Merry Christmas!

From my family to yours, have a very merry Christmas! We are thick into family gatherings which means lots of young kids running around high on sugar and excited about the whereabouts of Santa! Hope your homes are as filled with love as mine is right now!!

Free Big Shot Promotion Extended!

Stampin' Up! Just announced that they are extending their AWESOME (sing it out, it sounds better!) Big Shot Promotion until November 11, 2011.

11-11-11!!

What is this promotion you ask? How can I get a free Big Shot? (THE most amazing die-cutting machine out there, if I do say so myself!) Simply sign up to be a demonstrator with Stampin' Up! The starter kit contains over $400 worth of products (see picture below) for the low, low price of $215 and then, on top of that already amazing deal, Stampin' Up! will GIVE YOU a Big Shot. Or, if you are already the lucky owner of a Big Shot, $125 in free product. Trust me, if you are even remotely considering making a large purchase or wanting a way to earn some extra cash while having fun stamping with your friends (old and new), this is the deal for you!

Check it out.

This kit includes (click on them to view):

Easy Events

For All You Do

Create a Cupcake

Triple Treat Flower

Cupcakes Stampin' Around® Wheel

Clear Block C

Patterns Designer Series Paper Stack

Assorted colour Smooth Card Stock (8-1/2" x 11") - Getting Started pack

Card Stock (8-1/2 x 11) - Whisper White

5/8" Satin Ribbon

VersaMark® Pad

4 x  ® (Basic Black, Old Olive, Real Red, and Pumpkin Pie)

2 x Stampin' Write® Marker (Daffodil Delight and Marina Mist)

Marina Mist Classic Refill

SNAIL Adhesive®

Stampin' Mist®

Cupcake Punch

Always Bird Décor Elements®

Medium Envelopes (40)

Color Coach

Substitutions are allowed (for items at the same price point) which makes the kit is completely customizable (is that a word?) For digi scrappers and card makers, the Digital + Starter Kit includes the full My Digital Studio® CD and His & Hers Collection DVD as well as some of the items above. 

So right now you can get $550 worth of Stampin' Up! products for only $215!! What are you waiting for? Grab the deal! Start creating and stamping with your friends and it will pay for itself in no time flat.

Okay, sales pitch is over. Have a Safe and Happy Hallowe'en tonight!!

Card Swap #4

This gorgeous one is from my Upline, Sandra. She does super amazing work that you really have to check out! This year she won an Artisan of the Year Award at Convention - for all you new to Stampin' Up!, this basically means she is a Creative Goddess and we all case her stuff like crazy!!

See what I mean? A-maz-ing!

This is a hybrid card. That means she created and printed off the patterned "Gratitude" piece in My Digital Studio (Stampin' Up!'s digital software) and then mounted it and added the ribbon and labels. Gorgeous right? You really have to check out her site for more of her amazing creations. Right now she's sharing swaps that she got at Convention plus other cards she's created for her Stampin' Royalty challenge blog. 

Does digital card making and scrapbooking sound like something you could do? Do you currently dabble in the digital world? Stampin' Up! is running a contest right now and the prize is $500 in digital downloads!!! That could allow you to purchase the full MDS suite plus just about everything in the catalogue! 

Okay, maybe I'm exaggerating ... a little ... 

For contest details click here or on the icon on my side bar. If you're a finalist you win $125 in digital downloads too! If you don't have MDS and want to enter the contest you can contact me and I'll see what I can do. I have a pretty basic version (waiting to upgrade when I upgrade my computer!) but I'm sure some magic could be created with it ... in the right hands!!