We had a two-day Thanksgiving holiday. My parents arrived here in town a bit earlier than originally planned so my dad could help my sister Renee finish the tiling of her kitchen backsplash. So yesterday we made and ate a “somewhat” holiday meal…stuffing, potatoes, salad, steamed vegetables, pumpkin pie, and grilled chicken (not turkey as I’m not a fan).
Cheers to the grillers who faired the chilly weather.
And cheers to Luke and Katie for decorating our Christmas tree the day before!
Then this evening we gathered with my sister’s family at their house for our traditional TURKEY meal. We missed those in my brother’s family because many of them were feeling ill. But we were grateful that the rest of us were able to be together.
The adult table…
The “kids” table…Hahaha! These kids are growing up way too fast.
Plus Renee’s tiling was complete and looked so beautiful in her newly remodeled kitchen!
It was a wonderful holiday filled with love and gratitude.
If you’ve kept up with what I’ve shared this past year, you know I’ve personally had quite the year. We took several of our rooms apart and remodeled most of our top two of our four levels. But along with all that craziness (and you know what I mean if you’ve ever remodeled or built a home) and entering the menopausal phase of life (how fun) I’ve acquired quite a few changes personally to my health, and it’s been a rough and exhausting road. But I still look back on this past year with SOOoooo much gratefulness! I’m still so blessed in so many ways…my boys & husband, my family & friends, the travel I’ve experienced, our home, my career, our overall health and wellness…
And thank YOU for all the support whether through following my posts, newsletters, and social media, sending kind messages or cards, ordering products & tutorials from me, being a part of my Stampers With ART community, sharing your ideas, and/or supporting through your friendship. I love that you are part of my world.
STAMP YOUR ART OUT GRATITUDE SALE
My gift of gratitude to you… Stampin’ Up! online orders of $100+** placed through my online store on November 26(Small Business Saturday) 12:01 AM – 10:00 PM Central Time, using the host code of 2S6SUXYE, earn a Gratitude Packet* of Stampin’ Up! products from me!
I’ve got a limited number of Gratitude Packets, so you’ll want to order sooner than later. Once supplies run out the special will end. (I will post an update here in this post on my blog when that happens, if it happens before 10 PM. But feel free to contact me first before placing your order to make sure.)
*Gratitude Packets include some current but mostly past/retired products, some in new condition, some in gently used condition. These products can include stamp sets, kits, papers, embellishments, tools, and more! My storage shelves are overflowing, and this will make my husband happy to clear a bit of this out. Gratitude Packets are “as is,” and contents will vary from packet to packet. No refunds or exchanges. One packet per customer. Orders must include host code2S6SUXYE to qualify and must be placed on 11/26/22 by 10 PM CST.
**The $100 minimum is before tax and shipping is added in.
FREE Tool Tray with any purchase over $50. The gift will automatically add to the cart.
20% OFF all Drawer Cabinets and All Marker Storage with coupon code THANKYOU22.
I’m a huge fan of Stamp-n-Storage products. I have several of their organizers in my craft space. They have SOOOOoo many products to keep your crafting space organized. So be sure to click here and shop. And then take advantage of the Holiday Sale deals if you plan to purchase.
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
STAMP-N-STORAGE HOLIDAY SALE! Stamp-n-Storage is having their big Holiday Sale! 15% off and more!! Click here for the details.
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS (SALE PRICES BEGIN DEC. 1) It’s time to say goodbye to retiring products from the 2022 July-December Mini Catalog. Click here for more information and to access the list of products leaving and the list of products carrying over.
FITTING FLORETS! Oh such beautiful new products! These exclusive and early release products are now available! Click here to download an informative flyer. Click here to view a video showcasing this new Fitting Florets product. Click here and scroll down for more details on this promotion.
TIMELESS GREETINGS KIT ADDED This month, we celebrate the people in your life who mean the world to you with Timeless Greetings—an all-occasion card kit you can use year-round! This unique kit features an elegant pocket watch and globe design in neutral colors, along with heartfelt sentiments that are sure to inspire lasting memories. This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is available starting November 15, 2022. Click here for more details.
