Tuesday, September 29, 2009

New Clearance Rack!




New today! Stampin' Up! just announced a new section of the online store: a clearance rack. These items are all retired inventory that will change as supplies last...check back often as you many find some fun items at a great price. You can order right online or email me to place your order!

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Favors, Favors, Favors!




One of my good friends chairs an annual fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis here in CT each year. It is such a good cause as many children suffer from this disease and they still have not found a cure.  The event is this Saturday night and each year we have made favors for the tables. This year we decided to make little "sour cream containers" for each place setting filled with after dinner mints. I cut all the designer papers and my friend and another lovely stamp club member came over the other night and we made loads of favors! We stamped, folded, and crimped till wee hours of the night.  We finished the whole lot yesterday and topped off at 212 of them! Even my friend's daughter Abby helped us out - she is such a cutie I had to take a photo of her with all the favors. Enjoy!

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Open House Make & Take's

Thought you might like a peek at the two cards we made at my open house last week. The first one featured some new "in colors": Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo, and Crushed Curry as well as the beautiful new stamp set in the holiday mini called Serene Snowflakes.



The second card was a Halloween treat card featuring the new sweet treat cups and Sweet Centers stamp set also from the Holiday mini. How cute it is to make a card filled with candy!


By the way, we used the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set on both cards with the new Modern Label punch. We stamped "friend to friend" on the outside of the first card and "Happy Halloween" on the inside of the second one.  That set is so versatile - it has sayings for almost any occasion and they all fit inside the label punch!


Thanks for looking and hope you enjoy!

Saturday, September 19, 2009

My Annual Open House!



Thursday was my annual Stampin' Up! Open House to introduce the new Idea Book & Catalog for 2009/2010. I carried up so many items from my basement studio to show off - it was so much fun to take a look at all the wonderful Stampin' Up! supplies. Everyone enjoyed all the eye candy in one place.  There were two sessions, day & evening  - fun, food  & free make and takes were had by all. I also posted my newest workshop calendar for Oct, Nov, Dec...please email me at brendamackellar@designsbymac.com if you would like a copy. Would love to have you join me for a class or two!






Thanks for looking and enjoy your beautiful weekend!

Monday, September 14, 2009

Welcome!

Welcome to my very first blog post! I have finally decided to start a blog to share lots of new info on stamping, crafting, cardmaking, and scrapbooking with all of you. Please bear with me as I learn to set it up. My goal is to share new samples, newsworthy notes, and fun new ideas with you. Enjoy!