Little Miss Scrapalicious

She believed she could...

2011-10-12T10:14:00.000-07:00

so she did!

I wanted to quickly share with you this framed project I made for a girlfriend of mine using My Digital Studio, Whisper White Cardstock, 5/8" Black Satin Ribbon, Basic Rhinestones Jewels and a frame I picked up from Michaels.

The glare from the glass made it super hard to take a picture but hopefully you get the point. :-)

Happy Stampin'!

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More Spice Cake

2011-09-20T12:45:00.000-07:00

And you thought I was kidding when I said I went a little crazy adding the Stampin' Up!'s new Spice Cake fabric to my cards. ;-)

Here is another card front I made for the swap I was talking about earlier last week but decided that I was not in love with it so I in turn made the THIS card. Which I think worked out well as the other card showcased the fabric nicer which was my goal. :-)

The Key Ingredients:
Wood-Mount Stamp Sets: None

Clear-Mount Stamp Sets: Gently Falling (123804), In Wilderness (120537)

Clear-Mount Blocks: Clear Block D (118485)

Card stock: Soft Suede (115318)

Designer Series Paper: Spice Cake (124003)
Specialty Paper: None
Designer Fabric: Spice Cake (124066)
Ink: Soft Suede - Classic (115657), Very Vanilla - Craft (104308)

Punches: NoneBig Shot Dies: None

Adhesive: SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Stampin' Dimentinals (104430), Glue Dots (103683)
Tools: Stampin' Up! Grid Paper (102787), Table Top Paper Cutter (106959), Paper Snips (103579), Craft and Paper Scissors (108360), Adhesive Remover (103684), Stampin' Scurb (102642), Stampin' Mist (102394), Mat Pack (105826), Paper-Piercing Tool (116631)
Embellishments and Accessories: 3/8 Inch Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon (122975), Basic Pearls Jewel Accents (119247)

Happy Stampin'!

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Breast Intentions

2011-09-13T06:07:00.001-07:00

If you have been following my blog for long enough you know Breast Cancer Research is something I strongly believe in. So strongly that this year I have decided to start a team from the 2011 CIBC Run for the Cure (5km Run/Walk) on Sunday, October 2nd, 2011, called 'Breast Intentions'. And we are looking for team members! So, if you or anyone you know (male or female) is interested in joining me please follow the link above or send me a message so I can give you all the details because I would LOVE to have you running with me!

Can't participate in the run? That is okay you can still make a donation for as little or as much as you would like HERE! - Thanks in advance for any and all of your support! :-)

Happy Stampin'!

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More Spice Cake

2011-09-12T08:52:00.001-07:00

As promised here is another one of the cards I made with Stampin' Up!'s new Spice Cake designer fabric. I love the simplicity yet warm fall elegance feel this card has and to top all that off it works perfect with this week's Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge!

The wine cork isn't actually part of the card it is just holding the card up as the card is really only a card front which I made it for a recent set of swaps. I really hope everyone who participated in the swap liked it because I LOVE all of the card fronts I got back. I am so excited to start working on my Christmas cards now!!! :-)

The Key Ingredients:
Wood-Mount Stamp Sets: Tiny Tags (118091)
Clear-Mount Stamp Sets: Gently Falling (123804)

Clear-Mount Blocks: Clear Block D (118485)

Card stock: Soft Suede (115318), Very Vanilla (101650)

Designer Series Paper: Spice Cake (124003)
Specialty Paper: None
Designer Fabric: Spice Cake (124066)
Ink: Soft Suede - Classic (115657)

Punches: Jewelry Tag Punch (117190)
Big Shot Dies: None

Adhesive: SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Stampin' Dimentinals (104430), Glue Dots (103683)
Tools: Stampin' Up! Grid Paper (102787), Table Top Paper Cutter (106959), Paper Snips (103579), Craft and Paper Scissors (108360), Adhesive Remover (103684), Stampin' Scrub (102642), Stampin' Mist (102394), Sewing Machine
Embellishments and Accessories: 3/8 Inch Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon (122975), Natural Hemp Twine (100982), Square Fire Rhinestone Brads (109112), Vintage Trinkets Accents & Elements (118764)

Spice Cake for the Stampin' Queens

2011-09-09T09:28:00.000-07:00

There is an awesome new Stampin' Up! challenge blog out there called 'Stampin' Queens Sketch Challenge' and I absolutely love this week's sketch. :-)

I have been having a ton of fun playing around with Stampin' Up!'s new Spice Cake designer fabric and matching designer series paper from the new Holiday Mini Catalogue. I am not usually one for fall cards but I LOVE this fabric and paper I seriously can't seem to get enough of it. And adding fabric to your cards not only takes them to a whole new level it is also way to much fun! - If you have not tried it yet, you have too!

The Key Ingredients:
Wood-Mount Stamp Sets: En Francais (109521), Tiny Tags (118091)

Clear-Mount Stamp Sets: Gently Falling (123804)

Clear-Mount Blocks: Clear Block D (118485)

Card stock: Soft Suede (115318), Very Vanilla (101650), Pool Party (122942)

Designer Series Paper: Spice Cake (124003)
Specialty Paper: None
Designer Fabric: Spice Cake (124066)
Ink: Soft Suede - Classic (115657), Crumb Cake - Classic (121030)

Punches: Jewelry Tag Punch (117190)
Big Shot Dies: None

Adhesive: SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Stampin' Dimentinals (104430), Glue Dots (103683)
Tools: Stampin' Up! Grid Paper (102787), Table Top Paper Cutter (106959), Paper Snips (103579), Craft and Paper Scissors (108360), Adhesive Remover (103684), Stampin' Scurb (102642), Stampin' Mist (102394)
Embellishments and Accessories: 3/16" Brads - Neutrals Collection (119736), Vintage Trinkets Accents & Elements (118764)

Happy Friday and Stampin'!

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Holiday Mini Starts Today!

2011-09-01T08:06:00.001-07:00

The newest Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini is now available! (Yippe!) There are so many amazing new stamps, paper, tools, embellishments and digital downloads in there you are not going to want to wait any longer if you have not checked it out yet!

Please feel free to contact me via phone or e-mail today if you would like to place an order as I have one going in this afternoon that I would be more then happy to add your items to! Also if you do not yet have a hard copy of the catalogue please let me know and I will mail you one right away.

Happy Stampin'!

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Versatile Blogger Award

2011-08-26T06:38:00.006-07:00

Earlier this week Hillary a long time friend on mine and owner of My Hook and Yarn Adventure's awarded me with the Versatile Blogger award! :-) In order to accept the award, I must share 7 random things about myself, and then pass on the award to 15 other blogs!

7 random things about myself...

1. I have always wanted to collect something but almost everything people collect is useless junk. (Shot Glasses, Snow Globes, Stamps, Pins, Stuffed Animals...) While we were away in Merritt at the beginning of the month my girlfriend was telling me about how her friend collects Starbucks city mugs. I don't have any yet but I am officially going to start my own collection!

2. I wish I knew how to knit so that I could make myself this adorable 'Deer with Little Antlers' toque.

3. This is my latest DIY project! Nick and I both love our wine and when I saw these wall bracket mounts that hold empty wine bottles I knew I just had to recreate them for our house. Only problem now is, I need to find room on my walls for them in between all my Decor Elements and Photo Frames!

4. When Nick and I get married this will be my bouquet. :-)

5. While making my list of '101 things to do in 1001 days' I decided by September 2013 I will canoe the Bowren Lakes! (It is a 7 day 116km canoe circuit which starts just east of Quesnel, BC)

6. As you all know (because I have told you over 100 times.) I LOVE Lululemon more then anything. I love everything about the company from their product and clothing, to their visions and goals, to their involment in the comuinity right down to their manifesto. :-) The poster pictured below of Lululemons manifesto is hanging in a frame on the wall in my office and is the best inspriation, every word on there is SO true.

7. Nick's Nonna's gnocchi is my all time favorite Italian meal! It is right up there with Perogies and Bacon and Popcorn - My other favorite foods. Anyways his Nonna has promised to teach me how to make it! I am super excited only problem is once I figure it out we might be eatting it once a week I love it that much!

15 'versatile' scrapbooking/crafting blogs + 1 'versatile' lifestyle coach extraordinaire blog:

1. North Shore Stamper - Angela McKay
2. Crafty Gift Designs - Tessa Wise
3. The Inked Stamper - Dawn Pritchard
4. Diary of Two Crafty Girls - Leigha Rock and Natasha Hein
5. Artistic Avenger - Carrie Gaskin
6. I'd Rather Be Scrapbooking - Hayley Glauser
7. Julie B's Stampin' Space - Julie Beltramo
8. Shimmy Shimmy Cocoa Craft - Shanda Stirk
9. Pink Buckaroo Designs - Erica Cerwin
10. The Stampin' Schach - Ann Schach
11. LA Stamper - Lisa Althouse
12. Stamp with Heather - Heather Summers
13. Teneale Williams - Teneale Williams
14. A Little Less Usless - Gardenia Pepworth
15. Stampin' Sentiments - Shannon Eberhardt
16. Smile With Your Heart - Jenn Thiel

*** Don't forget about my FREE UStamp with Dawn and Friends 'Paper Pardade' pass giveaway! ***

Happy Stampin'! and Happy FRIDAY!

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'Bowl' You Over

2011-08-25T06:45:00.003-07:00

On Monday night Nick and I headed into burnaby to celebrate his cousins 27th birthday. Nick's cousin LOVES bowling! - He even owns his own bowling shoes! So, when I sat down to make his card it was a no brainer on that I was going to make...

The card came together so perfectly and was so simple to make. I traced out the shape of a bowling pin on my Whisper White cardstock and cut it out. Next I used my extra-large oval punch and some real red carstock scraps to create the decorative stripes. From there I used my Circles #2 Originals Die to cut out the bowling ball (I used the biggest circle on the die) and then I added on my three finger holes using basic grey cardstock and my 1/2 inch circle punch. The very last thing I did was add in the grey shadowing using a lead pencil. :-)

My favorite part of the card was what I wrote inside:
"Wishing you a birthday full of so much happiness it BOWLS you over!"

The Key Ingredients:
Wood-Mount Stamp Sets: None

Clear-Mount Stamp Sets: None
Clear-Mount Blocks: None

Card stock: Whisper White (100730), Basic Black (121045), Real Red (102482), Basic Grey (121044)

Designer Series Paper: None
Specialty Paper: None
Ink: None
Punches: 1/2 Inch Circle Punch (119869), Extra-Large Oval Punch (119859)
Big Shot Dies: Big Shot Die-Cut Machine (113439), Circles #2 Originals Die (114526)

Adhesive: SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
Tools: Stampin' Up! Grid Paper (102787), Table Top Paper Cutter (106959), Paper Snips (103579), Craft and Paper Scissors (108360)
Embellishments and Accessories: Non-Stampin' Up! Lead Pencil

Happy Stampin'!

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FREE UStamp with Dawn and Friends - 'Paper Parade!!' Pass!

2011-08-24T06:22:00.000-07:00

Wohoo! Apparently Dawn Rapsas (Inker Up Til Dawn) the women behind UStamp with Dawn and Friends liked my 'Santa Pants' project for the current UStamp with Dawn and Friends session - 'I ♥ the Holidays!!' because she asked if I would be a guest designers again for the upcoming 'Paper Parade!!' event. (Opening day is September 23rd) So, you all know what that means... One lucky person is going to get a FREE pass! All you need to do is leave me a comment on this post listing your favorite Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper (Which by the way is still on sale - Buy 3 Get 1 FREE!) and your e-mail address so I can contact you if you are the winner. Then on Thusday September 1st, 2011, I will randomly select one winner from all the comments! So please make sure to check back to see if you are the lucky recipient.

Ps - This contest is open to everyone (including Stampin' Up! demos) anywhere in the world! And remember if you can't wait to find out if you are the winner you can buy an early bird pass today for only $19.99! Click HERE for more information.

Good Luck and Happy Stampin'!

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Santa Pants

2011-08-15T09:25:00.000-07:00

Wohoo! Yesterday my Santa Pants project and tutorial for the current round of uStamp with Dawn and Friends 'I ♥ the Holidays' event was published! Check out the pictures below...

The Santa Pants Gift Bag filled with all the fixings needed for a wonderful cup of hot chocolate.

The Santa Pants gift card holder! - When you pull on the ribbon the gift card slowly appears!!! How cool is that! :-)

And finally what project is complete without a matching envelope.

Remember it is not to late to join in the fun and get a complete 8 page colour tutorial on how to make all 3 of the amazing projects shown above AND tons of other amazing holiday craft ideas (complete with tutorials) using all Stampin' Up! product created by some super talented women from all over the world!

Happy Stampin'!

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Buy 3, Get 1 FREE

2011-08-09T08:08:00.001-07:00

Never fear, I still here! I have just been busy... What's new! I know I am always busy but really whats life if you are not out having enjoying it! Nick and I took a week of work and went camping on Nicola Lake in Merritt, I just finished off my tutorial for the next round of uStamp with Dawn and Friends, I ♥ The Holidays, I am almost ready for technique club on Thursday... The list goes on but I wont bore you. But I will leave you with Stampin' Up!'s newest promotion 'Buy 3, Get 1 FREE'!

From August 1st until August 31st, you will get a FREE package of Designer Series Paper when you buy three! So make sure to take advantage of this limited-time offer and stock up on all your favourites, including brand-new designs from the 2011-2012 Idea Book and Catalogue. :-) To place an order feel free to visit my online store or contact me today.

Oh, and make sure to check back tomorrow, I have a card to share with you!

Happy Stampin'!

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Hello, Doily - CASE

2011-07-21T06:13:00.001-07:00

Let me first apologize for the colour of this photo! I do not know what is wrong with my camera... or maybe it is my light box... Or maybe it is just the fact that I am way to tired today - since Nick and I were up way past out bed time at KENNY CHESNEY'S concert last night!!! Either way hopefully I figure it out soon. Anyways, the card featured below showcases one of my FAVORITE new stamp sets called Hello, Doily. Joanne Travis over at Sleepy in Seattle posted this card in Real Red on her blog on July 8th, 2011 and as soon as I saw it I knew I had to go and re-create it.

Wondering where the big white doily came from?? It is one of he shape cut-outs from new Flirtatious Specialty Designer Series Paper! (Click on the link, then click on more images and scroll through all the paper in the package until you get to the last two images and you will see what I am talking about!)

On a completely non-stamping note.... If you have a second PLEASE go check out my sister's Live@YVR 'Vancouver Love' video clip (http://liveatyvr.ca/entry/183485) and leave her some love! (To leave a comment all you have to do is log in by giving them your e-mail and creating a password. It is super simple!) She has entered a contest to live at YVR (Vancouver International Airport) for 80 days and 80 nights! Fingers crossed she makes it into the top 5 on July 25th where the public gets to vote on the winner! (Yes, I am an extremely proud big sister right now!)

Happy Stampin'!

July's Specials:

$119 Starter Kit - Ends July 31st, 2011

Strength and Hope Campaign - Proceeds being donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation

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Why Join Stampin' Up!?

2011-07-20T09:39:00.001-07:00

With the amazing starter kit deal on right now for only $119.00 I thought I would let you know my top 10 reasons why you should join the Stampin' Up! family...

