It's Here the New Stampin' Up! Catalog for 2013 - 2014

Good Morning,

It is such a great day today.  The New Stampin' Up! catalog goes live today, you can begin ordering at Noon MT. It is full of great and easy paper craft ideas, tips, stamp sets and great stamp accessories.  But wait there is more, for today only you can order from all three catalogs.
1 2012- 2013 catalog Get those retired stamp sets
2. Spring Mini today is the last day to order from that catalog.  Don't you like those bottle caps and need some more.
3.  First day to start ordering from the new catalog.

New Updated News new Special with the new Catalog.  3 Stamp Sets for 25% off until June 21.

To make it even better because I know you want to order so much.  Join my team of Demonstrators for $99 and you can order $125 worth of merchandise from all 3 catalogs today only.  What a savings.

If you haven't received your new catalog e-mail me your mailing address at nuhddad @ gmail.com (remove the spaces), call 307 778-6102 or stop by and pick one up.

To share the fun use the Hostess Code JAP3C96N and if we get enough orders I will draw a winner for all the hostess benefits the code is good until 6 PM June 9 Order now at http://marytrautner.stampinup.net

Also don't forget the free New Catalog Open house June 9 1:30 - 3:30 PM at my house.

Now for the video of the new catalog.



Happy Stamping
Mary

Exciting Stamping News Coming Tomorrow.

Good Evening,

Was a busy day today.  I am trying to get already for a craft fair on Saturday and my Christmas Card Class on Sunday and Tuesday.  I just wanted to pop in and tell you that you should check back here tomorrow for some exciting news and a really special video.  Can you guess what it is?

Happy Stamping

Mary

There's A Card Thursday -Never to early to start those Handmade Christmas Cards.

Good Morning,
I have a class every other month that does Christmas cards.  I want to get a head start on this years and not wait until December to get them all done.  So far I have 60 done ( have two sessions for each class).
But since you all should be thinking about those Christmas Cards I thought this weeks There's a Card Thursday should be a Christmas Card.  I will drop one in every once in awhile until December.

I also offer the services of Design and cut for you and I will even help you assemble them.  Then if you really don't want to do your own, you can order your handmade Christmas Cards from me deadline for the order in November 1.  I am sure you will want to do your own so here is the Christmas card for today.




Happy Stamping
Mary

Stampin' Up! New Catalog Open House

Good Morning,
Well it is a cool raining day today.  We need the rain but the 42 degrees is a little cool. I think I am never satisfied with the weather, oh well.

Thought I would show yo the card we will be making in the New Catalog Open House I will be having on June 9 1:30 to 3:30 PM.  It is free, just let me know if you are coming so I have enough supplies to go around.  Please share and invite anyone from the Cheyenne Area that you think might like to come.

Make and Take for Open House

 Also I have some spots left for this month's Christmas Card Class Sunday June 2 1:30 to 3:30 and Tuesday June 4 10:00 AM to Noon Call or e-mail for a spot

Here are the cards we will be doing

Also check back here for a special announcement and video on Friday May 31.  You will love it.

Happy Stamping
Mary

Tips & Techniques Tuesday May 28 Scallop Flowers

Good Morning,
Welcome to Tips & Techniques Tuesday. We are making Scallop flowers today.  I love to make them and I make a lot of them.  I hope you have as much fun as I do with these.



Happy Stamping
Mary

May's Paper Pumpkin What is it.

Good Afternoon,
Been a busy Memorial day weekend.  Had 3 cook outs and I recorded 4 videos and am still editing them. Went for Ice Cream and had a Women's Luncheon at church this weekend. All it all it was a great weekend.

Are you signed up for the Paper Pumpkin?  The monthly craft kit from Stampin' Up!.  This month it was a brag book to make.  Here is a video of the unwrapping of it. Since most of my photos are digital and I have no ink it may be a while before I get photos printed to put into this one.
If you would like to order your own Paper pumpkin just follow this link.
https://mypaperpumpkin.com?demoid=102291

Here is the video



Hope you had a good weekend
Check back tomorrow for Tips & Techniques Tuesday.

