Stampin With Diane

Sale A Bration Deal!!!

2012-01-30T04:34:00.000-08:00

SALE-A-BRATION STARTER KIT DEAL!

Sale-A-Bration is an ideal time to take your stamping skills to the next level and SAVE $$$!

•The Starter Kit is discounted to $125! SAVE $50 and it ships FREE. With the special bonus bundle products being offered, you’ll receive nearly $400 in products! (Up to $50 bonus products available with the Standard Starter Kit or the Digital + Starter Kit.)

•Receive your choice of either FREE Designer Series Paper (you pay for shipping) or a FREE My Digital Studio Download (no shipping charge) EVERY MONTH that you are active, from Feb. through Dec., 2012. Up to a $120 value!

•Enjoy demonstrator discounts and benefits thru June 30, 2012 with no obligation to purchase anything further or host workshops. There’s no penalty to drop.

•Perfect opportunity for both hobby and business demonstrators.

Here is a list of what you get in the kit:

•Any stamp set worth up to $24.95
•Any stamp set worth up to $28.95
•any stamp set worth up to $22.95
•Any stamp set worth up to $9.95
•Any standard wheel $6.50
•clear mount block $6.95
•designer paper stack (the big pack) $21.95
•any pack of assorted colour card 8.5x11 $6.95
•any pack of card 8.5x11 (white- up to $8.50)
•Any $8.95 ribbon
•any 5 ink pads (5x $5.95. or can include a versamark pad)
•any 2 markers (2x $3.50)
•any refill $4.25
•snail adhesive $6.95
•stamp cleaning spray $4.50
•any $23.95 or less punch
•any decor elements $9.95 or less
•pack of envelopes $6.50
•colour coach $14.95
•wheel handle $3.95
•uninked wheel cartridge $5.25
•blender pen (single=approx $3.30)
•stampin' scrub $16.95
•dimensionals $3.95

•Business supplies including 8 catalogs and minis, order forms etc

•So, a lot more than the $125........and there is no shipping charges!!!!!

THEN your first $150+ order gets 30% off.....so, if placed during SAB for $150 of product, you get it for approx $100 (plus shipping and tax), but also get 3 FREE SAB goodies, AND the FREE shopping tote........AND, $25 in FREE hostess goodies too!

BONUS: You receive your choice of either FREE Designer Series Paper (you pay shipping) or a FREE My Digital Studio Download (no shipping charges) every month you are active from February through December 2012. That is worth up to $120.

***With the purchase of your Starter Kit, you will enjoy demonstrator discounts and benefits through June 30, 2012 with no further obligation to purchase products or host workshops. There is no penalty to drop. I welcome hobby or business demonstrators in my group.***

QUESTIONS? If you are interested or simply curious about purchasing the Starter Kit and becoming a member of my group, please email me with any questions.

If you don’t already have a demonstrator, I hope you’ll consider placing your order with me!

Valentine's Day Open House

2012-01-27T15:30:00.000-08:00

This is one of the 2 cards that we made on 1/21 @ an open house that I had. This card is made with whisper white and basic black cardstock. The whisper white mat is embossed. We used Stampin Up's heart sizzlit and used SU's heart punch for the top of that heart.

Sale-A-Bration (SAB) is now going on. With any $50 purchase you make, you can choose something out of the SAB catalog absolutely free!!

I will post the other card we made tomorrow.

Another Christmas Card

2011-12-03T06:00:00.000-08:00

I absolutely LOVE this card!! This card uses another favored stamp set "Greeting Card Kids" which not only includes this adorable little girl in a Christmas stamp but also includes her in a Halloween stamp, a Valentines Day stamp and a going back to school stamp w/a little boy. Stamp set is very versatile. Hope you like this Christmas card also!!!

Christmas Card I Made

2011-12-02T18:14:00.000-08:00

Today I made this Christmas Card using 2 of my most favorite stamps. The background stamp is "Lovely As A Tree" stamped in Crumb Cake and "Dasher" stamped in Early Espresso. It's a very simple card to make when you're in a hurry and I think it looks rather elegant. Hope you agree!!

Baking With The Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps

2011-12-01T13:08:00.000-08:00

About a week ago I had both of my grandchildren spend the night with me and we decided that we wanted to bake cookies! We decided to make pumpkin spiced sugar cookies...now that they're a little older it was alot more fun. This year my granddaughter Katie actually wanted to wear her apron (last year she refused!)...

They each got a turn to stir the cookie mix. Baking cookies with them was so much fun because they were so excited that they got to stand on a chair and actually experience baking. I popped them in the oven for approximately 15 minutes...meanwhile Hunter decided to get goofy on us....

In Hunters being silly picture you can see the "New" Stampin Up! cookie press that we are now selling. What it does is after the cookies are baked you can press a design on each individual cookie! We chose the snowflake press for this baking session (which I think we'll use throughout December...Santa will LOVE the design on his cookies!!!)....Here's the finished cookie....

The children LOVED eating the cookies that "they" made. They cannot wait to bake more cookies with grandma (and neither can I!!) You can order the cookie press on my Stampin Up! website @ http://www.stampinwithdianeh.stampinup.net/.

Online Extravaganza Has Begun!!

2011-11-21T10:31:00.000-08:00

Our Online Extravaganza has begun. I love sales, don't you? Especially ones that I can enjoy from the comfort of my own home. That's right — no malls, no crowds, no fighting for a parking space ... shop 24/7 in the comfort of your home. Turn on some holiday music, sip a cup of hot cocoa, and save big with a few pushes of a button. Starting today, we have incredible discounts on over 50 items--up to 60 percent--saving big on your favorite products. Visit my Online Store to see the complete list of discounted items.

Online Extravaganza!!!!

2011-11-20T21:15:00.000-08:00

Stampin Up's annual online Extravaganza will begin tomorrow morning 11/21/2011(12AM!!!) through 11/30/2011. While this promotion is perfect for online orders during a super busy time of the year, sale prices will be available on all order types.

All you need to do is to log onto my online store HERE on Monday, November 21, to take advantage of great savings, like FREE digital downloads valued at $40 when you buy My Digital Studio Express, 60 percent off select Designer Fabrics, and 30 percent off an exclusive ribbon bundle!

In addition, there will be two items on sale for 24 hours only (November 21, 12:01 AM - 11:59 PM [MT])-so make sure you check out the first 24 hours on my online store!!

Refer a friend to my online store and with their first order I will send you out a gift for my appreciation. Just drop me a private message to let me know that you referred them! This is not just for this sale but anytime.

Any questions please let me know!!!

Pumpkin Patch Visit

2011-10-30T22:08:00.000-07:00

Today I took 2 of my 4 grandchildren to the Pumpkin Patch...i know...I wait until the last minute. Of course, they wanted to wear their costumes. My granddaughter Katie has never been to the Pumpkin Patch before. Hunter went with his preschool a couple weeks ago. Today I would've purchased ANY pumpkin they wanted...I didn't care if they had chosen the largest most expensive pumpkin there. They chose "big" little pumpkins so they could carry them themselves. They are so sweet and 2 of the most precious children around. I wish I could've taken the other 2 with me but we brought Jordan (who's 8 weeks old) home a tiny pumpkin

This is Bryce my 8 1/2 year old grandson carving the pumpkin I bought him a couple weeks ago with some friends. It looks like he's having alot of fun w/his friends.

Everyone have a happy & safe Halloween tomorrow!!!

I'm on a roll.....

2011-10-26T06:00:00.000-07:00

...Let's hope that I can keep it going!! This card is made with Very Vanilla, pool party and soft suede cardstock, Spice cake dsp (have I mentioned that i LOVE this dsp?) and very vanilla seam binding. Cherish friendship is the stamp set...it's such a versatile set too. I hope you all like my card as much as I do. More tomorrow!!!

Another Holiday Card

2011-10-25T06:00:00.000-07:00

This is another creation of Lorita Koehn that I made this past weekend. This card was even more simpler to make than yesterdays card but just as beautiful (and no cutting!!!!) I hope to add new cards every day for the rest of the month on my blog and also to my facebook page (search from Stampin Up With Diane... follow me there!)

