So Where in the World Am I?

My life has been so crazy lately I haven't had time to do much of anything - including cards. I did get hooked on a home design program that takes some of my spare time (and the not really spare time) but I have to break the habit. So this weekend, Memorial Day Weekend, I hope to actually become part of the world again. However, I would like to make some cards or learn some new techniques.

My youngest is home from college for the summer. My oldest is still working his part time job. The husband is still sitting around listening to music and smoking his pipe. But he did get the pool ready for the season and has done so many things in and around the house that my friends want him at their house, but not to live or marry. I can't seem to find anybody who wants him. Guess I'll keep him.

School for the year is coming to a close with the normal too much to do and so little time. I will work my outrageous hours to get it all done and then take some time off. Actually I have 10 vacation days I haven't used that I will end up carrying over, per my principal, to the next year which starts July 1st.

So, as far as Stampin' Up, I am trying to decided what to purchase before the June 1st release of "Last Chance" items with the money I set aside for May and June. Hard decisions. Well I guess I'll have to look through the catalog again and see.

Comings and Goings

The last day to get free items from the sale-a-bration catalog is March 31st. So be sure to place your order with me before then. April will bring the Occasions Catalog which will run from April 1 to May 28. Check out the sneak peek catalog. After April 1st the full catalog will be online.

Ocassions Sneek Peek

http://www.stampinup.com/us/documents/pg11-13_Occasions_09_US.pdf

Stampin' Up has announced that a few of the items coming out in the Ocassions mini catalog in April will be available now. The items for sale are Easter stamps. So check out the link and see what is available before April 1st release of the mini catalog.

Changes Everywhere

I heard that a person goes through 1000 changes during their lifetime. I'm not sure what that means but I do know that the comings and giongs of people in our lives is always changing. This week at work we are losing someone that has worked with us since September. Other than the fact that he has this goofy sense of humor, which cracks me up all the time, he has been a real nice guy to work with, especially in relation to sharing, explaining and discussing the latest information from the state. So as we say goodbye to our Interim Business Administrator, John Bolil, the office sent this card to him that I made over the weekend.

SALE-A-BRATION

The annual Sale-A-Bration vent has begin for Stampin'Up free products. Just purchase $50.00 of product from the Spring Summer 2009 Catalog and you get to pick one of the items shown in the Sale-A-Bration catalog. Check out the regular catalog above and the special sale catalog to the right. Contact me if you're interested in placing an order.

Card Making 101

Tonight I had a wonderful group of friends that came over to learn about card making and make 3 different cards to take home. What I enjoyed the most was that one of the girls created her own layouts once she saw the ideas. So hopefully she will be able to join the group when we meet again for card making as well as participating with the papercrafts group. Here is a picture from cardsandmore that I used as for the basis of one of the cards we did tonight. Thanks to all that came.

Decor Elements - Designs for Walls and .......

Get into the latest craze of decorating walls with vinyl designs and words. Where ever you look now there seems to be more product being developed for this handy way of decorating. Well Stampin' Up is also in the mix with their product of vinyl decorations. So check out the catalog by clicking the picture.