Happy Adoption Day!

Happy Adoption Day! Today is a sweet reminder of how fortunate I am. My mom chose adoption. My parents and I are eternally grateful. Today is my Biological Mom's Birthday. She passed away 10 years ago. I thought this card was perfect to celebrate, her birthday. Here selfless choice enriched so many peoples lives. I could never thank her enough for the gift she gave me. I plan on giving this card to my adoptive mom as a Thank you for all she does for me. My sweet son and his school are doing the March for Life today in Washington. He is really excited, this will be his first time.  Could this card be anymore perfect? It is not up to me to place any judgment in anyone. I hope no one takes my post that way. I can only speak for myself and what I know was given up for me.

Happy Friday Everyone!

My son is begging me for this set!

As a guy, it’s not always easy to express yourself. You know you want to say it, but you just don’t know how. That’s why we’ve created the Dude, You’re Welcome! Kit. Quickly build a card that says just what you want it to say, whether it’s “#%&@!” because you messed up (when does that happen?), for a Special Occasion (you know the occasion), “I _____ You” (love, adore, miss, see?), or a simple “Thank You.”

We’ve got your back. Dude, you’re welcome.

Kit includes:

* Four wood-mount stamps (double-mounted) with the perfect sentiment for every occasion
* Twelve 4" x 6" postcards in four different (manly) colors
* Twelve gray envelopes
* A Basic Gray Classic Stampin’ Pad
* An instructional guide (for the most novice stamper!)

Get it now!

Card Trek Stampin' Up! Style

This is hilarious! Go to You Tube and share this video with others! I love the Communicator Card.

New Single Stamps!

Ten Never-Before-Seen Images!
You wanted more? You got more! We've had a great response so far to our single stamps. So much so that we are making ten more never-before-seen images available as single stamps through March 31, 2013. You can getthem here Buy Now !

My favorite is the one with all the pairs of glasses. Too Cute!

Paper Pumpkin Welcome Kit

Get Started Creating Right Away

It's so easy to get started. Simply sign up for the program starting Monday, January 14 by visiting www.mypaperpumpkin.com. Every month a new, surprise project kit arrives at your doorstep. Just think of the anticipation of creating a fun project to pin, show off, and share with your friends and family--every month!
Of course, you'll want to know more. So here's the skinny!

• Each month we send you a unique, surprise kit with a project-cards, journals, décor, and more! (We've even color-coordinated, measured, and cut everything for you!)
• Each kit includes stamps, ink, paper, and accessories-everything but adhesive and scissors.
• Each kit will take you on a 30-40-minute creativity escape. Then you can use the stamps and other things to make more projects on your own!
• Stampin' Up will ship your Paper Pumpkin on or around the 15th of the month.  
• You need to sign up for Paper Pumpkin by the 10th of the month to get that month's kit. If you sign up on the 11th of the month, your first kit will come the next month. (Let's say you sign up on May 10th, we'll send your kit around May 15th. If you sign up on May 11th, we'll send your first kit around June 15th.) Once the ship date is passed you can no longer get that month's kit.
• A Paper Pumpkin membership is only $19.95 per month (and shipping is included! How awesome is that???)
• You can cancel your monthly Paper Pumpkin at anytime. You can also skip a month if you want. So no worries there!
• While you're registering, a Paper Pumpkin subscription would make a fabulous gift for anyone!

Here's How You Subscribe

Sign up for your monthly Paper Pumpkin starting Monday, January 14 by visiting www.mypaperpumpkin.com and click "Get It." Be sure to put in my name as your demonstrator at the end of the simple registration process, so that I can help you with your Paper Pumpkin subscription should any issues arise.

A Free Gift in Your Very First Kit

The Welcome Kit is the very first Paper Pumpkin you will receive in your first month of membership. The Welcome Kit includes a free gift-a clear acrylic block! You will be able to use it with the clear-mount stamps that come in each monthly kit.

Saleabration Begins Jan 22nd- March 22nd

Sale-a-bration begins today!

