Dear Stampers! Happy New Year! and Happy New Stampers 10 club starting up this Friday!!

If any of you don't already know what a Stampers 10 Club is I'll explain.

Starting this Friday, and meeting every 3rd Friday evening at 7p.m. 10 stampers meet at my house to learn a technique, complete a make and take, swap cards, look over any new card samples I may have, hear of the latest Stampin' Up! specials, receive one free catalog and any of the mini catalogs that come out during our 10 months that we meet for club. Each month a different gal is the hostess, brings a treat for all of us to enjoy after our stamping fun, and receives the hostess benefits. Each club member agrees to purchase 15.00 worth of Stampin' Up! product (before shipping, handling or tax) each month. When it is your month to hostess you can coincide it with your own in home workshop and combine the total sales to gather even more free merchandise. If that is not right for you, you are welcome to bring outside orders to club that particular month you are hostess to increase your sales to increase your total free hostess items. You may bring a friend to club, but there may be a charge for the projects we do that night. Please call ahead if you are bringing a friend so I may have enough materials prepared. I look forward to another year of stamping fun!! With the new Big Shot to cut and emboss cardstock and paper, we have new things to learn, and create!!!

Couldn't show you these before Christmas!

I made these for my niece and her mother for Christmas. Plus I made my own! I knew if I didn't make my own at the same time I would never do it. These frames are just the $3.00 Wal-mart photo frames. I had purchased several for Stamper's 10 club projects last year, but had left overs. My friend Heidi completed hers that night at club and it was so attractive I always meant to do my own. If she will send me a pix I'll post it here so you can see my inspiration.

My background paper is Stella Ruby by Basic Grey! MY FAVORITE! It doesn't match any room in my home, but I LOVE IT! Hodge Podge Hardware and the green ribbon is the double sided satin ribbon Stampin' Up! sells. The pink ribbon is a department store satin, and is a bit too shiny!

Bella Rose Designer Series Paper is the background, with Hodge Podge Hardware and ribbon.

Baja Breeze is the color scheme here, it was a 2008 In Color of Stampin' Up! I used the double sided paper, and punched flowers and layered onto the name to give interest. The vanilla ribbon is the opposite side of the green satin ribbon Stampin' Up! sells. I love the vanilla Hodge Podge Hardware Label plate. I hope they come out with more! So shabby Chic'.

Christmas is almost here!! 9 days till Christmas!

It's hard to believe that Christmas is 9 days away! I am still working on my Christmas cards, that is, assembly of them. I love my card idea, but I keep finding other things to do instead of
finishing them. Wish me luck!

Right now until Dec. 23rd, Stampin' Up is offering free shipping on orders of 70.00 or more! That is a sweet Holiday treat!! You can order online, just be sure to put my name in the box as your demonstrator. Thank You!
Or if you only need one item, email or call me as I will be putting in an order
on Monday the 22nd.

Need a last minute fix of paper crafting? Check out the Dec. 2008 issue of Martha Stewart Living.I just made a paper tree, using gradient sizes of circles. The darker the cardstock used the firmer and harder it will be to fold. I will be making white ones for January as a snowy tree grouping. There is also ideas in the magazine using gumdrops and toothpicks. Charming people and characters any child can make and they are adorable!! This issue is always my favorite one!

God bless your Christmas!

Thank you Cheryl! Thank you Martha!

I want to Thank Cheryl for lending me the Lovely Letters set to make this monogram thank you card. I made a package of 8 for a friend of mine recovering from gall bladder surgery. ( Love ya Judy! ) Colors used are Baja Breeze and Pacific Point. The ribbon and monogram got me started, but Martha suggested the 2 blue In Color combo! They are exceptional! Thanks to all who contributed. (((hugs))))

Martha came up with this acetate card using this SU Christmas tree set. She did a similar card at Archivers. The black word image in the shape of a tree is stamped with StazOn onto the acetate. Then on the white cardstock behind she sponged the green color to match the shape of the tree and the words. Then, she enhanced the overall look by adding red jewels onto the front of the tree, a bit of bling! The ribbon is holding the acetate onto the cardfront. I have one of these for you to study on club night!

A sample Martha got from an event with her upline.

A plus that I finished while at Martha's are the birthday calendars I gave my family 3 years ago. I gave them for Christmas - incomplete! They even wrote in birthdays, but I had to have them back to finish, VIOLA' it's is finished!! 3 years! Yes, that is correct. I am a true procrastinator! Thank you Martha for prompting me to finish. Ok, she said I couldn't do anything else until they were done!! That's truly motivational!!! (((HUGS)))))
Love ya Martha, I had a GREAT TIME!! I learn LOTS from you.

Look what great ideas I brought home!!

I spent Friday and Saturday at a hunting widow's home in Prior Lake, my stampin' friend Martha's! Look at these great ideas I brought home to Red Wing!! Martha is a driven stamper!

This card came from her upline, it's is so comical, on the inside is the image of the rest of the animal~!

This example has paper on the lower 2 sections and the top is stamped! It is a smaller than the A2 size we generally make, but can be copied for an A2 size.

There is glitter bling glued onto the flower, look close!

Martha made this at Archivers earlier that day I arrived. It's using acetate as the card with the cardstock stapled onto the back flap, StazOn used to stamp the images onto the acetate. It's so cute and this angle shows off the images on the front! This was "the bomb" card. VERY WOW!

Pix of my Trick or Treat girl and her friend Em

Mars and Em after Trick or Treating!
Thank you Emm's Mom and Dad for taking Mars with you!

YES, THE 80's!! Yikes! I recall dressing up very similarly to attend a Van Halen Concert, with the addition of 6 bandanna's tied around my leg! Who'd of thunk it? LOL!!

The LOOT! She hid it from the rest of us right away!! Smart kid!

BIG SHOT! I ordered ONE!

Oh, it was always in the back of my mind. I love the top note shape, I can't wait to make textured backgrounds. I finally ordered the BIG SHOT! Yikes! It will be so much fun and make preparing for workshops so easy! How fun, I can't wait to get it. My Christmas gift to myself!!



Did you know that if you need to order Stampin' Up! you can go to the website, and if you put my name down as demonstrator you get a discount? Very cool! I just went to check out how that works, it makes it so easy! Be sure to play around and check out online ordering. I'll have to think of some fun incentive for anyone who orders online and puts my name down as as their demonstrator.
It might be some fun die cuts from the new BIG SHOT.

I have been enjoying this unseasonably mild weather. It feels so good outside! I took Riley out for a super long walk this evening, it did us both good! Get out an enjoy it!

Oh club girls, your order is in and waiting for pick up!

Trish