Big Shot Special

20% OFF THE BIG SHOT STARTER KIT OR BIG SHOT STARTER KIT WITH BAG

Here's what you get in each kit:

Big Shot Starter Kit:

• Big Shot Die-Cut Machine
• Multipurpose Platform and Standard Cutting Pads
• 2 Stampin’ Up! Exclusive Bigz Dies (Scallop Envelope and Top Note)
• 1 Stampin’ Up! Exclusive Sizzlits 4-Pack (Birds & Blooms)
• 1 Stampin’ Up! Exclusive Decorative Strip (Decorative Strip Billboard)
• Decorative Strip Cutting Pads and Extended Spacer Platform

Big Shot Starter Kit May Pricing:

May Special Retail Price with Tax & Shipping $192.77
May Special 4 month club price with Tax & Shipping - $48.25

Big Shot Starter Kit with Bag:

• Big Shot Die-Cut Machine
• Multipurpose Platform and Standard Cutting Pads
• 2 Stampin’ Up! Exclusive Bigz Dies (Scallop Envelope and Top Note)
• 1 Stampin’ Up! Exclusive Sizzlits 4-Pack (Birds & Blooms)
• 1 Stampin’ Up! Exclusive Decorative Strip (Decorative Strip Billboard)
• Decorative Strip Cutting Pads and Extended Spacer Platform
• Doctors Bag

Big Shot Starter Kit May Pricing:

May Special Retail Price with Tax & Shipping $255.73
May Special 4 month club price with Tax & Shipping - $63.95

Clubs will have to be formed in groups of 4. If the club is the way you want to purchase your Big Shot, your order will be delivered at the end of the 4th month.

If you are interested please call or email me. This special expires May 30th.

Weekends..........

This weekend has just flown by ! Did some spring cleaning (my closets !) - I have so many clothes - you know - I think I'll keep this, maybe I'll fit into it next year -- yeah, right ! Well, I've been doing that for several years now and have run out of space to store all those clothes so I decided it was time to clean out !! And, I did make some progress but still have more storage bins to go through......too much like work !!

Saturday was spent at the RemARKable Stampers Quarterly meeting. I really enjoy Janet Wakeland's get togethers - She's such a nice person and I am very fortunate that she allows outside demonstrators to attend her functions. This quarter, Kimberly VanDiepan was the guest speaker. Kimberly is one of the top demonstrators in the company and is such a hoot - we all enjoyed her presentation. Here are pictures of several of the Make-n-Takes for the day:

I love making paper flowers - this is made using the accordion technique. I would never have thought to put these colors together but doesn't it look nice ?

This is another make-n-take. I LOVE this color combination. Pink and

grey are rather classy together. They are all beautiful cards !

It was a fun day, spent with lots of other ladies who enjoy their Stampin' Up! businesses as much as I do !

Stay tuned - I'll post more pictures from the Stamp-n-Share tables. Hope everyone has enjoyed this beautiful weather -- I sure have !! Happy Stampin' !

Stamp~n~Share

We had our monthly Stamp~n~Share tonight. It's always fun to get together with other stamping friends to share ideas. We discussed the Get Connected special offered by SU during April. (drop me an email for details on how you can get FREE stamps this month.) We had 3 make-n-takes - an adorable box made using the matchbox die from Sizzix, a cute Lamb goodie bag, using the Scallop die from Sizzix, and a quilt card using the TopNote die.


Following are some of the cards shared by fellow demonstrators, Connie and Cindy:






Aren't these tiles adorable ? Connie shared these with us. She used the Just Buzzin' By stamp set, Black Staz-on ink, and Pastel Chalks. And sealed them with a spray sealant. Too, too cute !

And this is the Easter treat that Carol made for each of us:













And, this is an Easter card that was posted on someone's blog and shared with me while I was in Las Vegas. There are so many very talented demonstrators - I'm constantly amazed by your creativity and greatly appreciate your willingness to share.

We had a fun-filled stampin' evening ! Wouldn't you like to join us next month ? Contact me to find out how !!

Local Scenery

More pictures from the weekend.....

Isn't this breath-taking ? Barb gave me the scenic tour of Boulder City and the surrounding area. It's a charming town and overlooking Lake Meade is simply gorgeous -- very different from the rolling hills of Carroll County, Maryland (which is beautiful, as well).




Here's another picture of Kris, myself, Barb, and Sherrill. We enjoyed a late lunch/early dinner at a nice little place in Boulder City. We got side-tracked running to the car - it was hilarious, we just grabbed people off the street to take pictures. What a fun, fun day !!

I checked into the hotel - Mandalay Bay - on Sunday afternoon. The Conference and Expo started Monday morning.

Cruisin' the Strip......

This is a picture of Barb and I cruisin' the Las Vegas strip on Sunday afternoon. I apologize for the quality of the picture - I guess we may have been travelin' a bit too fast ! Stay tuned - there's more to come !!

Stampin' - Las Vegas Style !

I arrived safely Friday evening, after a very long day ! But - when I turned the corner and saw my welcoming committee, it was well worth the trip ! My demonstrator friends from Las Vegas were waiting for me in front of Barb's house to make sure I didn't miss it ! Pictured here, with me, are Barb Vogt and Sherrill Graff from Boulder City (about 20 minutes from LV). I originally met them at Convention in 2006 and have stayed in touch over the years. We spent the evening laughing and catching up ! Of course, Barb's house is like walking into a stamping store - she has soooo many beautiful cards displayed and TONS of stampin' stuff everywhere -- it was GREAT !!! Saturday morning we met Sherrill at a Scrapbooking event she was hosting (that's where this picture was taken).

Here are some of the cards that were displayed at the event - I'm always looking for masculine ideas . Sherrill hires other demonstrators to make her cards so I'm not sure who to give credit to for these -- but they are perfect for a man. I'll be sharing additional cards so check back often.

Here's a picture of us having dinner on Saturday evening. We were joined by another demonstrator friend, Kris Myers. I also met Kris at Convention '06. It was so good to see her again !