Sweet Scrapbook Layout

I just love this sweet layout!  So easy, with the right tools, and it makes such a WOW! impact.
You will need a BIG SHOT dietcutting machine to die cut the lattice pattern pieces. If you don't have a BIG SHOT yet, now is a GREAT time to purchase one from Stampin' Up!. During Sale-A-Bration, you get FREE PRODUCTS for each $50 you purchase! Contact me if you have questions. If you order from my website, you'll have your items shipped DIRECTLY to your door!
*don't you just LOVE those cute little punches flowers with the tiny pearl centers*
 

Remember, SALE-A-BRATION is a fantastic time to join the Stampin' Up! family. You get a great discount, and, so much FREE STUFF you won't know what to do with it all! LOL

If you join during SALE-A-BRATION, besides the discounted price of the startup kit *$50 off the original price of $175*, you will also receive your choice of a FREE pack of Designer Series Patterned Paper OR a FREE Digital Download!! That's at least $131.00 of FREE stuff right there!

Stampin' Up! just released the new logo for 2012-2013, MY WAY. So, you can run your Stampin' Up! business YOUR WAY!

I absolutely FELL in LOVE with SU in San Antonio....don't know why it took me 5 years, but, I am so happy with Stampin' Up! I can barely contain it! LOL

Contact me if you have questions or concerns about joining.

I'll leave you with a couple of pictures from the Leadership/Regional I just atteneded in San Antonio.

The first day of Leadership, Stampin' Up! had a special event for first-time attendees. We all received different colored buttons and we had to find 9 more attendees with the same color buttons, and, we received a FREE product from the catalog! That wasn't as easy as it sounds, but, it sure was fun!

We met a gal that had the cutest outfit on!

She used Stampin' Up! fabric for her cute purse, yoyo pin and even her skirt!!

I'll post more event pictures tomorrow!

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SALE-A-BRATION 2012 is HERE!!!

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Leadership Display Board Projects

Part of the fun of going to Stampin' Up! events is that we get to see TONS of great project samples from Demonstrators ALL OVER North America that are put up on the display boards. The creativity and sharing of these samples blows me away! I always get such great ideas or just come home and CASE them *COPY AND SHARE EVERYTHING*.
If you are CREATIVE, or think you aren't CREATIVE, consider joining my Stampin' Up! team, and, you will see, ANYONE, including YOU, can do what I do and LOVE it!
Crafting is so theraputic, and, such fun to get together with 'the girls' and HAVE FUN!

Starting tomorrow, JANUARY 24, you can join Stampin' Up! during SALE-A-BRATION, and, get a discount of the starting fee, as well as a fantastic offer for you, as a new demonstrator, EACH MONTH FOR A YEAR!!! Check the link at the top of my webpage here to get to the JOIN MY TEAM information! LET'S GET CREATIVE TOGETHER!!!

Don't worry, if you don't live in my area, I will STILL be there for you virtually!!!

I hope you consider this fantastic opportunity!

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Home Again, Home Again....Jiggity Jig!

Whew! Jennifer and I got home about 3 this afternoon, Sunday! WOWSER!!!


We left Springerville around noon on Monday, for the Stampin’ Up! Leadership Conference/Regional Meeting, San Antonio, Texas. We stayed at her relatives BEST WESTERN LEGACY SUITES, in Mesa. Tuesday morning, we left the hotel at 6, and, drove to her parents house, where I left my van, and, her dad took us to the airport. We arrived in San Antonio Tuesday about noon.

What a trip! I think we walked 100 miles the first 2 days, seeing the sites of San Antonio, The Alamo, 3 BEAUTIFUL Catholic churches (where we were RIGHT in front of two of them at noontime, when they rang the bells), downtown walk, an informative bus ride, River Walk Mall, San Antonios WAX MUSEUM, and of course RIVER WALK and the River Walk Boat tour.

.....including a {fun? maybe not} night time walk trying to get back to the motel after supper, pretty much sucks when you take a WRONG turn *JENNIFER!!! LOL*

O M G!!!! We finally caved and took the YELLOW BUS to the hotel...it was getting kinda scary...finally got to the motel, safe and sound, about 9:30.

We paid for all that walking BIG TIME, the next 2 days....I AM an old lady, and felt like it....Jennifer felt like an OLD LADY, too!!! We were shocked when we got up Saturday and could actually stand up straight and WALK almost painfree! ROLFMAO! Advil was a GOOD Friend for several days!

OH.MY.GOSH!!!

We learned A.L.O.T and hit CUTE OVERLOAD by Thursday!!! SO MANY CUTE ideas and samples people showed and shared!!!!

Jennifer got her picture taken with Shellie Gardner, the owner of Stampin’ Up! ---more like I shoved dumbstruck Jennifer next to Shellie for the picture opportunity! ROFL--I was too shy for that, but, I did give kudos to Shellie for the awesome job she has done bringing all these women together with a common bond of giving happiness to others, as well as ourselves, through the ‘magic’ of the great company she created!

We learned about new changes with the catalogs, a new product “Simply Scored Insert” for the Simply Scored Scoring tool, available March 1----YAY!-----now, we can make any size envelope or other project using diagonal scoring, new programs that will be implemented and other business information. We saw great skits, and informational talks: including a salsa dance performed by one of the Home Office personnel and an Idaho demonstrator. We watched MANY on-stage product and project demonstrations. We did lots of fun, new Make n Takes to show everyone at home how to do. We were told about products that are ‘going away’. We met LOTS of people from all over USA and Canada...we didn’t actually meet anyone from Mexico this trip. We saw lots of ‘famous’ people from BLOGLAND. We ate on the River Walk, with ducks, pigeons and sparrows as our dining mates, including one hungry duck that pecked me on the butt! We were WELL fed 3 great lunches *including cheesecake for lunch dessert!!!* We were gifted with tons of freebies---paper, stamps, embellishments AND CHOCOLATE! We got our Leadership Bag AND then, we were gifted with a matching purse portfolio----both made out some NEW, upcoming fabric! We swapped, and saw tons of cute ideas that all the demonstrators were wearing, carrying, swapping or just giving away!

OMG!!! It was an AWESOME experience! I am so proud of myself for keeping up with Jennifer! LOL, even getting up in the mornings when I was supposed to! hehehe We only had about a 10 minute walk to the conference center each morning, and, the weather was great, except for Thursday, when it was foggy for most of the day, so, all in all everything went very well!

We were up and out of the room at 6:15 a.m., and in AZ by 9:45 a.m., Arizona time, where her dad was there to pick us up again.

We also found out that Stampin’ Up! is having it’s first Spring Regional, of 2012, in Phoenix on February 11! WHEW!!!! Here we go again!!! So excited!

I have to share something that happened to me, while I was in San Antonio.....
Some of you know that I sold House of Lloyd/Christmas Around the World for 16 years, until it was ‘killed’ in 2002....that was a hard thing to go through.
I held on to the love of that company/experience all these years, thinking NOTHING could ever replace that for me or come close to the hostess and demonstrator programs.
Well, not that Stampin’ Up! could ever replace my feelings for my time with HOL/CATW, but, I feel like
I FELL IN LOVE with Stampin’ UP! After 5 years of signing up with Stampin’ Up!.....


Stampin’ Up! has made MANY changes that really benefit being a Demonstrator for them, as well as being a Hostess of a Stampin Up! party/workshop.


I believe they REALLY ARE a GREAT Company!
I am finally HAPPY with where I am at!!! What a great feeling!

And, a SPECIAL THANK YOU to Jennifer, for making this trip such a fun, memorable event in my life!

Now, I am offering you the Stampin' Up! opportunity.... If you are at all interested in joining the fun and friendships that Stampin' Up! can provide you with, I encourage you to check out the top link on my page. Read about the opportunity to join and let me know how I can help you open a whole new world to you! Special sign up Promotions will be starting January 25, when Sale-A-Bration starts!

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CLEARANCE RACK SHOPPING!!!

This post will stay 'on top' until December 31....new posts ARE BELOW this!!

OH MY GOSH!!!

Paper

Punches

Ribbon

BIG SHOT dies

Be sure you have an account, so, you get PREFERRED PRICING on my website store!

.....see you at the CLEARANCE RACK!

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going....going....

I got this information from Stampin' Up! Home Office...

Once the current inventory of this punch has been depleted, it will no longer be available for purchase. We hope many Stampin’ Up! stockings will adorn cards and brighten holiday projects this season and look forward to seeing what you create with the next seasonal design.

If you do not have your stocking builder punch yet, hurry and order today at  
my store.

Don't forget there is also a matching stamp set for this punch, available in the Holiday Mini, only until January 3, 2012.

And, this set is also in the mini:

Just click on the pictures to go to the online Mini catalog page for each item.

Remember to check out the CLEARANCE RACK, while you are there....over 200 items are currently listed! Shipping comes right to your door!

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Merry Christmas, from me to you..

....EVERY knee shall bow...

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ONLINE EXTRAVAGANZA!!

Check out the
ONLINE EXTRAVAGANZA that Stampin' Up is throwing!
The link is to the left, or CLICK HERE.
When it's gone, it's GONE!!!
Great gift ideas!!!
Don't let them get away.....
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Christmas Cards for the Military

I had wanted to do this project several years ago, when our son was active-duty AIR FORCE, and, I guess I just didn't feel confident enough to do.
This year, our AF son (in the AF Reserves now) signed up for a voluntary 6 month deployment. He left July 4th, and will be stateside sometime after the first of the year, 2012. He will be missing lots of holidays. With him missing Christmas at home, I figured this is the year for the Christmas cards to be made!
I had just about everything under control to have local crafters come help me make 500 Christmas cards to send to my sons AF base. I got almost enough local donations to cover the costs of the paper/envelopes/postage; a local Pizza shop donated pizzas for us; I had help from 2 very special friends *HI Sheila and Jennifer*getting the 500 cards and envelopes cut and prepared, beforehand, for the ladies to put together on October 1, World Card Making Day.
So much for all my careful planning......I got whisked away to the hospital in Scottsdale on September 29, and ended up away from home for ONE MONTH, due to a cyst growing around a bile duct, necessitating a 6+ hour surgery for a common bile duct bypass, and removal of gall bladder and stones-14 days in the hospital!!!; then, a 2 1/2 week stay at my moms to convalesce. Whew! One week after I can home, the cards were finally made! I was so relieved to get the 20 pound box of love delivered to the Post Office, Monday, the 7th of November! My son will deliver the box to the base Chaplain, and he will make sure that the military personnel know they are there and to SEND HOME A CARD! What a blessing!!! FOR EVERYONE!!!
Here are some pictures I wanted to share:

500 CARDS PREPPED AND READY TO BE PUT TOGETHER

My faithful cardmaking helpers!

SHIPPING DAY!!!!

These are the cards they assembled. All single layer, for postage savings and NO GLITTER, per OPSEC.

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
We so enjoyed doing this, that we may do something in the New Year for birthdays, etc.
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11/11/11....2 days late

Our Air Force son.

SO PROUD and MISSING you so much!

Thank you for your sacrifice and service to the USA!

And, THANK YOU to all the US Military!

How humble I feel, when I think of their sacrifices.....

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11/11/11 sign up for FREE BIG SHOT DIECUTTING MACHINE

It's almost over!
If you would love to get a FREE BIG SHOT DIECUTTING MACHINE, just sign up with Stampin' Up!
What a great way to make new friends, get new ideas and have a TON of fun!!!
Click above for all promotions and sign up information!
BUT, hurry! This offer is only good through 11/11/11!

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What a sweet BANNER!

I love this! AND, I have everything to make it!
WooHoo! This would look SO stinkin' cute on a Christmas tree or small little decoration in your Christmas vignette!












HERE is where you can find everything that was used on this. If you want any of these products you can order from there also! Let me see your completed project, if you make one! *wink*

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I survived the YELLOW MAGIC MARKER SYNDROME!

Whew! What a wild ride! You never know what life will throw at you!
I just got home, after spending 2 weeks in the hospital & 2+ weeks convalesing at my moms home.
Thank God for a special ANGEL FRIEND that came to me unexpectedly---it was 'a God thing'---and confirmed what I was wondering about.....I WAS YELLOW!

To make a LONG story short....I had to have a common bile duct bypass, with gall bladder/stones removal. (I had a cyst growing around the connecting duct area.) I had my 6-7 hour surgery on Tuesday, October 4th, in Scottsdale. (wanna see my 12" curvy incision??? LOL) They didn't know what was going on until they got 'in there'. They were stumped because I was in NO pain...thank GOD! But, I was a bright yellow MAGIC MARKER color! (My eyeballs are still a bit yellow yet, even today.) They initially thought it was {CANCER}, due to the location of the issue and no pain relating to gall bladder. My surgeon was a very special person, and he told me what I had was very rare. Through this whole ordeal, I was enveloped in prayers, and, give God the glory, that caring, highly qualified people were placed in my life to nurture and care for me through the MOST scariest time in my life! Amazing how I literally felt the prayers over me, taking the majority of my fears away. I felt so small....knowing that I was in the palm of Gods hands, but, elated to know that GOD had the plan for me!

Thankfully, that is all behind us, and there are NO issues to deal with relating to that whole issue!
THANK YOU GOD!

So......now, I am on the path of working my Stampin' Up! business! (Funny how $150,000 in medical bills will do that to ya! LOL) I really want to make this into a great financially profitable and fun experience for anyone that I am in contact with!

If you love to scrapbook/make cards or papercrafts, click the link to the side to get information to sign up and get your FREE BIG SHOT, through 11/11/11... *or $100 in FREE merchandise*. What a fantastic opportunity!
Hostesses during the month of November, 2011, get EXTRA FREE MERCHANDISE also!!!
*You can have a virtual party, no matter WHERE you live! Items shipped directly to your door!*

...count your blessing!
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AUGUST SPECIAL B3/1F

Click the image for more details and to BUY SOME!! Enjoy!

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JULY SIGN UP PROMOTION

---CLICK ON JOIN NOW---

If you have ever considered joining the Stampin' Up! family, now is a great time!
Get the Starter Kit for only $99. Offer ends July 31, so, hurry!
I would love to help you start your own fun business!
Stampin' Up! offers its Demonstrators all kinds of great perks, as well as having an AWESOME website for Stampin' Up! Demonstrators only.
Contact me if you might be interested!
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