Demonstrator!!!!!!

IT'S OFFICIAL!  I'm a demonstrator for Stampin' Up now!  As of TONIGHT!  I'm part of the FUN STAMPERS group and could not be any more excited!!

I foresee this as being a fantastic new journey in my life! :)

Happy 6 months, Adam James!

Half way to one... oh my! :)

Happy 6 month birthday AJ! 

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For those who don't know, my mom is a middle school teacher (7th & 8th grade).  She received an email yesterday about grant money the school had for clubs and functions on campus.  My mom knew I was just discussing becoming a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, and she comes up with the BRILLIANT idea to make a school club for stamping, scrapbooking, card making, paper crafts, etc!  Of course she would have ME come and basically run the club!  I'm going to be the brains behind the whole operation and run this gig!

I am so SO SO excited!  First, I will have a group to call "my own," I get to teach young girls about the FANTASTIC ways of scrapbooking and other paper crafts, and I'll basically be having a workshop/class every week!  The grant money will pay for supplies and the cost... and I get to be an actual demonstrator!  

EEEEEEEE I'M SO EXCITED!!!!

pretty pretty card

Card we made at a Stampin' Up! workshop last week.  Not my design, but so stinkin' cute anyways! I have the other card floating around here somewhere... but I think Elijah took it and hid it from me. lol ;)  I'll post it when I find the card.

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Toddler Mischief

I still need to add the journaling, but here it is anyway!

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Materials...

Cardstock, Paper: K & Co "Hopscotch", Paper Company

Chipboard letters: Cereal box chipboard (With Paper Company paper)

Photo Corners: Heidi Swapp

Brads: JoAnns

Chalk: Inkadinkadoo

Die Cut: Cricut (Plantin' Schoolbook, Cuttin Up)

Officially admitted!

It's not like I was considered about being accepted to CSU San Bernardino... after all I'm guaranteed acceptance being a transfer student (ESPECIALLY since I'm transferring from one Cal State Univ to another!)  I got my email, though, and I've officially been accepted!  Hooray!  I just need to mail in my official transcripts and I'm good to go.  My major is English on a Creative Writing track.  I have to start fresh in the program, but I was going to in ANY program I REstarted.  I'm very excited about this whole new adventure!

Watch out English/Creative Writing program... here I come for Fall 09!

Fun at the Park page

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Materials Used...

Cardstock & Paper: 

Letters, Grass, background - DCWV (textured)

Polka Dots (tree top and bird) - Target $1 spot paper

Blue birds (right side) - My Minds Eye (Bohemian)

Tree trunk, journaling - Pamela Woods

Butterflies - Stampin' Up!

Matting - Paper Company

Die Cuts:

Birds - Cricut (Animal Kingdom cart)

Grass & "Park" letters - Plantin' Schoolbook

"Fun at the" - Brush Script Font using SCAL and Cricut

Treetop - Sizzix (Scallops)

Stamps, Inks, Glitters, and Chalks:

Butterflies & "December" - Stampin' Up!

Ink - Stampin' Up! (Pacific Point)

Chalk - Inkadinkadoo

Glitter - Stampin' Up! (Dazzling Diamonds)

Pop Dots

Memory Makers, foam squares

Pen

Stampin' Up! - Uni-bal Signo, white

Hide the debit card!

I recorded the Creating Keepsakes paper crafting episode on QVC. I figured if I recorded it, I'd be less tempted to buy something. Of course everything just looks SOOO cool... quick, somebody hide the credit card before I try to go to qvc.com and order some junk I probably don't need.

But come on... that matting/mounting tool for PERFECT mounting looks WAY TOO COOL!!!!

page from Thanksgiving 08

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Materials used...

Cardstock: DCWV Textured cardstock, Stampin' Up!, and The Paper Company, Die Cut (turkey): Cricut - Doodlecharms cartridge, Plantin Schoolbook Cart.,, Rub Ons: Me and My Big Ideas, Inks & Chalks: Rubber Stampede ink in Mocha, Inkadoo Blending Chalks, Scallops: Stampin' Up! eyelet scallop boarder punch, Fiscars scissors, Pen: Zig Zag writer pen, Font: Personal handwriting font created at yourfonts.com,

Are you stinky, Elijah?

"Handsome Boy"

I made this tonight... and I also made a double page Thanksgiving layout, I'll post that later, I still need to cut my letters and add the journaling.

But here's a "Handsome Boy" page...

K & Co Brenda Watson paper pack

Cricut letters... Cuttin Up Cart

Yellow-orange chalked letters on cream cardstock

used the Top Note die from Stampin' Up!

and throw in some brads for a little extra somethin somethin!

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Journaling says... 

"This is what meals looked like when you were learning to self feed.

Pass the hose, please!

Sept 2008 - 15 mo."

Sweet Pea

I finally got a photo of this!  I finished this one a few days ago and had trouble getting a good picture.

I couldn't tell you all the papers in this page... just random things I have picked up over the past couple years and they just blended together nicely. :)  Although I do know the blue edge is some Bazzill color.  

The "sweet pea" and pea pods are cut from the Cricut ("New Arrival" cart)

American Crafts white ric rac ribbon, Bazzill gingham ribbon, and some cheap Michaels blue ribbon. ;)

Heat embossing on the floral design on the left and bottom right

Me& My Big Ideas stickers

Stickles for accents!

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Journaling says...

"Tummy time...

Adam, you actually enjoyed tummy time... so unlike your brother, Elijah!

You're such a sweet pea!"

Valentine's Day Card for the hubby :)

I'm pretty proud of myself and the way it turned out!  (1) I hardly ever make cards, so it is all new to me... and (2) I did it all out of scraps I had around the craft room!  Go me!  Scrap that stash!!!

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Stop snowing!!!

GAH! I was all ready to go to Scrapbooking Boulevard for the Friday night crop. I had some pages sketched out, was getting my things together earlier, I called earlier today and put my name on the list... and here it is, 430... and what happens? It starts SNOWING... AGAIN!! Stop snowing! I was so excited to go tonight... but nooo it has to start snowing and is showing no signs of letting up!

Wouldn't you know it, too, when I check weather.com, it says "snow showers." That's almost worse than just consistent snow... last thing I want to do is drive on black ice that's going to freeze, get snowed on, freeze again, snow some more, freeze again... lovely.

Guess it is a night of scrapbooking in for me. :( *sniffle sniffle*

Oh, and I finally feel better from my cold... another reason I was excited to get out!

Stupid snow.

AJ drinks water from a BIG glass

They just grow so fast, don't they? Now we are introducing sippy cups... why not after you see this?!

Eli flying ;)

Patrick throwing Elijah in the air.

AJ thinks his brother is sooo funny

Enjoy this little video of AJ laughing at Elijah. And Elijah was trying to get him out of the Discovery Center play thing... I guess Eli likes AJ playing on the floor with him, instead.

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Photos from last nights project

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"Meeting Adam"

I am SO excited about the way this one came out.  I LOVE these colors!  So cute!  It's baby boy, without looking SOO baby boy blue.

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"Love Blooms" project

Designed by Richard Garay... this was a FUN project (even though I couldn't fold the paper hearts/flowers for the life of me... lol)  Richard is so creative!

Pictures...

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Close ups

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Ride On

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Finally had a sub job!

After a month and a half, I finally picked up a sub instruction aide job today.  Woohoo!    Of course I missed my babies and hubby, but it was nice to know that on March 9 I'll get some extra income!

"Love You Much" - Stampin' Up!

A few of last nights creations from Heather's Stampin' Up! class... Love You Much bundle.

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And my favorite from last night...

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