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A Digital Celebration!

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Leave it to Stampin’ Up to celebrate Digital Scrapbooking Day with a whole WEEK of deals!!  It starts off with three free downloads.  Just take a look at these:

Can you believe that those are free??  Well, there is more!  All this week (Oct. 29th – Nov. 5th) all digital kits are 50% off!!  Run right over to my demonstrator website to see the amazing prices and then go get those free downloads while you are there!

 

More Single Stamps

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You asked for it and Stampin’ Up has delivered!  More single stamps are available!!  Until Jan. 2, 2013, you can purchase more single stamps.  Some are favorites you already know but there are three new, never before seen stamps!

Take a close look at Assortment 2 to see the new images!  You can order these directly through me or go straight to my demonstrator website to purchase them!

Don’t forget to make your list for the Stamp Spooktacular that happens on Monday and look for yet another amazing announcement on Monday!!

Stampin Up Spooktacular Sale!!

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For one day only, you will get 15% off almost every stamp we sell!  Yes, you read it right 15%!!  When is this great event??!!  Monday, October 29th.  

Here are the details:

  • Starting at 12:00 AM (MT) and ending at 11:50 PM (MT), almost every stamp we sell will be 15% off.

This means all stamps in the current catalogs including

    • Background stamps
    • Personalized name stamps
    • Incentive stamp sets from the supply list
    • Cookie press stamps
    • Single-image stamps

This DOES NOT include

    • Hostess sets
    • Bundled stamp sets
    • Digital stamp brush sets
    • There is no minimum purchase, and no limit to the number of stamps you can order.

You can order two ways.  Simply contact me no later than 4p (Eastern) on Monday and I will place the order for you OR go directly to my demonstrator website by clicking HERE.  Make sure you wait until Monday to shop if you are going to my website!!

Contact me if you have any questions about this amazing special!!

Freshly Made Sketches #58

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This week’s Freshly Made Sketches layout is courtesy of the wonderfully talented Narelle Farrugia.  This is a fun one and the design team has already come up with some great interpretations of the sketch!!

I altered the sketch a little but I tried to hold onto the circle element by using the wreath stamp.  I pulled out one of my very favorite Christmas stamps ever for this one, Bright Hopes.  I thought the design on the wreath coordinated nicely with the Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder so I used that to add some texture to the Cherry Cobbler panel.  I purposely embossed it the “short way” and left little blank panels across the top and bottom as a place for embellishment.  And what better for embellishment than lots of pearls??!!  You may already know but this is Ann Schach’s last week with us as a Guest Designer.  I thought it appropriate to channel Ann a little on this card.  Her cards prove that there is NOTHING that can’t be made better with the addition of pearls!!!  I took another of her hallmarks and rolled up the ends of my sentiment panels to add another layer of texture.  Finally, the little bow…  It is a fork bow made with Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding.  I have this tutorial from last year that shows you exactly how to do it.

I hope that you all enjoy this sketch as much as I did.  Can’t wait to see the gallery again this week!!  Hope your day is going well.  Thanks so much for stopping by!

Stamp:  Bright Hopes; Paper:  Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Naturals Ivory; Ink:  Early Espresso; Accessories:  Big Shot, Lacy Brocade EF, Basic Pearls, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, Dimensionals

 

Rejoicing Angel

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I told you a little about this card last week and I am so excited to share it with you!!  I made it in August for a Control Freaks Holiday Catalog Swap and have held it this whole time.  Why?  Well, I also entered into the “Demo It” category for the Stampin’ Success monthly contest for November.  For those of you who are not demonstrators, Stampin’ Success is a magazine that we get from Stampin’ Up that helps provide inspiration and loads of information.  Well, imagine my joy when I was notified that this card was chosen as an Honorable Mention for the category!!  I even won a free stamp set!!

This is a screen shot taken directly from the magazine.  Cool, huh??  Of course I took some of my own before sending it in so I want to share that too.

The hardest thing to capture in the photo is the shimmer.  My picture shows it a bit more.  After stamping the angel from Rejoicing with You and the beautiful sentiment from the same set, I sprayed the stamped panel with shimmer mist made with Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint and rubbing alcohol.  I simply mix up about 1 ounce of regular rubbing alcohol (drug store variety) and about 15 drops of the Shimmer Paint.  Add more or less to your desired shimmer.  Then just spray it on!!  Lots of sparkle without the mess of glitter.  The Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder was used in the background and I added the new Tulle Ribbons tied with Linen Thread and a Bronze Button.  This is a great card to make in bulk (I know because I made 30 for the swap) and it still has a wow factor!  How exciting that Stampin’ Up thought so too!

