Handmade Holiday

Dates: October 19-December 16, 2010

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Purchase select products--perfect for Amazing cards, Beautiful packaging, and Cherished gifts--at a 20 percent discount!

Things to Remember:

• This offer is available on all order types (customer, workshop, and online). Additional products from current catalogs may be purchased on the same order.
• There is no minimum purchase required to participate in this promotion.
• You must use the bundle item codes provided. The 20 percent discount will not be applied if individual bundle item numbers are entered separately.

Contact me if you'd like more information on these amazing deals!

Spooky Box

This box is too cute! It's a 2-4-6-8 box - very easy! Have you figured out what the ghost is??? Yep, it's the Owl Punch turned up side down! I love how so many creative people have figured out multiple uses for the owl punch - it makes it totally worth buying!
~Enjoy!

Stamps: Wicked Cool
Paper: Basic Black CS, Whisper White CS, Old Olive CS, Wicked Fun Specialty DSP
Ink: Basic Black
Accessories: Two-Step Owl XL Punch, Scallop Oval XL Punch, 1 3/4" X 7/8" Oval Large Punch

Wicked Halloween Card

Here's a fun Halloween card that I used for a Halloween workshop recently. I almost totally CASEd a card from Angie Kennedy Juda's 12 weeks of Halloween card because the card used all of the products that I was wanting to show at the workshop. I did make a few minor changes. I think it is such a fun card. Here's a great tip I found somewhere online about images that are cut out - in this case, the witch's hat. I stamped the image on Whisper White, cut it out with my Paper Snips and then if there were any slivers of white outside of the image, I used my Stampin' Write marker to fill in the color. It makes it look like I can cut REALLY well! I just love that I won this stamp set and DSP at the Stampin' Up! convention in July. It's been really fun to use!

Stamps: Wicked Cool
Paper: Basic Black CS, Whisper White CS, Old Olive CS, Wicked Fun Specialty DSP
Ink: Basic Black; Stampin' Write Markers in Basic Black, Old Olive, Cajun Craze
Accessories: Big Shot, Square Lattice Embossing Folder

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Don't forget to Shop the CLEARANCE RACK! You can save up to 80% off retired products! Hurry since all discontinued items are available only while supplies last!
Click HERE, then click SHOP NOW. On this page, click CLEARANCE RACK (on the left side) and then change settings on right side to ALL to see everything available quickly.
Happy Shopping!

Clearance Rack Blitz - Up to 80% Off

As you know, the Clearance Rack has been operational for over a year now, and it is a great place to discover discontinued Stampin' Up! merchandise for fantastic prices. Now, from October 5-18, over two hundred more discontinued items are being added--some at up to 80 percent off--to help make room in the Distribution Center for new products!

Things to know about the Clearance Rack Blitz:

• Orders for Clearance Rack items can be placed through the Online Store
• Qualifying orders are eligible for hostess benefits/Stampin' Rewards.
• While the Blitz lasts from October 5-18, some items, depending on availability, may be made available in the Clearance Rack in the future.
• All discontinued items are available only while supplies last.
• All sales of discontinued items are final.

Come see all the new items in the Clearance Rack. These are all discontinued items and are only available in the Online Store!

Be sure to choose ‘Elisa Breckenridge’ as your demonstrator to get the best possible pricing!

Happy Shopping & Stamping!

Poppin Pastels with Retired Colors

This was the last card we did at my Stamp Club last month. I warned my girls that I was using retired colors - I have SO much paper in retired colors that I'd hate to see go to waste. They completely understood and were more interested in learning the technique anyway. Thank goodness. We stamped the flower image in VersaMark ink on Whisper White Cardstock and then used sponge daubers to apply pastels to the image. I CASEd (copy and show everyone) the card from Julie's card found here. Thanks for the great idea. I love simple cards that can show a great technique and give a big WOW when people see it being made. If you haven't tried this technique, give it a try! It gives you unlimited options for ink colors even if you don't have a lot of Stampin' Pads. All you need is VersaMark and Pastels!

Stamps: Just Believe
Paper: Brocade Blue CS, Whisper White CS, Mellow Moss CS
Ink: VersaMark, Brocade Blue
Accessories: Pastels, Basic Pearls, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Sponge Daubers

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Brayering Just Believe

Happy Monday! Here is another project we did at my stamp club recently. I hadn't used my brayer in a LONG time and I found this card online, so I thought I'd give it a shot. I probably need a bit more practice, but I wanted to show the technique of brayering and masking and I think my ladies liked it. I added a bit of paper piercing on the top left corner - though it is hard to see. It was a quick and easy card that sure came out pretty! What do you think?

~Enjoy!

Stamps: Just Believe
Paper: Pumpkin Pie CS, Whisper White CS, Basic Black CS
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron, Black Staz On
Accessories: Brayer, Mat Pack, Paper-Piercing tool

Stamp Club Candy Wrapper & 20K update

I am SO loving this Candy Wrapper Die - especially now that I know how to fold the ends! I watched this video and it has made my life so much easier! (Thanks Meg!) This was one of the projects we did in my Stamp Club last week. I'll be showing the other 2 projects in the next few days. I really liked the look of the words layered over the circle image found on this card, so I used it on this project.

Stamps: Just Believe
Paper: Bravo Burgundy CS, Whisper White CS
Ink: Bravo Burgundy
Accessories: Big Shot, Candy Wrapper Die, Perfect Polka Dots Impressions Folder
Punches: 1 3/8" Circle, Word Window, Modern Label

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This past weekend, my family was in Dallas, TX and I ran the Tour des Fleur 20K. We were there and I needed to do a training run and didn't want to do it by myself. So I joined about 3,000 other people to run this beautiful race around White Rock Lake. It was a great run. Although I'm not the fastest runner, I was happy with my time especially since the 2nd half of the race was FULL of hills. Luckily, I had the advantage of high altitude training! :) My husband and daughter were waiting at the finish and my daughter ran through the finish line with me. She's now finished 2 marathons, several 1/2 marathons and a 20k. I'm not sure yet what my next race will be...stay tuned!