Cards and pigtails…. and a missing tooth!

I apologize for being MIA. My baby turned 2 last week and school has started to become more demanding. I have several cards to share, plus pics of my darling Maddie in her first ever pigtails. I can’t believe she is 2 already. Where does the time go?!?!?! And to make me feel even MORE sad about my babies growing up, Justin lost his first tooth last night!!!

First, the cute kid pics:

Ok, on to cards:

Here is a card I made for a bridal shower I attended last weekend. The two backgrounds together are awesome and I know I saw someone pair them up on SCS, but I cannot remember who did it. If you haven’t tried them together, you should!!!

Stamps: Floral BG, Polka Dot BG, All Holidays
Ink: Groovy Guava, Chocolate Chip
Paper: Groovy Guava, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White
Accessories: Large & Small Oval Punches, Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon

Here is a card we made at my last Stamp-A-Stack. I used the Slit Punch to make the scallops along the edge of the card stock. Brilliant (and NOT my idea)! I cased this card from caspen1973 on CSC. You can see that card here.

Stamps: Enjoy Every Moment
Ink: Old Olive, Groovy Guava, So Saffron
Paper: Old Olive, Groovy Guava, So Saffron, Whisper White
Accessories: Old Olive 5/8 inch Grosgrain Ribbon, Slit Punch

One more! This is one I made for my husband, using the Cheers To You stamp set available in the UK SU! catalog. I had a very nice demo friend in the UK send me this set in a trade. It rocks! And no, you don’t need to adjust your eyes. The sentiment really *is* crooked. I had this whole stinkin’ card made and was so happy with it, but then decided to add “Happy Birthday” at the last minute. Of course, I screwed it up and didn’t have time to fix it. So please, do not make an appt. with your eye doctor!

Stamps: Cheers To You (only available in the UK)
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Staz-On Timber Brown
Paper: DP from At Home Simply Scrappin’ Kit, Brocade Blue, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White
Accessories: Round Tab Punch, Stickles (for the head on the beer)

I solemnly vow not to stay away for weeks again. I have been a bad, bad blogger, but I do have more cards to post!!!

I’ve been tagged!

I’ve been tagged by Tonya and by Amanda. Here are the rules:

The rules of the game:

Link to the person that tagged you and post the rules on your blog.
Share 7 random and/or weird facts about yourself on your blog, we all want to know them.
Tag 7 random people at the end of your post and include links to their blogs.
Let each person know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

Here are my 7 random facts:

1. I have a semi-phobia of balloons popping.
2. I have never had a broken bone.
3. My mom and I had the same first, middle, and last name until I got married.
4. I know a lot about sports (baseball, football, and hockey).
5. I am seriously addicted to Diet Coke.
6. I can’t stand my house being dirty or cluttered (I have 2 small children and a big, furry dog…. see the problem?)
7. When my husband is out of town (and that’s not often), I let our dog sleep on his side of the bed!

Here are the 7 people I am tagging:

Shannon
Shelly
Becky
Tracy
Jenn D
Renee
Melissa

That’s it! I am working on some things right now and have a couple of cards ready to post. Be back soon…..

Crew Kids Boy & Crew Kids Girl

I cannot tell you how much I {heart} the Simply Scrappin’ Kits from Stampin’ Up! Yes, I am a demonstrator for SU!, so that does make me a bit biased. But these kits are wonderful for getting pages done quickly, easily, and fashionably too! I am not a fan of stickers. But the card stock stickers that come in the kits are not your typical stickers. If you don’t scrapbook, don’t write these off just yet. I have seen fabulous cards made from these kits. I have the Rose Cottage SSK that I plan to use for making cards. If you haven’t tried these out yet, you must!!! Everything you see on these pages came out of the kit, with the exception of some of the photo corners that I punched with the Photo Corners Punch!

These are the pages I designed for my Simply Scrappin’ Kit class. I had so much fun doing them!!!

I’ll be back with a couple of cards tomorrow!!

A few cards and a NEW winner!!!!

I never heard back from the winner of my blog candy, so I used the random number generator to get a new name. The NEW winner is……

MelissaS!!!!

I hope Melissa emails me within the next few days so I can send this *awesome* package of goodies out to her!!! If not, I guess I’ll keep drawing until someone responds

Here are a few cards I did for a private Stamp-A-Stack:

Stamps: A Good Egg, Canvas BG
Ink: Almost Amethyst, Barely Banana, Only Orange
Paper: Almost Amethyst, Certainly Celery Prints DSP, Whisper White
Accessories: Marvy punches, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Word Window Punch, White Signo Gel Pen

And one more….

Stamps: Eat Cake, Circle of Friendship
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Purely Pomegranate, Close to Cocoa
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Purely Pomegranate, Whisper White, Close to Cocoa
Accessories: Ticket Corner Punch, Soft Subtles Brads (Pretty in Pink), Mat Pack, Paper Piercer, White Signo Gel Pen, Circle Punches, Scallop Punch

I’ll have more things to post on Wednesday, including a few scrapbook pages!! Woo Hoo!!!

And the winner is………

I am so sorry I didn’t post this earlier! I was working on some swap cards and totally forgot! Ooops! In any case, the winner is……

winthrop84

If you could please email me with your name and address, I will pack up your goodies and mail them off to you.

Thank you, all of you, for your birthday well wishes. I had a nice birthday and Valentine’s Day!

They say it’s My Birthday (BLOG CANDY)!!!

It’s Valentine’s Day and yes, that’s right….. it’s my birthday!!! I’m not going to say how old I’m turning, either. I’d rather let you go on thinking I’m 25. To celebrate, I’m giving you a gift. Well, at least a chance to win this lovely prize package. This is what you’ll get:

* A new package of all 5 colors of Fine Cosmo Stampin’ Glitter
* A new roll of Stamin’ Up! Basic Gray Taffeta Ribbon
* A new package of Berry Bliss Designer Series Paper
* A new package of Silver Stampin’ Emboss embossing powder
* A new package of Plain Janes flower shaped chipboard
* A new package of Plain Janes photo corner shaped chipboard
* A hinged lid tin from specialtybottle.com
* 25 plain chipboard coasters

I will post a picture of this fabulous bounty tomorrow! What do you have to do win all of this? You need to leave a comment on THIS post. That’s it! I will use the random number generator to select a winner on Tuesday, February 19th at 9:00 p.m. CST. Make sure you check back to see if you’re a winner!!!

Simply Scrappin’ Photo Cube

I *love* this project for 2 reasons:

1. It features my adorable family. 2. It was SO easy!

Justin and I usually bake chocolate chip cookies for my husband for Valentine’s Day. Since my husband has been working out 3 or 4 days a week at the gym, I decided not to sabotage that and made him a gift for his desk at work instead. I used a Making Memories Photo Cube (around $3 at JoAnn or Michael’s) and the Stampin’ Up! Home Again Simply Scrappin’ Kit. These kits are amazing! Everything coordinates perfectly and there’s so much to work with. I made this cube and have enough left over to make cards, scrapbook pages, or more cubes! If you haven’t tried using one of these kits, I highly recommend you give them a shot.

Sale-A-Bration!

Do you want to make this card? You can only get this stamp set during Sale-A-Bration!!! I cased this card from Teneale Williams. You can see her card here.

Sale-A-Bration is the perfect time to time place an order, host a workshop, or sign up to be a demonstrator!

Dates: February 1-March 17, 2008

Our Sale-A-Bration promotion gives everyone a reason to celebrate!

Promotion Details:

Customers: For every $50 purchase they make, customers will receive a free Sale-A-Bration product.

Hostesses: In addition to our regular hostess benefits, hostesses will receive a free Sale-A-Bration stamp set for workshops that reach $300 or more.

Recruits: Anyone who joins as a demonstrator during Sale-A-Bration can choose any stamp set–a value of up to $47.95–from the current catalog.

***In addition to the FREE stamp set from the current catalog, Stampin’ Up! is offering the starter kit for 20% off during Sale-A-Bration! The kit is regularly $199, but is now $159 until March 17th.***

If you have ever considered signing up as a demonstrator, I would love to talk to you more about it. Drop me an email or leave a comment on this thread and I will contact you. The starter kit is a great deal, with over $300 in product. During Sale-A-Bration, you also get to choose a free stamp set from the current catalog valued at $47.95 or less, too!! As a demonstrator, you receive a 20% commission, preorder opportunities for all of the catalogs and mini catalogs, and many other benefits. I *love* being a demonstrator and I think you will, too!

If you would like to place an order, all you need to do is send me an email with your order and your address. I can accept payment via paypal, credit card, check, or money order. Once I receive your order, I will contact you regarding payment.

I have more cards to share and hopefully some scrapbook pages as well, since I’ll be scrappin’ on Friday night with the Kristines

Pretty Petals

Is this a gorgeous background stamp or what?!?! It is so versatile and I am completely in love with it!!! I made this thank you card for the youth services librarian who kindly allowed me to interview her for one of my class assignments. She was absolutely delightful to talk to and really made me wish I was working in her library

The Deets:

Stamps: Pretty Petals BG, Enjoy Every Moment {sentiment}
Ink: Wild Wasabi, Rose Red, Regal Rose, Pumpkin Pie
Paper: Wild Wasabi, Regal Rose, Whisper White
Accessories: Wild Wasabi Double Stitched ribbon, pink brads, Marvy punches

I’m working on some other card designs for an upcoming Stamp-A-Stack and will hopefully post those in the next couple of days. I have class for 5 hours tomorrow (oh joy) and will definitely not have time to stamp or scrap. I am recovering from both a sinus infection and an ear infection. Nice, huh?

Valentine Stamp Camp Projects!

Whew! I’m on a roll! I have finished designing the projects for my Valentine Stamp Camp that will be held at my house on February 2nd. If you are interested in registering for the class, please email me or check out my Stampin’ Up! website for more details!

This one is my favorite:

Stamps: One Of A Kind, Boho Backgrounds
Paper: Berry Bliss, Pretty In Pink, Whisper White
Ink: Pretty In Pink
Accessories: Scallop Punch, 1 3/8 Circle Punch, cello bag, Pretty In Pink taffeta ribbon

These are the 3 projects:

You can find pictures of the 3 cards we’ll be making on the previous post!