Stampin' Up! welcomes everyone! From those who want to create a full or part-time career out of their business, to those who simply want to get a discount! :-)
You can get 100's no 1000's of ideas for handmade cards, scrapbook pages, and home decor projects off the exclusive demo only website 'Stampin' Connection'
You get at least a 20 percent discount on ALL of your Stampin' Up! products!!! (But if you place an order within 45 days of you joining Stampin' Up! you will get an extra 10 percent off your order)
You get to see and order all of the new Stampin' Up! product a WHOLE month before everyone else does!!! (I just got a sneak-peek at the 2011 Holiday Mini! Let me tell you I can't wait till August 1st to place my pre-order.)
You are eligible to attend Stampin' Up!'s fabulous conferences and events. (Like Convention which just took place in Salt Lake City - for photos of that went on check out Stampin' Up!'s Facebook page)
You will learn, amazing and artistic new stamping techniques/projects, business building ideas, and so much more each month all thanks to a demonstrator only magazine called Stampin' Success.
For your first two months as a demonstrtor you will enjoy a free trial of a completly personalized Stampin' Up! on-line store and blog! (Check out mine HERE)
You will meet new life long friends, who share the same interest in stamping/crafting as you.
You will become a member of my Scrapalicious Diva's team and receive all the support and training you could ever imagine from both me and the amazing staff at Stampin' Up!
And finally you get the chance to earn FREE (Yes, you read that right!) exotic trips and other recognition (like free stamps, cash awards, and other valuable prizes). (FYI: The incentive trip everyone is working towards this year is to the Denaru Island's luxurious Sofitel Fiji Resort and Spa!!! - Which of course is in FIJI!)

Remember, if you join the Stampin' Up! family before July 31st, 2011 not only do you get $200.00+ worth of amazing Stampin' Up! product for only $119.00 (Click HERE to see the list of all the product included) you also get a FREE Christmas Keepsake Box Project Kit from Stampin' Up! (valued at $49.95 - See photo and details below) and you will also get a FREE package of the 2011-2012 In Colour Stampin' Write Markers from ME! (valed at $19.95)

The Christmas Keepsake Box Project Kit contains the following products (quantities are 1 unless otherwise noted):

Pines and Poinsettias Set *(wood-mount)
Keepsake box
Scallop borders (cut from Tasteful Trim Bigz XL Die)
- First Edition Designer Series Paper (3)
- Holly Berry Designer Series Paper (6)
First Edition Specialty Designer Series Paper strip (2)
Holly Berry Designer Series Paper piece*
Real Red Top Note (cut from Top Note Bigz Die)
Real Red Decorative Label (cut from Matchbook Bigz XL Die)
Wild Wasabi Card Stock strips (3)
Naturals Ivory Card Stock piece
Holly Berry Bouquet Designer Fabric*
Real Red 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon
Real Red 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon
Victoria 5/8" Crochet Trim
Linen Thread
Champagne Fine Galaxy Stampin' Glitter
Vanilla Pearl 1/2" Simply Adorned Bauble
Pearl Basic Jewels (1 pkg.)
Holly Berry Bouquet Designer Buttons*
- Large Wild Wasabi
- Small Real Red
Mini Vintage Tags

Additional Supplies Needed:

Early Espresso Stampin' Write Marker
Real Red Stampin' Write Marker
Wild Wasabi Stampin' Write Marker
Adhesives
3/16" Corner Punch
Scallop Circle Punch
Paper Cutter
Paper Snips
Needle
Glue gun

*From the 2011 Holiday Mini Catalogue!

To join you can either download the Starter Kit paperwork or head on over to my Stampin' Up website and click on the "Join Now" button on the left hand side! (My password is scrapalicious). As always if you have any questions please contact me today as I would LOVE to have you as part of my team! :-)

Happy Stampin'!

July's Specials:

$119 Starter Kit - Ends July 31st, 2011

Strength and Hope Campaign - Proceeds being donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation

Grab a Bag of Stampin' Up! Products! - While Supplies Last!

Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%

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Big Shot and My Digital Studio SALE + A New Recruit Promo

2011-07-15T09:57:00.000-07:00

Last night at Convention (in Salt Lake City, Utah) Stampin' Up! announced the 2013 all expenses paid incentive trip for two location... and it is to FIJI!!!! Stampin' Up! also announced for the first time ever an easier to earn all expenses paid getaway trip for two to the Hilton Head Island Hotel in South Carolina!! :-) :-) :-) I AM SOOO EXCITED about both of these trips and am ready to work my buns off this year so that Nick and I can go on one of them. :-)

So, to start the year off with a bang I have decided to offer 20% OFF any purchase of the Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (Regular Price: $122.95, Sale Price: $98.36) or My Digital Studio (Regular Price: $99.95, Sale Price: $79.96) from today until July 31st, 2011!

Also, anyone who joins my team of Scrapalicious Diva's and becomes a Stampin' Up! demo by taking advantage of the $119.00 Starter Kit will earn themselves a FREE package of the NEW 2011 In Color Stampin Write Markers! (A $19.95 Value). Not only that but if you want I will help you plan out your year so you can work towards earning one of these two amazing trips along side me!

As always feel free to contact me today if you have any questions regarding any of the information above or if you would like to place an order (Don't forget you can check out my online store 24-7!). And if you would like help signing up to become a demo I would be more then happy to help! (Which you can also do online! My password is Scrapalicious) :-)

Happy Stampin'!

July's Specials:

$119 Starter Kit - Ends July 31st, 2011

Strength and Hope Campaign - Proceeds being donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation

Grab a Bag of Stampin' Up! Products! - While Supplies Last!

Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%

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Mustaches and Kisses

2011-07-15T08:59:00.000-07:00

As soon as I first set eyes on both the new Many Mustaches and S.W.A.K. (Sealed With a Kiss) a la carte stamp sets I knew they were must haves! I LOVED the little mustaches, they reminded me of a wedding card similar to the one I created below that I had seen ages ago on Etsy. I am not in love with how it turned out but it is cute!

The general suggestion last night at technique club was to add VerssMark or Crystal Effects onto the red lips so that they stand out more. - I think I might give that a try this evening or maybe all it needs is some pearls in each of the four corners... What do you think?

The Key Ingredients:
Wood-Mount Stamp Sets: Many Mustaches (122917), S.W.A.K (120861)

Clear-Mount Stamp Sets: Delightful Dozen (122652)
Clear-Mount Blocks: Clear Block C (118486)

Card stock: Whisper White (100730), Basic Black (121045)

Designer Series Paper: None
Specialty Paper: None
Ink: Basic Black - Classic (101179), Real Red - Classic (103133), Basic Black - Stampin' Write Marker (100082)
Punches: None
Big Shot Dies: None

Adhesive: SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Stampin' Dimentionals (104430), Adhesive Remover (103684)
Tools: Stampin' Up! Grid Paper (102787), Table Top Paper Cutter (106959), Paper Snips (103579), Craft and Paper Scissors (108360)
Embellishments and Accessories: None

Happy Stampin'!

July's Specials:

$119 Starter Kit - Ends July 31st, 2011

Strength and Hope Campaign - Proceeds being donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation

Grab a Bag of Stampin' Up! Products! - While Supplies Last!

Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%

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Triple Embossed Thank You

2011-07-06T09:30:00.002-07:00

First off I want to thank everyone for leaving me such wonderful comments on June 30th's post asking for suggestions on 3D Halloween, Thanksgiving and/or Christmas themed craft project(s) you would be interested in purchasing a tutorial on how to make. I have come up with some amazing project ideas with the help of every ones suggestions and am so excited to announce the winner of the FREE UStamp with Dawn and Friends session - 'I ♥ the Holidays!!' pass...

Serena said...

Congratulations on the position.... one 3D item that would be great to be seen baskets that you could use for food etc.

June 30, 2011 7:44 PM

Serena please contact me by July 7th to claim your prize! :-) (If I do not hear from you by the morning of the 8th I will re-draw a name)

Now, for a super cute card that features a little old and a little new! Back in April as I was following along the Stampin' Addicts Summer Mini Blog Hop I came across Cindy Elam's blog where she posted the most fantastic card featuring the Flower Garden Embossing Folder (See card number two HERE) I loved how she triple embossed the card and just had to try it for myself!

Wondering how it was done??? All you need to do is apply VersaMark ink on the 'flat' side of the Flower Garden Embossing Folder then place your cardstock in the folder and through the Big Shot. Next I heat embossed the cardstock with black embossing powder and once the paper/embossing powder cooled down I ran it though the Big Shot once again only this time with the Square Lattice embossing folder.

You can see the triple embossed detail in the close up photo a little bit better.

The Key Ingredients:
Wood-Mount Stamp Sets: None
Clear-Mount Stamp Sets: Because I Care (Retired)
Clear-Mount Blocks: Clear Block C (118486), Clear Block E (118484)
Card stock: Whisper White (100730), Basic Black (121045), Pretty in Pink (100459)
Designer Series Paper: None
Specialty Paper: None
Ink: Basic Black - Classic (101179)
Punches: Modern Label Punch (119849)
Big Shot Dies: Big Shot Die-Cut Machine (133439), Movers & Shapers Curly Label Stampin' Up! Bigz Xl Die (114506), Punch Windows Movers & Shapers Stampin' Up! Die (115953), Flower Garden Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Die (123133), Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Die (119976)
Adhesive: SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Stampin' Dimentionals (104430), Adhesive Remover (103684)
Tools: Stampin' Up! Grid Paper (102787), Table Top Paper Cutter (106959), Paper Snips (103579), Craft and Paper Scissors (108360), Heat Tool (100005), Black Stampin' Emboss Powder (109133)
Embellishments and Accessories: Basic Rhinestones Jewel Accents (119246), Pretty in Pink 3/8 Inch Taffeta Ribbon (Retired)

Happy Stampin'!

July's Specials:
$119 Starter Kit - Ends July 31st, 2011

Strength and Hope Campaign - Proceeds being donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation

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Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%

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New Hostess Benefits Program

2011-07-05T14:30:00.000-07:00

If you have been busy studying the new 2011-2012 Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalogue one thing you may have noticed is the new Hostess Benefits Program. :-)

For every workshop or private party you host (at my house or yours) where sales total $200.00 or more you earn hostess dollars to spend on specially-priced hostess only products (pages 10–15) or on any other product in the whole entire catalogue! How awesome is that. Below is a chart to show you just how much you could earn...

Notice how when your workshop or private party sales hit $525.00 not only do you get $90.00 in FREE hostess dollars but you also get one regular priced catalogue item 50% OFF!!!

If you have been thinking about hosting a workshop or private party with your friends please feel free to contact me today and together we can put a date on the calendar and plan the perfect afternoon or evening for you and your friends.

*** Don't forget today is the last day to get your name in to win a FREE pass to the upcoming round of UStamp with Dawn and Friends - 'I ♥ the Holidays!!' event. To enter click HERE! ***

Happy Stampin'!

July's Specials:
$119 Starter Kit - Ends July 31st, 2011

Strength and Hope Campaign - Proceeds being donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation

Grab a Bag of Stampin' Up! Products! - While Supplies Last!

Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%

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$119.00 Starter Kit

2011-07-04T09:32:00.000-07:00

Stampin' Up! has just anounced a limited-time $119 Starter Kit which is perfect choice for any lover of Stampin' Up! products.

This limited-time $119.00 Starter Kit contains over $205 in products and business supplies--including new products from the 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalogue! Note: All the items below are recommended, but you can substitute a similar item of equal or lesser value.

Products =
- Easy Events Clear-Mount Set*
- Pennant Parade Wood-Mount Set*
- Basic Black Classic Stampin' Pad®
- Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad
- Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad
- Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad
- Brights 8-1/2" x 11" Assorted Card Stock
- Just Add Cake Designer Series Paper*
- Chocolate Chip 1/2" Scallop Dots Ribbon*
- Note Cards (20)
- Clear-Mount Block C
- Blender Pen (1)
- SNAIL Adhesive®
Business supplies =- Getting Started DVD
- Getting Started Guide
- Guest Invitation Postcards (100)
- 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalogue (8)
- 2011 Summer Mini Catalogue (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)
*Brand new to the 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalogue!

Plus, when you sign up in July, you will get a Christmas Keepsake project kit absolutely FREE--a $50 value! This exclusive kit contains everything you need to create a beautiful Christmas Keepsake Box to hold your most treasured Christmas memories. Remember, you can only earn this special 'Shelli Signature Collection kit' by joining the Stampin' Up! family before July 31st!

As an added bonus, first-time demonstrators can get two free months of Demonstrator Business Web Services (DBWS) when they sign up during their first 21 days as a demonstrator. Subscribing to DBWS means having your own online store, blog, hostess portal, and much more! Don't forget all demos also get a 20 percent product discount, a free monthly issue of Stampin' Success, a Stampin' Up!'s demonstrator-only magazine, sneak peeks at brand-new products, invitations to exclusive Stampin' Up! events, regular get-togethers to stamp and free access to a community of 30,000+ crafters/stampers and creative artists, as well as 160,000+ project samples!!

Download the Starter Kit paperwork now or contact me to get started today.

Happy Stampin'!

July's Specials:
$119 Starter Kit - Ends July 31st, 2011

Strength and Hope Campaign - Proceeds being donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation

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Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%

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It's Finally HERE!!!

2011-07-01T11:03:00.001-07:00

The new 2011 - 2012 Idea Book and Catalogue that is!!! (Click HERE to view the online Catalogue or place an order of $25.00 or more and get yourself a FREE hard copy!)

*** To place an order feel free to contact me by phone or e-mail or to have you order shipped directly to you visit my Stampin' Up! online store! ***

Happy Canada Day and Happy Stampin'!

July's Specials:
$119 Starter Kit - Ends July 31st, 2011

Strength and Hope Campaign - Proceeds being donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation

Grab a Bag of Stampin' Up! Products! - While Supplies Last!

Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%

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UStamp with Dawn and Friends - 'I ♥ the Holidays!!'

2011-06-30T05:09:00.004-07:00

Earlier this week Dawn Rapsas (Inker Up Til Dawn) the women behind UStamp with Dawn and Friends contacted me and asked if I would be one of the guest designers for the upcoming 'I ♥ the Holidays!!' event. And I am please to say I accepted the position but, before I can start creating I need your help! Don't worry there is something in it for you :-)

Leave me a comment on this post listing one or more 3D Holiday (Halloween, Thanksgiving or Christmas) themed craft project(s) you would be interested in purchasing a tutorial on how to make. Then on Wednesday (July 6th, 2011) I will randomly select one winner from all the comments to receive a FREE PASS to the next UStamp with Dawn and Friends session - 'I ♥ the Holidays!!'. So please make sure to check back to see if you are the lucky recipient.

Note: If you have already joined the 'I ♥ the Holidays!!' session and you are selected as the winner, you will get a FREE Pass to the NEXT event after 'I ♥ the Holidays!!' which will launch in the Fall. And remember even if you are not the winner for only $24.96 you can join in the fun by following THIS link!

Good Luck and Happy Stampin'!

June's Specials:

'Last Chance' Lists - Ends June 30th, 2011

Strength and Hope Campaign - Proceeds being donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation

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Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%

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Clean and Simple Ornate Blossom

2011-06-29T07:04:00.004-07:00

This month at my 'Monthly Scrapbooking Club' everyone created a layout based on one of the soon to be retired double sided sheets of paper in Greenhouse Gala Designer Series Paper set. - I will post my layout next week once I get my photos developed and onto the layout. :-) Anyways, I wanted to created a card to match our layouts but I was running out of ideas so I did a bit of blog surfing and found the perfect Ornate Blossom card created by Jen Sannes (Simple & Sincere). (What would we do with out blog surfing these days? I'd be lost for inspiration that's for sure!)

I changed up the ribbon to the soon to be retired 5/8" Marina Mist Satin Ribbon and the sentiment to the also soon to be retired Live, Love, Laugh - Stamp Set but left the rest of the card the same.

*** Remember Thursday June 30th - TOMORROW, is the last day to order anything on the 'Last Chance'/Soon to be Retired Lists so don't miss out on anything you wanted, because once July 1st comes around everything on those lists will be gone for good. ***

Happy Stampin'!

June's Specials:

'Last Chance' Lists - Ends June 30th, 2011

Strength and Hope Campaign - Proceeds being donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation

Grab a Bag of Stampin' Up! Products! - While Supplies Last!

Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%

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Island Indigo & LOTS of Bling

2011-06-28T08:58:00.000-07:00

Last night while searching the Internet for some inspiration for an upcoming project that I am working on, I came across THIS post (See card #2) created by Dawn McVey and stopped dead in my tracks, pushed everything to one side of my crafting desk and got to work! :-)

What do you think? I LOVE it!!! (But then again I am super biased!) The new Island Indigo (2011-2012 In Colour) is one of my favorite colours! It almost replaces Taken with Teal, which I loved and was so sad to see retire last year. And you can't forget about that BLING! It really makes the card if you ask me. ;-)

To create the funky lattice look I used my 1" Circle Punch and the middle scrap pieces of the Lattice Stampin' Up! Bigz Die. Cleaver huh!

The Key Ingredients:
Wood-Mount Stamp Sets: Hello, You (117118)
Clear-Mount Stamp Sets: None
Clear-Mount Blocks: None
Card stock: Crumb Cake (120953), Island Indigo (Sneak Peek)
Designer Series Paper: None
Specialty Paper: None
Ink: Basic Black - Classic (101179)
Punches: 1" Circle Punch (119868)
Big Shot Dies: Big Shot Die-Cut Machine (133439), Lattice Stampin' Up! Bigz Die (115958)
Adhesive: SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Tools: Stampin' Up! Grid Paper (102787), Table Top Paper Cutter (106959), Paper Snips (103579), Craft and Paper Scissors (108360)
Embellishments and Accessories: Basic Rhinestones Jewel Accents (119246), 5/8" Basic Black Satin Ribbon (117285)

Happy Stampin'!

June's Specials:

'Last Chance' Lists - Ends June 30th, 2011

Strength and Hope Campaign - Proceeds being donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation

Grab a Bag of Stampin' Up! Products! - While Supplies Last!

Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%

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Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award

2011-06-27T12:24:00.000-07:00

I woke up this morning to find out that I had been awarded The Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award from my amazing friend, Angela McKay (North Shore Stamper)! To accept this award I need to share seven random facts about myself and pass the award onto eight other bloggers...

1. Even though I am lactose intolerant I LOVE Cheese! The smellier it is, the better it tastes. - I learned this while traveling in Switzerland.
2. When I was 17 years old my best friend, at the time and I took the Greyhound bus with her mom and little sister to California so we could go to Disneyland for Spring Break.
3. Coach sells a 'Sabrina Satchell' purse that I just HAVE to have!
4. A few years ago on a Sunday afternoon Nick and I drove all the way down to Oregon and back just to pick up a boat we found on Craigslist. By the time we crossed the boarder and made it back home it was going on 3am (Monday morning) and we both had to be at work for 7am!
5. I cried at the top of the Eiffel Tower because I missed my mom and wanted more then anything in the world to share that moment with her.
6. Popcorn and Coca-Cola are my biggest weaknesses.
7. When I was traveling in Costa Rica I went swimming in the ocean in middle of the night and the algae glew in the dark! It is hard to explain but you could only see it when you moved the water but it was by far the coolest thing I have ever seen.

I'm awarding the following eight people with the Irresistibly Sweet Blogs...
1. Tessa Wise (Crafty Girl Designs) - Scrapbooking/Card Making
2. Ann Schach (The Stampin' Schach) - Scrapbooking/Card Making
3. Nina Dee (Designs by Nina) - Scrapbooking/Card Making
4. Heather Summers (Stamp with Heather) - Scrapbooking/Card Making
5. Kimberly Van Diepen (Stampin' by the Sea) - Scrapbooking/Card Making
6. Ashley (Make It and Love It) - Crafting/Sewing
7. Jenn Thiel (Smile with Your Heart) - Life Coach
8. Hillary Soo (My Hook and Yarn Adventures) - Crocheting

*** Make sure to check back tomorrow for a project featuring a few retiring products! ***

Happy Stampin'!

June's Specials:
'Last Chance' Lists - Ends June 30th, 2011
Strength and Hope Campaign - Proceeds being donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
Grab a Bag of Stampin' Up! Products! - While Supplies Last!
Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%
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Melon Mambo Birthday

2011-06-23T06:57:00.001-07:00

I can't seem to get enough of the Mother of a Pearl Technique! I just love how every time it turns out different. This card layout comes from Tami White's Fun with Flower's - Part 1 post, however I did my best in making this card original and my own and I LOVE the way it turned how this card screams me and my style! As soon as I had this card complete I was giddy with excitement and joy over how it turned out. :-)

Check out the close up of the Mother of a Pearl technique...

It is so pretty!!!!

The Key Ingredients:
Wood-Mount Stamp Sets: None
Clear-Mount Stamp Sets: Something to Celebrate (Retired Hostess Set)
Clear-Mount Blocks: Clear Block H (118490)
Card stock: Melon Mambo (115320), Whisper White (100730)
Designer Series Paper: Designer Series Paper Patterns Stack - Brights Collection (117155)
Specialty Paper: None
Ink: Melon Mambo - Classic (115656), Versa-Mark (102283), Frost White Shimmer Paint (116854)
Punches: None
Big Shot Dies: Big Shot Die-Cut Machine (133439), Fun Flowers Bigz L Die (121812), Petal Cone Bigz L Die (121810), Heart Pressed Letterpress Plate (121814)
Adhesive: SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430), Sticky Strip (104294)
Tools: Stampin' Up! Grid Paper (102787), Table Top Paper Cutter (106959), Paper Snips (103579), Craft and Paper Scissors (108360)
Embellishments and Accessories: Natural Hemp Twine (100982), Springtime Vintage Big Designer Buttons (Retired), Melon Mambo PomPom Trim (Retied)

Happy Stampin'!

June's Specials:
'Last Chance' Lists - Ends June 30th, 2011
Strength and Hope Campaign - Proceeds being donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
Grab a Bag of Stampin' Up! Products! - While Supplies Last!
Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%
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Christmas in June?

2011-06-22T11:31:00.000-07:00

At my Technique Card Club I always leave the 3 card samples of what the ladies will be making that night laying on the tables so they can pick which card to start with. Well, when everyone showed up to my house they all said the same thing... 'Christmas? Where are the Father's Day cards?' Oops!!! I forgot all about Father's Day! Well, I sort of did. I made all my Father's Day cards back in May when I made my Mother's Day cards... So, when I was making card for club Father's Day didn't even cross my mind. Sorry ladies! Anyways, I showed everyone the double embossing technique and I created a Christmas card using the Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Die and a matching envelope using the soon to be retired Jolly Holiday Designer Series Paper.
(Sorry for the dark photo.)

And just the card...

Close up of the double embossing...

The Key Ingredients:
Wood-Mount Stamp Sets: None
Clear-Mount Stamp Sets: Contempo Christmas (120594)
Clear-Mount Blocks: Clear Block C (118486)
Card stock: Old Olive (100702), Cherry Cobbler (119685)
Designer Series Paper: Jolly Holiday Designer Series Paper (117159)
Specialty Paper: None
Ink: Whisper White - Craft (101731)
Punches: None
Big Shot Dies: Big Shot Die-Cut Machine (133439), Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Die (116824)
Adhesive: SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)
Tools: Stampin' Up! Grid Paper (102787), Table Top Paper Cutter (106959), Paper Snips (103579), Craft and Paper Scissors (108360), Embossing Buddy (103083), Heat Tool (100005), Iridescent Ice Stampin' Emboss Powder (101930)
Embellishments and Accessories: Old Olive 5/8" Satin Ribbon (117292), Basic Rhinestones Jewel Accents (119246)

Happy Stampin'!

June's Specials:

'Last Chance' Lists - Ends June 30th, 2011

Strength and Hope Campaign - Proceeds being donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation

Grab a Bag of Stampin' Up! Products! - While Supplies Last!

Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%

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Triple Layer Punch

2011-06-21T15:19:00.001-07:00

I know I have not been posting much lately I have been way to busy. Anyways, I wont get into detail but I do have cards and projects sitting on my desk waiting for me to take pictures of so I can share them with you but by the time I get around to it, it is late in the evening or way to early in the morning and I cannot seem to take a decent photo... See the picture below as an example - It's way to dark?!? :-( Anyways, cards like the one I made below are floating all over the internet right now, and this particular card was 99% CASEd Heather Summer's 'Triple Layer Punch Card'.

No card is complete without a matching envelope and inside of the card! Doesn't Pear Pizzazz, Baja Breeze and Perfect Plum make such a yummy colour combination? :-)

Check out all the close up photo of all the BLING!!! This is going to be one expensive card to stick in the mail..

Happy Stampin'!

June's Specials:
'Last Chance' Lists - Ends June 30th, 2011
Strength and Hope Campaign - Proceeds being donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
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Jamaican Playful Polka Dots

2011-06-14T10:49:00.002-07:00

Just a quick post today of my favorite scrapbooking club layout ever!!! The layout uses my all time favorite Simply Scrappin' Kit - Playful Polka Dots (from the current Summer Mini), tons of fun accessories, it is so bright and summery and really makes me want to go back to Jamaica! - I swear not much beats a giant pink cup full of strawberry daiquiri/Appleton's Rum, the sun shinning down on you, sand between your toes and the company of family on December 31st! :-)

Here are some close up photos of all the little details I used on this page...

Note: The layout/sketch of this page came from the latest issue of Stampin' Success.

*** If you have been thinking about joining my monthly Scrapbooking Club you are in luck! Three spots just opened up. Please contact me for more details. ***

Happy Stampin'!

June's Specials:

'Last Chance' Lists - Ends June 30th, 2011

Strength and Hope Campaign - Proceeds being donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation

Grab a Bag of Stampin' Up! Products! - While Supplies Last!

Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%

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Decor Elements

2011-06-10T03:48:00.002-07:00

Since almost all of the decor elements that are around my home are retiring at the end of this month I decided to give you a quick tour... :-)

The tour starts off in my bathroom where I just recently added the Manhattan Flower Decor Elements in both Chocolate Chip and Crumb Cake... After I stuck them all down Nick walked into the bathroom and yelled out "Honey, there is fungus growing on the walls in here" I run to the bathroom with a disgusted look on my face only to realize he meant my flowers... I guess I will take it as a he doesn't like them?

Next we move into the living room. Where I stuck the Many Welcomes Sign Decor Element above our main window. As you can see we have yet to buy crown modeling and instead decided to stick with the white paint strip! ;-) (Our house is what I like to call 80-20, 80% complete and 20% yet to be complete...)

Now, I know this is not a Stampin' Up! decor element but I love the idea behind it!!! I also love how it could easily be a custom made decor element clock using Stampin' Up's! Sizzix Big Shot, Stampin' Up's! Simple Numbers Bigz Die, Stampin' Up's! Chocolate Chip Decor Elements Vinyl Sheets and a set of old clock hands!

Now we move into the office, aka my stampin' space! On my shelf with all of my new style punches, ribbon and ink pads I have these mini jars that I stuck on Chocolate Chip Flower Decor Elements available to demonstrators only in the Bulk Buy section!

Right above my desk I have my very first decor element, which came in my Stampin' Up! starter kit :-) It is the Create Definition Decor Element.

On the front of the photo album I take with me to all of my workshops to show everyone all the different ways you can use decor elements I have that same Chocolate Chip Flower Decor Element I showed you up above.

This is my massive 12" x 12" scrapbooking album that I stuck one of the old level one hostess decor elements too... it is so old I can't even remember what it is call. - Sorry!

And finally my stampin' desk where I stuck down the Final Ruler Decor Element. (Which by the way is underneath the sheet of glass I have covering my desk - I highly recommended sticking this decor element under glass if it is on your main workspace so it does not peel up) This is by far my favorite and most useful decor element! It is defiantly a must have for any crafter but especially sewers. It makes cutting fabric at the right lengths a breeze!

To check out all of the retiring decor elements click HERE! And make sure if there is any you can't live with out to place your order today because come June 30th these bad boys will be gone for good! - I just ordered the Happily Ever After Decor Element to stick onto a large mirror and hang it above our bed and the Eat Decor Element to stick in our kitchen wall above the new hutch/cabinet thing I just got! :-)

*** Order any decor element through me from now until June 30th and I will throw in a FREE Decor Elements Application Tool. - A must have for applying any of Stampin' Up's! decor elements! ***

Happy Stampin'!

June's Specials:

'Last Chance' Lists - Ends June 30th, 2011

Strength and Hope Campaign - Proceeds being donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation

Grab a Bag of Stampin' Up! Products! - While Supplies Last!

Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%

Shop ONLINE 24-7 – Click HERE

Double Embossed CASE

2011-06-09T06:35:00.000-07:00

At technique club (side note: two spots just opened up. - please contact me if you or you and a friend would like to join us next month) this evening my lovely ladies will be learning the double embossed technique. I originally learned this technique when I attending Regionals in Portland Oregon last October but forgot all about it until I was reading this months issue of Stampin' Success.

I CASEd the whole card right from one of the samples show in the magazine and I am quite pleased with the way my card turned out however, I can't for the life of me figure out how to completely heat emboss the bottom of the card in black. Only leaving the raised dry embossed area the colour of the designer series paper... (if that even makes any scene) I tried four times and got the same result as above every time. I used my embossing buddy, no embossing buddy, more versa mark, less versa mark... very strange if you ask me. Who knows many one of my club ladies will be able to solve the mystery?!?

Happy Stampin'!

June's Specials:

'Last Chance' Lists - Ends June 30th, 2011

Strength and Hope Campaign - Proceeds being donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation

Grab a Bag of Stampin' Up! Products! - While Supplies Last!

Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%

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Flirtatious Bracelet

2011-06-08T13:25:00.000-07:00

You all know me and my obsession with fabric.... :-)

Last Wednesday (June 1st) was the day demonstrator got a sneak peek at some of the new product in the 2011-2012 Catalogue and you guessed it one of the sneak peek items was the new 'Flirtatious Designer Fabric' (Which comes with its very own matching stamp set and designer series paper!!!) Well, on Friday my order arrived but I was to excited to go sit out in the sun and flip through the pages of the new catalogue I didn't get a chance to play with any of my new toys until Sunday when I made this Flirtatious Braided Fabric Bracelet!

Cute, right! I just love the fabric pattern and colours!!! I know the back of the bracelet looks a little bulky but its not at all. I have been wearing mine all day and I have not noticed it once... Other then all the comments I have been getting!

Since it is super hard to tell what the fabric patterns actually are here is a quick look at what the fabric looked like before I cut it all up.

Clean and Crisp Sunny Fun

2011-06-02T12:40:00.000-07:00

When the Summer Mini Catalogue first got released to demonstrators back in April one of my must have stamp sets was 'Sunny Fun'! (The cute little sandal stamp had me sold!) A week or so after demos got a sneak-peek at the catalogue I got an e-mail from Stampin' Up! letting me know I had a package on its way to me. I hadn't order anything so I went online checked to see what it could be and I found out I earned this stamp set for free!!! :-) I bet if you were to ask any stamper what her favorite stamp set is and the answer will be a FREE one!

I designed this card with a girlfriend in mind... For her upcoming bridal shower we decided to plan it using a beach theme since she really wanted a destination wedding but unfortunately it did not work out. I am planning on making her a whole bunch of these cards complete with matching envelopes as part of her gift so she wouldn't have to go out and buy thank you cards after the shower. The only problem is I could not get a 'thank you' sentiment to work with the layout on the outside of the card... Any suggestions? I am thinking I will just have to use my 'Thank You Kindly' set and stamp a nice 'thank you' on the inside?

