this weeks featured product

I saved the best for last! today's idea for the "create a calendar" from the holiday mini is pure genius.
jan tink, from stamps, papers, scissors is the creative mind behind it. you just have to visit her site and read the blog entry. she has more pictures and complete instructions there too.
after she received her kit, like me, she sat and stared at it forever...mine is STILL in the drawer waiting to tell me what it wants to be.
this project would make a great workshop so lets book one for you and your friends today! what a great christmas present.

another fun thing from my daughter's banquet was this scrapbook. as a tradition, the juniors give the seniors a gift. they wanted to do scrapbooks and a mom suggested using an online digital scapbooking company, mypublisher.com. i had so much fun with this program and would love to make more. you just choose your layout and drag & drop the pix into place. the only thing i didn't really like was there wasn't a lot of options to personalize it. i went to joanns and a local scrapbook store, just bee scrappin' and bought clear stickers to put throughout the book. the covers were plain black so i added the oval name plate with the girl's name and purple brads, large plaid ribbon and that cute big flower with a large polka dot brad. the books came in a plastic sleeve and then we wrapped the purple ribbon around it. the girls loved them almost as much as i loved making them!

mini scrapbook card

last night my daughter had her end of season soccer banquet. one of her coaches was hospitalized last week with a serious condition (our prayers are with you!) and she wasn't able to come to the banquet. i wanted to make a card for the girls to sign and write a few words. there are 43 players and 4 coaches so i needed a lot of room so i made a mini album. i knew she would want pix of the the night so it would be the next best thing to being there.
since i had to add the pix when i got home, the girls weren't able to see the finished "book" so i told them they could see it on here. some moms also wanted to know how i put it together so i am adding some instructions too.

this is what it looked like in the beginning. it came in a little kit of weird-colored items.

i couldn't find the right colors i wanted so i made my own to cover the interesting yellow plaid. i used black cardstock and stamped it with white and the flower ctr from the "enjoy every moment" set. i rolled lavender lace cardstock with versamark ink and the "whimsy" wheel.

i placed most of the photos on the back so she could stand it up in her room and see them. the large "behs" was a sticker i found at a local store.

the inside has a team photo and the girls cute notes. the inside was an ok yellow color so i left that and used faces from the "all in the family" set across the bottom.

to the team: the pictures didn't post well. if you want to see them please send me an email and i will send them to you.

another sample for this weeks spotlight set, "live like you mean it".

this sample was a hit at our wcmd event! everyone loved how mom used the winter post and scandinavian season sets and scandinavian wheel to create this tussy. visit moms page for more details on how to create this.

look what mom did!

aren't these hilarious?!! mom made them from the new su exclusive dies for the big shot, pennant bigz and baskets & blooms bigz.
thanks to shelli, at the stampin' up! convention for the idea to use the basket die for masks. i love how mom dressed them up.

more tags

more tags using the scallop circle punch, 1 3/8" and 1 1/4" circle punches and "deer friends" hostess set. i did half the tags in bold brights colors and halve in rich regals.

12 tags in 12 minutes

i love my new punches! i made 12 tags in 12 minutes...yes i DID time myself. they make a cute gift in the little adorable tin. to get them done quickly i have some tips. next i am going to make christmas tags using my too cute deer friends hostess set.

stamps: think happy thoughts (109236) pg 115
ink: green gable ( 102122), only orange (102696), real red (103133), pixie pink (101212), lovely lilac (102874)
paper: bold brights (105548), whisper white (100730)

Priceless notes

this priceless lil' purse, using stampin' up! sets priceless and warm words, would be a fun project for you and your friends to make. what are you waiting for? let's plan a party today!