Belinda

2011-05-12T05:49:00.000-07:00

Here is a quick Birthday card using the spinners. What a fun card for anyone!!! I will be back tommorrow with more! Enjoy your day!!

Mothers Day

2011-05-11T11:18:00.000-07:00

Well here I am again saying that I will post more and I just got so busy..... so now all I can say is that I'll post when I get the chance. Hopefully more often than the last time!

Things look promising because I have 4 swap cards I made for our Stampin' Up! Simply Stars Team. Every month we get together and have a meeting and swap organized or shoe box swaps!! Love this. I signed up each time for two groups.... a lot of cards to make- roughly 30 each time!! So as you can see I have been busy. .. but also have some goodies to post! With that being said here is my Mothers Day card. All Supplies are from Stampin' Up! Hope you like it!

Romantic Style Card

2011-02-24T18:02:00.000-08:00

Are you ever wanting to tell that special someone that you care.... I love to send out cards to the special people in my life...just because. Who wouldn't want to receive a special homemade card?? I love being crafty and why not send it to someone with a bag of homemade cookies! Mmm ~ sound good??

Hello

2011-02-04T11:34:00.000-08:00

Our church has an outreach commity and I am on that commity. I have tried to think of was to reach out or think of ways of reaching out to people in or around my community. There was a family that recently lost their mother to cancer so we as a church prepare meals or do small acts of kindness to help out.

I was crazy busy packing so I didn't have much time for meal preps so I made cookies and packaged them up and sent it with a Timmi's card put in a homemade card I had previously made. Hope they liked it. So I encourage all of you to be giving in helpful in some small way to someone in need. Have a great weekend.

Scrap Party Page

2011-02-01T17:56:00.000-08:00

I had a party about a week ago. It had been a bit since my last one, but it was an awesome night. Must say I enjoy doing parties. This was a scrapbooking group who are very talented scappers... so I was a little intimidated because I haven't scrapped for awhile. My life has been crazy busy packing and moving. Also I had alot of stuff packed and limited amount of 12x12 cardstock that was the same. Only because I buy the packages of mixed... so I gave out very bright , fun coloured paper, and I used the sale-a-bration designer paper pack. I loved the page. So let me know what you think about vibrant colors in scrapbooking??

Sew sweet Hot Pad

2011-01-15T07:55:00.000-08:00

We had a downline Christmas Party with "Simply Stars" ( this is Heather Summers downline- which i am a part of and glad to be-for Stampin' Up! ) at King's College. We had it Catered with turkey and all the fixin's. We also did a "make a gift" exchange.... this is my favorite part. We have a VERY talented group of ladies so I knew the gifts would be awesome.... but this also meant I had to step up my crafting abilities!!! So I had help from a friend ( Carrie's Quilting) and made a awesome hot pad with Stampin' Up! material!! I am soo loving all the material!!

Hope you like it!!

Craft Night ! Oh What a Nite!!

2011-01-14T08:29:00.000-08:00

Last night was my monthly craft night. It was well overdue.. we all were crazy excited to see each other , laugh and catch up!! Boy we sure did- didn't we Ang!! Man I am soo excited! Can hardly wait to get together again. Hope everyone had a good time, I know I did.

So we made a Valentines craft. We made a slider band for the card.. it had a treat cup and a love note tucked away inside. There also was a 3-d box for more goodies!! A great gift for that someone special on Valentines day! All products used are from Stampin'Up! accept the cinnamon hearts and kisses in the box!

Happy crafting , hope you all have a super weekend!

Craft Night

2011-01-11T08:05:00.000-08:00

Things have been really crazy around here...I have been soo busy with cakes, crafts,kids, moving that I have neglected my blog. I have been holding my monthly craft night but haven't posted much if at all... so sorry. I hope to get back into blogging and crafting!!

Just a note to any of you ladies that are in the Aylmer, Ont area I am having a craft night Thursday January 13th from 7-9 pm. Please contact me or leave me a note if you are able to attend. Until then happy creating!!

Quick n Easy

2010-11-06T06:54:00.000-07:00

I'm still trying to post a lot of my past creations, only because alot of them were quick, simple or way too cute not to!! Here is one from one of Stampin'Up! past mini - I believe last March.... I love their little kits. Especially the little princess Birthday kit....only because my two little girls both have their birthday in March and 1 week apart. This kit had the invites, decorations and take home goodies packages all I had to do was pop them out , assemble them and decorate them-that simple and way cute!!! I had to make two princess cakes so that left no extra time!! Hope you like the pics!!

Where have I been u ask??

2010-11-04T17:46:00.000-07:00

Well you know how all of a sudden life gets crazy busy and you are able to only get a few things done....well that's what happened to me.. overload!! Also our computer crashed and we had to get a new one. I lost a lot of my pics and info-very heartbreaking!!

The two bags I made awhile ago . The one on the right I made at my up line Heather Summers class. We used the pendant die, a circle and scallop die for the big shot. This was a fun class. After I came home my two young daughters wanted a bag too. I don't have the pendant die so i just used squares. I only got one done soo far, but hope to have to other one done sometime soon. Hope you like them.

Mother's Day Class

2010-04-25T17:05:00.000-07:00

Sorry I haven't been posting lately but I am planning on doing more crafting and posting!!!

On Thursday we had our Mother's Day class where we made a tri - flap card with a pull out tab. I made it so we could add photos of our mom's ... and my class challenge was to send me a 50 word paragraph about your mom. They didn't realize I was going to print them off and they could put them in their pull out tab!!! But I really liked the way it turned out... sorry I didn't add photos but realized I needed updated photos!!
We also made a pillow box that we stamped on with Yo-Yo yellow on so saffron and it looked awesome!!! Loved the old olive , so saffron and really rust together! We added a 3d flower and it was stunning!
We then stamped on a white gift bag. Our stamp we used was Inspired by Nature. Hope you like it!

Design Challenge

2010-04-25T16:46:00.000-07:00

Well we were given a design challenge from our up line Heather Summers and I finally completed one!! Not sure if it's on time but it's done!! I love the 3 colors that I used, so saffron, old olive and really rust. I also used the Kaleidoscope DPS- love this paper!! Hope you like the card!

Focus on Family Craft night

2010-02-27T14:13:00.001-08:00

Well I just had my Focus on Family Craft nite on Thursday. We used the All in The Family stamp - this was one of the very first sets I ever got and barley used! I absolutely love this set- I forgot all about it until Family Day. We all had a blast! Missed a few ladies- the weather was bad and some were sick or on holidays- must be nice Susie!!!!

