Things to Know TODAY!~ :)

First of all, HAPPY WEDNESDAY! :) (I'm starting to lose track of what day of the week it is. LOL!)

Second, today is the LAST DAY to sign up for MY PAPER PUMPKIN and get the first two months for HALF OFF! Just use the coupon code of HALFOFF2! (I joined! I couldn't pass that special up! :D ) TODAY ONLY, September 10. Last chance!! And don't forget to designate me as your demonstrator. :D

Second:

It's not too late to sign up to be a hostess and still get an invitation to this year's HOSTESS-ONLY APPRECIATION LUNCHEON! You will receive a private invitation, I will make you a lunch that's totally scratch-made, you'll make two projects we'll never do anywhere else, AND there are door prizes!

If that's not enough incentive, Stampin' Up! is currently running a special for hostesses!! If you go here, it's the first promo on the page - a really cool extra stamp set for free until October 31! AND it will qualify you to come to the luncheon! Check your calendar and email me NOW!!!!!!!!!

Quick post today!

Yup, I didn't preplan the rest of the week, so here I am flying by. :D This is a card we did for parties this month - I absolutely love it. I keep forgetting about this simple technique - and wonder why I don't pull it out more often!

Stamp sets: Autumn Splendor, Day of Gratitude

Card stock: Soft Suede, More Mustard, Early Espresso

Ink: Whisper White Craft

Accessories: Stampin' Pastels, White embossing powder, heat tool

Simple and elegant, in my VERY humble opinion! :D

OK, I'm outta here - THE MUPPETS AWAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D Have a WONDERFUL day, and be sure to take the time to STAMP something!!!!

Yes, it's Two-fer Tuesday! :D

Because I didn't post yesterday. I'm sorry - time just got away from me! We had a great time last night, stampin' Christmas in July in the midst of lightning and tornadoes! :D You'll get to see those projects later; right now, I'm going to show you TWO - yes, TWO! - 6x6 scrapbook layouts!

I really like this one; it's ALL DSP and card stock. Not a single bit of ink - but what glam pages! :D
Card stock: Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Real Red, Basic Black
Accessories: NEUTRALS DSP Pack N, Big Shot (Who wants to make me a bumper sticker that says "I♥MyBigShot"!?!?! :D), Antique Wallpaper Embossing folder

Here's your second! I've still got two more layouts to show you; even if you're not into scrapbooking, there's a LOT of possibility to transfer to your cards or 3D projects. :D

Card stock: Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango kinda N, Soft Suede kinda N, Whisper White
Stamp set: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Basic Black Craft
Accessories: Owl 2-step punch N, modern label punch, embossing buddy, black embossing powder, heat tool, Neutrals DSP

I'm loving that new owl punch!!! It's SO fun!! Stay tuned for more with it! Read the rest of this post, then go stamp something, will ya???

OK, I'm off. Look for a new program I'm gonna implement; I want to build my business, y'all, and need YOUR help to do so! :)

AND, breaking news from Stampin' Up!:

From now until August 31, HOSTESS A PARTY OF $350 OR MORE IN SALES AND RECEIVE TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS (yup, $25!!) IN EXTRA HOSTESS DOLLARS!! (Not to mention you'll qualify for this year's HOSTESS APPRECIATION LUNCHEON!!)

Good morning! :)

Are you surprised to see me so early? LOL!

Remember to go vote for your favorite birthday card in the FOURTH ANNUAL BIRTHDAY CARD CONTEST! I've only got SIX votes so far!!!!

I also told you that I'd send you to see the samples Amy made for me. If you click on this link to Amy's blog, I've pointed you right to her entry! :)

Now, then. I also promised you I'd show you another card with my new favorite quote stamp on it! :)


Isn't it FUN? I wish you could see it IRL; it's really bright and snazzy, very eye-catching.

