A Stampin' Up Mother's Day

I hope that each of you had a marvelous and restful Mother's Day yesterday. Mine was absolutely lovely and low key. I haven't had one of those in a long time. The kids "surprised" me with an annual Breakfast in Bed and homemade cards. My older kids all went above on their cards and really tried to do their best. I have to tell you, I was really impressed. Even Daddio got involved and created his first SU card for me. Needless to say....I was so blessed that they made me something that they knew would make my mommy heart happy, not to mention my stampin' heart too. :)

Elijah's (age 11)

Carissa's (age 14)

Meghan's (age 13)

Daddio's (age ?)

Me and my sweet peas

Manzanita Rendezvous

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Getting Happy with the Mini Occasions

There is so much that our Mini Occasions Catalog has to offer. Stampin' Up! is known for their product integration as well as their ink and paper colors. This Mini Catalog is no exception. The stamps coordinate so well with the Big Shot dies. So much thought has been put into this. You truly feel that you are getting a Big Bang for your Buck. Who doesn't want that? I have had a marvelous time with our new Matchbox die. I love all the fun drawer possibilites and I have mastered the "no adhesive" technique. Yeah ME!! That's right..these little boxes fold up with no adhesive. But just the drawer itself. Life just keeps getting easier and easier...at least with my cards. Here is a new chest made with the Matchbox die as well as the Top Note Die. I made this with my "great grandmother" upline, Natalie. I hope that you enjoy it too.

SUPPLIES:
Paper: Walk in the Park DSP, Cameo Coral, Baja Breeze
Ink: Baja Breeze, Stampin Write Markers Cameo Coral, Basic Black
Stamps: Great Friend
Big Shot: Matchbox, Top Note
Accessories: Rhinestone Brads, Pretties Kit

TIP*****Make sure that you use our sticky strip when adding all the layers together. The Snail Adhesive does not hold it as tightly as the sticky strip adhesive does.

Mommy, Me and Crown City Tea

Today I took one of my daughters to her first tea. We went to one of my all time favorite towns....Coronado! I LOVE that town. It is full of beautiful houses, wonderful shops and of course, the famous Hotel Del Coronado. We had an absolutely delightful time and Katee learned some very valuable lessons. She is now extremely thankful that she wasn't born in the Victorian Era, tea is very yummy with 4 lumps of sugar and cream and not everyone supplies premium drinking water for my water snob. The Tea room was brimming full with antiques, beautiful tea sets and trinkets and baubbles. Art work adorned the wall, framed ornately. Porcelain dolls, mirrors and gawgeous chandliers! It was truly the afternoon break that I needed.
Katee at her first tea!

Katee's Tea Setting

Mommy's Tea Setting

Katee and Mommy

Our Yummies!

Here was our menu:

~SANDWICHES:
Egg Salad
Curry Chicken
Pear Walnut Cream Cheese
Cucumber/Dill
~FRUITBOWL garnished with house clotted cream
~FAMOUS Cranberry/Almond scones with Lemon Curd, Mock Devonshire Cream, Fruit Preserves
~DESSERT:
Cinnamon Apple turnover, with caramel sauce
Dark Chocolate Rossette
Spanish Cookie w/house wildberry preserve
~Teas: Black - Raspberry Vanilla; Herbal - Strawberry Vanilla Rooibos.

Picture the Possibilities Promotion!!

Join Stampin' Up! in celebrating National Scrapbook month with these THREE great offers!!





* All Designer Series paper, Specialty Designer Series papers, and 12" x 12" textured card stock are eligible for this promotion

* You can mix and match your paper choices.

* You must enter the qualifying amount of Designer Series paper or 12" x 12" textured card stock before entering your free paper.

* You may choose a free pack of Designer Series paper or 12" x 12" textured card stock for every three packs you buy.

* There's no limit and you can mix and match



JUMBLE ALPHABET!!! Buy a sneak peek stamp set from the 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalog--Jumble Alphabet (set of 52; double-mounted)--at a 20 percent discount.

115199 Jumble Alphabet stamp set reg. $43.95 sale $35.16

and if that's not enough for you, Keep on going and see the GREATEST DEAL EVER!!!



This fully-customizable kit allows you to choose your own stamp set, your own pattern of Simply Scrappin' Kit, and your own colors!


Schoolbook Serif Alphabet stamp set (or any $43.95 or lower stamp set)
Simply Scrappin' Petal Party (or any Simply Scrappin' Kit, $19.95)
Earth Elements Assorted textured card stock (12" x 12") (or any Textured cardstock, $11.95)
Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad (or any Craft Ink Pad, $7.50)
Business Supplies, including Training DVD, Catalogs, Order Forms, Brochures, etc. ($75 value, no substitutions)


I hope you find these promotions as exciting as I do. Even more, I hope that you might find the reason to embark on your own Stampin' Up! adventure and join my team! How much fun would that be?

Happy Stampin'!!

Barbara Jean