Happy New Year!

Goodbye 2011, Hello 2012!

As 2011 winds down tonight, I just wanted to take a minute to wish all my family, friends, customers and fellow stampers a safe, happy and blessed New Year. This poem sums it up really well :)


New Year’s Reflections

Looking back on the months gone by,
As a new year starts and an old one ends,
We contemplate what brought us joy,
And we think of our loved ones and our friends.

Recalling all the happy times,
Remembering how they enriched our lives,
We reflect upon who really counts,
As the fresh and bright new year arrives.


And when we ponder those who do,
We immediately think of you.

Thanks for being one of the reasons We'll have a Happy New Year!
By Joanna Fuchs

Merry Christmas!

Wishing all my family, friends and fellow stampers a Merry Christmas!
Hope you have a wonderful day AND get some stampin' time in!!

Stamp Camp Card # 5

Our final card uses a design and colors that can be replicated quite easily. The basic layout and image allow this card to be used for just about anything by changing the sentiment.

STOCKING BUILDER PUNCH - ALMOST SOLD OUT!

Regarding: Stocking builder punch....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. It will NOT be in the next catalog!! So get it before it's gone for good!!
Item # 124095
Price: $16.95


Perfect for Christmas/Holiday cards, baby cards (makes great baby booties), Argyle socks or other socks on a Father's day card, make a funny card if your man has "stinky feet!", makes an awesome Rudolph or Horse paper piecing....the ideas are endless!

Stamp Camp Card # 4

Sympathy cards are always hard to create when needed, here's a simplistic design that can be recreated with any 2 coordinating designer papers and coordinating cardstock.

Stamp Camp Card # 3

A cute little birdie card for Valentine's Day OR just about any "sweet sentiment" will work on this card!

Stamp Camp Card #2

A bright and colorful Birthday card. As we were creating it, I had the class emboss the melon mambo back panel as well (with the dots embossing folder) to create even more pizzazz.

Stamp Camp Card # 1

As promised, Friday's stamp camp was short and sweet with Clean and Simple cards (CAS) for short! Here we go with the review:

We have done this one in the past in pink shades for a girl, so I thought it was time for a blue one for a boy!

Last Call - Stamp Camp is Friday!

LAST CALL - I NEED YOUR RSVP ASAP IF YOU ARE COMING!
December's stamp camp is set for 12/16 at 6:30.

The cards will include an assortment of various themed ones. (I haven't designed anything yet as I have had ZERO spare time.) These cards will most likely be "CAS" cards....which stands for CLEAN AND SIMPLE.


If unable to make it but you want a stamp camp "kit" to assemble the cards and do your own coloring at home etc. just let me know - the cost is $20 if you pick it up at my house and remember kit supplies are limited!! (If not local, the cost is $20 + shipping)


DETAILS:
Date: 12/16/2011
Time: 6:30pm (The cards should NOT take a long time to do. I am aiming for this stamp camp to be NO MORE than 2-3 hours total including chat time and snacking on food!)
Place: Julie's house (if new, email me for the addy!)
Cost: $20
How many Cards: We will make 10 cards total (2 each of 5 designs).
RSVP to reserve your spot today!
Light food and drinks will be provided :)
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Vendor Craft Fair - Snowman Poop

Snowman Poop - enough said ;)

Marine Care Packages - A message from Susan B.

The following message is sent on behalf of Susan B. to our stamping crew:

Hello everyone - For those wanting to help out and/or coming to the December Stamp Camp.....No obligation/pressure at all but I am trying to put another few care packages together for the Marines, including a family friend in Afghanistan. This would be an ideal time for us to clean out unwanted cards we have made and send over, so that the troops can use these to send to their family/friends. No CVS stores on every corner over there! :)

Items appreciated:

**Any unwanted cards
Baby wipes
Lip Balm
Any peanut product (M&M, Peanut butter, crackers, trail mix, etc)
Reading material (Books, crosswords, puzzles, etc)
Special food treats
School Supplies (rebuilding schools - so paper, notebooks, glue, pencils, scissors, erasers, etc)
Anything you think a soldier would appreciate it!

Again no pressure to provide anything but when I heard about greeting cards, I thought of our group. If they want to bring to the card class next week, I can take it from there. Or we can arrange some other way to get it.

Thanks,
Susan

Vendor Craft Fair - was a success!!

Thanks to everyone that stopped by the craft fair for moral support and BIG thank you to Susan, Lori, and Karen for working my booth with me and keeping me company. I hope you had as much fun as I did and I couldn't have done it without you!

I know you are dying to know the verdict...drumroll........it was a very nice success for me and I am thrilled. I sold out of my Halo's (which is what I wanted to do!!) The Halo's and spirit wands were the biggest hit of the night, the 2nd biggest hit was definitely the snowman and angel bars. I still have some of those left along with several other items which will be going in my etsy shop for sale and/or elsewhere for sale. If you see something that I have posted over the last month or two for sale and want to purchse, just let me know!

Vendor Craft Fair - We "whisk" you a Merry Christmas!

And here's another item from the vendor craft that I made.
Tag says We "whisk" you a Merry Christmas.

I have also seen people make them and fill with Hershey Kisses and write We "whisk" you a Merry Kiss-mas.

Vendor Craft Fair - Snowman Soup

Here is another batch of items I made for the vendor craft fair tomorrow night/(Friday night)... It's Snowman Soup complete with a little gift tag and the snowman soup poem on the back.

December Stamp Camp

December's stamp camp is set for 12/16 at 6:30.

The cards will include an assortment of various themed ones. (I haven't designed anything yet and won't get to until late next week right before the camp, so once again, these will be fairly basic/"quick to put together" cards.) If unable to make it but you want a stamp camp "kit" to assemble the cards and do your own coloring at home etc. just let me know - the cost is $20 if you pick it up at my house and remember kit supplies are limited!! (If not local, the cost is $20 + shipping)


DETAILS:
Date: 12/16/2011
Time: 6:30pm (The cards should NOT take a long time to do. I am aiming for this stamp camp to be NO MORE than 2-3 hours total including chat time and snacking on food!)
Place: Julie's house (if new, email me for the addy!)
Cost: $20
How many Cards: We will make 10 cards total (2 each of 5 designs).
RSVP to reserve your spot today!
Light food and drinks will be provided :)