Thank You

Paper Pumpkin Alternative Ideas from my class this week

We had a great time Thursday night at my Paper Pumpkin class!  Whether they followed my sample cards or did their own thing, everyone made beautiful cards.  Thanks for coming Jane, Joleen and Diane.  I hope you come back again soon.

StampinUp Paper Pumpkin Feb 2016 alternative ideas made by demo Beth McCullough.  Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom

StampinUp Paper Pumpkin Feb 2016 alternative ideas made by demo Beth McCullough.  Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom

StampinUp Paper Pumpkin Feb 2016 alternative ideas made by demo Beth McCullough.  Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom

StampinUp Paper Pumpkin Feb 2016 alternative ideas made by demo Beth McCullough.  Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom

StampinUp Paper Pumpkin Feb 2016 alternative ideas made by demo Beth McCullough.  Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom

StampinUp Paper Pumpkin Feb 2016 alternative ideas made by demo Beth McCullough.  Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom

StampinUp Paper Pumpkin Feb 2016 alternative ideas made by demo Beth McCullough.  Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom

StampinUp Paper Pumpkin Feb 2016 alternative ideas made by demo Beth McCullough.  Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom

paper pumpkin-free set

April 10 is the last day to opt in to get the April Paper Pumpkin kit.  It’s a regular kit with an additional stamp set.  You get two stamp sets instead of one.  This is a great time to try Paper Pumpkin.

paper pumpkin $19.95 per month

It’s only $19.95 plus tax.  Sign up for Paper Pumpkin and you get to come to the Paper Pumpkin class at my house for free.  Please let me know and I’ll get you signed up.  The first two people that sign up to get a 3 month subscription from me can pick a past Paper Pumpkin kit from my stash.

bunnycake 2016

I’ve been meaning to show you  the bunny cake Abby made for Easter this year.  My Grandma Olson made bunny cakes every year.  When she could no longer make them, I started making them.  About six years ago, Abby took over the job of Bunny cake maker.  Every year the bunny is a different color with a slightly different look.  The grass is always green with all the green M&M’s laying in the grass.  I started doing this so the kids could pick M&M’s out of the grass while waiting for dessert without picking them off of the bunny.  🙂

One last thing to show you from Easter.  I made two of our dear family friends Easter baskets and filled them with delicious chocolate eggs from Costco.

StampinUp Easter baskets made with the Berry Basket die by demo Beth McCullough.  Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom

Molly has made a full recovery and was able to go to our Therapy Dog visit on Friday.  Molly loves everyone she visits at Memory Care and Assisted Living, but this wonderful lady is especially good with Molly! (I had to crop her face out of the picture for her privacy, but I wanted you to see the big smile on her face.) I tell her she’s a dog whisperer.  When we first arrive Molly gets a little anxious, so if possible we visit the dog whisperer first.  She gets Molly all calmed down and then does a good job with her other visits.  Most of the residents are very excited to pet and hold our dogs.  Many tell us stories about their favorite dogs and other stories from their childhood.  For some of the residents, they talk more while they pet the dogs than they do all week.  Have you every considered training your dog to be a therapy dog?  Here’s the link to Therapy Dog International. When we were leaving Memory Care yesterday, we ran into a family that was crying as they were talking to the director about moving their family member into Memory Care.  Our dogs gave the family lots of love and they told us our  pups were exactly what they needed at that moment and they were glad their parent would be getting therapy dog visits.  There are several dogs who visit the facility we go to.

therapy dogs

Last night Super Man took me on a date to El Patio for Mexican (if you are ever in Des Moines you need to go there) and then to Sister Act at the DesMoines Playhouse.  What a fun evening.  I love my husband!

Blessings,

Beth 🙂

Tin of Cards Alternative Ideas

StampinUp Tin of Cards alternative ideas made by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom

I’ve been a Stampin’ Up! demo since 2003.  I used to do classes in my home, but a few years ago I stopped doing them.  Thankfully, some of my friends have encouraged me to start up again.  My first class was two weeks ago and I did a Tin of Cards class.  Well, I have some very creative friends and customers and we came up with some alternative ideas.  I’m just now finishing off all the cards from my kit.  Because I’m trying to send everyone a birthday card this year, inspired by Shannon West’s mission, “#imbringingbirthdaysback,” I’m making mostly birthday cards. See Shannon’s story here

imbringingbirthdaysback

StampinUp Tin of Cards alternative ideas made by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom

I’d love to send you a card in the mail! Please email me your name, address and birthday and I’ll send you a homemade card around the time of your birthday.  bethmcc6@gmail.com

This week I’m having a Paper Pumpkin class.  Here’s some of the cards we’re making.

StampinUp Paper Pumpkin Feb 2016. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom

Paper Pumpkin is a wonderful craft experience in a box for only $20 per month.  If you sign up by April 10 you get an exclusive stamp set in addition to one of the regular stamp sets contained in each Paper Pumpkin.  See a Paper Pumpkin video here.  If you purchase your Paper Pumpkin through me, the monthly class is free.  For those in the Des Moines area, my next class is Thursday, April 7!  Please let me know if you’d like to come.

I’ll post more Tin of Cards Alternative ideas over the next couple days.

My youngest pup, Molly has been sick for a couple days.  Think graphic and messy.  Well $150 later, I’m so relieved she doesn’t have cancer.  She did get a shot and pills and I think she’s starting to feel better already. Maya and Molly have a therapy dog visit to make on Friday, so I hope she will be able to go.  The Assisted Living and Memory Care facilities we visit love Maya and Molly and I hate to disappoint them.

mollymaya

Blessings,

Beth:)

 

 

Sweet Thank You

StampinUp thank you card made with the Apple of My Eye stamp set, designed by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom

My very sweet college friend, Sharon, came over today to give me a tutorial on selling on ebay.  I have about 15 years of retired Stampin’ Up! stamp sets and it’s time to sell some.  (If there’s a specific one you are looking for, let me know and I might have it.)  Anyway, Sharon got more than she bargained for, not realizing it would take 2 1/2 hours to get me up to speed.  OK, so we did have problems with my very old iPad.  Superman if you’re reading this, I could use a new iPad for my birthday!  Spending $500 will somehow save you money on ebay sales in the long run. 🙂

#GDP024

Well, I knew  I needed to make Sharon a card and I love this week’s Global Design Project sketch shown above.

StampinUp thank you card made with the Apple of My Eye stamp set, designed by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom

Here’s the inside of Sharon’s card.  I’m going to write on a post it note instead of inside the card, so Sharon has a cute thank you to pass on to someone else.  I should probably add a couple more cards to thank her also.

StampinUp thank you card made with the Apple of My Eye stamp set, designed by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom

I love adding something to the envelope to make it special.

We had such a busy weekend.  Superman and I took Abby to her first college visit on Friday.  I didn’t bother to tell the college that I will miss Abby terribly and I’m not actually letting her leave home next year. 🙂  On Saturday we went to the district Individual Speech contest.  Abby has never participated in this before and was quite nervous before it started.  She did a memorized public address and also a lit program.  She was thrilled to get a “1” on both and will be moving on to the state contest.  Keegan was busy with a jazz competition for part of the day on Friday and was happy to have the house to himself.

I’d love to hear your questions or comments.

Blessings,

Beth 🙂

Card details:

Paper- Cherry on Top DSP, Watermelon Wonder and Whisper White cardstock

Stamp Sets- Apple of My Eye, Honeycomb Happiness

Ink- Cucumber Crush, Watermelon Wonder