Farewell...Goodbye...Adios...

Stampin' Up! Last Chance lists are here. This is your last chance to purchase select stamp sets, accessories, and decor elements. These Last Chance items are only available until June 30 and while supplies last. You can find the links to the these lists below. Hurry up and order your favorite accessories fast because they tend to go pretty quickly.

Click on the following links to view the Last Chance lists.

• Last Chance Stamp Sets
• Last Chance Accessories (Check this list every day as it is updated daily)
• Last Chance Home Decor items (all of these items are 25% off)

You don't want to miss the opportunity to get your hands on these items. Head on over to my website to make your purchases before it's too late.

I'm pretty bummed to see some of these stamp sets go, especially Best Wishes and More, which is one of my favorite stamps sets; however, I'm super excited that with the retirement of these stamp sets we're making room for the new stamp sets in the new catalog that will be available next month. Summer is exciting in Stampin' Up!

~Cita

A Belated Valentine

My daughter, Sybella, was born on Valentine's Day, much to our surprise. The day before she was born, I spent most of the day stamping. You know, stamping is a great activity to do while pregnant. It's fun, relaxing, and doesn't require to move a lot, which is one thing that is hard to do at 5 days past your due date. :)
Anyways, I was really proud of a project I made during that last day and was planning on posting it on Valentine's Day, but I went into labor instead. So, 3.5 months later I decided that since I had already took the effort to make this project and take pictures of it, I might as well post it. So consider this as a belated Valentine's gift.

Swivel Valentine details:

• This idea came from Jacqueline Nimrichter's blog. You can get a great tutorial on her site on how to make this Swivel Valentine
  
• Color scheme: Basic black, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzelberry, and Whisper White
  
• Stamp sets: Tiny Tags, Hello Again, and Whimsical Words
• Use the Scallop border punch to punch a border around the Basic Black piece
• Stamp two flower vines (from Tiny Tags) in Whisper White Craft Ink. Sprinkle the images with some White Embossing Powder and use the heat tool to emboss these images. Repeat with your greeting (I used "Happiness Always" from Whimsical Words)
• Stamp three hearts in Rich Razzelberry and use the Snips to cut these images out. Attach the hearts using dimensionals.
  

This project can be customized for pretty much any occasion - wedding favors, birthday favors, birthday gifts, Christmas favors, etc. The possibilities are endless! Try it out and let me know what you come up with.

~Cita

Simple Birthday

Simple cards are great. They are quick and easy and can still say and mean a lot. I made this card for a customer of mine and thought for a simple card it's pretty.

Simple Birthday Card details:

• Color scheme: Pretty in Pink, Perfect Plum, Whisper White, and Rose Red
• Use the Fast Flower Stampin' Wheel with Pretty in Pink to get the flowers across the Whisper White piece. After that, clean your wheel, roll it through Versamark, and then apply the wheel again. Before the Versamark dries, add some Iridescent Ice embossing powder and emboss it using a heat tool
  
• Use the scallop punch to punch out a scallop and then cut between each scallop to get a flower. Stamp the flower from the Hello Again stamp set and cut it out. Adhere it to the middle of your scallop flower.
  
• The birthday greeting is from Upsy Daisy

Happy Stampin'
~Cita

National Scrapbooking Month

I LOVE scrapbooking! It's my first love in the world of papercrafting. I started scrapbooking when I was 15 years old after my mom bought me a scrapbooking kit for Christmas. Now a days, I combine stamping with scrapbooking, and it's a perfect combination.

During the month of May (May 1-31), which is National Scrapbooking Month, Stampin' Up! is catering to all of us scrapbooking addicts. When you purchase a qualifying scrapbooking stamp set or the My Digital Studio software (118108) you will receive a FREE package of Designer brads--choose from four designs!

The qualifying scrapbooking stamp sets include the following:

• Extreme Elements (115181)
• Framed with Love (114389)
• Certified (113709)
• Circus Circus (115778)
• Elements of Style (Wood-mounted 118611, Clear-mounted 120045)
• Mementos (Wood-mounted 119910, Clear-mounted 120105)
• Rough Type (Wood-mounted 118659, Clear-mounted 120072)
• Sentimental Journey (Wood-mounted 118513, Clear-mounted 120075)
• First Day (Wood-mounted 118521, Clear-mounted 120051)
  

Choose from the following designer brads.

• Flower Designer Brads (112579)
• Filigree Designer Brads (112577)
• Circle Designer Brads (112571)
• Star Designer Brads (112572)
  

Head on over to my website and click the Shop Now to take advantage of this super promotion!

Happy Stampin'
~Cita

April Ladybug Swap

At this month's Ladybug Ink meeting we focused the swap theme on using items and stamp sets from the new Summer Mini Catalog. I decided that I really wanted to play with the new Smooch Spritz, and boy did I have fun. Can you see it? It's the stuff that makes the card look all sparkly! I had a blast with the Smooch Spritz, but be careful when you use it. If you don't pay attention you may accidentally spray your computer screen or yourself.

Here's some details on my swap:

• Colors used: Perfect Plum, Pretty in Pink, and Rose Red.
  
• Use the Beautiful Butterflies Big Shot die to cut out the butterflies using the Presto Patterns Specialty paper. This paper comes white, but has glossy images that you can reveal. I used a sponge dauber and ink to color the butterflies.
  
• Use the flowers from the Itty Bitty Bits stamp set to stamp a background on the Pretty in Pink strip. I have this stamp set in the clear mounted form and put two flower stamps on one block to make things go by faster.
  
• The "Journey" sentiment is from the Define Your Life stamp set. I layered it on top of a Rose Red piece that I sprayed with Smooch Spritz and fringed the edges with my snips.
  

You should definitely check out the Smooch Spritz. If anything, there is something extremely fun about spraying it on your card and sometimes all over the place. Good thing Stampin' Up! offers a Color Catcher to help control the mess.

Happy Stampin'

~Cita

Stamping for a Mission

My good friends, Ginny and Stephen Bracht, are preparing to go to Sudan to work on a water project with SIM (Serving in Mission). I'm very excited for them and want to support them in every way that I can. That is why I have decided that during the month of May, I will be donating 20% of my personal sales to their mission. Keep this in mind as you make purchases this month. You can always contact me to make a purchase or head on over to my website and go to "Shop Now."

To read more about the Brachts, you can visit their blog.

Happy Stampin',
~Cita

Summer Mini Catalog now available

The new Summer Mini Catalog is now available for your viewing, ordering, and stamping pleasures! There are some great new stamp sets and products, of which I'm excited about the following:

• Punched Poises Hostess Level 2 Stamp set (page 5). Contact me to find out how you can get this stamp set for free.
  
• Stampin' Around Builder Wheel (page 8). This new wheel design lets you customize your wheel any way you'd like using one, two, or three builder wheels.
• Itty Bitty Bits stamp set and corresponding Bitty Buttons and Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pak (Page 11).
  
• Smooch Spritz (page 15), which is a pearlized accent spray.
  
• Chalkboard Decor Elements (page 18)

If you see anything you like, head on over to me website and make an order. :)

Happy Stampin'

~Cita

March Ladybug Swaps

A few weeks ago, we had our Ladybug Ink meeting where we had a chance to swap cards, a benefit of being a Stampin' Up! Demo in the Ladybug Ink group. The theme was monochromatic color scheme. I showed my card for the swap in a previous post, but here is what I got in return from the Ladybugs. Enjoy!

Amber played around with Stampin' Up! purples, Cottage Wall DSP, and the Extra Large Two-Step Bird punch to make this beautiful card. The bird punch is available in the Occasions Mini Catalog, which ends on April 30.

Angela played around with Sahara Sand to make this Father's Day Card.


This Ladybug played around with SU!'s beautiful reds, the Upsy Daisy Die for the Big Shot, and the SU! Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions folder.


Finally, this Ladybug played around with SU!'s blues, the Butterfly punch, and the Vintage Vogue stamp set (available in the Occasions Mini Catalog).

If you would like to become part of Ladybug Ink and join in our awesome card swap, contact me and I can give you all the details.

Happy Stampin'!
Carmelita

Happy Resurrection Day!

He is not here; he has risen, just as he said.
~ Matthew 28:6

Happy Resurrection Day! What a day to celebrate and commemorate the great sacrifice of our Lord, Jesus Christ, who died for our sins so that we may find our place in heaven. Easter has taken a little bit of turn in our household as this is Sybella's (my newborn daughter) first Easter. Her pack n' play is bombarded with stuffed Easter bunnies and even a duck. We never used to get so much Easter stuff in the mail before she was born. :) It's also been nice to receive some thoughtful greetings from family and friends as they have sent us several Easter cards. The above card is from a friend of mine and fellow stamper, Kathy Trujillo. Kathy loves punch art and I love how she made the lamb. Hope you enjoy too!

Happy Stampin'
~Cita

Two-Step into Spring (A Sneak Peak)

Although it still feels like winter as I write this, Spring is here! It's at this point in the year that I am drawn more to my flowery-type or spring-themed stamp sets to make cards and scrapbook pages. Flowers are so happy!

Stampin' Up! is also celebrating the arrival of spring with the Two-Step into Spring Promotion. During the month of April (April 1-April 30) you can get your hands on the Awash with Flowers stamp set, which is a sneak peak stamp set from the 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog.

There are two ways you can obtain this new stamp set - host a qualifying workshop or purchase it.

• If you host a $350 workshop, you can get the Awash with Flowers stamp set for free! Contact me if you want to host a workshop.
  
• You can purchase the Awash with Flowers stamp set only during the month of April for $39.95 (wood-mount, 117062) or $27.95 (clear-mount, 120549). Head on over to my website to make your purchase.

But wait! There's more! Stampin' Up! is offering several spring-themed two-step stamp sets for 20% off.

Item	Page	Description	Regular Price	Sale Price
113824	94	Greenhouse Garden	$25.95	$20.76
113734	98	Fifth Avenue Floral	$24.95	$19.96
111578	101	Flower Fancy	$36.95	$29.56
113258	112	Trendy Trees	$17.95	$14.36

Check out the flyer for more details, and then head over to my website to make your purchase!

Happy Stampin!
~Cita

March Ladybug Ink Swap

Each month, my stamping group gets together to watch demos, stamp, swap samples, and visit with each other. It's one of the perks of being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and each month I look forward to the meeting. I look forward to it so much, that when I was still in grad school I would leave class early on meeting nights so I could make the meeting. (I was still late to the meeting though.) I missed last month's meeting due to the birth of my daughter, but I was super excited about this month's meeting. I was even more excited that I was able to participate in this month's card swap. I know that when baby sleeps, I should be sleeping too, but why sleep when you can stamp? :)

Each month there is a different them for the card swap, and this month's theme was monochromatic color scheme. I actually had no idea what a monochromatic color scheme was, so this month's swap taught me something new. (If you don't know what it is either, check out what Wikipedia has to say about it.)

So here's my swap for this month. I've been in a pink mood lately (must be all the little girl stuff I'm around), so I picked pink as my main color. Also, since we're still in the Sale-a-Bration period, I decided to use some Sale-a-Bration (SAB) products in my card.

Monochromatic Color Scheme Swap Card Details:

• Use Pixie Pink as the card base and a strip of Pretty in Pink. You can then attach a strip of the Pretty in Pink heart paper from the SAB Welcome Neighborhood Designer Series Paper pad.
• Stamp flowers along the side of the card using Versamark ink. I used the flowers from the Tiny Tags stamp set (available from the Occasions Mini Catalog).
  
• Use the Scallop Trim Border to punch a border on the Pretty in Pink card stock strip.
• Stamp the greeting in Melon Mambo on Whisper White. I used the "Happiness Always" stamp from the SAB Whimsical Words stamp set. Punch the greeting out using the wide oval punch and distress the edges using either your snips (be careful) or a paper distresser.
  Sponge Melon Mambo on the edges of the oval.

Sale-a-Bration will be coming to an end next week, so hurry on over to my website to purchase some awesome product and get free stuff. Remember, for every $50 you spend, you get a free item from the Sale-a-Bration catalog. Also, there are some perks for signing up during Sale-a-Bration as well. If you would like to become a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and join the Ladybug stampers, shoot me an email (carmelita.wasson@gmail.com) for more information. You don't want to miss out on this fabulous opportunity.

~Cita

Sweet Treats for Sweet Feet

In January, I was blessed with several baby showers where I received many awesome gifts for the baby. One of my favorite gifts was from my fellow Ladybug Stamper, Ruth Norton. She gave me a carton full of cupcake socks.


I thought this was an adorable gift and wanted to share Ruth's awesome creativity. You can find more details on this project on her blog.

By the way, you can earn the Scallop Trim Border punch used in this project for free during the Sale-a-Bration period, which ends March 31. Purchase $50 worth of Stampin' Up! merchandise and get this for free. Check out my website for more information or to take advantage of this awesome promotion.

~Cita

New Arrival

I have been MIA since February 13. Crazy to think that I let almost an entire month go by without posting. I was doing so well posting every week.

On February 14, I gave birth to my beautiful daughter, Sybella De La Luz Wasson. She was born at 8:28 pm, weighed 7 lbs. 6 oz., and measured 18 inches long. Since then, I have doing my best to adjust to life with a newborn and redefine my reality. Unfortunately, stamping is one of the first activities that has been put on the back burner while I try to adjust to a new life. I'm starting to get the hang of things, and after almost a month, I have started to think about stamping and blogging once again. So stay tuned. In the upcoming days I hope to post several projects. Till then, here's a baby announcement I made with My Digital Studio.

~Cita

Build-a-Bear Coupons

Who likes coupons?!?
Pick me! Pick me!

As mentioned before, Stampin' Up! has teamed with Build-a-Bear workshop to offer some pretty awesome products. They are also offering coupons to be used at Build-a-Bear Workshop stores. For every $20 spent on products from the Build-A-Bear Workshop Collection, you will receive a coupon for $5 off a $25 purchase at any Build-A-Bear Workshop store. This offer is good until April 30, 2010.

Here's a list of qualifying Build-a-Bear products:

• Beary Best Friends stamp set (118052, $18.95)
• SU! Bear Bigz Die (117977, $23.95)
• SU! Beary Hoppy Sizzlit Die (117327, $5.95)
• SU! Bearly Lovely Sizzlit Die (117987, $5.95)
• Beary Best Times stamp set (118088 $15.95)
  
• Bear Tracks (118090, $6.50)
• SU! Beary Essentials Sizzix Die (117978, $23.95)
• SU! Beary Boy Sizzix Die (117981, $5.95)
• SU! Beary Girl Sizzix Die (117982, $5.95)
• SU! Pawsitively Sizzix Die (117983, $11.95)
  
• SU! Lil' Paws Sizzix Die (117984, $11.95)
• SU! Beary Merry Sizzix Die (117980, $18.95)
• SU! Kooky Spooky Sizzix Die (117979, $18.95)
• Beary Nice Wishes stamp set (118050, $16.95)
• Seal of Pawthencity stamp set (118054, $9.95)
• Pawsitively Prints Designer Series Paper (118060, $9.95)

Head on over to my website to take advantage of this offer. And don't forget about Sale-a-Bration! You can get the Build-a-Bear Workshop coupon AND some free stamps with qualifying orders.

Happy Stampin'
~Cita

Birthday Bots

Last summer, when the new catalog came out, I fell in love with the Lots of Bots stamp set. Since my husband used to work on robots, I was super excited when I saw the stamp set. I tend to make a lot of "girly" cards, and the Lots of Bots allowed me to make not only masculine cards, but nerdy masculine cards! I made the Lots of Bots cards before I got my act together on the blog, so a lot of these cards haven't made it on the blog; however, recently I came across these cards and thought it would be a good time to share. So here's the Lots of Bots birthday card that I made sometime in the summer for the monthly Ladybug Ink swap.

Lots of Bots birthday card details:

• Color scheme: Very Vanilla, Bermuda Bay, and Basic Gray
• Use the 1-1/4" Square punch (104400) to punch out squares in Bermuda Bay and Very Vanilla cardstock.
  
• Position the squares in three rows with four squares to a row, alternating the colors.
• Stamp the birthday robot from the Lots of Bots stamp set (115293) in Basic Black on Very Vanilla. Layer this piece on on Bermuda Bay, and then layer that piece on Basic Gray.
  
• Use the Bermuda Bay Stampin' Write marker (set of 6 In-Colors, 116329) to color the robot.
• Add three silver brads (104336) in the lower left-hand square. A couple of tips on doing this. 1) Place the brads before you adhere this square to the card. 2) Use the paper-piercing template you get in the Mat Pack (105826) to evenly space the brads and keep them straight. I learned about the awesome piercing template after I made this card and am highly dependent on that template now.
  

Remember that it's still Sale-a-Bration and you still have some time to get some awesome free stuff for every $50 that you spend. Head on over to my website to take advantage of this great deal that will end on March 31.

Happy Stampin'
~Cita

A Little Help for Haiti

If you're like me, my heart breaks each time I hear, read, or see of the devastation that happened in Haiti last week. It's frustrating to know that there is pretty much nothing I can do but offer up my prayers and donate money. What's great is that Stampin' Up! is giving me an opportunity and an outlet to provide just a tiniest bit of help to Haiti.

From now until February 28, 2010, Stampin' Up! will donate $2 from every I {Heart} Hearts stamp set purchased to the American Red Cross’ Haiti Relief and Development Fund. SU chose the Red Cross as it is already well-established in Haiti, and this money will be used to provide immediate relief and long-term support through supplies, technical assistance and other support to help those in need.

Help make a difference in the lives of the Haitian people. Click here to order your set today.

~Cita

Come and Sale-a-Brate: Peek #2

As mentioned in a previous post, on January 30, several Ladybug stampers and I will be hosting a Sale-a-Bration class featuring this year's awesome Sale-a-Bration (SAB) products. Visit my website for more information on this class or contact me (stampincita@gmail.com) if you would like to attend.

This second project features the Mini Milk Carton Big Shot Die from the Occasions Mini Catalog and the SAB Vintage Labels stamp set. The very talented Ladybug Stamper, Ruth Norton, designed this cute project.

Hope to see you at the SAB class on January 30th!

~Cita

Heart Treat Cups

You're probably familiar by now with SU!'s treat cups as they have been a hit these past couple of months among the stamping community. (Although, it wasn't until recently that I actually used them for the first time.) Well, now SU! has taken that idea a little further and came out with the Heart Treat Cups (120435). Here's the scoop on these adorable cups.

• Coordinates with the Sweetheart stamp set (120415) and the Full Heart Punch (113693)
• This is not a limited-time offer, but make sure to order your Heart Treat Cups as soon as possible if you plan on using them for Valentine's Day. They may be back ordered during this time due to the high-demand.
• Heart Treat Cups are great for making unique Valentine's Day projects, but they can also be used for other occasions, including Mother's day, weddings, bridal showers, anniversary cards, etc.
• Purchase the Heart Treat Cups and coordinating accessories before March 31 and you are on your way to earning Sale-a-Bration awards (remember for EVERY $50 you spend, you get a Sale-a-Bration reward). Head on over to my website and click the Shop Now link to order your Heart Treat Cups.

~ Cita

Come and Sale-a-Brate: Peek #1

On January 30th, a few ladybug stampers and I will be hosting a Sale-a-Bration (SAB) class where we will dive into awesomeness of this year's SAB products.

Here's a glance at one of the projects we will be making. This card features the SAB Happy Moments stamp set and the new Scallop Trim Border punch (which I am falling in love with). All of the projects for this class were designed by fellow Ladybug Stamper, Ruth Norton. She's amazingly talented.

If you are interested in attending the SAB class, click here for more details or contact me (stampincita@gmail.com) .

Hope to see you there.

~Cita

Tiny Thanks

I have been so blessed these past few weeks with several baby showers and one more to go. I am amazed at how excited people are for my baby and how generous they are as they shower Steve and me with gifts for the the baby. It is such a blessing and we are so thankful. Because of this, I have been very busy making thank you cards. I want everyone to get a hand made card to show how thankful my husband and I are for their generosity. What's great is that once I get a design cranked out, I can make replicates of that design in no time.

