This pretty Winter wedding swap card was created by fellow demonstrator, Beth Schrieber. I love the simplicity with the glam of glimmer! Dazzling!
For your convenience, here is a list of most of the items she used in the creation of this card. Clicking on any of the images will take you to my 24/7 online store where you can shop to your hearts content (please do!) Thank you so much for stopping by.
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| Lift Me Up 2017 Occasions Catalog, Stampin’ Up! |
Second installment in my series of sneak peaks from the 2017 Occasions Catalog as a Kansas City Display Stamper! I have to confess that this die from the Lift Me Up bundle is my favorite. I had to literally force myself to try to use other things in the bundle! One would think that with all the intricate detail that it would be a difficult die to use and clean out. It is not! This card is easier than it looks and I think it will be a card in my Lift Me Up class! I love the bright colors.
Thank you so much for stopping by, I hope you are enjoying the sneak peeks!
There is much to love about this swap card created by fellow demonstrator, Barbara Phillips.
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Shop Now at 25% Off! |
Don’t forget! This 25% off sale is going on right now, in plenty of time to get them here to craft up some Christmas fun! Tags, cards, gift packages, whatever your crafting heart desires! This awesome sale ends on November 30th – but don’t procrasinate! Get an early start!
Along with the sale, Stampin’ Up! has released the Stitched Shapes Framelits from the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog early. I ordered mine yesterday, along with my special pre-order from the 2017 Occasions Catalog as an On Stage attendee. I can’t wait for them to get here! Thank you so much for stopping by!
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In the excitement of the upcoming new 2017 Occasions Catalog, I certainly don’t want to forget Christmas. Many, myself included, are not ready and are in great need of inspiration!
This pretty card is a swap card that I received from fellow demonstrator, Carolyn Jackson.
I was reminded of this old poem:
Christmas Bells
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1807 – 1882
For your convenience, here is a list of most of the items she used in the creation of this card. Clicking on any of the images will take you to my 24/7 online store where you can shop to your hearts content (please do!) Thank you so much for stopping by!
I am thrilled to present you the first installment of my sneak peeks from the 2017 Occasions Catalog! It was my honor and privilege to be a Display Stamper for On Stage 2016 in Kansas City.
I will have to come back and re-share after the catalog goes live so I can share the supplies that were used on this pretty card.
Maybe my next photo will be better. I had a nice demonstrator join me in the hotel lobby one morning and shared some information for me to look up for improving my photos. For the sake of time, we will go with getting it done instead of perfection!
The 2017 Occasions Catalog is filled with amazing stuff and once again I find myself struggling to decide what to order. Sigh.
When I received my goodies to work with, I thought, “Oh, no! I would never have ordered this!” Guess what? I love this new bundle! Yep, sometimes you just have to be forced out of your comfort zone!
I will be sending all my customers, who have ordered this past year, a copy of this amazing 2017 Occasions Catalog. Want your free copy and haven’t ordered yet? Place an order of any amount before November 18th and I will add you to the mailing selector!
Request your free catalog using the link below! Be sure to not mark your order No Contact or I won’t know who to send the catalog to! Thanks for stopping by!
This was my very first On Stage event. I attended the event in Kansas City. It was great fun! I hope I can attend at least one On Stage next year as well. Kansas City was a drive a way, I had a friend to room with, and my sales were good enough that I did not have to pay for the registration fee out of pocket. All huge factors in making it possible to go!
Making it even more fun was being selected to be a Display Board Stamper. I’ve done a little recon work as it didn’t seem quite right that other demos could share pictures of the display boards after 2 pm CST today and I could not share my samples after all my hard work. I can share them as long as I also share pictures on Stampin’ Connection, so I will be working on sharing those with you over the next few days! Woo hoo!
In addition to being a display stamper – I found out that I achieved Annual Sales Level 1. I had no idea that there was such a thing! But, I got a pretty ribbon for it and got to stand to be recognized for it as well. I hope I can do it again over the next 12 months as it was the extra flex points that I earned from it that paid for my On Stage registration. Usually, my flex points are spent on things like free catalogs for you – but this time I could do both! It was also hard work – I hope I have the stamina to keep it up! haha!
