Lost Swap Card....and my Mailbox!!!!

Well...was cleaning out some shelves...and finally came across the lost swap card from last week...

It's one of those cards that the scan doesn't do it justice....the white stamped areas are on window sheet....so they came out really crisp!!! I love the hat pin!!!!

These are from my mailbox, back from Valentines and St. Patricks Day!!!
This one is from my Awesome friend Abbey Larson....I should have scanned it on red paper...it has a black border...very nice, simple card!!!!

This one is from a long distance friend in Illinois, Karen Bricker. She used the Slit Punch border that we did in Stamper's 10 this past year!!!

And lastly, this delightful St Patty's Day card from my dear friend Donna Loughridge.

I want to thank all of you...I love getting the mail!!!!

Figured it out.....

OK...I figured it out...not sure how...will probably never be able to do it again...but here is the chart of the colors retiring!!! You are all gonna love the new colors!!!

Hello all you fabulous Stamper's out there...as I have told a few of you in e-mails...I would publish the list of colors that will be discontinued in the new catalog in July....I had a really nicely done chart....but can't seem to get it to come up on the Blog. So here is the raw list!!!:) Don't be sad....if there are colors you can't live without...you have plenty of time to get refills...and alot of the new colors are old ones tweeked!!! You will survive!!!

Color Renovation: Fond Farewell
Summer Sun
Apricot Appeal
Only Orange
Really Rust
Pink Passion
Pixie Pink
Pale Plum
Orchid Opulence
Lovely Lilac
Lavender Lace
Almost Amethyst
Bordering Blue
Brocade Blue
Ballet Blue
Brilliant Blue
Taken with Teal
Glorious Green
Handsome Hunter
Sage Shadow
Mellow Moss
Green Galore
Gable Green
Barely Banana
Yoyo Yellow
Ruby Red
Cameo Coral
Blush Blossom
Creamy Caramel
Close to Cocoa
Going Gray

Here are 2 of the projects that Paula showed us how to do at the Rocky Mountain Inkslingers meeting last week....she also showed us how to do the Sweet Treats...but I wanted to glitz mine up and haven't had time....will post that later!!!


I will be doing the Stampin' Up! Booth at the Rocky Mountain Rubber Hi Convention May 7 and 8. I am really excited that they ascked me to come back...and found out today that I will be doing a 2 hour class on Saturday, along with my Downline Karen doing a 1 hour class....so stop by and scchedule my class...it is a great Scrapbook Mini Album and Folder...I will post pictures when I get them done...We also will be doing demos all day at the booth using the Big Shot and Fabric!!!!

Color Shake Up!!!

I was just telling a customer the other day...I don't think they will be changing colors...but ya never know....and what do they go and do...announce that they are re-vamping all of the colors....And they are beautiful....I can't post them to the web yet until Stampin' Up! does....but if you stop by the house, I can show you....You are gonna love them...some old colors will be returning...lots of the In-colors will be brought back...and there are 5 new colors!!! WooHoo, they are very beautiful!!! That is all I can Say!!! As I weed out my old product...we will have to have lots of give-aways!!! WooHoo!!!!

Here is our sneek peek of both projects for our Stamper's 10....

We seem to have a circle thing going on here!!!

Another Windy Day

Does the wind make me frustrated...I think it does... Hello ladies...have been a bit frustrated with all of this job searching...so today I headed over to the AARP office...to enroll in a program they have to train and help place displaced workers like me......so say a prayer...I'm pretty sure I've been approved for the program...just waiting on the last phone call...then I hope I get a good placement!!!! It's only part time and minimum wage...but that's better then what else I've been getting....especially since my unemployment is about to run out....This economy has got to turn around soon!!!!

Enough of that...here are the swaps I got last week at the Rocky Mountain Inkslingers Meeting....



OK...I did a really cute card...and I made extra...so I'd have copies of it...and do you think I can find it.....And life gets more perplexing...I think I will stop while I'm ahead!!!

One last post...I just went outside to let Rusty out...and the skies are just grey with ...I wasn't sure.....So I went outside....Big mistake...it wasn;t smokey smeolling which I was afraid it was....but after I came i all I could smell was dirt....so it muct jsut be the wind stirring up the dust...but now My eyes are killing me...and I'm having difficulty breathing.....so off to take an allergy pill....Sure hope this wind dies down soon.....I feel like Dorthy in the Wizard of Oz!!!

Easter Prep Day...

Been running all morning trying to get last minute things for Easter!!!! Brr!!!!....it's cold out there after the last few days of warmth...and windy...yuck!!! WalMart was out of most candies...which was propbably just as good, cause we really don't need that here!!!! Was cleaning off my desk and came across some Valentines cards.....so needed to get them posted on here!!!!

This one is from one of my Stamping Friends, Melissa Keese....I love the pink paper on the bottom...it is shimmery...the scan doesn't do it justice!!!

This one is from my dear friend Phyllis Parker....she used the Love Bandit set out of the Occassions Mini....this is such a fun set!!!

And then who doesn't love House Mouse....this one was from another dear friend, Donna Loughridge.
I plan to do better and get my cards I recieve on here...I have a ton of Easter ones...but the are all up on the sideboard right now, as I didn't get too many decorations out this year!!!

And We Have a Winner!!!

My Blog hit 6000 hits sometime last night...so I picked for our Blog Contest this morning from those of you that posted!!!! Actually, Steven told me to tell you that HE picked the lucky winner...and that winner is...DEE....I will put your Giant Push Pin, Foam, and some of the 3D projects in a bag with your name on it and it will be here when you get your next Stamper's 10 order. Congratulations...And I thank all of you for stopping by my Blog, and getting it to 6000 hits!!!

OK....for our next Blog Contest!!! I have always wanted to make these Diorama Box Cards...but they always looked too tricky for me....then I came across a real easy pattern, the other day...and had to make some.....

This one is very simple...but it really came out cute!!! It uses the Bug & Kisses set(116580; $26.95)!!! Which is in the Main catalog. If you order it between now and April 15, you can have it for $24.25. The bugs are just too cute here!!! We've been watching the Life Series...the new one I think National Geographic did...Love the bugs!!!!

So from now until April 15...leave me a comment on here....and I will draw for 3 of the boxes...and maybe even throw some of these old 3-D projects.