Monthly Archives: August 2008

I realized I wasn't doing anything wrong with faux embossing!  (I know; I was surprised, too!)  It's a very simple technique, but you kind of have to have the right stamp set and the right color card stock to make … Continue reading →

Hmmmm…… Looks like someone already ate the apples he was taking to the teacher!  Yep – it's our monkey, heading back to school. I guess he took flowers to the teacher since he ate the apples.  Most of the school … Continue reading →

Being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator is so much fun for me.  (No – this isn't a "recruiting blog!"  You know me better than that!)  I really didn't want to get into another "sales gig," after selling skin care products in … Continue reading →

I was mailing a package today, and, since I was being helped by Henry, another of my favorites, and there wasn't a line, I took the opportunity to ask him a couple questions about postage. I always wonder if my … Continue reading →

I know you probably thought I was tired of Sock Monkey.  Nope.  I was playing around tonight and came up with this idea for a "Monkey Magnet." I have a bunch of metal edge frames – and they keep retiring.  … Continue reading →

Lesson #1 – When you marry an entrepreneurial type, there are days when "the family business" takes precedence over stamping.  He had all of us working on different ventures while he got our tax information ready for the accountant.  (Yes, … Continue reading →

And with a $500 workshop, it can be yours!  It's so versatile and easy to work with.  I got the idea for the house behind the window from our Stampin' Up! demonstrator web site.  Every day, there are several creative … Continue reading →

The A/C is fixed, and it's downright frigid in here.  I guess the guys are trying to make up for a whole summer of no cooling, because they keep turning the temperature down.  Yikes!  I'm walking around with a jacket … Continue reading →

I sing this every time I pull out the Big Shot.  Or I hear Pat Benetar ("Hit me with your Big Shot…" which would kinda hurt!), or Billy Joel ("You had to be a Big Shot, dintcha?").  Ok, I don't … Continue reading →

I won't be able to stamp for a few days.  The upside is, now that summer is basically over, our air conditioning is getting repaired.  That's good news!  My stamp room is monstrously hot.  You thought I was doing some … Continue reading →