Happy Easter and Stampin' Up! Easter Blossoms

Happy Easter My Stamping Friends,  I hope you had a wonderful Easter celebration. My family spent a spectacular morning at church, enjoyed a high-energy Easter egg hunt, had a wonderful brunch, some outdoor playtime enjoying the amazing weather and then celebrated dinner with our friends. All in all it was a fantastic day! Here are a few photos for you to enjoy.

Our Gaggle of Girls (wearing flip flops for the egg hunt in the wet grass)



Samantha



Shannon



Jordan

Hayley

Our energetic Easter Egg Hunt

Shannon and Jordan plotting the best way to get candy filled eggs

Hayley waiting for the 'go' signal.



Our whole family wishing you a Blessed Easter
(since I'm closest to the camera I look like a giant compared to everyone else...or maybe it could be my fabu shoes!)



And here is a Easter card from my family to yours! I hope you feel as blessed as we do.

For this Easter card I used the Stampin' Up! Easter Blossoms stamp set on very vanilla cardstock that I cut out with the Stampin' Up! Exclusive Top Note shape using my Big Shot. I stamped the images using Pear Pizzazz, Pretty in Pink, Rose Red and Bashful Blue classic ink. A daffodil delight grosgrain ribbon and a glue dot finished off this simple card. I hope you enjoy this card as much as I enjoyed making it.

Have a great day,
Rose-Ellen

Wedding Cards using the Sizzix Big Shot and Stampin' Up embossing folders

Hi there My Stamping Friends,  Today I'm going to share two Stampin' Up! wedding cards that I made for two friends who found out they were attending the same wedding last weekend.

The first idea came pretty easily as I have seen similiar cards swapped at lots of Stampin' Up! events that I've attended and I've seen similiar cards posted on Stampin' Connection (which is a Stampin' Up! demo-only  web forum ~ let me know if you want to join my Stampin' Up! team and we can chat about how you can get access to Stampin' Connection and so much more!). My card was inspired by a fellow Stampin' Up! demo, Stephanie Sullivan. I just changed it up a bit to fit my/the betrothed's needs.

For this card I used basic black and whisper white cardstock for the base and layer. I used the full heart punch for the tuxedos, the Big Shot with the perfect polka dots embossing folder for the background, the modern label punch and the word window punch and Teeny Tiny Wishes for the sentiment. I made the tuxedos stand out by using a layer of brushed silver cardstock that I ran through the Big Shot with the Scalloped Heart of Hearts embosslit die. Too cute! The left side is finished off with some 5/8th inch whisper white organza ribbon.

The second card was sooooo much fun to make. I had an idea that I was going to make a wedding cake card and when I ran that idea by my friend Michelle (who was attending the wedding) she mentioned that the friend getting married was actually a professional cake maker (I guess we both are now, tee hee hee). When the stars align like that you just can't go wrong. So here is the card that I made for her to give the newlyweds. 

For this card I used the Big Shot with the Petals-A-Plenty , Perfect Polka Dots, and Elegant Bouquet embossing folders to make the cake layers. I used the Scallop Trim Border punch for the red decorative icing, the small heart punch for the decorations on each layer and for the tuxedos. I used Teeny Tiny Wishes for the sentiment and the Sweetheart stamp set for the arch on the cake and as a design on the envelope.

To the Newlyweds: T & M, Congratulations on your wedding. I hope you have a long, wonderful, joyous life together and I hope all your dreams come true!

For all My Stamping Friends: I hope you all enjoyed the cards and find some of your own inspiration in them. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about the cards.

Rose-Ellen

Happy Birthday to ME from Stampin' Up! and to YOU from ME

I LOVE working with Stampin' Up! (notice I didn't say FOR them, but WITH them).

Today is MY BIRTHDAY and Stampin' Up! sent me a birthday gift!!! But not just ANY gift....its a gift that I really want.  Let me tell you what I mean. At the beginning of the month, I got a card from Stampin' Up! made with our My Digital Studio software (cool card, right?).

So inside the card was a note to me that I can pick any item from any current catalog and get 15% discount off that item. If I needed another Big Shot (I don't, but I seriously considered it!) I can get it for 15% off. If I wanted the whole bundle of clear blocks I could get that at 15% off. Or if I wanted the entire set of Many Marvelous Markers...yup, you guessed it....15% off. I thought that was such a fantastic gift. Letting me choose what I wanted and giving me a discount on that item. Awesome idea Stampin' Up!

