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Sale-a-bration Examples

I joined a swap this past December for SAB sets.  This is not new news, once upon a time I was a bona-fide swap junkie, but since moving to WY almost 2 years ago, I had stopped all swapping- I thought it was time to start again!

I joined a swap and in that swap had 3 groups of the SAB set- Good Neighbors.  I had to get the wood mounted- did I mention that SU is doing some clear mounts?!?!  This is a set that would be AWESOME in a clear mount- much more user friendly!!!

Picture 1 is using the Milk Carton die for the Big Shot that is in the Occasions mini.  Picture 3 uses the border punch you can also earn for SAB plue the Dots embossing folder from the mini.

Sorry the picture quality is so bad- camera/operator issues!!!

Today is the 5th!!!

Why am I excited that it's the 5th of January???  Well.....Sale-a-Bration begins today and runs until the end of March, the Occasions Mini starts as well, and new Decor Elements!!!  There is so many new things- I can't stand it!!!!  How can you get in on the action??  Email me- wandabing@yahoo.com or check out my SU site- www.wandabing.stampinup.net.  Catalogs are below- links are below the catalogs. 

http://204.228.150.61/catalogs/20091231/OccasionsMini10_US.pdf

http://204.228.150.61/catalogs/20091231/Definitely_Decorative_SS10_US.pdf

http://204.228.150.61/catalogs/20091231/SAB_10_US.pdf

Snowman Soup and new templates

These are some some Snowman Soups I made for a fund raiser for my Spouse's Club here on FE Warren.  These went together really simply thanks to Lauren's Timeless Templates from Papertry Ink- her milk carton and holder.  There are 2 packets of hot cocoa and a small baggie of the Christmas shaped marshmallows.  Very cute!!!  They were a hit!!!  You know how I love templates.......

Details- ALL Stampin' Up!!!

Just a note of interest, Lauren Meader will not be designing any new Timeless templates for Papertrey- you can still buy all of them though.  She has a new store- My Time Made Easy with all new templates.

Another more interesting note is that my friend, Leigh Ann, has started her own line of templates on her blog- Perfect Presentation- she is the one that introduced me to the joys of templates (she's the devil- hehe!).  Check her out!!!  http://stampingwithannieb.blogspot.com/  She has 3 new templates ready to buy- AWESOME!!!

Holiday Decor Elements

Stampin' Up's! line of vinyl deccor is amazing!!!  If you haven't checked it out, you should!!  I made some gifts this Holiday season using Decor Elements- they aren't just for your walls!!

I used the small "eat" decor element in chocolate, red, and olive.  I found these amazinf trays at my local Target on clearance for $1.98 each- I am so not kidding!!!  I added some matching ribbon and Volia- a perfect little gift!!!

Excuse the crumbs.....  I was able to earn the Decor elements snowflakes from the SU Holiday Extravganza.  I got a whole sheet of pretty white snowflakes.  I found this pretty red melamine plate at Wal-Mart- so striking in person!!!  This is the late we used to leave Santa some cookies- AND HE ATE THEM!!!!

So the lesson of the day is that Decor Elements aren't just for your walls!!!

Christmas Cards 2009

It always seems to take me forever to decide on a Christmas card design......  My husband picked out the stamp set and I looked at it forever before deciding what to do!!!  Here is what I came up with:

Closed
Open- the brad at the top right made it a "swinging" card- not sure what I want to call it.....  So basically it was 3 Top Notes (made with my Big Shot).  It was actually a lot easier to cut the picture then I thought it would be.....  I took strips of Whisper White and laid them on top of the Top Note Die to cut them.  Of course, a little glitter never hurt anything!!!

These would not of been possible without my friend LeAnn- she came over one morning and stamped all the snowflakes, the greeting, and then put them together with the brad.  Then it took me a week (and a lot of pain, haha) to color all those snowmen in!!!  She looked at the coloring and told me I was crazy and if there was anything else she could do- hahaha!!!

Happy 2010!!!

Well, I took an unschedule break and I apologize- things got a bit out of hand in December!!!  But a new year, a new me!!!

Here is some info to get your new year started off right:

Jan 5- March 31- it's Sale-a-bration time!!!!  For every $50 you spend, you can choose something from the SAB catalog FREE!!!!  There is NO limit to how many FREE items you can earn!!! The brochure is the link below. 

http://204.228.150.61/catalogs/20091231/SAB_10_US.pdf

The Occcasions Mini is going live on 5 Jan!!!  This catalog will be good until 30 April!!  Lots of fun Valentine, Easter, Springy things in here!!!!  The link is below!!

http://204.228.150.61/catalogs/20091231/OccasionsMini10_US.pdf

There is an addition to the Decor Elements catalog, the link is below.  Lots of wonderful vinyl items- SU's new thing- CHALKBOARD Vinyl!!!!  You can actually WRITE on you wall!!

http://204.228.150.61/catalogs/20091231/Definitely_Decorative_SS10_US.pdf

Heart Treat Cups and Stamp Set are a limited edition!!  Supplies will be limited!!  Flyer (I hope you can see it) is below:

http://www.stampinup.com/us/documents/HeartFlyer_US.pdf

Spring Stampin' Up! Classes:

Birthday Stamp-a-Stack- Saturday, Jan 30 9-2 (it won't take that long, but you can choose your time, just be gone by 2 ).  We will do 5 different cards, 3 of each for a total of 15 birthday cards.  The cost is $22 per person.

The XL Big Shot Class- We will take some of the Sizzix Bixz XL dies and make some AMAZING projects!!!  The date for this class is Sat., Feb 20, 9-12.  The cost for 4 projects is $15.

All classes are held in my home.  Price includes all supplies and snacks.  RSVP by 2 days prior, if no one has RSVP'd, the class will be cancelled.

Let me share some pictures of the past month with you:

Bryson and Ryan- 2009 New pajamas!! Christmas morning 2009 My baby turned 4 on Dec. 29.....sigh....