Rubber Stamping & Card Making with Yapha

I’m so excited! I’ve been wanting this bag since I got my Big Shot! No more shlepping it around in my Eddie Bauer duffel bag!

July 6-12, get the Big Shot Doctor’s Bag for $49.99. That’s nearly 30% off the regular price of $69.95!

But I’ll make you an even better deal! Order the Big Shot and the Doctor Bag, and get any single Bigz Die free, in addition to hostess benefits! (Does not include Bigz XL or multiple die sets.) Order must be placed via email or phone, not through my website. Offer ends on Sunday night, July 12.

Throughout July, be sure to check my web site every Monday at 10 AM (MT) for the week’s new deal.

Stampin’ Up! just released the 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalog and it’s loaded with new products that every stamper must have. As part of the Summer Fun celebration, Stampin Addicts is holding a blog contest during the month of July– giving away a Big Shot die pack made up of 5 new exclusive Stampin’ Up! dies.

• Stampin’ Up! Thanks (Embosslits)
• Stampin’ Up! Final Press (Embossing Folders)
• Stampin’ Up! Perfect Details (Textured Plates)
• Stampin’ Up! Two Tags (Bigz Dies)
• Stampin’ Up! Fancy Favor (Bigz XL Dies)

Click here for more information about the Stampin’ Up Big Shot blog contest!

Happy Independence Day! We were invited to one of my husband’s coworker’s houses tonight, so I wanted to make up a nice Fourth of July card for her. I tried a new technique today, Squaring the Top Note. Angela has a great tutorial for this on her blog. Basically what you do is cut out a Top Note with you Big Shot, then rotate it 90 degrees and run it through again. I love how it looks on this card! I used my white gel pen to make the faux stitching around the edges.

Stamps: Celebrate Everything
Ink: Real Red, Night of Navy
Paper: Real Red, Night of Navy, Whisper White
Accessories: Star Punch, Real Red 1/2″ Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Uni Ball White Gel Pen, Top Note Bigz Die, Big Shot

I hope you have a fabulous Fourth, filled with fun, friends, family and fireworks!

Every since I showed my mom the Definitely Decorative catalog with the beautiful Thoughts & Prayers Tree, she had been tossing around the idea of putting it up in the dining room. But it wasn’t until she saw the tree up on the wall in my library that she knew she had to get it! My mom custom designs Judaic needlepoint and has many beautiful pieces on her own walls. She decided that the tree would look beautiful in the dining room behind this piece:

But we didn’t want to just put the picture on top of the tree, so we decided to leave a blank spot on the wall where the picture would go, with the trunk below it and the branches above. This was easy to do, since the tree comes in six pieces. The first thing we did was to mark off the corners of the pictures with Post-It notes.

Then we removed the picture and began to put up the branches of the tree.

Eve was my handy dandy helper throughout!

Finally, we re-hung the picture.

When we were satisfied with where it was hung, we added the trunk below it.

Here is the end result.

Don’t you love it? My parents were so happy with how their dining room wall came out! And it took less than hour to put up! You can download the new Definitely Decorative brochure and see all of the amazing Decor Elements available.

I love that Stampin’ Up is going to have a Deal of the Week every week in July! How fun is that? And this first one is a fabulous deal — the scallop edge punch for only $10.95. Wow! If you don’t already have this, order it now! There will never be a better time to buy it. But remember, It is only available through 9:50 am (MT) on Monday, July 6th. (That’s 8:50 am on the West Coast, and 11:50 am on the East Coast.) Then they’ll anounce the next one! Whoo-hoo! I can’t wait!

It’s here, it’s here, it is finally here! The start of the new Stampin’ Up 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalog! And it is a beauty! Wow is there some fun stuff in there! You can download your copy of the catalog in a PDF, or contact me for ways to get a copy of your own!

A new edition of the Spanish catalog, Celebrando Creativdad, is also available.  There are a few sets unique to it, including one for a Quinceañara, Cinco de Mayo, and birthday party set with a piñata.

Not to be left out, there is also a new release of Decor Elements, now found in the Definitely Decorative brochure. Some fabulous new items are available!

Stampin’ Up also has some fabulous specials going on in the month of July!

Deal of the Week!

Each week in July will feature one item with a fantastic price! It changes every Monday morning.
The first deal of the week, beginning July 1 at noon (MT) is (drum roll, please)…

The special promotional price will be available through July 6, 9:50 AM (MT). If you don’t already have this versatile punch, get it this week! There will never be a better time!

Want a great way to get your hands on some of the new In Color polka dot ribbon?

I will send a sampler of one yard of each the six colors to each person who places an order of $50 or more (before shipping and tax). Wow! And I have to tell you, the picture does not do these colors justice! They are rich and luscious!

Sign Up Special!

While anytime is a great time to join the Stampin’ Up! family as a demonstrator, joining during July and August is especially sweet!

Starting your own Stampin’ Up! business means free and discounted products, plus a little extra cash–and who couldn’t use that? Plus, from July 15 – August 31, you can become a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator for only $85!

The special, limited-time Mini Starter Kit contains many of the items you need to get started in your new business, including

• For All You Do stamp set
• In Color Classic Stampin’ Pads (6)
• Whisper White card stock (8-1/2″ x 11″)
• In Color assorted card stock (8-1/2″ x 11″)
• Business forms and tools

Or if you want to buy the standard $199 Starter Kit, in addition to the supplies listed below, you’ll get all six of the new In Color Classic Stampin’ Pads and one pack of In Color assorted card stock (8-1/2″ x 11″)–a $43 value! The standard Starter Kit includes

• Four stamp sets
• A Stampin’ Around wheel, handle, and ink cartridge
• Stampin’ Pastels
• Card stock
• Eastern Blooms Décor Elements and applicator tool
• Five Classic Stampin’ Pads
• VersaMark Pad
• Stampin’ Scrub and Mist
• Blender pens
• Business forms and tools

Don’t Forget…
The Country Living Cook Out Kit is still available, just perfect for your summertime BBQs!

Contact me for more information about any of these fabulous specials, or place an order today!