Happy Father's Day!!

Here is a quick guy card that made last night for Father's Day!

 I am really liking the new Smoky Slate Neutrals color.

And how about this new Star stamp set!

'Simply Stars' & 'Delightful Dozen'

cs:  Basic Gray, Whisper White, Smoky Slate

ink:  Smoky Slate & Basic Gray

supplies:  This & That Washi Tape, Paper Snips, Extra Large Oval punch, dimensionals, 

Merry Minis punch pack- small star punch (this is a carry over item & still available)

Today is a bitter sweet day........

Today is not only Father's Day, but it is also my dad's birthday.

AND it is also the 7th anniversary of his death.

So today is a very sad day too!

OH how we MISS MY DAD SO MUCH!

He was an amazing man!

He knew everyone, he could fix anything, he was hard working, he loved to have fun- laughing & smiling all of the time, he was an avid racing fan of Nathan's
 & he was always there for us- anytime we needed anything!

He would have LOVED all of our little boys- Brayden, Brody, Drake 
& my great nephew Lawson.

It is so sad that they never got to know him.

But they all know him by his picture & because we talk about him often.

Brayden knows alot about his Papa John.  

He know what kind of foods my dad liked, what his favorite color was, some of his favorite songs & sayings, etc, etc, etc.....
I love it when Brayden talks about Papa John.
It just melts my heart!

(This photo was taken at the races 3 days before my dad died.)

So today is a CELEBRATION for all of the dad's out there.

We are thankful for the dads in our lives- 

my Dad, Deke, Nathan, Steven, my Uncle Jerry, my step father Dick 
& my father-in-law David.

Last night Deke & I took my Aunt Virginia out for supper as she will be celebrating a birthday soon.

Then Manda, Steve & the twins came out to visit us.

Today I'm going to do some cleaning & bookwork.

Then our kids are coming here to eat supper with us!

Yeah- we got Deke a new grill, as our old one is literally rusted out & falling apart.

So we'll be cooking marinated tenderized ham steaks on it.

 Yum- Yum!

I hope you enjoy your day by either spending it with the special dads in your life

 or remembering your dad on this special dad's day!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs!
SUSIE

Here are the NEW 2013-2015 In Color Collecction!! I LOVE THEM ALL!

A 'sweet' Strawberry Slush flower card....

Good morning!
Here is a sweet flower card that Jessi Mann made as her swap for our downline meeting!!

 'Mixed Bunch', 'Really Good Greetings' & 'Mosaic Madness'

cs:  Whisper White, Old Olive, Marina Mist

ink:  Strawberry Slush, Smoky Slate

supplies:  Mat pack, Paper Piercing Tool, Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons, Basic Rhinestones, Blossom punch,  Essentials Paper Piercing Pack, Large Oval punch (for leaves- just make the ends a little pointed with your Paper Snips), Big Shot, Square Lattice embossing folder

 Did you notice all of the detail here on this card?

Isn't the circle paper piercing around the flower really cool!

I enjoyed a fun day with the boys again yesterday!

Brayden & Aunt Kathy stopped to visit us too.

The boys are ALL 3 so sweet!

And they all love each other so much.
It is cute to watch them when they are all together.

Nathan got 3rd last night in Columbus Junction after getting caught up in 2 wrecks & having to go to the back both times.

Thankfully nothing was tore up.

Brayden got to go with all of the guys again racing!

He is getting to be quite the shop rat & knows alot about his daddy's race car!

It is great that he is spending the time with his dad & both Grandpa's, plus Uncle Steve & Josh too. 
  He was exhausted though......and fell asleep on the top of the trailer.
What a precious picture!

I am home today!!

I think- all day!!

I have LOTS to do on my day "off'".

I hope you have a SENSATIONAL Saturday!!!

Happy Stamping!

Hugs!
SUSIE

A fun 'Chalk Talk' card

Good morning!
Here is another quick post.

I'll update this with a supply list at another time.

Been a crazy week......

Took Brody to the dr yesterday & he does have ear infection & tonsillitis.

His dr put him on some high powered meds, so hoping he is eating & sleeping better soon.

