We had such a great time at the New Catalog Party last evening! Between being with friends, creating, eating yummy foods, and looking at a new catalog . . . what isn't there to like?! I am working on the summer class calendar, but until I hear from the library about the dates I'm requesting to have classes there, I can't really post a finished schedule. I can post the upcoming Stamp of the month classes, however! Here they are: Continue reading

New Catalog Day – June 1, 2017!
It's New Catalog Day!! Are you excited? Do you want to see it?! Here you go! Continue reading
Don’t Forget – Catalog Reminders
I want to take today to remind you about a couple things. First, don't forget about all the retiring products! Some have sold out, but there are still a lot available. I encourage you to look at them online so you can visualize what is going and make sure you're not missing out on anything! Second, our New Catalog Party is right around the corner! Be sure to make your plans to attend and RSVP so I can have new goodies ready for you to play with. New Catalog Party It’s time for a new catalog! Let’s play with some new product, snack, and check out that new catalog! When: Continue reading

Sharing Jaan’s Creativity for Leader Appreciation
My children attend Awana at our church, and my husband and I work with the Awana program. Last evening was Leader Appreciation Night and I wanted to share what my my middle son, Jaan, made for his leaders. Jaan asked me to show him where the t-shirt dies were before I went to take my Sunday afternoon nap yesterday. He was planning to make a little something for his leaders. I showed him the dies and then went to lie down. Apparently he got pretty busy while I was sleeping! When I came back down, he showed me this. In Awana they wear uniform shirts and this looks like the shirt Continue reading

Quick Trip North Spring 2017
I had plans to write blog posts this past week while we went up north . . . but I'm afraid being on vacation went to my head and I forgot all about my resolve. My brain just clicked into vacation mode and now I find myself at home with no blog posts being written this past week. Don't you love vacation?! I thought you might like to see a quick picture, we primarily spent our time with Andrew's family in New York but we did sneak away to Vermont one morning. This is a picture of a covered bridge we crossed over during our trip. (We may have turned around and gone back just to make sure Continue reading

High Tide Let Hope Card
Let me share me "other favorite" High Tide Stamp of the Month card with you today. I got the idea for this card from another I saw, but I used different materials to get a similar effect since I did not have the DSP they used. Continue reading

Sale-A-Bration 2017 Begins Tomorrow!
Sale-A-Bration begins tomorrow! Anyone excited?! If not, I'm betting you don't know what Sale-A-Bration is. Check out the details below: shop! Here’s the deal: for every $50 you spend (before tax and shipping), you get a FREE Sale-A-Bration product. That means it’s the perfect time to purchase those products you’ve had your eye on while earning more products for free. host! Need another excuse to get together with friends? Just host a qualifying party with at least $250 in sales during Sale-A-Bration and you’ll earn $25 more in Stampin’ Rewards! You can even apply Continue reading

January – March 2017 StampThat Class Schedule
It's finally here! The class schedule for January - March! Yay! I'm excited for these classes! Be sure to check them all out and then RSVP so I know when to expect you! If you have questions, feel free to leave them in the comments so I can answer them for everyone. Sale-A-Bration January 4 – March 31, when you place an order for $50+ of Stampin’ Up! product (all at once), you will get your pick of one free item from the Sale-A-Bration catalog. There is no limit to this special. Order $50, you get one free product. Order 100, you get 2 free producst, order $600, get 12 . . . Continue reading

Merry Christmas 2017
Merry Christmas from our family to yours! I hope you have a wonderful day with family and friends as you celebrate the birth of our Savior! Continue reading

Upcoming 2017 Stamp of the Month Classes
As you start pulling out your 2017 Calendar, you're going to want to mark down these Stamp of the Month classes! I have made some changes for the Stamp of the Month classes in January - March, I will see how things go, and reevaluate at the end of that time to see if I would like to continue with those changes. What are they? January - March you may choose to attend the Stamp of the Month class without including the stamp set (and any additional items like dies/Watercolor Pencils) in your class price. Those choosing to include the stamp set/dies are getting a special deal since their Continue reading

Walt Disney World Christmas
You may have noticed that my posts were a little sporadic last week. Well, that's because we were having a magical time at Disney World! We took so many pictures and did so many things, I can't even begin to share them with you! I guess for now, I'll just share one picture, and then you're bound to see more once I get pictures printed and start working on those scrapbook pages! Posts may continue to be a bit sporadic during the holiday, but know that I'm working on the new class schedule and pulling out some new product so I'll be ready to share those soon! Continue reading

Christmas Cookie Day 2017
Many of you know that I get together with a friend each Christmas so we can bake our Christmas cookies. It's a pretty big day and we tend to bake a LOT of cookies! Saturday was our day. We worked in the kitchen for about 9 hours. This year all the kids (6) chipped in to help as well. What a fun time! I thought you might like to see some pictures. Continue reading