What a weekend!

What an awesome weekend. Good thing we brought the van. Me and 3 friends drove out to Dresden, Ohio for a Longaberger/ Crafty Weekend filled with wine tasting, eating, crafting, basket making, laughing and shopping, here is proof of our shopping. I could type a book about this, but thank goodness Susan gave us all a journal to capture our thoughts and that is where I have all of me details of my trip. I just wanted to share a few pictures of my jam packed car. This was too funny! I can't wait to scrapbook all of our pictures. We found a Scrapbook Store in the little town of Dresden I couldn't believe it. Gotta go catch up on some sleep. I am so thankful for the gift of friendship.

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It would help if you had the right website. It is www.buffyallen.stampinup.net

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Stampin' Up's 12 Days of Holiday Sale

12 Days of Holiday Sale:

Dates: December 11-22, 2009

So you like a sale right? Too busy to call me or email your order? Then for the next 12 days you are going to want to check out my website for some great deals. I have no idea what they are, but I'm sure Stampin' Up! has got some great surprises for us! Just go to my website and SHOP NOW. http://www.stampinup.buffyallen.net/ You purchase from here and ships directly to your home.

I am heading to Dresden, Ohio tomorrow with some friends for a girls weekend to enjoy all the festivities of the holiday - Longaberger Style. (my christmas present to myself) If you have any questions you can email me. I will be checking my emails any chance I can get.

Happy shopping....

Some projects I've been working on

Here is the Ornament Punch used with the coordinating Stamp set and punched out 5 times and put together with some gold cording and some beads from the pretties kit to make a cute package tie on or and ornament for our tree.

I haven't gotten all of my christmas cards written out yet, but I have been busy making some gifts. This is a frame for my friend Karen for Christmas. I can post it on my blog because she is probably the last person that would ever read my blog. I apologize I forgot whose blog I got this idea from. The little girl's head is actually the Stampin' Up! Ornament Punch upside down. This punch can be used in so many ways. She has 3 daughters so I thought this would fit them just right. The one with the single boy is for my friend Cathy who I made 5 of them for to give to her son's teachers for christmas. Notice the tree is made out of the round scallop punch cut up into pieces and the tree trunk is the Word Window punch. I just had a ball making these. If you'd like to make one let me know and I love to get together and do a class with you.

I won a RAK

This weekend I participated in my first Blog Hop and what fun I had. Thanks to my friend Jen at www.happy2scrap4life.blogspot.com I followed it from her blog. I became a follower of many blogs and am so excited to have some new ideas and to see everyone's creative projects for the upcoming holidays. So of course I participated in everyone's personal RAK challenges and I won at http://yayaprincessblog.blogspot.com/ You should check out her blog. I am a Stampini' Up! Demo and I just love that I can see everyone's project ideas and adapt them to the use of SU! products. This as just made my Monday a very happy one! I hope everyone has a Happy day!

Holiday Open House

3rd Annual Holiday Open House

Saturday, November 21^st, 2009 10am-4pm

2403 Blue Jay Drive, Nazareth PA 18064

(Creekside Estates, off Penn Allen Road)

Featuring:

Mary Kay^®- by Jolene Herb

Stocking stuffer central! Pick a stocking and stuff it full!

All your cold weather favorites- Satin Hands^®, Mint Bliss™, Hydrating Lotion- and more!

Gift sets too! Spend $50 and get a free Satin Hands^® Cream! Gift Certificates available.

Visit my website at www.marykay.com/jherb

Stampin-Up- by Buffy Allen

Get all of your cute little hand-stamped stocking stuffers and treats. *Lots of $5.00 and under items- great for teachers, bus drivers, Sunday School teachers, mailman, etc. *Check out my kits to make your own Christmas Cards* Place a $30.00 order out of the Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalog and receive a Classic Ink Pad (your choice of color)* Book a Holiday Workshop and hold it before Christmas to receive any $14.95 Stamp Set for FREE!!!

Visit my website at- www.buffyallen.stampinup.net

Tastefully Simple- by Nicole Hess

Tastefully Simple offers easy to prepare gourmet food you and your family will love!

Also makes great gifts for family and friends!  I will have taste testing and show specials.

Visit my website at www.tastefullysimple.com/web/nhess 

Longaberger- by Jaclyn Betz

Cash and carry items will be available from the feature flyer & wish list. Shop early- only a few of each item will be available for purchase. Perfect for gift giving! Orders will be taken w/ guaranteed Christmas delivery. Free gift with every order over $35. Gift Certificates available.

Visit my website at www.longaberger.com/jbetz

Refreshments! Door prizes! Catalog orders and Cash & Carry!

~Bonus drawings~

• Purchase a minimum of $10 from all 4 vendors and you will be

entered into a drawing for a $50 VISA gift card!

• Purchase a minimum of $10 from at least 2 vendors and you will be

entered into a drawing for a $20 gift card to the vendor of your choice!

No RSVP- open door event! Bring a friend and receive a free gift!

Questions or directions, please call Jolene 610-703-4903

Happy Halloween

So here is part of my challenge for happie2scrap4life's Halloween Hop Blog Candy. This is my first digital scrapbook page. It was so quick and easy. I really love to do the hands on scrapbooking, but for a quick page to make, this was so much fun. One challenge was to post a scrapbook page with costumes. I thought it was so cute when Kayla and her friends dressed up as the Spice Girls. All my kids are too old to dress up and go Trick Or Treating, boy I'm gonna miss those days. Now I will just sit on my porch looking at all of the little kids and their costumes! Thanks Jenn for motivating me to scrap tonight. (even if it was just a digital page) Happy Halloween! My favorite candy is... ALL OF THEM! Not too many I don't like other then sour stuff.

My Digital Studio by SU!

I'm still learning. I feel like I had so much pressure to get this done. In order to get the Stampin' Up! Certification I had until this Saturday to watch 4 one hour long Webinars and take quizzes for each one then make and submit my own card. I think I'm going to love this digital thing. It is so easy to use. If you want to learn how to use My Digital Studio, it's not just for Scrapbooking let me know. I'm gonna go work on my x-mas gifts. Enjoy....

Happy Blog-i-versary Jen!

Today is my friend Jen's 1 year blog-i-versary and she is giving away some blog candy! Wouldn't you like some candy and get this... NO CALORIES! You just need your creativity to use it! Check out her blog to apply! http://happy2scrap4life.blogspot.com/
Happy Blog-i-versary Jen!

My Digital Studio

YEAH!!!!! I got it! I got it! I got my own My Digital Studio in my order yesterday! I'm so excited to play around with it! Too bad I'm at work today, I could be home creating! I wasn't sure I was gonna love it, but I think I do and I am only just beginning. Check back for some updates on my progress. If you'd like to purchase your own or earn it at a discount, contact me today!

I have been so busy lately with Workshops and Craft Fairs, I almost for got to blog. I really need to update with pictures.

Anyway that is my news for today!! MY DIGITAL STUDIO ROCKS!!!! Digital Scrapbooking /Card Making is the NEW Hot HOBBY!

Have a terrific day!