Happy Stamping
Mary

Grandma's Rocking Chair for May 26, 2013

 Question for today:
What is StazOn and the difference between a regular ink pad and StazOn.

There are different kinds of ink and each kind has it's own purpose and is good for stamping certain things.  Since the question is about StazOn lets start with that one and work our way through them.

StazOn - That is a brand name.  It is a permanent solvent based ink. It is acid free.  It drys fast and does not need to be heat set. Is mainly used for non-porous surfaces such as plastic, window sheets, cellophane bags, glass, plates, ceramics. It does not come off your stamps with water or Stampin' Mist, you must use StazOn cleaner (don't drop it on your rug, ink side down). You can use it for stamping on card stock, I like to use it to stamp on the Cellophane bags and window sheets - works great for the Stain Glass Technique. Stampin' Up! sells Black and White StazOn but it also comes in other colors.  Best thing about StazOn Black is the great smell.

Dye Based Ink - Stampin' Up!s Classic Ink - Water based dye inks are the most popular inks. They are mainly for card stock and paper.  On Card Stock they dry fast, which helps prevent smearing. On fabric they soak in and since they are water based they will wash out.  Stampin' Up! Classic inks are acid free.  You can clean your stamps with water or Stampin' Mist. It will not dry on non porous surfaces so I would not not recommend for plastics, window sheets or glass.  You may find that it does fade over time - though I have a card I stamped over 5 years ago and it has yet to fade. Since it is water soluble it is great to use for water coloring.  They do soak into the card stock and are great to use for Mono color Stamping (stamping the same color as the card stock, like watermarking), because of that they will not be a true color on other colored card stock.  They will run if caught in the rain.  I use this for my cards, 3-D projects involving card stock or designer series paper.

Pigment Based Ink - Stampin' Up!s Craft Ink.  They are thicker than the dye based inks and take a longer time to dry, you may want to dry them with a heat tool.  You can use them on a variety of surfaces.  They are usually acid free.  Since they do not absorb into the card stock like dye based inks they give a true color when stamping of other color of card stock. Can be cleaned up with water or Stampin' Mist, a little more work needed than the dye based ink. Stampin' Up! only sells Whisper White which is great for using on black card stock.  You can also make other colors by either getting the whisper white and adding colored re-inker or getting an empty pad and the whisper white refill and then adding re-inker.  I use this for chalkboard technique, for true color stamping on other colored card stock - I have a pad I made up with Pumpkin Pie for my Halloween cards.  I also use it for stamping on fabric - you do have to heat set it.

Watermark Ink - VersaMark.  Also referred to as Embossing ink as it is used for embossing.  It is on the order of a pigment ink but clear. Used for tone on tone stamping, makes it appear a few shades darker on the Card Stock.Takes a long time to dry unless heated. Use to emboss.  You can clean the same as pigment ink, water or Stampin' Mist, again may take a little more to clean.  It is sticky to can be used with heat and stick powder and for embossing.  You can also stamp a stamp with VersaMark and then a classic ink and use clear embossing powder to have any color for embossing.  I love it and use it all the time.  Don't worry if the pad becomes yellow or brown it will still work and does stamp clear.

Thanks for stopping by.  If you have any questions please leave them in the comments or e-mail me at nuhddad @ gmail.com (take out the spaces).

Happy Stamping
Mary

Handmade Christmas Card Class Coming up

Good morning,
Dreary looking day starting out here.  Though the Weather man says it is suppose to get better, now it is foggy and cool out.  Well it is only Memorial Day weekend.  Does get me in the Christmas mood, so just wanted to remind you about the handmade Christmas Card Classes coming up.

Christmas Card Class Sunday June 2, 1:30—3:30 PM or Tuesday June 4 10:00 AM—Noon.

