laughing, eating, talking, stamping...

Our evening started with a meal of baked potatoes with all the trimmings, salad, cheese, crackers, and two fabulous desserts. After all the eating, laughing, talking, and with happy tummies, we were ready to stamp. Our new Stampin Up representative Julie brought three card projects to make using new stamps and products from the mini catalog. What a great time we all had!!!! Thank you Marcia for hosting.

Christmas cards already!

A couple of weeks ago I went with Marcia to our favorite shop Toadilly Scrappin where they have the best selection of Halloween and Christmas decorative papers I have seen anywhere. Found my inspiration with a couple of papers that go perfectly with my old Stampin Up stamp set Polar Bears and here are a couple of cards. I now have a jump on Christmas.

Stampin Up mini sneak preview

Here is a great website that Marcia found showing card samples using new stamps from the upcoming mini. Have fun!

http://www.stampinpretty.com/

Scrappin' Shop Hop

Here are a couple of additional photos from our Shop Hop.

Here are the pictures from our June swap. Grab your tub-o-popcorn... we made it into a movie!
Enjoy!

STAMPIN UP BEAR

Adorable!!! Stampin Up and Build a Bear have joined forces to create this cute bear that comes with a stamp...available in the next mini catalog. Go to this site and check it out, be sure to scroll all the way down the page.
http://blog.stamperdog.com/

Sister Birthday Card

My co-worker Mechelle's sister is turning 40 and they are going to the "Pink" concert to celebrate, so she wanted to make a special card to present her with the concert tickets. Here is the finished product - note that it resembles a clutch purse! The card was made with a 12x12 piece of pink paper, so it turned out actual clutch size as well...so cute!

Close-up of the front, complete with "Diva" button!

The top center portion of the card is where the concert tickets will go, adhered with black photo corners. On the left side of the center panel Mechelle is going to put a picture of the two sisters, which can be updated with a photo of them from the night of the concert. The space below was left blank for Mechelle's personal birthday message to her sister.