My February Calendar Page!

Here are some more NEW SNEAK PEEKS!!  Check them out.......

Well- I love hearts........so this calendar page is special to me!!  February is also my birthday month- so maybe that is why I love hearts & Valentines!  This calendar page is a totally Susie layout/color & theme. 

See how the hearts are stamped at a diagonal from bottom left to the top right side.  And the cool thing about this stamp is that it is a cluster of hearts & they are made to give the shadowing look!!  Yep- you just have to ink it & stamp it ones on the top corner & then ink it & stamp it once on the bottom corner & you get all of these hearts at one time & all of the color variation too with just one stamp!!  It is SUPER COOL!!!  

Check out this cute page!!  I used 2 new stamp sets on it.  

• 'Forever Lovely'- NEW in January 2019 Occasions Catalog
• 'Hello Cupcake'- NEW in January 2019 Sale-a-bration Catalog (Yep- this one is free with a $50.00 order)

NOTE:  The little heart is from a retired trio heart punch.  I think that one of the NEW Be Mine Stitched Framelits Dies has a heart similar to this size.  It is a NEW set in January 2019 in the Occasions Catalog too.  

HOW DID IT MAKE THE DOT on the date?  I bought a pack of new #2 pencils.  It is the eraser tip!!!  Pretty cool huh!!  And SOOOO easy to do!

The ribbon is this corner is a SNEAK PEEK TOO!  It is from the All My Love Ribbon combo pack- (Lovely Lipstick) NEW in the 2019 Occasions Catalog.  

NOTE- that I don't know if I'll have enough ribbon for each of my calendar classes- so another ribbon may be substituted, as I can only pre-order a limited amount during the pre-order period. 

stamp set:  'Forever Lovely' - NEW in January 2019 Occasions Catalog; 'Hello Cupcake'- NEW in 2019 Sale-a-bration Catalog
card stock:

• Crumb Cake- 4x4"
• Petal Pink- 2 3/4 x 2 1/4" ; 4 1/4 x 3/4" 1 x 2" (stamp the words on here)
• Lovely Lipstick- 1/2" strip (for heart punch); 1 2/ x 4"; 2 1/2 x 2"

ink:  Lovely Lipstick
other:  All My Love Ribbon Combo pack- NEW in January Occasions Catalog; Paper Snips (to flag ends of pink); Dimensionals; Glue Dots, Trio Heart Punch- retired

NOTE:  At my calendar classes, we are mass producing may calendars.  I try to not use framelits or die cut images as I don't want to have to take along my Big Shot (due to space) & I don't have time to pre-cut any die cuts & I don't want anyone at the class to have to take the extra time to do die cutting.  I'm a punch girl.  And all of the punches used on all of these calendars are Stampin' Up! ones.  Most of the are current, but a few of them retired.  

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Yesterday was a busy day with kids.  We went to the Sigourney Library for story & craft time.  It was fun!  The boys didn't want to go, but loved it once we got there.  They got 2 books that were read to them & they were about the Grinch & Christmas!  And since we just went to the Grinch movie a couple of weeks ago- that was special to them.  They both answered questions that the reader asked & participated well.  Ainslee isn't quite old enough to go.  So I sat on the rug with the kids & tried to keep her quite & get her engaged in what the reader was reading.  She loves books too!  But she likes to hold it & be in control- not just sit & listen.  The craft they made was a Santa that was cut out & they had to glue onto the paper.  Then there is a beard with numbers in it that are not in numerical order......and you add a cotton ball each day for the numbered count down to Christmas day.  It was fun & cute to do!  

Last night I burnt the midnight oil working on cutting card stock!!

I'm off this morning to town to get the boys, take the twins to school & spend my day with the 3 little ones.  The 3 big boys will ride the bus here after school & I'll burn the midnight oil again tonight working on stamping stuff!

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

My January Calendar Page!

Check it out!!  Here is my January 2019 calendar page.  There are some sneak peeks here of new products that will be in the NEW 2019 Occasions Catalog beginning on January 3, 2019!  

This new stamp set is called- 'Piece of Cake'!  And did you notice that it has a coordinating Cake Builder Punch to go along with it!  WOO HOO!!  I love it when we have punches that coordinate with our stamp sets!

I embossed the base of the card using the Striped Scallop Embossing folder.  You can find it on 223 in the Annual Catalog!

Check out the little flower on the cake!  It is also from a NEW punch pack in the NEW 2019 Occasions Catalog, called Bitty Blooms Punch Pack (a set of 4 little flower images & a leaf image too)!

So what do you think?  Normally I start my calendars out with snowflakes or a snowman.  But when I saw this NEW 'Piece of Cake' stamp set & the words- I knew this would be the one I was going to start my year off with for 2019!   The words say- "HOPE THIS YEAR IS A PIECE OF CAKE".  And I just thought that was very fitting & a perfect way to start out our New Year of 2019!

