A Blast From The Past

Do you remember the first workshop/club/class you ever did?? Mine was about two years ago. Though I had been stampin for several years, I remember being so nervous. I worried about my projects- were the impressive enough, were my cuts straight, were they too easy, too hard?? I have been cleaning up picture files and I came across the cards from my first club meeting. And you know what? I had nothing to worry about.

Stampin' Up! Pays it Forward!!

I recently asked Stampin' Up! for a donation to the local elementary school's fundraiser. I was blown away by the box that they sent. It was huge and just loaded with goodies. It was a value of about $500!Isn't Stampin' Up! great???I bought the containers and loaded them with all of the great goodies. The tote is a Stampin' extravaganza and is worth about $350. The tin is filled with items geared towards kids or a a class room and is worth about $150.00. I hope it makes the school a bit of money. I dont have kids there, but I teach a paper crafts class there as part of their enrichment program.

Isn't this a great way to use and showcase designer paper? This card features the Sale-A-Bration DSP that you can earn for FREE by spending just $50.

I love making acetate cards and I shared this with club this month. To make this card, we used :

4 Top Note die cuts of DSP
1 Top Note Die from bashful Blue ( cut in half)

We also used some SAB ribbon that was run through the Big Shot on the Top Note die. This makes the ribbon fit perfectly across the main image of the card. :) Toppped it off with a fun little button. Thanks for looking!

Valentine Class

We just had a Valentine Class last night. I always enjoy my time with my stampin' friends so much. We covered target mailboxes and made this cute little accordion card. The final version had dazzling Diamonds glitter and pop dot hearts in the middle oval. :) We used the Love You Much bundle. :)

A Valentine Treat

Hi all! I feel like I am finally back in the groove after the craziness of the Christmas season. It feels good to craft again. Don't forget that SAB starts tomorrow. I can't wait! Unbelievably, I have saved my fist order from the new catty for tomorrow. I don't know where I found the willpower, because it certainly isn't one of my strong points!I am really loving all the owls and birds, which brings me to today's post. Over at Splitcoast, I have been inspired by many different versions of these owls. I had to try them out fro my club swap. They were fun to make and I love how they turned out. It uses 2 large scallops from the Big Shot and several other circle punches. Isn't he cute?He is taped to a giant lollipop and I figure he will make a great scrapbook page element after the receiver eats the lolli. Hope you all get lots of crafting time this weekend. :)

First off, I must apologize for my 6 week absence. No great excuses... life has just gotten a bit in the way. I was catching up on all the blogs from my Splitcoast group and was glad to see I wasn't the only one who has been AWOL for a bit. I am very sorry for not keeping up with those of you who have been keeping up!

My clubs just started a new round and we met this past week. I LOVE my clubs. They are a great group of ladies and so fun to craft with. Here are two of the items we made:

Love this sentiment for Valentine's Day! Isnt it perfect? I think the color scheme has a great masculine look. This is a matchbook type fold and when you open it up , there is a scrumptious Ghiradelli chocolate inside!
I had a TON of these perfect little calendars to use up, so I decided this would be a perfect and quick project. This is a 4x4 chipboard and there is a magnet on the back so you can keep it on the fridge. These also look great in a small easel for your desktop. This is a Level 2 hostess set that I am just in love with. I have quite the collecttion of roosters in my dining room and I have been waiting for SU to come out with a realistic Rooster set.

I plan to post something at the end of the week as well. See ya soon.....

Dream Home Outdoor Pics

Isn't this part of the DR gorgeous? I love it...Check out the fingerprints on the window. The way the sun was setting highlighted this so much! They need some Windex. I will even do the windows if I could just hang out in there for a while. :)
Some more goodies that come with the house. Missing was the GMC Acadia that the winner will also receive.


See the doggy water bowl in the garage? The guide said that the garages here are not attached because of a fire/bldg codes in Sonoma for houses over a certain sq footage.


I love this driveway. Looks like an old carriage path. The plants are inedible strawberry plants.
There will be enough grapes here to produce two cases of wine.



BIG outdoor table.
This is the view from the back of the house. See how close the neighbors are? This is very typical for California living. This development does not allow hard fencing. The fences are wire with wooden posts and there are various plantings that make up the actual fence.


This is a view from the backyard into the side street



the kitchen garden.


Doggy Dream Home. very cute, but unpainted inside.