Retired Stamp Set List is out!

The list is out! Click Here! –> RetiredStamps_0412_en-CA to see the Stampin Up Retired Stamp Set list!  This year, Stampin Up is retiring hundreds of stamp sets!  You have until MAY 31, 2012 to purchase what you want before they’re all gone (while supplies last!)

Scrapbook Fundraiser

In the past year, I’ve helped out my friend Evonne raise money for her RIDE TO CONQUER CANCER.  She loves to scrapbook, so we make mini scrapbooks.  People sign up, they have fun and go home with a great mini scrapbook for themselves

Last year, I must say I had a lot more time and energy to think of something more fun and innovative..This time around.. I’m planning a wedding, doing renovations to our house, work full time oh and manage to have a decent social life still   so please forgive me for my lack of not thinking outside the box..and this is literally a mini scrapbook to every sense of the word

 

Long Overdue

I must apologize for not being able to juggle the millions of things I have to get done and I must say I’ve ignored my blog.   I can’t say that I haven’t been crafting, in fact, that’s all I seem to be doing.. stamping, gluing and cutting.. day in and day out.. but i’m mass producing Wedding invitations, party favours, and decorations..which I’m sad to say I can’t show you at the moment..but all good things are worth waiting for!   I’ll post my wedding invitations a week or so after I’ve sent them out, which will be around the end of April/beginning of May.

To be honest, I may or may not be posting again within the next few weeks.  We’re very busy with Wedding Planning, Renovations and life in general.  I’m also preparing for my Scrapbook Fundraiser that I help host with my friend Evonne.  I hope you’ve seen two prior postings about this fundraiser we do.  It’s for the Ride to Conquer Cancer.  I will most likely post what I’ve got planned for that mini scrapbook   Probably at the end of this week! ok..HOPEFULLY at the end of this week…

Anywho..the reason I’m on tonight is because I made a special birthday card for a special little boy in my life!  I hope his mom doesn’t see this post before they actually receive it in the mail! LOL but oh wells!  and Since I’ve been tired and busy…. I CASED a card….by Mary Jo Albright  I hope she’s ok with it.  IT IS SUPER DUPER CUTE!!!!!!

Anywho…… here’s the card I made…….

Seee Super cute right????  I used the Fox and Friends Stamp Set and the Shaker Frames!  Well I ordered the Shaker Frames for christmas cards… but I never did get around to using them and I thought this would be a perfect time to use them!  As you can see, this was my first time because as I was peeling the backing off the frame I got some sparkling glass on it   it’s REALLY STICKY! LOL

I hope you all have a great rest of the week!

Kiss Kiss says the fish….

A coworker had asked me to make a card for her sweet sweet Valentine.  She said she usually buys a funny card…but i’m not good with funny….so cute it is!

Awwwwwww, I got the inspiration of fishes kissing from a card that France Martin made   But I changed it up a bit and made my very first easel card!:)

It’s actually VERY EASY to make an easel card…. Maybe one day I’ll make a tutorial lol but for now..back to wedding planning and house renovations!  Until next time my crafty friends!

Wear your heart on a string!

Hi Everyone,

So Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and nothing says romantic like a handmade card!  I actually made this card for my open house that happened this afternoon!  Sorry I’m going to keep this short and sweet   Just like how  my card is sweet and simple!

Like I said….wear your heart on a sting and tell them you love them!

This is on the inside with a Heart Balloon!  Have you noticed that balloons are the “in” things these days?

Notice the Envelope??? It’s a NEW embossing folder in the NEW OCCASIONS MINI CATALOGUE!

Click on the image to view the new Mini Catalogue! (Valid until April 30, 2012)

Did I also mention that SALE-A-BRATION is happening THIS VERY MOMENT!

FOR EVERY $60 THAT YOU SPEND ON STAMPIN’ UP PRODUCT, YOU GET A FREE ITEM FROM THE SALE-A-BRATION CATALOGUE!!! SO HURRY AND TAKE ADVANTAGE NOW!

Click on the Image to view catalogue

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PUT IN AN ORDER PLEASE EMAIL ME AT SPHAN77@GMAIL.COM!

Stamp Sets for Sale!

I’m selling all my retired stamp sets…Let me know if you’re interested in purchasing any of them!

Sanded – $15 (background stamp) SOLD!

Fun and Fast Notes – $35 (good for all occasion stamping)

Vintage Labels – $15 (brand new not mounted)

Holiday Best $15 (brand new not mounted)

Big on Christmas $20

Northern Heart – $15

So Happy For You $15 (great words for all occasions)

Birthday Bakery – $15 (brand new not mounted) SOLD!

A slice of Life – $15

Of the Earth – $15

Because I Care $15

Out of the Box $15

Afterthoughts $15

Birthday Bliss $10 (I have two sets of these)

A flower for all seasons $10

Four Square $10

You and Moi $10

If you’re interested in purchasing, please contact me at sphan77@gmail.com

Hooooo hoooo’s Engagement Card

Just the other day a coworker of mine asked if I could make her an engagement card for her friends.  Of course I could!  The challenge was what style of card should I make?  Simple and elegant? Glitzy and Glam? Vintage? Cute? and the list goes on…  Good thing I actually remembered to ask her what her friends would like….and the anser was cute or funny.  I didn’t know how to create a funny card..so I went with cute instead

For a bit of inspiration I went back to one of my favourite Sketch Challenge Blogs: Mojo Monday and this week they were at Challenge #223

And here’s what I came up with:

I’ve had the owl punch for a while now..and during Halloween I used them to make ghosts, but never owls! hehe So now I’ve finallyyyy made a card with Owls! I think it’s super cute and my coworkers loves it so that’s all that matters at the end of the day! 

Happy Tuesday!

Save the Dates

Hi Everyone!

Sorry I’ve been MIA for a while now… life’s been busy and I haven’t been in that much of a crafty mood.  However, I did promise you all that I would post my save the dates once I’ve sent them out to family and friends….

Kent and I have chosen our wedding colours a while back.  Well to be honest, I chose the wedding colours and he didn’t disagree hehehe.  I don’t even remember if I told you all about them, but we picked, black, white and cherry cobbler (red).

At first, we thought about a super formal wedding, then we thought that didn’t match our personalities at all!  We’re not formal people, we’re casual and fun and relaxed people who just like to have a good time!  so we went with simple and fum   What’s more simple and fun than a post card!

So here’s the front and back of the card.  I used a stamp I found elsewhere (not STAMPIN UP??? EEKKK!!! lol) and used it as a tea stain on the card.  We got lots of great compliments on the Save the dates… Not that i’m tootting my own horn or anything *winK* lol

We did have to send some of our save the dates out to family and friends so here’s the envelope…

I know.. I stamped the envelope… Stampin Up has taught me well.. never leave an envelope blank lol

Happy New Year Everyone!

Paper Players Challenge 74

So I’ve had a super busy weekend, but I had some time this afternoon and thought I’d participate in a card challenge!  I haven’t participated in a LONG TIME!  But anywho.. let’s get started!

Since it’s Sunday, I thought I’d pick a Sunday Challenge and The Paper Player’s Challenge is great this week!

And here’s my card:

I also wanted to do something more…. ‘manly’ I’ve been making christmas cards galore at home… so I wanted to do something else today.

Have a great week everyone!

Where I’ve been Part 3

So the main reason that Ellen, Darren, Kent and I all went to Ontario in the first place back in October was because our cousin Melissa got married!  It was a very exciting day that started at Melissa’s and Vince’s apartment.  Traditionally, for Chinese weddings, the groom and his entourage must come and pick up the bride.  However, before the groom can actually pick up the bride….all the bride’s “sisters” will test the groom and his friends to make sure that he is ‘worthy’ of the bride!.   I know old school right?  Nowadays it’s just all about the fun and games …FUN being the main word…heheh

This is where the negotiations begin… hehehhee see the red envelopes in his hand?  He’s suppose to pay his way in… (but they were all empty..they were just using a pile of envelopes for show hahaha!)

So now they’re in…….they had perform a couple of tasks…..The girls bought some Bueno chocolate bars…where the boys had to pass it from groomsmen to groomsmen with their mouth………….

Second task..like all other teenage girls.. Melissa loves her boybands, and Vince (her husband) is a bit of a singer and dancer himself soo….the girls played a boy band video that the boys had to RE PERFORM! hehehe I have it on video…. it’s pretty hilarious!  They didn’t have to perform the whole thing, just a section of it…it was good

So now for the flavours of life…. sweet…..they ate a teaspoon of honey….Sour…they drank a cup of LEMON JUICE with pure lemon juice straight from concentrate!

And following that…..the the flavour of bitter…..so they ate bitter squash (literal translation of what it’s called in Chinese.. I’m not sure what this squash is actually called hahah) and SPICYYYYYYY so they had to eat the spiciest chicken wings the girls could find hehe

After they have tasted the flavours of life…..and given the “sister’s” lucky money…..they felt that Vince was worthy to marry Melissa…hehehe awwwww aren’t they cute?

Everyone…this is COHEN! isn’t he ADORABLE! He’s only about.. 7months?? He’s soooo goooddd!!! He doesn’t cry at all! and he’s just the sweetest little baby!  Elise is on the far right picture…she’s his mom!  Cohen has an older brother Jacob who’s the ring bearer….WHO WILL BE MY RING BEARER TOO!!! He’ll show up in a little bit…. so now off to the church we go!

My beautiful cousin Melissa….. xoxo!

There’s Jacob!!! and there are my parents……!!!

ya! they’re married!!!  I’m now just going to post random pictures from the reception!  All my wonderful family

…and that was my 10 day Ontario Trip!!!