And the countdown begins....

Now, don't laugh! This is my first Open House since I signed on with Stampin' Up and I'm highly charged right now. And I don't mean in a "good" way either. I invited over 60 people and they are dropping like flies on a cold winter day. That's so discouraging to me. I know the 10 percent rule. After all, I sold those beautiful Longaberger Baskets for over 5 years. I remember how hard it was to get people to attend home shows even then. Both my husband and my upline Kathy have told me over and over that everything is going to be fine and I'll fully enjoy the day no matter who attends the open house. I've got tons of door prizes and a really nice grand prize to be given away at the end of the day. I have 5 make-and-takes for their choosing and two scrapbook pages. I've got a huge pot of soup with crusty bread and good desserts. I've talked it up, sent emails, called them, sent personal invitations, what else can I do? So tell me, those of you who have gone before me and paved the way, how do you entice the populace to enter in?

Okay, enough whining on my part. I'll pick myself up and keep going. Here's a card I've set up as a make-and-take. I CASE'd the card from Janet Elam on the SU website, and made it almost the same way but did the flowers differently. It's done on that fabulous Baja Breeze (I'm gonna miss that color come July!) with Chocolate Chip and Baja Breeze ribbon. I used Baja Breeze Classic Ink and Chocolate Chip cardstock. The squares are 1 3/8 inches square, so I used my Cricut to cut "A LOT" of those little squares. I used Stickles for the glitter in the middle and used the flower from the Eastern Blooms stamp set. It's a nice card, appropriate for just about anyone on your list! (You should have seen me trying to center that flower on those little squares until I realized they weren't SUPPOSED to be centered! Once I realized that, I actaully had fun making those little squares!! HA!)

Tip of the Day:
Never give up. Never give up. Never, never, never give up.
(paraphrased from Winston Churchill)

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