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Crop Class Fun!

2009-11-05T08:04:00.000-08:00

Happy Thursday everyone!

Is it me, or is this week is going super fast or maybe its that I've been even busier then I usually am. I know how is that possible?? Once this week is over I hope things will slow down a bit more as I have some projects to share w/you. Also I have been thinking about what should I give for my Birthday Blog Candy... hmm I'll see this weekend what I give. Anyway I wanted to share w/you the project the gals are going to do w/me this coming Saturday!

I am really looking forward to all the fun and crafting we will be doing!

Here is a peek at the mini album we will be creating using my fav.Stampin Up goodies as of late!

If you haven't ordered Autumn Splendor stamp set THEN LET ME TELL YOU its AMAZING and so much fun and you can do sooo much with it! I love Fall and I knew I had to get it! Next week I will share w/all you could do w/this set. Also the YUMO Designer paper -Autumn Meadows each page is like an piece of art work I love it...

This is such a fun album to make . I also will have another sample for the girls to see how easy it is to make this album for any occasion. PLUS the gals are gonna get spoiled cause I am bringing a nice Juicy giveaway.

I am hoping to make this a mini early bday party! No worries if you can't attend this crop. If you want to celebrate my Bday with me I will be having a Bday party/class on the 13th at my home.

So just email me and let me know you want to join the fun! I also will be having a giveaway at that class.

OH almost forgot to remind you guys that my November Classes are up!

So go take a look and as I've told the gals attending my classes if one of the days doesn't work for you just let me know and I will work w/you so you could still get a chance at taking the class.

Well I am off because I have lots to do. As always thank you so much for stopping by!

Holiday Gift-Giving Let it Begin!

2009-11-01T08:44:00.000-08:00

(click on picture for Guide)

Dates: November 1, 2009-January 4, 2010

Details: You'll love the convenience of our Holiday Gift-Giving Guide! With gift ideas for kids, teens, neighbors, and more, it's your one-stop shop for all your holiday needs.

Plus, when you spend $50 on products in the guide, you'll get a Décor Elements for FREE (up to a $16.95 value)!

This coming week I will be showcasing project you will be able to create with the goodies in this guide to help you with your holiday planning!

As always thank you so much for stopping by!

Working Hard!!

2009-10-30T15:16:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone! Happy Friday...

I wanted to come and post and say didn't forget about you all... Just been super busy. Next week is gonna be a BIG one for me that I am very much looking forward to! Next Saturday I will be having a blast at a Crop where I will be teaching and having fun. Then Sunday I will be at a Harvest Craft Fair at my Parish! HOW MUCH fun is next week gonna be. Before the fun is the hard work and here is just a picture of a little bit of what I have been working on!

This is the 2nd stash of stuff that I was moving I promise I will take pics of everything and make a little movie for you to see them all! My Bday is coming up soon!! So remember that means Blog Candy is coming.

On Monday I will post what you have to do to get a chance at winning what I will have in store!

As always thank you so much for stopping by and TRICK OR TREAT!!!!! Have a safe and Happy Halloween tomorrow!

OH MY DEAL OF THE WEEK!

2009-10-27T07:43:00.000-07:00

Crashing in!! Hey everyone :) How was your weekend? My boys said it was the Perfect Football weekend! lol They played so much you would think they were practicing to go play w/the NFL!

I enjoyed time with my very yumo Nephew as I wasn't able to last week since I was sick. Oh he is so yummy.. Oh I came to post about something else that is yummy! The new Deal of the Week!

This Deal of the week would be Perfect if you might be having a Birthday coming up for a special little boy or girl...What is it? Let me show you!

You get all of this for ONLY $9.99 this week!!! Enough to make a Princess Party for 8! Includes The invitations and so much more!! Item #- 116214

But of Course we have to think of our Little Men...

They get to Have their own Treasure Hunt with this Pirate Party! As well ONLY $9.99 for this week! Item # 116213. How much fun would these kits be? Even if you didn't have a Bday coming up you could get it and use it for a play date How awesome would that be! I am going to get both kits to do just that!

Remember if you would like to place an order you could either click on my little shopping cart at the upper right had corner or send me an email and I will be more then happy to to help w/your order! As always thank you so much for stopping by!

