I love background stamps.  They make a card so beautiful and you don't really need to add much to a project.  When I saw the Hello, Doily background stamp set I was over the moon.  A stamp set like Hello, Doily speaks for itself.  Last night at my Christmas class one of my guest made a beautiful page with it.  It wasn't a Christmas Page but it inspired me to make a card for today's share.  I love how this stamp is so versatile, from simply elegant to holiday projects, this baby is a must in your stamp space.  You probably can't see very well but this card is 5×5, therefore it is a large stamp set.

I used the scallop square die with the Frostwood lodge designer paper.  Another great die to use with your big shot.  And you can get your own big shot or 125$ of free products when you sign up as a demonstrator.   Ask me how or join HERE.

If you are recreating a 5 x 5 card, don't forget the Medium Square envelopes #107289

Hello Doily background stamp #122845

Supplies used to make my Hello, doily card :

Stamp set: Hello, Doily #122845

Ink:  Whisper White Craft ink

Card stock and paper:  Cherry Cobbler #119685, Whisper White #100730 and Frostwood Lodge Designer Series Paper

Accessories and tools:   3/8" Quilted Satin Ribbon in Cherry Cobbler #124105, white embossing powder #109132, embossing tool #100005, Antique brads #117273, Embossing Buddy #103083, Powder Pals Tray #102197, Big shot #113439, Scallop Square #115950, Paper-piercing Tool #116631, Medium Square envelopes #107289

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Let the countdown begin.  In 16 days, Marlayne and I are hosting our 3rd Creative Escape Retreat.  We host in Spring and Fall.  I get especially excited in the Fall because I get to make Holiday projects for our guests.  I am honored to host 2 classes at the retreat.  The first one was my Fall Wow scrapbook which you can view HERE and now you get a sneak peek of the second class. 

I have always wanted to make an Advent calendar and didn't know where to start.  This year I am amazed that Stampin up! came up with products in the Holiday Mini to make one.  The Stamp set 25 & Counting or in french J-25 and the new Peekaboo Frame Bigz Die are the perfect and easy way to create one.  I could not pass up this opportunity:)  I was going to make it on a canvas so my guests could make one at a reasonable price.  But then Stampin up! came up with great products on the clearance rack, which included the Chunky Frame.  It's been one of my favorite products and I was sad when stampin up retired the frame.  So now that it's back for limited quantities and at a cheap price, I jumped on the occasion.  And suddenly I thought to myself, I will use the chunky frame to make my advent calendar.

And voila! the outcome:

I loved how easy it was to create the opening frames, the peekaboo Frame Bigz L die was perfect for that.  And now until the end of October, Stampin up has offered the Big Shot for FREE or 125$ of FREE product, when you join my family of demonstrators in October.  Learn how to get this sweet deal HERE

The chunky frames are great to work with because you can add any designer paper to decorate the frame.  It's simple you just cut your paper and glue it to the frame.   I used Frostwood Lodge Designer Paper.

I am truly grateful of this beauty and will display it every year during the Holidays.  I especially love Day 25, which is our family picture and wishes Happy Holidays.

You can view or purchase the Chunky Frame on my clearance rack by clicking HERE and selecting clearance rack on the left.  This item has limited quantities and you might want to get one asap.

If you are attending our Creative Escape Retreat then this is a class you don't want to miss, email me.

Supplies used to make my Advent Calendar :

Clearance Rack:  Chunky Frame # 117599

Stamp set: 25 & Counting #123792(w) #123794(c) or en Français J-25 #125346(w) #125346, Christmas Lodge #123767(w) #123769(c) or en Français Chalet enchanté #125349(w) #125351

Ink:  Early Espresso #119670, Cherry Cobbler #119669, Garden Green #102272 ink pads, Early Espresso #119680, Cherry Cobbler #119681, Garden Green #100080 stampin'write markers,

Card stock and paper: Early Espresso #119686, Cherry Cobbler #119685, Garden Green #102584, Whisper White #100730 and Frostwood Lodge Designer Series Paper

Accessories and tools:   For the punches let me tel you that I just used lots of them and they are in the Idea Book & Catalogue p 209-213, Stitched Felt #124108, Mini Jingle Bells #124116, 3/8" Quilted Satin Ribbon in Cherry Cobbler #124105, Linen Thread #104199 Basic rhinestones Jewels #119246

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Big Shot Recruiting Promotion

I am so excited for the big shot promotion!  You will want to read below.  I would love for you to be part of my team, the cupcake cuties.  If you join my team, I will give you 3 tutorial classes, so you can get started on working on special projects.  It 's really simple.  My team is filled with different types of demonstrators, some join stampin up for the discount on fabulous products and others join to make an income.  If you would like discount on Stampin up! products or build a business than this deal is for you.  You will get the big shot or 125$ of additional products FREE.  Ask me how or join HERE.

Click on the links to see a few things made with the big shot:  scrapbooking letters, embossing paper, Christmas Tags, more embossing on card stock, cute love notes and I could go on and on.

Dates: October 1-31, 2011

Promotion Details: The Big Shot is a big deal! And during October, explore your own creativity by joining my team, when you purchase the starter kit, you will get a FREE Big Shot (or up to $125 in free Stampin' Up! products)  

Promotion de recrutement Big Shot

Période : du 1er au 31 octobre 2011

Détails de la promotion : La promotion du Big Shot est offre qu'on ne peut pas refuser! En octobre, quand vous joignez mon équipe de démonstratrices, vous obtenez GRATUITEMENT un Big Shot ou (des produits Stampin' Up! gratuits d'une valeur allant jusqu'à 125 $) + je vous offre un cadeau boni, 3 classes avec instruction pdf. Joignez vous a mon équipe et lisez ici. ou Inscrivez vous en ligne.

Renseignements importants
 
Produits en prime

• Chaque nouvelle personne recrutée durant la promotion recevra un Appareil Sizzix Big Shot ou des produits Stampin' Up! de son choix d'une valeur de 125 $ tirés de nos catalogues en vigueur.

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So like usual, I always have lots of things to do before I go on a trip.  This trip is extremely special because it's the Alaska Stampin'up! Cruise.  I love Stampin'up! events as it keeps me rejuvenated.  And May is a great time just before our 2010-2011 catalog comes to an end. 

I only slept a few ours and packed last minute once again.  It wasn't the packing that kept me awake, it's the laundry.  My dad & step mom Karen are staying and sitting the kids at home so they are comfy in their own things.  I wanted laundry to be all done so he wouldn't need to bother.  They plan on enlarging the garden while we are gone.  See it's the first year that we decide to do a real garden.  Tony and the girls planted pumpkins and cucumbers.  But my dad is going to add extra veggies, like onions and tomato plants …. So the girls are really excited and I am reassured that they will have a great time while we are gone on this fabulous trip.  I hope there is internet connection so I can keep you posted.  Right now, I'm sitting at the Vancouver airport awaiting our next flight to Seattle.  There is a 3hrs time difference, so we had breakfast for the second time around!

I wanted to share today my Nautical Banner.  If you love parties or have children, I suggest investing in the Pennant Die.  You can view more matching projects HERE.

Keep in mind you need your Big shot #113439 and the extended cutting pads #113478.  I truly thing it was a great investment since I don't need to buy a banner for every occasion.

Products used:

Stamp set:  Sail Away #123013 (w), The open sea #123030(w) #123032(c)

Ink:  Not Quite Navy #103008

Card stock and paper:   Nautical Expedition designer paper #122343, whisper white #119952

Accessories and tools:  Early Espresso/White Baker's Twine #123124, Big shot #113439, Pennant Stampin' Up! Bigz Xl Die #113483, Serif Essentials Bigz Alphabet Die Set #113464, Cog punch #118873

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Although we are freezing here in Ontario, Canada, this morning it felt like spring in my studio.  I have been working on a few exciting spring events and can't wait to share them with you soon.  Mojo was on full swing this morning.  I have been trying to convince my husband Anthony for a sweet escape where it's a little warmer than here, but so far no luck!  Grrrrrr!  I don't know why, but the humidity in my bones is making me feel old:(  I cannot stand it.  Today, Megan had a drop in for skating and let me tell you it was colder in the arena than outside.  I have two new best friends, my Uggs boots and my North Face jacket!

Back to the stamping:)  I am going to share the instructions for the mini album this weekend, it's on my to do list.  I am so exciting it will be a video, my very first.  So stop by this weekend to view it.

I met with my stamp club members.  Here is what we came up for Rachel's grand-daughter Camélya for her 3rd birthday, this sweet birthday card and matching mini album.

I told you I was in a spring kind of mood!  Don't you love the color combo!  I love the Easter Blossoms stamp set as it has more than one use for it like a cute birthday card for Camélya!

We then worked on the mini album, how adorable, Grand-ma Rachel will be able add pictures of Camélya on the inside of her precious album.

Here is a video on how to make the album!

We had a great time creating it and today's stamping made it feel not so cold as my studio was warmed up with Spring colors and Love!  Have a great weekend and make sure to stop by for my first video!

Products used:

Stamp:  Bliss #121851(w) #123217(c) FREE ,Joie #123240(w) #123242(c) FREE,Dicha #123255(w) #123257(c) FREE, Easter Blossoms #121905(w), #122057(c), in french Bouquet Pascal #122433(w) #122435(c)

Card stock and paper:  Certainly Celeri card stock #105125 $8.50, So Saffron #105118 $8.50 and very vanilla #101650 $9.25

Ink:  So saffron #105213 $7.25, pear pizzazz #119784 $7.25, Pear Pizzazz stampin'write #119801 $19.95(actually you get all 5 incolor markers)

Accessories and tools:  Rosettes #118774,Pearls #119247 $6.50, linen thread #104199 $5.95, Decorative Label Punch #120907 $23.95, 1/16" circle punch #101227 $12.75 and spritzer tool #107066, 3/8" taffeta certainly celeri ribbon #119963, $9.50, 5/8" certainly celeri satin ribbon #117288 $12.25, Champagne shimmer paint #116806 $7.95

Big shot and Accessories:  Big shot #113439 $132.95, Frame,Oval Scallop #114521 $26.95, Scallop Square #115950 $29.95, Framed tulips embossing folder #121809 $10.95
 

By ordering all of these products you get 2 + FREE sale-a-bration products  What are you waiting for, order today with me, shipping anywhere in Canada!

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It's snow day, so I'm home with the kids.  The girls are cleaning their stamp/playroom.   One of these days, I'll need to figure out how to do a video and give you a tour of our stampin'Kingdom.  I'm embarrassed to say that theirs looks much better then mine right now.  Megan is making some bookmarks with leftover valentine paper from last year for all her schoolmates.  We still have to figure what we will do for the boys!

I am having a fun day.  I'm planning a wonderful project for Melissa's chicks and chocolate party tomorrow night.  (Picture below)  If you would like to join us, email me! Class is 20$ or 25$ if you want 20 pieces of antique brads included.

This afternoon, we are heading to the physio as Megan injured herself.  Please pray for her.  She has been training since summer for this important  EOSIC competition on Friday in Toronto.  Poor girl, she is trying to pretend all is good because she doesn't want to miss the event.  It makes me feel so sad for her, as a nurse and especially a mom, I need to remind her that even though she has been working so hard, and put her heart and soul into preparing for this competition that we might not be able to go and that her health is much more important.

Now, have you guess which product as been most popular in the sale-a-bration brochure? 

It's the Punch Bunch stamp set #123211 (c) #121847(w) or in french: Perfo à gogo #123237(c) #123235(w), in spanish, Perfora y decora: #123252(c) #123250(w).  If you have all the coordinating punches, it's so fun and easy.  You just need to stamp and punch.  Which punch coordinates?:  Two-Step Owl, Scallop square, 1 3/4" Scallop circle large tag, 1" circle punches.

Here is my card:

Love the seam binding, if you pull on the thread this is what it does!

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I have been talking about my Stamp-A-Rama Day in your pyjas, it took place this past Saturday.  Attendees got to Make 10 pages and cover their albums.  Although the pages were random,  I did decide to decorate the album with snowflakes.  Where did I get the inspiration? The other day, I was driving by a Starbucks and saw in their window: "Friends are like snowflakes, beautiful and different"  and I just loved it:)  I love a monochromatic theme and snowflakes are the perfect way to decorate an album.  I must say when I host events my favorite technique is to decorate a Stampin' up! linen album.  I have a few in my studio and they are all different.  I mainly use Stampin up's stencils but since there was no snowflake stencil, I decided to use the snowflake die.  It turned out great.  Everyone's album was beautiful and different just like the quote at Starbucks.  It was a fabulous day!

Have you noticed the pearls?  My favorite is the pearl bauble, it's so pretty and elegant:)

Holiday tags are so fun to make.  Trina was the inspiration for this one. It is so beautiful and fun to do!  There is lot's of Champagne shimmer paint which makes it very glittery in person.

This class was Part 1, if you are interested to sign up for part 2 it will take place February 19th. Places are limited since I can't use my husband's manly room anymore!  If you are one of my friends on facebook, well you already hear about it.  After 5 years, Anthony has finally furnished his manly room with manly toys:(  But it's ok, I do have a beautiful studio with Riverfront view that makes me smile everyday   I am truly blessed!

Haven't joined us for part one, you can still attend click on link HERE!  Places are limited! A 30$ deposit is required to save your spot, balance is due February 10th.

Hope to see you.

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Shelli Gardner of stampin'up! posted on her blog a challenge about fabric because she had received a package from Karen Bernhardt, a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, with two darling homemade bears made from our designer fabric.  Her assistant dubbed them Candy and Holly, after stampin'up's fabrics, which are named Candy Cane Christmas and Deck the Halls.

It was at about that time that I had seen fabric owls and vowed to myself that I would create them.  Owls are so in right now.  You can find them as candles, candle holders, decorations and on clothes.  The ones I made are suppose to be ornaments or stuff animals.  Instead, I decided to stuff the little ones with lavender for my daughters when they go to sleep at night.  Jordan has been asking about a dream catcher.  Well this is my su version of a dream catcher!  The bigger ones, I will probably stuff some with grains to create heat bags you warm up in the microwave for sore tummies.  (of course I would remove the buttons).  So here are my own version of Candy & Holly and their little ones! 

Holly & baby

Candy & baby

Merci Lysanne pour ton temps précieux!

Products used:

Accessories: Candy Cane Big designer buttons #121718, Deck the halls big designer buttons #121002, Regals designer buttons #119744

Big shot items:  Big shot die cut machine #113439, Bigz XL die Tasteful trim #120893, Extended cutting pads #113478

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Well we are already in October!  This past weekend, I held my first weekend retreat- Creative Escape Weekend Retreat.  Marlayne and I hosted for a bunch of fabulous ladies.  The best part for me about being a demonstrator is to create (we all have creation deep in ourselves)  but some of us just don't know it, giving to others and spoiling them too & most of all, the friendships…  Well this weekend was all about that, a mini founder's circle for our customers, demonstrators & friends.  I took so many pictures and will share a few highlights.  But the first thing I wanted to share was my Fabric Journal Class.  Here is a sneak peek!  You will get more pictures this week.  I am so not a sewer but after attending convention and listening to Shelli & Sara's presentation on fabric, I realized, I do not need to be a sewer to use Stampin up's amazing fabric.

Here is the fabric Christmas Organizer that I created.

I actually have two:  This is "the Shelli"  version since Shelli presented Deck the halls fabric at convention. 

The other one is "the Sara" version which I will show you soon, it is made using the Candy Cane Christmas fabric.

This month:  With a 50$ online order in October with me only, you get this adorable class for FREE from me.  Yes that is written instructions and video of the Christmas organizer.  What a great gift to give to that special someone, you can add your favorite recipes,  family wish list etc. 

If you missed our retreat & want to come to my next class on October 28th.  We will be making these journals in Stampin up Fabric of your choice ( Deck the halls #121716) or (Candy Cane Christmas #121715)

Happy stamping!

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Look at Sara's video to get inspired:

Here are a few pics from the weekend

Outside spa

Swapping

Pj contest, Michelle and Manon are part of my team, cupcake cuties.  Michelle made her pj, I love it & it was my favorite.  Love these girls!

Delicious Food, Mmmm!

Classes, and much much more…

Yesterday I held my first Big shot class.  This is an event that I will host monthly.  You may have noticed that when I post projects, I almost use the big shot everytime.  The big shot is so amazing, do you have this & want new ideas to use with your big shot?  There are 1000 of things you can do with your Big Shot machine!! 

I am showing you samples from last night. 

The first one is Paula's samples

The second one is Manon 's samples.

Completely two different looks but the two sets of samples are beautiful.

Thanks ladies for sharing your projects with all of us.

Come to next months big shot class: 

Come learn and make 5 different projects every month!  Even if you don’t own the big shot, but hope to someday, or just want to get out for a night of fun! RSVP by October 1st. Make 5 awesome projects! Boxes, bags, books, cards and more!  Cost: 20.00 or FREE with a min. of a 25.00 order or more that night. Next class is October 14th (always the second Tuesday of the month)

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