Another Share

I have all my WAG stuff packed away for another year. Now, I am going through all the projects we made and getting them on a board to show at my next Stamp Club. I also need to send a few projects into TAC to show them what we did at WAG.

I took a break, last night, and finished a Flip Flop book that I had started at WAG when I was showing a group of gals how to make one. I will get that sent off tomorrow to a gal that just got married.



Hope she likes it!!!

Ok, I am off to finish up some other projects so that I can share later.

Hugs,
Char

WAG is over for another year

It seems like the last month has been a whirlwind of activity. No, the last month or so HAS been a whirlwind of activity!! :-)

My granddaughter went home Aug 9th and I immediately started on my projects for WAG and after getting the order, had a specific time to get each one done. Thankfully, I was all done by the time we had to leave for a camping rally.

The camping rally was the 7th-11th of September in which I taught one class on mini books. We came home from that on September 10th and left on Sept 11th for WAG in Salem.

WAG (Western Angel Gathering) is over for yet another year. A lot of hard work and time went into preparing for this year's event. I had terrific help from Channie Dalrymple and Heather Schantz. They both helped me with the projects and Channie did all the printing of information for the notebooks, badges etc and they even had a hands on class of techniques. Thank you girls so much!!!

We had 16 projects, 6 techniques and one demonstration on doing the MZindorf technique which Vicky Ward taught. I will be featuring some of the projects, on my blog, over the next few days/weeks.

I showed some of the gals how to make Flip Flop books. By that time of night, tho, everyone was a zombie.....so not sure how much of it they retained....but by the looks of their books, they did awesome!

Now it's time to put everything from WAG away for yet another year. I have gone through and inventoried everything and packed it back into totes for hubby to take up to the attic.

I have a house to clean and get back in order, a workshop to prepare for......but no major events coming up in the near future.

I am so looking forward to Fall and Winter this year.....just to 'cozy down' and work on winter projects, get more reading done and get into my domestic mode. Here is one of the projects we did at WAG. It's a lip gloss holder to hang from your tree.


I got this idea from a gal that used chap stick....but I found some cute lip gloss containers with cute little hangers on them....and thought....how fun to make these for the Christmas tree.

Hopefully, now that all those events are over for another year, I can keep up on my blog a lot better.

Char

Demonstrating for The Angel Company

Happy Thursday!!!

I just received my order for WAG (Western Angel Gathering) and will be quite busy in the days to follow getting my projects ready.

I have had some people ask me, lately, just what does it take to become a demonstrator for The Angel Company, and what are the benefits. So I decided that I would just put the information here on my Blog.

I have been with The Angel Company (TAC) for 9 years. I was the 109th demonstrator to join. It's been a really interesting road being involved with a brand new company and I am so proud of where they are heading.

When you join as a demonstrator, for TAC, you are referred to as an "Angel". That is what our demonstrators are called. Gosh, even at that....it would be worth joining, for me, cause I won't be called an Angel any other way :-)

What I love most about TAC is that they listen to their demonstrators. They love ALL their Angels, regardless of their 'status' in the company and the staff at headquarters is just awesome to deal with.

Another thing I absolutely love about TAC is that our sales minimum is only $100 in four months. I have heard that some other companies are upwards of $300 a quarter. And, the other thing I love is that our hostesses only need to have a $100 party to qualify for their hostess benefits!!! WHOOOHOOOO! So, even if someone ordered it all for themselves, they would qualify as a hostess.

AND, another thing I love is that our hostesses get to choose an item from the catalog at half off just for having a $100 party. And, that is in addition to the hostess Level A, B, C and D sets they can earn. What a great way to get something like the Scor-Pal, which is all the rage right now and WE carry it!

By joining The Angel Company, you get 30% off on a demonstrator order or you get 25% commission on sales.

If you would like more information, please contact me at Pawsnstamp@crestviewcable.com and put Demonstrator Info in the subject line. I would love to tell you more why I love The Angel Company.

