"Have Fun Doing What You Love"

"Have Fun Doing What You Love"
Do you love creating beautiful cards or scrapbooking? If you do, then there's still time to join the Stampin' Up! family for as little as $105 with the Mini Starter Kit. This promotion is only available until August 31st. Sign up today and you can have fun helping friends and family create exciting projects, while earning free products and even a little extra cash"

Decor Elements Growth Chart

"They Grow Up So Fast

Here's a great way to track your children's growth. Stampin' Ups Décor Elements™ Growth Chart, is now on sale for just $33.95. But hurry—it's only available through September 30!"

Get Your Free Designer Buttons

"Just for Kids...and the Kid in You! "

From August 1–31, get a FREE package of Designer buttons—a $10.95 value—when you spend $45 on stamp sets in the Growing Up section of the catalog or my Online Store."

"Country Living Summer Cookout Kit - 40% Off!

"Country Living Summer Cookout Kit - 40% Off!
The Country Living Summer Cookout Kit gives you everything you need to hold a fantastic summer party, including:
Creative invitations
Fun food wrappers
Customizable coasters
And more!
Now only $19.75 (refill $13.95), the Country Living Summer Cookout Kit will ensure your summer party is a hit. Available through August 31, or while supplies last."

Surprise Blog Award

Wow, imagine my surprise when I opened my email today to see that I was nominated to receive a Kreative Blogger Award from Laurie .
You can't believe what an honour this was coming from Laurie, as I absolutely love her blog. Each time I visit it I am so inspired by her stamping creations and fabulous recipe cards, that I can never get enough of her site! Thanks Laurie.

So now to get on with the business at hand. In order to accept this award I have to: 1. Thank the person who nominated me for this award. 2. Copy the logo and place it on my blog. 3. Link the person who nominated me for this award. 4. Name seven things about me that people might find interesting. 5. Nominate seven Kreative Bloggers. 6. Post links to the seven blogs I nominate. 7. Leave comments on all seven blogs letting them know I nominated them. So here goes:

Seven things you may find interesting about me (or not):
1. I've been married to my childhood sweet heart for 40+ years and love him as much as I did when I was a teenager.
2. My second love is my little Bichon Frise/Shih Tzu cross...... he lights up my days!
3. I never end a day without ice cream.
4. I love to blog surf and look at everyone else's creations.
5. A vivid imagination and a desire to be creative has given me many outlets and opportunities.
6. Procrastination is my middle name but organization is my winning game!
7. I love to walk and I usually find pennies along the way - every day.

Here are some of the amazing blogs that inspire me:
1. Paper Bag Create by Sheri
2. A New Ink on Life by Jennifer Picard
3. Stamp With Heather by Heather Summers
4. Layin Rubber Ink by Alysbeth Johnston
5. Treasure Trove by Jenny Adams
6. My Creations by Lainee
7. Learn to Stamp and Scrap by Lynn Larson

These are truly amazing sites I follow and I'm sure you'll enjoy visting them too. Enjoy!

Meet My International Swap Sister

Today I arrived home from vacation full of anticipation. I ran to the mail box to check for a package from Jenny Adams my International Swap Sister. I opened the mail box door and there it was.........I was so excited!

Everything in this package was just delightful, starting with the envie which had writing around the perimeter and flowers stamped on it. Here's a shot of the contents. Jenny included a great little note card on Almost Amethyst card stock with a strip of "Tea Party" designer paper and Almost Amethyst scallop edge.

Just look at this adorable little Flower Pot Card with the beautiful Baja Breeze cordoroy buttons - don't they just make the flowers come alive? Austrailian Stampin Up products are a season behind Canada and the United States, so Jenny says these buttons will be available to customers in Austrailia the beginning of August. Lucky them!
For the flower bouquet, Jenny used the 5-Petal Punch to cut the flowers from the Holiday Treasures DSP. The flower pot is in Ruby Red cardstock and is topped off with a 5/8" Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon. Using the small Tag Punch, she made a tag out of vanilla cardstock that was distressed with Kiwi ink and stamped with the 3-flower pot set from a Level 3 hostess set called Window Dressing. This little tag was tied to the card with natural hemp twine. The pull out tag was made with vanilla card stock layered onto Ruby Red card stock and stamped with the Window Dressing stamp set. The sentiment says "You Make Me Smile", and trust me I did. I'll definitely be casing this card...... it's a winner!

The next item in the package was a beautiful set of 3 x 3 cards stamped on
Whisper White Card stock and layered with the Holiday Treasures DSP - 2 in Kiwi
Kiss and 2 in Riding Hood Red. For these cards Jenny used an Aussie stamp set
called "Bloom Away". The flower stamp on the Kiwi Kiss cards is the "Waratah"
plant and the stamp on the Red Riding Hood cards is a "Gum Blossom" plant. Both native to Austrailia. I absolutely adored the gift card holder which was made
from a 3 x 5 cellophane bag. Jenny had cut a piece of the Holiday Treasures DSP to 2 3/4 x 4 3/4, inserted it into the bag as a liner and then punched a slot a half inch from the top through both the bag and liner. Once the cards were inserted in the cellophane bag she tied it off with a beautiful Baja Breeze double stitched ribbon. Oh and did I mention she included cute little Stampin Up Mini Square envelopes that had a portion of the Bloom Away stamp in the corners. Chocolate Chip ink was used for all the stamping.

Thank you Jenny for doing such a great job and being such a fabulous swap sister. Make sure you check out Jenny's blog it is just delightful!

Are You Ready For UStamp With Dawn and Friends Fall Session?

August 1st rolled around so quickly and that meant the end of my first session with UStamp with Dawn and Friends. What a fabulous adventure this has been for me. You know I just loved participating in this event and the opportunity to meet so many marvellous women and new friends around the globe. Through their sharing, laughter and friendship, I think my stamping ability has reach a new level and I've learned so much from everyone including Dawn and her fabulous Dream Team and Crew girls. Everyone is saying this has been the best UStamp yet, and they've enjoyed all the projects and opportunities to meet and chat with members of the Dream Team. Now that I'm home from Las Vegas I'll be working away to finish all the projects I wasn't able to complete before my trip and I'll try to post my finished samples over the next week or so.

I'm also super excited to share with you that a new season of UStamp With Dawn and Friends will begin on September 4th and will wrap up October 1st. This session which will focus on the fall mini catalogue with be 28 days long..........that's an extra 4 days of Fun................. can you believe it! If you'd like more information please View article... and sign up now so you won't be disappointed. Admission is $19.95US until August 14th and then ithe price will increase to $25.00 US.