The lanyard was from my roommate and friend, Brenda Myers. She lives Southeast of me, so I drove to her and picked her up on the way down (I let her drive from her place. haha!) The red leather book is supposed to be a passport cover (incentive to earn a trip out of the country). We had a package of 3 pens, our name tags and ribbons. Some demos had ribbon swag down to their belly buttons! We also got a planner which I shared on my Facebook page (some of these photos are there as well.)
Look at all the bags! Here is a close up:
The tables were all pretty and set up with secret supplies! I like how they used the Star Framelits and Punch to create the table confetti.
Stampin’ Up! was very generous and let us divide up the supplies afterwards. Even with 5 of us at our table we got lots of extra bounty!
My little bit of photo fun sharing the new catalog that we really can’t share yet! I have a similar one with my prize patrol winnings! Well – stay tuned – as I will be able to share my display stamper projects with you and my fellow Kansas City On Stage Display Stampers and I are collaborating to bring you a Pinterest Board! How fun is that?
The cherry on top – my hubby did not get a migraine while I was gone and he enjoyed his visit with our son (who came and stayed with him so I could attend, I just didn’t feel like I could leave him alone as he can’t take himself to urgent care and we have no family or close friends here).
Sometimes, life just makes the day-to-day hard. Don’t you agree? Because of this, I don’t always get a blog post done every day. I had every intention of getting one done yesterday. But life got in the way.
My husband gets migraines really bad. The kind where you have to lay perfectly still in order to not have the pain ricocheting around your head instead of just being in one place. For awhile we had a good maintenance program in place with an awesome physical therapist and acupuncturist. Then we moved and we have not been able to find such a good support system to help manage them. They have slowly increased in frequency and we are back to visiting urgent care regularly. That’s where I spent my morning yesterday as it was day 2 of the MONSTER.
Usher in a new friend, whom I don’t get to see too often. She’s a pastors wife and they pastor two churches, both about 40 minutes away from here. They live here in Le Mars, in the middle. So they are quite busy and she’s often in Sioux City or Spencer every other day. However, we had finally found a day that we could connect for lunch, and it was yesterday. In the morning I fretted that I may not be able to keep our date but we got home from urgent care in plenty of time. Our lunch date turned into an all afternoon adventure of stopping at some fun little shops in our area. My two favorites: 4 Speckled Hens, and Against the Grain Antiques. The latter was a grain bin converted into an antique shop.
My escape from the stresses of this life is my faith, prayer, friends, family, and stamping. However, as much as I felt like I needed to get my stamping work done, I have to confess, I really needed the fun day away from watching my husband suffer. It drains my energy. I’m glad my new friend was sensitive to this and asked me along for the ride.
Today, I am preparing to leave for On Stage in the morning. My son and grandson’s are coming tomorrow evening to spend the weekend with Jim so he is not alone during this migraine cycle he is in. He will need a driver for urgent care (hopefully, not needed) as he cannot drive after getting a shot. I am thankful that they can come. I am really looking forward to being away from the day-to-day and sharing the time with a stamping friend, sharing the excitement of a new catalog, and sharing all of my projects on the display boards. I wish I could be a little mouse and see all the reactions of the many stampers looking at my samples! (And, then again, maybe I don’t! Haha!)
Maybe, if I am lucky. I can get a handful of swaps done to swap. That would be nice. But I won’t stress over it.
Hopefully, I will get back to blogging next week. Stick with me! I do have some goodies to share! Thanks so much – and may all your troubles be stamped away! Your stampin’ friend, always.
Not only are stitches a classic trend, they illustrate the quality, precision, and extra care taken when creating a piece. Giving a stitched gift shows just how much you value that relationship. Now you have the opportunity to purchase Stitched Shapes Framelits ahead of their official release in the 2017-2018 annual catalog and get 25% off coordinating stamp sets. With Stitched Shapes Framelits you can make paper stitches in seconds, turning any project into one that is stitched from the heart. Not only can you share this early-release set of 12 dies with your customers, but you can highlight the stamp sets that bring out the beauty of the Stitched Shapes Framelits – and they are all 25% off! And there’s more great news…although the 25% off stamps sets ends November 30, you will still be able to get the Stitched Shapes Framelits after that date.
Details
• Stitched Shapes Framelits available beginning November 1, 2016
• November 1-30, 2016: select stamp sets 25% off
• Promotion Deadline (25% off select stamp sets):
• Phone: November 30, 2016, by 6:50 PM (MT)
• OEX/Online: November 30, 2016, by 11:50 PM (MT)
Woo hoo! Guess who will be celebrating not needing to break out her sew crafty sewing machine unless she really wants to use thread!