So we made 2 cards, a book mark , a 5x7 family portrait - a likeness of our families, and a cookie treat bag! I made the cookies to be a likeness of the stamp!! They loved it!

Happy Family day

2010-02-16T09:34:00.000-08:00

Hope you all had a Happy Family day!! I know I did. I enjoyed having my husband and kids home... we didn't do much but we did go out for supper! The food was great!!

Here is a card we will be making at my craft night in about a week. I love the secret window- I used the tags die for the big shot. I must admit this was the first time using it.. and I love it. Hope you all like it.

Valentines Treats

2010-02-12T07:05:00.000-08:00

Ok I admit I have been busy baking again, and not alot of paper crafting!! I have been trying new things with my baking so I can better prepare myself for an upcoming cake classes with no other than the famous cake decorator from Utah- Carrie Biggers!! I am a huge fan of hers- her cakes are soo impressive and perfect in every way! I am in AWE of her talent!!

Anyway this Valentines post I have is part craft and part baking, so you get the best of both worlds today!!! Well I could of spent more time on the packaging but I let it to the last minute - this morning at 8:00, so that gave me 1/2 hour to get them done!! Here they are - hope you like

Challenge!!

2010-01-31T11:25:00.000-08:00

I always love a challenge! I love the new colour challenge that Heather gave us... so I made 2 cards. Here is the second one... I made it "pretty" and wanted to give it a old style- Victorian look! Hope you like it!

Sorry Here's the Green Valentine!

2010-01-30T15:26:00.001-08:00

Green with envy Valentine!!! LOL

Green Valentine??

2010-01-30T15:17:00.000-08:00

Ok who says you have to stick to the traditional valentines colors?? Well I had a colour challenge from my upline to use old olive, chocolate chip and blush blossoms- so I thought why not?? So I made a valentines card. Tell me what you think!! Have a great weekend!

Valentines craft

2010-01-23T15:26:00.001-08:00

Well I had all my lovley stampin' ladies over the other day. The one thing I asked them to do was make a card- any style , what ever they wanted and put it in a white envelope. They were then asked to put their address on it after our game. They were first asked to put a number between 1 and 10 on it. So we shoffled and moved them around and the received a card from one of the ladies they stamp with!!! Alot of great cards!! Forgot to take pics - as always!!! Then I had some retired stamps and they each got to pic one as a thank you. The person who had 1 started the picking!!! Then I instructed them that they have to make a valentines card and mail it to the person who's name is on there envelope by Valentines day!! At the next class they have to bring the card!! They loved it and had alot of fun!!!

For our project we used the mini milk carton die and decorated "his" and "hers" and put them in a box with a mini card. ( alot of the idea is from Heather's - my upline's blog) We put pink, red and white gum balls in hers and 2 chocolates in his. Hope you like the project!!

And a Few more retired sets!

2010-01-14T14:19:00.000-08:00

Just clik on pic to see larger view.

Retired stamps for my stampin girls!!!

2010-01-14T14:03:00.000-08:00

Ok here are the pics of the retired stamps.

Susie - retired stamps

2010-01-14T11:09:00.000-08:00

Here is a pic of the retired stamps so you can see them first Susie.

Sale-A-Bration!!!!

2010-01-05T06:21:00.000-08:00

Ok first off it's a Sale-a-Bration alright cause it's my birthday AND Stampin'Up! starts Sale-a-Bration!!!! This is where you can get a FREE stamp set, a designer paper pad or the new punch of your choice from the Sale-a-bration catologue when you spend $65 on Stampin'Up! products!!! How awsome is that!!! Theres no limit!!! Gotta love the great deals!! I am thinking Happy Birthday to ME!!!! Have a great day everyone! I will be back later with a pic!

It's 2010 !! Happy New Year!

2010-01-02T15:38:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year everyone!! Wow have I been MIA again...I haven't done a whole lot of crafting, but some.... and I just haven't posted!! Sooo sorry!

Here is a real cool way to wrap a Lil love into your presents. I got the idea from my up line Heather Summers who got it from Angie Juda Kennedy-Chic n scratch blog!! She is way talented.I loved it and just had to make some. Sooo I wrapped up 2 baskets for my neighbours.

I used fabric from Wal-Mart and my big shot and sewed each flower and added the ribbon.

Page 1 and the Front Cover

2009-12-02T16:31:00.000-08:00

For the front cover you can decorate it how you like. You can put a family photo on the front and or on page 1.

Pages 2 & 3

2009-12-02T16:27:00.001-08:00

Pages 4 & 5

2009-12-02T16:24:00.003-08:00

Pages 4

2009-12-02T16:24:00.001-08:00

Page 6 & 7

2009-12-02T16:17:00.000-08:00

The very vanilla can be journalled on and the flap opens to add a picture underneath. Can be wrote on by a child- ie: letter to Santa and a picture under it of child with santa...

Pages 8 & 9

2009-12-02T16:12:00.000-08:00

Stickers may very.

Waterfall scapbook

2009-12-02T16:09:00.000-08:00

Here is the last pages. The green- old olive is for journaling.

Craft Night

2009-11-04T12:03:00.000-08:00

Here is another Halloween project we made for our craft night. So we did both a Christmas and Halloween project. The pumpkin was from a Stampin'Up! template and I used my heart punch to make the face. The card was very simply using the stamp set sweet centers. Hope you like it! Have a great night!

2009-11-03T17:16:00.000-08:00

I have a small project we did on craft night. There was a Santa card that I cased from one of the ladies on our down line but we made a pocket inside to put a note to Santa or wish list. Could also put a picture. We also did up a matching treat- a wrapped up chocolate bar. Not sure who made the card. Will post who did soon as I find out!

Happy Halloween!! Late !!

2009-11-01T16:31:00.000-08:00

Hope you all had a Happy Halloween! We took the younger 2 kids out. We went to all our neighbours and a few houses of people we know around the block. Alexa is the witch and Sadie the princess!
I also had a craft night with a bunch of ladies on Tuesday night- I will show some of the stuff tomorrow, but here are the treats I made, until tomorrow!

