Aloha, all! Today is my baby brother's 50th birthday! I cannot believe he's 50! Of course, I can't believe how old I am either. But today's not my birthday so I don't have to worry about that at the moment. A card by fellow Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, Mary Brown (of Create with Connie and Mary fame - … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday, Jim!
Sassy Salutations
Fun Thank You for a Quilt!
Aloha, all! Are there any last minute products you need from the Stampin' Up! 2012 Holiday Catalog? If so, now's the time to order them - especially the papers. There was just a fantastic bunch of Designer Series Papers in that catalog, and I doubt we'll be seeing them again. I just went through the catalog (probably not for the last time), … [Read more...] about Fun Thank You for a Quilt!
Embellishing a Simple Layout
Aloha, all, and welcome to this month's "VC Rocks!" blog hop! VC Rocks is an online community that celebrates Stampin' Up!'s annual convention with a "Virtual Convention" that lasts all summer long. It's a fun group whose summer-long activities are starting to wind down. But not before we have one more blog hop, featuring … [Read more...] about Embellishing a Simple Layout
More Papers – In a Sketch Challenge!
Aloha, all! As I continue to look through my growing stash of Stampin' Up!'s Designer Series - or Printed - Papers, I'm starting to realize that I'm already running out of my first purchase of some of the sets. In fact, I think I'm about to open my third pack of the set, Comfort Cafe. One reason is that I decided early on that this was a … [Read more...] about More Papers – In a Sketch Challenge!
Thanks for the Challenge!
Aloha, all! Yesterday was the first day of the 2012 Stampin' Up! Convention for United States and Canada demonstrators. So much goes on at convention - new products, new ideas, product training, swaps, meeting other demonstrators! Unfortunately, there are quite a few of us who choose not to go to convention every year for a variety of reasons. Mine … [Read more...] about Thanks for the Challenge!
Thank You – For the Sketch Challenge!
Aloha, all! Today I was stuck about what to do to make a Thank You card that had to be a little bit on the "cute" side - not too elegant or serious. Sigh, what to do, what to do. Then I happened upon an update on this week's challenge on one of my Stampin' Up! Demonstrator websites, SUDSOL (for Stampin' Up! … [Read more...] about Thank You – For the Sketch Challenge!