Sooooooo, since I'm having such a great day and I want to share my birthday with all of My Stamping Friends I'm going to extend the same offer to you  - two ways.

1) If you call or e-mail me (StampingWithRose-Ellen@cox.net) to place an order today I'll give you 15% off one item as a Happy Birthday to ME!!!! This discount is coming through me, not Stampin' Up!, so if you place the order on-line at my website http://www.roseelleneastman.stampinup.net/ the discount won't work. In order to get around that I'll reimburse you 15% of your most expensive item for any order placed online by midnight tonight (April 12th - cause its MY BIRTHDAY!!)

2) E-mail me and let me know YOUR birthday (no, I don't need the year, just the month and day) and when it gets to be YOUR birthday you can take 15% off something too! I'll send you a reminder as we get closer to your birthday, but if you don't get the reminder for some reason, you can just let me know and still get the discount.

3) If you REALLY want to make my birthday special by joining my team, I'd love to chat with you about it. I can answer any quesitons you have and can tell you all the perks (including a monthly magazine, access to a Stampin' Up! website with 125,000+ samples using Stampin' Up! products, my monthly team gatherings, lots of stamping fun, swaps and much more). Give me a call and we can chat.

I hope you have as wonderful a day as I'm having. It started with a text from one of my sisters (Thanks for being first Caitlin) , more texts and facebook messages, breakfast in bed from my eldest, handmade cards from my daughters with wonderful messages inside, a pretty decent rainstorm (LOVE IT!!) and now I'm off to the gym. My 'reward' for getting through the gym with a sore back today is that I get to dig in to the boxes that my UPS man left for me last night.

What a way to spend the day. I hope you enjoy yours,
Rose-Ellen

P.S. If you felt like leaving me a comment wishing me a Happy Birthday I wouldn't mind it one little bit (tee hee hee).

Stampin' Up!'s sneak peek - Spring is Blossoming with Paisley Petals and Four Frames

Hi there My Stamping Friends, I have to tell you how excited I am. Stampin' Up! is giving us a sneak peek and a limited time opportunity to purchase the new Four Frames Stamp Set and Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper, a stamp set and paper that will be available for purchase in the next Idea Book and Catalog coming out July 1, 2011.

From now until the end of April, if you spend $20 on merchandise you earn the option to purchase the NEW stamp set and paper!! Or, better yet, host a workshop with merchandise sales of $350 or more and you get BOTH for FREE!!! It really can't get any better than this, can it?

Here are a few samples made with these great products and a flyer with all the details.

If you want to place an order you can visit my website at http://www.roseelleneastman.stampinup.net/ or you can e-mail me or call me. If you are interested in hosting an event at your place or mine just let me know and we can pick a date. One other option to consider is hosting a 'virtual' event by contacting all your friends by phone or e-mail and collect thier orders. As the hostess of this virtual event you'll get the regular hostess benefits PLUS an opportunity to earn the sneek peek items FREE.

Have a great stamping day!

Rose-Ellen

P.S. Don't forget that the current mini will end at the end of April also so if you're considering hosting an event then make sure you let your guests and friends know that as well.

Grab Bags on the Stampin' Up! Clearance Rack-LIMITED TIME ONLY

Don't you just LOVE surprises? I do....especially when the come all wrapped up and most especially when they come from Stampin' Up! Beginning April 1, and continuing while supplies last, you will be able to purchase special "grab bags" in my Online Store by visiting  here . 

 These grab bags will come in three sizes: the $5, the $10, and the $15 grab bag. Each bag will contain a variety of discontinued products that could include a combination of any of the following: ribbons, Accents & Elements, chipboard, Designer Series Papers, and Simply Sent kit components. Grab bags will not contain stamp sets or tools.

Please keep the following in mind.
•There is no minimum purchase required to participate in the grab bag special offer.

•There is no limit to the number of grab bags you may purchase; however, grab bag items are only available while supplies last.

•All grab bag sales are final. There are no refunds or exchanges.

•Not all grab bags will be unique.

•You should use the following item numbers when ordering grab bags:

Item            Description
125873      $5 Grab Bag (containing at least $20 worth of products!)

125874      $10 Grab Bag (containing at least $40 worth of products!)

125875      $15 Grab Bag (containing at least $60 worth of products!)

Here are some other goodies on the Clearance Rack.



Guest Book Simply Scrappin' Kit
originally $19.95 now only $7.99



Bold Brights 12x12 textured card stock
originally $11.95 now only $4.79



Bold Brights
Stampin' Write Markers
originally $31.95 now only $12.79



Tomorrow and over the next few days I'll be posting several cards that I made at a shoebox swap last week. I'll also be posting a surprise about birthday presents!! Make sure to come back for a visit and to find out the details.

If you're in the VA, MD or Washington DC area I'd love to visit you in person and show you and your friends how to make some wonderful projects. If you have an hour or two and want to get together with your friends and family to have some fun, let me know. We can pick a date that works for everyone and we can meet at your house or my studio.

Have a great stamping day,
Rose-Ellen

Artistic Etchings from Stampin' Up!

Good Morning My Stamping Friends, Last week I wanted to play with my Artistic Etchings stamp set from Stampin' Up! and was browsing the web looking for some sample cards to use as ideas and inspiration. Well, I found a card that I loved so much I had to make a version of it. It was just what I was looking for; clean, simple and beautiful. 

I decided to post the card today and when I went looking for it online to give the original card maker credit, I found out it was made by my friend Robin Merriman. How funny is that! What a coincidence. She inspires me even when I don't know that its her card!! You can find her original card by clicking here and my card is below.



The base of the card is chocolate chip and the layer is confetti cream. I used the Artistic Etchings stamp set and the following ink colors: chocolate chip, daffodil delight, pear pizzazz, marina mist (I stamped off first) and pretty in pink. I also wrapped one strip of 1/8th inch taffeta ribbon (daffodil delight) around the front layer of the card. It turned out exactly how I saw it in my mind's eye (and that is rare!) and I love it. Hope you do to. Leave a comment and let me know.

Don't forget that Stampin' Up!'s Sale-A-Bration promotion is ending at the end of March. If you want to order a few things and get FREE stamps just call me or e-mail me and let me know. Or, if you prefer to order on your own 24/7 just visit my website at http://www.roseelleneastman.stampinup.net/

If you want to host a private stamping event with you and your friends I'd be happy to help you out with that too. You can even request certain stamp sets or techniques. I want to teach you what you want to learn.

Have a great day.

Rose-Ellen
Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Playing Catch Up...with My Stamping Friends - Bliss

Hi there My Stamping Friends, I hope you are all ready for Spring!! I'm so excited. Yesterday the weather here got up to a wonderful 78 degrees and I felt like I was in heaven while I was sitting on the back deck watching all the kids run around the yard. What fun!

So, I thought I'd catch you all up on whats been going on since my last post. Some of it was great and some of it not-so-great. I'll start out with the not so great stuff and move on to the happier news. My Aunt passed away in the end of February (about 5 weeks after my uncle, her brother, passed away). It was very sad, especially for my dad who now has no siblings left (they were a family of 7!). I come from a large family also (there are 8 of us) and I can't imagine what it feels like to lose your last two siblings so close together. My Dad is one of the most amazing men I know (I married the other most amazing man I know, and am a daughter-in-law to the third man in that category) and my heart is broken for him!

On a happier note we've starting making plans for our trip to Italy, just me and my Dad. He's always wanted to go (he taught himself Italian about 20+ years ago) and life is so short so I've decided to take my dad to Italy in a few months (thank goodness for frequent flyer points). I don't want to make this post 17 pages long so I'll post more news on that on another day. Meanwhile, if you've been to Italy and there is something we just HAVE to see, please let me know. I'm open to suggestions.

One of the fun things we did recently was take a fantastic family vacation. My Father-In-Law, a retired Bishop, has been taking services on the beautiful island of St. Barths for the past 25 years so we all gathered there to attend a big celebration in his honor. It was fantastic to hear the local parishioners and frequent travellers to the island tell us how grand they think my Father-In-Law is.....and I happen to agree with them. Here are a few shots from our vacation.

First, I actually met up with one of my fav customers at the airport in St. Martin. We found out just the day before that we'd be on the same flight. She spent the week sailing and actually spent a day on the island that we were on. We didn't run into her there, but we were on the same flight back to the US. What a coincidence!

