Spooky Webs

I was all set with another post for today but changed my mind after reading my good friend Heathers' blog yesterday. Heather invited anyone to try this technique and I was up for the challenge.

I outlined the spider web in pencil on the basic gray card stock then traced over it with the tombow glue and added purple cosmic glitter. I stamped the bat from Batty for You stamp set and punched him out with the 1" circle punch and attached him on a 1 1/4" circle of tangerine tango. I used dimensionals to pop the spiders up from the web.

I made a coordinating treat purse which I cased from Angie at Chic n' Scratch.

Forgive me for using non Stampin' Up! sentiments; my friend Heather is slowly turning me into a fan of Halloween with all of her beautiful projects.

Trick or Treat

I had so much fun making this treat can for my daughter Nicole to give to her teacher. Who would not like to place a treat tin on their desk or counter as an incentive for good work, good deeds, manners or just becasue. Although I used last years designer paper from Stampin' Up! it could very easily be reproduced using this years designer paper "Ghostly Greetings" or how fun to use the "Best Ever" Simply Scarppin' kits from Stampin' Up! to celebrate a birthday.

Stamps: Carved & Candlelit, Booglie Eyes (both retired) but you could use "Batty for You" or Tasty Sweet".

Paper: Creepy Crawly DP
Ink: Basic Black

Embellishments: Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain ribbon, black ribbon (not Stampin' Up!)

A Season of Friendship

This is a new stamp set from the Holiday Mini. I love the simplicity and elegance of this stamp set. The kraft paper just sets the tone of all of this nicely. This is a perfect and inexpensive holiday hostess gift or teacher appreciation. It is easy to mass produce and would make anyones's day. I am encouraged by my very talented upline Heather whose blog you can see HERE and am offering this as a pre-order class where you will make 4 cards and a gift box and you will go home with the "Season of Friendship" stamp set so you can make more of these beautiful cards. The class will be held on

Monday November 24th

7:00pm - 9:00pm

$40

Kits are available to purchase as well if you are unable to attend the class.

Christmas Card Class

I know we have not celebrated Thanksgiving & Halloween yet and I am thinking Christmas already. I made this beautiful Christmas card at Heather's awhile back and have decided to get a jump start on Christmas. I am offering a Christmas Card class and you will make 5 different Christmas Cards, please R.S.V.P. if you would like to reserve a spot on:

Tuesday, Oct. 21st

7:00pm - 9:00pm

Cost: $20

Take Time for Your Family...

Make a Smilebox photobook

Pocket Silhouettes Thank You

It is never too soon to start thinking about Christmas. Christmas is my favourite time of year and it is just under 3 months away. To help you with your Christmas gift giving I am offering Pocket Silhouettes Thank You class which I have UStamp to thank. You will make 4 cards and a purse.
Monday November 3, 2008
7:00pm to 9:00pm
$20
Contact me at dale.livingston@sympatico.ca to register. Hope to see you soon.

Cards For A Cure

Cards for a Cure

We hope you can join us for the second annual Cards for a Cure Fundraiser! All proceeds are donated to Gastro Intestinal Cancer Research in loving memory of Terry Cowx.

Saturday, November 8
9:00 – 12:30 OR 1:00 – 3:30
$40 by October 1st, $45 after October 1st
Included in the cost are 10 Projects AND a stamp set!!!
PLUS cookies and coffee!

Come when it’s convenient for you! Pick the time slot, grab a chair and get ready to stamp 10 projects using the "Holiday Trinkets" stamp set you will take home with you. If you can’t join us on November 8th, you are welcome to purchase a kit for $40 which will include all the instructions to make the projects, the necessary supplies and the stamp set!
There will be LOTS of door prizes
We will be raffling off some great prizes as well. Tickets are $1 OR 7 tickets for $5 OR 15 tickets for $10 dollars.
There will also be a 50/50 draw
Please bring with you your own scissors and adhesive.
Thank you so much for all your support, we look forward to a fun and successful event!
Please contact me at if you have any questions or are interested in attending (space is limited!):
Dale Livingston
519-688-0476
dale.livingston@sympatico.ca
http://www.inkspiredwithdale.blogspot.com/

World Card Making Day

"STAMPING WITH YOU IN MIND"

Participate with Stampin' Up! in making and keeping personal connections by attending a World Card Making Day event and making a card for someone special.

EVENT: OPEN HOUSE
DATE/TIME: October 06, 2008, 6:00 p.m
PLACE: Dale Livingston
ADDRESS: 42 Lowrie Cres
Tillsonburg, ON, N4G 4S3
PHONE: (519)688-0476
dale.livingston@sympatico.ca

Please R.S.V.P. for this free event.

Having A Blast

Well I still don't know my way around this blog thing as easily as I would like but I just have to let you know I have been having a blast making so many wonderfull projuects on UStamp.
If you have not checked out UStamp, just click on the blinkie on the right. You will not be disappointed and there is still time to sign up for the first session of UStamp until mid November. Of coarse there will be another session starting up with new projects. Heather does a fantastic job of creating step by step instructions with photos of each project.
Here is a sneak peak of a project I just made for my daughter Nicole to give to one of her favourite teachers (she has 6 favourites).

A Work In Progress...

I really want to have a blog so I can share my love for stamping and other stuff but I am still learning my way around this so I have not posted any of my projects.
I have to admit I am having a difficult time balancing work, family, taking care of our home and stamping let alone posting on my blog everyday. School starts tomorrow and getting back into routine will be an adjustment for my two chioldren. So for now I am going to try and organize myself and my time and hopefully I will be back soon.
Thanks for your inderstanding and see you soon.
Stampingly Yours,
Dale

Inspiration...

