Monthly Archives: October 2015

Stampin’ Up! Lighthearted Leaves for the Happy Stampers Blog Hop!

Posted on October 22, 2015 by stampsnlingers

Good Blog-Hop-Thursday-Morning to y’all! I hope you’re ready for some beautiful projects from all the Ladies-Who-Hop. This week was a color challenge….

Perfect perfect perfect colors for Fall cards – so, I know that everyone is going to just “wow” the socks off of us all. If you’re not wearing socks – I’ll wait while you go put some on. It’s Fall! And getting chilly. You’ll catch your death of cold without socks on!

Anywhooo….before I share my project with you today, I’d like to introduce you to a little dude that we came upon whilst putting the horses out last night. By the way – the night was so perfectly beautiful – you could smell the leaves on the ground, a little woodsmoke and perhaps someone burning a few leaves. Just cool enough for a light jacket. If you Googled “Fall in GA” – last night would have come up! Just wonderful!

Yikes – off on a tangent again! Here’s the little dude:

According to Google – that’s a Cope’s Gray Tree Frog. He’s just tiny – not as long as the fingers on my hand. As opposed to the fingers on my foot? Sheesh, Mare. He stayed right there while we put the horses out thru the gate he was resting on, and shut said gate. Must have been just chilly enough to make him sleepy – his little eyes were at half-mast and kept blinking like – “what? Huh? I’m the same color as this smooth tree I’m on. Why can you see me?”. I love how he’s got his little frog-hands and frog-feet all tucked up under him!

So, now that you’ve met him, let’s talk cards – since that’s why you’re here! My Blog Hop share uses the beautiful Lighthearted Leaves, a sentiment from Watercolor Wishes and my very favorite thing….the Woodland TIEF. Take a look-see:

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Categories: Fall, Happy Birthday | Tags: Atlanta, Atlanta GA, card making, card making supplies, Demonstrator, Fairburn, Fayetteville GA, Georgia, hand made card, Hand Made Cards, handmade card, Holiday Catalog, Leaflets Framelits, Lighthearted Leaves, Paper crafting, Peachtree City, Peachtree City GA, stamps, Stamps-n-lingers, StampsnLingers, Watercolor Wishes, Woodland TIEF | 18 Comments

Stampin’ Up! A Little Peek at My Stamping Area….

Posted on October 21, 2015 by stampsnlingers

Well, it’s Hump Day again – and this one has some big meaning! Its arrival means that TWO sale specials are half-way over! That means y’all need to get on the stick. The way we live in a time warp, you’re going to wake up real soon and it’s going to be Saturday – and you’ll have missed your chance to get 15% off stamp sets from Stampin’ Up! AND extra free goodies from ME and then you’ll be doing the Coulda-Woulda-Shoulda’s! Don’t be the one that wakes up Saturday and realizes that the ship has sailed!

Today was fun for me. I worked (not fun so much) and during lunch and breaks….I set up my “new” craft area! 🙂 By which I mean…I set up my TWO new Stamp-N-Storage pieces! Whoo-hoo! They had a great 15% off sale last week (and they always have free shipping in the US) and I pulled the trigger on a Combo ink pad/marker/refill shelf and a Lock-Down Punch shelf! When it arrived, Wayne pulled it out of the box for me – and he was very pleasantly surprised to see that both pieces were fully assembled. And constructed of solid, clear plywood! No presswood (aka “tis wood”). He mentioned how nicely it was put together and how solid it is. For him to be impressed is….well, impressive!

I ended up re-arranging my tables – I “live” in the living room (I don’t do well stuck off in a room by myself – I like to be out where Wayne is hanging) – and I like how it ended up. There may be a few adjustments….but this is a good start!

Here’s the Combo piece – yes, I know – you’ve all been just sitting on the edge of your seats to see my crafting area! (be warned – I am not a tidy crafter!)

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Categories: General, Stamping Spot, Storage | Tags: Atlanta, Atlanta GA, Berries & Boughs TIEF, card making, card making supplies, Demonstrator, Fairburn, Fayetteville GA, Georgia, hand made card, Hand Made Cards, handmade card, Holiday Catalog, Ordering Special!, Paper crafting, Peachtree City, Peachtree City GA, Sparkly Seasons, stamps, Stamps-n-lingers, StampsnLingers, Versatile Christmas | 8 Comments

Stampin’ Up! What’s Up at Stampin’ Up! on 20 Oct 15

Posted on October 20, 2015 by stampsnlingers

We’re two days into the Stampin’ Up! 15% off special! It ends at midnight this Friday – so don’t miss out. And the Extra Stampin’ Rewards deal is also going on. There’s a LOT going on, isn’t there? 🙂

My Stamps-N-Lingers Ordering Special is happening right in the midst of all this sale happiness! Read down just a little bit and see what that’s all about. Long story short: You get a free gift, double Peppermint rewards and a SECOND free gift! Sounds like a lotta free to me. 🙂 This is abso-poso the very best time to stock up and cross some great SU! stamps off your wish list!!