Deal of the Week.... SQQQQQUUUEALLLL...

2009-10-19T09:39:00.000-07:00

Happy Monday everyone!

Ok if you know me then you know I am a squealer.. lol when I am super excited.. ok so my friends say I'm always excited maybe but hello but I can't help it Stampin Up makes me squeal! lol Look for example this weeks DEAL OF THE WEEK... INSANE.. its ALL my fav. embellishment's!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...

Item Description Special Price

114348 Basic Jumbo grommets $4.49

109857 Mini Library clips $8.99

112571 Circle Designer brads $3.99

112581 1/2" Library clips $3.99

So hurry and grab yourself some before I take them all! Remember you could either place an order by clicking my little shopping cart on the upper right hand corner or send me an email and I would be more then happy to help you place your order!

As always thank you so much for stopping by!

Beginning To Look Allot Like

2009-10-16T15:34:00.000-07:00

A Natural Disaster in my stamp room! Happy Friday everyone. Hope you enjoyed your day. I have been resting today but am feeling better after doing so and having some nice hot tea. I am in my stamp room feeling like a mad scientist I tell you!

I wanted to share with you a card that I actually am taking w/me to my Craft Fair next Month. This is gonna be one of the cards sets I will be selling. I have a confession. Never was it my intention to buy this stamp set NEVER but after seeing an EXPLOSION of oh my gosh dropping to the floor creations with it.. Well I FINALLY had to break down and get it.. what set am I talking about? Well Holiday Lineup! I know you must be saying WHAT Ellie but that's kind of old no? YEAH I know but hasn't that happened to you? You see a set forever and say nope not for me, no what would I do with it...and then all of a sudden YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT! lol..

Ok here is what I did with the snowmen stamp from this set.. They were too much fun to color. When I finished coloring them I said well snowman need snow right.. so I grabbed my Fav. Branch Out and said Let it snow.. you would have thought I would use the little snowflakes then right? NOPE I used what is supposed to be the leaves to make those big chunky snowflakes after all you need those in order to make snowmen right?? So I just stamped the image again and cut it out and mask covered my colored stamped image so I could just have the snow around them.

OK you want to see right...

The picture is bit darker then I would have liked as its about to be 7 pm here but I had to share and look at card base.. I bet you sorry now you didn't add this to your last order the Petal-A-Plenty Impression Folder HUH? I love how DEEP the impression it leaves. If you wanted you could even make a card JUST with it. YUMO! Can you see the shimmer on the card base? of course I had to add some shimmer paint, what is a card without a little bling? Almost forgot the sentiment is from Hostess Set-The More the Merrier

Well I have many other cards to share but have to take those pictures of them. I am off to go get a bit more rest. As alway thank you so much for stopping by!

New Uploads!

2009-10-15T13:37:00.000-07:00

Oh my gosh! As if My Digital Studio wasn't awesome enough today they released new downloads for it!

So what is available now you might ask?

118114 Cast A Spell Designer Series paper - digital download $4.95

118115 Night & Day Designer Series paper - digital download $4.95

118124 Medallion stamp brush set - digital download $1.95

118126 Circle Circus stamp brush set - digital download $5.95

118116 School Days II stamp brush set - digital download $9.95

118121 Great Moments II stamp brush set - digital download $9.95

118122 Pumpkin Patch stamp brush set - digital download $5.95

HOW amazing is that! I am so excited... Can you image the amazing Scrapbook pages you could create with the Night and Day!! OH I am going to work on an album this weekend know just what subject I am going to do!

Just wanted to post very quickly as I am in the middle of so many projects right but I promise I will share with you. Hopefully I will be able to post tomorrow!

Remember if you are local and would like to join me for my Holiday Bonanza event send me an email to sign up!

As always thank you so much for stopping by!

UpComing Event-Holiday Bonanza

2009-10-13T17:25:00.000-07:00

Did you know that sooner then later the Holidays will be right upon us. Here is the perfect event to attend that will help you on your way with your Holiday cards.

November 21st,2009 I will be holding my Holiday Bonanza Event where we will create 16 cards and a bonus mini album with the beautiful Christmas Jingle Simply Scrappin Kit.

Each attendee will receive their very own kit and embellishments needed to create these projects PLUS still have plenty to take home to continue the fun!

Space is limited so if you want to attend please let me know ASAP to secure your spot.

Price for this Event will be $30.00. Payment must be received by November 10th to ensure that all the materials needed will be delivered in time for the event.

Would you like to see a sneak peek as to what we will be creating?

If you are on my mailing list then you will be receiving a flyer with all the details and color picture of the event. If you would like me to mail you one as well please feel free to contact me (my info is on the upper right hand corner) and I will be more then happy to do so.

As always thank you so much for stopping by and have a wonderful evening!

Deal of the WEEK!!!!

2009-10-12T09:36:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!

Hope you had a wonderful weekend.. Well as for me I experienced my first Back spasm OHH NOT SO FUN @ all let me tell you I'm still hurting but I managed to take some meds(ok allot! LOL) and get some pillows and here I am in my craft room. I had fun during my Thriller Night on Saturday! (HEY GIRLS!!!) we used yumo shimmer paint! Man if I could I would use that for everything! lol... as well as Pumpkin Picking yesterday (can you say MDS pages coming soon! lol)

Any hoot I wanted to share with you the DEAL OF THE WEEK!!! Are you ready everyone.. So if you have been eyeing these dies this is the week to order it. Remember you could just go ahead and order it yourself by clicking on my little shopping cart right there in the upper right hand corner and it will bring you to my online store :) (all first online orders get a little gift from me) or go under and you'll see where to email me your order and I will be more then happy to help you.

OK enough of my rambling bet you want to see the deals huh?

Item Description Special Price

115961 Perfect Setting Bigz XL die $25.99

114515 Flower Burst Embosslits die $5.99
116760 Pop-Up Three Tier Cake Bigz XL die $25.49

Well as always thank you SO much for stopping by I think I need to get some blog Candy ready.. cause I just noticed I've hit 10,000 hits on my little blog here! YEAHHH so even if you don't leave me a comment your still coming over to see what I am up to and that means allot to me! SOOOO I will have to get it ready. I will combine it as Blog Candy to celebrate Bday as well.

I am off as I am working on my stuff for my Crop and Craft Fair coming up VERY shortly I only have 3 weeks to go.. GULP! so I better go get inky!

I'll be back tomorrow to share with you a sneak peek of 2 upcoming classes!

Thriller Night.....

2009-10-07T12:59:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone! Did you miss me?? I hope so cause I've miss you! Happy Wednesday and WOW how is it Wednesday already.. Thought I would sneak in and take a little break as I am busy in the "lab" working up a storm... Today exactly is a month till the Crop I am happy to say I will be a part of.

I have been going back and forth with Denise and I am happy to say that I know just what I have up my ink sleeve including a treat for the gals that take my class that day!

So if you want to come crop w/me on Nov.7th HURRY up as I know there were only like 10 spots left! ANDDD for 35 bucks you get lunch AND Dinner and you get to stamp and have fun for the whole day!! (from 10-10) OH I personally think its a steal!....OH ANDDDDD did I mention Door Prizes...

So I will be working on projects for that crop as well as my busy month of classes I have for October.. I had a couple of you email me that were interested in some of the classes I had but couldn't make it the day of.. WELL who am I not to help you get inky!! All you have to do is contact me and tell me Ellie I REAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLY would love to take that class and we can work something out... SO don't be shy all you have to do is ask!

Talking about Classes .. I am soo exicted about Friday because I am gonna have my Thriller Night Class! Ha... Its gonna be a HOWLLLLLLLLLLLLL ok that was corny I know I had to do it! lol...

Want a sneak peek at what we will be doing?? Well we will be doing a Spooktacular album and bonus goodie bag... here a little something,something to get you howling!

So aren't you curious for this Awesome project.. you can join me all you have to do is contact me not late at all and your in for Friday! :) Well as always thank you so much for stopping by!

MDS Blog Party!

2009-10-02T18:59:00.000-07:00

Welcome to my little part of this Stampin Addict MDS Blog Party! Say that 3x fast! lol..

