Soooooo much new stuff….

Okay, so happy September 1st.  It's such an exciting time.  We have so much new stuff going on right now.  Yipppppeeee yahoooooo I'm soooooo excited, I don't know where to start. 

 

Here is the new Holiday Mini.  Everyone should have received their copy, if not, contact me and I'll get one right out to you. Oh my gosh, it has SINGING and RECORDABLE cards in there!!!

 

 

And here is the September Stampin' Up! special…

 

Like I said, there is so much good stuff going on right now!  The Clearance rack has all kinds of new stuff in there including discounted cardstock.  HURRY if you want any of it, it's "while supplies last".  Make sure you go and check it out.  You must order these online, you cannot order them with me or in a class or club…they must be ordered online.  Told you so….lots going on.  I'll report on more tomorrow.

 

Oh my goodness,What is better than having your UPS man drive in the driveway with a STAMPIN' UP! delivery???  This is!!!!

 

It's a Stampin' Box and a STAMPIN' UP! UPS SPECIAL DELIVERY ENVELOPE!  So you are asking what's inside of it?

 

This is!!!!  It's all my travel documents for my upcoming Founders Circle Trip.  Isn't it cute.

 

Here is the inside view.  Do you recognize the stamp pattern on the inside material?  What stamp set does it resemble?…..If you have received your NEW Holiday Mini Catalog, you can find the stamp set on page 12.  It's called Day of Gratitude.  Make sure you read to the end so you can see a card that I'm featuring today with that stamp set.

 

and look, it matches the bag I received at Convention for earning the Founder's Circle Trip.  Everything we get on the trip will match these two pieces.  So keep checking back for updates.

 

Here is a card made by Robin Warren.  She was in the Demonstrator Swap I participated in.  Remember the Christmas Card I showed you the other day?  The swap theme was the New Holiday Mini Catalog.  This is the set that Robin used.  Isn't it beautiful.  Now I have a card that matches my bag!  :0)  Oh my….it's the little things that just tickle me!  :0)

 

Last night I did another workshop for two very good friends.  It was a special workshop in a couple of ways.  Lauren and Jackie held the workshop.  Lauren has been with me for 11 years, since I began my Stampin' Up business on 9/9/99.  But what made it even more special is that one of her guests was the hostess from my very first workshop, hi Janelle (Janelle has held many workshops for me also).  So this workshop was filled with some good memories.  ANNNNNND on top of all that, what made it doubly special was the two girls decided to have a themed party.  They decided to do a Chicks and Chocolate get together with their friends…so this is how it played out…

 

So here is Janelle and the chocolate fondue made by Jackie, look at all that cut up fruit (better than the Melting Pot).  Lauren made chocolate brownies with all kinds of super stuff on them (whipped peanut butter, butter, confectionery sugar and milk  – she WHIPPED it all together then drizzled the top with chocolate).  She also made something chocolatey salty, she called them Chocolate Toffee Brittle (saltines, butter, brown sugar, walnuts and lots of chocolate)…oh my gosh….they were heavenly!  But what is a chick and chocolate party with out something to wash it down!  So….the girls had fun trying to find as much drinkable chocolate stuff as possible.  Here we go….

Lauren and her husband Glen went to the Finger Lakes last week and went to a lot of the wineries out there.  Guess what she found?  CHOCOLATE WINE!  The gals that drank it said it tasted like YooHoo.  Remember that stuff?  Do they still sell YooHoo?

 

And then they found MudSlides that were chocolate.  And look what's next to it?!  Can you guess what's on the left?

 

She made chocolate ice cubes with….

 

the chocolate milk she bought for ME!!!!  :0)  How cute is that?

 

We had so much fun at her party.  After eating and sipping, we sat down and made three projects.  We made a Wipe Off board with a tile and our decor elements (they LOVVVVVED this project).  Then they made two cards.  It was a very successful workshop and everyone had fun chatting and eating and just being girls!  Let me know if you'd like to have your own themed party.  Book early for Sale-A-Bration (which means BOOK NOW)!