This stunning swap card created by fellow demonstrator Toni Tessler is really a bad influence. The suggestion to buy is strong with this one. Just saying.
You see, when this stamp set came out as a bundle with the framelits, I was in the middle of trying to sell a house knowing that I would be moving here. It was hard to do classes with most of my things packed up and not knowing from one day to the next if the house would be sold, etc. So, as much as I loved it, I did not purchase it. I did not buy a lot that year, at all.
However, I love this card so much that I am starting to be swayed even though the risk is high that since it has been out for awhile, it could be retired soon. On the plus side, I have everything needed to make this card except for the Vintage Leaves stamps and Leaflets framelits. Does anyone want to place a big order so I can feel better about buying them? Ha ha!
For your convenience, here is a list of most of the items she used in the creation of this card. Clicking on any of the images will take you to my 24/7 online store where you can shop to your hearts content (please do!) Thank you so much for stopping by!
This swap card created by fellow demonstrator, Angie Brailsford really speaks to me. It has a simple message. In today’s world when we have so many voices clamoring for our attention it can be difficult to stick to our purpose.
The simple message to Follow the Star brings us back to our purpose of finding Christ and following after Him. That really is what Christmas is all about. I know that sometimes I get caught up in decorating, baking, gift buying and making, jolly fat elves, Christmas trees, and the what not; sometimes to the point of being overwhelmed!
Being overwhelmed is not His purpose for our lives. For that, I am thankful. Today, this swap card was a God sent message to slow down a bit, tune out all those other voices, look up to the heavens and seek Him. To bring Christmas into my everyday. I hope you enjoy the card, and the message.
For your convenience, here is a list of most of the items she used in the creation of this card. Clicking on any of the images will take you to my 24/7 online store where you can shop to your hearts content (please do!) Thank you so much for stopping by!
Rudolph is ready with Santa’s sleigh! He is prancing around and ready to go! I, on the other, am still dragging my feet on this whole Christmas thing. I am trying to self-motivate. Really, I am. So far, it’s not working.
This fun card was created by fellow demonstrator, Micki Antinone. I am under the impression (since the sleigh is empty) that Santa isn’t quite ready yet, either. He must be checking his list again…
I wonder if Santa has technical problems now, too. I spent all morning trying to resolve missing previews of all my thumbnails. Blog posts would be so much easier if my technology would cooperate. Thankfully, google had some suggestions for me. What would I do without google as my help desk?
For your convenience, here is a list of most of the items she used in the creation of this card. Clicking on any of the images will take you to my 24/7 online store where you can shop to your hearts content (please do!) Thank you so much for stopping by!
Look at this cute little reindeer bleating out a very merry Christmas! He was created by fellow demonstrator, Maria Grumaraes. (I hope I got that right!) I just love how she gave him legs and a bow tie. Stinkin’ cute!
For your convenience, here is a list of most of the items she used in the creation of this card. Clicking on any of the images will take you to my 24/7 online store where you can shop to your hearts content (please do!) Thank you so much for stopping by!
Okay, you got me! This swap card by fellow demonstrator, Helen Kennard says absolutely nothing about Eskimo Kisses. However, that is what popped into my head and stuck there: so what’s a girl to do? Besides, why can’t mistletoe kisses be Eskimo kisses?
Since I can not list the markers used separately, I have indicated the colors used with ink pads.
For your convenience, here is a list of most of the items she used in the creation of this card. Clicking on any of the images will take you to my 24/7 online store where you can shop to your hearts content (please do!) Thank you so much for stopping by!
Christmas is the most wonderful time of year; even with the cold and snow! Wonderful smells, goodies, gift giving, family, and most importantly, the celebration of the birth of our Savior.
I adore this swap card created by fellow demonstrator, Jill Arenovski. I fell in love the stamp set Wonderful Year as soon as I saw it and put it on my list immediately. The little gingerbread man with the Candy Cane Lane designer series paper and color combo just really make this an eye-catching card. Fabulous card, Jill!
For your convenience, here is a list of most of the items she used in the creation of this card. Clicking on any of the images will take you to my 24/7 online store where you can shop to your hearts content (please do!) Thank you so much for stopping by!
