Just announced!

It's the last 10 days of Sale-A-Bration and Stampin' UP! has just announced ANOTHER lot of items that you can earn for FREE during these last few days of Sale-A-Bration!

These are items in the Annual and Occasions Catalogue with SPECIAL codes that you will only be able to use during Sale-A-Bration. Check it out:

When you order online, you'll need to use the special codes above to get these items for FREE as the regular catalogue codes will NOT work. Be sure to click HERE and use code: JYXZZKDF before checking out.


Happy Sale-A-Brating!

Glimmer Paper Assortment Pack

JUST ADDED!

Inside the Lines

Sale-A-Bration is in full swing and Stampin' UP! has even added THREE new items that you can get for FREE to the already great list of items that has been available since January 4th, 2017. How cool is THAT??

For this week's Paper Craft Crew Sketch, I decided to use the Inside The Lines Designer Series Paper which is just ONE of the MANY free items you can get during Sale-A-Bration.

A quick and easy way to earn the Between the Lines DSP is to purchase the Stampin' UP! Artist Kit:

In the Artist Kit, you'll receive: Watercolour Paper, Watercolour Pencils, Aqua Painters and Blender Pens. The pre-tax total of $63.75 means you can choose a free Sale-A-Bration item! You can choose the Inside the Lines DSP or any other free item from the Sale-A-Bration Brochure - YAY! You can order the artist kit HERE (each item must be ordered individually in order to create the kit) and be sure to use hostess code: JYXZZKDF at checkout.

This brings us to today's sketch:

I thought the large space would be PERFECT for showcasing the Between the Lines DSP, so I went to work!

Here's what it looked like with just the colours put down (before blending):

And here's what it looked like AFTER blending:

Last but not least, here's the completed card:

My base is Thick Whisper White Cardstock and I added a layer of Old Olive Cardstock under my coloured image panel. A couple of little banners on the top left corner balance the sentiment on the bottom right corner. I added the little white ribbon for just a little bit of contrast and the perfect finishing touch!

What do you think?

STAMPS: Designer Tee (SAB) and coordinates with the Custom Tee Bundle in the Occasions Catty
INK: Archival Black
PAPERS: Thick Whisper White and Old Olive Cardstock; Inside the Lines DSP
ACCESSORIES: Watercolour Pencils, Blender Pens, Punches, Ribbon, Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

Happy Stamper!

Oh my goodness! When I first saw this set at OnStage in November, I KNEW I had to have it! The whole set is cute (of course!), but I totally fell in love with the "Happy Stamper" sentiment! Check it out:

Totally cute right?? And you don't even have to worry about fussy cutting all those bits because there's dies that go with it! And at $58.50 for the bundle, all you have to do is spend another $1.50 (for a total of $60) and you'll qualify for this:

An adorable little companion set to even further customize your t-shirts! You could, of course, choose any number of FREE Sale-A-Bration items...these just go together. :)

Anyway........all that to say, here's the card I created for Freshly Made Sketches:

Totally cute, right??

I started off with a base of Blushing Bride and added layers of Sahara Sand and Whisper White. I sponged some Rose Red Ink all over the Whisper White, because stampers get inky. Am I right?

Then I used the new Stitched Shapes Framelits - I love that they do all the work for you - run them through the big shot and they come out pre-decorated. :)

What do you think?

STAMPS: Custom Tee
INK: Rose Red
PAPERS: Whisper White, Blushing Bride and Sahara Sand Cardstock; Falling in Love DSP
ACCESSORIES: Big Shot, Dies, Sponges, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

Hey Chick - in PINK!

You may remember this card from way back in December...I had so much fun creating it and it was just a BASIC card. That Hey Chick set from Sale-a-Bration is just so darn cute!

For today's card, I decided to take it up a notch and here's the result:

I started off with a base of Blushing Bride and added a layer of Whisper White and then some Blooms and Bliss DSP (I was creating this one at the same time as the card you saw yesterday). Then I used some ovals that I'd cut while making this card for today's focal image.

I love that I can colour the chickens whichever way I feel like on any given day. Today's she's got bright pink hair that was coloured using the Watercolour Pencils (newly available in the Occasions Catalogue).

What do you think?

STAMPS: Hey Chick (Sale-a-Bration)
INK: Archival Black
PAPERS: Whisper White, Blushing Bride and Perfect Plum Cardstock; Blooms & Bliss DSP
ACCESSORIES: Big Shot, Dies, Stitched Satin Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

Hey Chick!

I'm keeping it simple today. With just a layer of Rich Razzleberry on a Thick Whisper White Cardstock base.

I stamped the chick in Archival Black Ink and coloured her in using the Watercolour Pencils that Stampin' UP! introduced with the Occasions Catalogue. There are 13 colours in the package and I am SO hoping that more will be coming in the Annual Catalogue!

A little bit of doodling around the outside edge and that was it! I think it took less than 10 minutes to whip this one up. It would be perfect as a "just" because card.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Hey Chick (available ONLY during Sale-a-Bration)
INK: Archival Black
PAPERS: Whisper White and Rich Razzleberry Cardstock; Thick Whisper White Cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Watercolour Pencils, Black Marker

Happy Stampin'!

You're the Sweetest!

Here's the last card this week from the Tasty Trucks Set.

This one started off with a base of Emerald Envy that I had laying around from another project. I don't use much Emerald Envy, because it's not my favourite of the In Colours. I mean it's not NEARLY as bad as Summer Starfruit (aka: baby sh!t yellow) from a few years ago. It's just not my favourite. Do you like it?

I was originally going to use the OTHER side of the Moroccan Designer Series Paper, but I put my adhesive on the wrong side, and...well...I'm sure we've all been there!

I punched a 2" circle and doodled around it. I then stamped the little truck and fussy cut it/coloured it in before attaching it to the front of the card using Stampin' Dimensionals.

I wanted this one to be a thank you card, so that sentiment got stamped on the inside with a little bit of bunting added for good measure.

Next week? Chickens!!

What do you think?

STAMPS: Tasty Trucks
INK: Archival Black
PAPERS: Whisper White and Emerald Envy Cardstock; Moroccan DSP
ACCESSORIES: Watercolour Pencils, Blender Pens, Marker, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

Would you like some CHEEZE with that?

Today's card...it's totally cheezy! That's OK though, because it's also totally cute!

Check it out:

Let's TACO 'bout how awesome you are! Get it? LOL!!

I used my Watercolour Pencils again with my Blender Pens to colour the image. The sentiment was stamped in Rich Razzleberry. Easy Peasy! And it took me less than 10 minutes, since I didn't even have to cut a card base. I used the Crumb Cake Notecards and envelopes package as my base.

I'll be sending it out to a pretty awesome young lady I know. I hope she likes it!

What do you think?

STAMPS: Tasty Trucks
INK: Black Archival, Rich Razzleberry
PAPERS: Crumb Cake Notecard; Whisper White Cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Night of Navy Baker's Twine; Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

It's time to Sale-A-Brate!

You DO know what that is, right?? No??

Sale-A-Bration is that glorious time of year when Stampin' UP! gives you stuff...for FREE...just for ordering stamps and other products you wanted to get anyway! How cool is THAT??

This week, I'm showing you some samples that I created using the Tasty Trucks set that is ONLY available while Sale-A-Bration is in effect when you spend $60 on Stampin' UP! products in either the Annual Catalogue or Occasions Catalogue.

Here's the first:

I started off with a base of Sahara Sand and a layer of - wait! What is that?? Is it Blooms & Bliss? LOL! I know...you're shocked and amazed - HA! Can't help it! :)

Anyway...then I took a piece of Whisper White Cardstock, drew some lines on it (which I erased later) and stamped the little ice cream cones from the set. They didn't end up quite as uniformly as I'd hoped, but that worked out at it gave me a few spaces to add a sentiment from the same set and some little pearls.

I used my blender pens and the new Watercolour Pencils to colour in the ice cream cones. Cute right?

The sentiment and pearls were added last. Thank goodness for Photopolymer stamps or there is NO WAY I would have been able to get that teeny sentiment just where I wanted it.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Tasty Trucks - available ONLY during Sale-A-Bration
INK: Archival Black
PAPERS: Whisper White and Sahara Sand Cardstock; Blooms & Bliss DSP
ACCESSORIES: Watercolour Pencils, Blender Pens, Basic Pearls

Happy Stampin'!

Happy Birthday!

