EARLY CHRISTMAS GIFT

It's only October, but Stampin' Claus is coming to town! Get a FREE Festive Paper-Piercing Pack when you purchase the Ornament Keepsakes Set and Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper. Choose from the following options:

Item	Description	Retail Value	Special Price
132260	Christmas Gift Pack (wood-mount) Includes Ornament Keepsakes Set (wood-mount), Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper, Festive Paper-Piercing Pack	$55.85	$47.90
132261	Christmas Gift Pack (clear-mount) Includes Ornament Keepsakes Set (clear-mount), Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper, Festive Paper-Piercing Pack	$44.85	$36.90
132262	Christmas Gift Pack (wood-mount bundle) Includes Ornament Keepsakes Bundle (wood-mount), Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper, and Festive Paper-Piercing Pack	$70.85	$62.90
132263	Christmas Gift Pack (clear-mount bundle) Includes Ornament Keepsakes Bundle (clear-mount), Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper, and Festive Paper-Piercing Pack	$63.85	$55.9

Until next time, find some time for stamping.

Blessings & Hugs, Cindy

BACK TO "SPOOL"

While the kids are heading back to school, Stampin' Up! is going back to 'spool'! 

For the month of September, get a FREE package of 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon-an $8.95 value-for every $40 you spend!

Choose from the following ribbons:

126848	Gumball Green 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon	$ 8.95
126847	Midnight Muse 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon	$ 8.95
126844	Primrose Petals 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon	$ 8.95
126845	Raspberry Ripple 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon	$ 8.95
126846	Summer Starfruit 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon	$ 8.95

Spend $40 get one free, spend $80 get two free, spend $200 and get all five FREE...there isn't a limit to the number of free ribbon!!
Perfect time to stock up on ribbon for the upcoming holidays!!

Until next time, find some time for stamping!!

Blessings & Hugs, Cindy

2012 HOLIDAY MINI CATALOG IS HERE

On August 1st, the HOLIDAY MINI catalog became available to order from!!  

So many NEW and WONDERFUL items.  

Some of the very COOL things that are new to this catalog are:

• Bundles!!  I love that Stampin' Up! has bundled matching stamp sets and framelits saving you money (15%off)!  Watch for several bundles throughout the catalog.
• Kits!!  Several cute kits for Halloween, Christmas and Valentine's Day!
• Suites!!  Four new suites to fit everyone's holiday needs!
• Samples!!  There are so many wonderful samples to CASE (copy and share everything)!

Here are some quick and cute 3x3 gift tags that I made from the products in the Scentsational Season Bundle....these little cuties were inspired by some that Mary Fish made a couple of weeks ago.
I love these little framelits....I think the little gingerbread man and the mug are my favorites....well, maybe it's the tree and the candy canes.  Oh forget it...I LOVE them all!!!

 I LOVE just about everything in this catalog!!!  

I'm having a hard time NOT going crazy ordering everything in it!!

Until next time, find some time for stamping!!

Blessings & Hugs,  Cindy

NEW My Digital Studio

As of yesterday, August 1, My Digital Studio 2 is available.  

You can even try the new MDS2 for FREE!!! 

Also, during the month of August, get 31% off 31 digital content options and most of our print products for all 31 days in August! With digital goods on sale and the 30-day FREE trial of the software, August is the perfect time for you to enter the digital designing craze and see what it's all about.

Until next time, find some time for stamping!!

Blessings & Hugs, Cindy

SPOOKTACULAR OFFER!

During the month of August, if you sign up to be a Stampin' Up! demonstrator you will receive everything to make this adorable Halloween Printer's Tray project (except for ink) FREE (a $60 value), along with all the other goodies that come in your new completely customizable starter kit...all just for $99!!!  Click on JOIN MY TEAM to get started today!

Until next time, find some time for stamping!!

Blessings & Hugs, Cindy

RETIRED STAMP SET LIST

On April 15th, the list of retiring stamp sets was released by Stampin' Up!.....

I will be back later in the week to post a stamping project....but today was BUSY!

I had my stamp club in the morning and then the afternoon was spent at the dentist's office having Andy's braces put on. He was quite the trooper!

THANKS for visiting!!

Until next time....find some time for stamping!!

Hugs & Blessings, Cindy

NEW OCCASIONS MINI

Even though I'm a few days late.....here it is!!!

There are so many NEW and WONDERFUL products!!!

