Animal Crackers!!!!

Happy Monday Everyone! I hope your weekend was good. Mine was very busy....lots to do before moving on the 27th. I did manage to make 10 of the boxes below for our demonstrator swap. They are so adorable and I used the new Tall Tales designer series paper and jumbo brads for the closure. When they were finished I put the animal crackers in them. I am still putting together the directions (with pictures) so if you are interested in how to make one of the boxes, please send me an email and I will get them to you.

It's Thankful Thursday time again!

This Thursday I thought I would show you a couple of Thank You cards that I received in the past. The flower one is from my friend Donna and the pocket thank you is from my friend Zebbie. Beautiful cards...thank you ladies!!!

Just Buzzin' By.....

This is a cute step card....I love this stamp set, the bees are so adorable! I didn't have the crystal effects at the time...but if you put crystal effects over the honey on the pot...it looks even more like honey!

Grad Cap Nuggets

Where you ever thinking...."what can I do with Hershey nuggets besides eating them?" Probably not, but here is an idea. This is a graduation cap that I made for a friend's daughter's graduation party. I cased the idea from SCS. I used Taken with Teal card stock, silver brads and embroidery floss for the tassels. I made 30 of them and they were a big hit!

Thankful Thursday

Well it is time once again for....Thankful Thursday....this card is one that I did in my upline Trina's technique class. It is using the cracked glass technique. The reason I picked this card is because of how Amazing things can be! I know ...how is this thankful...but bare with me you will understand....

In February my dear friend Donna in Michigan was in a horrendous car accident. On her way back to work from lunch a person in a truck ran a stop sign and hit her in the driver's side of the car. The pictures below are of her car afterwards (yes that is the drivers seat mushed). So you see, if it was not for the amazing side air bags....and God's hand in all of this....she would not be with us today! She did sustain injuries of course....but nothing life threatening. The major one is that she shattered her pelvis and was not able to even stand for fear that it would crumble. She has since been on her way to recovery and has slowly started to walk with a walker but can only put pressure on one leg. It is a long road but she is always laughing (and no not from being drugged..hehe) she just has a wonderful spirit about her. So my great big THANKS this Thursday (and always) is because she is still with us!!! Love you Donna Mae!

Stampers10

I am forming my Stampers10 club which begins in August and runs for 10 months. There are a few spots left and will be first come first serve. As a member in this club you will make and take 3 cards/projects for free each month. You will be required to spend $15 in the catalog to go toward someone’s “party”. One of the 10 months will be your month to earn the FREE hostess benefits and the other 9 members of the group will be putting their $15 into your “party”. The benefit of the Stampers10 is that you get the class for FREE that you normally pay a $10 class fee, therefore for ONLY $5 extra you will actually get $15 in product to take home and use. It is a great inexpensive way to get SU products, while getting new ideas and coming home with cards/projects. You will also get a FREE 2009-2010 Idea Book and Catalog and many other perks. The group will meet on the 2nd Tuesday or Thursday of every month. If you are interested in this please let me know right away and I will send you a contract! NOTE- for all my “long distance” customers – if you would like to join this club I will be more than happy to send your card/project packet to you and you can just give me your order via email.

Stampin'UP! News

Happy June Everyone! Where does the time go? It is the ABSOLUTE best time of year at StampinUP! We have the new catalog coming in less than a month and the retirement list is here! Yesterday we were able to get a sneak peek at some of the new sets and the new In Colors. The colors are great and so fun and vibrant. I cannot wait to get my hands on them and I already have some great ideas that you will see in the future!

The NEW Idea Book and Catalog
The new catalog will be coming out after June 26th. It will be packed full of the new In Colors, stamp sets, accessories and a couple more surprises that I can’t wait to share with you. The idea books are $10 each, but I will offer all of you one at a preorder price of $5 if you let me know that you want one before June 14th. All you need to do is shoot me an email or give me a call and I will put your name on the list. You can also earn a free catalog by joining my Stampers10 club or by having me into your home to host a workshop with you and your friends. When the catalogs are here I will be delivering them to you so you will have them before July 1st!

THE RETIREMENT LIST IS HERE
The new name for this list is called the “Last Chance List”. For those of you who don’t know what this is all about here is a brief description. This list is the stamp sets and accessoories that will no longer be for sale after July 1st. They are first come first serve, so once SU is out, we can no longer order them. Sometimes the stamp sets do sell out before July 1st, but they do not go as fast as the Accessories. This year SU is offering some of our retiring accessories at a discount. The only bummer about the accessories list is that it sells out super quick. We get daily updates of what is gone. All of our In Colors on page 153 of the catalog will be retiring so now is the time to get the colors that you want, if you do not have them (don’t forget the reinkers). I have not figured out yet how to add a link within a post so if you would like a copy of the Last Chance Lists please email me or call me and I will get one to you!

If you are interested in the any of the items on the Last Chance Lists, there are two ways to order. 1. If you really want something on the list and do not want to miss out you can go to my website at http://debiwhisman.stampinup.net and go to SHOP NOW and place your order there and it will be shipped to your home. 2. If you want to order through me you can. I will be placing orders every other day. I will combine your order with other customers so that you can save on the shipping. My next order I will be placing will be on Wednesday night at 9pm. You can email me anything you would like. I will confirm by email if I was able to get everything for you and I will give you an invoice.