Happy Anniversary to us!!

Wow- today Deke & I are celebrating our 33rd Anniversary!  It doesn't seem like it has been that many years ago.  We make a great team!!  We are truly blessed!!  He is my best friend- the one I live for, laugh with & love much!  We were best friends before we were ever more than that.  I've known him since I was 5 years old! 

This card is one that everyone made at my 'All Occasions' Card Classes.  I love the simple elegance of it!!!  This is a true Susie style card.  I thought it was fitting that I share it today. 

Gray is a neutral color & is always a good one to use.  (It was actually one of our wedding colors!)

Did you notice how I shadow stamped the flowers onto the Smoky Slate (gray) background piece on the front of the card to give it dimension? And then I added the rhinestones, lace doily, silver foil & Silver metallic ribbon to make it elegant & give it bling! 

Here are the supplies & the measurements for this card-
stamp sets:  'So In Love' & 'Falling in Love'
card stock:

• Thick Whisper White- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2- card base
• Whisper White- 4 x 5 1/4 (inside piece), 2 1/2" strip- for circle punch out wording, 3 3/4 x 2 3/4"  
• Smoky Slate- 5 x 3 3/4", 2 3/4" Strip (for Circle behind the doily)
• Silver Foil- 4 1/4 x 3/4"  

ink:  Smoky Slate
other:  Big Shot, Layering Circle Framelits, Lace Doilies, Basic Rhinestones,1 3/4" Circle Punch, Glue Dot, Dimensionals

3/8" Metallic Ribbon Combo (used the silver)- Sale-a-braiton Choice= FREE with a $50 order, until 3/31/17!

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Here is a picture of us in Spain at a flower market last summer!  

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It was late last night when Masen left.  Deke, Nathan & Brayden worked in the shop on the race car.  After everyone was gone I spent the rest of my night stamping away!  

We have an early morning & busy day today!  I'm off to go pick up all of the boys this morning.  I'll take Brayden, Brody & Drake to school & spend my day with Trey & Masen.

Tonight......not sure what we are doing.  We are planning to go to the races, but if they get rained out, we'll just go out for supper with all of our family & come home to cut card stock!  

I hope you have a FABULOUS Friday!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

'In The Meadow'- a great guy card!

This is another one of the cards that I designed for my 'All Occasions' Card Classes.  

Check out the leaves on this tree!  How did I do them?

• I used a pencil eraser!! (Make sure you use a brand new pencil eraser so that it is perfectly round & clean.)
• I used the pencil eraser just like it was a stamp.  I inked it up by putting it into my Garden Green ink pad.
• And then pushed it onto the card stock/over the tree branches to make the leaves!!  
• I stamped with the inked eraser 3-4 times (shadow stamping) to get the darker to lighter shades of the Garden Green.

So what do you think?  Isn't it a great guy card!  I thought it could be used for many different occasions.

Here are the supplies & the measurements that I used to make this card-
stamp sets:  'In the Meadow' & 'Wetlands'
card stock: 

• Early Espresso- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2", 2 1/2" strip, 2 1/2 x 3 1/2"
• Garden Green- 2" strip, 4 1/4 x 3 1/4"
• Whisper White- 2" strip, 3 1/4 x 2 1/4", 4 x 5 1/4" (for the inside of the card)

ink:  Garden Green & Chocolate Chip
other:  1 3/4" Circle Punch, 1 1/2" Circle Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Dimensionals, 
And a NEW (never used) Pencil (to use the eraser to make the dots for the leaves)

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 Boys, stamping, boys, stamping.....that is my week!  

I've got some cute cards created for my upcoming class this Sunday.  

This morning I'm off to go pick up the boys for the day!  Tonight I'll be stamping again!!

I hope you have a great Thursday!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

Sale-a-bration is ENDING SOON- 3/31/17- this Friday!

TIME IS RUNNING OUT-

Sale-a-bration (SAB) ENDS on this Friday- 3/31/17. This is where you choose a FREE Sale-a-bration item with every $50 that you spend!

If you still want some of the SAB items- be sure you get the SAB items before this yearly sale is over with & it is too late!  Your time is running out!

If you are attending any of my monthly April classes & want to take advantage of still getting the SAB items & have your order count towards our April monthly class minimum order- you can email me your order!!  I'll use a hostess code, so that your order counts towards our April class & the hostesses will get credit for your order.

If you want me to take advantage of this & have me place your order for you, you need to email me by this Friday (03/31/17) at NOON- as I won’t be home on Friday night to finalize orders (it is Deke & my anniversary), so I need to get the orders placed before we leave. 

You can contact me HERE!

 The SAB items are while supplies last only & some of the SAB are sold out.
*Sparkle Embossing Folder
*Seaside Embossing Folder
*Glimmer Paper
*Card Tin

Here are the links to see the SAB items-

http://su-media.s3.amazonaws.com/media/catalogs/Sale-A-Bration_2017/Flyer_SAB3rd_demo_Mar2117_US.pdf

http://su-media.s3.amazonaws.com/media/catalogs/Sale-A-Bration_2017/Flyer_SAB3rd_demo_Mar2117_US.pdf

http://su-media.s3.amazonaws.com/media/catalogs/Sale-A-Bration_2017/SAB_2017_US.pdf

Happy Stamping!!
Hugs-
SUSIE

'Hello'!!

Check out this card!  It too was one that everyone at my 'All Occasions' Card Classes got to make.

I LOVE this designer paper though!  Wow- what beautiful design & color combination it has.

I had a few other stamp sets available during the class, so that everyone could personalize their card for the occasions that they were needing it to be.  This Happy Birthday stamp worked great for this card layout too!  It is from the stamp set-'Window Shopping' in the Occasions Catalog- pg. 43.

So what do you think?  Don't you just love it!  It is clean & simple.

Here are the supplies & the measurements that I used to make this card-
stamp set:  'Vertical Garden'
card stock:  

• Emerald Envy- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2; 1x1; 4 1/2 x 1 3/4
• Early Espresso- 4 3/4 x 2 3/4
• Very Vanilla- 1 2/3 x 4 1/4; 1" strip, 4 x 5 1/4 (for inside)

designer paper:  

• Moroccan DSP- 5 1/2 x 1

ink:  Emerald Envy
other:  Emerald Envy Ruched Ribbon, 3/4" Circle Punch, Dimensionals, Glue Dots

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I enjoyed my day with my boys yesterday.  Last night I stamped away.....

This morning I'm off to go pick up the boys.  I'll take the twins to pre-school & spend my day with Trey & Masen.  Deke is off early to chore & head to Des Moines to a meeting there.

Tonight I'll be stamping again!!!

I hope you have a WONDERFUL Wednesday!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

2015-2017 In Colors will be gone soon!!!!

What 2015-2017 In Color is your favorite?  Which color will you be stocking up on?  Are you ready for your favorite 2015-2017 In Colors to retire?  

We are just a month away from the retiring list to come out and these colors will be on it!  They will sell out fast- so don't wait!  Get them NOW!

• Cucumber Crush
• Delightful Dijon
• Mint Macaron
• Tip Top Taupe
• Watermelon Wonder

Which one of these In Colors is my favorite color?  Humm.....that is a really hard one to answer.  I know I LOVE the Mint Macaron & the Watermelon Wonder- although I really like the other 3 colors too.  Honestly- I will be sad to see all of these colors leave.  I am just hoping I like the New 2017-2019 In Colors half as much as I like these retiring In Colors!

• Do you have the stamp pads?  Make sure you have purchased the refills too!!
• Do you like the color? Make sure to stock up on the cardstock and the Designer Series Papers that go with it!!
• And, don’t forget the Marker Set- if that’s something you like to have on hand.
• Remember, there are also In-Color ribbon and embellishment choices that also sell out quickly.

The best part of stocking up NOW is that you earn a FREE Sale-A-Bration product with every $50 you spend- now until 3/31/17! 

If you are attending any of my monthly April classes.....email me your order!  I'll use the hostess code for that class, so the hostesses get the credit!  And you'll get to still earn a Sale-a-bration item too!  

Contact me HERE!

Or place your order on line HERE! 
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I enjoyed my day with Trey yesterday.  I think he likes being alone with Grandma- as that doesn't happen too often.  Brayden & the twins were here for awhile after school too.  The boys played outside for awhile (even though it was chilly).  After they were all gone home, I worked on stamping stuff all evening. 

