I am still here...

Goodness me! It has been a long time since I have posted! I have been in hiding. Since I got engaged, we have been very busy. I feel like I'm working all the time now. And when I'm not working I fill by days off with other little things.

We will be getting married in June. Between now and then I'll be pretty focused on my own thing. However, if you want to do a Stampin' Up! party or get together, let me know, because I can make time for that.

The last week in April, I will be decreasing my hours at work, so that will help me to feel a little less overwhelmed with working, and give me more time for my stamping obsession!

I will be making my own invitations, which I have purchased all the supplies for. I will show you pictures once I have completed my masterpieces...

Meanwhile there are a few good deals going on!

1) Buy online from me on my SU! website and earn a FREE Spring Summer catalog! That is a $10 value! Best of all, there is no minimum purchase required. Let me know if you need help getting started. (Click the link, and go to "shop now")

2) Saleabration is going on! If you buy $50 worth of products you get to pick an item out of the Saleabration catalog for free. (only the ones without a listed price) So when you go on to get your free catalog, spend $50 worth of products and you'll ALSO earn a free item. If you spend $100 in product, you'll get 2 items free! You can get an unlimited number of items, it's simple, for every $50 in product, you get 1 Saleabration item free!

3) If you want to become a SU! demonstrator, (and earn that 20% off discount) now is the time to do it. Not only do you get to pick out a FREE stamp set (up to a $47.95 value) you also get the starter kit for 15% off! Regularly it is $199, now only $169.

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In other news, I have changed the URLs of my other two blogs. now you can find them here:
http://toward-the-horizon.blogspot.com
http://pass-the-menu.blogspot.com

Remember, check out the 15% off stamp sets here! This FABULOUS offer ends with September, so get your order in now! :D I absolutely love Upsy Daisy, Pocket Silhouettes, and Eastern Blooms, and just ordered them at the great low price! (I already had the Contempo Alphabet, which I also love).

Take advantage of this special offer, before it goes away! :D

Happy Birthday x2

So today I made two cards in honor of my Aunt JoAnne, and sister (in-law)'s birthdays. They were both born on 9/23. Today was their birthday dinner celebration, they chose The Outback Steakhouse. They were both pretty easy (I only had 1.5 hours to make them both. I started with Michelle's and only had 20 minutes to do Aunt JoAnne's!)

Aunt JoAnne's Card

Stamps: Party Hearty
Paper: Bella Rose DSP, Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette
Accessories: Pink Pirouette 5/8" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon
Techniques: Rock and Roll
Difficulty (1-Easy 5-Advanced): 1

Michelle's Card

Stamps: A Happy Heart (available in the upcoming MINI Catalog!), Best Wishes and More
Paper: Georgia Peach DSP, Old Olive, Pretty in Pink
Ink: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Bold Brights Button, Adhesive Die Cut, Gold elastic cord (available in the upcoming MINI Catalog!), Cream halfback pearl (small), scallop edge punch.
Difficulty (1-Easy 5-Advanced): 1

As you can see, one of the stamps, and one of the accessories I used are a sneak peek for the Holiday Mini catalog that will be out the first of October! That means two great things happen on October 1st, #1: The new DECOR ELEMENTS are available for ordering! #2: The Holiday Mini Catalog, is available to order from!!

Either order online from me, or call me and I'll help you order! (Or leave a comment! I'm open to all! :D)

Successful class, and ONLINE ordering!

So yesterday, almost two days ago now that it is late...I had my first class. It went very well, everyone said they enjoyed it, and everyone was happy with their creations. :D I will post a picture later of everyone's frames. I let everyone choose what color glitter they wanted for their letter and for their frame. And I let them pick out their letter. They also picked the stamp they wanted for inside their frame, and some of them got pretty creative! :D I'll add it to this post later, tomorrow hopefully.

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I just want to share this with you all: ONLINE ORDERING is up and running!! This means that you can be anywhere in the world and order products from me! You can even be in IOWA! ;)
All you have to do is go to my website and click shop now. You can look at the products, and see what you want to buy. (Or to view the products, look at the catalog, then search for it in the shopping "search" field.) It's very simple! And of course if you have any problems, just call me and I'll help troubleshoot it for you!