Hello stamping friends!  I’m so glad it’s the beginning of fall (my favorite time of year).  I love the cooler weather, the colors and the kids are back to school! The kids have four days under their belt and we’re looking forward to the weekend with one last summer hurrah!

Also, on a business note, the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog goes live for customers today and it has lots of great things!  I hope to share some holiday cards with you soon!  Click here to get a sneak peak of the holiday designer papers coming your way!

Enjoy your weekend!

Hello stamping friends!  I finally had a chance to put together my class schedule for the remainder of the year.  How exciting is that?  Today I am going to share my classes in September.  Keep an eye out for the remaining months. If you’re local to me, I’d love to see your smiling face and stamp with you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also, Stampin’ Up! is running a great special right now for NEW Paper Pumpkin subscribers!  From now through September 10th, you can sign up and get 50% off the September kit.  It’s filled with fall paper crafting loveliness.  Go to paperpumpkin.com to sign up today.  Be sure to use the code HALFOFF917 to get your 50% discount!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have a great day everyone!  Hope you get to stamp!
Wendy

Hello and almost goodbye to August!  I was late showing you July’s calendar, but this is really late!  My family and I just returned from our  two week vacation  beginning July 31st.   I am just now trying to catch up on things.  The kiddos only have one more week of summer vacation and it’s back to school on August 28th. I’m glad!  We all need to get back into a schedule.

Here you go with my August calendar.  Hope you get to enjoy these last few weeks of summer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’m a little late, but here is my July calendar page.  Ice cream what it’s all about in the summer, right?  I know it is at our house anyway.

Hope you’re all enjoying your summer so far!  Enjoy!

 

IN-COLOR PRODUCT SHARE
The new in-colors for 2017-2019 are out! They are great colors and compliment each other every well! The names are Berry Burst, Fresh Fig, Lemon Lime Twist, Powder Pink and Tranquil Tide.

 

 

Would you like to get a taste of each color over the next five months? You will receive one new color collection each month. You will receive:

In-Color Classic Ink Pad
In-Color Re-inker
Eight sheets of 8 1/2 x 11 card stock
Four sheets/2 Designs of 12×12 Designer Series Paper
In-Color Write Marker
Two In-Color Bitty Bows
Two yards 1/2” Finely Woven Ribbon
Two full sheets 12×12 Card Stock

This is a nice way to add the new in-colors to your stash without spending a ton of money! The cost is $25/month for five months for the above collection, PLUS once during the five month period you will get to choose $12 worth of FREE product from the current catalog and you will receive a sample card with that month’s in-color! Price also includes shipping and taxes.

I will need ten people to complete one share.  How do I join? Call/text/email me. I will group you together with 9 other people and randomly assign your color of the month and your $12 FREE product month. Your payment of $25 will be due by the 15th of the month and selection of your FREE product (if it’s your turn that month). Out of town? You are welcome to join too. Please add $7.20/month for shipping.

Overview of the product share — by the end of five months you will have received, 5 ink pads, 5 re-inkers, 5 markers, 40 sheets of 8 1/2 x 11 card stock, 20 sheets of 12×12 designer series paper, 10 bows, 10 yards ribbon, 10 sheets 12×12 card stock, 5 sample cards and $12 in hostess rewards. Sound good? Call/text/email me today!

 

 

Hello stamping friends!  Just stopping by today to share with you my June calendar page that was included in my Christmas gift to everyone this past year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here’s to the summer and eating lots of watermelon!  Enjoy!

 

 

 

Today’s an exciting day for  Stampin’ Up! customers and demonstrators!  Everyone is now able to order from the brand new 2017-2018 annual catalog.  The new catalog has lots of exciting new stamp sets, lots of new ribbon and beautiful paper.

 

If you’d like to check out the new products, just click on the catalog over on the sidebar and it will take you to my online shopping page!

Stay tuned!  New projects will be coming your way.

 

 

 

 

Hi friends!  Sorry that I’ve been missing!  May is always a crazy month for our family.  My daughter’s dance show is always the beginning of May and those first two weeks of the month is all about dance and not much else. Then the second two weeks of the month I’m playing catch up with all of the things that have  accumulated over the past few weeks!  Phew!

Enough about me!  Moving on to our manly Monday card.  This one has some paisleys on it, so it might be stretching the masculinity a bit.  Let me know what you think!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check back later this week.  The new Stampin’ Up! catalog starts on June 1st!  Woo hoo!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hello friends!  Welcome to May!  Hopefully you all are having some May flowers pop up around you!  We’ve had plenty of April showers around here, so we are ready for some sunshine and flowers.

The beginning of May is always CRAZY for us too.  My daughter’s big dance show is always the first or second week of the month.  This means that life revolves around her dance schedule for the next fourteen days.  Extra classes, tech rehearsals, dance pics, stage rehearsals, dress rehearsal and then two nights of the big show!  You get the picture…

So, I am sharing with you today a pic of my May 2017 calendar page from my 2016 Christmas gifts to everyone.  Lots of flowers for you!  Enjoy!