Here is a view from our deck, looking into Gustavia Harbor.

Here is a vew from our pool area. It was tiny, but deep and the kids were able to have a blast!

This is a photo of my wee ones with their Granddad.

Cocktails and Dinner with Gene and Mark

An AMAZING sunset

 Another wonderful thing we did was attend the 2011 Leukemia Lymphoma Society Ball thanks to our generous friends Lisa and Mark (THANK YOU!!!). As many of you know, one of our daughters was diagnosed with cancer when she was in Kindergarten and again when she was in 1st grade. Its been a rough road but she's now in 3rd grade and doing well. This ball and these friends hold a special place in our hearts. Oh, and one of the best parts of the evening was who we got to 'party with'. We were 10 feet from the amazing Ms. Diana Ross. Check out these photos from the evening.

I've also been busy gathering and organizing paperwork for taxes, watching my oldest daughter's class play, attending a local theater show where my husband did the lighting design, taking another daughter to the doctor for regular follow up visits, caring for another daughter with strep throat,  chairing a pre-school auction, attending international night at elementary school, having lots of meetings about an addition we are putting on the house and hitting all the local home improvement places to pick out plumbing, tile, furniture, carpet, lighting, etc. I feel like I haven't been stamping in a while even though I have.  Tonight I'm having a workshop with a relatively new customer and I'm REALLY looking forward to it.

I can't have a post without a card, so here is a card that I CASEd from my upline the very creative Anna Haase.

This card shows the Bliss stamp set from the Sale-A-Bration catalog, Teeny Tiny Wishes for the sentiment and I used the Big Shot and the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder for the card base. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Don't forget that Sale-A-Bration ends on March 31, 2011. Right now you can still get a free stamp-set of your choice for every $50 you spend. If you live in the DC, MD or VA area and would like to schedule a workshop, I'd be happy to come over and show you and your friends a few little tricks.

So, whats been going on with you?? Leave a comment and let me know.

Talk to you soon,

Rose-Ellen

A few more opportunities to stamp together.....

Hi there My Stamping Friends, I've added a few new get-togethers to the calendar in the next week and wanted to make sure everyone saw it. I hope you can come stamp with us so here are the details:
I’ve had several people ask me to re-do the Kids Valentine class on a weeknight or weekend so here it is. All the details for the cards are in another post here but there is some additional info is below:

Who: Anyone that wants to stamp Valentine’s Day Cards with their kids
What: Valentine Class – 1 mailbox, 5 3x3 cards and matching envelopes. Details and photos of the add-on options are here.
Where: Falls Church, VA– I can give you details and directions when you RSVP
When: THIS SUNDAY 2/6/11 from 1pm until 3pm RSVP’s needed so I can have your papers prepared.
Why: A chance to spend some fun time with the kids before the ball game starts

I am adding two card classes for adults next week. They will be:

Thursday, Feb 10th from 6:30 to 8:30 MEETUP at El Tio Tex Mex Grill in Falls Church, VA. This is a special FREE CLASS and is great for beginners that haven’t ever stamped before & people looking to have some fun with their friends. You will make 2 regular sized simple greeting cards (one Valentine and one general greeting card that you can customize with a sentiment of your choosing).  No one needs to bring any crafting supplies to this event. I’ll have all of that with me. I will need RSVPs at 703-200-2340 or at StampingWithRose-Ellen@cox.net by late Wednesday night (midnight or so) so I can make sure to have enough paper supplies with me at the event. Once you’re done with your cards, free to stay, order some dinner and drinks and socialize for a while.

And

Friday, Feb 11th from 7:30 to 9:00 at my place. This is a repeat of my monthly card class. No stamping/crafting/scrapbooking/paper crafting experience is necessary! Come over and I’ll show you how to make six simple all occasion/general greeting cards. You’ll make all six different cards and coordinating envelopes for only $15. If you place a $20 order, your class will be free!! Bring a guest that is new to me and get a gift from me. Invite me to come show you and your friends how to stamp and get a gift from me. Please RSVP to 703-200-2340 by Thursday evening 2/10/11 so I will have enough supplies prepared for everyone.

Don’t forget that we are having our annual Sale-A-Bration promotion: That means you can earn free product for every $50 you spend. If you hostess a qualifying party you will get free product in addition to the free items you earn for the merchandise sold at your party. Or, join my team with Stampin’ Up! and you’ll get and extra $50 in free product!!

