Get Started on Your Holiday Projects……at 20% Off!!

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Would you like to have fun stamping and be steps ahead in your Christmas preparation, all at 20% off certain Stampin' Up! products?!  Check out these Holiday Promotion Bundles and see what you can make!  Just click the "Shop Now" button on the page and see the bundles in more detail.  When you click on the bundle you might be interested in, be sure to click on "More Images".  This promotion is available now through Dec. 16.  You'll find cards, packaging and gifts…..and once you really start stamping, you'll probably find your creativity zooms and you'll get even more ideas of things to make! 
 
NOTE:  Stampin' Up! has announced that the Decorative Label Punch will be backordered because of a delay in receiving it from the vendor.  This punch is included in the Tags til Christmas Bundle.  During this time, Stampin' Up! will still ship the stamp set with your order and ship the punch as soon as it is available.  As an additional option, Stampin' Up! has added another bundle, including the Ornament Punch with the Tags til Christmas stamp set.  This bundle will continue to be available even after the Decorative Label Punch comes off backorder.
 
Remember to use the Bundle Item Codes for the discount!  Contact me if you have any questions or need help.

She’s Married!!

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The bride was beautiful, the groom handsome, the wedding a whirlwind!  It is an amazing experience to see your child get married and to welcome the new spouse as a real part of the family.  And to see all the months of planning actually come together in the decor, the flowers, the food, the music….everything!  It was all wonderful!

Of course stamping played a part in all of this!  I was honored that my daughter asked me to make her wedding invitations.  We were able to partially design the invitation while I was visiting in June, although it was right at catalog change-over time so would we use retiring paper and could we get enough or would we prefer a new color and accessories from the demonstrator preorder?  Concord Crush seemed to be the right color, and she loved the new "Vintage Wallpaper" embossing folder and Scallop Trim Border Punch so I had to incorporate all of those.  She liked the inside of the Vintage Wallpaper embossing showing so that really dictated the size and design of the whole invitation.  It was a paper-engineering and computer feat, but with tips from my cyber-stamping friends with more computer skills than I had I eventually got it ready to go!

Invitation Cover


Vintage Wallpaper embossing inside

Wedding Invitation Inside

One of the insert cards…..my favorite!  The bride is from the Spanish set in Celebrando Creatividad, Para la novia.  A lot of guests were coming from out of town.

RestaurantInsert

The fan was purchased, of course, but I made the menu, the table number/name, the favor tin and the escort cards.  As you can see, it had a bit of a Spanish (as in Spain) theme!  It was all fun!

Wedding Table Decor

 

And now back to real life!  I don't know where to begin to catch up!  But I know Stampin' Up! has some specials going on and new My Digital Studio downloads, and the holidays are upon us!  Whew!  I better get busy!


Don’t Forget About the Tote-Ally Awesome Tote!

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Stampin' Up! has a fantastic offer right now for new recruits, but your time is running out!  When you sign up to be a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator from now until October 18, while supplies last, you will also receive this wonderful tote to carry all your stamping supplies!  Whether for your personal use or to carry supplies to workshops, I know you will love this beautiful tote, styled after our Greenhouse Gala Designer Series Paper!  

Check out the information HERE and email me with any questions!

Something Besides Purple!

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More wedding preparations and finally I got to use a color besides Concord Crush!  Certainly Celery is a welcome change!  And what a great opportunity to use the fabulous Medallion stamp #115223, the best-selling stamp last year, I believe.  This stamp is so versatile, whether you want a background, something elegant, something large….stamp it with ink, emboss it, do Poppin' Pastels on it (really pretty!)….so many choices!  And it is so much fun to play with the new bling in this year's catalog…..rhinestones and pearls!

Certainly Celery

MYDIGITALSTUDIO.NET For Everyone!

