Seasonal Sayings

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Stamp with Jini

Today’s card is one that I made during my Shoebox Swap at Leadership. It is a quick and easy design that uses our Angled Tag Topper Punch. There are two of these tag punches in our Occasions Catalog and both of them are a lot of fun to use – you can find so many different things to do with them!

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Seasonal Sayings (131937/128009)

Inks: Real Red (126949)

Paper: Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper Stack (132996), Early Espresso (119686), Crumb Cake (120953), Real Red (102482), and Whisper White (100730)

Accessories: Gold Baker’s Twine (132975), Natural 5/8″ Chevron Ribbon (132982), and Angled Tag Topper Punch (133323)

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Love You to the Moon Candy Bar Holder

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Stamp with Jini

Here is a cute little candy bar treat holder that I made using the Envelope Punch Board and the Love You the the Moon Stamp (133140/133143) set from the Occasions Catalog (page 25).

They’re quick and easy to make and a lot of fun to give. I made these little candy bar holders at Christmas using the Color Me Christmas stamp set, you can see the video tutorial showing you how I made them HERE.

For this project I started with the Retro Fresh Designer Series paper (1326993). I used my Coastal Cabana, Baked Brown Sugar, and Tangerine Tango Stampin’ Write Markers to color the image. Punched it out with my 1 1/4″ Circle Punch. Layered that on a 1 3/8″ Coastal Cabana circle and then a 1 3/4″ Baked Brown Sugar Scallop Circle that I used my paper piercer and mat on to punch the scallops.

I love my punches they are fun and easy to use – so these little focal points are fast to do.

My little treat holds a mini candy bar.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Love You the the Moon Stamp (133140/133143)

Paper: Retro Fresh Designer Series paper (1326993), Baked Brown Sugar (131296), Coastal Cabana (131297), and Very Vanilla Card Stock (101650)

Accessories: 1 1/4″ Circle Punch (119861), 1 3/8″ Circle Punch (119860), 1 3/4″ Scallop Circle, Stampin’ Piercing Mat (126199), Paper-Piercing Tool (126189)

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Fresh Prints meets Delightful Dozen

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Stamp with Jini

Check out this great Valentines card using the Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper Stack (132996) from the Occasions Catalog (page 33) that I received from Jackie during the Shoebox Swap at Leadership in Houston.

Jackie, used the Hearts a Flutter Framelits to cut out the heart shape in the Whisper White layer and then layered a piece of the Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper behind it.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Delightful Dozen (128547/122652)

Inks: StazOn Jet Black (101406)

Paper: Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper Stack (132996), Real Red (102482), and Whisper White Card Stock (100730)

Accessories: Real Red 1/8″ Taffeta Ribbon (119251), Small Heart Punch (117193), Hearts a Flutter Framelits (130159), Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder (117335), Boho Blossoms Punch (119858), and Rhinestone Basic Jewels (119246)

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Whole Lot of Love Products Still Available to Order

The Whole Lot of Love promotion has ended, but we still have some products in stock. Available until 11:59 PM (MT) on February 14, 2014 or while supplies last.

131850: Love You More Stamp Set (wood-mount)
131853: Love You More Stamp Set (clear-mount)
134611: Follow My Heart Stamp Set (wood-mount)
134617: Flowerfull Heart Stamp
132862: Toujours + d’amour Stamp Set
134610: Sweetheart Treat Bags
132162: Monster Hugs Boy
132163: Monster Hugs Girl
134609: Sweet Sayings Cards and Envelopes

Find them in the Online Store.

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Snow Storm Update

On a personal note, while the snow storm has shut down Atlanta, I’m happy to say that here in my neck of the woods things aren’t so bad. My yard stick shows that we got about 1″ here in our yard and I’m always thankful that Habersham County has such a great handle on storms like this. With all these small, curvy mountain roads I know it takes a lot of work and planning. And while I haven’t seen a plow yet on my side road I know that they’ve been here and the main highway is fine since both my guys made it into work today.

I’m not sure why Atlanta says that the storm moved in faster than expected, since from what I can tell it was exactly what the news told us to expect. Maybe I missed something? (And yes, it stills amazes me how they can predict even the right time for things like this now a days.) But unfortunately things are a mess in metro Atlanta for now.

My heart goes out to those families (in Atlanta) who spent hours on the road last night trying to get to their children (who were not released from school early enough) and are still trying to get home or at school. Cars and buses were stranded in the bitter cold and on the ice (as the sun went down) for hours trying to get where they were going.

It’s suppose to be a cold one today – so they don’t expect much, if any melting of the ice on the roads. And now there is a lot of ice, so it will be a long day for those clearing cars that were abandoned, some after running out of gas.

