chipboard and buttons O my!

I am getting very excited about the rub on class! I have gotten several items together for us to embellish! I also have a few more in mind to get!
I hope to be able to blog from New Mexico, I am taking pictures with me of the other rub ons!


Here is a piece of craft inked chipboard, a clear button, and a button. We will be turning those items into 6 X 6 scrap page, and cards. I have also bought some fun frames (Laci said, "oh, I love the shape", just a little teaser), some glass candle holders, and some (get this) combs! I have more to come, but you certainly won't want to miss out on this fun class. you will get a set of rub ons, and each of the projects to take home made! All for $20!!!! Brenda H came and got her catalogs and asked about the rub ons, and I got so excited telling her, I think I scared her! It will be a fun time! watch for more!!! This my last post of the year! Have fun tonight!

coming soon!

Here are a few of the upcoming projects we will be working on.

The first is a sample of rub ons on a glass votive. cool, huh?

Then we have some Valentine ideas, mainly bc Kayla prefers projects to cards, and I have a workshop for her, so we will be making one of two of the valentine treats.

And last but not least, for Jessica's show, we will be making the photo boxes.

let me know if you have any questions, or have an idea!

January Special

As if the new catalog wasn't enough, Shelli has two amazing offers!
first, if you purchase the happy heart day set, real red 5/8 grosgrain ribbon, and medium cello bags, you will receive a free roll of regal rose 5/8 ribbon FREE!!!!
second, if you hostess a workshop that totals $350 you can have any set shown in the preview brochure FREE!
Great deals!
You can purchase a catalog for $7 unbound, or $12 bound! email me for details!
The new catty will go online January 2nd!

Noel

Well, 3 pm on Christmas Eve, my cooking is finished, my gifts are wrapped, my house is clean (thanks to a trip from my mom!!!)

I just need a shower and I will be ready!

Just a thought and a wish to all of you whom I love dearly, and appreciate more than you'll ever know....

There was no room in the inn for Mary and Joseph, Bethlehem was too busy and crowded for the most amazing moment in history... let us all take time to make room for Jesus! And thank Him for leaving Glory, to live among us, and make a way for us.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!

taking a big risk

Well, God is good.
I have been pretty darned stressed about leaving town before or right after my catalogs come in. I have also been wanting to practice on my cutting/binding skills before taking on the SU! catty.
Good news, Carolyn let me practice on her Arbonne catalogs, I ruined about 6, then got things figured out. Now I am a pro ;) (and a big thanks to Kayla's hubby for taking the kink out of the cutter)
And Brown just dropped off my 7 cases of catalogs.
That is right ladies, your books are here!
I have only bound three so far, have about 30 more to go.
I do have lots of other things I have to wrap up first, I know you understand. Otherwise I would just do it all right now.
However, if you'd like to come by, you can visit with me while I bind it for you. It is pretty quick. In fact I could have it bound before you write out your check! ;)
Donna and Ann have paid for their catalogs, but I didn't take $ from anyone else.
I have about 32 spoken for at the presale price ($5 or $10 for bound).
If you didn't reserve a copy, but would like to get one, let me know ($7 or $12 bound).
I would be thrilled for you to have one! :)
See you soon!

Am I CRAZY?

Jonathan, my sweet giving child wants to give every child in class a Christmas gift.
This is what I came up with! Now I have to make 20 of them, and fast, not to mention the 13 for Jeremiah's class! fun times. I used Velcro to hold the pieces.

I can't believe it!

Well, the new catty is EARLY!
I have it in my grubby hands!
I honestly thought that the last catalog was the best ever, but this one is even better!
I suggest we all get second jobs! This book has some stuff we just won't be able to live without!
So much to get, so little time!
I would tell you more, but I have to make my wish list! ;)

Punches!

Well, everyone knows how I LOVE my punches! I was checking out the dozen or so blogs I like to watch, and saw this handy little tip and wanted to share it immediately!

You punch the scallop and then tape it to a scrap (card stock is too heavy, punches aren't meant for multiple sheets, so use something light weight) and align it to half each curve, and punch again, and Viola! a "star burst". pretty cool, huh? people amaze me, I can hardly keep up, much less come up with something new! I am glad we share ideas. the last picture was taken from the stamping fun blog.

Later today I hope to make something else I found, I think the same blog!

Have a great day!

T minus 7 and counting....

