Another June Special

It's time to eScape... Put down the phone, turn off the computer, and break free from the 'e'! Remember when you got letters in your mailbox instead of your inbox? During June, unplug, unwind, and reconnect on a personal level with friends and loved ones through handmade cards.

Stampin' Up! is helping to make it easy to give a handmade greeting with a 25% discount on the eScape bundle which contains (click on products to view in our online catalogue):

Circle of Friendship stamp set (p. 143)

Love Notes assortment (p. 167)

Rose Red Classic Stampin' Pad (p. 165)

Very Vanilla 5/8" grosgrain ribbon (p. 191)

Total (if purchased individually): $51.70

eBundle Price: $36.00!!

I invite you to eScape with me throughout the month of June! Send a hand-stamped greeting to a friend, family member or acquaintence for no reason at all! Just let them know you are thinking about them... you can be sure that they will appreciate your kindness!

Happy stampin'!

Fresh Cuts Sneak Peak

Stampin' Up is offering you a special sneak peak to one of the new stamp sets that will appear in the new catalogue that will begin on August 11. Now, thru the month of June, you can be one of the first people to get this new stamp set before the catalogue comes out!!!!

There's two great ways to get this beautiful stamp set:

Customers:
~ Customers may purchase these two products the following ways:
~ Buy the Fresh Cut stamp set and get the Fresh-Cut Notes for just $5.95 (limit 1 Fresh-Cut Notes at $5.95).
~ Buy just the stamp set for: $25.95.
~ Buy just the Fresh-Cut Notes for $10.75 each.

Hostesses:
~ Place a $525 order (or more) and earn the Fresh Cut stamp set and Fresh-Cut Notes free.
~ There is not an additional incentive for workshops of $1050 or more. This incentive is for reaching the $525.

Contact me today at tstraw@shaw.ca to place an order or book your workshop!

Happy Stampin'!

A New Little Someone....

I miss this set! I thought I would post a baby card since I know lots of people having babies.....WHO DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE HAVING!!!! And I'm still not feeling all that great...despite this lovely weather we're having!

STAMPS: A New Little Someone

INK: Going Gray

PAPER: So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Whisper White

ACCESSORIES: white grosgrain ribbon, buttons, markers

Sorry I don't have much to say but I'm sleepy and have to work tonight!!!

Happy Stampin'!

Celebrate.....

This is a great set. It's called Celebrate Everything. And it has many different sayings. I chose to celebrate friendship for this card!

STAMPS: Celebrate Everything, Heartfelt Thanks
INK: Lovely Lilac, Always Artichoke
PAPER: Lovely Lilac, Very Vanilla, Almost Amethyst DSP
TECHNIQUE: 2-step stampin'

I'm still not feeling all that great but I will be back tomorrow!

Happy Stampin'!

A Kid's Card

Sorry I haven't been around lately but I've been under the weather for the last couple days. But I hope you all had a Happy Mother's Day. I managed to drag myself out of bed to go for some brunch at Olympic View Golf Course. It was yummy for what I ate!! And my girl's got some cute planter's for all my little gerber daisy plants!

Anyway, since I haven't been feeling up to creating anything so I thought I would share a card I did a few months ago.

STAMPS: Wild About You, All Year Cheer II (retired)

INK: Blue Bayou, Bordering Blue, Certainly Celery, Barely Banana

PAPER: Soft Sky, Blue Bayou, Bordering Blue, Certainly Celery, Barely Banana, Whisper White

ACCESSORIES: Spiral Punch

I hope to be feeling better today or tomorrow and show you some new stuff!

Happy Stampin'!

May Specials...

Sorry, I had to work last night and I have to work all day today so I won't have time to post a new card. But I did want to make a post so I thought I would share the great specials Stampin' Up is offering for May!

Get On Board with Chipboard!

For the month of May, when you spend $40 on any Stampin’ Up! ® products, you’ll get 25% off all On Board chipboard products (shown on pages 178-179 of the Spring-Summer Collection 2008). Stampin’ Up!’s On Board chipboard collections offer a fun and easy way to embellish projects, create custom greetings, and decorate scrapbook pages.

Cutting Combo Pack Special Offer
During the month of May, buy a Cutting Mat and get a Hobby Blade for FREE! The Hobby Blade and Cutting Mat are perfect for cutting Designer Series paper and card stock to layer over Stampin’ Up!’s On Board products!

