August News

Morning All,
I am super excited to share Stampin Up's latest news! Today they released another of their "Best of" series and its "Best of Halloween!!" My favorite!! Click here for the link to the flyer.

Some things to remember:

• All Best of stamp sets will include 3-5 images, including a never-before seen image, and will be priced at $14.95.
• While we are releasing just one Best of stamp set per month (with a new theme each month), all of the Best of sets will be available until March 31, 2014.
• A new flyer will be released every month for each new Best of set.
• All Best of stamp sets are available in Clear-Mount only.

Another great announcement is that the Holiday Catalog is now available to view and order from!!!

It is filled with great holiday ideas as well as all the new Stampin Up products you need for your holiday crafting!!

                              Click here for the online flipbook

                              Click here for a list of the Stampin Supplies

                              Click here for the online PDF of the catalog

In this new catalog Stampin Up has some interactive apps for your smartphone! I cant wait to try it out!! Have a great day!

Karin 

Disney Thank You

Hi All!
Sorry for the silence this week. We went away to Disney! Lots of fun as always!! Now back to reality but first I needed to make a quick thank you card for my cat and house sitter so of course I went for a Disney theme.

I used circle punches to make the Mickey head and middle of the tie, which made this a breeze! A quick thank you sentiment and I was done! Hope she likes it! Thanks for stopping by!

Karin 

This and That

Evening All,
Wanted to write a quick post about all the latest happenings at Stampin Up. First they are offering a great deal for anyone who is considering signing up (love that I did!).

 Offer: New recruits get to pick one of four project kits for free in addition to their starter kit when they join Stampin' Up! Dates: July 15-August 31, 2013
Kit Options:
The first three project kits are from the holiday catalog and the last option is from the annual catalog

Option	Kit Description	Item	Total Value
1	Build a Banner Simply Created Kit AND Halloween Banner Simply Created Accessory Kit	133507 132698	$29.90
2	Build a Banner Simply Created Kit AND Christmas Banner Simply Created Accessory Kit	133507 132697	$29.90
3	Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Kit	133463	$19.95
4	Tag a Bag Bundle AND Tag a Box Bundle	131371 131372	$22.45

Stampin Up is also making it easier to add the new markers to your collection!


In the 2013-2014 annual catalog, we offer the Stampin' Write Marker New Color Kit (item 130034, page 163) to help you update your Many Marvelous Marker pack. Now, we've sweetened the deal. For a limited time, from June 26 until October 31, you can buy any of the new colors in the pack or on their own! Go ahead, fill in the missing pieces in your collection or buy the whole lot.

ITEM	PRICE	DESCRIPTION
130034	$28.95	Stampin' Write Marker New Color Kit Bermuda Bay, Blushing Bride, Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry, Island Indigo, Pear Pizzazz, Pool Party, Smoky Slate, Soft Sky, Wisteria Wonder
131899	$3.50	Bermuda Bay Stampin' Write Marker
131265	$3.50	Blushing Bride Stampin' Write Marker
131902	$3.50	Calypso Coral Stampin' Write Marker
131901	$3.50	Crushed Curry Stampin' Write Marker
131905	$3.50	Island Indigo Stampin' Write Marker
131266	$3.50	Pear Pizzazz Stampin' Write Marker
131904	$3.50	Pool Party Stampin' Write Marker
131898	$3.50	Smoky Slate Stampin' Write Marker
131900	$3.50	Soft Sky Stampin' Write Marker
131903	$3.50	Wisteria Wonder Stampin' Write Marker Lots of great happenings! Have a great night! Karin

Pals Paper Arts

Hi All,
I wanted to share another Christmas card I was able to make this morning before running off to the gym. I had gone on over to Pals Paper Arts and was inspired by their sketch (as usual):

 

Here is what I came up with:

 

This sketch was perfect for my strips of my Holly Berry DP. A quick punch out with the square punch to make my pennant's and a sentiment from Christmas Lodge and I was done! Fun! Have a great day!

Karin 



Another freshly made Christmas!!

Evening All,
I was able to get a little time to myself tonight after work to check out the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches :

I knew I could use up some of my precut pieces AND have another card for my stash! Check it out:



I used some of my Holly Berry DP on a base of Wild Wasabi, Early Espresso and Very Vanilla. Some Cherry Cobbler bakers twine and a sentiment from Short and Sweet and I was done! Fun! Have a great night!
Karin

Use your scraps

Hi All,
Well once again I was able to gather enough energy after work to make another Christmas card for my Great Aunt. This heat and poor air conditioning at work is a killer!! Anyway, I have a pile of scraps I have had put aside that I keep meaning to put together so I made sure I used them and I am very happy that I did! Check it out:

I had this cool oval I punched out of some Holly Berry paper that I thought I would use for "something" and I felt like it worked perfectly for this! I used a base of Cherry Cobbler, a layer of Early Espresso that I heat embossed the tree from the Christmas Lodge on and then added the oval. A little burlap ribbon and a pearl and I was done! Check another one off the list! Have a great night and stay cool!
Karin

Mojo Monday on a Tuesday

Hi All,
Got home from work today and decided that I would post a card I made based on the sketch over at Mojo Monday :

 

As I am quickly running out of time (believe it or not!) to make my relatives Christmas cards I thought I should get a move on and add to the meager collection I have been able to make.



Here is what I came up with:

I am awaiting some of my new toys from the Holiday Mini and thought I would use some old favorites before playing with the new! I used the Festival of Prints DP with layers of Cherry Cobbler that had been run through the Tulips EF and some Lucky Limeade ribbon I had. The stocking is from the now retired Open Sleigh and the greeting is from Petite Pairs. Now I can check another one off my list! Have a great day!\

Karin