New Hostess Program

Hello Everyone! Has it been awhile since you were a hostess at a workshop?  Do you love getting free Stampin' Up! product simply by stampin with friends?  Then maybe you should check out our new hostess benefits program that was released with the new cattie!  With the previous hostess program, you were locked into choosing from specific stamp sets, and if you already had them, or weren't fond of any, well.. too bad for you :(  NOW, however, you earn hostess dollars which can be used on hostess only products or you may spend your money on regular catalogue merchandise!  also... you can earn 1/2 price items based on your party total.. How cool is that? 
One of my favourite hostess only stamp sets is called Faith in Nature, and is available to hostesses for only 10 hostess dollars! WOW!  Here is a card that I CASEd from my upline and sister, Sheila Batty.  You can check out her original and all kinds of other really creative stuff here....   http://www.catnappincreations.blogspot.com/

here is mine...

Banners Banners Everywhere!

Hello Everyone,
The banner seems to be the "it" thing right now, Stampin' Up! has jumped on board with the pennant parade stamp set, pennant punch, pennant chipboard....  so it seemed fitting tonight to try a banner for myself.
I got the idea to use the jewelery punch for the banner straight out of the catalogue.  I always seem to miss all of the little tips and tricks that are jammed into our fabulous catalogue, but this one caught my eye.  You can see it on page 140 of the 2011/2012 IB&C.  I used my cherry cobbler bakers twine, and simply unwound the cherry cobbler so that I had a clean piece of white threading.  I like how crisp and clean this turned out.  And I LOVE finding something else to do with the tools that I already have!  Hope you have fun trying this one out!
Brenda

Something Old, Something New....

Hello Everyone,  I can hardly believe it.. I made it into the stamp room in the daylight!   My older two children are at Vacation Bible School this week, the youngest is napping, and Daddy is working nights so he's snoring too!   The perfect time to slip quietly into my stamp room... Yahoo.   Can you pick out the four things in this card that match the bridal rhyme?

I will help you out....
Something Old.... Vintage Vogue stamp set that I have had since it came out!   If you've ever stamped with me, you know I love making "friend" cards!
Something New...  New colour  "Wisteria Wonder", and the oval frame using the new embossing folder set.
Something Borrowed..... I was inspired by a card made by a friend, Cristina Findlay....now... my card turned out nothing like hers, but I have to give credit to how she always inspires me with beautiful creations! 
Something Blue.... Bashful Blue cardstock and ink.
Enjoy!  Im off to play some more before everyone wakes up!
Brenda

Scallop Envelope

Hello Everyone,
When I was in my stamp room tonight, I remembered that I had just received a scallop envelope die in the last delivery, and had thrown it into my basket where it has just sat :(   I made a quick and easy little birthday card using the Just Add Cake DSP and the Little Friends stamp set.
  For those of you who were at club last week and didn't get to stamp "happy birthday" on your card, I FOUND the little stamp.  Right there in the Little Friends stamp set where it was supposed to be.  Bring your card by sometime and we can add the greeting!
Here is the card I came up with....

Creating Faux Mirror

Hello Everyone... tonights experiment was playing around with the new Designer Frames Embossing Folder Set (item # 123130   10.95 for two frames!)  I found this really sweet tissue pack at the grocery store today and impulsively bought it.  I decided to give it a little home in case I needed a quick get well gift (there is a nasty flu going around town, yuck)  I ran the oval frame through the big shot using cherry cobbler cardstock, and then I did it again using a pop can.  I cut the little bumps off of the pop can frame, using sticky pages to adhere to the cherry cobbler frame, and voila... a little mirror!  How very vintage looking!

Mini Milk Cartons

Hello Everyone!
Tonights picture is of a little mini milk carton set that I have seen all over the internet in various forms.  I had to come up with a craft for ten children that can be completed in 45 minutes.  With the big shot, this is an easy task.. I ran the milk carton die through my machine, and in 10 minutes, I had enough for the entire group! Yippee... time saved!  Hope you enjoy...

Good Evening!
I have had a very busy weekend (pedicure, makeup party, dancing the night away.... :)  ) and so, no pictures today, sorry.  BUT... if you zip on over to http://www.mycraftyworld.blogspot.com/  you will see one of my latest cards featured as one of the top 25 pics!! I am so honoured and excited.  Go check it out!
Happy Stampin!
Brenda