This momma hen is still not real comfortable to have her chicks spread out and not under our own roof at times like these. Larry thankfully made it home with just one close call on a icy hill coming down our road. Armed with Dads advice our oldest took a different route home and made it safely.

Our youngest, Kaitlin thankfully has had her college trip to Savannah for the Georgia Music Educators Conference postponed until tomorrow when things are suppose to be warmer. She’s enjoying the snow days at school .Finally getting to play in snow late last night with her friends. Since she is a lot farther south, the snow didn’t arrive until after 8 p.m. last night.

We are thankful we missed the brunt of the storm, but are thinking of our neighbors and praying everyone stays safe – thankfully there were no deaths reported from the accidents so far here in Georgia.

On a lighter note I thought you might enjoy the view that I woke up to here at the house this morning.

My son took this shot of the front as he warmed up his truck to get to work this morning. I’m staying in today – no point in going out if you don’t have to, right? I’m waging the battle of keeping my feet warm. Shhh don’t tell my husband but hot chocolate, one of my biscotti, and the fire sounds like a good thing today. LOL

And here is another photo of the back yard – the tracks of course were from the fun my son and his friend had playing in the snow together – It never stays pretty long.

And for those of you reading this across the states dealing with the bitter cold and snowfall of this winter – hang in there and stay warm.

I know you’re probably shaking your head right now, thinking, “really? that ‘s crazy for so little snow on the ground.” As a transplant from Wisconsin I used to think the same thing when I first moved here. It’s a southern thing – and you learn to embrace it as you run to the store to load up on bread, eggs and milk to prepare for these things. LOL

Have a great day – and leave me a comment to let me know what you’re planning to do this “snow day”. I’d love to hear from you.

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Sale-a-Bration Starts Today!

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Stamp with Jini

There is lots of exciting news today – so I’ll give you a quick update

Sale-a-Bration starts today! Whoo hoo!! That means for every $50 in merchandise you spend you’ll get to choose one of our exclusive FREE Sale-a-Bration products. How can you resist? It’s Stampin’ Up!’s biggest sales event of the year; and it gives you the chance to earn free products through shipping, hosting or joining Stampin’ Up!

Don’t have a Sale-a-Bration flyer? If you live locally why not attend my Sale-a-Bration Saturday Event on February 8th and see the new Sale-a-Bration and Occasions Catalog products in person. It’s FREE so why not bring a friend along too? Click HERE to see my Calendar of Events and more information.

Don’t live locally and want a catalog? Contact me today and I’ll mail you one for FREE. Just send an email to [email protected] and include your name, address, phone number and email and I’ll mail you our Occasions and Sale-a-Bration Catalogs right away.

Texture Boutique Embossing Machine is Back!

Stampin’ Up! has offered this product for a short time last year; now it’s coming to the 2014-2015 Annual Catalog – and Stampin’ Up! has got a limited supply early, so they are making them available before the official catalog debut. Whoo hoo!

The Texture Boutique (132657) is designed for Embossing folders only – and is a great portable option since it is light weight.

Don’t have a Big Shot, but love our embossing folders? Then this machine is for you! And it’s only $29.95 – a low cost way to start your own Embossing Folder collection to add texture to your projects.

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NEW WEEKLY DEALS

Available through February 3rd, 2014 11:50 (MT)

NEW Card Making Kit

The Hip Hip Hooray Card Kit (134998) is another great way to create fun and easy cards. This kit makes a great gift too since it contains everything necessary (minus scissors) to create 20 beautiful cards for just $19.95.

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Well that’s a quick run down of all the exciting news from Stampin’ Up! As always if you have any questions, please let me know.

Come back by tomorrow when I’ll be sharing another great card from my Leadership Shoebox Swap.

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Crazy, Mixed-Up Love

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Stamp with Jini

Today’s little treat is such a great Valentine treat. I think it is just too cute!

This treat uses the little plastic condiment containers any they can be filled with any type of small candy. Here is a side view – this one is filled with M&Ms.

This little treat was made using the Crazy, Mixed-Up Love stamp set (131068/131071) from the 2013 Annual Catalog (page 30). The images in this set are fun and quirky.

