PPA 287

I love these colors for this week's Pals Paper Arts challenge by Katy McGloin!  I ended up making two cards with these colors.  I inked up my What I Love set from Sale-a-Bration.  I paired it with Thoughts and Prayers because I needed a Thinking of You/Get Well card for someone at work.  I also used the pretty Wildflower dsp also from Sale-a-Bration.  The stamp set and dsp were FREE!!  I love this time of year!

Here is my second card.  

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PPA 286

I made this for the Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge.  I love the sketch, but had a little difficulty with it.  I am not great at cutting angles!  It was a tiny bit off so I just cut a strip of  Hello Honey to put over it.  And, yes, I realized after I used Hello Honey, that the dsp lists Delightful Dijon.  Oh well, it doesn't look too off, does it?!   The card is a thank you for a male host for a class I recently had.  You should go over and see what the other designers came up with!  They're awesome.

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PPA 285

I made this for the Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge. Isn't this color combination delicious?!   I had a new stamp set just waiting to be inked up and I thought these pretty flowers would look great with Watermelon Wonder and Blushing Bride.  I hope you'll go and check out all of the gorgeous creations at Pals Paper Arts! Or better still, why don't you join us in the challenge? ** edited to add:  Ooooops!  I used Blushing Bride instead of Pink Pirouette!

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You've Got This

I made this for a good friend of mine who is close to the end of her radiation treatments.  The pretty flower stamp set is a FREE stamp from Sale-a-Bration called "What I Love".  It has a great "thank you" but I really needed another sentiment for this card.  That's what I love (pardon the pun) about having a variety of stamp sets to mix and match!

"What I Love" is a three-step stamping set.  It's very simple.  You start with a light color and gradually add layers in darker colors.  It's easy and looks like you did some amazing techniques to get there. Please let me know what you think!

p.s.  If you don't know what Sale-a-Bration is, it is a catalog of FREE products.  For every $50 you spend, you get to choose a FREE item!  This runs from January 5 - March 31.  Click here to check out the catalog:  Sale-a-Bration.

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Paper Pumpkin Deal - SALE, SALE, SALE!!

Don't forget, during Sale-a-Bration, Paper Pumpkin prepaid subscriptions are on sale.  It's $55 for a three-month subscription and you get to choose a FREE item from the amazing Sale-a-Bration catalog!   Just click in the Stampin' Up! store link below to place an order.  Enter item  #137859 for a three-month subscription. You will be prompted to add your free item from the Sale-a-Bration catalog.  That's it!  Now, you can save even more by choosing the 12-month option! You would choose FOUR free items and you'd be saving $24!!   Just enter  #137861 .

You will receive an email with a code.  You will then go to Paper Pumpkin to set up an account and enter the code in the Promotional Code box.   If you are a current Paper Pumpkin customer, you will just log in and enter the code.  You'll see the 3 or 12 month credit in your account.   Don't hesitate to contact me with any questions!

you will just enter the code you will receive

PPA 283

I love this color combination for the Pals Paper Arts color challenge!  I just got a big box from Mr. Brown and it was perfect timing!  I pulled out a piece of It's My Party dsp, inked up the Balloon Celebration stamp set and went to work.   I'm not sure if you can see the shimmery balloons.  I colored them with the clear Wink of Stella pen which is now available through Stampin' Up!  Let me know what you think, and please join us if you can!

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PPA 282

What a great way to start the new year!  Love this nice clean sketch!  I had a couple of pieces of this pretty dsp sitting on my table so I decided to put them to work.  The paper and stamps are from the Occasions 2016 Catalog which goes live January 5!  Let me know what you think. Please go over to Pals Paper Arts and join us if you can!

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Occasions and Sale-a-Bration!!

The time has come!  The Stampin' Up! Occasions and Sale-a-Bration catalogs are live!  For every $50 you spend in any catalog (Occasions, Annual), you can choose a FREE item in the Sale-a-Bration catalog.  There are some cute papers and stamps to choose from!

If you are a Paper Pumpkin subscriber or you would like to try it out, you can purchase a prepaid three month subscription for $55 ($5 savings) and earn a FREE Sale-a-Bration item!  If you decide to treat yourself to a 12-month subscription ($24 savings), you can choose four FREE items!!

If you decide to spend $100 to choose 2 FREE Sale-a-Bration items, you really should consider purchasing the starter kit for $99 and get the best deal of all....DURING SALE-A-BRATION (Jan. 5 – March 31), you’ll receive up to $155 in your choice of products with the $99 Starter Kit.  That’s up to $56 FREE!  You do not have to hold classes and you will not have any further obligation.  You will get a discount of 30% on your first order after the starter kit.  You will also get free shipping on the starter kit.  Please contact me if you are interested and I can give you all of the details!

And if that is not enough, the weekly deals are listed below.  Yes, you can buy them as part of your $50.

I know I've thrown a lot at you.  Please feel free to email me with any questions at all!  I'd be happy to talk by phone, or email or message, if you prefer!  No pressure.  

Many thanks

Sorry I've been MIA.  It's been crazy during the holidays.  We had a great Christmas and New Years! We are still waiting for our grandson to arrive.  We thought it would be before the new year but that didn't happen.  His due date is tomorrow so hopefully he will arrive before I have to go back to work!

I made this to thank a friend for helping me out.  I used the Woodland Embossing folder.  I got inspiration from the talented stampers on Pinterest.  There are lots of fun ways to use this!  For mine, I sponged on some Lost Lagoon ink (toward the trees) and then on the rest of the sky areas I used Pool Party.  Then I stamped the Wonderland trees in Mellow Moss on top of that.  I carefully put my paper in the folder and send through the Big Shot.  I love the result.  You can experiment with lots of colors!

For the snowflake, I started with a wooden element, pressed it on a Versamark ink pad and then embossed with Pool Party embossing powder.  I dusted with a glittery embossing powder for some sparkle.  I know it's hard to see the glitter here. You have to be careful not to over heat.  I did see a little bit of smoke when I wasn't paying attention.  I do love the embossed snowflakes, then again, I just plain love snowflakes!

I plan on dusting off my craft room and getting back to a regular schedule, but I'm on call to take care of my granddaughter when the baby arrives.  Hope to be back soon!

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Weekly Deals

Awesome deals!  I love the Be A Star set.  It's very versatile.  Just click to shop.

PPA 280

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This is such a cute and easy sketch. I kept my card really simple as I'm short on time right now (as everyone else is).  I pulled out some pretty dsp and called it a day!

Is everyone ready for Christmas?  I'm getting there but I still have a few loose ends and then I can start the wrapping.  I can't say the same for my cards.  I keep saying that I'm not sending, but I have always sent Christmas cards and I can't seem to let it go.  I might have to buy a box or two.  I only have a  handful of handmade on my desk.

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Weekly Deals

Check out these weekly deals, while supplies last, from December 15-21.  This designer series paper is my favorite ever!!

PPA 279

It was easy to play along with this pretty Christmas combination from the Pals Paper Arts Color challenge!  I am way behind on Christmas cards.  I don't even think I will send them out, or maybe I'll do a combination of store bought (gasp!) and handmade.  I kept mine simple.  I love the ornament framelits in gold!  I used a Paper Pumpkin sentiment and the fancy dot embossing folder for some texture.

We would love for you to join us in this challenge!  Go to Pals Paper Arts.

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Year End Sale!

There are lots of little items that Santa could leave in your stocking.  Just sayin'!  Click the photo to shop.

BIG Sale Tomorrow!!

Stay tuned, there is a BIG sale starting tomorrow.   Get your list ready to go.  This is "while supplies last"!!   Click on the photo to shop starting December 10.

Weekly Deals - December 8 - 14

If you've wanted to try out the new Precision Plate, now is the time!!  Just click the photo to shop.

PPA 278

Pals Paper Arts

Just a quick little Christmas card for the Pals Paper Arts color challenge. I love this combination but the creative juices weren't flowing! I'm still really busy with my craft fair items and I had to take a little bit of time for Cyber Monday.  I love online shopping!!  Back to the workshop!  Please feel free to join us in this fun challenge!

p.s.  I felt the need for those cute little Crushed Curry stars 

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Weekly Deals - December 1

Mint Macaron is one of my favorite colors!  And I think I will be grabbing that Go Wild paper.  I've been eyeballing it for a while.  Just click the photo to shop.  Don't forget to check out the retiring products while you're there!

Weekly Deals - November 24-November 30

Here are some awesome weekly deals for you!  And you can shop the Online Extravaganza as well! Just click on the pictures.

I also want to say thank you to the anonymous person who placed an order with me.  I truly appreciate it!  If you click on "do not contact" I cannot see your name and address.  I love to send out thank you cards for orders and I can't do that in this case. I promise never to hound anyone!  I wouldn't like it done to me, so I would not do that.  I just like to say thanks for your business!

Stampin' Up! Online Extravaganza - WOW!

Check out this amazing sale that Stampin' Up! has going on!  I'm very excited about the flash sale on designer series papers (buy 3 get one FREE) and the Gift Card Punch Board (I already have the envelope punch board which I couldn't live without!).

This sale starts on November 23 and goes through the 30th, but the flash sales are for the first and second 24 hours, so don't wait!  The products are also while supplies last.  Just click to shop (on Monday)!

Click here to view:  BIG SALE!

PPA 276

This was a nice and easy sketch for the Pals Paper Arts challenge!  I need to get moving on Christmas cards so I made several variations of this today.  I still have a long way to go!

I started out stamping the snowflakes with Versamark and Pool Party embossing powder.  Then I did the sentiment in Versamark with white embossing powder.  I sponged Pool Party around the sentiment and a few other areas.  I then sponged with Island Indigo.  That wasn't quite dark enough to make the snowflakes pop so I grabbed what I thought was Night of Navy.  Well, I was putting it away and noticed it was a retired ink, Blue Bayou.  Oooops!  My fingers are very blue.  I finished off with the Iced Rhinestone embellishments and a basic jewel.  Please let me know what you think.

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Tempur-trees

I received an ad for Tempur-Pedic and I've been looking at it on my counter.  I would love a Tempur-pedic mattress, but I'm not ready to shell out the $3500+ dollars.  I did love the cover of their mailing though.  I decided to bring it up to my craft room to try and duplicate it.  Here's what I came up with. I stamped the trees in Whisper White and Sahara Sand (one of them is stamped half and half).  I stamped dots on one and colored in the dots on one with gold and green.I punched the trees out (two were punched smaller). Then I scored two of the trees in half and popped them with dimensionals.  I stamped the sentiment and then the snow from the Sheltering Tree set. It's very hard to see the gold in the photo.  All products are listed below.  Let me know what you think!

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Weekly Deals - Nov. 17-23

Wow, look at these awesome deals, just in time for your Christmas card making !!  Just click the photo to shop.

I am bursting with excitement over the Occasions and Sale-a-Bration catalogs!  Just got my peek this morning.  I can't wait to share projects with you!

Stampin' Up! Retiring List

Such an exciting time in the Stampin' Up! world!  The list of retiring items came out today.  If there is something you'd like, you better run!  It's while supplies last.  There are so many awesome products and you don't want to miss out.

Click here to see the list and shop:  Stampin' Up! Retiring List

Also, the Occasions and Sale-a-Bration catalogs will be coming out soon!  If you'd like me to send you a catalog (as long as you don't have a demonstrator), please email me.

PPA 275

I made this for the Pals Paper Arts color challenge.  Such a nice combination and in perfect time for Thanksgiving.  I thought I was done with my cards but then remembered another recipient!  I'd love to know what you think.  Also, please tell me what you're doing for Thanksgiving.  I am spending it at home with my immediate family.  It will be fun and relaxing!

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Weekly Deals - Nov. 10 - 16

Check out these weekly deals!  I love my snowflake punch!

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Alternative October 2015 Paper Pumpkin

I made this thank you as part of my gratitude challenge.  I used the October 2015 Paper Pumpkin kit. This is a great kit!!  It has a beautiful stamp set (can you tell I'm a sentiment girl?!!).  It's so versatile. I see myself using these stamps a lot.

I started with a Pool Party base, used the circle from the kit,  framed it with a Circle framelit in Crushed Curry, a panel of Calypso Coral on which I stamped the sentiment.  I tied some retired Pool Party ribbon around the circle, added a few White Perfect Accents (love them!). Thanks for looking and please take one sec to let me know what you think!

And please let me know if you want more information on Paper Pumpkin.  The kits have been amazing!!  They contain just about everything you need so they're great for beginners as well as seasoned stampers.

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PPA 274

I love this combination for the Pals Paper Arts color challenge!  I thought it was perfect for a Thanksgiving card but I've finished all of mine.  I then remembered that I had a November birthday coming up so that's what I made.

I pulled out the Watercolor Wings and went to work.  I realized I only had a small piece of chocolate chip paper left, so that is on my shopping list for next time.  I do love these butterflies.  They are so versatile!  I made a few extra so that I can whip out more cards later.  Thanks for looking and letting me know what you think!  Please come over to Pals Paper Arts and join us in the challenge!  We would love to see your creations.

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Thanks again...

As part of my thanks challenge, here is another using Pretty Petals designer series paper.  I love this paper.  There are so many pretty patterns.  The dotted pattern is the back side of the butterfly.  Thanks for looking!  I will be truly grateful for any comments you leave.
#sharehandmadekindness
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Weekly Deals - November 3-9

Thank YOU!

I'm participating in a challenge.  I need to send out 7 thank you cards over the next 7 days.  I tend to make a lot of thank yous so it should be easy!  I cracked open the Melon Mambo embossing powder (which I'm sorry to say is no longer available) and went to work.  Let me know what you think!
#sharehandmadekindness  
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