PTA Basket

At our school we really, really appreciate our teachers and at the beginning of the year we make up a basket of treats for ALL the teachers - this year Jill asked me to make a tag to go on the basket - I had no idea what to do and so I used Jill's words and just created this simple tag.

I love how being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator gives me the opportunity to give back in my own special way.

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A Special Card For Emily

Our next door neighbor moved to Ireland last year and she recently came home for her baby shower - I had so much fun creating this cute card just for Emily and her new bundle of joy who will arrive in November....

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Notice the little clover leaf inside - I also used that image to decorate Emily's wedding gift wrap and it was so nice to personalize this creation for her in the same way.

Did you notice what I used to create the window for the baby deer? No? Take a look at the new Holiday Mini and you'll see a fabulous new product line....

Grace's Stamp Club Swap

I never know what to expect when Grace arrives with her swaps, but I know they are going to be from her heart and just perfect and this swap is no exception, it's lovely.....

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Phew..... Only six days to go and I finally managed to get all the beautiful Stamp Club swaps posted before our next swap - I can't wait to see what my wonderful ladies come up with this time can you?

Way to go ladies, thanks for all your hard work and for giving me the opportunity to share your beautiful art on my blog.

Pam's Stamp Club Swap

Pam holds down multiple jobs, has a new Granddaughter and still took time out to make this delightful swap, I'm so glad she joined our Stamp Club.....

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Corner Bookmark/Bookmarks with Linda Hansen

Fun Bookmarks from Stampin' Up!

Here's another fun video I found featuring Linda:

Join Linda Hansen, Stampin' Up! demonstrator, in creating fun bookmarks for you and the kids using beautiful products from Stampin' Up! These bookmarks are perfect for helping you get through your summer reading in Stampin' Up! style! If last year was my summer of Harry Potter - yes I read all seven books last summer, then this year was the year of Twilight - I feel twenty years younger after reading it.

Shirley's Stamp Club Swap

Shirley was one of the founding members of our stamp club, more than five years ago, she always smile and looks on the bright side of life and her beautiful cards sooooo reflect her sunny personality, no matter what life throws at her.....

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Wishing you all a fabulous weekend!

Tadaaaaa!!!!! My Digital Studio

I can't wait to see my 10 year old daughter's jaw drop when she see's she can make personalized Stampin' Up! cards for her friends.

Of course Stampin' Up! will have their own fabulous printing facility which will preserve the color integrity and size etc. of everything printed from My Digital studio so that it will coordinate and be the best quality etc. etc. etc.

However in the case of making a quick personalized card that I can run off on my computer, I think this is pretty impressive and remember, if I can do it, anyone can do it because I'm no tech.

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Do you have My Digital Studio on your wish list yet?

My Digital Studio - Very First Project

Let's take the journey together - This is way, way, way cool. You all know that yesterday I published my pdf. class using the Sunny Day simply scrappin' kit right? Well today I received a really cool new product from Stampin' Up! - it's called My Digital Studio and you too can order it in October.

All I did was load the software onto my computer and I selected all the standard items and look, here's a fun card using the Sunny Day Simply Scrappin' Digital template - there were several to choose from.

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Then I decided to play, just a little - you know baby steps and so I thought about who was having a birthday next and changed a few things to personalize the card for my niece, it was soooo easy, even for technically impaired me and I even worked out how to export it so that I could show it to you here.

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And you thought it was all going to be about scrapbooking didn't you? Well, you can make DVD's, Cards and Scrapbooks and those are just the things I can remember.

If you would like to own your copy of My Digital Studio - send me an email reeveelizabeth@hotmail.com and I'll give you all the details - Just imagine having over 2,000 Stampin' Up! images right at your finger tips on your computer - gone are the days of lugging piles of stuff to crops - yey!!!!

Terri's Stamp Club Swap

This picture just doesn't do Terri's swap justice, it's full of fun and texture! I've soooo enjoyed watching Terri grow as an artist over the years and I can't wait to see what she comes up with next......

