My Digital Studio- MDS

Have you tried MDS? This stands for My Digital Studio!
OMG! I just love this program so much, and I am not computer savey at all! Just ask my friends! But boy this program is so great because:
1. It is so user friendly
2. You can import things from other programs into it
3. You can print out cards, calendars, books!
4. It is priced nice at $79.95
5. I can use it for my Project 365!! Yippee! I can even have my 12x12 Pages printed from SU!
6. Did I mention Fun!!
7. Did I mention Addictive!

Where do I find this? Right HERE.
Go to products, go to shop now, go to Digital and there you are!!
Don't forget, for every $50 you order in the next few months you get a free gift from the sales flyer!!
Here is one of the additional downloads that I am using on my 365 digi page! I love the "Top Note" looking design!

Hello!

HI there friends!
Sorry I have not been on much this week but I have been so busy, that I have barely had time to breathe!! I was sick over the holidays, then on New Years Eve I was going to start my taxes and work all weekend, well I didn't because....
I decided to give Project 365 a try! What is Project 365? It is where you take a photo a day and make a scrapbook, blog , blogbook, and journal about your POTD-Photo of the Day.
Well I worked on it non stop from New Year's Eve through Sunday night. When I get an idea in my head, it won't go away. I want to thank Bridget L for inspiring me to start this journey. I am doing mine a bit differently. First I set up a private blog. It looks so cute. Really simple but really nice I think. I post a photo or several photos a day and journal about them but I write my posts as a letter to my children. I am putting more than one photo a day though and spending time on the journaling. That is because I am yacky!! If I can make it 365 days, I will turn it into a blog book.
I am also planning on scrapbooking it and this is the part I have been stressing about. I can't decide whether to do it digitally or scrappy or hybrid? I also did something different and made a Cover Page for the month of January and across from it put a calendar sheet where I will jot down what we do. This is what is in the photo above.
But I really think I want to do it digitally and use the cute elements I have and just "bullet" journal. I just got my Stampin' Up My Design Studio and love it. Also a very dear friend of mine, just bought me Photo Shop classes so I can learn that as well and incorporate the two. Decisions, Decisions. But that is where I have been, working on this 365 project.
Also what a busy week for SU!! We started our new catalog and sale and I have worked non stop on my orders from Monday morning thru Wednesday afternoon, trying to get all my club orders in. I have so many different types of clubs going on but I have it very organized! 2 Marker Clubs, 1 $37.50 Club, 1 $50 Club and 1 Sale-a-bration Club, not to mention my Ribbon Shares and Card Kits and my other two current clubs! Whew, just organizing it to put the order in, took hours of work. Now just wait till all those huge boxes of goodies arrive next week. Gosh I won't be able to come up for air!!
I also spent the day taking down Christmas stuff and put most of my darling snowmen away. I just didn't want to put them away!
Then I re- organized my Craft room because one of my customer friends mentioned it does not look like it in person like it does in the video on my blog! I told her that is because I bought so much more. I do like the way I set it up though. Now maybe once I get my taxes and my SU Club orders and Shares and Kits out, I will finally have some time to craft. Had to get organized first.
Well I am busy, but I am happy and just wanted to stop in and say hello and let you know I have not been ignoring you!
Back to working on My Design Studio- if you haven't tried it, you should! So much fun and so easy!

Happy Birthday to Evelyn!

Happy Birthday, Evelyn!!!!
Happy birthday sweet Evelyn!!!
We met Evelyn this summer at my little girl's cake baking class. When you meet Evelyn, you just love her! She has since become a customer and a great friend!
Evelyn, I know this cupcake does not look as good as the ones you make!
Hope it is a good one and full of surprises!!
I had fun celebrating both of our b'days yesterday!

All Card Kit, Ribbon Shares and Club orders have gone in

Hi friends,
Just a note to let you know that all the orders for your card kits, ribbon shares and club orders have been entered to SU. Typically it takes about week to get to me but may take longer with all the Sale-a-bration orders and our new catalog.

