Endless Birthday Wishes – #imbringingbirthdaysback

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IMG_7666Everyone has a birthday at some point during the year so everyone should get a birthday cards, right?  In this post I told you about what’s going on in the world of Stampin’ Up! and Stampin’ Up! demonstrators.  We’re bringing birthdays back!  It’s fun to see how many people can wish you a happy birthday on social media and in text messages as well as emails but it’s even better to receive a card in the mail….especially a hand-made card!

I’ve joined the movement and I’m trying to stay on top of sending out birthday cards!  I’d love to  send YOU a card on your birthday.  Just email me your name, birthdate and mailing address to cindy@stampbystampcreations.com.  I’ll put you on my list.

It was Stamp-a-Stack classes this week.  In this type of class we make 15 EASY cards.  3 each of 5 different designs.  This was one of the cards we made.  I got the idea for it straight from Stampin’ Up!.  I’m pretty sure I didn’t change a thing!  I know…a shocker!

IMG_7664We used the 2014-2016 In-Colors on this card.  Each person got three different colors of card stock and they could use any color combination that they wanted.   I think most people used the same combinations that I had in my samples.

I love the Washi Tape on the card.  I really need to use more Washi Tape on my cards.  It’s so fun!

Don’t forget to send my your birthdate so I can send you a birthday card!  Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

3″ x 3″ Thursday: Grateful Bunch

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IMG_7717So simple.  So cute.  I know I’ve said this before but I love 3″ x 3″ notes.  They’re fun to design and they’re easy to make.

I like designing them because you don’t have to worry about filling such a big area.  That’s probably why my favorite new card size is      4 1/4″ x 4 1/4″.

This little card was especially simple.  Ok…most of my 3″ x 3″ cards are the same basic design:  card, popped-up layer, focal point.  One of these days I will try something new but you know the saying….”if it ain’t broke don’t fix it”!  This design works for me so I use it.  At least I use different stamp sets on the cards.  🙂

I’m getting excited.  One week from today Stampin’ Up!’s On Stage event begins!  Woo Hoo!  I can’t wait to see all of the fabulous things they will show us and best of all….see the new catalog!  Did I say “Woo Hoo” yet?  🙂

Do you follow me on Facebook?  It will probably be the best way to keep on top of the crazy things my friends and I will be doing next week.  Here’s the link.   Just “like” my page and you’ll be able to follow all of our fun at On Stage Live.

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Bye Bye Weekly Deals!

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WeeklyDeals_Share-1_Apr0516_NAOh no!  The weekly deals will be gone starting April 18th!  If you love a deal be sure to check out today’s deals here or below.  There are TONS of them!  (The Rose Garden Thinlits are on the list!  Get them now!  I LOVE them!)

Stampin’ Up! started the weekly deals because of excess inventory they wanted to get rid of.  Now they have a new system on the demonstrator web site where we can see what there is excess of so we can promote it and they’ve come up with a better system of dealing with inventory so they don’t have so many excess products.

Don’t miss out on these last few weeks of Weekly Deals!  Don’t worry though.  They are replacing Weekly Deals with a less frequent but better promotion called Special Offers. These Special Offers will occur every few months as inventory allows (the goal is still to reduce overstocked inventory) with more products and discount tiers than Weekly Deals.

Oh…and speaking of deals!  Don’t forget to check out the Clearance Rack!  They’ve added some fun new items from the last Holiday Catalog!  Remember those fun Shaker Cards?  They’re on clearance now!

Don’t miss out!  Check out all of these great deals today!  Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Balloon Builder Dancer

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Balloon Builders Dancer.0416TSC!  Too Stinkin’ Cute!  Can you believe that someone figured out how to make a cute little dancer from different balloon pieces?

This Balloon Builder stamp set is pretty amazing.  There are SO many different type of creatures that can be made with it.  I saw this little ballerina on Pinterest and knew I had to make it.

Today is my goddaughter Marissa’s birthday (she’s 15!) and she’s a dancer.  This little dancer is perfect for her!  I hope she likes her card!

