Butterfly Blog Award

I received this cute Butterfly Aware from Tiffany over at My Crafty World over a month ago. I'm just now finding the time to get this posted. Tiffany is such a sweetie and just happens to be the #1 Rising Star of this past year. I'm so happy to have her as a sideline. She has an awsome blog so check it out. Thanks for the award Tiffany! and I hope Griffen is doing well.

Ok with that said on to the rules.

1. Pick 10 people and pass the award on to them.

2. Contact them and let them know you have chosen them and their blog for an award.

3. Link back to the person who gave you the award.

The tens blogs below are the ones I have chosen for the award - please check them out - the ladies and their blogs are really great.

Kirsten

Sara

June

Jen

Sara

Anne Marie

Carrie

Pam

Aly

Brandi

There they are. Please take some time and go check them out and see all the wonderful ideas these talented ladies have come up with.

Valentine Fun in a Tin!

I got the idea for the card in a tin from the SU demo website from Catherine Harwood, one of the Valentine class winners. Although it takes awhile to make, it is just so cute and fun to make. I made one for a door prize at my retiring party last week. It's made using the Valentine Bundle. I did sell two of the bundles. The card was pretty much a case from NWstamper's gallery.

Tin opened up.

Close up of some of what's in it.

This is the cute card on a string that is in the tin. I just love it! I got a bunch of the tins from Creative Express.com last year super cheap! You ladies need to check out the Valentine Classes that are on the SU website. There are some really great ones from some talented demonstrators.

New Background

Hey there, what do you think of my new background? I can't believe how easy it was, it didn't even make my head hurt to figure it out and it was FREE! You want one? Click on the link in the upper lefthand corner of my site.

Shoebox Swap Cards from our Christmas Party!

This was Kelly Birrell's card we made and I have to say it was my favorite. Although I don't think I'll be demonstrating it at a workshop (it took forever to make) it was a great card! And I hate birds!!! Right, Kelly?
This was Tonya Steber"s card. I love the color combo! I need to use this set more often.

Lori Smith's card. Love everything about this one. I wish I had got my vines more even at the bottom, but maybe next time.

Amanda Shaffer's card. Great card and I love the black background, it really makes it POP!

Teri Herman's card. Another great card. I love how the sponged Close To Cocoa made the Certanily Celery looked aged. This is another one I'll have to remake. I didn't get my flowers stamped deep enough. May have to repost this one later after I redo mine.

Darla Cummin's card. I love everything about this one too. Love the color combo and the DSP from the Winter Mini. Who would have thought about using it!

Brenda Dellinger's card. Another pretty card. Love the color combo and how she used part of the petals to make the leaves!

This is mine. I love how the ribbon is done on this one. Have to say I got my idea from this talented lady on SCS here: Chrisations.ink
I love her card!

Tiffany Bauer's card. Another great card. Love the paper and the fold on this one.

Teresa Simpson's card. Beautiful card, I just can't get enough of this set! A nice winter card.

Leona Gher. A great card with a unique fold. Love the color combo and everything else about this one!

Inside of Leona's card.

So that's all of them. We had so much fun at Darla's making all these great cards. I am so glad I am in a group of very talented ladies! It was great to get togther with all of them! Can't wait till our next meeting!!!

Happy New Year and alot of catching up to do!

Here is the gift set I made for our hand stamped gift exchange at my upline's Christmas party that we had this past Friday night. I have the greatest and sweetest upline! That's right Darla Cummins you are the best! (even though you stole the gift I wanted) I forgive you. I ended up with Tiffany Bauer's gift that she made which was a really cute picture! and I'll try and post it later, she used the curly label punch to make it. Anyway here's so more pictures of my gift exchange.

Flip Flop Scrapbook using the Hawaii Papaya DSP, Kiwi Kiss, Tangerine Tango, and Chocolate Chip cardstock. I love these papers!!!

Inside of Flip Flop book. These are really fun and easy to make!

3 x 3 wooden box I altered with the DSP paper and a cute little ornament to go inside. I used the Kiwi Kiss reinker and some white acrylic paint to paint the box before I altered it with the DSP.

Another shot of the little box I altered.

