Technique Day Cased Card 2

This card might look familiar to some of you that were at Convention or follow blogs of people who attended convention.  This card was one of our Make n' Takes that I really didn't make until I got home.  Just so overwhelmed with convention that I could sit and craft, but was watching what everyone else was doing.  This is another card using the Affection Collection stamp set.  I have seen many people alter this card already and the ideas are endless. 

Demonstrating

At this month's Technique Day my Co-Demonstrator demonstrated the sticky rounds and fabric flower.  The ladies loved seeing how this was made.  Angela was able to show pictures from the new mini and our Stampin Success Magazine.  Those are both such useful tools to show customers and especially prospective demonstrators.

Tee Hee Andrea

Technique Day Cased Card 1

Here is one of my cards I shared for my ladies at technique day.  I focused on the Affection Collection stamp set and I have to say I really love this set.  Not sure if I would have bought this set initially, but we all feel that way and then we see awesome projects and say to ourselves "I NEED that stamp set!"  The ladies were a little shy about taking pictures, so I tried to just show them getting started.  

Go Devan!

My little guy is so cute!  He is doing so much in his life right now and just rolling with it.  He started Kindergarten and was so excited to go.  Everything is "Raise your hand if you like..." so we raise our hands if we like ice cream, candy, hot dogs, etc.  Here Dev is at his back-to-school BBQ and we had to raise our hand if we like stuff.  Hands all up?  Now hands in?  "Go Stuff!"

Go Devan! -is what I am saying to Devan right now.  He is learning how to ride a bike and I am amazed at how fast he has picked it up!

I made him this cute card to show how proud I am.

I can't stop playing with this Moving Forward stamp set.  Devan loves when I craft and tries to "help me" all the time.  I made this card secretly and it is a surprise.  

Raise your hand if you like stamping?  Go Stamps!

Tee hee~

Nicole

A gift for Mom

Here is the gift that Gary and I mailed to his mother.  We recently went to Santa Cruz, CA and had a blast on the boardwalk and beach.  Of course we had to get Sharon salt water taffy!  She loves the beach and always buys some taffy from Marini's.

How about a sweet note letter her know that we miss her and wished that she went to Santa Cruz with us?  Gary's family used to live in California and Santa Cruz was her favorite place to visit.

I love the Stippled Blossoms stamp set, I am (convention) stamp set, and the Affection Collection stamp set.  The blossom set scared me a little, but I found that it was easy to use.  My mother-in-law is a seamstress, knitter,  and I think the I am stamp set says it all for her.  

Tee hee~

Nicole

A gift for Dad

Gary and I sent a little gift to his parents in Minnesota.  The first one I will show is a gift for Gary's dad.  It was a hat that my dad got and thought of Gary's dad Bob.  My dad is very generous and thoughtful.  I decided to make a card to go with the hat.

Gary's dad was in the Navy and this little sailboat from the Moving Forward stamp set is so cute!  I decided to use a patriotic theme for the card.

My father-in-law is such a great man.  He is encouraging and he has a great spirit.  I wrote him a cute little note about how much we miss him.

I used the Moving Forward stamp set that raises funds for the Ronald McDonald House Charities. Stampin' Up! has supported RMHC and has contributed over $1,000,000.   Amazing!

Tee hee~

Nicole

Dear Mom and Dad...

Cailynne had back-to-school night where Gary and I had to go to each of her classes for 6 minutes and get a brief overview from her teachers on what to expect.  This year Cailynne is taking AP Science, AP Social Studies, and AP Language Arts and Reading.  She is working so hard!  One of the assignments in  her Language Arts class was write Gary and I a letter. But it didn't stop there.  Gary and I had to write her back and then she bring it to class to get extra credit points.

I just love apples and school.  I have heard that a lot of teachers aren't into apples because they get so much apple-themed gifts.  So I made a cute apple themed card for Cay because that perfectly preserved stamp set is so cute!  I just wanted to make something apple-ish for a school project.  I have to say that my sister is a junior high teacher and probably would give her right arm for an apple-themed gift.  Junior high teachers are so under-appreciated.  

Cay loves to eat apples and liked the card. I'm not gonna lie, sometimes I think she rolls her eyes at my crafting.  I seem to get a lot of eye rolling nowadays.  Junior highers are so fun!

Tee hee~

Nicole