Merry Christmas!

Here is a garland swag card that I made clear back in October for a workshop & then I never posted.  I love this wreath stamp set & it is even cute when cut apart & made into a swag.

 Does it look like snowflakes falling outside the window?  That was the look I was trying to get.

stamp set: 'Wonderous Wreath'

card stock: Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Whisper White

designer paper:  Nordic Noel 

ink: Real Red, Old Olive

other:  Big Shot, Wonderful Wreath Framelits, Woodgrain Embossing Folder, 1 1/4" Square Punch, Extra Large Oval Punch, Dimesionals, Glue Dots

NOTES:  The stamp set & coordinating framelits comes in a bundle & you can save 15% when purchasing them together.  These 2 items are also going to be carried over into the upcoming Occasions Catalog too! 

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We had a wonderful Christmas with our kids & grandsons yesterday afternoon/evening.  This morning we are going to my sister & brother-in-laws for lunch, then we'll stop at Deke's parents in the afternoon & we'll plan to be home tonight.

Christmas is the perfect time to celebrate the love of God & family & to create memories that will last forever.  May we remember the true meaning of Christmas & the indescribable gift of the birth of baby Jesus. 

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas! 

Love & Blessings-

SUSIE

My December calendar page....

Happy Christmas Eve to each & every one of you!!

Here is my December calendar page......now my 2015 calendar is complete & I'll be sharing sneak peeks of new Occasions & Sale-a-bration samples in the coming weeks!

I do love this calendar though.  I know that many of you joined me at my December classes & made several of these to keep for yourself & give as gifts.  I love this yearly tradition of making calendars at all of my December classes instead of cards.  But cards are back in January!  I updated my calendar on my SU! website www.susiewood.stampinup.net & sent out emails yesterday about my January classes.  I'm excited about the new Occasions Catalog & the Sale-a-bration Catalog & I can't wait to be stamping with many of you in a couple of weeks!

The stamp set 'Ornamental Pines' that I used on this December page is very elegant, yet a versatile set.  Gosh- I think it would even make a nice guy card too!  If you look closely- can you see the glitter I added to the pine branches?  I love the sparkle!

Stamp set:  'Ornamental Pine'

cardstock: Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White

ink:  Old Olive & Cherry Cobbler

supplies:  Paper Snips (to cut out the ornament), 2 Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter

Note:  I used a pencil eraser inked into the Cherry Cobbler ink pad to make the little dot on December 25th, for Christmas!

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Yesterday Brayden & Nathan were here most of the day.  Brayden went with me to run errands.  We picked up our meat & groceries for our Christmas Eve supper tonight.  When they left I wrapped gifts & did some baking.

This morning I'll spend it in the kitchen & then I'll be setting up & getting ready for our Christmas that is here tonight.  The kids are all suppose to be here about 3:00.  We'll open gifts, eat supper & then will be going to mass tonight. 

Deke was up early to chore & will spend the morning in the office- then hurry home to chore & get ready for our Christmas too!

I HOPE you have a WONDERFUL Wednesday on the Christmas Eve!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs!
SUSIE

NOW MORE ITEMS just addded!!

SHOP FROM MY ONLINE STORE HERE .
Or you can email me!
There are alot of new items that have just been added.
Even MANY CURRENT PRODUCTS from the current Holiday Catalog.
So be sure to check it out.
Also added is this awesome hostess stamp set that everyone can now purchase.
'Good Greetings'= #135014= $13.19 (wood only)
 

You can order on line HERE or email me HERE if you want anything!!!

Merry Christmas!!!

Hugs!
SUSIE

This weeks "WEEKLY DEALS"- Dec 23-29, 2014!

My November calendar page.....

