Creative Writer Blog Award

Thank you Lori from http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com for the blog award!!

I am to tell you 6 truths about myself and 1 lie or visa versa.
Ok here goes, try to figure out which one is the odd one out!

1. I was an inner city elementary school teacher for almost 20 years
2. Fried Chicken is my favorite food
3. I adopted children from another country
4. I love sports
5. I have a great husband
6. I always try to help others
7. I am on the computer toooo much

Ok did I do 6 truths and 1 lie
Which one is the odd one out???!!!
I need to come back and pass this along to 5 more bloggers.
Thank you, Lori!

Ok passing this award on to:
Lorrie at Lorrie's Story
Christina at Creations with Christina
Ruth at Cricaholic's Serenity
Kim at Kreations by Kim
Cindy at Cindy's Wishes

Please feel free to post this blog award and pass on to 5 others!

Edit- the I love sports was the lie!

What a great storage idea!

Wow, what a great idea! I got this from another consultant named Anne. I was asking about how I could store my soon to be retiring markers that are going bye bye and she said she heard other demos are storing theirs in our new DVD cases!!
I already had the labels on some drawers of cardstock, so I just pulled them off and put them on the cases. I put the retiring in colors in with the Earth Elements.
The cases are only $4.95 for 4 of them!! They can be ordered HERE!
Go to Products
Go to Shop Now
Go to Summer Mini Catalog

 

Oh My Gosh- Huge Savings!! Come LOOK!

Check out the Clearance Rack!! Click HERE, go to Products, go to Shop Now, go to Clearance Rack.

There are some more great things!   

Tool Kit with Mat Pack and more! $15.99. Great Paper Packs $3.99. Check it out before they go away!

And so much more!! The Clearance Rack has always been on my online site, they just keep changing it from time to time.  I love the Designer Pattern Paper. It matches the colors we are keeping in stock!
Be sure to check out the LAST CHANCE too, there are embellishments for 25-50% off! Cardstock on sale too!

More Elephant Cards!

More Elephant cards. These are for some friends who have birthdays in June. Inside they say, " I wouldn't forget your birthday"
Made with textured Stampin' Up cardstock and retired designer paper and ribbon. Oh my gosh, I just love our textured cardstock and this Pink Pirouette color and Baja Breeze are coming back! Aren't they gorgeous and so perfect for baby colors!

A Special Elephant for Summer Brown!

HI there!
This is a special card that I made for a very special lady! Last summer while surfing the net for Cake decorating sites, I came across a really neat lady, named Summer Brown. She no longer has her cake blog but has a really fun,quirky, humorous and whimsical blog (not craft related, but all about her Southern self living her life in the Big Apple ) I "befriended" her via blogland after seeing her post about her battle with infertility.
Summer also has a blog called Calling All Storks, B is for Baby Blog.
(See blog button on the left)
She and her husband, Adam, are  now in the process of trying to find a baby to adopt! Yipee, I am so excited! Being an adoptive mom myself, this thrills me and I want to help her find a baby! today!!

I saw on her blog that she wanted to decorate her room in elephants, so I got this cart just for her for the Elephant on it, just to make her a card!
I had to wait until she received the card before posting. She was thrilled with it.
Here it is!

P.S.
I put this card on last night, but just woke up realizing that this is also the day we adopted our little girl. 12 years ago today we boarded our plane to go to another country to pick our little Pookie up!
Today we celebrate what is called her "Special Day".

May Summer and Adam have many "Special Days" to celebrate.
Wishing them "Tons" of luck!!


Later today, I was at a store and met another adoptive mom, Alison, and she shared her story and I cried. Summer, I know it will work out for you, Summer. We always believed it was not a matter of "IF" but a matter of "When". The right baby is getting ready to be yours, it just takes a matter of time to make it be the "right match".

Another Dress Card

This one is for my friend, Lorrie!
I had to wait to show it until she received it but it seemed to have arrived with perfect timing.

Island Oasis Designer Paper
Sizzix Scallop Circle Die for the dress
Scallop Oval and Round Tab Punches for the purse
Itty Bitty Shape Punches for the little flowers on the bottom of the skirt
Paper Piercer, Ribbon, Brads and Ribbon for embellishments
Fun to make!
Scroll down for some more designs from my Island Oasis Card Kits!

