Yes. I did!! I took they day off yesterday. It was a stressful week and I had the day off of work as well so I took advantage of it. I hope you enjoyed your day too. Today I am taking Eileen to Door County for lunch at the Chef’s Hat … they prepare her favorite meal; Blackened Ahi Tuna. I’m looking forward to time with Eileen, a beautiful drive and an excellent meal… we’ll have a good day! The Chef’s Hat is located in the beautiful waterfront village of Ephraim, WI.
The scenery is beautiful in Ephraim and I’m excited to share with you a beautiful card from our Annual Spring Retreat Attendee Swap. My guest stamper is Maria and she created this stunning scenic card using the “Waterfront” stamp set.
Each retreat our attendees participate in a swap and I absolutely love it … everyone makes such beautiful cards. I will be sharing more. If it wasn’t for the mountains, the lovely waters could pass for the waters of Door County.
I appreciate you stopping back to check out my blog, and I’m sure you enjoyed Maria’s beautiful card. She has inspired me to break out my “Waterfront” stamp set and start creating some cards with this set as well.
I hope you have a lovely day … enjoy the beautiful weather!!
I’m so excited to tell you that the “Share What You Love” product suite bundles are now available for pre-order. You can get them before the New catalog is released on June 1st!! I’ll share each of the bundles and a card sample for some inspiration! My retreat attendee’s fell in love with this suite, and you will too 🙂
Grab your coffee, sit back and relax while you watch this video.
Isn’t that an amazing product suite … I love it, and I will be sharing it!! I will host a class in May, my Clubs will get to use it, and my Retreat attendee’s will also be creating with this suite!! All of the cards will be different …
This is the Level 1 Bundle! Great if you are a new stamper.
This is the card that was created for the video; simple but elegant.
Here is the Level 2 bundle. This is a step up for a more experienced stamper. The block is gone (you’ll already have one) but you’ll get an additional stamp set and more … I love the box that contains the embellishments!!!
Since we’ve stepped up the bundle, we have stepped up the card …
It’s so pretty and I love the colors! The colors are so warm and the velvet ribbon adds a touch of softness. Who wouldn’t want this card!
Here is the Level 3, or should I say “Got to have it All” bundle!!
WOW … that really is a bundle full of goodies!! I know I had to have it all (Got mine … perk of being a demonstrator) Not so we can have bragging rights … but so we can sit down and prepare a wonderful class or samples to share on our blogs with you.
Remember, in the video, Brandi told us that she created the greeting on the left card buy using the “Make a Difference” stamp set … how cool is that!
Stampin’ Up! has one more bundle for us … the NEW IN-COLORS!!!!
Thank you so much for joining me today. I’ll be back tomorrow with something fun from our retreat!!
How are you doing today? I hope all is well with you. Thank you for the kind comments to yesterday’s post, I am truly grateful for all of the amazing people I have met through my stamping and have supported me by choosing me as their demonstrator ❤ Thank You!
Today I want to share one of the cards that my retreat attendee’s got to make. Our theme for retreat was “Caring Cards” … cards to convey our feelings for others, support, gratitude, sympathy and more. In that mix I thought I needed to add a little testosterone so I created a card from the “True Gentleman” product suite …. You can find it on pages 44 & 45 of the Occasions Catalog!
This is really a simple card to make but with the double fold it looks like it would be more difficult, not so … it’s just a smaller card tucked inside the regular size card and they open in opposite directions!!
My card base is Night of Navy and is adorned with the “True Gentleman” Designer Series Paper. This paper is so much fun … it has playful patterns and some great neutrals that will compliment the playful papers or stand alone! I chose the bow ties and glasses pattern paper to play off the “Lookin’ Sharp” sentiment from the “Truly Tailored” stamp set.
The coordinating punch was used to punch out the greeting and the mat of Tranquil Tide behind the greeting. I cut the Tranquil Tide in half and aligned it with the greeting to show a bold background!
I really wanted to highlight the greeting so I embossed the background using the “Simple Stripes” Textured Embossing Folder. You can find that on page 5 of the Occasions Catalog with the Picture Perfect Party Suite. I couldn’t resist adding one of the cute buttons from the “True Gentleman” Buttons … he is looking “sharp” you know! lol
Had to address the inside of the card as well …
And it was very easy to do with the sentiments included in the set. This is a great stamp set for Fathers Day which is right around the corner … However, this is also on the DISCONTINUED LIST, so if you like it, don’t delay … get your order in before the end of May (the sooner the better) stamp sets are only guaranteed till mid May.
Thank you for checking in on me today, and don’t forget to stop back tomorrow… I’ll keep sharing snapshot from our stamping retreat.
