You Have All Touched My Heart

Hello Stamping Friends,

I have a few cards to share with you today using the Touched My Heart stamp set that you can get free with a $150 order. It will be gone on May 4th, so if you want this great set, get your order in today. I love the name of the set. And I must say you all have touched my heart as well. The best part of stamping for me is that I have met so many great people who I can call friends that are near and dear to my heart.

Now I'll move onto something that we don't all love; sympathy card. We can always use some Sympathy cards, although they are definitely my least favorite cards to make because it means someone is missing a loved one. And that just makes me sad.

Now this card is a great card to give to that special guy in your life. Definitely a more masculine look to it with the colors and the paper but will sure let him know you love him. Don't you think?

Don't some of these things, definitely the stamps, are only available for a few more day. Don't miss out. Order today. 

I would be remiss to not let you know about the great host special beginning May 4. If you host a party, either in-person or online orders, you will receive an additional $25 in FREE credit when your party orders total $250 or more. With the new catalog beginning on that same day, it sure will be easy to reach that level. I know I can reach it myself a few times. (LOL)  Let me know if you would like to host a get together with a few close friends or family.

Product List

Touched My Heart Host Cling Stamp Set [153497] $12.00	In Good Taste Designer Series Paper [152494] $21.00	Square Vellum Doilies [152484] $5.00
Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $5.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101650] $9.75	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953] $8.75
Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119686] $8.75	Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150880] $8.75	Early Espresso 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Faux Suede Trim [152472] $6.50
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $120.00	Tasteful Labels Dies [152886] $31.00	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $35.00
Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $7.50	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $7.50	Paper Snips [103579] $10.00
Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $8.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

My Hostesses Are Special

Hello Stamping Friends,

I hope you know that my hostesses are special already, but in case you don't, I'll say it again. My hostesses are special!!!!!!  Honestly, without my great hostesses I wouldn't be able to share my passion with all of you and get to keep creating fun projects to share with you either.

Stampin' Up! thinks hostesses are pretty special as well. They have a special program for hostesses to get FREE product. Do you love FREE?  I think we all do. So today at Sisters in Stamping we are sharing our great hostess sets with you with some awesome projects. Don't forget, with your hostess dollars you can select hostess exclusive sets that no one else can buy. I must say there are always several hostess sets that I 'need' to have right away every year when they are released. This year was no different. I had to have the Nuts About You set. It's so adorable (IMHO).

I mean, really, check out this card. Isn't is just the sweetest thing? At this time of year, this card screaming Spring brings me much happiness after the long, long cold, snowy winter we had here in Northeast Pennsylvania. 

There's a lot of texture going on in this card. First the background is embossed to make it look like the trunk of the tree. Then I added a layer of whisper white to contrast before I laid the layered stamped tree on circles that I cut using the circle thinlits and the big shot. Of course, the little bird and squirrel are cut out and put on dimensionals for even more depth. Then I added the pool party punched piece coming out of the back of the stamped tree. And it was finished off with a small piece of designer paper for the "ground."

Fun card, right? Remember you can earn your own Nuts About You set or any other hostess exclusive set when you host your own party. Don't wait though, these sets will be gone forever come June 2 when the new book makes it's grand debut with awesome new hostess sets.  I have several dates for May still available, so pick one of the following and we can start planning your fun crafting party. 

May 1, 2015                                  May 8, 2015

May 9, 2015                                 May 13, 2015

May 15, 2015                               May 21, 2015

May 29, 2015                               May 30, 2015

May 31, 2015

Don't forget to check out the Sisters in Stamping blog for more great hostess set ideas.

Important News for You

Hello Stamping Friends,

So many great things are happening with Stampin' Up! this week that I need to tell you about. Read on to learn all about them.

 

Today is the last day for the Short & Sweet Promotion. Join the Stampin' Up! family and the Yurinkin' Stamp Addicts team for only $99 and get $150 in product.

 

*You pick the products you want.

 

*You can choose what you want to do with this great opportunity.

 

* Purchase just for a discount on all your favorite products or take it to the next level and make some money doing something you love to do.

 

Interested? Head over to my website and click the join now button to take advantage.

