Two more days to enter...

the September stampin' contest! I have two entries so far and would love to see your creativity! Here's a reminder of the "rules":

The theme is "autumn" - anything that is inspired by the beautiful colours of fall. Perhaps a Halloween or Thanksgiving card, leaves, trees... let your imagination flow! And, for this one, you could submit an autumn inspired card or scrapbook page! Just remember, your submissions must use only Stampin' Up! products and in emailing me your submission, you are giving me permission to post it on my blog. The prize will again be $20 in Stampin' Up! product plus a hostess stamp set. You will receive one entry in the prize draw per submission.

Submissions must be received by September 30th and the winner will be announced here as soon as I can after that!

The card shown here uses a popular stamp set - Lovely as a Tree. It's stamped in Basic Brown then coloured using a Blender Pen and More Mustard, Old Olive and Ruby Red ink.

Happy stampin'!

Bev.

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By popular demand...

And, I do mean demand! LOL. Some of you saw this card at my Stamp-A-Stack on the weekend and asked me to post it to my blog so here it is! This is a card sample that I received from my upline, Alison. Like many of you, I was instantly drawn to this great card. It's a fairly simple card, thanks to the great Ornament Punch, but it's very eye catching. Thanks for the wonderful card, Alison!

Here's another card made with this same stamp set, Delightful Decorations. This card also uses the new Textured Impressions Folder Petals-A-Plenty and the greetings set called Four the Holidays.

Yes, autumn arrived today and it's time to start thinking ahead to Christmas cards already! : )

Happy stampin'!

Bev.

(All images copyright 1990-2009 Stampin' Up!)

Stamp-A-Stack... space still available!!

I've been busy stamping for the last couple of days, getting cards ready for this weekend's Stamp-A-Stack. Fortunately, I also had some help from my stamping assistant, also known as Mom! We now have all 12 cards ready to go... It's always exciting once the cards are all ready - we always look forward to seeing which ones are popular with the stampers!

I thought I'd give you a sneak peek at a few of them... This first one is probably my favourite - using lots of the Build-A-Bear products that were introduced in the Mini Catalogue! You probably already know that I'm a Build-A-Bear fan so it likely comes as no surprise that I'm loving these new products. This card is easier than it looks - all the pieces are cut using the Big Shot and it only takes three times through the Big Shot to get all the little parts that you need! Isn't she cute?!!

This next card is certainly inspired by the beautiful colours of autumn. It uses the stamp set called Season of Friendship. You may remember this set from one of the previous Mini Catalogues - it's now available in our current Idea Book & Catalogue. The colours on this card are Dusty Durango, More Mustartd and Chocolate Chip. It's actually quite a quick card to make.


And, the last one for tonight... this is such a fun card! It uses the new Sweet Treats Cups that are in the Mini Catalogue - the cups are holding some yummy treats that are just right for Halloween! They are so easy to use and can be filled with so many different little things...

I do still have seats available for both Friday night and Saturday morning at the Stamp-A-Stack so if you are interested in joining us, please reserve your seat by emailing me at bevennis@shaw.ca.

Well, I'm off to sleep... tomorrow is a big day as I am heading to Vancouver with a friend to see the Keith Urban concert! Can't wait!! : )

Happy stampin'!

Bev.

(All images copyright 1990-2009 Stampin' Up!

A bunch of information to get things rolling!

September is here and it's time for me to get back into stampin' mode! No new cards to share today, but I will have some soon... I do have a bunch of information to let you know about though so here goes...

Stamp-A-Stack dates... Friday, September 18th at 7:00 pm and Saturday, September 19th at 9:30 am. Please email (bevennis@shaw.ca) to register... Please note the new class price - minimum class fee of $15 includes up to 7 cards, $2 per card if you stamp more than 7.

Punch Your Art Out class... Thursday, October 8th at 7:00 pm. We'll be making 5 new punch art cards for $15, includes instructions. Again, please email to register.

Open House... I will not be able to hold my Open House in September, unfortunately. There just aren't enough weekends this month to do everything I would like to or need to do! So, I will have it October, date to be announced soon! It will be worth the wait... I have some great door prizes ready this year! : )

Mini Catalogue... The new Holiday Mini Catalogue is here! You likely received a copy in the mail, but if not, you will find it online here. Did you see that Stampin' Up! has partnered with Build-A-Bear? I'm beary excited! : ) I've already ordered almost all of the Build-A-Bear products so you can be sure that some will be featured in the next Stamp-A-Stack! Please note that the "My Digital Studio" package shown on pages 38-39 is not yet available but will be on October 1st.

Specials... Please check my website for details on the September promotions.

September stamping contest... It's time to get back to the stamping contests! For the month of September, I'm going to make the theme "autumn". Lots of possibilities here - anything that is inspired by the beautiful colours of autumn, or perhaps a Halloween or Thanksgiving card, leaves, trees... let your imagination flow! And, for this one, you could submit an autumn inspired card or scrapbook page! Just remember, your submissions must use only Stampin' Up! products and in emailing me your submission, you are giving me permission to post it on my blog. The prize will again be $20 in Stampin' Up! product plus a hostess stamp set. You will receive one entry in the prize draw per submission.

Happy stampin'!

Bev.