"Barbie and Ken"

Just kiddin'!! But I made the one card for Father's Day and then made the other card with the little dress.  Actually it is a skirt and top!
The Paper is our Stampin' Up! Island Oasis Designer Series Paper. The purse is made from the Round Tab punch and the Scallop Oval punch! Brad and ribbons are added. The skirt and top are made from our Scallop Circle Sizzix die.  Add some ink from the Stampin' Spots to the edges to matchy match with the cardstock and you have it!! OH and I love the Paper Piercer- soooo much fun!  I could make little holes all day long!!  I have the pattern for the shirts linked in a few posts down on the May 17th post!

Here is the inside, I ended up making this dress card too as a Father's Day card from me. I know it seems silly to give a man a dress card, but here is the inside using the Things I Love Stamp set!

Hope you enjoyed my silly little cards!!
Scroll on down for some more fun things made with this silly little card!

Oh  I need to show you this! My blogger friend and customer, Eiyiyi, at Dropped Stitches, made this darling card with her Island Oasis Card kit that she got from me! Isn't it darling!

6 great things in June with Stampin' Up and Me!

1. Last Chance!
If you have not checked it out yet, please go to my site at http://www.snowmanlover.stampinup.net and check out all the Stamps that are retiring. While you are there you will find many Accessories
(ribbons, brads, punches) that are 25-50% off!
Just click on Products, Shop Now, Last Chance! Be sure to check out Clearance while you are there!!
2. New Catalogs!
I have ordered your new catalogs if you sent me your check. I ordered extras so if anyone needs one, please contact me soon. For those that ordered a Catalog, they will be sent to me after June 18th. They will take about a week to get to me and then I will send it to you and they will take about a week to get to you. They should be there in time for July 1st when all of our new Catalog begins!
The Catalog is 225 pages of great IDEAS!
3. Clubs!!
I will be starting NEW Clubs in July and August!
Monthly Hostess Clubs, Color Product Clubs
 I just LOVE doing my Clubs!
4. $99 Sign Up Special!
Did you know you can sign up to be a Hobbyist or Demo for just $99 in the month of June! I would love to have you on my Snowmanlover's team! Ask me for more details!
5. Ribbons and Card Kits!
I have one spot left in my 1" double stitched Grosgrain Ribbon Share 12 yards $18
I have one spot left in my Island Oasis Card Kit- this is sooo darling- $25
Please see my  earlier blog posts to check these out!
6. June means the month before July! July means 5 new In Colors will be announced and they are gorgeous! I know we lost some old colors but oh the new In Colors and the other new colors are truly gorgeous and I think you will be very pleased!!

Am I Crazy or what!!!

Run, dont' walk!! I got up at 1 am to order my Last Chance items. Demonstrators also got to pre-order some great things that will be coming up in July. I will be sure to make some things and showcase them!
Got back to bed at 4 am after emailing my customers about the Last Chance List.

Well it is up and running and you better run if you want to catch some things before they go away for good!!
Just click HERE
Go to Products
Go to Shop Now
Go to Last Chance

BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE ACCESSORIES THAT ARE 25-50% OFF!!
I missed a few and need to go back and shop!!

Time to say goodbye!!!

................to some Stampin' UP stamps and supplies, Not me!!!
Starting June 1st, Stampin' UP is going to have their Last Chance Retiring Items list posted.
Just as soon as I can get my little hands on it, I will have it posted on this blog, so be watching!!!!!
Once they are gone, they are gone!!

By the way, I spent all day updating my private 365 blog. If you have access please check it out. I updated from April 16th- forward. Whew, that took a lot of time~

My Little Girl made this!! You can too!

Late last night I was asking my little girl to help me come up with an idea using the Island Oasis Designer Paper for my next workshop. I had already pre-assembled a little box (see Splitcoast Stampers for Gable Box) in So Saffron. I told her she could decorate it anyway she wanted but to use the Island Oasis paper and the Tropical Party Stamp Set.
She asked if she could switch the box to Tempting Turquoise. I said sure. She quickly assembled one and came up with this gorgeous box!
I love all of her details!! Notice how she stamped the box with the little flower stamp! Too cute!