Hey there bloggers, I am so sorry about being gone for so long. Yes I did get my Christmas cards done, all 87 of them! Since I last posted, Christmas, New Years and a Birthday of mine have all gone by. Notice how I slipped that last one in there. We have been doing inventory in little shop I work at (part time) in Palestine, IL for the last week and a half. We still count it all be hand, Willow Tree Angels, Boyd's Bears, Cherished Teddies and other little knick knackie things and I am soooo glad we are DONE!!!Now I've got time to get back to the important things like blogging and STAMPIN'!!! and I got a new Kodak EasyShare Camera for Christmas so please have patience with me while I'm figuring it out. But I love it! Now if I can just get DH to buy me a new printer/scanner/fax I'll be set. Catch you later!

Merry Christmas

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Remember, Jesus is the true reason for the season!

Christmas Cards!!!

Ok, who all has their Christmas cards done and in the mail? Not me! I've got 10 in the mail and still need to do about aother 70! How many do you usually send out? Seems like the post office is getting more picky all the time. Extra postage for clear envys and now if it's alittle bulky by adding some pretty ribbon it's extra too! Looks like plan and simple is going to get the vote this year. Guess I better go make some. I'll try and get back here and post some of the cards I am sending out in the next couple of days. I'ld love to see what everyone else is sending, if you want to post a link.

The Retired List Is Here!

That's right! The retired list is here, and if you order between now and December 23rd you get 10% off each set.!

Retired List 10% Off

Retired List Numerical Order

But wait!!! there is more!!! All orders of $70 or more including customer and workshop orders will receive FREE shipping!!! I gotta tell you I am loving all these promos that SU has right now!

To be assured of Christmas delivery please place orders before December 16, otherwise merchandise will be delivered after Christmas. Also remember if you order $20 or more you can get one of the sets out of the Fall/Winter Catalog Sampler for 20% off!!! Merry Christmas Everyone!

And Another Craft Fair...

Here's some of the new things I added to this craft fair. I also had some of the things left from the other craft fair that I sold as well. This fair went better. I think people were looking for small gifts and stocking stuffers. Enjoy.


Hot Chocolate Packet Holder

Small matchbox Hershey bar holders. Very simple and looks really cute!

Test tube M&M stocking stuffers.

Reindeer food, CASED from Angie here: http://www.chicnscratch.typepad.com/

I just love her stuff. She is sooo creative!

Votives with SU rub-ons and ribbon.

Blog Award

Look at this cute blog award I got a couple of days ago from a very sweet lady named Jean. Make sure you go and check out her blog. She has some really great work on it, here: http://my-creative-corner.blogspot.com/

Here are the rules for this one:

1. The winner can put the logo on their blog.

2. Link the person you received the award from.

3. Nominate 5 other blog.

4. Put links to those blogs on yours.

5. Leave a message on the blogs of the girls you've nominated.

My list:

1. Amy: http://burninrubber-anotherstampblog.blogspot.com/

2. Melissa: http://instampingmode.blogspot.com/
3. Jasmine: http://jazzystamper.blogspot.com/

4. Lindesy: http://stampwithlinz.blogspot.com/

5. Becky: http://inkingidaho.blogspot.com/

There you go!! Make sure you visit these ladies. I know I could list lots more blogs/friends!!! Everyone I visit does such great work. Keep it up girls because you are my inspiration!

Crafty Christmas Stamp-a- Stack Results

They could make a 6 x 6 scrapbook page or a 3 x 6 card. I got this idea from one of the presenters at convention this year. What a great idea. I've used it at a couple of workshops where there are some scrapers and card makers, that way they got to chose. Worked great!

I thought I was coming up with a neat idea for this one until I looked at Stampers Showcase on SU's Demo site. Someone had almost the exact idea, except she had used the scallop circle punch. Oh well, I guess great minds work alike.

These are the other two projects that I had for them to do. The card is pretty much a CASE from the mini. They loved the rub-ons on the candles. I'll try and post the other 8 projects that my downlines did as soon as I have time to make them or they make them for me. We had a total of 46 who came and stamped with us. We charged $1.00 per project which I know some of you think that's too cheap and it is, but everyone had such a good time and for us that's what it's all about. We had another raffle basket to help pay for the room rental and 14 door prizes! Everyone who told us they were coming before had received an extra door prize slip. We had little buckets sitting by the door prizes and they could pick which one they wanted to try and win. We drew at the end of the event. A friend brought some Tastefully Simply samples,(Thanks Sherri!) which were very good, and another brought Tupperware to sell. (Thanks Teresa!) They also brought a door prize and something to put in the Raffle basket.