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Stampin' Up! has just announced a new website for demonstrators and customers alike dedicated to My Digital Studio!  You'll be able to go there for information, updates, inspiring projects, discussion forums….everything about My Digital Studio!!  I have only had time to take a peek, but I can't wait to really look around later on after the wedding!  If you are not familiar with My Digital Studio, it is a software program that will allow you to create all kinds of digital papercrafting projects:  cards, albums, scrapbook pages, calendars, etc. Stampin' Up! has been putting out plenty of new downloads for purchase as well along and along so it never gets old!


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 To join this new community, just go to www.mydigitalstudio.net.  Over in the upper right corner you will see a box to sign up.  I'm sure you will really enjoy this new site PLUS learn a lot as well as we all share what we know and what we've created!

To purchase My Digital Studio, just go to my Online Store HERE, click the Shop Now button, and then click on "Digital Crafting" over on the left column.

A Handy Dandy Paper Cutter Trick

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Yesterday as I was making more wedding things, I needed to cut a kajillion small pieces of cardstock and the measurement was 1 5/8".  That takes a tiny bit more effort to find that measurement so I got the idea to line up a ruler on my Paper Cutter #104152.  This fabulous ruler is a Stampin' Up! ruler we were able to buy at Convention!  I used some tape to hold it down.  To be able to just slide the paper in and not have to look for the measurement each time made the task a little faster and easier!

Stampin' Up! Paper Cutter

Do you need something to cut your paper?  Check out the paper cutters and scissors on page 199 of the Stampin' Up! 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog or my Online Store HERE.

 

October Projects

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It's a new month and Stampin' Up! always provides us with Projects of the Month.  They are always over in the left side bar on my blog.  Last month, two of the projects were for Halloween, so I have chosen to leave those up for October, and I just added the new projects!  Be sure to check them out!  Just click on the photo!

I'm sure the Halloween House will be a favorite!


Para la novia

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What are these??  These are the beautiful images from the Stampin' Up! stamp set "Para la novia" #114028 in the Spanish catalog "Celebrando Creatividad" on page 22.  I've stamped the bride and the cake with Concord Crush Classic Ink and am busily cutting them out today with my Paper Snips #103579.  Can't show you yet what I am making with them!  But I can say that if you ever have to cut out a quantity of intricate, small images like these, you really need our Stampin' Up! Paper Snips!

Spanish Bride and Wedding Cake

Halloween Bucket

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Favor Tin Bucket

Here is one of the many things I have been doing lately to get ready for the wedding.  These are the favor tins partially decorated and being shipped off to the bride to fill and finish.  When I was left with the plastic buckets the tins came in I thought, THROW THESE OUT SO THEY DON"T ADD TO THE MESS!  But then the craft devil said, "But you might be able to use these to wrap Christmas presents!"  Isn't that always the way it happens and then we wind up with all kinds of stuff saved "in case we need it"!  And then I got the idea to take out the paper lining the clear plastic container and decorate it for Halloween!

I used the Wicked Fun Specialty Paper #117400 in the Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog and the stamp set Wicked Cool, also in the Idea Book & Catalog.  It was REALLY time for me to stop and stamp a little bit. When I get a little more time I think a cute punch spider on top would be cute! Hope you will be inspired to make something fun out of something you have sitting around!

Wicked Cool Stamp Set

Favor Tin Bucket

Spider Web Lid

  Halloween Favor Tin Bucket

If you need some Halloween stamp sets, paper, or accessories, be sure to check out my Online Store soon!!

 
 

They Say It Is Fall

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Doesn't feel much like it here in Houston, TX!  The temperatures, however, are a bit cooler than they have been, and I'm sure the colored leaves will be at peak in December!!  It might get down into the 80's over the weekend.  Probably due to rain!

So to get myself in the fall mood, I decided to do another digital scrapbook page from our trip to New England last fall.  These colored leaves and gorgeous scenery sure say fall to me!

New England Fall Trip 2009-011

Read more about My Digital Studio HERE.  Maybe you will want to have as much fun as I am having using My Digital Studio!