A PEEK AT DECEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Create fun gift card holders to help you celebrate your special occasions all year long! Personalize with these reversible boxes and paper bands. This kit comes with enough supplies for you to make 16 different gift card holders—2 each of 8 reversible designs. It also has an all-occasion stamp set and enough paper pieces to allow for creativity for a unique design every time. Finished box size: 3-5/8″ x 2-1/2″ x 1/2″ (9.2 x 6.4 x 1.3 cm) Coordinating colors: Balmy Blue, Basic Gray, Blushing Bride, Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry, Garden Green, Tahitian Tide… Ink spot: Garden Green Plus, this month you can take your crafting even further with a special add-on available now until supplies last…Good Things Cards & Envelopes. You get 16 cards (4 each of 4 designs) and 16 coordinating envelopes. If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by December 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR TUTORIALS I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our bundle of twelve November 2022 Sun Prints Suite Tutorials which are now available. CLICK HEREfor more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page to see the others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Hues Of Happiness Suite will be available December 1st! AND all these tutorial bundles include links to instructional videos!
Back on November 13th, when I shared pictures from Stampin’ Up!’s OnStage event in Vienna, Austria, I promised to also share photos from outside of the event…the sightseeing and fun I had in the days surrounding and following the convention.
Vienna is a beautiful city! I hope to go again someday if I’m able. The buildings and architecture are stunning. I love that the focus is very earth-friendly. There is an elaborate system of mass transit that’s very widely used, affordable and clean. And there is a focus on recycling and using very little plastic. Because everything is so close together, many people walk from place to place. And people of all income levels live mixed together…there aren’t ritzy areas and poor areas of the city.
Here are just a few of the photos I took.
There are horses and buggies everywhere as a sign of the past, and for tourist fun. I never took a ride but maybe will if I come back with my husband someday.
My friend Phil from my high school years lives in Vienna with his wife Cris and two daughters, Nora and Laia. I stayed with them after OnStage ended.
And Phil was amazing! He took me anywhere I wanted to go and he knew a LOT about Vienna! It was like having my own personal tour guide. We walked all over! In fact, he picked me up from the airport and kept me awake by sightseeing with me right away. I don’t even remember where many of these photos were taken (and many were taken on the later part of the trip when I was well-rested…Hahaha), but it was fun to capture the insides and outsides of so many places.
The high arched doorways on the ground level of many buildings, for example, were once entrances that horses and riders could go through.
Phil pointed out embassies, palaces, museums, memorials, statues, churches…
He helped me and my convention roommate, Zoe, get into the Staatsoper Opera house on one of our free nights during OnStage.
We rode a revolving elevator, saw where Mozart had once lived, and I learned about significant places during WWII…
We saw things lit up at night, and during the day.
St. Stephens Cathedral in the center of the city was spectacular! I photographed it quite a few times. I even went on a tour of the catacombs beneath.
Then there were the Christmas Markets! I loved shopping the Christmas Markets that were just starting to spring up here and there. We went during the day and once at night with Cris and Nora.
The things being sold were so unique. (That’s chocolate in the lower right!)
I photographed a TON of the beautiful foods. But because of my digestive sensitivities I didn’t try much. This café below was super popular. In fact there was long line when we arrived. But because of Phil’s academic title, we went to the front of the line and got in so I could see inside and take photos.
This was just a small sampling of the beautiful pastries there!
I caved in when we went to this chocolatier.
And I caved in even more when the place that offered gluten free apple strudel ran out. I was craving it pretty badly by then. So I ate one that WASN’T gluten free.
This is another place I was excited to shop in: Boesner. Cris took me here during her lunch break one day. It’s a large store full of art and crafting supplies.
Phil’s family was so good to me. (Here I am crafting and drawing with Nora.)
And here we are out to eat on my last night there.
We are talking about having them come to Minnesota to visit. Hopefully that will happen! It would be fun to see all of them again and show them my little part of the world. I miss Vienna, but it’s wonderful to be home again with my family.
STAMP-N-STORAGE HOLIDAY SALE
It’s that time of year! Stamp-n-Storage is having their big Holiday Sale!
Midnight to 5AM Central Time: 20% off Three-Tier Paper Holders with coupon code BFMS22.
10AM – 3PM Central Time: 20% off all 8.5×11 Paper Holders, 12×12 Paper Holders, 8.5×11 Max for IKEA, and all Paper Punches with coupon code BFDB22.