If you would like to view some of our stamps and products, you can access my website at: http://char.ismyangel.net

Have a wonderful day!!!

hugs,

Another fun project

My Granddaughter made this album at our Stamp club meeting, a couple of weeks ago. I helped her with it but she chose the papers and added them to the book. She was really pleased with it. Next time she comes, we'll add photos.

Now I need to work on a few more. I am going to be doing a 50th Anniversary one and also a baby one.




Here is a card I made for a one on one swap. It features the TAC stamp set, 'The Morning Buzz'.
I added some Burnt Umber re-inker to white liquid applique for the 'coffee' and white liquid applique, heated, to resemble whipped topping. It doesn't show up too well in the photo.

I used the Divine Swirls Embossing Folder on DCWV card stock and ran it through my Big shot on all three pieces of card stock. Then I just softly hit it with a sanding block. I also pierced the scalloped piece behind the verse.

Gotta get the other stamps from this set out and make some cards using those.

I am feeling better and am not getting back to my stamping. Thanks for all of those that sent well wishes.

Hugs,

Thank you to Laurie Unger, honoring me with this award.

The rules of this award are slightly different from the usual.....

1. Only 5 people are to be nominated.
2. 4 out of the 5 have to be dedicated followers of your blog.
3. 1 has to be someone new or recently new to your blog and live in another part of the world.
4. You must link back to whoever gave you the award.

The five people that I have chosen to pass this award on to are the following:

1. Rita Holmes
2. Jany
3. Nic_d
4. Angela
5. Stacey

OH FUN!!!

Well, Tuesday started off well.  I woke up and found weird bumps all the way down my face...from my eye to my throat on the right side.  My head felt like I had a sunburn and I just hurt.  I wasn't feeling right but just thought I was tired from having my Granddaughter here.

I got caught up on my blog, did some other things around the house and on the computer and my face just continued to hurt.  So, I called the Dr to see if I could get in sometime this week. After explaining, she told me to go to Urgent Care of ER.

So, long story short, I went to ER....had high blood pressure, dizziness and shingles.  Oh FUN!!!!   
They caught it before they broke out....so were able to give me a steroid shot, anti viral meds and sent me home with a boat load of pills.

I have been wanting to kick back and rest a little, after taking my granddaughter home, but not quite this way :-)  Well, at least I can get caught up on so many things on the computer and my stamping.  :-)

They told me I wouldn't know what to do with all the energy I would get from the steroids, well, I am still waiting! :-)

So, bear with me.....I'll get something uploaded in the next day or so.
Here is a little mini book I made for my Granddaughter.   She wanted tags on the inside...as she loves lots of ribbons......and the ribbon isn't this gold looking in person..... my other one doesn't have the tags or ribbons but I also didn't take a picture of it.

   
I used one of the papers from the SWIC Angelee pack and TAC's Fancy Bet Alphabet.  I also used Stickles to do the inside of the Z.


Char

Back to work

This weekend we took our granddaughter home.  I will miss her so much, but yet it's time to get back to a semi normal routine again.  :-)

I have gotten so far behind in everything so it will take me at least a week to catch up or at least make a dent in all the things I have let slide while she was here.  But, we had a great time together and it was so worth it all!!

Now, it's time to prepare projects for my annual WAG (Western Angel Gathering) to be held in Salem mid September.  I had my last meeting with my two coordinators...on Saturday.  We all have our specific jobs to do and we'll pretty much be working on them all of August and part of September.   It's such a FUN time, tho.....and it's so worth all the effort that goes into it.

I am also getting to share how to make a mini album at a Camping rally just a few days before WAG.

Here is a card I did a week or so ago while I was stamping with a friend.  It was for a swap on Paper Wings....an Angels message board.


I used the new Autumn Wishes set from TAC and stamped on white card stock with Autumn Leaves Kaleidacolor pad and added Stickles.

Autumn Wishes is stamped on Vellum using the Autumn Leaves K pad.

I hope to get more stamping time in this week!!!



Char

Fun times at the Wilson house

It's AUGUST!!! Summer is coming to an end. I have to say, I am NOT a hot weather person but I have enjoyed this summer, so far, as it hasn't been terribly hot for long lengths of time. I can deal with the heat if I get a respite in between 100º weather. And, because, I have had my granddaughter for the summer.