The Key Ingredients:
Wood-Mount Stamp Sets: None
Clear-Mount Stamp Sets: Sunny Fun (123042)
Clear-Mount Blocks: Clear Block H (118490)
Card stock: Whispher White (100730)
Designer Series Paper: None
Specialty Paper: None
Ink: Melon Mambo - Classic (115656), Daffodil Delight - Classic (119667), Pumpkin Pie - Classic (105216)
Punches: Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch (119275)
Big Shot Dies: None
Adhesive: SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)
Tools: Stampin' Up! Grid Paper (102787), Table Top Paper Cutter (106959), Paper Snips (103579), Craft and Paper Scissors (108360), Stampin' Scrub (102642), Stampin' Mist (102394), Stamp-A-Ma-Jig (101049)
Embellishments and Accessories: Whispher White 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon (109025), Natural Hemp Twine (100982), Bitty Buttons (118761)

Happy Stampin'!

June's Specials:
'Last Chance' Lists - Ends June 30th, 2011
Strength and Hope Campaign - Proceeds being donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
Grab a Bag of Stampin' Up! Products! - While Supplies Last!
Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%
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'Last Chance' Lists

2011-06-01T09:15:00.001-07:00

It is finally June 1st and that means... It is time to say goodbye!

Stampin’ Up! has just released it’s retirement/last chance lists for all their stamp sets, decor elements and accessories!

Retiring Stamp Sets
Retiring Decor Elements
Retiring Accessories (Note: This list will change on a daily basis as all items are on a first come, first serve basis).

It is strongly suggested that if you want any items on any of the list lists above that you order them NOW by visiting my Stampin' Up! website!

So go pull out your catalogues and get shopping!!! Because once these items are gone they are gone forever!

Happy Stampin'!

June's Specials:
'Last Chance' Lists - Ends June 30th, 2011
Strength and Hope Campaign - Proceeds being donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
Grab a Bag of Stampin' Up! Products! - While Supplies Last!
Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%
Shop ONLINE 24-7 – Click HERE

More Mother of a Pearl

2011-05-31T10:30:00.000-07:00

I am not sure where the heck the last few weeks have gone but I do know I have been way to busy! In between operating a bob cat (Yes, you read that right!) while laying asphalt in our backyard, shopping in the states, building a 26' x 11' garage, cutting down trees :-(, helping plan a wedding, getting a massages in Harrison Hot Springs, and every day chores/work I was able to squeeze in making a card!

The card was not my own idea, I found this card in Lisa Althouse's blog (LA Stamper - 'Soup Day' Post) over a year ago and placed it into my 'To Be CASEd (Copy and Share Everything) Folder' on my computer. I actually forgot all about this card until I got my iPad and moved my 'To Be CASEd Folder' onto my iPad. Anyways, I did change a few things up and used the Mother of a Pearl technique again! I love this technique!!!

It is so hard to see the sparkle and beauty of this card but trust me it looks amazing in real life. :-)

The Key Ingredients:
Wood-Mount Stamp Sets: Elements of Style (118611), Teeny Tiny Wishes (115370)
Clear-Mount Stamp Sets: None
Clear-Mount Blocks: None
Card stock: Very Vanilla (101650), Pretty in Pink (100459), Soft Suede (115318), Crumb Cake (120953)
Designer Series Paper: None
Specialty Paper: None
Ink: Soft Suede - Classic (115657), Soft Suede - Stampin' Write Marker (120973), Old Olive - Stampin' Write Marker (100079), So Saffron - Stampin' Write Marker (105114), Pretty In Pink - Stampin' Write Marker (100045), Frost White Shimmer Paint (116854)
Punches: None
Big Shot Dies: None
Adhesive: SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)
Tools: Stampin' Up! Grid Paper (102787), Table Top Paper Cutter (106959), Paper Snips (103579), Craft and Paper Scissors (108360), Colour Spritzer Tool (107066), Blender Pens (102845), Plastic Celophane Wrap
Embellishments and Accessories: Basic Pearls Jewel Accents (119247), 3/8" Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon (109067)

***Make sure to check back in tomorrow for Stampin' Up!'s 'Last Chance' List!***

Happy Stampin'!

May's Specials:
National Scrapbooking Month Promotion - Save 30% of Select Stamp Sets and the Digital+ Starter Kit
Strength and Hope Campaign - Proceeds being donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
Grab a Bag of Stampin' Up! Products! - While Supplies Last!
Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%
Shop ONLINE 24-7 – Click HERE

New My Digital Studio Software Options

2011-05-18T06:18:00.000-07:00

If you already have a copy of the new Summer Mini Catalogue you may have noticed a few new My Digital Studio option called 'My Digital Studio Express' or the 'My Digital Studio Booster Pack' along with the regular My Digital Studio option. You might be wondering what the differences are and what would work best for your needs... So, like always I am here to help! :-)

My Digital StudioDVD Software (Item #: 118108) Price: $106.95
Full software
Over $600 worth of content
400+ Designer Series paper patterns
62 stamp brush sets
650+ embellishments
25 punches
140 designer templates

Who it's best for: People who want the software and a large collection of digital content up front--enough to get started right away. The software and robust offering come in one quick order for a "one-stop-shop" purchase.

NOTE: My Digital Studio is available for purchase through my online store or through a workshop order.

My Digital Studio Express Downloadable Software (Item #: 124483) Price: $49.95
Full Software
Over $60 worth of content
12 Designer Series paper patterns
1 stamp brush set
81 embellishments
26 punches
5 designer templates
Who it's best for: People who want to pick and choose their digital content and don't want all of the content that comes in the packaged DVD version of the software. At a lower price point, you can get you feet wet and purchase an Express Booster Pack later, or customize your digital content through purchasing individual downloads.

NOTE: My Digital Studio Express is only available for purchase through my online store.

Additional Content Options (for My Digital Studio Express software ONLY*)

- Pair one of the Express Booster Packs (containing over $600 worth of digital content) with My Digital Studio Express to enjoy the same digital content as the packaged DVD version of the software.
- My Digital Studio Express Booster Pack DVDs (Item #: 124889) $49.95
- My Digital Studio Express Downloadable Booster Pack (Item #: 124484) $49.95

NOTE: The Express Booster Packs do not include install files for use with applications other than My Digital Studio Express.

*You should only consider purchasing a Booster Pack if you have the My Digital Studio Express downloadable version of the software (since the full My Digital Studio DVD version already includes this digital content).
Regardless of what software option you decided to purchase, you can infuse additional content into your program by purchasing downloads. All downloads released to-date can be viewed at: www.stampinup.com/downloads.

NOTE: New downloads were released yesterday!!! - My favorite is the 'Simple Stitches and Corners'
(http://www.stampinup.com/ca/documents/MDS_Downloads_-_May_17.pdf)

Happy Stampin'!

May's Specials:
National Scrapbooking Month Promotion - Save 30% of Select Stamp Sets and the Digital+ Starter Kit
Strength and Hope Campaign - Proceeds being donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
Grab a Bag of Stampin' Up! Products! - While Supplies Last!
Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%
Shop ONLINE 24-7 – Click HERE

Flower Garden

2011-05-17T09:17:00.000-07:00

Last, last weekend I was on a roll! After I made Nick's Angry Birds card I got busy and CASEd a bunch of cards that were in my 'Favorites' section of Stampin' Connection. - That fantastic Stampin' Up! demo only website I am always talking about. Anyways, today's card was CASEd from Tamie Ackerson and uses the new Flower Garden Embossing Folder in the new Summer Mini. (Still don't have a copy of the Summer Mini Catalogue? Feel free to e-mail or call me today to arrange a time to pick one up.)

The photo is a little dark/off and I am not sure what sentiment I will add to this card but I just love the look of the embossed velum on top of the Rich Razzelberry cardstock!

Happy Stampin'!

May's Specials:
National Scrapbooking Month Promotion - Save 30% of Select Stamp Sets and the Digital+ Starter Kit
Strength and Hope Campaign - Proceeds being donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
Grab a Bag of Stampin' Up! Products! - While Supplies Last!
Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%
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Happy (early) Father's Day

2011-05-16T11:13:00.000-07:00

Last week I was invited to the very first card class that my downline Jody Makela (Stamper in the Ridge) put on. I was so excited to attend her class and it was such a treat going to someone else's house to make cards instead of being the one to come up with the ideas and prep everything. This Father's Day card was hands down my favorite card! (Don't worry Jody I loved the other two cards we made also. - I have already given them both away. :-)

I think why I love this card so much is because of its simplicity yet super masculine feel. I have a really hard time creating non-themed related masculine cards! All the men in my life get tied to Motorcycles, Fishing, Hunting, iPhone Games ect... Well, a few months back my (full-time) work asked me to make them 25 non-themed masculine birthday cards and 25 non-themed feminine birthday cards a month to send out to all of our clients. (Which range from your everyday Joe to downtown businessmen/women to hunters to florists to mailmen/women to stay at home moms/dads.) And after many failed attempts I was ready to call it quits on the masculine cards and then Jody came to the rescue! With a few changes this layout will work perfectly!!!

The Key Ingredients:
Wood-Mount Stamp Sets: All Holidays (114916)
Clear-Mount Stamp Sets: None
Clear-Mount Blocks: None
Card stock: Soft Suede (115318), Not Quite Navy (101722), Marina Mist (119682), Crumb Cake (120953)
Designer Series Paper: Elegant Soiree Designer Series Paper (117163)
Specialty Paper: None
Ink: Not Quite Navy - Classic (103008)
Punches: None
Big Shot Dies: None
Adhesive: SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)
Tools: Stampin' Up! Grid Paper (102787), Table Top Paper Cutter (106959), Paper Snips (103579), Craft and Paper Scissors (108360), Paper-Piercing Tool (116631)
Embellishments and Accessories: 3/16" Brads - Neutrals Collection (119736)

Happy Stampin'!

May's Specials:
National Scrapbooking Month Promotion - Save 30% of Select Stamp Sets and the Digital+ Starter Kit
Strength and Hope Campaign - Proceeds being donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
Grab a Bag of Stampin' Up! Products! - While Supplies Last!
Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%
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Blaiming it on my Blonde Hair!

2011-05-13T12:52:00.001-07:00

I have been having a hard time planning my monthly technique club and scrapbooking club these last few months and asked my upline for some help. She was awesome and sent me over a bunch of ideas right away! I browsed through them all and then went to sit down and re-create one of the card samples for myself when I noticed my April 2011 'Stampin' Success' magazine laying on my desk. Normally I quickly browse through it when it arrives and then add it to the collection I have in my office, but for whatever reason I just tossed April's on my desk. So I grabbed it and did my usual flip through until I hit page 14 titled, 'Pearls are a girl's best friend'. Apparently that caught enough of my attention that I read the whole article and had a 'WOW' moment when I was done! The article was a basic tutorial on how to create the 'Mother of a Pearl' technique!! For the last 2 and a half years I have been quickly browsing through these FANTASTIC magazines that are full of techniques, card layouts and scrapbook pages! So, once I got over my 'WOW' moment and finished reading the whole magazine front to back I was so excited to test out the 'Mother of a Pearl' technique for myself.

This bookmark was actually the 2nd sample I made with this technique. After I made my first card I was over the moon in excitement, I decided this would be 'May's Technique' and went on to create this bookmark and one more card.

It is so hard to capture the true beauty of this technique on camera but let me tell you it looks like a million bucks in person! The combination of Rich Razzelberry, Pretty in Pink and the Frost White Shimmer Paint is just amazing.

If you are not a Stampin' Up! demo and can't read April's 'Stampin' Success' but are intereted in learning this technique just Google search 'Mother of a Pearl Technique' and you will find a bunch of great tutorials and videos. :-)

Note: I decided to enter this bookmark into this week's Hand Stamped Sentiments - Anything GOES Challenge.

Happy Stampin'!

May's Specials:
National Scrapbooking Month Promotion - Save 30% of Select Stamp Sets and the Digital+ Starter Kit
Strength and Hope Campaign - Proceeds being donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
Grab a Bag of Stampin' Up! Products! - While Supplies Last!
Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%
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Angry Birds

2011-05-10T07:28:00.000-07:00

Friday morning Nick woke up to some fantastic news! He passed his Red Seal Heavy Duty Mechanic exam and is now a fully licenced journeyman!!! I am so proud of him as he has worked so hard these past few years finishing the program up. Once he told me he passed I knew I had to make him a 'Way to Go' card. So while he was out of town for the weekend, in between periods of the hockey game Saturday night I made him an Angry Birds card. (If you don't know what Angry Birds is, it is an Apple App game for iPhones and iPads.) Well, Nick had no idea what it was until he was playing on my iPad one day and checked out my 'games' folder. Ever since then he is constantly asking.. 'Where's the iPad? I want to play Angry Birds.' to which I reply 'Whats wrong with your phone?' Ha! And he was the one who said an iPad was useless that I should just be able to use my iPhone.

Anyways, here is the card I made him...

I left it sitting on the dinning room table Sunday afternoon so he would see it as soon as he got home. Well, he walked right past it and said in a super excited voice, 'ANGREY BIRDS!!!' So, I followed him into the office and asked 'Are you going to read what it says?' 'Oh it's for me!' he replies... Apparently, he sees so many cards laying around the house he has no idea who they are for anymore. ;-)

Here is the inside of the card and a few close ups.

Please note I did not come up with this card idea all on my own. I CASEd the most of it from Niki Toll who made an Angry Birds card for her husband's birthday. I also pulled open the game on my iPad so I could get the exact detail on the red bird. Oh and the green pig on the inside was CASEd from a Valentine card Wendy Shreffler made.

Happy Stampin'!

May's Specials:
National Scrapbooking Month Promotion - Save 30% of Select Stamp Sets and the Digital+ Starter Kit
Strength and Hope Campaign - Proceeds being donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
Grab a Bag of Stampin' Up! Products! - While Supplies Last!
Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%
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Strength and Hope

2011-05-04T15:51:00.001-07:00

I have been having a rough few weeks this last little while. It seems like everything that can go wrong is. Well, the other day I got home from a crappy day at work and checked the mail as per usual and noticed a Stampin' Up! envelope tucked in amongst the bills, junk mail and flyer's. When I opened that envelope it put the biggest smile on my face, it was the most beautiful card from an amazing friend.

You have to agree this card is beautiful! And I bet you want to get your hands on that stamp set as badly as I now do... Well, if you are wondering where the stamp set came from it is in the very back of the new Summer Mini and is called 'Strength and Hope'. For every stamp set or digital download sold Stampin' Up! is donating $2 from this purchase to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation®!!! BCRF is dedicated to preventing breast cancer and finding a cure in our lifetime by funding clinical and translational research worldwide. For more information about BCFR, visit www.bcrfcure.org. (Scroll down to see a picture of the stamp set along with the pricing and description outlines)

If you have been following my blog for long enough you know Breast Cancer Research is something I strongly believe in. So strongly that this year I have decided to start a team from the 2011 CIBC Run for the Cure (5km Run/Walk) on Sunday, October 2nd, 2011, called 'Breast Intentions'. So if you or anyone you know (male or female) is interested in joining me please follow the link above or send me a message so I can give you all the details! Can't participate in the run? That is okay you can make a donation for as little or as much as you would like HERE!

Item          Description                                            Price
118100      Strength and Hope - Wood-mount set   $21.95 (Set Quantity: 4)
123660      Strength and Hope - Clear-mount set     $16.95 (Set Quantity: 4)
124475     Strength and Hope Digital Kit                $12.50 (Includes a four-piece stamp brush set, 12 Designer Series Papers, and 10 embellishment pieces.)

Happy Stampin'!

May's Specials:
National Scrapbooking Month Promotion - Save 30% of Select Stamp Sets and the Digital+ Starter Kit
Strength and Hope Campaign - Proceeds being donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
Grab a Bag of Stampin' Up! Products! - While Supplies Last!
Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%
Shop ONLINE 24-7 – Click HERE

Summer Mini is Here!

