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Good morning all! Another sunny day here in northeastern Massachusetts, but whew...the humidity is high!I'm getting ready for the last installment of my New Catalog Open House! It's been wonderful to visit with old and new friends and to browse the catalog with everyone! I'm telling you -- it's good for me too! Each person sees something in the catalog through their own eyes but chances are good that I didn't view it that particular way, or even notice a new stamp set! I'm having a blast!Back...

Here are just a few samples of items on display at my Open House this week:1. The Totally Tess Fancy Favor Box filled with some of my favorite new and not so new "essential" products! This is cased right out of the Catalog and Idea Book on Page 73! I just changed the color of the box, clipped on the new mini clothespins, and filled the box with a few of my favorite items (Paper Snips, a clear block, the Flower Fusion Sizzlet, the new In Color Markers, a punch, and some Stampin' Mist). I'm...

Good morning everyone! I named this post "Part 1" because I've discovered that there are hundreds of good ideas in the new 2011-2012 Stampin' Up Idea Book and Catalog! In the past, I've browsed and browsed, but this year, I'm really trying to show that the catalog is more than just products! Who needs to go to the store for the latest issue of Cards (although this may not stop me!) with the catalog sitting right next to us?! (If you don't have one yet, then you'd better email me soon! You...

Happy 4th! I needed a birthday card for a friend of ours today -- can you imagine that there are fireworks to celebrate "your" birth every year?! Pretty cool! Anyway, this boy (almost man now!) appreciates my cards but I only had a minute to create, so I made a Big Shot "Sampler" card! It took minutes (except for the 1 hour planning it! LOL!).Can you count how many folders I used?! Just a hint ... the little stars used a different folder than any other part of the card! Ingredients:Stamps: On...

I've been busy again this week! I needed to make a 3D swap for my new friend, Jamie, in Japan! I've never mailed anything to Japan, so this was a brand new experience! I decided to use the Thoroughly Modern File Folders that Stampin' Up! sold a year or two ago to fashion my folder.This is the Outside of the Notebook Holder, along with the "matching" card made with the Printed Petals stamp set. The colors are Rose Red, Regal Rose, and Pretty in Pink for the card. I also used the Four Frames...