July was a FULL month. We ended it up by going to the Fair and rodeo, last weekend. My granddaughter LOVES horses, so it's fun to watch her at these events.

I know that I still have to get through August (and it can get hot in August) but knowing September and FALL are right around the corner makes me happy.
I tend to 'cozy down' during the winter months, after WAG and I have done my Fall cleaning. So, I am looking forward to that.

One more week and our Granddaughter goes home. She will have been here for two months, this time. It's been so much fun having her here but I am also looking forward to some 'me' time to get a lot of projects done around the house, planning some upcoming events and getting back to stamping more.

I had the opportunity, this past week, to go play with two special friends. Tuesday, I went with my new friend, Mary Jo, to a scrapbook store and out to lunch. And, of course, I came home with paper! I can't go to a craft store, stamp store or scrapbook store and NOT come home with some background paper. Then we went for lunch at a health food cafe. It was very nice.

Then, on Wednesday, Zoey and I headed up to Sisters, OR and visited with another friend, Barb. She is only here during the summer months....so it's fun to get to spend time with her. I don't see her the rest of the year...as she goes to AZ for the winter.

She treated us like queens. She had a little morning snack and then we got busy and stamped. Then, we had a really nice lunch she had prepared.....and more stamping. Then, we just visited till about 7pm and headed for home. What a fun day!!!

The above card is what I came up with for a TAC swap I am in. I came up with another one, too, but since some of those gals check my blog, I figured I would leave something to their imagination. This was such a fun card to play with. I used the new Willoughby SWIC designer paper, Purple DCWV card stock and TAC's black card stock and the set "celebration time". That is my favorite stamp set this week ;-)

This is a photo of Barb's son's dog, OX! He's a Bull Mastiff....and HUGE....but a gentle giant!

Thursday, my Nephew came to Oregon to visit. He lives in northern WA...so it was so good to see him. I jokingly told him that I was going to post his photo on my blog....as he recently broke up with his girlfriend and I said I was going to advertise for a new one for him. So, just for kicks....here is his photo!

I know....I am so bad!!!!! It's the Irish in me...can't help it!! We'll see if he checks my blog ;-)

Sorry, KEVIN....but I told you I would do it!!! ;-)

Today, I promised my granddaughter we would watch the "I Love Lucy" DVD's we just got from Netflix and do some stamping.

Have a wonderful day!!!

Nine days later

I would love to blame not blogging....on getting my stamp room in order, but that hasn't happened, completely.  Yes, it's 3/4 cleaned and organized but still trying to decide what to do with the other stuff I haven't found a place for (as yet).  

I did manage to make a few cards during this time.  Here is one I made using the Swiss Dots embossing folder. I adhered a piece of TAC's Juliette paper on top and added a scalloped circle sponged with burnt umber ink.   Then, a smaller circle and finally I stamped and embossed a flower from Petal Pack onto a magazine page and then cut it out and put a gold brad in the middle.  

If you haven't tried stamping and embossing on a magazine page, try it.  You do need a little more open stamp then I used but not TOO open.  It's fun to see what designs show up.  On this one, I stamped onto some words.   Not too sure I like the 'faux' ribbon from the Juliette paper at the bottom, but....for now, it stays.
I stamped THANKS from more elegant sentiments onto a piece of white card stock and sponged the edges with burnt umber ink.

After working on my stamp room, I decided I needed to go through other closets and drawers in other parts of the house and oust things I haven't used in years.  Then, as I was doing that....I get this hair brained idea to move some furniture to different rooms in the house.  Well, now my house and hall way look as if I just moved in.  I have boxes everywhere.  

Now it's decision making time.  Do I have a small garage sale and include paper crafting and if yes...then when can I fit that in?   I have to somehow...as all this STUFF is driving me nuts!