If you want to order any product that I've mentioned here or that you've seen in my cards you can contact me or order 24/7 online by visiting my website at http://www.roseelleneastman.stampinup.net/

Have a fantastic day!
Rose-Ellen

Kid's Valentine Day Card Class

Good Morning My Stamping Friends, I wanted to let you know that I still have spots left in my Kids Valentines Day Card Class. I was going to do a small Stampin' Up! class for a few of my local friends that were asking to stamp Valentines Cards with their children but more and more people mentioned they were interested so I've turned it into a full class at my house. It will be held at my house and I still have spots left. Here are the details:


Who: Everyone is invited to come and stamp with your children. My girls have the day off school so they'll be here stamping and helping too (or watching a movie in the playroom).
What: Kid's Valentines Card Class - The class comes with ONE mailbox (the photo shows three, but when you RSVP you'll need to let me know if you want red, white or pink; I don't have many pink left so RSVP fast, first come first served) and FIVE 3x3square cards and matching envelopes that are in the photo with the mailbox. These cards are great for anyone from preschoolers and up. The cards are clean and simple and are made with line art stamps so your child can color them and can add faces onto the 'monster' stamps.
Cost: The class costs $5 for the mailbox and the five cards and matching envelopes.
Where: My House in Falls Church, VA (call for directions if you need them)

When: Tuesday, February 1, 2011. 9:30- 11:30 and 1:00 to 4:00. You'll probably need about 30 minutes to stamp the cards from the class so come over anytime during the open hours but make sure you have enough time to stamp.
Why: Valentines Cards are great to give to friends, family, classmates, teachers, members of your congregation, neighbors and......anyone that you'd like.

These are the cards we'll be making in the Valentine Card Class on Tuesday.

Class Add-Ons:

You can add on another set of the five class cards and envelopes for $3 per set. You can choose to do the same cards in the class or you can add on the cards from Option 2 or Option 3. At this point the class is not full so if you are going to choose to add on another set of cards, you may choose to select a certain card and make multiples of that one. Please let me know that in your RSVP.

The cards below are from the Add-On Option #2

 The cards below are from the Add-On Option #3

Please RSVP by 10 pm Monday night so I can have your papers cut and ready for you when you arrive on Tuesday.

When you RSVP I will need to know:

• How many children are coming to the class
• What color mailboxes they would like
• If there will be any add-ons and how many
• A general idea of what time you'll be coming over on Tuesday.

If a parent books a party to show you and your friends (or your children and their friends) how to stamp, you'll get a special gift from me

Call me at 703-200-2340 or email me at StampingWithRose-Ellen@cox.net with any questions and have a fantastic day!

Rose-Ellen

SALE-A-BRATION IS HERE!!!!

Hi there My Stamping Friends,

Can you believe it? I'm so excited! Its FINALLY time for SALE-A-BRATION. I know you've been waiting just as long as I have so I thought I'd post some details.

Every year Stampin' Up! gives customers, hostesses, and new demonstrators the opportunity to earn fantastic, FREE, limited-edition products they'll enjoy for years to come.


Here's how Sale-A-Bration works:

Spend : When you spend $50 on Stampin' Up! merchandise, you'll receive a free Sale-A-Bration reward. There's no limit--for every $50 you spend, you can select another FREE Sale-A-Bration reward!

Host: When you host a workshop of at least $300 (before tax and shipping), you'll receive a free Sale-A-Bration reward in addition to all of the regular hostess benefits! I still have some dates available so contact me today to schedule your Sale-A-Bration workshop

Join: During Sale-A-Bration, anyone who joins as a demonstrator gets 15 percent off the price of the standard or Digital+ Starter Kits--that's over $310 worth of high-quality Stampin' Up! products for just $148.75! In addition, new demonstrators get a FREE Bonus Bundle worth up to $50! To take advantage of this special, limited-time offer, contact me today.

Here are a few cards made with the set called Bliss:

121851 Bliss stamp set

119685 Cherry Cobbler Card stock

100730 Whisper white card stock

121045 Basic Black card stock

101179 Basic black ink

119877 1 3/8 inch square punch

119859 extra large oval punch

119262 white narrow taffeta ribbon

119246 Basic rhinestones

104430 dimensionals

 

121851 Bliss stamp set

115060 Short and Sweet stamp set

108640 River Rock Card stock

119686 Early Espresso Card stock

101650 Very Vanilla card stock

119670 Early Espresso ink

stampin' sponges

121809 framed tulips embossing folder

119740 Bold Bright brads

Have a great day and I'll chat with you tomorrow.