By now, many of you are fully aware of the new design for the punches. Let me just say that I LOVE the new design. I love how light they are, the potential for easier storage, and how it seems to be a little easier to punch things out.

Furthermore, I LOVE the Tiny Tags (118091) stamp set and coordinating punch. When I first saw it my mind started swirling of all the awesome ways you can use this stamp set, like for small, simple thank you cards.

Tiny Thank You Card details:

• Color scheme: Certainly Celery, Chocolate Chip, and Pretty in Pink
• Use the SU! Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die (118138) to cut out three butterflies using Pretty in Pink. You will have to cut these out one at a time, but save the other butterflies for future projects.
• Stamp the "Thanks so Much" greeting from the Tiny Tags stamp set in Chocolate Chip on the Certainly Celery strip before adhering the butterflies to the strip. This will allow for better positioning on the butterflies.
• Use mini glue dots to adhere the embossed butterflies to the Certainly Celery strip. Fluff the butterflies' wings to add some more dimension to the card.
• Stamp the tag outline on Pretty in Pink and "Baby" (or whatever greeting you want) on Very Vanilla
• Punch these images out using the Medium Jewelry Tag punch (117190). Also, punch a blank tag out of Certainly Celery. You'll have three tags.
• Gather all three tags and use the Paper-Piercing Tool (116631) to punch a hole in the notch area through all three tags.
• Thread a short piece of Hemp Twine (100982) through all tags. Tie off at the top and place around the middle butterfly.
• Fan out the tags and place a mini glue dot on the back of the fanned tags and attach to the card.

To keep with the butterflies and monkey theme, I stamped the monkey from Fox and Friends (117020) inside using Versamark (102283). This way it's there, but if needed, I can write over it to express my thanks!

Happy Stampin'
~Cita

Show and Tell: Baby Shower Invite #2

As promised, here is my second Baby Shower invite. I love this design as it incorporates the Fox and Friends stamp set from the Occasions Mini Catalog. When I saw that stamp set, I had to have it just for the monkey. What's awesome is that there is a Decor Element of the Monkey as well that is available.

The butterflies were fun as well. I cut these cute little things out with the new SU! Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die. They are the perfect size, and I love how each butterfly is uniquely embossed.


Now that the invitations are all set, and sent out according to my friends, I'm going to be making the thank you cards. I have some great ideas for these cards and hope to share these designs with you in the upcoming weeks.

~Cita

Oh Yeah! The Occasions Mini Catalog

I got so excited about Sale-a-Bration, I forgot to mention the new Occasions Mini Catalog, which is also now available for your viewing, drooling, and ordering pleasures. This new catalog includes some new stuff. Here's some highlights:

• Two new hostess stamp sets
• New clear mount stamps (pg. 6-7)
  
• Recipes by Design kit (pg. 8)
  
• New punch style and new exclusive SU! punches (pg. 10-11)
  
• Love Bots valentines (pg. 17)
• New Decor Stencils (pg. 18)
• Glassine envelopes and bags (pg. 19)
  
• Milk carton Big Shot die (pg. 23)
• Fox and Friends Stamp Set - my new favorite stamp set (pg. 31)
• Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper pak (pg. 33)
• On-board books (pg. 34)

You can order anything out of the Occasions Mini Catalog from my website. And remember that for every $50 you spend you get free product from the Sale-a-Bration catalog. Hope you enjoy the new catalog.

Sale-A-Brate good stamps..Come on!

Yesterday marked the first day of Sale-a-Bration, an awesome Stampin' Up! promotion that gives every stamping enthusiast a reason to celebrate because it allows you to earn free merchandise. Yes, I said free. How's that for bringing in the new year? Here's how Sale-a-Bration works.

1. Purchase merchandise and receive a free item from the SAB catalog for EVERY $50 (before tax and shipping) you spend.
   Example: If you spend $50, you can select one item from the SAB catalog. If you spend $100, you can select TWO items from the SAB catalog.
   
