I'm finally feeling pretty good. No walker or cane, and the pain is at a normal level now. I'm even sleeping 6 hours at night! I think I'm finally back, 5 weeks after total knee replacement surgery. Let me tell you it is noooo picnic. It is such a prevelent surgery and you are able to walk the day of surgery, so you think eh, piece of cake. NOT!!!! It is an extremely painful ordeal and the healing takes a very long time. Not t mention that anesthesia really stays in your system a while and together with the strong pain meds, your mind is just not as clear and sharp as usual.
So all that is my attempt to explain my lack of a proper response to the paper bag mini album that I posted awhile back. I watched and rewatched a series of videos and took copious notes before making that album. I often think I prefer written directions with photos to a video. I am in the minority in that respect. I'm a teacher and I know how vital mulitmedia is in reaching people's various learning styles. I always end up writing all the directions down when watching videos. Yeah, I'm weird, what can I say?
When a couple people asked me for directions or a tutorial I told them I didn't have them written down yet and emailed them a link to the video series by Ginger Ropp. Why didn't I just post a link in the blog post???? Geeze slaps self upside the head! Here is a link to Ginger's video series.
Here are my written directions. I gotta tell you she does a very good job too. I really appreciate the fact that she doesn't say umm a bazillon times, make you watch/wait while she fussy cuts an intricate design, slowly show/describe each and every single product and all the various colors used. She doesn't force you to wait while she goes to look for something either!! There are a lot of poorly done videos on YouTube, but Ginger's are NOT in that category. Her videos are very well done, and this is high praise coming from an impatient woman who used to be that hyper little girl who drove her teachers batty!!
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Saturday, May 24, 2014
Thursday, May 22, 2014
BLOWOUT SALE
Dates: April 21-June 4, 2014 (all items available while supplies last)
Details
We're saying goodbye to hundreds of retiring products from the 2013-2014 annual catalog. Get your favorite retiring products before they're gone for good! ALL products are only available while supplies last, so be sure to get your orders in early!
We're saying goodbye to hundreds of retiring products from the 2013-2014 annual catalog. Get your favorite retiring products before they're gone for good! ALL products are only available while supplies last, so be sure to get your orders in early!
Major discounts on retiring products!! From now until June 4, 2014, we're offering a 25%-50% discount on many of the retiring products. Get them before they're gone!
Retiring Lists
- Retiring Stamps (Available April 21-June 4, 2014, or while supplies last)
- Retiring Accessories (Available April 21-June 4, 2014, or while supplies last)
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Stampin' Up! Cardstock Inventory, and This and That
Do you ever make something pretty for your organization items? I feel kinda sill sharing this, but I had such fun doing it:) I just folded cardstock and put my inventories inside. I can keep them on display where I can easily and often grab them, and they look nice at the same time. The first one is new, the second one I did last year and just updated it to include our newest in colors. If you'd like a free copy you can download one here. Here is the Cardstock Deck for Stampin' Up! colors as well.
I finally finished my BFF's calendar pages for the rest of the year. Nothing like being a bit behind! These are 5 x 7 I just made them on the computer and printed on white cardstock. I have a magnetic calendar for our fridge, and my BFF uses an acrylic stand up frame for her desk at work. I made pretty boxes for each of us to hold the pages for each month and at the beginning of a new month, we slide the old one out and insert the new. The magnetic frame I use is from Hobby Lobby, it is flexible plastic with a magnetic sheet on the entire back. Both frames cost a couple bucks and are found in the framing department. Although they carry them in stores, I could not find them on Hobby Lobby's website. Clear standing frame. Magnetic frame.
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Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Introducting...
The NEW 2014-2016 In Colors!
Blackberry Bliss, Mossy Meadow, Lost Lagoon, Hello Honey and
Tangelo Twist. Aren't they pretty? They will be available in the new catalog
beginning June 2nd) Don't forget to stop my and pick up your catalog, BOGO, some door prizes and a make and take:)
All the cards below have been made with new stamps from the
upcoming catalog and have been colored with Copic alcohol ink markers. Stampin' Up! has come out with their own alcohoI ink markers called Blendabilities, which are the catalog and will be available later this summer.
I was sorting through retired stamps to sell at my Catalog Launch, and really looked at all the text and messages that appear in some of them. I decided to keep those. You can never have too many messages/text stamps ya know? If you like the stamp set Happy Watercolor or anything else in the Occasions catalog it will be available until June 1st.
I was sorting through retired stamps to sell at my Catalog Launch, and really looked at all the text and messages that appear in some of them. I decided to keep those. You can never have too many messages/text stamps ya know? If you like the stamp set Happy Watercolor or anything else in the Occasions catalog it will be available until June 1st.
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Stamps | Bloom With Hope, text from Happy Watercolor |
Card Stock & Papers | Mossy Meadow, Tangelo Twist, Whisper White |
Ink | Tangelo Twist |
Accessories | Basic Jewels Pearls colored with Copics |
Tools | Fancy Fan emb. folder, Labels framelits |
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Stamps | Blended Bloom, text from Teeny Tiny Wishes |
Card Stock & Papers | Real Red, Pistachio Pudding, Whisper White |
Ink | Real Red |
Accessories | Pearls Basic Jewels colored with markers |
Tools | Deco framelits. Modern Mosiac emb. folder, Word Window and Modern Label punches |
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Stamps | Blended Bloom, text from Teeny Tiny Wishes |
Card Stock & Papers | Island Indigo, Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White |
Ink | Elegant Eggplant |
Accessories | Pearls Basic Jewels |
Tools | Honeycomb emb. folder, Deco framelits, Word Window and Modern Label punches |
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Stamps | Bloom With Hope, text from Teeny Tiny Wishes |
Card Stock & Papers | Tangerine Tango, Melon Mambo, Whisper White |
Ink | Melon Mambo |
Accessories | Melon Mambo Taffeta ribbon |
Tools | Apothecary Accents and Banners framelits, Word Window and Modern Label punches |
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Stamps | Blended Bloom |
Card Stock & Papers | Blackberry Bliss, Lost Lagoon, Whisper White |
Ink | |
Accessories | Pearls Basic Jewels colored with markers |
Tools | Honeycomb emb. folder, Labels framelits |
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Stamps | Bloom With Hope, text from Blooming With Kindness |
Card Stock & Papers | Old Olive, Night of Navy, Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White |
Ink | Elegant Eggplant |
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Tools | Beautifully Baroque emb. folder, Apothecary Accents framelits |
Monday, May 12, 2014
Goodbye to the Old and Hello to the New
Retiring, but available until May 31 are these colors: Primrose Petals, Summer Starfruit, Midnight Muse, Gumball Green and Raspberry Ripple. I've used some of these pretty colors below. The Occasions catalog will only be around until May 31 as well. Below I've used the Peaceful Petals stamp set. Isn't it pretty? Look at all the terrific images in this set. Products in blue are only available until May 31!!
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Peaceful Petals, Teeny Tiny Wishes
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Card Stock & Papers
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Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White, Gold Fancy Foil Designer Vellum, Brushed Gold
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Ink
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Elegant Eggplant
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Accessories
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Wisteria Wonder Ruffled Ribbon (clearance rack) Copic Alcohol Ink Markers
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Tools
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Modern Label and Word Window punches, Apothecary Accents Framelits
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Project Details
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Stamps
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Peaceful Petals,Teeny Tiny Wishes
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Card Stock & Papers
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Primrose Petals, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, Gold Fancy Foil Designer Vellum,
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Ink
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Primrose Petals
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Accessories
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Copic Alcohol Ink Markers
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Tools
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Modern Label and Word Window punches, Window Frames Framelits
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Project Details
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Stamps
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Peaceful Petals,Teeny Tiny Wishes
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Card Stock & Papers
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Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White
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Ink
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Real Red
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Accessories
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Copic Alcohol Ink Markers, 1/8" Black Taffeta Ribbon
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Tools
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Modern Label and Word Window punches, Chalk Talk Framelits
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Project Details
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Stamps
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New: Bloom With Hope
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Card Stock & Papers
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Whisper White, Gold Satin, Raspberry Ripple
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Ink
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Raspberry Ripple
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Accessories
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Copic Alcohol Ink Markers
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Tools
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Modern Label Punch, Labels Framelits, Square Lattice Embossing Folder
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Project Details
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Stamps
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New: Bloom With Hope
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Card Stock & Papers
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Whisper White, Midnight Muse, Gumball Green
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Ink
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Gumball Green
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Accessories
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Copic Alcohol Ink Markers, Gold Bakers Twine
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Tools
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Modern Label and Word Window punches, Banners Framelits
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Project Details
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Stamps
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Pleasant Poppies, Teeny Tiny Wishes
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Card Stock & Papers
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Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White
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Ink
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Real Red
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Accessories
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Copic Alcohol Ink Markers, 1/8" Black Taffeta Ribbon, Black Chevron Ribbon
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Tools
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Ovals Framelits, Modern Label and Word Window punches
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