More Swaps!

At my recent downline meeting, we all swapped cards! It was really fun to see the creativity that these wonderful ladies have. I loved all the cards! Everyone did a super job.

Hope you enjoy them... All feature sets from the Occasions Mini Catalog.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you have enjoyed these beautiful cards!

Letterpress LOVE

This morning I gathered with my downline for a team meeting. What a fun way to start the day! It is so much fun when we all get together! I was happy to have 2 of my newest team members in attendance.

We always stamp something at our meetings - after all, we are all there because we LOVE to stamp. Here are a few pics of the gals having fun stamping...

This is Lori, she joined our group in November. Doesn't she look so happy to be stamping? LOL

She is very creative and a great stamper. It took me a few years to get her to join me..SO glad she finally took the leap! :)

And this is Bonnie - she is a doll and a wonderful stamper. She has been on our team for a few years now. And the bonus is now that she is retired from her day job, she has lots more time to stamp! :)

I wanted to show everyone how to use the new Letterpress Plates for the Big Shot (you can find these in the Mini Catalog).

It's similar to the other embossing plates, but we put CRAFT ink on the plate , lay the paper on top of the plate, then run it through the Big Shot.

Here is a video that Stampin' Up! made to show step by step how to use the letterpress plates. Its awesome!

Everyone did a great job with their project! Here is the completed card:

We used a brayer to apply the red craft ink to the plate - it worked great. The letterpress debosses the image, and the craft ink gives great coverage. Love it!

The ribbon is the 1-1/4" stripped grosgrain ribbon that I cut in 1/2 - so very cool as then I frayed the edges. We added a little love tag with some linen thread, and punched a heard from the new Red Glimmer paper.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Weekend Recap

What a wonderful weekend I had!

Saturday I attended a Demonstrator Gathering in Springfield with some of the wonderful gals in my group. We learned some savvy business tips, cool techniques, and of course, got to stamp! I love spending time with these ladies. They are wonderful women and friends. Just one of the many blessings of being associated with Stampin' Up! :-)

Here is a picture of our group -



After I got back from Springfield I headed over to Farmington High School where Relay for Life was going on. My daughter, Emily, was on a team from Irving A. Robbins Middle School. I had never attended before, but I had volunteered to be a chaperon. I was amazed at the number of people that turned out! Tents and campers everywhere (as this is a 24 hour event and teams walk all night!), along with a DJ playing music, food, and lots of fellowship. I started walking when I got there, and I was happy to be there when the most significant part of the Relay began - which was the survivors walk, the lighting of the luminaries and torches, and the silent walks in remembrance of those who have lost their battle with cancer. This was a very spiritual event, and I was moved to tears many times throughout the event.

I was very proud of my daughter and her team. They truly understood the meaning and the reason behind relay, and their dedication was heartwarming.

Here is a picture of me and Emily from the event.The event was a HUGE success, as over $201,000.00 was raised for the American Cancer Society. That is double what was raised just a year ago. WOW!
I encourage you all to check it out next year. What an amazing event for a very worthwhile cause.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day ~

Let's Hear it for the Girls!

How cute are these gals? VERY! These are a few of the gals in my downline - (l to r) Kristen, Tory, Kim and Karen (for some reason, Judy is missing?). I had handed out awards at my meeting tonight (the cool Stampin' Up! bag and inside is material and embellishments to make 10 cards). Every so often I issue an optional challenge, and if you participate you get fun stuff!

Notice the cute personalized tag with their initals on it! I had cut out the scallop circle with the
Large Oval die cut for the Big Shot and then personalized it with their inital, Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Paper and some fun ribbon.

Beyond any challenge though, I just adore these gals. They are wonderful, dear friends and I love them for all they bring to our wonderful group of Demonstrators. Thanks for all you do, gals! Congratulations on completing your challenge!