2 Designs of Christmas Cards. You can complete 10 Cards 5 of each design for $20.  Please call to reserve your spot.

 Also thought you would like to see the two cards we will be doing.

Hope you can make it.  We will have a great time as always.

Have a great day

Happy stamping

Mary

There's A Card Thursday - Elegant Lines and Butterflies

Good Morning,

Doesn't it feel like Spring.  Well do I have a great spring Card for today..  Butterflies and flowers and really quick card.

I love the bright color of Daffodil Delight just so springy.

Here is the video if you would like to have instructions to make this card.



Have a great day,
Happy Stamping

Mary

Tips & Techniques Tuesday - How about Making a handmade Quilt Card

Good Morning Everyone,

Today on Tips & Techniques Tuesday I will be showing you how to Make a quilt card.

They are beautiful cards using just paper piecing.

Here are a few more and you can find the templates over at my Pinterest Account under Templates http://pinterest.com/marysstamping/

This video will tell you the basics of creating a quilt card and then you can adapt the templates to make all the different ones.

Happy stamping

Mary

Grandma's Rocking Chair - Questions and Answers

Good Evening,

Time to sit in Grandma's Rocking Chair and ask those Questions.

Today's Question:
I hear people talking about line stamps what are they?  Are they just a stamp with lines?

Answer:
A line stamp is a stamp like that from a coloring book, made up of simple thin lines to make a picture.
This is an example of a line Stamp.


I like them since I love to color you can color them in.  Great for water coloring, shading, Stain Glass technique.

You will also hear about Solid Stamps they are stamps that are filled in, solid.  Like these:


These are good for single color stamping, mono color stamping to do backgrounds, rock and roll technique, and kissing technique.

Hope this answers your question.

Please keep sending your questions in.  Either comment with your question or email me nuhddad @ gmail.com (remove the spaces).

Thanks for visiting.

Happy Stamping.

Stampin' Party Tonight

I am all ready for my Stampin' Party tonight.  I love to have these parties and introduce new people to stamping and make new friends.  The above card is what we will be doing for the make and take.

Supplies for the above card:

Supplies: Stamp Sets – Teeny Tiny Wishes (Wood 115370, $36.95 pg133), Papillon Potpourri (Clear 123759, $14.95 pg 115); Card stock – Daffodil Delight 8 ½ x 5 ½ (119683, $6.95 pg 153), Pumpkin Pie 5 ½ x 4 ¼ (105117, $6.95 pg 153), Whisper White Scrap (100730, $8.50 Pg 156); Ink – Pumpkin Pie (126945, $5.95, pg 153), Early Espresso (126974, $5.95 pg 156); Accessories –Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430, $3.95 pg 177), Elegant Butterfly Punch (127526, $15.95 pg 184), Scallop Oval (119856, $16.95 pg 184), Large Oval (119855, $15.95 pg 184), Elegant Lines Impression Folder (119277, $7.95 pg 189), Big Shot (113439, $99.95 pg 186).

Happy Stamping

Mary

There's A Card Thursday using Stampin' Up!s Tea Shoppe Stamp Set

Good Morning,

Well today I am focusing on one of the sets that is retiring. I had it for awhile but have not used it much so thought I would get it out before it went away.

Hope you like this video I had a fun time designing this card.

Have a good day

Happy Stamping

Mary

Do you want a good Stamping Deal? Do you want to get free stuff? Read below.

Good Afternoon

So you love Stampin' Up! stamps, paper and you really want a Big Shot I have two ways you can do that for a lot less money.