Card stock: Cajun Craze N, Whisper White, Early Espresso N

Inks: Daffodil Delight N, Cajun Craze N, Old Olive, Early Espresso N

Stamp Set: Flowers Awash N

Accessories: dimensionals, 1-3/4" circle punch, 2-3/8" scallop circle punch N

It's so much fun to play with the NEW colors! I hope you're as excited as I am - I can't wait to show off new things to the Hostess Clubs this month. You don't have to be in a Hostess Club to be a hostess, however! I'd LOVE to stamp with you and your friends, either at your place or mine! The benefits are AWESOME - why not call or email me today and start earning some FREE STAMPS AND ACCESSORIES? PLUS, it's the only way you can get invited to the Hostess-ONLY Appreciation Luncheon in October! I've got testimonials if you want them - it's REALLY worth it to hostess JUST so you can come! :D

OK, I'm going to run. Miles to go before I sleep and all that. :D I hope you have a WONDERFUL day - and be SURE to take the time to STAMP something! :)

Tote-ally Taken With Tess!

Good afternoon! Where did my morning go? Can anyone tell me?!?!?! Sheesh!

OK. So today's sample is from workshops earlier this month - Tote-ally Tess, from the Occasions Mini!

She is SO fun! :D

Card stock: Taken With Teal, Whisper White, Real Red, Basic Black

Ink: Jet Black Stazon, assorted Stampin' Write Markers

Stamp set: Tote-ally Tess, CLEAR MOUNT!

Accessories: Acrylic blocks B and E, Big Shot (YUP! I LOVE MY BIG SHOT!!!), SU! Texturz Plates 1, ticket corner punch, dimensionals, white gel pen (buttons)

She has JUST enough coloring for me! :) And I colored her hair to have high-and low-lights; her jeans are also colored kind of acid-washed on purpose. :D

OK! I'm off to work on the photos for tomorrow's share - got scraps? Stay tuned for tomorrow!! :D

Have a WONDERFUL day! And PLEASE, take the time to STAMP something!!! :)

What time is it?!?!?

Good grief, WHERE do my days go?!?!??! :D Someone needs to find out who steals HOURS away from me during the day....

I was going to show you the Top Note boxes from Friday night, but I did one differently and need to re-shoot the pictures, so HOPEFULLY that will be on this afternoon's agenda. :D (Seriously, anyone want to come help me clean and organize a bit???? The Inspiration Station needs a little help, and my SCANNER BED!!!!!!!!!! Oh, YUCK!!!! :D)

Anyway. Here are two of the projects we did this weekend. I did get inspiration from a few places, but for the most part, the finishing touches on these are mine. :D I'll show the 3D later this week - it is SO cute, but I don't have the time to write out all the how-to right now! :D

Please remember: if you see ANYTHING on here that you'd like to get the supplies for, or even that one little punch or something that just MAKES the project, you can either call or email me - my contact info's in the side bar - to help you with your order, or you can GO TO MY STAMPIN' UP! WEBSITE and click on the SHOP NOW button at the top right corner. You can shop 24/7 there - and so can anyone looking for presents for you. (HINT! LOL!!)

The hostess for this weekend is pregnant with a little girl, so I wanted something that they could adapt if they wanted to - and don't we all have a shower to attend at least once a year??? :D

Fold Whisper White card stock, cut 5-1/2"x8-1/2", in half (the HAMBURGER way!:D). Using your 1-3/4" circle punch, punch a half-circle out of the fold side. If you look at the back of your punch, it should be relatively easy to do this step!

Next, take your Big Shot (YUP! I LOVE MY BIG SHOT!!) and the scallop circle die. If you line the loose edges of the card on one side of the die, the half-circle should be inside the scallop cutting edge, as well as maybe 3/8" on each side of the cut. You're looking for a BIT of fold to be left when you cut the scallop, to keep the card front and back together. :D

Run through your Big Shot. Voila! A bib! :D

Next, we used the flowers in Boho Backgrounds stamp set to stamp all around in Pretty in Pink. The "hello baby" is done in Pixie Pink; that's from TEENY TINY WISHES - and the inside is also in Pixie Pink. It says, "Celebrate you", and that's from BITTY BIRTHDAY.

Stamp the "hello baby" on scrap Whisper White, and center and punch out with your Modern Label Punch. With a scrap of Certainly Celery, punch the WORD WINDOW punch FIRST, then center it in the Modern Label Punch and punch. :D It's like making your own Hodgepodge Hardware frame without metal! :D

We adhered the Certainly Celery piece on top of the Whisper White piece with 2-Way Glue Pen, then centered the label onto the bib and adhered with dimensionals. The ribbon's a piece of Pretty in Pink 1/4" grosgrain ribbon about 8 inches long; it's adhered to the front with SNAIL. Isn't that EASY?!?!?

This one is STRIKING in real life. VERY simple, but WOW. :)

Card stock: Kraft, Dusty Durango, Basic Black

Ink: Whisper White Craft, Dusty Durango Stampin 'Write Marker, Basic Black (inside)

Stamp sets: Autumn Splendor, A Beautiful Thing, A Rose is a Rose (inside)

Accessories: Black Gingham Ribbon, wide oval punch, distressor tool from Cutting Kit, dimensionals

It just says FALL, and FRIEND all over it. :)

OK. I'm off to work on more designs for Christmas cards for this weekend, and to work on the MY DIGITAL STUDIO showcase I'm doing here at the studio on Friday night. It's an INCREDIBLE program, so don't miss it if you can come! I also need to figure out what this week's 12 Weeks of Christmas is going to be - I have so many ideas, and so little time! LOL! Don't miss out on it, or ordering the things you need to do your Christmas cards!!!!!

Have a WONDERFUL day - and PLEASE! Take the time to STAMP something!!!!

Yes, it's Wednesday. I checked... :D

Good afternoon, my friend! Sorry about being AWOL yesterday; it's been an odd week, and I started a new Bible study yesterday morning - it's going to be AWESOME, but it takes a bit to get into the swing of things again. :)

For those of you who are waiting on my newsletter: one of my dearest friends in the whole world lost her husband this week, so I'm trying to get ready to go be with her for the funeral. It may be the beginning of next week before I get it out. I'm sorry! I'll post this month's HOSTESS SPECIAL after the card today - it's a FANTASTIC special, so call me or email me with when you'd like to have your party!!!!!! SERIOUSLY. You'll want to host!!! (If you don't live nearby, you can still do a book party! Just email or call me!!!)

Anyway. :) Here's today's sample!


Card stock: Whisper White, Ruby Red, Basic Black

Ink: Elegant Eggplant

Stamp set: Autumn Splendor - NEW IN HOLIDAY MINI!

Accessories: Big Shot (CHECK OUT THE GREAT NEW DIES IN THE HOLIDAY MINI!!!), Top Note Die, Autumn Traditions DSP

I REALLY like the clean lines of this card! It's an unusual color combination, but the leaf stamp coordinates SO well with the DSP!

Now, for that hostess special!!! Can't do it this month? It goes through NOVEMBER - but get on my calendar NOW, because I'm booking up. Seriously, if you look at my class schedule, you'll see - November will be difficult to get into!!! CALL OR EMAIL ME NOW!!


We're excited to bring you this sweet deal for hostesses September through November:

• Host a workshop totaling $250 or more and choose any one item* from the 2009 Holiday Mini Catalog for only $10!
  *Offer excludes hostess sets and My Digital Studio.

On October 1, when My Digital Studio is released to customers, this offer will become even sweeter:

• Host a workshop of at least $400 and get My Digital Studio for 50 percent off the retail price (retail price: $79.95; promotional price: $39.97)!

HOLEY MOLEY!!!!!!!!!!! DO YOU REALIZE WHAT A SWEET DEAL THIS IS?!?!? Besides an extra hostess set if your party qualifies, you also get these specials!!!!!!!!!!!! Do NOT delay - call me NOW!!! Plus, if you book and have your party before the Hostess Appreciation Luncheon on October 24, you get to come to that event for FREE - ONLY hostesses get invited. :)


I'm setting up the posts so the rest of the week will have something to show you. :) I hope you have a great weekend, and TAKE THE TIME TO STAMP SOMETHING!!!!

Holey Schmoley, WHAT A WEEKEND!!!

For those of you who didn't know, not only did I have the NEW IDEA BOOK & OPEN HOUSE on Thursday, but my sister and BIL came in that day, too. They left on Sunday, and between 10:00 a.m. Sunday morning and 2:30 Monday afternoon, Kenn and I drove OVER 300 MILES!!!!!!!! I'm sooooooo tired!!! The windows in the house are being replaced, too, so no rest for the wicke - er, ummm, WEARY. ;D

ANYWAY. Here we go with THREE samples, since I didn't get a chance to post yesterday!


New stamp set, new colors - what more could one ask for?!?! :D

Card stock: Dusty Durango, Crushed Curry, Soft Suede - ALL new IN COLORS!!

Inks: New IN COLOR Stampin' Write Markers in the following new IN COLORS: Dusty Durango, Crushed Curry, Soft Suede

Stamp sets: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Autumn Days

Accessory: dimensionals :D

SO easy! I LOVE the new IN COLOR markers - they make stamping with any of the colors SO EASY, and they're SOOOOOOOO portable!!!! If I were making my list, I'd be sure to put down a package of the new IN COLOR assorted card stock, and the new MARKERS, too! (CLICK HERE, then click on ORDER NOW! :D)


It's only 171 days until Christmas, and we ALL know they're going to FLY by!!!!! Never too early to start thinking about what your cards will look like this year - unless you're coming to my card classes this fall. Then you can let ME do all the planning for you! :D

Card stocks: Very Vanilla, Ruby Red, Garden Green

Inks: Ruby Red, Garden Green

Stamp sets: Simple Salutations, Autumn Days

Accessories: Garden Green, Chocolate Chip Stampin' Write Markers

Again, REALLY simple - but I love pine cones. :D



And finally, for today, another SIMPLE one - this is dahlia folding, done with the new RAZZLEBERRY LEMONADE DSP. :)

Card stocks: Rich Razzleberry, Very Vanilla, Dusty Durango

Ink: Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Write Marker

Stamp set: Boho Backgrounds

Accessories: Ticket corner punch, scallop circle punch, Razzleberry Lemonade DSP

Yet again, showing that simple doesn't mean plain! :)

OK, so I need to get busy. If I can get motivated, that is - I'm SLEEPY! :D Go make out your wish list, and then mark what you want right away. Don't forget that, as a hostess, you could not only earn free stuff, but also get an invitation to my Hostess ONLY Appreciation Luncheon in October!!!!! I've already decided on the dessert to make. :D You WON'T want to miss it! Call me or email me TODAY to get on my calendar!!!! Oh, and take the time to STAMP SOMETHING, too! :D

Sorry, sorry!!

I know it's Tuesday evening. Life has been on fast-forward for a while! :) So, without further delay, here's the other RUSTIC ROOSTER card I promised to show you!

Isn't it cool?????? :)

The background is a feather-type stamp that comes in this Level 2 HOSTESS-ONLY stamp set, done with Ruby Red on Ruby Red.

The TOP NOTE (Stampin' Up! exclusive Sizzix die!) is cut from Creamy Caramel AND Old Olive. I cut out the thin outside strip from the Old Olive with my craft knife - if you've never tried Stampin' Up!'s, I HIGHLY recommend it! It's only $4.50, and it's the best balanced craft knife I've ever used!

ANYWAY. Before I cut the Creamy Caramel diecut, I stamped it with the French word background stamp that's in the set in Creamy Caramel. Then, I adhered the Old Olive on top of the Creamy Caramel diecut - and still have the INSIDE of the Old Olive to use on something else!

The rooster itself is colored with Stampin' Write markers - if you want to know specific colors, let me know! :) He's stamped onto Very Vanilla, and the edges are distress with the Cutting Kit's distressing tool.

Keep coming back - I have so many things to show you, so little time! :) What are YOU stamping???????? Why haven't you ordered from my online site yet? This new Idea Book has so much AWESOME stuff in it!!!!!!

HAPPY WEEKEND!!! :D

Well, it's time to start showing you a sample every now and then that I made to showcase a couple of the new sets. I'll start with this one; it's the only one I've made with this Level 3 hostess-only set, but it has LOTS of potential - I can't wait to start using it! :D



The colors are So Saffron, Whisper White, Not Quite Navy, and an IN COLOR, Tangerine Tango. :) Just stamped, colored with markers, and used my favorite ticket corner punch.

The colors are SO happy together!! There are a LOT of things that can either be stamped to be on the windowsill, or seen outside the windowsill, with this stamp set. Those things are ALSO perfect for TAGS!!! :) We'll be punch-happy around here for a while! LOL!

Well, I'm going to leave you in peace now - but I wanted to share with you. I'm LOVING hearing from all of you! If you're local, and would like my class schedule - or if you're not, but would still like to receive my newsletter! - please email me! I LOVE my stampers; they're the BEST in the world. :)

Thanks for dropping in! And I hope you're finding time to STAMP something!! :) BE BLESSED!

Amy was here! :)

Good afternoon! :) How ARE you? How was your long weekend - did you get a chance to stamp or create, time for yourself?

Amy was here yesterday to drop off some things she had borrowed, and had some time to waste. :) So, while I was working, she stamped.

This set is TIME WELL SPENT, a Level 3 hostess set - only two more months to earn yours!! If you'd like to host a party and earn LOTS of free stuff for yourself, please email me at poohisstampin@aol.com! She was looking at one of my magazines, and was inspired to do this card. Honestly, this color scheme is not really in my sight, so I'm glad she did it! Old Olive, More Mustard, Ruby Red, and Very Vanilla/ The butterfly is on a dimensional, so he pops up a bit from the rest of the card. Didn't she do a great job? :)

What are YOU stamping??? Show me, tell me, send it to me. Bless someone with a card you send. And be watching for my annual Birthday Challenge to begin this weekend!!!!!

Take the time to STAMP something!

Wow! We FINALLY broke 9000 hits! :D

Just 1000 more, and we'll do a new blog candy! :D

So, this is another 2-page 6x6 layout. It's done with the pear from the Level 2 Hostess Set, INFINITE GOODNESS. I did a technique called "masking": stamp your image on a post-it or on typing paper, then cut out closely. If you did it on typing paper, put a bit of 2-Way Glue on it and allow it to dry - so it's repositionable. Next, stamp an image on your card stock - here, I used So Saffron. Place the cut-out image over top of the one you just stamped, and stamp another image - so it looks like it's going BEHIND the first one. You can cut out several images, so you can mask multiple images at once. It's a great way of getting depth to your stamping!

The other colors are Always Artichoke and Very Vanilla. Super-simple, again, but I like the vintage feel to these pages. :)

What do YOU think? What are YOU working on??? Well, darlin', take the time to STAMP something, will ya? :D Have a wonderful, blessed day!!!!!!

I'm still here, honestly!

It's been a ROUGH week, though. Through it all, I managed to do two parties, a read-thru for my new cast of OUR TOWN, and plan and teach a scrapbooking class. PHEW. Kenn's sick again, so prayers would be great. I'm starting to feel better, finally, and would really LOVE to get better and STAY better! :D

ANYWAY. Enough about boring ol' me. I want to share the projects we did at the parties over the weekend! Super-simple and easy!

This is a REALLY easy get-well card. The Designer Series Paper is Bali Breeze; the other card stock is Taken With Teal and Whisper White. Ink is Taken With Teal; stamp set is SINCERE SALUTATIONS. How much quicker could a card get?!?!??!

This one's just as simple, just a little more detail added. We rolled the So Saffron card stock with the So Swirly Jumbo Wheel in VersaMark, and embossed it with clear embossing powder to give it a special look. The "celebrate" is from the new set, CELEBRATE EVERYTHING. The rest of the wording is from EVERYDAY FLEXIBLE PHRASES; Saturday's hostess wanted a "new grandbaby" card. :) My hostesses get what they want! The color is a little funky on this scan. The ink and dark card stock are Perfect Plum, and the brads are simple gold ones. We used the ticket corner punch to notch just the Whisper White corners, then mounted the saying piece with dimensionals.

And finally, our 3D project - I choose more difficult projects for my hostess club parties, as a way of thanking them for always following through on their purchasing requirements, etc. :) This one's not HARD, just a process. I'll try and put together a tutorial of how to do it in the next week or so.

SO. What are YOU stamping these days? Have you blessed someone with your talent lately???? I'd LOVE to hear your story!

Isn't this CUTE?!?!?!?

Hi, everyone! This is going to be pretty quick again - I have a workshop here this afternoon, and I'll show you those projects on Tuesday, after we've done them at my Monday workshop, too. :) Both of these are hostess club workshops, so one of the projects is a little more detailed for them. It's cute! :D

Anyway. This is the hostess gift for each hostess. I LOVE HOW EASY THIS WAS!

I picked up this little bucket at an after-Christmas sale for a few pennies. The Crop-A-Dile punched the holes for the ribbon AS EASILY AS THROUGH CARD STOCK!!! It was AMAZING!!!!!! Of course, that's our red gingham ribbon. Just a bit of whimsy. :)

The wording is our new CHERISHED MEMORIES RUB-ONS. They are SOOOOOOOO easy to use, stick down quickly, and are really classy. It's much easier than trying to stamp on the bucket. ;)

So, tell me what you think - then take the time to STAMP something!!! :) Have a wonderful weekend!

A thank-you card for Melissa

Hi, everyone!!!! Boy, it's going to take us a LONG time to get up to the next BLOG CANDY level - I've decided at 10,000 hits - but it's CREEPING along. Pass on my blog to everyone you know, so we can get this show on the road! :)

ANYWAY. Here's a thank-you card I did for my downline, Melissa. She gave me a great Christmas gift, which you saw on the blog in December. She does AWESOME cards, so I wanted to do something a little out of my comfort zone for her. So I COLORED. :D

This is the Level Three Hostess Set, TIME WELL SPENT. I colored everything with Stampin' Write markers, and did the center with a 1/2" circle punch. I coated it with VersaMark, and embossed it with Irridescent Ice EP. It's on the center of the flower with a dimensional. The card stock colors are Whisper White (sponged with Tempting Turquoise), Purely Pomegranate, and Certainly Celery. The ribbon is Purely Pomegranate double-stitched ribbon.

So, what do you think? What are YOU stamping these days???? Show me! :D And if you haven't been, TAKE THE TIME TO STAMP SOMETHING!!!!

Projects from the Open House

Good Monday Morning! I hope you had a great weekend, and got lots of rest - or, if you're like ME, got everything done you needed to!!!!! Whew, was I busy!

<------- This is the card that we made on Saturday morning at my New Idea Book & Catalog Kickoff. The base card stock is Groovy Guava, as is the ink on the medallion. The flowered designer series paper is from the BALI BREEZE collection. The strip of card stock is Tempting Turquoise, embossed with the Crop-A-Dile. The medallion is stamped with the A BEAUTIFUL LIFE stamp set, as is the inside. Then, it's punched out with the scallop punch and stuck onto a post-it note, which was punched AGAIN with the scallop punch, rotated just enough so that the "valley" of each scallop on the punch would disect the "mountain" of the scallop on the white punch. :) Easier to show than to tell, but that's all there is to it! The medallion is on a Dimensional. We took a Cameo Coral Stampin' Write Marker and colored in JUST the "friend" part of the "friendship" stamp from WONDERFUL WORDS.

What do you think? :)

This is the second project. --------------------->

It's a mini photo album; inside are five clear envelopes, stuck together and adhered to the inside of the Basic Gray card stock. The front is stamped with a flower from the Level 3 hostess set, TIME WELL SPENT, in Purely Pomegranate. Purely Pomegranate and Whisper White card stock, both notched with the ticket corner punch, make the front plate for the larger saying from the stamp and some little flowers from it, too.

The "binding" is done with jumbo eyelets and Purely Pomegranate double-stitched ribbon.

This project got lots of rave reviews! :) It makes easy gifts, table favors, or even easy inserts into your 12x12 scrapbook to hold more photos.

So, what do you think of this one???? I'd love to hear from you! :) What are YOU making? I hope you're taking the time to STAMP something!!!!!!!! :)

Hostess Appreciation 2007 a SMASHING SUCCESS!

I think I can say it was a smashing success! I had thirteen hostesses actually be able to attend from the last year; some of them have hostessed multiple times, and some are continuing in the hostess club to hostess. But there is always room for new hostesses; if you'd like to come next year, please contact me to have a party - even if it's YOU placing a large enough order to earn party benefits, you get to come! :)

So. I fix a homemade meal every year; this year's menu was:

baked ham

au gratin potatoes

green beans

butternut squash - the ONLY thing that I didn't make enough of. WOW, was it popular!

Apple crisp with storebought vanilla ice cream

It was yummy, for sure - Laura said, "...the food was more than Luncheon, it was dinner and everything was so delicious...." :D I love hearing that!! LOL!

Next, we all cleared off the table - it was amazing how quickly this happened! :D - so we could get to stamping. Oh, and I didn't mention everyone won a door prize during the day, plus a grand prize, did I....

Part of my gift to my hostesses at this luncheon is table favors - there were two different ones this year - and the templates for those. Nothing we make at the hostess appreciation will I ever do in a class or workshop, so those are different and very special every year. Same for the projects; I try to do one more for the "supply" or "business" side of stamping, and this year, I gave everyone a CD with 182 jpegs of projects and 2 other templates on it. So, one of the projects was decorating the CD and making a matching envelope for it; it's on the collage up there.

The second project was a tunnel card. This is the outside; the inside is up in the collage photo. It's intricate, and a lot of work, but I think everyone enjoyed it - a few people said they were going to do some for Christmas, even! Once you get the concept understood, it's just work, not HARD. :D

So, it was a great afternoon! Here's what Kathy said: "I will definitely be a hostess next year. I would not want to miss out on this special day!!!!!" I hope you'll take advantage of this special, extra perk for my hostesses. Don't ask to learn a tunnel card from me! ROFL! It's HOSTESSES ONLY, my dear reader!!

But I DO hope that you'll take the time to STAMP SOMETHING today!!!!!!!!! I'll be back tomorrow, to talk up that challenge - and talk about some blog candy! :D

Hit & run today....

I have SO much to do for this weekend, it's not funny! So I'm going to drop this out there, then go get busy on something else. :D

This is another design from the last 10/10/10. Colors are So Saffron, Handsome Hunter, and Mellow Moss; Watercolor Vine Jumbo Stampin' Around wheel, done in Mellow Moss; gold embossing on top, with a verse from Elegant Inspirations. Simple, but the inside of mine is stamped with a sympathy greeting; I didn't want it to be a standard gloomy sympathy card. :)

OK, everyone, I'm outta here!!!! If you're coming this weekend, expect great things! :D I can't wait!

I've only received ONE PERSON'S entry for the contest!!!!!!! Look at the last posting for the challenge, ladies & gents!!!

TAKE THE TIME TO STAMP SOMETHING - then bless someone with it! :) Have a wonderful day!!!

Oh, ye of little faith!! :D

See??? All ready for tonight! I still need to do SOME things, like sweep the floor - and my desk has piles on top of piles - but at least the space is USEABLE again! :)

This will be my last photo of my stamping area this week, because I expect to have things started to be laid out for the hostess appreciation luncheon - and EVERYTHING for that is a surprise, so you won't get clued in until after Saturday. Sorry about that - but YOU can always be a hostess, too! :D It's EASY - ask me how! Freebies, free lunch, and loads of fun - what's NOT to enjoy????

OK, off to get in the shower, and prepare for the rest of my day. :D THAT was a big task that HAD to get done, and I'm so glad it is! GO STAMP SOMETHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Excitement is building!

WOW, so much going on around here!!!!!! First of all, if you try to get ahold of me this weekend, it may be VERY difficult! If you call my cell phone, Ken will have it - he can contact me if it's an emergency, but I'm out of town until later on Sunday.

OK. That part's out of the way. :D I'm sending out the HOSTESS APPRECIATION LUNCHEON INVITATIONS today!!!!!! I cannot WAIT to get the chance to thank you ladies once again. If you don't receive your invitation by the end of next week, and you think you should have received one, please email me at poohisstampin@aol.com! I don't want you to miss out! And don't forget: there's still time to get YOUR party in before October 27, if you want to come to the luncheon. It's one of the perks of being my hostess, and I think it's worth it! :D

The card above was made for me by my Tennessee Stampers Secret Sister. Isn't it pretty? Oval punches, faux stitching, and gingham ribbon are the perfect touches for this pretty So Saffron card. She's a very talented stamper, and I can't wait to thank her for all the beautiful cards she's sent me!

OK, I have a few more things to do before Becky P. picks me up! Have a WONDERFUL weekend, dear readers!!!!! Don't forget you have until MONDAY, OCTOBER 1 to enter the drawing for one of Greg McDougal's CDs!!! Just leave a comment on my blog - and look at Sept. 24's posting for more details. :)

TAKE THE TIME TO STAMP SOMETHING! I'll be sharing my projects with you next week from this weekend. :)