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If you haven't tried Paper Pumpkin, now is a great time to sign up--get 50% off your first two months. 

Sign up before September 10 and use the code 

"HALFOFF2" to get your first 2 months half price

Click on the photo above to  be taken directly to the paper pumpkin website! 

You can do a google image search for My paper pumpkin to have a look at some of the past kits that have came out. Also they have changed it so that you start with the current months kit! 

Take advantage of this great opportunity to try My Paper Pumpkin today!

small bows

After making those bows with the bow die, I wanted to do some small paperclip bookmarks. So I got out my oval punch, hot glue gun, hexagon punch and small circle punch to make these cute little bows. 

I made about 30 little bows in under an hour. They are really easy. Then I thought since I had so many I would add them to a tag from the now retired :( two tags die, slip a business card onto the back and pass them out. They are just too darn cute to keep all to myself. 

Take a look at My Paper Pumpkin.....

Have you tried My Paper Pumpkin yet? No? You don't know what it is? Well I will tell you, better yet, let me show you!

Here is the June My Paper Pumpkin Kit so you can see exactly the type of things you get and how quick and easy they are to make!! It's a great product for anyone wanting to make cute products to give but not wanting to take a lot of time, or money to get started! These kits also make wonderful surprises for kids, grandkids or college students! What a great thing to receive in your mailbox each month other than junk mail and bills! 

Previous kits have included cards, journals and even a cute little brag book!

Don't miss out on the great kit sure to come directly to your door in July! But hurry! If you want to get started with My Paper Pumpkin you must sign up by July 9th to get a kit in July. Please Note that everyone who joins will receive the Welcome Kit their first month that includes a clear block to be used with all the great stamps that you will receive in future kits. 

Time is Running out!

The Late Night Stampers Treasure Hunt is getting close to an end.  Have you found all your clues or do you have a few more to find? Did you find some new projects you just have to do now like I did while visiting all those great blogs?  Or are you just getting here and have no clue what I am talking about, lol?

Well just encase you don't know, the Late Night Stampers group has a blog hop of sorts going, where you go from one blog to another and collect a clue from each blog and write down the clue and what blog you found it on. Then you email your list to someone who is participating and you are entered to win $150 in your choice of Stampin' Up! products!!

Here is the link to the original post  that has all the blogs and my clue.

It's Tuesday!

It's Tuesday so you know what that means! No, not trash day, well it is that too but that is not as fun as what I was referring to :)  Tuesday is the day Stampin' Up! releases new digital downloads. There are some really cute new downloads today for you, including a pretty new set, a set for a new baby, and even a FREEBIE!

You can get these downloads as well as look at all previous downloads by clicking HERE.

Are you a digi scrapper, traditional paper scrapbooker, or do you do both? Leave me an answer and I will put your name in a drawing for a classic ink pad. 

Project Life update.

Project Life 

If you have been to my blog around the beginning of the year, you know I had intentions to do a Project Life album.  I don't know about you but I always have good intentions to do something (especially around the beginning of a new year) that don't always work out.  I took some pictures here and there but not regularly (with the exception of Disney and I have too many from that, lol) Anyway, here it is the beginning of April and I have not done ANYTHING with project life except upload some pictures from my phone to my computer. Notice I didn't say to be printed but at least they made it to my computer right?  Well that is about to change. With the introduction of Stampin' Up!'s This and That line, it made my renew my goal of completing a project life album this year.  At the moment I am not using all SU products, that may change when I see what all they have in the new IBC, but for now I am using a mixture of SU and a project life core kit. The kit I bought came with an album and it's cute but I prefer the crumb cake linen album I bought from SU for it so I am keeping it for this years album.  I am using the project life protectors as well as the SU divided page protectors because they give me some different layout options so I won't get bored with the same layout over and over.  And the new Rotary Stamp from Stampin' Up! will work wonderfully with this project!!!  The kit arrived in the mail yesterday and after the boys track meet I opened it and got busy uploading my photos to Walmart but that has been it so far.  The photos will get picked up this evening and I hope to show you all a cute layout or two by tomorrow evening! 

