A little thank you gift.

When ever someone places a Stampin' Up order with me I always give a little thank you gift or a card when I deliver their order. This time I made cards using the Label Card Thinlits Die.  I also used a cute little snowman stamp that is now retired, but it's just too cute to not use it.

Stampin' Up Fun

Last week I had a couple of Stampin' Up events so if you couldn't make it, this is what you missed.

 This was my super fun Thursday night group.

They did such a great job we celebrated with a glass of wine and a toast to friends.

 

 This is my hard working serious Saturday group.

I featured the new Stampin' Up envelope punch board so three of the five projects were made using it.

We made little envelope boxes that are perfect for holding five to seven cards with envelopes.

 With the envelope punch board you can make envelopes in many different shapes and sizes.  I used an assortment of papers, from children's books, flute sheet music, a world almanac and Stampin' Up paper.

These are the cards that we made.

 

 Michele needed a couple of baby cards, so after the group left, she got crackin' and made these super cute cards.

 



Wool Felt Flowers

Don't you just love wool felt flowers?  I know I do.  I sell a lots of them in my Etsy shop and people that don't buy them are always asking me what people do them. I don't ask but sometimes they volunteer the information and once in a while even send me a picture. When Janice sent me a picture I fell in love with what she a had done. So I went out to my yard and gathered some twigs.

 

This is my version of the picture she sent.

I got out my Elmers glue and went to town making flowers.

Then I made more.

Once I started I was having so much fun I couldn't stop. I really liked the little white vase so I painted a mason jar white to see what that would look like.  But I think I like the unpainted jar with the burlap ribbon much better.

Yes, it's safe to say I got a little carried away.

The picture really doesn't do justice and are much cuter in person.

Flock of Sheep

This time of year is the busiest for my Etsy Shop so I've been stocking it with some of the most popular items.  Other than the flowers and snowflakes, sheep have been a hot item.

 

The top three are scissor fobs with a little pocket on the back so you can tuck your scissors in inside.
The bottom row can be used for a tree ornament or a scissor fob just to keep track of your scissors. You can see some other fun sheep items in my Etsy shop by clicking here.

Retreat 2013

I along with 4 friends headed to Brainerd for our annual retreat, Saturday was a beautiful days and we went for a nice refreshing walk to burn some calories and clear our heads.  Below are a few projects from our very productive bunch.

 

  

 This was by far the most productive year we have had yet. This is just a sample of what we accomplished.

 

 

On Sunday the weather changed, I was going to say it turned ugly, but it really is beautiful.

 

They were such hard working bunch they hardly took time to eat the Swedish almond cookies and Butterfinger fudge I brought.