I promised, and here it is! :)

So, this is a tin I wrapped in a piece of the JACKPOT DSP, and cut a Top Note die - exclusive to Stampin' Up!, you know ;). Then, I cut two Naturally Serif alphabets from Very Vanilla, and created the saying on the front.

The "card" is made with the Curly Label punch, and punched from a different piece of the JACKPOT DSP.

The notebook is covered with yet another piece of the JACKPOT DSP, and when this paper retires, this is going to be a gift set for my dad! I'll put the notebook in the tin, along with a mechanical pencil and a few decks of cards! :) Super-easy, inexpensive, and custom-made for my dad. He'll LOVE it.

Keep on coming back - lots to show, so little time to do it in.... :D

BETTER YET, order some toys to play with, and show me what YOU are stamping!!!!!!!!! :D

This one cracks me up!!!

Hi, everyone!

This is another sample with some new designer series paper, this time!

The stamp is from PUNS FROM THE PAST - and I really LOVE this set. :D The fan is a 3x3" square piece of JACKPOT DSP - it's an awesome set of papers, all focused on games for the most part.

So, I stamped the fan all around, then put the accordian-folded DSP on with dimensionals. Inside, I stamped the sentiment that's on the stamp. Want to guess what it says?


FAN MAIL.

ROFL!!! I SO crack me up! :D

Tomorrow's post will be a 3D project I did with the DSP. I LOVE the project, too!!! :D

SO. What's on your wish list???? You never know when it might end up being some blog candy, ya know..... :D

Now, GO STAMP SOMETHING!!!!

IT IS FINALLY HERE - and so am I! :D

If you look over to the right, you'll see it - the NEW Idea Book & Catalog!!!! It's a BEAUTIFUL book, and it's the best in YEARS, IMHO. :D There are such WONDERFUL new products - and my wish list is MILES long. :D

ANYWAY. :D If you go download the book, you'll be able to make your OWN wish list! Here's a news flash: February and March are Sale-A-Bration, which means that, for every $50 you spend, you get to pick one of several special products (paper bundle, ribbon, select stamp sets) for FREE! And, if you order ONLINE on my site from Feb. 1 - April 30, YOU WILL RECEIVE A FREE IDEA BOOK & CATALOG OF YOUR VERY OWN!!!!!!!!!!! It's very exciting!!!!! Download a copy to place your order with on my site, and then get one you can sleep with under your pillow - er, ummm, I mean drool over - er, ummm, make your own wish list. Yeah, that's it. :D

Here's a sample I made with some new stamps!

This set is called JUST BUZZIN' BY. It's REALLY cute. Colors are Summer Sun, Chocolate Chip, and Whisper White. We did a treat bag with the Top Note die for the open house yesterday, so after I did the sample to show, I used the negative from cutting it out to do the frame.

Keep on the lookout - I've got some fun other things to show you! :)

Now, then, GO CHECK OUT THE NEW IB&C, and then come back and tell me what's on your wish list! :D

And THEN, go stamp something!!!

We're home! :)

WOW, am I glad to not be in the car! :D We put 1600 miles on our car in six days. Let's just say that's a LOT of sitting. LOL!

While we were with Kenn's cousin in Wichita, my sister-in-law, Susan, celebrated a big birthday. Kenn suggested that she'd like a journal when I asked him, so here we go! :)

Colors are obviously Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, and Very Vanilla. The ribbon is the ONLY thing I used that isn't current; I LOVED the satin ribbon from the 2007 Holiday Mini, and since I still had some.... :)

The spine's paper is from the current promotion/sneak peek from the NEW IB&C coming out MONDAY!!! The big mat is cut with the Top Note die; the letters are from the Natural Serif die. The smaller punches are the curly label, as well as CUTE & CURLY, the set that coordinates with the punch.

I think it was a hit, and I liked it myself. :) Susan is a big hiker, and everything except the ribbon is FLAT, so she can put it into her backpack, etc. It feels GOOD to make a gift special for someone!