I love the way this page turned out!  Be sure you stop back by tomorrow to see my February page!  It has hearts on it & I used a NEW 2019 Occasions Catalog stamp set, along with a NEW 2019 Sale-a-bration stamp set too!

stamp set: 'Piece of Cake'- NEW in January 2019

card stock: 

• Gorgeous Grape-4 x 1/2"; 2 1/2 x 2"; 1/2" strip (for flower punch)
• Highland Heather- 4x4"
• Whisper White- 1/2" strip )for the words); 1 1/4" strip (for the cake)
• Silver Foil- 1 1/4" strip (for the cake stand)

ink:  Gorgeous Grape

Stampin' Blends:  Highland Heather Combo- Light & Dark

other:  3/8" Metallic Edge Silver Ribbon; Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Wink of Stella,

NEW in January 2019- Bitty Blooms Punch Pack, Cake Builder Punch

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Yesterday I helped Sarah, as their home was one that was on the Sigourney Tour of Christmas Homes!  We had a big crowd that came to look at their home.  Nathan & Sarah had it decorated beautifully!  There was a Christmas tree in every room!  Plus lots of garland & Christmas decorations everywhere!!  I saw alot of local people (that I knew) & hadn't seen for awhile, so it was great to get to chat with them.  Manda, Sarah's mom (Julie) & I are the 3 that helped her with the tour.  Despite the crappy rainy weather- many people ventured out on our gravel road.  After the tour was over, I went up to get my mom & Aunt Virginia & brought them down to Nathan & Sarah's so they could see their home all decorated too!  It was a fun day!

Deke is up early to chore & headed to the office for his weekly board meeting.  I'm off to get the boys.  I'll take the twins to school & then spend my day with the 3 little ones.  The 3 big boys ride the bus here after school.  If our morning goes ok- I'm going to take the 3 little ones to the Sigourney Library today for story time.  We have never done that before.  The Library does it every Monday, so we are going to hopefully make it there to check it out!  Tonight when the kids go home I'll be a card stock cutting fool!  And Deke will be in Fairfield at another meeting.  

I hope you have a MARVELOUS Monday!!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

Sneak Peeks!!

What have I been doing every spare minute the past week?  I haven't been sleeping- that is forsure.  I've been cutting & creating my 2019 4x4 calendar pages for all of my upcoming calendar classes!

At Stampin' Up! On Stage that I attended last month- attending demonstrators got some NEW products for door prizes, and then we could also pre-order a limited selection of NEW products too, from NEW products that will be in the upcoming Occasions & Sale-a-bration Catalogs that start on January 3rd, 2019!

So in the photo here is a SNEAK PEEK of my stack of NEW stamp sets & the 2 NEW punches that I have thus far from these to NEW upcoming Catalogs!  Do you see the NEW punches!!  Yes- I'm SUPER EXCITED about these, as I'm a punch girl!!  Woo hoo!!  

I am using all of these NEW stamp sets & NEW punches for my 2019 calendars pages!!!  The piles of card stock are the colors I chose for each month to be different!!  In this photo I have 96 (a whole package of each color of card stock) cut, with the holes punched for the top. This week I have LOTS more stacks to get cut & punched.

I had my first 4x4 2019 calendar class yesterday & I have 8 more calendar classes to go this coming week/weekend.  I have LOTS & LOTS of cutting yet to get done.  But let me tell you- each month turned out super cute & I'll be sharing them all with you in the next 12 days!  So be sure you check back my blog by each day to see then!  I need to get pictures of all of my calendar pages taken yet, so that I can post them for you see!  So I'll get that done tonight. 

I have burnt the midnight oil this past week working on them & finished creating them at 2:00 a.m. yesterday morning!  And I'm super happy with how they all turned out!  It is just so much fun getting to play with new products.  It kind of makes me feel like a kid in a candy store!  

NOTE:  After my classes are over with next week I'll be offering KITS TO GO for my 2019 calendars, if I have any supplies left over for those that live far away.  So if you are interested in this option LET ME KNOW RIGHT AWAY so I can cut supplies for you this week too to get these- please CONTACT ME HERE!

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I took today off of work to help out at Nathan & Sarah's home.  Our local Sigourney library does a Christmas Tour of 4 homes each year.  This year Nathan & Sarah's home is one of them that is on the list to tour.   So I'm headed up to their home to help out with the tour for the day!!  I haven't seen their house yet since it is all decorated.  I'm sure it is beautiful!  

Tonight when I get home from their house I'll be working on cutting piles & piles of card stock for my upcoming calendar classes!!!

Gotta run......

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

Winter Woods

One of my very favorite stamp sets is the Holiday Catalogs is Winter Woods!  It has alot of versatility!  And the coordinating framelits are just really cool too!

This would make a great guy card too!

stamp set:

card stock:

ink:

other:

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I will update this in the next couple of days.  It is crazy here!  But wanted to at least share some stamping!
 

It was a short night.  We are up early this morning to load hogs at 5:00.  I'll then working on cutting card stock & getting things packed up.  I have my monthly class in N. Liberty today & it is making my annual 4x4 calendars!

 

Gotta run..

Happy Stamping!

Hugs-

SUSIE

And they go!

So today is the LAST day that any of the Snowflake Showcase products are available!

You can learn more about this EXCLUSIVE SNOWFLAKE  

SHOWCASE SPECIAL by CLICKING HERE!

Yesterday I hadn't planned to share any more projects using these products.

But last night I created these 2 cards & I just had to share them with you!!

One of them makes me think of winter!

And the other one of them makes me think of spring!

They are both clean & simple & CUTE!

Be sure to look at them closely, as you get a SNEAK PEEK of some NEW products 

that will be available in January 2019 in the NEW Occasions Catalog!  

Check out this cool NEW Gingham DSP!

And this NEW White Burlap!

