A Card From Fellow Demonstrators

Hey there Bloggers! TGIF! It's been a long week but the weekend is finally here and I am very excited to have some time to get back into my creative space. One day this will be all that I do!

Today's card is one that I actually received in the mail from my fellow demonstrators congratulating me on 7 years as a Stampin' Up Demonstrator! I am very lucky to have spent 7 years with this great company and I have been blessed by all of the new people that I have met. I am very grateful for all of my customers who support me. 

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Check out the new Terryfic Rewards! All the details can be found here

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It's Sale-A-Bration time again at Stampin' Up!, and free product is what it's all about!
Every year Stampin' Up! gives customers, hostesses, and new demonstrators the opportunity to earn fantastic, FREE, limited-edition products they'll enjoy for years to come.
Earn Free Products for every $60 that you spend. Find all the details here!

Card in a Box

Hey there Bloggers! Wow, I can't believe that it's already February. My life always seems like a whirlwind lately and before I know it another month has come and gone. 

Today's project is a Card In A Box that we made at last month's Stamper's Club. It features the new Peaceful Petals Stamp set and Watercolor Wonder DSP from the Occasions Catalogue. 

Stamp Sets:   Peaceful Petals  (Wood Mount 133104, Clear Mount 133107)
Paper:  Whisper White  (100730), Watercolor Wonder Designer Series Paper (132994)
Ink: Daffodil Delight (126944), Island Indigo (126986), Tangerine Tango (126946), Gumball Green (126861)
Cool Tools:   Paper Snips (103579),  Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334), Extra Large Oval Punch (119859), Large Oval (119855)
The Perfect Touch:  Daffodil Delight Stitched Grosgrain (126872)

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It's Sale-A-Bration time again at Stampin' Up!, and free product is what it's all about!
Every year Stampin' Up! gives customers, hostesses, and new demonstrators the opportunity to earn fantastic, FREE, limited-edition products they'll enjoy for years to come.
Earn Free Products for every $60 that you spend. Find all the details here!

Best of Christmas

Click the image above to view all the new Christmas Single Stamps

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You have a chance to be a Mystery Hostess....

I am hosting a Mystery Hostess Online Party!!!! 

Just place an order using the Hostess Code  CSXGYFTA by October 31.

On October 31 if all submitted combined orders total over $200 I will choose a Mystery Hostess. That person will receive the hostess benefits from this online party. 

The Mystery Hostess will be guaranteed at least $35 in Free Products!!! 

September's Mystery Hostess was Laura K... and she received $35 in free products!

 You get to shop in your pyjamas and your order is delivered directly to your house. What could be more convenient?

Click here to view the 2013-2014 Catalogue or Holiday Catalogue

Or send  me an email and have a catalogue mailed to you.

Did you know?......

Products come to life in the holiday catalogue, thanks to a fun interactive app. 

To get started:

1. Go to the App Store or Google Play and download and install the FREE Layar app to your smartphone or tablet.
2. Scan images that are tagged with the Stampin’ Up! Interactive icon to unlock videos.

Brand New Christmas Stamps

Click the image above to view all the new Christmas Single Stamps

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You have a chance to be a Mystery Hostess....

I am hosting a Mystery Hostess Online Party!!!! 

Just place an order using the Hostess Code  CSXGYFTA by October 31.

On October 31 if all submitted combined orders total over $200 I will choose a Mystery Hostess. That person will receive the hostess benefits from this online party. 

The Mystery Hostess will be guaranteed at least $35 in Free Products!!! 

September's Mystery Hostess was Laura K... and she received $35 in free products!

 You get to shop in your pyjamas and your order is delivered directly to your house. What could be more convenient?

Click here to view the 2013-2014 Catalogue or Holiday Catalogue

Or send  me an email and have a catalogue mailed to you.

Did you know?......

Products come to life in the holiday catalogue, thanks to a fun interactive app. 

To get started:

1. Go to the App Store or Google Play and download and install the FREE Layar app to your smartphone or tablet.
2. Scan images that are tagged with the Stampin’ Up! Interactive icon to unlock videos.

Valentine's Card

HI Bloggers! Well, the week is half over and it's been another busy one. 

I had my monthly stamper's club a couple of weeks ago, and once again it was a great time. I showed you the notebook that we made here and today I want to show you the Valentine's card.

Do you make Valentine's projects? A card for your husband? Treats for your kids to take to school?

I have to admit that the last few years I haven't really made anything. My kids are older now so Valentines Day really isn't a big deal in my house.

Well, here's the card.. and the technique that we used on this card was the Flip Down Stack Card.

Enjoy!

