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 I have 2 seconds before dashing out the door for work tonight!  I'm working the overnight shift tonight, into Election Day, so I thought I'd look festive!I made a pin using the Ornaments Framelits and some punches.  Check out Uncle Sam!!  (Do you recognize him??!!) Punches Used:  1 1/4" Round, Mini Round Punch, Curly Label (moustache), Large Tag.  I used the Googlie Eyes left over from Halloween and some silver and red glimmer paper to jazz it up!  The...

Tuesday night was my annual Halloween Treat class and I had a lovely group of ladies attend!  We had lots of fun and there was certainly enough chocolate!  I bought out the stores and made a goody bag for each lady to fill their treat containers, plus extra!!!Here's photos -- no time to post details but I will say that most of my ideas came from Stampin' Connection (SC).  SC is an online, invaluable resource to me and all Stampin' Up! demos when I need ideas for a specific card...

Hi People!I'm back again -- so much stamping that I haven't had time to post!  I'm participating in a stamping "Boot Camp" right now so my drill sargeant is pushing us to get organized and share with everyone!  Yep, the business opportunity, stamping in general with all of it's fabulous health benefits, etc.  (Yes, I firmly believe that a hobby is healthy for both the heart and mind!!)I met with my upline yesterday and she encouraged us to participate in Mary Jo's Sketch...

Well, I planned to have a tutorial for everyone today, but I discovered that my planned tutorial was NOT the best way to use the stamp set and die!  I bought the Wonderfall stamp set and the Autumn Accents Bigz Die.  The Autumn Accents die is a die with 4 fall leaves and an acorn -- it's beautiful!  The maple leaf may be symmetrical, but the other leaves are not, so it's important to line up the stamps.I had already tried perfectly positioning the leaves and then hoping for the...

I've been very tied up these past few weeks, preparing for the new school year with 2(!) teenagers in high school now!  On top of that, I just finished painting my daughter's room for her birthday present!  Now, this week, my family came from NY and Virginia to visit and celebrate Lyndsey's 17th BD, and we tore up all of our wall-to-wall carpet upstairs!  The good news is that there was hardwood underneath, in very good condition!  These reasons all add up to not a lot of...