Stampin Up Fabric is so Gorgeous!

Here are just a couple of samples of some projects that were on display at convention using the new Stampin Up designer fabrics. This one shows off the Timeless Portrait fabric which can be found on pg 196 in the big Catalog. There is also matching designer paper to go with it so you could make a card or scrapbook page to match the fabric projects you create. The possibilities are endless!

Stamping Friends…..

Stamping friends are the best and these girls are super fun. This is an 8 1/2 x 11 scrapbook page that I made for one of my convention displays when I was demonstrating the distressing kit.  I distressed the top piece of designer paper using the sanding block. I used the Tickets and Tags Scrappin' Kit found on pg189 for this layout.  The pics are from Leadership this past January in Nashville. We had such a great time.

There is always hope…..

August Special!

Dates: August 1-31, 2011

Promotion Details: During August, you will get a FREE package of Designer Series Paper when you buy three! Use this limited-time offer to stock up on all of your favorites, including brand-new designs from the 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog.

Back From Convention!

Hey Everyone,

I am back from convention and had such a great time hanging out with my stamping friends from all over the country and also Canada. Stampin Up demos are the nicest and most fun group of ladies! I always look forward to any kind of Stampin Up event but this one was super special to me. As many of you know, I am going through a divorce and I must have gotten several hundred hugs and well wishes from so many of you (some that I have never even met before)! Thank you all for your support, love and prayers. You are all a special group of women and I am so glad to have you all in my life. Stampin Up is the best company to be a part of. I never would have met all of these super women if I hadn't signed up 10 years ago. I will have these friends FOREVER! It is hard to describe the feeling of having so many awesome ladies genuinely caring about you and coming up and saying hi even if they had never met me…..just to show their support. Ok, I will stop now before I start crying again……

If you were at convention, you might have seen me in one of the booths demonstrating the distressing kit. Here is one of my favorite samples…..It is a 4×6 notepad I covered in River rock cardstock and then topped it with the Well worn designer paper.

This is a close up of the front part. I used the distressing kit to rough up the edges, curl the corners and color the white paper. Then I added an antique brad also.

One of my convention swaps!

Hey everyone,

I know it has been so long since I have posted. Too much going on here in my personal life (in the process of getting divorced). I am excited to be leaving for Salt Lake City tomorrow though for the Stampin Up convention! I am so happy to get away for a girl's week with all of my stamping friends from all over the country. It is such a blast! Here is one of the swaps I am taking this year. Thanks to a couple of my great downline for helping me make them. I have had so much wonderful support from all of my friends here. This set  (fabulous florets) is from the Summer mini but it is also in the brand new catalog. I used daffodil delight and pacific point for the main colors. I hope you all have a fabulous week. I know I will!

Happy 4th of July!

I hope everyone has a safe and happy 4th of July. Thanks to all of the military men and women who are protecting us and giving us all of the freedoms we have. Say a prayer that they stay safe from harm and come back to their families soon!

A New Beginning!

That title seems appropriate for today. Today Stampin' Up is unveiling their new 2011-2012 Idea Book and Catalog and I am so excited to share that with you. I have included the link in my right sidebar if you haven't gotten yours yet. Also there is an AWESOME Starter Kit Special starting today!! You can sign up for $99 and get a free $40 Christmas Keepsake project!

I also have another new beginning in my life. I am getting divorced and will be starting a new chapter in my life. I am sorry I have been MIA for the past month but I have had a lot to deal with. I won't bore you with all of the details but basically my marriage is over after 23 years. My husband found someone else and he has moved on so it is time for me to do the same. I am going to focus on things that make me happy and that would be stamping and spending time with my awesome friends. For any of you that might be going to the Stampin Up covention in the next week and and a half, I will be presenting at the opening party. I have lots of cool techniques to show you so please stop by and visit my booth.

$99 Starter Kit and Free Project Kit Promotion

Dates: July 1-31, 2011

Promotion Details: It's always more fun to stamp with friends! The limited-time $99 Starter Kit is the perfect choice for the lover of Stampin' Up! products. Use this exclusive Starter Kit to share the opportunity with your friends and hostesses who want to get the products they love at a 20 percent discount. 

Plus, when you sign up in July, you will get a Christmas Keepsake project kit absolutely FREE–a $40 value! This exclusive kit contains everything you need to create a beautiful Christmas Keepsake Box to hold your most treasured Christmas memories.

$99 Starter Kit
Contains over $180 in products and business supplies–including new products from the 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog! All items below are recommended, but a new demonstrator can substitute a similar item of equal or lesser value.

Download our $99 Starter Kit flyer here.

*New to the 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog!

Business Supplies
The business supplies in these promotional mini kits will be the same business supplies that are in existing starter kits; no alternative selections can be made for business items.

• Getting Started DVD
• Getting Started Guide
• Guest Invitation Postcards (100)
• 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog (8)
• 2011 Summer Mini Catalog (8)
• Stampin' Up! logo vinyl
• Décor Elements applicator
• To My Hostess Envelopes (10)
• My Digital Studio Marketing DVD
• Recruit Folders (5)
• Recruit Brochures (20)
• Customer Order Forms (50)

Things to Remember

$99 Starter Kit

• Prospective recruits may still purchase either the standard OR Digital+ Starter Kits instead of the promotional $99 Starter Kit. 
• Recommended catalog products are included in the $99 Starter Kit. However, just like our standard and Digital+ Starter Kit, new recruits can select alternate items. For example:
  • An alternate stamp set of equal or lesser value.
  • An alternate color assortment of card stock of equal or lesser value.
  • Alternate colors of Classic Stampin' Pads of equal or lesser value.
• Recruits can still add the Stampin' Memories, Definitely Decorative, or My Digital Studio Add-On to their $99 Starter Kit for the regular price.
• Recruits who join Stampin' Up! by purchasing the $99 Starter Kit are still eligible for any programs available to new recruits. This includes, but is not limited to, the Extra 10% Instant Income offer, the newly refreshed Stampin' Start program, and the opportunity to purchase a Business Booster Kit.

Christmas Keepsake Box Project Kit

• The exclusive kit is part of the Shelli Signature Collection.
• The box included in the kit is limited to this kit.
• Demonstrators and new recruits who earn a kit will be able to order it with their first demonstrator order beginning August 1. Demonstrators and new recruits will have until September 30 to redeem their free Christmas Keepsake project kit.
• Visit the Earn a Free Christmas Keepsake Project Kit page to see a list of products included in the kit.

What we all need…..Strength and Hope!

I have been kind of absent from blogging lately…..lots of things going on in my life which I can't really go into here, but let's just say I need all the Strength and Hope (and prayers) I can get. My world has been turned upside down in the last couple of weeks and I need to put that first right now. I will try to post when I can.

This card was actually made by a friend of mine…..Lenore Whitehead. I loved this card so much that I used it as one of my monthly cards in all of my May classes. I love this stamp set and it is only available for a couple of months so you better get it while you can.

Say Goodbye to all of the retiring products!

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