Stamping with Michelle

Razzleberry Scrapbook pages

I haven't been taking the time to photograph and share the pages from my scrapbook club, and I have decided that it is high time that I do so!

Here are the pages we made in my club in February:

•     Ciao Baby                                        129645 (W)/ 129648 (C)    $17.95 (W)/ $13.95 (C)
•     Neutrals 12x12 Card stock                119711    $9.95
•     Rich Razzleberry card stock              115316    $6.95
•     Summer Starfruit card stock             126839    $6.95
•     Whisper White card stock                 100730    $8.50
•     Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper             SAB
•     Island Indigo ink pad                       126986    $5.95
•     Petite Curly Label Punch                                 SAB
•     Blossom punch                                125603    $16.95
•     Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack            118309    $16.95
•     Scallop Border punch                      119882    $15.95
•     Island Indigo Ruffled Ribbon           122974    $9.95
•     Crumb Cake 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon    122966    $6.95
•     Designer Builder Brads                    129329    $6.95

Now, you have to know, the Designer Series Paper on these pages was from saleabration, which, of course, ended last week.  But, I thought the pages were too cute not to share, and I have confidence that you can find something to substitute for it.

The other thing I need to point out is the Petite Curly Label punch. This is also a saleabration product.  However, this one is going to be available when the new catalog comes out.  You can't get it right this second, but you can soon!

If you'd like to join in on any of my scrapbook nights, you are welcome to join us!  We meet on the third Monday of the month, and you just need to place a $15 order.

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

Technique Video: Faux Frames

I finally got the video edited for this month's technique!  Earlier this month, I needed to have my hard drive replaced in my computer, and I've been slowly working to get things back up and running!

Anyway...the technique for this month was Faux Frames, and here's the card:

It's a super easy technique and gives fantastic results!  Here's a link to the video for you:

 

Please feel free to leave me a comment and let me know what you think!  You can order any of these products by clicking the Online Ordering button in the upper righthand corner of the blog.

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

This and That product line

I've got a question for you.  Are you a collector?  How many of you save your ticket stubs from the special concert you attended? or see a fabulous picture in a magazine and tear it out?  You always intend to put them into some sort of scrapbook, but you never get around to it?

Enter This and That...Stampin' Up's latest entry in the scrapbooking arena.  Smashbooks are extremely popular right now, particularly with teenagers.  They are a small book that you can keep handy and just add those fun little things you pick up. You would like to keep them, but you really don't know where to put them.  They're too small for a page all by themselves (especially if you don't have any pictures), but it seems a shame to just throw them away.

The This and That product line will be fully introduced in the new catalog on June 1, but right now...you can get a sneek peek...at a special price!  There's a journal, washi tape, designer series paper, stickers and a date stamp all available individually.  However, until April 30, you can purchase them all as a bundle for $32.08...a 15% savings!

Here's a preview of the products:

Now..I've actually got a two-fer for you today!  This week only, you can purchase our fabulous Designer Fabric at 50% off!

Our fabrics our just beautiful.  You can use them for accents on your cards and other projects or use them in an actual sewn project.  I guarantee you won't want to miss these!

You can purchase either the This and That products or any of our fabric by clicking the online ordering button in the upper righthand side of the blog.  This will take you right to my website.  Don't delay!  These deals are available for a limited time only!

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

Last chance on Saleabration!

Today's the day...it's your very last chance to get any of those Saleabration products you've been eyeing!

I've got one more sample to entice you with:

• Madison Avenue                    129657 W/ 129660 C    FREE
• Itty Bitties                            128939 (wood only)    $20.95
• Crumb Cake card stock          120953    $6.95
• Gumball Green card stock      126840    $6.95
• Raspberry Ripple card stock   126842    $6.95
• Midnight Muse card stock       126843    $6.95
• Whisper White card stock      100730    $8.50
• Gumball Green ink pad          126861    $5.95
• Raspberry Ripple ink pad       126859    $5.95
• Midnight Muse ink pad           126860    $5.95
• Midnight Muse ribbon            126847    $8.95
• Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack  118309    $16.95
• Mini Glue Dots                      103683    $4.95
• Stampin' Dimensionals           104430    $3.95

What do you think?  Do you just have to have this set?  Here's the link one more time to a PDF listing all the sets for you.  You can place your order by going to my webstore here. You can place your order right online, and it will ship right to your door.  And who doesn't like free?  

