Somehow, Wednesday has rolled around again and that means we're peeking in on desks all around the world to see what everyone is up to.
The work desk is still horrible but the filming desk is useable on a repetitive basis. This morning, I'm working on the CEO Strategy Planner for Creative Entreprenuers to put my 3 businesses in order. You see, Bob and I have determined I'm 'diversified'. LOL or may be just nuts!
Just prior to the trip to OK last weekend I made the decision to come out of Hobby Dem status for Stampin' Up! and see if I couldn't get a cash flow... at least enough to help off-set the items I love to buy. LOL
I also have the Etsy store and the Author business.... neither of which are very productive at the moment. I'm hoping by putting a plan on paper and into action, that will change. I know if I have items in my shop, they will sell - a 'Build it and they will come' sort of process.
I'm going to put the remaing of the 3rd quarter business strategy into a video for my KellysCreativeDreams channel today then I'll be writing blog posts the rest of the day. Pretty much all my hip wants to allow (except pain eds and sleeping) since yesterday mid-day. Grrr...
That's it for my desk (and story) this week. Who's Miss Julia and why am I here? When you are done visiting me in the Ozarks, please hop on over to Stamping Ground for all the details. Miss Julia has a long list of other studios you can peek into. No standing on an up-turned milk pail to look in the window. We open the doors wide and welcome you. Please leave your number and you'll be among the first on my list.
I've decided since I'm still an active Stampin' Up! demonstrator I'm coming out of the corner to build my business back up. With Bob due to retire in less than two years, I really need to work my diversified platforms:
* Stampin' Up!
* Etsy shop
* Book writing.
A lot of work ahead for sure but once I get all the cars connected, the train should run rather smoothly. There will always be disjoints in the track but I'm determined.
So here we go!
You'll notice new additions to the sidebar over the next few days. I'm dedicating 2-3 hours per day on Stampin' Up! The biggest news is the launch TODAY of the new 'Holiday' mini catalog as well as our first ever 'Holiday' Sale - A - Bration catalog.
The Mini will run from today (August 3, 2021) through January 3, 2022. Keep in mind corporate is closed over the Christmas and New Years holidays so shopping before the end of December is a much better time-line. Also, things do sell out quickly in the first few weeks. So plan now to join me in the Holiday Crafting Spirit!
The Sale A Bration runs through September 30th.
If you're not familiar with SAB, that is a small catalog of FREE items you may choose - 1 for every $50 in product from the mini catalog, the Annual Catalog and the clearance rack.
I placed a pre-order last week. You can see that video below:
Because there only certain items we can put on our pre-order, I had to wait and place my big order this morning when the catalogs went viral to the world. I probably spent too much but I wanted to have products on hand to share with you.
I have also learned from past experience that SAB items especially sell out or go on back order FAST and I've lost out on some things I've wanted. I didn't want to take that chance this time around. Please note that three items in the SAB are While Supplies Last:
156629 - Be Dazzling 6x6 DSP
156600 Sheep Dies
156618 Summer Shadows Dies
The Sheep Dies coordinate with 156691 - Counting Sheep stamp set
And the Summer Shadows Dies coordinate with 155783 -Shaded Summer on pag 75 of the Annual Cat.
I recommend placing your order within the next day or two if you want either of those items.
To help you out, I'm offering a HOSTESS CODE through Thursday August 12th.
Place a minimum $50 order with me by that date and receive:
Remember - if your order is going to be $150 or more place an individual order WITHOUT the hostess code. At the $150+ mark you are entitled to hostess rewards. If you need my assistance, email me - KellyH@artlover.com or DM me on IG on KellysCreativeDreams
As you'll see in the video, one of the first things I ordered was the Penguin Place bundle as well as the Penquin Playmates DSP. This little guy said hello from the very first sheet I looked at and have to give him his own card:
I will be featuring the Penguin Place and Penguin Playmates all week on my YouTube Channel.
Thursday August 5th - Case on the 5th - case someone else's card
Tuesday August 10th - 10 on the 10th - 10 Chrsitmas cards
I hope you'll come play along!
If you've ever thought about joining Stampin' Up! - even if just for the discount, now is the Perfect Time! You can join my Creative Dreamers team (if you're in the US)
Your kit includes:
$125 in the Product OF YOUR CHOICE - choose what you want to work with
1 FREE Bundle from the Holiday Mini - OF YOUR CHOICE
FREE SHIPPING!
All for $99+tax
Thanks for allowing me this indulgence today. I'm off to write my Business Goals for the Holiday season!
Today, I'm probably running around like a chicken with its head chopped off... that's why I scheduled this yesterday.
We have a 4-day visit coming up with Bob's family... primarily his Mom. They live in south Texas. Mom said this may be their last trip north as the ride has been really hard on her so we're making the most of the weekend.
On a brighter note, it's time for the monthly Card Chicks. SU demonstrator, Vikki Jo was our hostess this month. She sent along a lovely kit with two stamped images.
The image is from Anita's Back Street Inc. stamped with Tuxedo Memento Black ink on Whisper White cardstock. The background paper is from the Flower & Field designer series paper from Stampin' Up! Vikki Jo sent lots of embellishments, including brads from Close to My Heart. I used all the yellow ones as flower centers. I colored the image with SU Stampin' Blends, matted on SU Misty Moonlight and the whole thing on a Pool Party card base.
I think this turned out pretty considering I'd told Suzy on Tuesday I couldn't find the kit and that my card woul dbe late! LOL The card was uploaded to our SCS group on time yesterday.
Beautiful 63* in the Ozarks this morning. I somehow don't think the low temp will last. I'll go out and pick the last of the blackberries this morning before I start on the next project... which you'll see on my very sparse desk this morning:
I only have three packages of patterned paper left to catalog then I can start clearing off the shelf spot for them. The card project in the foreground is for my Card Chicks group. I have the image colored in, just need to figure out a card layout and get it put together & uploaded to the group this morning.
Last week, several of you commented on the number of tomato plants I have. First off, I have to preface by saying I never expected ALL of my seed trays to germinate. That NEVER happens. But I do can a lot of what I grow. I've been canning since I was 12.
Here's the tomato row I mentioned last week. There are 32 tomato plants:
The 8' zucchini row:
The 105 Roma plants that still need a home. I'm not going to plant them all... only the ones that are already setting fruit. Then I'm going to try some of them for an extended growth in the greenhouse as long as weather permits:
If all sets well, I'll be canning lots of tomato sauce this fall.
And finally, one of 20 green pepper plants with a tiny green pepper:
Bob and I will kick in early Tuesday morning getting the beds finished and things planted. While it may seem late, keep in mind these plants are already setting fruit... they just need a bit more room to flourish.
I'm not sure how much I"ll get around this week. We have a visit with Bob's mom and her husband this weekend. Mom said this may be the last trip they make up from Texas. The ride has been hard on them, so we are making the most of the weekend.
That's it for my desk (and story) this week. Who's Miss Julia and why am I here? When you are done visiting me in the Ozarks, please hop on over to Stamping Ground for all the details. Miss Julia has a long list of other studios you can peek into. No standing on an up-turned milk pail to look in the window. We open the doors wide and welcome you. Please leave your number and you'll be among the first on my list.
I can't believe it's Wednesday already. Where has the week gone? As you can see, we are at week #632. That's 632 consecutive weeks that we've been snooping in spaces of other craft friends.
I have 3 pictures for you today.
First... a reminder of what my Filming areal looked like before:
I've totally emptied out the filming table and the shelf to the right which is below a large sliding window.
Initially, in the design, that shelf was to be my working area so I could look out the window. The book case area (which you'll see better in future posts) was my cutting station where I had my vagabond, cricut, sizzix platform... all set up and ready at a thought's notice. Sadly, the number of stamps I have had me rethinking that design.
Next:
The filming table completely empty, and you can see the photo boxes with my stamps on the bookshelf behind. The shelf below the window to the right isn't completely cleared but will be by later this afternoon (crossing fingers)
I used the filming table yesterday to break down eight Project Life kits and file them in their cabinet (I'll show that in a video/ photos soon). I've since taken the table down so I can vacuum that area really well. Then the table will go back into place and I'll start breaking down all of my PaperCrafting & Cardmaking magazines. They are all stored in those six magazine holders on the second shelf. You can see them on the far right shelf in this picture:
I plan to use that shelf for all of the Stamperia and specialty papers I've been ordering from Madi & SpectrumArtCreations.
The shelf to the right of that is going to hold CURRENT SU papers and hopefully CURRENT stamp sets. (Two of those shelves are removeable so I can make them deepr to be the same size as the magazine shelf.) We'll see how many of the latter I have. Probably more than I think or will fit on that shelf. lol.
Bob comes home tomorrow and I've already warned him I'm no where near done. I worked 2 hours in the early morning of Monday planting 32 of the tomato plants. I was out of commission the rest of the day on Monday and most of Tuesday. Ugh. Gorgeous out there this morning and there's more I could do but I know if I go out there then nothing will get done in here. I'm hoping BOb will be up to doing some of the heavy lifting for me when he gets home.
That's it for my desk (and story) this week. Who's Miss Julia and why am I here? When you are done visiting me in the Ozarks, please hop on over to Stamping Ground for all the details. Miss Julia has a long list of other studios you can peek into. No standing on an up-turned milk pail to look in the window. We open the doors wide and welcome you. Please leave your number and you'll be among the first on my list.
Yep, I'm coming in on a Saturday. I want to go back to Stampin' Up! Saturdays. I'm combining today's with the 10 on the 10th collab on YouTube. I'm not actually a part of the collab but I've been playing along to get my stash of Christmas cards ready to go. I do not want to be like last year and not have cards to send.
I tried to choose products that are still available in the catalog, even though the Heart Warming Hugs DSP was in the 2020 Holiday catalog. I have a reason so hang with me... lol
Here's the card I have for you today:
I was inspired by THIS CARD from Wanda Pettijohn at starlightstamper.
I used the Heartwarming Hugs DSP. If you loved that paper as much as I did last year, you're going to be excited to know we are getting it back in the Holiday Catalog!!!!
It's going to take me a bit to get back on track here so please be patient. I'm working on the SU, filming corner this weekend so I can get things organized.
If you've not watched my UGLY TRUTH video, take a peek. I have 3 boxes of SU stuff to unpack/ put away and a pre-order from the Holiday/ Sale A Brations that will be here next week.
I'm late to the party today. I've been blogging since 5 this morning. I'm tired and still have about 4 hours to go.
Here's my desk as I left it on Monday after crafting a card for a Color Challenge for my Upline. You can see the card post HERE.
I used the new Stampin' Up! Bundle - What's cookin to create the card.
I've not accomplished anything else in the office this week. Instead, I've worked in the garden for a couple of hours in the early morning then been out of commission, mostly sleeping, the rest of the day.
I didn't go out this morning. Instead, I've been blogging since 5 a.m. - on 4 hours sleep.
That's it for my desk (and story) this week. Who's Miss Julia and why am I here? When you are done visiting me in the Ozarks, please hop on over to Stamping Ground for all the details. Miss Julia has a long list of other studios you can peek into. No standing on an up-turned milk pail to look in the window. We open the doors wide and welcome you. Please leave your number and you'll be among the first on my list.