This card was created by my demonstrator friend Christy Kimball for our downline meeting swap.

Isn't it FUN!

Love of punches & textures going on in this modern style card.
She used the new set- 'Chalk Talk' & the coordinating framelits for it!
Isn't it neat how she used all of the squares!

The guys all raced last night & us girls stayed home.
I did paper work all night long, for over 6 hours & I'm still not caught up yet!

Nathan got 6th (started 7th).

Deke said it was a rough track & no passing
Bummer, but at least he didn't get torn up.

They are going racing again tonight- but again- us girls are staying home.

Hopefully they have better luck tonight. 
 I am hoping to spend my night stamping in my studio!
Woo Hoo!

Today is another early day with the boys.

I'm headed to the Seeley home soon, so Manda doesn't have to wake them up too early.
Brody slept all night!!!
Meds are amazing!

I hope you have a FABULOUS Friday!

Happy Stamping!

Hugs!
SUSIE

Here is a super cute Washi Tape card.......

Good morning!

Here is a super cute Washi Tape card that my demonstrator friend- Sally Davis made for our downline meeting.

It uses the new This & That Washi Tape.

Making a candle with it is such a cleaver idea.

 

I will type up a supply list sometime.

We had a late night of racing last night & an early start to our morning with the boys here all day.

Manda has classes all day today & tomorrow.

Have a great Thursday!

Happy Stamping!
HUGS!
SUSIE

WooHOO! A great win for Nathan tonight!

A packed grandstand & an awesome night of racing!!  

So proud of Nathan. 

 Great win tonight!!! 

Grandpa John (my dad) would have been so proud too! 

I'm sure he was smiling from heaven! 

 It was 7 years ago tonight that Nathan won & the last race that Grandpa John was ever physically there with us! 

I am so glad that so many in our family were sitting together to cheer Nathan on tonight!!

Here is a 'Mosaic Madness' Christmas card!

Good morning!

I'm sharing a very pretty card that a demonstrator friend- Nicole Slaubaugh made for my downline meeting swap!
I love the colors together & love how this stamp set is so versatile!

 'Mosaic Madness' & 'Seasonal Sayings'

cs:  Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana & Whisper White

ink:  Bermuda Bay, Soft Sky & Smoky Slate

supplies:  Big Shot, Mosaic embossing folder, Basic Rhinestones, Paper Snips, dimensionals, Itty Bitty Punch Pack (cross), Silver Pen,

We had a late night selling hogs last night.

Gosh it was hot & humid!

Today Deke is off to meetings all day & I'm off to get my 2nd Hepatitis B Shot & then see my allergy doctor.

I'll deliver some stamp orders along the way there & back.

Tonight we will be racing in Osky.

The races are free tonight- so I'm expecting a packed grandstand if the rain holds off.

HOPEFULLY Nathan has good luck!

I hope you have a WONDERFUL Wednesday!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs!
SUSIE

Check out our NEW Magnetic Platform!

 

 Oh my gosh!!

I LOVE IT!
And you will too!

Magnetic Platform- #130658= $39.95

This is the new BFF (Best Friend Forever) for your framelits & edgelits!

Check out this new clay rose!

Good morning!

Here is a cute 2,4,6,8 box that everyone at my Open Houses got to create.

I wanted them to be able to make the pretty rose in the center of the flower with the new clay!!

Oh my gosh......I can't say enough good about this new product.

I LOVE IT!
And the ladies at my Open Houses enjoyed getting to make their roses too.

How did I color it?
I colored my white clay flower by just turning it upside down onto the Daffodil Delight ink pad to add a little color to it.
You can also color it with aqua painters & ink refill drops.
Or you can add ink refill drops to a plastic baggie & work the color into the clay.
Or you can wear rubber gloves & work the color into it.
There are alot of different possibilities!