Raise your hand if you are totally ready for Christmas!
That is what I thought.
We are almost ready, meaning I have almost everything done, translated means, one more week isn't near enough time! ;)
But seriously, it is coming, ready or not!
I had grand plans of blogging really cool pictures of fabulous creations.... then reality hit me like a ton of bricks!
I am sharing my saga, because I know that most if not all of you will be able to totally relate!
I had teacher appreciation yesterday, I was excited about it being breakfast, so that I would still have a lot of day left. Ha ha ha!
We finished up and I was home by 11:30, not too bad. I had to beg (not really) Kayla to sell me 12 more tins, yes, I am still being asked to make tins. Then I had to play catch up with my email, still optimistic I head out to the stamp room to be fabulous! Well, lets say not a lot happened with the hour I had left.
I pick my sweet little Jeremiah up, and of course he didn't bother to eat lunch bc at school, there is simply no time. We run and get him a snack and I head to the bank, where I deposit three post dated checks I promised not to deposit and had ever so carefully separated from the pack. The new guy at the window isn't used to me and my drama yet, so it was funny getting those checks back from him, but you know I did. And he has learned a valuable lesson in dealing with me, it never will be as easy as it seems! ;)
So for some unknown reason, I have the urge, no the uncontrollable drive to wash my van. Never mind Jonathan gets out in 15 minutes and I am no where near the school. I must wash my van. That was fairly uneventful, and not totally successful, but at least if you walk by it now, dirt won't attack you.
I pick up Jonathan and the Eaker girls and we head home. I have a few emails to write and numbers to look up, still knowing full well that I will get to make something pretty and post it.
I hear a strange noise from outside, but basically ignore it, then i hear Jonathan talking to someone and he sounded panicked, that got my attention, but I was going to check in a second, then I hear, "Jeremiah is hurt bad, and is bleeding really bad", I see three kids who are white as ghosts and suddenly that odd sound becomes recognizable as Jeremiah panic. From the front door of my house, I can see him atop the neighbors club house, blood pouring from his face. the first thing I do, "stop screaming, mommy is coming!" me running, well that will be the comic relief.
I get to him, and honestly have never ever seen so much blood on a club house, and it isn't pretty. two tomato soup cans... clumpy and gross. I still can't tell what happened to him, or if it is his nose or mouth. But he is frozen in fear. Finally I get him, and I notice a steel baseball bat on the ground. As I am carrying him to my house, not too upset, but confused, I say to Jonathan who is trying to call his dad from my cell phone, "what did you do, hit him with a bat?" to which Jonathan replied, "I didn't mean to, I am so sorry!" Well, that was it for me. Seriously folks, I lost it. I couldn't think clearly at all.
Luckily my good friend Carolyn was next door at her mom's house. She came and assisted as I was brain dead. She got ice for him to hold on his nose, and this should have told me he was ok, he just help up his hands and wanted the blood off. JP showed up to get his girls, and said it looked broken, mainly bc his eyes were purple and his nose swollen. So I start to plan to go to the doctor. I didn't think about his eyes always being purple, my allergy boy.
Scott comes and we scoop him off to the doctor. They come to the waiting room to assess him, and decide we aren't urgent. We aren't still bleeding, the swelling has gone down, and he is acting ok. This is when we start to figure out what really happened. There was a hole is the bottom floor of the tree house, Jonathan was under it and sticking his bat up through the hole. Jeremiah for some reason thought he would look into the hole about the same time. And there you have it, BAM! right in the nose. Well, suddenly we realize, we didn't need to be at the doctor's office. But we were grateful that everyone was ok. Still covered in blood though. We went ahead and saw Dr. Turnage. She said all was ok, but the big bite he took out of the inside of his mouth, the best thing to do is mix benedryl and Maalox and swish it around and spit. That soothes and numbs it as it heals. So that is my $25 tip... I plan to share with everyone.
So, maybe today I will post a picture of something fun and wonderful, however that will be after I get the blood out of clothes, shoes, coat, and a club house across the street! which reminds me, do you know that peroxide takes blood out of fabric and carpet? it does!!!
We are blessed, and this life as crazy as it is, I wouldn't miss a minute of it!
I wish you and yours a blessed Christmas! take time to thank Jesus for coming to give us abundant life, and when it is at it's craziest, He will take care of you, with friends and neighbors and surround you with people who love you and take care of you! Thanks to all who lifted us up in a faux-crisis, that was just practice for next time! ;)

I almost forgot the funniest part. I asked Jeremiah why he was screaming so, bc he stopped when I told him to. He said that it didn't really hurt that bad and he thought that he was ok, but that when he put his hand up to feel it and then saw all that blood, it kinda freaked him out! poor kid. His friend Dylan stayed by his side the whole time, never leaving him to freak alone. It is nice to see the good that rises from crisis, people really do rise to the occassion. I would have never thought to stay, but I am glad someone did!

tile magnets

I made these little guys for gifts for the deacons/staff party tonight at church!
fun times!

invites

I made these little cuties for a first birthday party for a friend.
think his dad likes sports? What boy doesn't like a ball?
I am pretty happy how the circle punches were perfect for the balls!

going with your gut

I wanted to do something fun for our stamp club scramble, and found a cute bookmark calendar. Couldn't get it bc it was from a site you had to pay to join.

Last night I chose to bite the bullet, in hopes that other downloads would justify the cost. didn't see anything else I wanted. So here are our $10 bookmarks!

We will make a ton of them! And we will LOVE them! ;)

I will try brighter colors and things to dress it up later, just wanted to get it on here for all to see!

more tags

I finally made the rest of the tags, you will have plenty options to choose from and will probably not be able to limit yourself to just 15! but at the great price of 15 for $1, you don't have to!

you can click on any photo to enlarge, in case you'd like a closer look.

copy and paste....

Item #
Product Description
109198
Accents & Elements Borders & Blossoms
109199
Accents & Elements Little Reminders 2
109197
Accents & Elements Tagged
100700
Album Leather Post Black 8-1/2x11
105385
Album Linen Post Mellow Moss 8-1/2x11
104520
Album Linen Post Natural 8-1/2x11
104517
Album Linen Post Navy 8-1/2x11
105382
Album Linen Post Real Red 8-1/2x11
105392
Album Linen Ring Mellow Moss 8-1/2x11
104510
Album Linen Ring Natural 8-1/2x11
104513
Album Linen Ring Navy 8-1/2x11
105388
Album Linen Ring Real Red 8-1/2x11
105067
Boxes & Tags Pockets & Pieces Assortment I
105068
Boxes & Tags Pockets & Pieces Assortment II
108798
Boxes & Tags Tiny Takeout Confetti White
107246
Boxes & Tags Tiny Takeout Kraft
105747
Boxes Stamp & Supply Extra Large
105748
Boxes Stamp & Supply Extra Large Divided
105744
Boxes Stamp & Supply Extra Small
105749
Boxes Stamp & Supply Jumbo
105734
Boxes Stamp & Supply Large
105746
Boxes Stamp & Supply Medium
105745
Boxes Stamp & Supply Small
101052
Brayer Attachment Foam
107293
Cards & Envelopes Greeting Very Vanilla Medium
109149
Designer Series Paper Brocade Background
109161
Designer Series Paper Cerise
109162
Designer Series Paper Charbon
109155
Designer Series Paper Creepy Crawley
109152
Designer Series Paper Darling Doodles
109150
Designer Series Paper Dashing
108503
Designer Series Paper Petals & Paisleys
109156
Designer Series Paper Linen Prints
109147
Designer Series Paper Notations No. 2
109148
Designer Series Paper Outlaw
109158
Designer Series Paper Uptown
109157
Designer Series Paper Wintergreen
107285
Envelopes Open End Very Vanilla Large
107284
Envelopes Open End Whisper White Large
107296
Envelopes Shimmery White Medium
107287
Envelopes Square Vellum Large
107310
Envelopes Square Very Vanilla Mini
107294
Envelopes Vellum Medium
107290
Envelopes Very Vanilla Large
107291
Envelopes Whisper White Large
101016
Eyelet Tool Kit
105317
Eyelets Bold Brights II
105379
Eyelets Silver
105315
Eyelets Soft Subtles II
107282
Fancy Fibers Bella
107283
Fancy Fibers Elizabeth
103352
Stampin' Glitter Romantic Red
103349
Stampin' Glitter Silver Shine
106650
Greeting Glue
102620
Liquid Glue
103145
Page Protectors Post 8-1/2x11
104523
Page Protectors Ring 8-1/2x11
103598
Paper Vellum 12x12
105543
Pastel Refills Bold Brights
105544
Pastel Refills Earth Elements
105547
Pastel Refills Neutrals
105545
Pastel Refills Rich Regals
105546
Pastel Refills Soft Subtles
105962
Perfect Layers Tool
104184
Post Extenders
106522
Punch Spring Bouquet Flower
109722
Simply Scrappin' Creative License Hostess Level 1
109611
Simply Scrappin' Happy Me Hostess Level 3
109596
Simply Scrappin' Out & About
109626
Simply Scrappin' Primary Colors
109649
Simply Scrappin' Round Up
109635
Simply Scrappin' Secret Garden
109663
Simply Scrappin' Winter Bright
107415
Simply Sent Friendship Shapes
109230
Simply Sent Happy Day
105580
Spectrum Pad Blue Frost
101492
Spectrum Pad Celebration
105579
Spectrum Pad Cotton Candy
101336
Spectrum Pad Pumpkin Patch
100000
Spectrum Pad Un-inked
103953
Stamp-a-ma-jig Imaging Sheets Refill
104432
Stampin' Around Cartridge & Ink Refill Clear Embossing
101460
Stampin' Around Cartridge & Ink Refill Whisper White
102391
Stampin' Around Ink Refill Clear Embossing
103017
Stampin' Around Ink Refill Whisper White
103151
Stampin' Emboss Powder Hologram Highlights
105677
Stampin' Kids Pad Bear Brown
105676
Stampin' Kids Pad Beetle Black
105675
Stampin' Kids Pad Boxcar Blue
105674
Stampin' Kids Pad Gumball Green
105673
Stampin' Kids Pad Poppin' Purple
105672
Stampin' Kids Pad Princess Pink
105671
Stampin' Kids Pad Robin Red
105670
Stampin' Kids Pad Yahoo Yellow
103174
Stampin' Pastel Applicators
100852
Stampin' Pastel Erasers
100081
Stampin' Write Marker Going Gray
100945
StazOn Ink Refill Timber Brown
103088
StazOn Pad Timber Brown
107235
Tag Sheets Bold Brights
107239
Tag Sheets Confetti White & Kraft
107236
Tag Sheets Earth Elements
107240
Tag Sheets Kraft
107237
Tag Sheets Rich Regals
107238
Tag Sheets Soft Subtles
100894
Watercolor Brush Flat
101551
Watercolor Brush Medium
101331
Watercolor Brush Small
105395
Wire Works Metallic
105652
Wrapping Paper Whisper White
Stampin' Around wheels
100360
Acorns
109812
All about Birthdays*
109690
All about Christmas*
109812
All about Gratitude*
109676
Autumn Dots
104070
Bloomin'
107466
Bodacious*
105750
Bouquet*
107481
Butterflies & Blossoms
104065
Fishy
100267
Happy Jacks
107563
Ho Ho Ho
104312
Hot to Dot
104279
Leaf Prints
106062
Leaves Awash*
107479
Rough around the Edges*
101927
Snowman Fun
107465
Speckled*
105521
Spooky Skyline*
108979
Spotted*
107480
True Hearts
105033
Wings & Things

