Chesne Gets her Drivers License!!

This is my oldest daughter Chesne who I can't believe will soon be 17!

Yes, I took her to get the old DL! This is before we left the house.
Chesne holding her drivers license in front of the 96 Camry I have saved to give her on this day!

This is right after she came back from her driving test and she knows she passed shes breathing again!

If you have a teenager I strongly suggest the book "The Language of Letting Go " by Melodie Beattie. It will help you through some scary times and help you learn to let go and let them grow up! Remember you raised them, you are not responsible for their choices or their consequences they are!! God however will just give you the strength and courage to help them through life. But God has got them, you are not in control, God is. Ohhhh that is so hard to remember on a daily basis! Keep praying!! I am so proud of my beautiful daughter she has grown up alot this summer. She will be a junior this year!! She knows things now that took me 25 years to learn!

Guest Designer Sue Gilroy

My friend and customer Sue Gilroy has been attending my classes for almost a year now in Brandon, Florida. She attended the Scrap Tin class I held one month and fell in love with making tins! She has made them for several family members, neighbors and friends for all different occasions. She received this kit as a gift from me as a Hostess gift for hosting several meetings/classes for me now that I am out of town.She provided a wonderful location for our group Serenity Stampers to meet

She made a beautiful tin and I love the design on the front of her tin which she used her SAB punch set and her eyelet border to really dress it up.

Aren't Simply Scrappin Kits fun and easy to use for ONLY $ 19.95 Everything so color coordinated and the die cut adhesives(stickers) are so beautiful and match the cardstock perfectly! You get so much more than those kits in the stores!!

Sue thank you so much for the wonderful demonstration of what you can do with a pre-cut ready to assemble scrap kit! I am very proud to have you as a friend and a class member.

Sue and her husband travel the craft fair circuit and that is where we met they make beautiful jewerly check out their blog at www.kilroykrafts.blogspot.com

REMINDER!

SCRAP TIN CLASS - $40.00

SEPTEMBER 24TH THURSDAY 6-10PM -DAYTONA

Register right away to reserve your seat and as always your class fee holds your spot!
www.whitneyrichardson1969@gmail.com

Hostess Promotion

Hostess Promotion
Dates: September 1-November 30, 2009
Promotion Details:
We're excited to bring you this sweet deal for hostesses September through November:
Host a workshop totaling $250 or more and choose any one item* from the 2009 Holiday Mini Catalog for only $10! *Offer excludes hostess sets and My Digital Studio.
After My Digital Studio is released, this offer will become even sweeter:
Host a workshop of at least $400 and get My Digital Studio for 50 percent off the retail price (retail price: $79.95; promotional price: $39.97)!
We are thrilled to bring you this very exciting hostess promotion.

So come on Ladies, get those wish list out and get them filled look forward to the Holiday Mini which will launch on September 1st which will make it easy to get orders from your friends!

Book a workshop with me personally get a FREE I dea Book and Catalog or make up a catalog order and send it to me and you will get ANY item in the Holiday Mini for just $10.00. You will be receiving your mini catalog soon if you are on my customer list. If you wish to have a mini contact me at www.whitneyrichardson1969gmail.com

Guest Designer Linda Clendening

I received this beautiful sweet thank you card from one of my downline and dear friend Linda.

She is very talented and is well on her way to making a great demonstrator!

She will be getting her toes wet throwing her first workshop soon and with work like this she will do just fine!! Congrats Linda, and thank you for the Razzle Dazzle ! I love this card.

I really like how you corner rounded the opposite edges of the focal point and kept the others square. Scott (my DH) noticed that right away. He said that looks cool!! I agree.

Looks like a signature trademark to me!

Linda has her own blog and will be introducing it soon her at Whitney's Stampin' Studio!

Have a great day!

Get Punchy While Scrapping!

The cover of this scrap tin's focal point is the EXCLUSIVE new flower fold extended Big Shot die cut from Stampin' Up! I also used the filmstrip die I picked up at a local store.
The open fold of the tin showcases Stampin' Up!'s Flower Daisy die cut and our heart to heart punch. The punches used mostly for embellishing tins with DP are the scallop oval punch, medium oval die, NEW modern punch , photo corners punch is a MUST!!
Then my matchbox die with the labels on it and the Movers and Shakers Die Cuts are also extremely helpful in scrapping!!

I love these wild colors and the contrast they really pop.

Thanks for stopping by!

Tall Tales in Designer Scrap Tin

I used the Tall Tales Dp for this tin and embellished the cover with a top note embossed

in white with the Circle Circus and the Live Love and Laugh stamp from the birthday set.

This tin is perfect for a kid's birthday or to put pictures in for the gramps!

All my tins displayed on my blog are on sale at my craft store at the Daytona Flea Market and also can be purchased online at my website. If you are interested in any of the tins or if you would like to customer order a tin using one of Stampin' Up! Simply Stampin Scrap Kits please place order 14 days in advance of delivery date. Prices vary per tin.

inside of tin

Daytona Serenity Stampers Club

Attention Stampers and Scrappers!
As a member of the club, you get to come to exclusive club workshops once a month to learn NEW stamping techniques, use my supplies and make projects with pre-cut projects planned for you!! It is A LOT of fun. As a member of the club, you agree to purchase just $30 per month in Stampin’ Up! Merchandise. This club will go for the 5 months from the starting month September-February. Wow, that covers Hallowween to Valentines!!
Why would you join?
1. This is a great way to build up your supplies gradually. Soon you will have a great collection of stamping and crafting products!
2. Everyone gets their turn to be the “hostess”. This means you collect HOSTESS BENEFITS! You’ll get at least one stamp set plus at least $15 in free product your hostess month. (you could also get a lot more) You’ll also be in charge of the refreshments at club workshop that month. Something simple to snack on between demonstrations -that isn’t too messy is best.
3. You will be learning tons of techniques and trends, plus collecting patterns and ideas for great stamping projects and handmade gifts. If you ever can’t make it to the club workshop, just call in your order to me by the date of our club workshop. It’s no problem.
4. When you sign up for the club, you receive a copy of our current Idea Book & Catalog for $5.00. It is mandatory each month you make your $30.00 purchase so that everyone gets their turn for Hostess benefits. You will be required to sign our club agreement.
5. It’s a lot of fun, you will meet great friends ,so what are you waiting for? Email me today to sign up and let's get this party started, "Get In the Club!” Deadline for club membership is 8/15/09. Email me at www.whitneyrichardson1969.com

6. There is a $15.00 materials fee monthly for all the pre-cut materials you receive to make your projects at club. This fee is due on the first of every month prior to club so I can order the supplies for club meeting.