As promised, here are the 3 awesome specials for May – in honor of National Scrapbooking Month:

Many of you know that my demonstrator group has a card swap every month – usually centered on a theme that is timely for the season.  Well, our March swap was to showcase some of the products in the Occasions Mini Catalog – but due to a mixup in scheduling I didn't receive my exchange cards back until just earlier this week.  I was particularly impressed with all the cards this month, but just *had* to single out Michele's design to share here.  

It was actually Michele's husband who had the idea to clip the edges off the scallop circle (diecut) from the Big Shot to suggest the idea of gears.  Clever, huh?!?

Michele loves the vintage look, so I was not surprised that she would choose to feature the new stamp set "Sense of Time" for her swap card.  To see more details about this stamp set, check out page 22 of the Occasions Mini Catalog.

May is National Scrapbooking Month, and beginning on May 1st, Stampin' Up!® will be offering not one….. not two….. but THREE awesome specials and opportunities for you!  So come back here on Friday (May 1st) to find out what they are!

If you have not yet finished your Make & Take projects from the Seattle Regional, you're invited to join me this Saturday afternoon, May 2nd (at my house) to finish them up.  I believe I now have all the supplies necessary to finish them – including that auxiliary stamp set.  And I'll try to get mine done between now and then so I will be familiar with the projects and can be of help to you, too!  

If you'd like to join me Saturday afternoon, please give me a heads-up that you'll be here, and then if you'll be at Stamp-a-Stack that morning, how 'bout bringing your lunch and just plan to stay afterwards?

So just as I was walking back off the stage at the conclusion of my little presentation at the Seattle Regional recently, Shelli was coming up the steps onto the stage for her next segment – and as she passed by me pressed an envelope into my hand as she said thank you. It all happened in a split second and I fear I may have had one of those "deer in the headlight" looks for a little while.

Well it was some time later before it occurred to me to actually OPEN the envelope, but once I did here's what I found inside.  Isn't it cute?!?

Just a couple days left to take advantage of the "3 easy payments" option for the purchase of a New Demonstrator Starter Kit.  Paperwork needs to be IN Stampin' Up!'s hands (in Riverton, Utah) by Thursday, April 30th.  Review the details here, and contact me if you'd like to take advantage of this special budget-friendly payment plan!

So yesterday I was poking around trying to learn something more about this mysterious world of Twittering…. (don't know WHY the whole thing terrifies me so, but I'm determined to gather the courage to send my first tweet within the next month, lol!)…… but in the meantime, in the process of my research yesterday I stumbled upon this fascinating website.  Whidbey Islanders, have you seen www.whidbeydaily.com ?

Just lowered the price for first-time guests at my monthly (Club-connected) Make & Take classes – all the way down to FREE!  So why not call up a friend or two and get yourselves registered for the session of your choice in May:  details and sign up here.

So I woke up this morning just ITCHIN' to stamp!  And I knew exactly what I wanted to do, too.  I wanted to combine ideas from my posts of both of the past 2 days – this technique and this store display window.  But first I had to tend to several "have to" chores (don't you just HATE that – when inspiration is RIGHT THERE, but you're supposed to be a grown-up and do the "have to" things first?!?)  Well, truth is I only did a little bit of the chores and then sat down and stamped anyway; I was afraid if I waited too long the idea in my head would evaporate.  So anyway, here's what happened:

Main colors are Blush Blossom, Sage Shadow, and Handsome Hunter.  The Sage Shadow isn't exactly a match to what's in the store display window, but it's what felt best for this first time through.

Remember I'll be teaching the technique used here and on the flower on this card, too, at my workshops in May.  If you'd like to learn how it's done, be sure to host or attend one!  

Now back to my Saturday chores……..