Good Morning!

A happy Memorial Day to all of you.  It's been beautiful here in Katy, Texas these past few weeks.  Spring has gone and Summer is here.  Our temps are beginning to soar. 

My ARThaven is now finished but for a few small odds and ends.    I am very pleased with the way it turned out.  I have lots of space to do my die cutting now and all the dies are stored neatly and within easy access.  The storage of my dies is my most favorite part of the room.   I use to waste so much time hunting for a certain tool, now everything has a place, hidden from sight but within easy reach.  The new work table will accommodate at least two friends.  With a small room, this was no easy feat. It will still be tight but much better.   I will post photos eventually.

Our Scraptablous Crop is a go this month.  We have ten crafters meeting at the Hampton Inn on June 2nd for a full day of paper crafting.  This will be a perfect time for me to get started on all the convention swaps for the SU convention in July.   Hoping to get a lot accomplished at the crop.

The new SU catalog is here.  We will be able to order from it on June 1st.  I have already made my wish list but keep adding to it  every time I open the catalog.   I guess all of us are the same way, we want it ALL!  I do have a wish list form I found on the Stampin' Connection site making it so easy.  If anyone is interested, let me know and I will send you the form.  Email me at:  peingram@comcast.net.

Next time, I promise to share photos of my ARThaven and maybe a card or two.  Until then, enjoy your Memorial Day weekend with your family and friends.

Update.....

I haven't been doing much in the way of crafting lately.  Our grandsons are taking so much of our time right now.   They are little for such a short time and I don't want to miss a moment of playing with them. 

I am also redoing my ARThaven!  OMG!  This is so much fun!  We went to IKEA and I picked out the cabinets, cubbies, table and whatnots to get started next week. Hope to make it to Lowe's this afternoon to choose a paint color.  Tending towards taupe for the walls with white trim.  Everything else will be white.  I'll add color with accessories later.   Not so much fun is trying to remove everything from the room so the walls can be painted and units assembled and installed.   It is crammed packed to the rafters with crafting supplies.  The room is small and won't be as elegant as I would like but it will be organized, clean and fresh.  Plan on weeding out a lot of stuff I don't use, famous last words, right?  I'm sure this will be a work in progress for the next several months.

Right now it is an exciting time for all SU demonstrators.  The sneak peek of the new catalog items were posted on May 1st.  The five new In Colors are bright and fresh, new designs of DSP and of course, the stamp sets.  All the improvements and new items coming in the new catalog are exciting and updated "BUT" on the downside, there are a lot of our favorites that are retiring forever.  It is sad to see so many products being taken away.  We are moving in the right direction and will soon have new favorites.   June 1st, our friends and customers can join in our excitement!

Until next time, stay well and keep smiling!

New Project

I worked on a new project last evening to share with the ladies in my card class.  The card bag and the five cards it holds is from Craft Project Central. I'm sure I've told you before how much I love this site.  They have so many neat projects and getting ready for a card class has never been easier.   Their designers do all the work  using the newest SU products and all I do is cut the kits and teach the class.  Lovin' it! 




 The DSP used in this project is Twitterpated and is found in the Occasions Mini.  The papers go perfectly with the Bordering on Romance stamp set used in the project.  The colors are so soft and fresh. 

I really enjoyed making this set and  can't wait to share it with the ladies in the class.  They are going to love it as much as I do.  I think this set would be perfect for Mother's Day. 

I hope you enjoy this project.  Thanks for visiting my blog.
Until next time.....
Happy Crafting

Hi Everyone....

Seems like forever since my last post.  Our retreat to Hid-a-way Hill was awesome, Sandy, Patty and Grandmother sure know how to spoil us.  Everything about the retreat was wonderful.  I did stay up into to wee hours two nights, still paying the price though.  Just can't get enough sleep!

New to the retreat this time was a beautiful margarita machine.  It was so cool and the frozen margaritas were great.  Melissa brought the Jeanne Robertson tapes and our cheeks hurt we laughed so hard. 

Making memories with old friends, new friends and friends I haven't seen in awhile is the ultimate!

Until next time, be happy!

Carrot Easter Basket

 I found this cute pattern by Brooke Stockmann on Split Coast Stampers and was really anxious to make it for an Easter decoration.   It was such a fun project to make. 

I stamped the Wood Grain SU stamp on Sahara Sand card stock to make the fence slats.  I used Garden Green card stock for the grass and the main part of the box was Early Espresso.  I inked around the slats to add a little dimension. 

I was really surprised how easy this was to make and even more surprised that I found the Lindt chocolate carrots on my first trip to the grocery store. 

I hope you all enjoy this cute and tasty decoration and maybe make one for your Easter holiday.

Wishing everyone a very blessed Easter!

Carrot treat boxes......

A friend came over to play this afternoon and it was the perfect time for me to make these cute carrot treat boxes for the ladies in my card swap group.  They are cut out and scored on the Cricut, a little glue here and there, four chocolate eggs for inside and a handful of ribbons tying it closed and there you have it, a cute little treat box just for the Easter holiday.   The pattern for this treat container is part of the Hippity Hoppity bundle over at Svgcuts.com.  They were fun to make (and quite easy) and will be just as fun to hand out at our next card swap.   Enjoy!

Top note Easter basket

I made these two  Easter baskets while talking with a friend last evening  I used the Top Note die for the sides, Tasteful Trims die for the  handle, and the Box #2 die as the base of the basket.    Also used the Dot embossing folder to add a little dimension.   The backside bunny is made from punches, large and small Oval for body and ears, Butterfly for the feet, 1 1/4" Circle for the head, and the Boho blossoms for the tail.  I used Pacific Point card stock and ink.  Pretty cute, huh?  I got the tutorial from StampingwithKris.com .  Hope you enjoy and make a few of these cute baskets for your little ones.