Here is my November calendar page.  I did use the Woodgrain Embossing folder on the calendar base, but it hard to see here.  I used the set- 'For All Things' from the Holiday Catalog for the accorns.  I really like this set & I've used it alot!  It is one of the sets that will be carrying over & you'll still be able to purchase it through the end of June. 

stamp sets:  'For All Things' & 'Days of Gratitude'
card stock:  Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Whisper White
ink:  Early Espresso
supplies:  Big Shot, Woodgrain Embossing Folder, Extra Large Oval Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch

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I have the day off today from keeping the boys.  Manda is home on Christmas break.  I'm headed to Keota to the locker & then hope to be home all afternoon to wrap Christmas presents.  Tonight I'm a farmer & will be outside helping Deke with the hogs.  

I hope you have a TERRIFIC Tuesday!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs!

SUSIE 

My October Calendar page......

Hello!
Here is my October calendar page!  I love this Halloween stamp set.  It is a perfect one for working great with many of our punches!

stamp sets:  'Gorgeous Grunge', 'Tee-Hee-Hee'
card stock:  Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Whisper White
ink:  Black Memento pad & Pumpkin Pie
other:  Paper Snips, 1 3/4" Scalloped Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch,  dimesionals

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We had a busy day yesterday.  Deke helped me & we finally got our tree up & all decorated.  I had to rearrange the Living Room furniture to make room for it- so it was a much bigger task than I had originally planned.  But it is done & looks very pretty!!

I got Steve & Nathan's hair cut!  The Seeley's ate lunch with us too.  And then Nathan & Brayden were here in the evening.  I got caught up on my farm bookwork.  But I didn't get any stamping done.

I'm off this morning to pick up the boys!  Deke is gone all day to meetings.  Brayden & Nathan will be here this evening.  I hope to get Christmas presents wrapped & some baking done. 

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

My September calendar......

Here is my September calendar.  This is one of my favorite sets in the Holiday Catalog.  And I just love these 2 colors together.  What a simple yet elegant calendar page.

stamp set:  'For All Things'
card stock:  Sahara Sand, Early Espresso & Whisper White
ink pad:  Early Espresso
supplies:  Early Espresso ribbon, Glue Dot, Dimensional & Extra Large Oval Punch

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We had a fun night with Deke's family last night for our Wood Christmas.  It is so fun to see the little cousins together & the big ones too.  They all LOVED the bus ride & getting to see all of the Christmas lights around Ottumwa.  We also stopped in to see Santa at his house and had to laugh at Drake, as first thing he said when he saw this Santa is that- "That isn't the Santa that comes to G'ma Susie's house". 

 

Santa with- Drake, Brody, Brayden, Riley & Collyns

(missing from this photo is Katie & Trey) 

I'm off work today & home for a change- which rarely happens on a Sunday.  It won't be a quiet day- as Susie's Hair Hut is open for business.  Then Collyn's & Riley want to see Uncle Deke's piggies- so we'll have company for awhile today too.  And I hope to get to work on calendars that I want to give as Christmas gifts & we still have to put our tree up too!!  

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

My August calendar......and making sugar cookies with the boys!

Here is my August calendar.  I love this little bumble bee.  And I love that our Honey Comb Embossing folder coordinates perfectly with our Hexagon Punch- so I used them both on this calendar page.  

 I'm sorry that you can't hardly see the embossing on this since it is in a clear envelope- (that was to protect it from getting any ink or anything on it during my classes).  But it is really pretty & cute in person!

stamp set:  'Sweet Stuff'
card stock:  Basic Black, Crushed Curry, Whisper White
ink:  Black Memento pad
marker:  Crushed Curry
other:  Big Shot, Honeycomb Embossing Folder, Hexagon Punch, 1" Circle Punch, dimensionals, 2 Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter

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We had a FUN night last night!!  The boys were so EXCITED!!  We baked sugar cookies & then Santa came to visit us!  We enjoyed supper together & the boys got to all play together.  Here are some photos of our night together! 

Trey eating some sugar cookies.

Brayden making balls & pressing out the sugar cookies.

