2012 - 2013 Catalog

You are just going to love this new catalog!  I know I do...so many great things!  To the left you can click on the new catalog and view all the great new items!

Retiring Stamps

Head on over to my Stampin' Up page to start shopping for those stamps you CAN'T live without!

Easter Treats

Occassions Mini

Open publication - Free publishing - More card stock

Thanks Chic'n Scratch for the new way to share the Mini Catalog!

SALE

Online Extravaganza!! Items on sale now through Wed. November 30th. There are also two additional items available for 24 hours only. (Sale items will be revealed when they become available). Some items are as much as 60% off!! These specials will not be extended past the deadline. To place an order please visit my Stampin' Up! website starting today (Monday November 21, 2011). Happy Shopping,

Thanks!!

Back to School Theme

Last week we did a Back to School Themed Workshop! There were only a few of us this time, but it was in the middle of the day and summer is coming to a close. We will do the same projects in August. I'll send out that information soon to let you know when and where.

Get Well Soon

A little Get Well Gift for a special little boy. The mom of this little boy was such a blessing to my classroom last year. My students always loved when she came in to read. She has two wonderful boys. Yesterday she mentioned that one wasn't feeling so great. So my boys and I decided he needed something to help him feel a little bit better. Rylan and Trace love to color! So we thought a new coloring book and a new book to read would help! Hope you feel better soon!

Little Inspirations Bookmarks

It's almost time to head back to school. So that means I have started working on back to school baggies for Rylan and Trace's friends. Well, actually just Trace's so far. Trace will return to the same school this year. His bags are a little easier since he attends a Christian school. This year Rylan will attend public school for the first year. That also means I have to alter many of the things have put in the baggies in the past. It won't be that hard (seeing as how I do it for my own classroom). Recently, I was required to stay off my feet and REST! Rest isn't easy when you have two small children! I was having issues with my back so I of course became obsessed with E-bay! While on E-bay I came across a rather old Stampin' Up stamp set called Little Inspirations. The minute I saw it I had to have it. I knew exactly what I would do with it when I had my hands on it! So here is what it did:

The first book mark is stamped in Daffodil Delight. Then it is layered with Brights DSP (Pacific Point) and then on solid Daffodil Delight Card stock. The second bookmark is stamped in Pacific Point. Then it is layered with Brights DSP (Daffodil Delight) and then on solid Pacific Point. These bookmarks will me one of several items to go in back to school goodie bags for Trace's classmates. I will be back soon to share the rest!

Happy Birthday

Daddy's Birthday

Sunday was my dad's birthday. Rylan loves cake so we had to put a cupcake on the front. Trace loves blue so we had to make sure it had the color blue somewhere on the card! Simple but tasteful. We gave me a gift card to eat out, so we made a quick envelope for it.

Strength and Hope

Breast cancer awareness is very dear to me, so of course the Strength and Hope set and the Ribbon of Hope are by far by two favorite stamp sets! Then of course reading is something I absolutely love to do! Since school let out I have read four novels! So with the card I made a bookmark.

Thank You Cards

Wow, so it has been a few weeks since I last posted. You name it, it has happened in the past few weeks! I finally feel like making something! Over the next few days I will be posting lost of things! Here is a set of thank you cards I made for my mom!

I used the Fabulous Florets and the Thank you came from set Thank you Kindly.

Time to Say Goodbye

It's that time of year when we must say goodbye many of our stamp sets and asseccesories. Is there something on your wish list that you have been waiting to get? Now it the time to get it! Get it before it's gone. Head over to my Stampin' Up website to check out the items that will be retiring. These items are available on first come first serve basis from now until June 30th. Get them while you can.

Masculine Birthday Card

My father-in-law's birthday was the first week in May. I designed this card to make it look like Rylan and Trace were in the front of the truck. I used the Loads of Love and Loads of Accessories stamp sets.

Retirement

My mom is retiring this year from the school system. She always says that she is not retiring to take care of the grandchildren so I of course had to throw that in there somehow. My dad read the card and immediately thought I was telling them I was pregnant! NOPE, not now! I got the idea for the definition from the Stampin' UP! Define your life set. It has the definition of R as remember!

Thank you Cards

It's National Scrapbooking Month!

Select items are 30% off. To see the complete list of items on sale click here (Click on National Scrapbooking Month File). Login and password is guest. To purchase any items head of to Stampin UP website.

Templates and Downloads

Hi Everyone, So it was brought to my attention that the templates I had made available for download would not open properly. My wonderful husband has fixed the problem. If you ever come to one of my post and it ask for a login and password you just need to type in guest for both. Sorry it took so long to get fixed. Those of you that asked for the recipe box template I think I was able to email it to you all. Thanks for you paitence and thanks to my wonderful husband for getting it fixed for me.

Making Progress

I have been working on converting my wooden stamps to clear! It has been much easier than I thought it would be. So far I have done 22 "sets". I am considering a set whatever comes in these boxes you see below. That means a set could be 1 stamp or up to 12 in the sets I have done so far. I am getting rid of 12 bulky boxes! Oh, I am going to have so much more room to purchase more stamps! I don't think Brian is going to be too happy about this!

I went from those bulky boxes to this nice slender clear DVD size cases which are only $4.95 for 4 which can be purchased at my Stampin' UP! website 24/7. The item number is 119105.

I still have about 15 more sets to do but I can't believe how fast this is going.

Clearance Rack and Grab Bags!

Head on over to my Stampin' UP! website to see what you just have to have that is on the clearance rack. Clearance items can only be purchased from the online store. Make your purchases today!

Each bag contains a variety of discontinue products that include a combination of any of the following: ribbons, Accents & Elements, chipboard, Designer Series Papers, and Simply Sent Kit components. Grab bags will not contain stamp sets or tools. Head over to the online store to get your grab bag today.