So are you ready to see what I have been up to?? Can I say I LOVE this program so much it is so easy and so wonderful and fun to play with!

Of course my focus of my pages would have to be my Family. So lets begin shall we??

I love how you can just add a couple of touches and you have your prefect page. Trust me I played around adding stuff but in the end I said NO.. Ram's facial expression said it all! LOL..

Next we have my Sweets....

Isn't he the cutest 6 year old you ever seen! hehehehehe... Now my last page I really had fun doing because WELL I've had these pictures for a LONG time (see little how Sassy has grown in some of the pics! lol) I've been meaning to scrapbook them but never got a chance now with My Digital Studio I can't have any excuses because well it takes NO time at all to create pages and complete an album. All I have to do is download my pictures and get to work!

How fun is this book gonna be when I finish it! I thought I would include this little video to let you really see what you can do with My Digital Studio can do.

I hope you enjoy this little stop here and remember to visit the rest of the gals and check out their creatiions :

Visit them HERE and remember I will keep up the link to visit them on my upper left hand corner until November 2nd! Enjoy the fun and as always thank you so much for stopping by!

My Digital Studio is Available to Order!

2009-10-01T04:49:00.000-07:00

Had to come bright and early and announce this because I AM JUST TOO Excited! My Digital Studio is now available to all customers!

This is the prefect software for those of you who wish they want to try and scrapbook their memories,want to make cards, or a special gift. Just upload into your computer (you are allowed to upload the program to two computers in your home ( both must be in your home) so you could do as I have upload in my laptop as well as the house computer.

I love how I can just take 1/2 hr. and create 2 pages. Right now I am working on so many projects that I plan to give away as gifts and I know they are safe just waiting on me to come and open up the program and keep working.

Starting at noon EST on Saturday, October 3, I will be participating in a Blog Hop that will be done carnival style. The links will be posted in the sidebar here on my blog. The hop will run through November 1st.

It will feature projects made using My Digital Studio. Again it is a great way to get those photos into scrap pages that you can design in a snap. I will showcasing a special project I am working on and hope you will be back on Saturday to enjoy it!

Here is a just another simple and very quick page I made :

As always thank you so much for stopping by! Also please remember that from today until the 15th any orders that are placed a portion of it will be donated to FirstCandle.org in honor of my Anjie.

In Honor of my Anjelique

2009-09-30T10:05:00.000-07:00

Happy Wednesday everyone!

I am working hard and took a break to come and share something very near and dear to my heart. For those of you that also follow me on my "rambling" blog and even here most of you know I have a little girl in Heaven who passed of SIDS in 2006.

Since she passed I have tried to get the world out about SIDS and also each year have donated to an amazing and WONDERFUL Organization which really and truly helped me and so w/anything that I needed especially during the first couple of mths and they always make sure that they make it aware even now that they have me present and that means more then any words I could express.

So this year I have decided that from October 1st through October 15th any sales I make through Stampin Up I will donate 10% of it to First Candle . I chose October 15th because that it is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Day.

This page is very special and it was VERY hard to work on & share but I wanted to share for those of you who have not "meet" our Anjie before :

Thank you to my friends who love and give some much support to me. I will never be able to express what you all mean to me! Now let me shake off those few little tears that I just shed.. lol.. and on to some inky Fun! Make sure to stop by tomorrow as I am going to be doing something REALLY FUN!

As always thank you so much for stopping by!

Who Doesn't Love a Sale???

2009-09-29T09:53:00.000-07:00

I know I love me a sale and there is nothing as magical as seeing those words : Clearence and spotting that special item you had been eyeing on but couldn't get it then and JUST like magic there it is! READY to be taken home w/you!! Well Guess what I think Stampin Up knows how we feel because LOOK!

So hmm could I ask you why are you still on my blog click HERE and Get yourself some goodies that will get you squealing :) These clearance goodies are only availble online and while supplies last.. OK on your Mark get set ..... SHOP!

National Card Making Day!! Who's gonna Celebrate w/me?

2009-09-28T10:47:00.000-07:00

Happy Monday everyone! I am looking forward to next weekend as its National Card Making Day on Saturday and to celebrate I already called for some special cupcakes and other sweet treats for the gals that attention my class!