Stamp Sets:   Morning Post Alphabet (Wood Mount 126590, Clear Mount 126592)), Everything Eleanor (Wood Mount 124162 Clear Mount 124164), Best Yet (retired)
Paper:  Cherry Cobbler (119684), Basic Black (121045), Whisper White (100730), First Edition Designer Series Paper (121878), Red Glimmer Paper (121790)
Ink:  Basic Black (126980), Garden Green (126973), versamark (102283), Cherry Cobbler (119685)
Cool Tools:   Paper Snips (103579),  Heat Tool (129053), Scallop Rectangle Clearlits die (118872), Big Shot (113439), Heart Punch (117193), Modern Label Punch (119849)

The Perfect Touch:  Clear Embossing Powder (129325), Green Embossing Powder (retired), Basic Black Tafetta Ribbon (119962) , Stampin' Dimensionals (104430), Magnetic Snaps

 

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My Digital Studio Valentines Card

 Hi Bloggers! Happy February to you all! I honestly can't believe that January is over and we are already into the second month of the year.

Today's project is a card that I created using My Digital Studio. It was super easy! I hope that you will go click on the picture of the card below and "Like" my project on My Digital Studio.net

and thank you for the support!

Have you ever thought of digital scrapbooking/card making? If you are interested in checking it out, please feel free to contact me. I will also be adding a class once a month just showcasing My Digital Studio so watch my calendar of events for updates. 

And you can always download the FREE TRIAL here

 and the inside.....

Spring Notebook

Hi again bloggers! Hope you are having a great week! 

So today I wanted to re-create the notebook that is on the Spring Catalogue. I think it turned out pretty good... and this is one of the projects that we are making tonight at the Stamper's Club. 

Have you seen a project sample in the Spring Catalogue that you really caught your eye or a stamp set that you can't live without? Leave me some feedback!

Oh and don't forget that if you really like the Oh Hello stamp set, you can get a GREAT DEAL by purchasing it with the Ovals Collection Framelits in the Oh Hello Bundle (131102, 131101)

Stamp Sets:   Oh Hello  (Wood Mount 130730, Clear Mount 130733)
Paper:  Crumb Cake  (120953), Vellum (101856),Tea For Two Designer Series Paper (129311)
Ink: Whisper White (101731), Calypso Coral (126983), Early Espresso Marker (119680)
Cool Tools:   Paper Snips (103579),  Spritzer Tool (107066), Corner Rounder Punch (119871)
The Perfect Touch:  Paper Doilies (129399), Flower Trim (126869), Early Espresso Baker's Twine (123124), Cotton Ribbon (Retired), Early Espresso Grosgrain Stitched (126871),

Stampin' Dimensionals (104430), Ribbon Slide (retired)

 

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Chalkboard Technique

Hi Bloggers! It's Monday again, and another long week ahead. 

This week I have my Stamper's Club group on Wednesday and I can't wait to show them what I have planned for them.... I will post later this week after they have made the projects. 

So Sale-a-Bration starts this week and I am showcasing another card using the Feeling Sentimental stamp set. I am really liking this set... And it's FREE! There's nothing better than that!

I am curious though, what criteria do you use when purchasing your stamp sets? Is it just love of the image? Or value that you get in the set.. say more stamps in the set for a good price? Do you figure out how many different ways that you could use the set to get the most value? I would love your feedback so leave me a comment. I just purchase them based on what I like, no thought process here! LOL

So here's my card today using the Chalkboard Technique...

If you are interested in learning new techniques every month, contact me for  Stamper's Club information...

Stamp Sets:   Feeling Sentimental  (129630 Sale-a-Bration), Memorable Moments (Wood Mount 126680 Clear Mount 126682), Word Play (Wood Mount 120308, Clear Mount 120651)
Paper:  Basic Black (121045), Crumb Cake (120953), Designer Series Paper Stack (117157)
Ink:  versamark (102283), Crumb Cake (126975)
Cool Tools:   Paper Snips (103579),  Heat Tool (129053), Distressing Tool (127562), Sponge Daubers (102892)
The Perfect Touch:  Silver Basics Designer Buttons (129325), Crochet Trim (118481), Linen Thread (104199), White Embossing Powder (109132) , Watercolor Pencils (101879),

Stampin' Dimensionals (104430), 

 

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Try It Tuesday!

Hey there Bloggers! Hope your week is going well so far. Well, my cabinets are in, the counter top is attached. Now I am just waiting patiently for the doors. Ha, if my husband could hear me now, he would say that the last thing I am is patient! I have been giving him a hard time lately because I keep coming up with new things I want him to do, and he is not appreciating the "oh this should only take you a few minutes..." He says that I don't fully understand how long it takes to do things or appreciate the fact that he does have an actual job to do too. So, I am waiting for the doors...and I picked up these crates a few weeks ago and I just thought of a use for one of them, so I need him to quickly spray it (he is a cabinet maker and finisher). Then he is working on a table and chairs set that I picked up for a steal on a swap n buy site to re-finish. Oh, and I forgot the drawers that he is making for me, that I use to store my cards ( I have 4 already but I need a few more. I will have to post a pic of them sometime). I love my husband, tee hee!

If you haven't seen my re-organization for the new year, you can check out my post here.

So today's card is my Try It Tuesday card. Today I am trying some of the new products that I ordered from the Spring Catalogue. I hope you like it! This card started out as this Mojo Monday sketch and took a definite turn from what I was expecting it to look like!!

Stamp Sets:   OH Hello  (Wood-Mount 130730 Clear-Mount 130733)
Paper:  Whisper White (100730), Calypso Coral (122925), So Saffron (105118), Lucky Limeade (122926), Tea For Two Designer Series Paper (129311)
Ink:  Lucky Limeade (126984)
Cool Tools:   Paper Snips (103579),  Honeycomb Embossing Folder (129378), Piercing Tool (126189), Piercing Mat (126199), Apothecary Accents Framelits (127003), Big Shot (113439)
The Perfect Touch:  Printed Designer Brads (122940), Rhinestones (119246), 

Flower Trim (126869), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430), 
Crumb Cake Taffeta Ribbon (122966),

 

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

Monthly Kits are here!

It's a Magical Paper Escape Every Month!

Sweep away the mundane-your creativity carriage awaits!

I'm Paper Pumpkin . . .

I come to your door each month (a fully decked-out creativity carriage). I'll help you to escape your life with some paper fun.

I come in a sweet box, but you'll really love what you find on the inside:

All the stamps, ink, paper, and accessories to create pinable projects. Create stuff like cards, journals, décor, and more!

Paper Pumpkin by Stampin' Up! is a new monthly kit program that anyone (even you) can enjoy!

Get Started

It's so easy to get started. Simply sign up for the program starting Monday, January 14 by visiting www.mypaperpumpkin.com and click Get it. Every month a new, surprise project kit arrives at your doorstep. Just think of the anticipation of creating a fun project to pin, showoff, and share with your friends and family-every month!

Of course, you'll want to know more. So here's the nitty gritty:

• Each month we send you a unique, surprise kit with a project-cards, journals, décor, and more! (We've even colour-coordinated, measured, and cut everything for you!)
• Each kit includes stamps, ink, paper, and accessories-everything but adhesive.
• Each kit gives you a 30-minute creativity escape.
• We will ship your Paper Pumpkin on or around the 15th of the month.  
• You need to sign up for a kit by the 10th of the month to get that month's kit. If you sign up on the 11th of the month, your first kit will come the next month. (Let's say you sign up on May 10th, we'll send your kit around May 15th. If you sign up on May 11th, we'll send your first kit around June 15th.)
• A Paper Pumpkin membership $24.95 per month (and shipping is included!)
• There's no commitment, you can cancel your monthly Paper Pumpkin at anytime. You can also skip a month if you want.
• Starting in early March, we'll offer a Try-It kit if you'd like to try Paper Pumpkin for one month.

Here's How You Order

Sign up for your monthly Paper Pumpkin starting Monday, January 14 by visiting www.mypaperpumpkin.com and click Get it.

Starting in early March, you can try Paper Pumpkin for one month by visiting our online store.

A Free Gift in Your Very First Kit

The Welcome Kit is the very first Paper Pumpkin you will receive in your first month of membership. The Welcome Kit includes a free gift-a clear acrylic block!

Questions? We've Got Answers

Why are we offering Paper Pumpkin?

Paper Pumpkin is the perfect introduction to Stampin' Up! We designed it for crafters that want to create a project each month, but aren't quite ready to build a stamp collection (yet).

How does shipping work with Paper Pumpkin?

Your Paper Pumpkin will be automatically shipped to you each month (so fun!). Because we are auto shipping these, the pricing structure is slightly different from our other Stampin' Up! products.

Spring Time?

Hi all! Unfortunately I don't have a project for today but I do have some great news for you....

the new 2013 Spring Catalogue starts today!!!! 

View it here

 

If you would like a copy of the catalogue, email me today!

Happy New Year

Well, it's a brand new year and it's time for a re-start. Unfortunately I haven't kept up with posting recently but I am working on being more consistent. 

This year my word is HAPPY. I don't do resolutions but my priority for the year is to remember that word and to put it into action. So everything that I do should be with the intention of being happy. 

Today's project is a template that I found in My Digital Studio 2, and it was so simple, just drag and drop the picture. Now please don't laugh, the picture is from 1996. 

if you are interested in finding out more about digital scrapbooking, email me. I will also be offering classes very soon for digital scrapbooking. 

And don't forget that you can download a 30 Day Free Trial version of MDS.

Cool Tools:   My Digital Studio (130910), Vintage Overlays MDS Template

 

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

Online Extravaganza

Save Now! And don't forget the Door Buster sales only available today from midnight to 11:50pm MST! Even the Big Shot is on Sale!

Click here now to get the best deals!

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),

 

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

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)

 

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

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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.

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

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!