Rose-Ellen

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Stampin' Up! Petal Cone Die for the BigShot

Hi there My Stamping Friends, I can't believe its been a week since I last posted. I was in Nashville, TN for the Stampin' Up! Leadership Conference and our few days were jam-packed with things to do from 7:30am until 10pm. I had a fabulous time, as always, and will tell you all about that in some of my upcoming posts.

Today's post is going to be about Stampin' Up!'s Petal Cone die for the Big Shot. I can't tell you how much I LOVE this die. I was planning on demonstrating this die at my friend Robin Merriman's team meeting on Saturday so I sat down to play with it on Friday in order to have some samples to pass around (Thanks for having me demonstrate Robin, it was a blast!!). The first thing I was planning on making was a carrot (I was sitting with my friend Selene at Leadership during the petal cone presentation and noticed that it looked just like a carrot-can't wait till Easter now) but before I made a carrot (which I ended up not even doing) I searched the internet to see what some amazingly talented stampers did with this die. Then once I had all these ideas/options in my head I sat down to see what I could do. So, here is one large thank you to everyone that posts thier creative ideas on the web. I hope someone gets inspired by what I post as well. Enjoy!

This is my version of what we saw presented at General Session during Leadership 2011. I used the new Glitter Paper and added the Kisses Tag to make it look like a Hershey Kiss. If we had silver glitter paper you KNOW I would have used that.

Here are wo different candy dishes made with DSP. They were so simple to make and can be made to coordinate with any party decor! Love it!

Here is a traditional cone made with Crumb Cake and Chocolate Chip cardstock and stamped with the Eat Chocolate stamp set.

This traditional cone was made with DSP. I used the XOXO stamp set to decorate the tissue paper to coordiante with the theme. Since I stamped Hugs and Kisses, I filled it withe Hershey's Hugs and Kisses.

This is just an idea for an ice cream cone shape that can be used as a birthday party or ice cream party invitation or thank you note.

This is what the inside of the ice cream note looks like. Let me know if you want more detilas or more photos. It was really easy to put together.

This next one is my favorite and was a hit at Robin's team meeting. I cut the petal cone and attached it together in the back. I cut the tab off the front side and used it as a card that opens in the center. The problem was that I couldn't get the card to stay 'closed' soooooo....I used the full heart punch to punch out two hearts. I attached one to the left front side of the card and the attached the other heart to the inside of the card leaving a little slot for the right side of the card to slide into (did that make sense?).

Here is a photo of the Basic Gray heart closure in case I didn't explain that well enough.  

Here is a photo of the inside. I spritzed it with 3 different colors in homage to Shelli Gardner, the owner and co-founder of Stampin' Up! She loves the vintage look.

I hope you enjoyed the samples I made (I love to read the comments you leave so feel free). I had a ton of fun making them. Tomorrow I'll post about some of the fun things we did at Leadership2011 in Nashville last week.

Rose-Ellen

My first swap at Stampin' Up!'s Leadership 2011

This was made by My Stamping Friend Cathy Williams. It's soooo pretty in real life. I'll share more swap cards later!

Enjoy,
Rose-Ellen

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Hi there My Stamping Friends!  I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season. We certainly did. We have lots to be thankful for and lots to celebrate this Christmas. The girls went back to school Monday after a long winters break and the transition wasn't easy....for me. I have to admit that they got up and got ready without any complaining. I think they were ready to go back and catch up with friends. I, on the other hand, felt like whining from the minute my alarm clock went off. I was not ready to get back into the routine. But now I am and one of my resolutions this year is to be more organized, in everything. I really think that will give me more time for different things. So now its time its time to start posting on a regular basis again.

Before I go on to show you my card I want to remind you that THE NEW MINI CATALOG IS HERE. You should have received one in the mail (if you didn't, please let me know and I'll get one to you right away). My package of goodies should arrive on Thursday night so I'll post new things in a few days.

I will catch up with posting my current projects, but for now I'll show you the Stampin' Up! Christmas card I made this year.

