Saturdays Club!

Good Morning!

I did not post yesterday and I am so sorry. Wednesday was not the best of days. One of my little dogs bit my Grandson in the face! She did not break his skin but did leave marks. It happened so fast I could not get to him soon enough. He was only 3 feet away from me. Boy I tell you what an awful time I have had since. I love my dog. But I love my grandson more. I don’t know, so for now she will be locked up when I have him. Actually all my dogs will, I have three. I just don’t trust any of them now. My kids were upset as well but my son told me I am making more out of it then I should. I am finding it is just different being my grandson then when I had my own kids. Hope that makes sence.

Now on to my Big Shot. Most of you know it was not well. It had joint trouble. (Ha ha) Anyway I found out that I did purchase it over three years ago so it was not under warranty anymore. So that meant I would have to buy a new one. Well my husband took it apart last night and found that one of the bearings was rusted. He cleaned it, greased it and put it back together. IT WORKS!!!!!!!!  YAH!!!!!!!   I am so excited! Now I don’t have to purchase a new one! (Which I would not have minded but this lets me put that money towards new products.)

I am so excited for Saturdays Club! I have some fun new products, and can’t wait to share them! They will be having some fun projects. This is one. It is a telescoping card. I also think I found a new favorite color combo. Soft Suede, Pool Party, and Pear Pizzazz! Love It!

So for this card I used my new favorite stamp set Gently Falling!
I also used the sentiment out of Falling leaves
I made a one inch lolly using My Favorite New DSP Spice Cake!
The squares were cut with the Big Shot dies.

NEW CLUB
I am looking to start a new club. I have 3 people who have committed at this point so we need at least 3 more. This is a fun time for you. You will come one day or evening and make 3 projects like the one above. These projects are a little more difficult but fun to do and have. Then you will put in an order for the month. 1 person a month is the hostess till you all have been the hostess. With 6 people your order will be $25.00 a month but the cost will go down with more people. This is a great way to get a few things you have been wanting without spending a lot. Please let me know if you are interested or have any questions.

Well my grandson will be here shortly.
Hope you find some time to stamp today.
Karen

Happy Tuesday

Good morning!
I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend. We had a busy start and my baby is now married! She is now Mrs. Joseph Metz. It was a beautiful small wedding and a wonderful reception. I would like to thank everyone who came.
You all should remember my amazing friend Jessica, she took the pictures for us. She is absolutely amazing! She took Joe and Catlyn out to Fort Huachuca and took the most beautiful pictures of them.  In the second picture is our growing family. Weston had hold of some of Catlyn’s bouquet and was having fun with it.




Now I have to say my grandson did steal the show. He is so handsome!

These are the wedding favors I made. They are made with the matchbox die. They turned out really nice!

I hope to get to more stamping this week. I hope you get to stamp today.
Karen

Blossom Box

Good Morning!
Sorry it has been a couple days since I last posted. Friday night I had the Big Shot Class. We had fun! We made this blossom Box. It is a little tricky but once you get it it is not so bad. I really like how this turned out. Again I am using my favorite!!!!!!!!! color. Calypso Coral! I just LOVE it!

For the flower I used the Fancy Flower Punch. I used 5 layers, scrunched them, then layered them using glue dots to hold them together. Then I used the Blossom Petals Builder Punch for the leaves.

The Designer Series Paper I used is retired but I wanted to use something retired to practice with before I use the new.

We had a busy weekend but I did manage to get some stamping in. I wanted to remind you all that Friday night is Open Night which I am renaming to P.M.S. night! (pajamas(something comfy) munchies, and stamping or scrapping)  We will start at 6:00pm and you can stay as long as you want. We will have pizza so come hungry! Bring any of your projects you are working on. This is a free night. You can use any of my tools or stamps. Please call to RSVP so I know how much pizza to get. Also to make sure I save you a spot. See you all then.

Hope you get some time to stamp today.
Karen

Gone For Too.........Long! Sorry.

Hi everyone,

Well it is time I get back to my blog. I am trying to learn how to balance everything with this business and it is a struggle. I think though with a lot of work I will get there.
I wanted to show you a card using something that goes through your big shot with no problem. It also adds a nice texture to your stamped project. It is supper thin cork. I picked it up in a hobby store. I truly love the colors with this.
I used the Halloween Hoot stamp set, and the Cast a Spell DSP. The card stock color is Elegant Eggplant. I have to say it was fun stamping on another texture.

Happy Stamping
Karen

Mojo Monday Sketch, Week # 87

Hi everyone!

It is Mojo Monday. This is such a great sketch! I have already made 2 cards using it and next I am on to a scrapbooking page! I will post the 2nd card later. But first I wanted to post this one. I was able to use one of my absolutely favorite stamp sets and paper. If you look close enough you can see I also did a shadow technique.

Here is what I used:

Stamps: Upsy Daisy, Great Friend

Cardstock: Pacific Point, Baja Breeze, Apricot Appeal Textured cardstock

DSP: Good Morning Sunshine

Ink: Pacific Point, Baja Breeze

Accessories: White Grosgrain ribbon, Big Shot, Circles #2 die 11/4" Square Punch, 13/8" Square Punch

Scrapbook Page

Hi everyone,

Well I have another scrabooking page for you. I am working on getting some of my Christmas pictures done. Not on Christmas paper though, and just plain not Christmas like at all! I am just trying something new with these. I am making an album of my favorite pictures through the years.

I used another fun DSP called Good Morning Sunshine. It can be yours for FREE! Stampin' Up! is having an awesome deal this month. Buy 3 packs of DSP and get one FREE! It is a great time to stock up especially because we only have 2 months left of this catalog. July 1st the new catalog will be out. Call me for details, or e-mail me.

For this page I used:

cardstock: Kiwi Kiss, Pacific Point, Whisper white, Summer Sun

Dsp: Good Morning Sunshine

Ink: Kiwi Kiss

Accsesories: Big Shot, Flowers Decorative Strip, Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon