I am loving the Occastions Mini Catalog.  get a load of this VERY cute box shown at our recent Stampin' Up! leadership conference.  It uses 2 of the chipboard hearts (On Board Heart Book – $4.95!)and the new jumbo flower punch and the sweet pea felt flowers.  A perfect gift for valentines day for that someone special.  Here's another sample using the book – a great gift for Valentines Day that is quick and easy!

If you haven't yet checked out the Occasions Mini Catalog, click on the link in the left sidebar.   You won't be disappointed! 

You'll also see and make some awesome ideas at my upcoming events!

• Jan 18 Stampin' Up! class – just 4U!
• Jan 20 Chicks, Chocolate and Cards!
• Jan 21 Scrapbooking Club
• Jan 23 North Starz Get Together
• Jan 24 Fun with Fabrics
• Jan 25 Big Shot Box class
• Jan 30 Birthday Card Bonanza

A couple of weeks ago, I had a "scrapbooking date" with my daughter Chrissy.  She had called me up and said she had a bunch of pictures she wanted to scrapbook.  When she got home she had over 150 pictures and she thought we would get them done in a day. . . well, she arrived home around 6pm and had to leave at noon on Sunday – yeah right!   Well, we got 26 pages done!  Pretty good I thought.  We made a great team, she bunched the pictures, I chose the colors, she helped with layouts, titles and taping in place.   We even decorated the front of her new album using the decor elementsand ribbon.  We cut her initials from the chocolate vinyl available in our catalog and that was the finishing touch.  Chrissy had a great time showing all of her friends her new scrapbook. 

Oh, you might wonder how many pictures were left?  Well, quite a few – no new dates scheduled but, she did leave the pictures home for me to work on in my spare time! 

with a quick and easy scrapbook! 

Can I say, I love quick and easy?  This was made in l hour from concept to finish – including journaling!  What do you think?  I am sure you can find an hour to make this memory that will look great on your coffee table – and your friends will think it’s great too!

This scrapbook celebrates the fun I had at the Stampin’ Up! convention in 2008.  Many of my downline went and we had a great time celebrating with each other.  In this pic, Sue, Tatiana and myself enjoyed a great night of entertainment from a Minnesota group – Tonic Sol Fa!  They were awesome – and they are coming back this year!  (If you want to go to convention with me – it’s not too late.  Give me a call and I’ll tell you when and where)

To make this scrapbook, you will need the clear Card, Telephone & Address die from the bigz clear die sizzix line.  The clear die is just that, clear so that you can place over your picture and see what the result will be.  Then you just flip and send through your sizzix!  I bought the holder from WM. 

Ah, yes. . . . the guys are fishing and I had a day just for me.  I spent the day playing – and scrapbooking.  Something I haven’t had a chance to do for a long time – too long.  This is a scrapbook of me and my girls.  It was inspired by a book I saw at a recent Stampin’ Up! meeting (thanks Renee!).  I used Stampin’ Up!’s longboard chipboard.  It is a great quality and it was sooo easy to work with.  Of course I had to use our great Designer Series paper (on sale this month), this one is "Always."  It’s got pizzaz and a girls best friend – Chocolate (chip).  The longboard comes 5 3/4" tall by 14 3/4 inches wide.  It covers so easily – and cut very well in the Big Shot. 

Other supplies I used in this mini book are;

• Circle Scissors Plus cutter plus circle punches.  I carried the circle theme throughout.
  
• Felt fusion flowers – simple and easy to add that little extra texture and interest.
  
• Serif Essentials Alphabet – a must have for any scrapbooker
  
• Bits of ribbon – I just love how I have ribbon that matches my color scheme.
  

Interested in making your own mini book?  Sign up for my Stamp Camp on May 16 and I will help you create your lovely mini book!