Oh- I love them both!

stamp set:  'Snow is Glistening'

card stock:  Balmy Blue, Whisper White

designer paper:  NEW in Occasions Catalog in January 2019

ink:  Balmy Blue

other:  1" circle Punch, 1 3/8" Scalloped Circle Punch, NEW White Burlap Ribbon- in Occasions Catalog in January 2019; Epoxy Droplets, Dimensionals, Glue Dots
 

And then check out this one!!

The words & the flower stems/leaves are in the 'Happiness Surrounds' stamp set.

BUT check out the beautiful Highland Heater DSP & the little flower punch!
Yes- we have a new little punch pack set of flowers!!  
I'm super excited about this, as you know how I love punches!

These new products are both sneak peeks from the upcoming 

Occasions Catalog that stars in January 2019!

stamp set:  'Happiness Surrounds'

card stock:  Highland Heather, Mint Macaron, Whisper White

designer paper:  NEW in Occasions Catalog in January 2019

ink:  Highland Heather, Mint Macron

other:  Nature's Twine (Mint Macron), Basic Pearls, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, 1 1/2" Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Scalloped Circle Punch, dimensionals, Glue dots, Little Flower Punch- in Occasions Catalog in January 2019

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Yesterday was a busy day with the kids.  And last night I burnt the midnight oil stamping.  

This morning the boys will come here, I'll take the twins to school, as there is a 2 hour delay due to flog, ice, etc.  I will then be home alone until later this afternoon, as Nathan is keeping the 3 little ones for me today.  I have LOTS of stamping I need to get done today & tonight for December calendar classes!  Tonight I'll be headed out to work on the farm for awhile helping Deke move some pigs too.  And I'll burn the midnight oil cutting card stock!

Gotta run.....

I hope you have a FABULOUS Friday!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs-

SUSIE

A flower card!

Here is my last card I'll be sharing with you using this ''Happiness Surrounds' stamp set that is a NOVEMBER EXCLUSIVE set in the Snowflake Showcase Suite!  And this set is available only until tomorrow!  Have you gotten this yet?  If you want it get it now before it gone forever!  It is an awesome showcase with many, many possibilities. 

Check out this pretty purple flower card!  This is one I created for Amanda's birthday & it is also on my FREE PDF.   

stamp set:  'Happiness Surrounds'
card stock:  Gorgeous Grape, Old Olive, Whisper White
designer paper:  Bights 6x6 DSP
ink:  Gorgeous Grape
other:  Big Shot, Snowflake Thinlits Die, Tailored Tag Punch, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, 1 1/2" Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Glitter Enamel Dots, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Gorgeous Grape 1/4" Mini Striped Ribbon

You can SEE ALL ABOUT THIS EXCLUSIVE, LIMITED TIME ONLY OFFER!! JUST CLICKING HERE!

If you want this stamp set or any of the items in the Snowflake Showcase Suite- you need to buy them now!  They are only available until November 30th, 2018 or while supplies last. 
NOTE:  The White Velvet 12x12 sheets in this suite are sold out.

If you purchase any of these items in this Snowflake Showcase suite I'll email you a FREE PDF with 20 cards on it that are created using the products in this bundle.  This flower card that I am sharing today in my post, is one of the cards in the PDF.  I have all of the measurements & step by step instructions on how to make this exact card in the PDF! Just look at all of these 20 cards!!  I created 10 of them & my dear friend LeeAnn Greff created the other 10.  They are all just beautiful!  

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Yesterday was a busy day with the kids.  And last night I burnt the midnight oil stamping!  I got some more Christmas Card Kits cut for those that ordered them from my N. Liberty group.  And then I worked on my upcoming Annual 2019 4x4 Calendars!  I'll be having 7 calendars classes in the first 9 days of December.  I'm super excited about them this year.  I'm using LOTS of new stamp sets & some punches that aren't available until January 3rd, 2019.  They are ones that are in the upcoming Occasions & Sale-a-bration Catalogs!  Wait until you see them! 

I'll share photos of my calendar pages starting sometime next week.  So be sure you stop back by & check them out!

I'll be headed out this morning to take the twins to school & then spend my day with the 3 little ones.  Tonight when everyone is gone home I'll be stamping & working on calendar pages!!  Woo hoo!!

I hope you have a great Thursday!!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs-

SUSIE

More 'Happiness Surrounds'

I used the 'Happiness Surrounds' stamp set again!  This time I made a pretty Blackberry Bliss card using it.  Check out this flower!  I like the stripes in the stamp set design.  And then I layered a flower outline that I cut out using one of the framelit images to layer over the top of it.  The White sprigs on both side of the flower are part of the thinlits set too

This is a clean & simple card, yet it has several layers.  Not often do I layer white on white card stock.  But I thought that it was perfect for dressing up this card.

It is kind of hard to see in the photo, but the Blackberry Bliss along the left side of the card & the strip of Blackberry Bliss below the words are designer paper!  They ahve a stripped image on them that shows up more in person.  That DSP is from the Nature's Poem Designer Paper in the Annual Catalog on pg. 189.

stamp set:  'Happiness Surrounds'
card stock:  Whisper White, Blackberry Bliss
designer paper:  Nature's  Poem DSP
ink:  Blackberry Bliss
other:  Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Snowflake Thinlits, Basic Pearls, Fresh Fig Ruffled Ribbon, Dimensionals, Glue Dot
  
If you want this stamp set or any of the items in the Snowflake Showcase Suite- you need to buy them now!  They are only available until November 30th, 2018 or while supplies last. 
NOTE:  The White Velvet 12x12 sheets in this suite are sold out.