I'm going to try to get some more posts set up like have the last week, so you'll have something fun to come check out every week day while I work on the OPEN HOUSE projects for next Monday, as well as birthday cards for Saturday's BIRTHDAY BONANZA. :)

What are YOU stamping?? You ARE stamping, aren't you?!?!? :D

Happy Monday! :)

The new Idea Book & Catalog is only a week away!!!!!!!!! I SO CANNOT WAIT - I love that first look especially - scanning for new stamp sets, drinking in the new designer series papers, trying to decide what my favorite new accessory is.... :D If you're local, you're invited to my Open House next Monday! Email me for details and directions! :)



Now, on to today's card sample!

Sometimes we forget to go back to the little things we enjoyed when they first came out - so here's TART & TANGY again! :) All new color palette, with WONDERFUL WORDS (RETIRING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ORDER NOW at 10% off!!!!). I am SO going to miss WONDERFUL WORDS - I can't wait to see what they've got new for me to fall in love with! :)

Colors are Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, and Summer Sun. I chose one of the oranges and embossed it with clear embossing powder, just to give a little more interest to that panel. You can BARELY tell in the scan, but it's there! :)

OK, gotta jet! Have a WONDERFUL day - and STAMP SOMETHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LAST thank-you card!!!

Here it is! The LAST card of the week! :) It's a lot more "busy" than anything else this week, right? :) But I really like it!

Colors: Night of Navy, Whisper White, Bordering Blue

Stamp Set: Fresh Cuts

Accessories: square cards and envelopes that Stampin' Up! USED to sell (Moral of the story: BUY THE ACCESSORIES you want when you see them! There's no telling what will go away!!!)

Have a WONDERFUL weekend!!!!! Ummm, you ARE stamping, aren't you????

Thank you card - THURSDAY!

Good morning! :) Are you enjoying our week of thank-you cards? After today, there's only one more to go!

Again, this is a very neutral card. Although I tend to think of the colors as more masculine - but you can easily change the color scheme and come up with something more girly, too. That's true of ALL the cards I've shown this week, right? Well, maybe not Monday's - that's kind of girly through-and-through. :D

Colors: Creamy Caramel, Very Vanilla, Ruby Red, Chocolate Chip

Stamp Set: Cute & Curly (bundled with the curly label punch in the current IB&C)

Accessories: Holiday Treasures designer series paper, curly label punch, paper piercing tool and mat from Crafter's Tool Kit, dimensionals.

Another super-easy card, brought to you by - why, ME! :D Now, go stamp smoething, for Pete's sake!!!!!

Thank you - WEDNESDAY!

The week's half over already - and so are the thank-you card samples from Saturday! :D Are you enjoying them? Being inspired??? Gosh, I sure hope so. :)

Here's today's card!

Colors: Taken With Teal, Basic Black, White (craft ink)

Stamp Sets: Lovely as a Tree, Wonderful Words (RETIRING - ORDER NOW!!!!)

Accessories: Top Note die, Big Shot :), white embossing powder, sponge (around the edges, very subtle!)

SUPER easy - the die is what really makes this card. Again, I think it's a neutral card, good for male or female. I love Taken With Teal and Basic Black together!!!!

Have a wonderful day!!! Be sure to STAMP SOMETHING TODAY!!! :)

Thank you - TUESDAY! :D

You may be wondering why I'm putting the DAY in the title? Well, I'm getting these all ready to go for you; Kenn and I are going to visit relatives, and I didn't want to have you stare at the same card all week. :D SO, I'm putting the DAY so I don't forget what I'm doing. :D

Now, on with the show!

Neutral card today - send it to anyone with a sense of humor! :D

Colors: Whisper White, Basic Black, Basic Gray.

Stamp set: PUNS FROM THE PAST

Ink: Encore Metallic Silver

Accessories: silver embossing powder, heat gun, black gingham ribbon, staple. :)

SUPER simple, fun, and classy, IMHO. :D

What are YOU stamping??????????? You are stamping, aren't you...???? ;)

Thank you card - Monday

Good morning! Did you have a good weekend? It's good to "see" you back! :)

This is card #1 from my THANK YOU QUICK CARD CLASS on Saturday. It's simple, but I really like it!

Colors: Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, and Whisper White.

Stamp Sets: Boho Backgrounds, Take Three (RETIRING! Get it for 10% off!!! ORDER NOW!)

Accessories: White grosgrain ribbon, Rose Red Stampin' Write Marker (edging on the ribbon), distressing tool from CUTTING KIT, heart Sizzlits die cut, Big Shot :), Dimensionals.

It's definitely a girly thank-you, but there are still four more days. :) Keep coming back!

Good Friday Morning! :)

How are you today? Enjoying the second day of 2009? :D I'm procrastinating; I need to go run some errands, but I just don't want to get ready. :D Ever feel like that??

Anyway. Yesterday was the day I send out my newsletter to my peeps on my email list, and this is one of the things I showed them.

Isn't it cute? This is from the new preview bundle from Stampin' Up!, called LOVE YOU MUCH. The hearts are all on one stamp, perfectly positioned to punch out with the punch included in the bundle - and the yummy designer series paper is going to be in the new Idea Book & Catalog, too! The only thing not a PREVIEW of the new IB&C (which we'll be able to order from JANUARY 19!!!!) is the white taffeta ribbon.

The box is the perfect size for a little chocolate something.... :D

If you'd like to order the LOVE YOU MUCH BUNDLE, please GO HERE and click on the SHOP NOW button - and then on SPECIALS. :) (Or email me!)

Have a wonderful weekend! And be sure to come back next week; every day, I'll be posting one of the cards from tomorrow's Quick Card Class. :)

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Well, the scan's not the greatest - I got a new scanner, and I'm having to learn new tricks.

ANYWAY. :) HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!! Have you made lots of resolutions? I want to stamp for fun more - but I think I say that every year.... :D

You can't really see the curvy label punch words, but it says BEST WISHES underneath the Irridescent Ice embossing powder. The wish is the same: may your new year be full of fun, adventure, and LOTS OF STAMPING!!!

It's that calm before a storm, right?

The time when it's boring and quiet; you don't really want to work, because you have another big celebration coming up - New Year's!

Well, don't get too bogged down! :D Valentine's Day will be upon us before you know it.

Here is a sample using some of the new toys you can get, too! :)

(I've taken a month off, and it's tough getting back into being creative! LOL!!!)

I think this is a fun card, don't you? That's the Top Note die for my Big Shot - an exclusive die from Stampin' Up!, you know.... :) The card base and ink color are Regal Rose, and Brocade Blue, followed by Very Vanilla. The punched hearts? Yup, a new punch - available in the LOVE YOU MUCH Valentine's Promotion Bundle. (Right now, you can't order it online; you'll have to contact me to place your order for it!) So's the Designer Series Paper and the stamp set!! It's an AWESOME bundle!!!

Don't forget, too, that the Country Living Bundle is still available for purchase! Only a few more days for that one, so don't miss out on it!!! PLUS, ever stamp on the Retiring Stamp List is TEN PERCENT OFF!!!!!!!!!!!! (Don't forget to put LORI STILGER as your demonstrator, or your charges will be higher from the main website!!!!)

OK, off to get ready for family coming in. :) Have a WONDERFUL weekend, and TAKE THE TIME TO STAMP SOMETHING!!!!!!!!! :D

Now that you're done with Christmas cards...:D

Hi! I'm so glad you stopped by in the middle of your busy season. I hope you're enjoying the sights, sounds, smells, and activities of Christmas!

I wanted to show you this thank-you card I made for my friend, Becky. It's from a set called PUNS FROM THE PAST; the sentiment that goes with the grater stamp is "I'm grateful". GET IT?!?! ROFL!!!

OK, so I've amused myself. :D This card is done with Basic Gray, Whisper White, and silver metallic. That's silver embossing powder - and the WONDERFUL WORDS set is retiring, everyone, so grab it NOW!! FREE SHIPPING ON ORDERS OVER $70 AND 10% off all retiring stamp sets!!!!!!!!! GO HERE and click on SHOP NOW to place your order!

Super easy card, and fun to do. What more could you ask for?? Now, go make a few thank-you cards, so you can just write them up and send them out after you open all your presents! :D

Have a WONDERFUL day - and go STAMP SOMETHING!!!!!!!!

And the winner is...!

AMY BAYLISS! Congratulations, Amy! I'll wait for your email to poohisstampin@aol.com to confirm and send!!

I generated the winner with random.org; it was difficult to make myself do it that way. Those of you who are my close friends, know I would have picked each one of you if it was fair! LOL!!!!!!!!!

BE BLESSED, dear friends. Tomorrow's the open house, so I need to fly! I hope you're stopping by if you're local!!!!

ONE more day to enter!!!

If you haven't entered the blog giveaway yet, go to THIS POST and read about it!

Today's share is a tag I made the exact same way I made the card front with the tree on THIS POST. Have I said how much I love my Big Shot lately? :D

This is the scallop circle die, with one scallop of Garden Green cut into graduated pieces; the top one has six scallops, the next has seven, and the bottom has eight. I inked the point and all the scallop sides with white craft ink, to look a little snowy. :) Then I stuck them together, added a Chocolate Chip rectangle for a trunk, and punched a large oval from Very Vanilla. The "to from" stamp is from the Country Living Holiday Collection (I hope the link works - email me if it doesn't!)- a GREAT bargain, I'm telling you! - stamped in Ruby Red. I punched a 1/8" hole in the top, and used the gold cord from the Holiday Mini to string it. (Again, email me if the link doesn't work!)

OK, I need to run. It's Open House weekend!! :) If you're in the area, I'd LOVE to have you come visit me! It's Sunday afternoon from 3 - 5! Email me for directions!

Have a WONDERFUL day!! BE BLESSED! And for Pete's sake, STAMP SOMETHING!!!!!!!!

Keep on entering! :D

Hi, everyone! It's been SO awesome to get such great comments the last 2 days. :) I love hearing from everyone, and going to see your blogs! I haven't done so much blog hopping in MONTHS. :D

Just remember: in order to enter the blog giveaway, you must leave a comment on THIS POST!!!!

OK, now on to another sample. :)

Ijust think this stamp set ROCKS. :) It's part of the CHRIST IS BORN set - the poinsettia is, that is. :D Colors are Bravo Burgundy and gold embossing powder/retired glitter/elastic cord. We stamped the cut-out poinsettia on Very Vanilla, put it on with dimensionals, and used Tombow Multi Adhesive for the glitter "seeds" in the center.

That's ALL there is to this card!!! I really like it; it's classy and simple, easy and WOW. :)

How are YOUR Christmas cards going? I'm proud to say that most of mine are in the mail. :D

If you need to place an order to get to someone before Christmas, your deadline is DECEMBER 15!!!!! GO HERE and click on the SHOP NOW button at the top right! Or EMAIL ME to let me help you!

Gotta jet - lots to do tomorrow, so I need to go to sleep. :D BE BLESSED!!!

It's BLOG CANDY TIME!!!!!

And not just on this blog, either! Click on the button below and find LOTS of people who are playing!!

All you have to do to win is tell me your favorite project I've posted lately - but I'll KNOW if you stayed just on this page. ;D

We'll all be picking winners by FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12!

If you want to send it to someone as a gift, just let me know when you win - and I can even include a gift card. :)

U.S. only, please - can't afford international this year.

HAVE FUN, and be blessed!!!

Yup, another card design! :D

I really need to get my camera out and take pictures of the stuff from IT'S A WRAP! :) But, until I do, here's another Christmas card to inspire you.... :)

I really love this new stamp set! The next card I post will be done with it, as well. This is done in Night of Navy and Very Vanilla; we dragged the ink pad across the Night of Navy card stock base and let it dry while we did the saying. It's stamped in Vanilla craft ink, then embossed with clear embossing powder. Then, we dragged the edges of the smaller piece through the ink pad to give it some texture, too. The inside verse is also embossed.

That is ALL there is to this card! SO simple, but striking - and I think it's very masculine. What do YOU think???

Are you done with your Christmas cards? I'd love to hear from you - and scan one in for me to see, or send me one! :D

Be blessed, dear reader - enjoy your December!

Oh, and come back tomorrow - it's BLOG CANDY TIME!!!!!!!!!

Another card!

Another card with the Big Shot and embossing! :) The colors are Kiwi Kiss and Riding Hood Red, with Whisper White behind the snowflake window.

We cut the snowflake out, then put packing tape on the back of the window and poured Dazzling Diamonds glitter on the window, so it sparkles. Then we embossed the "warm wishes" from HOLIDAYS & WISHES and a verse on the inside from MANY MERRY MESSAGES. EASY!!!!

The Big Shot would make an INCREDIBLE Christmas gift! Contact me today to get one on the way to you or someone you love!