Piggysnoot

I think I’m a little behind my goal of five layouts for the week, but I did manage to get another one finished today. I did the title page yesterday…which was only one page and not technically a layout…but I think it should count for something! I now have two layouts and a title page complete. I’m not doing too badly but it looks like I’ll have to get crackin’ the next few days if I’m going to get three more layouts done before Sunday. I guess that’s only one layout a day…which doesn’t sound totally impossible!

The pictures on these pages are from my family holding Nora after she was first born, along with a few from her first bath when she was 3 weeks old. I used some SU! designer paper down the sides of the pages and I’m not entirely sure which collection it’s from. That’s what I based the color scheme on. It was Regal Rose, Tempting Turqoise, Pretty In Pink, and Close to Cocoa. I did the title and the journaling with the Chocolate Chip SU! marker so that it would show up. I used Whimsical Alphabet and Paint Prints for the stamping.

I intended to compose an eloquent posting to pass on the following information, but there’s no long drawn out way to say this…I’m no longer a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator. A few months before Nora was born preparing for workshops became more of a chore than the fun it used to be. I always said that when being a demo became more work than fun that would be the time to reevaluate whether I should continue being a demonstrator. Add that to the fact that I knew I’d be super busy once Nora arrived, and I came to the conclusion that this would be the point to discontinue my demonstratorship. I thoroughly enjoyed being a demo and may rejoin the Stampin’ Up! demo family in the future, but for now I’ve had to put it to rest. As horrible as it sounds, I’ve only picked up a stamp once since before Thanksgiving…at that was at a workshop this past weekend.

In an effort to make some space for Nora’s stuff I have listed 36 stamp sets on the Bay. Some are sets that were purchased mostly to demo with…a few sets are retired…many of them are close to other sets I already have. I’m including a link to the auction below if you are interested in purchasing them it will direct you to the listing.

EBAY STAMP SET LISTING LINK:
Ebay Listing

I will continue to stamp once Nora is on a better schedule and will be uploading samples as I do them…it may still be a little while…but I am definitely still a stamper…just a stamper on hiatus right now…

of a new Stampin’ Up! catalog! Mom and I placed our first new catalog order on Saturday morning. Did we order one or two new things? Oh no. That’s not the way we do it. We just had our own little $150 party…because we had to get a new hostess set…right?!? Well, that and we have a workshop on the 16th and want to be able to show off some new stuff. So, you’re just dying to know what made the cut, aren’t you? Here goes:

Time With You-This is Mom’s number one, new favorite stamp set. I think it’s because she can see herself as one of the ladies at the table, and my Aunt Carole as the other lady…just chitty chatting. I think the first thing she’ll use it for is to make a card for Aunt Carole.

Happy Everything-We both liked this one and thought it looked pretty versatile.

Stinkin Cute-My fav fav favorite new set! I’m not exactly sure what all I’ll use it for, but it’s just too…well…stinking cute! The best stamp is the “Big Stinkin Deal” one…a little snarky, but I love it!

Word Search Background-Both of us liked this one. I think it’s so cool that it has all of the different phrases hidden in the word search. I can see where it would be cute to use on children’s cards and things.

Jumbo Wheel Spot On-This one just looked like it would be fun…and we haven’t bought any new wheels in a while, so it made the cut.

Riveting (Hostess Set)-I like all of the new hostess sets, but I especially am liking this one because you can punch out the middle…so we had to buy the punches, too, of course!

The other things we bought were accessories, and a bottle of Stampin’ Mist Refill. The accessories that made the cut are: the new colored brads in Soft Subtles, the new In Color line of cardstock, Fresh Favorites II buttons, the new patterned ribbon in Seaside, a new package of Designer Paper in Recollections, a Cool Caribbean ink pad, and a Cranberry Crisp ink pad.

Those are the things that made the cut for the first order…but truthfully, we’re already plotting a second order that is to be put in after we get back from vacation. Ah, a stamper’s buying habit is never done…