October swap card

2009-10-30T16:22:00.000-07:00

Here is my October swap card. I choose to use different colors as always-your non traditional Christmas colors! I used Kraft for the card and textured the card using a background plate with swirls,then added lovely lilac, pale plum, and elegant eggplant. I heat embossed using the stamp Seasons of Joy in silver on the eggplant . I added a elegant eggplant ribbon. Very simple yet pretty card. Enjoy your night!

Wowsers I have been MIA

2009-10-29T12:19:00.000-07:00

Sorry, I hadn't realized that I was away that long. I have been crazy busy again. I'm thinking alot of my blogging will be less. I have had alot of meetings, workout classes,swap cards to make, craft nights, cake making and 4 kids.....does there seem to be any spare blogging time... hmmmm??? I am going to try harder!! I have lots to show but not to much time to show it! So be ready the next week there should be a post every day!!

I will start with a gift I made for my daughters swim meet for the prize table. I filled a jar with candy, then added a choc spider sucker and a crafted bat- made at our down line meeting-designed by Heather Summers. I put a tobleron inside it. I stamped a tag and added some ribbon and spider web. Hope you like it!!!

Christmas Cards

2009-10-02T06:13:00.000-07:00

Wow didn't realize it has been that long since my last post! Soo sorry. Life in September is always soo busy crazy for me. Had alot of cakes to do up and my little girl Alexa started JK. But I am soo glad to have had a craft night with a bunch of great ladies!

We made up 3 cards and 1 3d card with the new cups! I also challenged the ladies to come up with some great ideas or be a part of a show and tell or some thing special I ask and they can win a prize!!! Fun Fun and more fun!!!

Here is one of the cards we made! I love the colors and how the red makes the card pop!

Have a great weekend!

Christmas card swap

2009-09-12T19:39:00.000-07:00

Well the ladies on "Simply Stars" Stampin' Up! downline to Heather Summers had a Christmas card swap. We had a monthly meeting today which I missed- soo sad, I hate to miss the meetings because they are soo fun!! Plus I didn't get my 17 Christmas cards from the swap. I have to wait to pick them up from Heather. Here is my card for the swap. I love this new mini catty that Stampin' Up! has. There is just soo much stuff that I want. For the swap I used the stamp Serene Snowflakes.

Spider -from Simply Holiday Punches!!!

2009-09-08T12:15:00.000-07:00

Ok so my good friend Heather-my up line from Stampin'Up! has online classes and right now she is holding the BEST Simply Holiday Punches class! I so love all the creations she comes up with. This cute little spider is one of the creations from this class. Punches are now given a whole new meaning to cards. You can simply create an amazing card by just doing that- creating with punches!!! Well in my case learn and copy from Heather!!! Hope you like the card. If you would like to join the on line class visit her site to the left of my blog! Happy creating!

Cards for a Cure.. GI Cancer Fundraiser!!!

2009-08-24T06:41:00.000-07:00

Together with Heather Summers and the Simply Stars team, we will be hosting a fundraiser to help support GI Cancer Research. Space is limited so please leave me a note or email me at firetruck@amtelecom.net if you want to attend.

Christmas Theme
When: Sat Oct 24th
9:30-12 OR 1-3:30
Where: King's University College
Cost: $40 which includes the stamp set Four Holiday Phrases
6 cards-2 of each design, 2 tags, and 2 packages
$10 donation to GI Cancer Research if paid by Oct. 1 ( $45 after Oct. 1)

There will be refreshments, snacks and 100 door prizes
There will also be a HUGE selection of raffle items- some stamping related and others great Christmas gifts. There will be a 50/50. Where 50% to GI Cancer and the other 50% to the winner a stamping order!!!

There will also be kits available if you are unable to attend.
So be sure to act quickly as spots are limited and YOU don't want to miss out on the fun!!!

Gift Card and Card

2009-08-22T17:32:00.000-07:00

I was asked by a great crafting friend to make up a gift certificate for another crafting friend who just had a baby. Her and a bunch of other friends wanted to give her a present she would truly enjoy... and they came up with a gift certificate from Stampin'Up! What a great idea. Now she can buy scrap booking supplies and scrap some pics of those beautiful girls!!! Thanks to Anne Marie and the other ladies who pitched in and thought of such a great gift!! I know she will love it!!!

So I made a coupon card and put it in a card that I made up using one of the vibrant new in colors-melon mambo, basic black and pretty in pink! What a great color combo. I used the Hostess stamp set Love bug and one of the New stamp sets coming out September 1 called Charming. Trust me the new mini has a ton of great sets and Charming is a MUST!!! I love this set! It has 7 stamps and is only $26.95 Can. The minis are available September 1 2009. Hope you like the card.

I will post more swap cards in the next few days. Have a great weekend!

Downline meeting

2009-08-21T10:44:00.000-07:00

On Monday I went to the Simply Stars down line meeting! The meetings Heather hosts for us are way too fun and awesome!! We all get together and chat, eat great treats, talk about Stampin'Up! stuff and do a make-n-take project.

The make-n-take was created by no other than the talented Jodi...she is part of our team...she also submitted work for the Artisan award. So yes she is very talented and I love her work!!! I will also post her swap card she made, and I'm sure you'll all agree her work is amazing! So enjoy!

Busy Summer !!!!!!!!!!!

2009-08-17T07:42:00.000-07:00

Sorry the posts have been few but it has been a busy , crazy Summer for me. I have spent alot of time with baseball, soccer,church camping, our sick dog and alot of baking. Recently I made my first wedding cake and it was very fun, nerve racking, and a time for me to be a bit proud that I actually accomplished it without any serious problems and that I LOVED the cake when I was done! So with that said I would love to share the finished cake picture. Hope you like it!

Big Shot craft night!

2009-08-03T17:38:00.000-07:00

Well I finally had a craft night on Thursday with the BIG SHOT !!! We made a few projects- a daisy embossed card with the plates , a treat box and a create your own card with the new in colors and some designer paper. This was my first open class since the new catalogue.

I think we all had a lot of fun. Thanks ladies!!! Thanks especially to Anne Marie who ventured over with her new handsome baby-Jullian...

To Susie, who is due any day!!!! To Julie for bringing her sister Carrie and her beautiful girl Riley out!!! And for Janette, coming out and having some fun with us even though she is still grieving the recent loss of her sister Ellie. May she rest in piece knowing how much she is loved and missed...Yes the ladies that come out are all amazing and I am soo thankful that they are a part of my life !! That regardless of thing that happen in our lives we all enjoy each other's company and can get together once a month and craft and create something beautiful! Thanks Ladies!

