Beach time--The last of Summer!

Summer time... Vacation at the beach with all of the family

Gorgeous nieces

little feathered friend

Umbrellas....our camp is growing!

Surfs Up - Catch a wave.. ooh what fun!

By the little lake with the ducks we go!

Mom- thanks so much, without you this wouldn't be possible!

Gotta play a little football

And yes lots of hugs!!

5 small children-lots of sandcastles, anyone want to get buried?

Sunscreen, hats hoorah!

Evenings filled with games, laughter, and yes all of that wonderful cooking and FOOD!!!

Many memories to last till next time!

The BEACH- My Happy Place!

Hello--- Summer time Workshop

 Summer time... Vacation, workshop, summer mini.

Hawaiian Theme Party..

Get your Lei on!

Palm trees, Mai'Ti's, Coconut Rum/Pineaple,

Pineapple cake, treat boxes, flower pin favor

and if that's not enough, Chinese lanterns and lei's

hanging from the Chandelier!!!

What fun we all had! Thanks to all of my guests who are customers, but most importantly, FRIENDS!

 

Cards we made...

Feeling a little Crabby!!!

Fold out card, perfect for a picture to be placed inside to send to a friends to display!

Girls all having fun-dressed for the Party...

Brayed card, a challenge but well worth the effort

They all loved the result of the high gloss paper used for this project.

All stamps from the summer mini, which are now discontinued, hope you got what you needed.

Breaded Chicken Breast & Risotto

Quick Dinner:  4 Chicken breast, boned
                       1 cup Italian bread crumbs
                       Salt & Pepper
                       Olive Oil
                        4-6 garlic cloves peeled whole
Wash chicken breast, salt & pepper them, coat in bread crumbs. Cook on med. low heat in olive oil, add garlic cloves whole, once brown and juices start to come to surface, turn and continue cooking. I like to cook mine with a wire spatter guard over pan, it lets the steam rise away, and the chicken comes out crunchy and delicious.
                      Risotto
                      1 cup of arborio rice
                      1/4 cup chopped onion
                      1 clove of garlic minced
                      2 -2 1/2 cups of chicken broth
                      4Tblsp olive oil
                      2 Tblsp butter
Brown garlic and onion, add rice to slightly brown also. add chicken broth and 2 Tblsp. of butter. Bring to a boil. Lower heat to the lowest it will go,cover,  let simmer for 30-40 min. Check to see if you need to add a little more chicken broth, and stir, cover and let contiur to cook till rice is done, should be creamey....
Enjoy, add a sald, and it's dinner time.. Manja!!!

Simply Adorned Jewelry

This is a Simply Adorned necklace that I made myself, finally! I really wanted to dress up the chain a bit, so sewed on Buttons, and tied on some ribbon. The letter monogram inside the lock is "Lovely Letters" set as posted below, I put a"B" on the front for me and a " R" on the back for my husbands name. I love the colors, creme, brown, turqouise and white,I used the champagne shimmer paint inside on the letter. It really looks nice against a pink blouse that I have. This item is # 116797 1x1 locket $ 17.95, and the chain is # 116800  24" length $10.95. The lockets and chain come in other sizes as well. The 1/8 " ribbon is from the Summer Mini Catalog, in many other colors too!  Order from my website http://www.bridgetmartinelli.stampinup.net/ send me a picture of your necklace, oh, I almost forgot, they have bracelets too, you can email them to me . nosemartinelli@sbcglobal.net

Workshop June 22,2010 Summer Mini Catalog

Here are my guests for the Summer Mini Catalog 4th of July & Last Chance celebration.  We had a great time, it is so much fun to see everyone put their own spin on their artwork. I especially enjoyed the girls, we learned lots from them.

We started out talking about "Last Chance " Stamp sets and the sale items. I showed them some of the "New" colors by making 4 samples using the cardstock that was sent to me. I used a retiring set #111490 "Bloomin' Beautiful" I got this set because of the adorable bee and the potted hydrangea plant. The other stamp used is from the New Summer Mini  All A Flutter butterfly it is only $ 6.95.

