Heading to Salt Lake City Tomorrow

Life has been so darn busy the last few weeks.  Tomorrow I leave for the Stampin’ Up! Convention in Salt Lake City.  I’ve been busy for weeks making cards to swap with other demonstrators.  I’m in four organized swaps, which are finished, bagged up and in my carry-on bag.  I have a few more to finish up to swap with others outside of the organized ones.  I’ll share my swaps with you over the next few days as well as some pictures once the convention begins.  There are always so many displays and great ideas! I’m looking forward to seeing my friend, Kristina, in Salt Lake City tomorrow!  She lives in Kansas and I last saw her a year ago at Convention.  I am very much looking forward to catching up with her although we email each other on a regular basis. It is different actually seeing someone in person.  I can’t wait! I’m off to go pack!

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I’ll leave you with a video by Stampin’ Up that will tell you all about our wonderful embossing folders — one of my favorite products!

Tracy

Happy Birthday, America!

Happy 4th of July, America!!  I am very thankful and grateful for all the men and women who have served, or who are serving, in our Armed Forces.  I love my country!

Tracy

Make a Wish

Hi Friends!
I’m not sure what you call this type of card but when opened up, there’s a pocket for a gift card.    I don’t know about you but I give a lot of gift cards.  This gift card holder is pretty quick to make and it fits inside a regular sized envelope! How perfect is that??

I’ve used one of the Designer Series Papers on sale this month, Birthday Basics.   If you buy 3 packs, you get one free!  You can choose from 11 different packages!

 Birthday Basics  # 130145  $10.95

I also used one of our new Framelits, the Circles Collection and my Magnetic Platform for the sentiment.  I stamped it first and then placed my circle exactly where I wanted it using the magnetic platform.  I LOVE this new tool, no more post its!

If you would like to place an order and/or see the packages of paper on sale, just click here to go to my online store.

Tracy

Supplies
Stamps:  Make a Wish, Best of Birthdays
Ink:  Bermuda Bay
Paper:  Birthday Basics, Bermuda Bay, Very Vanilla
Accessories:  Basic Rhinestones, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stamping Sponges
Tools:  Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Circles Collection Framelits, 1″ Circle Punch, Extra Large Oval punch

Free Designer Series Paper

My poor neglected blog.  The past two weeks have just been so busy.  I’ve been out of town and I usually try to schedule my posts ahead of time but it just didn’t happen this time around.

I thought I would share these pictures with you.  My daughter and son-in-law told us they were pregnant by presenting us with this cute I Love Grandma and Grandpa shirt in January 2012.  Our sweet granddaughter is 9 months old and we now have a picture of the shirt AND the baby!!

On to Stampin’ Up! news!!  A great new special was just announced!!  If you buy three packages of  select Designer Series Papers, you get one free!!  Choose three and your fourth one is FREE!  Here are the details:

Offer Dates: July 1-31, 2013
Offer Details: Buy three packs of select Designer Series Paper and get one for free!
The Fine Print:
  • These items don’t qualify for the offer:
    • Designer Series Paper Stacks
    • Specialty Designer Series Paper
    • Designer Series Paper from the holiday catalog preorder
    • Designer Series Paper ordered through hostess benefit
  • No limits. Order six? You’ll get two for free. Nine? You’ll get three for free.
  • Check out our Designer Series Papers in the annual catalog pages 151, 153, and 154.

The new Best of 25 Years stamp set for July has also been announced.  Shelli Gardner, the CEO and Cofounder of Stampin’ Up! has chosen her favorite stamp images over the past 25 years and combined them into the set, Best of Shelli.  In honor of Stampin’ Up!s 25th Anniversary, each month this year a new set will be announced.  Each one comes with a sticker.  Save 6 of them, send the collector’s card to Stampin’ Up! and you will receive a stamp set valued at $14.95!  I’m ready to send mine in!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Tracy

If you would like to order Stampin’ Up! products, you can shop at my online store!

Happy Father’s Day!

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there!! I lost my dad in 2009 but still think about him daily, especially on Father’s Day.   Life is not the same without him.  Here’s a picture of the two of us 33 years ago when I got married.  Give your dad a big hug and let him know how much you love him!!
I’m off to my craft room!  Have a great day!!
Tracy