FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL! Ok well, it's almost the first day of the new SU catalogue..... but WAAAAYYYY more exciting than school.....

ya know when you start your year at school, you have a brand new home room, some new school mates, and of course all new text books???? Same subjects as the year before, but maybe a bit more advanced...... either way, sometimes you long for that old text book, that you knew inside and out, top to bottom, with all your notes written on the side, folded corners where you wanted to really remember something........

Well, every year that's how I feel when SU releases their new catalogue and idea book. It's all still Stampin' Up!.... but the layout has changed, the colors are different, things are not in the same place. And every year, I think..... how am I going to remember all this? Well.... just like last year and the year before that ( you get the idea ) I can't wait to dig my heels in deep this year, come up with some amazing ideas, share ones that were taught to me, and display them all ( high hopes ) on this blog site.

I know in my last post I said I was no longer going to be an active demonstrator..... but once you SEE THE NEW CATTY...... don't hesitate to book a party with me. You want this stuff......trust me, my wish list is a mile long already.

I know these are summer mini entries.... but I've been a little busy.

I'm just going to post pics as I make projects. I don't think we all need to read my babbly novels every single time.....lol....sigh

- don't forget to take time for yourself.

going.....going....gone ( as of June 30th )

Well friends, it's that time of year again, where the people down at Stampin' Up! decide what stays and sadly, what goes into retirement. I don't know about you guys, but when I look at the retirement accessories, I panic. Take a peak here for a list of stamps and here for the accessories.

Try not to cry, you can always find things on ebay for ten times the price

- even the dog is covered in glitter.

No More Demo's............

Except for online of course! I have been away for a while. 3 months to be exact. There are things that have gone on in my life that have re-routed my personal course. However, though inactive as an actual demonstrator, I have the best intentions of maintaining my blog with ideas, inspirations and incentives!

My new approach to paper crafting is this. Use what you have! I will feature new and old Stampin Up items, as well as items from other companies. I will do my best to list the products used and where you can get them. This is my new beginning.

- don't forget to take time for yourself.

Before and After!

In my group of ladies that get together once a month.... we have a non-card maker. She once told me that she just takes the cards we DO make and turns them into scrapbook pages. She couldn't make the last get together, so I took the liberty of changing the 2 cards into pages for her. So here are the BEFORE and the AFTER of what we did last Sunday.

original

page

original ( sorry I can't seem to rotate it )

page: the "Details" is the envelope, so you can store goodies!

this is the original. I try to do at least 1 actual page during my gatherings