Do you want a sneak peek at what we will be making?

So if you want to join me next Saturday here are the details :

11:00 am-12:30 am
To celebrate National Card Making come and join me by having a stamping party! I will have Giveaway and fun while we stamp 8 cards for the upcoming holidays! (2 of each card) Bring a guest and get a small thank you gift from me. Class: $15.00

So what are you waiting for send me an email so I can save you a cupcake! As always thank you so much for stopping by!

Thank You.......

2009-09-24T07:58:00.000-07:00

I was just thinking and saying to myself wow how time has flown and how much fun and all I've learned and have been blessed to be able to do this past year. In my blessings I count being a Stampin Up Demonstrator as one of them. I think of all the people I have come across this year that I have meet or have been able to teach them something they never though would think they would enjoy.

As I sit here with my table full of fun projects I had to come and post and say Thank you. Yes to all of you because even if you just pop by and see what I am up to or are one of my amazing customers I know I wouldn't be a demo w/out any of you. I think of my amazing Demo Sisters who help encourage me everyday and make me think that this beautiful dream that I have of making my business grow will and is coming true.

I think of those of you that might be on the fence about truly finding out about what Stampin Up is really about in the business sense well in one word I could sum it up : Family.

That is what Stampin Up for me. I remember almost 2 years ago (Feb. I will be a demo 2 years) I had NOT ONE clue what so ever what Stampin Up was. Did you know the first time I actually got to handle Stampin Up cardstock was when I got my starter kit! YES.. I remember opening that package and saying WOW... this feels soo amazing... I still giggle when I grab a piece of Whisper White Cardstock! I never thought that I could make anything of being a demo when I did get my starter kit it was more because I wanted to give stamping a try and thought getting the kit was the most economical way to do it. WELL little did I know it was going to be the start of a true love affair!

So as I sit here taking pictures of all my samples for my upcoming classes as well as projects for the Blog (October is gonna be so much fun!) I wanted to share w/you my Top Ten Reasons I love to be a Demonstrator

10. Always Able to Learn something new Everyday

9. Being my own Boss.

8. Attending Exclusive Regional and Convention for SU Demos!

7. Meeting New People that share what I love.

6. Working the hours I want.

5. Being able to have Parties/Classes and fun as part of my job.

4. Being able to teach someone or introduce them to something they never thought they could do

3. Earn cash (BIG SMILE on my hubby's face! lol)

2. Feeling the Support of a Wonderful Company and gaining amazing friendships.

1. Loving EVERY moment of what I do! Nothing makes me more happy and proud then to always say IT ROCKS TO BE A DEMO!!

Maybe my list could help you and say Ellie maybe this is something that I would be interested in. I am always available so if you might have any questions just send me an email and I'll be more then happy to help answer your questions.

So I think with all my rambling you guys deserve a little peek of one of my upcoming classes in December (taking pictures backwards lol)

Well as always thank you so much for stopping by and one more thing Yesterday I was blessed to become an auntie again to a beautiful baby boy and today is another amazing day as its my oldest son's 11th bday. I'll tell you can't get this Happy grin off my face! Have a wonderful day everyone!

Peaceful Delight

2009-09-20T14:13:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!

Sorry I hadn't posted for a couple of days but I've had my inky hands full. Working on swaps which I am so happy to say should be arriving at their destination tomorrow!

As well as designing my Shoe Box Swap card for this coming Saturday which I am SUPER excited about because its an all Demo swap being hosted by the Dawn R. who happens to be the Stampin Up Demo of the year! HOW FUN is that gonna be. I also get to hangout w/ my downline so it should be so much fun!!! I CAN NOT WAIT!

So in between my full plate I got to sit down and watercolor a bit which always helps me calm down and relax a bit. For my cards I used the Hostess Level 1 set-Country Morning. To tell you truth when I saw this set I said really now what the heck am I gonna do w/that ? Quickly my stamping brain said hmm hello watercolor and so that's just what I did!

Here is my first of 2 cards I made :

So do you see the background on the cardstock.. I AM IN LOVE with it.. That is actually a jumbo wheel stamp-Textured love how it makes the cardstock look. I used Versa Mark to stamp with.

That was one of the techniques I taught at my class last Wednesday (I have to share those pics w/you. What a blast that was!)

For the frame around the stamped image I just took my ruler and a marker and made my frame and then added a couple of doodles w/my gel pen and there you go! A simple but sweet card don't you think?

Here is my 2nd card I made:

This card I used the Textured Jumbo Wheel stamp as well but to make the card itself I used my Scallop Square Bigz Clear Die to make the card. I love it soo much I see loads of cards this shape in my near future! lol Also see that bow on my card isn't it beautiful it actually was on one of my goodies I won at the meet and greet for the Stampin Addicts! lol it was so pretty I had to reuse it and isn't this the perfect place to put it!

As always I thank you so much for stopping by and have a wonderful evening I am off to see if I could finish a couple of things before heading off America's Best Dance Crew .

Lunch Time a La MDS Style

2009-09-15T10:04:00.000-07:00

Hello All!

This is a quick post because I am a working crazed woman today getting the last ends ready for my class tomorrow which is sure to be a blast. As well as a Swap that is like 3 in one as there are a sets of Halloween,Thanksgiving cards and Christmas yeah I could have only signed up for one of them but NO its the Swap Addict in me and NOW I am working my tail off cause they have to go in the mail TOMORROW!.. So not too much chatting from me.

Just wanted to come and share a page I did while I took a little lunch break . Yes I eat and Scrap at the same time. Ha but no fear of messing up my materials since they are safe in my computer. Did I tell you I am loving My Digital Studio?

I hope you have a wonderful Tuesday and I am off as I have a goal to make before I have to stop and make Mac & Cheese and bake some cookies for my boys for when they come home.

As always thanks so much for stopping by!

(FYI: Don't forget about my MDS Giveaway)

Meet Halle Beary

2009-09-14T19:23:00.000-07:00

Yes you read right.. Your about to meet Halle Beary.. I know what your thinking hmmm Ellie How do you know Halle Beary and that's not even how you spell her name...
Ha... Well guess what I REALLY DO... being I created her...Ha.. No Not like a Weird Science kind of way! (such an 80's kid was me! LOL)

BUT this is Halle Beary created with the Build a Bear Stampin Up Dies available in the Holiday Mini. I was having so much fun doing this card that my husband came into my stamp room and said who are you having a party with...and that's when I said Halle Beary! hehehehe....

OK Blogging Friends Meet Halle Beary :

Ha.. isn't she the FREAKING CUTEST EVER!! See why I was giggling away... and wait till I tell you all I did with her....

Here is a close up so you can see the details :

(click the pic to view bigger)

So can you see her skirt its all shimmery because I used our new Shimmer paint in Champagne to give her some bling!

. Gel Pen was used to give her some pearls and the stitching around her jacket. Her Sapphire earring are with a Rich Razzleberry marker.

Then as you can see her jacket it got textured with the Perfect Details Texturz Plates. Her Shoes were actually embossed to give them a shine! (that's why there is reflection). For her little hair ornament I had to add some bling since she already has "pearls" and her Sapphire earring

The Background Designer Paper I used for this card was Bella Bieu I thnk it was perfect for her since she is dressed so cute and ready to hit the stores to shop for more outfits!

So as I leave you with Halle sending you some love (punched them out with heart to heart punch) I hope you enjoyed her and wait till I show you what else I have been up too. Don't be shy leave a comment and tell me what do you think of Ms. Beary. Also if you would be intersted in a Holiday Mini Catalog just email me and I will be more then happy to send you one.

As always thank you so much for stopping by!

Back to School Teacher Gifts

2009-09-13T08:23:00.000-07:00

Hello again everyone

Well as I said I am back today to share one of the projects I was working on yesterday I tagged it for my Squeeze it Saturday because well I did finish it yesterday just didn't have enough light to take pictures for it!

So while I was at Convention this summer we had a Meet & Greet for Stampinaddicts. It was such an amazing and fun event I can NOT wait and hope I am blessed enough to go again next year because it was so much fun.

