Hello Stampers! Wouldn't it be cool to get a creative kit in the mail each month with all of the ingredients to create a cool project? With Stampin' Up!'s Paper Pumpkin subscription service, this is a dream come true. Usually, each kit is a surprise each month. You never know what you'll be getting. But for May, we get to show an example of one of the eight cards you can make with the kit. You receive a stamp set (Manly Man), an ink spot, envelopes, and the supplies to make eight cards that look like this. Subscribe by May 10 to get this kit mailed to you. A one-month subscription is just $19.95 with shipping included. A three-month...

Hello Stampers! If you haven't heard, Stampin' Up! is retiring a list of items to make room for brand-new, cool stamp sets, inks, papers, and accessories. This large background stamp, the Swallowtail, is one that will no longer be available beginning June 1. I love this image because it's big; it takes up the whole card! It's also beautiful! To shop the list of retiring items, clickhere. Some of the products are up to 50 percent off. Here, I'm showcasing the technique called Triple Time Stamping. (As a side note, I swapped this card while I was attending Stampin' Up!'s OnStage event in Salt Lake City in April.) It looks complicated, but...

In just six weeks, Stampin' Up! is releasing a brand-new catalog filled with great new products. To make room, it is retiring stamp sets, accessories, Designer Series Paper, embellishments and more. Some of the products are discounted up to 50 percent. If there is something you want, I recommend you get it now, because items are available while supplies last. Here is the PDF list.To ensure you get the items you want, you can shop directly from my online store and it will be shipped directly to you.I will be placing an order at 9 p.m. this evening -- Monday, April 18. You can email me your wish list, but I cannot guarantee the items will...

Hello Stampers!The volunteers from the Lincoln Community Women's Club were here again recently. Once a month, they help make cards to be donated to the local Make-A-Wish Chapter.This is one of the cards we made a couple of weeks ago. We covered a 3 x 3-inch square piece of Whisper White card stock with the bright and cheery It's My Party Designer Washi Tape (#140556 - $8) and popped it up with Stampin' Dimensionals (#104430 - $4) onto a piece of Whisper White card stock cut at 5 x 3 3/4. That is layered on a piece of Melon Mambo card stock cut at 5 3/4 x 4. The gift is topped off with a piece of Black/Melon Mambo Baker's Twine (#140555  -...

Hello stampers!WooHoo! There are seventeen days left of Stampin' Up!'s Sale-A-Bration promotion. There are many ways you can take advantage:Shop: For every $50 purchase, receive a FREE Sale-A-Bration reward. Choose from exclusive stamp sets, Designer Series Paper, and even glitter tape. Shop here 24/7.Host:: Host a party, girls' night out, or workshop. When your workshop reaches the $250 total, receive an additional $25 to purchase anything you want. That's a total of $50 in free product.. Or, you can apply your Stampin' Rewards to the purchase of a Starter Kit!Join: During Sale-A-Bration, receive $155 worth of product for just $99, and...