I received this as one of my 3d swaps during Leadership from Lyssa Swolanke, one of my fellow Demonstrators. It’s cute and easy to do using the chalk board technique for the image. Just embossing the image using White Embossing Powder and then use a sponge to rub on a little of our Whisper White Craft Ink. How much simpler can you get, right? And what a great little treat to send to class with your child.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Crazy, Mixed-Up Love (131068/131071)

Inks: Whisper White Craft Pad (101731)

Paper: Kaleidoscope Designer Series Paper (132995), Pink Pirouette (111351), Basic Black (121045), and Mellon Mambo Card Stock (115320)

Accessories: White Embossing Powder (109132), Heat Tool (129053), 1 3/8″ Circle Punch (119860), 1 3/4″ Circle Punch (119850), 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch (118874), and Stampin’ Sponges (101610)

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Love You to the Moon Envelope Treat Pouch

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Stamp with Jini

Here is a great treat to give this Valentine’s Day or with this sentiment maybe even for a baby Shower? Love You to the Moon is a stamp set that we can all relate to and has something for everyone.

I shared the how to video tutorial for the Envelope Treat Pouch with you back in December on how to make this easy little Envelope Treat Pouch, if you missed it or would like to see that post click HERE

The pouches are sooo fun and easy when you use the Envelope Punch Board!

On a personal note –

Technology glitches – some of you may have noticed that my format looks a little odd sometimes in my posts – technology is sometimes a pain, right? Now that I’m back home and back on track, this little glitch is next on my list of to dos – so please bear with me while I get things straightened out.

Also, several of you have told me how much you enjoyed my sharing my experience with you in my Leadership posts.

I wanted you to know that I love to hear from you and hope that you will share your comments with me here on my blog too. It really makes my day to read your comments and know that you are enjoying my posts.

Commenting back to you is one of the glitches I’m dealing with and trying to straighten out. But I wanted you to know that I do read each and every comment and look forward to reading them each day.

So help me catch all the problems – let me know if you see something that isn’t working right.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Love You to the Moon (133140/133143)

Paper: Retro Fresh Designer Series Paper (132993), Tangerine Tango (111349) and Whisper White Card Stock (101650)

Accessories: Envelope Punch Board (133774), Assorted Stampin’ Write Markers , 1 3/4″ Circle Punch (119850), 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch (118874), Paper Piercing Tool (126189), Stampin’ Pierce Mat (126199), Soft Suede 3/8″ Taffeta Ribbon (122967), Sticky Strip (104294), and Dimensionals (104430)

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Sweetheart Treat Bags

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Stamp with Jini

Here is a quick and easy Valentine treat for family and friends using our Sweetheart Treat Bag kit (134610). The Sweetheart Treat Bags kit comes with 12 heart sacks, banners and Baker’s Twine, all ready pre-cut and ready to use. So it made this project sooo easy – just stamp, fill, tie and go!

The image on this bag is from the Love You to the Moon stamp set from the Occasions Catalog (page 25). I chose set because the images and sentiments are great for all kinds of occasions, not just Valentine’s Day.

After all who hasn’t told their child, “I love you to the moon and back”? Of course the note will work perfectly for my daughter, since music is her thing – so we’ll be making these up as a little surprise for her friends at school.

Stampin’ Up! has made up several kits to make your Valentine’s Day quick and easy – why not check them all out?

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But today’s batch is for my swap at tonight’s meeting with my fellow demonstrators. Have you ever thought about becoming a demonstrator? Whether you’d like to earn a little extra cash or the discount for your own paper crafting supplies – becoming a Demonstrator is a lot of fun. I’d love to talk with you about becoming part of my TEAM and right now is a fantastic time to join. Why not check it out by clicking HERE? Then contact me if you have any questions or would like to attend one of our Blue Mountain Stampers Team meetings to see what it’s all about.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Love You to the Moon (133410/133143)

Inks: Real Red Classic Ink (126949)

Accessories: Sweetheart Treat Bags (134610)

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Sale-a-bration Saturday Free Event

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Stamp with Jini

Today’s post is a quick one since I want to spend some time in my studio stamping – after all you want to see some new projects and video tutorials, right?

So here’s the latest news I wanted to share with you – along with a quick recap of all the great news from Leadership.

I’ll be holding a FREE Sale-a-bration Saturday Event to kick off Sale-a-bration and you’re all invited to come! It will be a lot of fun, so why not bring a new friend to introduce to stamping?

My events like this are a great way to share your love of paper crafting with friends who may not already know about stamping. And it’s a great way to spend some girl time together having fun, right?

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Paper Pumpkin News

Our Paper Pumpkin will be getting a make over starting with this February’s Kit. The Paper Pumpkin Kit will be including 8 cards instead of the 4 in the past – so there will be a lot more in the box so it will be a better value than ever too!

And for those of you who like our Photopolymer Stamps you’re in for a treat – some of our kits will include Photopolymer stamps – so now you’ll get both our clear mount rubber stamps and photopolymer stamps! How cool is that?