I really had fun making this card.  I just wish my little ballerina wasn’t bow-legged though.  Ha!  I really need to find the time to sit down some more with this stamp set and make me some critters!  What would be the first critter you’d make?  I think I’m going to have to try the flamingo on page 14 of the Occasions Catalog.

Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!

Look What I Have!!!

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IMG_7739Look what came in the mail yesterday!  I received my name tag for Stampin’ Up!’s upcoming On Stage event!  Woo Hoo!

The On Stage event is what used to be convention.  They’ve changed the name as well as the timing of their events.  The event I’ll be attending in about a week and a half is a multiple day event.  It starts on Thursday afternoon and ends at noon on Saturday.

There will be demonstrations on stage, classes, swapping and best of all….we’ll be able to get our little hands on the new catalog coming out June 1st!  Woo Hoo!  I won’t be able to share it with you until June but I can tell you about it and how fabulous it is.  🙂

I really look forward to these events.  I get to get away for a few days and hang out with my peeps!  We always have a great time.  Maybe you’d like to join us for the next event…..just join my team!  🙂

Have a wonderful day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

 

Shine!

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IMG_7611What a perfect card for Colorado!  You can count on sunshine here almost any day of the year.  It’s great!  Sure we can get snow into May but most days you can count on sunshine.  🙂

Doesn’t this card just make you smile?  With the bright yellow and the sunburst how can you not at least have a little grin on your face?

If you’re wondering how I made a perfect sun like this let me share my secret….the Sunburst Thinlit!  Yep!  I just die cut the sunburst design and then I center my Circle Framelit around the solid part of the Sunburst Thinlit to make my sun.  Pretty tricky, eh?  (I’m showing 140617 (2)my Minnesota roots with that comment!)

As you can see I’m using my favorite new accessory…the Candy Dots again.  They’re just so fun!  The only problem I have with them is when I want to use them in a class.  You only get 10 of each color in a package so if I have 10 people at class I need 4 packages of Candy Dots and then I have all of the other colors left over.  Maybe I need to plan a class around a package of Candy Dots so each person gets their own package….hmmm……

I’m all prepped for my classes next week and have got a good start on my swaps.  Hopefully I can get a lot more done today.  Wish me luck!  Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Apple of My Eye

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IMG_7624Happy April Fool’s Day!  No pranks from this girl.  It’s just too much work to come up with something creative.  Ha!

I’d rather use my creativity designing a card or in the case of today’s card, copying someone else’s creativity!  I think on this card I only added a layer or two and the candy dots in the corners.

Yes, I’m liking the candy dots.  They work really well for filling in white space which you know I have a problem with.  I always use a little tiny drop of liquid glue under my candy dots to make sure they stick.  They have adhesive on the back of them but they don’t always stick.

You can’t tell from the picture but I used my Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush to add a little sparkle to the lemons.  It really made a difference on the card.  Have you used the Wink of Stella brushes yet?  They’re great and fun to use.

I have a busy stamping weekend ahead of me.  I need to finish prepping for next week’s Stamp-a-Stack classes as well as work on my swaps for convention in a few weeks.  I also need to start thinking about the stamp camp my team is putting on right after convention.  Yikes!  I better get busy!  What’s on your schedule?  Anything fun?

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

3″ x 3″ Thursday: Endless Thanks

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IMG_7683Thank you!  Thank you!  Thank you!  We never say this enough do we?  I am blessed and have so much to be thankful for including all of you!

This little 3″ x 3″ note is one that I recently enclosed with my customer’s orders.  I try to enclose a note whenever they place an order.

This little note includes a few of by new favorite things.  Ok…they “things” aren’t that new but they’re new as my favorites.  🙂

I’m in love with the font in the Endless Thanks stamp set.  There’s just something about it.  I’m also in love with the Watermelon Wonder color.  I don’t think it will actually take over Melon Mambo as my absolute favorite Stampin’ Up! color but it comes close.  What is your favorite Stampin’ Up! color?

