Snow?

Hello friend.

Snow. Yes snow. What happened to our warm weather? Oh, yeah. We live in Ohio.

Inside I have warmth, and a Paper Pumpkin package:

The boxes "talk" to you...

 

(Sounds like Paper Pumpkin is a flirt.)

But inside you'll find crafting goodness!

It's so easy to get started. Simply sign up for the program by visiting www.mypaperpumpkin.com and click Get it. Every month a new, surprise project kit arrives at your doorstep. Just think of the anticipation of creating a fun project to pin, showoff, and share with your friends and family every month!

Of course, you'll want to know more. So here's the nitty gritty:

• Each month we send you a unique, surprise kit with a project-cards, journals, décor, and more! (We've even colour-coordinated, measured, and cut everything for you!)
• Each kit includes stamps, ink, paper, and accessories-everything but adhesive. 
• Each kit gives you a 30-minute creativity escape. 
• We will ship your Paper Pumpkin on or around the 15th of the month.   
• You need to sign up for a kit by the 10th of the month to get that month's kit. If you sign up on the 11th of the month, your first kit will come the next month. 
• A Paper Pumpkin membership is $24.95 per month (and shipping is included!) 
• There's no commitment, you can cancel your monthly Paper Pumpkin at any time. You can also skip a month if you want. 
• The Welcome Kit is the very first Paper Pumpkin you will receive in the first month of your membership. The Welcome Kit includes a free gift-a clear acrylic block!
• A Try-It kit is available on the online store if you'd like to try Paper Pumpkin for one month.

Happy Stamping!

Wendy

April Scrap Club Pages!

Hello friend!

There is a lovely group of six women who come to my house between September and April to create scrapbook pages.  They are my "Friday Night Scrap Club" (really wish we'd come up with a more creative name) and while some of them are brand new, some of them have been club members for years.

Well, club has ended (we always break for summer) and we won't be back together until fall.  It is a little sad.  These are our club pages for April:

The clouds are simply Whisper White ink sponged on the Bashful Blue card stock.

This month I wanted to create something for them that was soft and summer-ish.  Since we meet during the fall and winter months, we don't make many summer pages.  Somehow this spring, I've been thinking about kites quite a lot.  (I even have two different kite quilts planned, so be on the watch for them!)

These kites started with two pieces of Tea for Two Designer Series Paper, cut 2 x 2  and 2 x 3 inches.  Cut each one diagonally, flip, and voila!  A kite!  We found it best to glue the four triangles to a scrap piece of card stock to make it easier to move around for placement on the page.  The tails are made by tying thin, torn strips of Tea for Two Designer Fabric to a piece of Lucky Limeade Baker's Twine.

Have fun with this, and go fly a kite!
Happy Scrapping!
Wendy

The Easter bunny had to get creative this year

Hello friend!

The Easter Bunny was a little forgetful at our house this year.  "He" forgot to buy Easter grass for the baskets.  Luckily, there were some beautiful fabrics laid out for quilt inspiration, and this was the result:

It worked well, and we didn't have the mess of Easter grass.  This may be the way our baskets get filled from now on.

Those three in the front are designer fabrics from the Spring catalog, Tea for Two, and I have an idea for a special project for them now that they are out of the basket... so stay tuned!

Happy Stamping!
Wendy

FREE SHIPPING! FREE SHIPPING! FREE SHIPPING!

Hello friend!

I'm excited to let you know that Stampin' Up! is offering something I've never heard of before:  FREE shipping on EVERYTHING April 6-8 (excluding expedited orders)! 

That's right!  There are no minimums or limits and all orders qualify.         
I did tell you this was FREE shipping on EVERYTHING, didn't I?

Don't delay, this offer ends Monday, April 8!

Happy Stamping! 
Wendy

Color Refresh for the 2013/2014 Annual Catalog!

Hello friend!

Here is some news that startled me this morning--but now that I have read through the information Stampin' Up! has given demonstrators, I'm getting excited!  When the last major color change came in 2010, they told us there would be changes every three to five years to keep up with color trends.  Now there will be changes made, and these are our color families coming in the 2013-2014 annual catalog:

As you can see, most of the "new" colors are actually returning In Color colors.  There is only one totally new color: Smoky Slate--and in my opinion it is something we've needed since they discontinued Going Gray so many years ago!

If you see a color on the discontinued list that you know you will miss, just remember to stock up now.  Or look to the color list and see what you can replace it with (for me, I'll miss Not Quite Navy--but Island Indigo is also gorgeous, and I'll probably survive!)

And I am also feeling good about the fact that so many of you already have some of the "new" colors
Please let me know what you think.

Happy Stamping!
Wendy

Best of Butterflies

Hello friend!

Somehow butterflies have not been my thing.  (maybe I think of them in the Historical Society collection... mounted on pins.  Ugh!)  But, in the last couple of years, I've started to enjoy our butterfly stamps.  So much so that when a set retired, I'd still keep the butterfly,and continue using it.

This month, Stampin' Up has a collection of butterflies from the past for you as part of the Best of 25 Years promotion.  Check it out:
Best of Butterflies

This makes me want to go pull out a butterfly or two and make something springy!

Happy Stamping!
Wendy