Christmas Punch - New Stampin Up Hostess Set

There are many perks to being a Stampin Up Demonstrator. A few of my favs are getting the catalogue before everyone else and getting to purchase a few selected items before the catalogue goes into effect. We were allowed to purchase one item from the Level 2 Hostess sets and one item from the Level 3 Hostess sets. Well ladies when you get your catalogue check out the sample on Page 14 (Canadian Catalogue - not sure what page it is on in the US).

Here is my version.




This is using the set Christmas Punch. It co-ordinates with quite a few of SU's punches. On the back of each tag there is a "To" and "From". I also put in silver cord for each of the tags. The samples in this year's Catalogue are inspiring. Each time I go through it I find something new.(Note - the ribbon and DSP are from last year's catty - I have to wait til July 1 to order the current stuff.)

What a great day I had. I got up early, exercised (yeh!), did my grocery shopping, mowed the lawn, fertilized the lawn, cleaned off the driveway, a friend came over for lunch (well - he was doing something for me in the bathroom - I bribed him with lunch) and got to sit down and be creative. I love being home.

It is suppose to rain all day tomorrow - here is hoping for some more inspiration.

Have a good one.

A Little Something for Dear Old Dad

Paper crafting for men can be challenging - birthday cards, father's day cards, gift ideas. It is usually the women in the family that benefit from our hand-crafted items. I found this loot bag done by Weekend Warrior (click HERE) Now tell me - isn't that a great idea for Dear Old Dad or any man in your life. All the better if he is a golfer. With a different sentiment you could also do something similar with fishing stuff (oohhh what a neat idea).

Here are my Golf Loot Bags. I know diddly squat about golf and had no idea that golf balls can be so expensive. I used SU's DSP, the Top Note Die, and the sentiment from And Many Mower. You can't see from the pictures but there are three golf balls in clear bags inside each pouch.



Have a good one.

Stampin Up "In Colours" Ribbon Share

Ribbon Share
This will be kept at the top of my blog for a bit. Please scroll down for latest post.

I was with a friend last week who "hinted" that maybe I should do a Ribbon Share using SU's new "In Colours".

Giving it some thought and doing the math - I realized it is a great way to get the "In Colours" without breaking the bank.



Hopefully these are all the details you need - but if there are any questions let me know at elizgreen@rogers.com.

You will receive 3 yards of each of the Polka Dot "In Colours" 1/2 inch Grosgrain Ribbon (total of 18 yards). Colours are shown above (Soft Suede, Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay, Dusty Durango and Rich Razzleberry).

Cost $20.00 (Canadian). This is inclusive of all taxes and shipping is on me.

I won't be able to place the order until July 1st and should have the order no later than July 15th (leaving a bit of buffer for the July 1st catalogue rush and holidays). The orders will be turned around immediately and back out to everyone who signs up. Note: This is good for Canada only.

Deadline to sign up is Tuesday June 30th - with payment by that date as well. I can send a paypal invoice to anyone that isn't local.

Another Soft Summer Card

Confession Time....

I was going to teach a class on this until it didn't make it into the new Catalogue. Here is another sample using this Stamp set. I am still holding out that this will appear on the Dormant List.

Someone Get Me A Drink!

I had great intentions today of getting some stamping and cards done but ended up spending over 5 hours on the phone with my ISP, Dell and Linksys. My laptop (wireless) worked fine last night but this morning nothing. The problem was finally narrowed down to a Windows update that occurred last night that interfered with my laptop internet connection (VISTA!). I ended up having to do a system restore to one day last week - before the windows update. Talk about a frustrating afternoon - I think I need a drink!

I was able to get one Father's Day card done. I found one on Splitcoast that I loved done by Pam (click HERE). Here is my CASE of her card. The set used was "And Many Mower". The paper is left over from a couple of catty's ago. The colours are So Saffron, Chocolate Chip and Sage Shadow. It is finished off with chocolate Chip ribbon and the large grommets.



Have a great week. PS.... I think summer has finally arrived in Ontario - 'bout time!