O Christmas Tree!

I love the fall! Do you know why? Because every day creeps closer to CHRISTMAS! Whoo hoo!

I honestly think one of the best things about stamping is that I get to begin my Christmas celebrations in October! I mean, if you're making your own Christmas cards, you have to start early, right? :-)

Here's some Christmas Cheer for you today:



I basically copied this card from page 5 in the SU! Holiday Mini Catalog (click here to see the catalog). I love the circles and generally the whole design. I used Blender Pens with my Classic ink (Old Olive, Real Red, Chocolate Chip) to shade the tree--super simple!

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Stamp Sets: Fun & Fast Notes (113500—pictured below), Season of Joy (110384—pictured below)
Paper: Certainly Celery (105125), Real Red (102482), Chocolate Chip (102128), Kraft (102125)
Ink: Old Olive (102277), Real Red (103133), Chocolate Chip (100908)
Cool Tools: Circle Scissor Plus (112530), Mat Pack (105826), Paper Piercing Tool (116631), Heat Tool (100005)
Punches: 1-3/8” Circle Punch (104401), 1-1/4” Circle Punch (104403), 1” Circle Punch (109046), 3/4” Circle Punch (107217)
The Little Something Extra: Old Olive 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon (109054), Whisper White Embossing Powder (109032)

Deal of the Week #4

It's party time! Check out this week's deal:

Item	Page	Description	Regular Price	Sale Price
116214	174	Princess Party Kit	$15.95	$9.99
116213	175	Pirate Party Kit	$15.95	$9.99

October Weekly Deal Announcements:

• Deal #1: Thursday, October 1, 2009; 12:01 AM (MT)
• Deal #2: Monday, October 12, 2009; 10:00 AM (MT)
• Deal #3: Monday, October 19, 2009; 10:00 AM (MT)
• Deal #4: Monday, October 26, 2009; 10:00 AM (MT)

These deals will automatically be announced on my Stampin' Up! website, and I will do my best to announce them here as soon as I can.

Happy Stamping!
Cari

You're on My Mind

This was a quick and easy card made with Old Olive Designer Series Paper and the Upsy Daisy set. The purple "thread" in the button is actually just a thin piece of Elegant Eggplant card stock adhered to the back of the button with a glue dot. Super easy and super perfect!

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Stamp Sets: Upsy Daisy (111710—pictured below)
Paper: Elegant Eggplant (105126), Very Vanilla (101650), Old Olive Designer Series Paper (112160)
Ink: Old Olive (102277), Elegant Eggplant (105210)
Punches: Scallop Edge Punch (112091)
The Little Something Extra: Old Olive 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon (111368), Old Olive buttons (retired, but a great substitute would be the Playground Designer Buttons (116313))

Deal of the Week #3

Grommets and clips and brads, oh my! Check out this week's deal:

Item	Page	Description	Regular Price	Sale Price
114348	179	Basic Jumbo Grommets	$6.95	$4.49
109857	179	Mini Library Clips	$12.95	$8.99
122571	179	Circle Designer Brads	$5.95	$3.99
112581	179	1/2” Library Clips	$5.95	$3.99

October Weekly Deal Announcements:

• Deal #1: Thursday, October 1, 2009; 12:01 AM (MT)
• Deal #2: Monday, October 12, 2009; 10:00 AM (MT)
• Deal #3: Monday, October 19, 2009; 10:00 AM (MT)
• Deal #4: Monday, October 26, 2009; 10:00 AM (MT)

These deals will automatically be announced on my Stampin' Up! website, and I will do my best to announce them here as soon as I can.

Happy Stamping!
Cari

Deal of the Week #2

Wow! What a deal! Get out that Big Shot and prepare for a sale to “die” for!

Item	Page	Description	Regular Price	Sale Price
115961	200	Prefect Setting Bigz XL Die	$42.95	$25.99
114515	195	Flower Burst Embosslit Die	$11.95	$5.99
116760	201	Bigz XL Cake 3 Tier Die	$39.95	$25.49

October Weekly Deal Announcements:

• Deal #1: Thursday, October 1, 2009; 12:01 AM (MT)
• Deal #2: Monday, October 12, 2009; 10:00 AM (MT)
• Deal #3: Monday, October 19, 2009; 10:00 AM (MT)
• Deal #4: Monday, October 26, 2009; 10:00 AM (MT)

These deals will automatically be announced on my Stampin' Up! website, and I will do my best to announce them here as soon as I can.

Happy Stamping!
Cari

Deals of the Week are BACK!

I'm sorry to say that I've dropped the ball a little on this announcement. Stampin’ Up! has returned with the Deals of the Week! Whoo hoo! This week’s deal is only good through 9:50a on Monday, so hurry!



This week, October 1-12, receive each of these punches for at least 25% off! No purchase necessary, and no limitations! Check it out:

October Weekly Deal Announcements:

• Deal #1: Thursday, October 1, 2009; 12:01 AM (MT)
• Deal #2: Monday, October 12, 2009; 10:00 AM (MT)
• Deal #3: Monday, October 19, 2009; 10:00 AM (MT)
• Deal #4: Monday, October 26, 2009; 10:00 AM (MT)

These deals will automatically be announced on my Stampin' Up! website, and I will do my best to announce them here as soon as I can.

Happy Stamping!
Cari

Wow...it sure has been a while! I apologize for being MIA for the past month and a half. Things got a little busy as I got a job and started working full time. Working full time is hard work! But anyway, back to stamping!

My husband's uncle got married a few weeks ago, so I made up this quick little card for the new couple:


I used Teri's card for inspiration. I didn't have any textured card stock in the colors I wanted to use, so I pulled out Old Faithful (a.k.a. the Big Shot) to make my own texture :-) The white flowers are actually a retired rub-on, but you could get approximately the same look using the same image from Eastern Blooms and embossing with white embossing powder. The "Together Forever" stamp appeared in the Spring-Summer 2009 Catalog & Idea Book, and is currently on the Dormant list (meaning that you can still purchase the stamp set even though it is not pictured in the current catalog).

I'm sorry for the somewhat short post today, but I've got to be off to bed! My goal is to post at least every other day...we'll see how that goes :-)