Are you ready for spring? Well, Stampin' Up! is!  And with the Spring is Blossoming promotion for April, you will be too!

Here's the invitation that I figured out late one night (when I'm the most creative).

ROLO 'ver to my Death by Chocolate Stampin' Up! workshop on Saturday, February 5, 2011, from 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.

There will be SNICKERS of fun.

And MOUNDS of ideas.

Don't worry if you're a BUTTERFINGER.

You'll have a 100GRAND time.

Wear brown, arrive on time and you may SKOR a prize.

Sweet make & takes are from 1:00-1:30.

You'll melt when you look at the catalogs.

What a fun workshop!  99% of the people wore brown and were on time.  They all loved the make & takes.  After the make & takes were done, we played a fun ice breaker game.  Anyone who had chocolate candy or gum, a chocolate wrapper, chocolate colored lipstick or eye shadow in their purse won a prize.  We had a few laughs at what some of the women had stashed in their purses.

Here are the sweet make & takes projects.

Of course one of the make & takes had to involve chocolate!  I dusted off my Crimper for this project.  Why do I forget about this great tool?

Supplies Used: (catalog page #)

115370 Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set $36.95 (157)

117166 Newsprint Designer Series Paper $9.95 (175)

121045 Basic Black Cardstock $6.95 (169)

120953 Crumb Cake Cardstock $6.95 (169)

101650 Very Vanilla Cardstock $8.50 (169)

101179 Basic Black Ink Pad $5.95 (169)

119859 XL Oval Punch $16.95 (202)

119849 Modern Label Punch $16.95(202)

101610 Stampin’ Sponges $3.50 (195)

101618 Crimper $19.95 (198)

104430 Dimensionals $3.95 (197)

103683 Mini Glue Dots $4.95 (197)

116631 Paper Piercing Tool $3.50 (198)

105826 Mat Pack $9.95 (198)

119736 Neutrals Brads $6.95 (187)

104332 SNAIL Adhesive $6.95 (197)

And the other make & take had to involve Chocolate Chip Cardstock!  Everyone got their choice of using Rose Red or Baja Breeze cardstock.  My photo's don't show this, but the owl has teeny tiny pearls on the eyes and the flower has a large pearl in the center.

Supplies Used: (catalog page #)

121847W or 123211C Punch Bunch Stamp Set* (5 SAB)

102128 Chocolate Chip Cardstock $6.95 (169)

111352 Baja Breeze Cardstock $6.95 (167)

100730 Whisper White Cardstock $8.50 (169)

102544 Rose Red Cardstock $6.95 (167)

111833 Baja Breeze Ink Pad $5.95 (167)

101778 Rose Red Ink Pad $5.95 (167)

120906 2 1/2” Circle Punch $16.95 (11 mini)

119854 Scallop Circle Punch $16.95 (200)

118074 Owl Punch $16.95 (200)

119884 Scallop Square Punch $16.95 (200)

119876 Large Tag Punch $15.95 (202)

119868 1” Circle Punch $10.95 (202)

119753 Early Espresso 5/8” Satin Ribbon $8.95 (191)

119955 Early Espresso 5/8” Grosgrain Rib.$8.95 (191)

119247 Basic Pearls $4.95 (188)

104430 Dimensionals $3.95 (197)

104332 SNAIL Adhesive $6.95 (197)

102300 Bone Folder $6.95 (198)

113439 Big Shot $99.95 (204)

119976 Square Lattice Emb. Folder $7.95 (214)

115963 Finial Press Emb. Folder $7.95 (214)

107301 Whisper White Envelopes $6.50 (171)

*Free with $50 Purchase

Jenny, the hostess, had a chocolate fountain with all kinds of goodies to dip.   I laughed when I saw someone with chocolate on their celery sticks.  Jenny also made my favorite truffle brownies topped with chocolate chip cookie dough.  Oh, so worth falling off the wagon of healthy eating!  She had M&M's and chocolate candies to munch, plus mint hot chocolate to drink.   Jenny is the hostess with the mostest.

If you want to schedule your own Death by Chocolate workshop, please let me know.  If you want to purchase the supplies for these make & take projects, you can call me, email me or order 24/7 by clicking above on "Shop".

When I got home from the workshop, I couldn't believe what I smelled when I walked in the door.  My hubby was making chocolate chip cookies.  Oh my…

 A simple way to earn this great Hostess stamp set is to show the new catalogs to your family, friends and co-workers.  You'll have $300 in orders in no time and this Hostess set is free, plus you get $35 in free merchandise from any of the catalogs.

Dates: July 27-August 31, 2010

Details:
Hostesses will receive an additional $25 in hostess free merchandise dollars when they hold a workshop totaling $350 or more!

Things to Remember:

• Only customer, hostess, and workshop order types qualify for this promotion. Online orders do not qualify.
• Orders must be $350 or more to qualify.
• Hostesses may use their additional $25 in hostess free merchandise on any regular catalog/mini catalog merchandise.
• Orders larger than $350 are not eligible for additional hostess free merchandise dollars. For example, a $700 workshop does not receive $50 in additional dollars. All orders over $350 always receive $25 in additional free hostess dollars.

This is such an awesome special.  One of my hostesses qualified for this special.  She was able to get the Sizzix Big Shot for FREE!  Talk about a shopping spree!!!!!

Contact me today to schedule your workshop or book party before the end of August!