Cutest little tote EVER!!

I was given the SWEETEST gift by Cindee Wilkinson at my Luv 2 Stamp Group meeting in April!  CHECK IT OUT…. I used it for my swaps at Michelle’s meeting last Saturday!  Everyone loved it! Isn’t this TOO CLEVER ….    Isn’t it toooooooooooo cute???  Cindee has a really great blog.. be sure to check …

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More Carousel Note Purses

After discovering this WAY COOL project back in early March, I knew this had to be a class.. so I taught it 3x this week!!  Everyone loved it!  Each person received 3 Carousel Notes, 2 envelopes, 1/2 a pack of Afternoon Tea paper, 5 sheets of assorted cardstock, and full color instructions.   Here are some …

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Luv 2 Stamp Group Meeting – Winning Swap cards

At every Luv 2 Stamp Group meeting, I ask everyone to bring an extra swap card to put on the "Card Contest Board".  We vote for our favorites and the top 3 get prizes! 🙂  I thought you’d like to see the top 3.. they are AMAZING!!! 3rd place: Elyse Foley 2nd place: Lene’e Pearson …

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Luv 2 Stamp Group meeting – part 1

Here are all the supplies packed and ready to head to the meeting yesterday morning.. Here are some of the ladies having fun stamping: Here is Jena instructing us in a pop up card project: Here is the pop up card she taught us to make: Instructions for the folding of this card can be …

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GLITTER!! Oh My!

OK.. I THOUGHT I could do it… I’ve been getting up the "courage" to work with the Sticky Letters and Glitter ever since SHANNON gave me grief at the Oakland Regional for not using them in my stamping life (I am so NOT a Glitter Queen) … last night I thought my friend Sharon had …

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Bermuda Cruise – Super Fun Jewelry Ideas!

A SUPER BIG round of applause to my friend and dinner partner on the cruise, Jan Wakeland and her FABULOUS jewelry ideas… CHECK THESE OUT……. Jan used washers from the hardware store and beads and discs from the jewelry aisle in the craft store, and decorated them with Felt Fusion Flowers and our Rub-Ons!! HOW …

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Bermuda Cruise – Samples from Display Boards

Cruise Achievers brought samples to display on boards in the Hospitality Room and of course I took lots of photos.  Here are just a few of my favorites.. more to come in the following days. If you see your card here, leave me a comment.. I’ll be happy to add your name and give you …

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More with Carousel Notes & Classy Brass

My "Pick a Petal" Classy Brass template (pg 187) arrived yesterday so I HAD to play with it today!  The outside of it coordinates with the Carousel notes!  Hmm.. wonder what else Stampin’ Up! has been keeping from us!  LOL Here are the tools I used: Paper Piercing tool and mat, brass template, Carousel Notes …

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My Carousel Note Purse needed Photos!

I was working on a project using photos of my mom from her childhood to the day she got married (photos of THAT project to come in a day or 2), so I decided to use up the extra photos and add them to my Carousel Note Card Purse project (see this post for more …

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WOW – Carousel Notes Purse Project!!

Oh my word… we had the best time making these FABULOUS "purses" out of the new Carousel Note cards and envelopes (in the Occasions Mini catalog from Stampin’ Up!).  HUGE THANKS TO Jan Tinklenberg for posting this most amazing idea on her blog this week!!  WOW!!  Yesterday, Sharon and Ellen and I decided to tackle …

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Many Thanks card and a COOL Gift from Dawn!

I saw this cute idea for the scalloped "Many Thanks" on Cambria’s blog, and had to play with the idea!  So I made a few Thank You cards tonight!  The patterned red paper and the Ballet Blue are both punched with the Scallop Circle Punch, and I punched a 1-3/8" hole in the Ballet Blue …

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Ginger Blossom Journal

This is the 5×5 On Board Art Journal from Stampin’ Up! that we are making at Charlene’s workshop this afternoon!  I hope the ladies all love it!   I decorated it with Ginger Blossom DSP and my favorite set from the Occasions Mini catalog: Live Your Dream.  Enjoy! We are decorating the cover, and 4 pages …

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