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Quick and Simple Spring Tablescape

We had a blessed Easter with family and friends celebrating our Risen Lord. It was such a treat to have ALL our kiddos home and even a few extra. The pic above of our table shows the calm before the storm. I think this is the first year I actually gave in and used paper and plastic plates. GASP!!! I know… I couldn’t believe it either. But as I was setting up the table Saturday night I didn’t want to spend my time on Easter hand washing all those china dishes. It’s okay to take a break some years and as our family continues to grow and move out our time with all of them here together is priceless. Continue reading →

NEW Classes for the NEW Year!!!

• 2016 New Occasions Kick-Off Event! •

TIME TO SALE-A-BRATE!!!!

It’s time for the NEW Occasions Catalog and Sale-A-Bration (SAB)!
It’s a PARTY! Help me unveil NEW Stampin’ Up! Products.We will have 2 Make & Takes, many samples,
frost your own cupcake station
and you will receive your very own Catalogs to take home!
It’s a party…so a fun party favor will be included!2 SESSIONS TO CHOOSE FROM:
Saturday Jan, 16th – 10am – 12pm
Saturday Jan, 16th – 1:00 – 3:00pm

COST: Only $10 or… FREE if you place a minimum order of $50.00 at the party.

Includes: New Occasions Catalog, SAB brochure, 2 Make & Takes, and Cupcake bar.

Let me know right away if you can join us!

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Christmas Sugar Scrub

A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of sharing a quick and fun DIY project with Mom Connection, a group of young moms at my church. When I was asked to come up with a creative activity lots of ideas went through my head. Young moms definitely need to feel loved, appreciated and pampered so I decided to share with them how to make a yummy homemade sugar scrub. Sugar scrubs are such a simple way to pamper yourself and they make a wonderful gift during the Christmas season. Continue reading →

Inspire Create Share

I can’t wait to share all the awesome fun from Stampin’ Up! Convention. For now let me share this video with you…

Check back later this week to see what else I have to share.

Come get your creative on!!!

I’ve just added some fun new classes to my calendar.
Come back often as I continue to add and update my studio classes.
See my Events to see what’s coming up that you don’t want to miss out on.
Also, let me know what classes you might like to see me offer.

SALE-A-BRATION is Almost Over!!!

It’s not too late… but time is running out for you to get your FREE Sale-A-Bration Product. I don’t know about you, but this Sale-A-Bration seemed to fly by! This is my best effort to plead with you to not miss out on these wonderful products! After March 31st they will be gone. I wish I could have had all of you come to my studio and see the SAB selection of FREE products in person. I know you would have fell in love with each and everyone of them. I know I did once I got a first hand look and feel of them.

So let’s take a look at what you don’t want to miss out on…

1 – Choose a FREE SAB product for every $50 you purchase from our entire line.

BONUS: Place at least a $50 order in my online store using this HOSTESS CODE 6U6XKXKX by March 31st and not only will you get to choose a FREE SAB item for every $50 you purchase I will send you the card pictured below so you can have to send or have to duplicate. See how I made this card in THIS post.

2 – Purchase at least $150 in product and not only will you get to choose 3 SAB products for FREE you will also earn $25 in product of your choice. If you gather at least $300 in orders from yourself and friends you will earn $80 (that’s $30 MORE during SAB) in FREE product of your choice. It’s a win win for everyone!

3 – Do you love Stampin’ Up! products? Then join my Stampin’ Up! family. Why should you buy the Demonstrator kit? Because it’s an incredible value…because of the countless blessings.

• Kit is fully customized. You get to choose $150 in product
• FREE Shipping on your kit
• FREE registration to 2014 SU! Convention ($295 value)
• Receive 30% off your first order and 20% off all future orders
• Access to Demonstrator only website, inspiration and perks
• You will become a family member of my wonderful SU! team
ALL THIS FOR ONLY $99!!!! What an awesome deal!!! What is stopping you? Go check it out.

Here are a few SAB photos to inspire you. To see more ideas check out my Facebook Page. Sale-A-Bration 2014

SAB PRODUCTS INCLUDE: Petal Parade Stamp Set W-133599 or C-133602, See Ya Later Stamp Set W-133533 or C-133536, Decorative Dots Folder 133520

Petal Parade Stamp Set W-133599 or C-133602, You’re Lovely Stamp Set W-133575 or C-133578

SAB PRODUCTS INCLUDE: Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper 133521

SAB PRODUCTS INCLUDE: Banner Blast Stamp Set W-133551 or 133554, Banner Punch 133519, Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper 133521, Sweet Sorbet Accessory Pack 133522

SAB PRODUCTS INCLUDE: Heartfelt Banner Kit 133514

So… which Sale-A-Bration products are your favorites? Check out the brochure to see them all.