Once your club orders get here, I send them out immediately. They are not even here 24 hours at my house.

As far as the ribbon shares and the card kits, I start preparing those the day after I get them as my UPS comes about 7 pm.

So I will be in touch with you as far as when I am sending them out.

Thank you very much and thank you to the customers that ordered directly from my site at http://www.snowmanlover.stampinup.net

Thinking of becoming an SU demo?

Guess what? The timing could not be sweeter! Check this out!
Starter Kit Regular Price Sale-A-Bration Price is 15% off!!
Standard Starter Kit $199 $169
Digital+ Starter Kit $185 $157
You also get to choose any stamp set for under $47 if you sign up during
Sale-a-bration!

For more information, hit the email button!

For customers placing any orders from January 5th-March 31st, you get a free gift with EVERY $50 you spend!!*

*Does not count toward my ribbon shares, Marker Clubs or card kits

SU SALE-A -BRATION STARTS TOMORROW!

Hi friends!
Just a quick note to let you know that our best time of year is here!
SALE-A-BRATION starts tomorrow!
What does this mean for you?
As a customer you get a free gift for EVERY $50 you spend! Yes, EVERY!

As a new demo, you get a cut on the cost of a demo kit and free stamp set!
If you sign on my team, I will have something special for you too!

Please check below for my own Special 3 month Sale-a-bration club in the post below this!!

To see the new Mini Catalog and the Sale-a-bration flyer go to the right on the sidebar.
To order, just click on "order here" button
To get in touch with me, click on the email button.
Have a great day! Tomorrow is going to be sooo much fun!

3 Month Sale-a-bration Clubs- lots of goodies! Just need 1 more member!

HI friends! As you know Sale-a-bration is starting on TUESDAY!
What does that mean for you!
Lots of things from Stampin'Up!
First off, for EVERY $50 you order, you get a free gift to choose from!
2nd If you sign up to be a Demonstrator you get a special price!
3rd- I am offering my OWN Sale-a-bration Clubs!
It is just a 3 month commitment and you get a free gift to choose from out of the Sale-a-bration Catalog (see flyer to the right) ALL 3 months AND on the month that YOU are "Hostess" you get to choose $15 in FREE Product AND a Level One stamp set from either catalog!! YOu can't beat that!
I have one Club full and have started another.
I am in need of 2 more "Members" as we start this Tuesday!
IF you are interested, click on my EMAIL button and let's get in touch!!!
The NEW catalog, Sales flyer and Sweetheart Sweet Treat Cups are over to the right!
SALE-A-BRATION STARTS TUESDAY! YIPPEE!

NEW OCCASIONS MINI 2009 CATALOG! COME LOOK!

We just got word from Stampin' Up that we can post the PDF for the NEW OCCASIONS MINI CATALOGS!!
Normally we have to wait but due to the delay in shipping these, they are letting us post early!!!
Now my Hostesses can take a look!
Here is the PDF!
http://204.228.150.61/catalogs/20091231/OccasionsMini10_US.pdf
AND GUESS WHAT? It even gets BETTER! Come take a look at the new SALE-A-BRATION GUIDE!
This is where you get to chose a FREE gift for EVERY $50 you spend from Jan 5th- March!
Come take a peek!
http://204.228.150.61/catalogs/20091231/SAB_10_US.pdf
These items can not be ordered until January 5th!

Don't forget, I am still looking for one more member for my Sale-a-Bration Club!
This is where you order $50 in Retail each month for 3 months. Each month you all get a FREE gift. On the month you are "Hostess" you get to pick out a free level one stamp set AND $15 In FREE product! First Come, First Serve- 1 spot left!
This is my own Club. Please see below:

NEW SU Ribbon Share!! 2 shares! Order by Monday

I have had so many requests for more of my Ribbon Shares!