I’ll be back Wednesday with a new layout from Freshly Made Sketches.  This week our guest Narelle Farrugia will be hosting the sketch!  Hope you have a great week.  Thanks for stopping in!!

Stamp:  Rejoicing with You; Paper:  Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Naturals Ivory; Ink:  Early Espresso; Accessories:  Big Shot, Lacy Brocade EF, Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint (made into spray), 3-1/2″ Early Espresso Tulle Ribbon, Bronze Button, Linen Thread, Dimensionals

 

 

 

A visit from Lisa

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I am so happy to have a guest today on my blog!!  I had the great joy of meeting her when I went to Convention over the summer and she is my second upline at Stampin’ Up!  Her name is Lisa Curcio and wow am I lucky to be in her downline!!  My immediate upline Brandi had always spoken so kindly of Lisa (and Brandi is just amazing too) so I knew she had to be special.  Even still, imagine my surprise when at our very first time meeting she came bearing the most amazing handmade gifts!!  Stampin’ Up has blessed me in so many ways and with so many friendships…what a joy to work with such an amazing company.

Given that the last few weeks have been so light with postings, I thought it would be fun for you to get to know Lisa too.  I am always so excited when I find a new blog to follow and I suspect you are just like me about that!  Lisa has just started a blog named after her, Lisa Curcio.  She made an awesome project and agreed to let me post a picture here so that you all can see it.  Yes, you can go ahead and say it out loud (I did).  WOW!  This card box with coordinating cards is gorgeous isn’t it??

Here is what Lisa has to say about it:

“Christmas…66 days away!  Have you given any thought to your Christmas cards? Have you considered what gifts you would like to give for those on your shopping list?  Would you like to give a unique, one-of-a-kind gift?   Check out this EASY project! Its sure to cover all those questions on your holiday “to do” list!”

I know…you want all the details on how to make this don’t you??!!  It is easy to get.  Hop right over to her blog and she has all the details and a tutorial.  While you are there, stop and take a look around because her blog is loaded with ideas.  Yes, she is much more consistent at posting than I am so get a good cup of coffee or tea, you might be there awhile!!

Well, I survived the 4th Grade field trip yesterday and we have a big school fundraiser today (with lots of parents needed, of course) so my stamping hasn’t been given quite the time I had hoped for.  You can expect to see more from me next week though since I have a fun card to share that was chosen by Stampin’ Up to be in the demonstrator magazine, Stampin’ Success!

Hope your weekend is fantastic!  Don’t forget to tell Lisa hi when you stop in and tell her I sent you!  *smile*

Freshly Made Sketches #57

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What a fantastic sketch we have for you over at Freshly Made Sketches this week!!  This one is courtesy of our guest designer LeAnne Pugliese of WeeInklings.  She says that it is one of her “go-to” sketches and I can certainly see why!!  Dress it up, dress it down, change the shape of the focal point…any way you use this one, it is going to be great!  Just take a look at the design team’s work and you will see what I mean.

I knew that I wanted to use my new Joyous Celebrations stamp for the focal image but the rest of my ideas were a little fuzzy.  Off I went to my file of designer papers and I came back with an oldie but goody…Jolly Holiday DSP.  I love the traditional feel to the colors and I thought they were a nice fit for the stamps.  I stamped the oval and the JOY and then punched them out with my Wide Oval Punch.  I stamped the little holly leaves and fussy cut them to attach, then colored some Basic Pearls with a Sharpie marker to make them little berries.  I love how the oval stamp mimics the  Designer Frames Embossing Folder oval so I popped out an oval with my Ovals Die (ret) and embossed it.  The sentiment went up on Dimensionals and I had my focal element.  Then I simply chose two patterns that I liked and added a bow made with Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding.  This one used the “potato masher” technique shown here.  This is one of my very favorite ways to make a perfect bow every time!!

I am so glad that LeAnne shared this sketch with us and I know we will have another fabulous gallery this week!  If you need inspiration, just go take a look.  It goes without saying that the DT’s cards will wow you!

I will be back on Friday with a fun guest blogger so make sure you plan on dropping back by.  She has a project to share with you that you are sure to love!!

I hope you have a great rest of your week!  Thanks for stopping in today.  See you Friday!

Stamp:  Joyous Celebration; Paper:  Jolly Holiday DSP (ret), Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla; Ink:  Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive; Accessories:  Big Shot, Ovals Die (ret), Designer Frames EF, Basic Pearls, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, Dimensionals

SUOC56 – Christmas Fun

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Our theme this week at SUO Challenges is really fun!  Animals of all kinds!  So many wonderful animal stamps from Stampin’ Up and apparently I don’t own as many as I thought.  Now I seem to have lots of butterflies and birds but I was looking for something else.  Nothing, nada.  Hmmm….I might have to enable myself to fix that!  But for now, I went with birds.

I pulled out my Snow Much Fun set because I just love these little birds.  I haven’t used the snowmen yet this year and now that it is out, that will have to change.  But this week we can focus on these fun little fellows.  I used a sketch from  Create with Connie and Mary.  I missed their deadline but I just thought it was too fun not to play with!  The stamping in this was so quick.  I inked up the tree with Black Stazon ink and stamped.  Then I used my Stampin’ Write Black Marker to ink the little bird from the snowball stamp and the notes from one of the snowmen.  I drew in the little curve under the bird on the ground to make it match the tree.  I colored first with Wild Wasabi using my blender pen and then outlined with the Stampin’ Write Marker in the same color.  The birds are Riding Hood Red and some of the ornaments are Baja Breeze.  I used the Storytime DSP pack for the pennants.  This is one of those cards that would be easy to make in bulk and still feels special.  I might make some of these with the snowmen too!

Well, the check ride is complete and I am so happy to be done!!  It entails 3 days of academic review and simulators where lots of failures occur.  I always feel so tired after those three days since the are long and stressful!  The final check went as well as can be expected and our check pilot seemed pleased with the overall day for our crew.  That is always a great feeling.  I had yesterday to recover a bit and will be back to stamping today.  YEA!!

Make sure you go check out the rest of the team’s projects and the winners from last week’s Textures theme.  There is some amazing inspiration to see!

Back tomorrow with a new Freshly Made Sketch from one of our guest team members!  Make sure you plan to come back on Friday too because I will have an awesome guest dropping by with a fabulous project!  Until then, have a great day!

Stamps:  Snow Much Fun, More Merry Messages; Paper:  Storytime DSP, Whisper White; Ink:  Wild Wasabi, Riding Hood Red, Baja Breeze; Accessories:  Dimensionals, Blender Pen

Freshly Made Sketches #56

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Happy Wednesday!!  So happy to see you!  I am so excited to share with you this wonderful sketch from the amazing Rita Wright.  Rita loves layers and this sketch gives so many options for how to layer that focal panel.  You will see that the design team has such pretty interpretations and I know you will love playing along this week.

I started this card with one thing in mind…the bow!  One of our guest designers this month, the amazing LeAnne Pugliese, created this awesome tutorial on shabby bows.  I LOVE these bows and have never quite figured out how to make one.  Now I know!!  I thought that the Daydream Medallions stamps would be an appropriate style to go with bow.  I love Crumb Cake with Razzleberry (let’s face it, I love Crumb Cake with about anything) and I think the colors set just the right tone for the shabby bow.  Yes, it really is all about the bow!  I added a little detail to the crossing panel with my Adorning Accents Embossing Folder and the sentiment comes from the beautiful Affection Collection set.

I apologize for being mostly absent over the past couple of weeks.  I have a check ride (flying test) coming up this weekend.  Every 9 months, airline pilots are required to do one of these to prove our worthiness and maintain certification.  It is a really big deal and lots of studying is always a good idea.  Once that is done, I’ll be able to turn on my crafting brain again and hopefully get some more creating done.  I am planning on a fun surprise in the next week with a visit from a guest blogger that you are sure to love!

Until then, I know you will be amazed by the design team and our two guest designers this week!  Hop on over to Freshly Made Sketches and take a look!  Have a great day!!

Stamps:  Daydream Medallions, Affection Collection; Paper:  Rich Razzleberry, Crumb Cake, Naturals Ivory; Ink:  Rich Razzleberry, Crumb Cake; Accessories:  Big Shot, Adorning Accents Embossing Folders, Crumb Cake Seam Binding, Brights Buttons, Linen Thread, Dimensionals

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