Monkey business!

There's a baby due this week in NV! We are very excited to meet Tyler. This is a little gift that we will bring with us.

I found this clear paint can at a hobby store. I thought it was perfect to put my M is for Monkey Decor Element on! I put the M's on the lid. I personalized a few burp cloths using the Fox and Friends stamp set. The stamp coordinates with the new Decor Elements! YAY! And then I added a baby bag tag using the Go Go Boots letters. Fun! Simple!

Hostess Time!

No, I don't mean Hostess snack cakes (although they do sound really good). I mean Hostess Club time!

Here’s how it works:I will give you a Stampin’ Up! Idea Book & Catalog for FREE (retail value is $9.95) and you agree to place a minimum order every other month until everyone in the group has been the “hostess”.

With 5 people in the club*, you will be the “hostess” once during our 5 meetings. When it’s your month to be “hostess,” you earn hostess benefits starting at $150 in sales – so when each of the 5 people places a $30 order, that month’s hostess will earn at least $15 of free merchandise AND a hostess set! The amount of free merchandise goes up if the total workshop amount goes up!
Just think . . . you can earn hostess benefits just by spending $30 every other month!

I will create a club once I have 5 or more interested people! Every meeting, participants will meet at my home to make projects and place orders, or you can email or phone your order in by the 15th of each month….

It’s that simple!Please contact Andrea Mason to join a club today!(623) 261-9613 ilove2scrap@cox.net

Got milk?

I am loving the new Big Shot Milk Carton die that is available in the Occasions Mini! It is so fun!!

Just for You neighbor gift

Stamps:
Good Neighbors* (Sale a bration catalog)
Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper:
Kraft card stock
Old Olive card stock
Whisper White card stock
Welcome Neighbor Designer Series paper pad* (Sale a bration catalog)

Ink:
Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad
Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad
Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

Accessories:
Old Olive 1/4" grosgrain ribbon
Linen thread
Stampin' Dimensionals
1/16" Circle punch
1-1/4" Circle punch
Sizzix Big Shot
Mini Milk Carton Bigz L die (Occasions Mini)

It's Time!!

Stampin' Up! had an error with mailing everyone's Sale-A-Bration, Occasions Mini, and new Definitely Decorative catalogs!

So... they decided to post them all to the customer side of the Stampin' Up! website!

I've included the links here too!

Sale-A-Bration

Occasions Mini

Definitely Decorative

Please remember that you will not be able to order from these catalogs until January 5.

There is a BIG change to Sale-A-Bration this year! When you spend $50 you can earn an exclusive SAB set, paper pad, or punch. These are not available for purchase - you must earn them! If you acquire all of the items you want, or don't care for any of the SAB offerings - you can now select from a list of stamps that are in the 09-10 catalog! Woo hoo!

So on January 5 you can place your order

Color Combos!

Do you have a sheet of Bermuda Bay (or other Stampin' Up! color) that you want to use and aren't sure what colors coordinate? Try out the Color Combo Machine! It is awesome!! Just click the picture below. You will be able to select the colors you want to see. Hit search, and view all of the coordinating colors! Simple and fun!

Table Setting

Can you see these on your Thanksgiving table to greet your guests? So cute! This project is directly from my Stampin' Up! website. If you would like more great ideas please visit my site. You can also place an order while you are there and have your items shipped right to you!

www.andreamason.stampinup.net

Name Place Setting
Stamps• Autumn Splendor*• Calendar Alphabet & Numbers

Paper• Chocolate Chip card stock• Naturals Ivory card stock• Taken with Teal card stock• Autumn Meadows Designer Series paper*

Ink• Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad®• More Mustard Classic Stampin' Pad• Really Rust Classic Stampin' Pad• Chocolate Chip Stampin’ Write marker

Accessories• Chocolate Chip 1" double-stitched grosgrain ribbon• Stampin' Dimensionals• Blender pens• Sizzix Big Shot• Serif Essentials Alphabet Bigz die

