Retiring Stamp Sets

Wow... It has been entirely too long since I have posted! Please forgive me. I've got some new cards that I'd like to post too, but I haven't had the time to do it!

Well, it's that time of the year again, it's time for the old stamps to head off into the sunset in preparation for new stamps. Please let me know if you can't download or pull up the lists of retiring stamps. I'd be happy to email them to you!

And here are the retiring accessories... Keep in mind that if they have a star (asterisk) on the far right hand they are not actually retiring, just being reconfigured.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions!

The Latest 5 for $5 Cards

I'm sorry the pictures are not the best quality, I didn't have my regular camera with me, so these are from my phone! I just love this new stamp set called Bring On The Cake, it has great sayings as well as some pictures intertwined with wording. It's a great set. You may want to think about investing in it!

This card was made with Basic Gray, Blushing Bride, and Whisper White cardstock, Basic Gray and Blushing Bride ink. All stamps are found in the Bring On The Cake set!

I actually really, really like this card. It's very simple and it was pretty easy for everyone to put together. I used Marina Mist, Very Vanilla cardstock, Elegant Soirée Designer Series Paper, Marina Mist ink, Always Elegant and Bring On The Cake stamp sets.

I just love this card layout... It's probably familiar because I used it for the Things I Love set some time ago, but I just love the layout! I used Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette, Basic Black, and Natural White cardstock, Basic Black and Melon Mambo ink, Basic Rhinestones, Simply Said and Afterthoughts (Hostess)stamp sets.

Here is another CASE'd card, the creator I copied from is Renae Lyon. She did a beautiful job making this card look SO elegant! It is just Basic Black and Whisper White Cardstock, Basic Black ink, Black Satin ribbon, and of course it uses the Elements of Style stamp set!

I CASE'd this card that Zeva Cho made, hers was a 4x4 card, and I just made this one a standard 1/4 page. This card was/is incredibly simple, and a great two step stamping set! I just used Naturals White cardstock, celery grosgrain ribbon, Concord Crush, Pear Pizzaz, and Peach Parfait ink.

Christmas Stamp-A-Stack Cards

Here are 4 of the 5 cards that I have put together for the Christmas Stamp-A-Stack. Most have been cased, please forgive me for not being able to note where I CASEd them from!

I"ll try to add the descriptions later! It's been a long week!

September Promotion!

September 1-October 18, 2010, or while supplies last

New recruits who join the Stampin' Up! family as a demonstrator during the promotion period will receive a FREE craft tote (valued at $39.95) with the purchase of their Starter Kit.

I have this tote and LOVE it! If there is ANY part of you that would like to be a demonstrator, and make a little extra money on the side, jump at this offer! You can sign up to be a demonstrator through my website, just contact me for my password! I think you will love being a demonstrator and get paid to do what you love!

My Princess Card!

I am SO in love with this card! I referenced the new Color Coach for my color combination! It's using Concord Crush and Pale Plum cardstock and ink, Always Elegant stamp set, and the new Basic Rhinestones. I so want to make dozens of this card!

Special Rejoin Starter Kit Offer - Ends July 31st!

So sorry! I totally forgot to post this!

During the month of July, any former Stampin' Up! demonstrator* can rejoin Stampin' Up! for only $35! To inform them of this special offer, demonstrators who have left over the past three years will receive either an e-mail or a postcard inviting them to take advantage of this special offer.

The Rejoin Starter Kit Contains:

* 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog (8)
* 2010 Summer Mini Catalog (8)
* Guest invitation postcards (100)
* Customer order forms (50)
* 2010-2011 Definitely Decorative catalog (1)
* Celebrando Creatividad (1)
* Two months free Demonstrator Business Web Services (DBWS) subscription

*Only demonstrators who resigned on or before March 31, 2010, are eligible for this offer.

My Stampin' Up! Story...

I remember the day that my friend invited me to her Stampin’ Up! workshop. She pulled out a little goody bag that the demonstrator gave her for booking a workshop; there were a few ribbons, papers, brads included to get her hooked. That’s how I saw it anyways! She invited me to come and my exact words to her were, “I’ll come because I’m your friend, but I am not crafty.” She looked a little disappointed, but agreed that I should just come anyways, I might enjoy myself!

I went home and told my husband that I was going to this stamping party and that I wasn’t particularly thrilled about it. He rolled his eyes at me, knowing full well how well I stuck to my hobbies.

The night of the party came and I pulled a $20 bill out of the ATM, looked my husband in the eye and told him I wouldn’t spend any more than that and off I went! I watched the demonstrator demonstrate the cards, and it was fun and neat, but I was still not convinced that it was for me. Then it came to the make and take. It was a neat little pencil holder, since it was back to school time, made with Brilliant Blue and Green Galore the Bug Builder set and matching wheel. We used sticky strip and the crimper to keep the bottom of the pencil holder together. I remember being slightly nervous to touch the wheel to the cardstock, knowing that what I was about to do was permanent. I couldn’t mess it up, even though I had no idea who I was going to give the pencil holder to!

I finally just went for it, put the wheel to the cardstock, it wasn’t straight but it was fun! As soon as I put the finishing touches on the holder I figured I had to at least get the wheel. I put the wheel, the handle and the ink cartridge on my order form and had maybe two dollars left over. Then the darn demonstrator asked if anyone would be interested in being a hostess. Still to this day I am not sure what came over me, but my hand shot up and I picked a date and booked a workshop.
My workshop was a month or two later, as soon as I opened my box of goodies when it arrived I knew I had to be a demonstrator. I waited till the next February and as soon as I had the money in my pocket I signed up. More than five years later here I am, still loving stamping and enjoy making friends, and making a little money on the side!

New Cards from My Last Workshop!

This is a really simple card, but I am SO in love with it!

Stamp Set: Upsy Daisy
Paper: Naturals White, Daffodil Delight
Ink: Versamark
Ribbon: Daffodil Delight 1/8" taffeta (obviously I love this ribbon, as you'll see!)
Stampin' Pastels for the color on the Versamark