Nicole's Demo

This picture is a little blurry. Its was taken from my phone from a distance but I wanted to share with you the fabulous demo one of my downlines, Nicole did at our Imprints meeting. I love this pic of her. She said she was nervous but once she got going you would have never known. She did awesome and she went above and beyond in her demo. These are her projects:

Look at these two baskets! Adorable, right? The technique she demoed was using the Self Adhesive Sheets to attach glitter.

Sorry, I got a little close on this picture. But hopefully you can still get the idea. Its was beautiful.

And her card? Gorgeous, right? This one actually had two demos on it: the glitter flowers and the versa mark pen trick.

I think Nicole should do info-mercials. I could listen to her talk and demo all day. She was funny and entertaining and she even brought gifts for everyone. Above and Beyond. Above and BEYOND!! Great job, Nicole!

Sarah's Card

There were so many great cards at our Imprints swap the other weekend. I want to share with you some of those cards, but this is the one that got my vote. Its my style for sure! One of my downlines created this one. I love everything about it. I love the mono-chromatic look. Its my favorite stamp set and my favorite color. Its a great card for a class or demo. At first I think clean and simple but its not.......

There is a ton of detail on this card. Stamping, embossing, punches, and embellishments. This card would make a great express vs. step it up card in a workshop demo.

Really, really good job Sarah! Stay tuned for more of my favorites.........

Wedding Invites

Okay, first I want to say I know I didn't get very good pictures of these. I do think they look much better in person. But I hope you can get the idea here. These are the invitations going out for my Mother-in-laws upcoming wedding. We wanted them very simple. The wedding is at home and is mostly family. So we didn't need a RSVP card. These are 4 1/4 X 5 1/2 post card style.

MDS helped me print my wording in perfectly coordinating colors. Love that. We are using Elegant Eggplant and Wisteria Wonder.

Just a little bit of stamping detail to keep with the garden theme. The background was also embossed in the Vintage Wallpaper. I know that part is hard to see but it really adds to the invite when you are holding it in your hand.

I know my Mother-in-law said she loves them so that's all that matters. They were fun to make. Thanks for stopping by see you tomorrow!

April Stampin Events

join us for a class

Summer Smooches
Thursday, April 5th @ 6:30PM, Panera
Cost of Class is $10
Come try out everything Summer Smooches! You will fall in love with this fun and exciting new product suite!!

Envelope Scrapbook
Thursday, April 19th@ 6:30PM, Panera
Cost of Class is $10
Come make this adorable mini scrapbook that would make the perfect gift for anyone you love. Remember, Mother's Day is just around the corner. Why not get a jump start on a special gift.


More classes may be added to the moth of April at a later time. Stay tuned. Please RSVP ahead of time so I can be sure to have space and supplies ready for you.

IMPRINTS Card Contest

So last weekend was our IMPRINTS meeting, and it was a great meeting. I still have lots of pictures to show. But today I wanted to share with you the winner of our card contest. This card belonged to one of my friends, Carol. Cute card, right?

But look how it opens. A-mazing. So cool. Absolutely no shock that is was a winner. Everyone loved it. There were tons of other great cards too. Stay tuned and I will share a few more.

Gotta go, hope you have a great day. See you back here tomorrow!

Hurry!!

Sale-A-Bration ends on Friday!!! Ahhhhh! Time to get that one last order in. Don't let that beautiful Enchantment DSP, stamps and more disappear forever without stocking up.

Can we get enough of that DSP, really?? I am having with drawls, already. Its my favorite DSP, EVER!! Have I said that already!?! It is.

Click here to start shopping now.

And know you what else that means, right? This is your last week to join my fabulous team too for only $125. That's a deal in itself but what about receiving that FREE pack of DSP or Digital Download every month for a year?? Seriously. What an awesome thing!

Email me today if you have questions. Happy Monday!

niki176@aol.com

Thank You, Thank You and Thank You Again!

There's no better feeling than feeling like someone out there is enjoying what I am doing here on my little blog. I love comments. And lately you readers and followers have been making me feel so special. So I wanted to say thank you to those of you that leave me sweet notes and pin creations of mine to Pinterest. That must mean you like some of my style. That makes me feel so special, so thank you! And so do these:

This little award was sent to me by Tracey at My Creative Side. This award started in Germany and it means favorite or beloved, and it's for anything, not just scrapbooking/crafting. The purpose of this award is to bring attention to blogs with fewer than 200 followers, and
they then pay it forward by passing the award on to 5 other small blogs!!!! Pretty nice, huh? Stay tuned and I will pay this one forward.