The BIGGEST event in Stampin' Up!s year begins today and here's what you need to know about Sale-a-bration:
HOST: Host a party and if you and your friends place order of $150, you get a FREE pack of Silver Glimmer paper PLUS $25 in hostess awards.
If your party total reaches $400, you get that pack of Glimmer paper PLUS a free product bundle, $65 in hostess awards AND one item 50% off!


SHOP: Spend $50 and you get one FREE product from the Sale-a-bration catalog. Spend $100 and you get TWO free items, etc.


JOIN: Join Stampin' Up! and my team during Sale-a-bration and you get 25% MORE in your Starter Kit (you will choose $156.50 worth of products for only $99!).

Don't have the Sale-a-bration catalog yet? I am happy to mail one to you for free.

My Paper Pumpkin

Sweep away the mundane-your creativity carriage awaits!

I'm Paper Pumpkin . . . I come to your door each month (a fully decked-out creativity carriage). I'll help you to escape your life with some papercrafting fun!
I come in a sweet box, but you'll really love what you find on the inside: All the stamps, ink, paper, and accessories to create pinable projects. Create stuff like cards, journals, décor, and more! Paper Pumpkin by Stampin' Up! is a new monthly kit program that anyone (even you) can enjoy!

Get Started Creating Right Away

It's so easy to get started. Simply sign up for the program starting Monday, January 14 by visiting www.mypaperpumpkin.com. Every month a new, surprise project kit arrives at your doorstep. Just think of the anticipation of creating a fun project to pin, show off, and share with your friends and family--every month!
Of course, you'll want to know more. So here's the skinny!

• Each month we send you a unique, surprise kit with a project-cards, journals, décor, and more! (We've even color-coordinated, measured, and cut everything for you!)
• Each kit includes stamps, ink, paper, and accessories-everything but adhesive and scissors.
• Each kit will take you on a 30-40-minute creativity escape. Then you can use the stamps and other things to make more projects on your own!
• Stampin' Up will ship your Paper Pumpkin on or around the 15th of the month.  
• You need to sign up for Paper Pumpkin by the 10th of the month to get that month's kit. If you sign up on the 11th of the month, your first kit will come the next month. (Let's say you sign up on May 10th, we'll send your kit around May 15th. If you sign up on May 11th, we'll send your first kit around June 15th.) Once the ship date is passed you can no longer get that month's kit.
• A Paper Pumpkin membership is only $19.95 per month (and shipping is included! How awesome is that???)
• You can cancel your monthly Paper Pumpkin at anytime. You can also skip a month if you want. So no worries there!
• While you're registering, a Paper Pumpkin subscription would make a fabulous gift for anyone!

Here's How You Subscribe

Sign up for your monthly Paper Pumpkin starting Monday, January 14 by visiting www.mypaperpumpkin.com and click "Get It." Be sure to put in my name as your demonstrator at the end of the simple registration process, so that I can help you with your Paper Pumpkin subscription should any issues arise.

A Free Gift in Your Very First Kit

The Welcome Kit is the very first Paper Pumpkin you will receive in your first month of membership. The Welcome Kit includes a free gift-a clear acrylic block! You will be able to use it with the clear-mount stamps that come in each monthly kit.

Come Stamp With Me Virginia!

 

 Need some girl time? Come Stamp With Me!

Stamp a Stack

 FEB 1  6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

 I will have 5 designs available. You will make 2 of each

design. All materials are included except your adhesive of choice. You will leave with 10 cards including envelopes.

Cost is $25.00 and includes envelopes and 10 cards
Stamp Club members- $20.00

The theme this month is:

Valentines and Birthday

Limited to 10 participants

Work at your own pace. Each will card will set up as a station.

You must RSVP the Friday before the class.

Mommy & Me Valentines Class

FEB 9  10:00 AM - 12:00 pm

Bring your son, daughter or grandchild to make their Valentines cards. Or come by yourself! Cost is $25 and includes all precut supplies for you to make 20 Valentines cards to take home.

Bring your own adhesive

Cost is $20.00 for Stamp Club Members

Limited to 5 Mommy and Me groups.
You must RSVP the Friday before the class.

Don't miss out contact me to RSVP. stampinwithfriends@gmail.com

Last Day day of Leadership!

Words can't express the love I have for all of the amazing women you meet at these special events! You make life long friendships through stamping. I truly treasure these amazing women! We ended the day with lots of tears and goodbye hugs! We all promised to see each other next year. We are having a Baltimore Regional Stampin' Up! Event. I would love for you to join me. Please send me an email so we can talk and have fun with a bunch of amazing women, it's empowering! I promise you will not be disappointed. Stampin Hugs!!

2nd Day of Leadership

Words can't even begin to explain how AMAZING today was! great friends, great demonstrations and classes? An amazing lunch, free stamps, a pajama party followed by cookies and milk. Wow! I am blown away! I can't imagine not being a demonstrator. What an amazing company. Stampin' Up! Is launching a new product. Can you guess what is in the brown box? It is a ...........!! Stay tuned! Also, take a look at some of the pictures from today. These are some of my favorite swaps.

Did you see the cute pajamas made with our material? Adorable!!

1st day of Leadership!

Kathy and I have been going non stop since 6am. Here are a few pictures of the 1st day. We are having a blast. We are making tons of new stampin friends. We received the stamp set Oh Hello in our Leadership packet plus we received a list of our choice for another free stamp set. Below are pictures of us packing bags that Stampin' Up! Is surprising the local K-3rd grade local teachers tomorrow. They were loaded with ink pads, paper MDS and all kinds of goodies! Also check out our boots we are having a blast!!

Leadership swaps

Here are the swaps I made for Leadership! I really like quick and easy cards. Here are some quick and easy masculine cards. Follow my blog all week. I will post updates and pictures from Leadership all week long.

Leadership gifts- day 4

Here is one last gift! A tissue holder. During our leadership in San Antonio I had the worst cold ever. These are a necessity!

Leadership gifts- day 3

Here are some cute little business card holders I made for my Stampin friends! It is 80 degrees in Orlando and we are having a blast!

Leadership Gifts- day 2

Here is another Leadership gift for my stampin friends! I love our fabric. I used our petal cone die and our fabric adhesive. These will hold our paper snips. too cute!

Leadership is coming! Spoiler Alert

Leadership is this week. I am so excited! I can't wait to catch up with old friends and make new ones. Here is one of the gifts I created to give to some of my teammates. Spoiler Alert! If you are a teammate stop reading now!

2nd Video, Sympathy Card

Here is a quick Video Tutorial for a Sympathy card. I really need to learn how to edit. Enjoy!

My Favorite Spring Catalog Stamp Set!

As soon as I saw this stamp set in the Spring Catalog. I knew it would be one I would keep forever. I have never seen an Adoption Stamp Set and I love this stamp. I was adopted at the age of 18 months so this really spoke to me. I know I will make my mom a beautiful Mother's Day card with this stamp. I can't wait!!

You can order it in  Wood or Clear.

Don't forget my previous post. If you place an online order through my Website while I am at Leadership January 10th- 12th. I will put your name in the drawing for this FREE bag.

Leadership is coming!

I am so excited next week is our Stampin' Up! Leadership in Sunny Orlando!! We usually get special bags at our stamping events. However, we won't be getting one this year. I made these for some of my stampin friends that will be at Leadership. Aren't they cute? I made these for our Team Parties in December and they were a hit. No sewing involved. Want one? Place an order next week while I am at Leadership Jan 10th - 12th and I will enter your name into the drawing. You will be contacted by email. http://www.stampwithfriends.stampinup.net

Want to purchase one? Please send an email to stampinwithfriends@gmail.com. The cost is $20.00 and includes shipping. US only please. I will email you a PayPal
invoice with an estimated ship date. I will use Stampin' Up! Fabric however I can't take choices of fabric.