Since I last blogged, we took our Granddaughter to the Draft Horse Show, twice. Once on Friday night and the next time on Sunday afternoon.  She LOVES these horses and her Dad's boss supplies the tickets every year for us to go.  There is a catch, tho, I have to make him and my Son a rhubarb pie :-)
    


  


   
We love seeing these gentle giants every year.  I can never pick a favorite.  I love all of them.  I took way over 100 photos but I am sure no one but me wants to see 100's of photos of Draft Horses.  They are just so beautiful!!!

Saturday, our younger Son, Jim, brought out pizza and then took us all bowling.  I used to bowl all the time growing up (my Dad managed a large bowling alley) and I had a really good average.  I even met my husband on a mixed bowling league.  We bowled off and on for a couple of years and then just bowled occasionally and, finally, quit.....it has been over 25+ years since we have bowled.

Well, long story short....I no longer have 160+ average.  My first game I barely bowled 50, if that.  My next game I did break 100 but I also pulled something in my knee.  So, I have been hobbling around ever since.   BUT, it was fun!!!

My granddaughter even beat me both games :-)   She loves to bowl.  She even has her own bowling ball and shoes.  She does have a rather unique way of throwing the ball, tho.  It just cracks me up.  Her arm is too weak to do it the conventional way.......and she bowls pretty darn good for not taking the proper steps etc.  
   I love this photo of her and her Dad.  

Monday my older Sister, Kay, came out and we worked on some cute golf tee holders for a gold for cancer event that her golf club is hosting.  We made 65 of those little buggers ;-)   They were so cute and DUH, I didn't get a photo of them.  We did them in pink with different colored designer papers on them.  They turned out really cute.
 
Wednesday, I went and visited my Sis again and then a friend later in the afternoon.

Yesterday, back to cleaning out drawers and closets and organizing again.

Today is Friday and we'll be heading to the county fair sometime this afternoon.  This is the second event of the summer that my Granddaughter, Zoey, looks forward to.....the Rodeo at the fair!

Hopefully, since DH is home for four days, he'll keep Zoey busy while I get in some stamping time.

Have a wonderful weekend!!!!

Char

Hot Hot Hot

In the throes of reorganizing!!!
  
I don't know about you, but when I am hot, I don't want to do much of anything.  That's been the case the last week or so.  It's finally cooling down to the high 80's so that's a lot more tolerable.

I spent most of yesterday cleaning and re organizing my stamp room/office.  At least it's air conditioned :-)
 

But, no matter how many ways I organize and clean.....the problem is, there still isn't enough room. The fact remains, it IS what it IS.  I can't make more room so I am going to have to get rid of a lot of 'stuff'.   The funny thing is....as soon as I get rid of something....that's when I NEED it!

I did manage to get my stamp table less cluttered by removing a couple of organizers and a Pampered Chef Turnaround.  I won't get rid of that, but at least it freed up some much needed space to work at.  The two wooden organizers that held various things that I felt I needed right at my fingertips.....will be delegated to the garage.   I found that I didn't use those 'finger tip items' as much as I had thought.  So, they are in Rubbermaid organizers on a shelf unit to the right of my stamp desk.  Still easy access yet not taking up valuable space.

I am not ready to put things back in place, just yet.  I am still considering what to do with other things that are taking up space yet I don't need them every week.

I promised my Granddaughter that when I got the stamp room clean and organized, we'd stamp. But, this morning, I realized that this might not get totally accomplished before she has to return home.  So, we will stamp tomorrow, regardless!!!  And, I'll post photos of a clean/reorganized stamp room, later.  Yeah right!

Hope you all are staying cool, some way or another!

Here is a card that I did for my last FUNshop.  I got the idea from two different blogs.  I used the orange slice idea from one blog and then copied the directions from Patty's Stamping Spot

As you can see, I changed it a little and called it a Creamsicle Card but it's a fun card to make!  And, instantly makes you feel 'cooler'.  :-)

An award from Percy!!!

I received this award from one of my SBS16 Sister bloggers, Percy! Thank you so much!!!

Now according to the rules of this award:

1. The winner can put the logo/award on her blog. (which I did)

2. Link the person you received your award from. (which I did)

3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs. (whoops!)

