Paper Expressions Rubber Stamping & Video Tutorials

Valentine Bundle Promotion!! It's a winner!

Dates: December 23, 2008 - January 31, 2009

When you order this bundle from my website, I will mail you a kit including the tutorial, to make a project using your new bundle!

If you're like me, sometimes it's hard to wait for something new! But this month you can get your hands on new Stampin' Up! products before they come out in the catalog! And at a discount too! WOW!

Promotion details:

Get ready for Valentine's Day with the exclusive Love You Much Bundle (item 115405). The Love You Much Bundle includes the following:

Description	Retail Value
Love You Much stamp set	$25.95
Candy Lane Designer Series paper (Close to Cocoa, Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red, Very Vanilla)	$9.95
Heart To Heart punch	$15.95
Bundle Retail Value	$51.85
Love You Much Bundle (20% off; item 115405)	$41.48

Click this link for the complete flyer!   Download Valentines_Bundle_1208US

Here are a few examples of projects you can make using the Love You Much Bundle:

• Little candy containers using the Sizzix Pillow Box die and Candy Lane Designer Series paper.
• Handmade Valentine's Day boxes for school or home.
• Candy bouquets with stamped accents.
• Candy jar with a Designer Series paper belly band and stamped tag.
• Sweet words jar: Take a glass jar and decorate it with paper and stamps. Then put a bunch of slips of paper into the jar that say why you love the recipient. The recipient takes out one slip of paper each day.
• A decorated photo frame.
• A Valentine's gift wrapped in Candy Lane Designer Series paper.
• Confetti made from punched out hearts; good for putting on tables or beds, or in a cello bag as filler.
• Place settings (napkin holder, name tents, etc.) for a special Valentine's dinner.
• A 50 Reasons I Love You book.
• Teacher Valentine appreciation cards
• Co worker appreciation cards
• Wedding cards and gift tags for all those Valentine weddings coming up!
•  Scrapbook page embellishments

Q: Will these products be available in the future?
A: Yes. The products featured in the Love You Much Bundle are sneak peeks from our Spring-Summer 2009 Idea Book & Catalog. These products will continue to be available during the Spring-Summer catalog period, but without the special promotional pricing.

Q: Are the individual products in the bundle available for sale without buying the bundle?
A: Before the launch of the new catalog on January 19, the only way to purchase these products is through the Love You Much Bundle. After January 19, the individual items will be available for sale, but promotional pricing will only be extended using the bundle item number.

Q: Is there a limit to the number of bundles that can be purchased?
A: No, there is no limit.

A Light Unto All: A Christmas Gift

"Merry Christmas"

and in case this didnt work here is the link to the video  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxKas2Mcjg4

The Night Before Christmas!

'Twas the Night Before Christmas

'Twas the night before Christmas, I'm glued to the tree.
I'm wondering what Santa brought just for me.
Could it be cardstock or chipboard or paper lace?
"Or a Big Shot," I said, with a smile on my face.
And that's when I heard him,  "Hi Santa!" I said.
"You know....good little girls should be in their beds."
"I know I should Santa, and now I've been caught.
But I was just so excited to see what you brought."
"Well, let's take a look in this room where you work."
He shook his head quickly, and left with a jerk.
I heard him exclaim as he put it in gear...
"You've got enough crap, I'll see you next year!"

 Hilarious!  How many of us can relate?

 

 

4 winners who have NOT contacted me!

There are 4 of the 5 winners in my 5 year anniversary give away that have STILL NOT EMAILED ME!

Jenni Weighall

Shauna McGill

Janet Rippel

Pan English

If I haven't heard from you soon, ( like by January 3rd) I will have to pick 4 more names and give away your prizes.  :0(

 We are all really busy, but I posted the winners to this reward program several weeks ago!

****This is a reason I dont do more give aways on here-  people never reply quickly so I can send them their items.  And to be honest, I dont think I need to beg people to enter, or to reply when they win or spend all my time hunting them down.  Thanks for your understanding.

Featured Artist:

My Dear friend Connie at Artistic InkSpirations makes some REALLY cute projects! And these Christmas cards made using snowflakes for the wreath are so adorable that I had to feature them today! And on her blog is a project called the Frosty Day set-  be SURE to check it out- it's awesome!

 

 Connie and I talk on the phone nearly every day! She is loaded with inspiration and ideas and we are always bouncing ideas off each other and sharing links and books etc.  The only thing is... I have not met her in person yet!  If it weren't for Stampin Up, I would be missing out on her friendship, just like with many of you, we email, we chat and sometimes a phone call and all because of Stampin Up! I am truly blessed.

Be sure to click the link above and check out Connie's blog and her creative projects and inspriation!

I have fantastic news!! I will be seeing my Grandson Jack Tuesday for the holidays!! I am so stinkin excited I can hardly stand it!

Have a wonderful week everyone! I have posts set up for every day, you wont want to miss a thing! and If you havent emailed me for your prize from the contest-  you really need to!

Seasons Greetings Treat Bag!

Season's Greetings treat bag

Stamps To You & Yours stamp set Paper Chocolate Chip card stock Very Vanilla card stock Holiday Treasures Designer Series paper Ink Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad Ruby Red Classic Stampin' Pad VersaMark pad Accessories Very Vanilla 5/8" taffeta ribbon Linen thread Stampin' Dimensionals Sizzix Big Shot for Stampin' Up! Baskets & Blooms Bigz XL die Treat bag

Instructions

1. Cut basket and tag from Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla card stock and Designer Series paper using Big Shot and Baskets & Blooms die. Assemble basket.
2. Adhere Chocolate Chip strips to basket.
3. Stamp home image in Chocolate Chip ink on Very Vanilla card stock. Distress image corners, and adhere to basket using Stampin' Dimensionals.
4. To create tag, stamp swirl image in VersaMark ink on Very Vanilla tag. Stamp greeting in Ruby Red ink over swirl image. Cut Designer Series paper tag, and adhere top to Very Vanilla tag. Tie Very Vanilla ribbon around tag, and hang from treats using linen thread.

Valentine Bundle Promotion!! It's a winner!

Dates: December 23, 2008 - January 31, 2009

When you order this bundle from my website, I will mail you a kit including the tutorial, to make a project using your new bundle!

If you're like me, sometimes it's hard to wait for something new! But this month you can get your hands on new Stampin' Up! products before they come out in the catalog! And at a discount too! WOW!

Promotion details:

Get ready for Valentine's Day with the exclusive Love You Much Bundle (item 115405). The Love You Much Bundle includes the following:

Description	Retail Value
Love You Much stamp set	$25.95
Candy Lane Designer Series paper (Close to Cocoa, Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red, Very Vanilla)	$9.95
Heart To Heart punch	$15.95
Bundle Retail Value	$51.85
Love You Much Bundle (20% off; item 115405)	$41.48

Click this link for the complete flyer!   Download Valentines_Bundle_1208US

Here are a few examples of projects you can make using the Love You Much Bundle:

• Little candy containers using the Sizzix Pillow Box die and Candy Lane Designer Series paper.
• Handmade Valentine's Day boxes for school or home.
• Candy bouquets with stamped accents.
• Candy jar with a Designer Series paper belly band and stamped tag.
• Sweet words jar: Take a glass jar and decorate it with paper and stamps. Then put a bunch of slips of paper into the jar that say why you love the recipient. The recipient takes out one slip of paper each day.
• A decorated photo frame.
• A Valentine's gift wrapped in Candy Lane Designer Series paper.
• Confetti made from punched out hearts; good for putting on tables or beds, or in a cello bag as filler.
• Place settings (napkin holder, name tents, etc.) for a special Valentine's dinner.
• A 50 Reasons I Love You book.
• Teacher Valentine appreciation cards
• Co worker appreciation cards
• Wedding cards and gift tags for all those Valentine weddings coming up!
•  Scrapbook page embellishments

Q: Will these products be available in the future?
A: Yes. The products featured in the Love You Much Bundle are sneak peeks from our Spring-Summer 2009 Idea Book & Catalog. These products will continue to be available during the Spring-Summer catalog period, but without the special promotional pricing.

Q: Are the individual products in the bundle available for sale without buying the bundle?
A: Before the launch of the new catalog on January 19, the only way to purchase these products is through the Love You Much Bundle. After January 19, the individual items will be available for sale, but promotional pricing will only be extended using the bundle item number.

Q: Is there a limit to the number of bundles that can be purchased?
A: No, there is no limit.

Tis The Season Card

Stamps Season of Joy stamp set Paper Baja Breeze card stock Very Vanilla card stock Chocolate Chip textured card stock Kiwi Kiss textured card stock Riding Hood Red textured card stock On Board Long Board Ink Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad Riding Hood Red Classic Stampin' Pad Accessories Silver brads Stampin' Dimensionals Sizzix Big Shot for Stampin' Up! Scallop Circles #2 Bigz die Serif Essentials Bigz die Coluzzle Cutting System

Instructions

1. Stamp swirl image twice in Riding Hood Red ink on Riding Hood Red card.
2. Cut scalloped circle from Kiwi Kiss textured card stock using Scallop Circle #2 die. Cut circle from Baja Breeze card stock using Coluzzle Cutting System, and adhere to center of Kiwi Kiss circle.
3. Cut "S" from chipboard and Chocolate Chip textured card stock using Serif Essentials die. Adhere Chocolate Chip "S" to chipboard "S." Adhere to center of circle.
4. Stamp greeting in Chocolate Chip ink on Kiwi Kiss textured card stock and Very Vanilla card stock. Cut out "'Tis the" from Kiwi Kiss image and "Season" from Very Vanilla image. Adhere Kiwi Kiss words to circle.
5. Stamp greeting block image in Riding Hood Red ink on Very Vanilla card stock, and cut out small poinsettia. Attach poinsettia to Very Vanilla word using Silver brad. Adhere to circle using Stampin' Dimensionals.
6. Adhere circle to card using Stampin' Dimensionals

DO NOT FLY AMERICAN AIRLINES!

And here is what happened to Kasey today/tonight:

I took him to the Springfield, Missouri airport at 4:30 Thursday, his flight is scheduled for 6:30 pm- PLENTY of time to make the flight,  He calls me after checking in- the ticket person decided Kasey didn't have enough time to make his connecting flight in Dallas so he changed his ticket to an earlier flight that left 10 minutes before his scheduled one ---  ok  now Kasey calls from Dallas and says-  THEY LOST MY "CARRY ON"  yes! you read right- they took his  carry on and the idiot here in Springfield did NOT put a ticket on it so they told him he had to go to the BAGGAGE CLAIM to get his bag all the while holding him at the counter and then making him run to catch his connecting flight with 3 minutes till it took off!  (kay told the counter guy that they had lost their mind asking Kasey to go clear to baggage claim then try to RUN back through security to make his flight!)

Now get this-  Kasey calls at 1:07 am after making it to Portland, Oregon-  then calls back at 1:40 am  because THEY LOST HIS CHECKED BAG TOO!  His sister lives over an hour away from PDX-  What I want to know is who is the brain dead irresponsible person who isn't doing their job, so that I can wring their neck! When Kasey told his dad about the carry on bag, Kay spoke to the person at the counter (made Kasey hand them his cell phone) and was told " The ticket wasn't put on the bag by your son"   EXCUSE ME?  WHEN has it EVER been the responsibility of the customer (or a 16 yr old who would do it IF they gave it to him) to ticket their own bag?  Kasey said and I believe him - they did not give him a ticket to put on his carry on bag!  And so here it is 3 am, I cannot get back to sleep after the phone calls and texts that have been going on-  Poor Kasey!

This happened to Jana 2 years ago when she came for Christmas- they lost all her luggage and the Christmas box she brought.  DONT FLY AMERICAN they are not trustworthy and they want YOU the customer to pay for your checked baggage! Why would I want to pay someone to do this?

 

Card # 3- monkey business!

ok, I admit it, I really didnt like this set until I have seen a few items made with it-  good thing I borrowed Sue's stamp so I can play! I hope she doesnt need it before the first of the year! lol

Here is card #3 -  Wanna Monkey around? Er, I mean- come over to stamp?

 

Wouldn't this be adorable for some unsuspecting victim? lolol

 

I will definately have to make several of these for my card box!

You can put any saying on it- versatility is so important!

Order the stamp sets HERE and I will send you a kit to make 3 cards just like this one! For FREE!