 'Kind & Cozy' & 'Label Love'
cs:  Island Indigo, Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz
Gingham Garden designer paper
ink:  Versamark & Daffodil Delight
supplies:  Simply Pressed Clay, Buttons & Blossoms Clay molds, embossing buddy, White 5/8" Organza ribbon, White Baker's Twine, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, 1 1/4" Scallop Circle punch, Blossom Punch, Artisan Punch, Paper Piercing Tool & Mat Pack, dimensionals, Paper Snips, Itty Bitty Punch Pack

dimensions: 

• Island Indigo cs= 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"
• score at 2", 4", 8"
• score along the bottom at 1"
• snip out 1" x 1/2" rectangle in bottom corner
• snip the 1" scoring lines along the bottom edge so that you can fold your box together

Years ago when I first started stamping I learned out to make this type of a box!

So quick, easy & fun!

I hope you have a TERRIFIC Tuesday!
Today is going to be spent working on the farm.
We sell hogs tonight too.

Happy Stamping!
Hugs!
SUSIE

Best of 25 years set for June- 'Greetings'

Every month during 2013, Stampin' Up! is combining some of our all-time-favorite stamps with a new, never-before-seen stamp to create a monthly “Best of” stamp set.  'Best of Greetings' is our June set, but don’t forget to check out the sets from previous months as well.  They are all available until next April!

Oh I know you'll love this set.  It seems like we always need greeting stamps and there are lots of good ones in this set!

A beautiful 'Wildflower Meadow' embossed card......

Happy Monday everyone!

Here is a pretty card that everyone at my New Catalog Open Houses made.

And I used the 2 new In Colors- Bake Brown Sugar & Crisp Cantaloupe.

I just love these 2 colors together & have used this combination alot lately.

Did you notice the embossing around the stamped images?

Isn't just the coolest that the embossing folder goes with this stamp set?

 Wildflower Meadow' & 'Banner Greetings' (hostess set)

cs:  Crisp Cantaloupe, Baked Brown Sugar & Whisper White

supplies:  Big Shot, Wildflower Meadow embossing folder, Floral Fusion Sizzlit, Basic Pearls, Paper Snips, dimensionals

WOW!!!!

I had a fabulous time with my stampers in the Hiawatha area at my 

New Catalog Open House yesterday!

So glad that so many came to join me!

Today I'm home alone (I think)!

Deke is in the office for meetings all morning & I am going to unpack & put away things from my party yesterday & place orders.

I hope you have a MAGNIFICENT Monday!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs!
SUSIE

A sweet card made with 'Label Love'

Good morning!
Here is a sweet card everyone made at my Open Houses!

My dear friend Denise Sullivan shared a card layout similar to this one & 

I CASED it (Copy And Share Everything)!

'Label Love'
cs:  Whisper White, Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz, Melon Mambo
ink:  Island Indigo
supplies:  Artisan Label punch, Boho Blossoms punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, dimensionals, Basic Pearls

Did you notice the layering around the punch.
I did this by punching out 2 of the Daffodil Delight labels & then cutting them in half.
Cut one horizontal & one vertical & then layer around the stamped image punch out!

We had a late night of racing......

Nathan's motor blew up on the first lap of the main in Donnellson on Friday night.

So the guys had a late night in the shop when they got home & got the motor pulled.

Papa Mark Sheetz made a quick trip to Des Moines to pick up the other motor 

that had gotten fixed- it had blown up early this year.

And Nathan & Brayden took the race car to Keota for their Fun Day Parade.

The guys worked hard from noon on & got everything back together- so we were all off to Bloomfield.

There was short in a connection to a plug- so he only made a couple of laps in his 

heat race & pulled in.

Thankfully they found the problem & got it fixed!!

He started 16th in the main & finished a strong 5th place.

Too bad we couldn't have had a few more laps, as he looked great!

The stands were busy with the boys!

Papa said it is less work to go to the pits & work on the car!

They were all good & we enjoyed a nice family evening together.

Brayden stayed over night & I'm hoping he sleeps in so I can work in my Stamp Studio! 

I'm off to finish cutting card stock & get packed up to head to my 

New Catalog Open House in Hiawatha. 

I can't wait to see everyone & share!

I hope you have a SUPER Sunday!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs!
SUSIE

A 'Happy Day' flower!

Hello!

Here is a pretty card I made using the new set- 'Happy Day'

and 2 of the new In Colors!

