Cool October Promos - Oh My!

What better way to kick start the fall then with a couple of cool promos!

In celebration of World Card Making Day this past weekend, Stampin' Up! is offering up to 25% off on select cardmaking essentials from now until Oct 5!

And...have you been eyeing the pretty papers in the catty? Well, now's a great time to stock up on Designer Series Paper with the Buy 3 get one free promo for the whole month of October!

Need some fresh ideas on how to use the pretty DSP?  Here's a handy flyer to take a peek at three inspirational card sketches you can use to get your creative juices flowing. Enjoy and have a great day!

This Week's Stampin'Up! Weekly Deals for {Feb 24} + NEW Sale-a-bration items!

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Hi blog friends! It's Tuesday, so I wanted to share this week's Weekly Deals that are available from Feb 24-Mar 2.  So many cute things for spring!

I also wanted to share that there are NEW items that will be available to earn for Sale-a-bration starting March 1!

Aren't these so cute?!  If you're interested in hosting a party at your home, or if you want to be the hostess of a virtual stamp party, send me an email and I'll be happy to schedule something for you! As always, you can check out my online store at any time. Just visit here!

Have a great day!

Year End Closeouts!

Hey there friends! I hope you had a great week! If you happened to miss the Online Extravaganza that ended at the beginning of this week, well don't you fret!  The good news is Stampin'Up! is having a Year End Closeout sale from now until January 5th where you can get up to 80% off select merchandise.  Now, wouldn't you say that's a sale that's worth perusing?! I just took a peek and there are lots of great deals!  This closeout is while supplies last, so if you have your eye on something, you might want to get it before it runs out!

Hope you have a great weekend!  We've got a busy one coming up - it's tree trimming and home decorating time at our house and I am SO LOOKING FORWARD TO IT! I'd say it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas....

Thanks for visiting today and I'll check in with you guys soon!

Online Extravaganza Sale starts Monday, Nov 24!

Guess what, blog friends?!  Stampin'Up!'s Online Extravaganza starts this Monday, Nov 24 thru Tuesday Dec 2!  There are some fabulous deals you'll want to check out, especially the doorbuster specials on Monday, Nov 24 and Monday Dec 1.  The great news is, there's no waiting in line - you can shop at the comfort of your own computer by visiting my online store here!

I'm also giving away a set of 3 tags {pictured below} to every person that places an order in November:

There are lots of cool things on sale, so be sure to scoop up your faves while supplies last!

Don't forget! I have a November Blog Candy Giveaway to celebrate my 

Stampin'Up! Anniversary! 

 Leave me a comment here to play!

Stamp, stock and SAVE!

Hi all!  Hope you had a great week! I just wanted to pop in to let you know that from now until October 6th, you can save 15% on select paper, inks, adhesives and envelopes and 20% on selected stamp sets!  So, how about getting ready for the upcoming holidays and taking advantage of this awesome sale!

Now that I'm back from vacation, I'm excited to get back into my craft room and creating.  Not to mention that tomorrow is World Card Making Day! That means I'll be back to share my card...so be sure to visit :)

Have a fantastic weekend and hope to see you back here soon!  Bye for now!

Woot woot! Join Stampin'Up! for $50!

Hi all!  Happy hump day! I had to pop in to share Stampin'Up!'s special offer!  If you love paper crafting and LOVE Stampin'Up!'s products, now is a great time to join as a demonstrator in the US for only $50! 

When you join Stampin’ Up! during this limited-time offer, you’ll receive:

• $55 worth of products
• A 30 percent discount on your first order*
• A 20 percent discount on all your orders
• Free Paper Pumpkin Kit
• Free entrance to our annual Convention* (must be registered by the 20th of June)
• Before June 2, 2014, you may also choose preorder items from the new annual catalog.
• This offer is only good until June 30, so take advantage while you can!