Planting Our Garden

2009-07-26T19:57:00.000-07:00

Finally finished the scrap book page on Planting Our Garden. Sorry you can't see the title too good...I took the picture tonight , not in the natural light. I really like how this one turned out. It was another layout from my online class-Got Sketch 104. I changed it up a bit. I hope to take some picks of our garden now. Wow has it grown and produced so much already!!! I love fresh picked garden vegetables, home made soups, jams and zucchini bread-mmm, getting hungry now!! Well hope you like it- have a great nite!

Summer Scrap page

2009-07-24T21:40:00.000-07:00

I finally found a bit of time this morning to catch up on my scrap booking. I was able to get almost 2 pages done. I will post one tonight and the other hopefully tomorrow. Both layout basic designs are from my online class Got Sketch 104. The class is now over and I barley have any done....I was the very first one to post the first page and after that I don't think I posted or finished any more.....life got busy! Had alot of cake orders too.

So here it is , hope you like it! Sorry it's a bit busy looking! Trying to use up old stock!

Deal # 4

2009-07-20T20:55:00.000-07:00

So this weeks Stampin'Up! deal is Styled Vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware on page 178, item # 112454 for only $26.99 Reg price $41.95 - that's almost 30% savings !!! ... What an amazing deal! I love the look of this hardware!!! I think I'm going to act right now and order me up some !!! Can hardly wait! Hope you all have a great night!

Swap Cards for Simply Stars

2009-07-18T14:25:00.000-07:00

Well I have been soo busy lately with VBS , my son's 11th birthday and trying to complete all 15 swap cards! The 15 swap cards are for our "Simply Stars" team. We are going to get 15 cards back in return- all different!!! I am soo excited to see what I will get! That's the best part, not 1 will be the same, and we can do what we want with them!!! I know I will probably make more of all of them, or change them around a bit for my monthly class. So here's the card I designed- hope you all like it!

Have YOU ever Wondered ???

2009-07-15T07:46:00.000-07:00

Have YOU EVER wondered about becoming a Stampin'Up! Demonstrator???? Or wanted discounts on your endless I want list of products you love??? Well starting TODAY until the end of August you can have all that plus the list below for ONLY $105 Canadian!!!!

You will receive:
For all You do stamp set Page 118 ( sorry noticed later I forgot to add this)
All 6 in colors Classic Stampin' Pads
81/2 x 11 Whisper White Card stock
8 1/2 x 11 In color cardstock
business forms and 8 NEW Catalogues!!!!

All above can be substituted to your color choice but of equal or lesser value only!

Also to sweeten the deal if YOU sign up under my Stampin'Up! website I will give you a FREE thank you gift- a $25 dollar value Stamp set of your choice... this offer is ONLY good until the end of Aug. soo act fast!!!

Deal For week 3 !!!

2009-07-13T19:20:00.001-07:00

For 1 week starting today, July 13 until July 20th at 9:50am (MT) you can order Square Fire Rhinestone Brads #109112 on page 179 for $10.99- regular price is $15.95. What a great deal, don't miss out- you'll want to add some "Bling" to your cards to give them the added touch of beauty!!! You also can use them to make bracelets, or add them on a scrap book page.The list is endless!!!
Hope you all have a great week. I am helping with Vacation Bible School so I won't be posting much this week. I hope to be back and Post Sunday!!!

Stampin'Up! Week 2 Special!!!

2009-07-07T05:50:00.000-07:00

Here is a quick post to let you all know of yet another great special.Stampin'Up! has. This is week 2 special. It's the Sizzix Big Shot Doctor's Bag ( item #113474 -Page 194) Reg. $103.95 NOW $72.99, that's nearly 30% off!!! What a great deal! This cute bag can be used to store or tote your Big Shot around with style!!!! Check it out!
Well enjoy your day and I hope to have a post later this evening!!!

Birthday Card and Scrap Page

2009-07-03T13:44:00.000-07:00

Here is a quick post. I have a birthday card that I made up for my SIL who's birthday was yesterday. I won't be seeing her until possibly Sat. Maybe I'll get a chance to take her to the Famous Tea Room!! The card was from a online punch class that my upline Heather ran. I love this card. On the inside I hope to put a Timmi's gift card.

The scrap book page I ran into a few problems- my sewing machine stuck and made a mess in the lower corner so I had to cover it with the big yellow sun. Also after I stuck down the DSP I realized it was a bit crocked- to late to lift it! So I'm going to post it because I promised long ago- soo sorry it's late, I've been trying to make it look ok!

New Catalogue!!!

2009-07-02T06:53:00.000-07:00

As of July 1st there is a NEW Catalogue and you can start ordering from it on that day too!!! How exciting is that!!!! The catalogue will run from July 1st -June 30th 2010. There will be a mini that comes out about 4 times a year! The first mini will be out I beleive the beginning of September.

Hope you all had a great CANADA DAY !! I have been sooo busy with soo many things but hope to craft again today sometime. I am still playing around with my BIG SHOT!!!

ALso Stampin"Up! has a weekly special deals going on for the month of July and for this week it is the scallop punch for $15.99. What a great item- I soo love mine and use it alot!!!

Anyway I hope to post a page soon! Have a great day!

Being Creative!

2009-06-29T12:14:00.000-07:00

Who doesn't enjoy being creative!! I love to see a great card, scrap book page or even a cake turn out great... gives you a proud feeling of accomplishment-I made that, isn't it just beautiful!!! Then you show it to your friends and family. Then they feel good you gave or made them something from the heart!! So I encourage you all to make something special for someone and to actually give it to them!! ( yes, Julie this means you!!!) Trust me they will LOVE it!!! Surprise them for no reason at all.

So here are a few cakes I made up . I think they turned out ok- the more practise I get the better I can get.

I hope to have some scrap book pages tonight after baseball.

My Cute Little post I Promised!

2009-06-28T17:40:00.001-07:00

Well believe it or not I finished my cute little post I promised!!!!It's a label for my strawberry jam. I used the stamp set Tart & Tangy on page 126 of the New Stampin'Up! catalogue. This is a super cute and fun set that I'm glad the put in the new cattie!! The stamp set sells for only $16.95 which is pretty cheap for four great fruit stamps. Hope you like it!!

It's been awhile sinse....

2009-06-27T21:45:00.000-07:00

I posted some cakes! I have been busy making alot of cakes in the last few days.. Just when I thought I would get caught up with my crafting and scrap booking I got a few orders. So just to let you all know If I'm not posting, I'm baking. I will have a special post hopefully tomorrow cause I made strawberry jam-yummy! so you'll have to check back tomorrow!!! See you then.

Soon!!!!

2009-06-20T20:34:00.000-07:00

Just a quick card post of an awesome punch card that Heather designed on Simply Punches-her online class-which is VERY awesome I must add..but is now over... tear.But she will be starting a new Class soon called Simply Babies. So if you interested in an awesome class of this sort go to my side bar and log on to Heather's blog for all the details.

Enjoy your weekend and Happy Father's day to all you dad's out there.I will post a Father's day card that I did with my monthly stamp class.

New Online Class!!!

2009-06-15T21:24:00.000-07:00

I just started today the next online Got Sketch 104. This is an amazing online scrap booking class. This is how I get my scrap booking done. I find that I don't really scrap book unless I have someone to do it with so I resort to online classes. The layouts are there, or you can make it your own by changing it up. There are great tips, ideas , prizes, and chats. Valerie Salmon and Janna Wilson both are very talented crafty ladies. You've probably have seen their work in any scrap book magazine out there!!! I will post a link to the site if any of you are interested in signing up. Here's my take on the first layout. I used NEW Stampin' Up! hostess level 3 paper. I soo love it!!! The new in colors are awesome!

New Stuff !

2009-06-13T14:43:00.000-07:00

I have been playing around with some of my NEW Stampin'Up! stuff. Let me tell you ,your gonna love the new catalogue!!!! It's design is so beautiful and the new stuff is a I want!!! My list is way too long and my budget is way too small.. So a little here and there is all I can manage. I still have alot of stuff that is carried over so that is a good thing!!!

Here is a sample card I made with a hostess level 2 set-Asian Artistry. I used the new in colors-dusty durango and soft suede. I also used Kraft and more mustard. Hope you like it. Have a great weekend!!!

Opps, 3 more swap cards!!

2009-06-09T19:53:00.000-07:00

Sorry there are 3 more swap cards. The one with the weave is made by Jenine. This is one of the new cool techniques. I just love this look.

The Thanks card was made by Lesley. I love kiwi kiss and grey together... never would of thought of such a great combo. Both her and Martha used these colors and I think they look great together!!! Great card Lesley!!!

The last card is just stunning- love the awesome technique that Janey used with Tin foil and the big shot!!! It is a WOW card to me Janey-great job...

All the ladies are very talented I must say and we have the "BESTEST" ( i know , but it sounds cool) up line EVER- HEATHER SUMMERS......She rocks!!!

Swap cards

2009-06-09T11:46:00.000-07:00

At the Stampin'Up! - Simply Stars BBQ I received some awesome swaps!!!! So glad I joined in. I will post 2 of the swaps now and 2 later. Jodie's is the beautiful Fifth Avenue Floral with the pink card stock. Just love her choice of stamp and style. The other one was done up by Martha, just as talented. I love how she made score lines on her card and used one of my favorite colors kiwi kiss-which is going to be replaced with NEW in colors starting July 1. I am SO excited for the NEW catalogue!!!

BBQ

2009-06-07T14:06:00.000-07:00

Well Saturday was the Simply Stars down line BBQ for us Stampin'Up! demonstrators. We have the best EVER up line Heather Summers. We all met at Jodie's place and we all brought some yummy food. There were burgers, cupcakes, veggies chips and dip and the list goes on.....I ate soo much!!! Oh yeah there was even cake!!! I made the cake . I made it from the logo Heather designed for her down line (us) called the Simply Stars- and we all rock!!!!

Martha made an awesome chap stick, butterfly make and take!!! Sooo cool as always!!! That girl is soooo talented.

We had a card swap and all the cards were amazing!!!! I'm glad that I joined in! I will post my swap card. I think we will be making it on Thursday for my monthly class.....

Hope you all had a great weekend!

Birthday Cakes!!

2009-06-03T12:39:00.000-07:00

Well I had to make up 2 Birthday cakes today. I was for a great friend who is a little bit CRAZY , or should I say FUN to be around. Her birthday was on Monday and I promised her a cake. So I made her a small 6'. I should have made it bigger so it looked better.

The other choc cake is for my brother in law. His birthday is today . So now I have to drop them both off. Then of to baseball tonight.

Hopefully I will have a card to post later. Have a great nite!!

Happy Fathers Day???

2009-06-01T12:17:00.000-07:00

Well here I finally have a jump start for a Father's Day card. I have to get some things prepared in advance because I have a few cake orders coming up. Hope you like it . I love the sanded background stamp-one of my favorites for sure!!! I used the stamp set And Many Mower from the mini. Color cards stock is I believe bordering blue, choc chip and very vanilla. Have a great day!!!

Retired lists

2009-06-01T06:44:00.000-07:00

The retired list are out. So if the was anything that you really wanted you have until the end of the month!!! Alot is til they run out of stock so act fast!!! Some of the stock is reduced by 25%-50%...Like the corduroy buttons-yummy!!! ( kiwi kiss and pacific point)
The New Catalogue will be out July 1!!! How exciting is that. All the in colors will be replaced with new in colors... and there are will be alot of new items I'm sure you'll all LOVE!!! The demos get a sneak peak and all I can say is WOW!!!
I am having a hard time uploading the list so check out my stampin'Up! website

Have a great day!

Wedding Cake

2009-05-28T21:36:00.000-07:00

Well I am all done my cake courses and can now focus more on paper crafting. I have a wedding cake to share with you but there is a sad horror story!!! Isn't there always when a wedding cake is involved!!!! When I was going to decorate my 6" cake it fell off the table and landed on the floor face up!!! So I scooped it up and fixed it up to decorate for class. My instructor was very surprised how calm I remained! Ahhh it's only cake- not like it was for an actual wedding- thank goodness! I'm sure my husband will eat it!! He doesn't waste ANYTHING!!!!

I have the fundraiser tomorrow so I will share some stuff I made on Sunday. Have a great weekend!

Flower splays

2009-05-25T20:55:00.000-07:00

I finally finished my one class of gum paste flowers. We made up 2 splays- one with Lillie's and stephanotos and one with a star gazer. I think they turned out beautiful! What a great experience! Now on to getting my 30 fondant roses done for my final Thursday class. We are to make a 2 tiered cake with roses!!!! Wednesdays final class is a basket weave cake with flowers made from royal icing. I'll post both cakes when I'm done! Better go I have alot of work ahead of me!!!

