Christmas Cards Already?

Yes!  Time to make Christmas cards!  I love Christmas!  I love the special, magical feeling of gift giving and kindness.  I love decorating for Christmas!  I love making handmade cards and gifts for Christmas!  I love Christmas!!

One of my favorite stamp sets from the new Holiday catalog is the Merry Christmas to all stamp set and thinlits.  I used versmark on the bottom half of the Christmas and then dipped it in gold embossing powder and used the heat tool to heat the embossing powder.  Magical every time!  I added some vellum to soften the All is Bright Designer Series Paper and the circle punch to create the ticket corner edges.

To create the All is Bright Designer Series Paper, the designers arranged the pine boughs and other decorations, took pictures, and then used software to tile the image and create a full 12x12 page of Designer Series Paper.  I find the process fascinating, what do you think?  Do you like the realistic Designer Series Paper?

Click on the pictures below to order the supplies used to create this card!  Use hostess code 9GWWWXX4 and you'll receive a free gift in the mail from me!

Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

NEW Catalog is LIVE!! And Two Great Specials You Won't Want to Miss!!

The New Annual Catalog is LIVE!!!  I'm so excited!  Check it out by clicking on the picture!  It's full of so many great new stamps and coordinating accessories! You're going to love it!

And that's not all!  There are two great specials this month to stretch your craft dollars even further!

Host a Party
Get extra $35 stampin’ rewards when you host a party pdf $350 or more in sales! And you can use those rewards towards a starter kit - so you get $160 in product for only $99!!

Purchase a Starter Kit
But wait - there’s more!!  If you purchase a starter kit, you’ll receive an extra two FREE stamp sets of your choice (up to another $104 in value!)  So you can get $264 for $99 for hosting a $350 workshop and using your stampin’ rewards to purchase a starter kit! It’s too good a deal to pass up!!

Contact me today!

Click here to Order Stampin' Up! Online Anytime!!

Retired items for sale!

I've cleaned out my stamp closet and I have some great deals for you!

Just let me know what you would like and then I will calculate the shipping/handling fee.

Stamp Sets

Live Your Dream $15

Seaside Sketches $15 - SOLD

Summer by the Sea $15

Christmas Punch $15

Ever After $15

One of a Kind $15

Berry Christmas $15

Boho Backgrounds $10

A Beautiful Thing $10

Spotlight on Christmas $10

Of the Earth $10

Close As a Memory $10 - SOLD

Eat, Drink and Be Scary $10

Cute & Curly $5 - SOLD

Sprinkles $5

Hugs & Wishes $5

Bella's Bloom $5

DSP

Urban Oasis $8 full

Frosty Day/Ski Slope $5 partial

Specialty $10 full

Brocade Background $4 partial

Flowers for you $5 partial

Loves Me $2 partial

Ghostly Greetings $4 partial

Autumn Vine $4 partial

Sweet Slumber $6 partial

Raspberry Tart $6 partial

Walk in the Park $6 partial

Urban Garden $6 partial

Sweet Pea $20 partial

Rich Razzleberry Paper Patterns $6 partial

Chocolate Chip Paper Patterns $6 partial

Bella Bleu $6 partial

Shades of Spring $8 partial

Razzleberry Lemonade $6 partial

Christmas Cocoa $4 partial

Patterns Pack II (6x6) $10 new

Patterns Pack III (6x6) $10 new

Cardstock

More Mustard (NIP) $5

Blush Blossom $5

Taken with Teal (NIP) $5

Cardstock, Ink pad, Marker & Reinker

Only Orange $10

Sage Shadow $10

Yoyo Yellow $10

Crushed Curry $10

Apricot Appeal $10 - SOLD

Cameo Coral $10

Ballet Blue $10

Bordering Blue $10

Handsome Hunter $10

Cardstock, Textured Cardstock, Ink pad, Polka-dot ribbon, Marker & Reinker

Dusty Durango $20

Bermuda Bay $20

Stamp pad and reinker

Blue Bayou $8

Groovy Guava $8

Soft Sky $8 - SOLD

Ribbon

Fairy Tale Ribbon Originals $10 partial

Masterpiece Ribbon Originals $8 new

Elementary Ribbon Originals $8 new

Orchard Bulk rick rack $4 new

Kiwi Kiss striped grosgrain $2

Chipboard

Ginormous Pieces $8 new

Lots of Letters $8 new 2 available

Loads of Letters $8 new

Hearts & Stars $5 partial

Simon lower alpha $8 new

SImon upper alpha $8 new 2 available

Accents $8 new

Trimmings $8 new

Rub-ons - ALL NEW

Love Birds $5

Love & Happiness $5 5 available

Chateua Bella $5

Seasonal Sayings $5 2 available

A Perfect Day $5

Greatest Moments $5

Summer Love $5 2 available

Simply Sent Kits

Flower Power Card Elements kit with Wow Flowers stamp set $20

Rock Star Card Elements kit with Starring You stamp set $20

Other

Perfect Layers $10 brand new - SOLD

Sticky Cut Letters (with bonus bulk letters) $10

Snowfall Printed Window Sheets $5 partial

Snowflake Shimmer Decor Decals $10 full

Clear buttons $4 partial

Fleurettes Accents & Elements $4

Hannah Fancy Fibers $2

Bella Fancy Fibers $2

Two-Step Into Spring Promotion

TWO-STEP INTO SPRING PROMOTION STARTS TODAY:

Promotion Period: April 1 - April 30, 2010

Two-Step into spring with a sneak peek from the 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog!

Be the first to add the Awash with Flowers stamp set to your collection.

Item	Description	Price
117062	Awash with Flowers (wood-mount)	$39.95
120549	Awash with Flowers (clear-mount)	$27.95

PLUS, purchase spring-themed Two-Step Stampin' sets at 20% OFF the retail price--no additional purchase necessary! Qualifying stamp sets are listed below:

Item	Page	Description	Discount Price
113824	94	Greenhouse Garden	$20.76
113734	98	Fifth Avenue Floral	$19.96
111578	101	Flower Fancy	$29.56
113258	112	Trendy Trees	$14.36

Click here to order now!

Razzle Dazzle

I'm having fun creating cards with the new Razzle Dazzle stamp set and In Colors! I started with some textured rich razzleberry cardstock that is now offered in 8 1/2" x 11" cardstock now!! I'm so happy that Stampin' Up! is offering In Colors Markers too! I used crushed curry, melon mambo and rich razzleberry markers to ink up the flowers and stripes. I layered them on some crushed curry cardstock and melon mambo cardstock and tied some new polka-dot melon mambo grosgrain ribbon around the card to finish it off.

Recipe:

Stamps: Razzle Dazzle

Paper: Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, Rich Razzleberry

Ink: Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, Rich Razzleberry

Accessories: Modern Label punch, word window punch, melon mambo ribbon

Don't forget the deal of the week: the scallop edge punch for only $10.99!

Check out my You Tube tutorial on the scallop edge punch!

Click here to order your scallop punch and all the new goodies in the catalog now!