Crafty Christmas Stamp-a- Stack

Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving! Hey what do you all think of SU's Holiday Extravaganza Sale. I think they've got some great stuff on sale. Check out my SU website if you haven't viewed the sale yet. http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/twiladavis/ I need to get off of here and start working on my stuff for our annual Christmas Stamp-a-Stack which is Sunday. I am such a procrastinator. I've got my ideas, just no motivation. Ok, Well check back in a couple of days and see how it went. I think we've got 42 signed up to come so far! That's pretty exciting. Gotta go stamp. Everyone have a nice week-end.

What I'm Thankful For

This time of year makes you really think about what your thankful for, and I've got a lot to be thankful for. Ten years ago my dad had just passed away from Mesatheleoma in September. It was a very hard time for us. The Thanksgiving after he passed away my son who was nineteen kept complaining of his shoulder hurting. He was a skateboarder so we thought he just had landed on it. The pain kept getting worse. I took him to the doctor, couldn't find anything wrong. He wasn't any better by the next week and had a low grade fever he couldn't get rid of and seemed really tired. Back to the doctor, blood work, cortisone shot in the arm and a z-pac. Blood work showed nothing. Back home, a few days later he couldn't walk upright, doubled over, very tired. Back to the doctor, his spleen was swelled up, more blood work. (Shoulder pain was referred pain from the spleen.) Went home to wait for a call. Call came, "get to the hospital ASAP!" Two days later after more tests and an ambulance ride up to Indianapolis, Michael was diagnosed with Leukemia. Got his first chemo treatment on Christmas Eve 1998. (Not exactly what ever 18 year old wants for Christmas.) Ginny our only other child was a perfect match and the following May before she turned 16 she gave her brother a Bone marrow transplant that saved his life. What am I thankful for? Our God that hears and answers prayers, my children, a loving husband, family, my church family, friends, doctors, hospitals, a country where I can chose where we can get hospital treatment, food, shelter, a free country and the men and women who defend her so we can be free. That's what I thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Take care.

Some pictures of a few craft fair items.

These are some of the items I had for sale at the craft show last Friday. I also sold the Hershey bar holders and some of the Tic Tac holders. I used the white stazon to stamp on the clear top of the tins. The designer paper I used was SU Ski Slope, which I LOVE! The round tin at the top is about 3" in diameter and I got them from creativexpress.com. The nugget tins came from specialty bottles.com. And the last picture is of another notebook I did. Notebooks came from Office Max. You can by them in a pack of 4 for around $5.25. The Fresh Cut Notes fit on the front perfect! Well I gotta go get ready for our Crafty Christmas Stamp-A-Stack which is on Sunday afternoon. See everyone later.

Another Craft Fair

I did another craft fair yesterday and this one did not go as well as the Pumpkin Patch. I didn't think there were as many people at this one as there was at it last year. All the other venders agreed with me. I'll try and post some things I sold on Monday. I altered some of the clear tins that hold 12 Hershey nuggets, did some of the little candy bar holders, tins with pepperments, felt flowers, some notebook and pen sets, and some tic tac holders. I'll see if I can get some good pictures this time.

I'm so excited! I got a blog award!

Thanks to Tracy for the Blog Award nomination. Tracy has a great Blog if you want to check it out here: http://stampintracy.blogspot.com/ Now that I figured out how to cut and paste this award on my blog here are my 5 nominations.

1. http://stampinat6213.blogspot.com/

2. http://jill031070.blogspot.com/

3. http://mycraftyworld.blogspot.com/

4. http://didsomeonesaystamp.blogspot.com/

5. http://withflyingcolors.blogspot.com/

The rules that go along with this award are:

1. The winner may put the logo on their blog.

2. Put a link to the person who sent you the award.

3. Nominate 5 blogs.

4. Put links to their blogs.

5. Leave a message for you nominees.

Two Posts in One Day! Be sure and scroll down and see what we made last night also but here is tonight's Workshop Make and Takes.

Of course I had to make some more of the little Tic Tac holders for door prizes. THey are very easy to make and are sooo cute.

I usually try and find two make and takes for the ladies to make at my workshops. Tonight we are going to be doing some masking. These two cards are cased from fellow SCS's I might have changed the colors are added something but the credit goes to them. There are some really talented ladies on SCS!

More workshop goodies

Hostess gift. I made a 6 x 6 paper scrapbook using the Winter Retreat Simply Scrappin' Kit. It has 4 page protectors in it and I also made pages for them also. I just love the colors in this kit!

My version of Million Dollar Mary's progressive scrapbook page she wow'ld us with at convention. I used the Key Tag punch and the Word Window punch to make my buckle.

Not a very good picture, what can I say I was in a hurry! This is a Tic Tac holder using the hostess set Deer Friends.

Sorry I've been gone so long, but things have been very busy araound here! We finally finished up the crops about a week and a half ago and since then I've been working on my niece's wedding. Turns out I had to make a dress for my other niece a week before the wedding! Turned out great and was super easy to make. The wedding was very nice and went off without a hitch, even though it was a cold and rainy day. So I got to rest a little Sunday and then I had a workshop to get ready for yesterday. Here are some of the things I came up with including my version of Million Dollar Mary's progressive scrapbook page. Don't have a post of the cards we made, but will get that on here later. I've got another workshop tonight so I'll have some more things to add in the next few days. Thanks for checking in. Come back and "Stamp a Little Longer", soon. PS I'm also very excited to be nominated for a blog award and if I've ever got time enough to figure out how to put it on here I will. Thanks!

3 pc Gift Set

Here is a picture of the set we will be making at my churches ladies fellowship next week. What do you all think. There are going to be different color combos using all the new yummy DSP paper. I really love the Sweet Always grouping that I just came up with! but I don't need to make another one for show. I've got to save some for the ladies. Maybe I can post a picture of all of them when there done. For all the ingredients check out my scs gallery: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1120534?nocache=1

Almost Done!

We are almost done in the fields! Beans are cut and just 40 or so acres of corn! If it hadn't rained us out we'ld been done. Oh well, it's pretty darn close. Tomorrow I'll post a 3 pc gift set that I am having the Ladies Fellowship at my church make this month. It includes a 4 x 8 spiral notebook, checkbook cover, and ink pen to match. It's very nice looking. A friend and customer of mine (Eunice) gave me the idea. She's making sets of all the four seasons for some of her friends for Christmas. Thank you Eunice for finding these notebooks for me! I've been trying to find that size of notebook ever since I got back from convention with a SCS swap I was in, I think it was the Workshop WOW swap. Vicky Kahlandt did a wonderful Birthday Calender and matching pen. It was so beautiful. I'll try and post it for you to see also. Hope everyone has a nice weekend.
Twila

Scallop Circle Punch Santa

Ho! Ho! Ho! Isn't he just cute! Hey there, sorry I haven't posted in awhile, but there has not been much time for stampin'. We are still in the fields! But I think we can finally see the end of the tunnel. Just two more fields of corn and double crop beans and we are done!!! at least for awhile. I was on SCS last night and was looking at some of the Santas people were making with punches so here is my version. Check out my gallery to see what you need to make him.http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1111466?cat=500&ppuser=44905

Tonight's workshop goodies

Chapstick holder/ door prize

Inside of holder

Scallop Punch Medallion Card

Snack Size Hershey Bar Treat Holder. I CASE'd this from Angie Kennedy here: http://chicnscratch.typepad.com/stampinacademy/2008/09/kit-kat-hershey.html

Same card, but oops I forgot to thread my ribbon through the holes and I don't know how to delete it.

This is the other project everyone got to make and take home with them.

These are the little DSP box bags I gave to my hostess tonight. Then I showed everyone how to make one and gave it away as a door prize. Gotta love that Crop-a-dile. This project is a good way to sell it for sure! Love, love, love this paper! If you want directions how to make these Diana Gibbs came up with the idea. Here is her blog: http://dianagibbs.typepad.com/stampin_with_di/box-in-a-bag/