Cupcake!

Hi all. Today I thought I would share with you a very cute project one of my customers made for me. It is a little cupcake ornament. Isn't stinkin' cute?


She made it out of the retired Ginger Blossom paper, Groovy Guava stitched ribbon, and circle punches. She actually gave this to me at Christmas time and I had it on my tree. I couldn't bear to pack it away with all the other Christmas stuff so I kept it out. These would make cute little party decorations or favors, don't you think?

My Stampin' Space

Today I thought I would share with you my stampin' space. I have an armoire by Hobby Hideaway which is just awesome. You can check out their website to see all the cool things they have to offer. There is even a picture of mine on the Customer Showcase page. My one claim to fame! Ha ha! One day I hope to have my own craft room , but until then this does the job! Here is a shot of it all closed up. You can see that when it is closed you can't tell what lurks inside!

Here is what it looks like when it is open. The doors in the side cabinets also open up for more storage. I have to admit that this picture was taken a while ago when it was nice and clean and organized. It doesn't quite look this pristine anymore, but I can still get everything in there and shut the doors! :)

I would love to get some additional pieces to match this for more storage. Maybe a credenza or free standing cabinet that can offer additional storage. Now that I am an SU! demo, I have a lot more stuff that needs somewhere to live!

My First Award

Today Alison, over at I Give My Crafts Away, gave me this award! Thanks so much Alison! To receive the award, I have to list 5 addictions of mine. So, here we go.

1. Stamps (of course!)
2. Disneyland (I love anything and everything about it)
3. Peeps (thank goodness they come out more than just at Easter!)
4. LOL Cats (I can't get enough of these guys! See ICanHasCheezeburger.com to share in the LOLZ).
5. Little Big Planet for PS3 (love this game! We are actually working on building an LOL Cat level :) Anybody else play this game?)

I would now like to pass this award to 5 bloggers, whose blogs I love to browse.

1. Merrigrace - http://stampinupwithmg.blogspot.com/
2. Joanne - http://sleepyinseattlestamps.blogspot.com/
3. Jan - http://stampspaperscissors.typepad.com/stamps_paper_scissors/
4. Jill - http://jill031070.blogspot.com/
5. Karen - http://www.seasidecrafts.com/

So, you five can copy the blog award image to your own blogs and then list your five addictions and share the love with 5 of your favorite bloggers!

Allison's Mailbox

One of the things I did this past weekend was make my daughter Allison a Valentine's mailbox. I had created one of these for my older daughter, husband, and myself a couple of years ago, but now that we have Allison, she needed one too. When Valentine's day rolls around I will fill everyone's mailbox with a card and some Valentines goodies!

Ingredients:

• Mailbox (Oriental Trading)
• Cricut & Cursive 101 Cartridge
• Love You Much Stamp Set
• Candy Lane Designer Series Paper
• Riding Hood Red and Pink Pirouette Cardstock
• Riding Hood Red Classic Ink
• Pretty in Pink and Whisper White Narrow Grosgrain Ribbon
• Riding Hood Red Striped Grosgrain Ribbon
• Heart to Heart Punch
• Scallop Circle Punch
• Scallop Edge Punch

Cards from Kim's Workshop

Hi all. I wanted to share with you the cards/project we did at Kim's workshop on Sunday (check out her blog for other cute projects). I think these turned out really cute! Kim is my friend and downline and I had a lot of fun at her workshop. It is great to get out of the house without the kids and do some crafting! :)



Ingredients:

• Pocket Silhouettes stamp set
• Close to Cocoa, Pink Pirouette, and Very Vanilla cardstock
• Candy Lane Designer Series Paper
• Close to Cocoa classic ink
• Close to Cocoa craft ink
• Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder
• Very Vanilla Grosgrain Ribbon

Ingredients:

• Love you Much Stamp set
• Candy Lane Designer Series Paper
• Riding Hood Red, Close to Cocoa, and Very Vanilla cardstock
• Close to Cocoa and Riding Hood Red Classic Ink
• Blender Pens
• Heart to Heart Punch
• Scallop Circle Punch
• Mat Pack
  