It's a beautiful summer day here in south-western Ontario and although I have noting stamp related to show you today I do have something inspirational (which might inkspire you to stamp).

Wisdom is often presented in simple yet beautiful ways ... enjoy
http://www.findingjoymovie.com/

Designer Series Paper Share

For those of you that have looked at the catalogue, the new Designer Series Papers are YUMMY!!! There are more and they are nice!!!! So because I want them all (and a few of you admitted the same to me today) I'm going to make a Designer Series Paper Club! I will order 4 packages of Designer Series Paper per month and you will receive 1 12x12 sheet of EVERY design from those four packages. (that's 48 sheets of Designer Series Paper!) On top of that, I will buy you approximately 4 yards of ribbon a month as a thank you for joining the club!!!! So over the course of 4 months you will receive 196 sheets of Designer Series Paper and at least 16 yards of ribbon for only $30 a month!!! I will place the order on the 20th of the month and will email as soon as they are in. Here are the papers I will be ordering each month.

August: Urban Garden, Haiku, Windsor Knot, Maine Blueberry

September: Bella Rose, Green Tea, Summer Picnic, Certainly Celery DSP

October:Washington Apple, Banbury, Sweet Always, Parisian Summer

November: Prestwick, Junior Varsity, Rainbow Sherbet, Chocolate Chip DSP

Please email me by August 19th if you are interested in this club!
Thanks so much!

While I wait for the New Catalogue

This week has been somewhat over whelming and busy with the quarterly business meeting on Monday night, my super upline meeting last night, along with trying to figure out how to set up my own blog and the launch of the new Fall Winter Catalogue from Stampin' Up! I have not had time to do much stamping.
My 12year old daughter Nicole has caught the stamping bug and so I wanted to show you a card she stamped for her brothers' birthday. She enjoys making her own cards with her own creative style. Well done Nicole.

So much enthusiasm and excitement

Last night I attended my first quarterly meeting with Alicia and her team - "Stamps R Us" and let me just say Alicia puts on a fabulous meeting complete with a demonstrator theater, awards, prizes, make and take and we heard from every demonstrator who attended Convention '08 recently in Utah.
I can only imagine what convention is like (times by one hundred)because there was a lot of excitement and enthusiasm in the room last night with the 80 ladies. Meeting so many ladies who share the same passion for Stamping is so much fun.
I have been stamping for three years and have recently became a demonstrator with the mind set to purchase my stamps at a discount and maybe a few items and in this short time I have developed a love for paper crafting and wnt to turn it into a business that allows me to be at home and do what I love.
I cannot imagine my life without Stampin' Up! and would like to share the opportunity with those around me. If you have ever thought about getting some free product, or product at a discount, or making some extra income or wondered what Stampin' Up! has to offer this opportunity could be for you! Worst case scenario you get lots of great stamping stuff at a very discounted price in the starter kit! Best case scenario you establish relationships and friendships that will last a life time and maybe some free stamps! With the release of the new catalogue on August 11th, there is a new starter kit that you can totally customize yourself PLUS Stampin' Up! is offering a FREE stamp set of your choice.
If you live in the London area, I invite you attend my upline's quarterly meeting in October 2008 with me to check out what Stampin' Up! has to offer or my upline (Heather is sweet, fun and so talented). If you are a Canadian and think that this may be an opportunity you would enjoy I encourage you to email me privately at inkspiredwithdale@gmail.com as I would love to talk with you to see if you think Stampin' Up! would be right for you or check out the Stampin Up! webpage at http://www.stampinup.com/
OK, I can't believe how GREAT Stampin' Up! truly is! Stampin' Up! is having a sign up deal starting August 11th!!! HOW AMAZING!!! If Stampin' Up! is something you've ever thought about, if you want cheaper stamping supplies or you just spend lots (I know a bunch of you that fit this category!) this could be for you!!! Here are the details:

Promotion details:
From August 11-October 11, potential recruits will have the option of becoming a Stampin' Up! demonstrator by purchasing one of three special mini Starter Kits* priced at $119.

Stamp-Focused Starter Kit:
109515 Fun & Fast Notes stamp set $36.95
100730 Whisper White card stock (8-1/2" x 11") $8.95
105548 Bold Brights card stock assortment (8-1/2" x 11") $9.50
101179 Basic Black Classic Stampin' Pad $6.25
104332 SNAIL Adhesive $8.75

Scrapbook-Focused Starter Kit:
111570 Contempo Alphabet stamp set $48.95
113059 Simply Scrappin' Petal Party $23.95
105212 Pixie Pink Classic Stampin' Pad $6.25

Home Décor-Focused Starter Kit:
111656 Inspired by Nature stamp set $28.95
114088 Décor Elements Chocolate Classic Ff $4.75
114126 Décor Elements Medium Chocolate Long Stem Silhouettes$20.95
114285 Décor Elements Applicator $2.25
111835 Kiwi Kiss Classic Stampin' Pad $6.25
*Each kit also includes the same business supplies that are found inthe standard Starter Kit (the Home Décor-Focused Starter Kit also includes 25 Décor Elements brochures). While all items in the StarterKits are recommended, a new demonstrator may substitute a like item of equal or lesser value.
Thanks for taking the time to read my post today.

July 01, 2008 Canada Day

Well yesterday was fabulous as our family celebrted Canada Day in Stratford. The weather perfect to go paddle boating on the Avon River in Stratford and later enjoy a picnic lunch ddown by the water. Lance and Nicole were paired together andJustin & I were paddle partners. Justin & I worked together as a team but Lance soon found out that his daughter was just along for the ride.