Free Shipping and Color Refresh!

Big News this weekend!  Free Shipping through Monday, April 8th!  Click on the Online Store button above to place your order!

Also, the new Colors have been announced for the next Big Catalog!

WooHoo!  I'm so excited, some of the returning colors are gorgeous!  If there's any retiring colors (paper, ink, pens, etc.) you love, get them while they last.

Be My Valentine

This is my sweet little Greeting Card Kids stamp set girl.

I love this set and I'm glad I got this pretty Pink Pirouette Two-Tone Ribbon to use with it.  I used the new More Amore DSP for the background and my new 2 1/2" Circle Punch for my little girl.  The scalloped circle in Pool Party was made with my Perfect Pennants Die.  I love adding texture to the background with embossing folders.  This one is the Vintage Wallpaper.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy New Year!

Welcome to 2013!

Here is my New Year's Card for this year.

I tried a new technique called Emboss Resist.  I stamped the main image in VersaMark Ink on Whisper White paper, then added some White Embossing Powder and used the Heat Gun to set it.  Then I chose some pretty color ink pads and used my Sponge Daubers to dab ink here and there.  

When I was finished, I used a tissue to wipe off my original image so it would stay nice and white.  I layered my card stock with some matching colors and finished up with some of my favorite ribbon, the Whisper White Organza.

Happy New Year!

Online Extravaganza Sale...Starts Monday!

Stampin' Up is having a huge Black Friday Sale early!  Starting Monday, save big on some of the best products.  Here are the details!

Dates: November 19-28, 2012
Details
The Online Extravaganza promotion is our biggest online sale of the year! We want to make it easier for you to get sales during a time when lots of people are doing their holiday shopping, but not necessarily holding Stampin' Up! parties. So during these 10 days only, you and your customers can get incredible discounts-up to 50 percent-on some of your favorite products!
In addition, there will be three products 20 percent off for 24-hours only on both the first and last days of Online Extravaganza-our very own doorbusters! Woot!
Monday, November 19, midnight - 11:50 PM (MT)

Page	Item	Description	Retail Price	24-Hour Sale Price
181	125586	Simply Scored Diagonal Plate	$11.95	$9.56
186	113439	Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine	$99.95	$79.96
186	113474	Big Shot Doctor's Bag	$69.95	$55.96

Wednesday, November 28, midnight - 11:50 PM (MT)

Page	Item	Description	Retail Price	24-Hour Sale Price
7	118941	Clear Block Bundle (Blocks A-I)	$66.95	$53.56
7	120279	Clear Block Storage Caddy	$16.95	$13.56
175	109127	Stack & Store Caddy	$34.95	$27.96

You can visit my Online Store to see all discounted products or view this PDF.

All Stamps 15% Off Today Only!

Big Sale today at Stampin' Up!  Click on my Online Store to get 15% off Rubber Stamps today only!

New Clearance Rack Goodies Today!

Head on over to Stampin' Up (click on the Online Store button at the top of my blog) and grab some Clearance Rack goodies before they're gone!  Dies (even the cute Build a Bear), Ribbons (the Very Vanilla Velvet Ribbon is there!), Ink (Stampin' Spots!), Paper (including the Big Top Circus DSP and the Wicked Cool Halloween paper!), Punches (the Bat Punch is there for Halloween!), and more!

These things usually sell out quickly, so grab 'em while you can!  :)

P.S.  Don't miss the Bitty Box Die...only $17.19...one of my favorite Dies ever!

Hoping for Spring

Here is my wish for Spring to come, LOL.  I have had it with the rain.  I'm ready to see the sun.  This morning, I looked up and saw some orange coming through the window.  I thought there was something wrong.  (it was raining, of course).  It turned out to be the sun coming up, peaking through the clouds, LOL.  It's gone now, but I made this card to remind me that it will be back!  :)

I borrowed this design from Heather Heroldt.  I used the Mixed Bunch stamp set for the flowers and punched them out with the new Blossom Punch.  The leaves are made of Lucky Limeade, punched using the 5-Petal Flower Punch.  The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes, using the Word Window Punch and Modern Label Punch, popped up on dimensionals.  I used Poppy Parade and Peach Parfait Ink, stamped off once for the lighter shaded flower.  I love this Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper and Brads...so pretty and bright.  Well, our daffodils are blooming, so I know Spring is on it's way, I just wish it would hurry up!  :)

Here I switched the colors around a bit, using Poppy Parade for the main flower, then stamping off once for the one underneath.  The top flower on both cards is popped up on dimensionals.

I hope you're all having a great week.  We're all back to school and work here after a lovely relaxing Spring Break.  We actually got two days of sun during our break and put them to good use, too!  I feel refreshed and ready to go again. 

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I love St. Patrick's Day.  I'm half Irish, so I suppose that is partially why.  I also enjoy decorating with 'the green!'  Here is my St. Patrick's Day card for this year.  I borrowed the design from Fixnthings on SplitCoastStampers.

I used that pretty Pleated Ribbon in Pear Pizzazz, embossed the Happy St. Patrick's greeting with Wild Wasabi Embossing Powder and used the Square Lattice Embossing Folder on the Whisper White background paper.  The main layer is Pocketful of Posies DSP and I added a Filigree Brad because I thought it had an Irish look about it.  I also used Old Olive cardstock paper as the base card layer.

Happy St. Patrick's Day to everyone and don't forget to wear green!

Concord Crush Blossom Flower

I love this color!  I admit, I thought it was too dark at first, but now I really love it.  I used my new Blossom Flower Punch to create this card along with the Mixed Bunch stamp set.  I think it gives it almost a Dutch Delft look to it. 

I was really surprised at how bright the Whisper White Craft Ink came out on the dark purple cardstock.  Craft Ink holds it's true color, but it takes a while to dry completely, so don't touch it right away.  This design was borrowed from Lauri Ingram.  I used the Concord Crush Stitched Poly Ribbon and a dimensional to pop-up the center of the flower (cut out with the 3/4" Circle Punch).  The sentiment is from the Perfectly Penned stamp set.

Just a note, Concord Crush will be retiring in a few months when the new catalog comes out, so if you love it, be sure to get some before then!

New Product! Simply Scored Diagonal Plate

Now we have a way to score paper diagonally.  This offers many new possibilities for crafting, including making envelopes to fit any size card.  This flat hard plastic plate fits right into your Simply Scored base.  Easy and fun!

You can even line your envelope with a small square sheet of the Designer Series Paper (DSP) that you used on your card.  Simply cut out a square, use your Simply Scored to fold it (point to point), insert it into your envelope on the diagonal and adhere it with a bit of adhesive.  Very professional looking.