If you purchase any of these items in this Snowflake Showcase suite I'll email you a FREE PDF with 20 cards on it that are created using the products in this bundle.  This flower card that I am sharing today in my post, is one of the cards in the PDF.  I have all of the measurements & step by step instructions on how to make this exact card in the PDF! Just look at all of these 20 cards!!  I created 10 of them & my dear friend LeeAnn Greff created the other 10.  They are all just beautiful! 

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 Yesterday was a busy day with kids.  Last night I burnt the midnight oil working on stamping stuff & cutting Christmas card kits!

This morning Deke is off early to chore & head to the office at the courthouse.  I'm headed to Manda's, as she as an early meeting today.  Nathan will drop off the 2 little ones as soon as I get back home & I'll spend my day with Trey, Masen & Ainslee.  Tonight I'll be burning the midnight oil stamping!!

I hope you have a WONDERFUL Wednesday!!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

More 'Happiness Surrounds'!

This month over several different days I've shared lots of different projects using the Snowflake Showcase Exclusive Suite that are all available only until November 30th, 2018 (or while supplies last)!

You can click HERE TO SEE the FLYER on the Snowflake Showcase products!

If you haven't gotten any of these products in this suite- it isn't too late yet........but your time is running out.  So be sure you don't miss out!
 
Today's card is flowers!!  I used the Tea Room Specialty Designer Paper, along with some Calypso Coral card stock.  This card is clean & simple- but cute!  This layout could be used with lots of different stamp sets.  It has endless possibilities! 

stamp set:  'Happiness Surrounds'
card stock:  Calypso Coral, Whisper White, Blushing Bride
designer paper:  Tea Room Specialty DSP
ink:  Calypso Coral
other:  1 1/4" Circle Punch, Calypso Coral ribbon, Basic Pearls, Dimensionals, Glue Dots

This card is one of 20 different ideas that I have on a PDF, that you can get from me for free with a purchase of any of these Snowflake Showcase products.  This PDF has step by step tutorials on all 20 of these cards, plus the measurements & the supplies used. 

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I'm off this morning to get all of the kids.  School is delayed for 2 hours- so I'm hoping that Deke can help out & run the 3 big boys to school after bit.  And then I'll just have the 3 little ones for the day.  The maintainer went down our road yesterday afternoon, but he only made a one way path.  So I hope that he comes back by again today to get it all opened up & cleared.  Oh gosh......you just gotta love winter in Iowa!  I must admit that the snow is beautiful!  But......it has started awful early! 

Tonight when the kids go home I'll be a stampin fool!

Gotta run.......
I hope you have a TERRIFIC Tuesday!!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

Another cards using Happiness Surrounds!!

So what do you think of it?  Here is another fun card using the 'Happiness Surrounds' stamp set from the Snowflake Showcase suite.  This is one of the items in the suite, which are all exclusive products for November 2018 purchase only!!  (And while supplies last.)

Click HERE to see all about this Snowflake Showcase exclusive SPECIAL!

I shadow stamped the leaves from this set using Old Olive ink, onto Old Olive card stock.  I then used my Layered Leaves Embossing folder to add more texture.  It is very pretty in person!!

This is a fun center font door fold card too.  It meets in the middle & flips up.  As you know that I love fun folds!

stamp set:  'Happiness Surrounds'
card stock:  Real Red, Old Olive, Whisper White
inks:  Old Olive, Real Red
other:  Big Shot, Standard Platform, Layered Leaves Embossing Folder, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Scalloped Circle Punch, Basic Pearls, Dimensionals

If you want this stamp set or any of the items in the Snowflake Showcase Suite- you need to buy them now!  They are only available until November 30th, 2018 or while supplies last. 
NOTE:  The White Velvet 12x12 sheets in this suite are sold out.

If you purchase any of these items in this Snowflake Showcase suite I'll email you a FREE PDF with 20 cards on it that are created using the products in this bundle.  This medallion card that  I am sharing today in my post, is one of the cards in the PDF.  I have all of the measurements & step by step instructions on how to make this exact card in the PDF! Just look at all of these 20 cards!!  I created 10 of them & my dear friend LeeAnn Greff created the other 10.  They are all just beautiful! 

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We had a long drive to Des Moines yesterday & back with all of the snow & slick roads.  Thankfully we made it there & back home safely.  We had a great time!  The kids all loved it!!  Ainslee was big enough this year that she watched it closely & clapped & laughed too!  It was a very cute show & just wonderful to spend time together with all of our family!  We ate lunch at A&W/Long John Silvers on the way to the show too!  

School is cancelled today due to all of the snow.  I don't know if I'll have some of the kids later or not.  Right now our gravel road is a mess.   I hope the snowplow makes it down it sometime today.  In the mean time I have LOTS of stamping to get done- so I've got plenty to keep me busy!  I have my Annual Calendar Class pages planned out, but nothing created yet.  So hope I have good mojo & get alot of them created before I go to bed tonight.

I hope you have a MARVELOUS Monday!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-

SUSIE

Select Stamps & Kits from the Annual Catalog are 10% off today & tomorrow!

 

Oh wow!!!  Be sure you check out the Stamp & Kits in the Annual Catalog!

You could get 10% off of them with this Stampin' Up! On Line Extravaganza Sale!

How many of them do you have on your wish list?

Contact ME to place your order.

OR ORDER ON LINE HERE!  

  Use this hostess code:  
XSQEMU93

Are you planning to attend one of my December Annual Calendar classes?