*From Holiday 2009 Mini Catalog

Licorice Wrap

Graveyard Gala Treat Holder
Graveyard Gala stamp set

Going Gray textured card stock

Pumpkin Pie textured card stock

Whisper White textured card stock

VersaMark® pad

Black Stampin’ Emboss® powder

Old Olive 5/8" grosgrain ribbon

Linen thread

Spooky Treats Rub-Ons

Stampin' Dimensionals®

1/16" Circle punch

3/4" Circle punch

Sizzix® Big Shot™

Pillow Box Bigz™ die

Click HERE to place an order.

Introducing Hannah

Here is my excuse for not having my blog up to date!

Hannah Alyssa Mason
Born 07-08-09
3:36 AM
8 pounds 5 ounces
21" long

She is amazing! Her big brothers adore her. Daddy's little girl!

She is 3 weeks old, and still has wild hair!

We are still getting our schedule worked out, but I will be back to crafting and stamping soon! Be sure to check out my website for specials and great project ideas! www.andreamason.stampinup.net

Deal of the Week Q&A

Now through July 31, 2009 you can take advantage of the Stampin' Up! Deal of the Week!

The current Deal of the Week is only valid for 1 week. A new deal will be posted on my online website every Monday at 10:00 am (MT).

If you have visited my the Stampin' Up! website to view the Deal of the Week special you may notice that the price listed is different than the price advertised.

This is because in order to receive the special (Preferred) price of $49.99 you must select me as your demonstrator! So you must Login first.

After you Login... you will see the demonstrator you have selected. But the price will still show the same price as before.

Add the item(s) to your cart to view the special (Preferred) price! You can delete it from your cart at any time if you change your mind.

This scenario is the same for any purchase you wish to make on my online website. Just be sure you select me as your demonstrator, and you will receive the same pricing as the catalog or advertised special!

As always, if you have any questions, please let me know!

Lots of birthday's this week!

So much to celebrate this week! My nephew turns 10, my oldest son turns 11 on Thursday, our friends are expecting baby Max on Thursday, and my parents are celebrating their anniversary on July 4!

Here is the card I made for my nephew. He's having a Special Ops celebration. I used this image from the Free & the Brave, now retired (but not to worry - there is another awesome set in the new catty), on Old Olive card stock in VersaMark with clear embossing powder. I added the Old Olive ribbon to the bottom with a star punched from Old Olive card stock. Super fast and easy.

Thanks from Hannah!

Here are a few pictures of Hannah's nursery and a Thank You card.

Her room is painted Pale Plum!

The rocking chair is the same chair that I had with my first son 11 years ago!

We still need to paint her name letters to hang on the wall. The hold up is that I'm not sure if I want to paint them purple or stain them the same color as the furniture. What do you think?



She won't go naked - that's for sure!



And now for the thank you card...



I used a Whisper White base and stamped the carriage from the Fun & Fast Notes set in Basic Black, and colored it in with a Pale Plum marker and Pretty in Pink marker. I ran the card stock through my Big Shot using the Polka Dot textures plate. The top strip is Pale Plum (of course). The greeting is from the Heard from the Heart set. I added two gems to give it a little something.

Hannah will be here soon!

Not much time for crafting these days. I've been MIA because we have been preparing for baby Hannah. There is a very real chance that she could be here this weekend!

I am so very excited to meet my baby girl, but so very scared too! We have been praying for her health and safe delivery. Last Friday we received some test results that caused some concern and decided to induce labor to help protect her and myself. So, if you would... please say a little prayer for us.

Sneak a Peek!

I made this card super quick for a friend's baby shower. We are due 2 weeks apart. It's quite funny how many looks we get when we go out together. Anyway...

Don't you LOVE this color? Yes, it is a new In-Color! It's called Rich Razzleberry!