This morning I am off to go pick up all of my boys!  We'll take Brayden to school, run some errands in town & then head out to our house for the day.  Deke is home to work on the farm all day today, so it will be nice to have him home to eat lunch with us.  Tonight when the boys go home I'll be a stamping fool!  

Gotta run.....

I hope you have a TERRIFIC Tuesday!!   

Happy Stamping!
Hugs-

SUSIE  

'Tin of Cards'

Here is a clean & simple card that I designed for my 'All Occasions' Card Classes.  I love this designer paper- Affectionately Yours!!  Isn't this such a pretty card!!  And I thought this stamp set script was perfect to go with it!

stamp set:  'Tin of Cards'
card stock:  

• Night of Navy- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"
• Watermelon Wonder- 1 x 5 1/4" (for banner), 5 1/2 x 2 1/2"
• Whisper White- 2 3/4" strip for circle, 4 x 5 1/4" (for inside words)
• Daffodil Delight- 1" strip (to punch out butterfly)
• Crumb Cake- 2 x 5 1/2"

designer paper:  

• Affectionately Yours- 5 1/2 x 1 3/4"

ink:  Night of Navy
other:  Triple Banner Punch, Big Shot, Layering Circle Framelits (2 1/2"), Bitty Butterfly Punch, Basic Pearls, Dimesionals

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I was up bright & early yesterday morning.  I got my Traverse all unloaded & started unpacking things from Saturday's big class.  Our family room was piled high with boxes & laundry baskets of stamping things!

I also got caught up on our laundry, mail & several emails too.

This morning Deke is off early to chore & head to the office for his weekly board meeting.  I'm off to go pick up the boys.  I'll take the twins to pre-school & spend my day with Trey!  Tonight when the boys go home I'll be working on putting away more stamping stuff.

I hope you have a MARVELOUS Monday!!

Happy Stamping!
hugs-
SUSIE

'Super Duper'

This stamp set called 'Super Duper' is a very fitting stamp set for me to share today!!  

YAY- we had a perfect day of stamping yesterday!!!  I so enjoyed my day.......with friends & stamping= FUN!  It was just 'Super Duper'!!!

I took my camera to get some pictures & I was so busy, I totally forgot to get any.  Darn!!  We had a great group!!  Everyone followed rules well & everything just clicked!  It was a full house for sure!!!  I'm so glad so many of you joined me for the day to stamp!  The weather was chilly, wet & dreary outside- so it was a great day for being inside to be stamping!

A couple of you have already asked when I'll be doing this class again....it will happen again next March!!!  So between now & then you'll just have to come to some of my other stamp classes.  

This was another one of the cards that everyone made at my 'All Occasions' Card Classes.  I thought it was a great card for graduation, birthday or other occasions you want to celebrate!!


Here are the supplies & measurements for this card-
stamp set: 'Super Duper'
card stock: 

• Smoky Slate-  5 1/2 x 8 1/2
• Whisper White- 4 x 5 1/4' 4 1/2 x 3 1/2; 1" strip; 2 3/4" strip
• Night of Navy-  5 1/2 x 2; 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 ; 2 1/4 x 2 1/4

designer paper:

• Carried Away- 4 x 3" -Sale-a-bration Choice- FREE with a $50 order & only available until 3/31/17!

ink:  Night of Navy
other: 2" Circle Punch, Classic Label Punch, Dimensionals

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I left home early yesterday morning & got home from Hiawatha about 7:00 pm last night.  Deke & I went to Nathan & Sarah's for supper, with their family & the Seeley family!  We watched the USRA Race on live web that was in Kansas.  It was a fun evening with our family.  We just got home.  And I'm beat & off to bed now.

I  have lots of stamping stuff to get unloaded from my car & put away today!  And Susie's Hair Hut is open for business this afternoon too, as Nathan is in desperate need of a hair cut & shave. 

I have some special thanks to send out......
I want to give a big shout out to Ruth for all her help setting up & cleaning up yesterday.  She is always my helper for all of my classes in Hiawatha & I couldn't do it without her!!  We got it all set up & ready with a few minutes to spare before the doors opened up.  

