I need a nap.

Sorry for the slight delay.  I have projects and photos.  I just need to get the posts written.
If you signed up last week to be part of my team, you'll be getting a great box from me!

There's still time to place a qualifying Sale-A-Bration order, host your own party or join my team.
I'd love to tell you more about these options.

I'll be right back after a short nap.
ZZZZZZZzzzzzzz,
SHERRI

New Punch Style Video

I hope your week is going flying by and you've been enjoying all the Sale A Bration excitement.

I have a quick video from the Stampin' Up! home office to discuss the new punch style with you.  This may be old news to some of you, but if you haven't watched this clip before, check it out!

Have a great Wednesday and I'll see you tomorrow!

Happy Sale-A-Bration!

It's here!  I think Bing got it all wrong!  This is the most wonderful time of the year.

Click here to see the products!


For every $50 in product you spend, you earn 1 FREE selection from this awesome catalog.  Some product are exclusive to sale-a-bration; you can't buy them and they'll be gone after March 31st.  Check out the paper, ribbon, home decor elements, stamps and digital downloads.
Click here to see the products!


Host a party, catalog party, workshop or class and you'll earn even MORE free product!

Hostess Bundle Details:

The Hostess Bundle includes the products found on pages 6-7 of the Sale-A-Bration brochure, including

• Fresh Vintage stamp set (wood- or clear-mount)
• Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper
• Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack

*Free shopping tote with workshop orders only; offer does not include demonstrator, customer, or online orders. Free hostess bundle with workshop, customer, or demonstrator orders; offer does not include online orders. Offers are not incremental (i.e., a hostess does not receive two totes for a $300 workshop or two bundles for an $800 workshop).

Join my team during sale-a-bration and receive free DSP for the rest of the year.  One pack EVERY month!  AWESOME!  More details...

Details:

• Chose from our Starter Kits and join during Sale-A-Bratino for just $125 (regularly $175)! You'll receive product and business supplies valued at over $340.
• FREE package of Designer Series Paper ($10.95 or less) or digital download (any price) begins the month after the new demonstrator joins Stampin' Up!  (does not include shipping and handling charges).  
• New demonstrator may alternate between Designer Series Paper and digital download each month.   
• Free paper or digital download does not include tax or shipping.
• New demonstrator must redeem her free item on a demonstrator order.  If a demonstrator chooses not to add any other items to her order besides the free Designer Series Paper, she will incur the minimum shipping charge (there are no shipping charges for digital downloads).
• Demonstrator must remain active during incentive period to be eligible for free items.

Our starter kits are created exclusively for new demonstrators, contain Stampin' Up! essentials you'll need to get started in your new business. You can choose between the standard Starter Kit and the Digital+ Starter Kit. Both Starter Kits are customizable allowing you to choose products that you want to run your business your way

The standard Starter Kit includes Four complete stamp sets (including a clear-mount set and clear-mount block) A Stampin' Around wheel, handle, and ink cartridge   Assortment of Designer Series Paper and card stock White envelopes (40) Four Classic Stampin' Pads Two Stampin' Write markers VersaMark Pad Whisper White 5/8" satin ribbon Always Bird Décor Elements and applicator Adhesives Blender pen Color Coach Cupcake Punch Stamping sponge Stampin' Scrub and Mist  Box of Idea Book & Catalogs Business forms and tools

The Digital+ Starter Kit includes My Digital Studio digital designing software His & Hers Digital Content Collection DVD One clear-mount stamp set (including a clear-mount block) Assortment of card stock Note cards and envelopes (20) Four Classic Stampin' Pads   Real Red 1/4" grosgrain ribbon Brights Designer Buttons Always Bird Décor Elements and applicator Adhesives Blender Pen Stampin' Scrub and Mist  Box of Idea Book & Catalogs Business forms and tools

Plus, if you'd like to add scrapbooking, home décor, or digital designing to your business, we also offer three optional add-ons: the Stampin' Memories add-on, the Definitely Decorative add-on, and the My Digital Studio add-on. These add-ons give you a great sampling of products you can use to showcase Stampin' Up!'s Stampin' Memories, Definitely Decorative, and digital designing lines. Talk to your demonstrator for more information.