The 2012 Occasions Mini Catalog!!

Click HERE to view the catalog online.

Still working at getting back into a daily routine after the holidays and all the other stuff that has been happening around here.

I'm hoping to get around to stamping on Wednesday.....today I was at the dentist being tortured by the dental hygenist and tomorrow starts the spring session of my Bible study.

Until next time, find some time for stamping!!!

Hugs, Cindy

CLEARANCE RACK BLITZ

Here's Christmas shopping made EASY for yourself or the crafter in your life.

Plus, everybody LOVES a sale!!

Take a look at the Stampin' Up! Clearance Rack....they've added TONS of super cool stuff!!

(Click on the image to view the Clearance Rack)

Be sure that when you do place an order to designate me as your demonstrator so that you get the "Preferred Price".

Until next time....find some time for stamping!!

Hugs, Cindy

STAMPIN' UP! PROMOTIONS!!!

There are some pretty cool promotions from Stampin' Up!

I hardly know where to begin!!

Of course, they all began on October 1....

I'll start with an

OFFER TO DIE FOR!!!!

If you've been looking for an opportunity to do what you love, while getting a 20 discount on your favorite products, now is the perfect time! During October, you'll get a FREE Big Shot when you join the Stampin' Up! family as a demonstrator.*

Boy, if I wasn't already a demonstrator I'd be signing up to get me one of these babies!!

Plus, who doesn't like FREE!!!

Use the Big Shot die-cutting machine and Stampin' Up!'s exclusive dies** to create uniquely beautiful projects in a flash.

In addition, the new-demonstrator Starter Kit--a steal at just $175--contains over $345 worth of stamp sets, card stock, ink, accessories, and business supplies-everything you need to start your new business.

There are so many benefits of being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, including

• A 20 percent product discount!
• A free monthly issue of Stampin' Up!'s demonstrator-only magazine, Stampin' Success!
• Sneak peeks at brand-new products!
• Invitations to exclusive Stampin' Up! events!
• Regular get-togethers to stamp!
• Free access to an online community of 30,000+ crafters/stampers and creative artists, as well as 160,000+ project samples!
• Plus, access to an exclusive video and training for your new Big Shot!

Don't miss this BIG deal! Contact your demonstrator today to learn how you can take advantage of this great opportunity and get your FREE Big Shot!

*Or up to $100 in FREE Stampin' Up! products

**Big Shot dies sold separately

This next promotion is simply sweet too!!

Buy two Simply Sent Kits and get a FREE coordinating stamp set! Our Simply Sent Kits are the ideal choice for the beginning crafter. The card kits offer a variety of basic themes, so it's easy to create cards for any occasion.

Both of these promotions are for the month of October ONLY!!

Now here's a delicious offer!!!

Stampin' Up! is introducing their brand new line of cookie stamps!

As if stamping on paper wasn't good enough :-) now we can stamp on food!!!

With the easy-to-use cookie stamps, you can create beautiful, hand-stamped cookies in a flash. Just make your favorite shortbread cookie dough (or one of the 2 included recipes) and stamp away! The stamp images are completely food-safe and child-friendly. Click HERE for more details.

Well....that should give you enough to think about for today.

Until next time....find some time for stamping!!

Hugs, Cindy

2011 HOLIDAY MINI

I'm a few days late....but on September 1st......the

NEW HOLIDAY MINI CATALOG

came out and it is chuck FULL of some wonderful new stamp sets and goodies!!

Click HERE to view an online copy.

I can't list all the goodies that I'm drooling over...since that includes most of what is in the mini, but the ones that are on the top of my "must have" list include:

Stocking Builder Punch

Stitched Stockings stamp set

Hand-Penned Holidays stamp set

Well, that's it for me today....Hope you all have a wonderful, relaxing, and refreshing Labor Day!

Until next time....find some time for stamping!

Hugs, Cindy

PS: I changed my blog layout again....I LOVE this one! The previous "new" one just wasn't doing it for me :-) Let me know what you think of this one...Thanks!

BUY 3 GET 1 FREE

Hi Stampers!

Just letting you know about a great promotion from Stampin' Up!

During the month of August if you purchase 3 packs of designer series paper.....you get a 4th for FREE!!

Click HERE to download the promotion details.

Until next time,

find some time for stamping!!

Blessings......Cindy

GREAT STARTER KIT OFFER!

Hi Stampers!

Today I just wanted to let you know about a GREAT PROMOTION that Stampin' Up! is offering. They are offering the starter kit for just $99!!!

Contact me for more information!!!

Well, I sure am getting the stamping itch!! Just hasn't been much time for stamping and creativity.....I am going to have to crave out time for it!!!

Until next time,

find some time for stamping!!

Blessings......Cindy

VIDEO FROM SHELLI-CEO OF STAMPIN' UP!

Hi Stampers,

Well, this will be a first on my blog....a VIDEO!

Shelli Gardner, CEO and co-founder of Stampin' Up! has made a video giving an overview of Stampin' Up!.....take a look.....

I'll be back in the next day or so with a stamped project.....but my son is home from school sick today, so I probably won't have much time to play.

Until next time, find some

time for stamping!!

Blessings......Cindy

IT'S "OCCASIONS MINI" TIME!!

Greetings Stamper Friends!

Well, the NEW Occasions Mini Catalog is here and ready to be ordered from!!!! It is PACKED FULL of FABULOUS NEW and BEAUTIFUL stamps sets and accessories!! These mini catalogs just keep getting better and better!!!

Click HERE to download your copy.

If you don't have a current Stampin' Up! demonstrator and need a copy of the Occasions Mini Catalog, please contact me and I will send you a copy.

Well, I am going to go into my stamping room and do some cleaning up....yesterday I stamped a bunch of bookmarks as my swap for January. I will take pictures of them and post them tomorrow.

Until next time, find some

time for stamping!!

Blessings......Cindy

LAST DAY

Good Morning Stampers!

Just a reminder that TODAY is the LAST DAY to order from the Holiday Mini Catalog.

Click HERE to go to my website or click on the Holiday Mini icon on the right side bar of my blog.

Soooo.....if there is something in there that you can't live without.....you still have today to order.

Until next time, find some

time for stamping!!

Blessings......Cindy

HAPPY NEW YEAR & NEW RIBBON BUNDLES FOR SALE

Greetings Stampers!

I hope your Christmas and New Year's was WONDERFUL!!! We outfitted our family with a Wii for Christmas, so we have been "Wii-ing" quite a bit ;-) It is VERY FUN.....we had my extended family over on Christmas and had a few bowling tournaments. I made sure to get the Wii Fit, so I plan on getting in Wii fit this coming year.

Although, as much as I love the holidays, I am usually ready for things to get back to "normal"....although around here, "normal" has been a bit hard to find.....but it's getting there.

I haven't had any good time to stamp during this break, but I did order some ribbon and get it all cut and packaged up for some ribbon bundles that I'm putting up for sale today. Here is what my ribbon looked like after I cut it....it's sooo pretty!!!

Here it is all neatly packaged and ready to go....

You will get 2 yards of 7 different colors of the NEW 1/2" seam binding tape ribbons that are coming out in the Occasions Mini Catalog.

Colors: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Baja Breeze, Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzazz, Rose Red, and Very Vanilla

I have 5 bundles ready to go today.....for those of you in town....you can either pay by PayPal or in person....for those out of town...just pay by PayPal and I will mail you your bundle(s) by first class mail.

Ribbon Bundles

Ribbon Bundle no shipping $12.00 Ribbon Bundle with Shipping $13.50

As an update on the remodel.....we are nearing the end. All the major work is done....we now just need to get the finish plumbing in, all the trim work and lay the floor. Here is a picture of the kitchenette cabinets. I think they turned out really good.

Well, that is it for me today.....part of my New Year's goals are to be more consistent in my blogging :-)

Until next time, find some

time for stamping!!

Blessings......Cindy

FILLED WITH LOVE PROMOTION

Hi Stampers,

I'm glad that somebody is thinking ahead.....and that somebody is Stampin' Up!

It's hard for me to think about Valentine's Day when Christmas isn't even here yet.....but hey, February will be here before ya know it!!

Speaking of Valentine's....Stampin' Up! is offering a "FILLED WITH LOVE BUNDLE"

From December 17 - January 24 you can get a FREE package of Bitty Buttons--a $.495 value--when you purchase an exclusive Filled With Love Bundle......here are the details.....

