Happy Thanksgiving

Hi Stampers My family and I would like to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving! The card is from one of the premade templates available in the My Digital Studio.  And don't forget, if you buy the My Digital Studio Express during the Stampin' UP!'s Online Extravaganza, you will also receive $40.00 worth of digital downloads. Thanks for stopping by today  

FREE Simply Scored Scoring Tool!

Hi Stampers I decided to take a little break today – my husband and I took our granddaughter Rachel to Steak N Shake (her favorite place after Chuck-E-Cheese . Then we went for a walk and visited Cooper Chapel in Bella Vista, AR.  It is one of the most beautiful chapels I have ever seen!  The Chapel was created by renowned  Arkansas architect Euine Fay Jones.  More information on the chapel…..… Read More »

Saying Thank You Makes a Big Difference

By Jennifer Fong I shop with a lot of direct sellers. There are several reasons I do so. 1, I love the products offered by this industry. 2, I love the fact that every purchase supports a small business owner. And it’s also pretty amazing to build relationships with the people who provide my favorite products. You can’t get that at a big box store! So it was really nice… Read More »

Christmas Lodge

Hi Stampers How about that Online Extravaganza Sale?  There are some terrific deals in all the categories!  I hope you take advantage of the specials.  Click here for all the information on the sale. For today's card I decided to use the tree from the Christmas Lodge Stamp Brush Set.  I love this set!  And it's also available in clear mount and wood mount.  This six-piece vintage-inspired set evokes the… Read More »

Congratulations!

Hi Ladies Congratulations to Camilla Hass for promoting to Supervisor! (December  issue of Stampin' Success).  

Online Extravaganza is here!

 Hi Stampers The Online Extravaganza, our annual sale to kick off the holiday shopping season, has begun and will run through November 30. You can't get any better than this…shopping from the convenience of your computer…maybe even in your jammies!  It's important to log into my  Stampin' Store to place your order and to see all the awesome deals or you can download the file below. When placing your on-line order, please… Read More »

What’s Happening this week at Artistic Designs by Rachel

WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK: ONLINE EXTRAVAGANZA – SU SALE OF THE YEAR:  All information available early on 21 November 2011 BLOG CANDY CONTEST:  Ends 24 November 2011.  Click here for all the details FREE SNOW MUCH FUN CARD KIT TUTORIAL:  Get all the information….. SAVOR THE SEASON ENSEMBLE HOSTESS CD:  Have you seen the new Savor the Season Ensemble Hostess CD (#127752)?  It’s to die for!  More details…. IT'S GOOD TO… Read More »

Gently Falling – Simple Sunday

Hi Stampers Hope you are having a wonderful weekend and enjoyable Sunday. Today's card features the beautiful and popular Gently Falling Clear Mount Stamp Set from the Holiday Mini.  It's the ideal stamp set for all of your autumn-themed projects.  This quick and simple card would be perfect for that "Thank You" card that you send to your loved ones for either hosting the Thanksgiving Dinner or for attending the… Read More »

Creating confident, self sufficient papercrafters

Great article from Lyssa! ~~Rachel "Give a man a fish and you will feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you will feed him for a lifetime." Chinese proverb Recent online discussions with other demonstrators brought up an interesting question: How much is too much, when it comes to prepping things in advance for your customers? The answers were as varied as we are. I'm a… Read More »

Established Elegance

Hi Stampers The Big Shot Class is over and as promised, here is the recipe for the Established Elegance Card & 3D projects: Isn't this card beautiful?  It's from page 125 of the 2011/2012 Idea Book & Catalog.  I basically cased it but made a couple of changes to make it my own.  Though it doesn't look to be part of Shelli's collection, to me it does scream "Shelli!" The images… Read More »