Lovely as a Tree

Hi Stampers  Today's card is one the ladies will be making on Friday at the New Techniques Class.  Even if this technique has been around for a while, I have never attempted to make one.  The technique is called Sponge Clouds and it's from Splitcoast Stampers.  It the same as masking – I made the clouds stencils using post-it notes.  I wasn't too happy with this card turned out- sky… Read More »

Thoughts and Prayers

Hi Stampers Hope you are enjoying your weekend.  It's beautiful in our area right now with the leaves starting to turn.  And it's also a great weekend because Arkansas won – GO HOGS!   For today's card, I used two stamp sets, French Foliage for the leaf and Thoughts and Prayers for the sentiment.  I was trying for a simple, yet elegant card.  The leaf was stamped with Whisper White Craft… Read More »

Workshops – a Recipe for Succcess

Have you seen the latest challenge from Stampin' Up!?  Check it out and listen Shannon's video. Here's an excerpt from the post on the SU demo website Announcing Stampin' Up!'s first ever Workshop Book-A-Thon! Join us on October 12, as we race to book 5,000 workshops in one day. To help you, we'll offer three interactive webinars featuring Shannon West that will highlight tips and tools for bookings, as well… Read More »

Wal-mart find

Hi Stampers   This is the last card that the ladies made at the Halloween class on Friday.  I love the Wicked Cool Stamp Set – it's the one I've used the most this Halloween.  It's a grab bag of creepy cool images.  This set includes anything you need to decorate the dark, dusty corners of any Halloween project.   While I was shopping at Wal-Mart the other day, I… Read More »

Monica S. Martinez

I'd Like to introduct Monica Martinez, who joined last year.    My name is Monica Martinez, and I am one of the new members of the Stamping up family! I am divorced and have 7 wonderful children and 10 grandchildren and a great-granddaughter of 1! I started out creating Bulletins boards my at church. Especially the ones for children classes. Then I tried do scrap booking. I made a few pictures… Read More »

Customer Appreciation

Hi Stampers You, my customer, are the reason I love my Stampin' Up! business.  And because you are so loyal and supportive, I want to show my appreciation by rewarding you with FREE merchandise. I have several reward programs in place and I know that there is one that will fit your needs.  Customer Referral Program Frequent Buyers Program Free Stamp Set of the Month Internet Hostess Club Customer Referral… Read More »

Greeting Card Kids and another blog contest

Hi Stampers   Today's card is one the ladies will be making at Friday's class.  I simply adore this little girl from the Greeting Card Kids Stamp Set.  The cutesy image is right out of a vintage storybook.  The kind my Mother used to read to me (yes, I'm that old!).   My granddaughter Rachel loves the little girl and calls her Sophie!  I don't where she got the name  from… Read More »

Scary but edgy

Hi Stampers  

Clearance Rack Blitz – Limited Time Offer

More Stuff Added to the Clearance Rack! Get a head start on your Holiday Shopping! As you may know, the Clearance Rack is a great place to discover discontinued Stampin’ Up! merchandise for fantastic prices. Now, from October 5–18, we’re adding over 200 more discontinued items–some at up to 80 percent off–to help us make room for new products! Things to know about the Clearance Rack Blitz: § Orders for Clearance… Read More »

Halloween is a Hoot!

Hi Stampers   The owl punch is so cute and is proving to be very popular with all the stampers.  As I've said before, I'm not the cutesy type but I adore this punch!   This is one of the cards the ladies will be making at the class on Friday.  I usually do all occasion cards and throw in a seasonal card but this class will consist of all Halloween… Read More »