Finally a card-not a cake, well....

2009-05-24T19:49:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone, hope you all had a great weekend! I finally made up a card. Feels like it's been soo long. Lately my focus has been on cakes! I have my final week of May then I am done all my cake classes. Right now I have 2 classes on the go so it has been very busy!!! You know 4 kids, 2 classes , baseball and that's just the fun stuff!!! Now I will be preparing for the fundraiser!!!! I am soo excited.. these events are soo fun!!! I have 2 ladies accompanying me. The one is coming to celebrate as a gift for her birthday- can you believe that!!! What a die hard! Carrie , Love ya to pieces.. hope it's a great present!!! Julie your the best EVER!!!! I bet your lucky this time!!! Can hardly wait! We are gonna have a blast!

Here is the card I made up tonight. I used some of the new Rub ons... they are awesome and the colors are great!

Sorry here's also a pick of a cake! Till later!

Excitement!!!

2009-05-21T06:36:00.000-07:00

Wow there is alot of things happening in the next few months that are exciting!! For one there will be a New Stampin'Up! catalogue out on JULY 1- Stampin'Up! will then only have one catalogue per year but 3 mini catalogues within that year. I am always excited to see what new stuff comes out!!!

This also brings about the Retiring stamp list, and this should be out June 1. The in colors will be replaced with new in colors of coarse in the new catalogue. So if you love the colors as much as I do you might want to stock up before their gone!

Also there is the buy 3 get 1 FREE designer and Texture paper until May 31st. Don't miss out on this great deal. Me and 3 of my class ladies did a deal of picking a Designer paper each then doing a share of each- so we all got a 12x6 of every piece-of the 4 pkg we choose for only $10 each-I absorbed the shipping cost!

Well I have a few things to get ready for my cake class- but hope to have a post later tonight! Enjoy the beautiful day!

2 page layout

2009-05-19T16:26:00.001-07:00

Finally here is that 2 pager I have been promising!!! Sorry it is late, I have soo many excuses..ladies retreat, 2 cake classes , was really sick for 2 days and have been trying to catch up ever since. I noticed that it has been awhile since I have crafted and man can I tell...I struggled to complete almost anything now. So now I tell myself that I need to be more focused on crafting too! Not just cakes. Well I hope you like them. Enjoy the week it is suppose to be beautiful!

Another Cake

2009-05-14T20:46:00.000-07:00

I soo love the way this cake turned out! It was for my Class 3-2nd class, but in my case , my first class cause I missed the first one cause I had a great craft class with a bunch of great ladies! Sorry I really wanted to post my scrap book page that I have been promising, hopefully I will have it done tomorrow. Life for me has been crazy busy lately....so I have been backtracking to catch up, so please be patient! Until then you can drool over my cake!!!

Food Bank Fundraiser

2009-05-12T07:06:00.000-07:00

Hi ladies, here are the details to our next fundraiser. If you are able to attend please contact me before the 17th of May. We will be donating every canned good/non perishable that is brought in and you can recieve a door prize ticket for every item you bring in!!! (one item-1 ticket) How awsome is that!!! Ok the details...

Friday May 29th

5-9 (or any where in between)

King's College-London On

Cost $30

We will be making 10 awesome cards and a box. In your kit you will be a package of the Summer Love Rub-ons, 1/2 roll of Kraft Taffeta Ribbon and 1 sheet of dimensional. We will also donate some money from the cost to the food bank from the $30 cost!

If you are available to come out I can drive if you'd like to come with me. If you are unable to come but would like to purchase a kit with the instructions let me know. Thanks and have a great day!! Here's a sneak peak.

Card Challenge

2009-05-11T21:47:00.000-07:00

My up line put out a card challenge for us using more mustard and a shade of purple....I just realized we were only to use one shade of purple and one accessory. I used a rub on and my absolutely fav stamp Fifth Avenue Floral. I stamped it in versa mark then heat embossed with white powder. I soo love this look! Hope you like it! Enjoy your week. I hope to be back tomorrow with a scrap book layout-fingers crossed!

Mothers Day

2009-05-11T05:25:00.000-07:00

Hope you all had a great Mothers Day! Here's a Mothers day cake I made- all Fondant!

2009-05-07T20:08:00.000-07:00

Opps-forgot to post the front of the flap card. Sorry it's a little blurry.

Mother's Day Class

2009-05-07T19:46:00.000-07:00

Well tonight was my Mothers Day class. What another great night. Thank you ladies for coming out, I had a blast even though I was a bit unorganized and "out to lunch" (with Julie") LOL. I really love embossing especially with the stamp set Fifth Avenue(thanks to Heather- for getting me hooked on the stamp!!!) Next class we'll work on embossing with the templates. We can make up a bunch of cards. May even do more heat embossing, just because I LOVE it.
We made up a gift bag, embossed on small pots,tied with frayed knots. We added a goodie bag with candies in the pot. We wrapped up 2 small chocolate bars. We them heat embossed the outside of our flap card and when you open it up there is a bag of seed-flowers they can plant-then a pic can go in the framed pocket after. I got the flap card idea from another stampin'Up! Demo-Mary Jo Albright April 11 2008 entry. She is another VERY talented demonstrator.
Lastly I made each one of the ladies a Jumbo cupcake in a flower pot and added homemade flowers for Mothers Day! Hope they were Yummy!!! Have a great weekend.

More Cakes!!!

2009-05-05T12:11:00.000-07:00

I thought I would post more cakes!!! Just finished my fondant and gum paste class last week and made a birthday cake for a friends daughter. I have been busy working on my mother's day class and will post pics after the class on Thursday!! So you'll have to wait til then!! Until then I'll leave you with a few cakes to drool over.

May-Scrapbooking Month

2009-05-01T06:07:00.000-07:00

May is scrapbooking month. Scrapbooking pages make great home decor accessories as well as great gifts !!!

From May 1-31 Stampin'Up! has some great specials:

1.Buy 3 packs of designer Series Paper including the Specialty Designer Paper or 12x12 Textured Cardstock and get 1 FREE!

