Gratitude part 2

So, my last post was all inspirational thought. Today I hope to show you some
creative inspiration! I am loving all the great fall pumpkin options we have in the new Holiday Catalog! On this card I used the Painted Harvest DSP and the Pick a Pumpkin thinlets to cut out the Copper pumpkin and Crushed Curry and Lemon Lime Twist leaves. The coolest thing about this card is the ink technique for the Cajun Craze layer. I inked the back side of the new 3-d Pinewood Plank embossing folder with Cajun Craze ink. Just ran the open ink pad across the embossing folder. Then I added the 4 x 5.25 layer of Cajun Craze cardstock and ran it through the Big Shot. With these new thicker embossing folders you only need one cutting plate with your platform to make your sandwich. I'm really in love with the Copper! I used the Copper trim to tie that sweet little bow on the stem of the pumpkin. Doesn't the Pinewood Plank layer look amazing? The inside message is from the Paisleys and Posies stamp set in the annual catalog. I used the larger Thankful, Grateful,Blessed stamp with the smaller My world is brighter and more beautiful because of you. I have just the person in mind I want to send this card. We never know just how much a thoughtful card in the mail might mean to someone. Next post I'll show you my little warm fuzzys I like to hand out. Thank you for taking the time to read my ramblings. I am truly grateful for all of you. If you don't have a copy of the new Holiday catalog or if you'd like to see the annual catalog, shoot me an email to cindy@stampingindixie.com and I'll get one to you with by mail or in person! If you don't have a demonstrator I'd love to help you with your paper crafting needs! Just give me a shout! Lots of stuff going on this time of year. Remember to stop and say Thank you! I appreciate you. Be grateful for all you have been blessed with. See you back here in a couple days!

                                                    Love Stamping in Dixie,
                                                                      Cindy

World Gratitude Day!

Good morning Peeps! Did you know Thursday was World Gratitude Day? I didn't until someone told me on Wednesday and it got me to thinking a couple things. One- just how grateful I am for so many blessings in my life and two, how do I share that with others around me?
Oh WOW! My list is very long! I am most grateful for my salvation through Jesus Christ. I must start there. I am grateful for my amazing husband (I definitely won the man lottery), and my awesome friends, many I have met because of my Stampin' Up! business which would be next on my list. I am so very thankful to have had the opportunity Stampin' Up! has given us to travel together and to meet new friends

all over the world. This picture is from Sorrento, Italy. Tommy and I were blessed to meet Penny and Ed and Karen and Aaron on an excursion while on the Mediterranean Cruise Incentive trip I earned in 2015. It was my first Grand Vacation Incentive trip. It was awesome! In July this year, we were again privileged to get to spend a couple days with these same amazing couples. Kicker- Penny and Ed are from the Nebraska, Aaron and Karen from Australia! We also had the opportunity to meet folks from Germany, UK and France. How stickin' cool is that? Oh, did I mention Stampin' Up pays for this? This one is in Thailand this summer. The farewell party was just unbelievable.

So, next is how do we share or show our gratitude?  Cards of course! Beautiful, hand-made "hugs with a fold in the middle".  Or maybe just a small treat that lets someone know you appreciate them. I love to drop off little treats at the bank, doctors office when I have to visit, for the school secretary when I check in to have lunch with my grands, there are many people I come in contact with on a daily bases that make my life easier, giving them a little thank you feels good.
I'm out of time and room! Please come back tomorrow for the rest of the story! Y'all are awesome. Thanks for following me on my journey!  Be blessed and please let someone else know how much they are a blessing to you!

                                                      Love Stamping in Dixie,
                                                                    Cindy                          

Finally- Fall and another Stampin' Friends Blog Hop!