And if you are a brand new subscriber you’ll received the Welcome Kit (shown above) with a set of FREE Markers during this special offer (this offer ends on February 10th, 20141).

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If you’ve subscribed before and want to rejoin just Click HERE and sign in to update your account.

Remember, you can cancel or change your Paper Pumpkin subscription at any time.

CONVENTION SPECIAL

Anyone who joins my TEAM now thru Stampin’ Up!’s upcoming convention registration can go to Convention for FREE!

Join during Sale-a-Bration, January 28th – March 31st, for only $99 and get to choose $150 in merchandise to create your kit! That is an extra $25 in product, just for joining and shipping is free. Click HERE for more information on joining my TEAM. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions at [email protected] or would like to talk to me about this opportunity.

New Blendabilities coming soon

Whoo hoo! Stampin’ Up! will be introducing a new line of markers, Blendabilities – these markers should be available before the end of the first quarter (March 31st). Each set of markers will include 3 alcohol based markers that will come in a light, medium, and dark tone.

In addition to the colors shown, there will be a skin tone color along with an “oops” marker. These markers will NOT replace our Stampin’ Write Markers; they are Alcohol based markers.

Stampin’ Up! will also be introducing a black stamp pad that works with our alcohol based markers.

I’ll be announcing more information about a Blendabilities Club as soon as I get more information. You can put your name on the Blendabilities Club list now to hold your spot – since I expect spots to fill up quickly.

NEW Personalized Photopolymer Circle Stamps

Coming January 28th these new Photopolymer “Circle” stamps will be perfect for personalizing for special events such as weddings, showers, and to use as gifts. You’re going to love these stamps for address labels too – I can’t wait for you to see them!

Photopolymer Stamp Changes

Also, announced Stampin’ Up! will start making the photopolymer stamps in the Kanab Utah plant beginning mid year. And just like all our other stamps they will begin to package them in clear mount cases – whoo hoo! Even better, they’ll be scented so they’ll smell good too. (That’s right – I know you’re thinking how we all love to sniff that StazOn pad when we open it!) LOL

Hopefully I’ve not missed anything, but don’t worry I’ll be posting the information on my blog and in my Newsletters as we get closer to the launch dates of these new products.

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Occasions Catalog Designer Series Paper Chart

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Stamp with Jini

Wow, I’m back from Leadership now and working through the stacks that my husband created for me while I was gone. Am I the only one who has a husband that saves things for you when you’re gone? I know he really misses me and I guess that is his way of showing he still needs me – LOL.

Anyhow, I realized this morning with all the excitement of the holidays and Leadership that I hadn’t shared with you my organizational items for the new Occasions Catalog yet – so here is my 2014 Occasions Catalog Designer Series Paper Chart.

2014 Occasions Catalog Coordinating Designer Series Paper Chart

Everything at a quick glance! I love these charts – I just hang them in my stamp area and it is a quick reference before I even get started pulling out supplies.

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Check out these new weekly deals that start today – There is something for everyone!

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Love You More

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Stamp with Jini

Today I fly home to Atlanta – I’ve really enjoyed the extra time I have spent with my sister and her husband in Houston after Leadership, but am looking forward to heading home and seeing my family. And I’m looking forward to playing with my new stamps so I have some new projects to share with you during Sale-a-Bration Saturday on February 8th. But today I wanted to share with you another of the cards I made during my Leadership Shoebox Swap.

I love the way this card turned out using the Love You More Stamp Set and our Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper Stack. Isn’t it cute the way the little bird is holding the little Glimmer Paper Heart.

Mary designed this card for our Wednesday afternoon Shoebox Swap at Leadership. It uses our paper piecing technique. You stamp the image twice. Once in Crumb Cake and then again in Coastal Cabana. I punched out the Crumb Cake image using the 1 3/4″ Circle Punch and cut out the Coastal Cabana bird with my paper snips. Then layered them using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Love You More (131850/131853), and Follow My Heart (134611/134614 )

Inks: Crumb Cake (120953), Coastal Cabana (126975), Real Red (126949), White Craft (101731)

Paper: Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper Stack (132996), Red Glimmer Paper (121790), Coastal Cabana (130024), Real Red (102482), Crumb Cake (120953), and Whisper White (100730)

Accessories: Circles Collections (130911) and Bitty Banners Framlits (129267), 2 3/8″ Scallop Punch (118874) and 1 3/4″ Circle Punch (119850), Small Heart Punch (117193), Linen Thread (104199), Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder (101930), and Heat Tool (129053)

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