2.Become a Stampin'Up! Demonstrator for ONLY $99 by purchasing the limited Scrapbooking Starter Kit which includes:

113510 Schoolbook Serif Alphabet Stamp $50.95

113059 Simply Scrappin Petal Party $23.95

108697 Earth Elements Textured CS 12x12 $13.95

105240 Whisper White Craft Stamp Pad $8.95

** All items are substitutable of like items of your preference-contact me for details!!!

Another great thing coming soon to Stampin'Up! will be Digital Scrapbooking Software!!! How exciting is that!

I'm alive!!

2009-04-28T19:49:00.000-07:00

Believe it or not, I'm alive...I have been neglecting my blog big time. I have been busy trying to get stuff together for my mother's day class and am struggling. I think that's because allot of my focus lately has been on my cake classes. Have you ever had one of those times where you just aren't as creative as before. Where nothing comes to mind or it just doesn't turn out as planned? Well I'm here!!! Not liking it! Sorry ladies I said I would post my Mother's day idea but I 'm gonna say now it's a surprise -So sorry!!! But I will share a regional post just to help you all out with some great ideas. So enjoy- there awesome!!!

Layout from Springwater

2009-04-21T14:06:00.000-07:00

My family went for an adventure walk the other day in Springwater. It was a beautiful day and nice walk through the trails. The kids love to look for every type of creature they can find. We were very lucky to stumble across a turtle...It even posed for the picture, so it seemed. Hope you like the two page layout. The one with two pics I used a layout from Liz Goldhawk another stampin'Up demo. She used a different kit but layout is pretty much the same. Hope to post more later. Sorry it's been so long I have been busy with classes and painting. I am also working on my Mother's day class.

Stamp Class

2009-04-16T06:28:00.000-07:00

Well last night was one of my monthly stamp classes and we did two step stamping and a scrap book page. I had previously posted the two step stamp cards-the ones like regionals. So today I'll post the other card that we did with Fifth Avenue Floral. I also made a cake for the great bunch of ladies that came out!!! Hope you all had fun. Thanks Susie for bringing someone new out. Glad to see you out Anni-hope to see you again!!!
Next month is Mother's day so I'm thinking of having a earlier class and I'm thinking of doing something with both types of embossing!!! I'm looking at May 6th at 7-9.Hope this works for you Janette. Let me know how that works or if you think your interested in coming out. Friends are welcome. (Julie your welcome to leave me a comment any time-you great Bow maker!!!)

Cake and craft prep

2009-04-13T18:34:00.000-07:00

Sorry to you all. I have been very busy getting stuff ready for Easter and for my craft class on Wednesday that I haven't had a chance to post. I hope you all had a great Easter. I know I did. I had made 2 cakes and bunny cupcakes. I will post the goodies first and will be back tomorrow to post the scrap book page. Have a great night!

Another Card From Darling Dots

2009-04-08T06:21:00.000-07:00

Here is another great card I made up from the Darling Dots Hostess Level 1 set. This set is awesome. I am soo loving it! So I challenge all you out there to gather up a few friends, family and neighbours to come together and host a Stampin' Up! Party/Workshop. Don't worry, these parties are hands on and allot of fun. You get the friends and I'll bring the fun!!! Before you know it you'll love being creative and those homemade gifts will be treasured!!! I may even make the treats for my local girls!!! I'll even sweeten the deal with a Thank You gift and if you get a $200 qualifying show you can ALSO pick any stamp set from the Catalogue FREE!!!! So be sure to leave me a comment if you'd like to have a great night of fun!!!!

Birthday Cake

2009-04-06T10:57:00.000-07:00

The other day I had made up a birthday cake for a friends sister. She thought a polka dot cake would be perfect. I haven't yet started my fondant and gum paste class until this Thursday so I had to think of something fast. I came up with a cake- I thought it was super cute. The Birthday girl loved it! Hope you like it too!

Level 1 Hostess set and New mini Golden oldies!

2009-04-05T12:13:00.000-07:00

I worked on 2 cards the other day after I made another birthday cake for a friend. I waited til today to take the pics in the natural light so they look better. First I used the Darling dots. I love this set! It is so versatile for any type of card. I used the lady bugs and the flower together. Love the colors I choose-they are very bright and cheery!!!
Then for the Golden Oldies- I love this set- It reminds me of me and my friend. We always make jokes about being old but still pretty "hot- mamma's" for our age. So this set I had to have. I love the way my card turned out. It so reminds me of a grandma type with the background DP and the chair I covered with DP. I even added crystal effects to her glasses- you probably won't be able to see it in the photo. But let me know what you think. Both cards I designed myself, with all Stampin" Up! supplies. Enjoy your Sunday!

God's Beauty

2009-04-03T12:25:00.000-07:00

Well I worked really had on this card this afternoon and still am not satisfied with the butterfly. I have tried many different ways to make it look good , so I gave up and this is where it's going to stay. I know it's brown and yellow, but I tried blue and it just didn't work. I also didn't have the blue I wanted. Ever envision a card and it is totally different when your done? That always happens to me!!! Any way I used all Stampin'Up! products. The stamp set is a Level 1 hostess set called God's beauty. I love this set and truly God does make beauty! Hope you all have a great day!

Sunflower and Sunshine!!!

2009-03-31T10:41:00.000-07:00

Finally the sunshine is back to brighten your day and mine . With that said ,I did up a sunflower card. The color yellow just brightens my day!I like the hostess stamp set Darling dots. It comes with a variety of cute little stamps. Over the next few days I will be using this set. So if you like it as much as I do , you should consider hosting a party and earn it for FREE. A $200 order or party gets you this set plus $20 of your choice in Stampin'Up! goodies!!! Tempting isn't it!!! I will also be using the God's beauty hostess set too!!! I LOVE the butterfly! So have a great week and I hope to see a comment about what you think!

Another cake!!

2009-03-30T06:43:00.000-07:00

Sorry I left quick from my last post- the juice was down the back by the cords and the outlet was starting to make a sizzling sound-so I had to shut it all down and dry it all up!!!
Well you all are in for another treat-cake post that is. I was at my niece's last night and today is her 14th birthday so I made her a cake. Didn't know what to make so I came up with a Roxy style cake. Roxy is a clothes line geared at that age group.
Love the colors and style they have. I thought it turned out bright and cute. Least to say she loved it!!!
Well hope you all have a great day.

