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

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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!