What is a Ribbon Share, you might ask?
A Ribbon "Share" is an affordable way to get a large sample of all the ribbons from a group that Stampin' Up has to offer. Have not tried SU ribbon yet? You will LOVE it!

I have two Ribbon Shares going on. I am taking pre-orders NOW and can start taking payments on January 5th.

Share A- NEW
5/8" Satin Ribbon

With this share you will receive 3 yards of 9 colors of the glorious new to be released 5/8" Satin Ribbon.
(page 27 in the NEW Mini Catalog)

Colors:
Basic Black, Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue, Very Vanilla, Old Olive and Basic Gray
Cost:$22 includes Shipping, Tax, Reshipping and Pay Pal.

Share B
1/2" Striped Grograin Ribbon
( page 182 in Current Catalog)
In this share you will receive 3 yards of 6 colors of 1/2" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon
in these Fun Colors:
Bashful Blue
Pumpkin Pie
Real Red
Old Olive
Pretty in Pink
So Saffron
Cost $22 includes Shipping, Tax, Reshipping and Pay Pal to the US

Share A and B Cost $42

I am taking First Come First Serve Orders!! All order must be in by the 4th.
I will bill you on the 5th but need your "reservations" asap before I fill up and if you have done these before with me, you know I fill up FAST!

I will be ordering on the 5th!

Please EMAIL me if interested!

Snowmanlover's Valentine Card Kit!!

It's here, it's here! By popular demand, I have made up a "Valentine Card Kit"!
My Christmas Card Kit went over so well and my customers have been asking for more, so I made this one up.
This is what you will get!
*6 12x12 Sheets of the New and Gorgeous Double sided Specialty Designer Paper!
12 Pre Cut and scored A2 sized Cards out of Whisper White Cardstock
12 Whisper White Envelopes
4 Sheets of Pretty in Pink 8.5x11 Cardstock
4 Sheets of Real Red 8.5x11 Cardstock
2 Sheets of Whisper White (to stamp on)
2 Yards each of the NEW 5/8" Satin Ribbon in these delicious colors"
Real Red, Pretty in Pink and Chocolate Chip Ribbons
and a sheet of our wonderful Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere your work with!

The cost is $25 which includes Priority Shipping.
I will ship to the US and only take Pay Pal.

All orders must be turned in to me before January 4th. I am not allowed to start taking payments ( per SU) until the 5th. I will be invoicing you on the 5th via Pay Pal.
Please EMAIL me right away as this is First Come, First Serve and I need all orders by January 4th please. This is a LIMITED EDITION!
This is my own kit made up with using Stampin' Up supplies


*Please note this is double sided 12x12 paper. You will get one sheet of six designs CUT IN HALF (so I can fit it in a priority envie). This paper is DOUBLE SIDED, so I showed both sides of it. So in total 6 sheets of 12 by 12 paper cut in half but 12 Designs!

Wishing you a Happy New Year!!

Stampin' Up! Marker/Cardstock Club

HI friends, my SU clubs are going to start next week! I filled a bunch of them back in October but someone today asked me to start a new Marker/Cardstock Club. This club takes a total of 4 members for a 4 month commitment. If you are interested, please email me right away. I will list the details below. I also can start a bunch of My Monthly $37.50 or $50 Hostess Clubs if anyone is interested!

Marker/Cardstock Club
In this club you will receive each month:
12 Markers from one Color Family AND 1 Pack of 8.5 by 11 of ****orted Cardstock to match that family!

By the end of the 4 months, you will have received:
12 Bold Bright Markers
12 Earth Elements Markers
12 Rich Regals Markers
12 Soft Subtles Markers
All 4 Matching Packs of assorted Cardstock
The adorable and wonderful Marker Case

In addition, when it is your turn to be Hostess you will also get:
A level one Hostess Stamp Set
A package of the Neutral Markers ( 4)
A package of Stampin' Dimensionals

The cost is The cost includes Shipping and Tax and re-shipping to you.
This is a 4 month commitment.
Fee: $56 per month for 4 months*.
I accept Pay Pal, please.
* This Club does not count towards Sale-a-bration

Thank you dear MB Members and SU Customer/Friends!

