Welcome New InColors!!!

I was lucky enough to preview the new 2016/18 InColors (because I made cards for the OnStage Display Board) and now I am able to share them with you.  I am in love with them!  Keep in mind, these are photographs of the printed colors from an OnStage display.  The true colors are more colorful and beautiful.  While making my…

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Retirement Announcement

It’s that time of year when the annual retirement list is announced.  Today is that day.  So many great products are being retired at a discount of 15-50% off (to make way for so many great new ones).  Be sure to check the list against your wish list.  Remember, products are while supplies last.  If you see something you have…

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A Cute Little Pillow Gift

Stampin’ Up!’s OnStage event begins on Thursday and everyone who is involved with Stampin’ Up! (whether going or not going) is excited for this big event.  The suspense is building because the new 2016/17 Annual Catalog will be released and all the cool stuff it contains.  Yahoo!!! It’s tradition for those going to bring little pillow gifts for roommates and…

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Happy National Dandelion Day!

What?  There seems to be a National or International Day of just about anything and everything.  April 5 was chosen the day of dandelions and, it just so happens that I made a card for a friend last month that featured a dandelion.  I much prefer to celebrate them on paper than seeing them pop up in my yard. Tell…

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Sympathy & Thinking of You Cards

As much as we wish we didn’t need them, it’s good to have both Sympathy and Thinking of You cards on hand.  A nicely written note (and a nicely made card) can really make a difference in a time of need or sorrow.  Join me at my next class where we will be making these cards.  Sentiments are interchangeable so you…

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Happy 3rd Birthday Paper Pumpkin!!!

I love how the box says “3 Years & Counting” because I look forward to my box each and every month.  Paper Pumpkin is the solution to many of our issues:  I don’t have enough time for a class, I don’t have a craft room, I’m not creative to think up my own ideas, etc, etc, etc. Paper Pumpkin is…

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Open House Samples

I had so much fun and was so busy chatting with everyone that I forgot to take pictures!  22 people came to my Open House and they each made 4 cards at the different stations I set up throughout my house.  Everyone had a different favorite, which means I did a pretty good job creating (and case-ing).  Lots of people…

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OnStage Display Board Application

In April I will be traveling to Salt Lake City, Utah with hundreds of other Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators for the first ever North American OnStage Live event.  I was there a few years ago for Stampin’ Up!’s 25th Anniversary and I can’t wait to return and see what they have in store for us.  I promise to share everything I…

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Just a few more days until my Open House

There are still spots available for you to come to my Open House this Saturday, March 5 (unfortunately, the early bird spots have been claimed).  I have four cards for you to make that you will just love.  Bring a friend, sister or daughter, but be sure to RSVP by tomorrow!

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Easter Lamb

I’m starting to think about which samples to make for my upcoming Open House on March 5 (you are all invited, just need to RSVP to me).  Since it’s only a few weeks before Easter, I immediately thought of using the Easter Lamb stamp from the 2016 Occasions catalog.  You may have noticed that the “Happy Easter” is attached to…

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

The card I’m sharing with you today was not made by me, but rather a very talented stamper who recently joined the Stampin’ Up! family.  I am besotted with this card that Ellen created.  The vibrant blend of the purples and reds, the pop of white under the flowers and the movement the watercoloring creates.  What a lovely card!  Thank…

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Birthdays!

Birthdays are something everyone has and hopefully celebrates, so there is always a need for birthday cards.  My next series of classes is a Birthday Card class.  I thought I would share with you the cards that we will be making.  I would love to have you join us at class, just RSVP with me to save your spot.  Specific…

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Pop-Up Happy Birthday

Wait until you see what this amazing new Party Pop-Up Thinlits can do! Tonight I am hosting my monthly downline/team meeting.  We come together, share ideas, ask questions, be inspired by each other and make cards/projects (of course).  Tonight we are doing a “shoebox swap”.  Each person will bring a sample card/project and the supplies to make it for each…

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Nothing Better than a Cup of Tea

Julie Andrews sang the beautiful song “These are a few of my favorite things” in the Sound of Music and for me, tea is one of my favorite things (I love the musical too).  The drink is warming, comforting, social, varied in flavors, and can really solve all problems.  Stampin’ Up! has come up with a perfect suite of tea:…

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Everyone was a Winner

Today I had 9 wonderful women come over to play a fun-filled game of Stampin’ Up! Bingo.  Prizes were new products from the 2016 Occasions catalog and the Sale-A-Bration catalog.  Even though not everyone was a prize winner, everyone did go home with a door prize of It’s My Party Enamel candy dots (that they used in their tea cup…

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Balloon Celebration

I wanted to share two of the cards I made using the new Balloon Celebration photopolymer stamp set and coordinating Balloon Bouquet punch (they are sold as a bundle for $15% off in the 2016 Occasions Catalog).  At first I thought the stamp set was just okay, but when I saw how it was used during the OnStage demonstration it became a must have.This first card is…

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Sale-A-Bration Begins Today!!!

I know so many of you have been waiting for today to come and now it’s here!!!  Sale-A-Bration begins today, as well as the launch of the 2016 Occasions Catalog.  Yippee!!  So many great and wonderful things that you are going to want to purchase.  Do you make a long wish list or do you mark the pages with post…

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A Congratulations Card

Today I went to an Eagle Court of Honor for three new Eagle Scouts in my son’s Boy Scout troop.  I went through my stash of cards and did not have an appropriate congratulations card, or rather 3 of them, to give to the boys.  So, I just made them!  I tried to keep it simple because I didn’t think…

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Thank you’s

This time of year seems to be a time of Thank You’s.  So I felt there is no better theme for my next set of classes as a thank you class.  I loved using new stamp sets from both the 2016 Occasions and Sale-A-Bration catalogs.This Remarkable You stamp set isn’t a new, but it’s new to me and I just…

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