MDS Monday - Valentine's Day 2015

Happy Monday! Did you have a good weekend? Now about your weather? We're getting wintry mix here - it's cold enough to be snow, but up where the clouds are, it's warm. So we're getting ice. I'm so not going anywhere today! :D

We're not big on Valentine's around here. I've NEVER liked the day, and it's never really all it's cracked up to be. :) The best one I ever had, as a matter of fact, was in college when three friends came over and made me dinner. :D

ANYWAY. Kenn brought me home chocolate-covered strawberries - one of my faves, and these are pretty low-carb because it was thin dark chocolate, mostly! :) - and some roses from Kroger. There were four colors of roses, but this is my favorite picture that would fit in an oval. :D  Super simple page, Melon Mambo and Whisper White, one stamp, one "punch", and voila! It's done. :)

OK, I'm outta here! Maybe I'll take some time to create something today. Or maybe I'll take a nap... :D

Have a wonderful day! If you're stuck at home, maybe you should take the time to download your trial version of MY DIGITAL STUDIO here and play with it for thirty days! It's SO much fun!

MDS Monday - Traveling in the Midwest

Happy Monday! It's NOVEMBER, people!!! Are you working on your Christmas cards? Gifts? Scrapbooks so you can drop in your photos? Me, either. It's time to go full tilt for the open house! :D

In the meantime, MY DIGITAL STUDIO continues to make my life easier. :) I really like this page; it didn't take me too long at all, once I decided what theme I wanted. I enjoyed this trip, very much - but it was difficult to capture the amazing splendor of God's artwork!!! There was so much I just had to soak in... :)

We had a wonderful trip, and came back to jump right back in again with both feet. :D

OK, I'm outta here, people. :D Have a WONDERFUL day, and be sure to MAKE the time to stamp SOMETHING!

MDS Monday - Summer Flowers

Happy Monday! Did you have a wonderful weekend? Are you ready for this week? It's the last week of August - how did that happen?!?!? People are already starting to talk about the open house...

OK. I'm not hyper-ventilating...

:D

The flowers in our back yard have been simply lovely this year. I wanted to be able to do a challenge, and I know y'all are tired of seeing my photos of my niece. :D So you get flowers!

This is a SUDSOL challenge, done on MY DIGITAL STUDIO. It makes scrapbooking SO easy!

OK, y'all, I'm outta here! Have a wonderful day - and be sure to make the time to stamp SOMEthing!

MDS Monday - My Pumpkin

HAPPY MONDAY! Did you have a good weekend?? I did. Good news, good friends, a little time with a good guy... :D

I kinda had fun with this page. :) I love pumpkins, and I love Kenn - so we combined them when we went to Indiana last fall; this was at a pumpkin patch/stand in Eaton, Ohio. We had a relaxing, great time - it was a BEAUTIFUL mid-October.

Ahhhh, memories. That's probably one of the biggest reasons I'm enjoying MDS so much; I get to relive memories really fast, because everything comes together so quickly. I can play, I can use ALL my photos (like using them for the background paper!), and I can play with color.

OK, I'm outta here! :D Have a WONDERFUL day - and be SURE to take the time to stamp something!

MDS Monday - Kenn in 2013

HAPPY MONDAY! :) Did you have a good weekend??

This is gonna be a quick post; I had to find a sketch I liked, and then scrap this to show you. I'm tired of SITTING. :D

We had some special times last year, Kenn and I. It was a CRAZY, whirlwind year, but he still takes my breath away after 17 years. :) So I wanted to scrap a few of my favorite shots from the year.

Just throwing in a little patterned paper jazzed everything up, kept it masculine but fun. What do you think?

OK, I'm outta here! I hope you've tried MDS by now - you can try it for 30 days for free, you know!!! Have a wonderful day! Be sure and take the time to STAMP something! :)

MDS Monday - Fall in Indiana

Happy Monday! Did you have a good weekend?? Mine was SO busy - there's so much going on that I've had loooong TO DO lists every day. And it doesn't look like it's going to stop much....

ANYWAY. We had a wonderful time in Indiana, and I wanted to showcase a few of the photos I took. The corn was on the farm we stay at, and the pumpkins were at a pumpkin patch we went to. :) We had pretty wonderful weather, too!