LNS Spring 2013 Treasure Hunt!

I am happy to be participating in the Late Night Stampers spring Treasure hunt! 

What do you win?

$150 in Stampin' Up! products sponsored by Sherrill Graff! How generous is that!!

Here is how to play!

• visit the blogs listed below, leave a comment if you wish :) 
• all participating blogs will have a picture of the treasure chest above and their clue
• make a note of what the clue is, and which blog you found it on
• once you’ve collected 50 clues, email them to me listing each clue & where you found it
• you have from March 1st to May 12th, 2013 to collect 50 clues and email them to me, to be entered into the contest -Contest closes March 12th, 2013 at midnight PST 
• 
  

Here is my clue 

Stampin' Up! Dazzling Details. 

***There have been some more bloggers added to the list to collect more clues, they are at the bottom of the list so make sure to check them out****

Treasure Hunt Participants 2013

 Angela Carter      www.angelasinklink.com

        Lisa Kmiec   http://lisakmiecstamps.blogspot.com

Jane Hignite          www.stampwithjane.com

Deborah Smart     www.stampandcreate.net

Penny Hanuszak  http://pennytokensstampinspot.blogspot.com

Kimberely Morris http://procrastistamper.blogspot.com

Trish Cortez        www.stampingwherepapercomesalive.com

Beth Robinson   www.sweetsentimentscrafts.com

Rhonda Gabriele http://rhondalovesstamping.wordpress.com 

Jackie Watson    http://jackielwatson.blogspot.com

Cynthia Millian http://StampwithCynthia.blogspot.com

June Reister      http://junescreations.blogspot.com

Debbie Broughton www.nanastampingroom.com

Joni Metras      www.joniinthespotlightstamping.com

Laurie Reaume  http://www.stampwithlaur.blogspot.ca/ 

Sherrill Graff   http://latenitestampinwithsherill.blogspot.com/

Nicole  Tugrul  http://becreativewithnicole.blogspot.com

Shelly Peck     www.stampinandscrappingnews.com

Megin  Gallagher  http://vmg206.blogspot.com

Marcee Rodgers http://thecraftbinsu.blogspot.com

Karen Philipp www.zgrandmakaren.com

Kris Sobolik  http://maddiebugdesigns.blogspot.com

Heidi Weaver http://heidistampinalong.blogspot.com

Carolyn Bennett www.carolynstamps.com

Betty-Ann Manghi  http://stampindemon.blogspot.com

Jan Schoenfeld  www.getinkywithjan.com

Glenda Mollet http://glendamollet.blogspot.ca

Kat Zariengo  http://Katzcreates.wordpress.com

Katherine Roberts  http://craftinginkc.blogspot.com

Bev Farmer    www.createwithbev.blogspot.com 

Ligeia Baird http://stampsandinktherapy.blogspot.com

Carolyn Rakowskiwww.paperlacencardnook.blogspot.com 

Danielle Calder  www.stampenvy.ca
Jaye Catalan http://carmine-crafts.blogspot.com 

Lesley Lendon http://lellyjellys.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Lori Ann Rogers http://www.loricreates4u.blogspot.ca/ 

Vanessa A. Terrell http://www.stampwithvanessa.com 

Dawn Johnson www.stampinwdawn.blogspot.com
Melissa Banbury www.porchswingcreations.blogspot.com

Janet Yates  www.stampinnerd.blogspot.com

Cathy Parlitsis www.stampsandscrapbooks.com 

Laura Camacho http://sendajoyfulcard.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html 

Kit Gosha www.keepintouchstampin.com

Lori Sinden www.loristampsalot.blogspot.com 

Beatriz Redd www.queenbeascraps.blogspot.com 

Cynthia Simpson http://cynthiaspapercrafting.blogspot.com 

Jayne Stenstrom http://www.jaynestamps.com 

Julie Fields http://ribbonsnjulz.blogspot.com 

Kelli Lichtenberg www.thesemicreativestamper.blogspot.com

Time is running out! Sale-a-bration is almost over! Did you get all the free products you were wanting?

