Posts Tagged With: Atlanta GA

Stampin’ Up! Greatest Greetings Rainbow Kitty Sympathy Card

Posted on April 3, 2016 by stampsnlingers

Good morning! Wow – this was a gorgeous day here in Atlanta (I’m typing this on Saturday night)! The past two days of rain and stormy weather that signaled the passage of a cold front left the air sparkling and (momentarily!) pollen-less-than-normal (not pollen-free but at least we’ve been able to have a few windows open today!)! The dogwood trees and azaleas are going crazy – we only have a few that the previous owners planted – but everywhere you drive are mounds and mounds of azaleas in every color! They’re so spectacular they’ll almost literally make you gasp when you round a curve in the road and see them. Here’s a picture of one of my little ones –

Now, imagine that about 10 times bigger and in a group of about a hundred! All enmass under tall pine trees. Yes, that’s how folk plant them here and it’s magnificent! If I’d been smart and planted one a year since we moved here…I’d have my very own breathtaking display. As it is…I look at my meager group and go out of my way to drive down roads where I know I’ll see them!

I’ve spent too much time the past couple of days trying to make a card that can come close to echoing the colors of the azaleas….I have yet to be successful. 🙁

So, the card I have to share with you today is a sympathy card for the loss of a pet. My friend needed one for her friend who, apparently, had a mama kitty who had trouble delivering a litter – and lost all the babies. 🙁 That’s a pretty sad thing. So….she asked me to make a card to send. I used a non-Stampin’ Up! kitty image – and combined it with the rainbow-building swath image from Over the Rainbow. My sentiment is from the ever-handy Greatest Greetings and I also added some of the very pretty flowers from the Number of Years stamp set. It’s easy to forget how pretty those flowers are – the number images pretty much steal the show! But…take a look-see:

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Stampin’ Up! Grateful Bunch Totally Awesome!

Posted on April 2, 2016 by stampsnlingers

Good morning, y’all – hope that you fared okay with the weather these past couple of days – it’s been pretty wild in the South. We got lucky – nuthin’ but some lightning and a bit of rain. The horses spent the night tucked up in their stalls with their fans keeping the bugs off – ahh, the life of Riley for them, huh? 🙂

So, I’ve got a quick card to share with you today, that uses my oh-so-fave Grateful Bunch stamp set and its matching punch – Blossom Bunch. Which I got – and so can you! – as a 15% off bundle! And Timeless Textures – again! Take a look-see:

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Categories: Friendship, Thank You Cards | Tags: 2016 Occasions Catalog, Annual Catalog, Atlanta, Atlanta GA, Blossom Bunch Punch, card making, card making supplies, Demonstrator, Fairburn, Fayetteville GA, Georgia, Grateful Bunch stamp set, hand made card, handmade card, handmade cards, Occasions, Paper crafting, Peachtree City, Peachtree City GA, South Atlanta, stampin' up, stamping, stamps, Stamps-n-lingers, StampsnLingers, Timeless Textures stamp set, Tyrone GA | 22 Comments

Stampin’ Up! LAST DAY OF SALE-A-BRATION!

Posted on March 31, 2016 by stampsnlingers

FINAL REMINDER!

SALE-A-BRATION AND MY ORDERING SPECIAL END TONIGHT AT 11:50PM (MT)

Today is the very last day to take advantage of all the great benefits that come with Sale-A-Bration – not to mention the opportunity to earn TRIPLE Peppermint Rewards Points!

With every $50 in product (before shipping and tax) that you buy TODAY thru my Online Store, you’ll be getting:

A FREE Sale-A-Bration goody! That’s one free item from Stampin’ Up! for EVERY $50 you spend! This is your last chance to snag some of these awesome papers and stamp sets!
TRIPLE Punkin’ Head Peppermint rewards points – 6 points, to be exact – for every $50 you spend!
A MYSTERY Gift from me!
And your regular ordering gift from me!

