Sentimental Sunday

A couple weeks ago we had our "Sister Weekend", and although we stayed close to home, we still got a motel and enjoyed our time together.  At 87 years old our Mom is no longer able to join us on these fun times away.

We commissioned a friend of ours from church to take our pictures and she did an amazing job.

I am so thankful for family!  A family that loves the Lord and exemplifies it in their lives every day. We never know when we will all be together again so we cherish this time and so thankful we could get it on film.
As a thank you for her amazing photography work, I made her this card and box of treats.

 I used some retired Designer Paper called FLASHBACK and the single stamp called SNAPSHOT.

This treat box is called a PIZZA BOX, and the pretty little flower is made using the FUN FLOWER Punch and the BLOSSOM BUNCH PUNCH.  The stamp set I used on the box is called SUITE SAYINGS.

Inside the box is a whole bunch of Hershey Chocolate Nuggets, which I wrapped in the same Designer Paper to match.

Thanks for stopping by!
Christi
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Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!

I just wanted to say a huge THANK YOU to all of you who have supported my business in Stampin' Up!  I am happy to announce that I achieved my $100,000.00 goal already!! And it is all because of YOU!!

I thought there would be some grand hoopla when it happened, but I didn't even notice it.  My upline, Glenda, sent out a congratulations on our Facebook page, and I was shocked!! So thank you again for your business!!  Hopefully the next $100,000.00 won't take nearly 8 years!!
I just love to get fun stuff in the mail, don't you?  Instead of all the bills or nonsense mail, it is nice to get a personal card from someone who cares about you and even takes the time to hand stamp a card for you.  This next card is a beauty that my friend, Carla, sent me for Thanksgiving.

I LOVE it!! Thank you Carla!!

Tomorrow will be filled with Thanksgiving day preparations and I will have my helper (Gracie) with me all day.

Wishing you all a blessed Thanksgiving!

Christi

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Washington DC Here I Come!

Thank you just doesn't begin to say it all to everyone who has helped me to earn my very first Stampin' Up! Incentive Trip to Washington DC in September!!  I am still pinching myself that I actually did it!!

Just take a look at the hotel we will be staying at - it is called The Mayflower Renaissance

So in honor of my deepest gratitude for everyone who helped me to achieve this goal I thought I would design a Thank You card to share with you.

I used the paper from the April My Paper Pumpkin that was intended to be a wrap around for the frame.  I dug through my "lucky leftovers" and found some butterflies and when I laid them on the card I thought it gave it the final finishing touch.  The colors that I used are Bermuda Bay, Strawberry Slush, So Saffron, Crushed Curry, Pink Pirouette, and Whisper White of course.  The thank you stamp is from LOTS OF THANKS

Again - I say THANK YOU so VERY MUCH for helping me to achieve my dream!
Christi Pin It Now!

RHSSC #103

Check out today's Red Hot Stamper Sketch Challenge!!
This is what we had to work with...

I should call this a LUCKY LEFTOVER Sketch Challenge...

I was making cards for one of the classes I am holding during my vacation and I had these butterflies from the BEST OF BUTTERFLIES Stamp Set sitting on my work station.  All I did was cut them out and then I smooshed them all with Versa Mark and embossed them with Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder and the Heat Tool to really make them stand out.  Wish you could see how they sparkle in the photo. The flourish stamp (just like in yesterday's card) is from EVERYTHING ELEANOR stamped with Soft Sky ink.  The Thank You is from the NEW stamp set called LOTS OF THANKS.

And this is one of the cards the ladies will be making this week at the New Jersey Stamp Class using the BEST OF BUTTERFLIES stamp set. I had made up a bunch of these butterflies trying to decide the right color combo so I had several of them just sitting on my work station.  These are what inspired my Red Hot Stamper Sketch Challenge card!

Sweet and Simple - inspired by: Melissa Davies - a no extra postage card! This time the specks in the back ground are from the stamp set GORGEOUS GRUNGE.

Now hop on over to the Red Hot Stamper Blog to see what the other gals did with this sketch challenge, and while you are at it why not play along with us and our Sunday Sketch Challenges.  Just use the Mr Linky to upload a photo of your card to our blog.

Thanks for stopping by!

Christi

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