This post was originally supposed to go up on Monday, but my blog host was down for a couple of days. Better late than never, right? I had so much fun with this week's sketch over at Mojo Monday. I pulled out my Pool Party inkpad and cardstock and paired them with Stampin' Up!'s Happy Hour set, white cardstock & black cardstock, ink and accents. Up close... All supplies Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted: Stamps: Happy Hour Ink: Pool Party, StayzOn Black Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black, Pool Party Accessories: 2 1/2 Circle Punch, Pool Party Seam Binding Ribbon, Eyelet... Continue reading

Its a match made in Heaven! I was absolutely giddy with excitement this morning when I heard the news that Stampin' Up! was partnering with Project Life. On May 1, SU will release our own line of Project Life products coordinating with our color pallet. Project Life is perfect for the busy crafter who would love to record all of those memories, but doesn't have time to paper scrapbook AND for the paper crafter who is looking for a way to enhance their current projects. Have a peek: Most Project Life by Stampin’ Up! products will be sold in Card... Continue reading

This card has been sitting on my desk for a while now, but I haven't shared it here. It was such a fun little card to make. SUPER SIMPLE - which I love! All Stampin' Up! products (listed below). Are your taxes in? Supplies (all Stampin' Up!) Stamps: Chalk Talk Ink: Real Red Cardstock: Whisper White, Real Red Accessories: Chalk Talk Framelits, Cherry Cobbler Twine, Alphabet Press Embossing Folder, Dimensionals All products can be purchased at my website under "Shop": www.simplyjodeen.stampinup.net Continue reading

Happy Valentines Day!! This is a fun treat box from the Stampin' Up! Blog. I love the Vintage Faceted Button and the First Edition Designer Series Paper. I jut got a package of the First Edition DSP and will be using it in my card camps next week. We have family in town this weekend. Today I will be cleaning for their arrival tomorrow. I'm looking forward to three days skiing and lots of wonderful memories! How are you spending the holiday weekend? I'll be back on Monday with more fun stamping projects! Continue reading

I am so excited about our new kit program. It's fast! It's flexible! It's easy! It's new from Stampin' Up! I already have my order in. If you give it a try, when prompted please add me, Jodeen Buehler, as your demonstrator. As a thank you for ordering through me, I will be scheduling a get-together each month where we share chocolate, a fun beverage and put together our kits together. Sweep away the mundane-your creativity carriage awaits! I'm Paper Pumpkin . . . I come to your door each month (a fully decked-out creativity carriage). I'll help you to... Continue reading

Some of my favorite pins from the last week.... (Be inspired at my Pinterest Site) I stopped at Trader Joe's last week and picked up some coconut oil. This was for dinner last night. Sauteed Shrimp in Coconut Oil I think I need to try this cabbage recipe this week. It looks like a quick and easy side dish. Roasted Cabbage I am thinking about ways to incorporate scrapbooking into my workshops. Cute envelope in a junk journal I love this blog and her journals... The Paris Apartment I've been playing with this Big Shot Die this week, Dress Up.... Continue reading

For the love of technology! I just sent out my first newsletter for February and they gave me a QR code for it! What do you think? If you would like to connect to it the old fashioned way... Here's the link! http://tinyurl.com/bbt66a2 Here's the QR code... Continue reading

I've been gone awhile and figured the best way to pretty up my blog is with a card from the Stampin' Up! Sell-a-Bration set, Madison Avenue. I will be talking more about Sell-a-Bration in the days to come, but would like to offer this up as a teaser.... I love the simplicity and the colors on this card. Stampin' Up!'s Pool Party, Tangerine Tango, Almost Artichoke and Sahara Sand. Check back on Monday to see a little video about one of the techniques used on this card. Have a lovely weekend! Continue reading

It's been a Cherry Cobbler kind of week! This is a card that made for Scott for our 18th Anniversary on Monday. He finally let me have the card back so I could photograph it. The cardstock and ink are Cherry Cobbler. There is also SU Silver Glitter Cardstock - my most recent favorite! The heart image is from our Sale-a-Bration stamp set, Sprinkled Expressions (Psst... it's free with a $50 order!). The words are from the Occasions Mini set, P.S. I Love You. If you are interested in any of these products, see my Stampin' Up! website at My... Continue reading

Recently, I made the decision to return to Stampin' Up! I can't even explain how excited I am to be a part of this wonderful circle of friends again. I am connected to a group in the Seattle area, SBStampers, which shares amazing talent and inspiration. You will be seeing more from them in the future. It is my intent with this blog to share both creative bits and moments from our family's life. If you are interested in purchasing SU products or hosting a workshop, there will be a link to my SU website on the sidebar. I will... Continue reading

Recently, I placed my first PTI order. Papertrey ink products have such a lovely, simple style. I picked up the "All About You" stamp set and had fun making this card for another girlfriend who was getting married and having her bridal shower. The stamps are PTI. All other product is from Stampin' Up! Continue reading

So, I haven't posted any artwork lately. So I will! This is a card that I did for a girlfriend at work's bridal shower. I really love the way it turned out. Clean. Simple. Very me. The digital stamp is from Pink Petticoat. All of the rest of the supplies are Stampin' Up! Continue reading

After Union High School football win v Mtn. View on friday, David's youth group met at Five Guys for fifth quarter. FUN! Continue reading

I found this on another blog this morning and couldn't resist... To my friends with kids.... WHY PARENTS DRINK A father passing by his son's bedroom and was astonished to see that his bed was nicely made and everything was picked up. Then he saw an envelope, propped up prominently on the pillow that was addressed to 'Dad.' With the worst premonition he opened the envelope with trembling hands and read the letter. Dear Dad: It is with great regret and sorrow that I'm writing you. I had to elope with my new girlfriend because I wanted to avoid a... Continue reading

Well, our preseason is over. Our boys played five games and won them all. The season is shaping up nicely at this point. Last Thursday, we played the Senior Federal 14U Showtime team. It was a good game all the way around. Good pitching, good hitting and good fielding on a BEAUTIFUL field in Brush Prairie. The day before, the boys had haircut night at our local Sportsclips - so they looked good too! Yup - that's a #11 on the back of David's head! And Cole... The boys played some baseball too... And our two favorite mascots were there... Continue reading

I officially have more baseball - well, sports, photos than I can count. With upwards of 40 games a season, I have found keeping up with scrapbooking all of the photos is an insurmountable task. When I saw Becky Higgins' Project Life was available, I thought to myself "What a great way to get lots of pictures on a page quickly!" I loved the idea of the split page protectors and had saved the P365 digital downloads from last year so I could do my journaling in PSE. The Titans played a practice game against the Diamond Dogs about 2... Continue reading