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 I wanted to make these cards really special since both of my nieces were being Christened at the same time and  I was  honoured to have been asked to be Godmother to both of them!  I didn’t have a set that was totally specific to the occasion, so I got creative with what I had (as we stampers often have to!).  I embossed the Alphabet Stamp Set Lovely Letters with silver EP and used the circle punches and scallop circle punch to frame the letters (the L is for Leah and the J is for Julia).  I also used our new colour Pink Pirouette which is PERFECT for these cards!  I also used the Pink Pirouette Designer Series Paper and then framed those panels with the Scallop edge punch in Whisper White cardstock. Since I didn’t have any silver cardstock (time to re-stock!) I just used our Basic Gray cardstock and matching taffeta ribbon.  Basic Gray is a colour that tends to fly under my radar sometimes, but is so perfect for so many different colour combinations.

 Below is my dd with Julia (she’s a wiggle worm – and gorgeous!)

Below is my ds with Leah.  Leah is wearing the same dress that both of my children wore when they were Christened.   I had it made from my Grandmother’s wedding dress and the lady who made it even used some of the lace flowers from her veil on the dress!  It’s so special and so nice to see Leah using it too!

Here is my entire family! 

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Happy 40th Anniversary!

One of the reasons I’m home in Newfoundland right now is to help celebrate my parents 40th Anniversary!  We had a party for them at my sister’s house (she was good enough to host this bash! LOL!). My sis that lives here in St. John’s is married to a great guy and they have two little kids who are adorable.  My other sister and her great dh are here from Calgary with my beautiful niece (10 months old) so the gang’s all here and we’re fitting in so much while we’re together. 

I have to admit that I’m often last minute making cards for these events, but even though I was stamping this card the night before our flight left Ottawa, I was happy with how it turned out.  I used the set To Have and To Hold – which is a wedding-ish set but I thought it was perfect for an anniversary card.  That set doesn’t appear in the new catalogue, but it IS still available for purchase.  It is on the Dormant List (stamp sets which are still available but don’t appear in the catalogue right now).  If you would like to see the entire Dormant List, click HERE The "Happy Anniversary" sentiment comes from Hugs and Wishes on page 141 of the current catalogue. 

There’s so much to share with you – I’m excited to be here (as Dorothy would say – There’s no place like home") and I want to share a bit with you, so please indulge me for the next few posts.  Below is a photo of my wonderful parents at the -  anniversary party and below that is my whole family (minus the kids). After the party was all done (a few days later), we went out for an AMAZING dinner at a restaurant called Atlantica.  If you are ever in the St. John’s area, this restaurant is a must visit!) An awesome view of the Atantic ocean and the Bell Island Ferry with INCREDIBLE food and service.  My dh and I are 5th and 6th from the left.

Stay tuned -  two of my baby nieces were baptized  yesterday and I made them gorgeous cards (well, lets face it I made them for my sisters LOL).  So soon I’ll have those to show you and of course baby photos too. 

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“Doodle This” Card from Brandi!

Check out this gorgeous card from my downline Brandi Wiggins who lives in Quebec.  Brandi is consistently in the top sellers of my downline and her work is TO DIE FOR!!  Check out her blog HERE.  Thanks for sending me such a wonderful card Brandi!

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Dreams Du Jour Class – Sept 25

The best things in life grow out of our dreams don’t they?  Why not encourage someone to follow their own dreams when you send them one of these beautiful and inspiring cards featuring Stampin’ Up!’s new “in colors”, the Dreams du Jour stamp set and Bella Rose designer paper.  In this class you’ll create these four cards, and a custom-designed box to hold them in.  This card set also makes a wonderful gift for a friend or special someone!

When: Thurs Sept 25

Where: Marlayne’s Studio

Time: 7:00 pm

Cost: $30

Spaces are limited – contact me to secure your space in this lovely class!

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Inspired by Nature & Dreams Du Jour

These are the cards that we did at my open house last week! I just love this set Inspired by Nature! It’s on page 100 of the catalogue and I know you’re going to love it too!  To make this card, we inked up the flowers using Pink Pirouette and then added Riding Hood Red and Tangerine Tango using sponge daubers directly to the flowers before you stamp it!  Easy Peasy but Beautiful! LOL! Plus those are three of the New InColours!!!  LOVE THEM! 

For the card below we stamped the primary image with Black Stayzon ink and then used blender pens to add colour to the image with ink refills.  The butterfly was stamped with Versamark and we used the scallop edge punch to do the scallop edge along the bottom – GORGE!

Have you made out your wish list for the new catalogue yet???

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Oh My – So Much Excitement!

The Fall Winter Idea Book and Catalogue is here and we are able to order from it NOW!!!!  YIPEEE!  If you want to have a sneak peek – click on the picture of the catalogue on the left side of my website and you can download it to your computer.  Downloading the pdf of the catalogue is just an interim solution – since as of sometime in September, you will be able to do on-line ordering from our demonstrator websites!!! 

If you want your own catalogue (and of *course* you do!! LOL!) you can get one at my Free Open House this Thursday night.  Contact me to reserve your spot. If you can`t make the open house – call or email me and we`ll arrange a time for to drop by and pick one up!  They are $8 each, or free if you book a workshop or join one of my stamping technique groups   I can also mail one out to you if you prefer (I`ll just add the mailing costs to your catalogue fee).

There are so many amazing specials right now – but here`s one that I`m really excited about.  There`s a ink on the left side of my website if you`d like to download the flyer

Never Before Seen Promotion

From August 11-September 30, Stampin’ Up! is providing never-before-seen savings on brand-new stamp sets: 15% off select new, die-cut stamp sets from the Fall-Winter 2008 Idea Book & Catalogue–no additional purchase necessary. Select items are listed in the table below:

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