So Monday July 27, 7 pm I held my first Periscope session with @needsaribbon Periscope is a newer social media from Twitter where users live stream.  I jumped in with both feet having never even played with the technology before I hit play for the session. The first 30 seconds where nerve racking and rough. But I got into my grove. For now my focus is going to be creating live and raw and in person. I grabbed a few supplies and just created right in front of you. No prep, no plan. Just trying to show my creative process in order to help others who want it or are stuck in a creative block.  Here is what I came up with my first session  I kept it simple for my first time. I wasn't even sure how to stop the stream at the end. Like I said, I jumped in with both feet.  Now I am not sure what I will do with the video as it is grainy and raw footage due to its a live stream. Not the polished stuff on YouTube. I am willing to take suggestions. Maybe I ...

Scraps 2 Know (Mid) June 2015 Hello Stampers and Scrappers: Half way through June and we close on our 17 year memory in two weeks. My family is pretty darn excited to be done with the stress of the last few months. This month I finally bought my own web domain. I have wanted to for so many years.  www.needsaribbon.com  No more . blogspot.com needed. I have listed ALL my updated info below. There have been a lot of changes in recent months,  be sure to update your address book! And thank you to all the ladies that came to both my open houses. We had a good time at both events. If you still need a catalog, please let me know, I will mail one out right away. Mid June and I still do not have any new team members. Two new team members means I promote, and so does my Manager and her upline. I really do want to achieve this for myself, as a personal goal, and to help them reach their own goals. They both have been incredibly supportive for the last ten years...

New catty launch party today! Next one is Monday, June 8, 5:30-7:30 Caribou Coffee in Coon Rapids

Yup, after months of hard work and running between two houses, we did it. We sold our house, or more correctly it is in pending. Closing in FIVE WEEKS!!! It is exciting news. We still have a bit of stuff to move out. Mostly my chatkes and books and garage stuff and the furniture we left for staging. It will get done, but not soon enough for all involved parties.  I plan on making an album of the house using before, during, staged and after pictures during my leisure time this summer. Yeah, it can happen, I can have leisure time! My whole family needs and deserves some family fun time. The top picture was made using the Project Life app and the Cinnamon Edition card pack. The bottom picture/page was done using the same items. It was created for a Facebook group I am part of as part of the Weekly Challenge Week 7. Boy that was a poorly worded sentence. Oh well. I am tired, as it has been a long many months.  The challenge was to have a large top photo or two and sam...

You are arrived from  Denise:   http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/denisewilson/ blog This month the Stampin' Divas are bringing (maybe blinging also) flowers! Who doesn't love fresh spring blooms in May? So let's get blooming! I used the Painted Blooms DSP 137784 from the Occasions catalog available until June 2. Page 18-19 Occasions. I also used the Butterfly Thinlets Dies 137360 page 26 Occasions catalog.  This paper is was designed by an artist. Stampin' Up! Gave the artist paint and canvas and said go for it. So the whole pack are reproductions of actual art. How wonderful is that?!!!  To make it super easy just trim and frame. But of course I never go that easy.  This one is super simple. Painted Blooms and Butterfly Thinlets and a greeting and a layer of paper.  Okay, this one is super easy, paper and the butterfly using gold foil paper. Butterfly on with mini glue dot. It needs no greeting.  ...