I’m a huge fan of Stamp-n-Storage products. I have several of their organizers in my craft space. They have SOOOOoo many products to keep your crafting space organized. So be sure to click here and shop. And then take advantage of the Holiday Sale deals if you plan to purchase.
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
STAMP-N-STORAGE HOLIDAY SALE! Stamp-n-Storage is having their big Holiday Sale! 15% off and more!! Click here for the details.
LAST CHANCE PRODUCTS (SALE PRICES BEGIN DEC. 1) It’s time to say goodbye to retiring products from the 2022 July-December Mini Catalog. Click here for more information and to access the list of products leaving and the list of products carrying over.
FITTING FLORETS! Oh such beautiful new products! These exclusive and early release products are now available! Click here to download an informative flyer. Click here to view a video showcasing this new Fitting Florets product. Click here and scroll down for more details on this promotion.
TIMELESS GREETINGS KIT ADDED This month, we celebrate the people in your life who mean the world to you with Timeless Greetings—an all-occasion card kit you can use year-round! This unique kit features an elegant pocket watch and globe design in neutral colors, along with heartfelt sentiments that are sure to inspire lasting memories. This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is available starting November 15, 2022. Click here for more details.
A PEEK AT DECEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Create fun gift card holders to help you celebrate your special occasions all year long! Personalize with these reversible boxes and paper bands. This kit comes with enough supplies for you to make 16 different gift card holders—2 each of 8 reversible designs. It also has an all-occasion stamp set and enough paper pieces to allow for creativity for a unique design every time. Finished box size: 3-5/8″ x 2-1/2″ x 1/2″ (9.2 x 6.4 x 1.3 cm) Coordinating colors: Balmy Blue, Basic Gray, Blushing Bride, Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry, Garden Green, Tahitian Tide… Ink spot: Garden Green Plus, this month you can take your crafting even further with a special add-on available now until supplies last…Good Things Cards & Envelopes. You get 16 cards (4 each of 4 designs) and 16 coordinating envelopes. If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by December 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR TUTORIALS I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our bundle of twelve November 2022 Sun Prints Suite Tutorials which are now available. CLICK HEREfor more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page to see the others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Hues Of Happiness Suite will be available December 1st! AND all these tutorial bundles include links to instructional videos!
Last night our family gathered together to celebrate my Dad’s 80th birthday! He is an amazing man that should be celebrated each and every day. But this was a great excuse to make it super of course “80” is just a fun number and one of those special milestones.
The party was a ton of fun!… yummy food, lots of laughter, kids being silly together, adults being silly, music from the 50’s, piano playing…
cake & ice cream, thoughtful presents & cards…
…balloons, ice ball hockey across the island,…
…and a bit of extra flannel. It was a great time for sure. Love you Dad. ❤️
I also have a fun, simple note card to share with you today featuring the new Fitting Florets Collection that was just released November 1st.
Products I used… See below for a complete list of products linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Measurements
Basic White Thick Cardstock
5” x 7″ scored parallel to short side at 3-1/2” (one of our Note Cards)
3″ x 4-1/2″
1/2″ x 3-1/4″
Evening Evergreen Cardstock
3-1/8” x 4-5/8″
Fitting Florets Designer Paper
Die-cut floral image
Gold Simply Elegant Trim
9″
Directions
Use a Blending Brush to add Daffodil Delight ink softly to the 3″ x 4-1/2″ piece of Basic White.
Adhere this piece to the Evening Evergreen layer. Then add this to the front of the card base.
Punch the end of the 1/2″ x 3-1/4″ strip. Stamp the sentiment so it’s off to the right.
Adhere gold Simply Elegant Trim loops to the back of the die-cut designer paper piece.
Add the sentiment strip and the floral piece with Dimensionals.
Embellish with Gold Adhesive-Backed Swirls.
My inspiration came from a card I got from fellow demonstrator, Sandy Lincoln. (Thanks Sandy!)
Thanks for visiting to see what I had to share today. OH! I just sent out my November newsletter this morning. Click here to view it. Click here to subscribe if you want to be on my email mailing list for newsletters and/or blog posts.
