March Team Shares

Today I got my team share in the mail. I received 3 pearls, die cut of the rose with leaves from Rose Wonder and a piece of white ribbon.

This is the card I made. I used Pool Party, Bermuda Bay cardstock and gold for the butterfly.

February Team Shares

 Today I was sooooo excited to receive my team share. As soon as I opened up my envelope to pull out to see what I got to play with...I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it. I love coffee and hot chocolate!

Our leader sent to us:
Bermuda Bay stitched ribbon, Nice Cuppa cup in Bermuda Bay and a heart shaped steam. So I hope you like my card and do not forget to check out Stampin' Up sales and Michelle Zindorf's blog for more inspirations!

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Stampin' Up team shares

Are you looking for a Stampin' Up demonstrator or just to order what you need? Then go to Stampin' Up find me on the demonstrator lookup or send me an email. I take PayPal and credit card.

My leader, Michelle Zindorf, does a team share each month. We get to create a card with a few elements she sends to us. We each make a card and share it. She then randomly draws a winner for a prize. All of us enjoy it, it gets a creative juices flowing, especially for me since I am in my last year of college.

Here is the January team share, we were given:
stamped bear, a piece of vanilla twine and a scrap of designer paper.

If you like what you see...I hope you will let me be your go to person for what you need and also check out the weekly deals, clearance rack and check out the Sale-A-Bration deals. With every $50.00 order you get to pick one free item from the Sale-A-Bration catalog and if you want more inspiration; go to Michelle Zindorf's blog "Freedom in Creating."  She is absolutely fabulous and join our team!!

January team share:

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A great Christmas!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. Our family had a good one unfortunately my mother-in-law's eldest dog "Maggie" did not make it to see Christmas. Our vet did his best to try and get her to make it through the holiday but told us he did not think she would make it. So, Christmas day was not the best for her.

This is why my Christmas post is late this year. Again I hope you all had a Merry Christmas!

Happy Halloween!!!

Tonight is the night when things will go bump in the night.
Witches will be casting their spells, black cats will be on the prowl and if a full moon is in view...werewolves will be coming out to play.

Some people consider this night evil, I on the other hand call this night the night to show the devil and his ghoulish ghouls that I am not afraid of him and his henchmen.

In other countries it is the time of the year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (hallows), martyrs, and all the faithful departed believers.

This time of the year we do "trick-or-treat." Many will have costume parties, playing games such as; ghost in the graveyard, bobbing for apples, playing pranks, decorating and carving pumpkins or well known as "Jack-o'-lanterns", eating candy apples,popcorn balls and having a cup of hot chocolate or hot apple cider. There will be corn mazes and hay rides through a dark and spooky forest.


So be safe tonight and when you go to bed...keep a light on, know one knows what monster lurks near by:)

Are you ready for BACK TO SCHOOL!!

Boy where has the time gone. Soon kids will be filling the hauls of schools and for us adults some R and R, unless you are like me, going back to school. I will begin, hopefully, my last year of college. I have seven classes to go. Whew...where has the time gone. I am feeling excited that soon I will be getting my associates degree in computer information technology and software development.

Cookouts, family and fireworks

I hope everyone had a fun and safe holiday. We enjoyed a great evening at my parents house for the annual 4th of July fish fry. My dad and his Uncle Ron fried up about 40-50 pounds of fish that they had been catching. My one cousins family has been coming to our fish fry from Michigan, we enjoy their company and God be willing they will be back next year.There was over 30 to 40 family members and some came we had not seen for several years. It was great to see everyone having a great time. God Bless the USA for a wonderful day!

Bokeh Technique

This is my first attempt at the Bokeh Technique. The paper players had a sketch challenge, unfortunately I did not get it in, in time. The challenge is #251

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Black Currant Photo Folio HD

I have found a new LOVE! Want to try this with Stampin Up! products.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Yesterday was my birthday. I went out with some friends to Texas Roadhouse for good food and chat and of course they told the staff it was my birthday and I gave a YEE HAW! It was a well deserved night out with good friends. So with that being said...I thought since I have not gotten my card posted yet for Stampin Up!, why not do a birthday giveaway.

I will be giving away two of the new Sale-a-bration stamps sets Lotus Blossom with your choice of one of 3 ribbons with matching buttons in these colors:
Calypso Coral
Crushed Curry
Coastal Cabana
( I only have one of each so if one color is chosen the other person will have to choose from the two colors I have left, Sorry.)

So you are asking what do I have to do to get in on this giveaway?

Here is what you need to do:
1) Go to my Stampin Up! page(click on the shopping logo on right of side bar to get there from here) and place a $5.00 order, yes only $5.00!!
2) For every $5.00 you spend you get your name in again.
3) Tell a friend and have them place a $5.00 order and get your name in again.
4) Leave a comment and get your name stating you have placed your order and your name is entered again.


LOOK at all these chances!!


This will end on May1st. So... what are you waiting for?

Do not forget to check out the retiring items. Once they are gone...they are gone!

Diamond Fold www.frenchiestamps.com

Love this. Please visit www.frenchiestamps.com. She has a lot of great items.

Stampin Up!

As I take on this new adventure of Stampin Up and learning new techniques, I will be posting some of my favorite Stampin Up demonstrators techniques. Please visit their blog, they are all talented ladies:)

Cracked Glass Butterfly Technique featuring Stampin' Up! stamps

 Beautiful card and awesome technique!

Brayer Sunset Technique using Stampin Up Inspired by Nature

 Love this!

I am a Stampin' Up! demonstrator

Hello everyone,
Hope those of you who are In the deep freeze are doing your best to keep warm. We have finally gotten above 20 degrees here in Ohio. Unfortunately to go back soon into the deep freeze again:(
In the meantime, those of you who know I have been going back to school, so far is going well except for one class.
Since going back to school, I decided to be a Stampin' Up demonstrator to try to earn items for my passion of crafting. I want to be ready when I am no longer going to school to get back into the swing of things. So, I decided to do one Stampin' Up item a month and this will be posted on my Stampin' Up site Donna123. I hope you will stop by and check it out. This is more for those who can not get to a class or workshop. I hope to have my first one posted soon. If you place an online order of $50.00 or more I will send you a pdf of the item I have created and posted on the site, an order of 100.00 or more, I will send you a catalog in the mail and a printed tutorial of the item from the site. As thing progress and my cliental grows, I hope to be able to give back more to my buyers.






Thanks and hope to see you there:)

TAX TIME!

It is the time of the year... TAX TIME!

If you are like me, you dread having to check and make sure you have everything, fill out the form and wait to see if you owe or get money back. I hope everyone is well and gets a refund.

Happy New Year!!

Oh how time flies. I will soon be starting another semester of school and will not be having much time for anything other than fitting in family. Here are a few essays I had written for my English Comp II class. Hope you enjoy, I like the idea of creating with a computer, but also must remember the cons of it also.


First of three essays...






Argument Essay


On the verge of Technological Dependence


Compare-Contrast Essay


The Human Brain and the Computer Brain




Cause-Effect Essay


The effects of Human-Computer relationships




I hope you enjoy reading my essays, I enjoyed writing them.

Merry Christmas from my home to yours!

Another year has come and soon to be gone, but will be starting a new year. Let us not forgot about those who can not be with their loved ones, those who a risking their lives for us each day...

Police, Fireman, EMT's, other rescue workers and our Military families near and afar.
I hope that each of them make it home safely each night. May God Bless Them.
Please pray for them even if it is the only prayer you say each night.

4th of July and Poison Ivy

I hope everyone had a great holiday. On the fourth at my mother in laws we had a great cookout with the family. On the fifth we went to my parents for the annual fish fry and fireworks. Great time also. After all this...woke up with poison ivy all over my arms and chest. Now feeling miserable. Trip to the doc for shots and meds.

A great loss :(

Yesterday my grandpa passed on. He will be missed. He was a WWII veteran in our home town. He was the last.

His younger years