How cool is that, right?  I think this is a great way to take your crafting and/or entrepreneurial spirit to the next level by taking advantage of what Stampin'Up! has to offer.  If you'd like to find out more, feel free to email me and I'd be happy to chat with you more about this opportunity.  With the new catalog right around the corner, it's an exciting time to get involved with such an awesome company!

Not to mention, I would love for you to become part of my team! :)

*Certain restrictions apply. Contact me for details

Blending with Look up to father and Life in the forest

Hi there, blog friends! Hope you all are doing well! For those of you in the US, I hope you're enjoying your Memorial Day weekend.  I just wanted to pop in with a quick post on a couple of simple cards using the Blendabilities markers.  With the 3 day weekend, I was so excited to carve out some time to craft.  I've been wanting to play with the Blendabilities more, so I decided to go with a simple outline type of image with the fox from the Life in the forest stamp set and one that had more of a complex shading outline with the Look up to Father stamp.  

Here's a closer look at the Look up to Father stamp set.  

I used the new Mossy Meadow In Color for the card stock and ribbon.  Such a pretty green!  It actually coordinates well with the Old Olive Blendabilities markers I used.  To add a smidge of rustic, I secured that gorgeous ribbon with Brown Sugar twine.  I do like how the twine is a thicker weight than the baker's twine.  It's a little more rugged, which is great for a masculine card.  Now, if you take a closer look at the tree, you'll see that the leaves and the grass are colored in using the 3 shades of Old Olive, which gives it that realistic dimensional feel to the image.  I've really enjoyed playing with these fabulous markers - I think it brings out the inner artist in everyone!

Now, here's the image of the fox:

Experimenting with the shading has been fun. For this fox, I used 2 of the 3 Cherry Cobbler Blendabilities markers here - the light and medium markers in the 3 pack. You can see where I added some shading on the ears, legs and tail, but it truly does blend in so nicely.  As you can see for both cards, I opted for the Woodgrain Embossing folder.  I guess you could say I've been in a woodsy sort of theme lately! :)

Well, thanks for stopping buy today.  I have one more thing I wanted to share...you have until June 4th to order the retiring stamps and accessories from this year's catalog (while supplies last) and Stampin'Up! is having a Blowout Sale where you can get some of your favorite products up to 50% off!  

Get your Memorial Day shopping fix and stock up on retiring products!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.  Bye for now :)

Stampin'Up!'s weekly deals {Feb 25}

Hey there blog friends! How are you?  A good Tuesday evening to you! It has been a nutty week on the day job, so it's definitely my bad for the lack of posting.  I really wish there were more hrs in the day! I'm getting a wee bit of a late start posting to my blog today and I definitely wanted to share this week's fun deals with you:

I was excited to see the Backyard Basics Framelits because it also coordinates with the cute Hostess Stamp Set from the Occasions Mini:

I think this stamp set is so cute, and I didn't have the Backyard Basics Framelits yet, but now, I'm motivated to get it so that I can die cut the cute butterfly and bird images!  Woot woot.  How about you?  See anything you like?  You can check out the entire site at my online store!

I also wanted to let you know that my Tech Tip Tuesday post is coming soon - before today ends, Pacific Time, so be sure to check back so can see what this week's tip is!  Bye for now :)

Sale-A-Bration 2014 is HERE!

Hi there blog friends!  Sale-A-Bration 2014 is HERE!  It's Stampin'Up!'s annual promotion where you can earn Free product with every $50 order.

To kick off this promotion, I'm excited to host my very first Virtual Workshop!  Now, you're probably wondering, what's a virtual workshop?  Well, it's where you all can participate and submit online orders by entering this special code in the promotions section at checkout: EMS7CAYP.  
This workshop will run until Friday, Jan 31st and any orders submitted for $50 or more will be entered into a raffle to win the Banner Blast punch from the Sale-a-bration catalog!  I'll announce the winner on Sat, Feb 1st!

