Beth Daniels, Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Dragonflies & Butterflies

Written by Beth on July 18, 2015 · Leave a Comment

What in the world? It's a swarm of dragonflies and butterflies. I'm getting ready for convention and working on swaps. Swapping cards with other demonstrators is one of the highlights and I come home with some great cards and new ideas. Each of these cute dragonflies had to be fussy cut. That means cut out by hand. Thankfully, there is a die to cut out the butterflies with my Big Shot. Convention is next week and I'm still working on the swaps. So far I have about 100 done. I always keep some of the work to do on the plane ride to Utah. Makes the time go by faster and invites comments from other passengers and flight attendants and gives me the opportunity to talk about doing what I love. I'll be posting the finished cards next week along with highlights from convention.

It’s What’s on Sale

Written by Beth on July 17, 2015 · Leave a Comment

These special prices are good through Monday, July 20th. Click on my name below to go to my online store and check out the clearance rack while you're there. New items have been added recently.

Weekly Deals & Clearance Sale

Written by Beth on July 1, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Stampin' Up has added a few extras to the Weekly Deals and increased the % off. There are some great buys here.

And yesterday they added all new itmes to the clearance rack which you can see in my online store here. I had never purchased the Textured Boutique Embossing Machine but with it now half off decided I just had to have it. It is only for embossing – no die cutting. But it is much easier to move around, smaller than the Big Shot. A great deal at $14.99. You'll find many other great products so be sure to check them out.

Retired Stamp Sale

Written by Beth on June 26, 2015 · Leave a Comment

I have updated my list of retired stamp sets for sale. Just click on the link above to see the list. Some sets are new, some used very little. While I would love to be albe to keep all of my stamps, I just don't have the room so I am offering them to you at greatly reduced prices.

Here are just a few of them:

Apothoocary Art

Googly Ghouls

Snow Day

This Day Forward

I will be happy to forward photos of any sets you may be interested in.

Have a wonderful weekend,

Tuesday Weekly Deals

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

It's Tuesday and that means a new set of specials from Stampin' Up. I am going to be placing an order on Thursday evening so let me know if there is anything you want.

I love the Mini Treat Bag Thinlit Die. This is one of them I made along with a little card to slip inside the bag. It's the perfect size for a gift card or a treat or just to write a note and stick it inside. The layout for this project came from my upline, Catherine Harwood. They are so much fun to make and you get so many extra dies along with the die for the bag. And it's a super savings. Regularly $40 now just $30.

Happy Father’s Day

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

Just a quick post today wishing a Happy Father's Day to all Dads. My dad has been gone 4 years now and I miss him every day. When I was young he called me Princess. And he made me feel like one too. He was such a good, kind, and loving man. He had a beautiful tenor voice and sang in church and community theater. I was fortunate that he and my mother moved to Florida and lived just down the street from me for the last 14 years of his life. Everytime I went over there, which was often since we were 3 houses apart, he always told me he was so happy to see me. He blessed my life in so many ways. Miss you, Dad.

Open House Photos

Written by Beth on June 15, 2015 · 6 Comments

Yesterday was my annual new catalog Open House and retired product sale. So many of my regular stampers go North for the summer and can you blame them, it's over 90 degrees here today. And very humid! So I was happy to have about twenty people come. I love doing this event and try to go with some kind of theme. Since my Make and Take card was using the stamp set Sprinkles of Life I went with a coordinating theme. I made cupcakes and put a stamped pick in each one. Of course the cupcakes has sprinkles on them. The picks were the frosting stamped image with a little stamped sentiment. You can see below. I also coataed pretzel sticks with candy melts and sprinkles. And we had some fruit kabobs and popcorn. My good friends Cheryl and Mike White brought some layered dip and chips to celebrate Flag Day. It was super yummy.

I usually just have bottled water to drink but even a bottle of water can be festive, right? The DSP from the new Color Collection Paper Stacks was perfect to tie in with the theme. I even found polka dot straws.

Everyone who comes to Open House gets a goodie bag. I use old cards or card fronts from convention swaps to decorate the bags and each bag had some treats plus one Stampin' Up product inside.

Here are some of the treats:

There was door prize drawings, new products on display and two Make and Takes. This card was cased from one I saw on Patty Bennett's blog. I just did my card on colored cardstock and Patty's was on white and I added some glitter to my ice cream. You can see Patty's blog here. I loved her tip of using a blender pen to go over the stamped cone image. It picks up just enough color from the image to add some lighter color to the cone.

My only regret is that I didn't take any photos during the Open House. There was just a lot going on and I was busy and didn't think about it until after everyone was gone. I will be updating my retired stamp list soon and will let you know when it's posted.

Thanks to all who came and to those of you who ordered and/or bought retired items. I love what I do and love my Stampin' Up friends.

This Weeks Deals!

Written by Beth on June 10, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Here are the newest deals good only through next Monday.

I'm busy, busy getting ready for my Open House/New Catalog Kickoff which will be Sunday, June 14th anytime between 1:00 and 4:00 PM. There will be retired stamps and accessories for sale at very reduced prices. In addition, there will be a couple of make and takes, some grab bags with surprises, snacks and lots of fun.

Product Shares

Written by Beth on June 7, 2015 · Leave a Comment

With any new catalog there are so many things to want and if you're like me you just can't get it all. So Product Shares is a great way to get a little of a lot of different things for a fraction of the cost. I have alwasys done ribbon shares with each new catalog and this year I am also going to do paper shares. Here's how it works: you have to reserve your share as there will be limited number of shares available. You can do this via email. Once I have the product ordered in and divided you will get your share. It takes about two weeks.

Ribbon Shares

New 1" Dotted Lace Trim RIBBON SHARE: $7.00 – 5 yards total ribbon

This share includes approx 1 yard each of the FIVE 2015-2017 In Color Collection:
Cucumber Crush, Delightful Dijon, Mint Macaron, Tip Top Taupe, Watermelon Wonder

3/8” Stitched Satin Ribbon 2 yds each of 5 colors – $10.50
Black, Crumb Cake, Melon Mambo, Pacific Point, White

1/4" Cotton RIBBON SHARE: $17.00 – 24 yards total ribbon

This share includes approx 2 yards of each 1/4" Cotton Ribbon in 12 colors:

Blushing Bride, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Island Indigo, Marina Mist, Melon Mambo, Pear Pizzazz, Pool Party, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White

Satin and Lace Trim RIBBON SHARE: $8.00 – 9 yards total ribbon

This share includes 1 yd Sahara Sand Lace Trim & 2 yds each 5/8" Satin Ribbon in 4 colors:

Gold, Silver, Very Vanilla and Whisper White

NEW 5/8" Striped Cotton RIBBON SHARE: $8.00

This share includes approx 2 yards each of the FIVE 2014-2-16 In Color Collection:
Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon, Mossy Meadow, Tangelo Twist

Paper Shares – All Paper cut to 6" x 6"

3) Designer Series Paper Stack – 36 sheets $7
So Wild, Pretty Petals, and Cherry on Top

NEW Designer Paper Share: 54 sheets of paper – $15

(8) Designer Series Paper – 48 sheets
(1) Specialty DSP Paper – 6 sheets (3 white, 3 color)

NEW Color Collection Paper Stack Share: 100 sheets – $17.00
(2) In Color Background DSP stacks – 20 sheets
(4) Color Collections DSP stacks – 80 sheets

Remember there are limited shares available so reserve yours early. Just sent me an email.

Hugs and have a Blessed Sunday,

Favorite NEW Accessories

Written by Beth on June 6, 2015 · 1 Comment

Just like new stamps, it's so hard to pick out 10 favorite accessories. I won't include any of the Designer Series Papers in this list because I love them all and to include them would take up my whole list. I did have the opportunity to see them yesterday and they are so beautiful. Some of the best DSP ever!