Feeling Winter Blues, so do a spring theme

This card I did at a retreat last May, I really liked it. It was not my idea it was one of the shoebox swaps that us demonstrators did. If I knew which one of my buddies came up with it I would surely post their name. I am rather sick of winter and am yearning for green grass and Spring flowers. So I thought I would post a Spring card and I will work on making some of my own designs. It always helps me in the winter to Scrap Spring and Summer pictures and Cards. Its like living vicariously through stamping.

Classes being offfered

Lets get some valentine projects done. I am offering a class at my house or I can come to you if you have 3 or more people interested. We will make a Mini fridge calendar, a goody bag with a gift tag, and two valentine cards. The cost is $12, below is a sample of a card we will make.
Offering class February 1 at 6:30pm and Thursday the 7th. Please email me if you would like to attend. mrobieinvt@netzero.net

Things I am most excited about with Stampin Up's new Catty

There are some really nice hostess sets in this catalog, one of them I got as a free christmas gift from the company, see a couple posts down a card I made with it. There are some great RUB ONs, they come as a set of two black and white! All the rub ons I have seen you only get one color. WOOHOO Smart thinking SU!! You can view the catalog by clicking the link below. My Su Website. ENJOY!
Now here is the sets I like. Tell me some your favorite sets with a comment to this post.

The free and the Brave page 33

Crab & Company page 63

Happy Heart Day page 65

Prehistoric Pals page 71

Seriously Sassy page 76

Pretty Amazing page 83

Morning Soft page 99.. (I can not wait to get this set)

Classic Stars (jumbo wheel) page 112

Pretty petals page135

Art by design page 153

NEW GLITTER chunky and fine page 186

NEW Duo Beads, page 192
can't wait to use these with my slide ornaments, new color beads YEAH YEAH!!

Or as Junie B. would say "oh Boy Oh BOY"

Heres a favorite card of mine

This card I have been making for a couple of years now with this set. I really like it, its simple but elegant. If you like it contact me, mrobieinvt@netzero.net or 433-1328. This set is now retired but I have one set used for sale. I need to get some new sets so will be selling some of the old.

A fun card made with a set sent to me for free!

This set is going to be a hostess set in the new catalog coming out in January. Stampin up sent it to all their active consultants as a thank you. It is called time well spent. It has a quote in it saying "time spent with friends is time well spent" I can not wait to use it for my scrapbook page of my retreat this past november, its perfect for that.
I got this idea from splitcoast. Using my ever favorite glossy paper and the crayon resist technique with sponging. :0) Cardstock used is tempting turquoise and green galore the same ink color for the sponging also. It is springy kind of card. I like that even though winter is just beginning I can stamp a spring card if I feel like it.


oh here is one more of the 2 more of the ornaments I made to:

Some Christmas Projects I have been working on

These are slide ornaments, they are pretty easy to make and a lot of fun. Never throw anything away without saying can I use it for a stamping project. I made 5 of the snowman ornaments in an hour and 1/2, start to finish. I didn't think that was too bad.
The snowman and the tree are from my brand new set. I bought it special for these ornaments because the set was cute and everything in it was nice and narrow. Its called Wishing you Cheer, its in the Fall Winter Stampin Up catalog on page 33 for $13.95. There is a nice saying in the set too that I put on the back of the ornaments.


Also I have made these cute little magnet calendars for your fridge. I need to make them more all occasion paper as the same background will be seen for the whole year. So I have to work on that but aren't these cute.

I actually took one of these from my wall hanging decorations that I made above. I am thinking of having a last minute gift making session at my house in case anyone wants to make some of these projects. Please feel free to leave comments. or email me: mrobieinvt@netzero.net

We have a new Catalog coming in January, these sets are retiring to make room for the new

Say farewell to some fantastic sets!

Have you heard the news?

Stampin' Up just released their list of Retiring Stamp sets!

These sets will be gone as of January 2nd! Never to be available again!

Stampin' Up is making room for the new catalog coming out on January 2nd, so it's time to say goodbye to some of the current sets.

If you've been eyeing some of these sets for a while, NOW is the time to get them. Click here ---> Retiring Stamp Sets to view the list online. SU even has little handy dandy check boxes next to the sets to mark off the sets you want!

Contact me today at mrobieinvt@netzero.net to place your order for these sets before they're gone for good! Order soon to get them for christmas. I take Credit cards. :)