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
• Standard or Digital kit = $87.50 - your choice of which one (50% off regular price of $175 with a value of over $310!) - this is the FULL starter kit - not a mini, pared down version!
• 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 :)

Congratulations to Nolan Ryan and the Texas Rangers, and here's to you, Josh Hamilton!

Although my beloved Astros didn't make it into the playoffs (yet again :), and although Lance Berkman, one of my favorite players DID make it into the playoffs, albeit for totally the wrong team, I have to say:

WHOO HOO - WAY TO GO, RANGERS!!!!!!!!

It hurt to see Berkman wearing that Yankee's uniform (no offense to Yankee fans, but that was just wrong!) - but I was glad he got to make some good hits and some good plays, and got to play in the playoffs again - he deserves it - he's a great player, and even better, a strong person with a strong Christian testimony.

I confess, I don't typically follow Rangers baseball, but you know, I just can't feel bad about a Texas team playing in the World Series again.

Lance - we miss you, but we're still proud of you down here in Houston. Hope to see you back here soon!

Nolan - we're proud of you of you, too - you've come a long way from the kid throwing stuff in the back yard whose daddy thought you'd be better off learning to throw a baseball instead. Congratulations to you and your Rangers.

Josh Hamilton - thank you for giving credit where credit is due - to our Lord, and congratulations on being the ALCS MVP. You've worked hard to get where you are, and you are obviously respected by your organization when instead of spraying champagne, they choose to use ginger ale out of respect for the long journey you took back from addiction. You've come a long way, too - may you continue to walk with God as He unfolds His plan for your life!

Stampers (if any of you are still reading :) - thank you for reading - I promise - I'll have something else to share soon because today - maybe just for today - I HAVE FINALLY CAUGHT UP WITH MY PAPERWORK at school - (thank to Shermie for her help!) and am not so exhausted.

Now, turning off the talking heads on TV that are dissecting the win, and going back to work on a progressive layout to share... it's SPOOKY!

Welcome once again to the SUSTARS Blog Hop!

You should have arrived here from:

Martha Lucia Gomez at: http://stampartpapel.blogspot.com

Below my shares, you'll see where to head next!

This sample is cased from the catalog, page 108. I used the Distressing Essentials kit to add the color to the textured cardstock (made that way with the Big Shot and the Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder). I used Crumb Cake cardstock and ink, and the distressing is Tea Stain from the kit. Chocolate Chip ink and cardstock and our new crochet ribbon were also used. The cardstock that I textured and stamped on is Naturals Ivory - hmmmm love that stuff!!!!

(I used sticky notes to mask the sentiment so I didn't stamp my flourishes over it!)

So, what does this card have to do with Thanksgiving or Thank you?

Well - at Thanksgiving, in my family, we share what we are thankful for - one of the things I am most thankful for are my friends - see the connection :) ?

Just to keep it totally kosher, though, I have a second project to share - an older Thanksgiving scrapbook layout I did with my club:

We have current paper that would sub great for what I used here - check out the mini catalog on page 13 - Autumn Spice - Item 120808 ($11.95US). The sentiment from Days of Gratitude on page 12 (Item 121148 in clear mount, 120835 in wood mount) would be perfect for the bracketed sentiment area. I placed the strips of Old Olive about 3 inches from top and bottom, and the strips of designer paper are 3 inches wide. I anchored my journaling strips with squares of Old Olive.

Next stop would be Miss Sassy herself:

Shirley Northey at: http://stampershirley.blogspot.com

Have a GREAT hop! I'm thankful you're here - and of course, your comments feed the soul - thank you in advance for your thoughts!

PS: If you get distracted, interrupted or otherwise lost during the Blog Hop, you can always come back to my page, start at the beginning or anywhere along the way. Thanks to Brenda for providing a repost of the complete list of the blogs participating this weekend.

Start: http://www.su-stars.blogspot.com/

1. Deborah Robb at: http://beantowngrasshopper.blogspot.com/

2. Mary Campbell at: www.mimitojett.blogspot.com

3. Angela Walters at: www.lifewithawienerdog.com

4. Angie Valle-Peters at: http://www.paperluxuries.blogspot.com

5. Barbara Furlong at: http://www.theloveofstamping.com

6. Brenda Hugar at: http://brendasstampingcorner.blogspot.com

7. Martha Lucia Gomez at: http://stampartpapel.blogspot.com

8. Nancy Keithley at: http://fancynancykay.blogspot.com

9. Shirley Northey at: http://stampershirley.blogspot.com

10. Raissa Spatola at: www.raissastamps.com

11. Diana Soling at: http://handmadebydiana.typepad.com

12. Jackie Watson at: http://jackielwatson.blogspot.com

13. Jane Hignite at: http://www.stampwithjane.com

14. Denise Foor at: http://denisefoor.blogspot.com

15. Monica Weaver at: http://www.addalittledazzle.com

16. Carolyn Sharkas at: http://www.inkingthenightaway.blogspot.com

17. Loni Holt at: www.loniholt.blogspot.com

Hop on!

SUSTARS Inaugural Blog Hop

Welcome to the SUSTARS Inaugural Blog Hop.

The Hop officially starts on Saturday, September 18th at 7AM Pacific/8Am Mountain/9AM Central/10AM Eastern and posts will be up thru Sunday. If you saw some of my VCRocks blog hop posts, this hop is a continuation of that great idea!

Our theme this month is Halloween or Fall and there are some SUPER projects on the hop. If you get lost, hop back to our SUStars blog here and pick up where you left off. SuStars is a group of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators who, in the spirit of SU's Statement of the Heart share creative ideas with one another, and with you!

You should have arrived here from Raissa's blog, www.raissastamps.com but if not, don't worry, you can continue hopping and circle all the way around.

Here's my project for today:



This two page 12x12 layout uses the Wicked Cool stamp set ((118738 WM, 120600 CM), the owl punch (118074), Cajun Craze, Rich Razzleberry, Very Vanilla, Whisper White and Basic Black cardstock, Wicked Fun specialty DSP (117400), new Big shot border die (120893), Distressing Essentials kit (118762) and Black Waffle paper (120985). Obviously I haven't planted my photos yet, but the mattes are 8.5x5.5, 4x6, 4x6, 3x3 and 3x3. Any of those could also be used as a spot for journaling also. My intent is to add a title across the top cut with my Big Shot, but I'm waiting to see what my beautiful granddaughter wears for Halloween this month - her lovely mommy (my eldest) is an extremely creative woman, so I know it'll be cool!

Continue hopping now to Loni's blog: www.loniholt.blogspot.com

Thanks for hopping by!

QOTW - School's back in session here!

Here is our QOTW - as always, I'd love seeing your responses and comments on this (even if they are smart-alecky;)

I know you probably had plans to take certain photos yesterday... so here's the bottom line - what photos did you take, and HOW MANY?

I actually took....






are you ready?






NONE!






I was busy helping teachers in the classroom yesterday with crying 3-4 year olds.... going to school can be a difficult adjustment, ya know :)



Today I'll be testing another three year old - and probably meeting a couple of transfers for me program. Feeling the love here :)


Have a blessed day, and don't forget to respond!