Whooo doesn't love owls?

This was our Stampin Up challenge piece. We received Stampin Up designer paper and coordinating flower stickers. I found these cute 3-D owl stickers at Michael's and they added the perfect touch.

Thanks A Latte!

Like my ladybugs here are 99 tins! It's so fun to see all the colors. My favorite part was seeing everyone smile when they received them.

I appreciate you!

This year for Teacher/Staff Appreciation we wanted to do something a little different. Instead of handing out apple items, we went with gift cards to Starbucks. Yummm! The tins are from Michael's (after Christmas sale) then I used the scallop punch and Thank you stamp from Stampin Up. For that extra touch I used crystal effects in the "o" and inside it says "Thanks a latte" in the shape of a coffee cup. I used chalk to match the tin they were in. They were a big hit and fun to make.

Just buzzin by....

I love going to stamp night! You get to relax and stamp till your hearts content. I love my family but it's nice to have some "me" time and not have any care in the world except for what colors and stamp set to use LOL :)

We made these cute wipe off boards my demos idea of course :) She is so wonderful and clever to come up with items that can be stamped besides just cards. Here we did 4 layers of card stock. 2 yellow, 2 white, stamped the cute bees and slid them into a acrylic photo frame. Punched a hole in the bottom, ran beautiful ribbon through it and sticky taped the expo marker. Wala instant wipe off board. She also added a magnet on the back for it to hang on the fridge. I actually use mine at work for important notes, also this could be good for Earth Day as your not using paper. Just wipe and you're done!

Enjoy life's little moments.....

Another challenge card - My Stampin Up demonstrator sent us a mysterious flower to see what we would come up with. Ta Da! Simple but elegant, I wanted to stamp the flower but I was afraid it wouldn't take. When I attended stamp night a gal there stamped hers and it looked beautiful! I used a button type brad and Stampin Up
rub-ons, and stamped enjoy in white ink.

Make A Wish....

My daughter's birthday party we decided to go with "Movie Night" theme. And wow was it fun. We used our imaginations and got to work. The invites turned out really nice we used $1 store generic invites, used a circle punch on the corners and finished it off with some stickers and walla instant ticket invites. We also found these cute little gift boxes which we filled with candy, punched a circle at the top for that extra pizazz and put the guests names on them. We had a local bakery Baker Wee make the cake. And WOW did they do an awesome job. But then again they always do :).

Winter Fun

I realize winter is over but alas I have another cute picture I didn't want to loose. :) I made these for the gals at my work at Christmas time. The cute little buckets I got - you guessed it on clearance at Target. They were in the wedding section, I added foam circles and carrot nose, along with rub on snowflakes for cheeks from Michael's. The Snowman Soup poem was borrowed from a creative person on the web, and so was the cup template. These were also a big hit at our school to help raise funds at our annual Santa Workshop. I used gold and blue ink with a swirl acrylic stamp from Michael's.




Here are 2 card samples I made using my early Christmas Present the wow, mouth dropping, eyes popping out of my head CRICUT MACHINE. Not just any Cricut machine the new fancy bells and whistles Expression machine. I was totally caught of guard and wanted this bad! My wish list to Santa must have went express North Pole mail as I never in my dreams thought I would get this as a gift! I am one happy and blessed gal.

Boooooo......

I wanted to share my Halloween Cards I made before I lost the files. These were super easy! I used Halloween background paper 3-D stickers from Michael's (cat & spiders) embellished with Halloween brads also from Michael's. I also wanted to mention that most if not ALL my paper comes from my wonderful husband who works for a print shop. He brings me odds and ends and he also donate some to the local school. I LOVE the variety and unique pieces I get. Some even have fabric or leaves folded into them. Ok so back to the cards :) black card stock from hubby, Stampin Up Bitty Boos Set and Witch Shoes (which have orange ribbon buckles) and Halloween stamp from Michael's $1 bargain bin.

This year's appreciation lunch theme is summer pool party complete with creamsicle thank you cards. This is not an original by me, I borrowed the idea from some great stampers from splitcoaststampers. And a very kind friend whom I've met through freecycle borrowed me her Tart and Tangy set from Stampin Up thank you Susan! :)

Spring Time = Ladybugs

I love volunteering at my kids school, I have for 8 years and hope to for many more to come.One of my favorite times of year is when we show our appreciation for the teachers and staff. We have an annual luncheon for them. I love to theme it and make something personal to each to show how much we care for all they do during the year every year. Last year our theme was an old fashion picnic. I chose to make 100 important special people ladybugs. When the wings are opened they say thank you.