In the mean time hop on over to Tracey's blog and say "HI" and become a follower. Trust me you will want to. Her blog is pretty fabulous!

Also, I was a feature of the hugely popular blog, My Crafty World. I am always thrilled when Tiffany picks one of my creations because she finds amazing work. Thank you, Tiffany. Click here to see which post of mine she loved.

And again? Just a week apart. Tiffany, you brighten up my day. I love it!! Thank you so much!! Here is the post for this crafty pick.

Thanks for stopping by today, and if you are one of the ladies coming to stamp with me today, see you soon!!

Imprints Today!

Today is a stampin day. Imprints. What is Imprints? It is my upline's team name and she hostesses a HUGE meeting for all of us. Yep, there are quite a few of us so we have to meet at a hall. Its sort of awesome to be together with that many demos, sharing and supporting each other.

Bev, my upline, does all sorts of fun stuff. Make and Takes, Demos (this one today, is going to be done by one of my very own downlines, Nicole. I am so excited for her!) business shares and more. We also do a card swap. Love that part! So that is what I am sharing with you now. My card.

I actually have three versions of it but they all use the new Summer Smooches suite. Here I use the DSP and the new Fabric Brads. Trust me your are gonna love all of of it. Bight colors, small prints, lots to coordinate. Just about everything I want in SU products. I am so in love with everything Summer Smooches.

The layout of the card, the white on white, clean and simple look, I cased from one of the cards we did at our recent stamp camp. The card was designed by Alyssa and Jen (I am not sure which one, but I do know it was one of the chick-mates) and demo'ed by Nicole.

Okay, that's it. I will be back tomorrow with lots of pictures and info to dazzle you with. Happy Saturday!!

Happy Hunger Games Day!!!

**Nerd Alert** Okay, I am warning you now, I am about to Geek-Out a bit.

I am pumped this morning. Why? Because Hunger Games starts today. What is that? If you don't know then my post today is going to really confuse you. Sorry about that. Hunger Games is only, just about, my favorite obsession at the moment. I was so in love with these books and guess what? They made a movie, that I don't get to see until next week, but anyhoo I am still excited for those who get to see it today. But guess what? I am obsessed with everything Hunger Games related, with the help of Pinterest, I wanted to show you some of my favorites....

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Anyone throwing a Hunger Games party tonight, or today? I thought these where brilliant. Little silver parachutes hanging from the ceiling, bringing bread and other stuffs. Cute!

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This I just think is kinda beautiful. Clean and simple. I would love to hang it in my house somewhere. But I don't think Brandon would like that;)picture source

Hunger Games nail polish, anyone? Yes, I will be getting me some of this. The colors are kinda awesome and there is one for each district;)

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Is this cute or what? This I would totally have hang in my kitchen. It just looks cool. And if you didn't know what Hunger Games was, then you wouldn't think anything of it. But those that do know, would love it, right?

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And who doesn't love themed cupcakes, huh? Awesome. Just awesome. I love other peoples creativity.

Here is the adorable cast. So there you have it. A little geek-ery to start your morning. I am sure there are some of you out there that are thinking I am a weirdo, and are un-following me as we speak, but I am sure there are more of you that can empathize with my inner ( and outer) geek-dom.

I will be back to cards tomorrow, promise. Now go, and May the odds be ever in you favor..................................;)

Happy Birthday, Mom!

Its my Mom's birthday, tomorrow. I am sharing her card with you a day early. Hope she doesn't see it today. If so, Hi Mom! Happy early birthday.

Check out this sneak peek of a new DSP coming your way. Isn't it fun? I love all those bright fun patterns. And new ribbon too. I can wait to show you more.

Stay tuned. For now I gotta run......

Hello, MDS

Hello, MDS. Oh, how I have missed you. Yeah, it's been a while since I scrap booked. But my pictures are piling up on me and I need to get back on track. So please allow me to travel back to San Antonio for a bit.

Here is my 2-page spread of our trip. Feels good to get at least one page done from 2012. Esh, I am a bit behind. No worries I will catch up soon. More pages to come........