I think it turned out pretty cute!

'Happy Day'

cs:  Baked Brown Sugar, Crisp Cantaloupe, Whisper White

ink:  Baked Brown Sugar & Crisp Cantaloupe

supplies:  Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, dimensionals, glue dots, 2 1/2" Circle punch, 2 3/8" Scallop Circle punch, 1 1/4" Scallop Circle punch, 7/8" Scallop Circle punch, 3/8" Whisper White Taffeta ribbon

I have to share.......

I got an exciting phone call on Wednesday from Donna Griffith at the 

Stampin' Up! home office training department.

This was a HAPPY DAY for me!

She asked me to be a presenter at Convention in July, along with 3 other demonstrators at the 'Building a Thriving Business' Break Out Class.

I am thrilled to have this opportunity to share my love of stamping with other demonstrators!

 Yesterday I created a rough draft of my power point presentation.

We have several rehearsals between now & at convention to prepare for this class.

Today will be a busy day cutting card stock for my workshop tomorrow.

And it will be a FUN day with our boys too!

Then we're headed to the races tonight in Bloomfield!

I think that Papa is going to sit in the stands with me & help with the 3 boys.

This will be a new experience for him, as usually is in the pits with Nathan.

I hope you have a SUPER Saturday!!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs!
SUSIE

'Kind & Cozy'

Happy Friday!

Here is another card that I did at my Open Houses.

For those of you that know me- know I love cups & hearts- so this set is right up my alley!

'Kind & Cozy'

cs:  Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White

ink:  Melon Mambo, Island Indigo

markers:  Night of Navy, Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Pear Pizzazz

supplies:  Big Shot, Stripes embossing folder, 3" Circle Die, 2 1/2" Circle punch, 1 3/4" Circle punch, Small Heart punch, Modern Label punch, White 5/8" Organza ribbon, dimensionals, glue dot

Check out how it opens!
The center pops up into a stand-up card.

I don't know if you can tell by the photo or not, but I created a plaid background on the Melon Mambo card.
I used the Stripes embossing folder & ran it through going both directions!

I'm still working on my spare room today!
Yikes- I don't know if I can even get it all done today.
Susie's Hair Hut is open tonight so that I can cut Steven's hair.
Nathan races in Donnellson tonight- the guys will be going & I'm going to stay home to get thing done here.
I have 2 boxes of stamp orders that I need to get sorted, cut & ready to deliver too today!

Tomorrow I will be spending the day in my Stamp Studio cutting card stock for my Open House that I have on Sunday!
I hope you have a FABULOUS Friday!
Happy Stamping!
HUGS!
SUSIE

Oh Happy Day!!

Hello!
Wow!  I am sharing with you today a card that everyone at my Open Houses got to create.

It is such a bright & cheery card.

Check out the new stamp set, ink pads & designer paper that I used.

 'Happy Day'

cs:  Strawberry Slush, Pistachio Pudding, Whisper White

dp: Quatrefancy Specialty Designer Paper

ink:  Strawberry Slush

supplies:  Large Pearls, Bird Builder Punch (for the leaves), 7/8" Scallop Circle punch, 1 1/4" Scallop Circle punch, 1 3/4" Scallop Circle punch, 2 3/8" Scallop Circle punch, 1 3/4" Circle punch, Paper Snips, dimensionals, 1/8" Mini Brads, Mat Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool

 NOTE:  
The bottom corner was curved using the 1 3/4" Circle punch & sliding it in the top side.

 Check out how it pops up!
Cute huh!

Yesterday was a busy day!
I didn't get all of my errands ran- but we did get to the bank & everything done there.
The races were cancelled last night due to the rain, so we went out for supper with a very special family friend (Jenny) for her belated birthday.
Manda, Steve & the twins also went with us.

Deke left early this morning for Des Moines for the World Pork Expo.
I'm home alone today......and I can tell you I can't remember when that has happened for a long time.
So I'm off to finish cleaning out my spare bedroom.
I have piles of retired items that I need to find time to have a garage sale & get rid of.
I also have a pile of items that I'll be taking to Good Will too.

I hope you have a very special day!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs!
SUSIE