Happy Birthday to ME!

Today is my birthday! 

and if you have been following me for any length of time you know that I like to give all of you a gift on my birthday.

I've got one more year before I hit the BIG 60!   YIKES! 

So what is my gift to all of you?  Well, like the Minion says FREE Shipping and Handling!!  (it seems to be what you like the best!)

Here are the guidelines:

• If you place an on-line order please limit it to ONE.  Only one of your orders will receive the FREE shipping.  So make sure you order everything you want/need in that one order!  Besides you will get FREE SAB product with every $50 order.
• When placing your on-line order please use this HOSTESS CODE for MARCH:

NPP2XGZ7

• If you do place your order on-line, I will refund your shipping cost via a check refund
• This special will run from today, March 2 - Wednesday, March 9, 2016 - that's one full week to get in on my birthday deal.  Click on this link to access the PDF's of all the current catalogs and brochures
• Click HERE to shop with me
  Click HERE for the CLEARANCE RACK
  Check out the WEEKLY DEALS
  Click HERE to contact me
• This deal cannot be combined with payment for classes.
• I will also put everyones name in a drawing (who places an online order.)  Check out these adorable bags I made using the CHALK IT UP TO LOVE Paper Pumpkin Kit (August 2015). 

• Yes, this kit is still available to buy (supplies only) for only $8.00 to all Paper Pumpkin Customers.  And these bags are filled!!

Become a Paper Pumpkin subscriber by clicking on my private link HERE
Did you know that you can save some $$$ when you place a 3, 6, 9 or 12 month subscription?  Click HERE to sign up today and then you will be qualified for 1 or more SAB FREE items and you can get in on the past Paper Pumpkin Supply Kits.
So in honor of my Minion friend, here are some fun Minion Birthday cards to share with you today!

(I donated a package of these to the Solid Ground Youth Group Fund Raiser)
Thanks for stopping by!

Christi

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Have a Montrously Fun Birthday

I'm so glad that I had a fun day with two of my three sisters yesterday because today I am doing my least favorite thing: Going to the dentist!  YUCK!
In "honor" of my dentist appointment, I made this cute kids card inspired by Pinterest.  I'm glad my teeth aren't as black as these cute little monsters.

I used the Alphabet Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folder for the back ground after stamping  and coloring in the words from Bring On The Cake (retired).  This card will be out next week Tuesday (November 24th) for you to stamp at my all day, open house style, COME STAMP WITH ME class.
SPEAKING OF RETIRED:  The embossing folder shown on this card is retired BUT it is currently on the CLEARANCE RACK!!  Click HERE to check it out: only $4.79 - what a bargain!!
Does it frustrate you sometimes when you see a cute idea only to find out that the product is retired?  That is why you need to get what you want BEFORE they are retired.  You cannot be guaranteed that what you want will show up on the Clearance Rack later.  It all depends on sales.
The Holiday Catalog is just one example of taking advantage of the retiring list BEFORE they are all gone.  So Click HERE to check out the RETIRING LIST for the Holiday Catalog.

While you are there don't forget to check out the WEEKLY DEALS.  So just a heads up: the Jolly Christmas Stamp Set IS retiring. And check out this cute card using the Snow Friends Framelits (and the Snow Place Stamp Set)

Here are a couple pictures we sisters took while we were together.

We had to send this first one off, via text, to our sister, Judy, as she was staying with her grandsons while her son and DIL were celebrating their anniversary in Hawaii.  We are pointing to the empty spot where she should be.  We said "Wish you were here!"

 But we still needed a "nice" one!  I love the times I get to spend with my sisters. (I'm the one on the right)

This picture was taken in my parents condo, and it was good to have them with us today too.  As our parents get older we don't venture far during our times together so that we can be with them as well.

Thanks for stopping by!

Christi

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Faux Tile

Last week at the Red Hot Stampers Down line meeting our fellow Red Hot Stamper, Sara, demonstrated a sponging technique. And step by step we sponged this gorgeous card together.  Sara is a VERY talented sponger and card maker. You can visit her blog HERE.