 

This week's weekly deals are pretty awesome. Some of my favorite items are on sale this week. Remember you have until Monday, September 1, 2014 to get these items at the sale price.

 

Then there is this great exclusive hostess set that you can get by hosting a get together with friends for some fun stamping time. With a qualifying workshop ($300) you will receive this awesome greeting set in addition to all the other great hostess benefits. Plus if you contact me to schedule your get together before I call you, you will get an extra gift from me at your workshop as a thank you because I really appreciate the support.

 

And lastly, I just wanted to remind you about the awesome big shot special that will be ending in just three short days. You have until Sunday, August 31, 2014 to get this deal. Buy the big shot and get a FREE bundle or get a bundle at 15% off. The bundles are listed below.

 

If you have any questions, please contact me. I'm happy to help answer any questions.

As always, you can place your orders yourself in my store or you can call me/email me and I will do it for you.

Thanks for stopping by. Come back soon.

Why should you host a Stampin' Up! workshop?

You ask, "Why should I host a Stampin' Up! workshop?  Well after this week's Sisters in Stamping posting, you will see exactly why.  There are great new hostess sets in the new idea book and catalog.  Plus, there is a new hostess program that you are going to absolutely love.  Gone are the days of level 1, level 2, or level 3 hostess sets.  Now each hostess set has a dollar amount attached to it and you can get any one of your choice (as long as you have enough hostess dollars).  Isn't that awesome?  I just had someone this week place a $150 order and she was able to select 3 sets for FREE, and all 3 of them were hostess exclusive.  Before she would have only been able to get one set. Cool, right?

Enough about that, onto today's card.  This card was created using the Faith in Nature hostess set.  This one is a beauty.  There are 5 stamps in this set, 2 words, a flower, a leaf, and a pear.

I went with some fall colors, Cherry Cobbler, More Mustard, and Always Artichoke to create this card.  I just did some random stamping on the background in all three colors. And then did direct to paper using the More Mustard pad along the edges of the stamped very vanilla cardstock.

Just a close-up view of the saying on the front.  I stamped the leaf image in the 3 colors on scrap paper and cut them out to add to the corner of the greeting.  They are attached with dimensionals (but you knew that already, right?)

And because the always artichoke cardstock is so dark, I added a piece of very vanilla cardstock to the inside of the card (stamped with a single leaf image) so you can write in this card and allow the recipient to actually read what you write. (smile)

Hope you enjoyed my card but don't forget to head over to Sisters in Stamping to see even more great ideas using this year's Hostess Exclusive sets.

And when you're done drooling over the awesome sets, call me to schedule your own workshop. Remember my customer received 3 hostess exclusive sets for her $150 order, way better than the old hostess program of only getting one.

Have a great weekend.  I'm busy, busy, busy this weekend.  Open house tonight (which you are welcome to attend) at the Sleep Inn in Dunmore (5:30 PM - 9:00 PM), Brittney's and Vinny's wedding rehearsal tomorrow and Brittney and Vinny's big Wedding Day on Sunday. 

Do you want to be a hostess?

After you check out what the Sisters have for you today you will certainly want to host a workshop so you can earn these sets for FREE.  They can't be bought either.  It's another Fabulous Friday at Sisters in Stamping.  Obviously, we were challenged to make something with one of the new hostess sets. 

I personally love the new hostess sets and can't wait to use all of them.  For this challenge though, I used the Apple Blossoms Level 2 Hostess Set.  I combined this challenge with a challenge I gave myself to make something special for my friends at convention. I bought these cute little 3x3 frames and decorated the matte board and then I used shimmer white paper for the opening and stamped the flower image in the new Daffodil Delight.  My favorite part was finished the flower off with an added smaller flower layer with a dimensional and then topped it off with one of my new favorite accessories, the rhinestones.  They are self adhesive, sparkly, and just screaming to be peeled off the paper and played with. 

I think I have a three way tie going for my favorite things to use:  dimensionals, half back pearls and the half back rhinestones.  We'll have to watch the rest of the year to see what I use the most of. 

Don't forget to check out the Sisters in Stamping blog for more hostess set inspiration.