What are you waiting for?

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

 

NEW My Digital Studio Software Price Reduction

I am so excited this morning, I can't even stand it!  When I logged on to the Stampin' Up! website, I saw an update that had been posted late yesterday.  Stampin' Up has now made a permanent reduction in the price of the My Digital Studio software!

That's right!  The software USED to cost $79.95, but as of right now, you can get the sofware for ony $19.95!  I had to read the update twice to make sure I understood it correctly. Stampin' Up wants to get this software into the hands of as many as possible, and they recognize that reducing the cost is the way to do that.  

The software still comes with over $500 in content, plus there are additional downloads released every week.  You can upload completed projects to our Professional Print Services and they will be printed and sent right to your door. Here's a link to a document that lists the cost of the print products.

You can get the program either as an immediate download, or you can purchase the version on CD through any normal ordering channels.  You can also still try the softward for free for 30 days!

I absolutely love My Digital Studio and the options that you have with the program.  Here are a couple of pages I posted on my Facebook page after the blizzard last month that I created in the program.  I took the pictures and was able to have a completed spread done in less than an hour!

What are you waiting for?  There are no excuses to give it a try!

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

New Spring Surprise promotion!

I just love it when Stampin' Up surprises us with someting new!  When I logged on to the website this morning I was greeted with a new promotion:

Everybody has just fallen in love with the new 7/8" Scallop punch, and I'm thrilled that Stampin' Up! has designed a new stamp set that will coordinate with it.  

This stamp set will be featured in the new catalog available June 1, but guess what?  You can get it now! And not only can you get it now, but you can save money when you buy the stamp set and the punch as a bundle.  How awesome is that!

If you've already purchased the punch, then you'll definitely want this stamp set.  Think of the cute cards you can create.  Oh the possibilities!

Click here to be taken to my online store and place your order now and be among the first to own this adorable new set!

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

Saleabration with Feeling Sentimental

Here we are in the middle of March, and Sale-a-bration is almost done!  You've got just over a week to take advantage of this fabulous opportunity.

To whet your appetite, here's another sample made with the Feeling Sentimental Set:

• Feeling Sentimental                    FREE
• Teeny Tiny Wishes                     115370 (W)/127802 (C)    $36.95 (W)/$26.95 (C)
• Riding Hood Red card stock        111348    $6.95
• Marina Mist card stock              119682    $6.95
• Gumball Green card stock         126840    $6.95
• Whisper White card stock          100730    $8.50
• Riding Hood Red pad                126968    $5.95
• Gumball Green pad                  126861    $5.95
• Simply Scored                          122334    $29.95
• Borders Scoring Plate               126192    $14.95
• Big Shot                                  113439    $99.95
• Finishing Touches Edgelits        127010    $9.95
• Window Frames Framelits        129021    $26.95
• Stampin' Pierce Mat                126199    $4.95
• Paper Piercing Tool                126189    $3.95
• Festive Paper Piercing Pack    127857    $7.95
• Natural Trim Ribbon               129287    $6.95
• Stamping Sponge                   101610    $3.50
• Stampin' Dimensionals           104430    $3.95

I'll be the first to admit that I wasn't too sure about this set when I first saw it, but I really, really like it.  It makes fantastic masculine cards.  I'm really sorry that it won't be available after next week.

Don't miss out on this set!  You can place your order through my website.  For every $50 you spend, you get to choose something free!

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

Razzleberry Splash Wedding Card

Last fall, I held a class featuring the Razzleberry Splash Simply Scrappin' Kit, and I thought it was time to share another sample from that class.  While these kits were designed with scrapbookers in mind, scrapbooking is decidely NOT the only thing you can do with them.  We created a total of twelve different cards using the kits, and there were lots of supplies still left over.

