Happy Thanksgiving!

Today I am sharing my 70th birthday with my wonderful family.  My birthday always falls in Thanksgiving week, but when it falls on a Thursday, it is always on Thanksgiving.  This year is a special year as it is really the last time that all of us will be together.  My second granddaughter, Kira graduated from the University of Washington a year and a half ago and while she was getting her Psychology and Sociology degrees she traveled to Australia to visit friends that she had met during the Bejing Olympics when she had danced with the Northwest Dance troupe.  She did a semester at the University of Sydney and continued to visit with friends falling in love with an Aussie, Clinton Lough.  Last year he came to visit for his summer break and asked her to marry him.  She said yes.  After spending a year getting her teaching Masters, she immigrated to Australia in June and has been working on a temporary visa.  They are both here for his summer break and we are enjoying all of the preparations for their wedding next July.  All of my children, three daughters and their husbands and my eight grandchildren are spending this Thanksgiving with Kira and Clinton to celebrate the last Thanksgiving that we can expect to have everyone together.  It just happened to fall on my 70th birthday.  What a blessing.  I love my family and can hardly believe that I have had them all with me for the past 51 holiday seasons.  All good things must come to an end.  I foresee some trips to Australia in my future.

Here is the last of the Lunch Bunch cards. This is another one that I cased from some fabulous demonstrator, but I lost the sticky note telling me who.   Hope you have enjoyed these fun projects.  Stay tuned for the Aerubbecisor swaps coming up and the cards that I am doing for my stamp clubs in the next two weeks.

Stamps

Cheerful Christmas

Paper

Night of Navy, Soft Sky, Lost Lagoon, Whisper White

Ink

Lost Lagoon, Encore Silver, Night of Navy Blendabilities

Accessories

Silver Embossing Powder, Basic Pearls, Project Life Corner Rounder

I hope you all are having a wonderful Thanksgiving Day with your family and friends.  If all is going well, my Seahawks are beating the San Francisco 49ers and it is wonderful Thanksgiving Celebration. Hugs Sherron

Another Lunch Bunch card.

Today was such a nice relaxing day.  I spent some time working on the last of my Flower of the Month quilts that I bought at least seven years ago.  I have been working to complete them all and am now on my last quilt.  December is Narcissus and is such a pretty quilt.  When I finish it later this week I will post the picture of it.  I am so excited to be done with all twelve of them and to start on my Christmas projects.  More on that later.

Here is another of the Lunch Bunch cards. This was designed by Dawn Olchefske and is one of the wonderful sets in the little holiday supplement.  It is such a simple pretty card.  It is one of those cards that makes me happy just looking at it.  Here in the great Northwet we love to look at the snow on our spectacular mountains and prefer that is where it stays.

 I have just one more to share and then I have to finish my monthly swap so I can share all of those.

Stamps

Project Life December Wonder

Paper

Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Baked Brown Sugar, Champagne Glimmer Paper

Ink

Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana, Coastal Cabana Blendabilities

Accessories

Snowflake Card Thinlits Die, Pearls Basics Jewels

Tomorrow I will share the last of the Lunch Bunch cards and start thinking about the swap cards for embossing plus share my Swap of the Month cards that a group of us have been doing for the past 18 years.

Hugs, Sherron

Another cased lunch bunch card

We spent a busy day today running errands and doing our twice a month Costco shopping trip.  My husband took me birthday shopping for a pretty garnet ring as he knows how much I love the different rings that I wear to coordinate colors with my clothes.  I had been looking for a red stone or a black one and he found the perfect red.  Then there was a little Christmas shopping thrown in for good measure and we had an early birthday dinner out at Joe's Crab Shack on the Columbia River.  It was a tiring but fun day.

Here is another of the cards from yesterday's lunch bunch class.  This one was cased from Kelly Acheson.  I loved the cherry cobbler and crumb cake combination.  It would make a great Valentine, Anniversary or Wedding card.  It was a favorite for both my customers and downline.

Stamps

World of Dreams, Seasonally Scattered

Paper

Crumb Cake,Very Vanilla, Red Glimmer Paper

Ink

Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Cherry Cobbler Marker

Accessories

Decorative Dots Embossing Folder, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, Cherry Cobbler 1" Linen Ribbon, Stampin' Sponges

Tomorrow I have to finish my group swap cards so that I can share those with you .  There were some great ones this month.  I'll post another lunch bunch card and a final one on Thursday before we hit the football and food.  Hugs, Sherron

Holiday extravaganza and Simply Stampin' projects

Today is the start of our annual Online Extravaganza with doorbuster deals until 11 PM tonight and lots of wonderful supplies from 20 to 50% off for the next week.  There will be more fantastic doorbusters next Monday.  Check out all of the great bargains on my Stampin' Up! website.  Just click on the presents above.

It was a fun day with my Simply Stampin' Lunch Bunch this afternoon and my Aerubbecisors demonstrator group for dinner tonight.  I had Taco Soup for both groups.  The ladies brought wonderful salads and breads for lunch and I served tossed salad, bread and Turtle Cake for the ladies tonight.  Everyone liked the projects and had fun making them.  I shared the first one yesterday so here is the second one and I'll post the other three in the next several days.  Hope you enjoy them.  Several were cased from other demonstrators, but yesterdays and todays were my own design.  I can't believe I am actually getting creative in my old age.

Stamps

Wondrous Wreath (available as a bundle), Four You

Paper

Pacific Point, Brushed Silver, Whisper White

Ink

Pacific Point, Cherry Cobbler, Encore Silver

Accessories

Wonderful Wreath Framelits, All is Calm Snowflake Embellishments,1/8" Silver Ribbon, White Baker's Twine

I'll have the other three projects to share this week so make sure and check back and see what you do could be making if you were to join my group.  Hugs,

Ready for Simply Stampin' Lunch Bunch

Yesterday was a great Gifts for the Giving class.  I had so much fun with the ladies who came to play.  The Tile Coaster class was the big hit with several getting into making stars.  There was little time to do the 12 days of Christmas so at least one lady will be back to do them later this week. 

I spent today getting caught up on other chores and finishing up the Simply Stampin' Lunch Bunch projects.  Here are some pics of yesterday's event and the first of the Lunch Bunch projects.

Stamps

You're Wonderful

Paper

Night of Navy, Whisper White, All is Calm Designer Series Paper

Ink

Night of Navy, Tuxedo Black Memento, Night of Navy and Old Olive Blendabilities

Accessories

Mini Metallic Clothespins

I'll have more pictures of the Lunch Bunch and my Aerubbecisor Downline dinner tomorrow night.  This month's embossing swap is due on Tuesday so I hope I will have lots of fun projects to share from it too.

Hugs, Sherron

Tomorrow's the Day

I'm all ready for the Gifts for the Giving class.  The tables are set up and I'm ready to roll.  Here are the last three projects for the 12 days of Christmas class.

On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me........10 Starbuck dollars.

 Stamps

12 Days of Christmas

Paper

Cherry Cobbler,Whisper White, Garden Green, Trim the Tree Designer Series Paper Stack

Ink

Cherry Cobbler

Accessories

Scalloped Tag Topper Punch, Tree Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Cherry Cobbler Sheer Linen Ribbon

 On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me.......eleven Christmas gift tags.

 Stamps

12 Days of Christmas,  Holiday Cheer, Merry Everything, December Wonder

Paper

Whisper White

Ink

Real Red, Garden Green, Night of Navy

Accessories

Scallop Tag Topper Punch, Angled Tag Topper Punch, Note Tag Punch

 On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me......twelve hugs and kisses.

Stamps

12 Days of Christmas, Itty Bitty Banners

Paper

Natural Cream

Ink

Midnight Muse (retired)

Accessories

Decorative Window Gift Boxes, Gift Bow Bigz L Die, Bitty Banners Framelits, 1/2" Circle Punch,

Midnight Muse Stitched Ribbon (retired)

I hope you have enjoyed my 12 Days of Christmas gifts.  I think this may become a favorite tradition to start.  It was so fun to figure out all of the different things that would be interesting to receive for Christmas that are part of papercrafting.  So much better than all of those birds and people.  Hugs, Sherron

Days 7 through 9 of the 12 Days of Christmas

Finally got all of my Days completed.  I was pretty excited about the whole series so we will see how everyone likes them on Saturday.  Here are days 7, 8 and 9.  I'll post the final three tomorrow.

On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me........seven Christmas Stickers!

Stamps

12 Days of Christmas

Paper

Garden Green, Whisper White, Real Red, Nordic Noel Designer Series Paper

Ink 

Real Red

Accessories

Gift Card Envelope and Trims Thinlits Dies, 1/2" circle punch, Whisper White Baker's Twine, 1/8" Mini Brads

 On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me.......eight pretty tealights!

Stamps

12 Days of Christmas, Age Awareness

Paper 

Whisper White, Park Lane Designer Series Paper

Ink

Blackberry Bliss

Accessories

Kraft Gift Boxes, Stampin' Sponges, 3/8" Blackberry Bliss Stitched Satin Ribbon

 On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...........nine Santa brooms for the elves to use!

Stamps

12 Days of Christmas 

Paper

Real Red, Whisper White

Ink

Real Red

Accessories

1" by 8" cello bags, Real Red 3/8" Satin Ribbon, 1 3/4" scallop circle punch, 7/8" scallop circle punch

Two Tags Die-retired, Coffee Filters and Red Licorice.

It's been lots of fun coming up with my own interpretation of the 12 Days of Christmas song.  I was excited to have Stampin' Up! come out with this stamp set in their holiday supplement.  I've really used a bunch of stuff from this little brochure when I didn't think I really needed anything from it.  Hope you are enjoying my little creations.  Wait until you see the ending days.  I'll show you what's inside some of these on Saturday after my stampers get to make them.  Didn't want to spoil all of the surprises for them  Hugs, Sherron