Just got this in the mail today (phone call last week) I continue to be amazed at the recognition and rewards that Stampin’ Up! pours over their demonstrators. It is a wonderful feeling to be recognized for the hard work that you do … you do not find that in the work force very often. (You usually get assigned more work!)
However … I could not do this without some amazing people in my life; my sister Eileen and my stampin’ friends (customers)!
Thank you to everyone who has supported my dream! It’s crazy how time flies by. I am forever grateful for my stampin’ friends /customers who continue to trust me with their stampin’ needs.
Just know that “YOU” inspire me and I couldn’t do it without you.
I hope you have a wonderful weekend full of fun and friendship, as that was my blessing this weekend! I hosted my Annual Spring Stampin’ Retreat and although there was a little rain here and there on Friday we did just fine!!
I would like to Congratulate my friend and former co-worker Arielle on her marriage to Josh this past Saturday ❤ Arielle, her mother Olivia and sister Abby have all joined us on several retreats, so I was sorry to miss her big day. I wish her all God’s blessings and a lifetime of happiness. All your retreat friends say “Congratulations” as well 🙂
After everyone arrives and settles in to their rooms, we gather for dinner. This time we had a picnic; Sloppy Joes, Potato Salad, 7 Layer Salad, Jello Salad, assorted Chips!
Dessert comes later, however they had a “Welcome” snack of popcorns in their room when they arrived. Once we are done eating we head out to our stamping room and settle in to get some stamping done!
As they found a seat … they were greeted by cute little hand stamped gift filled with stampin’ embellishments and a snack!
Here is a closer look … You will see the “NEW” colored pearls that you will find in the “Share What You Love” Product Suite!
I created these with the “Apron of Love” Bundle and the “Crafting Forever” stamp set… the Stampin’ Up! Logo was cut from the Grid Paper and embellished with the Enamel Shapes!! They turned out so cute and who wouldn’t like their embellishments tucked in them 🙂
Thank you for checking back in with me today. Join me tomorrow for some card samples and additional happenings at retreat. Here is a picture from our retreat as we said goodnight on Friday …
Just a quick post to update you … I’m heading off to our Annual Spring Stampin’ Retreat!
The cards are designed, cut, prepped, tucked in envelopes and nicely packed into “session bags” … that way they just pull out the back with their supplies and they don’t have to fumble threw a bunch of projects.
This is the house we will be staying in! Looks like we’re in for a beautiful weekend … I will try to keep you posted (NO WIFI) only in the Internet Cafe and it would not be too polite of me to be hiding away from my guests. Hopefully during a break.
I hope you are able to enjoy the beautiful weather we have been having lately … I have been busy in my stampin’ studio preparing for my upcoming Stampin’ Retreat with weekend!! I’m so excited, this is always a great get-away and FUN event!
This session will include the new Share What You Love product suite …
I’m going to share the video again with you, but then I’m going to share a sneak peek of what my Retreat attendee’s will be creating …
Isn’t that an amazing product suite … I love it! I will host a class in May, my Clubs will get to use it, and my Retreat attendee’s will also be creating with this suite!! All of the cards will be different … Here is my first card sample ~
This is just one of the beautiful designer paper patterns. You are going to love this, it’s a bit thicker than just the regular designer papers and some have a beautiful sheen to it … it’s like they hand painted the flowers with Wink of Stella!!
The pretty little tag I stamped my greeting on is a “die cut” tag and is included in the beautiful embellishment box! The box is pretty enough to give as a gift … you will see that in one of the photo’s below. I’ve also included the 4 different bundles you can purchase beginning in May!
This is the Level 1 Bundle! Great if you are a new stamper.
Level 2 bundle. This is a step up for a more experienced stamper. The block is gone (you’ll already have one) but you’ll get an additional stamp set and more … I love the box that contains the embellishments!!!
Level 3 …Got to Have it All Bundle!!!
This bundle is where you get the beautiful Designer Paper, a brand new “Got to Have” embossing folder and another stamp set! Here is another pic of my first card creation …
Watch the video again to see exactly what is in each of the bundles, and don’t forget, with each bundle … there is FREEBIE’S!!
Thank you for stopping in today, and please let me know if you have any questions with this beautiful product suite and the fun, fun bundles.
Wow … what a beautiful day here in Wisconsin! Spring has finally arrived , do you know what that means? Spring cleaning … but not the kind you are thinking of!
Stampin’ Up! is doing some Spring cleaning of the Paper Pumpkin kits BUT … You DO NOT HAVE TO BE A SUBSCRIBER TO GET THESE!! You want even more good news???? They are priced at 50% to 75% OFF!!
SALE STARTS WEDNESDAY, JULY 25th
Here’s what we have … then I will follow with the video so you know exactly what you’d get!
Item Number
Product
Discount
142529
Banner Surprise Refill
75%
143592
Bold Botanicals Past Kit
50%
143256
Bold Botanicals Refill
75%
143597
Season of Gratitude Refill
50%
143593
Something Good to Eat Past Kit
50%
143411
Something Good to Eat Refill
50%
142650
What a Gem Past Kit
75%
142648
What a Gem Refill
75%
143596
Another Great Year Past Kit
75%
Banner Surprise Kit Refill: Cards, gold stickers, confetti, and banners—this kit has it ALL! Surprise your friends with a card that transforms into a banner so they can celebrate in style.
Bold Botanicals is the perfect blend of subtle tones and bright patterns. The photopolymer stamp set features innovative designs for beautiful backgrounds and fun phrases for a variety of occasions. With three different card styles and a variety of embellishments, this kit is sure to help you find your monthly crafting mojo!
Season of Gratitude: Throwing kindness around like confetti is more fun when the confetti is in a shaker card! The Season of Gratitude kit includes eight cards, three sizes of sequins in four colors, die-cut leaves, and a crackled background stamp. With all the heartfelt sentiments in the stamp set, you’ll soon be “throwing gratitude around like falling leaves.” (One of my favorites!)
Something Good to Eat: Whether you’re planning for Thanksgiving, Halloween, or just autumn in general, Paper Pumpkin has you covered with Something Good to Eat! Fill up those trendy treat tubes and dress them up for any occasion. The designs and stamps are flexible for all your fall festivities! (This is a FUN one!!)
What a Gem: Bling, sparkle, and shine—the July 2016 What a Gem kit is filled with fancy fun! It includes eight pretty and polished treat boxes in two sizes that you can personalize with gem-toned tassels and mini cards. You’ll have plenty of treats on hand to brighten someone’s day!
Another Great Year: This kit makes memory keeping easy and completely customizable. Use the patterned papers, window sheets, stickers, and washi tape to embellish your book. And, for the first time ever—we’ve included a rotary stamp and Basic Black Stampin’ Write® Marker to help you jot down and journal every moment!
Hope you enjoyed the video’s and that they gave you a good look at Paper Pumpkin … Try one or more of these at a discount and then join the current subscribers and the excitement of getting some great stamping kits in your mailbox.
Remember … you can get two months at 50% Off right now!! Click on link below.
I am back … I was so wrapped in my preparations for my upcoming retreat that I did not have a chance to blog … With the early release of the Retirement List, I found that some of the items are now gone, so I did a few revisions.
What that means for you is some of the items on your Wish List may be running out! We’re not even in May … things are moving fast. Please let me know if you have any questions.
REMEMBER … Due to high demand for retiring stamp sets, retiring stamp sets will be guaranteed available until May 25; all other products are not guaranteed and are only available while supplies last.
These are the items on the Clearance Rack, you can click on any of the items for more information, or to begin shopping.
It’s a beautiful day …. the sun is shining, it’s warming up and the snow is melting!!
The other day I shared my love of lighthouses with you, and yesterday my Paper Pumpkin came in the mail and when I opened it up … WOW! Was Stampin’ Up! reading my mind? I believe they have their finger on the pulse of what their customers want!
With summer celebrations just weeks away, you’ll want to get a head start on putting this seaworthy kit together. This kit is full of nautical-style cards and gift boxes that will make your summer gifting and party planning smooth sailing. Check out the monthly unboxing video!
How did you like the tips she showed us …. Placing the stamps on the tag (upside down) to position them to fit, and then put push the block on top to get ready to stamp!
There are so many ideas I have with this kit! Of course, masculine birthday cards (or Lake Lovin’ Cards!) But also … Scrapbooking trips to Door County (Eileen and I took an awesome boat trip – would be perfect) or the photos taken during a road trip along the Lake Michigan shoreline!!
Thank you for stopping by today, and check back with me tomorrow for a special card and Sunday for my Simply Sunday series.
Oh My Gosh … when I got home from work yesterday I checked my phone for messages. Five missed calls – OK … One message, so I listened and to my surprise I heard; “Hello Linda, this is Sara Douglass from Stampin’ Up!”
WHAT … are you kidding me!! Sara … CEO of Stampin’ Up!! She said “I’m calling to congratulate you on your $500,000 Milestone. That is a huge milestone, and a lot of stamps!” So tell me … how often does the CEO of the company you represent or work for, call you and congratulate you for your accomplishments? (Usually I got a bigger workload for a job well done!) Recognition is one of the reasons I have stayed with Stampin’ Up! for 18 years … Don’t we all like to be told we did a good job!
Did I mention … they also give their demonstrators a $1000 bonus each time we reach a $100,000 milestone!! I am amazed and grateful to be associated with this wonderful company … Stampin’ Up! Thank you Sara for the call … and I’m sorry I missed it!!
OK … I’m back to share the last of the bundles from the …
Here is the video again … just in case you need a refresher (I would) lol
On Monday I shared to goodies packed in the Level 1 and Level 2 bundles, now here is the Level 3, or should I say “Got to have it All” bundle!!
WOW … that really is a bundle full of goodies!! I know I had to have it all (Got mine … perk of being a demonstrator) Not so we can have bragging rights … but so we can sit down and prepare a wonderful class or samples to share on our blogs with you.
I’m a face to face kinda girl … so watch for a class listing from me 🙂 Meanwhile, here are the cute cards that were shown in the video …
Remember, in the video, Brandi told us that she created the greeting on the left card buy using the “Make a Difference” stamp set … how cool is that!
Stampin’ Up! has one more bundle for us … the NEW IN-COLORS!!!!
Wow … I woke up yesterday to a BIG announcement from Stampin’ Up! They have added new items to the Clearance Rack …
They have added some amazing products that some of us have been trying to get our hands on!! Stampers… the DETAILED GATE THINLITS DIE IS ON SALE!!
The Designer Series papers are awesome, I love them all and couldn’t tell you which is my favorite!! This is one of the best Clearance Racks I’ve seen in a long time!!
Here you see the Quilted Christmas Designer Paper, Quilt Builder Framelit Dies and the Stitched Felt embellishments… all on SALE!
So take a look, you can click on any of the items for more information, or to begin shopping.
I hope you made it through the weekends terrible weather … seemed bad all over!! I just took a peek at the upcoming weather and they are talking about 50 this weekend. That might not seem to nice to those of you in Arizona and surrounding areas, but it beats snow and ice with 50 mile per hour winds! One awesome thing thing that came out of that weather was ….
Isn’t this hauntingly beautiful. It was taken in Port Washington, Wi by Jeffrey Ewig Photography. I love lighthouses and have always wanted to get an amazing photo like this … so you know next time there are high winds, I’m off to Lake Michigan with my camera!! There are some beautiful lighthouses along Lake Michigan and it’s one of my favorite things to do on the drive up to Door County.
OK … now that I shared something that I love (besides stamping) I’d like to share a video that shows all the amazing items in the “Share What You Love” Suite.
So grab your coffee, sit back and relax while you watch this video. Don’t worry … it’s not that long, I just thing you should take a nice break!!
Isn’t that an amazing product suite … I love it, and I will be sharing it!! I will host a class in May, my Clubs will get to use it, and my Retreat attendee’s will also be creating with this suite!! All of the cards will be different …
This is the Level 1 Bundle! Great if you are a new stamper.
This is the card that was created for the video; simple but elegant.
I’d also like to share the Level 2 bundle. This is a step up for a more experienced stamper. The block is gone (you’ll already have one) but you’ll get an additional stamp set and more … I love the box that contains the embellishments!!!
Since we’ve stepped up the bundle, we have stepped up the card …
It’s so pretty and I love the colors! The colors are so warm and the velvet ribbon adds a touch of softness. Who wouldn’t want this card!
Anyhow, I’m going to let you go now, but stop back tomorrow and I’ll finish showing you more from this fabulous suite.
Today I have two cute card samples taken from one of the boards at our OnStage event earlier this month that I would like to share with you.
I found these cards come from the product suite “Share What You Love” and that is will be a preorder for our customers this May! You will be able to purchase one of the bundles before the New Catalog comes out in June.
Here is a beautiful card using the new designer paper, ribbon and embellishments. There is also an embossing folder included in one of the kits ….
So pretty!!! Do you see the cute little colored pearls? This product suite has some many beautiful pieces to it.
Stop back tomorrow and watch a video that will show you the three different bundles and the beautiful products included in the kit. I will also have samples for you to view again.
Thank you for checking in on me today, and don’t forget to stop back tomorrow.
Today I’m sharing a product that was designed to save you time but gives you a beautiful finished product! You can create cards, scrapbook pages and more. Let me introduce you to the Petal Passion Memories & More Card Pack …
Sit back and watch this quick video that shows you everything that is included in the card pack.
Stampin’ Up!’s Memories & More Card Packs are so versatile! The Petal Passion Card Pack coordinates with the Petal Passion suite, and is available exclusively in the 2018 occasions (spring/summer) catalog.
This is such a cute Product Suite … you can find it on pages 22 through 24 of the Occasions Catalog. I love that the card kit coordinates with the bundle!
Please remember that the Petal Passion Memories & More Card pack will retire at the end of May. Don’t wait too long though because retired products are “only available while supplies last”. ALL Bundles also retire!!
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