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
FITTING FLORETS! Oh such beautiful new products! These exclusive and early release products are now available! Click here to download an informative flyer. Click here to view a video showcasing this new Fitting Florets product. Click here and scroll down for more details on this promotion.
A PEEK AT NOVEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT When autumn rolls around, do you start thinking about cozy Christmas crafting projects? This November, Paper Pumpkin delivers this and more with its one-of-a-kind, holiday-themed crafting experience. This festive kit includes supplies to make twelve fun, sparkly 2″ x 3″ gift tags (4 each of 3 designs): an exclusive stamp set, a Cherry Cobbler mini ink pad, snowflake and banner die-cut pieces, Mint Macaron glitter specialty paper, and more for a successful holiday crafting experience. Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Mint Macaron, Shaded Spruce, Sweet Sorbet Need unique Christmas packaging to round out your gifting? We’ve got you covered with our exclusive optional North Pole Sacks add-on product sold separately: Twelve 4″ x 6″ food-safe paper bags featuring a festive Crumb Cake design that coordinates with the October and November Paper Pumpkin Kits. If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by November 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR TUTORIALS I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our bundle of twelve November 2022 Sun Prints Suite Tutorials which are now available. CLICK HEREfor more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page to see the others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Hues Of Happiness Suite will be available December 1st! AND all these tutorial bundles include links to instructional videos!
Place a $50+ order with me* (directly or through my online store) during this month of November 2022 to receive this November 2022 tutorial bundle for FREE!
Purchase it for $15. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page.
Please keep in mind that these projects are exclusive and will not be shared publicly online. Come back on or after 3 PM Central Time on Wednesday, November 9th for our All Stars Blog Hop where all of us will share even more inspiration for this Sun Prints Suite.
We are excited to share with you!
*Feel free to apply a host code when ordering. But if your order is $150 or more (before shipping/tax), do not apply a code. Instead, your order of this size will automatically qualify you for Stampin’ Rewards. *If your order is $50+, you will earn Loyalty Rewards points (10 in a year’s time = a free stamp set).
FITTING FLORETS IS NOW AVAILABLE!
Add just the right touch of elegance to any occasion, including Christmas and seasonal celebrations, with the sweet Fitting Florets Collection. From color schemes to sentiments and embellishments to dies, these unique products blend together so that your cards and crafts fit whatever occasion you might need. Send birthday wishes, express your gratitude, or spread Christmas cheer—with so many options to mix and match you’ll be set no matter the celebration all year!
The details…
Available November 1, 2022–January 4, 2023
The Fitting Florets Collection (item 163129) cannot be purchased at 50% off as part of the Stampin’ Rewards program.
The following products are early release product and will be available for purchase in the Mini Catalog starting January 5, 2023: Framed Florets Bundle, Framed Florets Stamp Set, and Framed Florets Dies. All other products are only available during the promotion and while supplies last.
Click here to download an informative flyer. Click here (or on the image above) to view a video showcasing this new product.
As our boys grow, our holidays change. Neither one did any trick-or-treating this year (even though we were all for it if they wanted to). Nick went out to eat and then to the Haunted Hayride with his girlfriend, Jaylene. And Luke went to a friend’s house to watch movies.
But we did a few things similar to years past. We visited our nearby pumpkin patch at Eveland Family Farm, rode the Hayride, visited the animals, and purchased pumpkins and décor.
Then a few days later we carved the pumpkins. My husband helped to scoop, and I did a couple sketches so my boys could carve the designs of their liking.
We also attended Anoka’s Halloween Parade this past Saturday. It’s tradition…we’ve gone every year since the boys were little. But we also wanted to cheer on Nick and Jaylene and the Anoka High School Marching Band (their last performance of the year).
My husband’s niece Erin and her family (husband Justin, MIL Shawn and kiddos Jack and Lydia) drove two hours to come watch the parade, see our new remodel, and hang out with us. That was so much fun! They got into the spirit and dressed up as the Berenstain Bears.
Luke had to worked most of the day, so we stopped there after the parade to get some donuts and say hi.
This is a photo of my hubby and me without the boys on Halloween. We had fun handing out candy to the trick-or-treaters and watched a couple episodes of Survivor. Hahaha!
Hope you enjoyed your Halloween, too! Thanks for stopping by.
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
FITTING FLORETS! Oh such beautiful new products! These exclusive and early release products are now available! Click here to download an informative flyer. Click here to view a video showcasing this new Fitting Florets product. Click here and scroll down for more details on this promotion.
A PEEK AT NOVEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT When autumn rolls around, do you start thinking about cozy Christmas crafting projects? This November, Paper Pumpkin delivers this and more with its one-of-a-kind, holiday-themed crafting experience. This festive kit includes supplies to make twelve fun, sparkly 2″ x 3″ gift tags (4 each of 3 designs): an exclusive stamp set, a Cherry Cobbler mini ink pad, snowflake and banner die-cut pieces, Mint Macaron glitter specialty paper, and more for a successful holiday crafting experience. Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Mint Macaron, Shaded Spruce, Sweet Sorbet Need unique Christmas packaging to round out your gifting? We’ve got you covered with our exclusive optional North Pole Sacks add-on product sold separately: Twelve 4″ x 6″ food-safe paper bags featuring a festive Crumb Cake design that coordinates with the October and November Paper Pumpkin Kits. If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by November 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR TUTORIALS I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our bundle of twelve November 2022 Sun Prints Suite Tutorials which are now available. CLICK HEREfor more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page to see the others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Hues Of Happiness Suite will be available December 1st! AND all these tutorial bundles include links to instructional videos!
The Charming Sentiments Stamp Set has a very fun sentiment that I’ve been using a lot…”super fantastic mega news.” Who wouldn’t love getting a congratulatory card with those words on the front? Here is one of my latest cards featuring this sentiment. It’s a festive autumn card with a simple design…very easy to recreate.
The black and white paper is noticeable and at the same time isn’t distracting from the focal point of the card.
Products I used… See below for a complete list of products linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Measurements
Basic White Thick Cardstock
5-1/2” x 8-1/2″ scored parallel to short side at 4-1/4”
Scrap for stamping and die-cutting sentiment
Rustic Harvest Designer Paper
(3 – different patterns) 1-1/2” x 3-1/2”
Directions
Stamp then die-cut the sentiment.
Stamp the inside sentiment.
Use a dauber to add Soft Suede ink to the edges of the leaf.
Add the outer designer papers first so that they leave about a 3/8″ border on the top, bottom and side. Then add the middle one so it’s centered.
Add the leaf with Dimensionals. Add the sentiment with Dimensionals.
Embellish with the Amber Rhinestones.
Many of you know my oldest son Nick plays the quad/tenor drums in marching band. Well, this Saturday was the last formal performance of the season: the Youth in Music Championships (YIMS) held at the US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This is what they practice for all season. These amazingly hard working and talented students put in hundreds and hundreds of hours starting in early June and perform all season long in various smaller competitions, shows, parades, pep fests and more which leads up to this final show where they give it their all with the hopes of scoring well.
And this proud band mom is excited to tell you that they did quite well placing third overall out of twelve schools with scores super close to the school that placed second!! They also place best in winds!! So amazing!
The above photo shows all nine kids in the battery of the percussion section. Nick’s girlfriend Jaylene & Nick are the two on the left playing the instrument that has several connected drums, the tenor drums also known as the quads. Nick’s cousin Robbie is the base drum player on the right in the back. And then I have to give a shout out to Devah and Parker to the left of Nick both playing the snare. These two fellow 11th graders and good friends have been in marching band together since the beginning.
Their show had a Vikings warrior theme with amazing props, effects, music, and of course… talent and energy. And though we didn’t place first, there were many around us in the stands that had been impacted by their performance at previous competitions as we could hear several family members from other schools mentioning how good Anoka’s show was.
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity! Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me! Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products! Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
STARTER KIT + Choose even more free products in the customizable Starter Kit+ October 4-31! Shop & pick up to $155 ($30 more than usual) worth of product and pay just $99 + tax. And as always shipping and business supplies are FREE. Click here to learn more.
STAMP-N-STORAGE FALL SALE Now through October 10, 2022 you can save 15% on your Stamp-n-Storage purchases! I love these organizational units (and products) and am so excited that many are now available in white! Click here to shop. Click here to see my Favorite Extras which include several Stamp-n-Storage products I own and use. Also enjoy free shipping on your order if it is over $150.
A PEEK AT OCTOBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT ‘Tis the season to make your own Christmas cards with the Ho Ho Ho Paper Pumpkin Kit! This kit contains whimsical designs of Santa and his reindeer in a classic Christmas color palette. Each kit contains enough supplies to create 9 festive cards—3 each of 3 designs – and includes Iridescent foil die-cut snowflakes, vellum, vanilla epoxy dots, Christmas-inspired patterns and textures like candy cane stripes and kraft paper, an Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Spot, and coordinating envelopes. These cards are sure to bring the warm holiday spirit. And word from the North Pole is that this kit coordinates with next month’s Paper Pumpkin tag kit and the special add-on product! With so much coordination between products, you’ll have a breeze at creating a cohesive look for all your holiday gifting needs. Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Bermuda Bay, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Shaded Spruce, Sweet Sorbet, Very Vanilla If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by October 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR TUTORIALS I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our bundle of twelve October 2022 Rustic Harvest Suite Tutorials which are now available. CLICK HEREfor more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page to see the others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Sun Prints Suite will be available November 1st! AND all these tutorial bundles include links to instructional videos!
WORLD CARD MAKING DAY EVENT RECORDING If you were not able to take part in Stampin’ Up!’s free virtual card-making event on 10/1/22 for World Card Making Day, you can still access the recording and resources. Click here to take part in the fun at a time that is convenient for you.
Here are some quick cards I made with a few designs from this paper. It’s a super easy layout that allows the paper pattern to be seen when the card is open and closed.
Products I used… See below for a complete list of products linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Measurements
Base cardstock
4-1/4” x 8-1/2″ scored parallel to short side at 5-1/2”
Celebrate Everything Designer Paper
2” x 4”
Inside layer cardstock
4” x 5-1/4”
Basic White Cardstock
Scrap for stamping and punching sentiment
Sentiment layer cardstock
Scrap for punching sentiment layer
Silver Metallic Mesh Ribbon (for Halloween card)
15”
Directions
Fold the base layer and emboss the front flap if you wish.
Add the inside layer and designer paper without adhering yet. Using this set up as a guide & stamp the inside sentiment. If you are happy with the way it looks, secure the layers in place with adhesive. If you stamped your sentiment crooked, rotate the inside layer and stamp again. You still have more chances if you mess up, because you can also flip this layer over and even rotate it if need be.
Stamp the sentiment. Punch it and connect it onto its coordinating sentiment layer. Then add it to the edge of the front flap with Dimensionals. Be careful not to place the Dimensionals where they will be exposed underneath.
Then add the finishing touches with embellishments or ribbons.
Remember…you would need a $150+ order to be able to choose this Celebrate Everything Designer Paper with your Stampin’ Rewards. But with the sale going on tomorrow (see below), it may make the idea even more enticing. (This paper pack has a fabulous value too!…Normally a pack of 12 sheets like this would be $12. But you can redeem this pack of 48 sheets by using only $18 of your Stampin’ Rewards – a huge savings!)
FREE SHIPPING THIS TUESDAY!
Great news!!! Tomorrow you can enjoy saving a bit of money. 😃 Click here to shop online and prepare your wishlist! Then place an order of $75 or more on Tuesday, October 4th and enjoy the savings.
(FYI…Prepaid Paper Pumpkin subscriptions are eligible for FREE shipping under the same rules as all other Stampin’ Up! items during the promotion, but month-to-month subscriptions are not. Also the free shipping promotion does not cover the additional cost for expedited shipping.)
If you have a super big wish list, you could also take advantage of the new Starter Kit + Promotion… Make your wish list, wait until the 4th (tomorrow), and then click here to purchase the kit. Pick up to $155 ($30 more than usual) worth of product and pay just $99 + tax. Then take advantage of the free shipping promo on another $75+ worth that same day (after getting set up on the demo side of the website) to get your demonstrator discount along with the free shipping deal.
STAMP-N-STORAGE FALL SALE
Now through October 10, 2022 you can save 15% on your Stamp-n-Storage purchases! I own many of these organizational units (and products) and am so excited that many are now available in white! Click here to shop. Click here to see my Favorite Extras which include several Stamp-n-Storage products I own and use.
Also enjoy free shipping on your order if it is over $150.
