TODAY IS THE LAST DAY!!

Have you sale-a-brated yet? Today is the LAST DAY!!!!

Don't miss out on free product with every $60 order you place!

Dying from the CUTENESS!!!

OK, earlier this week, I made this. And it was cute. But what I'm about to show you is SO cute you won't be able to STAND IT!!! Better sit down!

Here's a little close up:

And now...

Are you dying?? Is this not just the cutest thing EVER?

The die that made these little gems will be in the NEW Catalogue which will be available on June 1st, 2012. Demonstrators could order it in March and YOU can order it as a preview BEFORE the new catalogue comes out beginning on April 1st.

You're going to LOVE it!!!

Special thanks to Sandy for her fabulous tutorial on keeping the patterns straight!

Don't forget! If you're a newsletter subscriber, this is your LAST day to take advantage of the special offer you received in your inbox on March 26th!!


Happy Stampin'!

Testing, Testing, 1...2...3...

So, back in January, I made this card. I made it for my mom's birthday which wasn't until March. By March, we had the Diagonal Simply Scored plate, which allows you to make custom envelopes! This is especially helpful when you're making a non-standard card.

So, I posted on Facebook when I was sending the card off to my mom and later reported that it had made it through the postal system safe and sound!! I had several friends (mostly other Stampin' UP! demonstrators) who decided that it wasn't any good to JUST test Canada Post. They determined that to REALLY test the handmade envies, I needed to send cards south to the US and even as far away as AUSTRALIA!!!

To that end, this card will be doing just that!

It seems a little blurry to me, so if it does to you too, my apologies. I'm still learning the ins and outs of my new camera. :)

I'm not sharing WHERE this one is going, because I want the recipient to be a little surprised, but I am sharing the card with you. And here's a close up:

I love the way it turned out! I do hope my friend will like it too!

In other news, there's just over 48 more hours left for you to take advantage of Sale-a-Bration! The set I used above is FREE with your purchase over $60. AND if you're a newsletter subscriber, you KNOW there's an even BETTER deal for you!!!

In other, other news...it's National Mom & Pop Business Owner's Day! Not that I'm a "mom & pop" business, but I think it applies to "small business" too. So, support a small business today!

What do you think?

STAMPS: Elementary Elegance
INK: Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Pool Party
PAPERS: Basic Black and Very Vanilla Cardstock; Everyday Enchantment DSP
ACCESSORIES: Punch, Sponges, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!!

How much fun can you have with a Simply Scrappin' Kit?

LOTS!!!!

This little mini albums inside a Clear Mount Stamp Case is just ADORABLE! It uses barely 1/2 of the Country Club Simply Scrappin' Kit, so you have a whole BUNCH left over for other projects. Or...just make two mini albums! The Clear Mount Stamp Cases come in packs of four, so you might as well make use of them, right?

This is just one of the pages in the album. It came together VERY quickly!

Th pages are staggered on the inside, enabling embellishments to peek out!

With the cardstock sticker in the Simply Scrappin' Kit, you'll have EVERYTHING you need to create this mini album which would make a wonderful end of year gift for a favourite teacher.

There's journaling space in here too - it's on the BACK of each page. Or, you could just add more pictures?

Would YOU like the step-by-step tutorial for this adorable gift? It can be yours with ANY order placed during the month of April. Just place an order and when I get the notification, you'll get the tutorial. How easy is THAT?

Happy Scrappin'!

A Note of Thanks for the Stampin' Queens

OK, I took a bit of poetic license with the sketch...flipped it sideways, moved the strip of paper, used an oval instead of a tag...you get the idea!

Here's the sketch:

And here's my version:

See? SERIOUS poetic license - LOL!

My dear friend Allison (mom to Princess Brigid) and her family recently held a fundraiser so they could purchase a MUCH needed bed for the princess. It's a Sleep Safe bed and carries a hefty price tag of $13,000! Brigid NEEDS this bed to "sleep safe" and government funding leaves MUCH to be desired!

Anyway...a LOT of people donated their time and talents and I told Allison that I'd make the thank you notes to send to those who helped.

