You have just hopped on Tour 4 at Stop #16.
The BLOG Tour is coming – all samples will be available on Monday April 27th 8:00 am until Midnight
So Stop back by to see my entire Blog Tour Post – you won’t want to miss it!
Next Stop on Tour 4 is
My next scrapbook class is on Wed. April 29th and I wanted to give you a sneak peek of one of the pages we will be making. We will be using the All in the Family Stamp set along with both set of Accessories so the possibilities for this 2-page spread are going to be endless. There will be two 2-page 12×12 layouts for this class and the class fee is $20. Please RSVP today. If you need more information visit my Stampin’ Up! Website and check out my events calendar.
If you want more scrapbook pages consider visiting the Wow Scrapbook Kits Blog that I created for Wendy and I to sell scrapbook kits. We will have the new kit for May available for order on May 1st. Orders placed by May 20th will include a free paper and embellishment pack. You can also order instruction sheets for the individual layouts. Visit our blog for more information about our kits. We will also be posting scrapbooking tips on the Wow Scrapbook Kits blog. You will find a new link on my side bar that will take you there anytime you want to visit.
I have made some additional updates today on my blog. You will find links on my sidebar for the April Class Kit to Go – it features the Great Friend stamp set from the Occasions Mini Catalog. I added a link to my Stampin’ Up! Website to join my Stampin’ Up! team. You can view several videos about Stampin’ Up! and information about being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator. I would love to have you as part of my team so call me and we can get together so I can answer any of your questions. Right now Stampin’ Up! has an Easy Three Payment Plan if you join by the end of the month – paperwork has to be mailed in to take part of this offer – so don’t delay if this is something that interests you.
I have also made updates to my list of Retired Stamp Sets for sale and added a few accessory items as well. And as I mentioned already a new link to the Wow Scrapbook Kits blog is now on my sidebar too.
I’m preparing my blog for the BLOG TOUR that starts tomorrow. Be sure to come back and join me as we travel around the country and see the wonderful art work from demonstrators featuring the items in the Occasions Mini Catalog. If you place an order of $40 or more from the Occasions Mini Catalog you will get to choose one FREE item from the Under $10 page in the Spring-Summer 2009 Idea Book (page 208). This specials is good through the end of April and is available with Online Ordering too.
I’m going to wait and post new pictures of my birds on Tuesday after the Blog Tour is over. I checked the calendar yesterday and the Robins are probably going to be the first to leave the nest. I can see the babies stretching their wings and they are getting pretty big. I would expect them to leave sometime this week. The others maybe next weekend or the week after. I’ll keep my eyes on them.
I’ll see you all tomorrow on the BLOG TOUR.
We have been a soccer family for years – Kyle started playing at 5 years old, then Tyler and then Ryan – for a few 
years all three played on three different teams and Greg was coaching either one or two of their teams. Eventually Tyler and Kyle moved on to other interests. Greg coached up until this last year and now only Ryan is still playing. This last week and next
week are heavy soccer weeks – with lots of rain this season we have missed many games and as we approach the end of the season they are trying to get all of them played. Last weekend Ryan played in 3 games. They had a game tonight and the boys played a great game and won 4-0 against ones of the teams they lost to last weekend. There is another game on Sunday, and then one Tuesday night and Wednesday night too. With all this soccer it reminded me of a 6×6 scrapbook I made for Ryan a few seasons ago. I intend to scrapbook some more of his soccer pictures and also want to make some 12×12 pages too. I’m not sure I ever shared the book with anyone so I thought I would show you a few pages from it tonight.
Supplies:
Have a great weekend! Tomorrow is a tennis match day. I need to make some scrapbook pages with the Just Tennis stamp set too. Maybe one day I’ll catch up on all the scrapbooking I want to do – but probably not.
Quick note on the birds – I finally saw the chickadee babies today – both mom and dad were out of the house and I got a quick peek at a pile of babies. The robin babies are getting bigger – they seem to know when food is on the way and stick up their heads and open their beaks until mom or dad comes by to drop in some food. Today I got to watch while they were fed a worm! The bluebirds are growing too – I can hear them now from the porch – so I know when mom or dad is there feeding them – they make quite a bit of noise when food is coming. I’m going to check my dates tomorrow because as the date approaches for them to fledge I don’t want to open the box anymore so they don’t come out early. Hopefully I’ll be able to see the day that they leave and get some pictures of them as the babies learn to fly.
Blog Tour on April 27th – Tour #4. 
Don’t miss the train!
