A Simple Anniversary Card

So, I am a horrible daughter, in that I knew my parents wedding anniversary was coming up, however I did NOT realize it was going to be their 40th Anniversary!  OMG!  I feel so horrible that I did not plan some big hoopla for them.  But no sweat, as they had already made their own plans to take a little trip to New Orleans - phew!  So, off they went Mother's Day weekend (they got married on Mother's Day!).  So, at least I had the weekend to whip them up a sweet Anniversary card.  This was a super simple card (no layering whatsoever).  I used the Swallowtail stamp that I've had for a couple of months and have been dying to use.  I embossed it with gold embossing powder.  I then used two of the new In-Colors - Coastal Cabana and Crisp Canteloupe - and sponge daubed the color over the embossing to give the butterfly that nice, colorful effect.  I used the Happy Anniversary from the Express Yourself (hostess set) and stamped a couple more butterflies from the Papillon Potpourri set.  And there you have it - easy-peasy, but looks like it was some super-duper secret technique, huh?! 

Mojo 291

I'm so happy to get to join in this week's MojoMonday challenge!  Haven't participated in awhile, so here we go!  I made my card using all Stampin' Up products.  I started with the natural ivory cardstock and used 4 patterns of the Tea for Two designer series paper.  I inked all the edges and stamped the sentiment with one of the new In Colors - Baked Brown Sugar.  I used the striped organdy ribbon in Old Olive.  The flower in the middle is from the Pop-Up Posies Designer Kit and inked in Baked Brown Sugar.  I used a small Soda Pop Top in the middle and placed a vintage glass button in the middle of that.  The sentiment is from one of the new Stampin' Up hostess sets called Express Yourself.  And there you have it - I really love the sketch this week - I could do all kinds of things with this one!  Hope you enjoy my card and can't wait to play again next week!

Happy National Scrapbooking Day!!!

Hey everyone!  Happy National Scrapbooking Day!  I hope to get my scrappy on later today in honor of this great day!  Working on so many fun projects!  Of course, it's a beautiful sunny day here in Texas, so we have to get out an play today:)  So later (during kiddos naptime!), I'll post some more pics of what I'm working on.  Working on a super-cute card for this week's Mojo - yes, I know it's Saturday and I'm just getting to it - lol!  Stay tuned for my crafty goodness and hope you get your scrappy on today too!  Happy Stampin'!

Great Things Happening with Stampin' Up!!

Wow!  What a great time for Stampin' Up!  So many great idea projects going on, new catalog debuting and Convention 2013 coming up!  Where oh where to begin?!

FIRST, let me say I am SOOOOO excited that I am getting the opportunity to attend Stampin' Up's National Convention in July - woohoo!  My first ever convention to attend - and during Stampin' Up's 25th Anniversary to add to it!  I cannot say enough how excited I am about this trip - it's going to be full of excitement and opportunity!  So, stay tuned as I will blog along the way so you can experience it along with me!!

NEXT, Stampin' Up's NEW Annual Catalog will be making it's debut May 31st!  I just got my catalogs and can't stop looking at it!  There's sooooo much crafty goodness going on there!  I also just received my order of new SU product.  Here's a clean and simple card I whipped up real quick using all new product - the NEW In-Colors, and a new hostess stamp set were used here.

I am also working on a super-cute, super easy-peasy mini-album using the Tea for Two designer series paper.  I will be holding a workshop in June on how to make this easy little album!  These are pics of only the beginning of the project - it's still a work in progress (when you have 2 small kids, it takes awhile to complete even a simple project - lol!).  When the project is complete I will post more pics:)

I am also trying to jump start my Stampin' Up! business.  I have always been a hobbyist.  However with deciding to attend Convention, I decided I need to step things up a notch and start offering classes.  My friends and family have been encouraging me for awhile to hold classes.  So, with summer approaching, giving me more free time, I decided to go ahead and go with it! All my classes are listed on the calendar on my Stampin' Up website:  www.shellyreissig.stampinup.net  I will try to post a copy of the flyer I made in a later post.  I made the flyer using SU's My Digital Studio.  So, I am still trying to figure out how to post those projects to my blog!!  If one of my workshops looks interesting to you, but you live too far away to attend or you cannot make it on that date, you can still sign up and I will send you the supplies needed and step-by-step instructions to complete the project.  All my workshops require a minimum $30 SU order.

Another SU project I'm excited about is the This and That album they recently came out with.  Very similar to the Smash books, but soooo much cuter and in Stampin' Up style!  I'll be rockin' mine out with my SU experience and will post project pics soon as I get started!