Speaking of colors….don’t forget that the 2014-2016 In-Colors will be leaving us at the end of May.  Now is the time to stock up on these colors (especially the ink refills!) before the Retired List comes out.  Don’t miss out!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Sale-a-bration: Metallics Glitter Tape

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Fabulous Four.0316Have you checked out Sale-a-bration’s  Metallics Glitter Tape yet?  If not, you better hurry….it’s only available for a few more day!

The Metallics Glitter Tape comes in Gold, Silver and White and you get a roll of each when you choose it for your FREE Sale-a-bration item.  The fun thing about the white glitter tape is that you can actually color it!  Check out the video below to see how easy it is to do!

I used the Silver Glitter Tape on my card.  I used it for the silver strips on the either side of the Real Red card stock and I used it for the silver balloons.  For the balloons I first adhered a strip of tape to a piece of Whisper White card stock and then punched out the balloon with the Party Punch Pack balloon punch.

Let’s celebrate!  Sale-a-bration is almost over.  Don’t miss out!

Sale-a-bration: Botanicals for You

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IMG_7654It’s almost over!  Oh no!!!  There’s only a few days left of Sale-a-bration!  Have you placed your order yet?  Don’t miss out!

Today’s card is made using one of the Sale-a-bration stamp sets Botanicals for You.    I love the font on this stamp.  Isn’t it nice?   This stamp set is great because not only does it coordinate with the Sale-a-bration item Botanical Gardens Designer Vellum Stack but it also coordinates with the entire Botanical Gardens Suite in the Occasions Catalog.

The Botanical Gardens Suite in the Occasions Catalog has to be one of my favorite suites in the entire catalog.  The suite contains the stamp set, framelits, designer paper, jewels and washi tape.  Everything COORDINATES!  Woo Hoo!  You know how much I love that word!  🙂

The designer paper is GORGEOUS and you can make so many different types of flowers with the framelits.  You can see the entire suite on pages 26-27 of the Occasions Catalog.

Don’t forget to place that Sale-a-bration order!  You don’t want to miss out.  Shop now!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

I LOVE Paper Pumpkin!

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IMG_7689I received my March Paper Pumpkin Kit the other day!  Woo Hoo!  These kits are so fun and easy to make!

In the second picture to see everything that comes in your monthly kit.  You get a set of instructions (with photos), all of the pieces and parts needed for your projects including glue dots and adhesive strips, a mini stamp set and an ink spot (sometimes two!).

This month’s kit was called “Pocketful of Cheer” because you make 8 cards and gift card holders.  Too cute!  As I was working on this month’s kit I realized that one of the things that I really like about Paper Pumpkin is the fun color combinations that you find.  IMG_7691This month’s kit used Bermuda Bay and Cucumber Crush together.  I don’t think I would have come up with that combination on my own but I love it!  I’m definitely going to have to try it on some of my own projects!

These kits keep getting better and better.  I liked last month’s kit so much that I ordered 3 refills so I could make more!  Yep….as a Paper Pumpkin subscriber you can order refill kits for many of the kits!  These refill kits and sometimes extra kits are only available to current subscribers.

Check out this month’s video to see how easy it is to make a project.

Paper Pumpkin just celebrated their 3rd Birthday and they just sent out their 1,000,000th kit!  Wow!  To help celebrate they are including an exclusive stamp set in the April kits.  Woo Hoo!  Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin by April 10th to make sure you receive your April kit as well as the exclusive stamp set.

There are two different ways to subscribe to Paper Pumpkin.  You can either purchase a prepaid subscription or a month-to-month subscription.  Check out both methods here.  Sale-a-bration is almost over but you can not until March 31st.  Give Paper Pumpkin a try with a 3 month subscription for only $55 AND choose a FREE Sale-a-bration item.  It’s win-win!  🙂

I hope you consider Paper Pumpkin.  I think you’ll enjoy it.  I do!  Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

 

 

 

Enjoy the Little Things Project Kit

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IMG_7682Have you checked out this kit in the Occasions Catalog (pg. 33) yet?  You really need to.  I had purchased it way back in January and of course it just sat around in my craft room for the longest time.  I finally decided to put it together during classes last week and I am so glad I did!  It’s so fun!

The “cards” are easy to make and quite fun.  In the kit you get the little clip board easel and all of the paper products and accessories to make the “cards”.  You do need the Enjoy the Little Things stamp set (#140958 $17) as well as all of the inks and your own adhesive.  That’s why it’s the perfect project to make in a class with your demonstrator.  (My class is in May!)

Occasions16_p33_a (2)In the second picture here you can see all 13 of the cute “cards” that you make with the kit.

One of the great things about the kit is that all of the die-cut pieces are number by which card they go on (see instruction sheet).  This really made it easy to put things together.  I did take the organization one step further.  Before I started I placed all the pieces and parts for each card in their own cello bag.  That way I wasn’t shuffling through all the pieces every time I was looking for a specific one.  OK….I started the process with the shuffling and the got fed up with it so I organized into the cello bags.  Once I did that putting the pieces together was EASY!  There’s a color picture of each “card” in the directions so you just have to copy what you see!  There are simple written instructions for each card too.

Check out Stampin’ Up!’s video to see how easy it really is!

I would really recommend getting this kit.  It’s so fun and cute!  I can’t wait to come up with some of my own “cards” to add to the mix!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Put Your Party Pants On!

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IMG_7544There’s nothing like a spring blizzard!  We had over 12″ of heavy wet snow yesterday along with wind and white-out conditions.  The airport was closed and the highways into and out of Denver were closed.  I’m really glad I had no where to go but my warm and cozy craft room!

I didn’t actually do much crafting but that’s where I hung out.  I did a little computer work along with some reading.  I had to start rereading Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon.  I need to get ready for the second season of Outlander!  If you haven’t read Diana’s Outlander Series you really need to.  They’re fantastic!  The series on Starz is great too.

Luckily I was actually on top of things this week and got birthday cards out prior to Wednesday.  I don’t think I would have wanted to walk to the mailbox yesterday.  My son’s birthday was on Tuesday and yesterday there were three birthdays that I sent cards for.  A niece, a nephew and a friend.  Then my daughter-in-law’s birthday is on Saturday.  That’s a lot of birthdays in one week!  Oh…I even remembered to mail out a few Easter cards!  🙂

If you have as many birthdays as this to celebrate the Sale-a-bration stamp set Party Pants is perfect for you.  Cute balloons and fun sayings.  Don’t wait though.  March 31st is the last day of Sale-a-bration.  After that these fun items will not be available.  Don’t miss out!  Place that order today!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Weekly Deals

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Did you know that Stampin’ Up! has Weekly Deals?  They do!  Every week there are 4 – 6 items that are on sale.  Who doesn’t love a sale?  This week they have some pretty good stuff on sale.  In fact, my very favorite punch is on sale this week.  The Curvy Corner Punch is on sale!  Woo Hoo!  I just may pick up a second one to have on hand…

There are also some great accessories on sale this week.  Pearl Basic Jewels and the White Perfect accents.  I’ll be doing a little stocking up this week too!

You can check out this week’s great deals here or check them out below.  Just don’t miss out!  Add them to that order you’ve been thinking about placing to bump it up to $50 so that you can get that FREE Sale-a-bration item.  Don’t forget that Sale-a-bration ends next week. Oh, no!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Barnyard Babies Easter Cards

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Barnyard Babies.0316I was looking for something on my shelf of stamps and my eyes stopped on the Barnyard Babies stamp set.  The little light bulb went off and I knew I had to make some cute little Easter notes with the stamps.

Didn’t they turn out cute?  I just love the little critters in this stamp set and they’re the perfect size for a little 3″ x 3″ note.  Won’t these be perfect for a little Easter gift?

I can’t believe that Easter is almost here.  I realize that it’s pretty early this year but still…..those 6 weeks of Lent went by pretty darn fast!  I should probably start thinking about getting all those Easter cards I made in the mail!  Concept…right?  🙂

What type of foods do you make for Easter?  We gather with the neighbors and everyone brings something.  My job is the “Easter Potatoes”.  They’re the hash brown casserole with corn flakes on top….everyone’s favorite.  Ham and Easter Potatoes.  What else could you want for a meal?

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!