2011-05-02T09:29:00.003-07:00

Click HERE to view Stampin' Up's newest catalogue - the Summer Mini! There are some fabulous new products in there that you are not going to want to miss. :-)

As always if you do not yet have a hard copy of this catalogue or any other of Stampin' Up's! catalogues contact me today to arrange a time to pick one up.

Happy Stampin'!

May's Specials:
National Scrapbooking Month Promotion - Save 30% of Select Stamp Sets and the Digital+ Starter Kit
Strength and Hope Campaign - Proceeds being donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
Grab a Bag of Stampin' Up! Products! - While Supplies Last!
Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%
Shop ONLINE 24-7 – Click HERE

National Scrapbooking Month Starts Early

2011-04-29T07:58:00.000-07:00

I just checked the Stampin' Up! demo website and they have decided to start May's National Scrapbooking Month Promotion EARLY! So, this means you can combine any of your last minute Occasion Mini wish list items with the SALE items listed HERE! (Which include 30% off select stamp sets, select professional print products for My Digital Studio, and special digital download bundles for My Digital Studio)

Not only can you get 30% off everything list above you can also purchase the Digital+ Starter Kit (valued at more than $375!) for only $150.50. (Regularly $215.00) Another 30% savings!!!

For more information on what is included in the Digital+ Starter Kit click HERE or contact me today at 604-728-6347.

*** On another note the Stampin' Scrub and Stampin' Scrub Refill Pads are now available for purchase! :-) ***

Happy Stampin'!

April's Specials:
Spring is Blossoming Promotion - Ends April 30th, 2011
Grab a Bag of Stampin' Up! Products! - While Supplies Last!
Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%
Shop ONLINE 24-7 – Click HERE

Paisley Petals Scrapbook Layout

2011-04-28T10:46:00.000-07:00

This past weekend Nick and I hoped on the Harley and headed over to the Sunshine Coast early Friday morning to attend my cousins wedding! The weather was amazing, the company was terrific, the location was fantastic and the ceremony was breath taking. Nick and I both had such a great time. Here is my favorite picture of the whole Wedding, my Aunt, Cousin and I, just as silly as we all were 10 years ago. :-)

Even though I have not been getting much crafting done lately in between enjoying life and jumping on and off the Canuck bandwagon I do have a scrapbook layout to share. This layout was created using the new Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper. I just love this paper!

Feel free to click on the photo below to enlarge it as it is a dark photo and you cannot see all the details. Once you have enlarged the photo one detail you will notice is two of the corners I laid flowers punched out from the 5 Petal Punch in Cherry Cobbler card stock. I saw this idea on Erica Cerwin's 'Scrapbook Saturday' layout and just loved the simple yet effective look it gave the layout.

Here are a few close ups of some more details...

There are those 5 Petal Punch flowers again...

The Key Ingredients:
Wood-Mount Stamp Sets: None
Clear-Mount Stamp Sets: Four Frames (123442 - Spring is Blossoming Promotion)
Clear-Mount Blocks: Clear Block D (118485)
Card stock: Cherry Cobbler (119685), Very Vanilla (101650)
Designer Series Paper: Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper (122367 - Spring is Blossoming Promotion)
Specialty Paper: None
Ink: Cherry Cobbler - Classic (119669)
Punches: 5 Petal Punch (119880), Decorative Label Punch (120907)
Big Shot Dies: None
Adhesive: SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)
Tools: Stampin' Up! Grid Paper (102787), Table Top Paper Cutter (106959), Paper Snips (103579), Craft and Paper Scissors (108360)
Embellishments and Accessories: Cherry Cobbler 1/2 Inch Seam Binding Ribbon (120992), Very Vanilla 3/8 Inch Taffeta Ribbon (109071), Natural Hemp Twine (100982), Basic Pearls Jewel Accents (119247), Vanilla Rosettes (Sold Out), Vintage Trinkets Accents & Elements (118764), Springtime Vintage Big Designer Buttons (122301)

Happy Stampin'!

April's Specials:
Spring is Blossoming Promotion - Ends April 30th, 2011
Grab a Bag of Stampin' Up! Products! - While Supplies Last!
Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%
Shop ONLINE 24-7 – Click HERE

New MDS Downloads

2011-04-20T07:49:00.000-07:00

No new project for today, sorry! Yesterday, my girlfriend and I went and got our nails done and then after that I planted my butt on the couch and watched a very frustrating hockey game.

Anyways since I have no new project to share I figured I would point out the latest digital downloads for My Digital Studio!
http://www.stampinup.com/ca/documents/MDS_Downloads_-_April_19.pdf - Released on April 19th, 2011
http://www.stampinup.com/ca/documents/MDS_Downloads_-_April_12.pdf - Released on April 12th, 2011
http://www.stampinup.com/ca/documents/MDS_Downloads_-_April_5_customer.pdf - Released on April 5th, 2011

Like always, if you would like to view a complete list of My Digital Studio download offerings, go to my customer homepage and click on Digital Designing.

Oh and don't forget this month is the last month to order from the Occasions Mini!!!

Happy Stampin'!

April's Specials:
Spring is Blossoming Promotion - Ends April 30th, 2011
Grab a Bag of Stampin' Up! Products! - While Supplies Last!
Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%
Shop ONLINE 24-7 – Click HERE

Enjoy

2011-04-19T06:15:00.005-07:00

Today's card was inspired by one of Alanna Wharf's 'Four the Love of all things Stamping … and Four the Love of Spring…' cards. I used the new Four Frames stamp set and Paisley Petals designer series paper. - Both are sneak peek products from the 2011-2012 Stampin' Up! Catalogue which goes live on July 1st!

If you love this paper as much as I do and can't wait until July 1st then you are in luck. For only 12 more days you can get both of these brand-new products in one of two ways...
•Spend $25* on any Stampin' Up! products and purchase both the Four Frames Set and Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper.
-- OR --
•Host a $460* workshop and get the Four Frames Set and Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper for FREE!
* Net sales before tax and shipping

For pricing on both these products or more information on the 'Spring is Blossoming' promotion click HERE!

The Key Ingredients:
Wood-Mount Stamp Sets: None
Clear-Mount Stamp Sets: Four Frames (123442 - Spring is Blossoming Promotion), You're a Gem (122268)
Clear-Mount Blocks: Clear Block B (117147), Clear Block D (118485)
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip (102128), Crumb Cake (120953), Whisper White (100730), Old Olive (100702)
Designer Series Paper: Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper (122367 - Spring is Blossoming Promotion)
Specialty Paper: None
Ink: Chocolate Chip - Classic (100908)
Punches: 2-3/8" Scallop Circle Punch (118874), 1-3/8" Circle Punch (119860), Scallop Trim Border Punch (118402)
Big Shot Dies: Big Shot Die-Cut Machine (113439), Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Die (117335)
Adhesive: SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)
Tools: Stampin' Up! Grid Paper (102787), Table Top Paper Cutter (106959), Paper Snips (103579), Craft and Paper Scissors (108360)
Embellishments and Accessories: Old Olive 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon (109054), 1/2 Inch Library Clips (Retired)

Happy Stampin'!

April's Specials:
Spring is Blossoming Promotion - Ends April 30th, 2011
Grab a Bag of Stampin' Up! Products! - While Supplies Last!
Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%
Shop ONLINE 24-7 – Click HERE

Broadsheet Hello - CASE

2011-04-18T06:57:00.004-07:00

I was going through my swap box last week looking for some inspiration and came across an awesome swap featuring the Broadsheet Alphabet stamp set and I just had to re-create the whole card. Unfortunately, the original creator did not put her name on the back so I cannot give her credit, but if you or someone you know created this card please let me know.

What do you think about that strip of glitter? All it is a strip of sticky strip and dazzling diamonds! SO COOL!

The Key Ingredients:
Wood-Mount Stamp Sets: Broadsheet Alphabet (118724), Dot, Dot, Dot (115332)
Clear-Mount Stamp Sets: None
Clear-Mount Blocks: None
Cardstock: Crumb Cake (120953), Early Espresso (119686), Wild Wasabi (108641), Melon Mambo (115320)
Designer Series Paper: Greenhouse Gala Designer Series Paper (117167)
Specialty Paper: None
Ink: Early Espresso - Classic (119670), Basic Black - Classic (101179)
Punches: None
Big Shot Dies: Big Shot Die-Cut Machine (113439), Beautiful Wings Stampin' Up! Embosslits Die (118138), Top Note Stampin' Up! Bigz Die (113644)
Adhesive: SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430), Sticky Strip (104294)
Tools: Stampin' Up! Grid Paper (102787), Table Top Paper Cutter (106959), Paper Snips (103579), Craft and Paper Scissors (108360), Stamp-A-Ma-Jig (101049)
Embellishments and Accessories: Basic Black 1/8 Inch Taffeta Ribbon (119261), Dazzling Diamonds Stampin' Glitter (102023)

Happy Stampin'!

April's Specials:
Spring is Blossoming Promotion - Ends April 30th, 2011
Grab a Bag of Stampin' Up! Products! - While Supplies Last!
Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%
Shop ONLINE 24-7 – Click HERE

Four Frames and Paisley Petals

2011-04-15T08:46:00.002-07:00

I was so excited last night at Technique Club to show my fantastic ladies this fun technique... At least I think it's a technique!?! I have seen quite a few cards made in the last couple of weeks were people are embossing their Designer Series Paper with our Textured Impressions Embossing Folders. So I decided to give that a try but add a layer of vellum paper on top of the cardstock before I embossed it. The vellum just gives the designer series paper such an elegant/soft look. I wasn't sure at first but the more I look at it the more I just love how it turned out! :-)

Oh and I guess I should mention both the stamp set and designer series paper I used on this card are part of the current Spring is Blossoming Promotion. For more information on how you can get your hands on both items click HERE!

Note: The layout and original idea behind most of this card was inpired by Marlen Peters (Hands On)

The Key Ingredients:
Wood-Mount Stamp Sets: None
Clear-Mount Stamp Sets: You're a Gem (122268), Four Frames (123442 - Spring is Blossoming Promotion)
Clear-Mount Blocks: Clear Block B (117147), Clear Block D (118485)
Cardstock: Very Vanilla (101650), Always Artichoke (105119)
Designer Series Paper: Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper (122367 - Spring is Blossoming Promotion)
Specialty Paper: Vellum Paper (101839)
Ink: Chocolate Chip - Classic (100908)
Punches: Decorative Label Punch (120907), 2 Step Bird Punch (117191)
Big Shot Dies: Big Shot Die-Cut Machine (113439), Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (120175)
Adhesive: SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)
Tools: Stampin' Up! Grid Paper (102787), Table Top Paper Cutter (106959), Paper Snips (103579), Craft and Paper Scissors (108360)
Embellishments and Accessories: Chocolate Chip 1/4 Inch Grosgrain Ribbon (Retired), Basic Pearls Jewel Accents (119247), Vanilla Rosettes (118774)

Happy Stampin'!

April's Specials:
Spring is Blossoming Promotion - Ends April 30th, 2011
Grab a Bag of Stampin' Up! Products! - While Supplies Last!
Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%
Shop ONLINE 24-7 – Click HERE

Recycled Simply Adorned Jewelery Boxes

2011-04-12T09:59:00.001-07:00

Over the weekend Nick and I started in on some Spring Cleaning. We spent all day Saturday in the backyard and Sunday I managed to get most of my office/stamping space cleaned up which was an awesome feeling but if you look around the rest of our house it looks like mini bombs went off everywhere, leaving little piles of stuff to be put away or left to find somewhere for them to go.

While cleaning out the office I came across 15 or so of these empty little boxes that our Simply Adorned jewelery comes in and decided that I would use them as part one of our projects for this months Card Club. As you can see I embellished the outside of the box using some of the gorgeous 'Paisley Petals' Designer Series Paper and the 'Four Frames' Stamp Set from the current Spring is Blossoming promotion.

Inside the boxes I decorated one of the retired 'Kisses Notes' and 'Glassine Envelopes' from last years Occasion Mini Catalogue with a little strip of the 'Paisley Petals' Designer Series Paper and some Cherry Cobbler Seam binding.

I figure this is the perfect little thank you gift for someone. Simply write a note on the kisses note tuck it back inside the glassine envelope and fill the little box with some chocolates. :-)

The Key Ingredients:
Wood-Mount Stamp Sets: None
Clear-Mount Stamp Sets: Because I Care (120118 - Level 1 Hostess), Four Frames (123442 - Spring is Blossoming Promotion)
Clear-Mount Blocks: Clear Block B (117147), Clear Block D (118485)
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip (102128), Cherry Cobbler (119685)
Designer Series Paper: Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper (122367 - Spring is Blossoming Promotion)
Specialty Paper: None
Ink: Chocolate Chip - Classic (100908)
Punches: 2-3/8" Scallop Circle Punch (118874), 1-3/8" Circle Punch (119860), Decorative Label Punch (120907)
Big Shot Dies: Big Shot Die-Cut Machine (113439), Beautiful Wings Stampin' Up! Embosslits Die (118138)
Adhesive: SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)
Tools: Stampin' Up! Grid Paper (102787), Table Top Paper Cutter (106959), Paper Snips (103579), Craft and Paper Scissors (108360)
Embellishments and Accessories: Cherry Cobbler 1/2" Seam Binding (120992), Basic Pearls Jewel Accents (119247), Kisses Notes (Retired), Glassine Envelopes (Retired), Simply Adorned Jewelery Boxes

Happy Stampin'!

April's Specials:
Spring is Blossoming Promotion - Ends April 30th, 2011
Grab a Bag of Stampin' Up! Products! - While Supplies Last!
Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%
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Easter Blossoms

2011-04-07T15:32:00.000-07:00

Just a quick post today... I am just about to head out the door to go to my boxing/kickboxing training but wanted to share this card with you. It was one of the cards I made at Kristina Koch's (The Stampin' Spot) demonstrator shoe box swap last week that was designed by Alison Solven (Stamp Crazy!)

The Key Ingredients:
Wood-Mount Stamp Sets: Easter Blossoms (121905)
Clear-Mount Stamp Sets: None
Clear-Mount Blocks: None
Cardstock: Very Vanilla (101650), Crumb Cake (120953), Early Espresso (119686)
Designer Series Paper: None
Specialty Paper: None
Ink: Crumb Cake - Classic (121030), Early Espresso - Classic (119670)
Punches: 1-3/4 X 7/8 Inch Oval Punch (119885), Scallop Oval Punch (119856)
Big Shot Dies: Big Shot Die-Cut Machine (113439), Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Die (117335)
Adhesive: SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)
Tools: Stampin' Up! Grid Paper (102787), Table Top Paper Cutter (106959), Paper Snips (103579), Craft and Paper Scissors (108360), Stamping Sponges (101610)
Embellishments and Accessories: Crumb Cake 1/2" Seam Binding (122332), Basic Pearls Jewel Accents (119247)

I am still trying to fit in sometime to create a card or scrapbook layout using both my new 'Sunny Fun' stamp set from the not yet released Summer Mini and the 'Four Frames' stamp set from the current Spring is Blossoming Promotion. But if you could see my stamping room and my schedule you would probably laugh.

Happy Stampin'!

April's Specials:
Spring is Blossoming Promotion - Ends April 30th, 2011
Grab a Bag of Stampin' Up! Products! - While Supplies Last!
Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%
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New My Digital Studio Update Available

2011-04-04T12:10:00.001-07:00

Updated Software Functionality: More Ways to Design!

All My Digital Studio users who have the My Digital Studio packaged DVDs (item 118108) are eligible for a FREE 1.0.6 update. The update includes new functionality and print products to give you even more options while designing.

