I've been super busy getting prepared for a few Build a Bear workshops this past week.  Friday night I had my first Build a Bear Mommy and Me workshop.  We had a blast here with the kids.  I felt like a kid myself because the Build a Bear products through Stampin' Up! are almost like playing with paper dolls again.  The die cuts and stamps are so versitle and you can use them for so many occassions. 

I have lots to share with you.  I hope you enjoy all the samples!  Below you will find all my samples that I shared with the moms and kids. 

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Lexi had a birthday Friday night as well so we made her sweet friend a Build a Bear birthday card.  See how fun they are!

You may notice that I have a new scallop punch that I used on the card above.  Well I received all my cool new toys earlier this week from the upcoming Spring Mini Occassions.  I am sure you heard me scream!!!  I haven't had  a lot of time to play with those new toys but I couldn't stand it any longer and pulled out that punch (it's a Sale-a-Bration punch… OH BOY!!!)!!!  Felt so good.  This card also screamed for a button!  I can't live without them anymore.   

Once again it's way past my bedtime.  I'm starting to wonder if Kimberly has a bedtime. Ha!  I have a few things to wrap up tonight as I watch a few more snowflakes fall to the ground.   It' so cold here. Check out my doggie… she was so cold this morning.  I put her sweatshirt on  her and she was nice and warm.  However she wasn't happy!

Have a GREAT week!!

I swear I didn't think it was THAT long since I posted but evidently time passes faster than I realize.  I've had a great time with family over the holiday weekend and spent great time with my kiddo's.  Thanksgiving was awesome and I cooked.  The good news is everyone survived.  Then Russ and I had a CRAZY thought to go out on Black Friday!  The crazy part is we started at 2am.  WOW!  As I was standing in line at Old Navy in the cold I had a fleeting moment where I thought I was a complete idiot.  Once inside I confirmed it.  The fun part was doing the crazy shopping with my friend Cathy and Russ went his own way.  I have never laughed so hard.  Just watching all the crazy people was all the fun and being part of the crazy people will forever be a memory!  I wish I had brought my camera. 

Tonight we put our Christmas tree up.  I love putting Christmas music on and watching the kids put ornaments in places that almost make me jump out of my skin.  All the while telling them it looks FANTASTIC!  Do you do this?  I remember my mom every year putting the tree up.  It drove her CRAZY when we would put ornaments close together.  I knew she couldn't wait for us to go to bed so she could completely rearrange.  I didn't have the energy to rearrange our ornaments tonight.  There is a major bare spot that I can see and it will just have to be fixed at a later time.   

So how about some creations?

I have stamped!  I've actually been working on some Build a Bear projects I will share later this week.  Here are a few fun projects I worked on tonight!

I love that little Dasher stamp set.  He is super cute and inexpensive.  I used Serene Snowflakes all over the card and then used Christmas Greetings for the sentiment.  Of course no card is complete without a little ribbon and a few buttons.  Oh how I love buttons! Speaking of buttons, my MIL brought me a ton of VINTAGE buttons.  I squealed LOUDLY when I opened them up.  They are delightful!

Here is a close up of my Dasher!

Then I decided to pull out my Yuletide Christmas stamp set out.  Love this set!

I added a little ribbon, and some beads.  Oh my!  Just vintage pretty!  <squeal>

Last I had to make a birthday card and I wanted to add snowflakes for a winter birthday feel.  Does that even make sense? Oh anyhoo!

I LOVE Kraft paper! I LOVE buttons!  I LOVE Stampin' Up!  Seriously!  Love all their products.  I used the Serene Snowflakes and the Charming stamp set on this card.. 

Here it is close!

Love Kraft cardstock with Soft Suede cardstock.  It just screams PRETTY!

Lastly I will leave you with a peek of my kids and their cute santa hats.  I love this time of year!

Have a GREAT week!  Create lots!

It's craft show season and I'm busy as an elf here.  My stampin' studio is a complete MESS!  Between classes and craft shows right now I will have to live with the fact that my room will just be MESSY!  I am whippin' out these gift tags and having a blast using all kinds of stuff on them.  You will notice that I have used a few retired products from last year.  I have some Felt Flurries left over from last year that I wanted to use and I just loved those things.  They are so fun and I could touch them all day!  You will notice I added lace using my sewing machine.  I had it and just wanted to use it.   I also used lots and lots of buttons.  They are my new favorite embellishment.  Love me some buttons!!!!! 

Here are the tags:

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Please note that if  you are a subscriber, you will have to go directly to my site to see these pics.  I hope this gives you a little holiday inspiration. 

Okay, now for more Birthday cards that I had received.  These are just awesome.  It's so fun to get cards in the mail.  I just LOVE it. 

My friend Linda Shaw made this card and she thinks she is not creative.  She must be out of her crazy mind!  It's gorgeous.  I love tone on tone. 

Lisa made this fun balloon card using the Sweet Centers stamp set and oval punches.  I must take her up and away!  LOL!

I love how my friend Lisa used the Cracked Glass technique on this card.  Super beautiful!!!

My sweet friend Mary made this gorgeous card.  Love the glitter and she used the spritzer tool.  Oh how I love that spritzer tool.    I sure do miss you Mary!!!

