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Some New Scrapbook Layouts

Last night I headed up to Clipper Street with some friends and was actually able to get some scrapbooking done! I'm currently working on all of 2006, so it felt good to make a bit of a dent in the year.

Plus, I was able to walk around with my photos and look for matching paper and accessories (so much fun!).

Here are the three layouts I was able complete:

This is Easter '06 - Devin's first experience with the Best family tradition on decorating Easter eggs. The other side is Easter morning, she couldn't believe a big bunny would come and hide candy eggs for her or that he would leave a pile of presents on her high chair. It was a pretty exciting day.

Here's Devin's 2nd birthday.

The amazing crop-a-dile

Here's a video featuring all the neat things you can do with a crop-a-dile from Nth Degree. I had no idea how much this one little tool could do until I saw this video! After watching this, I'm adding the crop-a-dile to my wish list! Good thing SU now sells this handy tool :)

Here's the link to the video. Enjoy!

Brand New SU Idea Book & Catalogue

I just got my brand new Stampin’ Up! Idea Book and Catalogue (Fall ~ Winter Collection 2007) in the mail and I can’t put it down!

I am in love with all the new amazing designer series paper in the new catalogue. The beautiful patterns on both sides of the paper are going to make it impossible to choose which side to use!

I’ve been looking for some good fall paper and see exactly what I’m looking for in the new “Creepy Crawly” set. I’m also wanted something to use for last Christmas and think that “Dashing” is exactly what I need! And last, but not least, the set “Darling Doodles” will be perfect to use when scrapbooking my girls. The “Prints Designer Series Papers”, which are available in 16 of SU’s most popular colours, looks amazing. The only problem will be deciding what colours to get! Close to Cocoa and So Saffron top my list (for now).

I’m also excited about the Simply Scrappin’ kits. The colour combinations are perfect, the self-adhesive die cuts look amazing and the patterns are perfect! I’m already addicted to these kits for scrapbooking when I’m feeling a little lazy, and now I have a whole new batch of kits to play with! My wish list now includes, “Primary Colors” (someone needs to tell SU to add a U to colours for Canadian spelling, because it really bugs me to see it spelled the U.S. way), “Confetti”, “Home Again” and “Out and About”.

I wish that my wish list was going to end with that, but they’ve added a bunch of Accents and Elements to the IBC and almost ALL of them are now on my list!

I’d also like to give a few more props to SU for really stepping up their chipboard selection, adding a scallop circle punch, a Pretties Kit, rhinestone brads, and a crop-a-dile! WOW!
I haven’t even really been able to absorb all the great stamp sets yet! Hopefully my girls will give me a bit of free time to really get into the catalogue tomorrow.

A Crafters Paradise!

Check out this amazing craft room. It's owned by Cathy, a hobby SU demonstrator for the last six years.

I can only imagine how much fun it must be to have so much room (and stuff) available for crafting and stamping. What's really incredible is how clean she keeps it all. I know that even if I had this amazing space I'd have it looking like a disaster area in no time.

Great Blog

Okay, I know I've been slacking off and not posting anything lately (I'm sorry!), but I do have several good reasons.

Reason number one: Out of the past 60 days, my husband has been away for 30 days!

Reason number two: I'm training for my first Sprint Triathlon and it's become way more important than stamping or crafting (I can hear the boo's, I know, how could anything become more important? But it has. I'm trying to step up my training to two hours a day in order to be ready for Aug. 11 and I feel like I have so much work to do before then! Only 12 weeks to become a great athlete!)

Reason number three: I've discovered Facebook.com and am spending way too much time on there when I'm actually online.

Since I'm not posting anything good these days, I wanted to let you know about an awesome blog that is updated DAILY! It's my good friend Carrie's blog, the Artistic Avenger. I can't believe all the good stuff she has on there! I'm in love with the circle card she did - it's too funny! Be sure to check it out.

Oh, and I also wanted to let everyone know that I'm offically letting my SU demonstratorship expire after June 30. I just can't keep up with the quarterly sales requirements with everything else on my plate. But if you are looking for an excellent demonstrator in the White Rock area, Carrie is your girl. I'll be ordering from her and taking classes pretty soon!

Stampin' Up!'s Retired List is Here!

SU just released their retiring stamp set list and I can't believe all the awesome sets that are retiring! I have a number of the sets and am so glad I do. Favourite Teddy Bear, for example, is one of my all time favourites and it's on it's way out!

I can't imagine a set being as great and as versatile as some of my favourites, but some how, SU always manages to impress me with each new catalogue. Now I'm just dying to see the new catalogue in July. I don't even know if I can wait that long!

But, before July I will have to get busy and get all my favourite sets before they are gone! The set Girlfriends (and matching accessory set) has been on my wish list for ages, so I better grab it while I still have a chance. Not to mention Pretty Princess, Simply Circles and a New Little Someone... So many sets, so little time :)

To check out the retiring list, click here.