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A new challenge

Woohoo it's Friday!

I am very excited to announce that my card from last week was chosen as the winner of the Playing in Paradise Challenge #90. So I was asked to participate in this week's challenge. So here is my card for Playing in Paradise #92

Stamp Sets:   Scentsational Season Bundle (Wood-Mount 129945 Clear-Mount 129946)
Paper:  Whisper White (100730), Real Red (102482), Crumb Cake  (120953), Candlelight Christmas DSP (126901)
Ink:  Early Espresso (126974), Real Red (126949)
Cool Tools:   Paper Snips (103579),  Decorative Label Punch (120907), Square Lattice Embossing Folder (119976), Photo Corner Punch (Retired)
The Perfect Touch:  Metallic Brads (119741), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430), 
Crumb Cake Taffeta Ribbon (122966),

 

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Money Holder

Hi Bloggers! How's the week going? Well, it was definitely Monday yesterday...and that's all I'm going to say about that...LOL

Elections today in the US. I know who I hope wins, not that I know a lot about American politics, but I still have an opinion. I would like to have a more informed opinion frankly so I can debate the merits of each candidate with others, but I have so much going on in my life that doing research on American election issues really doesn't rate that high at the moment. The one thing that I do believe is that no matter where you live, you need to exercise your right to vote because no everyone has that right. 

Today's card is something that I will be doing for the Jingle Bell Card Creations class that I have coming up on Thursday night. It is a Money Holder card. Now I didn't come up with the concept but I thought it was pretty darn cute. 

And there are only 2 spots left in Thursday's class if you would like to join us!

Terryfic Tips:

• Generally when adhering a transparency try to hide the adhesive behind another element so it is not noticeable.

Stamp Sets:   Holidays & Wishes (Retired)
Paper:  Whisper White (100730), Real Red (102482), Candlelight Christmas DSP (126901)
Ink:  Basic Black (126980)
Cool Tools:   Paper Snips (103579), Scalloped Circles #2 Die (Retired), 
3" Circle Die (122125), Round Tab Punch (Retired)
The Perfect Touch:  Gold Cord (Retired), Glue Dots (103683), 
Vanilla Ribbon (Retired)

 

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Ink-redible!

Stampin' Up!'s got two ways for you to get FREE INK from November 1 through December 16:
Hostesses who hold a minimum $575 party will get a FREE collection of Classic Stampin' Pads! That's 10 ink pads (a $64.95 value) in the color collection of your choice! And you still get your hostess benefits, besides!
New demonstrators who join Stampin' Up! during the promotion period will get a FREE collection of Classic Stampin' Pads with their Starter Kit! There's never been a better time to join, and there's no obligation.
It's an INK-redible time to host a Stampin' Up party and join the Stampin' Up family! For more details on hosting a party or becoming a Stampin' Up Demonstrator, click here to contact me.

Some Great Deals!

Ink-redible!

Stampin' Up!'s got two ways for you to get FREE INK from November 1 through December 16:
Hostesses who hold a minimum $575 party will get a FREE collection of Classic Stampin' Pads! That's 10 ink pads (a $64.95 value) in the color collection of your choice! And you still get your hostess benefits, besides!
New demonstrators who join Stampin' Up! during the promotion period will get a FREE collection of Classic Stampin' Pads with their Starter Kit! There's never been a better time to join, and there's no obligation.
It's an INK-redible time to host a Stampin' Up party and join the Stampin' Up family! For more details on hosting a party or becoming a Stampin' Up Demonstrator, click here to contact me.

Stampin' Trimmer

The brand new Stampin' Trimmer by Stampin' Up is here and it's a cut above the rest!  It's a cutting and scoring tool designed with crafters in mind!

* Cutting and Scoring: Cut anywhere, in any direction
* Features a full 12" cut or score
* You can keep scoring and cutting blades on the track at the same time
* Includes 4 cutting and 4 scoring blades
* Measuring: extended 6 1/4" base, and extended 15 1/2" ruler
*Storing compartments under base to store blades, scoring stylus and more!

 

I just received my new Trimmer and I Love It!!!!

Order yours today by going to my website, here and click the "Shop Now" link at the top of the page.

Single Stamps Promotion Continues

Stampin' Up has added ten more individual images-including three images that you have never seen before! This is a limited time only promotion which runs through January 2.