 

Happy stamping everyone!

XOXO
Wendy

Do you like to get away and have some undistracted time to yourself to do some crafting? Well, if you’re local to Hershey, PA, I’ve got a weekend for you in September! I, along with two other demonstrators, are planning our first retreat and we’d love to have you join us!

Below are the details if you’re interested. The spaces are limited and on a first come/first serve basis, so register early!!

Girl’s Stampin’ & Scrappin’ Weekend 2017
September 22-24, 2017
Stampin’ from 3pm on Friday until 1pm Sunday
Hosted by Kay, Wendy & Megan

Fees:
$190/per person – Quad Room (4 people, 2 Double Beds)
$220/per person – Double Room (2 people, 2 Double Beds)
$250/one person – Single Room (limited number available)
**Room type available on first come first serve basis; All rooms have private bath

What’s Included:
*Two nights lodging – single, double or quadruple occupancy (non-smoking)
*Five Buffet Meals – Friday Dinner, Saturday Brkfst., Lunch & Dinner, Sunday Brkfst.
*Prizes Galore, Pillow Gifts and FREE make n’ takes!
*Retired Stampin’ Up! Products available for purchase
*Big Shots and accessories will be available for your use!
*Free WIFI
*Stamping classes will be available for an additional fee (more details to follow)!
*Ample table space for lots of cropping, excellent lighting

What to Bring:
*Your comfy clothes!
*Enthusiasm & passion for stamping and memory keeping!
*Your projects
*A snack to share (bring a healthy or home baked goodie and get 10 door prize tickets).

Please contact me for additional information. It would be great to see lots of smiling faces crafting away for the weekend.

Hello stamping friends!  It’s Monday and I’m back with my manly card.  This card is made with one of the new stamp sets coming your way on June 1st and this is also  one of my display board samples that I made for the OnStage Event.  Remember the box I showed  you in an earlier post that said it contained secret items?  This stamp set was one of them! It is also showing you one of the new In-Colors that will be with us from 2017-2019!  It’s called Lemon Lime Twist.  Don’t you jut love it?  I do!  We needed a bright green!!

Leave a note for me in the comments section below to let me know what you think of the new color and the light bulbs!  Would you buy this stamp set?

Happy Monday friends!  Hope you all had a wonderful Easter with your family and friends!  As promised, today I have a masculine card for you.  This is one of my favorite stamp sets that I think has been overlooked a bit.  It works well for teenagers as well as adults.  Also, this set will be continuing on in the new catalog.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is a list of the products that I used:

Wishing you all a wonderful Easter.  Hope you get to spend the day with your loved ones!

 

 

 

 

 

 

XOXO
Wendy

Hello stamping friends!  I thought I’d share with you today some pics from our trip to Richmond, Virginia for the Stampin’ Up! OnStage event this past weekend.  We had so much fun getting to play with new product and see the new in-colors.

See the pics below?  This is what they do to us!  They put new product and projects on the table, but we’re not able to open them until they give us permission!  It always drives us crazy!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a shot of our table at the beginning of the day…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See those colors in the pic on the left?  They are the new in-colors for 2017-2019.  What do you think?  The names of the colors from left to right are Powder Pink, Fresh Fig, Berry Burst, Lemon Lime Twist and Tranquil Tide.  I think my favorite (today) is Lemon Lime Twist.  I’ve been waiting for a bright green!

Remember that I had  a teaser post with the closed Stampin’ Up! box before I left for OnStage?  I was chosen to be a display board stamper back in January.  This means that I received a box of all new product from  Stampin’ Up! to play with and come up with samples for the display board at OnStage.  Below is a pic of my samples, along with the samples from other demonstrators. My samples are at the top on the picture to the left.  My friend, and traveling companion, Megan, has her display samples in the pic on the right.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It’s always fun to meet new stampers when going to these events.  Sarah, from Arizona  and Jenny from New Jersey joined us at our table this year. That’s me on the far left, then Megan, Ria, Sarah and Jenny.

Funny story for you ~ when I was getting ready on Saturday morning for the event, I realized that I only had the correct contact for my right eye.  My prescription for my contacts is different for each eye.  One is for close up and the other is for my distance.  I had two right eye contacts and none for the left eye.  I was so bummed!  I wore both right eye contacts,  but I was without distance for the entire day.  I could not even drive my car home.  Poor Ria got stuck with the four hour drive herself.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here are some more fun pics from the day! More display board samples and us having fun in the photo booth!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hope you enjoyed this little sneak peek into my trip to Richmond for  OnStage 2017 with Stampin’ Up!

 

 

 

Hello friends!  I have a cute Easter card to share with you today! Even though Sale-a-Bration is finished and this card is made with one of the freebie stamp sets, Hey Chick!, I am still going to share with you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Products that I used to make this card are: