It's Turkey Day!

It's finally here. Hope you all are cooking up a storm and will enjoy dinner with loved ones today.

I disconnected my printer the other day, so I can't share a card with you yet. Check back tomorrow.

I will be going to my cousin's this afternoon to share a meal with her family. Later tonight I will make my pie and salad and have the turkey and trimmings tomorrow. Yummo.

Huge Savings From Stampin Up

Oh my gosh. In the many years I have been with Stampin Up, I have never seen a promotion like the Holiday Extravganza!!! They have bundled up their products to fit every possible need you could have and then discounted them up to 50%! It is a good time to be a demo. That's on top of my regular discount. But wait, it is only for 6 days, so you might want to go to my website and get what you want now before they run out.

Go to - http://www.AwakenYourCreativity.StampinUp.net click on Stampin Up Products, Shop Now, Specials, then Holiday Extravaganza.

Deadline is Monday, December 1; 11:50 PM (MT)

Poop!

Boy, what an appropriate title for this morning's post! Everything was going along just fine until I tried to upload my photo. My photography program wouldn't upload to my computer. Then I discovered neither would my browser. I called ATT DSL Support. She said I had a weak signal according to the test they ran. Can I just say, it is so hard to understand another's accent. It's frustrating and time consuming. At one point, she asked that I unplug the dsl cable from the splitter and plug it directly into the phone jack. Duh! Guess what, I disconnected her call. However, she did call right back. She then says she will need to have a tech call me within 2-4 hours. I forgot to mention the stash of cables woven around my desk, floor, fax and printer. Not to mention the stuff I had laying on the floor in front of them that needed to be put away. It took me way to long to find the right cable. That must have been frustrating for her, huh? So now I decide to clean up my mess, starting first by untangling everything. I had to unplug the fax & printer and store them elsehere until I dealt with the cables. The dust was disgusting. I could easily become a neat freak! But, I digress. It is now 2 hours later and I have fixed my own problem! Whew!

Here is post for the day. It is a small cello bag filled with chocolate-covered raisins. I have 7 done and plan to make 14 more for an upcoming craft fair. To read the poem, click on the photo to enlarge it.

Denise & Deanna

I made this card for my sisters, Denise & Deanna. Thanksgiving is all about family to me, but since my Mom died, that has pretty much been pushed to the wayside. My family is miles apart from each other. Now, I have to run to the Post Office. I hope each of you have a wonderful holiday.

Recipe:

Voila Stamps

Voila to Go Stamps

Riding Hood Red CS

So Saffron CS

Whisper White CS

Basic Black Ink

Chocolate Chip Ink

Stampin Write Markers: So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Creamy Caramel

Dimensionals

Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon

Classy Brass Dots

Coluzzle Cutting Tool

Thanksgiving Dinner

Many of you have probably planned, and shopped for, your Thanksgiving dinner. I would love to hear what will be on your menu. Please click on response at the end of this post and share with all of us.

Here's mine: turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, rolls, maybe a salad and/or a pie.

Have A Very Merry Christmas

Okay, so here's the story on this card. First, this is the second of my challenges for Lisa using the Felt Flurries. Second, this is the card I told you other day I needed to fix one little thing. Well, initially, I had stamped the word Christmas on the oval, but somehow the last letter got smudged, so I wanted to restamp it before posting. I finally decided to take care of it this morning. Guess what? I can't remember, and can't find, the stamp set I used. I have gone thru 200 plus stamp sets plus I've gone thru my spreadsheet where I keep a list of all my stamps and still can't figure out which one I used. That was way too much work. Finally, decided to go with a different one. Hope you like it!

Recipe:

Very Vanilla CS

Kiwi Kiss CS

Baja Breeze CS

Holiday Treasures DSP

Short & Sweet Stamps

Riding Hood Red Ink

Small Felt Flurries

Tombow Multi-Purpose Adhesive

Dazzling Diamonds Glitter

Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon

Punches: Lg & Sm Oval

Flurries

Recently, my friend, Lisa, gave me some of these adorable Felt Flurries from Stampin Up and asked me to come up with a few ideas on how to use them for our next meeting. Here's my first project. I also am working on a 12" x 12" scrapbook page. It is beautiful! I can't wait to show you, but I'm wanting to use our Rub-ons for the title. They are 20% off this month with a $20 order.

Recipe:
Heard From the Heard Stamps
Chocolate Chip CS
Whisper White CS
Baja Breeze CS
Holiday Treasures DSP
Chocolate Chip Ink
Punches: 1-3/8" Circle & Scalloped Edge
Small Felt Flurries

Busy, Busy, Busy

I've been a busy little bee this morning. You'll notice Stampin Up links on the left side of my blog including our current catalogs, promotion and retired stamps for sale. Also, I have added a few blogs I visit often. Enjoy!

Freddie the Frog

Is he not the cutest little frog you have ever seen? Did you notice that he hops? If you pull/push the little red pompom, he will hop up and down! I found this on fellow demo Heather Summers' blog. She is just awesome. I am going to try to post a link to it here so you can visit her.

Recipe:

Pacific Point CS

Old Olive CS

Real Red CS

Whisper White CS

Basic Black CS

Kiwi Kiss CS

Summer Picnic DSP

Stampin Write Basic Black Marker

Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon

Staple

Punches: Large Tag, 1-3/8", 1-1/4", 1/2", 1/4" Circle, Small Star, Three For You, and Large & Small Oval
Old Olive Brads

Sticky Tape

Musings on This Thursday Morning

Today, along with Mondays, is Hot Wings at Applebee's for only 30 cents a wing. These are sooooo good. It is a good day for America. (smiling)

I'm also looking forward to tonight's episode of Dr. Drew's Celebrity Rehab. One of the celebrities this season is Gary Busey. He was just plain weird. I'm sorry but I could not have been as nice to him, and tolerant, as were the others he was in rehab with. But, on the last episode, Dr. Drew explained to everyone how Gary's head injury from a motorcycle accident damaged his brain & how it is affecting his behavior now. It'll be interesting to see how I feel about him by the end of the show.

Last night I had my first stamp-a-stack class. It was a marathon night of stamping! It took us a little over 3 hours to stamp 20 cards and envelopes!!!! Talk about rockin 'em out. It was a great time, though. KC seems to be enjoying have comany over now, too. He loves your purses!!!

I have a card for you, but will have to post it later today. It needs one tiny little correction.

Hope your day is filled with many happy smiles.