These two cards below were made by my dear friend Patty Bennett!  Are these not just BEAUTIFUL??  Love how she is a ROCK STAR with the My Digital Studio.  She can whip these out so fast and they are gorgeous.  I'm so jealous!!!

Isn't this just CRAZY inspiration today????  I have one more. 

This is a card I made for Tara's stamposium.  Remember I did projects using the Big Shot.  I wanted to show them how to do the Top Note Medallion.  It's so fun and pretty. 

I made the top note medallion and stamped the French Filigree background  onto the Top Note.  Oh so pretty!!!  I then used A Happy Heart stamp set and stamped the heart and cut it out.  Yea! Overall a pretty easy card. 

I hope this gives you lots to be inspired with today.  I'm off to work and get ready for the week of classes and clubs.  Non stop stamping in my house this week.  I don't think I can gripe about that.    Plus I have SO much craft show stuff to do. 

Big Hugs to each of you!

Good morning friends! 

It was a busy weekend here in my household.  I had an excellent trip to Denver and managed to get myself and my friends safely there and back even in the snow.  My friends even gave me the Golden Wheel award for my driving efforts.  I think they white nuckled it all the way to Denver but we did get there safely for the Stamposium and had a great time.  We did leave a little early because the weather was going to get worse which was a big FAT bummer.  We were wide awake with THREE stops to Starbucks!  I'm surprised I could drive. 

I want to share with you some of the projects I shared at the Stamposium.  Tara Bazata and her amazing downline put on a wonderful gig.  We really enjoyed ourselves and met a bunch of GREAT demonstrators.  My favorite part of these events is meeting other demonstrators.  You become instant friends.  SO FUN!

Here is a picture of my friend Christy and I. 

I was presenting projects with the Big Shot.  How can you not love this fantabulous tool????  It has made my stamping life so much GREATER.  I worked with the Top Note Die, Lattice Die and the Circle #2 Die.  Here are the projects I made:

This layout uses the Circles #2 Die Cut.  It's perfect for all kinds of circles, but makes the prettiest posies.  Well, that is the flower I am calling it.  LOL! Love how buttons just add so much to a layout.  I added felt flowers and a few fun brads for embellisments. This is an 8.5 x 8.5 layout. 

This layout used two die cuts: Hearts & Brackets and Lattice Die Cut.  Both are exclusive to Stampin' Up! and PERFECT for a scrapbooker.  The Hearts were cut out using Stampin' Up!'s Long Board Chipboard and Felt.  ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I love cutting felt.  The Lattice Die was cut and you can see I made it twice it's normal size.  So fun.  I hope to make a video on how to do this as soon as Russ (camera dude) can free his travel schedule.    These are really simple layouts, but FUN! 

Now, let me share with you some fun Birthday cards that were sent to me.  They are so pretty and I am so thankful for my friends. 

I have many more to share.  I have to shoot more pics.  It's time for me to get back to work for a little bit.  So many things to do… not enough time. 

It’s really a FABULOUS day!  It took 6 years but it was well worth the wait… My Mom became a DEMONSTRATOR!!!!  I am so excited!!!!!  No, I didn’t have to twist the arm.  She loves to stamp!  She loves her Big Shot and she loves stamping with her friends!  I just wish WE could stamp together.  It stinks to be so far away from each other.  She happens to really like the videos lately because she is very much a VISUAL person and I can teach her fun new techniques.

 Wish her luck!  She is excited and she saved money by joining under Stampin’ Up!’s recruiting special for $85!  Very exciting.  If you want more information on this great opportunity, click the Join my Team up above. 

This is a picture of my mom and her two doggies.  These are her children now.  <smile>  She is coming to visit me soon and I am really excited we will stamp together. 

So, where in the world have I been?  Let’s just say I haven’t left my stamp room for long.  It’s been a busy week here.  Many clubs, a GREAT demo meeting and then I have a few classes this week I was getting ready for.  Love being busy.  Keeps me out of trouble. 

I have loads to share with you.  I am also planning another video I think you will be excited about.  Below are the cards we made at my Just Cards Express a few weeks ago.  This class is EXPRESS!  They do 6 cards in just about an hour and a half.  I try to keep these cards simple and fun.  I hope you enjoy them. I will list basic supplies underneath each card. 

This card uses the Medallion stamp (115223) set.  The sentiment comes from Fundemental Phrases stamp set (114968).  I used the Finial Press embossing folder (115963) and Sage Shadow ink.  I love how Sage Shadow looks on the Kraft cardstock.  I also used Kraft Taffetta ribbon.  Yummy!

I just love this new Soft Suede and it goes with so many of Stampin’ Up!’s colors.  This card uses the Circle Circus stamp set (115778).  I also used the Finial Press embossing folder again on this card, but this time I ran it through the Big Shot and then used various circle punches and adhered them to the top portion of my card.  I love how it gave this card dimension. 

This card uses a very fun stamp set called On a Pedestal (113814).  I used the Tea Party DSP (113992)  and the beautiful color Almost Amethyst.  This is not a color I typcially use and I really love it.  I will have to pull it out more often. 

I hope your week is filled with lots of stamping time! I have a busy few days and then I am diving into my Holiday Mini products.  I know, I know… I have barely touched them.  YIKES!