December 22nd has always been a special day because it’s the day my dad was born. He passed away in 2009 and would have been 89 today. He was a great father and I miss him every single day.
He was always difficult to shop for because when he liked something, he got it. But he loved going through the Lands’ End & LL Bean catalogs at this time of year and choosing what he’d like for his birthday and Christmas. I received a Lands’ End catalog in the mail the other day and felt a pang of regret that he wouldn’t be going through it.
When my mom was pregnant with me, my dad was working as an extra in the movies, down in Los Angeles. That didn’t last long but he’s in the background of many movies such as Bus Stop and The Ten Commandments. He was a bodybuilder which led him to opening his own health club in Redwood City, California, where I grew up.
As I mentioned, he was an extra in The Ten Commandments. Growing up, every single year we’d watch the movie and excitedly look for him. He’s the one in the front holding the golden calf. The picture on the right is from another scene where’s he’s hammering gold. It was always fun because this scene came right after a commercial break. Special memories!
If you’ve read this far, thank you! Please feel free to share in the comments section, a special memory you have of a loved one!
Happy Birthday, Dad! We’ll miss you today and carving the turkey on Christmas!
Have you reserved a Stamparatus yet? Saturday, December 30th is the last day to put your reservation in if you want to have one before it debuts in the 2018-2019 Annual Catalog in June. Reserving one this month is just that, a reservation. While you do need a credit card to reserve a Stamparatus, you will not be charged until it ships sometime in March – April. Once it’s arrived at the Stampin’ Up! warehouse, you’ll receive an email to close your order and only at that time, will you be charged.
If you’ve never used a stamp positioning tool before, I bet you’re wondering why you would need a tool like this. Believe me when I say that it will totally change the way you stamp!
Making multiple cards? Once your stamp is placed on one of the plates and your paper is secured with the heavy duty magnets, ink your stamp and close the cover. Keep repeating this process and your image will be in the exact spot on each card.
Have you ever been completely frustrated when you’ve stamped an image and it’s too light? Me too. But with the Stamparatus, that will never be a problem again. The magnets keep the paper in the same exact spot, so all you need to do is ink up the stamp again and stamp until your image looks exactly the way you want!
The Stamparatus has hinges along the right side which means you can perfectly align words or images underneath one another.
To see it in action, watch the video below!
To reserve yours, you’ll need a credit card and a Stampin’ Up! account. To do that, go here and then click Create Account (top left of the screen). You have until December 30th to reserve a Stamparatus and after that, they won’t be offered again until the new catalog debuts in June. If you have any questions, click herefor some frequently asked questions and answers. And as always, you can contact me with any questions you might have.
Ready for a sneak peek of a few new products in the Occasions Catalog? On January 3, 2018, the Occasions Catalog goes LIVE and Sale-a-bration begins (free product)!!! If you’ve ordered from me recently, your catalogs are on their way. If you haven’t ordered and don’t already have a demo, I’d be happy to send both new catalogs to you. Just email me with your name and address and I’ll get them off to you!
Here’s what’s new on my card:
Petal Passion Designer Series Paper – handprinted watercolor designs in shades of black and white
A Good Day Stamp Set (it coordinates with TWO new scallop punches)
1-3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch (Yippeee, I love punches and am so happy we have two new ones)
Berry Burst 3/8″ Metallic-Edge Ribbon (this ribbon is absolutely gorgeous)
Tutti Frutti Adhesive-Backed Sequins (yes, adhesive on the back!)
Today’s card uses our Notecards and Envelopes which are smaller than a regular sized card. The cards measure 5″ x 3-1/2″ and each package contains 20 cards & envelopes.
I wrapped the Berry Burst Metallic Ribbon around a piece of Whisper White measuring 4-3/4″ x 3-1/4″ and adhered it to the back with Fast Fuse.
The Whisper White panel is attached to the notecard with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I colored in the flowers and leaves with Stampin’ Blends.
The sentiment was cut out with the 1-3/8″ “soon to be released” Scallop punch which coordinates perfectly with the Berry Burst scallop underneath it which was cut out with the Layering Circles Framelits.
I hope you enjoyed seeing a few sneak peeks! Have a wonderful day!
I can’t yet link the new products to my store until they go live on the 3rd, but in the Product List below, I’ve included what’s available now! Click on any of the images below and you’ll head over to my Stampin’ Up! online store.
Over the last several weeks I’ve been showing projects that use heat embossing so I thought I’d share a quick video showing how simple it is!
You’ll need just a few supplies: Versmark ink, embossing powder (my favorite this season has been silver), an embossing buddy and a heat tool. You’ll find all of these supplies below. Simply click any of them and you’ll head over to my Stampin’ Up! online store.
If you have any questions about the embossing process, please let me know!
Before I share my project, I want to let you know that the Clearance Rack has just been updated! I checked it out this morning and there are lots of Big Shot Framelits and Thinlits, as well as ribbon, paper . . . . . click here to head on over to the Clearance Rack!
Sometimes it’s nice to have a little something to give to a chocolate lover and wrapping up a big chocolate bar is a great way to say you care! I wrapped my candy bar with a sheet from Christmas Around the World Designer Series Paper and added some snowflakes cut out of Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper using the Seasonal Tags Framelits. It’s a bit hard to see in the photo, but they’re so sparkly!
The sentiment, from the stamp set Christmas Quilt, was embossed using silver embossing powder. This is one of my favorite sentiments this holiday season! It was cut out using the Stitched Shapes Framelits and sits on top of two scalloped ovals (Whisper White and Pool Party) from the Layering Ovals Framelits.
My paper measures 6-1/8″ x 6-5/8″ and I used Fast Fuse to glue it in the back. Quick and easy but so cute! If you have any questions, let me know!
I’m off to run some errands. I’ve come down with a cold and hope it doesn’t get any worse that it is right now as there are too many things to take care of this week! Take Care!