4. Put links of those blogs on yours. (another whoops!)

5. Leave a message on the blogs of the girls you have nominated. (a final whoops)

Well, since I have been blog hopping for the past two hours (it's after midnight) and every blog I have been to seems to already have this award, I decided (don't throw tomatoes at me, Percy) that I would just like to honor every person in both blogging Sisterhoods and those people that I talk with on a fairly regular basis, either by e-mail or phone. OH GOSH...this IS breaking the rules, huh??

You see, I get inspiration and encouragement from so many people and some gals don't even have a clue that they have encouraged me, that particular day! Some aren't even stampers or into crafts of any kind.

Inspiration comes in many, many forms. In my every day to day living, I get my inspiration from different people at different times. Some are complete strangers, but something they do or say gives me inspiration or encouragement.

People come into our lives for a season and some stay for our entire lives. Some, that have inspired me, are no longer with us.

So, for this particular award, I just want to say THANKS to everyone that takes the time out of their day to visit my blog. I want to say THANKS to those of you that call me, just to say HI (and you know who you are) and check up on me. Thanks to those of you who e-mail me, for what ever reason.

Anyway, just know that if you have had any sort of contact with me....YOU have inspired or encouraged me in some way....big or small! You just don't always know about it. This isn't a cop out.....it's fro

So, consider yourself an inspiration!!!

I am off to bed!!!!
Night...for REAL this time!!

Another week......all gone!

On our little four day get away, we drove through John Day territory and saw some really cool looking rock formations, but a lot of them had the glare from the window so I had to delete them.
We stopped in Mt Vernon, OR to meet a couple of friends/customers of mine that I only knew from e-mail and phone. It was so much fun to finally put a face to a name. And, guess what? I forgot to take pictures of us together. I can't believe it. BUT, I did manage to get a couple shots of Maurita's yard. I loved the tree root she has in her front yard.
Is that cool or what? I would have never thought to do that....but it was such a cool idea.
This is her side yard that has a lot of shade trees and a really nice place to sit and swing!

Then it was time to get going and we drove just outside of town to a State Park. It had a lot of cottonwood trees and it almost looked as if it was snowing....there was so much of it falling.

Yes, that is a Tee pee in the background. There are two of them at this park and you can rent them. There was also a campground farther out and it would be a nice place to camp. There is also a really pretty little river running through it.


Nice picnic tables on the day use side where you can stop and have lunch.


There were even bird houses up in quite a few of the trees.

Lunch time over and we drove on to our friends' ranch in Eastern Oregon.
We had a great time visiting our friends. She's a fabulous cook and always outdoes herself every time we come. I told her it's like going to a Bed and Breakfast!

Time went fast and soon it was time to head home again. We drove a different route home, going via I-84 and the Gorge.

There was a lot to do when we got home. I have also been reading to my special needs granddaughter, Zoey, so that she can earn prizes for the Reading Challenge through the local library. We have managed to read 47 books in three weeks. Of course, they are not huge books, but still we need to carve out the time during the day to get them read. Her next prize will be a book. Then, the last prize she can earn will be a T-shirt. I hope she can stay long enough to earn that.




















We had a nice quiet 4th. We went to the local parade
and then came home and just relaxed and played games with our granddaughter. Later, that night, we decided we didn't want to drive back up for the fireworks and fight the traffic, so we watched them on TV. First we watched the Macy's Fireworks on a network channel and then we watched Fireworks on our local station. There were some pretty awesome fireworks. It's not the same as seeing them in person, but still....all we had to do was shut the TV off and head for bed....no fighting the traffic ;-)

My granddaughter loves soup so I have made homemade soup, twice, this past week. The first one was a batch of vegetable beef. Today, I made Chicken noodle. I told her we'd make split pea next week. I need a soup break ;-)

Believe it or not, that's what she'll order when we go out to a restaurant...soup and salad.

I have a FUNshop, tomorrow morning, so better finish getting everything ready to load into the car in the morning and head to bed!

Night!!!
Hugs,
Char