Weekly Deal

Must share this week's weekly deal!  I am putting in a group order this week so don't hesitate to contact me if there's anything you'd like to nab!

Also, don't forget to register for Sweet and Simple class this month!  As usual it's on the last Thursday of the month (March 27th this month).  What's not usual is that we're going to make 6 cards instead of 4 as part of my sale-a-bration finale festivities!  Come on out !  Please RSVP so I have the right amount of supplies.  Here's a sneak peek...

Sale-a-bration almost gone???

I can't believe it! Only two weeks left to take advantage of the special sale-a-bration deals! Whether you choose to host, join, or shop, there are perks for you!

The special saleabration freebie gifts from Stampin Up will be gone March 31st. Did you collect them all yet?

Here's a glamorous card using the You're Lovely stamp set.  Elegance factor was taken up a notch with the rich looking gold sequin trim and gold foil vellum and gold foil paper.

Don't forget about the weekly deals!  Shop online today!

Beautifully made by hand

Nothing compares to the handmade touch.

Check out this pretty card using the beautiful baroque embossing folder and the saleabration You're lovely stamp set. Some pink pirouette ribbon and coloring of the flower finishes it off.

Speaking of the handmade touch, our little guy (age 6) has become the little letter writer. Here's a note he's written to us:

I guess he gets his note writing skills honestly. I was cleaning out my daughters lunch bag and found this note my husband had slipped into her bag:

A handwritten note or card is precious. So much more meaningful than a text or email.  Why not drop a note to someone you love today? I'm sure it will be a blessing.

Stampin' Up Pop N Cuts playtime

There are so many things that I love about my monthly technique classes. It's a personal challenge to create projects and techniques that I have never done before. It's also fun to share what I've learned with others and see their own pride with their creations.  Frankly sometimes when I am preparing for stamp class I get so excited with what we are making that I do a little happy dance. I might even clap! Smile.

Anyway, enough about my happy stamping experiences. I want to share a couple of the projects we did at technique class this past month. 

We played with the Pop N Cuts die.  We learned how to properly place the deco label insert into the die so we get this cool pop out effect.

The You're Lovely stamp set is so pretty. Remember it's free with a $60 purchase during saleabration.

Technique class projects are always a little more multi-step than my basic card class. If you look closely at the card above, we heat embossed the images and there was also some dry embossing with the argyle embossing folder and a little of the pool party twine from saleabration.

The Pop N Cuts die base can also be used in many different ways. This is what convinces me to buy it. I didn't even glance at it when it first came out in the catalogue. Then I went to convention...everyone seemed to be making cute little things with it. Okay! Fine! I will buy it. Here's one of the ideas...it's a gift card holder

I love the fact that the die makes little slits that the decorative corners can slide into.

Once you roll it through the big shot, score at 1", 3 3/4" and 8 1/2"

Come check out my technique class! First Monday of the month. 10 am or 7:00 pm. RSVP for the next one on march 3rd!