Wednesday, November 26, 2008

The Holiday Extravaganza Sale Is Here!!






So the big announce ment was up on the Stampin' Up! website this morning! The Holiday Extravaganza Sale is HUGE!! Stampin' Up! has bundled together some great products and everyone is sure to find a bundle that suits them or somone on their gift giving list!!


You can click here to view the flyer. As an added incentive to order these amzing bundles I am holding a raffle! EVERYONE that orders either online through my website or by e-mailing their order to me by December 1st will be entered to win one of several stamp sets. These are brand new, previously offered hostess sets that are no longer available! If your order is $150 dollars or more then you will also recieve the hostess benefits on your order! If you go to my SU website and click the SHOP NOW button but want the order shipped to me so I can gift wrap things for you just put my address in as the shipping address.


Have a very Happy Thanksgiving!








Monday, November 24, 2008

Big News coming from SU!



Be sure to check back here Wednesday morning (the 26th)! Stampin' Up! is going to release a special sale, only for November 26-December 1. I don't even know what it is, but I know that supplies will be limited, so you will want to JUMP on ordering online as quickly as you can to make sure you get what you want! You can click here to go directly to my Stampin' Up! website then click on the Shop Now button. I'm going to sweeten that deal too! Everyone that places an online order with me between November 26 and December 1 will be entered into a drawing! I have some great brand new retired sets that I will be giving away. I will announce the winners on December 2nd!

For those of you that want your orders to be holiday gifts and are in my local area, you can have the order shipped to me...no sales tax that way...and I will make arrangements to deliver the gifts all wrapped up pretty to you or the gift giver.


Here is a very easy holday decoration you can make with our Home Decor element called Jingle All the Way. It was on display at the Virginia Beach Regional I attended a couple of weeks ago. Our Decor Elements are sort of like large rub-ons made of sticky back vinyl. They are easy to apply and also easy to remove. This one was applied to a 12x12 tile from a home improvement store (Home Depot or Lowes around here) and then inked with VersaMark ink and sprinkled with Iradescent Ice embossing powder. Heated and displayed on a plate stand or table top easel. A bit of Ribbon tied to the easel finishes the lovely holiday decoration! Click here to see the online video about the application of our Home Decor elements.
Have a super day and check back on Wednesday for the big news!
Way to go Patriots!! Big win over division rival Miami Dolphins!

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Happy Thursday


It has been a while since I last posted. I was in Virginia for part of the time. I went to the Stampin' Up! Regional Event with a good friend of mine. We had a great time! I finally got my picture taken with Shelli...the co-founder and CEO of Stampin' Up!, I've been trying for quite sometime.


I took tons of pictures and learned a few new techniques. I was very impressed with a couple of the workshop wows. One demonstrator used sponges and both masking and reverse masking to create gorgeous suns with silouettes! I can't wait to try it!


Another demonstrator showed us how to create fun plaids using the edge of the brayer. It seemed a bit messy looking as just a piece of cardstock but once it was combined with other elements it was beautiful! Check out this piece of framed art!
When you are ready to learn these great techniques let me know so I can do a workshop for you and your family and friends!
Until next time....not so long between posts I hope!

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Election Day!!

Today is the day!! We have had the political ads on TV and radio for months now...it is time to vote! My son will be voting for the first time today!! Remember...If you don't vote you can't complain!

When I was checking the Stampin' Up! website this morning I saw this card...Susan Swanson is the artist. I think it is a great card!
So no matter what your political views happen to be it is important to employ your constitutional right to vote!
Have a great day!

Sunday, November 2, 2008

A few more Christmas cards


I thought I would share a few of the Christmas cards we did at our 10 card class a couple of weeks ago. It was a lot of fun! We seem to have a Lovely As A Tree card every year! It is such a marvelous set and really lends itself well to Christmas cards...okay it is great for all sorts of cards!! This one uses the Faux Dry Embossing Technique. Stamp with color ink and then use the stamp positioner to stamp the image again in white ink just off the first image.


My friend Dorene Decibus designed this very pretty card. I love the Baroque Motifs stamp set as it is another very versitile stamp set. I was not excited about this set when I first saw it...but it has become one of my favorites. I like the fact that Dorene used non-traditional colors for this holiday card.



This card using the new Christmas Classics stamp set was designed by a fellow SBD (Stampers By Design) stampin' sister. She used the scallop edge punch and embossed the tree in silver. Three Rich Regals brads were added as ornaments on the tree. So cute!
I hope you have enjoyed these cards...to order the supplies for these cards or a project of your own design just head over to my Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Website and put in your order online at anytime of the day or night.
Happy Stamping!