Housekeeping Notes…

This has nothing to do with cleaning your actual house…although mine needs cleaning and I could use a housekeeper!  No, I'm cleaning up the stack of Post-Its I have reminding me to let you know about the latest goings-on at Stampin' Up! and Too Cool Stamping.  Let's get started… Holiday Order Deadline & Holiday Wish …

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Christmas Treat Holder Ideas

More projects from my Demo Team…this time, some ideas for wrapping chocolates, candies, and other holiday treats! Candy Wrapper Treat Holder        Carmen DeBruce showed us a cute mini treat box that she created using the Candy Wrapper Die from the Holiday Mini.  Don't let the photo fool you, these boxes only measure …

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Christmas Gift Ideas From Carmen

I'm always looking for small, easy-to-make gifts for the holidays, and Carmen DeBruce brought all kinds of goodies to show us at our last Demo Meeting.  These are fantastic little gifts for co-workers, your child's teacher, casual friends, and even as holiday party favors!  We've already seen a few days ago the cute little Paper …

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Candy Cane Christmas Mini Notebook

Before the Candy Cane Christmas DSP runs out (Stampin' Up! says their inventory is nearly depleted), I wanted to show you another cute project that my friend Carmen DeBruce did featuring that pretty, sparkly paper… It's a mini notebook that's bound with the Zutter Bind-It-All.  (That binding machine is on my Holiday Wish List!  I …

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Time-Saving Tips For The Hard-To-Buy-For Person

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day!  Many of you may already be back home from shopping the Black Friday sales all night and early this morning—hope you found lots of great deals!  I slept in.  Ahhhh. I admit that I'm not always the best at shopping for gifts.  Love to give them; don't …

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So Thankful & Carmen’s Cocoa Holder

I'm SO thankful today!  • Thankful that my dad's surgery went very well last week, and that he seems to be recovering quickly without any major complications!  This is a big one!  Every since his initial surgery for colon cancer back in 2006, he has had non-stop problems and complications.  My dad is a rare …

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