Lastly, Stampin' Up's Paper Pumpkin monthly kit!  I will be getting my first kit shortly and will be creating as soon as it lands on my doorstep!  Sign up for this monthly kit through my website.  THEN join in on the Paper Pumpkin Challenge!  Some lovely Stampin' Up demonstrators have created a blog specifically for Paper Pumpkin challenges!  I SO love this idea!  Their blog link is on my sidebar to the right.  Click on it and take a look at their super-cutesy blog!  ANYBODY can participate!

So, there you have it!  I told you - LOTS of Stampin' Up goodness going on!  My 31st is the big day for the new catalog, so be sure to check out my Stampin' Up site that day and start your shopping - woohoo!  Happy Stampin'!

P.S.  I think I need to update my blog photo seeing as Andrew is now 14 months old - lol!  Hopefully I can get hubby to take an updated pic of myself with my munchkins this weekend - stay tuned:)

I'm Still Here!

Hey everyone!  Just popping in to let everyone know I am still here - nope, I haven't fallen off the face of the earth - lol!  Life has just gotten very busy and many changes have been going on that have kept me from getting my craft on.  For one thing, these precious guys take a HUGE amount of my time these days: (Photo credit to the awesome Jason Merritt of Captured by Jason Photography)

Also, I am so glad to announce I am officially a Stella & Dot Independent Stylist!  I soooo love this jewelry!  And I'm just as glad to be selling it (I have to sell it so I can afford to buy everything in the catalog - lol!)  Here are a few pics of their lovely jewels:

Sooo, things are quieting down at my job as we near the coming SUMMER!!!  Can you tell I'm getting excited!  I am busily making plans for my little family for this summer and I can't wait to FINALLY have time to do a little crafting!  So, I am hoping most of you have not given up on me and I hope to be posting more soon:)  Happy day everyone!

PS - If you'd like to be a Stella & Dot hostess, please message me - Facebook Trunkshows are a hit and so easy to do to earn you FREE jewelry!  Contact me today:)  AND visit my S&D site:
www.stelladot.com/shellyreissig

So Much Crafty Goodness!

Wow!  It's great to be back after such a loonnnngggg hiatus!  Not that I haven't been around - life has just been happening:)  My two boys are growing faster than weeds - Andrew is already 7 months and been a pro at crawling for at least a month now.  There's no slowing that boy down!  Seth is full throttle in Kindergarten mode - I love that he loves school so much and the transition went so smoothly.  I couldn't have asked for better:)

Over the past few months I have not had much time to be crafty at all, until the past couple of weeks.  I am so glad to say that I was able to go on a scrappy retreat a couple of weekends ago.  My dear hubby took care of both kiddos so I could get away and get some much-needed scrap-therapy!  It was my first trip to the Rivendell Retreat House in East Bernard, TX.  Such a charming little house in such a serene setting.  And the company made it that much more great to enjoy:)  I got a few precious projects done, so I finally felt like I got something accomplished.

My hope for my blog is, now that I've gotten a little catching up done, scrapping-wise and in my personal life (still adjusting to life with two kids!), that I will be posting more often.  I love crafting and creating and sharing with others the things that make me most happy in life, and this blog is where I love to do that! 

So, without further ado, here is what I have been up to as of late!  These are pics of all the projects I worked on while on scrappy retreat - hope you enjoy them as much as I do:)  The pics above are of an album I made of all of my older son's individual and class photos.  I used a cute little chipboard album I bought at CKC this year. 

Next, are pictures of a few of the Halloween cards I made this year.  As usual, My Mind's Eye papers were used on most of them - my absolute FAVE paper line:)  I used card sketches of past Mojo Monday challenges to help me with my layouts.  I even whipped out the sewing machine to do a little stitching on a couple of them.  Stitching on cards is something I'd like to do more of.

Here is a little Halloween chipboard album I made with MME papers and embellies.  All I need to do now is snap a few pics of the boys on Halloween and maybe a few pics of our Halloween decor and insert!  I really love all the glittery paper MME did this year - love me some glitter and bling:)

And last, but not least, here are some pics of the most beautiful dress form I received in a dress form swap!  I was so blown away by how beautiful she is!  I cannot thank Michelle enough for this gorgous girl:)  The detail is just amazing on her!

So, how's that for my first blog post in months?!  Much more to catch up on and hope to make another post tomorrow about a special e-course I'm taking part in right now about home design and how to find your personal style!  Can't wait to share:)  Until next time...

Mojo Monday 248

Hello Mojo Monday!  Haven't played in awhile, so here's a quick, cute little birthday card I whipped up for a family member!  I used My Mind's Eye paper that I've had for awhile, with coordinating MME ribbon.  The flower I punched out of kraft tissue paper and used a MME brad for the center.  Then smooched the flower and ta-da!  Hope you enjoy:)