This is the 4th of July card # 120063"July "Fourth", also used the large wheel # 118622 "Red, White, Blue". I loved how this card came out.. Night of Navy, and Crumb Cake cardstock.   I also showed them some of the retiring stamp sets and Sissix die cuts and ribbon, which some took advantage of ordering before June 30th.

The card on the left above is made with the Two-Step set #111578 " Flower Fancy and the background flower from #111490" Bloomin' Beautiful". Retired Green galore paper and razzleberry ribbon, "Irridescent Ice" glitter. This was a lot of fun to see the variations that they made. And they got so excited about the glitter!  The Bird lattice card to the right is done with the retired set # 113074 "Spring Song" the lattice die for the "Big Shot" cuts out perfectly. This was a really easy card that has a lot of elegance to it..

I made some apricto jam and decorated it using the adorable alphabet set #115030 "Lovely Alphabet"

paper doily, tangerine orange paper circle and ribbon to tie all together.    I went to a baby shower this past month, I used the Large Wheel # 118621 "Baby Tees" from the Summer Mini Catalog, I colored it in with markers and wheeled in Razzleberry ink, used the "Lovely Alphabet" to spell BABY, I rolled the T'Shirt again on a strip of paper to wrap around a set of onsies that were inside a tulle bag that I had made, tied off with ribbon.. The card was made using retired DSP paper and the stampset # 113500 Fun & Fast Notes", scallop punch, ribbon to complete the gift.  I love this set "Fun & Fast Notes" it has all occasions from baby, wedding, get well , thanks, birthday, and thanks. A great set to add to your collection and is still available in the new catalog.

You can see all of this on my website, you can order 24/7 through my site, or call me if I can be of any help to you. http://www.bridgetmartinelli.stampinup.net/ 

 Tomorrow is 4th of July!! Celebrate safely with your friends and family.. God Bless you all, this is a wonderful country that we live in, we have much to be thankful for!          

Card shares.....

Shares from the "Celebration" book, I got this paper FREE, so I have been using it for my "Thank-you " cards to my customers.

This is a baking powder can that I just         couldn't throw away,

 I am so my grandma's granddaughter!! So I covered it in DSP and embossed the pink paper,used the "Big Shot" # 113439 to cut out the Bird & Leaves# 113465 which is going to be retiring with the new catalog release July 1. So if you like this, hurry to order. You can go here: http://www.bridgetmartinelli.stampinup.net/

Baby card for my cousins shower.. Congrats Gina!!! Stamp set   #113500 Fun & Fast Notes. This set is a wonderful set includes, birthday, thanks, christmas, wedding, congratulations, get well. For the background on the pink paper I used "Elements of Syle"# 120045 clear mount. I love it cause you can make up your own desinger paper using stamp, to make it one of a kind. Great for that altered look. Again you can find this all on my website: http://www.bridgetmartinelli.stampinup.net/

May Workshop- New Summer Mini Catalog Debut

Summer Mini Workshop- May

We all had a great time, here is my presentation.We did three cards, Fathers Day, Happy Birthday, Vintage. All got a special "Thank-You Treat" favor. We had a drawing for prizes, dessert & snacks.

I always enjoy every ones company so much, thanks to all who attended!

                Here is the Father's Day card, stamp set "King of the Grill" # 120066. We used the new "Silver Foil Smooch Spray" #118771to give it a smokey dirty look. The "color catcher" spray box # 121093 worked really good to keep things from getting sprayed on, well I guess if you pointed the hole in the right direction! ha.. took a while to master, but all loved the results. For the roof in red we used the "Crimper" #101618.

The Happy Birthday card is using the  "Builder Wheels" that are featured in the  "Summer Mini" , "So many stars" # 118620, "Happy Birthday" # 118619, "Candle Crazy" # 118618, the handle to hold them all together"Jumbo Handle" # 103661, "Wheel spindle and Spacers" # 119895, I also used the "Uninked triple Cell Cartridge" # 121206, which you can ink up with ink refills of your choice for any color combo. Very simple & bright!