1.  Join my team. No need to sell, you don't have to do any parties or classes just join for $99 and receive $150 worth of Merchandise.  To make it better you can pick just what you want - If you want the big shot and some dies that is all you have to buy.  To make it even better yet no shipping like getting another 10% off.  If you bought just the Big Shot it would be $99.95 plus $10 for shipping and taxes.  Join my Team and for $99 plus taxes you can get the Big Shot plus $54 worth of anything else you might want (I would go for the Flower Folds Big XL die). To sweeten even more.  After you are a demo your first order within 45 days that is over $150 you get 30% off.  You just can't pass this up if you want to get the most for your money.  After that first order you get 20% all orders.  Even if you do't want to do parties or classes you still get the discount on your orders.  This offer is only good until May 30  head over to my Stampin' Up! site and join the fun

2. If you have a Stamping Party and your total reaches $350 you get an extra $30 worth of merchandise for a total of $80 worth of free merchandise so call now and reserve a date for that party. Parties must be closed by May 30.

Some answers to your questions about being a Demonstrator

What am I getting for my $99.00?

o   155.00 in merchandise of your choice from any of the active catalogs this amount is only till May 30th 2013 after that it's 125.00 in merchandise

o   No shipping charges, you only pay tax

·        Stay Active or Not?

o   $300 is all it takes to stay active on a calendar quarter

§  Ie: if you sign up today, this quarter does not count.  Your first quarter does not end until 9/30/2013.

·        Do I have to host workshops?

o   No you do not have to host workshops

·        Do I have to sell to other people?

o   No you do not have to sell to other people, you can be your own best customer

·        What is my discount?

o   Always starts at 20% and can be as high as 40%

o   If you place an order during your first 45 days after signing up you will get an additional 10% discount on order of $150.00 or more just in time for the new catalog :)

·        New products

o   Be the first to try new products in the new catalogs.

o   You can pre-order from the new catalogs and occasion catalog one month in advance. You will see the new catalog and be able to pre order on the same day.

·        Hostess Benefits

o   If your order qualifies for hostess benefits, you will receive them in addition to your 20% discount

·        Business or Hobby?

o   that decision is entirely up to you.

o   A great way to make additional income doing what you love

·        What if I do not meet the quarterly minimum?

o   You will be dropped as a demonstrator and you become my customer again

o   The merchandise is yours to keep!

·        Were you a demonstator and want to re-join Stamping Up

o   If you were a demonstrator under me and dropped you may rejoin my team immediately.

o   If you were a demonstrator under another upline and want to join my team you will need to wait 90 days after you dropped. So if you became inactive last July you can join NOW.

Tips & Techniques Tuesday - Stampin' Up! Bloomin' Bouquet Kit

 Good morning,

Welcome to this weeks Tips & Techniques Tuesday. Wouldn't you love to have some flowers that never wilt and don't need water.  Stampin' Up! has a kit called Bloomin' Bouquet.  It makes 13 flowers.  So today's video is how to make the flowers in the kit.  I really like the kit but will be making more without the kit and just punch or die cut some flowers.  Maybe a video on how to do it without the kit?  Well hope you enjoy the video.



Happy Stamping

Mary

Grandma's Rocking Chair - Stamping Questions and Answers

Good Evening,

When I was growing up I thought I had the best grandma there was.  I could always climb on her lap and snuggle and ask her any question.  From Why is the sky blue? to Do you love me? and she would always answer my questions.  Thinking back I still think she was the best grandma.  So I thought I would start a column in honor of my Grandma and call it Grandma's Rocking Chair.

You can ask me any question about Stamping and Paper Crafts and I will try my best to answer them.  I may have to research it but it will be fun and informative.

So here goes the First Question.

Why do you like to use Glue Dots instead of SNAIL adhesive?

I do have preference for Glue Dots as most of you know.  Really my favorite Adhesive is Sticky Strip but I think it is more expensive and so Glue dots come in a second.  I do use Sticky Strip on most of the 3-D projects I work on because I have found nothing that will hold better.  So why glue dots.  I like to use them because they are convenient, easy to use, stick fairly well, and the price is right.  I can use 4 dots on a card front, when I use SNAIL  I tend to go over board and do all 4 sides.  I have also found that once you apply the glue dots and you sit on your card (yes I said sit on it) they stick really well -  I think it is the heat and weight (no comments on that one) that seals them well.  I have found that with SNAIL  my cards sometimes come off in pieces especially if I wait awhile to send them.  I really don't like to spend time on a great card  send it and then have someone tell me a piece fell off. I have tried sitting on the snail and it really does not help it like the glue dots.  Though I do use SNAIL when I have to mass produce a bunch of cards, say Christmas Cards, invitations etc.  It is faster I think than glue dots and I think if I send the cards quickly I don't have as much problems with the SNAIL.  So I do use, Sticky Strip, Glue Dots and SNAIL all for different reasons and for different purposes.

If you would like a question answered please leave a comment or e-mail me the question at nuhddad @ gmail.com (remove the spaces around the @).  I will post answers to questions Sunday.

Hope you enjoyed Grandma's Rocking Chair.

Happy Stamping

Mary

Stampin' Addicts 2013 Retiring Stamp Blog Hop Circle Circus

Hello,

Welcome to the Stampin Addicts Retiring Stamp Blog Hop.

Well I am excited this is my first Stampin' Addicts BlogHop.  I really hope you like everyone's blog and especially mine.  I choose Circle Circus as my Retiring stamp Set.  I have had so much fun with that set and really am sad to see it go.  It really makes a great background stamp.  The first card I used it on was a black and white card and it was amazing in black and white, in fact I used it only black and white for the first few times and then I experimented with color and I was off.

Well here are some of my cards that I have made with Circle Circus - goodbye old friend. Remember you have only to June 3, to get these great stamp sets and all the others that are retiring.

Supplies:  Stamp Sets – Circle Circus ( Clear 127784, $20.95 Wood 115778, $28.95), Bring on the Cake ( Clear 121958, $27.95, Wood 121899 $38.95); Ink – Classic Ink Pads Daffodil Delight ( 126944, $5.95), Old Olive ( 126953, $5.95), Tempting Turquoise ( 126952, $5.95), Melon Mambo ( 126948, $5.95); Card Stock – Melon Mambo 8 ½ x 5 ½” (115320, $6.95), Whisper White 4x4”(100730, $8.50), Tempting Turquoise 1 ½ x 4” (102067, $6.95); Accessories – Linen Thread (104199, $4.59), Glue Dots (103683, $4.95), Scallop Border Trim Punch ( 118402, $15.95), Perfect Polka Dots Impression Folder (117335, $7.95), Big Shot (113439, $99.95)

Supplies: Stamp Sets - Circle Circus ( Clear 127784, $20.95 Wood 115778, $28.95), Forever with You (Clear 126727, $17.95 Wood 126725, $23.95), Ink -  Classic Ink Pads Daffodil Delight ( 126944, $5.95),  Tempting Turquoise ( 126952, $5.95), Melon Mambo ( 126948, $5.95); Stampin Write Markers Bright collection (119702, $28.95); Card Stock Melon Mambo 8 ½ x 5 ½” (115320, $6.95), Whisper White 3 ½ x 4 ½, 3 x 3, and scrap (100730, $8.50), Tempting Turquoise  4 x 5 (102067, $6.95), Daffodil Delight 4x4" (119683, $6.95); Accessories – Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430, $3.95), Glue Dots (103683, $4.95), Crystal Effects (101055, $6.25), Soda Pop Tops (129388, $3.95), Scallop Trim Corner Punch (118870, $9.95), Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder (117335, $7.95), Windows Frames Collection Framelits (129021, $26.95) ½” Circle Punch (119869, $5.95), Big Shot (113439, $99.95).

These next two are very similar, changed the colors and embossing folder to see what effect it would have.  I love this technique and I am sure it has a fancy name but I like to call it squeeze the paper together to make one.  Hope you enjoy it.