Almost Holiday Time...

2011-10-24T06:00:00.000-07:00

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! I know I did. This card that I made this weekend was created by Lorita Koehn another Stampin Up! Demonstrater that I met at the Atwater Fall Festival. I loved her work so I decided to check out her class. This card was super easy (except I hate cutting & therefore the cutting doesnt look that good...lol) and the colors are gorgeous together. I have another card that I made that I will post tomorrow!!

Fall is in the Air...

2011-10-22T05:00:00.000-07:00

Good Morning everyone, Welcome to Scrapbook Place's October Blog Hop! You should be arriving from the Terrific Teresa's Blog. If not, please start at the beginning with Linda's Blog This months theme is Fall or Giving Thanks. I just whipped up this card from an old faithful stamp set that I got at Stampin Up's! Regionals last year in Portland. For this card I used Soft Suede & More Mustard cardstock and DSP from our Holiday Mini called "Spice Cake" (Love this paper!!!). Inks that I used are also Soft Suede & More Mustard. The twine & button is also from Stampin Up! Next stop on the hop is magnificent Melissa's Blog. Leave me some feedback. Follow me on Facebook @ Stampin Up With Diane!

Join Stampin Up! for only $99

2011-07-02T08:26:00.000-07:00

$99 Starter Kit + Free Project Kit!

During July, you can join the Stampin' Up! family as a demonstrator for only $99! This limited time Starter Kit—valued at $185—comes with the following high-quality products:

•Easy Events Clear-Mount Set*
•Pennant Parade Wood-Mount Set*
•Basic Black Classic Stampin' Pad
•Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad
•Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad
•Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad
•Brights 8-1/2" x 11" Assorted Card Stock
•Just Add Cake Designer Series Paper*
•Chocolate Chip 1/2" Scallop Dots Ribbon*
•Note Cards (20)
•Clear-Mount Block C
•Blender Pen (1)
•SNAIL Adhesive
•Business supplies
*Brand new to the 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog!

Plus, join in July and get a FREE Christmas Keepsake project kit—a $40 value! Imagine an afternoon spent chatting with friends while creating something beautiful—isn't that what Stampin' Up! is all about? But act now because this special kit is only available as part of this limited-time offer.

Join Stampin' Up! in July and get brand-new products, including an exclusive project kit—all for just $99! Contact me to get started today

You can also join just to get the discount. That's how I started.

Stampin Up! Retiring Items

2011-06-01T11:26:00.000-07:00

The Stampin' Up! Retirement Lists are here!!

June 30th is the deadline for you to order these stamps, accessories and Decor Elements.

CLICK HERE to view the Retiring Stamp List.

CLICK HERE to view the Retiring Accessories List.

CLICK HERE to view the Retiring Decor Elements List.

Please remember the Accessories & Decor Elements are available "while supplies last" and the list will be updated daily at my online store.

All about Flowers!!!

2011-05-27T02:00:00.000-07:00

Good Morning everyone, Welcome to Scrapbook Place's May Blog Hop! You should be arriving from the Terrific Teresa's Blog. If not, please start at the beginning with Lindsy's blog Lindsy's Blog This months theme is flowers. I made this card for a Stampin Up! get together for samples of new stamp sets. This is a really cute stamp set that I've made a few cards from. I hope that you enjoy my card. Next stop is darling Donna's Blog. Leave me some feedback. Follow me on Facebook @ Stampin Up With Diane!

My Birthday Cruise!!

2011-05-26T22:31:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!! It's been quite awhile since i've done any blogging. I have been very very busy with lots of things. Last week was my 50th Birthday!! On May 7th I had approximately 20 friends & family help me celebrate @ La Hacienda. We had a great time. It was really nice to just relax and talk with everyone.

On May 12th, my Aunt Gail & cousin Beth flew in from Albany NY to go on my birthday cruise to the Mexican Riviera with me.

I haven't seen my Aunt Gail in 8 years and I hadn't seen my cousin Beth in 29 years!! Can you believe that we allowed this to happen?!?!?! What is wrong with us???? Anyways, we've decided that we will not allow this to happen again. I had the time of my life and so thankful that they were able to attend the birthday cruise with me.

