A Stampin' Up New Year's Resolution

This Post is from the Stampin' Up Blog and was written by Melody H, a Stampin' Up Concept Artist, click here to go to it.    I'm posting it because stampers must think a lot alike - I did the same thing this year!  I gave cards to my sister and niece, and I had my customers come over and go through my swap cards to put together their own card gifts!

 "Continuing a Resolution"

In January, I decided that one of my resolutions for the year would be to work on my Christmas gifts throughout the year (instead of driving myself crazy during the last three months).  I love to give hand-stamped cards. To me, they are the gift that keeps giving because they're meant to be given away to someone else.

My relatives have expressed a need for cards—sometimes more often than I can make them. My goal was to make enough cards to give everyone a stack they can use throughout the year.

Many of the cards I gave away this year were from kits that were left over from my monthly card class. Some were from other random creating sessions. I loved that I had a purpose for what I was creating and it was fun to see the box I was storing the cards in fill up as the year went on.



I purchased a couple of the Festive Flurry Ornament Kits and used them as the embellishments on each gift.



It was so fun to see everyone's reactions as they flipped through the cards. I feel as if the packs of cards were a huge success, so I'm going to make it a tradition.

Melody H.
Concept Artist

Merry Christmas and some Stampin' Up Holiday cards!

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas celebration with family and friends!  I also hope that you all have a New Year filled with joy and good health.  As I look to next year, I pray that I can handle the challenges ahead; this past year and a half have truly been difficult for me.  Since my husband passed, I feel like half of me died with him; I now understand how Humpty Dumpty can't be put back together again. 

I know that all of us face some kind of challenge daily, so I pray for all of us.  Living is hard, but have faith that you will be guided to a better place and given the strength to deal with whatever comes your way. 

So, for now, let's stamp and think about pretty things!  Here are some cards I've made the past couple of months.  A couple were inspired by cards I saw on our Demonstrator website made by fellow demonstrators Dee Slater, Kay Kaltoff, and Lorri Heling (thank you fellow demonstrators!), a couple are from Kits in the Holiday Mini Catalog, and a couple are from my imagination!  

Also, I want to give you all a heads up that tomorrow Stampin' Up is going to add more goodies to the Clearance Rack, so click here on Dec. 27th to take a look.  Hope you like the cards and Happy New Year!

Stampin' Up's December 2013 Paper Pumpkin Assembly Video & current Weekly Deals

I just wanted to post this Stampin' Up Video showing you how to assemble the AWESOME December Paper Pumpkin Kit!   If you're an email subscriber, you'll need to click here to get to my blog to watch the video.



Also, here are the current Weekly Deals (good to December 23rd- click here to view product details or to order online):

Blast Off Ensemble - Digital Download Price: $19.95 $11.97 Build A Banner Refill Kit Price: $9.95 $7.46 Christmas Banner Simply Created Accessory Kit Price: $9.95 $7.46 Extra-Large Gift Box Price: $3.95 $2.96 Gold & Silver Stampin' Glitter Price: $7.95 $5.96 Gold Metallic Encore Pad Price: $9.95 $7.46 Holly Jolly Greetings Simply Sent Price: $14.95 $11.21 Naughty And Nice This And That™ Rotary Stamp Price: $5.95 $4.46 Pretty Presents Designer Bows Price: $3.95 $2.96 Raspberry Ripple 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon Price: $8.95 $6.71 Season Of Style Designer Journaling Tags Price: $4.95 $3.71 Seasonal Stripes 8" X 8" Designer Ring Album Price: $14.95 $11.21 Silver Metallic Encore Pad Price: $9.95 $7.46 Snowflake Season Simply Sent Price: $14.95 $11.21

Stampin' Up's December "Best of" stamp set and Valentine's Day Special Offer!

Happy 1st of December!  Here are the Stampin' Up! specials that start today.  You can click on the image to enlarge it for easier viewing.