Today’s card share uses the Christmas-y stamp set called Joyful Season, but it’s in the guise of a Fall card. That’s the only stamp set you’ll need to make this card! I also used some layered stamping techniques, like I’ve shown you before. Take a look-see:
Mornin’, y’all! It’s Tuesday again, so that means Stampin’ Up! updates and new Weekly Deals.
Here are a few personal news blurbs for you:
Hello, folks – welcome to Tuesday!
We have new Weekly Deals for your browsing pleasure – and they include a beautiful stamp set called Remarkable You! It has some of the prettiest flowers in it that I’ve seen on a stamp set! So beautiful for coloring and giving. 🙂 Check it out!
A very cool thing happened to us this morning. As Wayne and I were coming back to the house after feeding, we were almost to the garage when a slight commotion caught our attention. We looked towards the woods on the edge of the driveway and saw TWO hawks swooping and diving thru the tress – apparently either embroiled in a bit of a fuss or “on a date”! One continued thru the trees and away, but the other hawk landed on a tree so close I could touch him. Well, with my extra long Inspector Gadget extending robot arm – but, you know what I mean. He and I looked right into each other’s eyes.
Really.
We did.
We had a moment.
And it was the coolest thing ever!! 🙂
I blinked. He left. He was done with me.
So, we’ve (Wayne and I, not me and the hawk!) decided we need to wear a Go-Pro on our heads whenever we leave the house and it needs to always be on and recording. Cause we never know what we’re going to look up and see….a deer and her spotty child….a squirrel relaxing in the path with an apple in his hands….a hawk flying by with a snake dangling (an experience equal parts “ooooooooh” and “eeeeeeeeeww”!)…..a hummingbird hovering right in front of our faces…a spotty deer kid racing madly around the pasture just because she can and she’s really fast and EVERYONE NEEDS TO SEE! We’re surrounded by wildlife and wish we could get them on tape.
We probably won’t do that. So don’t be expecting video of snake-carrying-hawks any time soon, okay?
A second miracle occurred today to me – not to Wayne. At one point this afternoon, Wayne said “I’m going to go mow – you need to do your card and blog, don’t you?” I almost fell over! Direct acknowledgement that I’m trying to make this into a going concern! Whoo-hoo!! 😉 So….here I am!
It occurred to me when I sat down to make the card that it had been a little bit since I’d done a card that only needs one stamp set. Like I promised I would. I try to keep my promises, but I’ve failed on this one. You guys need to remind me, okay?
So, I reined in my desire to use a stamp from every set I own and twelve different framelits, and settled on a Fall card using the fun set that can be bundled with the Square Pillow Box Framelits. It’s called A Little Something, and it’s got a couple of cute stamps in it that hit “Fall” square on the head. I combined that with some Autumn-y colors and a little Thick Baker’s Twine and…..take a look-see:
Good Tuesday morning! I hope your week is going well! I’ve got a few updates for you this morning, in addition to rolling out the new Weekly Deals.
First, the Happy Stampers (that’s my Upline!) are doing a Blog Hop this Thursday and the theme is Christmas! We’ll have a bunch of us in the hop, and you’ll get links to everyone’s blog to see their wonderful projects. We’ve got a lot of talented ladies in this group, so this is a hop you won’t want to miss!
Stampin’ Up! is having a Stamp Out Breast Cancer campaign with Paper Pumpkin! If you’re a member now, SU! will donate a dollar to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation! If you’re NOT a current subscriber, sign up between now and 10 Oct, and….yep, there’s another dollar! Think about all the money that could end up being donated for this great cause! There’s more information below….read on!
No card today, folks. I spent yesterday working my real job and sleeping in my chair. My husband has been sick with a head cold and, in a gesture of pure spousal selflessness, shared it with me! As a result, I can’t breathe and my nose is dripping. Except when it’s completely plogged up. Which it is. Except when it isn’t. It a wondrous cycle of drip-plog-drip-plog….on and on. It’s a plumber’s nightmare. Or dream, depending on your perspective. Making a card requires breathing – and dripping on a card requires more Pearls and Rhinestones.
So I decided to just skip it.
Instead, I decided to share some of the items that I consider my “must-have-go-to” tools. If my craft table was a kitchen, these would be the utensils that I reach for every day. In the drawer closest to the stove! We’re talking the perfect wooden spoons. No the ravioli roller thingy that’s buried in a drawer somewhere. The rice paddle (yes, I keep that where I can find it – we do rice a lot!). Not the foley-steamer basket that I use approximately once every 5 years!
As promised – here’s the news about the re-vamped, updated, even-easier-to-earn-rewards Punkin’ Head Rewards Program! Just in time for willy-nilly ordering from the 2015 Holiday Catalog…..that wild abandon can quickly add up to FREE product! And, really – whose favorite price is NOT….FREE!!? 🙂
The NEW Punkin Head Peppermint Rewards Program
Qualify to earn FREE Stampin’ Up! product from ANY current Stampin’ Up! catalog or promotion! The Punkin Head Peppermint Rewards Program is my way of personally saying “thank you” to my returning customers.
Good Tuesday morning to you! I hope that you had a wonderful Labor Day weekend, filled with fun, family, friends, food and no….labor! 🙂 I’ve got a few things to share with you today, so let’s get started….
Today brings a new set of Weekly Deals. Some great products this week – especially as we head into the Christmas Card-making season. And….PEARLS, baby! PEARLS! Pearl Basic Jewels are in the Weekly Deals! Whoo-hoo!!! You know I love’s me some pearls for blinging up a card (and hiding boo-boo’s! 😉 )
I’ve also taken a gander at the recently updated Clearance Rack and there’s some doozy-of-a-deal deals! I saw two of my favorite Textured Impressions Embossing Folders there – the Spring Flowers and Wildflower Meadow TIEFS. Take a look-see at the listing below and see what’s out there! And – Stampin’ Up! is adding MORE specials today, so be sure to check back again a little later. Don’t want to miss your favorite product at a great price!
And, I’ve put in the list of all the bundles in the Holiday Catalog for your use. Bundles are just a way awesome way to add to your tool chest while saving 15% on your purchases!
This is my second post for the day – because I want to offer all my followers a special deal! To celebrate the kick-off of the 2015 Holiday Catalog, for today only – I’m offering TRIPLE Punkin Head Rewards for any order (from either catalog) with retail sales over $50. That’s TRIPLE the peppermints for every $50 (excluding S&H). After today, I’ll give y’all DOUBLE peppermints for the same sales – this part of the special deal-y-o will run thru 7 Sept.
Hey Mike Mike Mike Mike MIKE!!! What day is it MIKE?!? It’s……HOLIDAY-CATALOG-IS-LIVE-AND-READY DAY!! 🙂 Lots going on today, folks!
I hope you’ve got your wish lists by your computer and are gathering up all your favorites. I’ll be heading over there just as soon as I hit Schedule on this post!! Hey, MasterCard – best do some pre-workout stretching! 😉
Before I do that, though, I wanted to give you a little peek-a-boo at the two projects we did at our business meeting on Sunday. We used the Wonderland stamp set (available NOW!) and the Square Pillow Box Thinlits (also available NOW – sorry, just really like saying that!!). Take a look-see:
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