Happy 4th of July

Went to my friends "Lake House". We had a great time. We had a BBQ, visited with friends and family, even met some new friends. We had a nice relaxing day.

Here is a picture from their kitchen window that I took a couple of years ago...what a lovely site! This picture was taken during the winter so you can image how lovely it was in July. (didn't have my camera with me, hope someone else took lots of pictures to share with me!)

Rick (Papa) took the kids canoeing, they had fun! They especially enjoyed the part of him flipping the canoe at the end of the ride. Yes after 2 hours of perfect canoeing he let everyone out of the canoe and reached for the dock and he flipped himself out of the canoe! After that he decided to swim across the lake and jump from a rope that hangs out over the lake. The 3 kids (5 years old and younger) loved watching him swing from that rope! Now he gets a new cell phone and eye glasses out of the deal!

Retired List from Stampin' Up!

The Retired List is finally here! The following stamp sets listed will be retiring - for good to make room for the new catalog debut!

View the lists:
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By Page Number

If any of these stamp sets are on your wish list, now is your last chance to get them before they're gone.

The 2007-08 IN COLORS will also be retiring. Be sure to stock up on card stock, double-sided designer paper, double-stitched grosgrain ribbon and re-inkers for your ink pads.In case you can't wait, here's a sneak peak at the New 08/09 IN COLORS coming out on August 11th in the new Fall Idea Book Catalog.

Products in the Occasions Mini Collection 2008 will only be available until June 30, 2008 (two more weeks) so be sure to take another look at our fabulous summer products.

If there is anything you want to order before the Occasions Mini Collection 2008 catolog ends please contact me to place an order.

Happy Stamping!

Charla
SU Demonstrator

Father's Day Card

Here is the card I made Rick for Father's Day. It is a wallet, I used my Fiskars Leather Texture plate in my Big Shot machine for the leather look. It was easy after that part. I used Chocolate Chip Cardstock, my SY Crafter's Toole Kit paper-piercing tool, pad, and hole template for the stitches, then I took my black SU fine tip marker to make the thread look. I found this tutorial on Danni's blog (link below)...She is a great instructor.

http://danniesdesigns.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/05/fathers-day-wal.html

Sisterhood of the Blogging Stampers #19

I just joined a Splitcoast blog titled: Sisterhood of the Blogging Stampers #19. Blogging is new for me but it is so much fun. I just added a music playlist tonight, a weather update, a counter, and a traffic feed last night...fun, fun, fun! I am suppose to tell the Sisterhood of Blogging Stampers about myself...stamper, mom, grandma, friend, sister, etc....love to stamp. Blogging is another favorite!