First Christmas in Heaven!

My heart breaks this Christmas.

My dearest, life-time friend, Phyllis, passed away the 12th of this month.
Phyllis and I met when we were 3 and 4 years old, and we have spent hours and hours, years and years of time together, but cancer claimed her life after a 12 year battle.
I will love her for ever, and I will miss her always.
Happy First Christmas in Heaven, Phyllis!!

This was our gang all those years ago.  Me on the left and Phyllis right next to me. Cheryl and Mike the lonely boy who rounded out our gang.

Merry Christmas!
Christi
Card inspired by Lisa Flemming
Want to know the products I used? The stamp sets/dies are listed below under LABELS.
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Don't forget about the END OF YEAR SALES EVENT! It is going on through January 2nd

Details you need to know:

• These items are from the holiday catalog
• They are WHILE SUPPLIES LAST
• SOME of the items are discounted
• Supplies are limited
• Please click HERE for my online store to place your order...this link goes directly to the sales event page, but you can also order from any current catalog or the CLEARANCE RACK
• PLEASE use my Hostess Code when checking out 
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Christi

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Happy 65th Birthday, Sis!

Today is my sister, Vicky's, birthday and I thought she deserved a special card.  This card is not your standard 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" card either.

The colors I used are Basic Gray, Whisper White and Blushing Bride.  Adding the Silver Glimmer Specialty Paper and a Basic Rhinestone gives it just that certain POP of dazzle.
Have a Super Birthday Sis!!
Here is a photo of the four of us in April when we were all together.  Vicky is the one on the far right. Join me in wishing her a happy birthday.

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Beautiful Butterflies and Weekly Deals

This is one of the cards that I was prepping for an upcoming Stamp a Stack class

and after cutting out all the big beautiful butterflies I ended up with this negative piece

so after seeing the WEEKLY DEALS posted this morning I thought maybe, just maybe, I should find some coordinating Designer Paper to the Bermuda Bay I used for the Butterfly.  I'm glad I hang on to my retired paper for times such as this

Birthday Bash Designer Paper worked perfectly and I had enough left over to make this as a Tuesday COME STAMP WITH ME card for another week!!  I love it when it all falls together.

So on to the WEEKLY DEALS - we were told today that from now until through the Christmas holiday they are making the WEEKLY DEALS - WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.  This way they can insure there will be no back orders on the WEEKLY DEALS and you will have them for your holiday card making whether it be for Halloween, Thanksgiving or Christmas.

HERE they are...only 4 of them this week

 Hearts and Stars Decorative Masks $3.00 $2.25

 Wild Wasabi 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon $7.00 $5.25

 Classy Designer Buttons $6.00 $4.50

Metal Rimmed Pearls $5.00 $3.75

When placing your order on line please use the HOSTESS CODE ANWC9P9G.  This is the hostess code for all of October

Thanks for stopping by!

Christi

1st card inspired by Kay Kalthoff

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Card Club

I'm so excited that CARD CLUB has started up again.  It seemed like forever since these ladies gathered together, when it really was only 2 months off.  We have some new gals this year and it is going to be so much fun!  This past Monday we featured the TIMELESS ELEGANCE Designer Series Paper.  I have been showing you a bunch of cards in the past couple weeks to entice you to WANT this paper for yourself.  The exciting part for me was when the gals stepped up their own versions of the cards that I had planned.  This first card was the basic design, but Kendra stepped it up by adding stitching around her butterfly.

Rachel flipped her designer paper over and added a pop of color.  She also eliminated the circle behind the butterfly, and you can see that Rachel used her delicate butterfly on this card instead of on the last card.  I am super excited when they step up and change the cards the way they want them because I start out with a very basic design and let them make their cards their own.

This second card shows a variety of designs and colors.  Such pretty paper it really stands on it's own but adding a pop of color is great too. - Quick and easy cards

Nancy colored her rose the color of the roses in her backyard.

 and Rachel added an extra pop of color to hers - STUNNING!

This third card was another quick and easy card (especially since I had all the butterflies prepped for them - lol) Once again the designer paper stands on its own, but adding the little pop of color makes it really stand out.  Nancy chose to color hers all in with Pool Party, while others chose to color them in with a variety of colors.  They all are super stunning.

We combined the WATERCOLOR WINGS stamp set with the BOLD BUTTERFLY FRAMELITS and the BUTTERFLY THINLITS for these cards.

Want to get some TIMELESS ELEGANCE Designer Series Paper for yourself?  Click HERE to get started and be sure to use the HOSTESS CODE for September: W7ENX7EF when ordering.  Don't forget to check out the WEEKLY DEALS and the CLEARANCE RACK while you are there.

Thanks for stopping by!

Christi

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Beautiful Butterfly Wings

At the August Techniques Class we made these cute little
Post-It Note Butterflies.
The idea was snagged by Becky Roberts who made a bunch of
these up for Convention in July.
I guess this is not so much a "Technique" as it is a "Big Shot Project"
so starting in October (on the 3rd) I am starting a Big Shot Projects Class.

All my classes are listed on the right side bar of my blog so
feel free to check it out anytime
And PLEASE sign on up for one or more of the classes offered.

Do you already own a Big Shot and just not sure how to use all the
Dies and other Big Shot Accessories?

This is the perfect class for you!

We will make 4 projects using the Big Shot.

The cost of this class is $20.00.

Don't have a Big Shot, but REALLY, REALLY want one?
I will work out a payment plan for you or we can talk about some other

easy ways you could earn one for 50% off or even FREE.

Have a Blessed Day!!

Christi

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Just a Note

While Dale was working on our kitchen make-over I tried to help him out, but ended up landing a board on the top of my foot. OUCH! The first couple days I didn’t do much of anything, and thankfully my friend pitched in to watch the kids. She even brought down a fun little chair with wheels so I could scoot around. Normally I’m up and around all day, but since I had to stay put and ice this crazy foot, I was able to accomplish quite a bit.

(At least I had my toe nails done so they looked pretty for the XRay!)

My stash of things I have been storing up for Craft Sale projects was starting to over flow so I thought it was about time to start working on some of these ideas.

Two different designs, but the same style of note pads are a great sell at the craft sales. I combined our Perfect Dots Embossing Folder with the new Hostess Level 1 stamp set Because I Care and another new set called Elements of Style to decorate the cover of the note pads.

MENU:
SS: Because I Care, Elements of Style, Elegant Cheer
CS: WW, Cherry Cobbler
INK: Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Marina Mist, Pacific Point, Regal Rose, Concord Crush, Early Espresso
Accessories: Butterfly Punch, Perfect Dots EF, Big Shot

So For Now…

Happy Stamping!!

Christi

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