I have to tell you, I purchased this digital kit JUST for doing this page. The background paper, the word stamp in the middle, the punch leaves, and the DSP filling in the leaves - all from the WONDERFALL KIT. You can download it for another digital scrapbooking program, if you've already got one. Go ahead, click on the link there. :D

OK, I'm outta here! The HOSTESS APPRECIATION LUNCHEON is this Saturday, and I've got LOTS to do! What would I do without my lists?!? :D Have a wonderful day! Be sure and make the time to stamp SOMEthing!!!

MDS Monday - Fall Bucket List 2013

Welcome to LABOR DAY! Hopefully you've got the day off, and can enjoy some time with friends and family. :)

Be sure and click on the photo, to see its original size. I had a lot of fun creating this for our den; I framed it and hung it on the wall, so we can both see it and make sure we do things together during this incredibly busy season. :)

I can't tell you how much you're missing by not trying out MY DIGITAL STUDIO. I love to just doodle, figure out new things to do - I got the idea from Pinterest for this, but the things on the list weren't our kinds of things. THESE are. It's very personalized for just us - not kids, not my parents, not anyone who just wants to print it off. We haven't been to Indiana together for two years - and it's one of our favorite times of the year to visit. We're planning to go up and stay over Kenn's birthday, so it can just be our time to celebrate him. :) You get the idea!

Seriously. Go click on the link. Try it for 30 days - design and get your Christmas cards printed while you try it out. Then put it on your Christmas list for Santa!!!!! :D

OK, I'm outta here. CINDERELLA kicks into high gear; only two more Mondays after today until we open! EEK! :D Have a wonderful day - and be sure to make the time to stamp SOMEthing!

MDS Monday - Lights of the Pacific Ocean

Did you miss me!?!??! We've been back a month, and I swear. I sometimes wonder if I'm ever going to get into the groove again!!!

Anyway. :) I'm back, with a new MDS Monday share for you!

If you watch my personal page on Facebook, you've probably seen these two lighthouses quite often. :) These are both photos from last year's trip; the landscape one was selected for a gallery hanging last fall. (It's available to purchase! As a matter of fact, LOTS of our photos are!!)

The storm line you see on that photo was bringing in arctic air; it was SOOOOO stinkin' cold, I'd get out of the car, take a few photos, and get back in to get warm. :)

OK, I'm outta here. Have a WONDERFUL day, and be sure to look for me on Wednesday! Which is also CHRISTMAS IN JULY here at the studio; if you want to come to a class, email me at poohisstampin@aol.com NOW!

Now, go STAMP something!

Scrapping with KIDS: Final Post!

 HAPPY FRIDAY!

Have you had a wonderful week? Got big plans for the weekend??

This is my last Friday here for three more weeks. I will TRY to get a few posts scheduled before I leave VERY early Monday morning, but I simply can't promise - it's BUSY!!

This is also the last post to show you my sample scrapbook for my nieces and nephews. (Speaking of which, I have a NEW nephew, born Tuesday! I will be seeing the family just before we come home, and I CANNOT WAIT!!!;D ) And I think these are my two favorite ones. :D

The above is the third pocket insert. I really love doing faux tiles, and I will really, really miss the Pretty in Pink color. :( BUT, we have new ones to play with! :D When I get back, I have an open house scheduled for you to come stamp with a few new things and place orders - the new IDEA BOOK & CATALOG is LIVE today! I'll be changing the link as soon as I post this for you. :) Don't forget to check it out - or contact me to get your own book!!!

OK. I'm glad y'all enjoyed seeing my sample book; the kids did TOTALLY different things. :D They loved the Big Shot, so there were letters cut out, and butterflies - and lots of paper scraps. :D They enjoyed learning to emboss, too. :) Kids are WONDERFUL at stamping; let's get YOURS involved!

I am OUTTA here! Have a WONDERFUL weekend - and be SURE to MAKE the time to STAMP something!!!

Scrapping with KIDS: Two 2--page layouts

Happy Wednesday!!! How are you doing? Are you having a good week? It's speeding up here until when I head out again! :) AND until the new IDEA BOOK & CATALOG release THIS SATURDAY!!!!! If you're in middle Tennessee and want a book, please let me know you're coming and stop by between 5-7 p.m. this Friday evening to get yours! It's important that I know you're coming, because I have a limited number of Idea Books right now! I'll be hosting a NEW CATALOG OPEN HOUSE on Monday, June 24; if you want more details, please let me know! :)

OK, I'm outta here! Have a WONDERFUL day - and be SURE to make the time to STAMP something! :)

Scrapping with KIDS - post 2

Good Wednesday morning! Are you having a good week?

These are from the kids' paper bag scrapbook I made; the two-page layout  has the Petite Pocket on it (the one the phone booth is stamped on) for hidden journaling. That's such a fun die! (And how wonderful is it that my nieces and nephews love the Big Shot, too?!?! :D)

Again, we just had FUN sitting and creating for two hours a day, three days in a row. :) I love my family.

OK, I'm outta here! Have a wonderful day! Take the time to stamp - or SCRAP! - something!

Scrapping with KIDS: Next two pages!

HAPPY FRIDAY! How are you?? Have you had a good week? Are you startled and amazed that I'm here three days in a row again?!? :D

So, today I'm showing you the insert for the first "envelope" in our scrapbook bags and the first two-page layout. I wanted to keep it simple and fun for them. Don't forget, you can see the whole photo bigger if you click on it! And ask me questions if you want - I feel like these are pretty self-explanatory. :D

We have a hostess club get-together tonight, and I can't wait. We're going to have a wonderful time! :) I hope you have a wonderful weekend - and be sure to take the time to stamp SOMETHING! :)

Scrapping with KIDS! :D

Hi, everyone! :D Are you pleasantly surprised to see me?!?! :D

I'm going to share pictures of my sample for my nieces and nephews at our family reunion. They each did their own thing, and were great fun to watch as they developed their own styles in their books. :) Today I'll show you the front and back. :)

I wanted them to feel free to use anything they wanted; I used buttons, ribbons, designer series paper, die cuts with the Big Shot - boy, did they LOVE that machine! :D - ink, card stock, and punches! :D

The 2012 Sale-a-Bration items played a large role in what we used, because my parents purchased special things for the project and I chose coordinating items from the SAB mini for FREE. Can't beat that with a stick.... :D

Don't forget that you can click on the photos to see them the same size I uploaded them. :)  I'm not going to link to anything with these shares; if you have questions, please don't hesitate to ask me! And if you want to have a last-minute Stampin' Up! party before I leave June 3, call me!!!! :)

Now, go STAMP something!!!

I'm back! :)

So sorry I seemed to disappear - taking care of Naomi didn't seem to leave much in my daily allotment of brain cells. :D I'm glad you're still here!!!

I'm sharing another challenge scrapbook page with you today. :) I DO have some other things to share, so enjoy this today while I get photos where they need to be, etc. :) It's a bit busier than I normally design, but it was ICE! at Gaylord. So fun! :D

Have a wonderful day! Be sure and STAMP something today! Are you ready for Christmas? :D

Friday - MDS Share!

Happy Friday! After such a short work week last week, I'm sure your week has felt super-long. Got big plans this weekend? Coming to the open house? :D Coming to tell me to have a great trip? Or perhaps bringing me a cute ornament to replace the ones my suicidal Christmas tree took out with it?
:D

Anyway! This is a page I did for a SUDSOL challenge; it was a SUPER-easy sketch. I really love this one - and the DSP, while retired IRL, lives on forever after I've downloaded it from Stampin' Up! :D

I just wanted to share something quick and easy; will do the same for Monday, too, because I'll be traveling. My sister is hosting a party next Saturday, and I can't wait to meet her friends and introduce them to Stampin' Up! I sent her some samples, and she's loving them! :D

OK, I'm outta here! SOOOOOOOO much to do! I hope I'll get to see you Sunday! And regardless, be sure you make the time to STAMP something!

Friday, and it's MDS Day!