 

Using a Crop-A-Dile

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Would you rather punch these tags 100 times with a small hand punch or would you rather punch these tags 25 times (four at a time) with ease with a Stampin' Up! Crop-A-Dile (#108362)?  Maybe you aren't going to have 100 tags to punch at a time very often, but every now and then something might come up where you do have a quantity or even just a thicker paper to punch through.  The Crop-A-Dile has two sizes of holes and does it so smoothly and easily!  It's not just for setting eyelets!  It's a great tool to have on hand! Just made my task easier!

Crop-A-Dile and Tags

Stamp set:  Felicidades Siempre (Spanish Catalog) #115722

Paper:  Concord Crush, Whisper White card stock

Ink:  Concord Crush Classic Ink Pad

New My Digital Studio Downloads!!

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They just keep coming!!  Whether you have (or want to purchase!) My Digital Studio by Stampin' Up!, a digital papercrafting solution, or you have another digital program, here are the latest new downloads from Stampin' Up!

 Item  Description  Image  Price

123200

To the Nines Designer Series Paper

  $4.95

121434

Typewriter Numbers Stamp Brush Set

  $5.95 121435  Timeless Stamp Brush Set   $3.95 122161 Word Window Punch $0.95 121436  Favorite Thoughts Stamp Brush Set   $1.95 121437  In a Word Stamp Brush Set   $3.95

Just go to my Demonstrator Website and click on the Shop Now button! Then click on "Digital Crafting" on the left and then "Newest Downloads".

You don't have to be a big digital scrapbooker to get lots of use from My Digital Studio!  Need some designer paper?  Just print some out!  Need a sentiment you don't have in a stamp?  Print it out from My Digital Studio! Need a card?  Just make one in My Digital Studio!  Send it digitally to share if you don't want to print and mail!

Get My Digital Studio software #118108 by ordering at my website HERE and clicking the Shop Now button!


New Stampin’ Up! Recruits Get Free Craft Tote!

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Don't forget this special offer for recruiting during September 2010 and until October 18, 2010 (or while supplies last!).  Buy your Starter Kit, become a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, and you will receive this fantastic craft tote we demos were able to purchase at Convention this summer.  Everyone was CRAZY about it!  You can pack so many stamping and scrapbooking supplies in it!

Your life can be so enriched by being a part of Stampin' Up! whether you want to work diligently and build a highly successful business or whether you need some extra money in this economy to pay your expenses or those extras we all want.  And of course besides the financial aspects, there is the joy of meeting new customers, meeting other demonstrators, working at a job that is so much FUN, and being a part of a company as wonderful and well-respected as Stampin' Up!

If you say you're not creative, just click HERE!  Stampin' Up! will not leave you hanging!

Stampin’ Up! Glass Glitter

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I wanted a tiny little something with the new Silver Glass Glitter #120995 in the Holiday Mini so this is what I came up with…..just a quick, easy little thing!

Merry Ornament

I used my Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Write Marker to ink up just the "Merry" part of the stamp in Bright Christmas, page 22 in the Holiday Mini, then punched out with the Oval Extra-Large Punch #119859.  I also punched out an oval from some scrap card stock to adhere later to the back.  To adhere the Glass Glitter I applied Tombow Multipurpose Glue around the edge of the oval and sprinkled on the glitter like usual.  A little Tinsel Trim #120994 in the Holiday Mini makes a cute little loop for hanging.

To see any of our Stampin' Up! catalogs, just click HERE.

Now go make yourself a simple little Christmas ornament or tag!

Scallop Baby Carriage Card

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After seeing these cards around, I finally tried making one!  Just use your Big Shot and Scallop Circle Die #113468!  Use a piece of card stock or designer paper (I used a retired paper). Actually I used Whisper White for the card base and also the designer paper so I would have a white inside.  Cut your paper twice as large as the scallop on the die and fold in half.  Place the fold just inside the scallop edge, omitting about 4 scallops. When you do it, you'll see.  After the scallop is cut, you will need to make your own template, but basically you are just going to cut into the middle of the scallop from the open edge and cut out a section to make it look like a baby carriage.  Then decorate away!

Scallop Baby Carriage Card