Expand Your Toolbox

Stampin’ Up!’s helping you expand your toolbox! For the entire month of May, join Stampin’ Up! as a demonstrator and get 20 percent off the Starter Kit, plus a FREE tin of Hodgepodge Hardware® (a $35.95 value!).

Loonies for Littles
Available to the end of May, the Loonies for Littles kit will help you preserve memories while you help support the Big Brothers Big Sisters Canada. Stampin' Up! will donate $2 for each kit sold.

To take advantage of any or all of these very special, limited-time offers, contact me today at tstraw@shaw.ca!

Blooming with More Love....

Okay....I just have to say that I LOVE THIS SET!!!! It's such a cute springtime set! This card used some great spring colours and some fun accessories!

STAMPS: Blooming with Love

INK: Black Staz-On, Purely Pomegranate

PAPER: So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Rose Red DSP, Whisper White

ACCESSORIES: Purely Pomegranate DS Ribbon, Scallop Punch, 1-3/8" circle punch, ticket corner punch, Crop-a-Dile, jumbo eyelets, markers

Now that I'm looking at the card, I think I might have added something to the celery piece as a background. What do you think???

Please feel free to leave my comments! I enjoy hearing what you have to say about my cards!

See you tomorrow!

Happy Stampin'!!

More for Mother's Day

So....here is one of the three Mother's Day cards I have to make this year!!!! This card uses two of my favourite Stampin' Up colours!!!

STAMPS: Blooming with Love

INK: Staz-On Black, Chocolate Chip

PAPER: Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Whisper White

ACCESSORIES: Crop-a-Dile, eyelets, markers, ticket corner punch

Tomorrow's card will use some of the stamps in this set! A great Mother's Day set!!!

Happy Stampin'!

A Mother's Day Card

How can you tell I have two kids.....I was just reading my previous posts and realized that I said my first card would be a Mother's Day card!!! Well, here it is!!! 5 days late but still in time for Mother's Day!!! This card was also designed by my upline, Bev! But it is a great set that I had to buy after she did this card, so I will post my creation with this set in the next few days!

STAMPS: Blooming with Love

INK: Staz-On Black, Basic Black

PAPER: Regal Rose, So Saffron, Whisper White, Certainly Celery DSP

ACCESSORIES: Bashful Blue Taffeta Ribbon, Hodgepodge HW, markers

See you tomorrow!

Happy Stampin'!!

Heartfelt.....

I made this as a sympathy card originally. But that's what I love about this set. It can be used for anything!! And this card was quick and easy to make!!

STAMPS: Heartfelt Thanks

INK: Chocolate Chip

PAPER: Mellow Moss, Chocolate Chip

See you tomorrow!!!

Embrace Life

This card I did for a layout challenge that my demonstrator group did for our last meeting. I used the Embrace Life set with some flower rub-ons on the ribbon piece.


STAMPS: Embrace Life
INK: Close to Cocoa
PAPER: Pretty In Pink, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Berry Bliss DSP
ACCESSORIES: rub-ons, markers, ticket corner punch


I'll be back later today to post another card since I missed yesterday.


Happy Stampin'!!

Time for a little catchup.....

So....on the day I was to post my first of 31 posts, my computer decided it didn't want to cooperate. I now have my computer back and am ready to post!!!! So....I will do 3 cards today to catch up!!!!

This first card uses a bunch of my favourite things.....designer paper, ribbon, and of course, a new stamp set!!!!

STAMPS: She's All That (from the Occasions Mini Catalogue)

INK: Chocolate Chop, Old Olive

PAPER: Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Very Vanilla, Old Olive DSP

ACCESSORIES: Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon (could easily be substituted with Wide Grosgrain ribbon)

Notice how her purse uses the DSP. All I did was stamp the purse on a scrap of paper, cut it out, and then traced it onto the DSP and attached it!! Just gives it that little something extra!!!

This next card uses my new favourite tool and my new favourite colour combination!!!

STAMPS: Simply Said

INK: Purely Pomegranate, Old Olive, Craft White

PAPER: Blush Blossom, Purely Pomegranate, Groovy Guava, Whisper White

ACCESSORIES: Jumbo Eyelets, Crop-a-Dile, Markers

I love the Crop-a-Dile.....it's quick, painless, and best of all - QUIET!!!!!

The last card uses the very first set I bought as a new demonstrator! I hope they don't retire it in July!!!!

