Gumballs For You!

Here is one of the Valentine cards that we made at the Valentine Stamp Camp Fundraiser for New Hebron Christian School. It's one of my favorites! I just love this new stamp set, whether you use it with the treat cups or the 1 3/4" circle punch, I think it turns out cute either way! We had a great turn out, 34 stampers! and half were kids. And although my stamps and some of my inks had the marks to prove it, everyone had a good time and really that's all that matters when it's all said and done.(:

What did I use?

Stamp Sets: Something Sweet, Tiny Tags

Cardstock: Whisper White, Real Red, & Basic Black

Inks: Real Red, Basic Black

Other: Black Gingham Ribbon,

Heart to Heart, Small Word Window, My Way, 1/2", and 1 3/4" punches

Dimensionals

Remember to let me know if you'd like to purchase anything from SU and if you spend $50 when you order from now until March 31 you get a FREE item from our Sale-a-Bration Flyer! Have a great day and come back and stamp a little longer with me.

And We Have A Winner!

Sorry for being gone for so long, life has been crazy! So without further ado the Blog Candy winner is poster #12 who wrote this...

maryr917 said...
really beautiful cards you have shown-love the turtle card

So Mary, please e-mail me your address and I'll send you the little turtle box and sucker your way. Thanks to everyone for the nice comments.

Sale-A-Bration Blog Tour Stop # 21!

Welcome to the Stampin' Addicts SAB Blog Hop, each blog will be featuring different products from the free items available to you when you order during Sale-A-Bration. If you are traveling forward in the blog hop you just came from Heidi's blog Running w Scissors Stamper. She did such a super job showing the stamp set "Things I Love". What a great variety of projects, Heidi! I will be showcasing the stamp set "Very Thankful". It is the Ronald McDonald stamp set for this year and every time one is purchase SU donates $2.00 to Ronald McDonald House Charities. It can be found on the very last page of the big catty. In case you didn't know this year Stampin' Up! will be letting you pick from a limited list (on the last page of the SAB brochure) of stamp sets from the big Idea Book and Catalog and this one just happens to be on the list. There are also 6 wow products (stamps, a punch, and paper) in the SAB brochure available only through March 31st, 2010.*****Don't forget to check back after January 18th for the how-tos on the different projects I created.
The first couple of projects features the Turtle stamp and the Little Boy w/heart stamp. I chose to change the stamps a little bit. The turtle stamp had a "thank you" at the base of the turtle and I cut it off and mounted it on the side of the wooden block so I didin't have to use it all the time. Also I did not color in the "thank you" on the little boy's heart, but instead wrote "I love you" on the heart. The turtle box is made from the SU die Bitty Box and holds a Giradelli chocolate perfect! The little boy is covering a flat sucker.

The next 3 cards are "Thank you" cards. This is a pretty card using the peacock stamp and also one of SU's new punches that you can get for FREE w/ of $50 purchase. How fun!

This card is pretty much a CASE from the card shown in the big catty. I just love this color combo. Old Olive DSP, Chocolate Chip, and Kraft for the cardbase.

Last just a simple little "Thank you". No bells or whistles just a little thanks.
Next on the blog hop is Heather's blog, Candle with Two Ends. She will be showing you projects created with the stamp "Vintage Labels" (one of my favorites). So hop on over and see what she has instore for us. I hope you enjoyed seeing the projects made with the products that you can get free with a $50.00 purchase during Sale-A- Bration.
Contact your demo to find out how.

What's that you said, you want some Blog Candy! Ok leave me a comment and the winner will receive the "little turtle box and sucker". How's that. Hey, thanks for hopping with us this weekend and come back and "stamp a little longer" with me.

Throughly Modern Altered File Folder

How fun is this! I love these file folders that Stampin' Up has right now. You get 12 of them for $10.95. This is not my original idea and I'm sorry but I can't remember who came up with it, all I know is I found it in a demo forum. If I figure it out I'll let you know.I didn't have directions, just pictures to look at, sorta like the ones you see here of mine. Don't you think this would make a nice gift or maybe a super class project?

So can you figure out how to make one by looking at mine? I bet you can.
I did add a few more do dads just to make it funner! If you want to order any of the folders, I'd be happy to take care of it for you, just let me know!

