Googly Ghouls sneak peek.........

HI!

Here is a card that I made for my upcoming downline meeting that I have on Saturday.  This is one of my swaps!  I have asked several adoptee downline gals to join my 'Iowa Inkers' group for  fun day of stamping!!  I am looking forward to seeing everyone & sharing things from our Stampin' UP! convention with them.

This card is a sneak peek!!  This was created with one of the NEW Halloween sets in the Holiday Mini.  You can start ordering from the Holiday Mini beginning August 1st!  This mini is amazing!!  I want everything in it!!!!!

'Googly Ghouls' & 'Border Banter'
cs:  Tangerine Tango, Basic Black, Very Vanilla
Howlstooth & Scaringbone designer paper (Holiday Mini)
ink:  Black Stazon, Tangerine Tango
supplies:  Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, Googlies (Holiday Mini), Extra Large Oval punch, dimensionals

We were blessed with about 1/4" of rain.  We need more, but not complaining.

I have a terrible sore throat.  I went to bed early last night & slept in a little this morning.  I am hoping I am not getting strep throat!   I don't have time for that.

I am still sorting though orders & trying to get things caught up on from being gone last week.  I still can't believe how behind I am on things.  I have some back ordered stamp sets ('Reason' to Smile' in clear) that come today & can then get done with orders so I can connect with everyone. 

Still have lots of stamping to do with July birthday cards & downline meeting things too!!  Hope I get alot done today. 

Have a great day!!
Happy Stamping!
ENJOY!
SUSIE

Cute BANNER......

 HI!
Here is a cute banner that was one of our make & take projects at convention.

There is TONS of NEW PRODUCTS in the project!

'Gossamer Lace'

ink:  Versamark

cs:  More Mustard, Primerose Petals, Early Espresso

Natural Composition Specialty Designer Paper

First Edition Specialty Designer Paper

supplies:  Big Shot, Delicate Doilies Sizzlits L, 2 3/8" Scallop Circle punch, NEW 1 1/4" Scallop Circle punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Elegant Butterfly punch, Linen Thread, Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons, Midnight Muse 3/8" Stitched Satin ribbon, Paper Snips, dimensionals, glue dots, wooden dowl

Do you see the glossy raised print on the Natural paper in the 

Natural Composition Specialty Designer Paper??

There are 2 each of 6 different glossy raised prints on each sheet in this pacakge.

It is beautiful!!

What do you think of the flower?

We will be making one of those at our upcoming monthly classes.

So what do you think about the new Delicate Doilies Sizzlit?

I love it!!

AND the NEW 1 1/4" Scallop Circle punch is in the 

New Holiday Mini on pg. 7 for  $15.95.

We sold a semi load of hogs last night in this dreadful heat!

Pray they all made it safely on their journey.

We were just drenched when we got in.

Deke also got over 1200 baby (weaner) piggies in last week when I was gone, so I went through the buildings last night & saw all of them too......they are SO CUTE!

I hated not being here to help with them.

Deke is in the office this morning.

I have alot of stamping to do.

I have a swap I have to make & get in the mail by noon.

Plus July is almost over with & I don't have my July birthday cards even started yet.....have to get that done too!

Then plan to finish working on sorting & cutting boxes of orders so that I can get them delivered.

Southern Iowa Speedway races for tonight are rescheduled due to heat!

Too dangerous for the guys to put all of the safety equipment on & race in this kind of heat.

So we are home tonight to catch up on things here.

I have gotten through the hundreds of emails that came while I was gone & sorted through the pile of mail that came too & paid the bills.

It is amazing how many things you have to catch up on after being gone for 6 1/2 days.

We have a chance for some rain today!!

It hasn't rained in weeks & everything is brown & dying.

I PRAY that we get some rain today and tomorrow.

Plus temperatures are suppose to be close to 100* again today, but cooling down some tomorrow again.

What a tough summer 2012 has been!

Not good for anything or anyone, but especially tough on our animals & crops.

We need a good corn & bean crop so we have the food to feed our pigs.

I am off to my stamp studio now!!!

Excited to get to stamp!

I've missed it.

Have a great day!

Happy Stamping!
ENJOY!

SUSIE

MOJO Monday sketch

 

HI!

Here is this weeks Mojo Monday Sketch.

I couldn't sleep last night, so got up & this is what I whipped up....

 Very simple!

BUT- what a good wedding or anniversary card!

I can think of endless possibilities using this sketch, so I'm sure you'll be seeing it again at one of my upcoming classes or workshops!

'Forever With You'

cs:  Midnight Muse, Very Vanilla, Soft Suede

Comfort Cafe' designer paper

ink:  Midnight Muse

supplies:  Soft Suede taffeta ribbon, dimensionals, glue dot

Note how clean & flat my bow is.

I used the bow helper! 

If you've been to one of my classes you know what I'm talking about.

If you've never stamped with me- it is amazing!

Such an easy way to tie a perfect/flat bow this way. 

I should have taken a picture of the boxes of stamp orders that the UPS man delivered to our home while I was away!!

I came home to 7 boxes of stamps sitting by my door & 2 more boxes that he brought yesterday afternoon!

So yesterday I literally worked on stamp stuff almost all day except during the lunch hour.

Manda & the twins came out to eat tacos with us for a quick lunch.

It was so wonderful to see them!

I missed them bunches!

My how the twins have grown & changed in a weeks time while grandma was away at convention.

Deke went with me to deliver stamps last night to my IC group.

It was great to chat a bit with some of the gals as they met me to get their new treasures!

We then went on a date.

Deke chose to go to the Olive Garden.

It was good.

I'm sure he enjoyed it since I think he lived on brats all last week while I was gone.

Good thing I had just gotten meat picked up at the locker right before I left so he had some to cook.

Today I'm going to unpack, do laundry & sort more orders to get delivered.

Tonight we sell hogs in this dreadful heat!

I have much to catch up on so hoping to get alot done!

Hope you have a fabulous day!

Happy Stamping!
ENJOY!

SUSIE

Join my team in August & get this gift from SU!

Isn't this CUTE!!
Oh how I love Halloween!

This can be yours when you sign up in August to join my team as a SU! demonstrator!!!

Be sure to check out my blog on 08/01 for more details!
OR contact me before then!
dswood@cloudburst9.net

Starter kits are only $99 (you choose over $120 in products) & you can customize the kit with ANYTHING you have on your wish list!
What a great deal!
What a great time to sign up to be a SU! demo!!
What a perfect time to join my "Iowa Inkers" stampin' team!