An AMAZING sale on some AMAZING products!

For 9 days only, Stampin' Up! has announced a spectacular sale which includes discounts of up to 50% off current items and free shipping on orders over $150 (and don't forget the free hostess products you'll also receive for orders over $150!!!) WOW!  What a deal!  And just in time for some Christmas shopping!

Click here for the full list of on-sale products and then click here to start shopping online or contact me to place an order!

Hurry hurry hurry!  This deal ends November 30th!!!

"Thankful" Banner

Hello friends!  Here is a Thanksgiving banner I made for my fireplace mantle using the Day of gratitude stamp set and the custom ink pad technique we did in club last month.  The banner was completely inspired by a fall banner I saw at the St. George Regional made by SU's #1 Demonstrator of the year, Kimberly Van Diepen!

Here are each of the banner pieces close up... I have provided a list of primary supplies at the end of this post!

(Your eyes are not deceiving you.... the ribbon above and below has been dyed in Cajun Craze and More Mustard! Stay tuned for a video tutorial on this soon.... for those who attend my club workshop, we'll be learning how to do this on Sunday!)

My favorite aspect of this project was the gathering techniques for the ribbon!  (Another technique I'll be demoing in my club workshop this weekend!) ;o)

Another custom dyed ribbon in More Mustard:

Here's just a quick look at what each banner piece looked like at the beginning... After stamping my images using my custom ink pad, I sprayed three layers of my custom Smooch Spritz colors:  1) a liberal spraying of Crumb Cake, 2) A couple of squirts of Soft Suede, 3) one spritz of Early Espresso. 

After the pieces dried, I distressed the edges and inked them with some crumb cake.

Here are the primary supplies and colors used for the project:

• Stamp Sets:  Day of Gratitude, Define Your Life
• Cardstock/Ink Colors:  Naturals White, Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Old Olive
• DSP:  Autumn Spice
• Punches:  2-1/2" circle, Scallop Edge Border Punch
• Big Shot dies: Alphabet Simple Letters Stampin' Up! Bigz Die

I also used a big variety of our ribbons, buttons, and other hardware to put the finishing touches on this project.  If you have any questions at all about them, please ask! :o)  

Thanks for looking, and I hope you have been inspired to make your very own Thanksgiving banner!

Who wants $310 in stampin' supplies for just $87.50?!?

What do you call it when you get over $310 in crafting and business supplies for only $87.50? You can call it an amazing deal, but we’re calling it an amazing opportunity! From November 15-30, you can purchase either our Standard or Digital+ Starter Kits at 50 percent off the regular retail price of $175 (plus free shipping!), and enjoy these great benefits as a Stampin’ Up!® demonstrator.  

• Earn additional income while sharing creativity.
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• Receive a free subscription to an exclusive monthly magazine.
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• Early sneak-peeks and pre-ordering from mini catalogs and the IBC (Pre-ordering for the Occasions mini begins December 1, and the catalog is already on the demonstrator site!)
• Our annual Sale-a-Bration event is right around the corner, which means even more opportunities of free goodies!

I would love you to join my team of Scrap n' Stamp Divas!  

THIS IRRESISTIBLE OFFER IS ONLY AVAILABLE UNTIL NOVEMBER 30, 2010, SO CONTACT ME BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE!  

If you've already made the decision, you can go here and use my password VJF0509 to sign up using this amazing deal from Monday, November 15 - Tuesday November 30th!!  As soon as I get the notice, you'll hear from me very soon to get access to the Scrap N' Stamp Divas page and more!!! 


Download the promotion flyer here!

Baby Shower Invitations

I recently made 40 of these cuties for a family friend... I love doing this cute and simple card style!

I used the Fox & Friends stamp set and the following color scheme (for a boy): Bashful Blue, Crumb Cake, So Saffron, Certainly Celery and Peach Parfait.

The card-base is simple enough... Run a folded piece of card stock through the Big Shot using the large Scallop Circle die then run the front of the card through again using the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder!