It's last day of my Hawaiian Grand Vacation. I still need to share with you the wonderful excursions from Day 3, 4 and 5, but I'm jumping ahead to our last day because Day 5 was the day we received our swap cards. I need to show you a few of the cute cards because ...
The “50 For Me” is that I'm visiting the 50th state – Hawaii! What makes this even more fun is that through Stampin' Up! I was able to earn a free Hawaiian vacation to Oahu for two! Jim and I are enjoying every minute!So, of course, I have to share my ...
The second day was a trip to the Polynesian Cultural Art Center. Stampin' Up! rented it out for just our group to enjoy until noon! That was special.It was colorful, beautiful and educational. The scenery was, of course, amazing.Attended a presentation by ...
Stampin' Up! hit the nail on the head when they named the incentive trip "Grand Vacation". We're having a grand time here in Oahu! I'm slowing down enough to share a couple of pictures before heading back out to paradise. If you'd like to see pictures that I can ...
Lullaby Designer Series Paper sounds like it's a paper suited only for babies. With the pretty, soft colors that make up Lullaby paper, it's great for all occasion cards too. You see a couple of patterns on my Petal Potpourri card. The Lullaby Designer Series ...
The “50 For Me” is that I'm visiting the 50th state – Hawaii! What makes this even more fun is that through Stampin' Up! I was able to earn a free Hawaiian vacation to Oahu for two! Jim and I are enjoying every minute! So, of course, I have to share my ...
Like card ideas that are fast to make and still fabulous? I sure did for my Stampin' Up! Hawaii Grand Vacation swap. Watch to see how I made my fast and fabulous card with the Stampin' Up! Lovely Amazing You Stamp Set!If the video is not displaying properly, ...
As far as I can remember, I've always have thought how beautiful my mother's hands are and often told her so. I'd try on her rings and pretend my long "you should be a piano player" fingers were as pretty as hers.Then I started recording cardmaking videos. I ...
Have you heard of Paper Pumpkin? It isn't something I've talked very much about. It's a subscription to a monthly papercrafting kit from Stampin' Up! I've never subscribed but have a few customers who very much enjoy it.Paper Pumpkin is $19.95/month (including ...
Remember the couple clean and simple A Happy Hooray cards I posted lately? I paired them with the coordinating Back to Black Designer Series Paper.For my Throwback Thursday, I have wanted to show you a completely different look by pairing A Happy Hooray with the ...
. . . even if we can't see what OK is yet. Now that is a really good thing to hold onto during those tough times. It's one of the sentiments/greetings from the Stampin' Up! Really Good Greetings Stamp Set.The Really Good Greetings Stamp Set is being retired from ...
With the new Stampin' Up! Weekly Deals, you'll save $5 when you order the Gift Box Punch Board by May 11 in my online store www.shopwithshelly.com! Making gift boxes has never been easier!You can also save 25% off the 2" Circle Punch. If this is on your wish ...
Cathy E.'s name has been randomly drawn from all the names of those who subscribed The Stamper's Insider in April.Cathy has won 1/2 off her first month of membership to the Stamping Playground! Exclusive project videos are waiting for Cathy when she joins the ...
Elegant cards are easy to make with the Stampin' Up! Mixed Bunch Stamp Set. Watch to see quickly you can make beautiful handmade cards!If the video is not displaying properly, watch my easy and elegant Mixed Bunch card tutorial here.monochromatic ...
Thank goodness Carolyn called to order the Finishing Touches Edgelits and Large Scallop Edgelits Die. If she hadn't, I don't know how long it would have taken me to realize I hadn't seen any new Edgelits Dies or border punches in the 2015-2016 Stampin' Up! ...
See how easy it is to make a clean & simple card with the retiring Stampin' Up! A Happy Hooray Stamp Set and embossed border with the retiring Stampin' Up! Simply Scored Borders Plate!If the video is not displaying properly, watch my clean and simple A ...
Got to see the new 2015-2016 Stampin' Up! Catalog today (you are going to love it!) and now have the skinny on how much the price increases will be. Skinny, it is! I fully expected an $1 increase on the Classic Stampin' Pads. What a very nice surprise to see they ...
I Stampin' Up! punches that are on sale. This week three heart punches are 25% off with the new Weekly Deals! My Sheltering Tree card uses the Confetti Heart Border Punch. Click here if you'd like to see a video on how I made this card.The Fry Box Bigz Die is ...
Price increases are inevitable (with one exception you'll find further down the post). Stampin' Up! hasn't increased the price of their Classic Stampin' Pads or Classic Stampin' Refills since 2009. That's quite some time. What the price increases will be, I will ...
While you're carefully going over the Retiring List to make your list of all of stamp sets and accessories you want to order from the 2014-2015 Stampin' Up! Catalog before they are gone for good, it's time for me make my list too. The list I'm working on is for ...
Do you feel like you're taking a shortcut or cheating if you use a card kit? If so, you'll be interested to see the Hip Hip Hooray Card Kit was good enough for the Rich Jutkins President/COO of Stampin' Up! to make and send a card to congratulate me on achieving ...
Just the other day a customer asked me if my stamping business was on Facebook? The answer is Yes! Stamping Smiles IS on Facebook!A couple of months ago someone left a Facebook message reading that she was so excited to find my Stamping Smiles page because she ...
Did you stock up on Pistachio Pudding Cardstock? If so, you can make six very quick cards. Quick and inexpensive with the 1/2 off Stampin' Up! Gold Soiree Specialty Designer Series Paper and Pistachio Pudding Thick Baker's Twine!With a package of Gold Soiree ...
Several of my customers were a bit confused about the Basic Black and Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pads being on the 2015 Stampin' Up! Retiring List. Also because also on the list were the Neutrals Collection Classic Stampin' Pads, Neutrals Collection Ink Refills, ...
Today I'm going to show how to make strawberry Framelits Die art! Watch my video tutorial to learn how to make a berry basket for your handmade cards with the Stampin' Up! Berry Basket Bigz Die for a sweet summer card!If the video is not displaying ...
Yesterday was the release of the Stampin' Up! 2014-2015 Catalog retiring stamp sets and retiring accessories lists. Bargain hunters, like myself, were delighted to find discounts up to 50% off on select products in my online store!And, now today, Stampin' Up! ...
You'll see when you look at what's left from the retiring accessories that I wasn't crying wolf when I started warning my customers last year to order their 2013-2015 In Color Ink Refills and Cardstock. Looks like all the ink refills are already sold out. ...
My subscribers to The Stamper's Insider had the opportunity to win free shipping on their next Stampin' Up! order with my annual Retired Stamp Sets List Contest. They were asked to look through their copies of the 2014-2015 Stampin' Up! Catalog and email their top ...
. . . to show you the beautiful handmade card my upline sent me. That I'm showing it off can mean only one thing - the Stampin' Up! Butterfly Basics Bundles (in all three stamp styles) and the Butterflies Thinlits Dies are once again available to order!Have ...
Sure hoping not, but I'm starting to suspect we just might see the Pansy Punch and Stampin' Up! Flower Shop Stamp Set on the Retiring Accessories and Retiring Stamp Sets Lists next week. Why? Because the Pansy Punch is included in this week's Weekly Deals. That's ...