Here's a peek at one of the adorable card kits you can earn for free with a $50 order - the Go for Gold card kit:

This super cute kit comes with all the supplies to create 8 cards - complete with envelopes and embellishments!  Here's a closer look:

If you happen to be local to the South Bay/Los Angeles in Southern CA, I am also having a LIVE workshop this Saturday, Feb 1st!  If you're interested, please email me here and I'll be sure to send you all the deets!

Paper Pumpkin Challenge

Hey there, blog friends! I just wanted to pop in real quick and share the card I had created for the My Paper Pumpkin Challenge at leadership.  The challenge was to create a card using past Paper Pumpkin stamps and current products from the Occasions catalog. I had lots of fun playing with the new Occasions products.  You can see I used the Fringe Scissors and Scallop Tag Topper punch again. :)

Don't forget there's a special Paper Pumpkin promotion going on until February 10th, so if you want to take advantage, it's not too late.  Check out my post here for more info!

My Paper Pumpkin - Oh MY!

Hello all! I wanted to share an awesome promotion that's now going on when you sign up for a new My Paper Pumpkin subscription.  From now until February 10th you'll get a free set of the 2012-2014 In Color Stampin' Write markers as part of your new membership!  How cool is that?  The monthly subscription is a great value at just $19.95 per month.

Are you curious to learn more about My Paper Pumpkin?  Well, if you're someone that's looking for a craft fix in the form of a new project kit every month, then this is just for you!  There are super cute and exciting project kits coming up {we got to see a sneak peek at Leadership at 2 upcoming kits..but that's all I can say}.  For a look at one of the project kits, check out my post on the November kit to see how cute the projects really are!

What's great is, each month is a surprise, so you won't know what the projects are until you open up the box.  That's part of the thrill and delight for me. :) I have been a subscriber from the beginning and all I can say is that the wide range of projects has been fun for me and has exposed me to lots of paper crafting categories.  From cards to party decor…it's been great!  This promo is only available until February 10, so be sure to take advantage soon!

Time for Stampin'Up!'s Holiday Sale

Hey there, blog friends!  Need the perfect gifts for your crafty friends, or better yet, stock up on your own stamping and paper crafting supplies?  Well, no need to wait til Black Friday or Cyber Monday!  Get your crafting fix starting today thru December 2nd and save BIG. You can check out the flyer here, or go straight to shopping at my online store.  Feel free to peruse the sale at your leisure.  There are lots of goodies to check out!  If you have any questions, you can always reach out to me, too!

Enjoy!

Easy and quick Halloween banner!

Hi all!  How are you?  Thanks for popping by today.  With Halloween just around the corner, I wanted to whip up something quick and easy to put on my mantle, so I created this little banner!  Here's a bit of a closer view:

I used the Perfect Pennants Bigz L die for my banner and the festive designer series paper I used is the Witches' Brew DSP from the Holiday catalog.  I love the versatile Morning Post Alphabet - it's my new favorite! AND it happens to be on sale right now for $26.21.  A great bargain!

Stampin'Up! is having an awesome sale on 25 stamp sets at 25% off that you can check out - it's going on now until October 28th!

Hope you guys have a great day!  So glad you came by. :)

An awesome deal!

Hello all! Happy October!  I know we're already a week in - where does the time go?  But, I do have an awesome special to share with you.  In honor of Stampin'Up!'s 25th anniversary, starting today, you can join as a demonstrator for only $25!  So, if you've been waiting for just the right time to join, now is definitely the time.  This offer is available for only 2 weeks, so you have until the 21st.  I have been a demonstrator now for almost 13 years (wow - can you believe it?!), and I have to say one of the greatest things with being a demonstrator is the flexibility you can have with your business.  I'm a working mom, and I will confess that I became a demonstrator to support my crafting habit. Heehee!  Since then though, I've had the fulfilling experience of sharing my love of crafting with others through workshops, designing cards, and also doing this blog and other social media channels on the internet where I can share how much I do love the art of papercrafting.

