Up, up, and Away

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Leaving today for the annual Stampin' Up convention in Salt Lake City. It's always such fun, connecting friends from all over who I have met over the many years I have been a demonstrator. There is always so much to do, classes, parties, demonstrations, and so much more. And of course swapping, trading cards or card fronts (just to save on paper). I have a total of 150 swaps so will be coming home with 150 different cards and ideas. This is just one of them I did last minute using leftover cut cardstock from a class last week.

starburst cupcakeIt's a little blurry but in a rush this morning to catch that plane so am just going with it. I used the new Ronald McDonald House Charities stampset, Sprinkles of life for the cupcake and the paper from the Cherry on Top paper stack. It was fun to make and I will come back with some instructions next week for you.

Have a great day,

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Awesomely Artistic Dragonfly

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So here's the swap I did for convention using the little dragonfly.

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I used the stamp set Awesomely Artistic.

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To create this card cut a piece of white cardstock 2" wide and punch the end with the new Banner Triple Punch. Then lay it on top of the white panel and stamp over the two pieces. You can use repostionable tape to hold it in place if needed but I found it quite easy to just stamp while holding down one side of it. Once you have the stamping done attach the banner piece to a mat  and attach to your card base. The stamped images line up. I put it on an Early Espresso card base which is a little hard to see since I took the photo on my wood table. I added some Dazzling Diamonds Glitter to the dragonfly. I'm a glitter girl. Love it on just about everything. I have a friend who cleans my house for me and she just told me the other day she loves cleaning here because she always finds glitter.

Stamps: Awesomely Artistic

Ink: Early Espresso, Soft Sky, Pear Pizzaz, Mossy Meadow

Paper: Early Espresso, White, Soft Sky

Misc: Banner Triple Punch, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Dimensionals

Check back tomorrow and I'll show you another convention swap. And I'll be sharing some highlights from convention while I'm gone.

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Dragonflies & Butterflies

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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.

Weekly Deals & Clearance Sale

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

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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.

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Retired Stamp Sale

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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:

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Apothoocary Art

 

googly ghouls

Googly Ghouls

 

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Snow Day

 

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

Have a wonderful weekend,

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Tuesday Weekly Deals

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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.

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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.

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Happy Father’s Day

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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.

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Open House Photos

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Here are some of the treats:

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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.

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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.

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This Weeks Deals!

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Here are the newest deals good only through next Monday.

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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.

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