AHHHH! MY LITTLE PUMPKIN!!!

So you've probably heard all the buzz about 

Stampin' Up!'s My Paper Pumpkin!!  

Well, the buzz is well deserved!!!

If you are a subscriber, awesome!!! I'm sure you're enjoying your kits!!! 

If you're new to My Paper Pumpkin (MPP) or have been away for awhile, let me enlighten you! MPP is growing up!!!!! The kits are bigger & better! More fun ideas!!! Not all cards-lots of fun stuff!!! Stampin' Up! heard your requests & answered them!!

Well big news!!! Now, you don't have to subscribe long-term anymore!(Of course you still can if you want!!)

 You can purchase a 1,3,6 or 12 month subscription with NO FURTHER OBLIGATION!!! But you'll probably want to continue on!!! 

This is a great way to give it a try!! A 3-month subscription gives you a great overview of the kinds of fun that arrive at your door each month!!! And the shipping is FREE!!!

Yes, you CAN give a subscription as a gift!!! What a nice treat-you give will keep on coming with a fun little craft for your recipient!!!! Just add a Snail & you're good to go!!!!

Each kit includes all the materials needed to make the project except adhesive!!! Your first kit will even include a block for the stamps!!!

Kits have materials, directions, a Stampin' Ink Spot, stamps (yes, EXCLUSIVE stamps available nowhere else!), paper, embellishments, etc.!!!! Always a value!!!

 You can get more info & join MPP by clicking HERE!!!!

Check it out!!! Here's just a small sampling of what you've been missing!!!

The arrival!!!! So much anticipation & fun!!! Watch!!!

Contact me today to see how to sign up for you own little Pumpkin!!! Or just click on the link on the right side of this blog & get started!!! So much fun!!!

Happy Stampin'!!

COLORING DOWN THE LINES-YUMMY!!

So the colors for this week's Coloring Down the Lines blog hop are yummy-they make me think of a nice sangria!!! Some say lemonade, but sangria works for me!!! lol

So you'll be surprised (or maybe not!) that my card is nothing like sangria!!! lol Check it out!

Hi all you hoppers here from Helen's blog!!! Glad you're here! Hope you like my contribution to the hop!!! When you're done looking here, hop over to

 Liz's blog & check her design out!!! Then keep going until you get right back here!!! So many pretty creations!!!

Here is the Design Seeds photo:

Ok, here are the MDS colors:

Our added piece was to use a Framelit or Edgelit for the border.

And here she is:

So this design would maybe work well with red, white & blue! But I wanted to use my new Stars Framelits on the border! I love these Framelits!!!! I finished it off with the Be a Star stamp set! It's a great combo. Not a bundle in the catty, but you can make it your own bundle!! Just order both! lol 

Retired ribbon alert! Unfortunately I  haven't had a chance to stock up on the new ribbons yet, so sorry, there'll be some retired ribbon for awhile!!! Some is available on the Clearance Rack tho!

Of course gotta have bling, so the Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details was the perfect complement!

So go hop around & enjoy these yummy colors!!!

Good choice of colors Carol!!

Happy Stampin'!!!

IT'S ALL BLACK & WHITE!!!

So my friends over at the Can You Case It? challenge blog are looking for black & white this week!!! I was beginning my construction for a black/white swap at convention, and found this card! 

This was from last year's convention!!

I'm actually excited to feature this card. I think it's cool! I will admit to a retired embossing folder, but you can use any folder! It wasn't retired last year!! lol

The stamp set is Pleasant Poppies! I just think I'd love to carry this cute little purse somewhere!!!

Hope you like!!! Be sure to pop over to the blog & see what other creations are there! There are some very pretty ones!!!

Happy Stampin!

COLORING DOWN THE VICTORIAN LINES!!!

Welcome Blog Hoppers to another week of Coloring Down the LInes!!

If you're hopping over from Helen's blog, be sure to stay & visit a bit!!! Then keep going over to Laura's!!! She's next!!! But don't stop there!!! Lots of cool things to see!!!

So this week's colors are in the "blues" family!!!

Our added piece is Victorian! Tough one for me! I'm not a Victorian kinda gal! I love how this blog hop takes me out of my box!!!  So I hope you Victorian stampers will forgive if mine isn't uber Victorian!! lol

So here's my card:

 

...and the inside!!

I think it's an interesting card.  I used Life's Adventures. It's one of the really cool new Hostess stamp sets from the Big Book!!!!  I like this one!!! It's versatile,  I could "color" if I wanted to!!  I thought the bike was kinda Victorian. Maybe?  My research turned up lots of bikes!!

