Welcome to My New Blog

Happy Thursday everyone!! I have started my new blog to coincide with a new beginning for me. In less that 24 hours I will be starting my career as a Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator! :)

It's a very exciting step for me. Over the years I have thought about it and it's never been the right time, but now in February of 2012 it is the right time.  And how can you go wrong working with tools that you love all the time.

As this is all just beginning in the next day or so, my blog will be lean reading for a little bit. But I will be doing my best to get updates going on here and I will be uploading some pictures of recent stamping and creating nights and the amazing items Allison, my mentor and friend, has been teaching for the last few months.

I am looking forward to all the things I will be learning and creating and sharing with as many people as I can so stay tuned and learn with me when you can.

Have a great day today.

Cathy

Boxing Day....To shop or not to shop that is the question

The lead up the Christmas was a road of numerous bumps and turns and unexpected things, not all good, but for the most part I was excited for the holidays.
My kids were very happy with their gifts, my Dad is here for the holidays, (shhh don't tell him this, but I really miss him) and I got some Christmas gifts to spend.  Now to decide whether I really need the Big Kick or Big Shot or whether i should be doing something sensible with my money.  Decisions decisions LOL
I was very lucky this holiday season to be able to spend time crafting and learning new things which I am so happy about and looking forward to the new year list of classes with Nice People Stamp with Allison
and being able to spend time with people I love to bits. Jackie and Shelly...you make me laugh so hard and I love how Allison gets suckered into helping you with your stuff.  That will all change in the new year...I'm gonna be the whiner so I get the help!! LOL
So this hasn't helped me decide what i'm going to do, but I wanted to take the time to update my blog since it has been neglected for a few weeks now and am hoping that I will update much more often with new projects completed :)
Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas filled with love laughter family and friends and that everyone got a little something that they wanted or needed :) <3

A Quiet Sunday....sort of

Well I planned a fairly quiet Sunday. Drove my son to work around 10:30am then came home and did some housework and then was going to work on some Christmas presents....but instead made some Christmas cards. So i'm not any farther ahead on my gifts but I do have some cards to give this year :) And I think it's getting me into the Christmas spirit...i think i need to get my tree up in the next day or so and I have a cookie exchange/crafting night coming up on the 3rd of December.

Busy Weekend :)

What a great weekend so far! Friday went with some friends to the Spruce Meadows International Christmas Market, a huge craft market here in Calgary. What an amazing evening, so much to see and the lights were fantastic!! Had so much fun looking around and trying on crazy hats!

And tonight was a Stampin Up card night. We went to our friend's house, who is a Stampin Up Demonstrator and made these beautiful purses that hold three small matching cards inside. We had so much fun and we are going back to take the Christmas Tag Class as well. Can't wait for that one. If you want to check out Allison's amazing classes her blog is Nice People Stamp

Here are the purses we made tonight...so much fun and they look so nice!

My Class from The Scrapyard

This is my completed piece from last weeks class :) I love this piece and am thinking of doing a second one with my own twist on it.