Your order with this sale can count towards your class minimum.

You can contact me for more information on this.  

NOTE:

There are some exclusions for this sale.

You can CLICK HERE TO SEE THEM!  

• Item quantities are limited.
  • Depending on inventory levels, discounted pricing may or may not be available for items featured in the promotion throughout the entirety of each 48-hour sale.
  • Discounted items may be turned off if their supply reaches a predetermined threshold. We have set up each 48-hour sale this way so we are able to continue use through the life of the annual catalog.
  • If an item is turned off during a 48-hour sale, it will be made available again at its regular price within 36 hours of its 48-hour sale ending.  If you get a message that says it not available- this DOES NOT mean that they are sold out & won't be available again.  You will be able to get them again- but they aren't available at the moment for the sale price.  
• Discounted pricing for items featured in this promotion will be available only during each allotted 48-hour sales period. (E.g., discounted cardstock will available only during Paper & Embellishments sale; discounted ink pads will be available only during Tools & Ink sale.) No exceptions.

Happiness Surrounds!

Well today we are suppose to get a bunch of snow!  So I thought I'd think more like Spring!  I'm not sure it will help- but this bright yellow card sure is pretty & it makes me smile! 

I used the November Snowflake Showcase Suite for this card!  Yep- what an amazing suite this is!  I just love it!  This suite is available until November 30th, 2018 or while supplies last only!  Don't wait any longer to get it if you really want it.  As it will soon be gone!

• 'Happiness Surrounds'- stamp set
• Snowflake Thinlits Dies

You can CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FLYER ABOUT THESE NOVEMBER EXCLUSIVE ITEMS!

This is a fun fold card.  Look how it opens up!

 This is what it looks like when it is standing up!

This is a double fold card.  The base is folded on the right side.  And the inside fold piece is centered so that you open it up & then have to open up the other flap.  

stamp set:  'Happiness Surrounds'
card stock:   

• Daffodil Delight- card base- 4 1/2 x 8 1/2- score at 5 1/2"; 3 3/4 x 3 3/4; 3 3/4 x 3/4"
• Thick Whisper White- 8 x 4- fold in half & adhere so that is in the center (with even amount of approx. 3/4" on each side)
• Whisper White- 3 1/2 x 3 1/2"; 2" strip to cut flower out of

designer paper: 

• Brights 6x6 DSP- 4 1/4 x 3"; 2" strip- as yellow flower in center is cut out of DSP too!

ink:  Daffodil Delight
other: Epoxy Droplet, Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Precision Plate, Snowflake Thinlits Dies, Whisper White Polka Dot ribbon- 12", dimensionals, glue dots

If you want this stamp set, these framelits or any of the items in the Snowflake Showcase Suite- you need to buy it now!  It is only available until November 30th, 2018 or while supplies last. 
NOTE:  The White Velvet 12x12 sheets in this suite are sold out.

If you purchase any of these items in this Snowflake Showcase suite I'll email you a FREE PDF with 20 cards on it that are created using the products in this bundle.  This flower/medallion card that  I am sharing today in my post, is one of the cards in the PDF.  I have all of the measurements & step by step instructions on how to make this exact card in the PDF! Just look at all of these 20 cards!!  I created 10 of them & my dear friend LeeAnn Greff created the other 10.  They are all just beautiful! 

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Yesterday was a busy day doing book work & trying to play catch up.  I got alot done, although I still have piles left to get done.  Yesterday was the first day I had off of any of my other jobs for a long time.  I had the Hallmark Movie channel on & was in my sweats all day. 

We are suppose to get a bunch of snow today.  But I'm hoping that the weather man is wrong & mother nature doesn't hit us hard.  As our whole family has tickets to go to Disney on Ice in Des Moines today.  We are all excited about seeing it!!!  Nathan & Sarah are picking us up at 9:30.  We'll go out for lunch together, then go to see Disney on Ice & then head home.

Tonight when we get home Deke will work late on the farm & I'll be cutting more Christmas card kits so that I can get them in the mail or delivered to those that ordered them.  

I hope you have a SENSATIONAL Saturday!!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs-

SUSIE

Note cards= Holiday Gift Card Holders!!

Have you noticed the Narrow Note Cards/Envelopes on page 193 in the Annual Catalog?  
Well I used them to make these cute little gift card holders that I'm sharing with you today!

I used the adorable 'Hung with Care' hostess set on page 55 in the Holiday Catalog too, for the front of my cards.  

These gift cards are clean & simple!  But yet so cute!!  I just love the way they turned out!  Keep reading, as I have all of the supplies & measurements for you below. 

I used some of the 2018-2020 In Colors, along with the coordinating Designer Paper to decorate them.  

This one is Lovely Lipstick! 
*dsp- 4 x 1" 
*Whisper White- 1/2" strip (for words); 2 1/2" strip to stamp stocking on & punch out with 2" Circle punch 

*Lovely Lipstick- 2 1/2" strip to punch out with Starburst punch

 

This one is Call Me Clover! 

*dsp-  4 x 1"  

*Whisper White- 1/2" strip (for words); 2" strip to stamp stocking on & punch out with 1 3/4" Circle punch

*Call Me Clover- 2 1/2" strip to punch out with 2" Circle punch

This one is Blueberry Bushel!
*dsp- 4 x 1"
*Whisper White- 1/2" strip (for words); 1 1/2" x 2 1/2" to stamp stocking on
*Blueberry Bushel- 1 3/4" x 2 3/4" 

And then check out how I added little pockets to the inside of them to hold gift cards!!  