You’ll automatically become a member of my Punkin’ Head Rewards customer loyalty program and when you earn 16 points, you’ll get a free $40 gift from me. That you select from an active catalog. I’ll even let you hold onto your gift until the new Annual Catalog comes out this summer, if you like! And I’ll ship it directly to you for free! So…6 points for each $50….means you’d be way, WAY on your way to earning that FREE gift. 🙂

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Stampin’ Up! For the New Two Botanicals for the Happy Stampers Blog Hop

Posted on March 31, 2016 by stampsnlingers

Mornin’, y’all – it’s Thursday and that means it’s Blog Hop Day! All our Happy Stampers are hopping today, so I know you’ve got a bunch of great projects to see today! Please take a minute to check them all out – and maybe leave us a comment or two. We love hearing what you think of our efforts each week! 🙂

Yesterday I shared a very elegant Wedding card with you – that I also told you was completely not the right card for my friend – who is getting married this weekend – in good jeans, a nice white linen shirt and a Blue western jacket. Please don’t take that as any sort of criticism at all – it’s her day and that is such a perfect choice of outfit for her….and she’ll be comfortable and able to relax and enjoy the day as she marries her best friend! I meant it only to illustrate that yesterday’s card wasn’t right.

I think today’s is. And since it’s on its way to her – I surely hope she thinks so, too!

I used the Occasions stamp sets In the Meadow and Timeless Textures, as well as the For the New Two set from the Annual Catalog. I reprised – basically – my color scheme from yesterday, with the exception of the “color”. Take a look-see:

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Categories: Wedding | Tags: 2016 Occasions Catalog, Atlanta, Atlanta GA, Botanical Builder Framelits, card making, card making supplies, Demonstrator, Fairburn, Fayetteville GA, For the New Two stamp set, Georgia, hand made card, Hand Made Cards, handmade card, In The Meadow Stamp Set, Paper crafting, Peachtree City, Peachtree City GA, Petite Petals punch, stamps, Stamps-n-lingers, StampsnLingers, Timeless Textures stamp set | 12 Comments

Stampin’ Up! First Sight For The New Two

Posted on March 30, 2016 by stampsnlingers

Good morning – I hope that you’re enjoying your week! It’s almost over. Be brave!

This weekend, my best friend is getting married in Nebraska. My hubs and I aren’t going to be able to get there for it – and I’m sad about that. But, it is what it is, and I know she understands why. As a consolation prize, I’ve made her a batch of chocolate dipped Espresso Chocolate Chip Biscotti. Which she asks me for every time I see or talk to her! Their wedding invitation said “No Gifts” (this is a second marriage for them both) but I figure cookies isn’t really a gift….right? 😉

And – of course, I made her a wedding card!

I used the pretty wedding-oriented stamp set called For the New Two and a little Timeless Textures. And First Sight, also from the Occasions catalog. Take a look-see:

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Categories: Wedding | Tags: 2016 Occasions Catalog, 2016 Sale-A-Bration, Annual Catalog, Atlanta, Atlanta GA, card making, card making supplies, Demonstrator, Fairburn, Fayetteville GA, First Sight Stamp Set, For the New Two stamp set, Georgia, hand made card, Hand Made Cards, Occasions, Ordering Special!, Paper crafting, Peachtree City, Peachtree City GA, South Atlanta, stampin' up, stamping, stamps, Stamps-n-lingers, Timeless Textures stamp set, Tyrone GA | 12 Comments

Stampin’ Up! Updates for 29 Mar and TRIPLE Peppermint Rewards Ordering Special!

Posted on March 29, 2016 by stampsnlingers

Through the end of Sale-A-Bration (hard to believe I’m already typing those words!) which is this Thursday at midnight (Mountain Time)!

With every $50 in product (before shipping and tax) that you buy thru my Online Store, you’ll be getting:

A FREE Sale-A-Bration goody! That’s one free item from Stampin’ Up! for EVERY $50 you spend!
TRIPLE Punkin’ Head Peppermint rewards points – 6 points, to be exact – for every $50 you spend!
A MYSTERY Gift from me!
And your regular ordering gift from me!

Why is 6 Peppermint points a good thing? Well, consider that when you earn 16 points, you’ll get a free $40 gift from me. That you select from an active catalog. I’ll even let you hold onto your gift until the new Annual Catalog comes out this summer, if you like! And I’ll ship it directly to you for free! So…6 points for each $50….means you’d be way, WAY on your way to earning that FREE gift. 🙂

This is a super way to get more points towards a pretty big free gift! Not to mention grabbing those last-minute Sale-A-Bration favorite goodies while you’re at it!

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Stamps-N-Lingers TRIPLE Peppermint Rewards Ordering Special!

Posted on March 28, 2016 by stampsnlingers

Okay – I woke up this morning feeling really generous. I tried to decide what to do with that feeling, and I came up with this!

I’ve been offering an Ordering Special for a couple of weeks – but now I’m going to sweeten the pot!

