Become an Inkabout!

Become a member of Stampin’ Up! and my group of demonstrators called the Inkabouts!    Our group, across the US, consist of hobby stampers and more business minded stampers and we welcome each and everyone of you. There are many perks to being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator: Ongoing 20% discount off all your orders (and an additional 10% on top of that in the 1st 45 days) You can earn additional… Read More »

Vintage Bright & Beautiful

This is one of the bundles you get for FREE when you purchase the Big Shot.  Click here to find out how you can get this bundle for FREE. If you want to check out the previous card I made using this stamp set, please click here. I wanted a vintage look for this card so I sponged the edges of the Very Vanilla Card Stock with Crumb Cake Classic… Read More »

Beauty of the Season

My husband and I (we are both retired) sit outside on the back deck and drink our first cup of coffee every morning.  I love watching the birds at the bird feeder.  This morning a cardinal spent a lot of time at the bird feeder and I was inspired to make the below card. The bird was colored in using the Cherry Cobbler Assortment Blendabilities.  The branches were colored in… Read More »

Weekly Deals 5 – 11 Aug 2014

Love the Delicate Designs Embossing Folder on sale this week.  As you can see by the card below, it add so much elegance and class to a simple card. WEEKLY DEALS 5 – 11 AUG 2014 Alphabet Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [130916] $7.95 Sale: $5.96 Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Pad [131171] $5.95 Sale: $4.46 Delicate Designs Textured Impressions Embossing Folders [127023] $8.95 Sale: $6.71 Hearts A Flutter Framelits Dies… Read More »

Happy Birthday Tom – Masculine Monday

I try to personalize my cards as much as possible especially if it’s to a favorite relative.  In this case, the card is for my nephew, Tom and I found a digital image that sooooo cute!And he’s a man (40’s I think) but I thought the kid’s digital image was so much more cuter than an adult image would have been.  I also don’t know what color/level he’s at so… Read More »

The Stampin’ Up Holiday Catalog

I  love the Stampin’ Up Holiday catalog! I know some might say “oh, of course Rachel has to say that, she’s a demonstrator, she’s supposed to say that!” but seriously, my demo friends that have seen it and my team, all say the same thing.  THIS is a good one. I think they should be arriving to your doorstep by the 3rd week in August and it goes LIVE on… Read More »

Big Shot & Bundles

Here are the Bundles:FREE with your purchase of the Big ShotBright & Beautiful Stars Clear Mount Bundle #138200 $43.95  Bright & Beautiful Stars Wood Mount Bundle #138644 $50.75Celebrating Chalk Talk Clear-Mount Bundle #138922 $37.25Celebrating Chalk Talk Wood Mount Bundle #138925 $43.25Decorative Goodies Clear-Mount Bundle #138921 $35.95Decorative Goodies Wood Mount Bundle #138924 $42.25Flowery Daydream Clear-Mount Bundle #138910 $45.75Flowery Daydream Wood Mount Bundle #138911 $54.25Sumthin’ With Bubbly Words Clear-Mount Bundle #138920 $31.25Sumthin’… Read More »

Tax Exempt Supplies

The states typically define school supplies as “any items normally used by students in a standard classroom for educational purposes.”  We are therefore limiting our exemptions per the state statute based on items description and price the following chart shows the basic of the tax holiday per state.  Please pay particular attention to the dates; all orders have to be entered in the system within each date range–no exceptions–per state… Read More »

Bright & Beautiful – Sneak Peek!

I am thinking this may be my Christmas card this year or least one of them.  I love the Bright & Beautiful Stamp Set!This card was cased from the new Holiday Catalog which will be mailed out the middle of the month.  You can start ordering from it on 28 August 2014.   If you’ve ordered from me in the last six months, you will be getting your copy.  If you… Read More »

Cards from convention

I’ve been to convention several times but this is the first time I made cards for swapping.  I made 150 cards, yes that’s right 150 cards.  I decided to mail them out to the hotel where I was staying via two day priority.  Guess what!  They didn’t arrive at the hotel.  I tried to track them down after the convention but the USPS says they delivered them and the hotel… Read More »