After a looooong dry spell - I stamped today!  I wanted to use the awesome new DSP Be Of Good Cheer and came up with this.  I used two stamp sets (Chock Full of Cheer & Snow Much Fun) along with the rockin' new color Gumball Green and favorite of mine Cherry Cobbler.  Accessories include Rich Regal Designer buttons, Gumball Green Satin Stitched Ribbon, Framelit Label Collection, Basic Rhinestone Jewels.  And here I was thinking I'd rather have a nap! :)  Happy stamping to you all!  Angie

Milwaukee Regional

Here are a few shots from our Milwaukee regional last March, two months ago today!  Yes, March, a long time ago it seems.  Everyone had a great time stamping away.  They even stamped their make and takes!  The picture above was shows off a stunning display of quilted items that we all plan to try.  Hee Hee, or have Angie try for us, hee hee!  It was a great time with the sistas!  Sera

Paper Doily

Both of these cards were a part of the samples that were shared at our sista retreat last month.  Each card has a different/creative use for the paper doily (a large sizzlit die, 125592).  The top card is the negative image and the bottom card is the actual "punched" piece of cardstock.  My favorite use for this die is a tone on tone card that has just enough pattern, yet it still stands out.  Here are a few tips when using this die.  First I put a piece of cardstock shim on the outside of my "sandwhich" that seems to help "cut" the image better.  Second, once the doily is punched, use your bone folder and curl the doily with it (as though you were curling ribbon) and the pieces will fall out a lot easier.  Both of these tips came from some awesome sistas, thank you!  Sera

Awesome Blossoms!

I am super excited that this awesome blossom punch is in the next catalog!  If you've enjoyed using this punch and stamp set, Mixed Bunch, tell your stampin' friends all about it!  Woot Woot!



The two samples above are from the Milwaukee regional.  Love them both!  Sera



Fashionista 3

Above, are two more name tags from the sista event!  They look great, but below is the winner!  Congratulations to our newest sista, Tina!  Thanks to everyone for your awesome creativity!  Sera

Fashionistas 2

Cute name tags again, but the winner isn't in this bunch either!

Fashionistas!

Above, are three awesome name tags that were created by the sistas!  Almost every sista created a name tag for the contest at our retreat, the winning tag isn't shown here... but stay tuned!  Sera

Great to be back!

 

This is a great picture from our 7th annual stamp sista retreat. We spent the day stamping, sharing and laughing... and eating of course. It was a tremendous day, especially after a very long winter. Thanks to all of the sistas for their awesome inspiration!  Enjoy our retreat photos... and we are back to regular scheduled postings!  Woot!  Woot!  Sera

NSR, Leadership 2012 7, Mi Tierra

We went on a long walk through San Antonio on our last night in Texas, and Don found this place, Mi Tierra.  It was nuts!  The wait was over an hour long and of course, we waited.  Just the atmopshere alone made the time go by quickly.  Carmen and Don had great mexican food, of course, I had a burger, but it was incredible!  Great find, Don!  Sera

Apothecary Art

I have just started playing with this new set.  I saw some great samples last month and this card was on a display board.  I noticed that it was a little different with the main shape going vertically.  Clever stampers!  Those of you that know me may be laughing at the fact that this set is not me in so many ways... stepping out of the box, ladies!  More to come!  Sera

Valentine Samples

Just sharing a few more samples.  I saw on the news today that the average person spends $126.02 on their significant other on Valentine's Day.  Huh... well thats a lot of stamps.  Hee Hee!  Sera

Valentine's Day is coming!

Just sharing a few Valentines with you.  They are all great cards that were shared at Leadership last month!  Hopefully this helps if you need a few last minutes ideas!  Sera