Thank You Butterflies

Can it get any girlier than this?  Maybe just a bit. 

Supplies
Stamps: Flight of the Butterfly
Ink: Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose
Paper: Crumb Cake, Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose, Whisper White
Accessories: Scallop Trim Border Punch, Big Shot, Polka Dot Embossing Folder

A Little Bird of Thanks

Same stamp set, different color scheme, a whole 'nother personality.  If you saw my last post I used this stamp set with some colors from the Brights Collection and it is quite different than this card.  That's one of the great things about stamps!  The same stamp set can create so many different looking cards or scrapbook pages!

Supplies
Stamps: For Everything
Ink: Jet Black StazOn, Marina Mist, Pink Pirouette, Certainly Celery, So Saffron
Paper: Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, Pink Pirouette, Certainly Celery, Whisper White
Accessories: So Saffron 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Blender Pens

Thanks So Bright

I love bright colors!  I think the Brights Collection is the best part of the redesign of Stmapin' Up! colors.  Bright colors make me happy!  These flowers made me happy, so they needed to be bright!

Supplies

Stamps: For Everything

Ink: Jet Black StazOn, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight

Paper: Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White

Accessories: Circle Scissor Plus, Stampin' Dimensionals, Ribbon Trim Punch

Vintage Thanks

If you've seen my blog a few times you know I'm not a vintage-y kind of girl, but I wanted to try something new.  I wouldn't have picked this stamp set as my hostess choice, but it was free during a demo promo.  So I figured I'd try it out.  I really like how it turned out. I don't know how often I'll use this set, since it isn't my style, but at least I gave it a shot, right?

Supplies

Stamps: Because I Care, Worn

Ink: Night of Navy, Old Olive, Crumb Cake

Paper: Night of Navy, Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Whisper White

Accessories: Hemp Twine, Stampin' Sponges

Funky Thanks

New stamp set alert!  Funky Four was the first stamp set I fell in love with from the new IB&C so of course it was on my first order.  With this card my goal was to use Garden Green since I don't remember the last time I used it and I've been going through Old Olive cardstock like it was water!

Supplies
Stamps: Funky Four, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Garden Green
Paper: Garden Green, More Mustard, Crumb Cake, Whisper White
Accessories: 2 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch, More Mustard 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon

Thank You Petals

Why did I wait so long to get this stamp set?  Seriously, it's been out for how long now and I just got it a month or so ago through a trade.  I just want to use it on everything now!  So, if you haven't picked Pick a Petal yet I highly recommend you do!

Supplies

Stamps: Pick a Petal, Short & Sweet

Ink: Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose, Certainly Celery, Basic Black

Paper: Pink Pirouette, Whisper White

Accessories: Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker, Rhinestone Jewel Accent

Thank Who?

Are you ready for a marathon of thank you cards?  Let's start off with a simple, but oh so cute one!  I love the owl punch!  That little owl is so stinking cute!  I've used a lot of new products on this card and I'm having fun with some new colors, too.  

Supplies

Stamps: Euphoria Alphabet (retired)

Ink: Daffodil Delight

Paper: Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories: Owl Punch, Ribbon Border Punch, Big Shot, Square Lattice Embossing Folder

Corinne's Baptism

This weekend was my daughter's baptism.  It's been a busy few weeks leading up to it between making invitations, sewing her gown, planning the party, baking and decorating the cake.  Oh, my goodness.  I am tuckered!!  So while I'm relaxing take a look at the invitations I made.

Supplies

Stamps: Flight of the Butterfly

Ink: Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink

Paper: Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Paper Snips, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Corner Rounder, Stampin' Dimensionals

Birthday Buttons

Another birthday is upon us!  This is the card my little helper assisted with.  I totally CASEd this from a fabulous card I saw on SCS.  I really wanted to use Circle Circus and while perusing the gallery I found this great card using faux buttons on the leaf.  I wanted to try out Cherry Cobbler and once I got started I was afraid it would look too Christmasy, but my wonderful hubby assured me once I put a birthday sentiment on it it would not be.  And I think he was right!  Thanks, hubby!  Oh, and I'm kicking myself for not having bought this Kraft (now Crumb Cake) cardstock before!  I love it!

