World Card Making Day! Come make some cards!

Hi everyone!

I am participating in a fun event this week.  You can come and go as you please and make as many cards as you like!  I'd love to see you there.  Here are the details:  (no RSVP needed...just show up and have fun!)

There will be over 50 cards to choose from and it is only $2 to make each card!  We will be there stamping from 9am to 9pm, so bring a friend and have some fun!  Refreshments included.

Stitched With Cheer!

I just finished a really fun new kit from Stampin' Up!  The Stitched With Cheer project kit was so fun and simple, but I ended up with 18 beautiful cards!  My daughter and I worked on it together.  I love the way everything is included (except the stamp set, but I was able to use a stamp set I already had, so that worked out really well, too!)

Here are the cards we made:

I love all the texture!  That burlap ribbon is so fun and the holly berries are self stick and go on quick!

This one was super simple.  The stitches are easy because all the holes are pre-punched and the gold thread is cut for you, too!  There's even a needle threader and two needles, so you can work with a friend!

This last one was my favorite.  So beautiful and the 3-D effect was so easy to create!  Tiny self-stick pearls complete the snowy look!

I hope you get a chance to try one of these kits.  They are so much fun to create...all the planning is done for you!  Enjoy and Merry Christmas to you all!

My first Video! Stampin' Up Haul from the new Holiday Catalog!

Here it is!  My very first youtube video!



I'm so excited...I finally got the link to work!  I hope you enjoy all of my new goodies.  :)

Halloween Circle Thinlit Card

Here is my first card I made with my new Circle Thinlit Die!  It was so quick, I was amazed.

I used the new Witches Brew DSP, with Pumpkin Pie cardstock.  I stamped with Black Stazon, which gave me a crisp look, then sponged the edges of the scallop punched piece with pumpkin pie.  The little strip of DSP on the edge was cut with the Adorning Accents Edgelits.

Here is the inside.

The stamp set I used is the new Best of Halloween set that just came out for August.  Lots of fun stamps in that one.

To purchase, please click on my Online Store at the top of my blog.  Enjoy!

Mixed Bunch! Convention Swap Card

Here is another one of my Convention Swap Cards.  I love these new In Colors...Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe, and Strawberry Slush...yum!  :)

Gifts of Kindness Convention Swap Card

Here is one of my Convention Swap cards that I made to give away.

I was happy to find that this one was very popular.  I used the brand new Gifts of Kindness stamp set from the new Catalog and the pretty Crisp Cantaloupe Ruffled Rbbon.  Very quick and easy!

Stampin' Up! Thinlits Card Dies

I just love these!  Click on the link to the flyer in my previous post for more information or just click on the button at the top of my blog to go to my Online Store to purchase.  I can't wait until mine arrive!

Love Pop-Up Cards? Stampin' Up has a Brand New Die!

Check out the new Thinlets Card Dies!

http://www.stampinup.com/us/images/LPHeader_thinlits_Demo_7.19.13.gif

These are so cool!  I just ordered mine and I can't wait until they arrive.  We saw them demonstrated at Convention and it's amazing how easy they are to use.

http://www.stampinup.com/us/documents/thinlits_flyer_demo_7.17.13_US.pdf

Here is a flyer with more information.  To order, click on the Store button at the top of my Blog.  Enjoy!

Holiday Catalog goes live today!

There's a new Stampin' Up Catalog out!

Scroll down on the right of my blog and click on the catalog to view it!  Click on my Store at the top of my blog if you see something you've just got to have!

There are some amazing new products, including a bow maker die, some quick and easy Thanksgiving table setting kits, Christmas and Halloween treat kits and Holiday Banner decoration kits.  And a new framelit to make envelope liners out of your favorite Designer Series Paper!  Woohoo!

Convention 2013 -- Be the Difference

Here is an amazing compilation of clips from Convention 2013.  Be the Difference!

Stampin' Up New Product! Undefined...Carve your own stamp!

Oops!  This is actually Stampin' Up's whole video list!  It starts with a new product called Undefined, which was just introduced to us at Convention.  We got to carve our own stamps!  Very fun and available now.  Just click on 'Store' at the top of my blog for more info.

Day 3 of Convention...Prize Patrol!

Day 3 was filled with a meet up with a good friend, 3 super classes, a yummy lunch and many, many Prize Patrols!  Woohoo!

Here is a video of the very exciting last Prize Patrol...a grand prize for 25 lucky demonstrators!

The exciting ending!  (just after we all won another free stamp set!)

Convention was fantastic.  Later, I will post a SU video compilation of moments from the entire convention wrapped up into a couple of minutes...amazing!

Convention Opening Session!

Here are some pictures of when the real excitement began.

Here we are as the crowd begins to enter the Main Stage for Opening Session.

The massive crowds (6,000 demonstrators!)

The show begins with fireworks and a song, Be the Difference!

The Stampin' Up family.

We get our Convention Bags that are filled with goodies!

Excitement is high as we wait for Convention to start!

Convention fun!

Here are some more pictures of my first day at Convention.

 This is what we saw when we first entered the main office at Riverton.  We then got in line to tour the Stampin' Up Museum.

 Here are what the metal plates look like when they make the mold for the rubber stamps...cool!

 Some home decor made from dies, punches and Stampin' Up cardstock!

 A display that I think I've seen in the catalog!

 More home decor in Stampin' Up colors and mega versions of some stamps.

 The warehouse!  It was really huge and the conveyer belts were all busy working while we were there!

 Some of the pretty designs we saw as we walked through the offices.

 Thanksgiving ideas!

Here are the MDS photo albums.  It was nice to get to look through them.  They are very high quality, nice thick paper and solid covers.  I also got to see the swatch books.  Very neat!

I will post more pictures from Riverton later.  Next, I will post some pictures from Opening Session.

Back from Convention!

Whew!  What an amazing week!  We just got back from a wonderful vacation during which I got to go to the 25th Anniversary Stampin' Up Convention.  Wow!

Here are a few pictures.

 Here are the swaps I brought with.  I participated in 5 organized swaps and brought 5 different kinds of cards (20 each) for open swapping.  This was one of the most fun parts of Convention!  Oh, and I also brought 50 3-D swaps...the most fun of all!

 The bus ride to Riverton (Stampin' Up's main office)  Air conditioning...woohoo!  I met some nice women from other parts of the country on the way there and the way back.

 Here we are!  I will post pictures of the inside later.

 Convention lobby in the early morning before it starts.  I had to get there early for an organized swap.

 My first 3-D swap!  Isn't it adorable?

 My first mega-huge organized swap.  This one was for make and takes for a year.  We each made 40 of the same card, plus one for the swap hostess.  Amazing and fun!

 The crowd lining up for opening session.  There were 6,000 demonstrators from all over the world attending this year.

 It's time to enter Main Stage for Opening Session!

I will post more pictures soon!

Designer Series Paper Sale!

Love all of the Designer Series Paper in our new Catalog?  Now you can get a whole pack free!  Click on the Online Store button at the top of this page and choose your favorites!

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.