Stampin' Up

So I love scrapbooking and love the way that stamps look but always swore up and down that I wouldn't do the Stampin' Up thing. Well, I was recently converted. A friend of mine is into Stampin' Up and her distributor does monthly demonstrations. Suzann invited me to go along with her yesterday for this month's demonstration. And I loved it! We made a card to start out with which was really neat because it combined different techniques that I already knew a little about and expanded on them. I know how to emboss and I know how to roll ink but never thought to combine them and use the embossing as a resist to the ink. I didn't do a perfect job with the ink roll but I like the overall look of the card.

Project number two was to learn how to stamp on fabric napkins. And they turned out so neat looking. I absolutely love them! And by using 100% cotton napkins and the kind of ink pad (I can't remember the name right now) I just had to stamp and go. There was no heat setting involved at all which I think is simply fantastic. I wound up loving the stamp set we used so much that I decided to buy it! I also picked up a second set that has other floral designs. And when I sat down and figured out the cost involved, it's actually cheaper to purchase the sets from Stampin' Up then it is to purchase the individual stamps at the store. I can't wait until my order comes in around the 30th. By that point my studio should be completely set up and I can go to work!

And the laminating machine we used inspired me to design some jewelry that I'm working on as I type this! I should have some completed by tomorrow and a new post about it then!

I'm back!!!

In answer to MayRae comment on my previous post, I'm back! Or I am at least a little bit. I was finally able to set down yesterday and edit some posting in my shop. My goal at this point is to do 3-5 listings a day until I get caught up. Looking forward to talking to everybody at some point soon- just might not be this Monday's sale (we'll see how things go for now).


In moving in news, in the past week I've found my living room again (meaning unpacked and moved boxes!) as well as my laundry room and dining room. Up for today- the room that's out walk-in closet. Jim's hanging up a closet kit with bars and shelves so I can attack the mountain of clothes....

the move....

after a week of headaches (and backaches!) my husband and I are finally moved into our new house. However I can't find anything! Ah, the trials of moving. I got the kitchen straightened up today but I still don't have a living or dining room because of all the boxes. I need to find more time in my day to put everything where it belongs. Unfortunately I won't be able to get my Etsy shop back up and running this week. I feel like I can't function properly in all of this clutter!

On a sad note, I was upset to hear about George Carlin's death. He died Sunday evening at 5:55PST. I've been a fan of George Carlin for many, many years and have always loved his work. Comedy and the world in general has lost one of the best comics we've ever had. However the "Seven Dirty Words" will live on forever in comedy's history.

Moving...

At long last, my husband and I have found a house to rent in our area. After having so many issues with our apartment (and the management), we wanted to make sure that we moved into our own house. A landlord is fine, but a management system at an apartment complex is not. We found a 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom house in a little, bitty township right outside of Dover. The landlord is also open to pets so after a bit we'll be getting a couple of cats. So we're in the processing of packing up our belongings for the move (which should occur around the 19th). However this means that I've had to close up my Etsy shop for the time being. I'll miss being directly involved with Etsy and the Homefront Team but I don't want to risk selling an item that I can't find because of the packing! And since I've been working on redoing all of my pictures for the shop, I'll be able to reopen my shop with brand new images. I'll try to keep everyone updated as this entire process moves along! (no pun intended...)