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Hi all! I went to a fabulous luncheon on Thursday, hosted by a new and dear friend, Donna Centamore. I met Donna about 2 years ago at another Stampin' Up! function, hosted by Barbara Lash, who ALSO happened to be there this week! We had been communicating back and forth after becoming somewhat "blog buddies", and I told her I wanted to be invited to her next luncheon! She was good for her word, and my invitation came a few weeks back. I needed to prepare a shoebox swap, so this is what I...

Well, I've been terribly busy these past 2 weeks with company, both friends and family! It's been wonderful, but hasn't left me any time to create and share with you, my friends!This morning, I was looking through a past issue of Stampin' Success, the magazine that I receive monthly as a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator. In this magazine, there are business articles to help me promote my business to you, my customers and friends, but there are also fun ideas of cards and other projects that I can...

Good Morning Friends,I and a team of other Stampin' Up! Demonstrators have been waiting FOREVER to share this event with you and we've finally put all the finishing touches on an event that is going to be AMAZING!! You are cordially invited to the SECOND Annual Stamp Out Breast Cancer Event. This is a very special event in that, ALL supplies are donated by demonstrators and friends. This means that EVERYTHING that we collect for the fundraiser goes straight to the Making Strides Against Breast...

Good morning all! Today I'm initiating a new series that I hope to do on the first Saturday of every month. I got the idea from Gretchen Barron. If you have a minute, you should google her site and check out how she steps up her cards! She's very talented! Anywho, back to the subject at hand ... I made 3 cards, each one a little (or a lot!) different than the previous one. I used the Field Flowers stamp set for all of my cards. The first card is a very basic, nearly CAS (clean and simple,...

Good day to all my friends! The 2011 Holiday Mini Catalog is now live!! It runs from September 1st to January 3rd. A few things you might want to look for:*New Hostess Program*Simply Scored Board *Great new autumn paper and a matching stamp set, fabric and coordinating buttons! *1"x8" Cellophane Bags (for pretzels, gum balls or other treats) *Mini Jingle Bells*Dear Santa stamp set and a matching Stocking BigZ Die*Stiched Stockings and matching Stocking Builder Punch and "Stitched Stockings"...