Last night was the down line meeting for Christi's Crew (C3) and I thought perhaps they would like to try their hand at sponging too, but I didn't want to copy Sara, and I also thought I would start a bit simpler.  I saw this Faux Tile technique on Stampin' Connection and wanted to give it a try.  I asked Sara if she had ever done it, and she had not as of yet, but she gave me the link - I love being a Red Hot Stamper because we share everything with each other.  Thanks Sara!

I think maybe I should have Sara be a guest demonstrator at one of my down line meetings!!

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New Jersey Workshop

What am I doing in New Jersey?  Besides spending quality time with my sister, that is?
Lynette was so sweet to set up a group of ladies who love to stamp - in fact they meet once a month to stamp cards together - and arranged a Workshop for me to do with them.

These are the cards that they made on Wednesday...

I had attended a card class at my fellow Red Hot Stamper's Sara Hoogendoorn and thought the Cherry Cobbler card would be a great one to take with as it didn't need a lot of ink and so forth.  Same thing for the Coastal Cabana Card except I switched this one up just a bit.  The Sympathy card was inspired by LeeAnn Greff and I thought it would be great to feature some of our BEST OF stamps.  It uses the BEST OF BUTTERFLIES #133345 $14.95 and PAPILLION  POTPOURRI #123759 $14.95 for the butterflies and BEST OF GREETINGS #133485 $14.95

No better way to travel than to be able to pack your suitcase full of Stampin' Up! products!!

I am so thankful to have the chance to meet new ladies who share the love of stamping like I do.

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Happy Birthday Jessica!!

Today is our daughter in law, Jessica's, 30th birthday!!

I think this calls for a special card don't you!!??

 

Jessica is a very special gal and we absolutely love having her in our family!!

Jessica and Jeff are both very musical people so this card will be a big hit for Jess.

Happy 30th Birthday, Jessica!!

Love, Mom

(BTW: card inspired by: Ann Schach)

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Punch Art Class

I LOVE to play with PUNCHES!!

Several of the gals have requested that I have a Punch Art Class so I decided

to do the Punch Art Class in connection with my Techniques/Projects Class.

Here are the details...

*In the August projects class we will begin a Punch Art Class that will go from August through December.

At the first Punch Art Class you attend you will purchase an 8x8 inch photo album for $23.95. They come in two colors – Early Espresso and Crumb Cake, and you will purchase a package of Page Protectors for $7.95. 

Each Month, for 5 months, we will make 4 Punch Art items.

You will create a card and a How-To page for each Punch Art item that you can keep in your Album.  By the end of the 5 months your album will be full with 20 new Punch Art ideas.

Other than purchasing the 8x8 Album and Page Protectors the first month there is no additional cost to the August class.  In each subsequent class the cost is $12.00. If you opt out of purchasing the album and page protectors you may pay $12.00 for each class.
Please bring your adhesive along to this class.

Please RSVP by 7:00 PM the evening before any class

These are the punch art items we will be making in August

the theme is SUMMER

Oh, better give credit where credit is due
The Demonstrators that helped to inspire these cards are:
Dawn Griffith (hamburg), Kelly (layout), Ronda Wade (guy on tube),
Penny Smiley (flower), Katherine Fiander (Smore's)

Thanks For Stopping By!

Have a Blessed Day!!

Christi 

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Happy Smurf Birthday

Today is my Dad's 86th Birthday!!

Happy Birthday Daddy!!

My dad has always liked the Smurfs from way back when they were popular the first time.  He collected several of the cute figures, and when the movie came out recently we made sure we went to see it.  So when I saw this punch art Smurf by Angela Carter I had to give it a try for my Dad.

Angela did not list all the punches that she used, but since I LOVE Punch Art I figured I could figure it out.  So here is the list of Punches that I used to create this Papa Smurf

Small Oval (retired) - hat, feet

Large Oval - Body

Build A Blossom - hat, head, beard, arms

Itty Bitty Punch Pack Circle - nose

Owl Builder - Eyes

Stamp Set: Bring On The Cake

INK: Versa Mark (with White Embossing Powder)

Accessories: White Gel Pen, Dimensionals

Thanks For Stopping By!

Have A Blessed Day!!

Christi

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Summer Smootches Brads Highlight

Today I wanted to feature the beautiful brads in the 

SUMMER SMOOTCHES product line.  

I am loving the bright and cheery colors involved 

in the Summer Smootches line.

However, even though the items included in this line 

will be carried over into the big catalog, 

the darling brads feature here will NOT be carried over. 

These three cards are among the ones that the ladies made at this 

months Stamp A Stack Classes.

 

 
Inspired By Debbie Henderson

 

So if you love these brads as much as I do, don't delay, contact me today to purchase them.

They will be available through April 30th - That's next week ladies!!

Or Click HERE to place an order on line

Summer Smootches Designer Brads #125589, $6.95

 Thanks For Stopping By!

Have A Blessed Day!!

Christi

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February Stamp A Stack Part 1

Last night was the first Stamp A Stack Class for February so I thought I would share two of the cards that the ladies made...

CARD #1

MENU:
SS: Take A Sip, Curvy Verses
CS: Basic Gray, Island Indigo, Cherry Cobbler, WW, Twitterpatted DSP
INK: Staz On Jet Black, Cherry Cobbler
PUNCHES: 1 1/4" Square, Scallop Square, Tiny Tag
Accessories: Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, Itty Bitty Buttons, White Bakers Twine, Dimensionals
Inspired By: Angie

CARD #2

MENU:
SS: Bring On The Cake
CS: WW, Daffodil Delight, In Color DSP
INK: Concord Crush, Daffodil Delight
PUNCHES: Blossom Builder, Decorative Label
Accessories: Tulip Border EF, Dimensionals, Sponges

I love this fun birthday card and have been holding on to the idea
for several months now. It was inspired by: Debbie Henderson

Thanks For Stopping By!

Have a Blessed Day!!

Christi

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Red Hot Sketch Challenge #2

Another Red Hot Stampers Sketch Challenge.

I am really getting into these sketch challenges - it stretches me
and I don't end up copying everything - although there are
wonderful ideas out there, it is nice to come up with some on my own.

I just LOVE being a RED HOT STAMPER!!

Sorry it is so blurry - couldn't figure out how to enlarge the image,
but you get the idea of the sketch

Here is my take on it...


I couldn't decide what stamp set to use for this challenge so I started with the first
stamp set on my shelf. Maybe I will make my challenges alphabetical (hehe)

MENU:
SS: Awash With Flowers, Bring On The Cake (inside)
CS: Wisteria Wonder, Calypso Coral, WW
INK: Stazon Black, Wisteria Wonder, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive
Punches: Lace Ribbon Border
Accessories: 1/8" Old Olive Ribbon, Dimensionals, Brights Buttons,
2 Way Glue, Dazzling Diamonds


Have a Blessed Day!!

Christi

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August Stamp A Stack Part 4

The Final Two Cards that we made at this months Stamp A Stack Classes...

CARD #7


MENU:
SS: Teeny Tiny Wishes, SAIL AWAY
(this too, is a stamp set that will retire on August 31st
when the Summer Mini ends)
So if you want to have this stamp set for your collection
click HERE to place that order at my on line site.
It is a great stamp for masculine cards and only cost $9.95 #123013
CS: Crumb Cake, WW, Early Espresso, Nautical Expedition DSP (this Designer Paper will also retire on August 31st -
BUT it is also included in the August Special:
WHEN YOU BUY 3 PACKS OF DESIGNER PAPER YOU GET ONE FREE!
A $10.95 value
INK: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler
PUNCHES: Modern Label, Word Window, Postage Stamp
Accessories: Oval die, Big Shot, Cherry Cobbler/White Bakers Twine, Regals Brads, Blender Pen, Dimensionals, Sponge

CARD #8

This card was a Swap from Convention by Awilda Cruz
that I wanted to duplicate for a class.