Don't you LOVE the polka-dot ribbon? Yes, it is Rich Razzleberry too. And yes, it will be in the new catalog!

Don't you LOVE the elephant stamp? Yes, it is new too! It's called Animal Stories. Wait until you see the adorable DSP that coordinates with the Animal Stories set!! Soo cute!

Bear with me

I love this bear from the Under the Stars set! It's "grrreat!"

This is a clear envelope brag book that we made at Hostess Club. We used Sahara Sand card stock, Sweet Slumber DSP, and Very Vanilla card stock. For a tutorial on how to create your own brag book... go here.

Just bleach it!

Here's a card made at our Hostess night using the Inspired by Nature set. The set is currently on the Dormant List - but it will be back in the catalog in July! Woo hoo! I love this set!!

We used a So Saffron base, Basic Black mat that we scratched the edges of, and Basic Gray to actually stamp the image on.

To get the bleached image - just pour some fresh bleach onto a paper towel to create your "stamp pad" then "ink" the stamp with the bleach and stamp away!

This is quite a scarry technique if you've never tried it before. But it is so cool! I love how the Basic Gray turned So Saffron! You've got to try your favorite color - they all produce something different!

Matchbox and Chocolate!

This was a fun project! I used the Matchbox die that is available in the Occasions Mini Catalog. I used a Chocolate Chip card stock base with To the Nines Specialty DSP for the cover.

I stamped Avery labels with the paisley stamp from the Wanted set in Chocolate Chip and Mellow Moss Classic Ink, and then wrapped the label around a Hershey nugget. 4 nuggets fit nicely in the Matchbox.

The Just for You sentiment is from the Only Oval set, also available in the Occasions Mini. I stamped it twice on Sahara Sand card stock in Chocolate Chip Classic ink. I then punched one image out with the Large Oval punch, and the other image was punched using the new Scallop Oval punch. I layered the Large oval on top of the Scallop Oval using 2 dimensionals. This created a place to slide the Chocolate Chip ribbon through the tag, so the ribbon could be wrapped around the Matchbox.

You have until June 30th to take advantage of the Occasions Mini!

Hannah at 31 weeks!

Here is baby Hannah at 31 weeks! That would be her foot pressed up against her face!

She was practicing her yoga poses. In another pose she had the back of her hand up against her forehead - think Southern Belle! She has my nose and little indentation above her top lip.

Here she is actually smiling!

The measurements taken support my theory that she will be here before the 17th! She is estimated to be 4 lbs 4 oz - which is about a pound bigger than where she should be at 31 weeks. Her overall body measurement is showing a gestational age of 34 weeks!

I guess time will tell!

Thoughts & Prayers

Here is a card we made at our Hostess Club. We used Kraft card stock for the base. The card stock was cut from 8-1/2 x 11, but cut length wise rather than by the width. Yes, it still fits in a regular size envelope - it just opens from right to left rather than top to bottom!

Paper: Kraft card stock, Urban Oasis DSP, Chocolate Chip card stock, Close to Cocoa card stock, Very Vanilla card stock

Ink: Close to Cocoa Classic ink

Accessories: Chocolate Chip 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Antique Brass brad

Sunshine Garden Challenge

Each Hostess Club, I give my members a challenge piece. They received a piece of the Sunshine Garden Simply Scrappin' Kit, and a sheet of the die cuts to go with it. This page is what I came up with.

I cut the strip of flowers from the 12x12 page and added it to a piece of Baja Breeze card stock. I cut the strip of stripes from the same page and adhered them to pieces of Kiwi Kiss card stock. I really like these colors, and am going to miss them when they retire this summer!

Daisy Baby

A quick progressive page made during our Hostess Club using In-Colors, and the Daisy #2 Big Shot Die, and the polka dot texture plate! We added a bit of Dazzling Diamonds to the centers of the flowers using 2-way glue. And yes, that is me at 3 months old! :)

Colors: Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red, Basic Black, Whisper White.