If not contact me or place an order online 24/7 to get yours before they are gone!

There are 19 available products that you can receive for placing any order over $50. Now is the time to order that stuff from the Spring catalog that you have been holding out on. Why not get extra stuff for free! 

Also, this is a terrific time to join Stampin' Up! as a demonstrator. Your kit is still only $99 shipping including but instead of $125 in products that you get, you will receive over $150 in products! AND they can be ANYTHING that you want. The kit is not pre-selected for you. Have you been wanting a Big Shot? Why not join and get it in your kit along with a die and embossing folder or two! Get the products you want.

Click here to Join Now and be Stamping in just a few days!

Almost Easter!

Sorry about the glare on the photo. I have them in cello bags to keep little fingerprints off and it makes it harder to photograph. 

This adorable little bunny was case'd from Catherine Pooler and she shows exactly how to make it on her blog with a video.  The bunny butt is actually a christmas ornament framelit! Love it when you find new ways to use products you already have. And doesn't that flower trim make the cutest little bunny tail!!

Can you tell me what this is??

I thought this card was pretty obvious but when asking some family members only one got it right without me telling. So can you tell me what this is supposed to be???

I got the card idea from here, thought this video was pretty funny, lol

Altered Jr. legal pads

So months and months ago I purchased a large pack of jr legal pads at Sams club and had them taken to Staples and cut down some so that I could put them in Stampin' Up! dvd cases to make journals. I had plenty left over and saw this tutorial so thought I would cut it down to 7 inches instead of her 8 to fit my cut down pads.  Not sure what I want to put on the orange one yet and it does not use SU papers but some I had left in my stash pre demo days. The pink one does use SU paper and that great polka dot paper is from the paper pad in the spring mini catalog. I am loving the papers in that stack. Had to throw in another butterfly too, lol.  Does anyone know a cheaper place to buy the RSVP pens?  Staples if you buy them in a bulk pack still averages to .62 per pen and Dollar tree has a 2 pack for $1 so that's .50 each and the cheapest I have found but wondered if someone knew of a better deal than that. 

I also made a few of these with pictures of One Direction on the front for some teenage girls I know and they loved them. Maybe I should make some for the upcoming quarter auction. 

Birthday Balloons

This card today is pretty cute I think. I knew when I saw it that I would be making some for birthdays this month.  I case'd this card. Not sure what she used for her balloons since Stampin' Up! does not have a balloon punch but I can tell you what I used.

I used the 1 3/8 inch circle punch along with the owl punch to make my balloons.  For the balloon knot I punched the polka dot papers with the owl punch, cut off one foot and the top of the owl and glued it onto my circle punch.  The wish Big stamp is from the Word play set. The cards also use the new cloudy day embossing folder, ruffled ribbon and bakers twine. The red and blue ribbons are not SU unfortunately I did not have matching ribbons for them and had to do with what I had. 

Open House Info

Back in the saddle

 It has been forever since I have been blogging. Mostly because I just have not been creating anything but in the past few weeks I have finally gotten back into crafting again!  I made 5 cards yesterday, they are all pretty much the same except the color schemes. And they were cased from Dawn McVeys Blog, here. She also has an awesome tutorial for making the gorgeous flowers. (Note to self, stop by the local library sale and pick up some old books!)

Sorry the picture isn't very clear, I uploaded from my phone and had to email it so it became blurry when I enlarged it. I know I said 5 cards and I did make 5 cards, I just hadn't made the 5th one when I took the picture.  The scallop punch for the flowers, the scallop border punch and most of the cardstock are from stampin' up as is the little "just because" saying on the tags.