Written On Your Heart Event

THANK YOU!!

I would like to personally thank each and every person that stopped by the studio to make a card during the Written On Your Heart event on January 4th! Since that is not exactly possible (although I tried to speak to everyone at the event and express my gratitude), I will say it now as part of this public expression of my gratitude! Thank you so much! Written On Your Heart, Kelly and I all appreciate the time you took to come to the studio and create cards for survivors of human trafficking!! 

Here are a few stats from the event:

• more than 20 people stopped by to create cards!
• 70 cards were created and donated!
• Over $80 were collected as donations for postage and other expenses!!

So once again THANK YOU for helping a very worthy cause! 

Easy, Fun technique

This is an easy, fun technique to try with your embossing folders!

Choose your embossing folder and card stock.  I chose this one as I was working on a masculine card and had an idea for using the debossed (indented side of the card stock).

Use your Big Shot to emboss the card stock. I chose Smokey Slate to enhance the masculine theme I was working on as well as the Designer Series Paper I planned to use.

When I removed the cardstock this is the embossed (raised) side of the card stock.  I flipped it over to the debossed side so that the main design is pressed into the card stock. 

I then ran my Basic Gray ink pad very LIGHTLY across the card stock trying to just touch the raised parts. This revealed the outline of the hexagon shapes.  To me they look like the nuts that screw onto a bolt!

This is the card beginning to take shape. You can see how well the Designer Series Paper works with the embossed card stock! 

Cling Stamps

Have you had problems with the clear-mount stamps falling off the acrylic blocks?

Were you confused by the name clear-mount when they were not clear stamps but red rubber?

You are not alone!!

Stampin' Up! has been having these issues and concerns reported for sometime. They have been working hard to come up with a good solution! CLING STAMPS are here!!!

Beginning with the Occasions Catalog (products available Jan. 3rd - June 3rd while supplies last) the red rubber stamps that attach temporarily to the clear acrylic blocks are referred to as Cling Stamps. These stamps give you the fabulous, crisp image you have come to expect from Stampin' Up!'s red rubber stamps while clinging well to our wonderful, ergonomic acrylic blocks!

These stamps stick so well that Stampin' Up! even created a video about how to apply the labels and how to remove them from your acrylic blocks with out damaging your stamps. Click here to watch the video.

If you have questions or concerns please call or email me!! I am always happy to help!

My trip to On Stage

I enjoy going to Stampin' Up! events for lots of reasons! I love catching up with old friends and meeting new ones, seeing fabulous new product demonstrations, and learning business strategies and techniques that will help me build my business!

I was fortunate to attend the 3 day live On Stage event in Orlando, FL earlier this month. I took my husband, Richard and we made it into a week long vacation. My mother was also able to join me at this, her first Stampin' Up! event. A good friend was able to join us for the event as well! So much fun!!

Wednesday was check-in day. We went to the convention center and found our way to the check-in area. While we were there getting our bags, nametags and Prize Patrol badges we got to do a bit of swapping! Swapping allows me to get lots of great samples for the studio and ideas for classes as well. We went to Epcot as part of my Centre Stage reward. Loved seeing Soaring and had fun at Test Track.

Thursday was our first day of actual stamp presentations and business information. Everyone got a prize patrol button. When your number was called you got that prize. My friend, Janis, got Strong& Beautiful for hers, I got Well Said
and Mom got Janet Wakeland's set Artfully Aware. There were lots of all attendee giveaways as well. We got stamp sets, Designer Series Paper, and a great little toolkit.

On Saturday morning I was able to walk across the stage to celebrate my 200K Career Sales Milestone. I want to thank all of you that helped me reach this tremendous milestone! When I made this goal public and started tracking my progress you all stepped up and got me to my goal!! I so appreciate each and everyone of you that has supported my business over the years!! Walking the stage was every bit as wonderful as I anticipated! I felt especially happy that my mom could be there with me!


I am already looking forward to going to Atlantic City, NJ for the next one in April. If you join my team you can come too!!

Limited time Products Coming November 1st!

Hello! 

Stampin' Up! is offering a Limited Time/While Supplies Last group of products for the month of November. There are 2 stamp sets, a set of framelits, snowflake embellishments and white velvet paper.   The products are only available separately and not as a bundle. Click here to email me your preorder. Placing a pre-order will help make sure you get the products without worrying about having products sell out.

I will be taking pre-orders for these products from October 24th to October 31st. I will be placing an order on November 1st first thing in the morning. 

Happiness Surround stamp set ($17)

A few lovely samples! These are not just for winter!!

Snow is Glistening Stamp Set $21

Snowfall Thinlits ($39 (20 pieces)

Snowflake Trinkets (10 each style) $8

This one uses the lovely swish of snowflakes die as well as 

several of the other snowflakes.

A very pretty snowflake holiday card

Not just for snowflakes!

These products are lots of fun! I have been playing with them a bit and I think they will make glorious winter cards as well as taking you through the spring as well!

Snowflake Showcase

Keeping up with all this social media stuff can be a challenge. It is one I am trying to embrace and enjoy. I get to share all kinds of fun stuff with you!
One of the fun things is my 12 weeks of Christmas e-mails. I have scheduled the first five weeks of e-mails already. There are 4 more gorgeous card ideas waiting to land in your inbox!! The next one goes out today at one o'clock. Be sure you have signed up to get them!

So Stampin' Up! is offering a limited time set of products in November. The Snowflake Showcase includes 2 stamp sets, a set of framelits, white velvet paper and beautiful snowflake embellishments!
Check out the video below to see a preview of these pretty products!

Thanks for stopping by! More soon!

12 Weeks of Christmas is coming

This year I am going to be sending a Santa's Helper e-mail campaign. During this campaign I will be sharing one new holiday project each week during the 12 weeks leading up to Christmas. The only way to see these projects is be on my e-mail list. If you already are then yippee! Be ready to be wowed! If you aren't you can click here and you can sign up to receive my emails. Be sure you so before Wednesday, October 3rd so that you don't miss out on any of the great projects!