I bought the Forest Friends stamp set from the Occasions Mini Catalog because I thought the animals were just so cute. I have been wanting to use but have been busy with other things so I haven’t even had a chance to put it together. But I finally did today! And I made the cutestest project!
I wanted to use one of the Mini Note Kits that you can get for free this month. I got mine in my last order and had it waiting to be used to. So I combined the two and here is my project.
The Mini Note Kit – Birthdays Count – comes with a double-mounted stamp, 4 note cards with envelopes, and a Chocolate Chip Stampin’ Spot. You can get it free if you order $40 from the Occasions Mini Catalog. Ask me if you want more details.
I made a little box out of Chocolate Chip card stock and then wrapped it with a piece of Designer Series Paper – the Walk in the Park paper from the Occasions Mini Catalog. Then I tied a piece of the double-stitched Chocolate Chip Grosgrain ribbon through a white Jumbo Grommet – also in the Occasions Mini Catalog. I cut out the little bunny and added him to the front with dimensionals. I made the four note cards by adding a piece of Designer Series Paper – the same paper that I wrapped around the box. Then added each of the four images from the Forest Friends set – one to each card. I stamped Happy Birthday from the Birthdays Count Mini Note Kit on the front of each card and the other stamp which has a saying “The Secret of Happiness is to Count You Blessings, Not Your Birthdays.” on the inside of each notecard.
Here is a picture of the whole set and a list of all the supplies that I used:
Supplies:
I hope you like it!
Remember to hop on the Blog Tour on Monday, April 27th by visiting my blog. You’ll get to see more ideas using the Forest Friends stamp set and Walk in the Park Designer Series Paper when you are on the tour.
We have storms – lightening and thunder are all around – I’m going to get off the computer now. Be safe and have a nice evening!
Your ticket is ready so be prepared to hop on board in less than a week and join me for an exciting Blog Tour featuring items from the Occasions Mini Catalog. As you tour around the country you will get to see art work from all different demonstrators. Start here in Georgia at my blog to see samples with the “Sense of Time” stamp set. Along our route you’ll stop in Massachusetts, California, Texas, Arizona, Alabama, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, New York, Tennessee and Missouri. You’ll see samples using stamp sets and accessories from the Occasions Mini Collection.
Invite your friends to join you! And make sure you leave a comment here and along the route so we know that you are having a great time on the tour. I’m working on my samples and can’t wait to share them with you. I was ready with one yesterday but I had to make myself wait – it isn’t easy to keep a great project under wraps for a week!
And don’t forget the awesome special that is going on this month:
When you buy $40 in product from the Occasions Mini, or host a workshop totaling $150 or more, you’ll get one item from the “Under $10” page (p.208) in the Spring-Summer 2009 Idea Book & Catalog – FREE!
Check back later for a stamping post and a bird update.
Happy Stamping, Blogging and Touring!
Literally – Mark the Date – not the stamp set, although there is one by the same name which makes me think I should make a project with it, but it doesn’t really have anything to do with this post. I am trying something new – brand new that I know very little about but it sounded interesting and like it would be fun! And you get to join me! Are you curious about what it is? Any guesses?
Well on April 27th – that is Monday – one week from today – so Mark the Date – you need to come back to my blog. Why? Well you are going to go on a tour! You are going to go on a BLOG TOUR! That’s right you are going to hop on the train at my stop and ride through the tour until you get back here again. What are you going to do on this tour? You are going to get to see samples from Demonstrators around the country and each one will feature a different stamp set or product from the Occasions Mini Catalog. The tour should end up with 16 different stops. So you will visit 16 different blogs on April 27th! So Mark the Date and plan to set aside some time to take the tour. The links will only be available on the 27th. Each stop will link you to the next stop on the tour and you should get to see some awesome samples from some wonderful demonstrators! More details will be posted closer to the date.
Mark your calendar for Monday, April 27th……..that’s when the fun begins. Hitch a ride along with us for the first ever Blog Tour! (At least it’s my first ever). First stop is right here on my blog. I’ll be sharing with you several samples using the “Sense of Time” Stamp set from the Occasions Mini Catalog.
The next stop on the tour will take you to another demonstrator’s blog and her feature item will be the “Scene in a Garden” stamp set.
I hope you will join me for the ride!
Milton, Georgia
Hi! I am a Stampin’ Up! independent demonstrator in Milton, Georgia. I love being creative and want to share it with you! On my blog I will share creative ideas using Stampin’ Up! products and you’ll also hear about my family and my dogs.
I look forward to helping you get your creative juices flowing!
Lets get crafty,
Monika Davis
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