My Digital Studio

While I've been recovering from jaw surgery, I've finally had time to play with the digital scrapbook software, My Digital Studio, from Stampin' Up! and let me tell you, I'm in love! How easy to create pages in a matter of minutes. There is still so much more that can be done that I haven't figured out yet, but I'm enjoying what I have!

Here are a few of the pages I've been working on. I'll post more later. Enjoy!

Snazzle Snaxxs & Trump Network

Okay ladies, I figured I would give you all of the information this way since there is so much to tell you.
I was introduced to this through a friend of mine's sister who lives on the east coast. She sent a bunch of samples and we all got to try different things and I was hooked. For as much as I was ordering, it made sense for me to sign up and get the discount.

This is really big over on the east coast and is quickly moving west. Once there are 10,000 US distributors, then they can go national with the company and go on Larry King Live, Oprah and the Today Show.

A little about me and why I am hooked:
I was supposed to have jaw surgery last summer, which meant I was going to lose 15% of my body weight. With as cheap as I am, I didn't want to buy new clothes after my surgery so I purposely gained weight so I would be the same weight in the end and not have to buy new clothes. So much for that because just a few days before my surgery, they decided to cancel it and do some more tweaking. So I had to go out and buy all new clothes anyway. Plus I went on some meds that also made me gain even more weight. I've also been having problems with my blood sugar and my doctor said that I needed to start eating things high in protein. Did that mean I had to eat healthy stuff???? They way that my mouth is, I can't chew a lot of foods and I also have texture issues with food.

So, onto the "magic food"! This company has been around for about 10 years, but Donald Trump recently signed on to back this company up. I figured if he was willing to put his money behind something, it's got to be fairly reputable or he wouldn't do it.

There is a kids line of snacks and drinks called Snazzle Snaxxs and Snazzle Stixx. (Funny names, I know.) The kids line of snacks have at least 7 grams of protein, low sugars, low calories and low carbohydrates. For instance, there are Cinnamon Apple protein cereal puffs. You can eat it as cereal with milk, a snack mid-morning or mid-afternoon or even put some on top of a salad. There are 11 grams of protein, 120 calories, 30 calories from fat and only 4 grams of sugar. I'd much rather have my kids munch on this than a bunch of processed crackers or cookies. Emerson is a PICKY eater and she loves these!

There is a Chocolate Brownie Bar (these are actually soft enough for me to eat :) There is 7 grams of protein, 120 calories, 7 grams of sugar and only 40 calories from fat.

I love chocolate, as most of you know. There is a chocolate (and vanilla) vitamin drink. Mixed with 8 oz. of milk, there is 8 grams of protein, only 25 calories and only 4.5 grams of sugar! And a list of over 20 vitamins with at least 33% in there. I have these mid morning and sometimes in the afternoon as well.

There is also some juices, peach mango, grape and orange that only have 4 grams of sugars and a full serving of fruits and vegetables in every packet! My girls share a packet and love the juice. I even like it.

Onto the adult line, called Silhouette Solutions. There is 15 grams of protein in every item on this line. They have a hot chocolate.....with 15 grams of protein! HELLO!! Talk about an awesome morning snack. They have a chocolate delight bar (kinda like a rice krispy bar with chocolate on the bottom and drizzles on the top). 15 grams of protein, 130 calories and only 5 grams of sugars.

So, they say that you are supposed to eat about 6 meals a day or every 2 1/2 hours and then a "sensible" dinner. With families, it's not easy to get a sensible meal all the time. I eat their oatmeal about 3-4 times a week, and also eat toast or cereal, or waffles the other days. Have one of their snacks mid-morning, whatever we are having for lunch (or a shake), mid-afternoon snack, dinner (or if my teeth are really sore, another shake) and then maybe some popcorn while I'm doing my homework at night.

I exercised for the first time in a LONG time last week, 3 times for 20 minutes on the Wii, ate my meals like I mentioned above, and after putting my jeans on fresh out the dryer, they were loose! I plan on continuing this so I can show people that it really does work. It's the protein that is kickin' in your metabolism.

They have all sorts of different foods/snacks/drinks and even vitamins. If enough people are interested, I'd be happy to do a sample testing at my house so people could try different things so what you liked and what you didn't.

I'm not one to get on the healthy bandwagon, but this stuff really works and my kids even like it and it's so much healthier than nutrigrain bars, granola bars, etc. I'm not one to do cold calls to my friends and family, but when I truly believe in things and I am personally seeing results, I want to spread the word!

Let me know if you have any questions. Here's a link to my website: http://www.trumpnetwork.com/kelleyherrick

Happy New Year!!

Happy New Year! I hope that 2009 brings happiness and peace to you. Things have been soooo busy here, hence the lack of posts. Sorry!! I have lots to show, but just haven't had the time to post. Not sure that will change much as I am starting classes again on Monday. I have been working on my nursing degree since 2003 and have been on the long nursing waiting list. About a year ago I found out that my school dropped their part-time nursing program without notifying anyone. They told me that in order to pass their program, my kids would need to raise themselves. At that time, they were 3 and 6 months! I wasn't willing to sacrifice my family and my sanity for nursing school. In order to not lose my core sciences classes that I worked so hard on, I at least have to get an associates degree. So I'm heading back to school to get my associates degree in Medical Assisting. Once my kids are older and in school full-time, I'll go back to school to get my nursing degree.

