Jul 4, 2011 | Cards |
I have been sending extra card fronts and cards to an organization called From Our Hearts. I sent a box a couple of months ago and they received it about the middle of June. Here is the link to their site and the post about my box – http://www.fromourhearts.info/2011/06/cards-received-from-woodstock-georgia.html
I’ll be sending another box to them at the end of this month. If you have extra cards or want to make card specifically for them they would appreciate the donation. You can also donate supplies such as envelopes, adhesive, and shipping supplies, or just cash – you can see all the information on their website.
Current needs for cards right now include –
Kids cards anytime
Card fronts from Stampin’ Up Events
Halloween cards by Sept. 15th
Christmas and Holiday cards by Oct. 30th
also supplies if you are cleaning out your stamping closet – reinkers, ribbon, inkpads, brads, papers and more – current or retired.
You can also read letters that the organization receives back from the soldiers that use the cards to send home to their families.
It’s a great time to give to someone else if you can.
Have a Happy 4th of July!
Jul 2, 2011 | Big Shot, Scrapbook Pages, SU Buttons, SU Ribbon |
Today is the Family Reunion – this is Greg’s family and extended family. We get together each year on the weekend of 4th of July in the middle of a cow pasture next to a little pond. It’s a fun day of visiting, eating Fried Catfish and hushpuppies, farm fresh corn and watermelon, playing games, row boat rides, fishing with cane poles, feeding the cows and even a visit to the dollar store. So today I thought I would share this scrapbook page I made last month that is perfect for a family reunion, 4th of July event or other summertime celebration.
This sketch and layout idea came straight out of a scrapbook magazine. I used all Stampin’ Up! products (the magazine did not). I used similar colors and the measurements from the sketch that they had. I finished the page and then went on a search through my old pictures and found these Family Reunion pictures from July 1998! The boys were so little – look at Ryan only 2 years old and now he will be 15 in just two weeks and ready to start driving a car – oh my!
The colors on this layout are Real Read, Marina Mist, Pacific Point, So Saffron and Whisper White. There are several products on this layout that just retired from the Stampin’ Up! catalog (darn those stars). The jumbo wheel, the punches, the Go Go Boots Alphabet dies (for the title), the wide striped ribbon in Real Red, and the Sanded background stamp. The upside is we do have a STAR die for the Big Shot and it has four different size stars on it that would be perfect for this layout.
Other things I used on this layout that are still in the catalog – Sweet Buttons Embosslit, Top Note die, Scallop Border punch, White Bakers Twine, Brads, Buttons, Circle punches, Jewelry Tag punch, and more. It is really a fun layout. I hope you like it!
Have a Happy 4th of July weekend! We’ll spend the 4th with my family at the lake – I can’t wait!
Jul 1, 2011 | Demonstrator |
A double post today so I’m back. Today is the first day of the new catalog which will go live here in a short little while. And here she is!
The Stampin’ Up! 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog is very pretty and follows right along with our convention theme this year which is GROW. Lots of exciting new things inside. I have added a link on the side bar of my blog so you can now see it online. My website is being updated and it will be on there later today and you can also start ordering later today!! I have my list ready.
Also I was very excited to see this morning that there is a new Starter Kit Special!! Yes a $99 Mini Starter Kit ($180 value) for the Month of July including brand new sets and accessories from the catalog PLUS a special Christmas Keepsake Box Kit ($40 value) for everyone that joins in the month of July. I would love for you to join my team and come to my next meeting on July 30th! I’ll be sharing all about convention, we will be swapping and stamping and having a grand ol’ time – we always do so I hope you’ll want to come too.
If you have questions about anything, want to place an order or join Stampin’ Up! please send me an email – [email protected] – I’m here to help you!
Jul 1, 2011 | Cards, In Colors |
Are you ready for another new In-Color – this one is Lucky Limeade….
Obviously a new shade of green. To compare here are the greens on this card from left to right – Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz, Lucky Limeade, and Wild Wasabi. And a look at the new stamp set Pennant Parade. The mat on the card is also Lucky Limeade and the “hello” on the Jewelry Tag is part of the same stamp set. Along the base of the little trees I used the Lucky Limeade Stampin’ Write Marker (still lovin’ the fact that we have In-Color markers now) to add some grass and then I sponged the bottom edge too.
It’s really a quick card but I think I was having some Stamper’s Block yesterday. I was trying to work on swaps for convention and an idea for the Lucky Limeade card and I made lots of proto-types that ended in the trash. Things just weren’t coming together. I finally got this one figured out about midnight and I am happy with it. But my convention swaps haven’t gotten anywhere… and I have several to come up with.
3×3 Love Note swap – 105 done
50 Shoebox swap – base cut but I want to use a new stamp set that I’ll order today and hope I get it quickly…
60 UStamp swap – nada
25 STARZ group swap – nada
General Convention swaps – a few MDS Hybrid owls cut but I need to make them into actual card fronts.
and I’m planning Roommate gifts and gifts for friends – I have ideas for both of these just haven’t actually tried making them yet.
and then a project for the STARZ meeting – that one is also coming up blank for me right now
Any way…. I placed my last order for the 2010-2011 catalog yesterday afternoon and was surprised that it also got shipped – I guess SU is trying to stay all caught up in preperation for the start of the new catalog TODAY! Yes today we can start ordering at noon Utah time – that’s 2 PM Georgia time. And I’ll be ready because I need some stuff for my convention swaps and I am leaving in 12 days. I can’t wait!
Thanks for stopping by today!
Jun 29, 2011 | Big Shot, Cards, In Colors, Summer Mini 2011 |
So how did you like the new Wisteria Wonder color? In the past I haven’t used the purples very much but I really like this one so you may be seeing more purple out of me this year. And I even bought a purple outfit last week and you’ll see me wearing that at convention. So are you ready for another new color……
So here is the next one – Calypso Coral –
I used the Flower Folds die and cut each layer in a different shade of orange so you could compare the colors. So from the back to the front (or largest to smallest) the colors are Peach Parfait, Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango and then Calypso Coral. The petals on each flower are also sponged with the matching color of ink. And I stamped the “hello” in Calypso Coral although it looks darker since it is on Crumb Cake instead of white card stock. That set is from the Summer Mini catalog – one of the hostess sets.
And there is a sneak peek of one of our new ribbons – the scallop polka dot ribbon – isn’t it cute. Remember the polka dot ribbon we had a couple of years ago – it is one sided just like those were – so you get two different looks depending on which side of the ribbon you choose to show. When I tie a knot I just twist it so that it is all the same on the front.
Just a quick card! Thanks for checking in today.
I have been sending extra card fronts and cards to an organization called From Our Hearts. I sent a box a couple of months ago and they received it about the middle of June. Here is the link to their site and the post about my box – http://www.fromourhearts.info/2011/06/cards-received-from-woodstock-georgia.html 