Simple Thank Yous

I love this paper. I am so sad to see it go (in just a week and a half.) I think it is my most favorite DSP, ever. Seriously. But I am getting my use out of it this week for sure. First, on our Spring Banner class and now on these.

These are the few simple birthday thank yous Sammie is sending out from her birthday. So now, the cards are made, Sammie signed them and I just need to send them out. I will try to accomplish that last part today.

Okay, gotta go. Hope you have a great day!

Spring Banner

Join me for this week's class

Spring Banner

Thursday, March 22nd, 6:30 @ Panera

Cost of Class is $10, no minimum

Here is a closer shot of one of the cards. Class comes with all the card stock, DSP, ribbons, brads and chip board backing needed to make your banner perfect and sturdy.

Please RSVP to reserve your space and supplies. Space is limited in this class.

McMurray Wedding

One of my cousins is getting married and she enlisted my help with the invitations. I was thrilled to help. Nervous, but thrilled. This is my first wedding set and to tell you the truth I had no idea what I was doing. But she trusted me.

Luckily, I do have another cousin who is an expert in this area. So I enlisted some of her help on layouts and wording. Thanks, Ash! Be sure to hop on over to her blog to see her beautiful work.

I was very please with them in the end and so was my cousin.

So there you have it. My first wedding ensemble, hopefully with more to come. Thanks for stopping by. See you tomorrow!

Top O' the Mornin' to You...

So, is everyone cooking their Corned Beef and Cabbage this morning? Drinking Green Beer? Cleaning up all the mischief the Leprechauns left around your house, just to mess with your kiddos? Okay, to tell you the truth St. Patrick's Day totally snuck up on me this year. I didn't even get a chance to make goodies for the girls school (GASP!!) I know, I know. I cant believe it myself. shame.

Luckily, I have a friend who was on top of things. And she even knew what day St. Patrick's Day was (and it wasn't Thursday, like I thought it was.) Apparently, the girls school celebrated on Thursday and I forgot to dress them in green that day (sorry girls) and that was the start of all my confusion.

Anyway, Charlette made me this perfect card and I wanted to share with you. I love how clean and simple it is. Just perfect. Now do me a favor, and hop on over to Charlette's blog and say hi to her:

Charlette's Creative Corner

Gettin' Punchy

After having a week off of classes, I think I was having a little bit of crafting with drawls;) So, it was really nice to get back together with my stampin' buddies for a little girl time.

Here we are getting punchy at last nights Familiar Faces Punch Art Class. Thanks to the ladies that came. Missed the class? You can still join in . Just let me know and I can send you our kit or have it ready for you on our

Anything Goes (make-up) Class,

Sunday March 25th @ 2PM.

Here is what we made:

Cost of class is $2 ($3 if you need a book) and a minimum order of $15.

Add shipping if kit is being mailed to you.

Please RSVP so I can have your supplies ready for you.

Two for One, Birthdays

Today is a two for one on birthdays. It is the special day for both of our little cousins, Caleb and Gia. Happy, happy birthday to both of them. This top card is the CAS card we made for Caleb.

Here is a closer shot (like that little ink smudgie, Gggrrrrr!) I hate that. Anyhoo, Happy Birthday, Caleb. Hope we get to see you soon! Have a wonderful day.

Next up is our little Gia. Happy Birthday to you too. This card is on its way to you. See you soon! Okay, that's it. Off and running this mornin'. Hope you have a great day today too. See you back here tomorrow!!

Manly Birthday

Today I wanted to share with you this great card that Brandon received for his birthday. This one was made for him by Lorraine (and family.) I love it. Great layout, great masculine colors, great everything

Aren't those great embellishments too? I will probably be caseing this myself soon. Thanks Lorraine!

Okay, gotta run. Lots of class prepping to do this morning!!

Congrats, Dawn!

While away on my trip, I got a very exciting email, a new recruit. Whoo Hoo!

Congratulations to my newest team member, Dawn!

I am so excited that Dawn has decided to join the SU family but more importantly that she has decided to join my team!!

Dawn, I have a sweet welcome gift for you as well!

Now this is a super sweet deal for Dawn. Not only did she get her kit on sale (only $125 during Sale-A-Bration) but she also will earn a free pack of DSP or Digital download every month for a whole year!! That is awesome.

You still have time to join too. But remember Sale-A-Bration end March 31. So hurry!!

Its as easy as 1,2,3. Just click join now when in my online store and you will be set to go!

Click here to go to my online store now!