Happy Birthday to my niece, Brittany!

My niece Brittany turned 18 the other day. Saturday is her party and my daughter will be taking this card and box (with her birthday present in it) to her. Hopefully she doesn't see this before then.

I made the box at the Mays Landing Library South Jersey Stampers meeting. These ladies are a wonderful group of stampers who meet once a month, on a Monday night. We take turns showing each other different techniques and ideas. This months was a Bag in a Box by Carol Phillips. It is so cute and I really enjoyed learning how to make it. Thank you Carol! We also do a card swap - each month a different theme.



For the Bag in a Box I used the following supplies:



Stamp Set: So Many Scallops (Retired)
Ink: Bashful Blue
Paper: Summer Picnic Designer Series Paper (Retired)
Old Olive Textured Paper (12 x 12)
Whisper White
Bashful Blue
Accessories: White Gel Pen
Scallop Edge Punch
Scallop Circle Punch
1/4" Circle Punch
1 3/8" Circle Punch
1 1/4" Circle Punch
Bashful Blue Stipped Ribbon

For the Card I used the following supplies:

Stamp Set: It's Your Birthday (Retired)
Ink: Old Olive
Bashful Blue
Paper: Summer Sun Designer Series Paper (Retired)
Old Olive
Accessories: Flower (sponged with Bashful Blue) and
half pearl from the Pretties Kit
Bashful Blue Stripped Ribbon
Sponge Dauber

Thanks for stopping by and looking.

Donna

Happy Saturday

I had a very enjoyable afternoon today with the ladies who attended my Stamp-a-stack. Congratulations to Pam for winning the Door Prize, a $25.00 gift certificate for Stampin' Up! Project. Here is a picture of the cute basket with the gift certificate. I had my camera out and planned to take pictures at the stamp-a-stack but I never did.

Also, check out my Retired Stamp Set blog for a lot of atted retired Stampin' Up! stamp sets I now have for sale. Contact me if you are interested in purchasing any of the.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Donna

Happy Spring!

Happy Saturday. I am just about an hour away from my Sale-a-brations Stamp-a-stack. I just wanted to remind everyone that Sale-a-brations is coming to an end. The last day of the Sale-a-brations SALE is March 31, 2009. So, you still have time to place an order of $50 or more and receive a FREE Sale-a-brations item for every $50 in Stampin' Up! product you spend.

Later tonight I will post some pictures from the Stamp-a-stack and my http://donnastampsandscrapssaleitems.blogspot.com/ will be updated with new retired stamps sets that I have for sale. So be sure to check late tonight or tomorrow to see those items.

Have a great weekend!

Donna

Stampin' Up! Sale-a-brations Stamp-a-stack

On Saturday, March 21st, from 1 pm to 4 pm I am holding my annual Stampin' Up! Sale-a-brations Stamp-a-stack. You will make these 5 cards for $10 (with envelopes). If you would like to make additional sets of 5, it is $8 per additional set. All cards are made using one of the six Sale-a-brations stamps, ribbon bundle or Designer Series Paper. Also, for attending you will receive a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate for Stampin' Up! product (to be used through myself, Donna Hustedde, Stampin' Up! Demonstartor) and FREE shipping on any order placed at the event. Remember, for every $50 in Stampin' Up! Product (before shipping and tax) spent you receive a Sale-a-brations item for free.

If you would like to attend, please e-mail me at hustedde@msn.com for a Registration Form.

I would love to have you attend.

Donna

Pizza Box and Note Cards

Aren't these cute. Friday night I was at a Downline Meeting at Gail Murray's (my Stampin' Up! Upline's, Upline - she always does such wonderful cards and projects) and one of the projects we did was this really cute pizza style box and 3 x 3 note cards using the Sale-a-brations Designer Series Paper Delicate Dots and the Sale-a-brations Stamp Set Polka Dot Punches. The stamp set can be used with the coordinating Circle, Full Heart, Scallp Circle and 5 Petal Flower punches that Stampin' Up! offers.


You can not buy the Sale-a-brations items. You can earn them for FREE with every $50 in Stampin' Up! product you purchase between now and March 31, 2009. Spend $50 and get one item for FREE, spend $100 and get two items for FREE and so on. Also if you host a workshop and it is $300 in Product you will get a Sale-a-brations item for FREE along with the Hostess Benefits and FREE product for being a Hostess.

Contact me today to schedule a workshop.

Donna

Finally a Big Winter Storm

SNOW DAY! We have gone several years without a measurable snow storm. It was nice to finally have one. My husband went out and dug us out and said we got about a foot of snow here. My office closed and my daughters school closed so it was nice to have a relaxing day. Our dog really enjoyed playing in the snow. He liked being able to dig in it. At one point he was running so fast he slid and went completely under the snow. Funny to see a 90 pound dog do that.

Stay warm,

Donna

Cute Projects

Aren't these projects adorable? On Sunday I went to a fellow Demonstrator's (and good Friends), Carolyn, for her Stamp Class and we made these adorable 5 projects. Thanks so much for having me Carolyn I so enjoyed the afternoon.

Sneak Peak at the 2009 Ocassions Mini Catalog

Stampin' Up! is offering a Sneak Peak of some Easter sets from the 2009 Ocasssions Mini Catalog. Click on this link: http://www.stampinup.net/uploads/fckeditor/stampinup/File/March%2009/pg11-13_Occasions_09_US.pdf. Even though the Occassions Mini does not go in effect until April 1st you can order any one of these sets now so that you can have them in time for Easter.

Contact me to place an order or book a workshop and earn FREE product.

Stay warm and safe with this Winter Storm.

Donna