Wonderful Winter Wedding!

I have been quite busy lately helping a couple of friends design and make their wedding invitations. Here is what we came up with for Angela's wedding in Dec.

I had a great time designing this along with Angela and Lisa and I especially had a fantastic time working together to get them all stamped and ready to send. Lots of hours, but lots of fun with friends.

If you ever need invitations for any sort of event, please free to contact me. We could have a one on one consultation and I can help you create that special project for your special event.

I hope everyone is doing well with the whole back to school routine! Things are busy around here, but happy to be back into a routine. Had a crazy day today with the battery of the van dying! Not the greatest thing to happen when you a ton of errands to do!

Stay tuned for some sneek peek pics of upcoming classes. I have been working hard at getting these classes ready for you! First one is coming up on Monday 21 Sept from 6:30 - 9:30pm at my place. Details are coming out in an e-mail as well as my website calendar is currently being updated.

In the meantime.... Have a fantastic rest of the week!

Fantastic Hostess Promotion On Now until 30 Nov!

What a great time to host a workshop!

Sweet Rewards hostess promotion!

Earn even more free products with our limited-time hostess offer!

From September 1-November 30, host a $330 Stampin' Up! workshop, and choose any one item* from the Holiday 2009 Mini Catalogue for just $14!

Choose from our award-winning stamps, beautiful new Simply Adorned jewelry, exclusive Build-A-Bear Workshop products, or latest dies for the Sizzix Big Shot. With so much to choose from, you'll feel like a kid in a candy shop!

Make plans today to host your own Stampin' Up! workshop and enjoy this sweet reward.

Contact me today to schedule your workshop - cathmsand@cogeco.ca

*Offer does not include My Digital Studio or hostess sets

The Holiday Mini is Finally HERE!!

What an exciting day!!! The holiday mini catalogue is officially launched and the product inside is absolutely phenomenal! I love it all. I was able to pre-order the products on 1 Aug and let me tell you, I had a tough time showing any restraint. This is the best and biggest Holiday Mini that Stampin' Up! has ever produced! It is jam-packed with wonderful new stamp sets, papers, ribbons and embellishments for Halloween, Fall, Thanksgiving, Christmas and other Winter Holidays. Also included is a fabulous new Build-A-Bear Line of products and a preview of My Digital Studio - the revolutionary new digital scrapbooking and crafting software package that will be available beginning October 1st! I got to order mine today......I just can't wait to use it and share it with all of you!

You can view and download the Holiday Mini Catalogue by clicking HERE.

You can view and download the Stampin' Supply list for all the projects in the Holiday MIni by clicking HERE.

If you don't already have your own personal copy of the Holiday MIni Catalogue and would like one in your hands to enjoy with your feet up and a nice cup of tea, e-mail me and I will be happy to drop one in the mail to you.

You can order anytime by phoning me, e-mailing me or even right here directly through my website link at the top right hand corner of my blog.

Better yet...why don't you host a workshop and receive some of the fantastic hostess benefits we have to offer. From now until 30 Nov, if you host a workshop totalling $330 or more, you will be able to choose any one item from the Holiday Mini Catalogue for only $14. This is excluding the Digital Studio, but once it is released you will be able to purchase it at a 50% discount just by being a hostess of a workshop totalling $525 in sales. Call me today to set a date!

I will be back soon with a little note card to share......have a fantastic day!

A Little Note of Thanks

Note Cards are so cute and small and easy to create. They make great thank-you cards or even a gift tag/card for a gift bag.

You start off with a 3" x 6" piece of Card Stock and fold it in half. I like this simple layout of using some designer paper along the bottom, divided with some ribbon and my sentiment on top. I create an embellishment with my punches. Here I used my In Colour markers to ink up the stamp and then punched out the shapes with my various circle punches. I added some final details with my white gel pen and some glitter in the middle of the flower. Hope you enjoy the simplicity!

Some of you are probably wondering when my classes for the fall will be starting up..........it will be very soon. Please stay tuned for more information. I am just finalizing dates, room bookings and the order of classes I would like to run. There are so many and so little time to get them all in before the holidays!

Have a great day!

Thanks a Bunch!

Thank you so much for attending my open house on Sunday. I had a fantastic time seeing all of you. Now the open house was Sun 9 Aug, but this post has been in draft form since then and I am finally reacquainting myself with my blog.

Where have I been?

This card was the one we made for the Make & Take. I apologize for the dark photo, my camera wasn't co-operating with me, or maybe I was just to tired to figure it out. The main card body is Chocolate Chip with Melon Mambo Textured CS on top of that. The Melon Mambo is a gorgeous, yummy colour and unfortunately this photo does not do it justice. You will just have to come on over and check out the new In colours in person.

Since the open house I have also re-created this card using some Bermuda Bay Textured Card Stock. This card has such a simple layout but can still make quite an impact with the bright vibrant colours.

I hope you enjoy today's post and am happy to see me back again! I am officially back for good as we are getting back into routine around here and therefore blogging will be back on schedule. There is so much to share with you!

Supplies Used:

Stamp Set: A Little Birthday Cheer, Circle Circus

Card Stock: Chocolate Chip, Whisper White and Bermuda Bay Textured Card Stock

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay Classic Pads

Accessories: Crushed Curry Polka Dot Grosgrain, Modern Label Punch, Sm Oval Punch, Dimensionals

Just Jawing Birthday

My neice's birthday was last week and this is the card I made for her.  When we were camping a month ago I was inspired by the bathing suit she was wearing.  I looked at her swimsuit and said, "Hey we have a stamp set that looks like that", so here is my creation!  I used the Just Jawing stamp set along with some of the Retired Rockabilly specialty paper.  I created my own designer paper at the bottom of the card using craft spots and crystal clear embossing powder.  I used the chunky glitter in the heart eyes.  The pretty in pink portion at the top is actually textured card stock as well.  It doesn't show up very well in the picture.  I love using the textured card stock, it adds so much to a card with so little effort. 

For the inside of the card, I wanted to use my Pop Up Cake Die.  This is what it looks like when you open the card. 

Why settle for one dimension when you can have three?  This die is perfect for creating wedding and party projects.  The Three Tier Cake Pop-Up Sissix Die sells for $53.95, Item # 116760. 

Instructions for assembly are included with the Die. There are so many different possibilities of what you can create with this cake.  All you need is a bit of imagination! 

Here is another picture to show you how it looks from the top. 

2 Great Promotions On Now!

During August and September, Stampin' Up! is celebrating kids, and we've got two great deals for the young and the young at heart.  

1. From August 1 - September 30 only, get the exclusive Décor Elements Growth Chart--plus, receive a free applicator tool!

2. From August 1-31, spend $45 on stamp sets from the Growing Up section of the 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalogue, and receive a FREE package of Designer buttons--a $10.95 value!

Click HERE to order your growth chart today, or contact me at anytime to get yours.  This item would make a fantastic gift! 

Click HERE to view the growing up section of the 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalogue.