In Between

In between work , my room (office) Face book (Sam Woodruff) of which I'm totally addicted,
I played today.
If you look you will see the mistakes, so don't look to close ;)
Just a quick tip, ink up your textured plates, kind of hard to see on Pacific Point, wrong time to take a pic too. But gives a little extra oomph!
The card... Textured background #1, Cheap Talk Set,Oval Frame die, chocolate supernova.
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A Sad and Long Contemplate

I have been seriously thinking of giving up my Blog!
Yes, you read right. The guilt I feel of not posting often, my life (family), my Stampin' Up business, is making me really think about it.
A very good friend and a top 10 Stampin' Up Demo (no she does not have a blog) kind of put it into perspective for me.
The money and time put into a blog, thank you blogger-no money needed, could be spent in time with family, calling customers, and just plain free time, you know how I'll be spending that.
She also mentioned, besides a Lucky few (bloggers), how does it help your business with customers.
Well my first thought when I started this was to help my customers with ideas for cards and projects.
But I know they really don't visit they are off the computer and tending their lives, which is what I need to be doing.
She mention the majority of people who visit are other Demos (I have the best, that visit and comment to me) but they cannot bring me customers and I kinda of agree, I know I have a few who are not and they have become very lovely cyber friends.
I read on SCS, Demo side someone asked how to get viewers to one's blog, the answer by one was posting everyday and I remember thinking...wow they must spend all day visiting blogs to see who posted today, and realized that has become me. If I need ideas, I can get that at Stampin' Up and SCS...(this makes me laugh why post on SCS and your blog, the same thing, why have a blog then (yes I know this can work but I only know of 2). If you need the business that SCS might give you get a DBWS and direct them there in your signature, just my opinion that I need to follow myself).
As I contemplate about this while I finish my room, which yes I will show you and yes I do have the marker video done, but haven't figured out how to get it on here-help for that is coming soon.
I will post some of the new goodies at my own pace.I will also post rants and things that bother me for instance casing, watermarks,(which I still have not figured out and don't care anymore, because I can still print your stuff up and copy it) giving credit and who did it first...so be prepared and remember they are just my opinions and you don't have to agree but I look forward to your thoughts.
Oh and the card... done for my Brews&Browse- Fifth Avenue, Urban Oasis DSP love love love these colors black just adds such elegance & The new Fine Supernova Olive glitter, love love love all the colors in this.
Hugs...with a wet shoulder!

What I'm up against!!!!

You can't even see the rest of the room either.
to embarrassed to show you.
I'm not done yet...
This mess was from everything being moved from my giant table downstairs back to here so Santa wouldn't trip.
Now all this , plus the rest of the room is in the hallway, (which just got new carpet) my bedroom, my daughters bedroom, my sons bedroom...get the picture any available space.
New paint, floor, and desk.
But don't fret I have been stamping, just not here I cant even find half my stuff, I have such great organized friends that have graciously loaned me there houses, stamping stuff, and companionship for the 2 swaps I have coming up. Plus my Brews & Browse on Sat evening.
Will show you all soon.
The finished room and the stamping!
Hugs

Going AWOL!!!

Here I go again!
Organizing the stamp room(total rebuild-you will freak over the pics, especially the before), getting carpet, and prepping for up coming Classes.
You will see very little of me.
This little frame,3$ WM, was done by Susan and me for her to give as a gift, as you can see it's using the Valentine bundle...love that paper. And weeping over the retirees.
Hugs and Visits Soon!

Slide...

Here is another great gift given to me by my Up line Melissa.
This is using the microscope slides...good luck finding them! And the great technique Melissa showed to all at the VB regional.
Hugs and A
Happy New Year!

Off for a drive in the Mountains...

Which might not be a good thing!
I'm flying to Nashville TN Bright and early Sat morning to drive a U-Haul with a car towed behind, to bring My Aunt Back to eastern VA...so happy she is coming.
Just a little stressed over the drive, especially through the Mountains. I drive a Bus so it should be a piece of cake right, except I drive on flat (Near the beach) land. To top things off I can't turn my neck( slept wrong, stress, getting sick) have no idea why.
So Pray for me!!!
Now as promised, here is a look at one of the gifts my Up line Melissa gave me for my birthday.
The gorgeous one up above is her's, the one's below were made very Quickly for teachers gifts.
These were made with the square coasters and 4x4 cuts of designer paper with the current corner rounder punch, SU stamps, and small clip magnets found at office max, which if I had my circle scallop, let a dear friend borrow it, probably would of made the magnet look better. Add a very nice pen and WA La...Quick Gift!

Hugs!

Merry Christmas!!!

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Shellebrate! With Craft watercoloring

I hated to color!
Yes You read right or I did, but now after VB Regional where they had us water color with classic and craft, which I think is the nicest out of all the water coloring that can be done from SU...pencils crayons markers.
Coloring with Craft Ink has a much richer effect.
You have to try it.
These two cards were more swaps with my sisters over seas. Hope they received them cause I just could not wait to show y'all. To impatient.
I was one of those kids that would search for my present. Now I lock them up for my own kids.

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An Oldy with some Goodies

These were cards sent to my sisters for a swap, when your stumped or overloaded like me.
You bring out the longest and best est stamp set of them all.
Lovely as a Tree
Well I don't own it, but every one I know does...Shocking isn't it.
Trying to use up all my X-mas stuff and that includes the rub-ons.
The top card is using the heat and stick powder and Dazzling Diamond all over for a great effect, or in my case to cover up some Boo Boos.
The bottom card is missing a reindeer, only because I put my rub-ons down and then put something on top of them, I'm a messy stamper...lets just say I messed up a corner of the page. So remember that, put them right away.

My Stat Counter has hit over 10000, yes I know why, but I have to say for this new Stamper and fairly new Demo (almost to my year mark) I like to think it's my creativity with color, like Mary Fish or the beauty of my projects like Beate's. But I'm a realist and I know it's only the markers you want to see. I'll take that... sooo on that note, the Movie will be out soon.
Love to you all!
More to show later!
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UGH!!!Dirty Santa

Last night I had my local demo group Christmas party, the Inky Angel's.
We were to bring a gift that could be sold for 20$ at a craft fair, to be given in the Dirty Santa way. Dirty Santa and me do not mix well.
That's a Life story and I won't bother you with the detail's.
I made this info center after seeing the one in the SU catalog p 114. Go ahead and look if you have the catalog, you know you want to.
The original board came with a fabric piece in the center that had the ribbon criss crossing on it, I removed it so I could add the metal dry erase board and cork.
I kind of ran out of time to help my husband with his gift too.
So I didn't get to cover the pen and add the push pins.
I laminated the calender so who ever got it could write with the dry erase on that also.
Tried to laminate all the items that go with the calender, for wear and tear purposes, but the laminate did not take well with the circles, don't know why.
To the right bottom is a sticky note pad and you could add a picture to upper left hand side.
Overall I though it turned out pretty cute.
Oh and Melissa if you want to remove the Stampin Part to get more room out the dry erase please feel free, She snagged my gift for the last and final time.
Here is what I snagged I was one of the last to go out of 30 something gifter's.
I actually had my eye on them right from the beginning, SORRY Cheryl!!!
Kind of hid it so no one could take it from me! SHH!
These were made by Saundra Moser.I absolutely loved them.
This is my current favorite background stamp.
I'm so sad to see this one on the retired list.
But, can't wait to see what they come out with next.