Thinking of You

I love Stampin' Up! cardstock and colors and I love it even more when I can find ribbon that matches, at a bargain price.

Stampin' Up! Products

• Very Vanilla, Brocade Blue and Sage Shadow cardstock
• Thoughts and Prayers stamp set
• Brocade Blue and Sage Shadow ink

Other Products

• 3/8" grosgrain ribbon

Our Son Bill

Visual, hearing impairments can’t stop Jasper store’s duo

Daily Mountain Eagle Reporter : Jennifer Cohron

Friday, Mar 19, 2010

Bill Adams began as a cashier at the store and was recently promoted to customer service manager.

Photo By: Jennifer Cohron

     Wesley Moran and Bill Adams are two of the most popular and easily recognizable employees at Wal-mart in Jasper.

     Moran is deaf and Adams is legally blind. Both have been with the store since June 2009.

    Wade Tibbs, co-manager at the Jasper store, said the community has embraced the two men.

     “They’re an asset to our company. The customers seem like they love both of them,” Tibbs said.

     For Moran, the feeling is mutual. He enjoys interacting with people while working in the dry grocery department.

     Moran carries a pad and pen in his work apron so he can communicate with customers and co-workers. Gestures and facial expressions help too.

     However, some people are uncomfortable around Moran once they realize he is deaf.

     “I enjoy it (the job) but sometimes the people won’t talk to me,” Moran wrote. He then acted out a scenario where he gives the notepad to a customer only to have the person pull back looking frightened and shaking his or her head.

     Moran, a 1985 graduate of the Alabama School for the Deaf, carried the Olympic torch through Clanton prior to the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta. He moved to Arley after getting married.

     Adams, on the other hand, came to Walker County after receiving a degree in justice studies and political science from Kent State University in 2008.

     He started his career at Jasper Wal-mart as a cashier and was recently promoted to customer service manager.

     His guide dog, Cactus, accompanies him on the job. He also wears sunglasses because he sees better in lower light.

      Adams was born with albinism, a condition characterized by little or no pigment in a person’s eyes, skin and hair.

     A magnifier that Adams keeps on his wrist helps him see dollar bills, paperwork, and other items that he handles every day.

     Adams said the store’s customers have treated him very well so far.

     “They’re always accepting. A couple of people have asked about the glasses and as soon as I explain everything to them, they’re usually amazed that I’m working,” Adams said.

     In fact, Adams said he had no trouble finding work until the recession began. He worked for four years as a bus attendant for a transit company, spent two years with a medical facility’s IT department and completed an internship at American Council of the Blind.

     Adams said his blindness has become an issue only occasionally while looking for jobs.

     “It’s come up, but I always show them that I’m dedicated worker and have no problem putting in 110 percent,” Adams said.

Card Class for Jasper's 50 plus - March 23

I have been given a great opportunity to teach a card class at the Jasper Natatorium on Tuesday, March 23.  You will be making three spring themed greeting cards. 

Choose from many sentiments

• Happy Easter
• Happy Birthday
• You're too kind

Two samples are available at the Natatorium.  Call (205) 384-9617 for more info.

Vintage Label Bookmarker

Stampin' Up! Products

• Scallop circle punch
• Trio flower punch
• 3/4" circle punch
• Two Tags Sizzix die

Other Product

• Brad

Place flower, 3/4" circle and scallop circle punch (w/ stamped image) together on the brad and open up prongs.

Adhere solid scallop circle punch onto bookmarker, then adhere top layer. Hiding the brad prongs between layers insures that the bookmarker does not damage the book.

Paper Flower Tutorial

I don't know the original creator but I LOVE the paper flowers that you can create using the Stampin' Up! Scallop circle punch.

You will need 8 scallop circles for the flower; if you plan on mounting the flower to a bookmarker (as illustrated in the tutorial, punch out a total of 9 scallop circles.

Stampin' Up! Products

• 6” x 6” Designer Series Paper (for a better looking flower, avoid using one sided pattern paper).  I used Regal Rose in the tutorial
• Regal Rose cardstock
• Rose Red ink
• Refuge & Strength stamp set
• Scallop circle punch
• Sizzix Two Tags (Stampin’ Up! exclusive die)
• Bone folder
• Crop-A-Dile

Other Products

• Large brad

A special girl's birthday is this month

Get Well Wishes

I received a beautiful pad of paper from Stampin' Up! called Welcome Neighbor Designer Series Paper. This pad of 72 pieces of paper (printed on both sides) can be yours for $0.00 with your $50 Stampin' Up! order now through March 31, 2010. Or....do you like the look of the new Scallop Trim border punch? It can be yours free with your $50 Stampin' Up! order.

Stampin' Up! Products

• Very Vanilla card base
• Melon Mambo and Old Olive cardstock
• DSP from the Welcome Neighbor* paper pad
• Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set
• Small Oval, Large Oval and Scallop Oval punches
• Scallop Trim border punch*

*One free product from the Sale-A-Bration catalog for every $50 Stampin' Up! order now through March 31, 2010.

Email me to place an order.

Well Scripted Birthday

Spring is in the air.....I saw my first daffodils of the year!

Stampin' Up! Products:

• Well Scripted and Thoughts & Prayers stamp sets
• Stampin' Write Markers - Brocade Blue, Creamy Caramel and Sage Shadow
• Cardstock - Very Vanilla, Sage Shadow and Barely Banana
• Dimensionals

Other Products:

• Nail art rhinestones
• Butterfly punch

Card measurements

• Barely Banana card base - 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
• Layer 1 - Very Vanilla cardstock - 3 3/4" x 3"
• Layer 2 - Sage Shadow - 4" x 3 1/4"
• Layer 3 - Barely Banana - 4 1/4" x 3 1/2"
• Dimensionals added underneath layer 3

Quick and Easy Candy Matchbox

I used Stampin' Up!'s exclusive Big Shot Matchbox die to create this cute party favor.

Stampin' Up! Products

• Exclusive Big Shot Matchbox Die
• Murifield DSP
• Well Scripted stamp set
• Trio Flower punch
• Dimensionals

Other Products

• Unknown brand cardstock comparable to Stampin' Up!'s Pacific Point cardstock*
• Iron-on rhinestones found at Walmart
• Unknown brand organza ribbon
• Hershey Nuggets (four fit PERFECT in this box)

Layering

• Kiwi Kiss Wide Oval punch out
• Pacific Point* punch out from the Matchbox die
• Scallop oval punch (Happy Easter from the Well Scripted stamp set)
• 2 Baja Breeze flowers and 1 Kiwi Kiss flower

Stampin' Up!'s new Borders and Corners Punches

If you are having trouble creating beautiful frames for your paper crafting using the new border and corner punches, check out this video.



Find more videos like this on Stampin' Up!

Practice, practice, practice on scrap paper.

Way to Go Bill

Jim and I are so proud of our children:  sons David and Bill and daughter-in-law Kristin.  All of them are hard and dedicated workers. 

Bill was promoted this week and I felt he deserved a special card.








To create this 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" easel card you will need the following:

• Whisper White cardstock
• 4 1/4" x 11" scored at 2 3/4" and 5 1/2"
• 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Pacific Point cardstock
• 4" x 5 1/4" - top layer
• 4" x 5 1/4" - using Versamark and Starring You stamp set, stamp stars onto this piece
• 2 3/4" x 2 3/4"  (using Big Shot Movers & Shapers die, center this over the star die)
• Kiwi Kiss cardstock
• 3 1/4" x 3 1/4"
• Murifield Designer Series Paper
• 3 3/4" x 5"
• Crimped section
• 1 1/2" x 4" Pacific Point cardstock; this is the base, use this to as a backing for the crimped pieces
• Crimp one of each color Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss and Pacific Point cardstock 1/2" x 5"
• To keep pieces crimped and 3-D, mount the crimpted pieces onto base and trim off edges of crimped pieces
• Top layer
• Mount 2 3/4" x 2 3/4" Pacific Point (star cut out) onto 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" Kiwi Kiss
• Using Mat Pack and Paper-Piercing Tool, make holes for white brads
• Use Dimensionals under this layer
• Sentiment
• Stamp "way to go" from the Starring You stamp set using Pacific Point ink onto Whisper White cardstock - punch out using Large Oval punch
• Mount this onto a Wide Oval punch our of Kiwi Kiss, then trim excess 1/4" wider than stamped image
• Mount these onto a Wide Oval punch piece of Baja Breeze
• Place Dimensionals onto the back of this sentiment greeting
• Stars
• Layer stars using punch outs from the M&S die, Large Star and Star handpunches
• One last special touch
• Stamp stars using Kiwi Kiss and Pacific Point ink on the bottom left hand side of the envelope.

