Pines & Poinsettias

Hi Stampers Only two days left to visit Stampin' Up!'s  limited-time discounts on our stamps, cards and décor during Online Extravaganza. Ends 11/30, don't miss it!  Click here for all the info. In making yesterday's card (see card here), I discovered that the Oval Original Die is a perfect complement to the oval in the Designers Frames Embossing Folder.  The small oval nestles perfectly in the oval from the embossing… Read More »

Q&A: How often should I send out a newsletter

Q:  Currently I send a monthly one occasionally sending out special news other than that, if a special comes up or something like that. A:  Twice per month: 1st Tuesday of the month – main newsletter (containing 65-70% information and 30-35% solicitation) (11:00 am your time) 3rd Tuesday of the month – mid-month e-mail. Just one item. It can be a solicitation, but it should have some time-sensitivity or urgency to… Read More »

Last Day for….. and a card for you

Hi Stampers Monday is the last day for my Black Friday/Cyber Monday special  though the Online Extravaganza continues until Wednesday, 30 November 2011.  If you would love a FREE Simply Scored Scoring Tool, check out my special! My radio station is playing Christmas music all day long from now until Christmas.  I love Christmas music and it puts me in the mood to make Christmas cards!  Perhaps I should play it… Read More »

Dear Santa

Hi Stampers I want to thank all of you that have taken advantage of my Black Friday/Cyber Monday special.  Thank for being such loyal customers.  The special will continue until Monday, 28 November 2011 11:59pm.  Click here if you want all the information on both my special and Stampin' Up!'s Online Extravaganza! I was inspired by a couple of cards I saw  somwhere on the bloggersphere but I don't remember… Read More »

Establish Elegance in Elegant Eggplant

Hi Stampers Now that is a mouthful! Established Elegance in Elegant Eggplant! I've discovered how much I love the Established Elegance Stamp Brush Set!  I love the vintage feel of it and wanted to make another card like the one here. This time I used Elegant Eggplant, Old Olive and Early Espresso.  The image was printed out in Early Espresso on Very Vanilla Card Stock with the dressmaker form faded to 50% so… Read More »

And the winner is????

Hi Stampers We have a winner for the Paisley Petals Stamp Set. The winner is Nanc Willis. Nanc Willis (stampwithnanc@gmail.com) has left you a comment: Hi Rachel, Since I've been out of work for almost a year, our annual tradition of getting up early and taking advantage of those great deals on Black Friday, sadly will not happen this year, so my husband and I will be staying home and… Read More »

Black Friday/Cyber Monday Special is here!

Hi Stampers:   My Black Friday/Cyber Monday Special is here!  From now until Monday at 11:59 pm (CT), you will get a FREE Simply Scored Scoring Tool on qualifying orders and FREE shipping!  See all the details here   These orders must be placed through me at rachelbrumley@cox.net or (479) 876-7453.  But if you decide to order through my Stampin' Store, I will reimburse you for the shipping.  You can… Read More »

Lovely as a Tree

Hi Stampers Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  We had a different one this year in that we cooked a roast instead of turkey!  But all the trimmings were the same. Today's post features the Lovely as a Tree Stamp Brush Set.  It is such a versatile stamp brush set; it has trees, glorious trees! With a variety of trees to choose from, the Lovely As a Tree set offers so many… Read More »

Food for Thought

If you place a demo order between Dec 1st and 15th and you order $350 or more you will get… Lots of goodies from the new Occasions Mini-catalog (aka, your preorder list from the Occasions mini) 7 SAB items (one for each $50 you spend) $85 in Hostess Benefits.  So if you were planning on preordering lots from the Occasions mini (or have other items from the catalog to boost… Read More »

Happy Thanksgiving!

David and I want to wish you a safe and healthy Happy Thanksgiving!