More Organizing - Stampin Up Paper

We have the neutrals, the naturals.. the in color, the 4 "color groups" of bold brights, earth elements, rich regals and soft subtles. After a while it gets overwhelming when things are not organized. I used to have all my SU paper organized. Then, I had a flood in my basement. The plastic accordion folders got water in them and destroyed a lot of my collection of SU paper. Not good and yeah, kinda pricey. Id buy a pack of each color..back then. Slowly I'm replacing what I have when I can. I had all of my paper in packaging though and after a while it was getting frustrating trying to find what i needed. Lu and I took a quick trip to Staples and I got this box (that matches my lime green basement) for $10. I bought the hanging folders for $11 a box of 20. Today we sorted out our papers and filed them. I'm very anal and I even went to the extent of displaying each color in each folder of each "category". It took a little extra time but now that it is done, I'm very happy. I will now be able to find it at a glance and that means more time spent stamping and less time spent hunting down what I need! So, check out your local Staples if you need a new way to organize a lot of paper. :) Happy Stampin`!

Soooooooo.. then I became inspired by a card we made....

And........... I took that thought and ran with it.. making 2 sets of 9 cards each as gifts - a little something to say thank you to a few people :) It was fun and it only took a few hours.. this is a stampin up set and I used the rich regals colors along with some soft suede. I love love love this new soft suede color.. it goes with EVERYTHING and I love to sponge the edges with it. I also am really digging kraft colored cardstock and I think I need more of that too! Have a great weekend. Happy Saturday!

Cards Lu & I Made Friday Night!

We were putzing around with a new stamp set that I'm just loving like crazy. It has more of a vintage feel to the set.. and I just cant get enough! Let's show ya.... (yes, I've been stalking blogs and CASEing things.. ). Happy Stamping!

Yummo!!! Blu Moon Sushi

Hey.. Don't wrinkle up your nose. I used to.. then some young man got me hooked on this stuff (thanks Tim!). It was sushi night and last minute after seeing some pics on FB i just had to go.. I needed my Sushi fix. Blu moon does a nice job. The Margarita and the Creme Brulee wasn't bad either. YUM.

Speaking of NEW stuff!!!

Yay.. guess what arrived yesterday?? You guessed it.. stamp club stuff!! OMG.. I was in heaven.. !!! I love it.. i love sorting and looking and thinking.. oh yeah.. i need that NEXT month. Its a great way to enable oneself. :-) So, stamp club members, your goodies are here! I had to take a pic of the boxes.. what I seen on it cracked me up and made me smile! :)

Spring Cleaning!

Hiya papercrafters! Well, it is that time of year.. spring.. which means.. spring cleaning! I have gone thru a lot of my stamp sets and have downsized. Why? Well, because I want MORE! You know how it goes.. ya see stuff.. ya want it.. no room for it.. thus.. go thru what is not used.. and replace with NEW stuff! Retail therapy is good for the soul.. and hey.. why not give what ya don't want to a good home? Al tho, when I was going thru these sets at times I was saying to myself.. "what the heck was I thinking?" Oh well.. styles change.. my tastes change.. just like fashion.. so does paper crafting. I'm more into the vintage, shabby chic, and distress type of look now. So, if you are on ebay check em out.. i have over 80 sets listed. I have a "wish list" started already.. so I hope I sell this stuff fast! Have a great day.. and hey.. weekend is getting closer.. yay! Happy crafting! Hugs!

Olympic Mittens!

Is it coincidence? They are shaped like Michigan!! Tee Hee. These mittens were shipped to me from a good friend in Canada, Eh! Connie, thank you sooooooooo much. I really wanted to go see the Olympics.. and visit a friend in Vancouver.. but I just couldnt swing it.. but.. the next best thing.. is getting those famous Olympic Mittens. These are SOOOO cool (and they are the same color as the Red Wings - even better!). I just had to show these off.. I'm tickled RED! I love them.. so much. Thank you again, Connie, my Canadian Friend.. YOU ROCK!!!! :-)

He shoots.. he scores!!!!!!!!!

