Vacation project

While I was on "vacation" from club, we each brought a project for all of us to do. We ended up with 4 different projects! It was great! I loved to see how these ladies handled the situation! I am thinking of doing this every month with them!

Here's mine: I adapted it from a project I made a month or so ago! Believe it or not, the colors are Summer Sun, Tempting Turquoise and Whisper White. The stamp set used was SUPPOSED to be Medallion but I left it home. I used Circle Circus instead during the demonstration :(

I, of course, covered it up by saying, "See you too can be a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator!" The funny thing was, they all were demonstrators! They all signed under me :) So then I quickly thought and said, "Oh... and you all are already! Fabulous!" This project is so quick and fun! The gift card fits perfectly! You can change the paper, colors and more! It's awesome! Can't wait to do one for Christmas!

Jumping up and down!

Woo Hoo! I am so excited! I have a picture to post that is not what I had promised yesterday! My car is now decorated! A friend has started her own business. I am always willing to help out entrepreneurs!

Check this out!! Now, the 6 little images to the "left" are Stampin' Up! rub ons. I am sooooooooooooooooooooooo in love with this! Thanks Elise!

Now the family on the left - you will notice that the cats are separated. I was going to put the cats together but... If I did, it would look like one was sniffing the other one in a place that.... well... while it's completely natural... *giggles*... I will leave it at that!

Club Vacation

This month my Yo-Yo Ya-Ya Club took a vacation! Well, not from club but we went on a trip! We went to Lorinda's house for club! We each brought 1 project to share with each other. This is Lorinda, she's all dressed up from singing at an Air Force Function. She looks so pretty! You rock, Lorinda!

I have tons to share with you! But I wanted to share a recycling tip! Lorinda's "party favor" was adorable! She took a tin can, a paper bag and the Scallop Edge punch and some twine. She made us each a BEAUTIFUL flower arrangement!

Have you thought of different ways you can recycle? Give it some thought and see what you come up with! If you send it to my email: mamaschroeg1@yahoo.com - I will post it on my blog, if you give me permission!

I will be sharing the other adorable projects we made every day this coming week!

Diva Night

I love to spoil my hostesses! Every six months, I throw a party for those fabulous ladies that help me to grow my business. This FREE event is something that I do as a Thank You. They have guests come to their home, they prepare a light snack, they probably clean their house, and they have me come in and mess it all up! LOL!! I am totally kidding but... I so appreciate those women that do that work for me (and themselves)!

I usually spoil them with free product, a homemade meal, and of course, we stamp! This is one of the 4 projects that was prepared for them to do! These nugget tins (as I like to call them) are so versatile. Coming soon you will see yet another use for them :)

If you want to be a Diva, all you have to do is contact me! Let me spoil you in December! You are sooooo worth it!

This tin was inspired by the Demonstrator Magazine, Stampin' Success. They have this beautiful layout of wedding invitations. This magazine has been inspiring my month :) Did you know that Stampin' Up! is running an awesome special this month? Sign up for $85 and you get all the In-Colors and a stamp set? OMG! To die for!! Contact me for more details!

Pull, Push, Twist, Smush

*laughing* Yes, that's the technique I am planning on teaching my stamping friends next month... I have two great workshops coming up soon and I will be showing off the Pull, Push, Twist, Smush box. PPTS is actually a lot of fun to put together but slightly time consuming. This is NOT the colors I will showing off though... I haven't decided on those yet. LOL

Imagine this box filled with some chocolate goodies... maybe a stamp and Stampin' Spot inside. Maybe a piece of jewelry would work too!

This color combo was a color challenge - Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay, Soft Suede and... I guess it's Whisper White.. I can't remember now. Oh Well! Anyway, give it a try! It's fun!

The Stampin' Up! kitty

Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, lived a handsome kitty named Chico. His favorite place to sleep was in a box. It was no ordinary box. It was a Stampin' Up! box.