And I want to thank Sandy, Christy & Janeen for helping Ruth & me clean up too!  Plus- "a big thanks" to Sandy for bringing the water & ice for me too!  Wow- I had a car load & I don't think I could have squeeze another thing into it.


I hope you have a SUPER Sunday!!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

'Get Well Soup'

This is another one of the cards that everyone joining me for my 'All Occasions' Card Classes will be making with me TODAY!!

This is a cool stamp set called- 'Get Well Soup'.  I have had it on my shelf for quite awhile & hadn't used yet.  I thought it would make the perfect Get Well card & loved it with the Blooms & Bliss DSP.

Here are the supplies & the measurements I used:

stamp set:  'Get Well Soup'

card stock:  

• Island Indigo- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2- fold in half; 1" strip for the small heart
• Mint Macaron- 1 1/4 x 4 1/4; 4 1/2 x 3 1/4
• Whisper White- 3 x 4 1/4

designer paper:  

• Blooms & Bliss- 4 x 2; 4 x 1

ink:  Island Indigo

other:  Big Shot, Sweet & Sassy Framelits, Mint Macaron 3/8" Sheer Linen Ribbon, Dimensionals, Glue Dots

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Woo Hoo!  I am ready to go!!!  Everything was finished & my car was loaded last night.  I'll finish getting the stuff ready for our lunch & be heading out early this morning!  I'm looking forward to having a perfect day stamping with everyone joining me for my 'All Occasions' Card Class!!!

I hope you have a SENSATIONAL Saturday!!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs-

SUSIE

'Strength & Prayers'

This is a clean & simple sympathy card that everyone attending my 'All Occasions' card classes will be making!  

I had a hard time trying to decide what colors to use for this card.  The sample in the Annual Catalog is totally different than my card, but it was done in these colors......so that is what my inspiration!

Here are the supplies & the measurements that I used:

stamp set:  'Strength & Prayers'
card stock:  

• Dapper Denim- 5 1/2 x 8 1/2; 2 3/4 x 3 1/2; 2" strip to punch out circle
• Pool Party- 5 1/4 x 1 1/2; 3 x 3 3/4
• Whisper White- 2 1/2 x 3 1/4; 2" strip to stamp words onto & punch out

ink:  Dapper Denim
other:  1 3/4" Circle Punch, 1 1/2" Circle Punch, Dimensionals

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Yesterday was a full day with all of my boys!  Drake & Brody love creating!!  I'd hate to guess how much tape & how many zip lock baggies Drake used.  But I love that they are learning to read & write.  Their creativity & skills amaze me!

Brayden was here after school too!  The boys played outside for a little while, even though it was windy & cold.  When the Seely boys left, I took Brayden out to ride in the tractor a couple of rounds with Papa.  When the boys were all gone, I burnt the midnight oil cutting card stock!!  And Deke burnt the midnight oil working in the field.

This morning Deke is off to chore & he'll work in the field until it starts raining.  I'm off to go pick up the boys.  I'll take the twins to pre-school & spend my day with Trey & Masen.  When the boys leave tonight I'll be cooking, getting things finished up & load my car- so that I'm ready to head out early tomorrow morning for Hiawatha!!!  I'm excited about my big day of stamping with everyone!! 

Gotta run.......

I hope you have a FABULOUS Friday!!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

I hope you have a

3 stemmed flowers- using 'Avant Garden'

OH gosh.....I'm gonna be very sad to see this stamp set leaving!  It is a Sale-a-bration choice & you can only get it until 3/31!  Be sure to get it before it is gone!  

I have used this flower stamp set 'Avant Garden' & and this lace stamp set 'Delicate Details' (that I have stamped along the bottom here), alot for several different cards that I've posted here on my blog. 

Did you notice the 3 little dots around the flowers that you can see in the close up photo right below.  I used the Mint Macron marker to make those 3 little dots on the background here!  And I used the Mint Macron marker too for the stem from the top flower downward too. 

 You can see the 2 stemmed flowers, using this same layout- HERE!

This 3 stemmed flower card is one that everyone coming to my 'All Occasions' card class on Saturday will be making!

stamp sets:  'Avant Garden' & 'Delicate Details'- 
Both of these are Sale-a-bration choices!  They are each FREE with a $50 order & available only until 3/31/17!
card stock:  Mint Macaron, Flirty Flamingo & Whisper White
ink:  Mint Macron & Flirty Flamingo
marker:  Mint Macaron
other:  Paper Snips (to flag the Mint Macron strip), Big Shot, Layering Oval Framelits, Dimensionals, Flirty Flamingo Ruched Ribbon, Clear Wink of Stella

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I enjoyed my day with the boys yesterday.  And I burnt the midnight oil cutting card stock.

This morning Deke is off early to chore & head to Ottumwa for 2 meetings.  I'm off to go pick up my boys for the day.  When they leave tonight I'll be burning the midnight oil again cutting card stock!!

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

My 'All Occasions' cards!

Wow- check out all of these cards!!!

Here are all 20 of my "All Occasions" Card Class cards!  Everyone attending this class gets to come make 2 of each of them.....so they leave the class with 40 completed cards!!  

I'm been a busy bee cutting card stock for this upcoming class that I'm having in Hiawatha this coming Saturday!  I can't wait for everyone that is signed up to join me for a fun day of stamping together!  I hope everyone joining me is looking forward to it as much as I am.

I held this exact same class last Saturday too!  It was a perfect day- weather, company, food & all! 

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It was late last night when Masen went home (as Sarah had a meeting & Nathan was working in the shop).  I didn't get near as much accomplished as I had to hoped to get done with cutting card stock.  

This morning Deke is off early to chore & he will head to the office for the morning.  I'm off to go pick up the boys.  I'll take the twins to pre-school & then spend my day with Trey & Masen.  Tonight when the boys go home I'll be a card stock cutting fool!  Deke is hoping that the weather cooperates & he can work in the field tonight.  

I hope you have a WONDERFUL Wednesday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

OH no......

Oh no.......these Sale-a-bration Items are now SOLD OUT!!!

7 MORE Sale-a-bration items were just added today!!

WOW-Sale-A-Bration has flown by!  Times flies when you’re having fun, though, right?  Only a few days are remaining during Sale-A-Bration— Stampin’ Up!’s biggest promotion of the year!

To place the cherry on top of the final days of Sale-A-Bration, Stampin’ Up! has added seven new products that you can earn for FREE!  Don’t forget you have until March 31 to earn free products for every $50 you spend, additional Stampin’ Rewards for a qualifying party, or join and get two stamp sets for free!  That is up to a $104.00 value added to your starter kit!

* Please note, to receive one of the Sale-A-Bration final day’s products for free, you will need to use the item code noted below and not the regular item code.

Click here for a flyer with the list of products as well.  

CONTACT ME if you have any questions or need me to help you with anything!
Happy shopping!!
Hugs-
SUSIE

'Nailed It'

 

I love these tools!!  What a perfect card this is- for any special guy in your life!  (Or color them pink & they'd make a cute card for a girl too!)

This is one of the cards I created for my 'All Occasions' card classes!!  It is a fun layout too!!  And the tools were colored using our Watercolor Pencils & Blender Pens!!  I think it turned out really cute!!

stamp sets:  
* 'Nailed It'
* words are from-'Designer Tee'- Sale-a-bration set- FREE with a $50 order until 3/31
card stock:  Real Red, Smoky Slate, Basic Gray, Whisper White
designer paper:  Carried Away- Sale-a-bration item-  FREE with a $50 order until 3/3/1
ink:  Archival Basic Gray
other:  Classic Label Punch, Paper Snips, Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pens, Dimensionals

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Yesterday was a busy day!!  Trey & I ran errands in the morning.  And then we all (Manda, Brody, Drake, Trey, Sarah, Bradyen & me) went to school for Mexican Night for Moms!  It was so nice outside- that the boys played on the playground for awhile after supper!!  

When I got home I burnt the midnight oil cutting card stock!

This morning I'm off to go pick up all of the boys & spend my day with them.   Tonight whey they all go home I'll be a card stock cutting crazy woman again!!

I hope you have a TERRIFIC Tuesday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

Good luck this seaon to the #52 Wood Racing Team!!

Brayden & Masen with their dad's race car.  All new paint & decals......ready for this years racing season!