Last but by all means NOT least....Vintage card.  "Elements of Style" #120045 clear mount. Used "Smooch Spray" #118772 in Vanilla Shimmer. So pretty, also used the crimper for the background banner and the "Eyelet border punch" # 113692. Everyone kind of did their own take, some used the other colors of "Smooth spray" . Which is what it is all about, creating and making it yours!

Puppy dogs & Roses

Here is Roscoe & Easton

Both very spoiled!

Roscoe is the recue dog, actually so was Easton.

They are great company and bring life back to the house!

Here are some pictures of roses from my garden.

Finally roses, with the weather they struggled through.

Graduation shares

Graduation day: Fresno State University
My baby Marcello has graduated. Profession, "Strength & Conditioning Coach", he is off to intern with the San Jose Shark team, and to live with some of my cousins. Exciting times. We want to thank all for who share in their lives to make them  what they have become, godparents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, & friends. Thank-You!

My oldest Giancarlo also completed his teaching credential and now is looking for a "Physical Education/ teaching/ coaching" job. Any takers out there? Go team - go!!! It looks like we will continue cheering for a team, with their careers! Very proud!

Here is another grad card I made for a friend graduating form UC Merced.  Let's just pray that things get better out there for all these graduates and that they are able to find jobs. Proud of their hard work and dedication.

New 2010-2011 Catalog

I just received my "NEW" 2010-2011 catalog that will be debuting on July 1. I am so excited, it is a beautiful catalog, with lots of new things, and very organized, with helpful hints, and getting started packs using the "New" color combos.  The new colors are richer, deeper, and some of the old "In" colors are back. So check out my site from time to time. I will be posting pictures of things I have created using the "New" colors and stamps. If you are interested in booking a workshop in your home to receive Hostess benefits let me know, also I will be posting Workshop events coming up. Just trying to get organized with my "NEW" things.

Life is about change and renovation. My two sons are done with college and heading off in finding jobs within their careers, we don't know yet where they will land, but I trust and believe that "HE" has a plan!

I have a baby quilt waiting for me to sew together for a client. May you all have a blessed & creative day!

Demonstrator Kit ONLY $ 99.00

Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Starter Kit- $ 99.00

What a great deal, you can become a demonstrator for business or as a hobbiest demonstrator and receive a 20% discount on all you order, plus free stamp sets, and $$$. With this special offer you receive the "New "colors and "New In colors" too, plus the new catalog that will debut July 1! Be the first to get the latest, and save $$, meet new people, and express your creativity and share with others. Contact me if you have any questions, nosemartinelli@sbcglobal.net website: http://www.bridgetmartinelli.stampinup.net/

Stampin' Up! Color Renovation

Stampin' Up! is changing their colors for the new 2010-2011 catalog, that will be available July 1. With this change some colors will be retiring, some "in" colors will be staying and returning from previous years, and there will be 5 new core colors, and 5 new "in colors that are bright and fun. Along with this they will be changing their color groupings, so guess what, that means they are having a sale on their color combo packs of paper, inks, refills, and lots of accessories. So go to my site, and check out the sale going on NOW.

Can't wait to show you the new product and 2010-20111 Big catalog. Be the first to host a party and receive free product and hostess $$  for the month of July.. Let me know if I can help you.http://www.bridgetmartinelli.stampinup.net/   email: < nosemartinelli@sbcglobal.net>

Stampin' Up! demonstrator,Bridget,Merced CA,

Stampin' Up! demonstrator,Bridget,Merced CA,

Another My Digital Studio

Here is a scrapebook page that I printed on my home printer using the My Digital Studio by Stampin' Up!  I am ordering a album from the up and coming "NEW"  Summer mini-catalog that will be releasing May 1--August 31. It is a 5x5 album, and I have designed this page of our new dog Roscoe.  I am going to be adding pages to this new album, featuring my workshop photos of the projects that we have made. A great way to show others what the My Digital Studio can do for you and your family treasures.  You can print professionally through Stampin' Up! print yours or

share with friends and family.

My Digital Studio

Here is a Spring Card that I made

using My Digital Studio.

Yes I printed it myselft on

Whisper White Cardstock

from Stampin' Up!

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