How did I make the inside pocket for the gift card?

*Whisper White- 4 1/4 x 4 1/4"- score at 2 1/8" & fold in half.  

*I used the 1 3/4" Circle punch & made alittle notch through the open edge of it when it was folded (to make a place to be able to pull out the gift card).

*I use Tear & Tape along the inside edges on the top & the bottom to form the pocket.

*I then used Tear & Tape again to secure the pocket to the inside of the card.

For my inside wording I used the 'Takeout Treats' stamp set on page 50 of the Holiday Catalog. 

I thought it just matched up perfectly with them!

Which one of these gift card holders is your favorite?  

Humm.......I like them all!  

But I think I like the Lovely Lipstick one the best! 
I just love that stocking!

I know I'm not a shopper at all.  

We give cash & gift cards to our kids for Christmas, along with just a little gift.  

So I'll be making several of these gift card holder 

for us to give this upcoming holiday season.

stamp sets:  'Hung with Care' & 'Takeout Treats'

card stock:  Lovely Lipstick, Call Me Clover, Blueberry Bushel & Whisper White

designer paper:  2018-2020 In Color DSP stack

ink:  Lovely Lipstick, Call Me Clover & Blueberry Bushel  

Stampin' Write Marker:  Real Red (to cover the holly berries on the green stocking)

other:  Note Cards & Envelopes, Tear & Tape, Classic Label Punch, Starburst Punch, 2" Circle Punch, 1 3/4" Circle Punch

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Yesterday was a busy & long day!!  We started out bright & early at 5 a.m., to head outside to mark, sort & sell hogs.  So I was a farmer helping Deke with pigs & worked outside almost all morning.  We got alot done.  But it was chilly!  Thankfully it didn't start raining until right before lunch time.  I then worked on piles of bookwork all afternoon & baked a chocolate sheet cake. 

Then last night we went to Deke's parents for our Thanksgiving supper with some of his family.  It was his brother Doug's birthday too, so we celebrated it.  It was later when we got home.

This morning Deke is up early to work on the farm all day & I am up early to work on cutting Christmas card kits & creating calendar pages for all of my December monthly classes.  Sarah & I might run to a local pottery real quick this morning too, but other than that I hope to be home the majority of the day/night to work on stamping stuff!  

Tomorrow our family is all going to Des Moines for our Annual Family Fun Day, to see Disney on Ice!!  We are all excited about seeing it!!  The boys have been counting down the days.  I'm not sure Mother Nature is going to be very kind to us though, as there is quite abit of snow predicted in southern Iowa for tomorrow.  I hope the snow misses us or at least comes later in the evening!!  Guess we'll just have to wait & see!  

Gotta run......

I hope you have a SUPER Saturday!!

Happy Stamping!

Hugs-
SUSIE

Extravaganza Sale info from Stampin' Up!

Item quantities are limited during the Extravaganza Sale.

• Depending on inventory levels, discounted pricing may or may not be available for items featured in the promotion throughout the entirety of each 48-hour sale.
• Discounted items may be turned off if their supply reaches a predetermined threshold. We have set up each 48-hour sale this way so we are able to continue supporting you and your customers through the life of the annual catalog.
• If an item is turned off during a 48-hour sale, it will be made available again at its regular price within 36 hours of its 48-hour sale ending.

 CLICK HERE to see the list of items excluded from the Extravaganza Sale!

Contact me for more information & to place your order!  
Or order ON LINE here!
You can use this hostess code:   XSQEMU93 

A snowflake pillow box treat!!

Last month at my Holiday Extravaganza class, this is one of the cute little gift projects that everyone got to make.  

It uses several of the awesome Snowflake Showcase products that are this months exclusive special!  You can check out theses exclusive Snowflake Showcase products by CLICKING HERE!!

Check out the big snowflake framelit!  Look how pretty it is when it is cut out!!!  And look at the pretty Snowflake Embellishment I added here too! 

The words come from the set- 'Beautiful Blizzard' stamp set in the Holiday Catalog on pg. 39.

The pillow box is in the Annual Catalog on pg. 193.  

stamp set:  'Beautiful Blizzard'
card stock:  Whisper White
ink:  Crumb Cake
other:  Pillow Box, 3/8" Classic Weave Crumb Cake ribbon, Linen Thread, Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Snowfall Thinlits Dies, Snowflake Trinkets, Glue Dots

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Yesterday was a busy day with my morning spent in our kitchen cooking.  We then went to my sisters home for lunch.  It was a great day spent with some of my family!  When we got home from there, we put up our Christmas Lights along the front of our house & I got my wreaths hung up outside too.  I then worked on stamping stuff all evening.

 

This morning we are up early at 5 am & headed out the door to mark, sort & load hogs.  I'll be a farmer this morning!!  Hopefully I'll get to work on stamping stuff this afternoon.  And then tonight we have supper at Deke's parents for our Thanksgiving there with some of his family. 

 

I hope you have a FABULOUS Friday!!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs-

SUSIE 

Stampin' Up! Extravaganza SALE

Stampin' Up! announced that they will be offering 10% discount on items from the Annual Catalog that are placed on specific days between November 23-28, 2018!

You can CLICK HERE TO SEE THE Stampin' Up! FLYER!
 

