Blackberry Bliss Petals

Painted Petals

One of my all time favorite stamp set, color coordination, and designer series paper hands down! How many times have you heard me say that!? Too many to count. But that’s what I love about this company we call Stampin’ Up! Everything color coordinates and they never cease to amaze me!

MAGGIE MADE TIPS: Not in cash, but great crafting recommendations.

  • Pull specks of color from the background. The painted blossoms designer series paper is so rich in Blackberry Bliss color I didn’t want the bits of yellow to drown in the background. So I took a small piece of Daffodil Delight to the base to pull some color from the pedals. I think it looks beautiful.
  • Beginners should start with notecards. Lately, I’ve had the privilege of teaching beginning card classes and I highly encourage beginners to use our notecards because they come packaged with the base and envelope. They’re slightly smaller than an A2 card (4-1/4 x 5-1/2 and perfect for someone who is just getting started.

EARN FREE PRODUCT: Are you taking advantage of my Butterfly Rewards? Find out how to earn additional rewards with every on-line purchase. Place a $50 minimum and earn: 1) FREE Sale-a-bration product; 2) and qualify for a Butterfly Reward. 3). Order via my on-line store here and use Hostess code GAEGQBQ9

NEW TO STAMPING/CRAFTING: Try a 3-month kit of My Paper Pumpkin kit for $54.85 and receive additional FREE Sale-a-bration product. Offer ends on March 31st.

OPEN MEMBERSHIP FOR HOBBY STAMPERS!  Take your passion for stamping and Stampin’ Up! products to a new level when you purchase the Sale-A-Bration $99 Starter Kit and join Stampin’ Up through me HERE (plus gain access to the Pals Virtual Community.   Choose up to $125 in products (that’s $26 in free products) and the starter kit ships free for another 10% savings.

SALE-A-BRATION BEGINNERS KIT BONUS:  During Sale-A-Bration, you’ll also get your choice of two FREE Sale-A-Bration gifts OR one FREE Occasions Project kit.  Free options HERE.  Ends March 31.  Four new Sale-A-Bration gift choices added.

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Painted Petals

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Stampin’ Up! a Blue Lotus Blossom

Lotus Blossom

My hands are in the air and I’m waiving them like I just don’t care! Why? Because this stamp set makes me go cookoo. I have made so many thank you cards in just about every color with the Lotus Blossom and you can earn it FREE!

Blue Blossom

MAGGIE MADE TIPS: Not in cash, but great crafting recommendations.

  • Fear NO Color. Neve ever fear a color or think that a gorgeous flower can’t be stamped in blue! Each month I make thank you notes for ALL my customers, friends, strangers and I use every single color in my inventory! This FREE Sale-a-bration stamp set is the most perfect stamp I have ever seen that can be stamped with every color imaginable. So, go on and stamp your heart out with every single color in your stash!

EARN IT FREE. I’ve broken it down for you below to make it easy to earn this stamp set FREE. All you have to do is purchase all the needed products listed at the very bottom because during Sale-a-bration you earn FREE product with every $50 order (before tax/shipping). You have so many choices and you can see the brochure here and the added product here. But this special offer ends March 31st. Get it while it’s still available.

OPEN MEMBERSHIP FOR HOBBY STAMPERS!  Take your passion for stamping and Stampin’ Up! products to a new level when you purchase the Sale-A-Bration $99 Starter Kit and join Stampin’ Up thru me HERE (plus gain access to the Pals Virtual Community.   Choose up to $125 in products (that’s $26 in free products) and the starter kit ships free for another 10% savings.

SALE-A-BRATION STARTER KIT BONUS:  During Sale-A-Bration, you’ll also get your choice of two FREE Sale-A-Bration gifts OR one FREE Occasions Project kit.  Free options HERE.  Ends March 31.  Four new Sale-A-Bration gift choices added today (March 1).

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An Awesome Thanks with Blog Candy

Thank You

As you are aware, the Pals Paper Arts Design Team selected me to join them and I just can’t stop beaming with excitement. As a way to THANK YOU for the last three years of support I have some blog candy to give away. But before I tell you how you can enter to win look at how easy it is to make cards with wash tape.

Thank You

Thank You

THIS IS WHY THIS PRODUCT IS NEEDED

Don’t blink…or you’ll miss it. I used the already scored and cut Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes – 131527 and the Watercolor Wonder Designer Washi Tape – 133000, stamped the sentiment with the Yippee-Skippee Clear Stamp Set – 131344 and BOOOOM!  Just don’t forget to use your Paper Snip Scissors to cut of the excess. Be careful not to cut yourself…they are sharp.

BLOG CANDY GIVE-A-WAY

Lullaby DSP 133695

I’ll be giving ONE lucky winner a pack of our gorgeous Lullaby Designer Series Paper and the Host Let Your Hair Down (Clear Mount) Stamp Set.

Let Your Hair Down

Here’s how you can win it.
Leave a comment below and tell me

which designer series paper is your favorite in our annual catalog?

WINNER will be announced Fri., Jan. 9th.

Good luck and thank you for stopping by today. This is going to be the best year yet as a demonstator with Stampin’ Up!

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Notecard Gifts in My Digital Studio

Note Cards MDS

Do you use My Digital Studio? If you do…have you used it to make notecards like these for gifts? If you don’t…you should. Why? Just look at what you can make for gifts! LOL

Seriously, I made a few sets of classic his & her notecards and gave them as Christmas gifts. But hey, you can still make them for Birthday, Anniversary, or Congratulations gifts. Imagine all the money you can save AND how much more a handmade gifts are appreciated.

Notecards MDS

Notecards MDS

If it’s not obvious these to lucky friends are from New Orleans, LA and they just happen to be Saints fans (just in case you missed it)… HA!

MAGGIE MADE THOUGHTS:

  • Did you know that men’s and women’s teeth are shaped slightly different? What does this have to do with this post!?
  • Well, when I made these notecards I made the fleur-de-lis just slightly different in each card. Bryan’s set has a rigid sharp cornered fleur-de-lis and Sindy’s is more rounded with delicate curves.
  • So, in the same way teeth are slightly different, so are the watermarks in each card. Now does the first bullet make sense? LOL

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:

I’ve been a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator for three years now and I’ve grown successfully in each year. In about a week or so I’m going to make a super announcement that has me ‘all shook up’ (in Elvis Presley’s voice). I’m so excited because when I was initially given the news I couldn’t stop smiling. When one door closed another opened and I can’t wait to share it with you!

Weekly Deals

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The Golden “M”

This is my second monogramed card I’ve made so far… you can see the first one here, only difference with this one… is that this one is for me!  LoL… I make cards as I need them and sometimes things happen that prevent me from making a personalized card on the spot.  So having a set of monogramed cards will help me during those times.

CAS-ology Week 54 - Gold

The card was also inspired by the CAS-ology Cue Card challenge and their only suggestion was “gold”.  So, I broke out with my gold embossing powder and champagne glimmer paper which is more gold than anything else.

For news on my side of the world is at a stalemate.  The weather has been too hot to handle to be outside for long periods of time.  I call it lung hot weather.  The warmth of the air actually makes one feel like your lungs are sweating on the inside with each breath.  LoL.

I tend to stay indoors and running outside is for truly dedicated runners who think 100+ degrees is all a mind set.  I’d rather stay inside a cool room and read, make cards, or watch movies.

I did venture out on my day off today, and I lasted about 1.5 hours in the shade.  I was brave enough to walk to the Pizza Hut that is inside of a trailer (kind of like a semi truck hauler) and sat on the patio outside the watering hole called Pete’s.

There is even a Burger King on base, but since the only hamburgers I eat are from Five Guys or In-n-Out, I’m afraid to try them here… LoL.

Don’t forget to stay tuned for your chance to win a Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine!!!

Stampin’ Up! Items Used

Chevron Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
Mosaic Madness Clear Stamp Set
Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder
Typeset Alphabet Bigz
Champagne Glimmer Paper
Whisper White Cardstock

Clean and Simple Personalized Note Cards

Have you ever made your own personalized note cards?  I never have (yet) and this one was not for me.  Here’s the story… of a lovely lady, who had not two note cards, but four… LoL… her name was Mrs. Brady… LoL.  Let me stop laughing and continue with my note card story.

As I sat at our watering hole, Pete’s, minding my own business waving at the Marines walking by, a co-worker brought her chips and dip to share with me (I didn’t eat any because I’m trying to stay away from junk food)… the first thing I noticed were a set of notecards (whisper white in color and a golden embossed “P” on them).

I didn’t skip a beat and said, “*Pam, you know you could make your own note cards for much much much cheaper than what you probably paid for those!”  She laughed and replied, “oh really?  I paid a bunch of money for these!”

So, what did I do?  That very night, I made her a sample of what she could do.  My my my, I just happen to have some gold embossing powder and a heat tool in my room (wink).  I used my Morning Post Alphabet stamps and heat embossed it with gold.  To add some bougie to it… I stamped the envelope with a “P” in Soft Suede ink (126978).

*Real name not used to protect the innocent. (LoL)

 

Until the Next Post…

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