Drake is helping to press out the sugar cookies too & being his silly self!

And here is Brody!

I think that he is eating more sugar cookie dough than he is helping to roll & press them out!

How BLESSED we are that we have 4 little guys that live so close to us & we get to spend time together doing little things like this with them!!  I know that I had 3 awesome Grandma's in my life when I was growing up.  They all lived close by & we got to see them often too.  One of them was my Great Grandma- now how cool is that!  I learned alot from all 3 of them & I treasure many fond memories with them- especially during this holiday season that is upon us.

I will post pictures of the boys with Santa tomorrow.  My internet is slow & taking forever to download & I've got to get to bed.  We had a GREAT time with Santa too!

This morning I'm headed to town to the post office & run some errands.  Then I'll be home cooking.  We have Deke's side of the family Christmas tonight at his brothers in Ottumwa.  We're gonna go on a bus ride around town to see all of the Christmas lights.  (And they got a couple inches of snow on Thursday- so that will make it prettier!)  Then we're going back to Doug's home for soup &  sandwiches & our Christmas exchange.  This year we're sad that we'll be missing one whole "WOOD" family that is now in New Jersey & Pennsylvania.   They will be with us in spirit, that is forsure.   I think the rest of us are planning to make it tonight.  So it'll be great to see everyone!!

I hope you have a SENSATIONAL Saturday!!
Happy Stamping!
Hugs!
SUSIE

My July calendar.....

Here is my July calendar.  What else could I have put on it but stars?  Check it out closely & you'll notice the star embossing folder too on it.

stamp set:  'Be the Star' & 'And Many More'
card stock:  Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy, Whisper White
ink:  Cherry Cobbler
other:  Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack (small star), Star framelits for large star- or cut it out with scissor snips, Big Shot, Lucky Stars Embossing Folder

Deke went with me last night on my monthly delivery run, so we did some Christmas shopping for the boys while we were in Iowa City.  It was a late night when we got home.  We just have a few things yet to pick up for Trey & we are done.  Now to find time to get our Christmas tree up & our house decorated, plus finish making the Christmas gifts that I have started.

Deke is off to meetings again today.  I'm off to pick up the boys now.  We are looking forward to our evening tonight & being home for a change!  Brayden will be here after school & get to spend the night with us tonight.  Manda, Steve & the boys will be here for supper too.  And then we have someone special coming to visit us- Santa!!  We are going to bake sugar cookies & hopefully get our tree put up before we go to bed.  Brayden is worried why I don't have our tree up yet- as I always put it up Thanksgiving weekend.  But that didn't happen this year as I had too many other things going on with my SU! business that I didn't get that far. 

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

Another New Occasions Catalog Sneak Peek!!

Here is my June calendar.  I used a new stamp set from the upcoming Occasions Catalog on it.  I think that this little worm is so stinkin' cute!  This stamp set- 'Time to Celebrate' is a hostess set in the upcoming Occasions Catalog.  It was was one of my pillow gifts that I got at Founders in September.

stamp set:  'Time to Celebrate'

card stock:  Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Whisper White

ink:  Black Memento pad

markers:  Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Crushed Curry

other:  Word Window Punch

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Last night Deke had another meeting.  And I had a late night working on getting things ready for tonights delivery.   Soon I'm headed out to pick up the boys & come back home with them.  Deke is gone all day again today to meetings.  Tonight when the boys leave I'm headed out for my monthly stamp delivery run.  I am hoping to stop & do a little bit of Christmas shopping for the boys & get some groceries too, before heading back home.  This month has been consumed with stamp classes & I haven't started my Christmas shopping, nor gotten up my tree or anything yet.  The countdown is on- so I have alot to catch up on so that I'm ready for Christmas in time.

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

My May calendar.......

