And the winner is???

Hi Stampers   And the winner of the French Foliage Stamp Set is ………………………. KATHY HERRICK! kathy herrick (kathyherrick49@yahoo.com) has left you a comment: "fall for all" (retired) is one of my favorite fall stamp sets. the boy sitting in the pile of leaves reminds me of my grandson, carter, whose birthday is in october. Kathy, please let me know whether you would like the wood mount or the clear… Read More »

Weekend Challenge

 This weekend, I'd like you to accomplish the following:Clean your office! If there are things in your office you haven't touched in the last 6-12 months, box it and get it out of your office! Leave a comment here when complete.

Autumn Spice Card Kit Tutorial now available

Hi Stampers Don't you just love the Day of Gratitude Stamp Set:  The folksy images in this set look like they were hand carved in a wood shop. This stamp set is featured in this month's card kit tutorial called Autumn Spice.  You'll be shown how to create four Autumn-themed cards and matching acorn box. And it's yours FREE with every $50.00 purchase you make online for the period 15 October through… Read More »

You are never too old!

Hi Stampers  This is the second card the ladies will be making at the New Techniques Class on Friday.  I like the sky and clouds so much better than in the first one which you can view here.  There's one spot left for the Friday class – if you live in the Bella Vista, AR area and would like to attend, click here for the registration information.  I made the… Read More »

Stay at Home Mom blows away Husband’s Income with Sales

Hi Stampers Did I get your attention or what! Are you looking for work?  Or just looking to make extra income?  Or just tired of your job and would love to switch.  Then, owning your own business may be the perfect opportunity for you at this point in your life.  Whether it’s a full-time career and business or to add to your personal rubber stamp collection or somewhere in between,… Read More »

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 »