Fraying Ribbon...

A few of you have ask to know how I frayed my ribbon for the mini clipboard, so here it is...Start by cutting a piece of ribbon the length you want...

Cut the edge off...

and start pulling small lengths of it apart...

until you get as much as you want...
to tie onto whatever you want. It's pretty simple. Congrats again to Lisa Naples on the blog candy win and I'll ship that out to you on Monday, Lisa! Hey, hope everyone has a great weekend , and come back soon so we came "stamp a little longer".(:

And the Winner is...........

Lisa N said...
Very cute projects. I especially like the notepad in the first photo. Thanks for sharing.

So Lisa, please e-mail me your addy and the notepad is yours! Thanks to all of you who hopped along with us. Next Hop starts January 16 so be on the look out for more BLOG CANDY!
I'll post pictures of how to fray the ribbon tomorrow.

Stop # 19 of the 2010 Occasions Mini Blog Hop!!!

Happy New Year! and welcome to the 2010 Occasions Mini Blog Hop brought to you by Stampin' Addicts. This Blog Hop will feature sneak peaks of the stamp sets and accessories found in the 2010 Occasions Mini Catalog, and will run from January 1st through January 3rd. There are a total of 23 stops on this Hop, they link to each other, so it doesn't matter where you start, you'll end up back where you began. If you have been following the Blog Hop in order you've just been to Sara's Blog "Lily's Ink Pad" and have viewed her fun creations using the stamp set Fox and Friends. I have chosen the Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper and the Sweet Pea Stitched Felt to use on my projects and I've got some Blog Candy for you, be sure and read the whole post! So lets get started.

First off is a little notebook I altered along with a mini clipboard. I can already tell I'm going to need more of this paper! Good thing it comes in a pack of 48 sheets! The stamp set I used to accent my clipboard was Great Friend. I also used the wide striped Old Olive ribbon for accents. The fringe on the mini clipboard is made by cutting down length ways on your ribbon. Then all you do is simply start pulling. Check back in a couple of days and I'll post a picture of how it's done.

Next I altered a tin, made a card, and altered another mini clipboard, this time using the stamp set For All You Do. I love this new DSP and the felt pieces! I think the felt pieces would make really cute little barrette accents too!

Close up of the tin. No stamping here! So if you like to just cut and paste, this project is for you!

Close up of the simple card and mini clipboard.

Be sure and leave me a comment to register for some Blog Candy which is the Memo Pad and Mini Clipboard I altered in my first picture. Well that's it, thanks for stopping by and now on to your next stop. To view Heather's Blog click here. Heather is showcasing the new chipboard books. So be sure and hop on over and take a look.

2010 Occasions Mini Blog Hop!!!

Mark your calendar for January 1-3; that’s when Stampin’ Addicts presents their 2010 Occasions Mini Blog Hop.
This hop features 23 SA members, each showcasing a different item from SU’s 2010 Occasions mini. Stamp sets, designer papers, Sizzix dies, punches–our ladies have fun and fresh ideas to share for all this and more!
Dedicated to all things Stampin’ Up, Stampin’ Addicts offers SU-oriented galleries, challenges and special events. Membership is free of charge, and is open to Stampin’ Up fans everywhere.
Want to check it out? Just click here and tell ‘em Twila sent you!

Update on My Mom

Just wanted to update everyone on mom. We brought her home Christmas Day, and she is doing great! I can not believe just how great she is doing! She is staying by herself at night now and I've been just going up in the daytime and fixing her meals and helping her with daily things. Thanks for all you prayers!

Going to be Gone

Hello everyone, just wanted to let everyone know I'm going to be gone for a couple of days, while my mom has bypass surgery. Not a very good Christmas present but the alternative isn't very pretty either. Please keep her in your prayers and I'll try and post again on Sunday or Monday. Have a nice week-end.

Birthday Wrap and a Gift Card

Actually this is Stampin' Up Christmas Wrap from a couple of years ago, but I use this paper to wrap birthday and baby gifts in. I wish they would come out with different paper every year, I just love it, it's really nice paper!Birthday present I wrapped with SU paper and a small gift card.
I used the stamp set called Party Hearty for my little card. Colors of paper and ink I used were Close to Cocoa and Bashful Blue, then I added some Dazzling Diamonds to the icing.