WORLD CARD MAKING DAY EVENT RECORDING
If you were not able to take part in Stampin’ Up!’s free virtual card-making event on Saturday for World Card Making Day, you can still access the recording and resources. Click here to take part in the fun at a time that is convenient for you.
I personally was unable to take part, so I’ll be watching this today (I hope!).
We had a fun filled Friday-Sunday here at our place. Family visited to see our newly remodeled rooms, celebrate birthdays, and enjoy our kids’ busy weekend events – Homecoming for Luke and a marching band competition for Nick, Nick’s girlfriend Jaylene, and cousin Robbie!
Here are Nick, Jaylene and Luke enjoying the new couch that was delivered Friday afternoon. (Yippee! It came a month earlier than originally forecasted.)
Robbie (at the far end of the table) just turned 16 and Nick just turned 17. So my sister and I pulled our resources and skills together and gave them a Blues Clues party. They LOVED that show when they were little! And we couldn’t resist bringing everyone back to that time.
Here are Jaylene, Nick and Rob drawing in their “handy dandy notebooks.”
We also had Blues Clues cakes to eat…
and coloring sheets. Micala, my brother Bob’s wife colored 3 full sheets during the party! We were all very impressed.
Here are their adorable girls, cousins to my boys hanging out and eating at our new island. This was the first time the girls saw the changes to our house. In fact this was the first time MANY of our relatives saw the changes. We’ve been remodeling since January. I think the last time we had my side over was Christmas. (And the last time my husband’s side of the family were here – they live further away than my siblings – was a few years ago.)
Because the couch was just delivered that day, we ate at the counter or out on the deck. I’m on the left with my husband Tim. My mom Margo, sister Renee, dad Bob, and brother-in-law Don are also around the table. And we were grateful the weather was nice.
The next day Nick, Jaylene and Rob were busy with marching band competition practice and performance preparation. So although Tim’s mom Edie, sisters Kelly and Terri, and brother-in-law Jim came to visit, they never really got to visit with Nick and wish him a happy birthday in person.
Here we are (my dad and mom, Edie and Kelly) enjoying a late lunch/early dinner before taking off to watch the marching band competition/show.
Here we are (myself, Renee, Jim, Kelly, Edie, Terri and Tim along with my mom and dad on my right side) at the Champlin Park HS stadium excited to see Nick and Jaylene (on quad drums) and Robbie (on bass drum) perform/compete with their team, the Anoka HS Marching Tornados.
And I’m so excited to tell you that out of seven Class A high schools in this competition, Anoka got first place!!!
This weekend overlapped with Luke’s high school Homecoming events. He skipped out on attending his school’s football game Friday night so he could be with us for the Blues Clues birthday party. But he didn’t attend the marching band competition and hung out with his friends at the Homecoming Dance instead. Everyone had a great time. And we so enjoyed hosting in our new spacious main level.
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STARTER KIT + Choose even more free products in the customizable Starter Kit+ October 4-31! Shop & pick up to $155 ($30 more than usual) worth of product and pay just $99 + tax. And as always shipping and business supplies are FREE. Click here to learn more.
A PEEK AT OCTOBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT ‘Tis the season to make your own Christmas cards with the Ho Ho Ho Paper Pumpkin Kit! This kit contains whimsical designs of Santa and his reindeer in a classic Christmas color palette. Each kit contains enough supplies to create 9 festive cards—3 each of 3 designs – and includes Iridescent foil die-cut snowflakes, vellum, vanilla epoxy dots, Christmas-inspired patterns and textures like candy cane stripes and kraft paper, an Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Spot, and coordinating envelopes. These cards are sure to bring the warm holiday spirit. And word from the North Pole is that this kit coordinates with next month’s Paper Pumpkin tag kit and the special add-on product! With so much coordination between products, you’ll have a breeze at creating a cohesive look for all your holiday gifting needs. Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Bermuda Bay, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Shaded Spruce, Sweet Sorbet, Very Vanilla If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by October 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR TUTORIALS I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our bundle of twelve October 2022 Rustic Harvest Suite Tutorials which are now available. CLICK HEREfor more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials for Sale page to see the others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Sun Prints Suite will be available November 1st! AND all these tutorial bundles include links to instructional videos!
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