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Sabrina's Swap

I love Sabrina's color choices, so unusual and the work brilliantly!

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Rebbecca's Beautiful 3d Card Swap

Hi Everyone,

Sorry for the lack of posts last week, it was back to school and that is always a busy time for me, but hopefully I'll do better this week.

I can't believe it is only two weeks until our next stamp club meeting and I haven't posted the beautiful swaps my ladies made and so I will rectify that in the coming days and show you some of their fabulous creations. I do hope you enjoy them as much as I do.......

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Forget-Me-Not-Keeper Card Storage

Do you remember earlier this year I said I'd met a fabulous lady called Linda Hansen from Stampin' Up! at the London regional seminar and I posted some picutres of us together? Well, digging through the archives I found this fun video of Linda and I thought you'd enjoy sharing in her creativity:

Forget-Me-Not Keeper Project from Stampin' Up!

The Forget-Me-Not Keeper is stylish way to keep your cards organized and provides you with an easy solution for staying on top of all of your card-giving occasions!

Important - When Shopping On Line With Me!!

Just a quick note to let you know in more details some of the things you need to know about shopping on line with me:

1. Shope On Line 24/7
2. VERY IMPORTANT - Go in through my Demonstrator Web Site elizabethreeve@stampinup.net Click HERE and bookmark it.
3. Why is it important to go in through my DBWS? Because if you go in through Stampinup.com, then you will be charged a higher shipping rate, even if you choose me as your demonstrator - I'm sorry, it's just the way their system works.
4. Always select me as your demonstrator because then you will not be charged a higher rate for shipping and merchandise.

These are important things to remember with this fabulous and flexible service - I guess the two major things to remember are 1. Go in through www.elizabethreeve.stampinup.net click HERE to bookmark it and 2. Always select me as your demonstrator.

I hope this information is helpful to you.

Have a fabulous day!

Are You Enjoying My Blog

Since I started my blog way back in January, I've received thousands of hits and I've had a new post and sometimes several most days.

My question to you is do you enjoy my blog and should I continue?

This is a hugely time consuming project, but it fits right in with my love of sharing what I love and so I don't mind one bit the time it takes to create and post new projects/news.

Please send me an email and let me know how my blog is working out for you: reeveelizabeth@hotmail.com

I'm looking forward to hearing from you.

I Have A Heavy Heart Today.....

While Mom's around me celebrate today at regaining their freedom, I'm one of those Mom's who has a heavy heart and a tear in her eye. I absolutely love summer, it's just the best. Each year my children grow and change and summer is "our" time and now for another year it's time to say goodbye.......


There's a saying "If you love something, let it fly, if it comes back it is yours, if it does not, then it never was" - I know in my heart that these next few years will go by in a flash and school days will be done and I'll look back on today and know that saying goodbye to the children and sending them off to another year of Elementary school was one of the "easier" goodbye's, even though it doesn't feel like that today.

Have a lovely day everyone!

Decor Stencils with Shelli Gardner

If you've never seen Shelli Gardner before, here's an opportunity to see her in action:

Stampin' Up!'s Décor Stencils with Shelli Gardner

Create beautiful expressions of your style and creativity when you use our Décor Stencils to add design to your walls and art projects. Several of our Décor Stencils coordinate with our existing products, so creating coordinating projects for display is a simple way to express your creativity. Tune in as Shelli Gardner explains why she loves these stencils--and why you'll love them too!

Back To School - Time To Scrapbook

I can't believe it's almost time to go back to school. Quick get out those cameras and capture the last few moments of summer this weekend and we'll have plenty to scrapbook all winter long.

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Have a wonderful Holiday weekend everyone and I'll see you back here soon for another "Movie Monday".

Glitter, Glitter Everywhere

I absolutely love glitter don't you?