Retired Accessory List

I waited up late to try and get it, I got up early to try and get it, when I did finally get it, I can't figure out how to put it on here! I really don't want to type it all out.
however, we are in dire straights here, this is a while supplies last situation! So we have to act fast. I will get it up as best as I can as soon as I can!
Thanks.

Big news day!

These are the other card options for the Thank You cards and Gift Tags Class on Tuesday night.
you can make 8 of any design for $4, and 15 gift tags for $1. I will post more gift tags Monday.


Please be sure to check back here Monday, the retired accessories list will be up then.
We don't have a lot of time when it comes to accessories, when they are gone, they are gone! So let me know ASAP if you see something you need, I will try to get an order in as quick after the list as possible.
I will be at Mom's this weekend! You can call my cell if you need me or have questions.
I will have more tags up Monday for the class, be sure to sign up!
Have a great weekend.
For a moving moment, check this out! http://www.greatdanepro.com:80/Battle%20Hymn/index.htm

we pause this program for an annoucement....

I guess a commercial really.

Come and support Scott and his youth, if you can! thanks!

just another thank you

Here is another option for the thank you card class.

thank yous

Many of you have heard my stories of writing thank you notes. Basically, it goes like this, whenever I got a present as a child, I wasn't allowed to use it, play with it, or even put it away, until the thank you note was written.

This is a discipline that I appreciate my mom giving to me, however, I am much more laxed now. maybe I need to put it back into practice.

In efforts to rebirth the thank you epidemic, I am having a thank you note and gift tag class.

You saw some of the tags below. Here is the first card in the thank you series. I should have saved the best for last, but I didn't. sorry.

This is somewhat different than the stamp a stack, yet the same. I will have several options, and you can make 8 of an option for $4. (or two sets for $8, etc.) The gift tags are 15 for $1.

I will post the other thank yous soon. Please let me know if you can make it, and which card sets you plan to make, so I can be sure to have enough supplies ready to go.

funny things we do

Well, here is the first sampling of tags for the tag and thank you class.

I have two other tag sets that we will be working with as well (however, they won't be here until Friday)

I hope to have the thank you options up soon.

Don't forget to RSVP!

RETIRED LIST!

Can you believe it is already time for the retired list? That was fast!

You can click on the scan of the list to enlarge it.

I will be placing my last order for this catalog on the 29th. Let me know if there is anything you'd like to have. We will get our retired accessory list on the 10th, please remember that retired accessories sell out fast!

Of the retired sets, I have the following that I will be selling off when we get to that point.

Bitty Boos Too

Double Line Doodles
Background Sampler

Letter Patterns

Aida Cloth

Business Boosters

Stamped from the heart

In the Spotlight (hostess)

possibly the typeset alpha lower, upper, and numbers.