Brigid's favourite colour is purple and the bumblebee represents how awesome Brigid is.

The bumblebee is from the now retired set "Just Buzzin' By and the sentiment is from Thank You Kindly.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Just Buzzin' By, Thank You Kindly
INK: Basic Black and Elegant Eggplant
PAPERS: Whisper White and Elegant Eggplant Cardstock; Cheerful Treat DSP (hostess)
ACCESSORIES: Big Shot!, Designer Frames, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

A little Easter cuteness!

OK, so I've been talking about this on Facebook for like TWO days and TODAY you get to see the end result!

Here are only a few of the Easter treats:

I'm actually making 32 of them, but I promised my little man, Jonathan, that he could help me. He needs 19 for his class. The other 13 will be for spreading the love among mine and DD's friends. I asked my other DS if he wanted some, but being 13 he's too cool for these - LOL!

Here's a close up of the sentiment (Happy Easter from Teeny Tiny Wishes) with the "stem".

I found the tutorial on a fellow demonstrator's site and was THRILLED to be able to use up some of my 2010-2012 In Colour Designer Series Paper. I still have lots left over, but this little project put a pretty good dent in it! :)  I even managed to find enough Chocolate Chip scraps to complete the scalloped circles - AWESOME!

What do you think?

STAMPS: Teeny Tiny Wishes
INK: Early Espresso
PAPERS: Chocolate Chip and Whisper White Cardstock; Blushing Bride, Peach Parfait and Pear Pizzazz DSP
ACCESSORIES: Punches, Paper Crimper, Sticky Strip

Happy Stampin'!

Oh Happy DAY!!!!

Not only have a I managed to FINALLY find my MOJO (thank you Teneale!), I also FINALLY have a camera again! Now...it's not new by ANY stretch of the imagination, but it's new to me and I already love it!

I was up BEFORE dawn today to head over to the Henry's Outlet where they had 25% off EVERYTHING in the store! I picked myself up a Canon 40D, an 18-55mm IS lens, a spare battery, a filter and a CF card. I can't tell you how EXCITED I am!!!

I've only taken a few pictures, but I'm very much looking forward to playing with all the features!

One of the pictures I took was a close up of my CASE of Teneale's card:

I can FINALLY (have I said that enough? LOL!) get a decent close up of my card elements - that alone was worth getting up at 6 a.m. on a Sunday!

The full card will be available in my April Tutorial which will be available for purchase toward the end of April. The tutorial will also include the other cards (six in total) from my "Just the Girls - WOW!" April class.

SO happy to be back!

Happy Stampin'!

It's been a CRAZY day!

Had to pick up all three kids at school - YIKES!! Thankfully two of them were after school, but one had a pounding headache and was seeing spots, so she got to come home earlier.

Needless to say, I haven't had ANY time to create!

I do have a super special announcement though!! It'll be going out to my newsletter subscribers ONLY on March 26th! So...if you're NOT yet subscribed to my newsletter, you might want to do that between now and March 26th - which is ONLY 6 days away!

You won't want to miss out on this - you're going to love it! So, sign up now by clicking on the link at the top of my right side bar.

Happy Stampin'!

Apologies are in order!!!

It's been a crazy busy few days around here what with Spring Break wrapping up, a teenager who has discovered he likes to text (and that "T9 is neither efficient or practical" - yes, that's a DIRECT quote from said 13 year old teenager) and this heat!!!

Don't get me wrong, I love that it's THIS warm and that today is the first day of spring (I had my first popsicle on Sunday and it was STILL winter!), but the heat in a high rise condo where they won't turn the air conditioning on until at LEAST May is not so conducive to creativity!

I'll be back later on today with something fun and hope you'll stop by. Tomorrow is Stampin' Queens Sketch Day and I KNOW you don't want to miss that. :)

Until then...Happy Stampin'!

Drop Donuts - YUM!

Happy Friday!! This is the LAST official day of Spring Break (except for the weekend), so to celebrate, I made DONUTS!!

You may remember this post from last year. For this one, I just changed up the ingredients and changed the picture. Same layout, different recipe!

