during sale-a-bration. It will not be in the fall/winter catalog.

http://www.stampinup.com/us/documents/US_SAB_08.pdf

If you haven't already seen the options for Sale-a-bration here is the link to the catalog. Now is the best time of the year to place orders and book workshops. Call to schedule yours!!