Here is my cute May calendar.  It is another bright & cheery one with a flower on it!

stamp sets:  'Sweet Stuff'' & 'Project Life Remember This'
card stock:  Real Read, Pear Pizzazz, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White
ink:  Black Memento
markers:   Real Red, Pear Pizzaz
other:  Boho Blossom (flower) punch, Owl Builder Punch (circle)

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I'm off to go get the boys now.  Deke is gone all day to meetings.  I planning to be home tonight as I have a few boxes of stamp orders to get sorted, Christmas Gift cards to get made, swaps to make & calendars pieces to gather!  So I'll be stamping the night away!

I hope you have a WONDERFUL Wednesday!!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs!
SUSIE

This weeks- WEEKLY DEALS- Dec. 16-22, 2014!

WOW!!  There are some of my favorite products on this weeks WEEKLY DEALS!!  

• I love this birthday stamp set- 'Birthday Surprise'!
• I love the Delicate Designs Embossing Folder that looks like a snowflake!
• I love the Gold Encore Ink Pad!
• I love the Ticket Duo Punch!
• I love the Vintage Faceted Buttons!  (They can be colored with your Blendabilities!!)

My April calendar......

Here is my April calendar.  Aren't these little birdie's cute!!

I think that this is just so bright & springy isn't it!

stamp set:  'For the Birds'

cs:  Daffodil Delight, Coastal Cabana, Whisper White

ink:  Black Memento

markers:  Strawberry Slush, Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Pistachio Pudding

other:  Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Xtra Large Oval Punch, Paper Snips, dimensionals

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Yesterday was a busy day!!  Trey had his 6 month check up & shots.  We also took Drake too to see Dr. Mary, as he has had a lingering cough.  Dr. Mary moved her office to Bloomfield- so it was quite the trip down & back- but she is an awesome Dr. & worth the trip!

Brayden's mom was sick & Nathan is out of town for work- so Papa got to go pick up Brayden after school yesterday & he got to spend the night with us last night.  We enjoyed him being here, as it was a nice surprise!!

I worked on stamp stuff after Brayden went to bed.  I should have stayed up later than I did- but I was exhausted & just decided I needed to quit & get some sleep.

We're off to pick up the boys here soon.  We'll then take Brayden to school & then come home.  Papa is home today to work on the farm all day (the only day this week that he is here & doesn't have any meetings)- so we are looking forward to him getting to eat lunch with us.  As soon as the boys leave tonight I'm headed out to the farm to help Deke.  This is my farmer night to help him sort & sell hogs.  I will be stamping the night way when I get home- as have lots to do!

I hope you have a TERRIFIC Tuesday!!

Happy Stamping!!
Hugs!
SUSIE

My March calendar page......

Here is my March calendar.  I was wanting it to look springy!

We had a fun day yesterday making calendars again!!  I'm so glad that so many could join me.  I have lots of customers & friends of theirs that will be displaying these cute 4x4 calendars on their desks throughout 2015!

stamp set- 'Kinda Eclectic'
card stock- Pear Pizzazz, Garden Green & Whisper White
ink-  Garden Green
other-  Whisper White Organza Ribbon

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Deke is off to meetings for the day & I'm off to pick up the boys here soon.  Manda is only working a 1/2 day, as Trey has his 6 month check up with Dr. Mary in Bloomfield today.  Drake has a terrible cough- so we are gonna see if we can get him in to see her too.  We'll have a busy day!

Yeah- tonight I'm planning to be home.  I need to get my house back in order after having stamp classes here the past week (put tables/chairs, etc away) & get caught up on things that have piled (laundry & mail).  And then I hope to get to bed early for a change.

I hope you have a MARVELOUS Monday!!

Happy Stamping!
Hugs!
SUSIE

My February calendar page

Here is my February calendar page! 

I had a full day/evening yesterday at my calendar classes.

I'm off again today for another all day calendar class.

I can't wait for the gals today to see all of them & get to make them.

I hope you have a SUPER Sunday!

Happy Stamping!
hugs!
SUSIE