- Group and edit: Enjoy the ability to group objects and then resize, recolor, and rotate, them all at once.
- Access more information: View project dimension information in both inches and pixels when you right-click the project and view the Edit Object screen. Make sure to check out the Info tab on this same screen for more object details.
- Get the pages you need: My Digital Studio automatically adds just the number of pages you need for the type of project you’re creating (for example, four pages for greeting cards, two pages for postcards, and 26 pages for calendars). Note that the last page of greeting cards, trifold cards, and calendars automatically includes the Stampin’ Up! and My Digital Studio logos as embellishment pieces which can be removed.
- Choose what you view: You can check a box to show the bleed (trim) area in Preview Project, or simply uncheck to hide it. Crop with confidence: When using the crop feature for Photos or Background Paper added as a page layer, use the ruler or width and height boxes to crop an image to the perfect size.
- Keep it quick: Move back and forth between project pages with a quick key command (ctrl+right arrow for next page; ctrl+left arrow for previous page) or from the View menu in the top menu bar. View the Resource Palette with ease: Use your keyboard arrows in the Browse section of the Resource Palette to quickly toggle between artwork.
- Add and delete pages in a flash: Do it all at once. Forget the days of adding and deleting pages one-by-one. Simply select the page thumbnails at the bottom of your canvas, right-click and delete.
- Keep your favorites in line: Remove your favorite colors via the Remove Favorite button from the Favorites tab of the color palette.

***You can get this update by opening your My Digital Studio on your computer, clicking on the help option at the top right and then selecting Check for Updates.***

Happy Stampin'!

April's Specials:
Spring is Blossoming Promotion - Ends April 30th, 2011
Grab a Bag of Stampin' Up! Products! - While Supplies Last!
Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%
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And the WINNER is....

2011-04-01T15:19:00.013-07:00

Congratulations Cheri and Cassie (Mother/Daughter) you were the winner(s) of my FREE My Digital Studio Contest Giveaway!!! Give me a call and let me know when you want to stop by and pick up your prize! :-)

Happy Stampin'!

April's Specials:
Spring is Blossoming Promotion - Ends April 30th, 2011
Grab a Bag of Stampin' Up! Products! - While Supplies Last!
Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%
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Spring Is Blossoming Promotion

2011-04-01T10:17:00.001-07:00

Spring is Blossoming with Sneak Peek products from the upcoming 2011-2012 Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalogue.

You can get both of these brand-new products in one of two ways:
•Spend $25* on any Stampin' Up! products and purchase both the Four Frames Set and Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper.
-- OR --
•Host a $460* workshop and get the Four Frames Set and Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper for FREE!
* Net sales before tax and shipping

Four Frames Stamp Set (coordinates with the Decorative Label Punch, #120907)
#123440 (Wood Mount)
$25.95
#123442 (Clear Mount)
$19.95

Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper
#122367
$12.50

Click HERE to see four fabulous samples made with these two amazing products! So what do you think? If you loving these products as much as me contact me today to book your April workshops!!! :-)

Happy Stampin'!

April's Specials:
Spring is Blossoming Promotion - Ends April 30th, 2011
Grab a Bag of Stampin' Up! Products! - While Supplies Last!
Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%
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New Items in the Clearance Rack Plus Grab Bags

2011-04-01T09:38:00.003-07:00

Just a quick note Stampin' Up! has added a ton of new goodies to their Clearance Rack along with some surprise Grab Bags available only for purchase through my online store and while supplies last!!!

Here is the deal...
-Grab bag orders can only be placed in the Online Store.
-There is no minimum purchase required to participate in the grab bag special offer.
-There is no limit to the number of grab bags a customer may purchase; however, grab bag items are only available while supplies last.
-All grab bag sales are final. There are no refunds or exchanges.
-Not all grab bags will be unique.
-Grab bags will be filled with retired accessories (ribbon, buttons, paper, etc...NO stamps or tools).

You should use the following item numbers when ordering grab bags:

125873 for the $6 Grab Bag (which contains at least $24 worth of products!)
125874 for the $12 Grab Bag (which contains at least $48 worth of products!)
125875 for the $18 Grab Bag (which contains at least $72 worth of products!)

Remember everything is only available while supplies last, so hurry on over to my online store before it is to late!

Happy Stampin'!

April's Specials:
Spring is Blossoming Promotion - Ends April 30th, 2011
Grab a Bag of Stampin' Up! Products! - While Supplies Last!
Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%
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New MDS Downloads

2011-03-31T06:33:00.011-07:00

No new project for today, Sorry! Last night Nick and I went to playoff game #4 for the Vancouver Giants at Pacific Coliseum. Hockey is not really my thing and Nick would rather play hockey then watch it but since I have never been to a Giants game so we figured we would go anyways and even though the Giants lost we both had a ton of fun! :-)

This weekend is looking pretty busy but I am going to try and get at least one card made with my new 'Sunny Fun' stamp set from Summer Mini. (Note: The Summer Mini Catalogue goes live on May 1st, 2011) In the meantime make sure to check out the latest digital downloads for My Digital Studio HERE! Like always, if you would like to view a complete list of My Digital Studio download offerings, go to my customer homepage and click on Digital Designing.

Oh and don't forget today is the very last day of Sale-A-Bration!!!

Happy Stampin'!

March's Specials:
Win a FREE copy of My Digital Studio - Ends March 31st
Sale-A-Bration is HERE - Ends March 31st
Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%
Shop ONLINE 24-7 – Click HERE

Reminders, Reminders, Reminders!

2011-03-30T07:21:00.001-07:00

With Sale-A-Bration slowly coming to an end I figured I would quickly remind everyone of a few things...

You still have two days to earn yourself some amazing FREE Sale-A-Bration products/rewards!!!
- For every $60.00 you spend during Sale-A-Bration (January 25th and March 31st, 2011) you get one FREE item from Stampin' Up's! Sale-A-Bration Product Catalogue
- By becoming a demonstrator during Sale-A-Bration (January 25th and March 31st, 2011) not only do you get 15% off your Starter Kit. You also get a bonus bundle filled with over $60 in FREE products.

You also have two days to get your name in my draw to win a FREE copy of My Digital Studio!!!
- For every $60.00 you spend between January 25th and March 31st, 2011 your name will go in the draw ONCE! (Spend $120.00 and your name will go in the draw TWICE... so on and so forth)
- Join my team of Scrapalicious Diva's and become a Stampin' Up! demonstrator between January 25th and March 31st, 2011 and your name will go in the draw FIVE times!
Note: This contest is only open to Canadians!

And finally if you have not yet already checked out my Facebook fan page make sure to stop on by and say hi! 'Like' my page and automatically be entered to win the current 'A Slice Of Life' clear mount stamp set! Hurry because the contest ends March 31st.

The winner of my FREE My Digital Studio Conest will be announced on my blog and the winnder of the FREE 'Slice of Life' stamp set will be accounced on my Facebook fan page on April 1st, 2011.

Happy Stampin'!

March's Specials:
Win a FREE copy of My Digital Studio - Ends March 31st
Sale-A-Bration is HERE - Ends March 31st
Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%
Shop ONLINE 24-7 – Click HERE

Realization

2011-03-25T10:04:00.001-07:00

Today's post is a little bit of a different one but I promise you at the end there will be a card.
:-)

If you are a regular follower of my blog you may have noticed that my blog posts this year are alot different then last years... 2011 started off with a bang for me I so excited to start the year off with a fresh canvas and some completely do-able goals! I was well on my marry way of making them happen, when everything got flipped upside down and it seemed like those completely do-able goals were now so far away. Because of that I put myself in a funk and have had a really hard time getting out of it until these last couple of weeks.

I have been following the blog, which I randomly found of an old lifeguarding friend of mine for quite sometime now and while reading her blog and looking at my life I realized that life is way to short! Jenn inspired me to start writing down my goals and passions in life again, to put on my big girl panties and get out there and do the things that are most important or scare me the most in my life.

If you have been looking for your wake-up call or just some overall inspiration make sure to go check out Jenn's blog, Smile With Your Heart. I promise you will not regreat it! Jenn is such an amazing women who I have always looked up to, even back in our lifeguarding days. One thing I know for sure is Jenn is headed for something big. I am not sure what (and right now neither is she) but I know (and I hope she knows) it will be something really BIG!

So, with that being said if I am not posting here every day please do not worry about me all it means is that I am out in-JOYing (enjoying) everything life has to offer me. No more 'I should' or 'I will' only 'I am'! - Thanks JT!

Now as promised, onto today's card. Which was also a bit of a realization/wake-up call on how life can really change in a matter of moments. My best friends sisters just recently went in for an emergency sugery to remove a cyst from her brain fluid. All went well and she is recoving just fine but I want to send her a card letting her know that Nick and I are thinking about her.

The idea behind the card I made actually came from Angela McKay's (North Shore Stamper) Vancouver regional event swap. I just loved how much life the huge flower brought to her card and how well it showed Vincenza's bright and cheery personality.

I guess I will have to wait until the weekend to drop this card off. I have a feeling it wont be fitting in any of my envelopes. ;-)

The Key Ingredients:
Wood-Mount Stamp Sets: Tiny Tags (118091)
Clear-Mount Stamp Sets: Build a Blossom (121994)
Clear-Mount Blocks: Clear Block D (118485)
Cardstock: Baja Breeze (111352), Whisper White (100730)
Designer Series Paper: None
Specialty Paper: None
Ink: Baja Breeze - Classic (111833)
Punches: Jewelry Tag Punch (117190), Blossom Petals XL Punch (121808)
Big Shot Dies: None
Adhesive: SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)
Tools: Stampin' Up! Grid Paper (102787), Table Top Paper Cutter (106959), Paper Snips (103579), Craft and Paper Scissors (108360), Paper Crimper (101618)
Embellishments and Accessories: Designer Buttons - Naturals Collection (119734), Linen Thread (104199)

Happy Stampin'!

March's Specials:
Win a FREE copy of My Digital Studio - Ends March 31st
Sale-A-Bration is HERE - Ends March 31st
Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%
Shop ONLINE 24-7 – Click HERE

New My Digital Studio Downloads

2011-03-24T13:23:00.000-07:00

No craft projects for today - Sorry! Last night was a late night at Kristina Koch's (my amazing upline's, upline's, upline's, upline's) shoe box swap. I had a ton of fun, meet some fantastic new people and created some fabulous cards and 3-D projects but once I got home I was way to tired to photograph anything so until tomorrow you can check out some of Stampin' Up's! digital downloads... HERE! As always if you would like to view the complete list of My Digital Studio download offerings, go to my customer homepage and click on Digital Designing.

Ps- I figured out how to use Blogger my iPad! I am so proud of myself! :-)

Happy Stampin'!

March's Specials:
Win a FREE copy of My Digital Studio - Ends March 31st
Sale-A-Bration is HERE - Ends March 31st
Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%

Shop ONLINE 24-7 – Click HERE

Crazy for Cupcakes

2011-03-23T15:57:00.002-07:00

Every month Shelli (the CEO and Co-Founder of Stampin' Up!) posts a Creative Challenge on her blog, So Shelli. Every month I try to participate but sometimes before I know it, it is the end of the month and I never got around to finishing my project but this month is different! As soon as I read that the challenge was 'Crazy for Cupcakes' I knew exactly what I was going to make to enter... A giant cupcake birthday banner! (Click on the picture below for a larger image)

For those of you who know me you know I LOVE cupcakes especially the cupcakes I used to be able to get from Sweet Specialty Cake and Treat Boutique here in Maple Ridge. Unfortunately, the owner of Sweets shut her doors and I have been craving one of her amazing cupcakes since before Christmas time. So, when I sat down to start creating this banner I used my two favorite flavors of cupcakes as my inspiration. Chocolate on Chocolate and White on Chocolate. (Sorry about the dark pictures but it is really hard getting a good photograph since I can't use my photo box.)

For each cupcake I stamped and cut out the 'liner' on retired Close to Cocoa cardstock and then ran it through my paper crimper to give them a more realistic look. I also stamped each cherry in Real Red ink on some Real Red cardstock and then coloured in each cherry stem with my Basic Black marker. Once the ink was dry I covered each cherry with Crystal Effects to give it that maraschino cherry look. And finally for my cupcake toppers, the icing and sprinkles! I stamped 6 cupcake toppers in Chocolate Chip ink on some Chocolate Chip cardstock and 6 cupcake toppers in Basic Black ink and stamped it on some Whisper White cardstock. After I carefully cut out each topper I punched out my sprinkles using my retired double rectangle punch and adhered them on with my snail. Yes, this was VERY tedious but the sprinkles just finished the cupcakes off perfectly!

The Key Ingredients:
Wood-Mount Stamp Sets: Simple Birthday Thanks (111546)
Clear-Mount Stamp Sets: None
Clear-Mount Blocks: None
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip (102128), Whisper White (100730), Real Red (102482), Close to Cocoa (Retired)
Designer Series Paper: None
Specialty Paper: None
Ink: Basic Black - Classic (101179), Chocolate Chip - Classic (100908), Real Red (103133), Basic Black - Marker (100082)
Punches: Double Rectangle Punch (Retired)
Big Shot Dies: Big Shot Die-Cut Machine (113439), Alphabet Simple Letters Stampin' Up! Bigz Die (115960)
Adhesive: SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430), Crystal Effects (101055)
Tools: Stampin' Up! Grid Paper (102787), Table Top Paper Cutter (106959), Paper Snips (103579), Craft and Paper Scissors (108360), Paper Crimper (101618)
Embellishments and Accessories: Basic Rhinestone Jewel Accents (119246), Chocolate Chip 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon (Retired), Chocolate Chip 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon (Retired)

Happy Stampin'!

March's Specials:
Win a FREE copy of My Digital Studio - Ends March 31st
Sale-A-Bration is HERE - Ends March 31st
Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%

Shop ONLINE 24-7 – Click HERE

A Little More Bliss

2011-03-22T10:01:00.001-07:00

I know this card has already been posted on my blog, but it was a super quick post showing off my swaps before I headed into Vancouver for Regionals last month, and I wanted to share with you some more of the details about this card and the 'Bliss' stamp set I used since Sale-A-Bration is slowly coming to an end. Which sadly means no more 'Bliss' after March 31st. :-(

I originally found the idea for this card on Gayle Wheeler's blog where she created a hybrid card using both the 'Bliss' Stamp Set and 'Fundamental Phrases' Stamp Set in My Digital Studio and then add on a few accessories. I decided to take her idea and make the card into a vintage feeling basic black and very vanilla 'Thank You' card.

I am still so pleased with the way this card turned and loved re-creating it 20+ times for my swaps. The only downfall was because there was such a small group of us who attended the Friday night Regional event I wound up take a whole bunch of my own swaps home with me. So if anyone has any suggestions on what to do with 10-15 of these 'Thank You' cards feel free to let me know ;-)

The Key Ingredients:
Wood-Mount Stamp Sets: Thank You Kindly (111700 or 123936 = Sale-A-Bration)
Clear-Mount Stamp Sets: Bliss (123127 = Sale-A-Bration)
Clear-Mount Blocks: Clear Block D (118845), Clear Block E (118484)
Cardstock: Very Vanilla (101650), Basic Black (121045)
Designer Series Paper: None
Specialty Paper: None
Ink: Basic Black - Classic (101179)
Punches: 2 x 1-3/8" Oval Punch (119859), Modern Label Punch (119849)
Big Shot Dies: None
Adhesive: SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)
Tools: Stampin' Up! Grid Paper (102787), Table Top Paper Cutter (106959), Paper Snips (103579), Craft and Paper Scissors (108360)
Embellishments and Accessories: Basic Pearls Jewel Accents (119247), 5/8 Inch Crochet Trim Victoria (118481), Basic Black 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon

Like I said yesterday if the 'Bliss' stamp set or any other Sale-A-Bration item is on your wish list make sure to contact me before it is to late! And remember with every qualifying Sale-A-Bration order you place you get your name in my draw to win a FREE copy of My Digital Studio!!!

Happy Stampin'!