Uhuh.. thats what I mean.. hockey.. the best sport ever.. I mean look at the puck.. look how graceful they are on the ice.. how they make the game look so easy.. Yeah.. easy.. easy on my eyes... LOL. Ok.. Dawn, get serious!!! *laughin* Can you blame me? I mean seriously!!! We had glass seats at the Joe in Detroit. I love hockey.. I have no idea what the calls are.. the rules.. but I tell ya what.. when you are sitting 3 feet from this glass wall and the guys smack against so hard it knocks beers over.. you are PART of this action baby.. Oh yeah!!!! So, yeah.. we went to see the Red Wings tear the crap out of Nashville. It was sweeet. They won 5 to 2. Detroit is 3 hours (well the way i drive 200 miles.. yes.. 3 hours hahaha).. and a weekend was made out of it.. shopping.. eating (PF Changs.. yummm o!) and hockey.. then up to shop again.. and slowly work our way back home.. to little ole Ludington. Ok, now.. for some serious pics of the game..

Oh and by the way.. Archivers says hi to all! I had to get some scrapbook retail therapy in there too. I also hunted down Scrapbook Zone. They have moved about 3 miles from their original location. They are so friendly! I also stalked Soma, Chicos, Eddie Bauer, Talbots, and Coldwater Creek.. some of my FAVORITE stores.. and the fashions this spring are cute!!! I love the spring colors.. its about time.. especially when you live in Michigan and see snow from November to April. UGH! Happy Weekend All.. here are some more pics of the game....

I see Canada , Eh!!! Waving to my Canadian friends in Ontario!

Hey Hey Hockey town!!!!

Ok.. Guess who? At the bottom of the steps.. glass seats to the best place on earth! Pound on that glass girl.. show those players who loves them!

Zambonis rock! Just say'n!


Never do this DURING the game.. you WILL wear it.. I moved my hot cocoa just in time but the donut holes went flying when they smacked into the glass right in front of me.. awesome!Score!

Look at the size of that hockey stick!


The look of concentration!


So.. rough n tough! TeeHee!

March: Snirt N Sunshine

So Hi!!! Isn't it hard to believe it is March already? Seems I was just watching the ball drop on tv. Yikes! It is slowly getting warmer here in Michigan. I hear of all my friends going away to Florida tho and I am jealous.. but hey.. If I could, I would in a heartbeat too. It is the time of year where its just "yucky". I call it "snirt" Its that lovely combination of snow and dirt.. those piles of snow that just seem to not want to melt and go away. I took a little drive today to get some fresh air. I have been sick and out of it for almost 2 weeks. It was so nice to feel the sun shining thru the car windows and have to wear sunglasses. Winter in Michigan seems to linger forever. Today it was just a great sunshiney day.. so after I got my nails done, I took a lil drive down to the lake. Ya know.. it is looking slowly like spring.. I see the lake without ice and snirt melting with those blue skies.. here is my lil ride thru town. :)

Sweet! Let's Go!

Ok.. who wants to go?? ME!!!!!!!! Check it out for more info: http://www.megameet.com/glmm/index.html. Waaooooo!

For those in stamp club....

They arrived!!! Hot off of the press! You can stop by anytime to pick up your goodies. Yippee!!!! Ive sent out emails too. Happy Stamping!!!!

Happy Valentines Day!

Just wanted to wish all of you a very happy Valentines Day! Hope it brings lots of smiles and treats your way! Hugs.

A Twist On Jenny's Technique With Tim Holtz Stamps!

Here ya go.. more cards.. made today.. made 2 of each. This was fun. Thanks for the great idea Jenny!

Stampin Up Club!

Here are just some pictures of our stamp club. I always have a great time with these girls. They are a lot of fun.. Jenny just amazes me with her ideas on stuff. She really rocks! Great job as always Jenny!

Some More Cards!

Yes! Its true.. I have as many cards as hallmark now! LOL.. Lu and I are stampin like crazy lately and one thing is for sure.. I wont need cards for a while. I'm trying to get back into the scrap booking groove but its hard.. I haven't been scrap booking in forever but I do want to get back into it.. eventually! So, here are some cards we made last week.. 2 of each. We are using a lot more of the Stampin Up speciality paper.. which I'm really digging. We get a lot of bang for our buck with this stuff.

Wine a bit.. you'll feel better!

I got a package in the mail. Linda, thank you.. how cute!!! As promised I will keep her by my computer here.. she is adorable.. !!! Linda and I chat on undernet of IRC together.. those of you who do with us will know her as JoJo. She is a sweetie. She told me she was sending me a little something and that it was a "gals pact" and its to be kept by my computer. Too cute! I told her Id blog my "package" when I got it.. and it got here quick, girl! Thank you so much!

February Already?!

One month has flown by so fast already. Amazing, isnt it? Yikes! I took a mad dash down to the lake (Lake Michigan, that is) and tried to catch the sunset. Unfortunately, I was too slow.. but I thought Id share what I captured tonight.. brrrr eh?