I hope you have a wonderful Tuesday!  Take time to look over the SAB catalog, there's some great new stuff in there!  Please contact me if you need your copy of this great catalog.  

Click here to see the products!

Checkout the blog header I made using the digital downloads from Sale A Bration!   

I'll be back tomorrow, 

SHERRI

Tomorrow is The Big Day!

Happy Monday Morning!  I hope you're as excited as I am about Sale-A-Bration starting tomorrow.  It's an annual promotion that allows YOU to earn free stuff for each $50 order in product you place.  $100?  That's two freebies!  $150?  That's earning you normal hostess benefits and THREE freebies. Additional perks for hosting a party or joining my team during SAB.

I've been showing peeks all month long, and here's another snipet of the AWESOME DSP pack.

This is a CASE (Copy And Share Everything) of an earlier card I made here.  It was one card in the January birthday class I've been teaching.   There are several punches used to make this card go quickly.  Don't be afraid to reuse a great layout or substituting for things you have on-hand if you see a great card to CASE.
Which card do you like better?  This or the original??

See ya tomorrow to celebrate SAB!

Sweet Deets (all supplies Stampin' Up!):
Stamps: Loves Ones, Create a Cupcake
Ink: Island Indigo, Pool Party, Soft Suede
CS: Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Soft Suede, Whisper White
Accessories: Big Shot, Circles #2 die, 2-3/8" scallop circle punch, cupcake builder punch, glimmer paper, Everyday Enchantment DSP (SAB), vintage wallpaper embossing folder, 3/8" ruffled ribbon (pool party shown), scallop trim border punch, dimensionals

Are you ready for SALE A BRATION??

The accessories (DSP and ribbon/brad pack) in the upcoming 2012 Sale-A-Bration are amazing.  I love paper.  I love love love DSP, and I love FREE stuff.  Contact me if you need a Sale A Bration catalog or want details on how this AWESOME once-a-year deal works!  Sale-A-Bration officially starts Tuesday, 1/24!!

Here's a quick Saturday card giving you a peek at a Sale A Bration stamp set, DSP, ribbon and brad.  Look closely for all these items!  Book a workshop or catalog party NOW to start earning FREE stuff! Or...join my team!

Sweet Deets (all supplies Stampin' Up!):
Stamps: Fresh Vintage (SAB), Apothecary Art (sentiment)
Ink: Poppy Parade, Soft Suede
CS: Daffodil Delight, Whisper White
Accessories: Everyday Enchantment DSP (SAB), Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and Brad Pack (SAB)

I hope you have a great weekend!
SHERRI

Edgelits Video

I am stuck in an all day Safety Seminar today for work.  Not a fun way to spend a Friday  :( 

I have a quick video from Stampin' Up! Home Office about the new edgelits dies.

I hope you enjoyed this little clip.
I'll be back tomorrow.

Bordering on Romance - revisited

Happy Thursday.  Here's a quick card using the Bordering on Romance stamp.  I stamped in StazOn and colored the image.  I used some scrap DSP for a scrappy look.  Dimensionals are everywhere on this card.  

The card base is Old Olive, but the DSP, ribbon and main image are Pear Pizzazz.  A neat combo, separated by crisp Basic Black.  

What do you think of the different looks from the Bordering on Romance set?

Sweet Deets (all supplies Stampin' Up!):
Stamps: Bordering on Romance
Ink: StazOn
CS: Basic Black, Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White
Accessories: Pleated Satin Ribbon, Twitterpated DSP, StazOn, Stampin' Write Markers

I heart You

Happy Wednesday!  Here's a quick and easy that uses your scraps!  If you're like me, you HATE throwing out even the tiniest piece of DSP.  If you look closely, the DSP border doesn't even stretch the width of the card (and NOTICE, that's a Sale-A-Bration sneak peek.  The DSP pack is AMAZING!  More next week on SAB.  Contact me if you'd like your own copy of a SAB catalog and exclusive benefits.).

Elegance was added with (1) chantilly lace (2) half pearl.  I had the most fun using the new fashionable hearts embosslit die.  It cuts and embosses simultaneously.  I placed some of the extra hearts on the inside of the card.

Sweet Deets (all supplies Stampin' Up!):
Stamps: Apothecary
Ink: Poppy Parade
CS: Early Espresso, Poppy Parade, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Big Shot, Fashionable Hearts Embosslit Die, Chantilly Lace, SALE-A-BRATION exclusive Everyday Enchantment DSP, Timeless Type Junior Alphabet, Basic Pearls

More Mixed Bunch

Do you remember this card? I gave it a bit of a facelift.  I still love this color combination!  I photographed this card crooked and now everything looks crooked; but alas the daylight is gone.  Sorry :(

I started with the crumb cake, randomly stamped the flower.  Next peach parfait and then filled in the gaps with early espresso.  I punched one flower out for a focal point, it blended in too much so I added a crisp early espresso horizontal piece.  I used my bone folder to lift the flower petals to give it more depth.  I popped the center with a dimensional and used a snazzy glimmer brad (love those!).

That sweet font comes from a NEW 2012 Sale-A-Bration Set, Elementary Elegance.  I can't show you the set yet, but if you've been to my webpage and seen my blog header (at the top of the page), you'll see more images  from the same set!  (If you're receiving this in your email, you will not be able to see my header; click the link!).

Sweet Deets (all supplies Stampin' Up!):
Stamps: Mixed Bunch, Elementary Elegance
Ink: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Peach Parfait
CS: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Peach Parfait, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Blossom punch, designer label punch, 3/4" circle punch, glimmer brad, dimensional

A Monday Pennant

Happy Monday.  Do you have today off work?  I hope so!  Actually, I don't have work off; but traffic will be incredibly light so I don't mind going in today!

Stampin' Connection is a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Only website that is full of inspiration - that's where I found this great card idea.  The pennant punch and the color combination does all the work for this card. It was a quick card to make.  I added the textured background and changed the greeting from the original.
Selecting the color for the sentiment was the most difficult part of this card!

If you want to see the other images in these stamp sets, scroll down, below my signature block.  I try to include the images from the catalog so you can see the sets and accessories without looking them up in your catalog or online.

Sweet Deets (all supplies Stampin' Up!):
Stamps: Heard from the Heart, Pennant Parade
Ink: Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder
CS: Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White
Accessories: Rhinestones, Petite Pennants Builder Punch, Square punch (for banner corners), 1/2" circle punch, Big Shot, Houndstooth textured embossing folder, dimensionals

Cupid is Coming

That's right.  One month from today!
Here's a sweet cupid card with several elements (but was an easy card to make!).

This solid stamp was stamped in Versa Mark and gold embossed and punched out with a 1-3/4" circle punch.  (As a hint.  Do your finger ever get hot holding a piece of cardstock while you emboss?  Use a clothes pin.  I safely store the clothes pin on the cord of my heat tool, so I'll always have it handy).  It's imperative to use a light touch when inking your stamp with the soft pad of the versa mark. I keep the refill handy, because I like a nice juicy pad for a flawless stamped image.

I free-hand cut around the designer frame.  The brushed gold cardstock and DSP are both edged with the  scallop trim border.

Does anyone need an embossing re-fresher?  I'll film a quick video if anyone is interested.  Just leave a comment or shoot me an email.

Sweet Deets (all supplies Stampin' Up!):
Stamps: P.S. I Love You
Ink: Versa Mark
CS: Early Espresso, Whisper White, Real Red, Brushed Gold
Accessories: Scallop Trim Border, Mini Vintage Tags, 1-3/4" circle punch, Big Shot, Designer Frames Embossing Folders, Fashionable Hearts Embosslits Die, Gold Embossing Powder, Embossing Buddy, Powder Tray, Heat Tool.

Friday the 13th!

I hope you don't find Friday the 13th's as frightening.  It's finally Friday!!
Have you checked out the new framelits dies?  They are wonderful, especially for layering.  I've included the sandwich for the new wafer thin dies.  These cut DSP and cardstock.

This will be a cute layout to duplicate.  Have fun stamping today! 

Sweet Deets (all supplies Stampin' Up!):
Stamps: Apotecary
Ink: Basic Gray
CS: Basic Gray, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White
Accessories: Basic Gray Taffeta Ribbon, Big Shot, Labels Collection framelits dies, perfec polka dots embossing folder, circle punches