March's Specials:
Win a FREE copy of My Digital Studio - Ends March 31st
Sale-A-Bration is HERE - Ends March 31st
Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%

Shop ONLINE 24-7 – Click HERE

Going, Going.... It is Almost Gone!

2011-03-19T09:48:00.091-07:00

11 days... That is it and Sale-A-Bration will have finally come to an end! Which means good-bye 'Bliss'. :-( If you don't already have this amazing stamp set make sure to place your Sale-a-Bration order today because you can still earn it for FREE!!! But come March 31st it will be gone for good!

Over the weekend I sat down and created a scrapbook page all by myself (I am sooo proud!!!) using the 'Bliss' stamp set. I love the way the page came together and like I said I did it all by myself so I love it even more. I didn't CASE the layout or have any inspiration it was all ME! Wohoo!

It is super hard to tell but I tried to take a few different pictures of the layout so you could see it better but right above the butterflies on my 12 x 12 Basic Black cardstock I added the damask image that comes in the 'Bliss' stamp set in VersaMark. I also crumbled up my Newsprint DSP before attaching it to the page and used a ton of dimensions to give the page that extra umph I was wanting. And you have probably noticed I have not yet added any pictures in but they will go on the large Very Vanilla cardstock and the smaller Basic Black cardstock. And I plan on adding in my journaling on the Very Vanilla cardstock where the butterflies are. I also went around the whole page with my mat pack and paper-piercing tool and added in all three different sized basic pearls jewel accents in each comer of the page.

Here is attempt number one to try and show you a close up of the damask image...

And attempt number two...

So, don't forget if the 'Bliss' stamp set or any other Sale-A-Bration item is on your wish list make sure to contact me before it is to late!

Happy Stampin'!

March's Specials:
Win a FREE copy of My Digital Studio - Ends March 31st
Sale-A-Bration is HERE - Ends March 31st
Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%
Shop ONLINE 24-7 – Click HERE

Mother's Day

2011-03-18T08:41:00.000-07:00

Last night I was fooling around with my iPad trying to get this post ready to go for today. Only I was completely unsuccessful. I can only see my blog posts in HTML form which messes me up since I can't tell where my pictures are and if my post will look all pretty or if it is going to be all wonky with pictures and typing all over the place. So, I finally gave up and am posting this from my desktop computer.

Anyways, today's card is a super simple yet very elegant Mother's Day card using my new favorite Big Shot die. The Petal Cone Bigz L Die!!! I have yet to use the die to actually make a cone but I LOVE the banner that comes with it. If you ask me it adds the perfect finishing touch to this card!

Believe it or not I had a heck of a time coming up with this card. I am not sure where I was going with the card originally but I do know it had nothing to do with Mother's Day. In the end I think it turned out just wonderfully and I am so happy that it is simple enough for me to re-create 6 more times! (My mom, Nick's mom, Nick's step-mom, my grandma x 2 and Nick's grandma x 2)

The Key Ingredients:
Wood-Mount Stamp Sets: None
Clear-Mount Stamp Sets: Something to Celebrate (121955 - Hostess Level 2)
Clear-Mount Blocks: Clear Block D (118845)
Cardstock: Very Vanilla (101650), Baja Breeze (111352)
Designer Series Paper: Springtime Vintage Designer Series Paper (121782)
Specialty Paper: None
Ink: Chocolate Chip - Classic (100908)
Punches: None
Big Shot Dies: Big Shot Die-Cut Machine (113439), Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Die (117335), Petal Cone Bigz L Die (121810)
Adhesive: SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)
Tools: Stampin' Up! Grid Paper (102787), Table Top Paper Cutter (106959), Paper Snips (103579), Craft and Paper Scissors (108360)
Embellishments and Accessories: Vintage Flower Adornments (121879), Very Vanilla 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon (109071)

Happy Stampin'!

March's Specials:
Win a FREE copy of My Digital Studio - Ends March 31st
Sale-A-Bration is HERE - Ends March 31st
Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%

Shop ONLINE 24-7 – Click HERE

Getting the Hang of it

2011-03-17T11:37:00.004-07:00

Well, sort of... I have yet to complete a scrapbook layout that I have made 100% own my own but I feel like I am getting there. At least I hope I am!

This layout was inspired by Erica Cerwin's (Pink Buckaroo Designs) January 29th scrapbook layout. I love the colours and soft feel to this page and cannot wait to get some photos printed in black and white of Kendall, Nick's little sister to add to the page.

I just love how cutting out an extra few flowers was able to give the layout soo much extra dimension!

I think I have become completely obsessed with tying hemp bows into my buttons! It just gives them such an awesome finished and full look.

The Key Ingredients:
Wood-Mount Stamp Sets: None
Clear-Mount Stamp Sets: None
Clear-Mount Blocks: None
Cardstock: Very Vanilla (101650), Concord Crush (119792)
Designer Series Paper: Springtime Vintage Designer Series Paper (121782)
Specialty Paper: None
Ink: None
Punches: Eyelet Boarder Punch (119853)
Big Shot Dies: None
Adhesive: SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Stampin' Dimensionals (104403)
Tools: Stampin' Up! Grid Paper (102787), Table Top Paper Cutter (106959), Paper Cutter (104152), Paper Snips (103579), Craft and Paper Scissors (108360)
Embellishments and Accessories: Springtime Vintage Big Designer Buttons (122301), Baja Breeze 1/2 Inch Seam Binding Ribbon (122331), Natural Hemp Twine (100892)

Don't forget if you have not yet already checked out my Facebook fan page make sure to stop on by and say hi!. ‎'Like' my page and automatically be entered to win the current 'A Slice Of Life' clear mount stamp set! Hurry because the contest ends March 31st. (Winner will be announced on my fan page on April 1st)

Happy Stampin'!

March's Specials:
Win a FREE copy of My Digital Studio - Ends March 31st
Sale-A-Bration is HERE - Ends March 31st
Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%

Shop ONLINE 24-7 – Click HERE

Reverse Masking

2011-03-14T08:22:00.000-07:00

Over the weekend I got absolutely nothing done! Nick and I went up to Hemlock Mountain on Saturday morning and after that he went camping for the night and the rest of my weekend was a write off! I think it had something to do with Friday nights purchase ;-) and that I am coming down with yet another cold!

Normally when Nick goes away I get tons of crafting done but since I didn't today you get to see another sample from last week's Technique Club were we focused on the Reverse Masking Technique that I learned at Vancouver's Regionals. The card below is a complete CASE from Susan Paterson (a demo from Wetaskiwin, AB) who did an amazing 'Workshop Wow Presentation' at Friday night's Regional event!

Following Susan's instructions, I punched out circles in scrap cardstock using my 1-1/4", 1-3/4", 1-3/8" circle punches and took my cut up Stamping Sponges and inked them up in Pear Pizzazz, Concord Crush, Blushing Bride Ink Pads and sponged away! Pretty cool right!?

You think I would have learned my lesson by now to at least take pictures of my projects before I set them out for display or to at least stick them in one of Stampin' Up!'s clear plastic envelopes but clearly I have not and as you can see by my sentiment someone accidentally got some Rose Red ink on the card.

*** Don't forget you only have 17 days left to get your name in my draw to win a FREE copy of My Digital Studio!!! Click HERE for all the details! ***

Happy Stampin'!

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Shout it From The Rooftops...

2011-03-12T08:51:00.000-08:00

I finally have myself my very own iPad!!! I am sooo excited I just had to share! If you own an iPad and have any must have apps or tips/suggestions let me know. :-)

Happy Stampin'!

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Spring is in the Air

2011-03-11T08:05:00.005-08:00

With only 9 more days to go until Spring arrives and this week's Pals Paper Art's Spring/Easter Inspiration challenge I decided a spring feeling card was in order! :-)

I found this 'Reverse Masked Daisy' technique on Dawn Olchefske's blog (DOstamping with Dawn) quite sometime ago and after one of the Workshop Wow presentations at Vancouver's Regionals last month that focused on reverse masking I was inspired to give the technique a try.

You are going to have to use your imagine a little... I am not sure what happened to my photo but the real card does have paper piercing all the way up the side of the care not just half way up? Nor am I sure how my hemp bow got flipped upside down?

The Key Ingredients:
Wood-Mount Stamp Sets: None
Clear-Mount Stamp Sets: Something to Celebrate (121955 - Hostess Level 2)
Clear-Mount Blocks: Clear Block D (118845)
Cardstock: Very Vanilla (101650), Rose Red (102544)
Designer Series Paper: None
Specialty Paper: None
Ink: So Saffron - Classic (105213), Rose Red - Classic (101778)
Punches: Modern Label Punch (119849)
Big Shot Dies: Big Shot Die-Cut Machine (113439), Daises Flower #2 Bigz Die (114520)
Adhesive: SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Tools: Stampin' Up! Grid Paper (102787), Table Top Paper Cutter (106959), Paper Cutter (104152), Paper Snips (103579), Craft and Paper Scissors (108360), Sponge Daubers (102892), Stamping Sponge (101610), Mat Pack (105826), Paper-Piercing Tool (116631)
Embellishments and Accessories: 5/8" Whisper White Satin Ribbon (114616), Designer Buttons - Subtles Collection (119745), Vintage Trinkets Accents & Elements (118764)

If you have not yet already checked out my Facebook fan page make sure to stop on by and say hi! ‎'Like' my page and automatically be entered to win the current 'A Slice Of Life' clear mount stamp set! Hurry because the contest ends March 31st. (Winner will be announced on my fan page on April 1st)

Happy Stampin'!

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Just a Reminder...

2011-03-09T08:31:00.000-08:00

During Regionals (on February 25th) Shelli announced an extra special opportunity for any new recruit/demonstrator who signs up under me before March 13th (this Sunday) to get one more FREE gift on top of the already amazing Sale-A-Bration deals!

So just as a reminder, here is a list of everything you need to know...
- You get the Starter Kit (There are two kits to pick from the Standard Kit or the Digital+ Kit) for 15 percent off--that's over $375 worth of Stampin' Up! products for just $182.75! (And that is not including all the FREE bonus stuff you will get if you sign up before March 13th)
- You do not pay taxes or shipping and handling on the Starter Kit all you pay is $182.75
- You get a FREE Bonus Bundle (worth $60.00) on top of the fabulous Starter Kit to help get you off to an awesome start! (See below for what all is included in this bundle)
- Just by signing up you will receive a 20% instant income/discount on all of Stampin' Up's! amazing product along with so many other wonderful benefits
- Both Starter Kits are customizable allowing you to choose products that you want to run your business your way

Here are the two starter kits you can pick from...

The Standard Starter Kit includes:
(http://www.stampinup.com/ca/documents/CA_start_kit_1210.pdf - The link shows you exactly what Stampin' Up! suggests you pick however the kit is customizable so you can change stamp sets for stamp sets and ink pads for ink pads, just remember if you do change something out to change it for another item of as close to if not equal value so you are getting the most for your money)

- Four complete stamp sets (including a clear-mount set and clear-mount block)
- A Stampin' Around wheel, handle, and ink cartridge
- Assortment of Designer Series paper and card stock
- Four Classic Stampin' Pads
- Two Stampin' Write markers
- VersaMark Pad
- Whisper White 5/8" satin ribbon
- Songbird Décor Elements and applicator
- Adhesives
- Blender pen
- Stamping sponge
- Stampin' Scrub and Mist
- Box of Idea Book & Catalogues
- Business forms and tools

The Digital+ Starter Kit includes:
(http://www.stampinup.com/ca/documents/CA_start_kit_1210_digital.pdf - Again the link shows you exactly what Stampin' Up! suggests you pick however the kit is customizable so you can change stamp sets for stamp sets and ink pads for ink pads, just remember if you do change something out to change it for another item of as close to if not equal value so you are getting the most for your money)

- My Digital Studio software suite
- Three complete stamp sets (including a clear-mount set and clear-mount block)
- Assortment of card stock
- Four Classic Stampin' Pads
- Two Stampin' Write markers
- Real Red 1/4" grosgrain ribbon
- Brights Designer buttons
- Songbird Décor Elements and applicator
- Adhesives
- Stampin' Scrub and Mist
- Box of Idea Book & Catalogues
- Business forms and tools

FREE $60.00 Starter Kit Bonus Bundle: (This is the extra Sale-A-Bration bundle you get for FREE if you sign up before March 31st)

- Color Coach (- $18.95 Value)
- Simply Sent Something Special (or any Simply Sent kit) (- $14.95 Value)
- Live, Laugh, Love Set (or any Simply Sent stamp set) (- $11.95 Value)
- Full Heart Punch (or any punch valued at $16.95 or less) (- $23.95 Value)

And on top of everything listed above if you sign up before March 13th (This coming Sunday!) you get the stamp set 'Sunny Fun'" from the new (not yet released) Summer Mini absolutely FREE. (See the pictures at the bottom of this blog post for samples using the set.)

And if that is still not enough if you join my team before March 31st you also get your name entered into my draw (5 times) to win a FREE copy of Stampin' Up's! amazing digital crafting program My Digital Studio (- $106.95 Value)!

If you do decided to take advantage of this amazing offer all you need to do is head on over to my Stampin' Up website and click on the "Join Now" button on the left hand side! (My password is scrapalicious)

As always if you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me at 604-728-6347! :-)

Now, for the amazing 'Sunny Fun' samples....

Happy Stampin'!

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Noah's Ark

2011-03-08T09:05:00.002-08:00

Sunday was a day of firsts for me, it was the first time I attended a full Catholic Mass and it was the first time I attended a baptism. Having never been to a baptism before I was not sure what type of card I should make so I jumped on Stampin' Connection and searched 'Baptism' in the Stampers' Showcase and found the most adorable Noah's Ark card and gift box created by Lynn Pratt. So on Friday night I cleared off my desk and got to work. And let me tell you did it ever feel great to be crafting again! :-)

On the inside of the card I stamped two turtles but forgot to take a photo of those. But I did take a few close ups so you can see all the detail on the card.

After the baptism everyone headed over to the family owned Mountain Shadow Pub in Burnaby for the after party/lunch. Here is a picture of Alessandro and I. Isn't he just the cutest little thing! He was such a quite and well behaved baby. Oh and just in case you are wondering how we know him he is Nick's, Nonna's, Brother's, Daughter's, Son. A mouthful I know!

Happy Stampin'!

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Digital Download Tuesday

2011-03-08T05:38:00.000-08:00

Stampin' Up! has just released a bunch more My Digital Studio downloads...

Click HERE to see the downloads released earlier today!
If you would like to view a complete list of My Digital Studio download offerings, go to my customer homepage, and click on 'Digital Designing'.

Remember if you spend $60.00 or more on any Stampin' Up! product (My Digital Studio downloads included) from now until March 31st you get a FREE Sale-A-Bration item and your name in the draw to win a FREE copy of My Digital Studio!!!! - Click HERE for all the details!

Oh and if you have not yet checked out mydigitalstudio.net make sure to head over there today! It is full of 1000's of amazing digital and hybrid samples/ideas and tons of fabulous My Digital Studio resources.

Happy Stampin'!

March's Specials:
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A Very Merry Un-Birthday to ME!

2011-03-03T10:13:00.000-08:00

Boy when life takes off on me it sure goes. I have not had time to unpack all my bags from Regionals last Friday and my poor stampin' desk barley has room for me to even make a card on. So instead of attempting to clean it off and trying to sit down to create a card I decided to share with you a birthday card that Stampin' Up! sent me earlier this week. It was only two months late but hey it's the thought that counts. :-)

The card was created using My Digital Studio! The same program that I am giving away for FREE right now... (Click HERE for all the details!) Isn't it adorable! I just love how they added the Designer Series Paper to the inside of the card!!!

Can you read what the card says?

"A little treat for someone sweet.
It's Stampin' Up!'s birthday gift to you!"

On top of my normal discount for being a demo, Stampin' Up! is giving me an additional 15% off any one item in the catalogue!

If you are sick of paying full price for all your Stampin' Up! items contact me today because for only $182.75 you can sign up to be a demo and get your own discount. Check out THIS post for more details on the Sale-A-Bration starter kit special and for Shelli's special bonus gift for all new demonstrators. (Valid from now until March 13th, 2011)

Happy Stampin'!

March's Specials:
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Even More 'My Digital Studio' Downloads

2011-03-02T08:33:00.000-08:00

Just in case you missed it Stampin' Up! has just released a bunch more My Digital Studio downloads...

Click HERE to see the downloads released back on February 15th, 2011
Click HERE to see the downloads released back on February 22st, 2011
Click HERE to see the downloads released yesterday on March 1st, 2011

If you would like to view a complete list of My Digital Studio download offerings, go to my customer homepage, and click on 'Digital Designing'.

Remember if you spend $60.00 or more on any Stampin' Up! product (My Digital Studio downloads included) from now until March 31st you get a FREE Sale-A-Bration item and your name in the draw to win a FREE copy of My Digital Studio!!!! - Click HERE for all the details!

Oh and if you have not yet checked out mydigitalstudio.net make sure to head over there today! It is full of 1000's of amazing digital and hybrid samples/ideas and tons of fabulous My Digital Studio resources.

Happy Stampin'!

March's Specials:
Win a FREE copy of My Digital Studio - Ends March 31st
Sale-A-Bration is HERE - Ends March 31st
Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%

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Exciting News for You!

2011-02-28T10:16:00.001-08:00

Let me start off my saying I am still on cloud 9 and have this buzz running through my head from Friday night. Stampin' Up! events are seriously amazing I cannot wait to attend Leadership next January!!! Myself along with just over half of my downline attended Friday night's Regionals, it was not as crazy as the last Regionals I attended in Portland, Oregon instead it was a nice intimate evening filled with stamping, presentations, amazing workshop ideas, prize patrol, snacks and so much more. The best part about attending such a small and intimate Stampin' Up! event was that each and every person in the room got to meet Shelli Gardner (The co-founder of Stampin' Up!).

We were even able to get a group picture of all of mine and Angela McKay's downline with Shelli at the end of the night. I know my watermark covers up some of the smiles on every one's faces but I think everyone who attend had an amazing night!

Now for that exciting news!!! During Regionals Shelli announced an extra special opportunity for any new recruit/demonstrator who signs up under me before March 13th to get one more FREE gift on top of the already amazing Sale-A-Bration deals!

Here is a list of everything you need to know...
- You get the Starter Kit (Standard or Digital+) for 15 percent off--that's over $375 worth of Stampin' Up! products for just $182.75! (And that is not including all the FREE bonus stuff you will get if you sign up before March 13th)
- You do not pay taxes or shipping and handling on the Starter Kit
- You get a Bonus Bundle (worth up $60) on top of the fabulous Starter Kit to help get you off to an awesome start! (See below for what all is included in this bundle)
- Both Starter Kits are customizable allowing you to choose products that you want to run your business your way

The Standard Starter Kit includes:
(http://www.stampinup.com/ca/documents/CA_start_kit_1210.pdf)
- Four complete stamp sets (including a clear-mount set and clear-mount block)
- A Stampin' Around wheel, handle, and ink cartridge
- Assortment of Designer Series paper and card stock
- Four Classic Stampin' Pads
- Two Stampin' Write markers
- VersaMark Pad
- Whisper White 5/8" satin ribbon
- Songbird Décor Elements and applicator
- Adhesives
- Blender pen
- Stamping sponge
- Stampin' Scrub and Mist
- Box of Idea Book & Catalogues
- Business forms and tools

The Digital+ Starter Kit includes:
(http://www.stampinup.com/ca/documents/CA_start_kit_1210_digital.pdf)
- My Digital Studio software suite
- Three complete stamp sets (including a clear-mount set and clear-mount block)
- Assortment of card stock
- Four Classic Stampin' Pads
- Two Stampin' Write markers
- Real Red 1/4" grosgrain ribbon
- Brights Designer buttons
- Songbird Décor Elements and applicator
- Adhesives
- Stampin' Scrub and Mist
- Box of Idea Book & Catalogues
- Business forms and tools

FREE $60.00 Starter Kit Bonus Bundle
- Color Coach
- Simply Sent Something Special (or any Simply Sent kit)
- Live, Laugh, Love Set (or any Simply Sent stamp set)
- Full Heart Punch (or any punch valued at $16.95 or less)

On top of everything listed above as Shelli's bonus gift you get the stamp set 'Sunny Fun'" from the new (not yet released) Summer Mini absolutely FREE. (See the pictures at the bottom of this post for samples using the set.) Oh and if that is not enough you will get your name entered into my draw (5 times) to win a FREE copy of Stampin' Up's! amazing digital crafting program My Digital Studio!

If becoming a demo is something you are interested in please feel free to give me a call before March 13th!!! Remember I welcome all types of demos from business to hobbyist and I would love to have you on my team so I can share the Stampin' Up! experience with you.
:-)

Now for the amazing 'Sunny Fun' samples....

Happy Stampin'!

February's Specials:
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Stampin' Up! Regionals Here I Come

2011-02-25T07:07:00.003-08:00

Well, I need to get through the next 8 hours of my day job and then I am off!

In the meantime I thought I would share with you the swaps I made to take with me. In the end I ended up with 52 card fronts and 3 different designs. The first design you have seen before. It was the swap I took with me to the Portland Oregon Regionals I attended last October. I had a bunch of left over/pre-cut supplies so I decided I would finish them off and take them with me.

The second swap is also one you have seen before here on my blog. It was a swap I made for a Wedding themed swap that I signed up for on Stampin' Connection back in December. I wound up getting back quite a few of my original swaps becuase a bunch of people dropped out at the last minute so I made up a bunch more and take those with me also.

My final swap card was a card we made last month at my Monthly Scrapbooking Club where I featured the super popular Sale-A-Bration stamp set called Bliss. All of my club ladies loved it so much I decided it would be the perfect card to create the last bunch of my swaps with. I found the idea for this card on Gayle Wheeler's blog where she created a hybrid card using both the Bliss Stamp Set and Fundamental Phrases Stamp Set in My Digital Studio and then add on a few accessories. I took her idea and made it a Vintage feeling Basic Black and Very Vanilla 'Thank You' card.

Make sure to check back over the weekend because you can be sure I will be posting some photos and news from tonight. :-)

Happy Stampin'!

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Surprise, Surprise...

2011-02-24T19:46:00.006-08:00

... look at who just climbed out of her little hole! Yes, I am still alive and no I did not go anywhere I have just had a busy and slightly stressful few weeks but after an awesome 'long' weekend (Wohoo for Family Day) of skiing, a manicure and pedicure some girl talk, crafting and some over all relaxation I am back and looking forward to the next few days. Tomorrow night is Stampin' Up's! Vancouver Regionals!!!!!!! Can you hear the excitement in my voice?!?! Stampin' Up! events are the best and I can tell you I am going to have a hard time sleeping tonight! :-)

While I have been hiding I was able to whip up 50 swaps for tomorrow night along with a cupcake card for the lady who owns my favorite little cupcake shop (Sweet Specialty Cake and Treat Boutique) here in Maple Ridge. Unfortunately the cupcake shop under went some major water damage a few months ago and has been under renovation ever since. Well, last week I got some very sad and depressing news that she had decided to close her doors for good and has a lease sign on the front of her store! So, I just had to make her a card to let her know how much her, her ever so cute little English accent and her amazing cupcakes will be missed and maybe add in a little note asking if she will do a side job and still make me cupcakes for my wedding. ;-) No, I still don't have a ring but her cupcakes were so amazing I always said they would be at my wedding... whenever Nick gets off the pot and does something about that lol.

The card I made was inspired by Dawn Olchefske's "Stampin' Up! Create a Cupcake w/ Build a Cupcake Punch Card" and I just love the way it turned out. I think the Whisper White Satin Ribbon really just finished the card off.

Remember right now if you buy both the Create a Cupcake Stamp Set and the coordinating Build a Cupcake XL Punch and one roll of Whisper White Stain Ribbon not only to get one FREE Sale-A-Bration item but your name also goes in my draw to win a FREE copy of My Digital Studio!!!

On another note while I was off hiding I was awarded the Stylish Blogger Award by eight amazing women! Jessie Arellano (Jessie's Craft Corner), Heather Pilz (Stamp, Paper, Scissors, Ink), Angela Timms (Truly Inkspirational), Marisol Gutierrez (A Touch of SOL), Niki Toll (Stampin' with Niki), Kelly Birrell (Scrap Happy!), Angela McKay (North Shore Stamper) and finally Leena Girsa (A La Cards). I am not going to pass it on or share anything about myself as I already have once this year but I really wanted to thank these ladies as it leaves me so speechless that their are so many people out there who think so highly of my work. It just warms my heart and makes blogging so worth it.

Happy Stampin'!

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Simply Adorned and Simply Gorgeous

2011-02-10T10:04:00.000-08:00

How often do you buy something and then NEVER do anything with it? Well, that is exactly what happened when I purchased the Charming Stamp Set (116519), Simply Adorned Charm 1"X1.25" (116798), Simply Adorned Necklace Charm 24" (116800) and one of the Clear Crystal 5/8 Inch Baubles (121012 ). They all sat in their pretty little boxes collecting dust. Well, on Sunday I came across those dusty boxes and decided to fill the charm and make myself a sassy little necklace. :-)

Unfortunately, I could not seem to come up with an nice enough insert design by myself and after many attempts I finally decided to CASE one of Angela McKay's 'Simply Adoring Simply Adorned' charm inserts.

If you have been thinking about buying and of Stampin' Up's! Simply Adorned products here are some 'FYI's' you might want to know ahead of time:
Charms =
Stampin' Up!'s nickel-plated charms feature tempered, beveled glass on front, flat glass on back, and a lobster clasp. The locket-style charm with hinge allows you to easily insert custom artwork. Charms are available in three sizes; the largest charm makes a beautiful Christmas ornament that can become a cherished keepsake.
Chains =
The Simply Adorned stainless-steel chain--available in two lengths--features a toggle clasp and exclusive Stampin' Up! charm identifier. The finish coordinates perfectly with the Simply Adorned charms.

Happy Stampin'!

February's Specials:
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Mini Springtime Vintage Calendar

2011-02-09T19:38:00.000-08:00

A few week's back my unline's, upline's, upline's upline Kristina Koch had her quarterly downline meeting and asked me to do a presentation on my ribbon headbands I made way back in August. Unfortunately, I was not feeling very well that night so once my presentation was over I headed home and climbed into bed.

Well, I forgot all about my make and takes from the meeting until the other night when I started my get my house tidy rampage. I came across the zip lock bag laying on my office floor with all the ingredients to make this adorable magnetic calendar. So before I continued on cleaning of course I had to stop and quickly put it together.

I think the calendar turned out amazing and I LOVE the new Vintage Flowers Adornments! They are so stinkin' adorable and look fantastic paired with Stampin' Up's! seam binding once you manipulated it to get that old vintage feel :-)

The Key Ingredients:
Wood-Mount Stamp Sets: None
Clear-Mount Stamp Sets: None
Clear-Mount Blocks: None
Cardstock: Very Vanilla (101650), Chocolate Chip (102128)
Designer Series Paper: Springtime Vintage Designer Series Paper (121782)
Specialty Paper: None
Ink: Chocolate Chip - Classic (100908)
Punches: 1" Circle Punch (119868), Fancy Flower Punch (118073)
Big Shot Dies: Big Shot Die-Cut Machine (113439), Scallop Square Stampin' Up! Clear Bigz Die (155950)
Adhesive: SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430), Sticky Strip (104294)
Tools: Stampin' Up! Grid Paper (102787), Table Top Paper Cutter (106959), Paper Snips (103579), Craft and Paper Scissors (108360)
Embellishments and Accessories: Baja Breeze 1/2 Inch Seam Binding Ribbon (122331), Vintage Flower Adornments (121879), Silver Brads (104336)

Happy Stampin'!

February's Specials:
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My Digital Studio CATALOGUE!!!

2011-02-09T15:40:00.000-08:00

Stampin' Up! is so excited to announce an exceptional new resource for YOU --a My Digital Studio Catalogue PDF. It includes all of the MDS (My Digital Studio) software artwork (contained in the boxed-version) and downloads from the October 2009 launch through January 2011! The catalogue gives a snapshot of the entire product line with artwork thumbnails followed by product details. Because MDS is regularly coming out with new artwork, the catalog will be updated every month and available to you on MyDigitalStudio.net in the just-added Resources section.

Use the catalogue as a resource to manage the downloads you have and which ones you still want to purchase. The catalogue includes a box next to each download so you can manage your current inventory of downloads.

As you can see on the catalogue, we've recently updated the My Digital Studio logo and brand with a fresh feel and design. We've also updated MyDigitalStudio.net and you'll start seeing these updates elsewhere as we continue to transition to the new look of MDS.

Interested in winning a FREE copy of My Digital Studio? Click HERE for all the details on how you can get your name in the draw!

Happy Stampin'!

February's Specials:
Win a FREE copy of My Digital Studio - Ends March 31st
Sale-A-Bration is HERE - Ends March 31st
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New My Digital Studio Downloads Available

2011-02-08T14:25:00.001-08:00

Just in case you missed it Stampin' Up! has just released a bunch more My Digital Studio downloads...

Click HERE to see the downloads released back on February 1st.
Click HERE to see the downloads released today (February 8th).

Remember if you spend $60.00 or more on any Stampin' Up! product (My Digital Studio downloads included) from now until March 31st you get a FREE Sale-A-Bration item and your name in the draw to win a FREE copy of My Digital Studio!!!! - Click HERE for all the details!

Happy Stampin'!

February's Specials:
Win a FREE copy of My Digital Studio - Ends March 31st
Sale-A-Bration is HERE - Ends March 31st
Clearance Rack Specials - Save up to 60%
Shop ONLINE 24-7 – Click HERE

So Happy For You

2011-02-08T11:25:00.003-08:00

This adorable little card was inspired by a card found Heather Summers's blog (Stamp with Heather) and was re-created as one of the Make and Takes at our mini regional downline event last Sunday. I love it's clean and simple look and how it showcases so many of the awesome Sale-A-Bration products you can earn for FREE!

Now, if you are wondering how you get all that product for FREE there is a few different ways...
Option 1) For every $60.00 you spend during Sale-A-Bration you get one FREE item from Stampin' Up's! Sale-A-Bration Product Catalogue.
Option 2) Host a workshop with sales totalling $395.00 or more during Sale-A-Bration and you get one FREE item from Stampin' Up's! Sale-A-Bration Product Catalogue in addition to your regular hostess benefits.

Don't forget not only do you get your FREE Sale-A-Bration products but from now until March 31st (the end of Sale-A-Bration) you can also get your name in the draw to win a FREE copy of My Digital Studio!!! (a $106.95 Value)
- For every $60.00 you spend between January 25th and March 31st, 2011 your name will go in the draw ONCE! (Spend $120.00 and your name will go in the draw TWICE... so on and so forth)
- Host a workshop with sales totalling $395.00 or more between January 25th and March 31st, 2011 and your name will go in the draw THREE times!
- Join my team of Scrapalicious Diva's and become a Stampin' Up! demonstrator between January 25th and March 31st, 2011 and your name will go in the draw FIVE times!

If you want to get your name in on the draw and start earning some FREE Sale-A-Bration product e-mail me your orders today!!! Or if you would like more information on hosting a workshop or signing up to become a Stampin' Up! demo feel free to contact me at anytime! (All my contact details are in the left hand column of my blog.)

** Don't have a copy of the Sale-A-Bration Catalogue? Let me know and I will get you a copy right away! **

Happy Stampin'!

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