Sure, he had free-reign of the house. Sure, he could choose any human-bed he wanted but nothing felt as comfortable as his Stampin' Up! box. He could customize his comfort by adding or subtracting that famous brown packing paper.

Luckily, his owner was a busy Stampin' Up! demonstrator. He could pick a new bed every few days! LOL

A Trip To Paradise

With A Trip to Paradise coming up in a few days, I thought I would throw out a teaser. If you are interested in taking this class, you can take it to go OR you can sign up for the alternate date. The alternate date will probably be in early August - right after I get back from Convention.

If you are interested in this class and the little grass shack, email me and I will order the Paradise stamp set for you! It's included in the price of the class! WOO HOO!!!

My Niece's B-Day Card

I have a fabulous niece named Andrea! I love her to pieces! Her favorite color is Sage Green... Here's something I through together for her... LOL! Actually, I stressed over this card because I wanted to make it really special.

The funny thing is, this card would have been the card that never stops because I have added about 5 things to it before I finally decided to call it quits. I wanted it to be simple, elegant, sparkly and yet... not... all at the same time! LOL!!

What do you think? I used the Nouveau Chic paper pack, Basic Gray, Whisper White and Sage Shadow

Fancy... Cont'd

As promised, I played with Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla - please know that is what that is SUPPOSED to be. LOL! I don't know what is going on with lighting in my house.

Anyway, I am having way too much fun with these Matchboxes and the Big Shot! I have even another color combination in mind... ooooooooo bet you can't wait! LOL

Fancy....

I can just hear my little one's saying, "Fancy" as they put the pinkies in the air and imitate Spongebob Squarepants. *giggles*...

I took the ideas and color combination (Blush Blossom, Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla) from this coming month's Stampin' Success, a Stampin' Up! publication for Demonstrators only! I have thoroughly enjoyed this rich looking combo and put my own spin on it. I can see this at a formal dinner, a wedding, a birthday party... oh just about anywhere!

For my next trick, I am going to do a box just for someone who posted to my Facebook site... Chocolate Chip and Bashful Blue...... ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ... aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!! yes!

Holiday's are a-comin'

Well, Stampin' Up! released the Holiday Mini for us demonstrators to peek at. Again, I am speechless at the items that are coming out. I was just getting settled into this new catalog and WHAM! They have me awe-struck yet again.

I was going to post something that I was working on but... I didn't get a chance to take a picture of it yet... I have one REALLY new project that I am super-excited about but it is DEFINITELY for the holidays. I am just not ready for them... yet! LOL

Check back tomorrow. I am going to post something, I promise.

Happy 4th of July!

If you didn't make it to my Open House/Catalog Pick-up yesterday, this is the make and take that you missed! I was feeling patriotic and reminiscent.

For those of us that are US citizens, the 4th of July evokes memories of BBQs, fireworks, family time, and most of all pride. While most of you know that I am a military wife, the 4th of July means more now. Last year, my husband was in Iraq for 6 months. He missed his son's 9th birthday, Father's Day, the 4th of July, the first day of school and such...

This card is for HIM! I used Kind and Caring Thoughts and Celebrate Everything. My color choices are Night of Navy and Ruby Red. I DID NOT think this card up myself. I totally CASEd the idea! I changed the colors and layout a bit. I also used markers in the same colors to color in the "fireworks bursts." Thank you to the one who posted it originally!

Stampin' Up! has truly out done themselves

I love Stampin' Up! The NEW catalog is just amazing! If you need a copy, let me know! I can hook you up!

I was making samples last month with the stamps in the pre-order for demonstrators. I didn't want to post many of them, yet. Now, I can! WOO HOO!!

Here is a card that I made for a color challenge. It's a stamp set called Razzle Dazzle. The color challenge was Soft Suede, Ruby Red, Blush Blossom and Very Vanilla. Give it a try and see what you come up with! It was a lot of fun!