Mojo Monday - February 22, 2010

Easel card created for this week's challenge over at Mojo Monday

Stampin' Up! Products

• Baroque Motifs stamp set
• Whisper White, So Saffron and Elegant Eggplant cardstock
• Elegant Eggplant ink
• So Saffron and Elegant Eggplant grosgrain ribbon
• Hodgepodge Hardware
• Wide Oval, Large Oval and Scallop Oval punches
• Dimensionals

Other Products

• Copper finish square brads

Upsy Daisy Easel Card

• Stampin' Up! Kraft Cardstock
• 4" x 8" scored at 2" and 4"
• 4" x 4"
• Stampin' Up! Basic Black
• 3 3/4" x 3 3/4" (top of card)
• 3 3/4" x 3 7/8" (before border punching)
• Stampin' Up! Whisper White
• 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" (top of card)
• 3 1/2" x 3 1/4" (inside card) 
• Other Stampin' Up! products
• Real Red Classic Ink
• Thoughts & Prayers  and Upsy Daisy stamp sets
• Large oval and scallop oval hand punches
• Scallop trim border punch (Free with $50 purchase March 31, 2010)
• Dimensionals
• Other products
• MS Butterfly punch
• Black/white stitched ribbon
• Nail art rhinestones

Are you ready for spring?

Spring Card Workshop

Monday, February 22, 2009

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

My Home

Create cards styles perfect for spring. Choose from four Happy Birthday, Happy Easter, You're too Kind and Wonderful Mother, you mix and match sentiments.

Registration required, please email or call me at 205-221-5619.

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FREE Sale-A-Bration Product, FREE Shipping*, FREE Workshop

FREE products, FREE shipping, FREE personal workshop, FREE Valentine’s Day Card and FREE catalogs

It is your lucky day!

For every $50 purchase, Stampin’ Up! has added a bonus, a FREE product from the Sale-A-Bration catalog. Your can select a stamp set, paper pad or border punch for every $50 purchase through March 31, 2010.

MY SPECIAL PROMOTION – *FREE shipping on your purchase of $75 or more. My special free shipping bonus will expire on Valentine’s Day 2010.

You have to see our new clear-mount stamp sets; not only do you save up to $5 on each stamp set, the DVD case storage system is fantastic. You are welcome to stop by my home now through Valentine’s Day to try out the clear-mount stamp sets and create a FREE Valentine’s Day card. Just give email me for your personal appointment time and receive your FREE copies of the Sale-A-Bration and Mini Occasions catalogs.

If you haven’t seen the new Stampin’ Up! Sale-A-Bration and Mini Occasions catalogs, you can access them at the top of this post.

Valentine Hugs,

Beth

Valentine Card

I wanted to share this card with you.

The heart punchouts were made using Stampin' Up! Heart to Heart hand-held punch. The stamp sets used were Well Scripted and I {Heart} Hearts from the Occasions Mini Catalog. The Designer Series Paper, Sending Love Specialty is also from the mini catalog. This paper and the stamps sets are only be available through April 30, 2010.
Don't forget, Sale-A-Bration ends March 31, 2010 - for every $50 purchase you receive a free product.
Please refer to the top of the page to download/view the catalogs mentioned in this posting.

Too precious!

Kendall Elizabeth - 10 months old

(playing with the Glo Worm grandpa bought her for Christmas)

I bet she will start a fashion trend with that hairdo! Too cute!

I now understand

Melody Gardot

When she was 19, Philadelphia singer/songwriter Melody Gardot was involved in an accident that damaged both her body and her brain. A car struck her as she was riding her bicycle, although she can’t remember why or where she was pedaling to. The accident left her with a fractured pelvis and damaged her spine.

Gardot, now 24, spent the next year in bed, learning to do everday tasks, like talking, again. She still has short term memory issues, and is hyper-sensitive to light and sound. Although she refuses to give up her high heels, she now walks with a cane, cannot sit or stand for long periods of time and wears glasses with dark lenses to shield her eyes.

During her recovery, doctors recommended that she listen to music to help repair her mental acuity. That’s when the magic happened................

The video

Bill was hit by a car years ago - he, too is sensitive to light. I have witnessed his increased sensitivity - I now understand.

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THE NEW CLEAR-MOUNT STAMPS

I created this PIF (Pay it Forward) card for someone.

What is a PIF card? I send the card to someone, along with a blank envelope. The card is not signed so the recipient can send the card to someone else.

Susan C.

In case you didn't get my email........................................

64'F