Description	Wood-Mount Item	Wood-Mount Price	Clear-Mount Item	Clear-Mount Price
Filled with Love Bundle Contains the Filled with Love Set* and Love Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack	124380	$32.90	124381	$26.90
Lleno de Amor Bundle Contains the Lleno de Amor Set* and Love Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack	124382	$32.90	124383	$26.90
Plein d'amour Bundle Contains the Plein d'amour Set* and Love Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack	124384	$32.90	124385	$26.90
Love Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack (non-bundled) 12 sheets total: three 12" x 12" sheets of two double-sided designs in Real Red and Pretty in Pink	124156	$9.95	---	---

*Featured on p. 43 of the 2010 Holiday Mini Catalog

After you have filled yourself with Christmas candy.....get FILLED WITH LOVE!

So, while you're sitting on the couch in your sweatpants after Christmas dinner, or even New Year's, you can be getting some Valentine's cards stamped and ready for the loved ones who are sitting next to you in their sweatpants! ;-)

As an update.....our room addition is ALMOST finished!! The electrician is here today hooking up all the lights, installing a ceiling fan, and all doing all the electrical finishing touches. The other day the bathroom floor tile was laid, now it just needs grouting. The next step is the kitchen cabinets and then the main room flooring....whew!

Can't wait for it to be DONE!!!

Well, that's it for me today.....

Until next time, find some

time for stamping!!

Blessings......Cindy

LAST CHANCE FOR SOME GREAT SALES!!!

Hi Stampers!

This is the LAST day to take advantage of the GREAT SALES that Stampin' Up! is offering....

*50% off Starter Kits

*Online Spectacular ~ get cool stuff for up to 50% OFF!!!

And don't forget about the HOLIDAY BUNDLES that are also on sale until December 16th.

Some other GREAT news is that the Watercolor Crayons are now available to order...

Use the following item numbers to purchase your Watercolor Wonder Crayons:

• 120949 New Color Kit
• 119802 Subtles
• 119803 Regals
• 119804 Brights
• 119805 Neutrals

Even more great news.....the Fancy Flower and 2-1/2" circle punches are available to order on December 1!

All this.....just in time for Christmas!!!

I have every intention of trying to get back into the blogging mode.....I'll leave you with one of the cards that we made at our November stamp club....

This card represents what I'm wanting my life to be more like......clean and simple!!! :-)

THANKS for hanging in there with me and for continuing to drop in.....

Until next time, find some

time for stamping!!

Blessings......Cindy

WOW!!! SAVE 50% OFF STARTER KIT!!!

Hey Stampers!

I know, I know.....I haven't been blogging!!! Even though I think about it, the last few weeks have just been jammed packed.....before I know it, the day is gone and I'm too tired!!!

We have been busy with the construction, we've gone out of town a couple of times, had our anniversary, I was down a couple of days not feeling well, I hosted a table for our church's annual Holiday Tea (and, of course, had to make the favors), Steve is still home healing from his separated shoulder, and then "life" just squeezes blogging right out the door....what can I say?!

Although, I'm happy to report, that I have been stamping!!! But....since I only have a few moments, I wanted to share some SUPER EXCITING NEWS!!!! In fact, is it

SIMPLY AMAZING!!!

Stampin' Up! is offering their standard or digital starter kits for 50% OFF!!!! No joke!!!

For 2 weeks only! You can purchase the Stampin Up starter kit for half price! New recruits can purchase the Standard or Digital + Starter Kits for only $87.50–that is

50 % off the regular price of $175 for over $310 worth of paper or digital crafting and business supplies!

You can purchase the Standard starter kit or the Digital starter kit both kits will be
50% off starting Nov 15th

Click HERE to view the flyer.

Click HERE to sign up or to learn more about being a demonstrator!!!

My password is: waterski

Well, unfortunately, that is all that I have time for right now. I will try and get to photographing some of the cards that I've made and get back on track with blogging......I actually miss it!!!

Until next time, find some

time for stamping!!

Blessings......Cindy

20% OFF BUNDLES!!

Hi Stampers!

Today I wanted to share with you a GREAT deal that Stampin' Up is offering for the upcoming holidays. They are offering the following bundles for 20% OFF!!! Some items are in the Catalog and some are in the Holiday Mini Catalog....to see both of these catalogs, just click HERE to go to my business website and click on "Shop".

Also, click HERE to download the flyer.

That's it for today....I'll be back soon!!

Until next time, find some

time for stamping!!

Blessings......Cindy