SUSTARS November 2010 Bloghop... It's beginning to look a lot like CHRISTMAS!

Hi, and welcome to FancyNancyKay's blog and the SUStars blog hop for November where we hope to help you get in the Christmas spirit! You may have arrived here from Raissa's blog:www.raissastamps.com... whether you did or not, please peruse my shares since you're here :) , and then at the bottom of this post you'll find the link to the next hop spot... if you keep following around, you'll make a complete circle and back here again :)

My share will be from my recent Christmas Card Stamp-a-Stack!

Attendees made 6 each of four different designs - some I CASEd almost completely as they were shared by another person, and some came from goodness knows where... but I think they all work!

Card 1: Cherry Cobbler cardstock cut 4.25x11, tied with crochet ribbon over Artichoke seam binding around the trimmed and punched CC piece. A 4.25x5.5 piece of Crumb cake is stamped with the cool Christmas background stamp and Merry Christmas is stamped in the window opening stamped on the front, while a scallop punched sentiment is popped up on dimensionals on the left (both of these stamped in Cherry Cobbler).

Card 2:

More Cherry Cobbler with tiny dot embossed white over some of our cool designer paper... with a sentiment from Word Play embellished by a rhinestone, and popped up on dimensionals, and further enhanced by a bow made from a strip of the matching fabric.

Card 3:

WOOD - yes, wood! Cut into strips and stamped on, makes the title sentiment piece for this card. Old Olive and Riding Hood Red DSP, crochet thread, and tinsel from the Mini, plus a half pearl make this a fun card!

Card 4:

Contempo Christmas tree stamped in Artichoke on Vanilla shares the stage with DSP and Artichoke seam binding... and a punched heart with a Cherry Cobbler punchie inside makes the scene!

I am in the process of packing up to move - we were supposed to close on the house today, but alas - one more piece of paper to go (pray that that's it, please!) - looks like MAYBE Wednesday, but with daddy back in the hospital - this time with a broken hip, and mom not willing to leave him, we will be packing them up, too :)

God is in control - glad I know that :)

Next hop stop would be here: http://www.addalittledazzle.com

I know Monica's got something cute to share!

And here is the WHOLE list of blogs to hop, in case you get lost somewhere!

|1|Veronica|Bluegrass Stamper Studio|http://bluegrassstamperstudio.blogspot.com/

|2|Shirley|Stamper Shirley|stampershirley.blogspot.com

|3|Raissa|RaissaStamps|www.raissastamps.com

|4|Nancy|Scrapbook Kits & More by FancyNancyKay|http://fancynancykay.blogspot.com/

|5|Monica|Add a Little Dazzle|http://www.addalittledazzle.com

|6|Mary |Mimi To Jett|http://www.mimitojett.blogspot.com

|7|Martha Lucia|Stampartpapel|http://stampartpapel.blogspot.com

|8|Marisol|A Touch of Sol|http://atouchofsol.blogspot.com

|9|Maria|ScrapLoveCreate|http://www.scraplovecreate.blogspot.com/

|10|Jackie|Creative Designs by Jackie|http://jackielwatson.blogspot.com

|11|Diane|Stampin Ldyglfr62|http://www.stampinldyglfr62.blogspot.com/

|12|Diana|Stamping My Life Away|http://handmadebydiana.typepad.com

|13|Denise|Denise Foor Studio PA|http://denisefoor.blogspot.com/

|14|carolyn|inkingthenightaway|http://www.inkingthenightaway.blogspot.com/

|15|Vikki|Inky Fingers|http://drgonflydreams.blogspot.com

|16|Deborah|Thoughts of a Grasshopper|http://beantowngrasshopper.blogspot.com/

|17|Courtney |Brighten Your Day the Stampin' Up Way!|www.letSUbrightnurday.blogspot.com

|18|Brenda|Brenda's Stamping Corner|http://brendasstampingcorner.blogspot.com

|19|Angela|Life with a Wiener Dog|www.lifewithawienerdog.com

|20|Amanda|Stamp Vamps.com|http://www.stampvamps.com

|21|Tory|If I can stamp, you can,too|icanstamp2.blogspot.com

|22|Loni|Loni's Life|www.loniholt.blogspot.com

Jump, or HOP ON!!!!!!!

Hugs,

Nanc

WOWZA - What an offer!!!!!!!!

Occasionally an offer comes along that no matter what, you really just cannot resist!

This is definitely one of those offers! If you have ever been considering becoming a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, this is your big chance! HALF OFF starter kits...

yeah, you heard me - HALF OFF!!!!

That's the standard kit OR the digital starter kit - here are more details:

• Offer good from November 15 - 30 only
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• Sign up on paper OR on my website: Paper Independent Demonstrator Agreements (IDA)must be received by Tuesday November 30 6:50 pm Mountain Time; Online IDA submitted by 11:50 pm same date
• You may still add the Stampin' Memories or Digital + Add-on for the regular add-on price
• New recruits are still eligible for all the programs available to new recruits, such as the extra 10% Instant Income offer, Stampin' Start, purchase of Business Booster kit, and FREE 2-month Demonstrator Business Web Services subscription (DBWS)

Simply go to my demo website to sign up: www.fancynancykay.stampinup.net. Click on the START YOUR OWN BUSINESS LINK on the right, then in the drop down, the same words again. Look to the left and you'll see JOIN NOW... the IDA will pop up - read and click and follow the prompts. When you get to the password for your recruiter, type in Aardvark - yeah - aardvark... silly, but memorable.... like me!!!!!!

Email me with your questions and don't delay because this offer ends soon!!!!!!

October Club Projects

We made a really cool scrapbook layout for my October club meeting! I saw someone's awesome stained glass techniqueand thought,"Oooh, that would look cool on a scrapbook page:

Since that and the box I CASEd took a bit of time to do, we made an easy last card by adding WISH BIG from Word Play and did this:

Here is the SPOOKY box I CASEd - I let my ladies choose their own papers for the patterns - we had a lovely little collection of cool Halloween boxes!

SADLY - although I looked on my computer, I can't find the really safe place where I saved my inspiration - it is probably in the folder I've been browsing (that I need to straighten up a little) in my Stampin' folder on my computer... but it is not appearing before my eyes (SIGH) - so if someone recognizes the inspiration and wants to credit, claim or link - please feel free to comment and do so!

Have a great Saturday - my Christmas Card Stamp-a-stack begins in 40 minutes - WHOO HOO!!!!!!! Soon a room full of ladies will be making cards and watching Christmas movies together :)