NEW POSTS COMING SOON ----

Wow - I know it has been 1/4 of year since my last posting... I have had many things working against me.  Most recently, a password malfunction.  Obviously I was able to get back into Blogger to make this post so things are restored.  I will have new posts before the week's end with photos of all the cards I have been making. 

Thanks for comtinuing to stop by... you won't be disappointed.  -

have a great day! -

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER

While going through some photos tonight I realized that there are still many cards I haven't shown yet.  So once again I find myself playing catch up.  Today's cards are from the stamp club I held back in September. Enjoy!

CARD #1 - BEST WISHES

Supplies:
Stamp Set: Petite Pairs
Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Poppy Parade; DSP - Mocha Morning
Inks: Poppy Parade
Accessories: Crochet Trim, Vintage Trinkets, Extra Large tag Punch, Large tag Punch


CARD #2 - MASCULINE BIRTHDAY

Supplies:
Stamp Set: (will edit to add... I'm embarrassed but the name escapes me)
Card Stock: Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black
Inks: Black Staz-On
Accessories:  Lattice Embossing folder, 1-1/4" Striped gross grain ribbon, Antique brads


Thanks so much for stopping by again today.  I hope you liked the cards.  Have a great day!

CHRISTMAS STAMP-A-STACK SCHEDULED

Just wanted to let you know I am planning a Christmas Stamp-A-Stack for Sunday December 11, 2011 - this year will be a little different than year's past because you will get to choose to make either Christmas Cards or Gift Card holders or BOTH!

Doors open at 10AM - stamping stations will be available until 7pm - so arrive when it best fits your schedule!

Baked good and beverages will be provided all day - as well as holiday music!

You can choose whether you want to make Christmas cards or Gift Card Holders or both:

Option A) Christmas Cards: you will make 10 Christmas cards...2 each of 5 different designs; Price includes envelopes. If you would like to make a double set then you will make a total of 20 cards, (4 each of 5 designs); 

Option B) Gift Card Holders: you will make 5 gift card holders; Want a second set of those too? no problem!


Option C) Make both cards and gift card holders....


If you are interested in prices or in registering for this event, please contact me me for more info.

 Oh - and I almost forgot...the first 10 people to register will receive 10 hand stamped gift tags FREE!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME - PART 2

Yesterday I told you a little bit about my birthday celebration. Well today I need to tell you about the best group of ladies ever!  My stamping customers and friends.   So a few days after my birthday I held a stamp class and the ladies all helped to make my birthday celebration last a bit longer.  It was so thoughtful...

My friend Donna arrived first and brought me two Happy Birthday balloons which we tied to my chair. Thanks Donna!  Then my friend Lynn arrived with a birthday cake, my favorite... yellow cake with chocolate icing. It was so yummy.  Thanks Lynn! Then my friends Lisa and Dawn arrived.  Dawn gave me a cute little gift... (a Vera Bradley apron and recipe box and a bottle of wine) and then Lisa whipped out this big bottle of wine for us all to share.  Jane and Susie were there to stamp and celebrate too.  It was a wonderful birthday celebration. 


Card #1 - this card was made by my daughter who helped herself to some supplies to make me a card. 

Supplies:
Stamp Set: Bring on the Cake
Card Stock: Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White CS; DSP from the Simply Sent kit
Ink: Basic Black classic ink; So Saffron and Tempting Turquoise markers
Accessories: 1/4" grosgrain ribbon


CARD #2 -  Card made by my very good friend Lynn Sarfaty... so cute.  Thanks Lynn

Card #3 - card made using My Digital Studio by Stampin' Up! Yup, that's right...Stampin' Up sent me a birthday card and a gift for that matter... I got to choose 1 item from the current catalog and got a 15% discount on it... that of course was on top of the 20% demonstrator discount I receive.  So, one item at 35% off is a nice little perk.