I used a Cherry Cobbler card base and stamped snowflakes from Serene Snowflakes in Cherry Cobbler onto a piece of very vanilla. I stamped Merry Christmas from Teeny Tiny Wishes and punched it with the modern label punch and layered it on the decorative label punch. I wrapped a piece of cherry cobbler seam binding around the whispter white layer and attached that to the base. I used dimensionals to attach the cherry cobbler punch shape to the card and I was done. It was actually pretty quick to whip out 100+ of these.

If you want to purchase any of the Stampin' Up! products mentioned here please feel free to contact me at 703-200-2340 or via email at my e-mail address StampingWithRose-Ellen@cox.net 

Enjoy the card and tomorrow I'll post one of the other two cards I sent out.

Rose-Ellen

Holiday Stamp A Stacks - Spots still available

Hi there My Stamping Friends,

I wanted to let you know that I still have space in some of my Holiday Stamp a Stacks. If you haven't heard, the schedule is as follows:

Tuesday Dec 7, 2010  at 7:30pm - 9:00pm Stamp-A-Stack #1 (evening event)

Still need time to get your Christmas Cards finished? Now is the perfect time. Come over and get a few more Christmas/Holiday ** cards checked off your list.. ..and nibble on some holiday candies while you’re here.

You will get to make 15 Christmas/Holiday ** cards (5 cards each of 3 different cards). The fee is $20 and includes a roll of ribbon to complete your cards and you get to take the rest of the roll home. You can make a second set of cards for only $15 (additional sets will not include an additional roll of ribbon). Please let me know how many cards you would like to make when you RSVP. This is the evening offering of the Stamp-A-Stack #1 for Christmas Holiday Cards. I will be hosting four Stamp-A-Stack events in December (a Stamp-A-Stack #1 daytime and evening and a Stamp-A-Stack #2 daytime and evening event). The #1 classes will offer the same cards during the day and evening events but will be different cards from the #2 classes. I will try and post photos on my blog very soon.

Please RSVP by December 1st so I have supplies prepared for each participant.

** You can feel free to leave the sentiment off and change them into general holiday cards.


Wednesday Dec 8, 2010 at 10am-11:30am Stamp-A-Stack #1 (daytime event)

This is the daytime offering of the Stamp-A-Stack #1 for Christmas Holiday Cards. I will be hosting four Stamp-A-Stack events in December (a Stamp-A-Stack #1 daytime and evening and a Stamp-A-Stack #2 daytime and evening event). The #1 classes will offer the same cards during the day and evening events but will be different cards from the #2 classes.
Thursday Dec 9, 2010 at 7:30pm - 9:00pm Stamp-A-Stack #2 (evening event)
You will get to make 15 Christmas/Holiday ** cards (5 cards each of 3 different cards). The fee is $20 and includes a roll of ribbon to complete your cards and you get to take the rest of the roll home. You can make a second set of cards for only $15 (additional sets will not include an additional roll of ribbon). Please let me know how many cards you would like to make when you RSVP.

This is the daytime offering of the Stamp-A-Stack #2 for Christmas Holiday Cards. I will be hosting four Stamp-A-Stack events in December (a Stamp-A-Stack #1 daytime and evening and a Stamp-A-Stack #2 daytime and evening event). The #1 classes will offer the same cards during the day and evening events but will be different cards from the #2 classes. I will try and post photos on my blog very soon. ** You can feel free to leave the sentiment off and change them into general holiday cards.

Mon Dec 13, 2010 at 10:00am - 12:30pm Stamp-A-Stack #2 (daytime event)This is the daytime offering of the Stamp-A-Stack #2 for Christmas Holiday Cards. I will be hosting four Stamp-A-Stack events in December (a Stamp-A-Stack #1 daytime and evening and a Stamp-A-Stack #2 daytime and evening event). The #1 classes will offer the same cards during the day and evening events but will be different cards from the #2 classes. I will try and post photos on my blog very soon.

Please RSVP by December 1st so I have supplies prepared for each participant.
** You can feel free to leave the sentiment off and change them into general holiday cards.


Here is a sneek peek of what the Stamp-A-Stack #1 cards look like.

Hope you can join us tonight or at one of the SAS events this week. Email me at

StampingWithRose-Ellen@cox.net or call me at 703-200-2340.