Today is my daddy's birthday! I won't tell you how old he's turning...he'll tell you he's celebrating the (insert number here) anniversary of his 39th birthday - LOL!

I called him already, but I wanted to send him a card too, so I made this:

My daughter was watching me colour in the chicken and she was commenting that my chickens were "weird" and that she didn't think that I would be so enamoured with the chicken set...but I love it! And I love that I can colour them whatever I want! SO. MUCH. FUN!!

I made my own Designer Series Paper using the Paisleys and Posies Stamp Set and various inks (listed below). I love that I can do that! Then I always have exactly what I want. :)

What do you think?

STAMPS: Hey Chick
INK: Staz-On, Night of Navy, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Early Espresso
PAPERS: Very Vanilla, Cajun Craze and Delightful Dijon Cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Watercolour Pencils, Blender Pens, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

Hey Chick!

Oh. My. GOSH!!! This may be the cutest stamp set EVER and I just love it! Check it out:

The set is called "Hey, Chick" and you can get it for FREE during Sale-a-Bration. I used the new watercolour pencils (Yes! You read that right!) and my blender pen to colour her in. I love that in "Stampin' Land" chickens can be what ever you want them to be and even have Bermuda Bay hair!

What do you think?

STAMPS: Hey, Chick (SAB)
INK: Staz-On
PAPERS: Whisper White Note Cards
ACCESSORIES: Watercolour Pencils, Blender Pen

Happy Stampin'!

Are you ready to SALE-A-BRATE??

This is my SECOND post for today, so scroll down to see what else I've been up to!

Click on the above image to see the Sale-A-Bration Brochure

Today is the very first day of Sale-a-Bration! What will you order? Will it be the new Texture Boutique? Perfect for "on the go" embossing!

Will it be the Hip Hip Hooray Card Kit?

Whatever your favourite products are, you should order them because this is the one time each year where you get FREE product from the Sale-a-Bration brochure for EVERY $60 you order!

Maybe you want MORE than just $60 worth of your favourite goodies to get a FREE Sale-a-Bration product? No problem! Get your friends together and I'll be happy to host a private class for you in your home!

Or maybe (like me), you just want it all? Now is the PERFECT time to join my team! You'll get to choose $190 worth of product for you $125 starter kit. How awesome is THAT?

Just click on the image above to get started! You're going to LOVE being part of Team Canadian Blossoms! :)

Happy Stampin'!

A Penny for your Thoughts?

A Penny-Farthing bicycle that is! :)

If you liked yesterday's card, today's will make you a happy camper too!

Check it out:

It's not a spectacular photo because I finished it after "decent photo light" time and had to make do. :(

I started off with a River Rock base (since I had it out) and some Soft Suede Cardstock and DSP. The image was stamped in Soft Suede on Very Vanilla Cardstock and I sponged around the edges of both the bicycle and the sentiment.

The finishing touch is the Natural Trim Ribbon available in the Occasions Catalogue.

You can see what the rest of the crew has created here.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Feeling Sentimental
INK: Soft Suede
PAPERS: Very Vanilla, River Rock and Soft Suede Cardstock; Soft Suede DSP
ACCESSORIES: Punch, Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

Are you ready to Sale-A-Brate??

Today is the first day of Sale-A-Bration and you're going to LOVE IT!!! There are a whole BUNCH of free goodies from which to choose in the Sale-A-Bration brochure as well as six choices from the BIG Catalogue if none of the SAB sets tickle your fancy.

Here's a card I created using the "Feeling Sentimental" set which you can get TODAY with your $60 order!

I just love the "old world" feel of this set! I knew I had to get it just as soon as I saw the call box pictured above, but I also really like the penny-farthing bicycle and the old ferris wheel too. I'm sure this set will be on *your* list of must haves from the Sale-A-Bration brochure!

I started off stamping the call box and sentiment in Soft Suede on Very Vanilla Cardstock. They were then added to a piece of Soft Suede Cardstock. The ribbon scraps were the finishing touch to the image panel and I popped it all up using Stampin' Dimensionals!

What do you think?

STAMPS: Feeling Sentimental (available ONLY during Sale-A-Bration!)
INK: Soft Suede
PAPERS: Very Vanilla, River Rock and Soft Suede Cardstock; Fan Fair DSP
ACCESSORIES: Marker (for doodling), Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Stampin'!

