Ready, Set, Snow!

So back in March a whole bunch of us went to the Regionals, which is a huge meeting with well over 300 demos! Anyways as part of our welcome kit, we got this great set! It’s called “Best Wishes and More”. I just love this set! It is a great set for all seasons and occasions and definitely a great set to start off a new collect or just add to what you have! 

These two snowflake cards were made with the snowflake in this set.




Recipe:

Stamps: Best Wishes and More, Heard from the Heart
Cardstock: Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Elegant Eggplant, Night of Navy
Ink: Bermuda Bay, Elegant Eggplant, Night of Navy
Accessories: Bermuda Bay Ribbon, Ice Rhinestone Brads, 1 3/4 circle punch, 1 3/8 circle punch



 

Recipe:
Stamps: Best Wishes and More
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Whisper White

Ink: Real Red, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Real Red 1/4 inch grosgrain ribbon



Hope you like them!


Tonight is November’s 8 for $10 class and I have big group again! They are the first Tuesday of each month. Be sure to sign up for December’s soon! Don’t forget, it’s 8 cards for only $10!

Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice

Check out this great set!
 


Cait, Nancy and I got this set at the Stampinpalooza event in Toronto at the beginning of October. These are the great make and takes we made while we were there. Each project used the “Everything Nice” set and Thoroughly Modern Designer Series Paper. Enjoy! Please visit my store to purchase this set, or anything else featured on these projects!

Deal of the Week #4

You loved it, we loved it, so Stampin’ Up is offering it again! For each week of October there will be a new deal. These deals are fantastic, I can’t wait to see what they have to offer. Every deal will be at least 25% off!

This week we are offering the Pirate Party Kit and the Princess Party Kit!

Regular Price $22.95 Deal of the Week Price: $13.99!!!  

Princess Party Kit
 

You can make your princess's fantasies come true with our Princess Party kit. Your little princess and seven of her ladies-in-waiting can celebrate a splendid happily-ever-after complete with invitations, decorations, and dazzling crowns to create and wear.
■ Contains products to create invitations, crowns, purse boxes, banner, and food toppers for eight
■ Coordinates with the Princess Time stamp set and Princess personalized name stamp

Pirate Party Kit
 Hoist the Jolly Roger and get ready to have a swashbuckling good time! Gather your little buccaneer and his or her mateys for a pirate party of the finest sort, complete with invitations, decorations, and eye patches to create and wear. This kit contains products you need to create party invitations and decorations for eight guests.
■ Contains products to create invitations, eye patches, banner, treasure boxes, and food toppers for eight
■ Coordinates with our Pirate Time stamp set and Pirate personalized name stamp

  




Chose one or get them all!
Visit my store to order them online, or give me a call or an email!

Santa Bear Challenge

My upline, Alesha issued a challenge to all the demos that attended the Quarterly meeting on Monday night,

to make a bear using the "Beary Merry" dies - basically to make and decorate a bear wearing Santa's outfit. 
We had no restrictions other than it was JUST the bear (no card, layout, boxes) and it had to use only Stampin' Up material.
This was my entry for the challenge. While I was playing around with the pieces I noticed that the female shoes fit nicely on the bears head… and Elvis Bear was born! 
The prize for the challenge winner was all of the other bears that everyone entered, and I WON!! Yay, so hear are the other super cool bears that were entered in the challenge:





These are Jazz’s festive family of bears!

Alesha’s chocolate chip PJ bear and super cute Polar
bear girl, right down to the rosy cheeks!                       










                           This cute little girl was by Tammy.








This last bear had no name on it,
so I’m not sure who did it!

Great Demos and Great Prizes

Monday night was a quarterly Demonstrator meeting and its was great! It was great to see so many of our usual group there, plus Helena (an awesome lady we met at the Fair) and some other guests! There were some great demos and displays and a cute make and take:
This neat little scrapbook wallet opens up and has three sections to put a photo with a little caption. It would be a great idea in place of a card, especially if you are sending pictures to friends and family!
 





                              Then came the prizes: 

Kristine won the MDS DIGITAL SCRAPBOOKING SOFTWARE!!! She is going to do up her whole wedding album, I can’t wait to see it!

Then Caroline won a pack of paper, and an ink pad! Angie won a stamp set! Kristine won a stamp set! Alesha won a stamp set! And I finally won!!! I won the Upsy Daisy Decor Elements in Take with Teal. I’ll show you what I did with it soon!

Delightful Decorations

This is one of the new sets that you can find in the Holiday Mini. I just love Christmas decorations so this set was on the top of my list to pick up! Plus you can get a coordinating punch to add to the excitement! It turns out I was not the only person who thought this set was the best. Be sure to register for my upcoming Stamp-a-Stack or November’s 8 Cards for $10, where I will feature this great set on one of the cards at these events. 

Here are some fabulous samples I have got in the last little while:
           

Enjoy!!

Stampinpalooza and some great swaps!

So after meeting Linda Hansen on the Friday night, we rested up at the hotel and on Saturday morning headed over to Stampinpalooza! It was a great event with tons of awesome demonstrations. Some great ideas that I am thinking about making into some classes, so stay posted! I think my favourite part of any of these events is the swapping! Basically you make up as many card fronts as you want and then you trade them with everyone else! How cool is that? This is the swap that I put together:
I used Ruby Red, Very Vanilla and Sahara Sand. A subtle combination with just a little pop of colour. I cut the Sahara Sand with the Top Note die. The flowers and the leaves are from Petal Pizzazz. This particular stamp fits nicely in the Scallop Circle Punch!

I got about 50 new swaps from this event!! Of course I can’t show them all, but here is just a few of my favourites.




If you want to know how to make any of them send me an email to find out about hosting a workshop, where you and your friends can learn how to make up to four items of your choice!

                     

Deal of the Week #3

You loved it, we loved it, so Stampin’ Up is offering it again! For each week of October there will be a new deal. These deals are fantastic, I can’t wait to see what they have to offer. Every deal will be at least 25% off!

This week we are offering 4 great embellishments: 

Item     

Page   

Description                   

Regular Price    

Special Price

114348  

179    

Basic Jumbo grommets       

$9.50                 

$6.49

109857  

179    

Mini Library clips                 

$18.95               

$12.99

112571  

179    

Circle Designer brads         

$8.50                 

$5.49

112581  

179    

1/2" Library clips                

$9.75                 

$5.49

  

      

Chose one or get them all!
Visit my store to order them online, or give me a call or an email!

Stampinpalooza!

So first off, apologies out to all, I haven’t been very good at posting the last few days. Darren has been on vacation – which has involved putting up drywall and painting in the basement… oh boy fun! To make everything even better, I sat down to take some photos of all the great cards and swaps I’ve got recently and, surprise, my camera broke! It’s a pretty old camera but I loved it, so I’m sad that it’s broken. That being said, I had to dig out Darren’s camera, which is even older, so I’m sorry if the pictures are not so amazing for the next little while! A new camera is the only thing on my list for Santa, so hopefully one shows up under the tree this year!

Last week Cait, Nancy and I headed to Toronto for a big event called Stampinpalooza! It’s run by one of the top demos in Canada, Caroline Bebel. So on the Friday evening we drove three hours to the east end of Toronto, to join about 60 other demonstrators at a demonstrator only event which included a fabulous presentation by the one and only Linda Hansen! We were so excited to see her again, she was one of the first people to greet Cait and I at regionals back in March. She had a great talk about handling a family, household work and Stampin’ Up all at the same time! Some of her tips were fabulous, plus it’s always nice to hear how other people manage it all!

Then it was off to our hotel to rest up for Saturday, Stampinpalooza!

Holiday Stamp a Stack

Not sure what to do for your Christmas cards this year?
Don’t think you will have time to get them all done?

Help is here!!
Come join me for a great morning and get all of you Holiday cards done! 

Holiday Stamp A Stack

Saturday October 24th
10:00am – 12:30pm 
OR
1:00pm – 3:30pm

You will make 12 beautiful cards, 4 each of 3 different designs. Each card comes with a matching envelope. Cost is $25.00 if paid in advance or $30.00 on the day of. Register by Monday October 19^th, by phone or email. You can also register through Paypal on the side of my blog.

Space is limited so reserve your seat now!

Deal of the Week, Oct 12-18th

You loved it, we loved it, so Stampin’ Up is offering it again! For each week of October there will be a new deal. These deals are fantastic, I can’t wait to see what they have to offer. Every deal will be at least 25% off!

This week we are offering 3 different dies! Chose from:

     
Three Tier Cake Pop-up Bigz XL or Flower Burst Embosslit Die or Perfect Setting Bigz XL Die
     

Chose one or get them all!
Visit my store to for pricing and to order them online, or give me a call or an email!

Birthday Special – A Day Late…

Yesterday was my birthday and it was a pretty busy day. This whole weekend was busy and the week isn’t getting much better!!


But here it is, as I promised, a special birthday deal!

For every order over $52.00 placed up until October 31st will receive your choice of 1 of the “Under $12” items on the last page of the catalogue. That includes the single stamp “Dasher” that is extremely popular this year!

To place an order, please contact me by email or phone, as my online store will not recognize the promotion.

October Quarterly Demonstrator Meeting, Want to join Us?

I wanted to pass along an invitation for you to a huge event that we put on quarterly... It's the Demonstrator Quarterly meeting in London.  You are welcome to attend as my Guest. I know that you love to stamp / scrap and I think that it would be something fun that you'd enjoy attending with me.  The date is set for October 19th from 6pm-9pm and the cost to attend as a guest is $10.  You do not have to be a demonstrator to attend, you can attend just if you want to learn some cool new things.  Here's what you will see there:

• There will be a demonstrator Theatre where several demonstrators will be showing off techniques, fabulous 3D projects, new product samples and more.
• There will be a fabulous make-and-take project for you to make at the event.
• There will be a huge raffle where you can win free Stampin' Up sets, punches, ribbons and more - each time there's different products and you have a chance to win too!
• There will be hundreds of samples for you to photograph so please bring your digital camera.
• There will be an organized card swap (all current Stampin' Up only) that you are welcome to participate in.  Make 12 cards and swap them to get 12 different cards back.
• There will be an organized 3D swap (also all current Stampin' Up only) that you are welcome to participate in.  Make 12 3D items and swap them to get 12 different 3D items back.
• For demonstrators - there will be awards given for sales & recruiting.
• For people who are thinking of becoming a demonstrator - I will have a demonstrator information package for you, you will get a lot of great ideas on how to run workshops/parties/and clubs.  You'll also get a great idea of the support system that is available to demonstrators in my group.  I will also give you a special little gift for attending.

If you would like to join me at this event, please let me know prior to October 10th so I can get you registered in the event.  You don't have to pay in advance for the meeting - just bring $10 with you.  If you would like to carpool with me please let me know.  I will have room for 3 in my car.  I hope that you can join me for this awesome event!

Deal of the Week!

 

You loved it, we loved it, so Stampin’ Up is offering it again! For each week of October there will be a new deal. These deals are fantastic, I can’t wait to see what they have to offer. Every deal will be at least 25% off!

This week we are offering 3 different dies! Chose from:

 
Three Tier Cake Pop-up Bigz XL or Flower Burst Embosslit Die or Perfect Setting Bigz XL Die

     

Chose one or get them all!

Visit my store to for pricing and to order them online, or give me a call or an email!

November 2009 Scrappin’ Happens Kit

Well its the first of the month and that means New Monthly Kit!! Drum roll please…………………………

The kit for November is: Scrapbook Gift Boxes!


These adorable boxes are great for any small gift plus they already have a card built in! At the Western Fair I had tons of people ask about how they were made and what supplies to use, so I thought they would make a great kit!


Each kit will include all the designer paper, cardstock and embellishments to create 3 festive boxes. Everything will be pre-cut for easy assembly. It will also include detailed instructions to help you put your gift boxes together. The instructions will also include the measurements so you can recreate these gift boxes for all season!

Here is how to order:

Cost per kit is $20.00

To order a kit either contact me by email or phone  OR  Use the “Buy It Now” option on the right side of my blog.

The deadline for all orders is Tuesday October 20th.

I will ship or deliver the kits on November 2nd. When you order your kit please indicate if you would like to have your kit delivered, pick up, or have it shipped. (I will ship anywhere in Canada for a flat rate of $9.95.)

8 Cards for $10.00 – October 6th

Well it’s going to be a busy weekend for me! Tomorrow is Cait’s birthday. She is my best friend in the whole world (want to know that best part? I will always be the youngest by 4 days…Ha ha!) So we have dinner plans with her and some friends. Then it’s off to Toronto with Cait and Nancy (another fellow demo) for Stampinpalooza! It’s going to be a huge day! Make and takes, demos, swaps, and key note presenter Linda Hansen! If you don’t know who she is, she’s a fantastic lady from Stampin’ Up Headquarters! We are heading down on the Friday for a special demo event the night before!

My busy weekend doesn’t stop there… On Sunday, hopefully,  Cait and I will get some time to hang out for some joint birthday fun! Then Monday it’s MY BIRTHDAY!!!!  Be sure to check back for my super birthday special!

Then last but not least, it is the 8 for $10.00 on October 6th! I am very excited for this new type of class, and I have a full house! Anyone who was thinking about coming, and has not confirmed with me, please let me know! If I have 8 more people confirm then I am going to look into a room somewhere to fit us all! For now here is a sneak peek at one of the cards we will be making on Tuesday. Happy Stamping!

 

Post-it Note Purses

Some one asked me at the fair if I could post pictures of the cute little post-it purses that I taught in one of the classes. It was a busy class, I had so many people that I ran out of supplies!!! But not to worry, this project is quick and easy to recreate, you just need to pick up a pack of post-it! As a tip: look for sticky notes at the dollar store or in clearance bins at department stores, especially if you are going to make a bunch of them. Another option is to split a tall notepad into even chunks, these stacks can also be found at the dollar store! Its all about finding the best deals!!
They are very easy to change up for any occasion or season. The second one is made with a smaller chunk of a notepad. It is mounted on a chipboard coaster, which is covered in designer paper. Add some ribbon and some embellishments and it’s done!