Stampin' Up! announced yesterday that the color line would be overhauled again this year. The good news is that so many of the In-Colors you have loved in the past are back to stay!! YEAH!!!! A few of your favorites may be going away, but I think overall you will be excited for all the changes. Here is what you can expect.
If there are any colors discontinuing that you love, you might want to stock up on them now!! Starting tomorrow, you can purchase them with FREE SHIPPING, too!!!
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I dug today's post out of the archives, but it's a good tip to remember!!
A lot of beginner stampers (and some of us novices who "forget"), end up punching out their paper first and then try to fit a particular stamp on the tiny paper punch out. I've been there (and do it sometimes STILL, too). Your best bet is to always SFTP - stamp first, then punch!!
Here are a few photos to show you the step-by-step:
Stamp first.
Turn your punch upside down & line it up with the image.
Punch!!!
Ta Da!!!!
Hope this is a timer-saver and makes your life a little easier!
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Here is a card for the Winter Croppers of our NJ Crop Weekends!!! I actually created it as s sample for display because all the attendees got a 1/2 pack of the Tea for Two Designer Series Paper (from the Spring Catalog) in their goodie bag and we always like to show off a couple ideas using the paper and other supplies for them!
I love this card template! It's so great for using up the tiniest scraps of paper and with our DSP, you get one square for each pattern in the pack. (6 different pieces of paper x 2 sides = 12 different patterns!)
I used the postage stamp punch to punch out the scraps of DSP and they get adhered to a piece of coordinating cardstock that is 5-1/8" x 3-7/8". Simple, interesting, and a great way to use up scraps!!!
The flower trim used on the card is also in the Spring Catalog. I like how it adds the dimension and texture to the card, but i don't think it would make it very good for mailing. So if I was "thinking of you", I would probably have to deliver this card in person, or pay extra to the post office to have the card mailed. :)
If you like these products from the Spring Catalog, you might want to check out the Spring Product Parade on Stamp Academy! It's filled with cards and projects (over 20 so far!) from the Spring and Sale-a-Bration Catalogs. To check out Stamp Academy, click here.
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I have been playing around with My Digital Studio. I am trying to get more & more comfortable with it. I think it's very easy to use, but the capabilities of the software are so great that it can be overwhelming!! So I have been teaching myself little things here & there, then trying to incorporate them into a layout so I can remember what I did - and be able to do it again!!
This layout uses a lot of the products from the Time for Tea CD in the Spring Catalog. One of the neat things I did here was to change my photos to sepia. We all had lots of colored jackets on, and I wanted to make the photos more unified, so I changed them to sepia toned right in MDS. This option is under "Photo Effect" and you can select black & white or lighten or darken photos, too.
I have a lot of great photos from our spring vacation last year to Washington DC, so I might try to scrapbook more of them at our next crop weekend. I might do a few more with the MDS and some I want to do traditionally. I'm feeling very optimistic like I might actually get some scrapbooking done at the weekend!! Let's hope I can!!!
I hope to post tomorrow, but I have kind of a crazy day. With all the running I have been doing, I have noticed a spike in my heart rate. After several tests it turns out it's also my blood pressure that spikes and my oxygen level drops, so doctors suspect it might be a pulmonary issue. So tomorrow morning I have to have 4 tests at a local hospital in preparation for an appointment at Columbia Presbyterian with an Exercise Induced Pulmonary Hypertension Specialist. So nothing is really wrong, at least I don't think so. It's all precautionary stuff. And it would all likely go away if I stopped running - but what is the fun in that??
Wish me luck!
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Our next scrapbooking weekend is coming up in less than two weeks - (YAHOO!!!) and we have some of our usually surprises for our attendees as well as a few new ones!!! (I'll post the surprises after the weekend, because we want to keep them, well... a surprise!)
One of the things we do is give a pin to each attendee so they can remember the weekend. Some of our "regulars" are starting to accumulate quite a little collection!!
I worked on the pins for our Winter Crop Weekend over the past few days. Here is a sneak peek of them in the works!!
You can see our Summer Crop Weekend pins in this post.
If you are ever looking for a scrapbook weekend - or really just a relaxing weekend away, you need to check out our NJ Crop Weekend Events! Our full weekend events are held at the Dolce, an amazing hotel in Basking Ridge, NJ. Some of the amenities we include are:
Our next weekend events this year are:
Please consider joining us! You will not be disappointed!!
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I have been thinking about redesigning my blog banner (and blog really) for a long, long time, but I have struggled with exactly what to do. So after starting it about 4 times in the last 6 months, I finally sat down and put something on paper (okay, it wasn't really paper, it was on the computer). And I am happier with it than I was with the old banner - which I thought just started to look dated. (I think I have had the old banner for 5 years or so!)
I am not sure if this exact one is here to stay, or if I will tweak it a little more, but I feel like it's something new & fresh, and frankly I need some new & fresh lately!!! If you have any thoughts on it, please let me know!
One thing I do like about it is my little added tagline about the few other parts of my life along the way. This way, I won't mind so much when I talk about my travels, my family, running, or share recipes. I am hoping to do that more, but don't worry - I have lots of scrapbooking events coming up and will continue to share lots of cards, projects, and scrapbook pages, too!
Speaking of events, our Year in a Day Scrapbook Class on March 9 has early bird pricing in effect, but only through tomorrow!! So please, if you want to attend, sign up today or tomorrow because after that, the price goes up by $10. Also, if you would like to attend but cannot make the date - or you live too far away - there will be a "to-go" kit offered. We are working on the details right now, and we'll get that info to you as soon as we can!
I hope you have a great day - and if you are in and around this cold, cold weather we are having in New Jersey, please STAY WARM!!!
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Today kicks off Stampin' Up!'s biggest and best promotion of the year - Sale-a-Bration!! There are so many great parts to this promotion that it is hard to decide my favorite this year. I mean, there is ALWAYS the fact that you get a FREE item for every $50 you spend, but this year, there are SO MANY items to select from!!!
The card I created (which is a sample from the Card Class I will be teaching at our Winter Crop Weekend) uses the Sycamore Street DSP, the Sycamore Street ribbon & button pack, and the Patterned Occasions stamp set which are ALL FREE SAB items!!! To get yours, click here and place your order!!
Unfortunately (for you, but hey - it's good for me!!!) my Card Class is full, but if you wanted to join us for the scrapbooking weekend on February 8-10, let me know. But do it right away, because registration closed last Friday!! But if you tell me TODAY or TOMORROW, I can still get you in!! But Shhhh!!!! It'll be our little secret!!!
Oh, and sign up for my mailing list! Tomorrow begins my 9 Weeks of Sale-a-Bration Campaign where all my newsletter subscribers will receive a FREE SAB project idea every week throughout the promotion. And the projects are AWESOME!!!! Sign up today in the box to your left.
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Announcing our 2013 Year in a Day Scrapbook Class! Your NJ Crop Weekend Staff will be teaching this popular class at the Long Valley Presbyterian Church in Long Valley, NJ. Registration begins today and continues through February 22. For more information on this great class, please click here.
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As we approach Valentine's Day, it's time to start thinking of all those people in your life that you love! And what better way to tell them than a handmade gift???
Create this adorable tin that will show your special someones how special they really are!!
Download the tutorial for this project right to your Kindle!!
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The new Stampin' Up! Spring Catalog begins today! Click here to see all the great things inside!
Sign up for the Stamp Academy Spring Edition of the Project Parade for LOTS of new samples of projects every week!!! Just $24.95 for 3-4 projects each week for 8 weeks!
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