Supplies

Stamps: Circle Circus, Hugs & Wishes

Ink: Cherry Cobbler

Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke, Crumb Cake

Accessories: Big Shot, Little Leaves Sizzlet, 3/4" Circle Punch, Scallop Trim Punch, Lattice Embossing Folder, Crystal Effects, Stampin' Dimensionals

My Little Helper

Stamping is more fun when you're not stamping alone!  And this is my stamper in training.  She's just two months old and already helping me put the finishing touches on her Noni's birthday card.  I see many more stamping days in our future!  :)

Point to the Birthday

We have a birthday in the family today so this one is in the mail (hopefully arriving in time).  It was an easy peasy one to make.  Not much stamping here.  But my desk is messy nonetheless and I couldn't find my Stamp-a-ma-jig imaging sheet, so it's just by sheer luck the sentiment is stamped straight!

Supplies

Stamps: Big Birthday Candle

Ink: Taken with Teal

Paper: Taken with Teal, Close to Cocoa, Sweet Pea DSP

Accessories: My Way Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

Thank You Bloom

I finally got around to using some of my new goodies!!  And can I just say I am in love with Marina Mist!?!?  It's a gorgeous color!!!  I'm so happy to have this color in the collections over Brocade Blue or Ballet Blue.  I've got a pack of this cardstock in my next order!!  And this is one of the new Level 1 hostess sets.  Isn't it lovely?!?!  I love hydrangeas!!  This got my stamping mojo going and now I just want to stamp, stamp, stamp!!  I've missed it while on my little hiatus (AKA new role as a mom).

Supplies

Stamps: Because I Care

Ink: Marina Mist, Old Olive, So Saffron

Paper: Marina Mist, Old Olive, So Saffron, Whisper White

Accessories:  Scallop Trim Border Punch, So Saffron 1/2" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Modern Label Punch

Sweet Little One

This is the last page of the book.  What a great finish it will be to see a sweet little one sleeping.

Supplies
Stamps: Holidays and Wishes
Ink: Basic Black
Paper: So Saffron, Basic Black, Bashful Blue, Whisper White
Accessories: Circle Scissor Plus, Small and Large Star Punches, Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Signo White Gel Pen

Happy

These pages will be great to capture pictures of those first few smiles!

Supplies

Stamps: Medallion, Define Your Life

Ink: Bashful Blue, Basic Black

Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White

Accessories: Sticky Letters, Fine Cosmo Stampin' Glitter, Black Gingham Ribbon, Blue Gingham Ribbon

Cute as a Button

I'll admit I used some non-Stampin' Up! Sizzix dies on this one.  OK, just the alphabet.  But that's the great thing about the Big Shot.  You can use Stampin' Up!'s exclusive dies, but you can also get other Sizzix products to use with it as well.

Supplies

Stamps: None (gasp!!!)

Ink: None

Paper: Certainly Celery, Almost Amethyst, So Saffron, Whisper White

Accessories: Big Shot, Sizzix Alphabet, Buttons Sizzlet, Crystal Effects, Ribbon Originals

Apple of My Eye

I crocheted baby Landon an apple hat so I had to make pages to showcase all the pictures of him looking cute in his hat.

Supplies
Stamps: Tart & Tangy, San Serif Mini Alphabet
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Gable Green
Paper: Close to Cocoa, Real Red, Gable Green, Whisper White
Accessories: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Impressions Folder, Backgrounds I Texturz Plates, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Real Red Polka Dot Ribbon

So Tweet

I love these little birds for scrapbook pages.  And I love titles that are a play on words.

Supplies

Stamps: Cheep Talk, Contempo Alphabet

Ink: Old Olive, Close to Cocoa, Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie

Paper: Old Olive, Close to Cocoa, Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, Sweet Pea DSP

Accessories: Buttons, Hemp Twine, Corner Rounder Punch

Love U Bunches

No baby book is complete without a Sock Monkey page!!

Supplies
Stamps: Sock Monkey, Jumbo Outline Alphabet
Ink: Close to Cocoa, Real Red, Summer Sun, Barely Banana, Jet Black StazOn
Paper: Close to Cocoa, Real Red, Summer Sun, Whisper White

Welcome Home

Bringing baby home for the first time is a big deal.  It needs scrapbook pages to mark the wonderful occasion.

