Love this snowman....think I will call him Stretch!

Meet Stretch...isn't he a cutie patootie? He is one of the images from the set "Snow much fun!". This is the set we will be using at Sandy's house in November for our stampastack! Cherry cobbler and crumb cake combine to make a perfect colour combo for Christmas.
I used a blender pen to add a hint of colour and dimension....isn't he cute?

Have a wonderful weekend...we are headed to the beach to close up our trailer. It is rainy and cool...typical weather when we close up....I am taking my Simply Scrappin kit...and getting prepped to show you some sneak peeks for the "BIG EVENT!" Stay tuned....The 2nd annual Save our Hooters event will be bigger and better than ever!!!!

Save the date...Sunday Nov 20th

Back by popular demand we are gearing up for another "FUN"d raiser to fight breast cancer. You will make at least 10 cards, and what you don't get finished, you take home. We will be using a Simply Scrappin Kit from the winter mini....so fun!

Time, cost and the rest of the details, along with some teasers will be posted here next week. In the mean time...check out this fun little card made using the stocking punch and some glimmer paper!!!

It's all about the Big Shot!

Checking out the gallery on Splitcoast is a daily ritual.  Wednesday's is the sketch challenge day.  While doing my daily "stroll" I fell in love with THIS card and totally copied it.

Since this is the month you can get a FREE Big Shot by signing up to get the demo kit, I "shot" this card up.  The white panel is cut with the top note die and embossed with polka dot embossing folder.  The real red layer is embossed with the newest folder from the winter mini.  The glimmer paper (ask me how to colour it to get any colour match!) was embossed, and then I punched out the centre to make it look like Santa's belt buckle.  It may be hard to see, but the black belt is scored on either side of the ribbon for added dimension.

I am on vacation this week, and am making final plans for my annual Big Event.  The creative juices are flowing, and I am getting in the crafty groove! The colours of fall are in full bloom here and I think that is helping me in getting some projects completed.

Free is my favourite 4 letter word!!!!

During October, new demonstrators will get a FREE Big Shot OR up to $125 in FREE Stampin' Up! products of your choice !

Having a Big Shot is the best investment I ever made...this is a great value...don't delay!  Give me a shout to check out all the perks of being a Demo! I hope this will help some of you take another look at the opportunity. Remember, you don’t have to do workshops unless you want to—and purchasing the Starter Kit does not mean you are obligated to EVER place another order or hold and event unless you want to. Many ladies are purely in it for their own discount and the fun of having a night with friends now and again—I started out like that, too!  Stampin’ Up can be whatever YOU want it to be.

Clean and simple

For the longest time I have been looking for the exact dimensions for this type of card, and I finally found them! The Clean and Simple

website has fantastic sketches, challenges, and best of all they post the dimensions. Yippee I am a happy Stamper! I love the combo of Cherry Cobbler, very vanilla and black. The dsp is retired "newsprint". These little thank you cards are for someone who sang at a wedding, so the "note" paper was perfect. Thanks for putting up with my sporadic posting. These were the first cards I have made since returning from Nova Scotia. However, stay tuned as I am in the midst of prepping for my annual Stamping Event. Isn't this weather amazing? Sure hope that even though tomorrow is the first day of fall, these sunny warm days stay around.

Score!

Without a doubt, my new favourite "toy" is the wonderful new Simply Scored tool in the new winter mini! You must get tired of me saying this, but this new mini is THE BEST one yet! New stamps, dies, ribbon...the list goes on. Now, the details on the Simply Scored...

Here are a few amazing features that sets it apart:

It has GROOVES EVERY 1/8″ – meaning you don’t have to keep taking your cardstock out of your score tool and measure with your ruler where you need to score
It has an OPEN SIDE ON THE RIGHT making it easy to fit in papers that are larger than 12″ – this also allows you to easily remove your cardstock
It has MOVEABLE PLACE MARKERS! And I love them! You simply pop the markers into the holes to mark where you are needing to score – this is fabulous for when you are making more than one item
It has a METAL STYLUS which is double-ended so you are guaranteed to get nice crisp score lines – and unlike other brands, you never need to replace it because it is metal and will not wear down!
It is sloped gently TOWARDS YOU when you work – this is a great feature that I didnt know about until I started using it

I am still at work in Nova Scotia, today is another beautiful sunny day. We had a chance to do the Cabot Trail and go whale watching this weekend...in a word...WOW! The scenery is stunning, the weather has been lovely and I have only been a tiny bit homesick. Only 5 more sleeps till I get to kiss and hug my Hubby and 2 daughters...I am counting down the hours!

Oh Baby

Not to worry "Fans" I haven't left the country....but I am in Nova Scotia for 3 weeks doing some training for the Bank I work for. Today we took a tour of the Cabot Trail, had lunch at the Red Shoe Inn and enjoyed the best hamburger I have ever eaten...not kidding. It is owned by the Rankin Sisters and was so great!

Here is a card I made for Jen and Bobby, who are expecting their first child....lots of punches and of course, totally copied from someone on the internet....

We are bracing here for Hurricane Irene....we talked to a Lobster Fisherman and he said they are moving all their boats to a safe harbour. He was so funny, we told him we were going to drive part of the Cabot Trail and he said "Holy moley and Jesus!"

Hope the weather back home is as nice as it was here today, 27 and sun, sun, sun...let's hope Irene doesn't make landfall!