There was swapping and eating and laughing and prizes and too much fun! I won (well I think everyone won something!) You got to go to the goodie table and pick from all these amazing goodies... can you image standing in front of a table full of goodies and YOU have to pick 1 thing? Well it was hard but for me since I have a thing for pens and pads (I know I'm such a geek! lol) I choose this :

It also included a matching pen and let me tell you I love it to pieces and when I got home I said OH I have to make this as inside is a pad (its 4x6) then I said OH my gosh who made this for me! So I went on a mission to find out who it was! Finally one of my SA Sistahs -Kim came through and told me who it was! lol

Then I was another mission to find those pads I went to every store you could think of but nobody had them as these are blank pads with no lines which is really what made me love it since I am forever doodling and this is perfect.

Well finally another of my SA Sistahs-Paula said OH Ellie I have some of those in my stash.. DO MY SA SISTAHS Rock or what???

THAT is how I was able to create these gifts for the boys teachers.. Did I lose you already with my long story for this little project!

OK well I think I've rambled enough you want to see what I made?? lol

*the reflection you see is that I put the cards and pads inside a clear box*

As you can see that not only did I make the pads for them but I am also including a set of cards for them to use. For the stamping I used 2 techniques to color the flowers on the cards.

I took out my Stampin Up Water color pencils and as I sat there coloring away (I also used my blender pen) I said WHY have I not used these pencils again in such a long time??? For the pads I decided for the main images to use watercolor paper and use my Stampin Up markers to color along with my aqua pen & then after I did that I decided to use my Versa Pen and emboss it.

As far as the stamps I used I went for Flores Suaves which is so beautiful I used it to stamp a background on the covers and did so with Versamark. For the cards I used Fifth Avenue Floral. The sentiment is from Dream Du Jour .

Actually you know what I am going to see if I make a video hopefully this week which I think will get easier for me to start to do again as my boys will be in school and the house will be quiet and will have a window to do so when my little Sassy takes a nap!

I think I have over extended this post but just had to share all the details with you!

Also I wanted to let my local customers know that I will be attending a Crop in November 7th and have been asked to me the Guest Stampin Up demonstrator at the event. I will be sharing an awesome project that I hope everyone will love. I am working on the sample and will share sneak peeks on what it is so you can say Ellie I am coming!

There are only 30 spots open and as I have heard 13 already are filled! Its gonna be a 12 hr. crop for ONLY $35.00 if you can't wait till I post more info just email me and I'll let you know about the rest of the info so you could register before all the spots are taken!

If you go you'll get to see me in my Bday Tiara cause the 14th is my Bday and I will start my celebrating with that crop. Well as always thank you so much for stopping by enjoy your Sunday!

Don't forget about my MDS Giveaway!

Lovin it So Much Gonna Make Someone Squeal Too

2009-09-12T20:41:00.001-07:00

Hello everyone!

Hope you are all enjoying your weekend. I've been a bit under the weather but never the less I have been super duper busy but happy to be so. In between working I have been playing again with My Digital Studio.

Can I tell you this is so addicting because its so fun and so easy and I am LOVING all the features. I can sew on my pictures people!!! I DO NOT SEW but in My Digital Studio guess what I DO! Ha..

Want to see what I have been up to now? Here is a page I did today again another 15 minute pages and I have this beautiful scrapbook page :

This very handsome little cutie is my nephew. Don't you just want to eat him up. Isn't this page so cute?? LOOK I added stitching to the page! HA.. OK so as I was doing this and working I said you know what I need to make one lucky person be as excited as I am with My Digital Studio so guess what I am gonna give one away.

You read right.. Gonna give one away cause I love it so much and I know you will too! For this giveaway just order $75.00 or more (before shipping and handling) and you are entered to win!

The deadline will be on Oct.1st and I will announce the winner on October 2nd,2009

Remember you have two ways of placing an order either by email or you can go online and place your order . Both ways of reaching me are at the upper right hand corner!

Tomorrow I will share some teacher gifts that I made that I will be sending with the boys Monday morning as well as some news for my local customers! So make sure you come back tomorrow! As always thank you so much for stopping by!

Scrapbookmama LIVES!!!!

2009-09-11T14:13:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!

I am over the moon right now because I have been playing with "My Digtal Studio" which is SO AMAZING and so awesome... So whats up with my Title post.. well before I even knew there was Stampin Up for that matter Stamps I started out in the paper craft world as a scrapbooker and well I did it for my kids and since all my albums were about them that is how that name came along and I became Scrapbookmama.... THEN 2 years ago something happen I fell in love.. with Stampin Up which made me turn to stamping something I NEVER EVER thought was me nor was I interested in.. The though of making a card made me shake.... well time passed and the tables were turned I left behind the scrapbooking for the most part and would only do a page or 2 ever 3-4 mths!

ENTER My Digital Studio and I hear a chorus sing a beautiful song for me!! As I know this is my way to come back to something that I loved so much and make it way easier. When I would scrapbook oh I would take over the whole room displaying all the "materials" I would need and it would HAVE to stay as is for weeks until I would finish an album !

NOT ANYMORE.. because I will be creating my own "room" right in my computer while I create beautiful pages that I will be able to send to print or print right here at home! YEAHHHHH SCORE!!

So with no further delay Here is my first scrapbook page in my new Adventures into the Digital World :

Now tell me How bad do you want to get this??? I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVEEEEEE THIS!!! I am off to make a couple of cards creating MDS.. yes you can do that too and everything you will use including the stamped image will be true to size including the embellishments.

Image the fun of adding "real" embellishments on top of what ever you created on your printed pages. TOO MUCH FUN I TELL YOU!

Also don't forget to take a look at my Newsletter Blog as I've posted all my classes for the rest of the year and can't wait to see you there! As always thank you so much for stopping by!

Wreath of Treats

2009-09-10T16:17:00.000-07:00

OK I'm the first to admit that title for this post was so corny! Ha.. but hey its a wreath and if you knock on my door on Halloween you'll get some Treats.. ok enough for me trying to explain that title!

Wanted to share one of the cards we will be creating in one of my Halloween classes. I have my list all ready for my new October classes and will be posting by tomorrow as I know you will want to come and get inky with me when you see what I have in store!

Ok here is one of the cards we will be creating on the 18th :

Who said that Autumn Days was only for use of Thanksgiving cards? It is Autumn right so Halloween fits right in don't you think?

Here is a view of the card laying down so you can see the cool effect that was created with the cardstock.

Hope you enjoyed this card and will see you during my Halloween class on the 18th of this Month. Also don't forget that is the day I pick my winner for that cutie Stampin Up Build a Bear

MojoMonday ok more like Tuesday...

2009-09-08T16:55:00.000-07:00

Wanted to post this earlier today but have been busy getting the last bits for the boys tomorrow. They are soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo excited to go back to school OH MY.. lol

In between doing for them I managed to squeeze a little MojoMonday sketch. Remember I told you I was loving that combo-red,white, and black well here it is again!

First let me share with you the sketch this week :

Here is what I came up with :

Yes I have a think with dots and this cards.. did you know circles are my fav. shape! lol..

I think I will prob. use this sketch again I did like it. I used that yumo Designer Paper - Night&Day It has some amazing patterns in it.

Well this one quick post as I have get the kids to bed. Hope you all have a wonderful evening and don't forget about the Bear Giveaway!

Materials:

Cardstock: Real Red, Whisper White, Basic Black
Designer Paper: Night& Day
Accessories:Black Brads,Jumbo Brads,Perfect Details Texturz Plate
Ribbon: 3/4Real red Polka Dot Grosgrain, 1/4 Basic Black Grosgrain

Last Challenge of the Day!

2009-09-07T17:11:00.000-07:00

Hello once more! See I made it back wow that has to be some kind of record for me huh! lol 3 cards in one day WHOOP WHOOP lol..

This last card I wanted to make it simple but classic.

I really had fun creating with my Bday friend Brenda today but now I must go put this day to bed. Boys have one more sleep after tonight to start school and they are extra wired so I need to help them along to bed!

As always thank you for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed my card challenges I did today and hope you were inspired to challenge yourself to create some cards too!

Don't forget about my Stampin Bear Giveaway!

Materials:

Stamps: Fifth Avenue Floral
Cardstock: Basic Black,Blush Blossom,Vellum
Accessories: Twine Hemp,Black Brads,Prettiest Kit/brad