Supplies: Stamp Sets - Circle Circus ( Clear 127784, $20.95 Wood 115778, $28.95),  Elements of Style (Clear 120045, $19.95 Wood 118611 $27.95); Ink – Classic Ink Pads - Daffodil Delight ( 126944, $5.95),  Tempting Turquoise ( 126952, $5.95), Regal Rose (126947, $5.95);  Card stock – Regal Rose 8 ½ x 5 ½ (105130, $6.95), Whisper White 4 x 5 ¼, Scrap (100730, $8.50), Tempting Turquoise Scrap  (102067, $6.95), Daffodil Delight Scrap (119683, $6.95), Regal Rose scrap (105130, $6.95); Accessories – Daffodil Delight ½” Seam binding (125583, $6.95), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430, $3.95), Glue Dots (103683, $4.95),  Stampin’ Sponges (101610, $3.50), 1 ¾” Circle Punch (119850, $16.95), 1 3/4” Scallop Circle Punch (119854, $16.95), 1 ¼” Circle Punch (119861, $15.95), 1” Circle Punch (119868, $12.95), 1 ¼” Scallop Circle Punch (127811, $15.95), Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder ( 117335, $7.95), Big Shot (113439, $99.95).

Supplies: Stamp Sets - Circle Circus ( Clear 127784, $20.95 Wood 115778, $28.95),  Elements of Style (Clear 120045, $19.95 Wood 118611 $27.95); Ink – Cajun Craze (126965, $5.95), Elegant Eggplant (126969, $5.95), More Mustard (126964, $5.95); Card Stock – More Mustard 8 ½ x 5 ½, scrap (100946, $6.95), Very Vanilla 4 x 5 ¼, scrap (101650, $8.50) Elegant Eggplant scrap (105126, $6.95), Cajun Craze scrap (119684, $6.95);  Accessories – More Mustard ½” Scallop Dots Ribbon (124140, $7.95), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430, $3.95), Glue Dots (103683, $4.95),  Stampin’ Sponges (101610, $3.50), 1 ¾” Circle Punch (119850, $16.95), 1 3/4” Scallop Circle Punch (119854, $16.95), 1 ¼” Circle Punch (119861, $15.95), 1” Circle Punch (119868, $12.95), 1 ¼” Scallop Circle Punch (127811, $15.95), Square Lattice Embossing Folder (119976, $7.95), Big Shot (113439, $99.95).

Hope you enjoyed this portion of the blog hop, remember to visit all of them.

The Next Hop Stop will take you to Lilly's Ink Pad Where she uses Elements of Style another of my favorites.

And if you You missed Yahpa and using Build a Blossom Set just click the previous button. 
You can see all those that participate on my Linky/Blog Page

There's A Card Thursday - Handmade Dress Card May 9, 2013

Good Morning, Rainy day here but still it is not snowing.  This is a beautiful dress and card.  Well today I will show you how to make this card. To Bad I couldn't wear the dress.



Hope you all have a good day.

Happy Stamping
Mary

Would You like to See How To Make this Handmade Card?

Good Afternoon Stampers and Crafters,

Would you like to see how to make this Handmade Card?

I have been working on videos for There's A Card Thursday and Tips & Techniques Tuesday.  Would you like to see how to do some type of technique?, Is there a special card you would like to see how to make?  Just leave a comment and tell me what you would like to see or learn about.

I am going to try and start a new posting.  Every Sunday I will be answering questions from you.  Either e-mail me the question at nuhddad @ gmail.com (Take out the spaces) or just post a comment to any of my posts with your question.  I hope I get a lot of questions.  The First Post will be this Sunday May 12.

Happy Stamping
Mary

Tips & Techniques Tuesday - Coloring Stampin' Up! Glimmer Paper

Good Morning,
Today we are going to do a fun technique, we are going to take the Silver Glimmer Paper from Stampin' Up! and we are going to make it different colors.

Such Beautiful Colors you can get by using this technique.

Hope you enjoyed this video.  If you did please leave a comment.