So, I've told you I'm making Kenn a scrapbook for this year's anniversary. This is one of the pages in it - and it's one of my favorites. :) So, enjoy - and if you're not even thinking about MY DIGITAL STUDIO, I HIGHLY encourage you to do so!!!!!

Have a wonderful weekend! I'll see you on Monday! And don't forget to MAKE the time to STAMP something!!!

Happy Anniversary, Kenn Stilger!

Today is our fifteenth anniversary. In some ways, it's been a LONG fifteen years; we've been through a LOT together. But this anniversary finds us counting our blessings more than ever - including each other. We still have our areas where we struggle with each other, just like anyone else, but they become a little less each year. :D This is the cover of an 8x8 hardcover memory book I'm making him - made MUCH more difficult by my hard drive crash. My backup only saved half of my photos. AUGH! :D

Anyway. :D I won't be available today; I'm getting a massage and we're going out to a very special dinner. Have a wonderful day, be sure to tell the people you love that you love them, and take the time to STAMP something. (I may not be stamping today, but I can almost guarantee that a thought or two will sneak into my mind.... :D)

Another MY DIGITAL STUDIO show-off!

Good thing Kenn doesn't check out my stamping blog often. :D I'm trying to finish a book for our anniversary next week, and this is one of the pages. I'll show you the second page of the two-page layout tomorrow!

Seriously MDS is SO fun to use!!!! It makes it as easy as you want! :)


I'm off! I hope you're having a wonderful day! Now, then. Make sure to take the time to STAMP something!!! :)

Scrabooking Christmas!

Good Monday Morning!

Did you have a good weekend? Kenn's on his way home from visiting his family in Oklahoma; I was super busy, getting to teach a group of ladies how to make blueberry jam. We had a great time!

OK, on to stamping. :) Today's share is from my last CHRISTMAS IN JULY class. It's hard to tell, but this is a 12x12 scrapbook page. You could turn it so the Whisper White strip is at the bottom, but I think this is the way I'd use this page. I'd put my photos on that strip, and put any journaling on the main part of the page, between the snowflakes. :)

To make the snowflakes, I folded a piece of paper so that it was smaller than the die, so the snowflakes would be connected. We used 2-way glue on the back, to make it removeable; the rest, I'm not going to tell you - except in "recipe" format. Come to class! :D

Card stock: Whisper White, Night of Navy

Ink: Night of Navy

Accessories: Big Shot, snowflake die, ribbon lace border punch, Basic Rhinestones, Frost White shimmer paint

OK, I'm off - tomorrow night is LET'S GET PUNCHY 4, and I'm all done with the class prep! So, it's off to design the NEXT class. Quick cards, ladies, one of your favorite classes! We'll have a congratulations card, a thank-you, a birthday, a sympathy, and one that I'll decide when I design it. :D

Have a WONDERFUL day! Be sure to take the time to STAMP something - I am!!!!!

Happy Monday!

Did you have a good weekend?? I want to know who filled my weekends up with so much to do! Hmph. :D

Yesterday afternoon, we did a paper bag class. These little albums are SO much fun to do! We did ABSOLUTELY no stamping, and very little punching or Big Shot work - and you can easily get three albums out of a Simply Scrappin' Kit. If you added some more scraps, some ink, yaddayadda - you could do an untold number of these! :D

Here's the front....

This is the Christmas-themed SS kit. The colors are Cherry Cobbler, Marina Mist, Old Olive, and Very Vanilla. SS kits come with 12x12 textured card stock, which makes it a lot of fun to work with. The word "celebrate" was one word, but we cut it to fit the page. :D

I fibbed a bit; we did do ONE Big Shot thing, just because I love the new snowflake die that's in the Holiday Mini - but we ONLY used them on the front cover. :)

Here's one inside spread; I also pulled out the pocket tabs a bit, so you could see them:

Yes, the color's a bit off, and I have no clue why. Oh, well. :) The light hit it wierd!!!

OK, I'm off! Tonight is the Advanced Techniques class - and it's gonna be awesome. :D You'll be seeing the cards this week, but they're all Technique Junkies techniques, so no details. You're just gonna have to come to classes! :)

Have a wonderful evening - and be SURE to take the time to STAMP something!!!