Some Christmas Gifts

Hey there everyone, can you believe it, I'm posting today! Talk about busy! Here are some gifts that were my favorites at our Church Ladies Fellowship Christmas party last night. We always have so much fun. We can make a gift or bring one and on the outside of the package find a scripture that will give a clue to what's inside. Then we draw numbers and go in order and of course you want #1 because you get to pick from it all when it's done. I got #2 sooo I didn't end up with what I really wanted but I got a really pretty angel necklace with earings to match. Anyway here we goooooooooo....

This was the project I made our SU calendar papers added to some of our SU blocks. This was a total CASE from TIffany's Blog "My Crafty World". So thank you Tiffany you were a life saver.

After I finished this I really didn't want to give it up, but I did, now to order some more calendars and blocks!!!

This is Becky Bellinger and she is holding the gift she actually got to keep! Your so lucky Becky! Her sister Jennifer Young had altered this for her gift. She took an old window and painted part of it with the blackboard paint, corked the other side, used scrabble tiles to spell notes and added a couple of clothespins to the side. What's funny is Becky had put the little green box in a garage sale and Jennifer had ask her if she could have it. LOL to funny! Glad you ended up with it Becky!

This last gift was the one Becky altered using a photo box. It was mine for about 1 minute! I told you I got #2! ): Anyway she used an old cookbook to make the dividers and them old recipes and magazines to cover the outside. It was really neat! Hope you all have a great day, I've gotta go do some Christmas cards and put up my tree, you heard right, MY TREE IS NOT UP YET!

Very Busy...

Sorry I haven't been posting anything, I've just been way to busy. My mom is scheduled to have 4 bypasses done on Dec. 18 and we are just trying to get a lot done between know and then. She is doing fine and actually to look at her you would never guess that she need open heart surgery so I guess that's why it's called the secret killer of woman, it's by the grace of God that they just happened to find that she had blockages. No chest pain, just has been tired and kinda dizzy sometimes for about a year. This will fix her up and she'll be ready to go! Please keep her in your prayers this coming Friday and that she'll get to come home on the 23rd.

Last Daily Post for the Month of November

So this is my last post for the month. I can't believe I've posted each day for the last 30 days! I think there were only 3 days I didn't post a project. Not to bad. Well all along I thought I'd post something super for the last day, but I'm way to busy and tired to be crafty so I'm just going to leave you with a beautiful CASE that I found from Teneale Williams. Such a pretty card.

This card uses the stamp sets Snow Swirled & (can't think of the other one right now).

Card stock: Sahara Sand & WW

Inks: Sahara Sand Classic & White Craft

White Satin Ribbon

Thanks for checking in and see you next month, tomorrow! Can't wait The year end Blowout U-Stamp starts tomorrow!!! Wonder what Dawn has in store for us!!!

Post # 29 for the month of November, With a Holiday Line-Up Card

I've seen so many cute cards using this set, so here's my version using the reindeer stamp.

Holiday Line-Up & Teenie Tiny Wishes

I used Crystal Effects and some Dazzling Diamonds Glitter for Rudolph's nose.

1 1/4" & 1 3/8" Circle Punches

Real Red, Chocolate Chip, & WW card stock

Christmas Cocoa Specialty Paper

Chocolate Chip Classic Ink

Creamy Carmel, Close to Cocoa, Soft Suede, & Real Red Markers

and the stamp set Sparkly & Bright for the inside.

Our Crafty Christmas Smorgasbord was a huge hit! Theresa Greene was the big winner of the night winning the big pile of goodies. Thanks to everyone who attended!

Busy...

Ok, this post isn't much just to say I'm way to busy to post, still cutting card stock for our Crafty Christmas tomorrow. So I'll have lots of pictures to post in the next couple of days. Back to cutting.

Post #27!!! with a Couple of 3 x 3's!

Here's a couple of tag cards that will be available to make at our Crafty Christmas event Sunday.Santa Tag

Penguin Tag
These are a lot of fun to make using Stampin' Up Punches. The card ideas came from Mercedes Weber who posted a class making these two tags and two others. Pretty darn cute!

Happy Thanksgiving

As I begin today, I remind myself of all the things I am thankful for, and here's the top 10:

1. God, with him there is meaning to life.
2. Jesus, without him there is no after life.
3. Freedom of Choice (maybe to much freedom?)
4. The men and women who died protecting our Country and the people who still protect it.
5. Family
6. Friends
7. Home
8. Food
9. Clothing
10. Doctors

Hope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving. I will be enjoying Thanksgiving with my family at my house this year and I'm fixing the turkey. First time for me cooking a turkey, so we'll see how that goes. Gotta go clean of the dinning room table as it is covered with stampin stuff,(imagine that!)LOL See you tomorrow!

U-Stamp Year End Blowout with Dawn and Friends!

Do you like to have fun making new things and meeting new people in the stampin world? Then it's time for you to sign up for the next U-Stamp with Dawn! Hurry it starts December 1st! For just $24.95 you get tutorials and ideas which come with wonderful directions that you can print out or save to a cd. What a deal! and you get 30 different projects! (one each day for a month) plus you get access to the gallery where everyone post their creations that they have made using the patterns provided, so that's more ideas! I hope you can join us for another fun month with Dawn and friends! Click on the link to the left to sign up! Dawn has made it super easy and you won't regret it, I promise! See you on U-Stamp!

Stamp A Stack Card #1

Kelly and I are doing a Stamp a Stack this Sunday from 2:30-5:30pm at the Bank of Lawrence County, if your not busy come on over! We'll have 14 different projects to do and they are just $1.00 each make as many or as little as you want, come and go as you please. Bring your own adhesive if you have some, glue, snail or double stick tape.

I'm 24 for 24 Today with a Cute Little Desk Calendar!

Today I've got a desk calendar to share with you. This idea came from one of the swaps I received at regionals...and I can't find my swap to tell you who's it was! All I could find was a picture in my files of it. So I made up my own measurements, which I think looks pretty close.Here's what I used: for the base a piece of Kraft card stock 6"x 11", I scored it at 4 1/2", 5 1/2", & 6 1/2", I guess I should have shown a side view. It makes a triangle, then you tie it together at the top. I used the small window punch for the top hole.

Other Card stock: Soft Suede, Bermuda Bay, and WW

Inks: Bermuda Bay, Soft Suede, Versamark

Stamp Sets: Of the Earth (Hostess Set) & Refuge and Strength

Punches: Wide Oval and the Curly Label Punch

Other: Big Shot and Backgrounds #1

Big Online Sale Going on at Stampin' Up!

Today's post is just to let you know SU has a big sale going on right now. You can click over to the left on the Sale sign and it will take you to the SU sight. I couldn't figure out how to make it go to my demo site, so if'd you'd like to put me as your demo when you order that would be great. Still don't have much time to post about the craft fair results.(which weren't really that great). We are still in the fields trying to finish up with corn and I'm trying to clean house for fmaily coming over on Thanksgiving and try to come up with some ideas for a Christmas Stamp-a-Stack on Sunday! But I'm sure everyone is as busy. Always something to do, but never forget to give thanks to God for giving us the chance to be so busy! Have a nice evening everyone.

Candy Cane Thank You's

This is another idea I got from Becky Roberts. She had fixed small candy canes to give out to the people who stopped by her craft fair booth, and I thought what a great idea!Here's just some singles for thank you for stopping by.
Here's some I packaged to sell in fours and...

... in 8's. Sometimes you just need a little something for a lot of people. By the way this is post number 22 on day 22!!!

Pepperment Snowflakes

I got this idea, in fact it's a CASE from Becky Robert's Blog. I'm telling you that lady is really creative! I've done the pepperment patties before but loved the snowflake idea.

Made these using the 3/4", 1", and the Scallop Circle Punches and the Snowflake Punch. Stamp set used was Delightful Decorations. Colors are Real Red, Old Olive, and WW.A basket full of Chocolate mints!

I Went to the Animal Fair...

The Birds and Beasts were there... Here's some of the comp books I altered for the craft fair using Tall Tales DSP. I also made matching pens to go with them.

Had a long day, I'll talk more tomorrow...have a good evening everyone.