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On a personal note...

So, I've been gone for a couple weeks...  Remember that lovely shot of Mt Hood that I posted two weeks ago.  Well, the mountain got the best of me!  Friday night it was icy at Mt. Hood Meadows. I fell, for the first time that day, I twisted my knee and tore my ACL.  Surgery is scheduled for next month. More time to stamp, right??

In the meantime, I will share that we have been foster parents for just over a year now.  I won't talk about it very often and most of the time, foster parenting is an amazing, wonderful experience.  Yesterday, I was struggling with frustration and put my thoughts on paper.  I shared this with my co-foster parent, Amanda, who has the two younger siblings of my foster children.  

I completely concur with these words from her post "These foster parenting posts aren’t about me and my book, or my emotional outlet (though I do get that); they’re about anyone else out there fostering, feeling alone, frustrated, and angry.  Because in the end, rage inducing as foster parenting is, it’s about the kids.  I may not renew my licence in 3 years like Jodeen talks about, but if I do, it’ll be for the tots like my FiestyPants and BoyBlue and the wonder of seeing their family heal.  It certainly won’t be to help the state better their numbers."

More foster parents are needed.  Its frustrating, but a pretty great gig.

Mountain...  I'll be back for another shot at you next year!

Happy Valentines Day!

Happy Valentines Day!!  This is a fun treat box from the Stampin' Up! Blog.  I love the Vintage Faceted Button and the First Edition Designer Series Paper.  I jut got a package of the First Edition DSP and will be using it in my card camps next week.  

 

We have family in town this weekend.  Today I will be cleaning for their arrival tomorrow.  I'm looking forward to three days skiing and lots of wonderful memories!  How are you spending the holiday weekend?  

I'll be back on Monday with more fun stamping projects!

Introducing Paper Pumpkin...

I am so excited about our new kit program.  It's fast!  It's flexible!  It's easy!
It's new from Stampin' Up!  I already have my order in.  

If you give it a try, when prompted please add me, Jodeen Buehler, as your demonstrator.  As a thank you for ordering through me, I will be scheduling a get-together each month where we share chocolate, a fun beverage and put together our kits together.

Sweep away the mundane-your creativity carriage awaits!

I'm Paper Pumpkin . . .

I come to your door each month (a fully decked-out creativity carriage). I'll help you to escape your life with some paper fun.

I come in a sweet box, but you'll really love what you find on the inside:

All the stamps, ink, paper, and accessories to create pinable projects. Create stuff like cards, journals, décor, and more!

Paper Pumpkin by Stampin' Up! is a new monthly kit program that anyone (even you) can enjoy!

Get Started

It's so easy to get started. Simply sign up by visiting www.mypaperpumpkin.com and click Get it. Every month a new, surprise project kit arrives at your doorstep. Just think of the anticipation of creating a fun project to pin, showoff, and share with your friends and family-every month!

The very first Paper Pumpkin will arrive on your doorstep starting in March-if you sign up before March 10.

Of course, you'll want to know more. So here's the nitty gritty:

• Each month we send you a unique, surprise kit with a project-cards, journals, décor, and more! (We've even color-coordinated, measured, and cut everything for you!)
• Each kit includes stamps, ink, paper, and accessories-everything but adhesive.
• Each kit gives you and your customer a 30-minute creativity escape.
• We will ship your Paper Pumpkin on or around the 15th of the month.  
• You need to sign up for a kit by the 10th of the month to get that month's kit. If you sign up on the 11th of the month, your first kit will come the next month. (Let's say you sign up on May 10th, we'll send your kit around May 15th. If you sign up on May 11th, we'll send your first kit around June 15th.)
• A Paper Pumpkin membership is $19.95 per month (and shipping is included!) 
• There's no commitment, you can cancel your monthly Paper Pumpkin at anytime. You can also skip a month if you want.
• Starting in early March, we'll offer a Try-It kit if you'd like to try Paper Pumpkin for one month.

Here's How You Order

 

Sign up for your monthly Paper Pumpkin by visiting www.mypaperpumpkin.com and click Get it.

Starting in early March, you can try Paper Pumpkin for one month by visiting our online store.

A Free Gift in Your Very First Kit

The Welcome Kit is the very first Paper Pumpkin you will receive in your first month of membership. The Welcome Kit includes a free gift-a clear acrylic block!

Aren't they cute????

 

Tuesday Inspiration

Some of my favorite pins from the last week....  (Be inspired at my Pinterest Site)

I stopped at Trader Joe's last week and picked up some coconut oil.  This was for dinner last night.  

Sauteed Shrimp in Coconut Oil

I think I need to try this cabbage recipe this week.  It looks like a quick and easy side dish.

Roasted Cabbage

I am thinking about ways to incorporate scrapbooking into my workshops.  

Cute envelope in a junk journal

I love this blog and her journals...

The Paris Apartment

I've been playing with this Big Shot Die this week, Dress Up.  Here are some cute examples from my Pinterest site.  I'll have my own artwork to show in a couple days.....

Stampin' Up! Spring Mini Pinterest Board

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the love of technology!

For the love of technology! I just sent out my first newsletter for February and they gave me a QR code for it! What do you think? If you would like to connect to it the old fashioned way... Here's the link! http://tinyurl.com/bbt66a2

Here's the QR code...

 

A trip down Madison Avenue

I've been gone awhile and figured the best way to pretty up my blog is with a card from the Stampin' Up! Sell-a-Bration set, Madison Avenue.  I will be talking more about Sell-a-Bration in the days to come, but would like to offer this up as a teaser....

 

I love the simplicity and the colors on this card.  Stampin' Up!'s Pool Party, Tangerine Tango, Almost Artichoke and Sahara Sand.

Check back on Monday to see a little video about one of the techniques used on this card.  Have a lovely weekend!

More Cherry Cobbler...

It's been a Cherry Cobbler kind of week!  This is a card that made for Scott for our 18th Anniversary on Monday.  He finally let me have the card back so I could photograph it.

The cardstock and ink are Cherry Cobbler.  There is also SU Silver Glitter Cardstock - my most recent favorite!  The heart image is from our Sale-a-Bration stamp set, Sprinkled Expressions (Psst...  it's free with a $50 order!).  The words are from the Occasions Mini set, P.S. I Love You.

If you are interested in any of these products, see my Stampin' Up! website at My Stampin' Up! Website,  You can order directly from the website ("Shop Now" in the upper right hand corner), or you can e-mail me directly.

 

Mixed Bunch

Recently, I made the decision to return to Stampin' Up!  I can't even explain how excited I am to be a part of this wonderful circle of friends again. I am connected to a group in the Seattle area, SBStampers, which shares amazing talent and inspiration.  You will be seeing more from them in the future.

It is my intent with this blog to share both creative bits and moments from our family's life.  If you are interested in purchasing SU products or hosting a workshop, there will be a link to my SU website on the sidebar.  I will not get overly "salesy" here. 

This morning, I had an opportunity to play with a new stamp set from the Occasions mini-catalog called Mixed Bunch.  Love the set and the punch that matches.  I also used Perfect Words, on of our Hostess sets.  The cardstock is Cherry Cobbler, as is the ink and the twine.  This card is a copy of a design I found on Pinterest this morning.  I find Pinterest SO inspring!!!

A close-up of the card.

I am working on putting together a workshop schedule for next month.  I will be offering card classes in my home - 5-6 cards for $10.  I will also be offering my card classes as a by-mail kit and pre-made for you.  More details on that to follow. 

On a personal note, David and Arianna attended Tolo at Union High School this weekend.  They were Cosmo & Wanda from "The Fairly Odd-Parents" for the dance's theme of "Never Grow Up".  Aren't they cute??

 

 

PTI Card

Recently, I placed my first PTI order.  Papertrey ink products have such a lovely, simple style.  I picked up the "All About You" stamp set and had fun making this card for another girlfriend who was getting married and having her bridal shower.

The stamps are PTI.  All other product is from Stampin' Up!