Good Morning from Dixeland! Fall is here. It's still warm, okay hot, however the days are getting shorter and everyone is really busy. A lot of fun stuff going on. My 10 year old grandson is playing football and loves it. I'm just trying to keep up but I love fall!  It's my favorite time of the year. Thanks for joining in the Blog Hop. If you came from Steph's blog I know you enjoyed her projects.
Stampin' Up! has done good this year with some really cute stamp sets and awesome designer series paper to help us crafty types be creative. For today's Blog hop, I am sharing this awesome card. I never do square cards, so this is outside the box for me and I had a blast creating it.
It's 5.5" square, made with Cajun Craze and the Wood Textures DSP.  I used the Baby Wipe technique to stamp the leaves and cut them out with the Big shot. The pumpkin, a few leaves, and the ribbon are all copper accents. Still loving the Copper! Oh, and can you see the saying? It's embossed directly on the DSP with Copper embossing powder. Here's a close up so you can see it better. I used the envelope punch board to make the envelope out of a piece of the Painted Autumn DSP. Love that paper!

Now for my 3-D project, have you seen the TEST TUBES?  I think they are stinkin' cute. I loved them last year when they arrived in the Paper Pumpkin kit and was tickled pink to see them in the Holiday Catalog this year. So many fun projects to make with these. Add some treats, a tag and instant WOW! The Spooky Cat and the Labels of Love stamp set made these cute tags a breeze. Of course, you have to have the Everyday Label punch which coordinates with 2 stamp sets in this catalog!!!! Love that! I also made one of my favorite gifts for this time of year and boy has Stampin' Up made this easy.

Pumpkin Spice Latte is back! So... I had to make a cute gift tag. This will probably go to Cooperman's teacher the first of October. Hope you have enjoyed these projects half as much as I enjoyed creating them. I'd love to share the directions with you! Follow my blog and leave me a comment and I'll send you the PDF for all three projects.  Please don't forget to visit all the blogs and leave comments. Kim  is next. Don't miss her creations!Tell each blogger what you love about their projects. Use the #SFBloghop2017 to be entered into the drawing for the grand prize. Thanks for hopping by! Have a blessed day and be a blessing to those around you.

Love Stamping in Dixie,
               Cindy

I'm back!

This week is the Stampin' Friends Blog Hop and sadly, I have been MIA for a few months. But I'm Back. This month I am getting back into the swing of things. We have changed a few details on this hop so it might look a little different, but I promise you will see some amazing projects if you visit each blog! Also, we are giving away a big prize this month.

• You must comment on each of the blogs in the hop. 
• You must use the #SFbloghop2017. 
• We will need an email to get in toouch with you if you win!

That's it! So grab a cup of coffee, tea, hot chocolate, apple cider ...you get the idea and sit back and be inspired with our Fall projects this Thursday, September 21. Hope to see you back here! Have a great day, be blessed and be a blessing to someone in need.

I think I'm off to make some Pumpkin Spice cookies!!!


Love Stamping in Dixie,
              Cindy

If at first you don't succeed...

Try, Try, TRY again!!! I have heard this all my life! and I guess it's the reason I refuse to give up on this blog. I have to admit it seems like no one is reading it, so why bother? Because while it is extremely frustrating at times, I'm just not techie at all, it would be easier to give up! But at almost a half a century plus 10, I kind of enjoy the challenge of learning something new and I really do hope I am connecting with some of you out there who might feel the same way. I do love my stamping business and it is growing and so must I. So please don't give up on me! I will continue to muddle through the technology and attempt to bring you some fun and creative projects to inspire you to create. Y'all can help! Please leave me a comment when you see something you like! That's all I ask. Thanks. So, today's inspirational thought is " We all have a job to do. I need to do mine, you need to do yours. I shouldn't try to do yours! In some situations my job might be to just pray and ask God to take care of things. Now, this is the really hard part! I have to let go and let Him do HIS job. Somethings I can not fix, change, or  even understand- BUT and it's a big but, I can take it to the One who does, leave it there and let HIM do HIS job! Ladies, this is a very freeing concept! I am not responsible to do God's job. I am responsible to bring my issues to Him and get out of HIS way! Okay, end of sermonette!

 I love Fall! I am so ready for it. Of course, here in Dixieland Fall is more in your mind than in the weather. School, football, pumpkins starting to show up everywhere, cotton starting to bloom- these are the signs of fall. It probably is still hot as you know where!- so don't think it's going to get cooler or that my flip flops or shorts are getting put away! but we can still enjoy this gorgeous time of the year. So when I saw this Painted Harvest stamp set I was instantly in love! And the Designer Series Paper that goes along with it is absolutely beautiful! I have had a ball playing with different colors. This one is Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze and Soft Suede. The leaves (which aremade with a new punch!!!!) are in Lemon Lime Green!(a new In Color)
Hope you like this one as much as me. If you'd like to get the product to make some here is the list of what I used:
Painted Harvest  (144783), Leaf Punch (144667), Painted Harvest Autumn Designer Paper (144613) Cajun Craze cardstock (119684), and ink (126965),
Crushed Curry Ink (131173), Soft Suede Ink (126978), Early Espresso Cardstock (119686), Very Vanilla Cardstock (101650), Lemon Lime Twist cardstock (144245) and Linen thread (104199).
Well, hope you have a grand day! Be a Blessing to someone you come across today! You will be the one blessed!
                                                  Love y'all and Peach Tea!
                                                                Cindy

I get so excited!

It's that time of the year when the new catalog is in pre-order! I get so stinkin' excited! I want it all! This is one advantage to being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator- Besides always getting a discount, we also get to see the new catalog and order some of the new goodies before it goes live to the rest of the world! And I do mean world because Stampin' Up! is a Global company. This is exciting to me since 1 of the reasons I joined Stampin' Up! 10 years ago was to meet new friends who loved to paper craft as much as I do. Boy, has that happened. Not only have I had the pleasure of meeting a community of ladies in my neck of the woods that I get to craft with regularly, I also have met other demonstrators from all over the world. I now have friends all across the USA, but also in New Zealand, UK, Australia, and the Netherlands. I was blessed to have earned the Grand Vacation last year and went on a Mediterranean Cruise with many of these lovely ladies. This year we are going to Thailand! I am so excited!!!!

Now to the point of this blog post- here is a picture of the new catalog! If you need a copy please let me know. You can leave a comment here or find me on Facebook 

Is anything every just Black and White?

Welcome to the February Stampin' Friends Blog Hop! I appreciate you hopping over today.Today's theme is Black and White with a punch of color. If you came from Kristen Gill's blog I know you were inspired. Click the previous link to return there. We are fortunate to have 3 very talented Guest hoppers today.

1.Bibiana Cameron

2.Maria Willis

3.Lana Staab

I know you will want to visit each of their blogs also. You can continue on the hop by clicking on the Next button at the bottom of this post.

So, ready to see my projects today? I had a really good time creating these. I used patterns I found on Splitcoast stampers and You Tube for the mechanics. 

Cucumber Crush is my accent color. Love this Inside the Lines DSP from the Saleabration Catalog. I also made use of the glassine bags as my envelope for this card. I love doing this when I know I'm going to be hand delivering the card or when a card is a little thick for a regular size envelope. I usually add more to the outside, but the card showed through nicely and already had a lot going on. Here is the card. It has a belly band to help keep it closed and opens from the bottom. I have falling in love with these Cards. Ready? TA DA!!

Yep, it's a Pop and Twist. And they are amazing. This is a birthday card for my adventurous daughter. I think she will love it.

I used the Lift me up Bundle which is so much fun to play with and the Always an Adventure bundle from the annual catalog. And, finally the balloon punch and stamps from the Birthday Adventures Bundle. Cucumber Crush is one of the In Colors that will be retiring in May.

 For my 3-D project I made a Shadow box frame. These are also easy to make and a whole lot of fun. Again, I utilized the Inside the Lines DSP and this time the Dragonfly Bundle. It's starting to sound like all of them are my favorites!

Here's a close up of the message in the corner. I hope y'all enjoyed these projects as much as I enjoyed making them. Have a geat day and be blessed! 

Please take the time to continue on the hop and visit Maria Willis blog. Just click on the next button. Thanks. And by the way all of us would love some feed back from you-so, please leave us a comment, 

Blog List

1. Barbara Welch

2. Elizabeth Jeanne

3. Kathie Rotti

4. Lynn Streifert

5. Lana Staab

6. Raquelle Clifton

7. Steph Jandrow

8 Twila Davis

9. Melissa Thomas

10. Kirsteen Gill

11. Cindy Slack Waldroff-Me!

12. Maria Willis

13. Kim Lamos

14. Bibi Cameron

15. Andrea Tracey-Tucker