Materials Used:
All Stampin" Up!
Island Oasis Designer Series Paper
Tropical Party Stamp Set
Tempting Turquoise Cardstock
So Saffron Cardstock
Rose Red Cardstock
Certainly Celery Cardstock ( the palm is stamped on that)
Whisper White Cardstock
Tempting Turquoise Ink ~ L00k closely at the stamped box!
Rose Red Ink~ she stamped flower with the same color inks
Earth Elements Brads and Buttons
Twine
Island Floral Bigz Dies
Pumpkin Pie, Tempting Turquoise, Chocolate Chip and Old Olive Markers - she inked the Coconut stamp with the markers!


The directions show the hole punched out with the Oval Punch but she chose to use the Curly Label Punch.
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I think it came out darling!!

All I did was add the Tiny Tag Stamp and used the Medium Jewelry Tag Punch to make a little tag.
She did the rest!!!

I can't wait to have my workshop now!!
By the way, she is only 12!


All of these materials can be ordered from My Site HERE

Baby Girl Card

Lately everyone is having or adopting babies. I made this for our friend's daughter. It looks much nicer in person. I love the little hanger from NA.
I added some tiny tags from the Tiny Tag Stamp Set and used the little tiny punch. I love that added touch to the hanger.
Inked everything with stampin' Spots and used the Sizzix Scalloped Circle Die.

Heads Up!! Stampin' Up Last Chance!! Coming June 1st

Just an FYI!
On June 1st Stampin' Up will have their retired items list up! Over 100 items will be retiring including tons of stamps! They will be going bye bye!
I have no idea what will be on there until June 1st, but be watching!
Once I have the list, I will post the pdf on my blog and you can order directly from my site, snowmanlover.stampinup.net .

For now, if there are any cardstock or ink refills that you would like, I strongly suggest getting them BEFORE June 1st as, they will go on "while supplies last" list!
Here is a shot of the retiring colors.

Ribbon Share!! Full

Edit- Check back on July 1, 2011 for NEW SHARES!

Last minute ribbon share!
In this share you will get 3 yards of each of the following 1" Double Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon:
Real Red
Bashful Blue
Rose Red
Chocolate Chip
This is some of my very favorite ribbon!

Price $18 which includes Shipping and Pay Pal
First Come, First Serve!

I just added a Water Color Crayon Club to my club list!

I'm going Color Crazy!!
I just added another Club to my Club list- see post below this!
Water Color Wonder Crayons and More!
This is a 4 month club and will require 4 members please
Each month you will receive a package of Water Color Crayons from one Color Collection, a package of matching brads, a package of matching assorted color cardstock, a roll of 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, and a package of our wonderful Stampin' Dimensionals.

By the end of the 4 months you will have collected all 4 Color Collections of the Crayons, Brads, and the Assorted Cardstock, along with 4 rolls of ribbon and 4 packages of Stampin' Dimensionals. Join in for a splash of Color Fun!!

On your Hostess Month you will earn $15 in FREE Product and a Level One Hostess Stamp Set!

Please email me for prices if you are interested!

Please check out my posts below on the May 2oth Post!

Also check out some of these gorgeous new and returning colors that will be in our  New Color Collections!

Taking Reservations for my July-October Stampin' Up Clubs!!

Coming Soon!
Taking Reservations for Snowmanlover's Color Product and Hostess Clubs!:

COLOR PRODUCT CLUBS:

Many Marvelous Marker/Cardstock Club

They will be back but with some new and vibrant colors and some of the old too!
This club requires 4 members and will last 4 months, please

In this Club you will be receiving the Markers in 4 color groups
The Brights (10)
The Neutrals (8)
The Regals (10)
The Subtles (10)
and 4 packs of matching Assorted Cardstock.
Each month you will receive a set of one Color Collections, and a set of matching cardstock and a pack of our wonderful Stampin' Dimensionals
On your hostess month you will receive the set of In Color Markers (5) and a Level One Hostess Stamp set and the wonderful Marker Case!
By the end of the Club you will have all 38 markers, 4 packs of Stampin' Dimensionals, your Marker Case, the In Color Markers and Hostess Stamp set!

Inkspot and Cardstock Club
This is one of my favorite clubs!
This club requires 4 members and will last 4 months, please.:)]

In this Club you will be receiving the Stampin' Spots in 4 Color Collections
The Brights (10)
The Neutrals (8)
The Regals (10)
The Subtles (10)
4 packs of matching Assorted Cardstock.
4 sets of our wonderful Stampin' Spots (our mini inkpads!)
8 full sized ink pads
Each month you will receive one set of Stampin' Spots, 1 package of matching assorted Cardstock and two full sized inks of your choice!
On your Hostess Month you will get to choose $15 in Free Product and a Level One Hostess Stamp set out of the new catalog!
By the end of 4 months you will have all four sets of Spots (38) , 4 packages of matching cardstock and 8 full sized ink pads of your choice! And of course Hostess credit and stamp set!


Full Sized Ink Pad Club!
This Club will requires 5 members and lasts 5 months.
You will get 10 ink full sized Ink pads a month
By the end of the Club you will receive all the Ink Pads from the new Color Collections.(38) plus a Very Vanilla and Whisper White Craft Ink Pad!
On your Hostess Month you will receive a FREE Level 1 Hostess stamp set and $20 in FREE Product! 


Water Color Wonder Crayons and More!
This is a 4 month club and will require 4 members please
Each month you will receive a package of Water Color Crayons from one Color Collection, a package of matching brads, a package of matching assorted color cardstock, a roll of 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, and a package of our wonderful Stampin' Dimensionals.

By the end of the 4 months you will have collected all 4 Color Collections of the Crayons, Brads, and the Assorted Cardstock, along with 4 rolls of ribbon and 4 packages of Stampin' Dimensionals. Join in for a splash of Color Fun!!
On your Hostess Month you will earn $15 in FREE Product and a Level One Hostess Stamp Set!


There are different prices for the Color Product Clubs- please email me!
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MONTHLY HOSTESS CLUBS!!!
I offer a different Variety of Hostess Clubs. In these clubs you get to choose what you like and meet a certain amount of retail.
YOU get to be Hostess on one of the months! When it is your turn to be Hostess you get to choose $15 in Free Product and a Level One Hostess Stamp set out of the New Catalogs!

I like to keep my Clubs short because that way YOU get to be Hostess sooner and pay less in shipping overall. Face it, it is hard to keep in a lower range when you see all the new stuff we will have to offer!!!

Take your pick:

$37.50 Club lasts 4 months and needs 4 members
{$15 FREE product, Level 1 Hostess Stamp}

OR

$50 Club lasts 3 months and needs 3 members
{$15 FREE product, Level 1 Hostess Stamp}

Pick the $37.50 or the $50 Monthly Hostess Club and then you are responsible for ordering that much in retail each month Additional fees will apply to these two Hostess Clubs only as this is just the Retail amount.
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PLEASE NOTE, ALL CLUBS WILL NOT START UNTIL JULY!
I am not collecting $ until July but am only reserving spots in the clubs.
These are first come, first serve and I fill up fast!



If you are interested, Please EMAIL me !

Such sweet customer friends!

I just love getting cards from my customer friends!!
I got these in the mail with Maria's and Lorrie's checks for their catalog!! Now you don't need to make me a card when you send your check, but these really brightened my day and were such unexpected acts of kindness!

Maria's Card

Lorrie's Card

Thank you Maria and Lorrie!

New SU 2010-2011 - please touch base by Wednesday Evening!

HI friends,
If you would like one of the new 2010-2011 Stampin' Up Catalogs, please touch base with me by Wednesday evening!
I am ordering these bright and early Thursday morning.
I do charge $8.50 for out of town requests. I can only mail within the US please.
Please EMAIL me by Wednesday night if you would like one!
Thanks ladies for your checks!!

More Island Oasis Fun!

Here is another one made with the supplies from my Island Oasis Card Kit.