Anyhow - thanks so much for stopping by today to listen to my story about my birthday celebrations.  I hope you enjoyed reading about it as much as I enjoyed experiencing it.  Be sure to stop by again tomorrow for some cards from last month's stamp club.
Have a great day!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME

Every October we celebrate 2 birthdays in our house, my son's and mine.  As I mentioned yesterday, my oldest son turned 17.  I can't believe it, time has just flown by.  As for me, well I turned 43 this year and while I realize I too am getting old... if all my birthdays are as fun as this year I won't mind celebrating them.

My birthday fell on a Sunday this year so I got to spend the entire day with my family which was fun. I just wanted to hang out at home so we celebrated with dinner and cake at home. When I went into to work the next day there was a celebration there as well.  Remember that I started a new job in September? I am a teacher's aide in a First grade classroom.   I arrived at school to find gifts on my desk, handmade cards from all the kids and cards from other teachers and staff.  Such a great surprise considering I had only been on the job for a few weeks.


Today I will show you some of the cards I received for my birthday.  I hope you enjoyed them as much as I received getting them. 

CARD #1 - birthday card made by downline and friend Debby Bolser who sadly moved to North Carolina...(hi Debby!)

Since I didn't make the card I can only guess at the supplies.  I think the card is absolutely adorable too.  I love the embossing, the ribbon and the glitter.  thanks Debby.

Supplies:
Stamp Set:
Card Stock: Creamy Caramel, Whisper White, Rose Red and Chocolate Chip
Inks: Chocolate Chip
Accessories: organza ribbon, flower brad


CARD #2 - made by  customer and good friend Ruth Mazza who I haven't seen in ages - she must be busy using the new Simply Scored that she won!  

Supplies:
Stamp Set:
Card Stock: Certainly Celery, Whisper White CS
Inks: Certainly Celery
Accessories: ticket corner punch, satin ribbon


CARD #3 - made by downline and good friend Donna Hustedde.  (Thanks Donna)

I really like this card.  It's layout is something I never do but I really want to try it.  Thanks Donna for thinking of me and for sending such a cute card.

Supplies:
Stamp Set:
Card Stock: Rose Red, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip CS; DSP - Chocolate Chip Patterns
Inks: Rose Red, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: 3/8" taffeta ribbon in Soft Suede


Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Be sure to stop by again tomorrow to read "Part 2" of my birthday celebration and to see some more cards. 

Have a great day!

HAPPY NOVEMBER

Wow - I can't believe it has been a full month since I have blogged. So much has been going on, October was a hugely busy month.  I'm not even sure anyone is coming around looking at my blog anymore but I hope there are a few people still checking me out.  I have plenty to show you and I plan on posting more regularly again.  I've missed it...really, I had.

So - as I told you in my last post, (which was 30 days ago)... October is my birthday month as well as my oldest son's birthday. Between the two of us we got a lot of birthday cards and I'll be sharing them all with you over the next few days.

I also have cards from September's stamp club as well as a Fall into Stamping class I had in October.  I believe I might even have a few cards from a class I did in either July or August.   There is so much to show you and tell you...November is going to be a busy, busy month too!   Enjoy the cards ~

CARD #1- made by me for my oldest son (who by the way turned 17 in October)

Supplies:
 Stamp Set: Bring on the Cake
Card Stock: Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White CS; Wrapping paper
Inks: Basic Black classic ink: Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Pear Pizzazz, More Mustard markers
Accessories: deckle scissors

Making this card was fun because instead of using designer series paper, I used wrapping paper.  I used the same wrapping paper I used to wrap his gift so that everything match.  I was very excited I thought I that.  


CARD #2 - card made by my 15 year old daughter and my 9 year old son for my 17 year old son's birthday.

Supplies:
Stamp Set: Bring on the Cake
Card Stock: Rich razzleberry, Pacific Point, Naturals White CS
Inks: Basic Black, Pacific Point classic ink;  Rich Razzleberry, Pacific Point, Bravo Burgundy markers



 CARD #3 - card made by me last year for my son's 16th birthday that my daughter recycled

Supplies:
Stamp Set:
Card Stock: Close to Cocoa, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White CS; Pumpkin Pie Patters DSP
Inks: Close to Cocoa
Accessories: twill tape, 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, jumbo brad


Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope you are happy to find a new posting with new photos and I hope you come back again tomorrow for some other samples.