Supplies

Stamps: Rough Type Alphabet, Good Neighbors

Ink: Ruby Red, Taken with Teal, Old Olive

Paper: Ruby Red, Taken with Teal, Old Olive, Whisper White, Sweet Pea DSP

Accessories: Round Tab Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Old Olive 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon

100 Percent

These are great pages for some every day pictures.  No real theme here, but sometimes you don't need one. 

BTW - don't you love the sparkle??? 

Supplies
Stamps: Stamp of Authenticity
Ink: Basic Black, Basic Gray
Paper: Basic Black, Basic Gray, So Saffron, Whisper White, So Saffron Prints DSP
Accessories: Silver Foil Smooch Spritz, Pewter HodgePodge Hardware, Pewter Build-a-Brad, Circle Punches, Spiral Punch, Basic Black 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon

And Baby Makes 3

This is the first child for the family, so baby makes 3.  I thought these pages would be great for those first few family pictures.

Supplies

Stamps: Circle Circus, Rough Type Alphabet, Everything Baby, Short Order Numbers, Just Perfect Alphabet

Ink: Basic Black

Paper: Real Red, Basic Black, Basic Gray, Whisper White

Accessories: Circle Punches

& Me

I think these pages are pretty self explanatory.

Supplies
Stamps: I {heart} Hearts, Contempo Alphabet
Ink: Ruby Red, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Basic Black
Paper: Ruby Red, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Basic Black, Whisper White

Landon

This page will be great for that first hospital picture.  The tags will allow mom to circle Landon's birthday.  Not that she'll ever forget what day it is.

Supplies

Stamps: Short Order Alphabet, Fox & Friends, It's a Date

Ink: Taken with Teal, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive

Paper: So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, Taken with Teal, Whisper White, Sweet Pea DSP

Accessories: Small and Large Tag Punches, Big Shot, Top Note Bigz Die, Slot Punch, Hemp Twine, Buttons, So Saffron 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Stampin Dimensionals

Landon's Baby Book

My cousin is going to have a baby boy any day now!!  As a gift I made an 8" x 8" scrapbook page for her so all she'll have to do once Landon arrives is print some pictures and glue them down!  So the next few posts will be pages of the book. 

This is the book cover.  It's just a plain brown scrapbook, so I added some ribbon and a Chipboard Element to fancy it up a bit.

Supplies
Stamps: Rough Edges Mini Alphabet
Ink: Old Olive
Paper: Old Olive, Sweet Pea DSP
Accessories: Pumpkin Pie 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Hemp Twine, On Board Chipboard, Word Window Punch

Rose Whale

Another thank you card!!! This one came together really quick, mostly because it was inspired by a card I saw on SCS. I don't remember the last time I used my Stampin' Sponges so it was fun to get them out again.

Supplies
Stamps: Animal Stories, Short & Sweet
Ink: Rose Red
Paper: Whisper White, Sweet Pea DSP
Accessories: Stampin' Sponges, Corner Rounder Punch

Pick a Petal of Thanks

Corinne is still being given gifts and I'm still making thank you cards! I recently acquired Pick a Petal in a trade so I was so excited to use it for the first time! I love the look for the paper pieced petals so I had to do that first. And I liked the drawn lines of the petals and the center of the flower so I hand-drew the lines around the edge of the card.

Supplies
Stamps: Pick a Petal, Short & Sweet
Ink: Basic Black, So Saffron, Whisper White Craft

Paper: So Saffron, Whisper White
Accessories: 1" Circle Punch, Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker, Paper Snips, Stampin' Dimensionals

Wonderful Father

This is the 3rd Father's Day card I made. This one is for my dad. I dug through my stamp sets to find one I hadn't used in a while. I veered from the norm with this card, because I usually only use Wonderful You for fall cards and scrapbook pages. I think this is the first time I used it without using a brown or orange color.

Supplies
Stamps: Wonderful You, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Old Olive
Paper: Old Olive, Whisper White
Accessories: Hemp Twine, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

1st Father's Day

Today is my hubby's first Father's Day!! We've got a nice day planned including a small present! Accompanying the present will be this card. I wanted to make a robot for DH and I saw a card on SCS with a punch robot so I used it for inspiration. DH liked the Smooch Spritz on his dad's card so I used some Smooch Spritz on his card, too.

Supplies
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Basic Black
Paper: Basic Black, Basic Gray, Whisper White
Accessories: Silver Foil Smooch Spritz, XL Cog Punch, 1" Circle Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, Small Tag Punch, Double Circles Punch

Gearing Up for Father's Day

Father's Day is tomorrow!  Are you ready?  I had a heck of a time getting this card done and in the mail.  Not because it was terribly difficult, but because I had a fussy baby hanging out with me while I was stamping.  It took me all day, but I finally finished it, but I don't think it's going to make it to it's destination in time.  I'm sure my father-in-law will understand, though.

Supplies

Stamps: Contempo Alphabet, Everything Baby, Celebrate Everything

Ink: Close to Cocoa, Old Olive

Paper: Closet to Cocoa, Sweet Pea DSP, Whisper White

Accessories: XL Cog Punch, Log Cabin Smooch Spritz, Word Window Punch, 1" Circle Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Cutter Kit

Welcome Baby

Today I am going to a baby shower!!  And for the first time in the past few months it's not my own!  :)  This mom-to-be is having a little boy so I had to go with the monkeys!

Supplies
Stamps: Fox & Friends, Cheep Talk, Everything Baby
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Old Olive, Taken with Teal
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Taken with Teal, Whisper White, Sweet Pea DSP
Accessories: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Spiral Punch

Thank You Elephant

The amount of stamping time I have has significantly decreased lately, but thank you cards are still needed, so I managed to whip this one up really quick.  It's nothing fancy, but then again, I am a clean and simple stamper.  

Supplies
Stamps: Out of the Box, Short & Sweet
Ink: Taken with Teal, Chocolate Chip
Paper: Taken with Teal, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Sweet Pea DSP
Accessories: Stamp-a-ma-jig

Last Chance List

 The Last Chance List is here!  These are the stamp sets that will no longer be available after June 30th.  Be sure to get your must haves before then!!  To view the list of retiring sets click on the picture to the right.

Happy Mother's Day

Today is my first "almost" Mother's Day.  My little one didn't want to arrive before Mother's Day, but I still got some snuggle and love from my first born furbaby.  I did send out two Mother's Day cards, though.  One for my mom and one for my mother-in-law.  And they have a good story to go with them!

I wanted to emboss on my cards, so I got out the glossy cardstock, inked up my stamp with Versamark, stamped, painstakingly colored the image with Stampin' Pastels, inked up the stamp with Versamark again and overstamped, poured embossing powder on my cardstock................and my embossing gun wouldn't work!!!!  I tried it in a different outlet (even though the lamp plugged into that outlet was working) and it still wouldn't work!!  I was so upset!  Not that it is now dead.  It is almost 6 years old after all, but because I took all that time to color in the image and now I had no way to heat it.  So, with a resourceful eye I scanned the craft room to see what I could do.  And it hit me!  The iron!!  So I headed over to sewing land and grabbed the iron.  I turned it on, held it upside down, and set my cardstock on top of it.  It worked!!!!!!  I did have to kind of hold the cardstock down on the iron (not with my fingers!) to melt all the embossing powder and it did overcook the embossing powder easier, but it turned out OK.

Supplies

Stamps: Upsy Daisy, Whimsical Words

Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Versamark

Paper: Rose Red, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, Whisper White

Accessories: Stampin' Pastels, Circle Scissor Plus, Earth Elements Buttons, Stampin' Dimensionals, Lattice Texturz Plate, Big Shot, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Old Olive 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Stampin' Sponges, Clear Embossing Powder

National Scrapbooking Month

Take your scrapbooking to a whole new level with Stampin' Up! Celebrate National Scrapbooking Month throughout May by stamping in your scrapbook. Stamping is great for creating titles, journaling, and embellishments on scrapbook pages, and this month you can earn free Designer brads when you purchase a qualifying scrapbooking stamp set.

During National Scrapbooking Month, May 1-31, get a FREE package of Designer brads with the purchase of My Digital Studio (item 118108) or any of the following stamp sets:

Page	Description	Wood-Mount Item	Wood-Mount Price	Clear-Mount Item	Clear-Mount Price
81	Extreme Elements	115181	$26.95	---	---
119	Framed with Love**	114389	$27.95	---	---
128	Certified**	113706	$27.95	---	---
129	Circle Circus	115778	$28.95	---	---
12*	Elements of Style	118611	$27.95	120045	$19.95
13*	Momentos	119910	$27.95	120105	$19.95
13*	Éléments de style	119900	$27.95	120099	$19.95
14*	Rough Type	118659	$26.95	120072	$18.95
22*	Sentimental Journey	118513	$23.95	120075	$17.95
25*	First Day	118521	$23.95	120051	$17.95
25*	Camino a la Escuela	120152	$23.95	120154	$17.95

*From the Summer Mini Catalog
**A Last Chance stamp set!

