TJ 1 on 1 for Aug

This is my card I made for my Technique Junkie 1 on 1 partner Dena. I chose the technique from the April/May 2010 issue called Glitzy Lace. My photo doesn't show the sparkle of the Butterfly very well.

I used Concord Crush, Very Vanilla and Perfect Plum card stock. Perfect Plum ink pad. The new Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder, Pearls galore, lace from my stash, lots of glitter and the Vintage labels stamp set. All the products used for this card are from Stampin Up. 

National Banana Split Day-August 25th, 2010

Check out this YouTube video by Youngsdairy on How to Make a

Banana Split:

"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYLYGwZdaaM

History

David Evans Strickler, a 23-year-old apprentice pharmacist at Tassel Pharmacy in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, who enjoyed inventing sundaes at the store's soda fountain, invented the banana-based triple ice cream sundae in 1904. The sundae originally cost 10 cents, twice the price of other sundaes, and caught on with students of nearby Saint Vincent College. News of the sundae spread by word-of-mouth by students, through correspondence, and at professional conventions. Strickler went on to buy the pharmacy, naming it Strickler's Pharmacy. The city of Latrobe celebrated the 100th anniversary of the invention of the banana split in 2004, and in the same year the National Ice Cream Retailers Association (NICRA) certified the city as its birthplace.

Goodies to Share

I got my blog candy from Renee Ballard and wow her Mini Albumn is gorgeous I never saw so many pockets to put goodies in. 

Here is the gorgeous card I recieved as well. I think it is a card with-in-a-card

Thanks for visiting I hope you enjoyed these as much as I did.

WELCOME TO VC ROCKS BLOG HOP IV

You have heard the old saying save the best for last, well I think this will apply for the last Blog Hop for VC Rocks 2010.  I have enjoyed this summer all the cards and projects that all the Rockers have made. Today is the last blog hop of the season and I think everyone will surprise  and delight you at the same time. If you arrived here from the very talented Holly http://inkpaperstamps.com/ I know you just loved what she made for you.  If not then you can start over at http://vcrocks.blogspot.com/ .  

Here is my project:

I decided to share a card I made at my monthly SU meeting. We were challenge to make a card using a kit made up of dsp, card stock, brad, ribbon and was told to design something. This is my design it took me a minute or two figure out what I wanted to do, then wham! it hit me. I just started stamping the same design in the dsp in a row from the Friends Never Fade stamp set with each of the main colors , then I punched a strip of eyelet, punched out 3-scallops out of dsp and made a fan fold flower out of it, added an Antique Brad in the middle, stamped my sentiment and WA-la I am done. I just loved the way it came out and I hope you do too. 

Supplies:  

Card stock:       Black, Certainly Celery, Very Vanilla

Ink Pads:          Marina Mist, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie

Punches:            Eyelet, Scallop

Stamp Set:       Friends Never Fade                                     

Dsp:                Green House Gala

Brads:             Antique

Now it is time to continue to hop over to Kelly Mayou http://weekendstamper.blogspot.com/, where she has made something wonderful for you. Don't forget to leave me a comment I enjoy reading each one.  

Gina's Blogoversary Candy

Gina, has celebrating her 1 year Blogoversary with offering some awesome Candy. So check her blog out at,  http://ginicagle.blogspot.com/ and see if you can win.

Diva's Inspiration Challenge No. 1

A group of fellow Stampin' Up! Demonstrators and myself are in the process of creating a challenge blog. This is our first Photo for inspiration. Below is my first card that I submitted.

Pretty In Pink

Here is my 1st card for the Stampin For Fun Divas Color Challenge this week. I had so much fun choosing  which colors to use from the inspiration Photo. Which is at the top of the page. Please leave me comments on what you think of my card. I love hearing from everyone. 

I received an email with the following and I just had to post it for everyone to see and play the great game with the Chocolate Calculator!

Enjoy!

Your Age by Chocolate Math

Don't tell me your age; you'd probably lie anyway - but the HERSHEY Man will know!

YOUR AGE BY CHOCOLATE MATH

This is pretty neat...

DON'T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST!

It takes less than a minute

Work this out while you read.

Be sure you don't read the bottom until you work it out!

This is not one of those waste of time things, it's FUN!

1. First of all, pick out the number of times a week that YOU WOULD like to have chocolate (more than once but less than 10).

2. Multiply this number by 2 (just to be bold

3. Add 5

4. Multiply it by 50 -- I'll wait while you get a calculator.

5. If you already had your birthday this year add 1760... If you haven't, add 1759.

6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born.

YOU SHOULD HAVE A THREE DIGIT NUMBER

The first digit of this is your original number

(i.e., how many times you want to have chocolate each week).

The next TWO numbers are

YOUR AGE!

(Oh YES, it is!!!!!)

This is the only year (2010) it will ever work, so share my blog entry with everyone while it lasts.

The Chocolate Calculator

Enjoy!