Wow, I am so blessed to be remembered by some very thoughtful MB members and SU customer/friends!!
Thank you so much for the gifts and cards! Gosh I really appreciate it and there is nothing better than a Homemade Card.
The gifts are all so perfect and "me"!! Thank you!
My camera is charging now but I will show some photos later.
Thank you so very much!!

Cards

Gifts

Christmas Day Dinner

Hi everyone. Hope you are having a great day. We are having a very quiet and peaceful day. I woke up sick, my husband is napping, my dd is at a friends and my son is quiet. I have not even made our dinner yet!! Just felt too sick to do much of anything today.

As I mentioned in an earlier post, we just started a tradition a few years ago because we did not have any. That tradition all stemmed around a little Tamale shack we found one Christmas Day. Now on Christmas Eve we all cook together. We pick up the tamales, I make Chicken Enchilada soup in the morning and let it simmer all day and the kids make their Peanut Butter Blossom cookies. We decided to do that today, on Christmas Day since we were invited to some dear friends for last night for Christmas Eve.

Well here it is almost 6 pm, I am still in my pjs, still feel so sick and no soup has been made to be put on and simmered all day!! It is very peaceful though and I am very relaxed. Everyone is content and quiet. Oh well, we did get the cookies made so we can always have those for our Christmas dinner!! That and the left over tamales!

Edit- it is now 8 pm. Hubby whipped up a Pork Roast after his nap and I got the soup made!! He is so great! Soups on! If anyone wants any recipes, just email me!

Let is Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow

Christmas Eve 2009

Meatball is scrounging for something in the snow. That dog is always looking for something to eat!


Oreo was all snuggled up in her sweater. I did not even see her as I stepped on her going over to the sink.

Name a fun holiday tradition that your family does!

HI, I hope if you stop by to read, you will take a few minutes and post a holiday tradition you like to do!!! Please?
One Christmas Day we were driving around and found this little Tamale place. We got a package and took a long drive in the country. Since we are always without my big extended family each year, around the holidays, I have always felt lost and sad. Well I decided the next year we would make that tradition- to go to the Tamale place, but bring them home and all cook together. Now each year, I make a great Chicken Enchilada Soup. The kids help bake their favorite Peanut Butter Blossom cookies and we all have an enjoyable meal cooked by all of us.
This year we planned to do this on Christmas Day but .....today it started snowing. Yes snow here! We piled in the car and got our Tamales. Ate some in the car driving home. driving home in the snow. I have had so many, that I better stop so we have them for our meal tomorrow!
Please drop me a line and tell me a fun tradition that you do with your family???
Merry Christmas Eve!

We are so blessed!

I am excited. My dd won a Dell Netbook from our Orthodontist today! He was having a drive to collect socks. I was so excited when I saw that the socks were going to the country that we adopted our kids from!!! We had an appointment yesterday and saw the sign about donating socks. We got tons and tons since there were not that many that were donated. We got socks for babies, socks for kids, socks for men and socks for woman. The country is so poor, that they will have to wash their new white socks in the river but they will be thrilled to get them! I was thrilled to buy them for them!
I got a call early this morning that my little girl won the Netbook!!! I went and picked it up today from the doctor. What a wonderful man he is. He goes on mission trips to the country that the kids are from. I have been trying to figure this thing out. I am going to use it soley for answering emails if I am not near my computer and to put my DS on it, if I can get the code back! I am not a pc user. My little girl is helping me though! I will post a photo in the morning. I have over 7,000 emails to delete off the netbook! They showed up when I put my email on it!

