Cake Boxes

Talk about a FUN project! This is one for sure. Super quick and easy! I needed something to put some cupcakes in for a gift and this project worked great! I got the instructions for it over at Dawn's Holiday U-Stamp going on now! There are some great ladies with great projects every day thru November 13th. If you'd like to subscribe scroll down and click on the blinkie and it'll tell you what you need to do. Yes there is a fee, but I think it's well worth it for all the great patterns and ideas!Cake box with 4 cupcakes
Closeup of greeting

Another cake box
Stack of two boxes

Flowers or Pumpkins? Take Your Pick

The following projects are some of the things I showed at a workshop last night. I got the idea to make flowers out of the Pumpins in the Pumpkin Patch set and some of the other things from Sarah's blog. She has some super cute ideas!This is a 5 1/4" x 5 1/4" card.
Hot Chocolate Packet Holder

Oops got these switched! This is what it looks like with the packet tucked down inside. Sorry about the color of some of the pictures my camera battery was about to go dead.

This is what I really fell in love with was how she put the pumpkin faces on the nuggets!

Super cute! I used our SU Matchbox die for this project.

Another flower card I made, but I Rock-n-Rolled around the edges.

and a simple little card, gotta love the courdury buttons!

This was one of the make-n-takes using the BS Top Note Die for a topper and Little Boo stamp!

Make -n-Take card using Falling Leaves and the Bright Blessings Jumbo Wheel.

Hostess gift this one ended up being Gerty's.

and this one was Sharon's.

Glad I hadn't glued down the letters before the party!

Stella Stamper and Other Retired Sets for Sale!

Hi there! I've got some retired sets that need to find a new home. All sets come from a smoke free home. Some have been gently used with love and some are NUM. Take a look and see if there's anything you want. I accept money order or personal check. I will ship the cheapest or priority, you choose. If you want to see a picture of a set, please pm me and I'll get one for you. If you want to see a picture of any of the sets please pm me and I'll get one to you. Thanks for looking!

$3.00 Sets
Cute Converse (hostess set)
Garden Collage (SAB)
Gently Falling (SAB)
Happy Harmony (SAB) NUM (rubber has some fading to it) Pending
Noteworthy (SAB) NUM
(2) Too Terrific Tags (hostess set) NUM (1) Sold

$5.00 Sets
A Little Love
Alphabits
Doodle That NUM Pending
Fine Frames
For a Friend (hostess set) NUM Sold
I Did It
Mini Messages
Memory of the Heart NUM Sold
Oh My Word (hostess set)
Paint Prints (SAB)
Purfect
Reverse Prints
Smorgasborders
You're Neat
Wreath of Roses

$7.00 Sets
Beautiful Life Pending
Darling Dots (hostess set) NUM Pending
Little Layers II
Occasions Collection (hostess set) NUM Sold
Painted Posies (SAB) NUM
Parisian Plaza
Polka Dots & Paisley (only cut out 1 stamp) NUM
Something to Celebrate
(2) Stipple Celebrations (1) Sold
Sweet of You (hostess set level 2) NUM
You Warm My Heart Sold

$10.00 Sets
Both Way Blossoms (hostess set level 2) NUM
Bundle of Joy Pending
Crazy for Christmas NUM
Friendship Blooms (hostess set)
Seasonal Whimsy
Sweet Shapes

$12.00 Sets
A Little Something (hostess set) NUM
All About Occasions (plus matching jumbo wheel) (hostess set)
Sassy & Seasonal
Sassy Suzie NUM Sold

$15.00 Sets
Seaside Sketches NUM Sold
Summer By the Sea Sold
Tag Time NUM

$20.00 Sets
Stella Stamper (this is a 1999 stamp set)

Cottage Wall Is My Favorite DSP! (for now)

I must say I really never cared much for purple, but I love the Rich Razzleberry and the Cottage Wall DSP! So very pretty. Below is the tin I made for my Little Sis named Deb from Stampin' Addicts. She is such a sweetheart! I filled it with some goodies and sent it to her on her birthday. Mini Lunchbox Tin made with Cottage Wall DSP, Old Olive Paper, Flight of the Butterfly stamp set, Pretties Flower and Pearl, BS and Swirly die strip, Rich Razzleberry and Orchid Opulence inks!
Birthday card using the Flight of the Butterfly set and the wonderful Butterfly punch! I just love SU punches! and then let's see Cottage Wall DSP, Rich Razzleberry (don't you just love the way that name just rolls of your tongue!) Orchid Opulence, and Rich Razzleberry Ribbon.

Deal of the Week is Back!!!

***NEW*** Deals of the Week!!!
Exciting news!! Beginning Oct 1st, each week for 4 weeks, I will announce the Stampin' Up! Deal of the Week according to the schedule below

Deal #1: Thursday, October 1, 2009; 12:01 AM (MT)

Deal #2: Monday, October 12, 2009; 10:00 AM (MT)

Deal #3: Monday, October 19, 2009; 10:00 AM (MT)

Deal #4: Monday, October 26, 2009; 10:00 AM (MT)
The first Deal of the Week: October 1, midnight (MT) through October 12, 9:50 AM (MT).

