Introducing Stamp Club!!

Hello all,

I have been very busy with my family and work.  I have decided to not do stamp camps for a while.  The time

 commitment is huge!

I am missing all of you and want to plan a stamp club.  

This club is FREE!  The plan is to have everyone bring a shoebox project to share, those who can't bring a project will

 donate money for the club expenses or it will be donated to charity.

Everyone will also need to something to share for refreshments, the club will

 supply the paper products.  I hope to start a yahoo groups so that we can communicate and

 have sign up sheets for who is going to bring what.

The club will be monthly and we can discuss what to do during the summer and holidays etc.  I would like the date to be the week that my mom doesn't have chemo.  I will donate my house for all the meetings unless someone wants to have it at their house for a month. 

Those of you who don't know she was diagnosed around Jan/Feb.  She is doing well, but has chemo 3 weeks in a row and then one week off.  The week off she feels really good!!  So for now that is when I want meet.

The plan for the first meeting is THURSDAY MAY 28.  We will schedule around her chemo until she is done and then we will have a regular date like the "last Thursday of the month".

Please let me know if you are interested!  I would love to see everyone!!!

Blessings!

Gwen

November Stamp Camp!!

Hello Stampers,

I have really missed you all! I have been busy with family and work. Things have settled down a little so I have planned a stamp camp. We will be making 5 cards. Dates are Thursday, November 6th (7 to 10 pm) and Saturday, November 8th (12 to 3 pm).

Save the date for Black Friday 2008!! Friday November 28th from 11 am to 9 pm, stamp all you can!!! It is a blast!!!

For those who want to know what has been happening since the last time I blogged, my Dad who has been being treated for Kidney Cancer, ended up in the hospital for emergency surgery to repair his perforated bowel. He spent over 2 weeks in the ICU and then to the regular floor. As a nurse myself I was very involved in his care and did lots of running back and forth and managing his care. He is doing as well as can be expected, working on being able to stand again!
This has been very hard on my Mom, and if she is reading this we need you to take care of yourself so you don't get sick!!!

Well hope all is well with everyone! Blessings to All!
Gwen

Fall/Winter 2008 Inspiration Book and Catalogue is here!

The New 2008 Fall/Winter Inspiration Book and Catalogue is here!!
I just had to share that it is here.
The dates for the Open House will be announced soon!
Call or Email me with questions!

Stampingly,
Gwen

Recycled Photo Card- Tutorial

I was cleaning my room to get ready for the new 2009 Catalouge and Idea Book from TAC and stumbled on these old photos. This is not a new technique, I did it a few years ago, but with some of my new TAC stamps I had to make a few. Here is how to do it:


Here are the supplies needed: Bad photos or photos that you are ready to throw out. Staz on Black ink, black and white cardstock (the white is for inside the card), stamps and ribbon.







First stamp your images on the photo to cover the photo with black staz on ink and set aside to dry for at least one minute. Stamp sets used were Floral Dingbats and More Elegant Sentiments from TAC.




Do the same for the piece of photo for your greeting. Layer all pieces to complete the card.









Here are some samples, you can use ribbon or cardstock to accent the card.

Hope you enjoy!
Blessings,
Gwen

Prom! I can't believe I am old enough to have a Graduating Senior!

All of the girls! Can you guess which one is my daughter?



Well, this is her! The guy second from the left is her boyfriend Zach. They make a great pair, they are the "Funniest Couple"! (never dull or boring!) Case and point "The Shoes!" To start our story, we have had more rain this spring than we have had in many, many years! The ground is very, very soft!!

Notice the stumble, well it is just that the shoes are stuck in the ground!

See the shoes!!!! She had to step out of them and then pull them out of the ground!
Well they had a wonderful time at Zach's prom. We get to repeat this in 2 weeks when we have Elizabeth's prom. Yes, this was prom number one, lets see what happens with prom number two!

I hope to have some more stamping soon!

I miss all of my stampers!

Blessings,
Gwen

Stamp-a-Palooza Damascus Y-Women Fundraiser

This is a fundraiser for the Damascus Y-Women. We will me making cards non-stop from 10 am to 6 pm on Saturday April 26th, 2008.
To participate in the class I am asking for a $30 donation to The Damascus Y-Women.

The Damascus Y-Women are a non-profit organization, the money raised will help pay for the Mammogram clinic, the




Y-Women Scholarship program and other Y-Women donations. To find out more about the Y-Women go to www.damascusywomen.com There will be 8 different tables with different cards, the tables will be swapped out with a different card after the supplies are depleted at each table. It should be so.... fun! Other Y-Women are going to be card designers, the Cherry card was designed by our own Pam Gaganti!

Email me if you would like to attend the class!

Oh! I almost
forgot to tell you that the Y-Women are doing

the refreshments, yum, yum, yum!

Valentines Mini Camp and Open House

Dates: Thursday, Feb. 7th from 5pm until 9pm and Saturday, February 9th from 1pm to 4pm. You may come any time during the stated times and make your projects (like an open house).

We will be making 3 projects, the cost for the class is $10 and includes the NEW 2008 Inspiration Book and Catalogue. Those who register before February 1st will be guaranteed the NEW 2008 Inspiration Book and Catalogue that night. If you register after February 1st you will get the Inspiration book and Catalogue when the orders come in.

Please let me know what you think of the projects, templates and directions will be available at the class and online after the class.

Hope to see you there. Please email me with your registration! Stampwithgwen@yahoo.com

Blessings,
Gwen