Stamp camp announced!

Hi stampers!

I hope you are having a great day~ I have a couple of things to share today! First is this card. I needed to make a quick sympathy card for a coworker, and I wanted to keep it simple yet pretty and I hope I achieved that! The flowers are embossed in winter white.
I also wanted to announce that I'm having a "Farewell Stamp Camp" in honor of the current SU! catalog going away at the end of June . It is on Mon, June 7th from 7-9 at a new location!!! It's in Woodbridge and I would be thrilled to give you exact details when you contact me to RSVP. It will be a lot of fun! The cost is $15 (prepaid to save your RSVP!) to make 7-9 projects! I hope you can make it!!! I will be sharing some "sneak previews" of the cards and projects we will be making soon!


I hope you have a fabulous evening and I hope to see you at my stamp camp!! Contact to to save your space TODAY! I have room for 15 stampers, filled on a first call, first serve basis! Contact me at jaimiegvozdas@earthlink.net SOON!!!!

Thanks for looking!

Merci!

Hi Stampers!
I have been holding on to this card FOREVER! I made it at my fabulous upline, Christina's, stamp camp SOOO long ago!!!! I can't even remember when it was....it's been that long! But I absolutely LOVED this card the instant I saw it, and I knew that I would be making this exact card over and over again! (Is it still considered CASEing if it is the EXACT replica?!?!) I love the colors, the design, EVERYTHING about it! It's one of those cards that just plain ole' makes me happy! So, I hope you enjoy it and it gives you a warm fuzzy today, on this yucky, rainy day!!! "Merci" for looking and "Merci" Christina for all the inspiration you give me!!!

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!

Hi stampers!

I wanted to share with you the cute little boxes I made for all of the teachers at my daughter's school for Teacher Appreciation Week. I came downstairs last night with the intent of stamping little goodie boxes for the hard working, wonderful teachers.....and had NO STAMPING MOJO!!! So, I got on the computer to search through the many talented blogs out there...and wa~la....my stamping friend Robin had an ADORABLE stamped goodie that a friend gave her and I knew it would be what I CASED! Click here to see the wonderful and easy instructions given by Kerin!

Unfortunately, this is not SU! paper, but I had it laying around, and I thought it was perfect for teachers! These were so super easy to make! I filled them with chocolates and then for Elle's 2 teachers, I added a gift card! Just a little something to say thanks for all that they do!!

I hope you are having a great day! Thanks for looking!~

Color Renovations!!!!

Hi Stampers!!! I hope you are enjoying a sunny Monday morning!! Today is the first day IN AGES that I am not subbing or teaching and the FIRST thing I wanted to do was blog (I should be cleaning my house....but I have neglected you long enough!!!) ;o) ((Thanks for the great excuse to procrastinate ya'll!)) ;o)

First I wanted to say "Hello" to all of you that I met yesterday at the Kids Expo! What a fun filled day!!! I had a great time, and I loved meeting so many lovely families and stamping with your kiddos! Thanks for coming by!

Next, I wanted to let you know that Stampin' Up! has announced that they are doing some Color Renovations to our beautiful colors!! And I have to say that even though I am a little sad to see some of my favorite colors retire.....I am SO SUPER EXCITED to get my hands on the colors that will be replacing them! I have actually been waiting for this for a while!! Stampin' Up! does such a fabulous job with staying on top of what is current and exciting out there in the market and although we already have great colors, we have had them for a while now and it's time for a change! The color families have been updated, there will be 5 NEW colors, and some of the most popular IN COLORS will be returning! And, therefore, some of our favorite "oldies" will be retiring!

This is what the color collections will look like when the new Catalog is released on July 1st!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!!!Click here to see these amazing colors up close!

And here are the colors that we must say good bye to! Don't feel sad, we have made many wonderful projects with them, they have done their job! But it is time to make room for all pf the fun, great, new colors! So stock up on the ink refills, card stock and accessories for the colors that you can't live without!!! You have until June 30th to get your hands on these!!! Click here to see these colors up close!!!

So, to sum it all up:
5 Brand New Colors:
Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight, Cherry Cobbler (YUM!), Cajun Craze, Early Espresso (DOUBLE YUM!!!!)

10 In Colors Making their way back into our hearts:
Baja Breeze, Melon Mambo (yippie!) Pink Pirouette, Soft Suede, Tangerine Tango, Wild Wasabi, Pacific Point (LOVE!) Rich Razzleberry (yum!) Riding Hood Red, and River Rock!