Even with school, I am hoping to get in the craft room at least once a week. I'm going to need that "Kelley" time in order to keep my sanity with everything. Okay, enough about my life, and onto the card! I love Bellas, but I'm just not very good at coloring them in. I love the DCWV paper stacks, but sometimes they have papers in there that I just don't use very often. This would be one of them. The paper is cute, but I just don't use yellow very much, if at all, so this was a stretch for me. Enjoy your day and lots more to show you in the New Year!
Supplies: Paper: PaperTrey Ink White, DCWV DP, Bashful Blue, YoYo Yellow-SU!; Ink-Bashful Blue; Watercolor pencils, brads

Clothespins

Fall-Winter Sampler Promotion

Fall-Winter Sampler Promotion (click here for a link to the catalog and to view the discounted prices)

Starting December 1 and running through January 18, spend $20 on any Stampin' Up! products and receive 20% off any stamp set in the catalog sampler. There is no limit to the number of discounted items that can be purchased once the $20 minimum has been reached.

Cherry Celebrate

I've had this paper for a while, and haven't used it until now. I'm such a horder! I just love this Tart & Tangy stamp set. I've used it soooo much! I layered the DSP on Old Olive layered on Whisper White. I used my SU! markers to color the cherry stamp. I used my Scallop Circle punch and used my paper piercer to punch the holes and then used my white gel pen to accent the holes. I stamped the Celebrate stamp from the Wonderful Words stamp set in Real Red and I used Real Red striped ribbon to finish off the top of the card. Nice and cheery. This card make me smile.

Celebrate with Celery DSP

I'm kind of a paper junkie, along with a ribbon junkie, embellishment junkie, etc. I just can't get enough!!! I have just about every color of the Stampin' Up! designer series papers, but rarely use them. So I made this card to show how easy you can create a card. I didn't do much embellishing to this card. I created it in about 10 minutes or less.

I used Certainly Celery designer series paper, layered on top of Certainly Celery card stock, layered on top of Whisper White cardstock. I stamped "Celebrate" in Certainly Celery and used my photo corner punch and paper piercer to embellish the front. When you don't have a lot of time to make a card, this one is simple and quick to do. Thank for stopping by!

Celebrate the Moment with Au Chocolate

Sorry I have fallen off the face of the earth!! I have been spending every spare moment getting ready for my first craft show this Saturday and my DD (4 yo) just had her tonsils out today. She did well, but boy am I exhausted. I'm sure that's how the rest of the week will go too. I just hope she has a good recovery.....I think I should buy some stock in popsicles!

I never ever use this paper because I like it too much!! Doesn't make much sense, does it?? Well, I only have limited space in my craft room, so I'm trying really hard to use what I have before I go out and get more. I just love this card. It think it looks so elegant. The Au Chocolate DSP is retired from SU!, ribbon is from a ribbon share I did and the sentiment is from GinaK Designs. Those sentiments fit perfectly into the SU! Window Word punch. My mom asked for cards for her birthday and this is one of them. I hope she likes it! Enjoy your day!

Sassy Stems

I borrowed this set from my friend, Kristi. I didn't realize she had this set and thought it would be perfect to do a little watercoloring. I used So Saffron, Kiwi Kiss & Tangerine Tango. I'm not sure where the striped ribbon came from, but that was the inspiration for my colors. The sentiment is from PaperTrey Ink. Those sentiments are perfect for fitting in my oval punches. Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy your day!

Friends - Warm Up Card

Here is another warm up card. As you can see from the previous post, I was in a green & black mood that day. The green is one of the new In Colors - Kiwi Kiss- from Stampin' Up! I just love this color! Doing these warm-up cards definitely get the crafty juices flowing. Stay tuned...more stuff to follow!

Bee-utiful Warm Up Card

WOW! I didn't realize how bad this picture was until I was ready to post it. I really need to invest in some sort of photo software, but since I'm only a hobby demonstrator and SAHM, I just don't feel justified in spending the money on that. I'll have to add it to my christmas list.:)

When I made this card, I hadn't stamped much. Just haven't had the time or the energy. I had the energy, but didn't know where to start. This is a 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 card......my warm up cards. Nothing fancy, but at least it got my stampin' mojo flowing :) Enjoy your day....believe it or not, there are most posts coming your way!

Decor Elements

Yes....I'm still alive! This summer has been crazy and my oldest just started preschool. Hooray!! I'm trying to get into our new routine for school, naps, etc. By saying that, I am also trying to get into a new routine of stamping. I am doing my first craft show in the beginning of November with a friend of mine so we are mad stamping trying to get some things ready for the show. I'm trying to get into the craft room at least a couple of nights a week. I've actually been stamping lately, but haven't had time to post anything. I don't know where the time goes, but wherever it goes, it takes my energy right along with it!!

Here is the Decor Elements from Stampin' Up! that I put up in my craft room. This is the large Create Definition in chocolate. I like how it turned out (okay, you can't really mess it up) but I think it's looks good!

Thanks for looking....time to get back stamping before my husband ends up finding me sleeping at the desk in the morning.

Stationary Box

Yep, I jumped on the Stationary Box bandwagon. When I first saw this on Nancy Riley's blog, iSTAMP, I thought "How cool! I can do that!" The directions for the box are here. I absolutely love the new Bella Rose DS paper from SU! I just couldn't decide which combination I wanted to use to do the box. I think it turned out okay.

Here is the inside of the box.

Here is a view of the tags and 3 x 3 note cards outside of the box.

Here is the larger sized cards that I put in the box. I have no idea who this box is going to, but for now I made the cards and put my initial for my last name on there. I love the new Just Rite Monogram stamps that are out there, but just can't take that plunge yet, so this is my version on the monogram card. I used SU!'s scallop circle punch and the 1 1/4" circle punch and the retired set, Whimsical Alpha Upper for the letter "H".

If you make one of these boxes, I'd love to see it. Leave a comment with a link to your box. Hope you enjoyed this.

New In-Color Comparison Chart

WOW! Can you believe I'm actually blogging? I haven't stamped since the end of May, well, except for the occasional birthday cards that needed to go into the mail. I finally dedicated some time to the craft room the other night. These girls of mine have been wearing me out this summer....I'm lucky if I'm awake past 9pm! Camryn isn't walking quite yet, but she sure can scale every object in the house. Needless to say, she is keeping my on my toes!

Here is my rendition of the new 08-09 In-Color comparison chart.

The new In-Colors are: Comparisons:

Riding Hood Red Ruby Red & Real Red

Pink Pirouette Blush Blossom & Pretty In Pink

Kiwi Kiss Certainly Celery & Old Olive

Baja Breeze Bashful Blue & Bordering Blue

Tangerine Tango Only Orange & Pumpkin Pie

Pacific Point Ballet Blue & Brilliant Blue

I love the new Bella Rose designer series paper that has the colors Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss & Pink Pirouette in it. I'm in the process of making a Stationary Box, that so many other have made, with this paper, but I'm slow in the process. I'll get it done one of these days!

Emerson finally starts preschool in the fall and that will finally lend more time to stamping....I hope! I hope you are all enjoying your summer.

~Kelley

No Time...Sorry!

Sorry I haven't posted in over 2 weeks. Life has been soooo busy....I'm sure many of you can relate. We had our neighborhood garage sale this past week and I spent most of my waking hours getting ready for that. Now I will spend most of my waking hours taking it all down! My DH just finished his Masters Degree so I am throwing a party this week to celebrate with friends and family. I am doing an openhouse for a neighbor next weekend showcasing SU! products, so I'm hoping to get some samples done and posted here for you all to see.

Plus, my youngest is 13-months and the second I walk into my craft room, she starts to cry. I don't even have a chance to email with people because she is in here crawling up my legs or trying to type on the keyboard herself. I know it's just a stage, but I am used to having some "me" time, but life just isn't allowing it right now. By the end of the night when the girls go down, I am so tired, I'm lucky if I change out of my clothes....sad...I know.

Thanks for bearing with me as I take this short break. I'll be back next week with more to show you! I hope you are all enjoying your summer.

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Today's featured blogger is:

Impressions by Rochelle http://impressionsbyrochelle.blogspot.com/

We fly home this evening and look forward to seeing the girls again! Hope you all had a great weekend!

Friend

More Designer Paper!! As I did with the Father's Day card, I kept the same layout, just changed the stamp set to the "Friend" stamp from the For A Friend (Hostess Level 1). You could use just about all of the stamps from this set with this layout, they would fit perfectly. I used the Cuttlebug folder for the background and the So Saffron DP and added a little pearl for some "bling". I really like this layout....and hope you don't get too sick of it. I'll be using it some more :) Enjoy your day! Thanks for stopping by.

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Today's featured blogger is.............



Jill Dunn InkGenious

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Sorry, nothing to share today. Still gone out of town. I've been directing you to a couple of different blogs with my past couple of posts. Some of you may already read the blogs that I'm going to suggest to you over the next couple of days, but for those of you who haven't......check out some of their designs and projects. Their creativity will amaze you.....



Today's featured blogger is:



Julie Buhler Paper Pleasing Ideas

Father's Day

We leave for our vacation today, and there's still lots to do, but I thought I would post this real quick. I'm going to try to get some other posts ready and use draft.blogger....we'll see how that goes. Hopefully I'll have more "reading material" for you while I am gone!

Here are a couple of Father's Day cards that I made. I have tons of the DP paper, but never seem to use it. Well, while I was doing my blog surfing one day, I found this card on Nancy Riley's blog. I changed some details on the card a little bit, but pretty much kept the same basic layout. I'll definitely be using this layout some more because I have TONS of paper to use!!

Enjoy your day....thanks for stopping by!