Sweet Treat Snowmen

Check out these little Snowmmen with Sweet Treat bellies! A sweet customer of mine made these and let me show them on my blog. Aren't they darling!! Thank you Vickie, you have made sooooo many fun things with these! If you would like me to showcase your sweet treat projects just send me a photo and I will show them and give you kudos!
To order SWEET TREAT CUPS click HERE, go to Products, then to Shop Now and then go to Holiday Mini Catalog. They are in there for just $2.95 a dozen! I can't wait to make my mini snowmen today and put marshmallows in their bellies. Vickie used Tic Tacs. What a darling idea!

My little Snowbaby

My little Snowfriends, Snowbaby!
Ok, I was not going to get this cart. I am SUPER picky about my Snowpeople and this cart just did not float my boat. Well I borrowed it from my dear friend, Evelyn and stayed up late last night making this little guy. I think he is pretty cute!
You can't tell but he is embossed all over. His body has the little dots, (no he does not have pimples on his face) made with the new upcoming SU embossing folder called Dot, Dot, Dot!
The background of the card is embossed with snowflakes.
I used SU Bashful Blue Designer Print paper and Bashful Blue Taffeta Ribbon. He is nesting on the darling Top Note die cut. Glittery snowflake embellishments are added to his sweater and the backround.
Well I just showed my little girl this post and she thinks "he" is so ugly. She says she does not like him and I think he is the cutest of all the bunch. I was not crazy about the other ones on the cart, but this little guy is growing on me!

Spam Filter~ugh

Sorry guys, I hate those spam filters where you have to fill in the letter code but I have been getting a bunch of spam lately. I always hated that Spam that came in a can and I hate this SPAM too, so I put the filter back on. I hope you bear with it and still post comments on my blog. Thanks to those that always post comments on my blog. I have tons of readers but only a handful of posters and I sure appreciate you, as keeping up a blog is time consuming (but fun)!

Snowman Card

Here are the cards, I made for my nieces to mail their checks in. Just a simple but cheery holiday card made using the SU Top Note and Bashful Blue Paper and embossing folders. Sizzix has a new dots one that is coming out in January through SU and I love it because it is wide enough to cover the entire card! I am off to make some more Snowmen cards today using my Sweet Treat Cups.

Cards, cards and more cards!

These are the cards that the kids made for their teachers and I made for some friends. Very easy and fun. We embossed the White Cards, then stamped them with a sentiment with Chocolate Chip ink. We still need to put glitter over the writing. Then we added some beautiful ready made tags! We emboss the envelopes too and have the address labels already printed out. The recipients always love these cards.

My Christmas Cards

Hi friends,
I have been so busy the past few days, making my Christmas Cards. I made duplicates of some of the cards. Gosh it took me a long time. We have about 100 on our list. I added some special new message board members to my list this year. My Hostess Club members just got a store bought card (sorry) but it had a surprise inside. The kids have 7 teachers each and they made their own cards but we have a quick and easy solution for that. Then I made the 8 administrators a hand made card. They have come to expect it. I still have a ton more to make for family and close friends! I hate to say this but I had to get an anti- inflamatory and a muscle relaxer for my back and neck. I think it is too much computer and crafting! Check out my new Black Expression in the backround. I love it!

Santa Card with SU punches

Santa Card. This matches the little gift boxes that I posted last week. Card inspired by Sharon Fields. These were fun to make. I made about 6 of them using SU punches. The tag was made using a crimper. Really fun to make!

Clean Puppies!

Our groomer came to our house today! She moved away and then came back and told me she could come to our home and groom the puppies! It worked out so great. They were so excited to see her. Meatball just got a bath but Oreo Cookie got groomed. Poor thing, had to cut most of her furry tail off. It looks like a Pug's tail or worse but she is so sweet. They really loved having our groomer come to our house. This is not a mobile groomer but our actual groomer who actually came inside and groomed the dogs. It was great! I hope she stays in town for awhile! I love when they have those cute little white teddy bear paws!