What a great product that Stampin Up put out in the 2011/12 Idea and Catalogue! They are the Embossed Designer Frames found on page 218. Here is a card that I did with it at a recent Workshop. I tore around the frame and sponged with Crumb Cake. This card was made with Baja Breeze…
Wow what an opportunity yesterday!! First of all I had my open house. I will share a few things about that in the coming week, but I wanted to share the experience that we had last night. We were invited to Mark Recchi's parents place for a private party to celebrate the 2011 Winner of…
As I stated earlier this week, Carol hosted a workshop last weekend. Here are a couple of cards that we did there. Doilies are the rage, and so are the knotted ribbons. I decided to do this very simple card. These cards are made with the new in-colours. In the back we have Wisteria Wonder…
I can't believe that it has taken me almost 2 full years to actually use My Digital Studio. It is amazing when you up the RAM how well the system works!! I have to say that I am now enjoying using this program now. It is SO SIMPLE TO USE! Here is my first card…
I just love these pictures that Chris took of Eve a couple of weeks ago. I thought that I would share these with you. She is 18 months old and such a Good Girl. She looks like she is trying to do a pose here. And the next one which is my favorite and shows…
Carol hosted a Workshop today and what a great time. There was 11 of us there stamping. What can get better than that? Here is a picture of the Hostess Gift that I made and gave to Carol. Thanks again Carol. Wouldn't you know it, I forgot half of the project and couldn't demonstrate out…
Well, here is another organized swap that I was in at Convention. The theme was the 12 weeks of Christmas. I love the tradition of Christmas Crackers, but I was disappointed in the store bought ones. I decided to make my own. I must tell you that the design didn't come easy. I tried many…
One of the Organized Swaps that I was in at the Convention was done by Judi Anderson. I joined two of them. One was for a Workshop and the other was for the 12 weeks of Christmas. I decided to do a Big Shop Workshop. I give a free Big Shot Class for anyone that…
I forgot to mention another helper 2 helpers that I had with my swaps. Greg and Takita. Greg is so good at helping with getting dinners ready and putting the name tags on the cards. This year, Takita helped him with the labeling. Check this out. She loves bling and anything that is sticky ,…
Convention 2011 was awesome, but Stampin Up always outdoes itself. Good thing I took a Suitcase inside of a suitcase. They gave us so much free stuff that it almost took one full bag to bring it home. In preparation for the convention, I did a bunch of swaps. Actually I had help with the…