And the currect "Kraft" color has a new YUMMY name...CRUMB CAKE!!! And it will come in Craft ink, Classic Ink, Marker, Cardstock and Crayon!!

Current colors that will retire are:
Glorious Green, Green Galore, Gable Green, Yoyo Yellow, Only Orange, Pink Passion, Pixie Pink, Orchid Opulence, Lovely Lilac, Brilliant Blue, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel, Really Rust, Ruby Red, Cameo Coral, Summer Sun, Bordering Blue, Brocade Blue, Ballet Blue, Taken with Teal, Handsome Hunter, Pale Plum, Blush Blossom (the marker will still be available), Apricot Appeal, Barely Banana, Mellow Moss, Sage Shadow, Almost Amethyst, Lavender Lace, Basic Brown, Going Gray


So, let me know if you have any questions regarding this change!!! I am so excited about the new colors!!!

Keep checking back...I am planning a stamp camp at a new location for the end of the month!! ;o) Have a great day!!!

Thanks for looking!

Kids Expo!!!

Hi stampers! It is that time of year again!!! It is time for the Prince William County Kids Expo!! It is this Sunday, April 18th, from 10 am - 4pm at the Prince William County Fairgrounds. There will be tons of kids & family activities, vendors, games, prizes, food, & entertainment! And, for all of you who have young children, you will be as excited as my daughter is....Rocknoceros will be performing at 1:30!!! Admission is FREE, parking is $5 and it will surely be great, fabulous, family fun!! I will have a Stampin' Up! booth again this year, and I hope to see you there! (Let me know you saw my blog and I will have a special goodie for you!!)

As the weather is getting nicer each day, my daughter seems to think that a nice day = an ice cream Sundae!!! She has said (for the 3rd day in a row!) "Mom, it's beautiful outside! I think I need to enjoy the weather out on the deck, eating an Ice Cream Sundae!" Well, as I'm looking through my cards, getting ready for the Expo, I found the card below that I made last Summer! And while I know I have already posted this card...I couldn't help but post it again! Elle has made me have ice cream on my mind! ;o) I hope it puts a smile on your face like it does mine!


Hope you are doing well and enjoying the gorgeous Spring weather!

Tea time!

Good Morning Stampers! I don't have a stamping project to share today, but I just HAD to share my weekend with ya'! My daughter is LOVING Tea parties lately! She is always setting them up in her room or on the deck with her baby dolls! She even wants to have a tea party themed birthday party (it's not until Aug....but if you have passed her on the streets or on the playground lately...you have been invited!!!!) ;o) So, I thought it would be cute to take her to a "Real Life Tea Party" and we had a BLAST! It was such a great day! The tea party started off at the children's bookstore behind the Tea Room where we listened to the story "The Ladybug Girl and Bumble Bee Boy" (ADORABLE BOOK!) and then they made ladybug wings and ladybug headband! Then all the little girls walked over (in their wings!) to the tea room and had a Ladybug Tea! Elle & her friend, Katelyn, had so much fun, sipping lemonade from "real" tea cups, stirring sugar cubes, eating scones and peanut butter & jelly finger sandwiches and trying on huge "tea party hats"....... this was a day to remember!!!! When she went to sleep last night she told me thank you for such a great day, and then asked if we could go to another tea party tomorrow! What a great way to start our Spring Break!!! A day I will always cherish!(how cute are these ladybugs!!!)

(I think this hat makes me look like the Wicked Witch from the Wizard of Oz!!) Yikes!

I hope you had a fabulous weekend and I hopefully will find some time today to stamp!!! (fingers crossed!) Chat with you soon!!

Happy Spring!

Hi Stampers! Hope this post is finding you enjoying warm weather! I think Mother Nature finally got my email and is sending us warmer weather these days! ;o) Now....if I could just figure out who I need to email to get some more hours added on to each day....I will be one happy camper! Lately I have been remembering what it feels like being in school and anxiously awaiting Spring Break! Now that I am a preschool teacher, I am REALLY looking forward to the week long break!

This is a small post today, just wanted to say hello to all of you and show you a Spring card I just did. My daughter LOVES pinwheels these days, and so I was thinking "Hmm...what kind of card can I make for Spring" and pinwheels popped into my head! I am not totally sold on this card ....yet! I think it needs a little something added to it...so I will call it a "work in progress" but for now, it's kinda cute & simple! It is using the AWESOME Sweat Pea Designer Series Paper. I love this huge paper pack!! I also put the tempting turquoise cs through the Big Shot to add the big circles texture! I'll let you know if I add something else to the card!

Hope it puts a smile on your face! And I'll be back with more, just as soon as I can!