Easter Cards

2009-03-30T06:24:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone!!! Hope you all had a great weekend. Sorry my post is late- my daughter keeps taking the cord so I can't download my pics!!! Hold on a minute......man my 2 year old- Sadie just spilled juice on all the computer wires!!! Never a dull moment around here let me tell you!!! Ok back to the cards....be back puter is making a weird noise!!!

Chocolate Cake

2009-03-28T20:46:00.000-07:00

Thursday was my last cake class for course 1. So I made a chocolate cake with chocolate butter cream icing and put white roses on it. I pictured it to look way better but I still loved it- it tasted yummy!!! I even put cherry pie filling between the layers! Mmmmmm.
So now that class 1 is completed I joined the fondant and gum paste class that starts April 9th at Michael's!! I am sooo excited to start this class. I hear it's like playing with play dough but tastes way better-LOL. I never would of thought that cake decorating could be soo fun!!! So I have some time to paper craft. I did make up a few cards and will post them tomorrow. Until then you all can drool over my chocolate cake- just kidding! Hope you all have a great weekend and hope you pop back tomorrow evening!

Regionals !!!

2009-03-25T06:37:00.000-07:00

Ok, Regionals were very fun! If your a Stampin'Up! demonstrator you know how exciting and fun it can be. I didn't make any swaps , but next year I will for sure!!! This year they were held in London. It was alot closer to me so I was able to go. We did alot of great projects. The 2 cards I am about to post are cased in design but I used a different stamp set and colored cardstock and ribbon. I loved the cards that much that I really didn't want to change to much! I will play around with the cards later to change it up more. Hope you like them!

Missing Cord

2009-03-24T07:11:00.000-07:00

Well I haven't put anything up on my blog lately because the camera download cord is missing!! The first place I always look is my daughters room, and of course it's not there- which is a first but she has it at her dads!!! Hmmm just as I thought . So I will look in my pics to see what I have for a post! So I hope to have it back tonight and then I'll post a few things. Hope you all have a great Tuesday!

Birthday Cake

2009-03-20T13:21:00.000-07:00

Well now with the cake done and out of the way I can relax with some stamping!!! I had made up a cake for a friends son who is having his 6th birthday party!! He loves transformers so I thought no problem I can find a pan and make one up! Well to make a long story short I had to draw and transfer onto the cake then decorate. What a challenge and it was fun. The only way to get better is learn from your mistakes and practise!!!! I do love the way it turned out but there would be a few things I learned that I can change next time!! So here it is!!!! Be prepared to be amazed!!! LOL

Busy, Busy, Busy!!!

2009-03-19T12:27:00.000-07:00

Man I have been soo busy lately that I haven't had much time to sit at the computer to blog all the great crafting things I've done!!! Last week on Friday Heather , my amazing and talented up line held an event at King's College a Pre get together before Regional! It was aw some. I met a few great ladies, we all ate Lasagna prepared by the college, along with salad, garlic bread and dessert!!! Mmm it was soo GOOD! We then crafted with the Fith avenue flower stamp. A I WANT so bad set!!! I will post a pic or two from the event.
Then Saturday was Regionals in London.Great projects and an awesome time. Really wish Shelli was able to be there but she wasn't.Heather and most of her down line was there, around 30 of us!!! We all had a BLAST. Will post a few pics from Regional too!
Then the other day I had 5 tween over for a class and fun day. My daughter and 4 of her friends came over. We made pizza, cupcakes , 2 cards and an accordion scrap book. They all were LOUD but it was fun!!! Here are a few pics from that.
I better go I have my cake decorating class tonight and I have promised to make a cake for a friends boy for his birthday tomorrow!

3 payments- Stampin'Up! Starter kit!!!!

2009-03-13T19:32:00.000-07:00

Well it's here- can you believe it! March and the Sale-a-bration time is the BEST time ever to join. There is a 20% discount on the Starter kit- until the end of March- which is $209!!! After that it is back up to $249.. But until the end of April you are able to make 3 easy payments to a credit card so you can get your kit right away and enjoy the products and or start your business if you wish!!! There are many extra incentives for March like 3 Free items from the Sale-a-bration mini, plus you can select an additional stamp set of your choice from the catalogue worth up to $56.95 value!!! AND if you sign up before the end of March you will receive from me $50 worth of Stampin'Up! product of your choice!!! How awesome is that!!! To awesome to pass up. The value of all this would be just over $500. Hope to hear from YOU soon!!! Have a great weekend!!!!

Get Well Soon!!

2009-03-11T12:30:00.000-07:00

I have a friend who has been sick for the last two days so I wanted to make up a card for her to let her know I'm thinking of her and that she gets better. I used the Sale-a-Bration designer paper,ribbon and stamp set-Polka Dot punches. I am so loving all the stuff and hate to see it go. I want to earn another pack of the FREE designer Paper yet. I will be putting in another order before the end of the month. So if any of you want to place an order of $60 to earn Free stuff, leave me a comment or go to my Stampin'Up! website to the left and place an online order go on shop now! Hope you like the card. See you soon!

Owl Card

2009-03-11T11:15:00.000-07:00

Sorry I wanted to post again on the owl card because it posted sideways and doesn't do it justice. I love this card. Hopefully it will work this time!

A Note of Thanks

2009-03-11T11:08:00.000-07:00

I have been playing around with the Sale-a-Bration designer Paper again and made up a card with the chipboard. Love the owls and birds-they are too cute!!! I like the dimensional they add to a card, and I like different! I also added a bit of paper piercing along the bottom. I love the look it gives a card. Hope you like it!

Congratulations !!!

2009-03-10T12:00:00.000-07:00

I made up a small gift for a friend who is having an open house for her business. She is a hairdresser and recently added a special machine to her room for hair removal. I forget the actual name of it, but it's amazing!!! So I wanted to give her a small gift of a healing sanctuary cd, a tin of white tea and a vanilla votive. I put it all in clear bag from Martha Stuart and decorated it with the Sale-a-bration Designer Paper and the ribbon, and 2 stamp sets-Polka dot punches and Congrats. I totally love all these FREE gifts I earned by spending $60 to receive 1 free item. You have until the end of the month to earn any of these!

Swap cards

2009-03-10T09:27:00.000-07:00

On Monday I received some very stunning cards from my swap partner Irene Wendlandt from Germany. She is a very talented. You can also check out her work on her blog at www.bastelzimmer.blogspot.com/ I'm sure you'll be inspired! Well I'm busy working on a project right now so I'll be back later this evening for another post. Till then enjoy your day!