August Cards Sneak Peek!

Hi ladies! Some of you have asked for a sneak peek of the cards for tomorrow night and here they are. I'm only showing 3 because the other 2 I copied from ideas I saw online and don't know who to give credit to. One of them features our new Bella Rose patterned paper and the other one is a super cute flower made with the scallop circle punch! That punch has certainly earned it's place on my desk. It seems like I use it all the time!

I hope you all have a great day! See you Friday!

Back to School!

Things have finally settled into a routine now that school is in full swing. Everyone seems to have settled into their new classes with the exception of little mister "I don't want to get up because I don't even LIKE school!" Okay, so Addison has settled into his 1st grade class, he just hasn't settled into getting up early. I have certainly settled into the home alone routine, but it will probably be short-lived because sooner or later I'm going to have to substitute teach! (I really do have 4 kids, but it seems middle-schoolers are too big to have their pictures taken on the first day of school!)

In the mean time, I have lots of stuff to show you today. First is a picture of Anna and the notebooks that we made for school. (Okay, the picture is mostly of Anna and it's sort of hard to see the notebooks.)But, anyway, she needed 5 composition notebooks and I had a bunch of black and white ones waiting to be altered, so we went to work and this is what we came up with. The paper and embellishments are all non-Stamin' Up! stuff that I had in my stash. She just went through and picked out stuff she liked and then helped me decide what to do with it. Of course one of them had to have Hanna Montana stickers on it. I thought they all turned out cute and she loved them!

This is a picture of the make and take I did at the Southern Indiaian Scrapbook Friends crop this past Saturday. About 17 people made a water bottle hanger and it seemed to be a big hit. It's very simple and a fun way to brighten someone's day! I think I may put together some kits for these. Check back for details. The baby food jar is full of punches in the new "in" colors and the business card holder is something I made Saturday morning because I needed something to put my cards in . . . If only I could get inspired DAYS before I have to be somewhere instead of HOURS before, imagine the possibilities!

I feel the need to say that a lot of my ideas come from a website some of you are familiar with -- Splitcoast Stampers -- and are not necessarily totally original. In fact, some are total copies! But, occasionally I come with an idea of my own, which is the case with the business card holder. That makes me very excited!

For the first 10 people to buy a new catalog, I will include a New Catalog Survival Kit. In the kit you will receive a 10% off coupon good on your first purchase from the catalog along with a wish list, a pen, a color ring with a swatch of each of the new "in" colors and some information on current specials. All of this AND some candy to help you get through the awesome new catalog! So, call me or send me an e-mail and get your copy today! (Catalog cost is $10).

Well, that's about all for today. I need to start trying to figure out what cards we are going to make next weekend at my monthly card workshop. I will post them when I get them made! Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

The New Catalogs Are Here!

I've been waiting and waiting and FINALLY, last night, Mr. Brown (the UPS man) brought my box of catalogs! I have been through it once, rather quickly, but will be checking it out closer and making some decisions about what to buy on August 11. My first reactions is that I wish it could be Christmas all year! I will have a really hard time deciding which Christmas sets to buy. There are also some silhouette-style sets that I really like and some awesome new paper -- punches, too. Oh, the decisions!

For those of you who want your very own copy, there are several ways to get one. You can (1) Schedule a workshop; (2) Buy one for $10; or (3) Come to a monthly card workshop and maybe win one as a door prize!

Please note the change to the schedule for the month -- there will only be a Friday night workshop, not a Saturday. I'm really sorry, but I double booked myself and I couldn't get my friends to change their wedding date! So, off to Indianapolis we go on Saturday the 30th. Hopefully, I will see some of you at the Crop 4 Kids on September 6.

Acetate Card Tutorial and Marker Club

For those of you who bought kits from last weekend's workshop, I thought you might like some clarification for assembling the acetate card. Even for those who were at the workshop, it was a little confusing! The pieces will go on in this order --

1. white piece on FRONT;
2. LARGER light blue piece on INSIDE LEFT;
3. Dark blue piece on BACK;
4. SMALLER light blue piece on inside right, centered over the larger dark blue piece.

So try this:

1. Center and attach the white cake to the FRONT of the card.
2. Put adhesive on the INSIDE LEFT behind the white piece. Now, lay the LARGER light blue piece on the table and holding the card open, lay it down so the white piece is centered on the light blue piece.
3. Close the card and put adhesive on the back. Lay the dark blue piece on the table and, with card closed, center the light blue mat on the dark blue piece.
4. Open card and center SMALLER light blue piece on the INSIDE RIGHT.

When you are finished, you will have a piece on the front, inside left, inside right and back. The idea is that you are hiding the adhesive. I hope this all makes sense! If you still have questions, please give me a call.


Marker Club

I am currently looking for a marker club participant. I have a group of 3 ladies who would like to start a marker club, but they need a 4th. If you love Stampin' Up! markers, this is an awesome way to get them at a discount a little at a time. This is a great time to participate, too, because during your hostess month you will get to choose from the new catalog! Here's the way it works:

Cost: $45/month for 4 months

What you get: Complete set of Stampin Up! Markers (48 colors)

Carrying case for markers

3 sheets of each color coordinating cardstock (144 sheets)

20 sheets of Naturals White Cardstock

20 sheets of Naturals Ivory Cardstock

20 Naturals White Envelopes

20 Naturals Ivory Envelopes

Plus: 1 month you will be "hostess" (NO WORKSHOP REQUIRED!)

In the month you are hostess, you will get AT LEAST a Level 1 hostess set AND $15 free merchandise from the NEW catalog. (This can be increased with outside orders or, if you want to hold an actual workshop, we can work that out, too.)


The bottom line is, you get $202.15 in merchandise for $180 spread out over 4 months!!

Let me know if you're interested! Now, I have to go work on some of my upcoming events!

Have a great day!