Finally – new Weekly Deals are shown a little further down the page. I see the cute Bow Builder punch is on the list – that one is definitely coming to my house! And probably some of the pretty Silver Fancy Foil Vellum. And maybe some of the Washi. Hmmm – would probably have been quicker to say what I did NOT want….. 😉

TTFN

Mary

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Categories: General | Tags: Atlanta, Atlanta GA, card making, card making supplies, Demonstrator, Fairburn, Fayetteville GA, Georgia, hand made card, Hand Made Cards, handmade card, Holiday Catalog, Paper crafting, Peachtree City, Peachtree City GA, stamps, Stamps-n-lingers, StampsnLingers | Leave a comment

Stampin’ Up! To You and Yours Too….and a Little Versatile Christmas!

Posted on October 19, 2015 by stampsnlingers

Monday Monday…. I don’t know the rest of the words to the song, sorry! All I know is that the weekend flew by and it’s Monday again! Wow.

It’s also getting so close to the holidays – Thanksgiving and Christmas are right around the corner. 2016 will be here before we know it. Have we entered a time warp? Time is just flying by!

So, today’s share plays with a fun technique that I’ve seen around the net – Pinterest and other demo blogs. The latest I saw was a video on how to create this look – the Northern Lights Stamping Technique – from Dawn Olchefske. I watched her video and then gave it a try! I used the To You and Yours Too stamp set. Take a look-see:

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Categories: Christmas | Tags: Atlanta, Atlanta GA, card making, card making supplies, Demonstrator, Fairburn, Fayetteville GA, Georgia, hand made card, Hand Made Cards, handmade card, Holiday Catalog, Northern Lights Technique, Paper crafting, Peachtree City, Peachtree City GA, stamps, Stamps-n-lingers, StampsnLingers, To You and Yours Too, Versatile Christmas, Wonderland | 16 Comments

Stampin’ Up! A Stamps-N-Lingers Ordering Special…and….Who Won the Blog Candy?!!

Posted on October 18, 2015 by stampsnlingers

WE HAVE A WINNER!!

I really want to thank everyone for all their wonderful comments this weekend – from the looks of it, there’s going to be a LOT of ordering tomorrow!! Appears that everyone is excited about the big 15% off sale!

I sought the wisdom of Random.org and found a winner….which I’ll get to in just a hot second. First – I want to offer a fun ordering special for my readers! I wanted to let you know that I’m offering an ordering special for Stampin’ Up! orders of $50 or greater placed through me between now and midnight MT on Friday, 23 Oct! You’ll be getting a little bonus from me along with an awesome sale from Stampin’ Up!

What’s the bonus? Well, it’s threefold!

You’re going to get the normal gift up to $8.00 from either catalog – I always give my customers a little sumpin-sumpin as a thank-you for ordering with me! Just enter the current hostess code (JD2E3S2U) if your order is under $150. If it’s over $150, then you’ll want to keep your own hostess code – but I’m still going to send the gift! 🙂
You’re going to get DOUBLE Punkin Head Peppermint Rewards! You’d normally get two peppermints with a $50 order of product. During this week, though – I’ll give you FOUR peppermints for every $50 in product (not including tax and shipping) that you order. 16 Peppermints is all you need to earn a Stampin’ Up! gift of your choice up to $40!
And – for this SPECIAL ordering period only (right this minute thru midnight Mountain Time, Friday 23 Oct)….in addition to the above rewards, I’m offering you the choice of any ribbon or trim in either catalog!

How to get your free Ribbon or Trim:

Simply place your $50 or greater order and then email me your selection! I’ll order it when I place my Host Order on Nov 1 and I’ll send it out (along with your thank you gift if you’ve added the Host Code or have an order over $150) to you just as soon as my Host Order arrives.

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Categories: General | Tags: Atlanta, Atlanta GA, Blog Candy, card making, card making supplies, Demonstrator, Fairburn, Fayetteville GA, Georgia, hand made card, Hand Made Cards, handmade card, Holiday Catalog, Ordering Special!, Paper crafting, Peachtree City, Peachtree City GA, stamps, Stamps-n-lingers, StampsnLingers | 2 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Fall Festival and a Flurry of Wishes Make-and-Take

Posted on October 18, 2015 by stampsnlingers

Good morning – today’s share is quick and easy. And quick. Cause I’m whooped tonight – been a long week, crossing too many time zones in too short a time. Looking forward to Sunday doing a whole lotta nuthin’!! 🙂

The Fall Festival was very nice – lots of nice folk walking around. A few stopped and made themselves a little Christmas gift tag – which you’ll see in just a minute! Sold a card or two, and made a lot of contacts. Met several nice ladies who love Stampin’ Up! and went home with catalogs. So…good day all around!

Also met a nice man who sells Pampered Chef – kind of unusual, but cool to see a guy in that business. I’d forgotten how many great products that company has (I sold Pampered Chef many MANY years ago!). I’m now trying to figure out how to do a Facebook show or an online show of some sort. Anyone want in? 😉

I thought my booth ended up looking really good – thanks Amy Koenders for lending me the tablecloths and the cute window display. What do you think?

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Categories: Christmas, Gifts | Tags: Atlanta, Atlanta GA, card making, card making supplies, Demonstrator, Fairburn, Fayetteville GA, Flurry of Wishes, Georgia, hand made card, Hand Made Cards, handmade card, Holiday Catalog, Paper crafting, Peachtree City, Peachtree City GA, Snowflake Punch, stamps, Stamps-n-lingers, StampsnLingers | 8 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Six Sayings Delicate Ornaments and…..is that Blog Candy?!?

Posted on October 17, 2015 by stampsnlingers

Today’s card is a quick and easy, Clean and Simple card for Christmas, using the super fun Six Sayings Host set and the Delicate Ornaments Thinlits dies. I just love the Six Sayings set – not only are the sentiments great, but the fonts are all just beautiful! Sure is a good reason to host a workshop so that you can get it for yourself…. just sayin’! 😉

Take a look-see:

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Categories: Christmas | Tags: A Little Something, Atlanta, Atlanta GA, card making, card making supplies, Delicate Ornaments Thinlits, Demonstrator, Fairburn, Fayetteville GA, Georgia, hand made card, Hand Made Cards, handmade card, Holiday Catalog, Paper crafting, Peachtree City, Peachtree City GA, Six Sayings, Spider Web Doilies, stamps, Stamps-n-lingers, StampsnLingers | 110 Comments

Stampin’ Up! An Easy Peasy Little Something Halloween Treat Bag

Posted on October 16, 2015 by stampsnlingers

I’m taking the train.

I’m done with airplanes.

I’m a pilot.

I’m pretty afeared of riding on trains.

But, I’m taking the train.

On my flight home yesterday, a 757-200 (I tell you this so you can be forewarned) – I discovered there were no air vents overhead. Called “gaspers” if you’re interested. The little doodads that you can twist and direct to get cool air.

Gone.

Didn’t exist. There was a reading light for each of us. A Call button. No gasper. Even the Flight Attendant was surprised.

So – I alternately sweltered and froze. For about 4 hours. In the middle seat.

I’m taking my chances with a derailment. Surely the odds of that are way lower than the odds of a miserable flight – which is pretty much 100%!

So there. That’ll show ’em! They’re gonna be so sorry when they lose my business. Watch for the impending demise of the commercial airline industry! 😉

On to my share. It’s a quickie today. Another of the cute projects we made at the World Card Making Day Atlanta 2015. This one goes together so quickly – you can knock a whole bunch out and move on with the remainder of your Halloween preparations! Take a look-see:

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Categories: Halloween | Tags: A Little Something, Atlanta, Atlanta GA, card making, card making supplies, Demonstrator, Fairburn, Fayetteville GA, Georgia, hand made card, Hand Made Cards, handmade card, Holiday Catalog, Paper crafting, Peachtree City, Peachtree City GA, Spider Web Doilies, stamps, Stamps-n-lingers, StampsnLingers | 3 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Lovely as a Tree Welcomes Fall for the Happy Stampers Blog Hop!

Posted on October 15, 2015 by stampsnlingers

Welcome to the Third Weekly Happy Stampers Blog Hop! When you read this, I’ll be once again slipping the surlies – this time heading EAST! 🙂 Will be home in plenty of time to feed the horses and get pony nose kisses! They’re good for what ails ya, I promise! 😉

We had a fun sketch challenge this week, and since we have so many talented ladies in our group, I know that you’re going to want to head over and see what they’ve all done with it! At the end of this post, I’ve provided a link to all the ladies’ blogs, so take a minute to wander around blog-hop-ville and maybe even take a moment to leave everyone a comment! Here’s what we were working to:

My take on this went in the direction of welcoming Fall! So, I combined an old favorite – Lovely as a Tree – with the sentiment from For all Things, with a few touches from the new and beautiful Into the Woods. Take a look-see:

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Categories: Thanksgiving, Welcome Fall | Tags: Atlanta, Atlanta GA, card making, card making supplies, Demonstrator, Fairburn, Fayetteville GA, For All Things, Georgia, hand made card, Hand Made Cards, handmade card, Holiday Catalog, Into the Woods, Lovely as a Tree, Paper crafting, Peachtree City, Peachtree City GA, stamps, Stamps-n-lingers, StampsnLingers | 18 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Happy Scenes Sparkly Seasons for Mojo Monday 419

Posted on October 14, 2015 by stampsnlingers

Good morning from Arizona. Where it’s planned to be….wait for it….102 degrees today. In October. Which is the “Fall”. It’s just not okay. Can’t wait to get home tomorrow where at least GA knows a little sumpin’ sumpin’ about Autumn. We may not get it for very long – fingers crossed that this year we get more than last year! – but we get it. Trees change color and fall off and everything. And we get cold at night. All harbingers of cool, lovely FALL! Not so much here. I am pretty sure I’ll never end up being a snow-bird. Overnight lows of 83.

No.

So, I brought a little Autumn/October/Halloween with me. Not literally! Just in the form of a card. I combined a bunch of sets – and every single one of them came as a money-saving bundle!! – Happy Scenes/Hearth & Home Thinlits, Sparkly Seasons/Seasonal Frame Thinlits, a little Among the Branches/Woodland TIEF… and I used a sort of unexpected DSP….Cherry on Top! Take a look-see: