Sneak Peek..

Stampin' Up!

2009-2010

Idea Book & Catalog

We are Celebrating our return to an annual catalog

with a fresh, vibrant redesign that I love!

New Stamps, Paper, In-Color, Accessories

and the Big Shot with New Dies!

You won't want to miss getting your own copy

Email me for your own copy!

Copies of the New Catalog will be available July 1

Wednesday July 1st

6-9pm

Join me for a New Catalog Bash!

Free Projects, Prizes and Games

Display Boards of New Artwork

RSVP email me or call 770-912-2803

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Melissa

Central Park...

& I Lost My MOJO!!

I made this card a few weeks ago and thought I would

share it with you tonight! I love the look of Black & White

It is just so fresh and crisp. I have only used this stamp set

1 time. I have some stamp sets I just have to have. Then

I have them and don't know what to do with them!

Tonight I am feeling VERY uncreative...

Maybe because my kids took my radio so I have no tune's

to get me motivated! I hope my MOJO will back tomorrow.

I am a little sad, my birthday is Saturday 6-6

I'll be 35. When did I get so OLD??

My oldest son Mac turned 12 this last Monday...

I thought he was just a baby?? Where does time go??

I think the world is spinning faster!

How do I slow it down?

I know....

I should Scrapbook some

Pictures of the kids when they were little.

Lord knows I have plenty of pictures!

Maybe then I'll be HAPPY and my MOJO will return!

Well I should go to bed. Brown will be here tomorrow with

my New Stampin' Up! Catalog!

Until tomorrow

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Melissa

For You....

Sorry I have been gone so long!

The kids are finally done with school and

I am recuperating from all of last weeks school parties!

It feels so good having them home and the best part is: I can sleep in !

I am so excited....I will be getting my ...

New 2009-2010 Stampin' up! Catalog!!

Next Week I will be posting "Sneak Peek" Samples from

the New Catalog! So be sure to visit my blog!

Well here is card we are doing at my June Card Class.

Tomorrow I will show you the card holder we making at this class too!

Card Recipe:

Stamp Set: Great Friend

Card Stock: Baja Breeze, Parisian Breeze Specialty DSPaper

Ink: Basic Black, So Saffron, Baja Breeze

Accessories: White Satin Ribbon, Stick On Pearl
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Melissa

Thank You...

Card for Customer

Once again I used the Great Friend Stamp set!

My hubby is getting sick of this stamp set and I'm sure you are too.

I just LOVE it so MUCH!!

I have been busy spending time with my family.

I had a great mother's day and I hope you did too.

We had lunch and then took the kids fishing.

My son Mac is a hard core fisherman. He takes it very serious.

So he was so happy when we decided to go fishing.

They caught 5 baby catfish and threw them back so they can get bigger.

I just took pictures and enjoyed watching the kids fish.

I guess coming from Minnesota home of 10,000 lakes

you can see why the kids love to fish!

Here is a card I made for my new customer.

I hope she'll love it!

Card Recipe:

Stamp Set: Great Friend, Thank You Kindly

Card Stock: Basic Grey, Whisper White,

DSPaper Walk in the Park

Ink: Baja Breeze, Cameo Corral, Basic Grey

Accessories: White Satin Ribbon, Pearls

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Melissa

Daughters of the American Revolution...

I was invited to share Stampin' Up! at a Tea. They wanted me to offer

a simple project to make. Well I came up with Cute and Simple Bookmark!

All of the ladies went crazy!! They had so much fun making this project...

They have invited me to join there group. I am a granddaughter of DAR.

My mom and grandmother joined this group a long time ago and I thought it would

be fun! I get to Dress up and meet other women. They have asked me to

takeover there Scrapbook!! YEAH!!! We have another tea next Tuesday!

I'll let you know what project we make next!

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Melissa

Garden Greetings...

Get well, Happy Birthday!

Hi! So I needed a Get Well card for my mom. She had surgery on her hand.

I wish we close to each other so I could be there to help her out.

I also needed a birthday card for my friend Jessica who I have known since Kindergarten.

Well these are the cards I came up with!!

Garden Greeting is new set for me, well it's not been stamped until last night!

I got it a few months ago....

I will be mailing my cards tomorrow...

Card Recipe

Stamp Set: Garden Greetings

Card Stock: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip

Ink: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Apricot Appeal

Accessories: Apricot Appeal Ribbon

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Melissa

Fifth Avenue Floral...