Contact me HERE  to help you place an order.  
OR
You can order ON LINE & use this hostess code:  

XSQEMU93 

 

November 23–24
PAPER & EMBELLISHMENTS

• Bags
• Brads and Buttons
• Cards and Envelopes
• Cardstock
• Designer Series Paper
• Embossing material
• Glitter
• Ribbons
• Twine
• Specialty Paper
• Tags
• Washi Tape

November 25–26
STAMPS & KITS

• Stamp sets (clear-mount, wood-mount, and photopolymer)
• Project kits
• Card kits
• Kit refills
• Memories & More
• Punch box kits

November 27–28
TOOLS & INK

• Adhesives
• Applicators
• Cleaners
• Cutting tools
• Embossing folders
• Framelits and thinlits
• Ink Pads
• Ink refills
• Markers
• Punches
• Scoring Tools
• Stamp blocks and cases
• This does not include the Big Shot & Stamparatus for the SU! special 

Sending Thankful Thoughts!!

Wow- this is such a pretty card- don't you think!  It is stunning in person.  It is just a perfect fall card!!

I made this card for one of my Holiday Extravaganza class projects that I had the end of last month.  I've saved posting it so that I could share it today!  Not only are the pumpkins & leaves perfect for this time of year, but I thought that the words were perfect for sharing on Thanksgiving Day!

These pumpkins are just gorgeous!  They have such dimension, color & reality to them.  And can you believe that they are from the  Toil & Trouble Designer Series Paper (the Halloween designer paper) on page 49 in the Holiday Catalog.  I know- wow huh!  There isn't a framelit that goes with these pumpkins, but they weren't that hard at all to just fussy cut out with my Paper Snips. 

I thought the pumpkins needed some leaves to go with them.   So check out how I took the Leaf punch & cut apart the leaves to tuck in under the pumpkins.  

Of course I had to add some pumpkins & leaves to the inside of my card too!  

Did you notice how I used the Woodland Embossing Folder on the background here.  I then took my sponge dauber & lightly rubbed some Crumb Cake ink over the top of the trees so that they would pop a little more.  

It is kind of card to tell by the photo, but added a 4 x 2" strip of Old Olive along the card front bottom.  I curved the ends alittle, so that it looked more like grass.  And then I actually took that piece of card stock, wadded it up- making lots of creases & crinkles in it & then smoothed it back out.  I wanted to add some extra dimension to it.  

stamp set:  'Flourish Filigree'
card stock:  

• Early Espresso-
• Old Olive-
• Crumb Cake-

designer paper:  Toil & Trouble Designer Paper
ink:  Early Espresso, Crumb Cake
other:  Big Shot, Standard Platform, Woodland Embossing Folder, Paper Snips, Leaf Punch, Everyday Label Punch, Sponge Dauber, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Gold Metallic Pearls, 5/8" Striped Burlap Ribbon (I cut this ribbon in strips to wrap one around the card front & tied the other half in a knot & then shredded the ends). 

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I spent my day yesterday with all 6 kids.  I love them all dearly, but all 6 of them together sure is crazy!  It works best to pair them up!  When Manda got here to get their boys, Drake decided he was staying with me for awhile longer to keep me company!  When he went home I started cooking,  getting things made for today's Thanksgiving lunch.  I made an Oreo Dessert & 2 batches of home made noodles. 

This morning I'll finish cooking......I have 2 hams to bake & a chicken too!  And then my home made noodles that I made last night to cook too!  We are going to my sister Beckie & Dan's for lunch with my side of the family.  I think there will be a big group of us there. 

Happy Thanksgiving to each of you!!  I hope you have a very blessed day with family & friends!  I know I have alot to be thankful for!  I have an awesome husband & family.  And on my list of thankful things is each of you!  Thank you for stamping with me & letting me share my love of stamping with you!!

I hope you enjoy this special day!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

Our Thankful Banner!!

 

One day earlier this month the boys didn't have school.

They are all very crafty!!! 

Drake is my stamper.

He wanted to make a banner.

So we made this "THANKFUL" banner for Thanksgiving.

Manda has it hanging on the mantel of their fireplace, in their living room.

Drake did all of the Big Shot cutting of the letters & the circles, attached them to the dsp banners, punched the holes & helped put everything on the twine.

I think that it turned out super cute!

What do you think?

I was also impress that he was so excited about the reverse image of the letters.

He mounted that strip of card stock onto a another piece of card stock & took it home too.

I must admit, it was pretty cool. 

We had spaced out the letters, had them in the correct order & it did look neat.

card stock:  Tranquil Tide, Crumb Cake

designer paper:  Nature's Poem DSP

other:  Paper Snips (to flag each dsp banner piece),  Layering Circles Framelits, Large Letter Framelits, Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, 1/2' Circle Punch, Twine, Detailed Leaves Thinlits Dies, Dimensionals

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Yesterday was a busy day with all of the kids.  Last night we took the whole family to the Grinch movie!  It was fun to listen to the boys & see their excitement.  It was a good movie.  We had a fun family night out!

This morning I'm off early to head to Manda's, as she has an early meeting.  I'll hurry & head home with the 3 boys, as the other 3 will be here early too.  I'll spend my day with all 6 kids.  Tonight when they go home I will be working on stamping stuff & making food for our Thanksgiving dinner.  

I have a huge mess, as my main computer crashed last week.  It is the one that I had all of my documents on, emails, email groups, etc.  I lost everything!!!  I have a back up.  It is brand new & still in the box on the shelf.  I had never set it up.  It just makes me sick.  

