Jan 21 2011
The last night of Leadership, six of us from Minnesota got together to share our swaps with each other. This card is a favorite of mine. It uses the single stamp on the last page of the Occasions Mini Catalog, 122045 Be My Valentine. I love the colors black and white with another color.
Jan 13 2011
This was a fun card to make for a recent shoebox swap. I wanted to use new products from the Occasions Mini Catalog. This card uses the 121941 Valentine Defined stamp set, the 121809 Framed Tulips embossing folder and the 122125 3" Circle Sizzix Originals Die.
The colors are Pretty in Pink, Very Vanilla and Crumb Cake. I put the Very Vanilla Cardstock in the 117335 Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder first. Then I put it in the center of the 121809 Framed Tulips embossing folder to just get the two edges embossed. The polka dots are a little smashed, but I like how it looks.
January 13, 1978 was a cold, wintery day. The headline news was Hubert H. Humphrey died. My headline news was the birth of our beautiful baby girl, Melanie Susan. Becoming a parent was a dream I had wanted for years. She is a wonderful daughter and friend. Happy 33rd B-day Mel!
Dec 17 2010
We interrupt the Christmas season….yes, it's true.
Valentine's Day is closer than you think. Did you know that Valentine's Day is the second highest card-giving holiday (Christmas is first, of course)?
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Feb 15 2009
I needed to make a Valentine’s Day gift, but didn’t have a frame in my stash. Here’ s the front of the canvas frame I had tucked away.
Here’s the back of the canvas, which is about 5" x 7". Very easy to paint it black with craft paint. I wanted to surprise my daughter and son-in-law with a personal gift for Valentine’s Day from their girls.
I covered each of the grand girl’s foot with VersaMark ink and had them step down on Ruby Red cardstock. I embossed their footprint with silver embossing powder.
Here are the words which I printed on the computer. I added a couple of silver hearts. I put ModgePodge on the back side of the cardstock and centered it on the black canvas frame. Pressed out as many air bubbles that I could. Then I covered the entire project with one coat of ModgePodge and let it dry overnight. It turned out quite nicely!
Dan and I had the grand girls overnight on February 13. We took them swimming at the YMCA after supper. We had a blast! When they woke up on Valentine’s Day, I had gotten up early and made a heart-shaped breakfast for them.
This was so much fun to do for them. They both squeeled with delight.
Amber went for the pancake first!
Brianna went for the toast and jelly first.
After breakfast, we read some books. Looking at this picture, I cannot believe they are 5 years old and 20 months old. Weren’t they just babies?
Feb 13 2009
I thought I would share some photo’s from the Stamping DIVA Day on Sunday with some of my downline.
The day begins with stamping. No surprise there! Here are Liz, Autumn, Amy and Denise.
And here is Julianne.
Here is Susie. She is talking with her hands, not protesting me taking her picture (really).
Wanda is showing Cyndi and Peggy how to make their own decorative paper on the computer using Stampin’ Up! colors.
Amy had to leave early to go to work. Here is her DIVA swap card.
Here is Amy showing us her DIVA creative challenge.
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Peggy’s Creative Challenge
Autumn’s Creative Challenge
Wanda’s Creative Challenge
Cyndi’s Creative Challenge
The only reason we stop stamping is to eat! (L to R) Susie, Denise, Wanda, Julianne, Cyndi, Autumn, Liz, Peggy. We start the business meeting while we are eating.
Each meeting, someone gets to wear the DIVA crown for the highest sales the previous month. Peggy came in second place the last two months. But in January, she pulled out all the stops and was #1!!!! Go Peggy!
We have a DIVA card swap and the theme was to use the Love You Much Bundle in a non-Valentine card.
Outside view
Inside View
Sometimes my DIVA’s are my guinea pigs for projects I’m thinking of offering to my customers. Here are some purse notebooks they made. I did challenge them because I had a picture of a purse notebook, but no template or measurements. They all were up to the challenge. Here are a few samples of their creativity!
Peggy
Autumn
Liz
Cyndi
Julianne
and, Wanda.
If you want to join my downline team, please contact me for more information. There is a great special going on until March 31, 2009 where the Starter Kit is 15% off, or $169.99.