Click on the flyers below to see the assortments of single stamps available:
Single Stamps: Assortment 1 *New!
Single Stamps: Assortment 2 *New!
Single Stamps: Word Play
Single Stamps: Perfectly Penned
Single Stamps: Seasonal Sayings
Click here to shop now!

New Kits? ...Awesome!

Yes.. that's right...Stampin' Up! is now offering kits!

And they want your kit ideas for upcoming kits. No, this is not a typo. They are starting up a new kit program especially for you. YOU will be the inspiration for the kits and YOU will vote to decide which project will be sold.
This is a great way to get the entire stamping community together. Start creating! Send us your kit ideas and get ready to vote for your favourites.

The Not-So-Fine Print

• This program is available to both customers and demonstrators.
• While your projects should not include retired products, they may include products not created by Stampin’ Up!, such as jars or frames.
• Projects must fit into one of the following categories:
  • Holiday
  • Photo a Day
  • Thank you
  • Birthday
  • Party favour
• Projects can be cards, scrapbook pages, home décor, holiday décor, birthday decorations, etc. If you can make it with Stampin’ Up! product, you can submit it!
• Submit your projects by e-mail. Send an image (less than 2 MB), supply list, and instructions for creating the project to kitideas@stampinup.com. In the subject line, include the name of your project.
• Please keep in mind that all submissions become the property of Stampin’ Up! once received. We reserve the right to change project elements, the name or any feature to make the kit easy to reproduce.
• What’s in it for you? Glad you asked! Those who submit the winning kit will:
  • See it – your photo, name and project will be posted online.
  • Flaunt it – you’ll receive “blog badge” for your personal blog or website.
  • Spend it – you wouldn’t be a winner without a $125 Stampin’ Up! shopping spree.
• That’s not all! Those whose submissions are in the top 20 will also receive product used in the winning kit or a $35 shopping spree of their own.

And here is the first kit, that was submitted by someone just like you, and voted on by someone just like you.... so why can't this be you?

 

 

Christmas Wishes

Hey Bloggers! I hope that you all had a wonderful Halloween and enjoyed the trick or treaters that came to your door. 

Today I was collecting the money at work for our Lotto ticket pool. This week's jackpot is $50 million. And of course it got me to thinking, "what would I do with $50 million". There is so much that I could think of, and so many people that I want to help. Are you a person that thinks about what you would do if you won the lottery? Other than the obvious, what would you do? I would love to hear your comments. 

Today's card is A Very Merry Christmas, and it was actually a CASE'd card with some changes. 

Terryfic Tips:

• Ink the edges of elements on your project to create dimension.
• Add different textures to your project to create interest and depth. Tearing, layering, embossing, satin, crochet, patterns.

Stamp Sets:   Punches Three (Retired)
Paper:  Whisper White (100730), Crumb Cake  (120953), Real Red (102482), Candlelight Christmas DSP (126901)
Ink:  Crumb Cake (126975)
Cool Tools:   Paper Snips (103579), Designer Frames Folders (123130), 
Boho Blossom Punch (119858), Lacy Brocade Folder (127819), Extra Large Oval Punch (119859), Photo Corner Punch (Retired)
The Perfect Touch:  Metallic Brads (119741), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430), 
Real Red Satin Ribbon (Retired), Crochet Trim (118481)

 

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A Masculine Birthday

Hey Bloggers! Happy Halloween!

It's mid way through the week and I am very much looking forward to the weekend. 

Today my daughter took a trip to the University of Alberta for a tour. Now she won't be attending for another year and a half but she is planning ahead. And she had a great time, and got a lot of information. It's so hard to believe that she is growing up so quickly. 

Today's card is a masculine birthday card using the Open Sea stamp set. I started with a vision of what I wanted to create, and a plan to CASE a particular card with some changes to make it my own. And it didn't turn out anything like the original card. too funny!

I made the card for the Playing in Paradise challenge #90. Challenges are a great way to get some creativity going so I hope that you can all find your creativity too!

Terryfic Tips:

• Ink the edges of elements on your project to create dimension.
• Curl the edges of the flowers and ink them also to create dimension.

Stamp Sets:   The Open Sea (Wood-Mount 123030 Clear-Mount 123032)
Paper:  Whisper White (100730), Soft Suede (115318)
Ink:  Soft Suede (126978), Not Quite Navy (126971)
Cool Tools:   Paper Snips (103579), Apothecary Accents Framelits (127003), 
2 1/2" Circle Punch (120906)
The Perfect Touch:  Metallic Brads (119741), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430), 
7/8" Cotton Ribbon (127844)

 

Click here to order Stampin' Up! products online 24/7 

New Kits? ...Awesome!