Kind Thanks

Okay so I must apologize for my absence. We did some rearranging

in the our house. I gave up my Stamp room for my son Mac.

He was sharing with his brother Myles and hated it!

So me being the Awesome MOM that I am I gave him my room.

So now your wondering where am I putting my stamping junk!

I actually ended up getting a larger area....

the game room!! I can even have my classes in here!

Which is a huge plus!! I'll share pictures tomorrow.

Let me tell you an idea I have had for a long time now.

I want a Stamp Cottage!

I have never had a enough room in my yard for such a place!

NOW I do!!! I have been shopping around and think I have found the

perfect size! 12x24 foot cottage with a front porch.

So this is my dream and I hope to grow my business enough to

purchase such a cottage! I can do all of my crafting in my

Stamp Cottage....it would be my own Stamp Pad!!

So I'll keep you posted if and when my dream comes true....

Back to my card....I love this set and was so excited to see Stampin' Up!

add it to all of our other Awesome Stamps!

It is so easy to stamp and make a cute card for any occasion!

Here is Link to Splitcaoststampers Gallery for Fifth Ave Floral

there are so many samples to choose from!

So if you get a chance take a look....

I have been so busy making cards for Mother's day.

I am selling my cards in a Flower Shop here in Locust Grove GA

I just made 20 cards and delivered them this afternoon.

I hope they will sell, she has no other vendor for cards and has

customers asking for cards! So I hope this will be another business avenue for me.

Can you believe I made all those cards and forgot to take pictures!!

What was I thinking?? So I am going to take more in the morning

and I will take Pictures!

Card Recipe

Stamp Set: Fifth Avenue Floral

Card Stock: Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss

Ink: Basic Black, Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss

Accessories: Picture Punch, Baja Breeze Corduroy Button

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Melissa

May Class...

Okay so sorry I have not posted in a few days.

Saturday I had a Craft Fair, and it went pretty well.

It was really hot but I had a tent so that was good.

The kids came with me and had so much fun riding the rides,

joining the pie eating contest and meeting new friends!

I was so tired when we got home I laid on the couch Saturday Night

and most of the day Sunday. Jason went golfing so we skipped church.

I have not stamped since Friday...too tired!

So I made this box with these cute cards last week.

I am having so much fun with Lauren's Template!

You can see in my picture that my box is bent!

The dogs got hold of it!!! so I have had no time to make another one.

Hopefully tonight I'll have time to make a new box.

Madeline is sick, she has a sinus infection and now I think she has the flu.

So I am going to take her to the doctor. Please pray for her.

There's nothing worse then having the flu!

Here's my Card Recipe:

Stamp Set: Great Friend

Card Stock: Rose Red, Whisper White, Regal Rose,

DSPaper Raspberry Tart

Ink: Rose Red

Accessories: Scalloped Edge Punch, Pearls from pretties Kit

I'll be back tomorrow with cards using Fifth Ave Floral...

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Timeless Templates...

From The Desk Of....

I made these desk organizers yesterday! So easy to put together and I

did not even need Jason's help! Lauren Meader writes the tutorial's and sales them

for $5. Click here to purchase her templates . She has all kinds of templates.

Go take a look, she even has FREE templates too!

I have purchased lots of Lauren's Templates and I will have to say this is my favorite!

I don't know how she does it but she's AWESOME!!

She has a great blog too.
My Time, My Creations, My Stampendence

Take a look! Lauren use to be a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator but she is no longer with Stampin' Up! I love her energy and ideas!

Hope you will all enjoy her blog as much as I do!

I'll be back tomorrow with some classes I am working on for May!

Till then....

Stamp Alot, Melissa

Another Card using...
Stamps from The Occasions Mini Catalog!
I just love Stampin' Up's! Designer Paper. Today I used Urban Oasis.
I LOVE Polka Dots!! and was so excited to use this paper!
The base is Basic Gray. I Stamped the Butterfly in Baja Breeze and cut it out.
I also used Oval All stamp set along with my New Scalloped Oval Punch.
I added Kiwi Kiss Striped Ribbon as an accent.
Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Oval All, Great Friend
Card Stock: Basic Gray, Urban Oasis DSPaper
Ink: Baja Breeze
Accessories: Kiwi kiss Striped Ribbon, Scalloped Oval punch
I'll be back tomorrow with a Desk set from Lauren Meader's Template!
Stamp Allot, Melissa