Watercolor Crayon Tutorial

Here are some fun sites for ideas on how to use our Stampin' Up! watercolor crayons

WC Crayon Tutorial Site #1

WC Crayon Tutorial #2

Any other fun ideas for these??? Post your comments below!

Convention 2007

Hi,

I am really hoping to attend convention this year. Ideally the first session, 'cause the second session is too close to a major work event.

Anyway, anyone else looking to attend session one? I need to be able to convince my husband that I can cut costs on the hotel by sharing with others.

Lisa Starbuck :-)

Eat That Frog

SUBJECT: STOP! Procrastinating…

If you've been in party plan for any length of time, you are probably familiar with the 80/20 rule. This rule, stated simply, says that 20% of the people on your team do 80% of the work.

In Brian Tracy's book EAT THAT FROG, he puts the 80/20 rule in terms of procrastination. He says that if you have a list of 10 “to-do's” … “only two of those items turn out to be worth as much or more than the other eight items put together.” He also says that while all the items on the list may take about the same amount of time to accomplish that one or two will actually “contribute five or ten times the value of any of the others…” So, the 80/20 rule applies in what you do each day as well. He suggests that you “resist the temptation to clear up small things first…whatever you choose to do over and over, eventually becomes a habit that is hard to break. If you choose to start your day on low-value tasks, you will soon develop the habit of always starting and working on low-value tasks. This is not the kind of habit you want to develop or keep.”

Me…procrastinate….NO WAY! Start piddling with little things before I get to important things like booking parties or scheduling recruiting appointments? OF COURSE NOT! Uh, well…oops…maybe just a couple of things… OK, OK, true confessions…here's the list of things I have come up with that I am totally guilty of and need to (obviously) change in light of what Brian Tracy has to say.

* E-MAIL…the number one culprit. Oh my, I can blink and two hours will be gone.

* Good Morning America…start to watch it just to make the bed at 7:30 and all of a sudden I'm sucked into Oprah…

* Chit chat with friends who know early A.M. is a great time to reach me.

* Read the newspaper (just to get a couple of email ideas)

* Order some things online, because THAT'S easier than phone calls!

Unbelievable, how in the world is it noon already? Guess it's time for lunch…what does the cooking channel have on today? AND, what should I make for dinner, and now I think I'd better run to the grocery, AND, now the kids are home from school and they need my attention, AND, AND, AND…

Hey Brian….did you spy on me before you wrote that book?

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Cream Grosgrain ribbon anyone?

Hi there - I was wondering if anyone had any extra spare spools of cream grosgrain ribbon? I can either repay you in cash or when I receive my spools of ribbon, I can reimburse you that way. Please let me know. Thanks!

-Cindy Kang

Retired List 2007

So, let's hear it ladies... how many stamp sets are you pulling off your shelves this year with the retiring list? My poor little stamp sets left over in my drawers are very very lonely and the stack of retired stamps is VERY high!!! I think I'm down to about 6 regular wheels and 5 jumbos and have only ONE alphabet set left at all!!! Waaaaaaah!

May Swap - Boy Cards!

Hi Gals,

I'm hosting a swap. Want to participate?

May Swap Theme, BOY CARDS!!. Not man, not baby. We have so many great boys out there that would love some homemade cards, but we tend to be flowery and girly. Lets make some cute cards for boys. Like the 3-10 yr olds! A great set is "In the Wild", I'm sure you can think of others. Bonus: I will include a free gift for every participant! Please make full cards with a minimum of two layers and at least one embellishment. Attach a sticky note with directions/recipe.

Sign up due date: May 15th
Due May 31st
Swaps will be returned if they are late without the free gift. :)

Mail to: (with return postage inside)

Jodi Lynn Buck
N8725 Army Lake Road
East Troy, WI 53120

Email me at jodi.buck@juno.com if you're interested. THere are 10 players so far.

WELCOME QUACKERS!

Well it's not myfamily.com but it works! :-) Come play with me!