Have a great day!

Happy October

Happy October Everyone!  I love this month. 

Today is World Card Making Day! Sadly, I do not have an event planned but I do plan to get into my craft room to whip out a few things.  I hope you too are able to play with your card making materials for a little while today.

So, why do I love October so much?  Well, for many reasons really.  The temperatures dip a bit, the leaves start to change color, the baseball playoffs begin and it's my birthday month!  I have lots of things to share with you...cards from stamp club, birthday cards, cards from my Fall into Stamping class as well as the October promotions and specials from Stampin' Up! 

First off - I am excited to make three announcements: 

1) I have officially promoted to Manager!  I would like to thank my down line and my customers for their help in my promotion. 

2)  Ruth Mazza is the winner of a brand new Simply Scored!  Congratulations Ruth... your prize will arrive on your doorstep one day next week.

3) I'm slowly moving closer to reaching the $100,000 in sales and will be announcing another special promotion in the next few days.
So - thank you for stopping by today.   Card samples will begin posting Sunday October 2nd.

Happy World Card making day...

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WELCOME BACK!

Hello and Welcome Back! 

For those of you wondering where I have been, let me explain. Things have been crazy busy. I had decided to take some time off from blogging and stamping at the end of the summer.  My family and I were going on vacation and I wanted to take a vacation from everything.  I was going to make a blog entry telling everyone I wouldn't be blogging for a while but one thing led to another and I never got that far. 

Anyhow - our family vacation was very nice.  We went to the Poconos, Washington DC, Arlington, VA and down to the New Jersey Shore.  We spent time on the beach and time visiting friends and family.  It was extremely relaxing but was over in the blink of an eye and we were then faced with Back to School!

I have four children going to three different schools and Back to School time in our house is very hectic.  To add to that chaos,  I decided it was time for me to go back to work outside of the home.  It was a scary thought at first because I hadn't really worked outside the home since my oldest child was born...and he will turn 17 in two weeks.   Anyhow - I applied for, interviewed and was offered a job.  So exciting! I was hired to be a teacher's aide in first grade. 

 I have spent the past two weeks getting not only my children settled into a Back to School routine but also getting myself into a Back to Work routine and now I am ready to attempt getting back into my stamping routine.   I have lots of classes and events scheduled for the Fall and I'm looking forward to getting back together with my stamping friends.

In other news, I am very close to attaining a personal sales milestone.  I am inching closer to
reaching $100,000 in careen sales.  I set a personal goal of attaining this milestone before October 30th.  So, to help me attain this personal goal, I have decided to offer a special promotion. 

When you make a minimum $30 purchase from now until September 30th you will get a coupon for $5 off the cost of any class in October.  In addition, each person who makes a purchase will have their name entered into a drawing for the brand new scoring tool, Simply Scored. 

You can place your order through my on-line store or you can e-mail me your order, whichever is easiest for you.  If you place your order online you can take advantage of some of the fabulous sales in the "Clearance Rack" section.

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you find this special promotion as exciting as I do!

PAPER SAMPLER

I have two very special offers for you!
1) If you don't already know - Stampin' Up is offering a BUY 3 GET 1 FREE special on designer series paper. All the non-specialty papers are included in this deal. In addition to the Stampin' Up promotion,when you order the designer series papers through me you will get to choose one of the following FREE gifts: trinket keys, glitter brads, rhinestones, or pearls. To take advantage of this awesome deal you need to e-mail me your 4 choices of designer series papers and your free gift selection.   jmic91@comcast.net

2) Because of the special designer series paper promotion...I thought this would be a perfect time to do a paper sampler. A paper sampler is when I purchase every package of designer series paper (a $192 value) and give you the opportunity to purchase a 6x6 sample of every sheet, from every package. I will cut each package of paper into 6x6 square pieces so you will get a sampler that contains 105 different sheets of DSP. Because of the Buy 3 Get 1 FREE promotion, this sampler will cost you ONLY $23

So don't delay...there are only 6 spots open and this is an amazing deal! E-mail me today to take advantage of these deals! jmic91@comcast.net

*** Please note the following:
- no two samplers will be exactly alike because each sheet of designer series paper has a different pattern.

- if you would like me to mail the paper sampler to you an additional $5.95 will be charged to cover priority mail.
- you may purchase more than one sampler.

- you will have you have your sampler in hand no later than 8/31/11

-  This is a first come first served opportunity.

-  If more than 8 people want to purchase a sampler I will order another set, BUT to guarantee this price all orders have to be received by 8/30/11 (and your paper will arrive by 9/13/11)
- I accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover, cash and personal checks for payment. 
- Please understand that if paying with a personal check, your check needs to clear before I deliver the paper to you. 

Thank you - I appreciate you business.  Be sure to check back tomorrow to see some of the projects we made at stamp club this month. 

Have a great day!

VOTED BEST SWAPS - PART 1

Today I want to show you my some of my convention swaps.  One of the fun things about convention is the swapping.  That's where you make a bunch of card fronts and trade them with other people for their card front.  When you are finished you have a ton of new ideas to share at classes with your customers. It's a tremendous help to trade ideas with other demonstrators...no need to recreate the wheel all the time, right?
I usually swap about 300 cards...but this year I cut it down to just about 100.  Over the next few days I will share with you some of my favorites.  Remember, I did NOT make any of these cards, they are all swaps I received.  I will certainly give credit to all demonstrators if their name was on the card.

So, I asked my family to help me choose the TOP 5 and had them vote on their favorite swaps too and this card here received 5 out of 6 votes! Great job Laurie Ludwig...you are a winner in our house!

made by Laurie Ludwig of Fullerton, CA

made by Jan Myers of Golden, CO

made by Laurie Zoellmer of Norwood, MN

made by Kathy Hilden of Shelby Twp, MI

made by Christine Bellow

All five of these cards received the most votes out all the swaps I received.  I hope you enjoy them as much as we did.  Be sure to stop back over the next few days to see more wonderful card ideas.

If you have any questions on how any of these cards were made, please leave me a comment - although i didn't make them, I have been a demonstrator long enough to be able to figure it out for you. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

BUY 3 GET 1 FREE +1

Stampin' Up has just announced their August Promotion.... it's a wonderful Buy 3 Get 1 FREE deal.  When you purchase any 3 packages of our 12 x 12 Designer Series Paper, you will get 1 package FREE!  

But that's not all...  when you choose to take advantage of this amazing paper deal and you choose to make that purchase through ME...I will give you another FREE gift as my personal THANK YOU!

Why - you ask?  because that's the great thing about my Stampin' Up business, I get to host personal specials too and I want to thank my customers for choosing me as their demonstrator. 

So - what additional FREE gift do you get? That depends on you because I have the flexibility to let you choose one of the following 3 items for FREE.

1)  FREE Trinket Keys - Item # 121892

2) FREE Jewels - choice of Rhinestones - Item #119246;  or choice of Pearls - Item # 119247

choice of Rhinestones - Item #119246

choice of Pearls - Item # 119247

3) FREE Glimmer Brads - Choice of Color: basic, Brights, Subtles or In Color:

             Basic - Item # 121003
             Brights - Item # 121006
             Subtles - Item # 121004
             In Color - Item # 121005
            

Now - you ONLY get to choose the additional FREE gift if you purchase the Designer Series paper through me, Jacki Montgomery. AND... you only can get it if you e-mail me your order. My on-line store will not offer the additional special.


Soooo?  What are you waiting for?  E-mail me today to take advantage of this wonderful promotion!
jmic91@comcast.net

Thank you and have a great day!