2. Host a workshop and receive free items from the SAB catalog for every $300 purchased at your workshop IN ADDITION to the regular hostess benefits.
   Example: You hold a workshop with $600 in sales. You will get to select two items from the SAB catalog, choose up to three hostess sets, and receive $75.00 in free merchandise.
   
3. Join Stampin' Up! as a demonstrator and get ANY retail stamp (valued up to $47.95) from the current catalogs PLUS get 15% off your Starter Kit. It's normally $199, but with 15% off, it's $169. Starter kits come with more than $300 worth of merchandise.
   

Something new that Stampin' Up! is doing this year is offering over 75 select stamp sets in the 2009-2010 Idea Book and Catalog as Sale-a-Bration sets. Check out page 11 of the SAB catalog to see what stamp sets are being offered.

So you want to earn some SAB stuff? Here's how you can do it.

• Contact me to place an order.
• Visit my website and shop online.
• Host a workshop with me. Contact me if you would like to get this set up. I have some excellent resources to help you figure out who to invite and what to do. I'm the one that actually has to do the "hard" work. :)
• Become a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and join the team of Ladybugs stampers that I am part of. Contact me to see how to do this.

If you have any questions, contact me and I can get them answered. Sale-a-Bration lasts until March 31.

~Cita

Show and Tell: Baby Shower Invite

Well, now that Christmas has passed, I'm focusing on the next big event - having the baby. I have about six more weeks to go and I swear each day goes by faster than the day before.

My best friend is throwing me a baby shower, and many months ago when I first learned that I was expecting, I decided that I was going to make the baby shower invitations. I came up with two designs using my nursery theme (monkeys and butterflies) and trying to match the nursery colors (green, brown, and pink). The first design is displayed in this post; I'll share the second design later.

A word of caution for those who insist on making their own baby shower invites - it takes a lot of time. :) However, I enjoyed it and I hope the recipients of these baby shower invites enjoy them. How can you not enjoy monkeys?

~Cita

Say Goodbye (Part 2)

As stated in a previous post (Say Goodbye - Part 1), Stampin' Up! will be discontinuing stamps on the dormant list on January 4, 2010. Although it seems far away, January 4 is just arou the corner (next week, in fact). So if you want any of these stamps, hurry on over to my website and order these before it's too late. Click on the Shop Now link and then search by product number (included below) in the "Search the Store" field on the left side of the page. Contact me if you have any questions.

Friend by Definition, 109425

Fun Flower, 114488

Garden Greetings, 113716

Glad Friends, 114490

Hit the Road, 113242

Lexicon of Leaves, 113710

Man's Best Friend, 113236


Ocean Commotion, 114423

Playful Petals, 113728

Polka Dot, 109276

Putt Putt, 111544

Quilt Quips, 113240

Really Retro,113754
Sip by Sip, 113403


Sweet Stems, 113726
That's Funny, 113250

Wonderful Watercolors, 113688

~Cita

Merry Christmas

Feliz Navidad! I hope everyone has a wonderful and splendid Christmas. This Christmas, I have family all over the place at my house. It makes for a full house, but a joyous time, and I am enjoying every moment of it.

Since I have now run out of days before Christmas, I wanted to share this one last Christmas card with you. I actually made this card way back in November for the November Ladybug Card Swap where we had to make a card that featured punches. I’m not very good with punch art, although I enjoy it when someone else comes up with it. And in this case, my gingerbread card was inspired by Patti Lee, who did all the hard work. Thanks Patti!


~Cita

A Christmas Treat

I know the saying goes that “it’s better to give than to receive,” and I’m in total agreement with it, but man, does it feel good to receive presents, big and small. And the present doesn’t necessarily have to be in the material form. Services and little things people do for me are great presents too.

So, I felt pretty excited when one of my stamping friends, Kathy, gave me this little treat for Christmas. Kathy is a huge fan of punch art, and I love how she used her punches to decorate this bag of popcorn. When she gave it to me, she pointed out how she used the stamp from the Christmas Punch hostess set, which she earned at the last workshop she hosted with me.

I loved Kathy’s design, and wanted to share it with you. Enjoy!

~Cita