I framed it with my Label Collection Framelits! The Finishing Touches Framelits added a little lacy look to the bottom! It seems to be a Victorian thing!

Ok, I will own up to a couple of retired things. First, I used an embossing folder from the Holiday Catalog because it had words. Again, seemed Victorian! 

I used the Finishing Flourishes stamp set to add the background, then embossed. Direct ink to paper added the kinda distressed look. 

The ribbons are both retired. However, Perfect Plum is still a current color! Ill miss the Crochet Trim tho. There is a new one in the new catalog however that's pretty awesome!!!

So hope it's appealing!!! I'd give it to a good friend!! lol

So until next week!

Happy Stampin'!!!

CATALOG LAUNCH PARTY!!!!

NOTE: DATE CHANGE DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND!!!

Catalog Launch Party!!!

 
You are invited to come "experience" some of the goodies from the new
2014-2015 Annual Catalog!!! And what a catalog it is!!! Soooo excited!!!!
Come stop in at your leisure!!!  

There will be a Make & Take, retired stamp sale*, & fun new products to peruse.
 

Place an order of $50 or more & you will have a chance of being the Mystery Hostess!!! Hostess will be chosen from all the orders received!!!
Want your own catalog??? Place that $50 order & it's yours for FREE!!!!

When: Saturday, June 21, 10:00-12:00
Where: My House!!!
Come stay & visit or just stop in for a few! I'll have the coffee & cookies ready!!! 

Can't make it but would like to place that order & possible be the Mystery Hostess with FREE rewards?? Use the link above to get to the catalog, then be sure to put in this Hostess Code*QC6E4669*.  Your name could be chosen also, but if you come, you will see some great new stuff-new In-Colors (gorgeous!), new stamp sets including the popular new Photopolymer sets, new Framelits, embossing folders, ribbons, embellishments, etc!!!! 

Plus, check out the new Blendabilities that will be available for ordering at the end of the month!!! Soooo cool!!!!

Please email me if you plan to come! I want to have everything ready for you! 

No stress! Just Stampin' Up! fun!!!!! Hope you can make it!!!!

(*Stamp sales cash only. ** Orders must be placed by midnight Saturday, June 14.)

COLORING DOWN SUMMER'S LINES!!!!

So hi again!!! Isn't it great to be in the season of new catalog?!  I'm so excited I could scream!!! Love this catty so much! But enough about that!

It's Coloring Down the Lines time again!!! Must be Wednesday! So this week's colors were Sandy's choice! Check out her design when you hop thru our blogs!!!  You may be hopping here from Helen's blog! Awesome right? Now keep going to Laura's place & keep going until you get right back here!! Comments always welcome!!

So here's this week's Design Seeds colors:

And here's how they look on MDS with Stampin' Up! colors:

This week's added piece is to use a cut out!  (I will admit NOT my favorite thing to do, but there are definitely a lot of possibilities with cut outs!!)

So here's my card:

Now these colors make me think summer/sunset/beach sand.  So I went with beach!!! Can't wait!!

 I sooooo wanted to use this cute little octopus!!! He's (or she's) from the 

Sea Street stamp set in the new catalog!!! It was the first I bought!!! I love me my nautical! lol  

The sentiment is from the Just Sayin' stamp set, first introduced in the now retired Occasions Catalog! It's a great carry over to the new book! So are the Framelits that work with it-Word Bubbles! See, that's MY idea of a cut out!!! lol 

 I actually used all the colors this week! They kind of blend together!

 Little Ollie the Octopus is a little ragged in the cutting, but I like him that way!! lol

 Not sure if you can see in the pic, but there's Dazzling Details bling added to the school of fish & the octopus. Thought it looked a little like bubbles!!! What's a day without bling?!

So be sure to enjoy a trip on the "hop" then check out the new 

2014-2015 Annual Catalog! I promise you won't be disappointed!!!!

Happy Stampin'!

IT'S HERE! IT'S HERE!!!!

The long-awaited new 2014-2015 Annual Catalog is FINALLY here & just waiting for your order!!! 

There are so many totally awesome items in this new book!!! From stamp sets, to Framelits, to beautiful designer papers, to the beautiful new In-Colors and soooooo much more!!!!

You can order your first favorite NOW!!! Simply click HERE and get started!!!!! Or contact me to see how you can get your own-as well as some beautiful products-for FREE!!!

And now the Starter Kit Your Way has 2 great looks!!! Join for only $50!!!! What a great time to join Stampin' Up!! Contact me for deets!!! I'd love to have you on my team!!!

Wanna see some of the great stuff in this amazing new book? Come to my Catalog Launch Party on June 14!! Watch for details!!!!

Happy Shopping-I mean-Stampin'!!!