Don’t miss out!!! Head over to my on-line store and place your orders by March 31st.

Blessings and Happy Stamping!
Anita Haines

DIY Chocolate Butterflies

It’s been a Spring Break week for us here in Ohio. And if you know anything about Ohio you’ll know it’s a bit confused about what “Spring” means. You know…. sunshine, warmth, singing birds, budding flowers. If I’m honest I will admit that I’m a bit envious of all the beach and ocean view posts I’m seeing from friends all over facebook and Instagram.

Yep… This was our view in Ohio this week. Someone forgot the memo that it is Spring here.

Yep… That’s me… somewhere behind that cold and snow flurry blown hair… not the gentle ocean breeze I would prefer.

But there is one thing I’ve learned in life… ok maybe a few things. Sometimes life doesn’t seem fair. Sometimes life is difficult. Sometimes life is ugly. Sometimes you don’t get what you want. Sometimes you can’t seem to find what you need.

Those are the times you have to seek… to find beauty. Those are the times you may have to create beauty. Those are the times you may even have to give what you need to find what you seek. It is in those times you may not get what you want but instead you find out you will get what you needed all along.

So this Spring Break I had to choose to find the beauty in the season I am personally in at this time. That season goes way beyond the weather. There is beauty to be found… even in the cold “winter like” Spring of Ohio.

One place I find beauty in is creating quick and easy projects. So that is where these fun DIY Chocolate Butterflies come in. I created these for a Spring Event I had a couple years ago.

Look how fun they are!!! They were the perfect touch for my event to top off the cupcakes. Let me show you just how quick and easy they were to make…

I just used chocolate chips and melted them down. Follow the melting instructions on the package you purchase. Once melted I placed them into an icing bag with a small circle decorating tip. If you don’t have icing bags as I used here you can simply use a baggie and cut a tiny hole in the corner. I found an image I wanted to use from my Stampin’ Up! Catalog then laid a piece of wax paper over the image and just traced it. Once I had all the butterflies I needed I gently placed the wax paper onto a cookie sheet and placed in frig to harden. Once they were harden I carefully peeled them up and placed them on top of my prepared cupcakes. Quick and easy! You could also do this with any of the candy melts that come in multiple colors as well as trace any other image you might need. How fun is that!!!

So I encourage you to go find beauty in today… seek it out… and if you can’t find it I challenge you to create it.

Don’t forget Sale-A-Bration is quickly coming to an end…

If you purchase $50 you can choose a Sale-A-ration Product for FREE till the end of March!

OR… if your wish list is long JOIN my team for continued discounts on all your favorite products. I’d love to share with you all the benefits of joining and being a part of my Stampin’ Up! family. Contact ME today if you would like to chat about it!

Place at least a $50 order and not only will you get to choose a FREE SAB product I will also send you this card as a thank you..

“Create what you seek but can not find”.

Blessings and Happy Creating!
Anita Haines

Easy Button Please

Don’t you wish that “Easy Button” for life really existed sometimes? I know after days like today I do. I was up most of the night trying to get my blog up and running only to have it crash with one wrong click. I spent most of the day trying to get it back up. After countless attempts on my own I gave in and called Bluehost. The gentleman on the other end of the phone had my site up and running again in less than 2 minutes. You see, he had the easy button because he had the knowledge and tools to fix it in a matter of a few clicks.

What if you had the knowledge and tools to make creating easy? Our awesome “Simply Created Kits” not only have all the supplies you need they also have instructions to guide you along the way. Check out a few of my favorites.

Last month we celebrated Noah’s birthday and I was so glad I had the Celebrate Banner Kit on hand. It added just the right touch to help us celebrate his special day.

Those of you that know me well know that I literally made it right before he walked in the door. It honestly took just a few minutes to put together.

I had just made the banner for his special day, but I took this photo while I was at Stampin’ Up! Leadership of how the rest of the kit can be used. Isn’t this table fun!

Talk about “Easy Button”… our card kits answer the call! It’s always nice to have a hand stamped card on hand whenever you need it.

I will be also featuring kits in some upcoming classes. One will be the “Many Memories Kit”. A perfect gift for a teacher, a mom or a special friend.

And how can you not LOVE our Burlap and Blooms Wreath!!! These flowers were soooo fun to create and I can’t wait to share just how easy they are to make. Two class times to choose from – Wed. March 19th at 10am or Thur. March 20 at 6:30pm.

So push that EASY BUTTON with one of our kits today! You can order directly from my ONLINE STORE any time day or night and your kits will ship directly to your door. Now that’s easy!