12 Days of Christmas Holiday Sale!

OK, for the next 12 days, everything you ever wanted for the Big Shot is on Sale!!!

Exciting news! From today, December 11th- 22nd, select Big Shot dies and new colors of vinyl sheets for the Big Shot are on sale at 15-25% off! There are 18 new colors of vinyl sheets to choose from, including CLEAR vinyl, which is great for making etched glass creations, and CHALKBOARD vinyl, make your own chalkboard for your wall or as part of a smaller project!

It is recommended that you place your Stampin' Up! order by December 15th to receive it by Christmas...

Place an online at my Stampin' Up! Website (Click Shop Now, then 12 Days of Holiday Sales, then make sure you designate me as your demonstrator to get preferred pricing). If you have any questions you are welcome to contact me- katieannbrooks@gmail.com or 206-947-8273.

Happy Holidays!

Feeling Krafty

I have been playing a little more the last few days because my holiday card collection is virtually gone (everyone bought them up!) and I don't have any to send to my family. So I have just been tinkering. Some of these cards I like and some I'm not sure on.

Yesterday I was in a Krafty mood, wanted to use my craft paper.

Here is the first card I made. The main image is non SU! but everything else here is. This is the one that I am not really sure if I like. What do you think?


Next is another craft card. I was playing with the soon to be retired (boo-hoo) Sip by Sip stamp set from SU! Had borrowed this set from a friend for something else, but figured why not use it while it's there.


Next is another Sip by Sip card. I love the sayings in this stamp set. The one above says, "Chocolate, coffee, men...some things are better rich!" Now don't get all offended, not necessarily true for me, but true for some. The one below says, "enjoy life sip by sip, not gulp by gulp."

The last two cards are something I have made over the last week or so. The first I CASEd (copied and shared) from Heather Hildebrant. The second was using a fun image with some not so typicall colors.

Thanks for stopping by today~

Success!

Well the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Craft fair is over and I have to say that is a load off! It was super fun, but a lot of work and anxiety too! I ended up taking the Wed. before as a vacay day because I wasn't finished with stuff. Meanwhile, I'd say it was successfull, I did about 3.5 times what I did last year in sales (last year was my first year and dismal). It was great to raise some money for the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Patient Fund too! The most popular items were the earrings made from metal edge tags in coordinated matchbox dies (front of table) and the reindeer poop treat bags (left edge of table).

Here is a pic of Emily and I sharing a table, you can see my goods, hers are little (super cute!) sculpy figures on the right. I keep trying to get her to teach a class, but no luck yet. ;)

Sharing in on the fun is my friend and upline Heather. Look, you can see the darling bibs she did in this picture. I got a cute little pair of gloves from her for Sophie. :)

Finally here is my friend Don who was in the table next to us selling he wonderful pottery.

We all had so much fun!

Now I just need to start making my own Christmas cards to send out... yikes!

Thanks for stopping by!

Post Turkey Coma!

First of all, Happy belated Thanksgiving to all! I hope you enjoyed the day with family & friends or however you choose to spend it, just hope it was good. Mine was great, my father came and it was just the 4 of us (my husband, daughter, dad and I), so quiet but fun. We played games, watched the parade and football, goofed around and ate yummy food. Funny story though, we didn't eat turkey as we had planned. I don't know if you have ever gotten your turkey times wrong, but we did, and it wasn't done when everything else was. Oh well, there was so much food it didn't matter, we just ate everything else. It was a funny thanksgiving, one to remember.

Today is black friday, which means the holidays are officially in full swing. Here are a few of the craft fair items that I said would be up a few days ago (sorry, when I say one day, it somehow always turns into two). These are some of the matchbox dies I decorated. Some are Christmasy...

Some aren't...

All of them have a fun pair of earrings I made inside.

Anyway, thanks for stopping by, hope you enjoyed. Have fun shopping if you dare!

Showcasing Designer Series Paper

Last night I took a break from all my holiday projects and just made cards. I was thinking of making those cards for those occasions that you need cards for but aren't happy ones, like get well cards and sympathy. I started out with this simple first card showcasing the designer series paper Tall Tales.

From there I went on to showcase more Tall tales paper. This first one is a birthday card.


Next is a baby card with more Tall Tales.

Finally I moved on to a sympathy card showcasing the Noveau Chic paper and something from the pretties kit.

I was pretty happy with these cards, like the third in the line up best. I really makes me feel good though that these are designs, papers, or strategies I haven't used before, and I think it went pretty well.

anyway, thanks for stopping by. I'll have some fun gift boxes and earrings (craft fair projects) to show you tomorrow.

It's an EXTRAVAGANZA!!!!

Check it out, select items from 30-50% off. Great to give to a friend or loved one, or to have them get for you!!!!!! :)


Click HERE to visit my webpage and see the deals. You have to hurry though, sale ends on November 30th. Note, this is for online orders only.

Happy Birthday Krista!!!

One of my very closest friends is having a birthday today. I wish I could celebrate with her but she lives in MN- the land of Paul Bunyan!!!! Brrrr..... Anyway, I just wanted to give her a shout out and show you the gift I sent her (I know she has gotten it by now, so I can).


This is a photo of us at my college graduation (8 years ago.....). I put the photo in a nice frame and added some of the Definitely Decorative Elements from SU! in Teal since she has blue accents in her living room. I have since removed and replaced the big flower right under our chins since it was poorly placed, but you get the idea. You can find this in a variety of colors here. I plan to use the left over stems to put around a large glass votive or vase. :)

Happy Birthday Girl, I love you!