Trio Flower Punch on sale for $10.99

5 Petal Punch on sale for $10.99

My Way Punch on sale for $11.99

Call or e-mail me if you want any or all of these great punches at super prices! Better yet, order them on-line through my Stampin Up website.

What I made for the Pumpkin Patch this year.

So those of you who have been following my blog for a year or so, know that every year my neighbor has a fun day at her home, (outside in the yard) for anyone who wants to come. She lets people bring pumpkins, crafts and other items to sell. There are also games, pony rides, and a straw maze for the kids. For a free will donation you can get a really yummy lunch and some of the profits always go to help someone in the community that is going through a hard time, such as cancer, house fire, flood...It was a gorgeous day! and here's some of the things I had for sale.Magnetic rectangle chipboard calender
More calendars
Pumpkin jar w/ Jack-o-lantern Decor Elements Face. Ladies these faces are a super buy! You get 3 faces for $4.95!!!

Another jar

This is a simple craft the kids could do at 50 cents each. Fun and easy!

Sucker Treat

I made boxes and filled them with Tootsie Rolls and some with M & M's.

Cute little buckets I added rub-ons to were a big hit. I had green and black buckets also.

Another bucket

Regional Organized Altered and 3-D Swap!!!

Talk about a FANTASTIC Swap! I was so excited to see all the wonderful ideas this group of ladies came up with for an organized swap I hosted at the Cincinnati Regionals. Check it out!Here's mine, I altered some "mini lunch box tins" that actually had Easter eggs and bunnies on them. There were three different colors of tins, Pink, Purple and Yellow and SU's Razzleberry Lemonade DSP went perfect with them! I added a cute little tag on the side and of course some chocolate to the inside!
This "desktop calendar" was made by Heather Arsenault. What a great idea! and she even included a calendar for 2010 also. Love it!
This "mini accordion file purse" was made by Jana. Isn't this super cute! Love that Razzleberry Lemonade DSP! So pretty! This would make a great gift! I love it! What a great swap!
Here's an inside view of it.

This "Christmas list book and receipt clip" was made by Coleen. What a cute little gift idea! Love the colors she used.

This "note paper holder" was made by Beth Pebbles and she even include directions for us so we could make some! Thanks Beth! Another great gift idea!

Still another great gift idea! This duo was made by Kim Peles. It includes a "tea bag holder and a holder for Ghiradelli squares" tea bags and chocolate included!!! Yah!!! and she included directions for her creations! I told you this was a great swap!

Inside view of the box and holder.

This cute little "mini purse scrapbook" was made using the 3" x 3" envelopes by Shannon Bruner. She used the Cottage Wall DSP for this project, another one of my favorite SU papers!

Inside view of the mini scrapbook. Really cute!

Robin Allison from New York made this pretty little "travel Kleenex holder". I love the leaf stamp set she used. What a great job embellishing it!

Look at this one! Oh my gosh! Lynne Aikins made this one and it really was a super swap! It's a "memo board". She said since the wish list is under glass you can use it like a dry erase board! and she even made us all 3 little cute tacks for the cork board! I love the way she altered the picture frame!

Here's the last one, but not the least by a long shot! It's a "die-cut scented air freshener" made by Sharon Burkett. What a great idea. She used a small wooden embroidery hoop to hold her potpourri. Another very nice giftable. So.. that's all of them. Thanks again ladies for joining me in this swap. I love all the variety we had. Hope everyone had as much fun at the regional as I did.

Fall Stamp-a-Stack

Here are a few of the cards and projects we made at our Fall Stamp-a-Stack.This first one is a CASE from pcgaynor from another site. I used different DSP and I love how the Black and White looks like bones!

Now this card is an exact CASE from Heather at another site. The only thing different is she put colored brads at the top of each square. I think this is one of most beautiful cards I've ever seen!

One of Kelly's cards using the set Priceless

6 x 6 scrap page using that super cute bear!

6 x 6 scrap page using a couple of the new fall sets from the Holiday Mini.

Will post more later on, gotta go work on my swaps for Regionals!

Regional News!

I am so excited that Shelli will be at regionals in Cincinnati this week-end! I'm going on Friday along with my upline and a coouple of sidelines! When's everyone else going?

Swaps From Our Meeting At Darla's

Here's mine I chose to do a chipboard ornament. This month we were suppose to find a card or project in the SU Catty and change the color or use a different stamp set. This is always fun and it's nice to be able to show customers how easy it is to use the layouts from the Idea Book.
This is Shannon's. Love it! Good use of the crimper. I need to pull that tool out and use it some more. I bet I could sell some more of them.
This is Teresa's card. Great card using the Big Shot!

This is Leona's card. I still love this set, Lovely as a Tree. Great card using the Top Note!

Darla's card, she actually got her layout from the new Christmas mini! I liked this card so much I just had to order the new Ronald McDonald set to get that turtle!!!

This last card was our make it take it card at the meeting. Super cute! I always have so much fun when we get together at Darla's and feel that I am truly blest to have such a great upline! Darla, your the BEST!!!