Instead of DOUBLE Peppermint Reward Points – I’m going to make it TRIPLE!

So….what does that mean??

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Stampin’ Up! Blue Bold Butterflies!

Posted on March 28, 2016 by stampsnlingers

Good morning, ya’ll! I hope that you had a wonderful Easter with your families and friends! I have a super easy, super quick card to share with you today – but, first, I wanted to take a hot second to remind you of one of the biggest benefits available to you during Sale-A-Bration. And that’s the extra bonus money you have to spend on the world’s best bundled kit – the Stampin’ Up! Starter Kit! You already know that when you sign up as a Demonstrator – whether you want to do this as a business or as a Hobby Demo (either way you get 20% off everything you order! ) – you get $125 worth of great SU! product for your investment of $99.

And it comes to you with FREE shipping!

But. When you sign up during Sale-A-Bration – Stampin’ Up! is going to give you an EXTRA $30 worth of FREE goodies.

And you get to pick all $155 worth of product. No “Starter Packages” for us – you pick what you want! 🙂

And it still comes to you with FREE shipping!

So – if you have any interest whatsoever in joining Stampin’ Up! – now is the absolutely best time to do it.

And – did I mention that there’s no commitment at all?? If you decide to stay active – you do. If you decide not to – you don’t. Done!

Let me know if you want to get this done before the end of Sale-A-Bration….which is Thursday! 31 March. Don’t miss out, okay?

And – there are some other great bennies that happen during Sale-A-Bration. Check those out here.

This has been a message from your friendly neighborhood Stampin’ Up! Independent Demonstrator. We’ll now return you to our regularly scheduled blog post! 😉

I wanted a quick and easy Clean and Simple Card. So, I pulled out the Sheltering Tree swath image, a few pretty blue ink pads, and the Bold Butterfly Framelits. And this is what I came up with. Take a look-see:

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Stampin’ Up! Botanical Easter Cross

Posted on March 27, 2016 by stampsnlingers

Good Easter morn’ to you all! Rejoice in this day! 🙂

I have an Easter Cross card to share today – but it’s a bit of a cautionary tale! It could be titled: Check Supplies Twice Before Beginning. Or: Always Finish Your Card Front First. And the main character in this decidedly NON-fiction tale is….Gold Foil. You’ll see why shortly!

I used several flower makers for this card – the Botanical Builder Framelits, Petite Petals punch flowers and Itty Bitty Accent Punch Pack flowers. And I went back to the In The Meadow stamp set. Just a reminder – this set is in the Occasions catalog – and is only guaranteed active thru the end of the sale period – 31 May. Which seems like a long way away – until you realize it’s practically APRIL! Can you even believe that?? So if you’re wanting this lovely stamp set, get it soon!

Anyway – take a look-see:

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Categories: Easter | Tags: 2016 Occasions Catalog, 2016 Sale-A-Bration, Annual Catalog, Atlanta, Atlanta GA, Botanical Builder Framelits, card making, card making supplies, Demonstrator, Fairburn, Fayetteville GA, Georgia, hand made card, Hand Made Cards, Hardwood Background Stamp, In The Meadow Stamp Set, Itty Bitty Accent Punch Pack, Occasions, Ordering Special!, Paper crafting, Peachtree City, Peachtree City GA, Petite Petals punch, South Atlanta, stampin' up, stamping, stamps, Stamps-n-lingers, Tyrone GA | 8 Comments

Stampin’ Up! The Wilderness Awaits In The Meadow!

Posted on March 26, 2016 by stampsnlingers

So – I love when someone asks me to make a card for them to give to someone special. For me, it means that they really care enough to not want a cookie-cutter card from the grocery store aisle. And that’s cool. I also really like it – a lot! – when that request gives me an excuse to buy a new goody! Like the card I have to share with you today.

My friend has a friend who’s been in the hospital – in and out – for the past several weeks. A long time! He’s a “dog guy” – I made the leap that he’s a “hunting dog guy” – since those are a lot of the kinds of folks she knows. So she wanted a card with a dog and the outdoors.

Sadly – I had yet to purchase the The Wilderness Awaits stamp set. I’ve been so busy acquiring Occasions catalog sets and bundles that I kept pushing that down my list. So now was the perfect opportunity! Once it arrived, I paired it with the In the Meadow set – which did come from the Occasions catalog and I very much hope makes it into the next Annual! I added a few of the great sentiments from Greatest Greetings and….take a look-see: