Beth Daniels, Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Balloon Celebration

Written by Beth on January 18, 2016 · Leave a Comment

People send more birthday cards than for any other reason and this card just says it's time to celebrate! And the stamp set is called Birthday Celebration. I love that there is a new balloon punch that coordinates with the two different sizes of balloons. I do like fussy cutting images but when you are doing a lot of cards having a punch makes it so much easier and faster too. I played around for awhile with this set and discovered that I liked the balloons a lighter, softer shade of ink so I inked up the stamp and stamped off lightly on scrap before stamping on my cardstock. See the photo below that shows the comparison of straight ink and stamped off ink. I used the new Wink of Stella glimmer brush on the balloons but it's hard to see in the photo. Be sure to watch the video at the end of this post to learn about this great new glimmer tool.

Thanks for stopping by and stay warm.

A Few of My Favorite Things

Written by Beth on January 8, 2016 · Leave a Comment

Each new catalog I like to post a list of my favorite things. I usually limit the list to 10 things so I've cheated just a little bit by using the bundles of my favorite stamp sets and counting the bundle as a favorite. There are so many wonderful new stamps and products so once again, I have purchased a wee bit more than I told myself I would get. It's easy to see that it's one of the reasons I am a Stampin' Up demonstrator. The discounts help with my wanting it all.

Here is a card from this weeks classes from the Botanical Gardens Suite. Botannical Blooms stamp set was the number 1 priority on my wish list. It's so tropical and so very different from any other leaf stamp sets I have. Some of the sheets of paper in the DSP package are designed to add some stamping accents. How cool is that! And don't you just love the leaf cutouts on the left edge of the card? Easy peasy with the matching framelit dies. The flower framelit does a double cut so that the petals on the inside of the flower stand out. My card had been in a cello envelope for class purposes and I forgot to pop them out for this photo but you can see where they are cut. There is even a framelit to make that amazing flower center.

Thanks for stoppin by and have a great weekend.

Occasions Catalog & Sale-a-bration are Live!

Written by Beth on January 7, 2016 · Leave a Comment

The new Occasions and Sale-a-bration catalogs are live! If you don't have the new catalogs let me know and I will make sure you get your own copy. I tried to tell myself I wouldn't order so much out of this catalog but that was before I actually saw the catalog and some of the products. Wow, are there ever some great new goodies. And to sweeten the deals Sale-a-bration started this week so with every $50 in purchases you get to pick out a free item from the Sale-a-bration brochure.

Paper Pumpkin On Sale – Woo Hoo! Read All About it Below

Great news! Our 3-month prepaid subscriptions are on sale for Sale-A-Bration (January 5-March 31, 2016)!

3-Month Prepaid Subscription (137859) $55
Save on a 3-month prepaid subscription and instantly qualify for a FREE Sale-A-Bration item!

Or, take it to the next level with a 12-month prepaid subscription.

12-Month Prepaid Subscription (137861) $215.40
Save $24 a year with the everyday awesome price, earn Stampin’ Rewards, and get 4 FREE Sale-A-Bration items!

If you are already a Paper Pumpkin subscriber you can still take advantage of this deal.

Part of the Paper Pumpkin fun is the element of surprise each month. I love opening up the box to see what's inside. This past month the kit was a calendar along with a little easel to hold the different months pages. While I almost always love what each kit is, sometimes it isn't quite what I like or if it's a kit of 8 cards I might not want 8 of those same cards. There are so many different ideas out there on Pinterest or on the Facebook Paper Pumpkin Fan Page that the sky's the limit with what you can do. Here is just one example:

The December Paper Pumpkin Calendar Kit

Alternate Idea: The December Paper Pumpkin Kit turned into cards by Paula Frieder

Check back tomorrow for my list of favorites from the new catalog.

Happy 2016!

Written by Beth on January 1, 2016 · Leave a Comment

Happy New Year to you all. For a long time I had heard that when you get older the years just fly by. That is so true. I can hardly believe we are into a new year already.

One of my most popular classes each year is the CD Calendar. So here is the page for January. I will share the other pages at a later time.

I also wanted to share a few of our family Christmas photos. We had a wonderful dinner and then opened presents for what seemed like hours. I know some people open their presents all at the same time but we have always opened gifts one at a time so that everyone can see what's inside the package. It does take a bit longer to do it this way but it's so much fun.

My daughter, Lynn Ann, and I

Lynn Ann and her son, Alex.

Lynn Ann, son Jason, and Me

Jason's girlfriend, Christina

Jason in his new slipper socks. He had some when he was a teenager and wore them outside instead of shoes. He wore them so much he wore holes in the bottom. When I saw these I had to get them for him. He said this was his favorite gift.

Alex, Lynn Ann and her fiance, Don. She looks almost lost between these two.

Alex wanted money for Christmas so I tried to find clever ways to wrap it. This was a string of quarters.

Blessings for a very happy and healthy 2016!

More Christmas Cards

Written by Beth on December 31, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Here are a few more of the wonderful Christmas cards I received this year. Enjoy …

Stamped by Linda Sabourin

Stamped by Pat Cook

Stamped by Sandra Bruce

Stamped by Barbara Burgoner

Stamped by Terri Peabody

Stamped by Elva Williams

Stamped by Karen Knox

I have had a few weeks off from stamping and am ready to get back to making cards again. How about you? There is a new Occasions catalog coming up along with Sale-a-bration and I'm excited for all of the new and wonderful stamp sets and products. Those go live January 6th. Let me know if you would like those catalogs. I will be happy to send them to you. If you're local I will have them at our next stamp class or you can come by and pick one up before then.

Have a very happy and safe New Year's Eve.

Sharing Christmas Cards

Written by Beth on December 30, 2015 · Leave a Comment

I received so many wonderful Christmas cards this year andI want to share some of those hand stamped cards with you over the next couple of days. With a few exceptions, cards were done with Stampin' Up stamps and products.

Stamped by Donna Harold

Stamped by Betty Herring

Stamped by Carol Loehr

Stamped by Evelyn Moon

Stamped by Cheryl & Mike White

Stamped by Carol Hall

Stamped by Judy Shapley

Check back tomorrow for more of my Christmas card shares.

The Weekly Deals

Written by Beth on December 30, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Extravaganza Sale Begins TODAY!

Written by Beth on November 23, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Online Extravaganza starts with a Flash Sale of a few items that will only be available today. There are many other items that will be available all week but be sure to not miss these great deals for today. You can order online and combine any of the other sale items with your order and any other items from any of the catalogs or Clearance Rack.

FLASH SALE: These items are available today only! The Designer Series Paper special is purchase 3 and receive a 4th package FREE.

50% OFF – Available All Week While Supplies Last

40% OFF – Available All Week While Supplies Last

30% OFF – Available All Week While Supplies Last

20% OFF – Available All Week While Supplies Last

Have fun shopping and have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Online Extravaganza Begins Monday!

Written by Beth on November 21, 2015 · Leave a Comment

STARTS MONDAY November 23! Save up to 50 percent on select products during the Stampin’ Up! week-long Online Extravaganza! To make it even better, there will be flash sales that last 24 hours on November 23 and November 30, the first and last days of the Online Extravaganza.

But, remember: Online Extravaganza savings are only while supplies last, so get them while you can! SALE ENDS NOV. 30.

CLICK TO SEE WHAT WILL BE ON SALE!

IMPORTANT DETAILS TO NOTE:

Past Paper Pumpkin kits and kit refills in Online Extravaganza are available for purchase by subscribers and non-subscribers.
You must use bundle item codes provided for Online Extravaganza. Discounts will not be applied if individual component item numbers are entered separately. Bundles featured in Online Extravaganza will exist only during Online Extravaganza.
There is no minimum purchase necessary for Online Extravaganza. Discounts will range from 20 to 50 percent.
Additional products from current catalogs may be purchased on the same order. Don’t forget to check the Holiday catalog, Retiring product list, Weekly Deals, and Clearance.

Remember to use this month's Hostess Code DNA2X7PD when ordering online and your order is less than $150. If you have an order that is greater than $150 DO NOT use the hostess code. Click below to go to my online store.