Choose from the following Designer brads with qualifying purchase:

Page	Description	Item
179	Flower Designer brads	112579
179	Filigree Designer brads	112577
179	Circle Designer brads	112571
179	Star Designer brads	112572

Smooched Butterflies

My 8 year old niece had a birthday this weekend so I had to make a girly card.  This was the perfect opportunity to use my new Smooch Spritz that will be available in the Summer Mini starting next month.  I used the Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz on my Bashful Blue card base.  It gave a very soft shimmery effect.  I can't wait to use this spritz on more projects (and get the other two colors I didn't preorder).  I'm going to have fun with this stuff!!!!!

The four colors of Smooch Spritz coming are Vanilla Shimmer, Silver Foil, Gold Glow, and Log Cabin.

Supplies

Stamps: Flight of the Butterfly

Ink: Pixie Pink, Chocolate Chip

Paper: Bashful Blue, Pixie Pink

Accessories: Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz, Piercing Tool, Stampin' Dimensionals

Punch Buggy

No, no, not the VW kind.  The baby kind! 

So are you tired of the baby thank you cards, yet?  Sorry........I have a one track mind these days.  And a lot of thank you cards to write.  This baby buggy is so easy to make with the 1 3/4" Circle Punch.  And using the 1 3/8" square punch for the "cut out" part.  This card was so easy to make.  Just piece everything together, glue it down, stamp your sentiment and you're done!

Supplies

Stamps: Trendy Trees

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Paper: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel, Whisper White

Accessories: 1 3/4" Circle, 1 3/8" Square, 3/4" Circle, Double Circle, Scallop Square Punches

Color Rennovation

You wanted retired In Colors to come back?

There are several colors in the core 48 colors you don't like?

You want new In Colors to stick around for more than 1 year?

Well, guess, what!  You get it!  Stampin' Up! announced a renovation to the core colors they offer.  There will be 4 color collections with 10 colors each.  25 of those colors are carryover colors (colors from current color families).  10 of those are returning In Colors.  5 are new colors.

Just think of all the fresh and new color combinations you can make!!  Here's a chart of what the new color collections will be.  This will get your brain juices flowing!!

And if you are can't live without some of the colors that are on their way out you have until the end of June to stock up.  Here's a chart of the colors that will be leaving us.  I know there are a few that are on my "must stock up on" list!

Two Step Into Spring

April's promotion will have you two-stepping into spring with a great new stamp set!! This stamp set will be available in the new Idea Book & Catalog in July, but you can get it early!!! You can earn the new set, Awash with Flowers, for FREE by hosting a $350 workshop in the month of April. This set will make beautiful cards and scrapbook pages for Easter, spring, sympathy, thank yous, and any other occasion you can think of!!

As a customer you can purchase this stamp set before it is released in the IB&C.

Item	Description	Price
117062	Awash with Flowers (wood-mount)	$39.95
120549	Awash with Flowers (clear-mount)	$27.95

You can also save 20% on select two step spring sets.

Item	Page	Description	Discount Price
113824	94	Greenhouse Garden	$20.76
113734	98	Fifth Avenue Floral	$19.96
111578	101	Flower Fancy	$29.56
113258	112	Trendy Trees	$14.36

This promotion is only good for the month of April, so act fast!

Last call for........

No, no, not alcohol!! It's the last call for Sale-a-bration freebies!!! Today is THE LAST day of Sale-a-bration, so if you haven't taken advantage of this great promotion CALL ME RIGHT NOW to place your order. Don't miss out on the limited edition items that are available or go ahead and pick one of the free items from the IB&C.

More Thank Yous

It was fun to make a card here and there as gifts trickled in, but since I now need a bunch of cards at once I had to go the mass production route.  But I think I came up with a cute design that was quick to put together.  I made several cards with each animal assembly line style.  I'll probably make some more using the lion, owl, and fox, which I didn't use in these ones.  I love this stamp set!!  The animals seem to be perfect for every baby/birthday/thank you card I need these days!!  If you don't yet have it it's in the Occasions Mini which is only going to be around until the end of April, so get it while you can!!

