on my mind...

I just got the last of my projects finished up for my Stampin' Up workshop to be held tomorrow.

What a relief! I'm looking forward to four hours of visiting with 'the girls' --

we always have such a great time!

Now, starting Sunday, my time will occupied with yardwork...lots of yardwork!

LOL...tis the season!

You, too, can join in on Rhonda Jean's 'ON MY MIND',

or just see what other gals around the world have ON THEIR MIND....

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WooHoo.....new Mini Catalog!

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CLEARANCE RACK MOTHERLODE

WOOHOO!
No APRIL FOOL'S HERE!
Stampin' Up! just loaded a BUNCH of great items into the CLEARANCE RACK!
WOWZER!
 GRAB BAGS! DESIGNER SERIES PAPER! CARD STOCK! RIBBON!
OH MY!!! My credit card got a workout!
(Or maybe I can justify it for an early birthday present!?!)
GO TO MY WEBSITE AND SHOP!!!
These things usually go pretty fast!

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Make your own Bakers Twine!

 http://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2011/04/19/make-your-own-bakers-twine/
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....A Gift For You...

This is the sketch we followed for the challenge.

This is my attempt at the HUMOROUS Card Challenge over at A LA CARD MONKEY.
Humorous? Maybe...hehehe, it cracks me up! LOL Go check out the other funnies!

I used this awesome stamp set:

In Wilderness #117040  $21.95

Beautiful sketches of the most noble of creatures grace this set. They are perfect subjects for greetings and gifts to family and friends with a passion for the wildness of nature. Or, use them to enrich scrapbook pages dedicated to recording the adventures of an outdoor vacation or camping trip. Available both in wood-mount and clear-mount.

Set Quantity: 4

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Happy Birthday to me!

I wonder, is it OK to make yourself a BIRTHDAY CAKE!?!

Hmmm, what kind???

I'll let ya know!

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CHALLENGE JACKPOT!

I have been trying to upload a picture of the HAUL Shirley and Terry, at A LA CARD MONKEY, are giving away for their first challenge AND if you follow them, too! Blogger won't let me post the picture, but, GO HERE!

It will knock your socks off!

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A Challenge card...and was it ever a challenge! LOL

I participated in my second challenge! YAY! *not* My card just went horribly wrong!
I didn't have time to redo it, so, it is what it is.....

The pressure was on I tell ya.

I should have stopped BEFORE I used the color sprizter tool on the Confetti White cardstock.

It was 'ok' up til that point.

Shirley and Terry have started a new challenge blog:

A LA CARD MONKEY

Go here and sign up for the next one.

It'll be fun! I promise!

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It's GREEN CHILE Time!

Mmmmmm, 30 lbs of goodness!

I make this twice a year, and today was #1.

This is from an old recipe from a franchise my mom and dad had, in Willcox, from 1972-1992, called EL TACO.

Anyone out there know of it??? It was a precursor to Taco Bell, but bad management from the higher ups killed it....so sad...

Can you believe when we opened in August of 1972, they had just had a price increase, and, tacos and bean burriots were up, from 19¢ to 22¢! I got paid $1.00 an hour and then, got bumped up to $1.25! My little brothers never let me forget that they only made $1!!!!! Good times! Good food. The only claim to fame I know of, is Hank Williams, Jr., came in and gave my dad his autograph for me. Willcox is just off 1-10 in SE Arizona. I stopped working, when I got married in August of 1975....seems like a lifetime ago...

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Looks like candy!

This was one of the cards we made today, at our monthly card class. It was a hit!

I LOVE this card!

This was designed by Stampin' Up!

As a demonstrator for Stampin' Up, we have a wealth of information on the Demonstrator site.

There is Demo project sharing on the Stampin' Connection, as well as videos that Stampin' UP! produces for us. I LOVE the videos.

This was a card I made from watching one of those videos.

I have had this stamp set, AWASH WITH FLOWERS-page 99, since last April, I believe, and NEVER inked it up! I know I will be using this set more now. I love how easy it is to use. It's a 2-step stamp set, meaning you can stamp an outline image, then, come in with color on a solid, matching stamp.

You CANNOT make a mistake with this kind of fun stamping!

For this card, I just used the line image, then, used rich razzleberry in on a sponge dauber for the center part, then, used a sponge with pretty in pink for finish out the edges.

The dazzling diamonds just finishes off the whole thing!

It looks good enough to eat!

LOVE IT!

Awash With Flowers - Clear-Mount Stamp 120549 $27.95

Two-Step stamp your way to a basket-busting bouquet of beautiful blooms with our Awash with Flowers set. Soft shapes and subtle lines imitate the watercolor-like quality of a field abundant with graceful petals and delicate stems, giving your projects a light, lilting look of nature. Available both in wood-mount and clear-mount.

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...I am pretty much black and white...

