May 1 = Lots of new goodies!!!!

YAY!!  I am so excited to let you know that as of today, our new Summer Mini Catalogue is available!

New stamps, new Designer Paper, new Punches & new accessories! WOW! Definitely take a peek here!



May is also National Scrapbook Month and Stampin' Up! is offering a great promotion to celebrate!

Receive 30% off a wide selection of scrapbooking products including

• Select stamp sets
• Select professional print products for My Digital Studio
• Special digital download bundles for My Digital Studio

Click here to see the products being offered at 30 percent off!   If you're new to scrapbooking or maybe you've been scrapping for years, you'll definitely want to take a peek!


Happy Stamping!

My FREE SHIPPING Easter Special

I am offering a personal Easter Special! From now until April 27th, receive FREE SHIPPING on all orders of $50 or more* (before tax & s/h). Combine an order with a friend (or even a few!) and if orders reach $200, you'll also receive the exclusive Hostess benefits!  That means stamps and additional products of your choice - for FREE!!!  Orders must be received no later than 7pm on the 27th.

This is the perfect opportunity to order those "must-have" items that are still on your wish list from our Occasions Mini Catalogue!  The products in this mini catalogue are only available until the end of the month!!!

*Orders must be called or emailed to me as I am not able to discount shipping on any online orders.

Happy Stamping!

Unhappy Princess

A couple of months ago I purchased a "Cinderella" dress for our daughter. Apparently she did NOT like the idea and was more than happy to let me know (she's two). I HAD to grab the camera because I knew I never wanted to forget this moment. ;)   Sure enough - as soon as she was distracted with a toy, she couldn't have cared less about the dress.

I laugh every.single.time I see these pictures. (Does that make me a bad mom?)

Below is a single digital scrapbook page I put together this afternoon in My Digital Studio. I hope you'll get a good laugh!  (Click the pic for a closer peek)

I used one of our newer digital downloads - our Melon Mambo Pom Pom trim.  I love the look of this download!  If digital crafting isn't for you, we sell it for all "hands on" crafting as well!!! This adorable trim (available in Melon Mambo, Tangerine Tango, and Daffodil Delight) is in our current Occasions Mini Catalogue and will only be available until the end of this month!!!  You don't want to miss out on this!  Give me a call to place your order or order online anytime and have it delivered to your door!

Happy Stamping!

Spring is Blossoming...but only for a little longer!!!

I can hardly believe we're already more than half way through April! I admit I'm looking forward to seeing the sun more and the warmer weather that comes with that!

When Stampin' Up! announced the "Spring is Blossoming" Promotion for April, I was thrilled with the sneak peek stamp set and gorgeous designer series paper being offered. Of course, with the end of April creeping up on us, so is the end of this promotion! There's still time to order your own stamp set (which coordinates perfectly with our Decorative Label Punch) and designer paper when you place a $25 order!

Maybe you're looking for a little inspiration using these products!   Aren't these beautiful!!!

Gorgeous!  I would love to say I stamped them, but I didn't...they're samples I pulled off the Stampin' Up! demonstrator website I have access too.  If you have any questions regarding this promotion or would like to place an order, give me a call or send me a quick email!  Only a few days left!!!!

Happy Stamping!

Birthday Beauty

Last night I spent a few hours in my craft room doing some general organizing and cleaning up. With my tables and counters finally cleared off, I was inspired to stamp! Imagine that!  ;)

I copied the general card layout I'd seen from another demonstrator with a few minor changes. Again I used my new Four Frames stamp set and Paisley Petals Designer Series paper. I am in LOVE with this paper! The colors are just so rich and gorgeous!

The card is 5 x 5. I don't make this size very often and I'm not sure why because I love square cards.

I started with an Early Espresso card base and matted my designer paper with Pacific Point cardstock.  I allowed the beautiful paper to be the main focus for this card.

I used some of my Always Artichoke seam binding ribbon, tied a bow and adhered it to one of our Pear Pizzazz Springtime Vintage buttons with a glue dot.  These gorgeous buttons are in our Occasions Mini catalogue and contain a total of 48 buttons - 4 each in three different colors, but are only available until the end of April!
 

 

 The rose frame is one of the stamps in our Four Frames set and the "mother" stamp is from a retired set that we no longer carry but I've still got in my stash.  (If you're into digital paper crafting, it is still available as a digital download)  It's been punched out using our Decorative Label Punch and popped up with our Stampin' Dimenstionals.

Of course, I can't get enough of our beautiful pearls, so I added two large ones at the top, a row of the smallest size along my scallop border and three of the medium size on the inside of my card.  Anytime I use a dark colored card base, I always try to dress up the inside a little.

I had a lot of fun with this card!  It's my moms birthday this week, so this particular card was created with her in mind.  She and I have very similar taste, so I'm sure she'll love it as much as I do.

If you have any questions regarding this project, definitely let me know!

Happy Stamping!

Springtime Smiles

Well, last night's crafting session wasn't quite as successful as I'd hoped. I thought I'd stamp up a storm and have a ton of new samples to show you! *ha ha ha*

Unfortunately, it didn't quite happen that way. First of all, I made the mistake of turning on the TV and got caught up in a decorating show (oh how I love HGTV). Then, when I finally did wander into my craft room, I just couldn't get going! SO weird.

I am happy to report I did finish ONE card though. I used both my new Four Frames stamp set and some of our gorgeous Paisley Petals designer series paper.

My card is a simple one.

I started by embossing my Crumb Cake cardstock in my Big Shot with our Elegant Lines embossing folder and added some faux white stitching to the bottom left corner.  I added a piece of Baja Breeze seam binding ribbon and adhered it to my Early Espresso card base.

The Paisley Petals designers series paper is layered on a piece of Marina Mist cardstock that I punched with my Scallop Trim Border punch.  (TIP:  With this particular punch, cut your cardstock 1/2" larger than your piece of designer paper, punch along the edges and you'll have a perfect size mat!).  A little trick for getting a perfect cut triangle cutout on the bottom of my banner is to use one of our square punches!  I lined up the two edges of my designer paper in one corner of my punch and it punched out a perfect triangle!  I then layered this on my card front with Stampin' Dimensionals.

I stamped my frame in Early Espresso classic ink and added the Springtime Smiles greeting from our Easter Blossoms stamp set (from our Occasions Mini Catalogue) stamped in Marina Mist classic ink.  I punched it out using our coordinating Decorative Label Punch!

For the finishing touch, I punched out two large flowers using my Boho Blossom punch, layered them and added one of the smallest green Circle Ice rhinestone brads.  I adhered these to my card front also using Stampin Dimentionals.  DONE!

Hope you enjoyed this card.  My mom's birthday is next week, so I think I'll make another one with a birthday greeting on the front.

Happy Stamping!

Nothing new....yet....

Has it really been a week since I last posted?

Where is the time going! I guess life has been busy because I don't have a single new stamped item to show you.

I DID receive my Four Frames Stamp Set and another package of Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper yesterday! Have you taken a peek at these sneak peek items yet? Gorgeous!!!!  Our "Spring is Blossoming" promotion is in full swing, but only until the end of April! I'm hoping to tuck myself away in my craft room this evening once the kids are in bed, so check back tomorrow and hopefully I'll have a few new creations to show you!!!

Happy Stamping!