Besides being my knight in shining armour...Kevin is a woodworking extradinaire (spelling?). I was telling him of my dilema of wanting to separate some new stamp sets and of course....he had a solution !!! He MADE me a set of 33 individual blocks so that I could separate and mount the NEW "Many Happy Returns" stamp set AND also made me 9 individual blocks for the "Happiness" background stamp set !!!! These blocks even have the same grip as my other blocks and are made of hard wood !!! They're absolutely PERFECT (just like him :) !!! He is offering to make these for anyone else would like them....and oh my gosh...he's making them cheap cheap !!! Email me for details and prices. He's now making me a set for mounting my large alphabet sets so I don't have to double mount them...which he'd also make available to you all too !!! WOWZA !!!!
Here are some "before" and "after" shots of the stamp sets that he's made blocks for....enjoy :)
Before:
AFTER !!!
Before:
AFTER !!!
Here's a card I made last night with the separated "Happiness" set !!! I'm really pleased with how it turned and being able to use the images separately completely rocks !!! If you look at my "Happy Heart Day" card from yesterday (the elephant and the mouse together) the verse "Just the 2 of us" is from the separated Many Happy Returns....as well as the "Head Over Heels" from the candy bag topper !!! Cool, eh !!
Supplies: All Stampin' Up! Stamps: Happiness, Fabulous Flowers; Paper: Spring Break, Blue Bayou; Ink: Versamark Pad; Accessories: Blue Bayou Stitched Ribbon, White EP, Clear EP, Dimensionals
Don't forget if you'd like to order the Valentine's Day Bundle or anything else Stampin' Up! I have my last January order going in on this Thursday....any individual orders over $55 will receive FREE SHIPPING from me !!!
Tonight is our BIG Stampin' Up quarterly meeting and I can hardly wait !!! It's waaaaaay too much and we always learn a ton of stuff !! Thanks for stopping by today and I'll see ya tomorrow !!! Hug the ones you love and take time to create in 2008!!!
How awesome that he did this for you! Man, I wish I had not mounted mine yet because I sure would be going for this deal!!! And, your card turned out beautifully!!! *STAMPIN HUGS* Alex
Posted by: Alexandra Hobson | January 30, 2008 at 10:12 AM
What a guy - I love the blocks he made. I just sent you an email for pricing. A keeper he is for sure. Lucky lady to have such a thoughtful guy.
Bless You!
Posted by: Annette | January 30, 2008 at 10:36 AM
This is like a genius moment! I will have to look a little different at my stamps now. Gee...what can be taken apart? What a wonderful hubbie you have.
Sending you BOTH hugs,
Mary
Posted by: Mary Ross | January 30, 2008 at 02:24 PM
What a great guy you have for doing this for you and even us (this makes him our knight/hero as well you know) I don't have any stamps like that yet but can I keep it in mind for the future?
By the way Kevin, I was one of the lucky recipiants of your stamp pad, marker, ink refil organizer and I love it. Thank You.
Posted by: Dale | January 30, 2008 at 03:05 PM
I emailed about the blocks, but also had to share a chuckle from when I was reading your post initially. I thought you'd written that he was your knight in shining AMOUR (as in love, not hard metal). :)
Your card is also lovely!
Posted by: Melissa | January 30, 2008 at 03:55 PM
All SU! blog roll member.... What a WONDERFUL man!!!!! Does he freelance his services!?!?!? LOL!
Posted by: Stampin' Colleen | January 30, 2008 at 05:57 PM
We all love Kevin ... But I know your my favorite :-) wink wink .. How awesome are those blocks .. Just fabulous You 2 are sooo wonderful together.. What a Blessing ..
Love ya baby cakes
Dawn griffith
Posted by: Dawn griffith | January 31, 2008 at 07:35 AM
I WANT a Kevin!!!!! lol. What a great guy!! I always love to read your blog and lnow that he is very involved with you, this is wonderful. Will be emailing for details.
thanks,
Vicky
Posted by: Vicky | January 31, 2008 at 08:32 AM
What a great idea! Are the wooden block sets only for Happiness
(9 blocks) and Many Happy Returns (33 blocks)?
Thanks!
Posted by: Susan | February 02, 2008 at 06:16 PM
What a catch....I wish you could bottle Kevin up and sell him at Home Depot/Menard's/Lowe's. Do you have wood blocks for any other sets? I was thinking about Full Calendar. Please advise whenever you have a spare moment...Happy stampin'....Jules
Posted by: jules | February 23, 2008 at 03:59 AM
WOW, WHAT A GUY! THAT IS TOTALLY AWESOME! AND SO NICE THAT YOU ARE GOING TO SHARE HIS SKILLS WITH US! BY THE WAY, YOUR SB PAGE OF YOU IS GORGEOUS! YOU ARE SO PRETTY, AND THE PAGE IS BEAUTIFUL!!! :D
Posted by: diane mcvey | June 29, 2008 at 02:54 PM
I was wonderfing if your husband is still making and selling blocks. I am interested in a set for Happiness and so many sayings.
I tried to e-mail you but I couldn't on my computer.
Thank you.
Teresa
Posted by: Teresa | July 15, 2008 at 07:39 PM
Oh My Word!!! That is genius!! I wanted those sets but didn't know how I would be able to use them without a bunch of work. This is great!
Posted by: kay drenth | November 13, 2008 at 02:59 AM