This one too, uses the Postage Stamp Punch

MENU:
SS: Bring on the Cake, Pretty Postage
CS: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy, Naturals Ivory
INK: Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy
PUNCHES: Wide Oval, Ticket Corner, 1-3/8" Square, Postage Stamp
Accessories: Cherry Cobbler/White Bakers Twine, Dimensionals, Sponge

Have a Blessed Day!!

Christi

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Gift Card Holder

This is a second technique that we learned at his months Techniques Class. Again, I saw this on Dawn Griffith's blog and thought this would be a great idea to teach the ladies with Graduations and Wedding season coming up.

INSIDE:

MENU:
SS: Bring on the Cake, Build a Blossom
CS: WW, Baja Breeze, Springtime Vintage DSP
INK: Baja Breeze, Early Espresso
Punches: Blossom Petal
Accessories: Redline Sticky Tape, Two Way Glue, Dazzling Diamonds, Dimensionals, Tulip Border EF, Big Shot, Sponge

Have a Blessed Day!

Christi

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March Stamp A Stack Part 3

These are the final three cards that we made at this months Stamp A Stack class...


I decided that this card was too pretty and too versatile to just make up one so I made a set of 6 with a variety of sentiments, stamped on envelopes to match and created a matching box with a handle, and now I have a nice gift set to sell or to give to some lucky gal who would sign up to hostess a workshop.



MENU:
SS: Nature Walk, Sincere Salutations
CS: Rich Razzleberry, Very Vanilla
INK: Rich Razzleberry, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Markers: Rich Razzleberry, Always Artichoke, Soft Suede
Punch: Decorative Label
Accessories: Sponge, Always Artichoke Seam Binding, Dimensionals
Inspired By: Brenda Keenan


MENU:
SS: Bring On The Cake, Create a Cupcake
CS: Pacific Point, Marina Mist, So Saffron, Old Olive, Basic Black, WW
INK: Staz On Black, So Saffron, Pacific Point, Markers: Marina Mist, Old Olive, So Saffron
Punch: Build A Cupcake
Accessories: Dimensionals, Square Lattice EF, Big Shot
Inspired By Connie Tumm


MENU:
SS: Punch Bunch (Sale A Bration FREE stamp set)
CS: Very Vanilla, Marina Mist, Early Espresso
INK: Marina Mist
Punches: Small and Large Tag
Accessories: Marina Mist Striped Ribbon, Marina Mist 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensional, Tulip Border EF, Perfect Polka Dots EF
Inspired By: Brenda Cardinal

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March Stamp A Stack Part 1

Last week was our Stamp A Stack classes and once again we had a BLAST. This month there were five new attenders to the class and they all enjoyed themselves a lot, hoping to be able to find time in their schedules to come again. Here are a few of the cards that we made...

For some reason this month I was on a pink theme so three of the eight cards used pink cardstock.



MENU:
SS: Eat Chocolate
CS: Pretty in Pink, Early Espresso, WW, Pretty in Pink Designer Paper
INK: Early Espresso
Punches: 2 3/8" Scallop Circle, 2 1/2" Circle, 1 3/4" Scallop Circle (for the 'bite')
Other: Perfect Polka Dots EF, Big Shot, Dimensionals, Pretty in Pink 1/4" Grosgrain ribbon
Technique: Faux bow
Inspired By:Danielle Bodden




MENU:
SS: Easter Blossoms
CS: Pink Pirouette, WW, Chocolate Chip
INK: Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink Marker
Punches: 1 3/4" x 7/8" Oval,
Other: Tulip Border Embossing Folder, Basic Pearls, White Gel Pen, WW 5/8" Satin Ribbon, Dimensionals
Inspired By: Lisa Young



MENU:
SS: Bring On The Cake
CS: Very Vanilla, Pretty in Pink, Real Red, Love Letters Designer Paper, Basic Black
INK: Basic Black, Pretty In Pink
Punches: Scallop Border
Other: Fun Flowers Die, Big Shot, Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon, 2 Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds
Technique: Faux Bow
Inspired By: Jackie Topa

When all the ladies had gone for the night and I was cleaning up I found a grocery sack on my kitchen counter that I had not seen there before.

Look what I found inside...

This darling Angel box is soooo cute. One of my stamping friends, Linda, painted this box for me as a thank you for all the fun they have coming to classes!! I LOVE IT!!

Thank you so much Linda!! You did a BEAUTIFUL job!!!

Have a blessed day!!

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Wax Paper Resist Technique

Click HERE to see the great blog candy offer that ends March 6th!

This technique was another one I first saw on France Martin's blog.
Called Wax Paper Resist Technique. Since I had an Emboss Resist theme going for this months Technique Class I thought this fit very well into the theme.


MENU:
SS: Elements of Style, Bring On The Cake
CS: Old Olive, Night of Navy, Glossy White, WW
INK: Pacific Point, Old Olive
Accessories: Wax Paper, Iron, Brayer, Organza Ribbon, Dimensionals
Inspired By: France Martin and ?. I can't remember who I saw this layout by, but I'm lovin' the look.

I wanted to give another try with different colors. France used the neutral colors and I really liked that look, but wanted to try a different stamp, and am really happy with the outcome.

I heat embossed the Buffalo using Black Craft Ink and Clear Embossing Powder onto Very Vanilla cardstock, Sponged the edges, and added ribbon and an Antique Brad.

MENU:
SS: In Wilderness
CS: Soft Suede, Basic Black, Glossy White, Very Vanilla
INK: Soft Suede

Have a Blessed Day!

Christi

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Blog Changes

I am so thankful for my daughter, Julie, who is so talented on the computer and is self taught in creating and maintaining blogs. I have asked her countless times to help me with new things that I want to incorporate on this blog. Thanks Julie!!



Some new things you will notice on the side bar is the new Occasions Mini and the Sale A Bration flyer. You can click on any of these to view that catalog, mini, or flyer. Just a reminder that during Sale A Bration (January 25- March 31) if you place a $50 order you will receive a FREE stamp set or item from the Sale A Bration flyer.

If you order from me I will send you a Frequent Stamper Token. Once you have accumulated 10 FST's you will receive one FREE stamp set AND you can add your name to my 50/50 board. What is a 50/50 board? It is a poster board with 50 numbered squares. For every $50 you spend (before shipping and tax) you get to write your name in a square. Once the board is filled a number will randomly be picked and the winner will receive $50 FREE Stampin' Up! product from me.

I also now have a Stampin' Up! blog at christiwaite.stampinup.net where you can go and place an order on line from me. Julie is still working on creating a "button" for me that will be more visible for you, but right now there is the ever-so-small "click here to shop on line" right under our family blog (the Waite Estate) "button".

Also check out the new icons for three project ideas for February that you may wish to try out for yourself. When you click on the project ideas it will give you a list of all you will need to create that project.

So here is a beautiful card made by Glenda as an inspiration using some of the new stamps and accessories from the Occasions Mini...


Isn't this just beautiful!! She used the stamp set Baby Blossoms #121927 (wood mount) #122000 (clear mount) and Bring On The Cake #121899 (wood mount) #121958 (clear mount), The Designer Paper is called Springtime Vintage #121782. The rose Adornments #121879 and the Rose Red Seam Binding #121884 (pg 16 Occasions Mini - available in a variety of colors) set this card a step above. I think it is absolutely gorgeous! Now you can see why I enjoy being in Glenda's stamp group - she is a great inspiration for making beautiful cards.

So For Now...

Happy Stamping!!

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