New Picture

Do you like my new picture I just put up?! It's the one on the top of my blog! My 14 year old daughter took that picture while we were in Wisconsin recently! She has such a good idea for some awesome pictures! I wish you could see her whole album! Anyway I hope you like it!

Great Valentine's Day Offer

Valentine's Day Bundle

January 2 - January 31, 2008
January is a sweet time at Stampin' Up! In addition to a brand-new catalog full of stamping and crafting treats, we have two special offers we know you'll love.

Customers:
Make quick and cute Valentine projects for your loved ones using our exclusive Valentine's Day Bundle and receive a free spool of Regal Rose 5/8" grosgrain ribbon.

Hostesses:
Hold a workshop of $350 or more and choose any one stamp set from our Spring-Summer 2008 Preview Brochure FREE (up to a $29.95 value!)!

Item Description Price

11089 Happy Heart Day stamp set $20.95

109052 Real Red 5/8" grosgrain ribbon $7.95

102757 Medium cellophane bags $4.50

109056 Regal Rose 5/8" grosgrain ribbon FREE! ($7.95 value!)

111903 Valentine's Day Bundle $33.40 (a $41.35 value!)

New SU Designer Paper

Lookie! New designer paper to use in all of your crafting projects! These are two sets I was able to pre-order and they are just gorgeous! These also have stamp sets that coordinate with the patterns beautifully! Just think of all the possibilities! If you're in the D.C. area, or plan on coming here around the time of the Cherry Blossom festival - we have paper and stamps that will coordinate beautifully with your pictures! Just think of the envy people will have when they see your scrapbook full of great cropped memories!






They're laid out almost like quilt blocks aren't they?! The top one is called "Ginger Blossoms" and the bottom one is called "Bali Breeze". Each piece of paper is double sided and you get two of each design. That means you get 12 sheets of paper for only $9.95 making each sheet only approx .83 each! Not a bad price when you look at it that way! If you want to see more be sure to go to www.StampinUp.Com and browse their catalog!

New Catalog!

The new 2008 Spring & Summer catalog is finally out! YEAH!! There are so many great new stamp sets, designer paper, punches and more for you to "play" with! I finally got my hands on some (long UPS delay!) but it's here and I'm more then ready to share! Take a look below for a sneak peek at some of the new things that I just got! Valentine's day stamps, Celebration stamps, a neat ruler that is awesome to use for scrapbooking with "scraps" called "Perfect Layers" (this is an awesome toy that I did break in already and just LOVED it!), new ribbon etc.... take a look and tell me what you think!



p.s. want your own catalog to drool over?! They sell for only $9.95 (plus S&H)and it's full of great ideas! Just let me know and I'll order one for your very own!

Wisconsin Holiday Visit

Doesn't just looking at this picture make you cold?

We're home from Wisconsin now! A day late and more then "a" dollar short, but we're home! The picture above is from the front door of my in-laws house and is the reason we're home late! We were freezing our hineys off in this snowstorm! It waited until Friday, the day we were supposed to leave, to show up! We got somewhere around 8" all together. We got to the airport to leave and wouldn't you know it the airport closed down! They told us our flight would be the first one out but, wouldn't you know it, as soon as we get through security they cancelled our flight!Shheeez! We wound up having to spend the night at a hotel (lucky we got a room!) the next day we took a shuttle to Chicago to catch an earlier flight then they originally told us. We had to fly through Minneapolis to get back to DC! Funny how that system works! We got home around midnight Saturday worn out! It was an awesome vacation though. My husband has the best family - how they all get along is beyond me but they do! I hope you all had a good Christmas holiday too!

Happy Holidays

This gorgeous picture was taken by my sister-in-law of the fence line at my MIL's house 2 years ago!

I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season enjoying however your friends and family celebrate it! We're off to my husband's hometown in Hartford Wisconsin. My husband is #3 of 8 children and since this is a family tradition of going home for 7 of them AND their families, it's going to be a house full of fun, food and frivolousness! It's something we always look forward to! We'll be back in a week, fatter, happier, and full of the love of our families! I am also looking forward to seeing my brother William. William's wife's family lives about 35 minutes away! I am so happy to be able to say that now as, for a while, he didn't know if he'd be able to get his leave! He is an Air Force Recruiter in Asheboro NC and I am so proud of him! He's the best recruiter ever! Reshaping our military future one recruit at a time!

Happy Holidays to everyone, "see" you when we get back!

Another Fast Gift

This is actually a repost but I wanted to show you one more time - just in case you needed another idea! These little guys were made with York Peppermint Patties, the largest SU punch and the next size down - 1 3/8 and the 1 1/4 I believe were the sizes. Just layer them and for the nose I just cut a scrap of orange into a rectangle and then cut corner to corner. The eyes and mouth were done with a marker! I put them into a small baggie (another great SU product!) and then made a bag topper! I usually just measure 1/2 inch larger then the top of the bag I am using and the height depends on the actual stamped image size! I hope you enjoy these!