It's time to CELEBRATE!!!

Today is MORE than a little busy, so I'm sharing a cute little card that I found on the Stampin' UP! website. It uses the "Outlined Occasions" stamp set which you can earn for FREE when you purchase $60 worth of Stampin' UP! goodness! Better hurry though...there's only 26 more days left to Sale-a-Brate!

Stamps
• Outlined Occasions

Paper
• Blushing Bride Card Stock
• Pool Party Card Stock
• Poppy Parade Card Stock
• Whisper White Card Stock
• Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper

Ink
• Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad®
• Jet Black StazOn® Ink Pad
• Bluching Bride Stampin' Write® Marker
• Pool Party Stampin' Write Marker
• Poppy Parade Stampin' Write Marker

Accessories
• Silver Mini Brads
• 2011-2013 In Color Designer Printed Brads
• Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack
• Paper Piercing Tool
• Blossom Bouquet Punch
• Big Shot™
• Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

Happy Stampin'!

What's the definition of CASE?

When I first started my foray into paper crafts (many years ago) as a scrapbooker, the ladies on the board I often frequented said it meant "Copy And Steal Everything". Well...that didn't sound very nice.

Then, someone started saying it meant "Copy And Share Everything". Now that sounded much better.

Recently, someone said it meant "Copy And Selectively Edit". THAT makes sense!

Although a lot of times when I find a card I REALLY love, I don't edit...ANYTHING. I just copy it and I ALWAYS give credit (as long as I remember to remember where I saw it in the first place - old age is NOT to be trifled with!).

Today's card actually WAS selectively edited and it's another Ann Schach. Geez! She must think I'm a stalker - LOL!

You can see her card here and here's mine:

The plan is to use up the retiring In Colours (Blushing Bride, Concord Crush, Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz and Poppy Parade) before they become "old news" on May 31st, 2012. Now, don't get me wrong, all these colours are WONDERFUL but since I'm a business demonstrator, I can't be making cards to showcase with products that are no longer available. Besides, I need to make room for all the NEW In Colours of 2012-2014! And no...I have NO idea what they are yet - LOL!

When Ann made her card, she used Poppy Parade and challenged me to use a DIFFERENT retiring In Colour and you can see that card tomorrow.

Today's card features the last of my Poppy Parade (I have a few scraps left) and two full sheets of the Sale-a-Bration Everyday Enchantment paper. I made a total of 12 cards today. I didn't add sentiments because I'll either use them as notecards or give them to a dear friend to use as part of her auction table for a fundraiser she's doing for her daughter.

Since I'd already cut the DSP (I mentioned to Ann that I was very thankful for her card as I had cut my DSP and then lost my train of thought!), I added a piece of Poppy Parade behind it.

I stamped the main image from Fresh Vintage in Poppy Parade on Very Vanilla and layered it on Poppy Parade DSP (from the paper stack) and another piece of Very Vanilla.

AFTER I adhered the image panel (oh! this was VERY clever - NOT!) I decided to add ribbon - sheesh! Good thing I used Stampin' Dimensionals! I added the ribbon and brad and then stuck all the layers to my Very Vanilla card base.

What do you think?

STAMPS: Fresh Vintage
INK: Poppy Parade; Soft Suede for sponging
PAPERS: Very Vanilla and Poppy Parade Cardstock; Everyday Enchantment and Poppy Parade DSP
ACCESSORIES: Brads, Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, Sponges

Happy Stampin'!

Have you Sale-a-Brated yet?

This is my SECOND post today, so PLEASE scroll down to see what I've been creating!

It's that time of year again where every $60 purchase earns YOU free goodies! If you place an online order, even the CLEARANCE RACK items count toward your $60 total! And, if you spend $200 you get 3 free Sale-a-Bration goodies as WELL as Hostess Benefits on your order. You really can't go wrong!

As many of you know, I attended Stampin' UP!'s annual Leadership conference in San Antonio, TX. The weather was FANTASTIC! There is nothing like great weather, 1400 like minded women and changes at Stampin' UP! to get you re-energized!

Stampin' UP! announced a re-alignment of the catalogue year beginning with this year. The BIG Idea Book and Catalogue will expire this year on MAY 31st rather that June 30th. That means a whole new catalogue will be available on June 1st! Now you'll be able to shop BEFORE you go away to the cottage for the summer and take all your goodies WITH you rather than waiting till you get back!