...That's what my cousin in Albuquerque said, when she emailed me thanking me for the pretty pink birthday card I had sent her. So, when I designed this card, I had her in mind. {Hi, Pam!}I'm sending this to her, after my class on Saturday, the 2nd. hehehe
She'll LOVE it!
This is one of the cards I'm teaching the ladies to make. An introduction to the wonderful world of embossing!
I don't think the picture shows that the little girl is done in black embossing. There are also tiny rhinestones on either end of the sentiment.
I'm also going to show them how to use Stampin' Up!'s scallop border punch to make the black scalloping around the oval.
That is so easy!
I first cut a 3/4" x 11" strip of the basic black cardstock. Then, I used the scallop border punch for the whole length. Then, hold your bone folder and run your paper across it two times on both sides, to break down the papers fibers, so, it's easier to work with. Run red sticky strip tape around the back edge of the oval.
Now, take your scalloped piece and snip it, very carefully, under each scallop--on the flat side.
You will only need to snip up to about an 1/8" or so.
Play with your paper, before adhering it to the oval piece, by folding and forming the scallops a little at a time. Sorry I don't have a picture for you. But, once you do this, it will make sense and you will have a pretty scalloped border to use for either a circle or oval piece.
I'll show the other projects over the next few days.

You can order this stamp set, and any of the other products I used for this card on my website. Click the link at the top of the page. This stamp set is in the Occasions Mini, that is only good through April 30.
The sentiment is from NOTABLY ORNATE, from the big book, on page 125.
 I ♥ both of these sets!

Easter Blossoms 121905 Woodmount $25.95

122057 Clearmount $18.95

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Check out my ETSY!

I've added some CARDS-ON-THE-GO kits in my ETSY shop!

Please check them out!

I'll add more as soon as I get them ready.

These are great for beginners as well as seasoned crafters.

You need a minimal amount of tools and/or time to do these.

They'd be great for summer crafts with kids, or to take traveling.

FREE SHIPPING, within the USA, at my ETSY!

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Easter Basket Class

I cased this lil 'basket' from Sage Kimball.
LOVE it! So, I designed a class around it.
Last Friday and Saturday, I did a class where they made
the Basket, a Card and a cute lil Photo Album.
They LOVED the projects!

It's fixin' to get warm around here! During the day, anyway. I'm still using the wood stove at night, though. I just wish we would get some moisture! The forest is so dry, again!

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Snail Mail...

Who doesn't like to get snail mail??? It's 'happy mail'.
Here is my latest 'snail mail':

So....let's just make MULTIPLES!

Is there a name for me??

I am a MULTIPLE ADDICT!

I used up some of my stashed, embossed VINTAGE VOGUE flowers

that were already cut out and had dimensionals on most of them, even!

I think the NEXT batch of these

*yeah, I have a bunch cut out and ready to go next time I get to the 'little house'*

I will tweak a bit. I think there is too much white space.

What do you think?

Send some TODAY! 

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STAMPIN' UP! Ideas for you!

If you have some time on your hands, check this out!
Lots of FUN stuff there--inlcuding lots of videos! Remember, if you order from my website, it will come directly to your door!

If clicking on the picture doesn't take you there, here is the link:

http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/sherrystampinroom/distPages/projectList.soa?easyTemplatePageType=1

Email me, if you have questions.

REMEMBER: Each $50 in sales earns you a

FREE SALE-A-BRATION item!

CLEARANCE RACK items count towards the $50 too!

*online orders only*

SALE-A-BRATION ends March 31......

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March 2011 Workshop Projects

Here's what the girls made for the March 2011 Workshop. They had their choice of the green St. Patricks Day card. I'll have to dig to remember where I CASE'ed the shamrock/flower card...I wanted to show how to use the 2-step Bird Punch in a different way. I think I'll have a class with that punch, like I did with the 2-step Owl Punch...that one was a HIT!

That's all for now....

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...don't laugh!

I saw a cute little flower 'vase' HERE the other day, and thought I would try using my cute little Petal Cone Die to make something for the tables for my workshop this Friday and Saturday.
They gave me FITS! The hardest part was getting things to stand up right in them. I should have used some florist foam *ha! Brilliant idea from the ex-florist*.  Anyway, it is what it is. I'd love to see YOUR creations, if you try something like this!

If you have any questions on how I did these *gasp*, just email me.
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Rustic Waterpump Card

I'm on a creative roll!
This is one of the cards we'll be making at this month's workshop, on Friday, March 4th.
This is a CASE from the big catalog......LOVE that book for ideas!
We are always needing 'manly' cards, so, this is a great one!

This is a GREAT set for guy cards!
It's on page 115.

Countryside - Clear-Mount Stamp  120495  Price: $16.95
                    - Wood-Mount Stamp 116998   Price: $22.95

Kindle precious pastimes of moments spent enjoying nature and relaxing in the countryside with this set of images reminiscent of simpler times. Their sketched look gives them a nostalgic feel perfect for calling up favorite memories and creating a country mood for your scrapbook pages and cards. Available both in wood-mount and clear-mount.
Set Quantity: 5


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Pink Motorcylce Card

My cousin and her hubby are B.I.G Harley lovers, so, I HAD to make her a card with a Motorcycle!
I've waited ALL year to make this! hehehe Notice the Motorcycle stamp is retired and from last years Occassions Mini. I had saved someones Pink Motorcycle card image, and now that I needed it, do you suppose I could find it???? Well, this is my version, so, it tickles me that I didn't actually CASE someone elses! Close, but, not quite! hehehe
I did make one, teeny, tiny, little mistake, though.... In my frenzied state of pink happiness, I put the card front on wrong, so, the card opens down, instead of up..ya think she'll mind??? LOL
I told her there was NO WINE involved in the making of this card!

Don't you just LOVE that pink Designer Series Paper?!?!? It's part of the Valentine's pack that is currently on the CLEARANCE RACK! Do get you some before it's ALL GONE! Love it! It's a glittered pack!

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