Thursday, November 21, 2013

Card Club Fun!


Had another wonderful Club meet with a really great group of ladies!
It's always an enjoyable time teaching them....they keep me chuckling all through the class. :-)
It's particularly funny when they get drawn off their 'lists' they come with for what they plan to purchase that day......I SO remember those days when I was going to card classes. :-)
I still do it when I sit down to order for myself and 'discover' many other items I really NEED.....that fall outside the scope of my 'list'.  ;-) It's just too much fun, all these little gadgets and colors!!
 
Here's one of the cards we worked on this month!
 
 
 


 

 
 2 1/2" Circle punch

 

 
 Christmas Collectibles stamp set
 
 Christmas Collectibles punch
 
 Christmas Messages stamp set
 
 

HUGE Holiday SALE

 
An amazing Sale has begun!!
Check it out HERE
 
 
Great deals!!
Perfect time for ordering gifts for your crafty friends and of course....yourself! :-)
Have fun shopping!


Thursday, November 14, 2013

Milestone Birthday!!

WOW! WOW! WOW!
 
My eldest daughter turns 13 this weekend!! Crazy!
It feels like it should be 16, though. LOL.
They grow up so fast these days....even when you try to keep them young.
 
She is so very excited and is having a big party with her friends AND a sleepover!
Yes, call me a glutton for punishment with ten excitable teens in my house for more than three hours. :-)
Seriously, I'm happy to do it and for her to have great memories of these young years. So, it's been a lot of planning and finding creative things to keep the kids occupied and having fun.
My wonderful husband is being an extremely helpful Champ in helping to get everything ready for this gaggle of kids! :-)
 
My daughter, Rachel, LOVES gem mining, so I was able to get a local miner to come to the house with his mining sieve and bring bags of raw gemstones and fossils for the kids to 'mine' and sift through the dirt for. They are super excited!! If you are interested in this for your own kids, check out his web site www.backbaymining.com. He comes to you....also does school functions, science fairs, etc. Real neat opportunity!! I'll post pictures after this weekend's excitement!
 
Anyway.....I thought I'd post a picture of Rachel's Birthday card using the In-Colors from Stampin'Up! Hope it gives you some fun ideas for B'day cards of your own....
 
This is using the Secret Garden stamp set #129144
 
 
 
Silver Glimmer paper  #124005

 
Pistachio Ruffle ribbon #130020
 
 
 
 
 

 
Used the Pansy punch for the flower (#130698) and the Little Leaves Sizzlet (#114511) as well as the Designer Frames embossing folder (#123130) and the Extra-Large Oval punch (#119859) to complete the look. You can use the Typeset Alphabet Bigz dies (#127553) to cut out the Glimmer paper in the numbers you need. :-) They will also cut through tin, cardboard coasters, fabric, cork sheets, etc. Quite handy to use!
 
Hope you like!