Here's my recipe for my donuts (handed down from my mom!):

You're going to LOVE it! Beware, they're addicting!

Enjoy!

Dogs...and FLOWERS?

Yeah...not sure where I was going with this one either.

I wanted to use the Twitterpated Designer Series Paper because it's only available for a short time...and then I wanted to use a stamp set that hadn't seen a lot of ink (OK, NO ink!) and ended up pulling out "Not So Seriously".

I originally started thinking that I'd use the gift bag, but then realized that the dogs would fit in the panel I had - WOOT! But then, I ended up with dogs and flowers. Oh well!!

Here's the card:

I found a new sketch site, that just made my day...mostly because of the way the sketches are presented (not even kidding), and this was their first sketch.

I stamped the dogs using Basic Grey and then coloured them in using my Many Marvelous Markers. Did you know that More Mustard makes an EXCELLENT chihuahua colour?

I asked my daughter if she thought it was a totally weird card (what with the dogs and flowers) and she replied that she hadn't even noticed the flowers and thought it was a cute "guy card". So, I'm going to rework it and change up the papers, making it one of the cards we'll be creating during my, "Let's hear it for the Boys" class. What do you think?

They're on to week two now, so I did that card too:

I did flip the sketch 90 degrees, but I like the way it turned out. I took out Word Play and stamped the "Happy I do day" in Pear Pizzazz on Whisper White. While I was at Keely's workshop on the weekend she asked about the paper piercer and the mat pack, which made me realize that I hadn't used it in a while, so I added some piercing to the corners. A few pearls and the colour spritzer were the finishing touches.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Not So Seriously, Word Play
INK: Basic Grey, Pear Pizzazz
PAPERS: Whisper White and Pear Pizzazz Cardstock; Twitterpated DSP
ACCESSORIES: Many Marvelous Markers, Basic Pearls, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

Wish Big for the Stampin' Queens!

This week's Stampin' Queens sketch was a fun one with stripes!

My version has fewer stripes, but I love how it turned out!

I found the colour combination on Pinterest and loved the idea of all that bright happiness on a Crumb Cake base!

My strips are Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink and Tempting Turquoise. They're all just one inch wide, leaving a little 1/4" border of Crumb Cake at the bottom.

I stamped the sentiment from Short and Sweet in Melon Mambo on Whisper White and then matted it on Crumb Cake.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Short and Sweet
INK: Melon Mambo
PAPERS: Crumb Cake and Whisper White Cardstock; Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink and Tempting Turquoise DSP
ACCESSORIES: Punches, Baker's Twine, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

FREE CLASS!!!

Place an online order in March (of ANY SIZE!) and receive the step by step instructions for this darling set:

Check it out!!!

As of April 1st, you'll be able to see this:

On the Life With Kids site!

It's my first foray into advertising and I'm pretty excited about it!

It's a Christyne Original!

These don't come along very often, so please...feel free to bask in the glory!

HA! OK, only kidding! Though...it does seem like I spend a lot of time CASEing or using sketches. Every once in a while I get struck by genius and actually create something that just popped into my head.

Today you get to see this:

I created it a little while ago, but don't think I ever showed it to you here on my blog. The set is called "Party this Way" and it's in the big Idea Book and Catalogue. Until the end of March though, you can ALSO get it as a FREE set with a purchase of $60 because it's SALE-a-BRATION!

I think this card is versatile enough to be a card for just about anyone! Boy, girl, young, old - this is the card!

What do you think?

STAMPS: Party this Way
INK: Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie
PAPERS: Naturals White, Cherry Cobbler
ACCESSORIES: Linen Thread, Stampin' Dimensionals, Dazzling Diamonds

Happy Stampin'!

Gotta love Pinterest!!!

Pinterest has SO many wonderful ideas on it! I could stare at it and browse for HOURS...which I have done on occasion. Shhhh! Don't tell my husband - LOL!

Today's card is courtesy of Pinterest and Anne Marie Hile. I just loved it so much, that I had to CASE it!

My apologies for the late post today. I seemed to have experienced my first migraine yesterday and let me tell you, it was NOT fun!! Fortunately, the loving care of my hubby and the 13 hours of sleep seemed to have done the trick!

Here's my card:

I'll be showing it and having guests make it at Keely's workshop tomorrow afternoon and I just KNOW they're going to love it!

The photograph doesn't do it justice! There's just SO much going on...and the blue is actually Baja Breeze, not whatever it looks like - LOL! And the "orange" is Peach Parfait, not Pumpkin Pie or Tangerine Tango.

The butterflies were stamped using Versamark. In a workshop setting, this cuts down on the amount of supplies the guests need to handle and on the amount of supplies I need to carry!

What do you think?

STAMPS: Flower Fest, You're a Gem
INK: Wild Wasabi and Versamark
PAPERS: Whisper White, So Saffron, Peach Parfait, Baja Breeze and Wild Wasabi cardstock; Bring on the Cake DSP
ACCESSORIES: Punches, Basic Rhinestones, Stampin' Dimensionals, Glue Dots, BIG SHOT, Embossing Folder

Happy Stampin'!

Just a little thanks...in Pool Party

So, yesterday I got an email from the SUDSOL Sketch coordinator and decided to have a go at the sketch. I proved, once again, that you don't have to go overboard to create something wonderful! This, of course, doesn't mean that I don't like overboard...it's just that sometimes, overboard can scare new stampers.

So, I came up with this:

Pool Party, Attic Boutique, Ribbon, Punch. That's it. Total time? About five minutes! Perfect when you need a card QUICK!!!

What do you think?

STAMPS: Teeny Tiny Wishes (sentiment)
INK: Island Indigo
PAPERS: Pool Party and Whisper White Cardstock; Attic Boutique DSP
ACCESSORIES: Ribbon, Punch

Happy Stampin'!

Love Notes!

So, late last week, I received my Simply Scored Diagonal Plate and had fun making some cute little envies to hold a 3 x 3 note card. Of course, I gave them all away at my class and FORGOT to take a pic - YIKES!

So, yesterday I decided to make up some envies that will hold a 1/4 sheet of 8 1/2 x 11 folded in half. The finished card is 2 3/4 x 4 1/4 - it's SO cute! Check this out:

I actually made the envelopes first - LOL! I had a sheet of Pool Party Designer Series Paper that was already out and decided to use it up. The cards came next and they're VERY simple, but also cute. And...as we all know, CUTE is where it's at!

What do you think?

STAMPS: Aviary, Little Friends (sentiment)
INK: Pool Party and Calypso Coral
PAPERS: Whisper White and Pool Party Cardstock (cards); Pool Party DSP (envies)
ACCESSORIES: Basic Rhinestones

Happy Stampin'!

Lots of Love for the Stampin' Queens!

Last week, my honey and I celebrated our 26th date-o-versary.

Your what? Date-o-versary.

You're nuts. Maybe...but it means I'm guaranteed a fancy dinner out every six months - LOL! You see, our wedding anniversary is on August 31st. And we still celebrate the day we started dating 26 years ago, on February 28th, 1986. See? Fancy dinner every six months! This year, we saw the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and had dinner at Big Daddy's Crab Shack - YUM!!!

I used today's sketch as a jumping off point and then added - LOTS! Here's the sketch:

And here's my take on it:

As you can see, I went a little nuts with the hearts. I kind of had to since it's our 26th date-o-versary and all. When we celebrated our 15th date-o-versary, I was working part time at that big craft store and brought home 15 helium filled heart shaped balloons. He was floored.

I started off stamping with stamping the sentiment from Loving Thoughts (a FREE set I received when I attended Leadership in January) and added heart #26 to the left of it. Then I had to draw lines because I'm not QUITE that awesome to line up the rest of the 25 hearts. I remembered to erase the lines before I gave it to him - LOL!

You'll want to join us this week! We have a SPONSOR for this week's sketch and winners will receive:

What do you think?

STAMPS: Loving Thoughts
INK: Cherry Cobbler
PAPERS: Very Vanilla and Cherry Cobbler Cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Punch, Tweezers, Glue Dots

Happy Stampin'!

A Leadership Make and Take

While at Leadership, we received LOTS of goodies for Make and Takes. As so often happens though, there was just not enough time to get them done! What with all the talking and catching up with friends 2 1/2 hours just isn't enough. I suppose if we DIDN'T talk we MIGHT get them all done, but what would be the fun in THAT?

Last week, I went out to get the white frame I needed to complete one of the make and takes and I just LOVE the way it turned out!

Look at this:

The quote was created using MDS and printed on heavy weight cardstock. I put in the frame and then added the flowers from the Blossom Builders Designer Printed Kit available in the Occasions Mini. Here it is:

There are LOTS of cardstock flowers that you can layer to your hearts content and COLOURED rhinestones - WOOT!

The only stamping on this project is the Lucky Limeade centre on the large Daffodil Delight flower and the stamping on the banner.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Mixed Bunch
INK: Lucky Limeade
PAPERS: Baja Breeze, Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade
ACCESSORIES: Punches, Ribbon, Blossom Builders

Happy Stampin'

It's time to CELEBRATE!!!

Today is MORE than a little busy, so I'm sharing a cute little card that I found on the Stampin' UP! website. It uses the "Outlined Occasions" stamp set which you can earn for FREE when you purchase $60 worth of Stampin' UP! goodness! Better hurry though...there's only 26 more days left to Sale-a-Brate!

Stamps
• Outlined Occasions

Paper
• Blushing Bride Card Stock
• Pool Party Card Stock
• Poppy Parade Card Stock
• Whisper White Card Stock
• Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper

Ink
• Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad®
• Jet Black StazOn® Ink Pad
• Bluching Bride Stampin' Write® Marker
• Pool Party Stampin' Write Marker
• Poppy Parade Stampin' Write Marker

Accessories
• Silver Mini Brads
• 2011-2013 In Color Designer Printed Brads
• Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack
• Paper Piercing Tool
• Blossom Bouquet Punch
• Big Shot™
• Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

Happy Stampin'!

Feelin' Blue with Pals Paper Arts

So...you know how sometimes you just go surfing around the blogosphere and end up somewhere TOTALLY awesome, but then don't remember HOW you got there? A little click here...a little link there...you know what I mean...

I think I started off on Pinterest and came across an AWESOME card that I just KNEW was Ann Schach's and then wondered how the heck I had missed it...you know since I stalk visit her blog everyday. Well, I went to comment on it and in my comment let Ann know that I'd be CASEing it and using it in my "Just the Girls" class next month. Of course, to use it in class, I'll probably have to cut out the handles first, but since I just LOVE all that fussy cutting, it's not a problem.

Here's my card, which I actually DID "selectively edit" instead of just copying the whole thing outright - go me! LOL!

The things I edited: I didn't run the stamped panel background through the Big Shot...mostly because my Big Shot is across the room and I was too comfy to get up. Yeah...not even kidding - LOL! I angled my sentiment...mostly because I already had a pearl in the tiny flower above it and I didn't want to have to take it off. Lastly, I added a pearl to the little seam binding rosette.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Tea Shoppe

INK: Not Quite Navy (stamping); Always Artichoke (colouring with blender pen)

PAPERS: Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze and Not Quite Navy Cardstock; Subtles and Regals DSP; Twitterpated DSP

ACCESSORIES: Seam Binding, Ribbon, Basic Pearls, Square Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Glue Dots

Happy Stampin'!

Are you ready for this?? And a Patty Bennett video!

I introduced this product to my customers at class yesterday, because I wanted them to be the first to see it. Now it's YOUR turn!!!

At Leadership, Stampin' UP! introduced us to the DIAGONAL Simply Scored and were BLOWN AWAY! Imagine being able to make CUSTOM envelopes for your cards!

Check this out:

I was SO excited about it, that I EXPEDITED my order to be sure that I had it in time to present at my class yesterday. You're going to LOVE IT!!!

