Quick and easy Sale-a-bration card

Here is a super easy card to make-I used punches, the brights Designer Series Paper Stack (#117155) and coordinating cardstock.  You can make tons of these with the neutral cardstock base-in this case I used Crumb Cake and Chocolate Chip.  I stamped a greeting from a Sale-a-bration stamp set called So Happy For You.  I made lots of variations of this card but have already used up a couple of the cards for several different occasions.  The trick is to make them up ahead of time and then stamp the greeting you need at that particular time.

Valentine's decoration

I didn't have to work today so I'm trying to clean up the house.  I started to take down the Valentine's decorations and decided to show you a project I made last year.  It's a banner using the Big Shot pennant die (item # 113483).  I cut the pennants out of pink and red felt and then glued wooden letters that I painted to the felt.  As always the projects I make have to be really quick and easy to do-and this definately fit the bill!

Cub Scouts banquet

Yesterday we went to a Cub Scout Blue and Gold banquet where Drew crossed over from cub scouts to boy scouts.  It was an awesome day-Drew has participated in cub scouts from  the very beginning.  He started when we lived in Virginia as a first grader and even through our moves to three different states has kept on going! 

This is one of the few pictures we were able to take before the batteries died=(

Not just for cards

Today I'm sharing another picture of something my secret sister sent me.  Notice the ribbon threaded through the organdy bag?  How about those cuet little buttons that were sewn onto it?

These are MORE items you can earn for free during Stampin' Up!s Sale-a-bration sale!

Have fun Sale-a-brating today, call or email me to place your order while this promotion is going on!

Favorite card

This is one of my very favorite cards that came in my secret sister box! 

Once again she used the SAB DSP and in the picture below you can see how she made the cute bow using the oval punches and attached them to the back of the card.  I have also included a picture of the inside that holds a gift card.

This is so cute, I will be making some of these myself real soon!  When I make some I will try and remember to get a better picture of the gift card holder piece and post some dimensions.

Eat Chocolate-again...

Here's another project made with yep, you guessed it, "Eat Chocolate".  This cute little pouch made by Judy uses the SAB designer paper you can get for free with a qualifying purchase.

Chicago Blizzard-Burrr!

Yes, there's a blizzard going on here!  Although we live in the 'burbs it's bad enough that Chicago Public Schools closed today for the first time since 1999-about 12 years!  The amount of snow is not huge-but the blowing and drifting makes it really bad.  Yesterday when driving home from work (normally a 1/2 hour trip) it was nearly an hour and 45 minutes to get here.  It is still snowing and so far we have gotten about 12 inches in our neighborhood; they say it will be snowing all morning and throughout the day. 

Here's a picture of Drew as he and Greg have started to clear our sidewalk.  Big Thanks to my hubby for taking these pictures for me!

Hopefully I can spend some time stamping today-Woo Hooo!

I had to add this one too, Ryan took this from his room out the window.  Greg is snowblowing the driveway and the blob to his left behind the tree is our mailbox!