I have my lap top computer, but I don't use it for doing much other than my blog posts & placing orders.  I don't have anything for my SU! business saved on it.  I need to get emails sent out about my upcoming December calendar classes......and pray I can find at least 1/2 of my customer base emails.   It is going to be a challenge to do & very time consuming too. 

Gotta run......

I hope you have a WONDERFUL Wednesday!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE

Christmas Wreath!!

This is the last of my Christmas Stamp-a-Stack cards!  This is a Susie card with the layout, colors & image!  I love the clean & simple look here with the farmhouse style.

This wreath is in the Holiday catalog.  Check out the awesome set- 'Wishing You Well'!  It is one of my favorite sets!  And it is one of the Holiday Catalog items that will be carrying over too!  WOO HOOO!!  If you search my blog using the "Search this Blog" link here on the right hand side- you'll see LOTS of other cards I have previously made using other images in this stamp set!

Look at how full my wreath is!  I stamped the wreath image & then restamped it several times over the image again & again, without reinking the stamp, so that I could get this fuller & shadowed look. 

I used the cool plaid designer paper that is in the Festive Farmhouse pack.  If this is on your wish list, you'll want to get it before it is gone.  It will be gone the end of December (or before if supplies run out).  

I used the colors- Mossy Meadow, Cherry Cobbler & Very Vanilla!  They are none traditional Christmas colors, but they are totally my style. 

Check out the Red pearls.  How did I get them?  I colored them with my Dark Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blend!  So just think of the endless possibilities you have in customizing your own pearls (& rhinestones) with any color of Stampin' Blends!

The cool burlap ribbon that I used here too is in the Farmhouse Suite on page 13 in the Holiday Catalog.  It is on the list for being low in supply!  If you want this, don't wait to get it ordered!  

I just LOVE this Dist"ink"tive look of the bow here!  Check out all of the detail in it.  Isn't it amazing that this is just a stamp!  I stamped the bow, using Cherry Cobbler ink onto a strip of Very Vanilla card stock & just fussy cut it out with my Paper Snips.  Neat huh!  I then used my Wink of Stella over the entire bow to give it a more blended look!

For the little banner flag with the greeting on it.......I just stamped the words onto a 1/2" strip of Very Vanilla card stock & then cut them off of the strip & flagged the one end using my Paper Snips.  

stamp set:  'Wishing You Well'
card stock:

• Mossy Meadow-
• Cherry Cobbler-
• Very Vanilla-

designer paper:  Festive Farmhouse
ink:  Mossy Meadow & Cherry Cobbler
Stampin' Blends:  Dark Cherry Cobbler
other:  5/8" Striped Burlap Ribbon, Paper Snips, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Wink of Stella, Basic Pearls

NOTE:  I used Champagne Shimmer Paint with Rubbing Alcohol Spray to add shimmer to the completed card!

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Yesterday was a busy day with 4 little ones!  It was fun to see Ainslee have a little girl too, to play with.  As my great niece Brooklyn spent the day with us too yesterday!  The 3 big boys road the bus here after school.  So we had a house full for a while. 

Last night Deke & I made a quick trip to Ottumwa to get a new mail box, as ours has gotten hit 2 times just lately.  The door was completely broken off of it & so we had a tiny old one on our post, that we found in our junk shed.  While we were there we decided to go to the Disney movie- Nutcracker & the Four Realms.  The music was awesome!  The costumes were beautiful!  The plot- was different.......it was created by a person that has a very vivid imagination.   This is the first movie that Deke & I have been to (together) in a movie theater in over 30 years!  I can't believe that he went.  He survived, but I know I'd never get him to go to watch that exact movie ever again.  

This morning we are up early!  I'm off to town to get the boys & take the twins to school.  I'll then spend my day with the 3 little ones.  The 3 big boys get out of school early today, so everyone will be here for the afternoon.

Tonight I'll be stamping!

I hope you have a TERRIFIC Tuesday!!! 

Happy Stamping!
Hugs-

SUSIE

Online Extravaganza Starts Soon

Annual Online Extravaganza is coming this week! Deals start November 23 (Black Friday) through November 28. Check back for more details. I will share them here as soon as I know them.

Signs of Santa

This Santa is just such a jolly guy!!  You can look at him & almost here him saying Ho! Ho! Ho!

 

This is one of the cards that everyone made at my Christmas Stamp-a-Stack this month!!

stamp set:
card stock:
designer paper:
ink:
other:

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WOW- what a busy weekend full of stamping, stamping & more stamping!!!  I had a great time with everyone that joined me.  We had several new friends join us too! Cindy & Norma were my hostesses today & they were awesome!! 

Last night when I got home, Deke & I sorted farm records, as today we have our annual audit so that we can continue to sell antibiotic free pork!  It is such a good thing to be able to do this.  I know we eat mainly pork at our home.  And the pork we eat isn't like most of the pork that is sold at the many grocery stores.  We are lucky we live close to some good lockers & get to have our own meat processed there for us to eat.  

This morning Deke is up early to chore & head to the office for his weekly board meeting.  I'm off to town to Manda's, will take the twins to school & then spend my day with Trey, Masen, Ainslee & my great niece Brooklyn will be here today too!

Tonight when the kids go home I'll work on placing orders so that I can connect with my hostesses.  And get caught up on some other things hopefully too!

I hope you have a MARVELOUS Monday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs-
SUSIE