I encourage you all to look into it, if it's something of interest to you. I am also happy to answer any questions - feel free to email me or leave me a comment!  Hope you have a wonderful Monday and a fantastic week!

Woot woot! It's Free Shipping time and a card share!

Yup!  You heard me right!  Starting on Sat, April 6 at 12:00 AM Mountain Time (MT), Stampin'Up! is offering free standard shipping on any order of any amount (for residents in the US)!  How cool is that!  So, if you've been saving up on an order, or have had your eye out on a cute stamp set, die cut or any of the super cute products in the catalogs, then now's the time to splurge and go for it since shipping is FREE!  This promotion lasts til 11:50 PM MT on Monday, April 8, so I'd definitely encourage you all to take advantage while you can!  You can shop anytime this weekend at my online store here.

Sorry for my long silence on the blog, dear friends.  I know it's been almost a month since I've posted.  All is going well so far in my neck of the woods, just busy as always with the day job and my little family :)  

I've been prepping some pics for a blog post for a couple of weeks now, but had not gotten around to it, so I suppose now is as good a time as any, right?  As you all know, I've been really into the dress form framelits, so I have yet another one to share.  This is a card I made for my Mom's birthday in March.  I had fun modifying the dresses and making my own outfit {hee!}.  

I made the cardi out of the short-sleeved dress and just cut the skirt off, then cut the blouse piece in half and added the pearl "buttons."  I love the dahlia flower in Primrose Petal that I had to incorporate it as an embellie for the card.  I also fell in love with the butterfly print paper from the Patio Party DSP.  Such a cute fluttery dress, no?  Here's the full picture below.  I even made a little balloon, too!  I cut a very narrow piece of DSP scrap using Stampin'Up!'s awesome new paper cutter and then I curled it using the paper snips.  Fun fun!

Hope you like it!  Here's some product info for you - enjoy!

Dress Up Framelits Dies 130101 Price: $24.95 Easily cut stamped dress images from the All Dressed Up Stamp Set. Largest design: 1-1/2" x 4-1/4". 3 dies. Cuts a single sheet of paper using your Big Shot, Standard Cutting Pads, and Multipurpose Platform. Designed by Karen Burniston

Patio Party Designer Series Paper 126916 Price: $10.95 12 sheets: 2 ea. of 6 double-sided designs. 12" x 12". Acid- and lignin- free. Coordinates with the Patio Party suite. Baja Breeze, Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals, Summer Starfruit, Whisper White.

In Color Dahlias 127556 Price: $7.95 Bright little wonders! Detailed petals add touches of dimension and texture. Adhere with Mini Glue Dots. 20 flowers: 4 ea. in five 2012–2014 In Colors; 3/8". Gumball Green, Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple, Summer Starfruit.

Basic Pearls Jewel Accents 119247 Price: $4.95 Jewels are just as magical in papercrafting as in fashion. Add a pearl here, a rhinestone there, and your projects take a subtle step up. With our pearl basic jewels, it’s easy to add a touch of class to your projects in an instant. • Small, self-adhesive pearls • 150 pearls per package; 50 each of 3 sizes (2 mm, 3 mm, and 5 mm) • Each package also includes three 2-5/8" strips of connected pearls perfect for borders

Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies 127003 Price: $24.95 See what you're cutting with Framelits dies. Use with the Big Shot, Standard Cutting Pads, and the Multipurpose Platform. Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies are designed to cut images from World Treasures Stamp Set and Layered Labels Stamp Set. 4 dies (largest: 4-7/8" x 2-3/4"). Cuts a single sheet of paper.

Happy Cyber Monday!

Hi all!  Did you guys have a nice Thanksgiving weekend?  Did any of you hit the Black Friday sales and all that good stuff?  Well, with Cyber Monday today, I thought I'd throw in a little special for those of you that want to shop for some stamping and crafting presents :)  So, not only do you have the Online Extravaganza items, but for those of you in the United States, if you place an order on my Stampin'Up! online store today, I will personally send you this cute little Stampin'Up! tote, too, as a special gift from me.

I love this print from the Festival of Prints paper pack in the Holiday Mini catalog.  It'll be perfect to tote your craft supplies or bring to the market to carry your groceries.  Whatever the use, it's a great reusable bag with an adorable design!  Have fun checking out the Online Extravaganza...you have til Wednesday to take advantage of the deals, but today's the day to shop on my site if you want to get yourself a free shopping tote :)

Have fun and I'll catch up with you guys soon!

Get ready for the {Online EXTRAVAGANZA!}

Hi all!  I'm back with another post, can you believe it?  Well, with the holidays coming upon us, Stampin'Up! is kicking off their Online Extravaganza sale just in time to pick out those special stamp sets and craft goodies for all the crafters in your life!  And, the cool thing is - there's no hassle with lines or parking, just shop at my Online Store here!

Here are a few highlights of this sale that you definitely don't want to miss:

Special 24 hr deals on Nov 19 and Nov 28!

Nov 19:

Nov 28:

Sell-a-stamp SPOOKTACULAR is {TODAY}!

Hi all! Just wanted to remind you that Sell-a-stamp Spooktacular is happening today where you get 15% off on most of  the stamp sets.  View my earlier post HERE for details.  You can shop at my Demonstrator Store website any time today - but don't forget that this sale is today only!

Also starting today thru Nov. 5th is the cool Digital promotion where you get 3 free downloads and 50% off all Digital kits!  What a great day to get your shopping on, huh? :)

As an incentive for you, anyone that places an order of $50 or more TODAY from my Demonstrator Website will get this super cute Stampin'Up! shopping bag from me :)

Have fun shopping and have a great week! 

Get ready for Sell-a-stamp {SPOOKTACULAR}

Hello there blog friends!  Hope you're enjoying your weekend!  I know it's been quiet again on my front, but I had to pop in and tell you about Monday's Spooktacular Festivities!  Stampin'Up! is offering 15% off on almost every stamp in all our catalogs for ONE DAY ONLY, on Monday October 29th!  What does this mean?  It means, you get $15 off on all stamp sets, including:

Background stamps

Personalized name stamps

Incentive stamp sets from the supply list

Cookie press stamps

Single-image stamps

So, you're  probably wondering...ok, so what's excluded?  Here's the list:

Hostess sets

Bundled stamp sets

Digital stamp brush sets

It's the perfect time to place an order just in time for the holiday card and craft making!  AND, you have direct access to my website here!

Feel free to start browsing now so you can pick out the stamps you'd like to get on Monday, October  29.  Don't forget that the deal is for Monday only!  Have fun!  I'll remind you again on Monday....and may have some things to post for you as well! ;)

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!  Ciao for now.

guilty pleasure...

Ha! Did I get your attention?  And no, I'm not talking about 50 Shades {heehee}, but rather, this month's MDS {My Digital Studio} promotion at Stampin'Up!

To sum it up for the month of August, all cards, photobooks, individual pages, and tags are on SALE for 31% off!  But wait, there's MORE.  There are also 31 digital products available at 31% off, too.  So now, you're probably thinking, well, I don't have MDS...not to worry.  During the month of August, you can download a 30-day risk free trial of MDS2! How cool is that? 

I'm a huge fan of MDS, so I'm excited to download MDS2 and check out all the new features.  If you're a big fan of digital crafting, then I think it's definitely worth a free trial peek ;)

While I'm posting, I also wanted to share that there's an awesome Howl-o-ween project kit that you can earn for free if you join my team in August!  You can become a Stampin'Up! Demonstrator by purchasing a Starter Kit for $99 this month and build it your own way with the products that fit your crafting style and focus.  It's definitely worth checking out!

Thank you so much for stopping by today.  I've actually been bitten by the crafting bug this week, so I'll have a few more posts to share in the coming days :)  In the meantime, take a peek at the MDS and the starter kit options!

Bye for now!