Butterfly Thinlits Dies Are Back!

After a (very) long migration, the Butterflies Thinlits Dies have landed and are now available for purchase!

Stampin' Up! is rewarding your patience by providing a great deal through April 30:

You can get the Butterflies Thinlits at a 15 percent discount--just $21.20! 

Or you can buy any of the Butterflies Thinlits Bundles at the already discounted price and choose one of three FREE Sale-A-Bration items (only available while supplies last)!

• Best Year Ever Designer Series Paper (item 138633)
• Best Year Ever Accessory Pack (item 138634)
• Irresistibly Yours Specialty Designer Series Paper (item 138635)

 

You can click on the image below to order or access my store by selecting "Shop" at the top of the page. 

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Retired List Available Next Week

I've been working on some non stamp related projects but I hope to get back to my beloved stamps and paper this week so I can get some new posts up before the weekend. In the meantime, here are a couple things coming up from Stampin' Up!

Retired List Available Next Week!

This time of year is full of hustle and bustle as we start to wrap up one annual catalog so we can transition to a new one. As excited as I am to see what new things will debut, there are some things that will need to go to make room! The retired list will be out on April 21st so start taking stock of what you have and what might be missing so you will be ready to take advantage of the deals while supplies last.

Weekly Deals

There are new weekly deals released today. There are some great items including our handheld stapler and a very cute Mother's Day stamp set. Check them out below. 

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Turtle Power!

This week, I spent a majority of my "free" time working on party favor boxes for a co-worker's grandson's birthday party. It was a pizza party with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as the theme. We decided that mini pizza boxes would be perfect. I took on the challenge and designed little boxes that looked like each of the four turtles.

My co-worker said that they were a hit and they were relatively easy to make (although making 40 of them did take a bit of time).

The 4"x4" boxes started out with 6" x 11" sheets.of Garden Green card stock. I scored on the long side at 1", 5", 6: and 10". I scored on the short side at 1" and 5". I then cut in 1" on each of the scores on the long side. I made sure to use my bone folder to get sharp edges for my boxes and taped them together.

I made belly bands and flags out of Tangelo Twist, Pacific Point, Rich Razzleberry and Real Red. To get the right look for the masks I used the gift box punch in the center of each belly band and attached the flags to the back. I punched 1" circles in Whisper White and 1/2" circles out of Basic Black for the eyes. I cheated a bit and used my e-cutter to cut out the mouths and tongues.

I'm usually a big stamper but delving into punch art was fun. Here is a shot of my little treat boxes ready to go off to the party. 

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New Sale-a-bration Items!

Starting today, new Sale-a-bration items are available. Check them out by clicking on the picture below!

New stamp's, an in-color accessory pack, and a designer vellum paper stack...pick one for free now through March 31st with each $50.00 order.

Spring is in the Air...

And you know what that means...it's time for Stampin' Up!'s Occasions catalog and Sale-A-Bration!!! The Occasions catalog has some amazing new stamp sets and embellishments. I've got a few things sitting on my craft desk waiting for me to make some beautiful cards.

You can check out the items catalog here:

Spring also means free stuff during Sale-A-Bration! Who doesn't like free stuff (psst...blendabilities are in the Sale-A-Bration catalog!). There are so many ways to get great deals this year. Between now and March 31st you can earn free stuff in a variety of ways.

Shop! 
That's right, simply place an order using the link at the top of the page and you will be able to choose one free item out of the Sale-A-Bration flyer for every $50.00 that you spen

Host!
Host a party with your friends. During Sale-A-Bration, you will be able to earn $25.00 extra host dollars for parties with more than $250 in sales.  E-mail me to book your party now.

Join!
Sign up to be a demonstrator for $99 and chose $125 worth or product. During Sale-A-Bration you will also be able to either pick a Simply Created Project Kit or select two Sale-A-Bration items. Click here for details.

Interested in seeing the Sale-A-Bration items? Click the picture below to check it out.

Valentine's Day Goodies

Hello all! I know it's been awhile. As soon as the holidays were over everyone in my house came down with a nasty cold. We are finally all well and I've been able to find some time for crafting.

I wanted to do something for Valentines Day for my coworkers. It's been a very busy year so far so I figured everyone could use a pick me up. I was browsing pinterest and saw some little treat holders for those little Ghirardelli squares. It uses the tag topper punch and they are oh so cute and easy to make. Below is what I came up with. I hope to update with the dimensions and products used tonight.

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More Christmas Shenanigans

I've been super busy prepping my projects for Christmas. I'm happy to report that Christmas cards are done and ready to be addressed! Such a relief.

With cards off of the to do list I spent some time over Thanksgiving working on my next project, an advent calender for my son Jackson. He just turned three so I know that Christmas is going to be really fun for him this year.

I wanted to have something that he could open that contained a small gift or slip of paper with an activity for the day. Luckily, I have my handy dandy box punch board from Stampin' Up! I whipped up 24 2 inch boxes in no time. Here are the pictures:

Filling the boxes with goodies!

My wonderful husband was inspired to create a little Christmas Tree shelf for the boxes to sit on. I think it is very festive. 

Here is a closer shot of the finished product. I'm very happy with the way that it turned out. Jackson has loved opening a box each day.