STAMPS: Garden Whimsy, Warm Words

INK: Blue Bayou, Soft Sky, Craft White

PAPER: Blue Bayou textured, Soft Sky textured, Blue Bayou, Soft Sky, Whisper White

ACCESSORIES: 1" circle punch

See you tomorrow! Email me at tstraw@shaw.ca if you have any questions or would like to place an order!

Happy Stampin'!

A Post A Day.....

Wow! It's been a while! My apologies! And to make up for it, I'm going to do a post a day starting May 1!!! Come back and check out my creations!


I will leave you with this one! This was designed by my upline, Bev! I LOVE the versatility of this set. It's as simple as changing the colour of the cardstock! It's great for birthday cards, Christmas cards, etc!




STAMPS: Baroque Motifs, Sincere Salutations

INK: Mellow Moss, Perfect Plum

PAPER: Mellow Moss, Perfect Plum

ACCESSORIES: Moss Taffeta Ribbon, dimensionals

Enjoy and I'll be back on May 1 with my first card! A Mother's Day card!!



Happy Stampin'!

P.S. - And I enjoy your feedback so please leave me a comment on what you think of my creations!

Free Wheelin' Deal

Stampin' Up!'s Free Wheelin' special is on now! Until April 30th, you receive a FREE Stampin' Around Wheel when you purchase any of the featured stamp sets. And with any Free Wheelin' order, I will give you the handle as well! Here's a listing of the sets with matching FREE wheel you can get during this "wheely" great promotion:

112848 Wonderful You bundle — $39.94 (includes Wonderful You stamp set and free Stems & Silhouettes jumbo wheel)

112851 Life’s a Breeze bundle — $35.29 (includes Life’s a Breeze stamp set and free Something Fishy jumbo wheel)

112850 Pun Fun bundle — $37.15 (includes Pun Fun stamp set and free Sweet Stars jumbo wheel)

112847 Year After Year bundle — $37.15 (includes Year after Year stamp set and free See You Around jumbo wheel)

112849 Stitched Exotics bundle — $39.94 (includes Stitched Exotics stamp set and free It’s Beautiful jumbo wheel)

112853 Enjoy Every Moment bundle (French or English) — $35.29 (includes Enjoy Every Moment stamp set and free Daisy Dash jumbo wheel)

Contact me at tstraw@shaw.ca to place an order!!!

Happy stampin'!

Tanya :)

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Loonies for Littles

Stampin' Up is proud and excited to announce their partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada. And I'm equally excited to share this great promotion with you.

Campaign Details:

• -Purchase a Loonies for Littles Stampin' Kit for $32.50 ($34.95 special offer price less a seven percent price adjustment) and Stampin' Up! will donate $2 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada (BBBSCA).

-The Loonies for Littles campaign benefits the "Littles" (kids) and "Bigs" (adult volunteers) in the BBBSCA's In-School Mentoring program.

-The Loonies for Littles Stampin' Kit includes the following:

~Exclusive double-mounted Good Together stamp set
~One 5" x 5" On Board Art Journal
~Two sheets of double-sided Designer Series paper from Boho Blend Simply Scrappin'
~Three sheets of self-adhesive die cuts from Boho Blend Simply Scrappin'
~Four sheets of 12" x 12" textured card stock
~Two Classic Stampin' Spots: 1 Old Olive, 1 Pumpkin Pie
~Full-color insert with photos of projects, along with step-by-step instructions
~One Craft Keeper

-This kit, including the stamp set, was designed exclusively for this campaign and will not be offered again after May 31, 2008.

-This offer is available only in Canada.

Here's the picture of the cover and inside pages using the directions provided with your package.

I hope you'll consider purchasing this fabulous little kit - it would be perfect as a gift or for a project to do with your children or the children in your lives. Wouldn't it make a cute Mother's Day or Father's Day gift? Participating also gives you the satisfaction of knowing that you've also contributed to the well-being of some pretty special kids!

You can also view the online flyer here.

Contact me today at tstraw@shaw.ca to place an order!

Happy Stampin'!

Occasions Mini Catalogue

The all-new Occasions Mini is now available!! I really love this mini! Don't forget, if you spend $70CDN, you get a FREE set of your choosing from the Sale-A-Bration flyer too! I take Paypal, cash and cheque, for Canadian orders. Sale-a-Bration ends on March 17. The Occasions Mini runs from March 1 - May 31.

The other special being offered by Stampin' Up! this month is the "Wild for Wasabi Special Product Offer". From March 1st through April 30th, you can purchase a specially-priced Wild Wasabi card stock pack for only $4.60 (16 sheets of pre-cut (4-1/2" x 11-1/2") and pre-scored (at 1-1/8" and 5-5/8") Wild Wasabi textured card stock). It can be used to make all kinds of fun and easy cards and projects! To take advantage of these special, limited-time offers, contact me today at tstraw@shaw.ca!

Happy Stampin'!

Life Is Good!

She's All That is by far my favourite stamp set this year! And unfortunately, it's only here for a limited time! It's part of the Occasions Mini Catalogue and will be available until May 31.

Stamps: She's All That
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon (could easily substitute the wide grosgrain ribbon instead)


I'll be posting a couple more cards from this set in the next few days. And don't forget to leave me a comment on my previous post for a chance to win a free stamp set.

Happy Stampin'!

Blog Candy

Well....I want to see how many people actually read my blog! So, I'm giving away a Sale-a-Bration set! Friendship Blooms is my absolute favourite Sale-a-Bration set and I want to share it with you! Just send me a comment letting me know you're favourite Sale-a-Bration set or favourite accessory. I will draw a winner on March 15, so you'll still have time to order your Sale-a-Bration sets if you don't win!! Check back on March 16 to see if you've won!

Happy Stampin'

Masculine Challenge

My upline gives us card challenges for each of our bi-monthly meeting. One of the challenges for our next meeting is Masculine Cards. I do not particularly like masculine cards and I have a heck of a time doing them! But I've managed to come up with two so far! The first card uses the So Many Scallops set from the Sale-a-Bration catalogue along with Little Pieces from our regular catalogue. The second card uses For a Friend which is a Level One hostess set.

Card on the left:
Cardstock: River Rock, Blue Bayou, and Very Vanilla
Stamps: So Many Scallops, Little PiecesAccessories: Scallop Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch

Card on the right:
Cardstock: Wild Wasabi, Wild Wasabi Textured, Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Very Vanilla
Stamps: For a Friend, Background Basics

Accessories: Ticket Corner Punch, Silver Brads, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack

Happy Stampin'

Sale-a-Bration Creations

My youngest daughter turned 1 on Valentine's Day and I realized that I didn't have any little girl stamps! So....this is what I came up with on a spur of the moment thing. Simple, simple, simple!

The card is actually 4 x 4. I really like the new Berry Bliss Designer Series paper and wanted to incorporate it into her card. I used Whisper White as the card base and then layered it with Purely Pomegranate and the Berry Bliss DSP. I used the Happy Birthday stamp from the So Many Scallops set that is featured in the Sale-a-Bration catalogue. And then punched it out using the Scallop Punch. I then added some Purely Pomegranate double-stitched ribbon to finish it off.


This was my card for my Valentine! Again I used the Berry Bliss paper and put it together on a Pretty in Pink base. I then layered Purely Pomegranate and Whisper White. I used Note of Love from the Lots of Thoughts set from the Sale-a-Bration catalogue. To add some dimension to the card, I used the spiral punch on the Whisper White card stock. I also used my 3/4" circle punch and attached the circles to the bottom of the card. And I used more of my favourite coloured ribbon!!!


Just a reminder that Sale-a-Bration ends on March 17. For every $70 you spend in regular catalogue merchandise, you can choose a Sale-a-Bration stamp set - absolutely FREE! See the catalogue here. And when you hostess a party with sales of $400, you'll also receive a FREE set on top of the regular hostess benefits.

Contact me today at tstraw@shaw.ca to place an order or book a workshop.

Happy Stampin'!

She's All That

So....as a demonstrator, we get to preorder special catalogue merchandise early so we can be well-prepared to showcase all the great new stamp sets at our demonstrations. And this is no exception!!!! This set is from the Occasions Mini Catalogue that will be on the Stampin' Up website on March 1. Occasions will run from March 1 - May 31.

And this set is by far my most favourite set of all that I own! It is so very different than anything else Stampin' Up offers. I just LOVE it! And I hope you will, too!

I've used Bordering Blue, Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla cardstock. I've also used my new Crop-a-Dile to punch and set the jumbo eyelets. The Crop-a-Dile is my new favourite accessory tool!!! It's a must have for piericing thru chip board and multiple layers of cardstock. And the best thing of all.....it's completely silent! No more banging away with the hammer!

You can view the Occasions Mini Catalogue here. I will start taking orders on March 1. Lots of great new stamp sets. And there's no guarantee that they'll be in future catalogues. So, if you see something that you must have, get it before it's gone!

Happy Stampin'

I LOVE this set.....

This is the only set I pre-ordered for Sale-a-Bration as I was waiting until it started so I could do a big order and get the rest for FREE!!!! So, I should be getting my new SAB sets in about a week. But here's another card using the Friendship Blooms set.

STAMPS: Friendship Blooms
PAPER: Basic Grey, So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Whisper White
INK: Basic Grey, So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Regal Rose

Just a reminder....Sale-a-Bration runs from February 1st until March 17. For every $70 you spend, you can choose one SAB set. There's no limit to how many sets you can get!!!

Contact me today at tstraw@shaw.ca to place your order!!

Happy Stampin' !!

Time For A........SALE-A-BRATION!!!

The most exciting time of the Stampin' Up! year is here....SALE-A-BRATION. And, this means free stuff!! Be sure to check out the Sale-A-Bration Mini Catalogue here.

Here's how Sale-A-Bration works:

Customers: When you spend $70 on Stampin' Up! merchandise, you'll receive a free Sale-A-Bration reward. There's no limit-for every $70 you spend, you can select another free Sale-A-Bration reward.

Hostesses: When you host a workshop of at least $400 (before tax and shipping), you'll receive a free Sale-A-Bration reward in addition to all of the regular hostess benefits!

New Demonstrators: During Sale-A-Bration, anyone who joins as a demonstrator can choose any stamp set--a value of up to $60.95--from the Spring-Summer 2008 Idea Book & Catalogue! Plus, new demonstrator recruits get 20 percent off the Demonstrator Starter Kit--over $400 of Stampin' Up! products and business supplies for only $208!

Contact me at tstraw@shaw.ca if you have any questions or need more information! Remember, Sale-A-Bration is on now and ends March 17th!

Happy stampin'!

I LOVE new stamps!!!!

So....I just got my first order of 2008 and got started right away!!! I have two workshops coming up in February just in time for Sale-a-Bration so I thought I would start getting my cards ready. I did two out four last night and thought I would share them with you! My theme for this set is FRIENDSHIP.


This first card uses an older set which is an absolute favourite of mine as well as a brand new set from the 2008 Spring/Summer Catalogue. I've used Heartfelt Thanks and Celebrate Everything. For paper, I used Lovely Lilac, Very Vanilla, and some of our Almost Amethyst Designer Series Paper. Simple but still beautiful!

The second card will celebrate Sale-a-Bration! And I got the idea from this card from the Stampin' Up Stampin' Success online extras. Stampin' Success is a monthly magazine that gets sent to all demonstrators. It has great ideas for workshops and building your business. And you get it just for being a demonstrator. So...this card uses Friendship Blooms which can be found in the Sale-a-Bration brochure. I've used So Saffron and Certainly Celery cardstock. For the flowers I used Regal Rose and Bashful Blue on Whisper White cardstock. I then cut the images out and attached them with Stampin' Dimensionals. To "tie" the card together I used Very Vanilla wide grosgrain ribbon. I attached the ribbon to the back of the card using Sticky Strip. The quote in the bottom right corner says, "Your friendship makes me HAPPY."

Enjoy and Happy Stampin'!

My Updated Website

This is just an update on my Stampin' Up! website. Check out the updated version of my Stampin' Up! website! You will be able to check out great project ideas, sign up for my monthly newletter, check my class calendar, and keep updated on the latest promotions from Stampin' Up! Here is the link to my site but I have also added links in the right side bar directly to my web site as well as a link directly to my class and events calendar

http://www.tanyastraw.stampinup.net/

Happy Stampin'!
:)

It's Here!

The new Spring-Summer Collection 2008 is here! If you haven't received your copy yet, you can view it online here. Let me share some highlights of the new catalogue....

The prices are lower! You'll notice that prices on most items have decreased in the new catalogue and I'm happy to be able to announce that the prices have been lowered even more! Since Stampin' Up! has to send the catalogue for printing several weeks before it is released, they have re-evaluated the pricing and are offering a further decrease. The prices printed in the catalogue are higher than the actual price, but you can see the new pricing here.

With the decrease in prices, there is a slight change in the hostess benefits also. The first level of hostess benefits will now begin at $200 rather than $225!

There are some wonderful new products including Rub-ons, new striped grosgrain ribbon, beautiful new Designer Series Papers, exciting new Simply Scrappin' Kits, felt flowers, and more! And, of course, great new stamp sets!!

Happy stampin'!
Tanya