Happy Stamping

Stamping Technique Coming Tomorrow

Good Morning,  It is a beautiful day here in Cheyenne still not warm enough for me but 55 will have to do beats snow and real cold.

Don't you love the color of the glimmer paper on this card?  You can do it yourself and make any color glimmer paper you want.  How Just watch Tomorrow's Tips & Techniques video right here.

Happy Stamping

Mary

Great Open House

Good Evening Everyone,
Had  a great Retirement Open House.  Everyone that came had a great time.  They enjoyed the handmade card we made.

Thought you might like to know what was used.

Tea Shoppe Card

Mary Trautner

Supplies: Stamps – Tea Shoppe R (Clear 125547, $27.95); Ink – Riding Hood Red Classic Ink R (126968, $5.95); Card Stock – Very Vanilla 8 ½ x 5 ½, 5 ½ x 4 ¼, 4 ¼ x 2 ¾, (101650, $8.50), Riding Hood Red R 5 ¼ x 4 (111348, $6.95); Accessories – Baja Breeze Seam Binding R 7 “ (122331, $6.95), Rhinestone Basic Jewels (119246, $4.95), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430, $3.95), Glue Dots (103683, $4.95), Stamping Sponges (101610, $3.50), Vintage Wallpaper Impression Folder R (120175, $7.95), Labels Collection Framelits (125598, $26.95).

Hope you had a good day also.

Happy stamping

Mary

Handmade Card for Stampin' Up! retirement Open House

Good Afternoon

Just thought I would give you a sneak Peek at the Make & take we will be doing for the Cinco De Mayo retirement Open House.  Still have room give me a call if you would like to come.

Retirement Open House Cinco De Mayo Style—Sunday May 5 1:30-3:30. Come see what is going Bye Bye. Games, Make and Takes and Fun. Cost—Free

Happy Stamping

Mary

A few Reminders about the Free Retirement Open house and Paper Pumpkin

Good evening or should it be good night just wanted to catch you before I head to bed.
Was a great day today.  A little cold but beautiful sunshine.  Still have the snow but it should be gone soon.

A few quick reminders.
1.  Sunday May 5 is the Free Retirement Open House,  from 1:30 to 3:30 PM I really hope you can make it. Please let me know soon. It will be fun.  We will have games, Make & Takes and prizes.  Come on out and see what is going away and catch a sneak peek at what is coming in the new Catalog.

2.  Did you miss signing up for My Paper Pumpkin and really would like to start receiving that neat monthly kit. If you want to sign up you to receive this months kit you need to sing up by May 10th.  Just Click here to sign up.

To remind you what we got for April here is the card you could make 4.

 and you can go to this post to see more Or this post and see something different.

Heading to bed so have a great night

Happy Stamping
Mary

There's A Card Thursday - Mixed Bunch Card

Good Morning, Well looks like the snow is over for now and I really hope it does not show back up until next November, I would even take October.

For today we have There's A card Thursday and we are using Mixed Bunch.

Hope you enjoy the video.



Happy Stamping
Mary

SNOW AGAIN it is May 1, and Stamping Newsletter

OK, Enough is Enough.  It is May 1 and this is what it looks like outside and it is still coming down and will until late this afternoon.  That is my husband standing next to my bug we have over 12 inches. 3-5 more predicted.  The kids have no school.  This is the 4th time Meigan will be missing her dance class and she is in a tizzy as the recital is in 2 weeks.  Yes Yes I know we need the water but it could come in rain and not snow. Don has to go to work they never close Target.  The plows haven't even been here yet.  Trees are bending, they can survive the wind but this is different.

Well today I will get my monthly newsletter out and do some videos since Meigan will be home.  I publish a monthly electronic newsletter and if you would like a copy mailed to you monthly please in the comments leave your e-mail address with spaces around the @ sign and I will add you to my list.

A lot of things happening in Stampin' Up! including some new photopolymer stamps.  Will up date you soon and soon as I get done shoveling again.

Happy Stamping

Mary