Yes.. that's right...Stampin' Up! is now offering kits!

And they want your kit ideas for upcoming kits. No, this is not a typo. They are starting up a new kit program especially for you. YOU will be the inspiration for the kits and YOU will vote to decide which project will be sold.
This is a great way to get the entire stamping community together. Start creating! Send us your kit ideas and get ready to vote for your favourites.

The Not-So-Fine Print

• This program is available to both customers and demonstrators.
• While your projects should not include retired products, they may include products not created by Stampin’ Up!, such as jars or frames.
• Projects must fit into one of the following categories:
  • Holiday
  • Photo a Day
  • Thank you
  • Birthday
  • Party favour
• Projects can be cards, scrapbook pages, home décor, holiday décor, birthday decorations, etc. If you can make it with Stampin’ Up! product, you can submit it!
• Submit your projects by e-mail. Send an image (less than 2 MB), supply list, and instructions for creating the project to kitideas@stampinup.com. In the subject line, include the name of your project.
• Please keep in mind that all submissions become the property of Stampin’ Up! once received. We reserve the right to change project elements, the name or any feature to make the kit easy to reproduce.
• What’s in it for you? Glad you asked! Those who submit the winning kit will:
  • See it – your photo, name and project will be posted online.
  • Flaunt it – you’ll receive “blog badge” for your personal blog or website.
  • Spend it – you wouldn’t be a winner without a $125 Stampin’ Up! shopping spree.
• That’s not all! Those whose submissions are in the top 20 will also receive product used in the winning kit or a $35 shopping spree of their own.

And here is the first kit, that was submitted by someone just like you, and voted on by someone just like you.... so why can't this be you?

Introducing the first viewer's choice kit (drum roll, please) . . . Fancy Friends!

Get everything you need to make six cards for only $17.95 (item 132319)! If six isn't enough, add Note Cards to your order (item 107311)-we've already included extra rhinestones in the Fancy Friends kit.

To assemble the cards:

1. Stamp the doily image in Daffodil Delight or Old Olive ink three times on the card and once on the envelope, re-inking between uses.
2. Stamp "Friends" in Daffodil Delight or Old Olive ink on the front of the card.
3. Adhere the flowers to the card. Adhere Rhinestone Basic Jewels to the center of the flowers.

One Day Sale Today!

I am so excited to let you know that Stampin’ Up! is having their first ever One Day Stamp Sale! All Stamps will be 15% off for Monday October 29 only! 

The sale will run from 12 am MST to 11pm MST. 

This means all stamps in our current catalogues including 

◦ Background stamps 

◦ Personalized name stamps 

◦ Cookie press stamps 

◦ Single stamps 

This DOES NOT include 

◦ Hostess Sets 

◦ Bundled stamp sets 

◦ Digital stamp brush sets 

There is no minimum purchase, and no limit to the number of stamps you can order. 

Look through our catalog and let me know which sets you need for Holiday projects, or any sets that have been on your wish list. Now is the time to order them! 

There are two ways to order.... 

Directly on my website, just click on the image below. 

or email me your order before 10pm on Monday October 29 

TGIF

Oh my goodness, it's finally the end of the week. It's been a busy one! 

So Wednesday was the first meeting of the new Stamper's Club for this year. They were all awesome and we had a great time. 

So I promised a while ago when I posted a teaser of one of the cards that after the stamper's club I would post the whole thing.... so here it is....

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Our Christmas Gift to You Promotion!

 It's only October, but Stampin' Claus is coming to town! Get a FREE Festive Paper-Piercing Pack when you purchase the Ornament Keepsakes Set and Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper.

Fabulous Folds

Today's post is video demonstrating an awesome folding card from Brian Pilling at Stampin' Up!

Enjoy!

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Our Christmas Gift to You Promotion!

 It's only October, but Stampin' Claus is coming to town! Get a FREE Festive Paper-Piercing Pack when you purchase the Ornament Keepsakes Set and Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper.

Embossed Elegance

Hi Bloggers! Wow, it's been awhile. Unfortunately I have still been dealing with some back issues so I have been neglecting my blog. 

But I'm back again. And I will hopefully be more consistent than I have been recently. 

So, today's card is a card that I made for the Playing in Paradise Challenge. The challenge is to create a project that uses an Echo Effect. My echo effect is the watermark technique embossed flower background.

Enjoy!

Our Christmas Gift to You Promotion!

 It's only October, but Stampin' Claus is coming to town! Get a FREE Festive Paper-Piercing Pack when you purchase the Ornament Keepsakes Set and Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper.

A New Week

Hi Bloggers! Well, a new week is starting and it looks like it's going to be another busy one. 

I started watching the Jeff Probst talk show a couple of weeks ago and there are some shows that have really got me thinking. A show last week featured a gentleman who didn't want to ask questions that he had regarding African Americans because he felt that they would be offended. Do you wonder about things but are afraid to ask? And what is the stigma about asking something that you don't know about... how else are you supposed to learn and become informed? I think that as long as you aren't trying to be offensive, I don't see why we don't make inquiries. Maybe this week I will step out of my comfort zone and ask something that I've always wanted to know. 

So, on to the cards!!!! I am still not quite up to making too many projects so I want to share some projects that I found on the internet using the Everything Eleanor stamp set. 

My first share is from Sandi and I just love what she has done with this card.

And the second card is from Lynda

And here is a card that I had previously made

I love this stamp set and I hope that you will check out some more samples and fall in love too!

The Positive Things

Hi Bloggers! I have been involved in a recent situation that really has me thinking about society and how people react to things. 

So here's the background... Our family and some others made a recent decision to leave an organization that we had been a part of. This was not an easy decision but the circumstances really didn't leave us a lot of choice, especially if we wanted to feel good about ourselves. So we left and actually formed a new organization. We have just started and it has been a wonderfully positive experience for us all. We have enjoyed new friendships with other families that we knew a little or didn't really know, but we now feel like a big "family". And we have decided that this new beginning will be the start of something positive. This past week we have been notified of a complaint from the previous organization that we couldn't operate in the same town. We were forced to take down our facebook page and put a stop to an article that we had been writing for the local newspaper. I have also become aware of some personal rumors being started about one of our "family".

Now eventually this will be solved and we will move on. We are very confident about this. But I'm just digusted that we haven't even mentioned this previous organization and yet we are being attacked. And let me mention that there are children involved who are also being affected. And I just started to wonder about people who are so insecure that they need to tear others down in order to build themselves up (a weird coincidence that an article about them appeared in the paper and a new facebook page was created at the same time that ours was required to be taken down). I am teaching my children that in the end things will work out for us and we will forget about them and move on in the positive manner that was our intention to begin with. I hope that my situation can encourage others to live their own lives and build themselves up by positive energy and living a good life instead of creating discord. 

Okay enough of me! Today's card is a small sneak peek at a card that I will be making with my Stamper's Club in October. I'm not going to show you the full card today but I will be unveiling it after my club. What a teaser! LOL

Stampin' Up Tulle

Hi all! It's been awhile....unfortunately I have had some back issues and have not been able to get downstairs into my craft room to create anything so I haven't been posting lately. 

But I missed my bloggers! So I decided to post other ideas, other than my own that is. I thought it was a great way to get some fresh ideas and promote some products that you may not have put much thought into. 

So today I wanted to focus on Tulle. I had a Jingle Bell Card Creations class recently and the ladies were almost scared to use it. They didn't know what to do with it. And it shouldn't be so intimidating because it's such a simple product and actually very versatile and easy to use.

So here are some cute ideas that I found showcasing the Stampin' Up Tulle from the Holiday Catalogue. 

So my first share is from Celia. And I love what she did with the Tulle which showcases a very simple technique for using the Tulle, just gathering it behind an image. 

Next up is Ann, who created this very cute rolled flower using the Tulle. 

And finally Kimberly, who created this great vintage style card by wrapping and tying the Tulle. 

Okay so that's it for today. I hope that you have found some ideas to get you inspired. And I am placing an order this weekend so email me to order your Tulle so you can start playing!

Spring Color Trends

Pantone has announced it's color trend forcast for 2013 and Stampin' Up is right on track!

Colors like Midnight Muse, Wisteria Wonder, and Lucky Limeade seem to be the trend. The scrapbooking industry seems to be moving more towards the brighter colors also this year. 

So pull out those color pallettes and start creating!