table decorations finished

I just finished the table decorations for Brittany's Baby shower.
they were fun to make, and my mom really loved them, but I wouldn't make them for just anyone! ;)
The colors are similar to the shower invites, and the papers are paisley, which fits her ladybug paisley theme!

Joey's stamp club

I love fourth of July! I tried so hard to have Jonathan on the 4th of July, but he came on his due date instead...(the 6th).
We are going to make a shutter card at stamp club, and this one is 4th themed, but, you can apply it to any occasion, and you will not want to miss it!
Here it is closed, and opened.....

my special teachers

This year I had the privilege to serve as the Kindergarten coordinator at Spring Valley. I loved it and loved those teachers. It was a great year, and I had a hard time moving on. I had a need to leave a token with each of them, so I took the vases from Ikea and put some rub ons and ribbons on them, they can use them to hold pencils if nothing else. I made the gift sacks out of white lunch bags, card stock, papers, and ribbon.
This is just a small token of my affection for these ladies, and I hope they all have a fabulous summer, they have all earned it!

LAST CHANCE LISTS

The last chance lists are here, I haven't even looked at them, I wanted to get them up ASAP.
remember accessories go FAST.
I also have the decor elements retired list, if you'd like it, let me know.
click on any section to enlarge it. let me know if you need anything!

Brittany's Ladybugs

So you all know how very special Brittany is to me. I adore this girl, who is about to be a mommy.
So much so that my oldest son was her "flower boy". long story.
I got the privilege to make her baby shower invites for our church shower.
I am trying to get her bedding on here, but it isn't working so well, maybe tomorrow. So you can see my inspiration.
but here are the invites.....so fun.

baby books

A friend of mine is helping with some baby showers, and we made these cute little books to have for people to sign and write in for the moms to keep forever.
Have I mentioned how much I LOVE the big shot? the scallop die is perfect for these projects.


Be watching for the retired lists, coming very soon.

Emily's Scrap Club

Here is the layout for our May Scrap Club meeting. Emily will be our host.
I really like the "debossing" technique we did in stamp club, so I thought I would bring it over to scrap club. I also love the summer colors, they scream fun. The open layout allows you to tailor the page to your needs, one large picture, or lots of smaller ones, or some of both. and there is plenty of room to journal. the fun summer fruit just finishes it off. We will meet Wednesday, May 27th at 7 pm, come and join in the fun.

a fun card

A friend fell in love with the tool set in the catalog, and has made teacher gifts with the set.
She let me use her set Saturday to make this cute card.

Envelope Box Class

My dear friend Sylvia made me this box, then she showed me how to make it!
It is too cute and fun, and could be for a ton of different purposes. You could do a calendar on each sheet, or coupons, or keep handy info on each page, the sky is the limit. You can make it any size you wish.
Tuesday night May 19th at 7pm, come and make one!
Cost is $10 and covers all supplies and you leave with a cute fun box, and all the info needed to make more!
Please RSVP for a spot.

Best Teachers Ever!

This year we have been so blessed. Both my sons have the most amazing teachers. They are perfect fits. This has been a great year, and I am sad it is almost over.
Teacher Appreciation was LAST week, and I just got my gifts made.
I would have loved to give them pedicure gift cards, or out to eat gift cards, but May is a gift filled month as it is. So, I made them little tins, and filled them with cards they can use. They are both so quick to send thank yous out, I figured they could always use those.
I made 8 of three different cards, then 8 just separate ones.

Stamp Club ~ Amanda

Finally, I have our sample ready, except I might change the colors....
7 pm tonight!

Teacher Appreciation Week!

It is that time of year to show those teachers some love!
I don't have anything new made yet, sorry, but here are some tried and true!

May Specials

May has lots of Specials from Stampin' Up! Let me know if you have any questions or need anything!
I will have my calendar up soon!
click on image to make it larger.

ladies retreat cards part 4

well the ladies retreat is coming fast, I hope to get everything cut and ready soon!
Here is the last card we will be making.
The before: Which I really like, but after learning we will have 50 ladies, I don't have enough chocolate ribbon for that!










and the after:

retreat cards part 3

This is the card I made to go with the chocolate theme.









This is the pink flamingo card...note...it has chocolate!

retreat cards part 2

Here is another card I made originally for the retreat in the chocolate theme.











And this is my revision with the pink flamingo flair!

cards

I can not tell you how much I love my stamp club! they are such fun women! We had a great time last night. lots of laughs. "who is the lady with the red hair?" so fun.

Anyway, May 1st and 2nd we are having a ladies retreat at church, and i am in charge on the card making portion of the event. cool, huh? we get to make 4 cards in 30 minutes, so they have to be simple. I made 4 with the chocolate/pink/blue theme. I wasn't thrilled with them. So, I used the pink flamingo paper and redid them! adds a little pizzaz. Here is the first set.
Here is the first go.









Here is the second go.

CLUBS!!!!

Tonight is the first meeting for our new stamp club! Come and join in the fun.
We will start at 7.

Friday night is Scrap Club, here is the layout.....sizzix butterflies + circle scissors + punches + stamps = fun times!

stamp club

Don't forget, Stamp Club is Monday, April 20th!
we are making this.....
It is a whole new club, so all are welcome! come and check out the fun.

Happy Easter and Stamp a Stack

Happy Easter everyone! I do love spring time and Easter time. This is such a fun time of year, and full of memories from my childhood of my mom's extended family. I can't wait to see them again this weekend. Now I have new traditions with Scott's family to look forward too.
Another exciting event is Jews for Jesus. They will be at BMBC tomorrow night at 7, and I love their presentation. They do the whole passover feast and demonstrate the truth of Jesus as the Messiah. I am really looking forward to that.
For some crazy reason, I am in charge of the entire Spring Valley Kindergarten's Easter Party. So, I am off to stake off the park for that, but wanted to show you the samples for Tuesday night's Stamp a Stack. PLEASE RSVP. Cost is $10 for 15 cards.
Each card can be changed to the sentiment you need. I just used these for a sample.
If I don't see you before, have a very Happy Easter, time of new life.

pocket card

This was tons of fun to make, and everyone adores it. Mine is a bit busy, but I was using what I had on hand.
A sweet friend showed me how to make this, she had taken a $35 class on it! Mine is not as dolled up as hers, but it is really just a pattern anyway. She made some for graduation, complete with photos, well wishes, remembrances, gift cards, and cash. She also made a Valentine and Mother's Day one. so the sky is the limit as always.
I am going to have a class on Monday, April 27th. I am charging $15. I am going to order the simply scrappin kits to make these with. I think the patterned papers and embellishments will be perfect. We can get two cards out of one kit! So, that is cool. You can keep your half of the kit, even if you don't use it all.
please RSVP no later than April 16th to reserve a spot!