There will also only be TWO seasonal catalogues rather than three mini catalogues. The Holiday catalogue will be in effect from August to December (that's FIVE months instead of four!) and the Spring Catalogue will be in effect from January through to May (another FIVE months!).

I can't WAIT for all these changes to take place! I think it'll mean a LOT of good things both for demonstrators and their customers.

Speaking of which...this is a GREAT time to join my team and become a Stampin' UP! demonstrator! You can join for just $150 instead of the regular $215 and STILL get over $400 worth of stamping goodies delivered RIGHT TO YOUR DOOR (with NO tax and NO shipping!). And it doesn't matter if you're reading this in Red Deer or Little Heart's Ease, I support my team across the country!

Let me know if you have ANY questions at all! I'd love to have you as a customer, hostess or demonstrator, ESPECIALLY during Sale-a-Bration!

Happy Stampin'!

Sale-a-Brate by joining the Canadian Blossoms!

Tomorrow is the VERY first day of Sale-a-Bration! Are you ready? I'm sure some of my customers are ready with their lists and just DYING to hit send on their online orders! Just a few more hours and you too can get your hands on the fun stuff.

Today's card is my Canadian Blossoms Team Card of the Month for February. Why am I showing it to you when it is normally reserved for JUST my team members? I wanted YOU to see it so you have an idea of what you'll be getting when you join my team.

When Sale-a-Bration starts tomorrow, you'll be able to join my team for just $150! You'll get EVERYTHING in the standard kit (it's NOT a smaller kit to match the reduced price). Also, if you join in January, you'll receive a FREE pack of Designer Series Paper or a FREE My Digital Studio Download in EACH month you place an order for the remainder of 2012. Free papers/downloads do NOT carry over, so you'll need to place an order each month to receive your goodies! Just so you know, the paper ALONE is valued at almost $150, so it's a GREAT deal. Actually, if you join ANY time during Sale-a-Bration you'll get that free pack of paper/free download for the remainder of 2012. Of course to get the MOST out of the deal, you'll WANT to join in January. :)

You'll ALSO get my Team Card of the Month...EVERY month during which you're active. That doesn't mean you need to place an order in every month, it just means you need to maintain your quarterly minimums, which will renew your Stampin' UP! demonstrator benefits for another three months. Make sense? If you're confused, PLEASE contact me so I can answer any questions you might have.

Want to see the card?

I created it using the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper which will be available tomorrow for FREE with any qualifying $60 purchase. The tiny piece of 1/8" Organdy Ribbon is part of an embellishment pack which is ALSO available with any qualifying $60 purchase. If you want them both, you'll need to spend $120. The stamped image is from Take it To Heart, which is available RIGHT NOW in the Occasions Mini.

If you purchased the products I used to make this card, you would spend $124. Now, I KNOW that seems expensive for one card, but think about it. You would have enough product left over to make close to 75 cards when you were done with this one. AND you'd get the FREE Designer Series Paper and FREE Ribbon/Brad pack. That's only about $1.65 per card. Bet you can't get that at those big card stores. And it certainly wouldn't be from YOUR heart if you bought it at a store.

Joining my team is SO easy! All you have to do is click here and you can be done in a matter of MINUTES! Your goodies will wing their way to you and you won't pay ANY SHIPPING or ANY TAX on your starter kit! I'll get a notice as SOON as you join, so if you decide to do it before February 1st, I'll be sure to have a card ready to go out to YOU on that date!

Happy Stampin'!

SALE-A-BRATE with Sweet Summer

If you liked BLISS, you're going to LOVE Sweet Summer!

Check out Stampin' UP!'s own Carrie Cudney as she shows us step by step instructions to create the Sweet Summer note card featured on page 8 of the SALE-A-BRATION brochure.



Don't have your OWN brochure?  Contact me TODAY and I'll get one out to you!  But hurry!!!  There's only a few more weeks left to SALE-A-BRATE!

MDS Monday - SALE-A-BRATION style!

Can you believe it?  FREE!!!!



Yes, it's true, you can receive this whole CD for FREE when you place an order of $60 or more during SALE-A-BRATION. What are you waiting for?  Place your order today by using the ORDER NOW button at the top left of my blog.

Happy Stampin!