Ingredients:

• Flight of the Butterfly Stamp Set
• Regal Rose, Chocolate Chip, and Very Vanilla cardstock
• Chocolate Chip and Regal Rose Classic Ink
• Candy Lane Designer Series Paper
• Scallop Edge Punch
• Stampin’ Up Birds & Blooms Sizzlits Set
• Big Shot Die Cutting Machine
• Vintage Brads

In other news, I got my first order from the new catalog yesterday! I can't wait to start using it all! I am hoping to spend some time this weekend with all my new stuff! :)

Inkerbelle's Get Together Results

Hey there. I hope everyone had a good weekend. The Inkerbelle's get together on Friday night was a lot of fun. There were probably about 20+ demos there. We got to use a lot of the new products from the new catalog as well as some new products from the yet to begin Sale-A-Bration catalog and made 12 projects! So, without further ado, here is what we made.

This card features the new eyelet border punch as well as the new Sweetest Stem Embosslit die.

This card features the new Delicate Dots Desiger Series Paper and Botanical Blooms stamp set from the upcoming Sale-A-Bration catalog as well as the new flower brads from the regular catalog.

This card features the new Congrats set from the SAB catalog as well as the new Parisain Breeze Specialty paper from the regular catalog.

This card features the new Polka Dot Punches stamp set and Delicate Dots Designer Series Paper from the SAB catalog and the new Full Heart punch from the regular catalog.

This card features the new Friends 24-7 and Friendly Words stamp set and wheel as well as the new Sizzix Texturz Plates.

This card features the new Sizzix Movers & Shapers Curly Label die as well as the new To The Nines Specialty Paper.



This card features the new Congrats set from the SAB catalog.

This card features the new Eyelet Border Punch from the regular catalog as well as the new Botanical Blooms stamp set from the SAB catalog.

This card features the new Congrats set from the SAB catalog as well as the new Central Park stamp set and Corduroy buttons from the regular catalog.

This card features the new Polka Dot Punches stamp set and Delicate Dots Designer Series Paper from the SAB catalog.

For this cute little box used the new Sizzix box die as well as the new Yummy set from the SAB catalog.

For this cute little bag we used the Sizzix Top Note die as well as the new Yummy stamp set and Delicate Dots stamp set from the SAB catalog.

Phew! It took almost as long to post all those as it did to make them! So, as you can see, there are a lot of cute new things coming out in the Sale-A-Bration catalog. I can't wait to get some of them for my very own!

Inkerbelle's Get Together Tonight

Hi all. Well tonight we are have a demo get together for our demonstrator group. All the demos in my immediate up and downline are going so it will be nice to be able to meet some of the other demos in our upline. We will be making cards using the some new catalog sets as well as the upcoming Sale-A-Bration sets. I will post all the cards we make here for you to see. I am also hoping to get some stuff made tomorrow - *fingers crossed*. So I may actually have even more to share. Until then, I thought I would share a card I did a while back to show my gals how to use rub-ons. This actually turned out to be one of my more favorite cards. To me it is simple, yet elegant.




Ingredients:

• So Saffron, Kiwi Kiss, and Confetti White Cardstock
• Chocolate Chip Ink
• Hidden Garden Rub-Ons
• Kiwi Kiss Satin Ribbon
• Cute & Curly Stamp Set
• Curly Label Punch

In other news, Allison turned 4 months old yesterday. Boy how time flies!

Stampin' Up! Sampler Mini Catalog

The new Stampin' Up! Spring/Summer Sampler Mini Catalog is here. This sampler goes along with the main catalog. To download a copy, click on the image below.

Weekend Wrap Up

I had my monthly technique class on Saturday. The gals loved seeing all the new products. We had a great time. I can't wait to get the new products I ordered! We also had beautiful weather this weekend as well, with highs in the mid to upper 70's. They are saying that it is supposed to rain tomorrow though. :(

Well, even though I had a 3 day weekend, I didn't get a chance to do any stamping. These two kept me busy the whole time:



Even though, I didn't make anything new, I thought I would still share some cards with you. These are the cards from our monthly demonstrator swap back in November. The challege was to create a birthday card. We all used the Party Hearty set. Here was my card:



Here was Merrigrace's Card:



Here's Lenore's card:



And here is Kim's card:

A New Catalog Season Has Begun!

The new catalog season has begun! If you want to see all the new great stuff for yourself, check out my SU! website, which has just been updated to coordinate with the new catalog. Also, don't forget to contact me to get a copy of the new catalog!

Cards for Tomorrow's Technique Class

I thought I would share the cards that I plan on demoing in my techinique class tomorrow. This first card uses the Love You Much bundle and is a libary pocket card:

Ingredients:

• Love You Much Stamp Set
• Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White Cardstock
• Candy Lane Designer Series Paper
• Close to Cocoa, Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red Ink
• Heart to Heart Punch
• Scallop Circle Punch
• 1 3/4" Circle Punch
• Scallop Edge Punch
• Corner Rounder Punch
• Blender Pen

This next card uses a new set from the upcoming Spring/Summer Catalog called Sweet Stems:

Ingredients:

• Sweet Stems Stamp Set
• Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss, Rose Red, Whisper White Cardstock
• Raspberry Tart Designer Series Paper
• Regal Rose Ribbon
• Big Shot and Top Note Die
• 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" Circle Punches
• Blender Pen
• Basic Black and Kiwi Kiss Ink
• Rose Red and Regal Rose Markers

Lastly we have this card using the new Elegant Thank You stamp. This is a new single stamp from the upcoming catalog:

Ingredients:

• Elegant Thank You Stamp
• Kiwi Kiss, Rose Red, and Whisper White Cardstock
• Raspberry Tart Designer Series Paper
• Rose Red Ink
• Ticket Corner Punch
• Vintage Brads

So, that is what we will be doing tomorrow. Hope you all enjoy. I am looking forward to the upcoming 3 day weekend. DH has to work, so I will be home with the girls all day on Monday. I am hoping to get to spend some time stamping, so stay tuned for some more projects!

Hi peeps! I have an exciting announcement from Stampin' Up! this morning. From February 1-April 30, 2009, we're introducing new customers to Stampin' Up! by promoting our award-winning Idea Book & Catalog. To receive a free Spring-Summer 2009 Idea Book & Catalog, simply place an online order during the promotional period via my website. There is no minimum order amount required, so anyone can take advantage of this offer!

I also wanted to let you know that in the new Spring/Summer Idea Book & Catalog, Stampin' Up! has removed the Stampin' Supplies section at the back of the book. The Stampin' Supplies section tells you all the "ingredients" that were used to make the projects you see in the catalog. This info is still available for the Spring/Summer Catalog and you can download it here.

January Demo Swap

Every month, the demos in my immediate up and downline get together for a swap. This month the theme was to use the Love You Much bundle. Here was my creation:

Ingredients

• Love You Much
• Candy Lane Designer Series Paper
• Close to Cocoa, Pink Pirouette, and Whisper White Cardstock
• Close to Cocoa, Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss Ink
• Blender Pen
• Heart to Heart Punch
• Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon
  

Here are the other gals creations.

Lenore (one of my downline) created this for us:

You can visit her blog here.

Kim (my other downline) made us this:

You can visit her blog here.

Merrigrace (my upline & BFF since kindergarden) made this:

You can visit her blog here.

I am looking forward to next month's swap. This time the theme is to use an organic type stamp set and watercoloring. I am excited to see what everyone will come up with!

Stamps for Sale

If you are interested in any retired Stampin' Up! stamps, I currently have several sets listed on eBay. I have more that I need to list, but have to dig them out and get them posted. There is a link to the auctions on the right margin. Also, if anyone is interested in any maternity clothes, let me know. I have lots of stuff that I am looking to possibly sell. Everything is either size small or medium.

New Catties in the House!

My 2 cases of new catties arrived yesterday! Yea!! There is just so much great stuff in the new catty I am going to have a hard time trying to decide what to get first! I just love all the new accessories and papers that are coming out. If you would like a copy of the new catalog, just let me know. They are $9.95, but if you place an order of $50 or within 2 weeks of purchasing a catalog from me, I will reimburse you the cost of the catalog! Or, you can get a FREE catalog when you attend one of my classes. Check out my class schedule here (dates are subject to change).

You Rock!

Well last week my baby brother turned the big 2-4. Here is the card I made for him:





For those of you that don't know him, this is just his style!

Ingredients
All supplies are SU! unless otherwise noted.

• Just Jawing
• Skin Deep (Technique Tuesday)
• Whirly Gigs (Technique Tuesday)
• Basic Black Cardstock
• Basic Grey Cardstock
• Whisper White Cardstock
• Basic Grey Classic Ink

Today is also my parents 36th wedding anniversary. Happy anniversary Mom and Dad! Here is the card I sent them:

Ingredients

All supplies are SU! unless otherwise noted.

• Fabulous Flowers
• Baroque Motifs
• Hugs & Wishes
• Sage Shadow Cardstock
• Chocolate Chip Cardstock
• Whisper White Cardstock
• Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon (retired)
• Pretties Kit
• Sage Shadow Classic Ink
• Chocolate Chip Classic Ink
  
  
  

Let's Start Blogging

Well I finally caved and joined the blogging world. Welcome to my Stampin' blog! I would like to start of by sharing Stampin' Up!s current promotions with you:

The Love You Much bundle contains the perfect products to create fun and fanciful Valentine’s Day projects that say "Ilove you" from the heart. And from December 23, 2008, through January 31, 2009, you can purchase the Love You Much Bundle at 20% off the retail value! Complete with Love You Much stamp set, Heart to Heart punch, and Candy Lane Designer Series paper, this bundle is full of love! If you are interested in ordering this, you can order online via my website or contact me via email.

In addition, Stampin' Up! is having an Inventory Blowout sale. From January 5-18, get select current, retiring, and retired products up to 50% off. But don’t wait—because this sale is good only while supplies last! Click here for the blowout list.

Next up is the current Sampler Promotion. From December 1, 2008 – January 18, 2009, in celebration of Stampin’ Up!’s twentieth anniversary, spend $20 on any Stampin’ Up! products and get 20 percent off any stamp set from the Fall-Winter Sampler—no limit! Check out the Promotions page of my Stampin' Up! website for more info.

And lastly, lets not forget about the Stampin' Up! retired list. The Fall-Winter 2008 retiring stamp sets and accessories are available for purchase December 9, 2008 – January 18, 2009. Buy your favorites today before they’re gone! Click here for the current list.

For those of you who might be local to the Morgan Hill/San Jose area, I am having my monthly Stampin' Up! technique class this Saturday at 1:00. Contact me if you are interested in attending. Everyone who attends gets a free copy of the new Spring/Summer catalog. Speaking of which, my shipment of new catties is scheduled to be delivered today! Let me know if you would like a copy! In addition, please don't hesitate to contact me if you are interested in hosting a workshop or if you would like to become a Stampin' Up! demonstrator yourself.

Well, I guess that is it for now. Check back later as I plan to post some pictures of what we are making in class this weekend as well as some other current projects!

Big Shot Starter Kit Contents

The Big Shot Starter Kit is featured in Stampin' Up!'s 2008-2009 Idea Book & Catalog, valid through June 30, 2009. Here's what's included in the Big Shot Starter Kit, #116314 - $195.95:


Big Shot

Top Note Die

Scallop Envelope Die

Birds & Blooms Sizzlits Dies

Decorative Strip Billboard Die

Decorative Strip Cutting Pads & Extended Spacer Platform (both for cutting Decorative Strips)

To Order Stampin' Up! Products On-Line 24/7, CLICK HERE!