• Petite Pairs                                            122495 W/122497 C    $28.95 W/$20.95 C
• Whisper White card stock                        100730    $8.50
• Razzleberry Splash Simply Scrappin' Kit    126930    $21.95
• Rich Razzleberry ink pad                        126950    $5.95
• Whisper White 1/4" grosgrain                 126877    $4.95
• Basic Rhinestones                                  119246    $4.95
• Boho Blossoms punch                             119858    $16.95
• Big Shot                                               113439    $99.95
• Window Frames Framelits                     129021    $26.95
• Stampin' Dimensionals                          104430    $3.95

This card, I thought, makes a perfect wedding card, don't you?  To get the layered effect on my framelit, I cut a second framelit the same size and then cut it in half.  It creates a nice layer without being too large.

This card also gave me the opportunity to use the nice long row of rhinestones that comes in a package.  It gives this card the proper amount of bling to celebrate the nuptials of somebody special.

What kind of cards would you do with this kit?  You can order it and others like it, by going to my website here

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

A Whale of a card!

The Oh, Whale set is not a set that I purchased from the Spring catalog.  But when I few demonstrator friends and I got together in January to play with our new products, one of my friends had created this card with it:

• Oh, Whale!                                    129129 W/129132 C    $22.95 W/$16.95 C
• Whisper White card stock                100730    $8.50
• Marina Mist card stock                    119682    $6.95
• Sunshine & Sprinkles DSP                 126922    $10.95
• Marina Mis ink pad                         126962    $5.95
• Big Shot                                         113439    $99.95
• Happy Whale Clearlit                      129403    $7.50
• Marina Mist 3/8" Striped Organdy     129292    $9.95
• Basic Rhinestones                           119246    $4.95
• Stampin' Dimensionals                    104430    $3.95

I have to admit, that the set is growing on me!  This little guy is quite cute and a snap to cut out when you use the coordinating clearlit.  With four different sentiments from "Whale you be Mine" to "Thanks a ton" it has lots of different uses.  The coordianting Sunshine and Sprinkles Designer Series Paper it just perfect to get you in the mood for Spring!

What do you think?  Would you have a "whale" of a good time with this set? 

Order online anytime by going to my website here

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

Secret Garden Sympathy Card

I find that sympathy cards are one of the hardest cards to make, and yet, they are probably THE most important card you will send.  Never is there a better time when a hand stamped card will show how much you care then when somebody is grieving.

This is a sympathy card I made last month for an extended family member.  I love the clean look of the white on white:

• Secret Garden                        129141 W/129144 C    $25.95 W/$18.95 C
• Love & Sympathy                    122795 W/122797 C    $15.95 W/$11.95 C
• Whisper White card stock        100730    $8.50
• Wisteria Wonder card stock     122922    $6.95
• Pool Party card stock              122924    $6.95
• Lucky Limeade card stock       122926    $6.95
• Wisteria Wonder ink pad         126985    $5.95
• Pool Party ink pad                  126982    $5.95
• Lucky Limeade ink pad           126984    $5.95
• Big Shot                                 113439    $99.95
• Elegant Lines Folder               119277    $7.95
• Secret Garden Framelits         129372    $24.95
• Stampin' Dimensionals            104430    $3.95

I love how easy it is to use the Secret Garden stamp set with it's coordinating framelits.  You can purchase these items as a bundle through May 31 and save 15%!

I should also point out that the colors I chose for this card are from the 2011-2013 In Color family. This set of five In Colors is scheduled to retire on May 31.  If you are wanting to complete your collection of these colors or stock up on the card stock or ink refills, I recommend you do so by April 15.  Once the retired list is released, they will be available while supplies last, and they do tend to sell out!

You can purchase any of these products by clicking on the Online Ordering button or by clicking here

Happy Stamping!

Michelle