Product Features

• Sits on top of the Simply Scored base
• Held securely in place by rubber pads on back of the plate
• Has etched grooves every 1/8"
• Can score any size card stock up to 12" x 12"
• Includes instructions for creating common envelope sizes
• The new Diagonal Score plate has limitless possibilities for creation--especially when the price is just $15.95. You can’t afford not to buy it!
• The Simply Scored products are just what they imply--simple! This new plate was designed to make everything that deals with scoring easy. The plate includes the same 1/8" spacing as the Simply Scored, so each groove of the diagonal plate corresponds with the ruler--and all of your projects!
• No worries about finding another place to store your tools! The Diagonal Plate stores easily right on top of your Simply Scored, so you’ll know exactly where to find it.

Here's a video by the AWESOME Patty Bennett with a quick little double pocket card:



You can order this piece of awesomeness RIGHT NOW!!!

Contact me to order yours TODAY!

Happy Stampin'!

Reasons to Stamp - Courtesy of Jane Hignite

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Articles of Confederation Ratified in 1781

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Get Over It Day

Mary Jo Knapp’s (My Sister) Birthday

Middle Name Pride Day (Mine is Elizabeth)

No Smoking Day

Panic Day

Potato Chip Day

Registered Dietician Day

Samuel Barber's Birthday (1910)

March 10th

Chuck Norris's Birthday (1940)

First Paper Money Issued (1862)

Genealogy Day

Harriet Tubman Day

International Day of Awesomeness Day

International Fanny Pack Day

Land Line Telephone Day

Mario Day

Nametag Day

Raven Legend Day

Salvation Army Day

US Paper Money Day

March 11th

Check Your Batteries Day

Daylight Savings Time – MOVE CLOCKS AHEAD 1 HOUR

Ezra Jack Keats Birthday (1916)

First Basketball Game played on March 11, 1892

Johnny Appleseed Day

Lawrence Welk’s Birthday (1903)

World Plumbing Day

Worship of Tools Day

March 12th

Al Jarreau's Birthday

Genealogy Day

Girl Scout Day (founded in 1912)

Jack Kerouac's Birthday (1922)

James Taylor's Birthday (1948)

Napping Day

Plant a Flower Day

March 13th

Donald Duck Day

Ear Muff Day

Good Samaritan Day

K-9 Veterans Day

Ken Day

Jewel Day

National Agriculture Day

National Open an Umbrella Indoors Day

Uranus Discovered by William Herschel in 1781

March 14th

Albert Einstein's Birthday (1879)

Casey Jones' Birthday (1864)

Hank Ketchum’s Birthday (1920)

International Ask a Question Day

International Day of the Seal

Learn About Butterflies Day

Lucy Hobbs's Birthday (1833 – first female dentist)

National Pi Day (get it – 3.14)

National Potato Chip Day

Registered Dietician Day

Save a Spider Day

March 15th

Absolutely Incredible Kid Day

American Legion Founded in 1919

Brutus Day (Et tu, Brute?)

Buzzard Day

Companies That Care Day

Dumbstruck Day

Everything You Think is Wrong Day

Fabio's Birthday (1961)

Ides of March – Julius Caesar assassinated 44BC

International Day of the Seal

True Confessions Day

World Consumer Rights Day

March 16th

Black Press Day

Curfew Day

Everything You Do Is Right Day

Freedom of Information Day

Goddard Day

Henny Youngman's Birthday (1906)

Hiccup Day

James Madison's Birthday (1751)

Jerry Lewis' Birthday (1926)

Lips Appreciation Day

St. Uhro's Day

Tumbleweed Day

Well-Elderly Day

March 17th

Campfire Girls Day

Corn Dog Day

Gary Sinise’s Birthday (1955)

International Astrology Day

International Sports Car Racing Day

Ireland National Day

Kate Greenaway's Birthday (1846)

National Quilting Day

Nat King Cole's Birthday (1919)

Rubber Band Invented in 1845

Rudolf Nureyev's Birthday (1938)

St. Patrick's Day

Submarine Day

Tony Dow's Birthday (1945)

March 18th

Awkward Moments Day

Birthday of Sparky the Fire Dog

Bonnie Blair’s Birthday (1964)

Companies that Care Day

Edward Everett Horton’s Birthday (1886)

First Walk in Space in 1965

Forgive Mom and Dad Day

Goddess of Fertility Day

Grover Cleveland's Birthday (1837)

I Can Crochet Day

John Updike’s Birthday (1932)

National Biodiesel Day

Supreme Sacrifice Day

March 19th

Act Happy Day

David Livingstone’s Birthday (1813)

National Chocolate Caramel Day

Operation Iraqui Freedom Day

Poultry Day

St. Joseph’s Day

Swallow's Return Day

William Bradford's Birthday (1589)

Wyatt Earp's Birthday (1848)

March 20th

Alien Abduction Day

Fred Roger’s Birthday (1928)

Great American Meat Out Day

Henrik Ibsen's Birthday (1828)

International Earth Day

Kiss Your Fiance Day

Lois Lowry's Birthday (1937)

Maple Syrup Day

National Agriculture Day

National Jump Out Day

Proposal Day

Snowman Burning Day

Won’t You Be My Neighbor Day

March 21st

Children's Poetry Day

Florenz Ziegfield's Birthday (1867)

Fragrance Day

Johann Sebastian Bach’s Birthday (1685)

Kick Butts Day

Memory Day

National Common Courtesy Day

National Teenagers Day

Single Parents' Day

Spring Fairy Fun Day

World Downs Syndrome Day

March 22nd

Andrew Lloyd Weber's Birthday (1948)

As Young As You Feel Day

Bob Costas’ Birthday (1952)

International Day of the Seal

International National Goof Off Day

Louis L'Amour's Birthday (1908)

National Sing-Out Day

Randolph Caldecott’s Birthday (1846)

Reese Witherspoon’s Birthday (1976)

Roller Coaster Day

Stephen Sondheim's Birthday (1930)

William Kidd’s Birthday (1645)

World Day for Water

March 23rd

American Diabetes Alert Day

Chaka Khan's Birthday (1953)

Give Me Liberty Speech Day (1775 – Patrick Henry)

Joseph Barbera’s Birthday (1911)

National Chip and Dip Day

National Day of Unplugging

National Puppy Day

Near Miss Day

Nice Fragrance Day

OK Day

Toast Day

World Meteorological Day

March 24th

Harry Houdini's Birthday (1874)

National Chocolate-Covered Raisin Day

Ub Iwerks’ Birthday (1908)

World Tuberculosis Day

March 25th

Arturo Toscanini’s Birthday (1867)

Bela Bartok’s Birthday (1881)

Daniel Boulud’s Birthday (1955)

Feast of the Annunciation

Flannery O'Connor's Birthday (1925)

Greek Independence Day

Gutzon Borglum's Birthday (1871) – Mount Rushmore Designer

Letting Go of Stuff Day

Old New Year’s Day

Pancakes First Made in NYC in 1882

Pecan Day

Tokien Reading Day

Waffle Day

March 26th

Be a Mime Day (Marcel Marceau's Birthday)

Betty MacDonald’s Birthday (1908)

Kiera Knightley's Birthday (1985)

Legal Assistant’s Day

Make Up Your Own Holiday Day

Michael Imperioli’s Birthday (1966)

Robert Frost’s Birthday (1874)

Robert William Paine’s Birthday (1908)

Steven Tyler's Birthday (1948)

Tennessee Williams’ Birthday (1911)

March 27th

American Diabetes Association Alert Day

Celebrate Exchange Day

Cherry Blossom Day

Earth Hour

Education and Sharing Day

Fly a Kite Day

Nathaniel Currier’s Birthday (1813)

National "Joe" Day

Everyone who hates their name can be called Joe this day.

Quirky Country Song Titles Day

Viagra Day

Wilhelm Roentgen's Birthday (1845) First to Xray

March 28th

Barnum & Bailey Day

Dianne Wiest’s Birthday (1948)

Garden Seeds Day

Kate Gosselin’s Birthday (1975)

Something on a Stick Day

Three-Mile Island Accident Anniversary (1979)

Vince Vaughn’s Birthday (1970)

Weed Appreciation Day

March 29th

Coca-Cola was Invented in 1886

Have a Pickle Day

John Tyler's Birthday (1790)

Knights of Columbus Founders Day

Mule Day

National Mom & Pop Business Owner’s Day

Sam Walton's Birthday (1918)

Smoke and Mirrors Day

Texas Loves the Children Day

March 30th

Alaska Purchased from Russia in 1867

Eric Clapton’s Birthday (1945)

Doctors Day

Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side of the Fence Day

I am in Control Day

National Doctor's Day

Norah Jones' Birthday (1979)

Paul Reiser's Birthday (1957)

Pencil with Eraser Patented in 1858

Robbie Coltrane’s Birthday (1950)

Take a Walk in the Park Day

Vincent Van Gogh’s Birthday (1853)

March 31st

Bunsen Burner Day

Cesar Chavez Day

Christopher Walken’s Birthday (1943) MORE COWBELL!

Coloring Crayons Day

Ewan McGregor’s Birthday (1971)

First Map of the US Published

Franz Joseph Haydn’s Birthday (1732)

Herb Alpert's Birthday (1935)

John Jakes’ Birthday (1932)

Leo Buscaglia’s Birthday (1925)

Liz Claiborne’s Birthday (1929)

National Clam on the Half Shell Day

National Love Our Children Day

National She’s Funny That Way Day

Rene Descartes' Birthday (1596)

Shirley Jones' Birthday (1934)

Tater Day

A Pinterest CASE with a couple of alterations

So...if you know me, you know I pin...A LOT. The other day I was pinning away (or re-pinning) and came across a most gorgeous card by Natasha Hein and I just fell in love with it. I decided then and there that it would be my customer thank you cards for March.

Here it is:

Unfortunately, earlier this week I needed a sympathy card. A dear friend from childhood lost her Grand Maman and I wanted to let her know I was thinking of her. Since the card is understated, it lent itself well to a sympathy card. I used teeny tiny wishes, so I just switched out the Thank You sentiment with the With Sympathy sentiment and was able to send it off ASAP. You could use this card for just about any occasion, even a wedding!

I started off with a base of Very Vanilla Cardstock and then ran a layer of Very Vanilla through the Big Shot using the stripes embossing folder.

I punched out pieces of Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper (free with any $60 purchase during Sale-a-Bration) with the 1 1/4" circle punch and pieces of Pool Party Cardstock using the 1 3/8" circle punch.

I also used the Beautiful Wings Embosslit and some Pool Party Cardstock to make those adorable little butterflies which were embellished with Basic Rhinestones.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Teeny Tiny Wishes
INK: Pool Party
PAPERS: Very Vanilla and Pool Party Cardstock; Everyday Enchantment DSP
ACCESSORIES: Big Shot BABY! Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die, Embossing Folder, Punches, Basic Rhinestones, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

Thanks! I appreciate you!

For the past 6 weeks or so, whenever I sign into my Constant Contact account (the site I use to send my newsletters), I've been greeted with "Thanks! You're Awesome! We appreciate your business!"

How awesome is that? Yes, I know that the same message probably appears on EVERY SINGLE account, but it still makes me smile. How often has a big company told YOU that you're appreciated?

Did you place an order in January/February? If so, THANKS!!! I'm a bit late in getting these out, but I wanted to show you what you'll be receiving:

I started off with one of the swap cards that I took to Leadership. I had a few left over and thought they would be PERFECT thank you cards! So, I trimmed down the Lucky Limeade layer and added it to a Very Vanilla card base. I hand cut the typewriters (because YOU are just that awesome!) and added the little thank you banner, both from the You're My Type set.

The Fresh Vintage set is one that I earned for free when I ordered $60 worth of stamping goodness during Sale-a-Bration. There's still 30 days left to take advantage of the Sale-a-Bration offer! I don't often wish for SAB sets to carry over, but this Fresh Vintage set is one that I wish WOULD carry over! It's so versatile and well...VINTAGE!

What do you think?

STAMPS: You're My Type, Fresh Vintage (SAB set, available till March 31st)
INK: Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, Soft Suede
PAPERS: Very Vanilla and Lucky Limeade Cardstock; Everyday Enchantment DSP
ACCESSORIES: Punches, Brads, Colour Spritzer, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!