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I know about the fabulous benefits of joining the Stampin' Up! team (and my Papercrafting Genies!) but do YOU know?!  I prepared this outline of all the benefits, but hurry ... some of the benefits are over with the end of Sale-a-bration on March 31st, 2017, just 4 weeks from now!!New Demonstrator Starter Kit Lower Cost + Complete Customization = The Stampin’Up! Opportunity is Better Than Ever!The deal during Sale-a-bration is INDEED "better than ever!" Now, every new Stampin’ Up!...

It was our annual Stampin' Up! demonstrator team party this past Sunday.  We always get together for fun and a 3D Yankee swap.  I was strapped for time and ideas, so I made a wall sampler using several current "love" stamp sets and framelits.The frame is 12" x 12" with a Real Red c/s mat that is also 12" x 12".  Next I attached a 10" x 10" Basic Black mat, followed by a 9 3//4" x 9 3/4" Whisper White c/s mat.  All squares are backed with 3" x 3" mats, and then I chose 4...

I have another card to share today, again using the Beautiful You stamp set!  Once again, I used the classy lady but I paper-pieced her even more elegantly!I used the Affectionately Yours Specialty DSP to stamp her dress and hat -  same technique as yesterday, called Paper Piecing.  Notice the Copper Foil mat and the copper embossing at the bottom?!  Save this card for someone special!!  That reminds me!  Please leave me a comment with your birthday, because...

The new Occasions Catalog and the Sale-a-bration catalog went live today!  I'm so excited!  I was able to pre-order in December, and one of the first stamp sets I bought was Beautiful You.  It's such a gorgeous set -- the ladies are SO stylish (unlike me who lives in scrubs or yoga pants!!).  I wanted to share one of the swaps I made with this set. The cardstock I used is Soft Sky with Sahara Sand.  I used the Softly Falling embossing folder for some texture.  Do...

I was so blessed to have Lyndsey home for a few hours on Friday to help me prepare for my first craft fair at the Dolbeare School in Wakefield!  She took a picture of me and the setup right before she left. I kept "tweaking" the table to make everything look appealing, but I had a constant flow of traffic -- kids loving the candy wrappers, adults loving the cards displayed and the bargain bin of my $2.00 cards from past years' classes and card swaps! Here's a picture she took of me....