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Dazzling Diamonds and Embossing Class - Maybe

As October approaches and we head for Breast Cancer awareness month, I thought it would be fun to create a class and learn two new techniques while creating some very simple and yet meaningful note card sets.....

If you think it would be fun to learn how to use Heat and Stick Powder and combine it with Dazzling Diamonds and craft ink to create this dazzling note card or simply make a some stylish embossed cards, send me an email reeveelizabeth@hotmail.com and if enough people are interested I'll add it to my Fall class schedule.

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Ribbon of Hope note cards.

You Won't Believe Your Eyes.....

The Holiday Mini Is HERE

Quick go and look at this catalog, it's way bigger than Minni's of the past and packed with soooooo many new products you just won't believe your eyes.

If you don't receive your personal copy in the next two weeks, please email me, as there has been a major mailing issue.

To View All The Current and Fabulous Promotions - Click HERE

Holiday Mini Update.....

Simply Adorned Temporarily UnavailableAugust 26, 2009

Due to a manufacturing quality issue, products in the Simply Adorned jewelry line do not meet our quality standards and will not be available for purchase September 1. We are working with the manufacturer to correct the problem, and we will let you know when these products are available.

The following products will not be available for purchase September 1:

116799 Simply Adorned 1-1/2" x 2" Rectangle charm
116798 Simply Adorned 1" x 1-1/4" Rectangle charm
116797 Simply Adorned 1" x 1" Square charm
116800 Simply Adorned 24" chain
116853 Simply Adorned 34" chain

Thank you for your patience as we work to ensure that you receive products that meet our quality standards.

We are in Spanish Too....

Did you know that you can now order Stampin' Up! products in different languages - some stamps are now available in French and Spanish and there is an entire catalog dedicated to Spanish? Click Here

Shouldn't Every Day Be Mother's Day?

Here's a video I found in the archives - with Christmas just around the corner - oh yes, it reallly is, you could use this video as inspiration to get started on a special project for the Holidays.

Flower Frame Project with Spencer Willis

Join Spencer Willis from Stampin' Up! as he shares a fun photo frame project--featuring the Big Blossoms stamp set (retired)--with Brooke Walker from Studio 5.

Inspiration For Melanie

When Melanie called me and said she needed to make Baby Shower Invitations for a friend and could I help with ideas - I had absolutely no idea where to start. All I knew was that I needed to keep it simple because I know how Melanie loves brads and I knew somehow I needed to leave her some "brad mania" space, she also wanted bright colors....

.... Well, here are a few of the samples I gave to Melanie - I knew she'd be making a lot of cards and so I wanted to keep it simple and because she was making so many cards I liked the idea of using curvy verses, because you don't have to get the stamp perfectly strait every time. Once I hit on the idea of polka dots, I wanted to repeat it and so it is in the ribbon and embossed on the white card and again in the eyelet punch boarder and of course I made the ribbon a simple knot so that Melanie didn't have hours of frustrating ribbon tying.

I added a little dazzling diamonds glitter to the bunny tail and to the owl wings, which you can just about make out in the picture. What I loved about this card is that she could use one as the invitation and then keep the theme going by making coordinating Thank You cards with a different "Forest Friend". She stopped short of creating coordinating favors for the shower.

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Images © 1990-2010 Stampin' Up!

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Way to go Melanie, you created beautiful invitations for the shower and you are one heck of a friend, she's one lucky lady to count you among her friends!

Have a great weekend everyone - stop by here for "Movie Monday" on what will be the last day of August!

Build A Bear Delight

Imagine untying this bow and finding a wonderful Build A Bear surprise inside.......

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Images © 1990-2010 Stampin' Up!

I was having so much fun with my Build A Bear stamp set that I stayed up until 1:30 in the morning to create this fun card. You only have to wait a few more days and you tooooooo could be having as much fun and creating as many smiles on little faces as I am. These cute stamps are featured in the new Holiday Mini which goes on line September 1st 2009.