Supplies

Stamps: Fox & Friends, Circle Circus

Ink: Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Taken with Teal, Tempting Turquoise, Close to Cocoa, Mellow Moss, Always Artichoke

Paper: So Saffron, Temping Turquoise, Close to Cocoa, Mellow Moss, Whisper White

Accessories: Stamp-a-ma-jig, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

Technique: Masking

Whale of Thanks

As the gifts trickle in I make cards!  I guess I should try to make a few ahead of time.  Maybe I will get working on that this week!  This one is going in the mail tomorrow.  I used last week's card sketch from SCS as inspiration.  I thought the Summer Sun panel needed a little something so I made a faux button!  It looks way cuter in real life!! 

Supplies

Stamps: Fox & Friends, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie

Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip, Summer Sun, Whisper White

Accessories: Big Shot, Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Photo Corner Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Crop-a-dile, Linen Thread

Sale-a-bration

Sale-a-bration is quickly coming to end so I wanted to just give you one more reminder of all the great benefits available to you during this promotion (especially since my computer went on vacation without me and I'm without the ability to edit/upload photos). 

Customers

Receive a free Sale-A-Bration product for every $50 purchase (before tax and shipping). 

Hostesses

Receive a free Sale-A-Bration product for every $300 in workshop sales, in addition to our regular hostess benefits.

 

Recruits

Choose any retail stamp set (valued up to $47.95) from the current catalogs when signing up during the promotion. Plus, get 15 percent off your Starter Kit (Standard or Digital+)!

Starter Kit	Regular Price	Sale-A-Bration Price (15% off)
Standard Starter Kit	$199	$169
Digital+ Starter Kit	$185	$157

The Stampin' Memories Add-On can be added to these kits, but will not be discounted.


These deals are too irresistible to pass up!   Especially if you've ever thought about becoming a demonstrator yourself.  You only have until the end of March to take advantage of these great offers, so hurry up!!

Always

Today I am going to a wedding.  And this is the card that will be included with the gift.  If you remember this card from the bridal shower you will remember that the wedding colors are burgundy, orange, yellow, and brown.  So, I used those colors in my card again.  I wanted a soft look on the card, so I used Stampin' Pastels to color the Medallion and sentiment which I had stamped in Versamark.  I added a little ribbon and my one layer card was complete!  Have a great day everyone!  I'll be dancing the night away!

Supplies

Stamps: Medallion, Define Your Life

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Whisper White

Accessories: Chocolate Chip Polytwill Ribbon (retired), Stampin' Pastels (Bravo Burgundy, Pumpkin Pie, Summer Sun, Chocolate Chip)

Gift Card Holders

I've got a class coming up at the end of this month for making gift card holders.  We will make 5 different holders with different themes.  The cost of the class is $12 or free with a $50 purchase that night.  If you are interested in registering for the class you can do so by clicking the link below and paying via Paypal.  If you are on my email list you will be receiving an evite soon.

Gift Card Holders Class
March 26th, 2010
6:30 PM
Miamisburg, OH

A $12 credit will be given to guests who prepay, but make a $50 purchase the night of the class.

Nursery Art

 I haven't been able to share anything with you recently as my laptop went on a business trip with the hubby.  But I've got it back and I have some art work to share with you!  I bought these frames from IKEA to make some sort of art work for the nursery.  I knew I wanted to use Fox & Friends, but wasn't sure how I was going to make them.  One afternoon I sat down and just got to work.  I like the idea of the uppercase and lowercase alphabet like in Defining Alphabet, but since I don't own it I'm improvised.  I used Short Order Alphabet and my Stamp-a-ma-jig.  The theme of the nursery is brown and white, so the monkey and owl tie in with that.  I'm planning on hanging the giraffe picture in the middle since it's got some color on it.  I'm so excited about how they turned out.  Now I just need to get them on the wall.

Supplies
Stamps: Fox & Friends, Short Order Alphabet, Cheap Talk, Season of Friendship, Trendy Trees
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Old Olive, So Saffron
Paper: Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Old Olive, Whisper White
Accessories: Tag Corner Punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig