Happy Thanksgiving

As we sit down today for our Thanksgiving dinner, I can’t help but think of all the things in my life to be grateful for. I have been blessed with a wonderful husband, strong and resilient children, along with a cornucopia full of other things, which include you, my stamping customers and friends. You’ve allowed me to share with you something I find great joy in. I’m always amazed at how stamping has touched my life and brought such wonderful people into it. So thank you for your support – I’m always here to answer any questions you may have.

I hope that as you enjoy your Thanksgiving, you are surrounded by friends and family and feel as blessed by your life.

Todays card is one that I made for you this Thanksgiving.

Thankful tablescapes Simply Created Kit

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Teeny Tiny Wishes (128748/127802)

Inks: Chocolate Chip (126979)

Paper: Chocolate Chip (102128), Crushed Curry (131199), and Whisper White  Card Stock (100730)

Accessories:Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Kit (133463), Autumn Accents Bigz Die (127812), Modern Label Punch (119849), and Word Window Punch 119857)

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Holiday Sale (Runs Through December 2nd at 11:50 p.m. (MT)

Holiday Sale Flyer PDF

Weekly Deals (Special ends December 2, 2013 at 11:50 p.m. (MT)

My Digital Studio 30% Off Sale (Sale ends November 30, 2013 at 11:50 p.m. (MT)

Festive Flurry Ornament Kit (while supplies last)

Under the Sea Punch Art

Do you need a quick and cute card for someone special? Check out this really cute Under the Sea Punch Art card made with our Ornament Punch (item 119847). Who would think that you could use this Punch to create a fish? I received this great card during a swap – isn’t it fun?

Under the Sea Punch Art swap Debbie Hearl

And this card uses some of our retiring colors Bashful Blue and River Rock. Want to see the entire list of retiring colors along with our NEW colors? Check out my Color Refresh post HERE.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Just Believe (item 116948/120453) and Teeny Tiny Wishes (item 115370/127802)

Inks: River Rock (retiring item 126977) and Night of Navy

Paper: Bashful Blue (retiring item 105120), Calypso Coral and Pacific Point

Accessories: Ornament, Owl Builder, Scallop Oval, Modern Label and Boho Blossom Punches

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The Open Sea

Father’s Day is tomorrow and The Open Sea stamp set is a great one to use when making masculine cards. I love the nautical look and The Open Sea is one of my favorites. Anything water themed is, even though I love living in Georgia I miss Lake Michigan and being able to go to the lake front anytime I want to. I always found watching the waves roll in with my high school friends’ fun and it is one of the things I miss most about Milwaukee.

I recently had my TEAM meeting and this is one of the cards we made during the event. I love the way Joann used The Open Sea stamp set and all of the texture too.

Did you notice the mirror image under the boat? This is an example of one of the techniques you can learn when you’re a Club member with me.

Texture is another way to bump up the impact of your cards and its sooo easy.

Another trick that makes stamping easy is to place your sentiment onto another piece of card stock instead of directly on the inside of your card. That way if you make a mistake, no problem – you can just do it again. And, of course, the framelits make it really easy and decorative too!

Supplies:

Stamp Set: The Open Sea, Teeny Tiny Wishes, and Blessings from Heaven

Inks: Midnight Muse

Paper: Midnight Muse, Pool Party and Very Vanilla

Accessories: Labels Collection Framelits, Big Shot, Modern Label and Word Window Punches, Vintage Trinkets and Linen Thread

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Happy Father’s Day with Comfort Café DSP

Comfort Café is one of the new Designer Series Paper in the 2012-2013 Catalog. (If you haven’t gotten yours yet – let me know and I’ll be happy to get one to you.) It is such a great package of Paper and with the 6 different designs it’s very versatile. Here Janie designed a masculine box for our TEAM meeting using the Comfort Café Designer Series Paper. Isn’t it great!

I love the way you can dye our ribbon any color you want to! You can learn this and many other techniques during my Club meetings. Interested in finding out more about becoming part of one of my Clubs? I’ll be happy to tell you more about joining one of my Clubs – just email me or call me today.

I’m filling my box with chocolates – a sure hit with my husband!

 

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Four Frames, and Betsy’s Blossoms

Inks: Cajun Craze and Versa Mark

Paper: Comfort Café Designer Series Paper, River Rock and Cajun Craze

Accessories: Sponge Dauber, 5/8″ White Organza Ribbon, Simply Scoring Tool, Decorative Label and Word Window Punches

 

Bright Blossoms Scrapbook Page

Don’t you love the Bright Blossoms stamp set in the NEW 2012-2013 Catalog? It’s a lot of fun to use and can even be used for scrapbooking. Here is a 6×6 page that my friend Teresa made for a recent swap. I thought it was really great – leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Bright Blossoms and Teeny Tiny Wishes

Inks: Basic Black and Real Red

Paper: Basic Black, Real Red and Whisper White

Accessories: Big Shot, Elegant Lines Embossing Folder, and Labels Collection Framelits

 

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Regional Swap – Holiday Mini Sneak Peek

This week has been rather crazy again with everything going on, so I apologize for not posting the last couple of days.  I have spent those days getting my swaps ready for the Stampin’ Up! Charlotte Regional.  I’m so excited about going and getting to spend some time with my fellow Demonstrators from across the southeast. Regionals are always energizing and a great opportunity to learn techniques and share ideas. This will be my first full day Regional and largest yet – 500 Stampin’ Up! Demos sharing what we love! Want to join my team so that you can enjoy learning and attending events like these? Click HERE for more information.

I’ll be sharing photos and information next week with you about my time at the Charlotte Regional. So come back and check it out.

I wanted to share with you one of the swaps I’ve been making. It is a sneak peak to our Holiday Mini Catalog that you should be receiving in your mail box any day now. Not on my mailing list? But would like a Mini too – Just sign up for my mailing list HERE or you can Email me you name, address and phone number and I’ll be happy to send one to you. You’re going to love all the new items!

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Stitched Stockings and Teeny Tiny Wishes

Inks: Early Espresso

Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Lucky Limeade

Accessories: Cherry Cobbler and Lucky Limeade Stampin’ Write Markers, Big Shot, Snow Burst Embossing Folder, Word Window and Modern Label Punch, Early Espresso Bakers Twine, Very Vanilla 3/8″ Velvet Stitched Ribbon, Mini Jingle Bells, and Stocking Builder Punch

 

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