Also going on the cruise was my BFF Cheryl and she brought her friend Kathy to help me celebrate. We all had a wonderful time and hopefully we can go on another cruise soon...

From left to right is Kathy, Cheryl & me! This was the formal dinner we attended. My feet were KILLING ME!!!! lol. Here's a picture of the 5 of us as we were getting onto the ship.

Of course there was always the good looking men of Mexico there too...here's a couple pictures...

I will share more later....................

Another Blog Hop

2011-02-27T05:00:00.000-08:00

Good morning everyone!! It's that time again for the Scrapbook Place blog hop. You should have gotten here from Allie's Blog. If not please start w/Pat's blog.

I made this card awhile ago to teach for stamp camp. I love the colors in this card. All materials are Stampin Up! Card stock is melon mambo and old olive. Old Olive ribbon is also used. This card is super easy to make.

Comment if you like my card...and comment if you don't! :o) Next stop is at Lindsy's Blog. Hope you have fun on this blog hop

2011-01-27T03:00:00.000-08:00

Scrapbook Place Blog Hop

Welcome to the Scrapbook Place Blog Hop. If you just happened upon my blog, please go to Lindsy's beautiful blog and start there, if you arrived here from Holley's blog...you're in the right place.

As you go along the blog hop make sure you leave a comment.because one lucky person from Scrapbook Place will win a free snag on the Emerald Board!!! How great is that?!?!?!

This card was created using all Stampin Up products, cardstock used is crumb cake, bashful blue & old olive. I made this card awhile back @ my friend Julie's stamp club. I love this card!

Thanks for stopping by. Don't forget to leave a comment to get a chance to win @ Scrapbook Place. Next stop is Pat M's blog. I know you'll definately enjoy what Pat has created.

Join Stampin Up! for only $87.50

2010-11-12T13:42:00.000-08:00

What would you say if I told you that for a limited time you get over $300 worth of Stampin’ Up! product for only $87.50 with FREE SHIPPING?? I’d say wow!! Show me where! Here’s how it works: From November 15-30, you can purchase either the Standard or Digital + Starter Kit at 50% off the regular price ... plus free shipping! This is the PERFECT opportunity for a hobby stamper! Imagine stocking up on these AMAZING, high quality products from Stampin’ Up! at this amazing low price … WITH NO COMMITMENT TO SELL ANYTHING!! Here are some of the benefits you’ll receive just from ordering this kit: $310 worth of Stampin’ Up! merchandise for $87.50 with free shipping Receive a free subscription to an exclusive monthly magazine Receive two free months subscription to your own business website The opportunity to earn awards and incentive trips A 30% discount off your first demonstrator order of $150 or more (within the first 45 days) A 20% discount on ALL purchases you make

Pre-order from the 2011 Occasions Mini catalog and Sale-A-Bration catalog starting Dec. 1 Sale-A-Bration is right around the corner and your and there are great opportunities for FREE stamp sets! Take advantage of the upcoming Holiday sales at the Demonstrator price! The opportunity to earn extra income and be your own boss … or simply get great products at a FABULOUS discounted price! Keeping the starter kit NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS after you purchase it!

If you’ve ever thought about becoming a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, NOW IS THE TIME!! If you’ve been a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator before and have thought of rejoining, NOW IS THE TIME!! If you just want a load of great Stampin’ Up! products at an EXCEPTIONAL cost, NOW IS THE TIME!! This offer is only good for TWO WEEKS, starting November 15th. Message me!!!!

Medallion Card

2010-10-05T20:51:00.000-07:00

I love this card. The medallion stamp is one of the most versatile stamps that Stampin' Up! uses. This creative card was created by Kim and was her shoebox card that those who wanted to make her card could. The colors are Cherry Cobbler and chocolate chip paper. The brad goes really good w/this card. This card was very easy to make but looks very classy at the same time. You can't really see it from this picture but the medallion stamp was inked up w/Cherry Cobbler ink and then went over by our shimmer paint for a glittery look.

Good Book i'm Reading

2010-10-05T18:17:00.000-07:00

It's called "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" by Kim Edwards. It's such a good book. I used to read alot. The books that I normally read are Science Fiction by my favorite author Stephen King. My favorite book by him was "The Stand". Now, I must admit that I started that book a number of times because it's slow @ first but when I really started reading it...I couldn't put it down!! That's like this book. It's a story that takes place in the early 60's and a woman & her husband decide they want a child. She gives birth to two children and one (the girl) has Down's Syndrome. While the wife was out of it...he gave the girl to the nurse to take somewhere because he didn't want his wife to suffer. The nurse took the baby and decides to raise it herself!!

That's all I'm going to say about this book and i've said that much because that's the summary on the back of the book...lol. Anywho, you should read it because like I said...it's a good read. If you've read the book, let me know what you thought! I'm about half way through it right now and would like to be done w/it by end of the week.

I will send out another card blog later on tonight!!

One handed card

2010-10-04T21:03:00.000-07:00

Happy Monday everyone! Feeling a little under the weather today but I did want to do another blog post. I have so many cards and projects that I want to share with everyone from this past weekend. The story behind this card is that we were challenged to grab 3 pieces of cardstock, one stamp set and one embellishment and make a card...pretty easy huh?? NOT!! We had to make a card only using one hand!!! The first one finished won a prize. I didn't win and I (almost) finished the entire card one handed. I chose poppy parade, basic black and whisper white as my cardstock, the stamp set I chose was "Aviary" and my embellishment I chose was ribbon. This was the final result. I did everything w/one hand except for the ribbon. Think it sounds easy?!?! I challenge you to try it...it's actually kind of fun!

National Card Making Day!

2010-10-03T19:12:00.000-07:00

Hope everyone had as much fun on National Card Making Day as I did. I was invited by my friend/upline Julie to go to a cabin in the mountains w/10+ other stampers to enjoy this day together. We brought enough supplies to last us a week or more! Doesn't this always happen when you go away somewhere? You always pack too much. Thank you Julie for inviting me and a shout out and HUGE thank you to Beverlee for allowing this awesome weekend to happen!

The picture above is one of my favorite items that I made this weekend. It held most of my projects and it's super easy to make. I used dsp from Deck the Halls (LOVE that dsp!), Cherry Cobbler cardstock for the bottom of the bag and the large scallop square, Old Olive was used for the smaller of the scalloped squares and the Santa stamp comes from the stamp set "Jolly Old Saint Nick". I love this stamp set because it has the old fashioned Santa from back when I was a child....yes, it was a very long time ago!! lol. I also used Cherry Cobbler seam binding for the bag handles and old fashioned brads for decoration. All items used on this project is from Stampin' Up!!

If you want to learn to make this project or something else...sign up on http://www.meetup.com/Merced-Stampin-Scrapbooking-using-Stampin-Up/ to find upcoming classes near you! There is no cost to join this meetup.

I have a huge amount of projects to share with you from this weekend so I will definately be blogging more soon!

3 More UN convention Cards

2010-07-31T18:33:00.000-07:00

Here are the last 3 cards that I made last weekend with all my scrappin sisters & friends. The stamp set I used is called "Because I Care". This stamp was stamped w/black staz on ink. I wanted to try some different colors on each card. My stampin sister Kim suggested that I cut out some flowers and put them on the card to make them 3D. I did just that and I really love the way they turned out. I added the houndstooth embossing folder to the card front and added some glitter to the flowers. You can never have enough glitter they say and I must say that I do indeed love adding glitter. The 3 color ink that I used were Pale Plum, Blushing Bride & Daffodil Delight. I'm going to add either Happy Birthday or another sentiment to them at a later date.

Another UN-convention card

2010-07-30T21:01:00.000-07:00

Happy Friday everyone. Here's another card that I made last Saturday w/my stampin sisters. I had alot of fun making this card and hopefully the little boy who will receive this card for his birthday will like it just as much (even though he already saw it when I messaged it to my bff Cheryl!). This stamp is our "extreme dirt bike". I really enjoyed making this card. I used our ink spritzer to make it appear that the bike is kicking up lots of dirt...lol I used our houndstooth embossing folder on this card which made the stamp itself really pop out. I do hope you like it!! I'm going to post pictures of 3 more cards I made last weekend. They are the same stamp just different colors.

Unconvention Stamping Night!!

2010-07-25T16:16:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone! I wanted to share with you that my stampin friends & I got together from noon until almost 10pm last night...and did we have fun!! We didn't attend the 2010 Stampin Up convention so we had an UNcovention get together. I was "supposed" to be there at noon but fun from Friday night made me late along with a wonderful flat tire! Thank goodness for bills because if I hadn't stopped to pay for one my tire could have blown out on the freeway which would have made my day horrible!! Anywho, I want to share with you a card I copied from the new catalog. It is soooooo adorable and I'm glad that my upline & good friend Julie was able to get the card recipe. I used the new "blushing bride" cardstock, with the new stamp set "Greeting card Kids". I used my favorite blender pen witht he colors blushing bride, cherry cobbler, old olive & chocolate chip to color in the card. I hope you like it as much as I had fun making it!

Birthday Card

2010-07-18T15:30:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone...I know 2 posts in one week?!?! What's wrong w/me you might ask?? I have no idea so if you figure it out...let me know please...lol. I made a card similar to this awhile back but changed it up a little bit by adding some really cute brads. I wanted to use up some retired dsp (that I'm still in love with btw). I do hope you enjoy it..if you do, let me know with a comment. Hope everyone is having a "cool" Sunday!!

Scrapbook Layout

2010-07-17T16:09:00.000-07:00

Happy Saturday everyone. My post today is of a scrapbook page that I made last month for an online scrapbooking group project. I had alot of fun w/it. It features my adorable Princess Kaitlyn. My daughter Kelly took these pictures outside of my house and they turned out beautiful. Kelly is a very talented photographer who now resides in Seattle.

Stamp Club Project

2010-07-12T13:15:00.000-07:00

Good afternoon everyone! In Merced, we're on our way to close to 100 degrees today. I'm very thankful today (and every other hot day!!) for air conditioning. This past Saturday was Stamp Clubs Hostess Appreciation night. Thanks to Julie for having us do 2 fun and easy projects. The food won an honorable mention...Julie definately outdid herself (as usual) Here is one of the projects we did Saturday night. This is a really cute post it note holder. It's actually an acrylic picture frame w/Stampin Up's newest DSP "Greenhouse Gala". I love this paper. It's very colorful and rather trendy looking. I do hope you like what i've made.

New Catalog Out

2010-07-07T17:54:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone!! I haven't posted in over a month and i really do want to start posting more projects that i've done. This card was inspired by a stampin connection post but I changed it up a bit. As you can tell, I love Pink!! I was also thinking about soft serve ice cream this past weekend (and was good and didn't have any!) Anywho...i love this set. It's called "Sweet Scoops" from our summer mini. After all, isn't one of the best things of summer ice cream?!?! Well, I think so (that and Taco Salad!). You can purchase this set until August 31st 2010. I used Sweet Scoops w/pretty in pink and one of our new "In" colors "Crumb Cake". This ice cream looks good enough to eat I say. I also used "Birthday Wishes" sentiment from our New Catalog Hostess level 3 set "Occasional Quotes". I do like how this card came out and I hope that you do too!!

TGIF!!!!

2010-05-14T15:16:00.000-07:00

Happy Friday everyone!! Not only is it Friday but it's also the first day of my vacation!!! I'm feeling relaxed already. I had an awesome day today. I checked out this really adorable store in Oakdale called "I Love Paris". That store is amazing!! I wanted to buy a bunch of everything...but I only got my granddaughter some pretties for her hair. (She doesn't really like things in her hair..lol). This is another card that I made last weekend using the chalkboard technique. I really like that technique...i'm going to use it more often. Hope you like the card as much as I enjoyed making it.

Happy Monday!!

2010-05-10T16:38:00.000-07:00

Happy Monday everyone!! I made some cards over the weekend and I wanted to show one of them to you today. I've been wanting to try the chalkboard technique for a very long time and yesterday was the day!! After being shamed (j/k! I needed that boost!!!!) that I haven't kept my blog up, I decided to give it a whirl. I do love how the card turned out. I love the chalked colors and how great it looks against the basic black cardstock. In this card I used Stampin Up's basic black, old olive & eggplant cardstock, The ink that was used was White craft ink by Stampin Up! of course. The chalk colors I used are eggplant, real red & Old Olive. The ribbon I used is Old Olive...ever since my Stampin Sister Barbara showed me how to make the perfect bow...i absolutely LOVE , LOVE, LOVE making bows. I did make a few other cards over the weekend and I will share them with you throughout the week. I hope you like the card as much as I loved making it.

Santa Card

2009-10-25T11:40:00.000-07:00

Finally got a chance to upload a Santa card that I made. I found something similar to this on Ebay and thought I'd give it a whirl. I used all Stampin Up! Products on this card. This card is great for family members or friends that love pictures! Hope you like what i've made.

One More...

2009-09-01T20:54:00.000-07:00

Here is one more post it note holder I made tonight. I'm going to make a couple more tomorrow. They're fun & super easy to make.

I know, I know...it's been a long time....

2009-09-01T19:49:00.000-07:00

Here's a really cute top note post it holder that I made at an uplines home (the one on the left) and the one on the right is one I made tonight. I'm thinking of holding a class to teach people how to make them. Just need to find the people to come huh? Thanks for looking.

Happy Sunday!!

2009-08-09T13:17:00.000-07:00

Here's my newest card using the razzleberry lemonade again. I love this paper...can you tell?? Hope you like it!

Finally....A New Card

2009-08-03T14:50:00.000-07:00

Here is a card that I made last night using the new Razzleberry Lemonade paper that's new in this years Stampin Up! Catalog. I used 2 of the new "in" colors for this card. I used Melon Mambo & Crushed Curry cardstock and melon mambo ribbon (i love the polka dots!) . I accented the card with a butterfly die for the big shot and the scalloped oval for the sentiment. I hope you like it. I did case the card format but I do not remember where I saw it. Hope you like it!

Razzleberry Lemonade Birthday Card

2009-07-05T11:12:00.000-07:00

Here's a quick card I made yesterday before I left for the lake. I used the new Razzleberry Lemonade dsp, melon mambo paper & ribbon. I love the way this turned out.

Stamp Club Cards

2009-06-14T14:46:00.001-07:00

Here are the three cards that I made at stamp club yesterday. I absolutely love the techniques that I'm learning from my wonderful upline Julie! We had a great time. Afterwards Julie, Ruby & I enjoyed dinner and alot of chatting, laughing etc. It was a much needed outing. Hope you like the cards. The first one here is a masculine birthday card. I don't make many masculine cards and I really enjoyed making this one. The second card is a floating re-inker water color technique. I loved learning this technique...it was alot of fun. The 3rd card was an embossed card and cut in half and then a brayer was used to create the color on the card. The was so easy to make and I really like how the card turned out.

More pages done!!

2009-06-07T20:17:00.000-07:00

I've been busy tonight trying to get some more pages done. I'm doing an online challenge. It's fun and it's keeping me really busy. I hope you enjoy the layouts!

Did a little scrappin last weekend

2009-06-01T11:24:00.001-07:00

I wanted to use up some of my paper stash. If you didn't know already...i have TONS of paper. Enough paper for all scrappers in Merced County to do a 2 page layout at least! These are 2 of my favorite photo models....my adorable grandchildren Hunter & Katie. They are hams. They see the camera and love it. I will post some cards that i've made also.

Scrapbook Pages

2009-05-18T20:16:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple of 12 X 12 scrapbook pages that I made Saturday morning. I haven't put any pictures on the layouts yet as I still have to get them developed.

Stampin Up! & Stamp Camp

2009-05-10T10:22:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to let everyone know that I've decided to be a Stampin Up! demonstrator. I signed up yesterday after my monthly Stampin Up! get together. I'm excited to join a wonderful group of ladies who are supporting me in this endevour. Here are some cards that I made at Stamp Camp last week and an awesome box of cards that I made yesterday at my mentor Julie's house! Let me know if you are interested in hosting or ordering Stampin Up! merchandise or if you're interested in becoming a hobbyist. For the month of May you can join Stampin Up! for only $75!!! Ask me how!

Here are some great cards I made at Stamp Camp last week
This one is the fathers day card I made that I may give to my dad..not sure yet.

Here are some other cards that I made at Stamp Camp

Katie enjoying the Sunny Day

2008-06-15T19:18:00.000-07:00

Here is my totally adorable granddaughter Katie. We celebrated Fathers Day on Friday because both of my brothers had to work. So the whole family headed over to my dad's house for an impromptu dinner & swimming get together. It was great getting everyone together. This is my sons first fathers day as a married man...lol. I couldn't resist this picture of my granddaughter. It's taken from my phone because i.....GASP!!!....left my camera at home (hangs head in shame!).

I've Been Bad

2008-06-08T12:00:00.000-07:00

I know i've been really bad about updating my blog. I'm going to try really really hard to post more often. I've been busy. I had a huge yard sale yesterday because i'm getting rid of the old and hopefully i'll be able to have enough money to redecorate. I started painting my living room a couple weeks ago and i'm not finished because I ran out of paint!! lol. So today, i'm off to Lowe's to buy 3 more gallons of paint to finish up my hallway, living room & kitchen.

I went out last night with my daughter in law, her mom & her sisters for her sister Misty's birthday. They bowled (i can't because it hurts my wrist) and then we went to the Elephant Bar to eat. Oh my gosh, i really love their food there. I've eaten there before and it is sooooo good. I couldn't eat everything. I even had a drink. I'm not a big drinker (although i do like tequila!) and it was kind of sweet for me.

Tomorrow is back to work (yuck! but thankfully i have a good job). Evening i have a class at curves again. I've lost 13 pounds and my goal is to lose 7 more pounds in 3 weeks. We'll see as i'm going to take it as it comes.

Haven't done much scrappin lately. I did sell a bunch of handmades and various things that i've had for years that i've never used and it made one lady really happy as she walked away with a whole bunch of nice items!

Will blog again soon!!

My grandchildren

2008-04-20T16:34:00.000-07:00

I am finally adding some pictures of my beautiful grandchildren. Bryce is 5, Hunter is 15 mths old and Katie is 4 months old. These pictures were taken after Katie got out of the hospital. She wouldn't be smiling before the hospital stay. I absolutely love her smile!

Easter Card

2008-03-22T16:28:00.001-07:00

Really cute card that I made. It's just a simple card using bazzill paper (love that paper!) and lavender felt fusion with an embellishment from my really large embellishment stash. I hope you enjoy this card as I really like it alot.

For Easter my son & daughter in law are having the Easter egg hunt at their new home. Hunter & Katie are a little young to hunt for eggs and Bryce is with his mom this year and will be hunting for eggs up north. I'm sure he'll have alot of fun. Tomorrow is not only Easter but it's my daughters 27th birthday. I will be baking her a cake.

New Cards

2008-03-22T16:13:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple cards I made using some extra paper & ribbon that I had. I do want to try making more cards and posting them on the blog. As soon as I can figure out how to put a layout on here I will. I just can't seem to get the whole page in the picture from from digi camera. Oh well, it'll happen soon. I will be posting an Easter card that I made soon also.

Another card...

2008-02-22T15:14:00.000-08:00

Here's another card i made while on my cruise. I'm still learning this blogging thing so i'm not too sure about how to put pics in with the posts.

My First Blog

2008-02-22T15:00:00.000-08:00

I've been wanting to blog for awhile but never knew where to start. I asked friends which blog they used and how easy it was and so on. I want to try to blog often and I would love to post pictures of layouts & cards i've made. Last month I went on a scrapbooking cruise to Mexico with 3 of my friends. We had a blast and I'd recommend it to everyone who scrapbooks. I wish I could go again this year. Here are pics of the a couple cards i made while on the cruise. I just bought the silhouette and i'm learning so much about it. It can do so many things. I know it can do more than i realize. It's so awesome!