Well, I set the post below up to automatically post last week, and apparently something went wrong. :) I was rushing around trying to get post CHA projects finalized and also deciding whether we were going to keep our permits for a little Rogue River whitewater rafting trip late last week... anyway, I didn't check to make sure it posted, so I apologize for the delay! We ended up deciding to go ahead with the rafting trip.... here's where we were: That's Blossom Bar on the "Wild and Scenic" portion of the lower Rogue River. Probably my favorite spot on... Continue reading

If you live in the Southern California area, I just wanted to let you know we'll be bringing my booth to the Carson Original Rubber Stamp show this weekend. We normally bring Stamper's Anonymous and Art Gone Wild... but due to some scheduling conflicts with the CHA show being next week, we decided to bring my booth this time... and we'll also be bringing it in November, as usual. Tonya and I will be at the show this weekend.... well, actually I'll only be there on Saturday. I'm headed out to the big CHA show in Chicago on Sunday. BUT!!!... Continue reading

Whew! Been a long few months creating the Fall CHA new product releases! Most of the products are actually finalized and in stock already... Woohoo! I just wanted to let my Carson Original Rubber Stamp Convention friends that I will be at the show this weekend (well, I'll actually only be there on Saturday).... AND I'll be bringing most of the new products with me. Woohoo! Here's a little sneak peek at a few of the card samples made using the new stamp sets: Aw, I really like him, lol. Yes... cute friends.... I have a bunch of stuff for... Continue reading

Just a quick post to let you know who won the drawing for this stamp set: The stamp set is a Cling Mounted Red Rubber set, #JCS0171 Take Wing. Here's the lucky winner: Darcie, These sets are both beautiful, I really love the sentiments. Have fun in your garden. It's rainy and cool where I live. Posted by: Mary Mac So, Mary.... if you would please send me your mailing address by Friday, April 27th, I'll send that stamp set out to you on Wednesday, May 2nd when I return from the Akron Ohio Adventures in Stamping show. You can... Continue reading

I've been featuring projects from two of my newest rubber stamp sets, JCS0170 Birds and Bees and JCS0171 Take Wing. Here's those two stamp sets again: I thought I'd share a few more cards from these two sets, along with some instructions. Here's the first card: And one more: Would you like to make these two cards? Here are a couple of instruction sheets you can print out to make these: If you click on the above images, they will open in a new window in an 8 1/2" x 11" size. You can print the pages from that new... Continue reading

Just a quick post to let you know who won the Acrylic Shadowbox Butterfly Frame from last week's post. Here's the frame: And here's the lucky winner: wow i love love love this new shadowbox!!!! glad to have you posting again!! we missed u :) Posted by: Ana Garcia So Ana if you will email me at darcieheater@gmail.com with your mailing address by Friday, April 20th, I'll get that frame right out to you! I'll be back in a few days with more goodies for you! :) Darcie Continue reading

Hi! Just a quick post to let you know who won the Tin Pin Embellishments that I'm giving away from the last post. Thanks so much for all the kind comments on that post, I really appreciate it! Here's the tin pin sets: And here's the comment from the lucky winner: From a retired Navy Wife to a Military Mom.. I first applaud you for your "tight lips", altering photo's of his uniform, mumbling his age and keeping his location quiet, all very difficult to do. BUT it's very necessary! Does it get easier? No, but you, his wife, fellow... Continue reading

Today is my youngest son's menvenny menthevennth birthday. What?! I mumbled? Lol, well I also can't tell you where he is because he's far away and in harm's way. And this mom misses him tremendously! I refer to deployment year the dog year.... what feels like a year to other people... is actually seven years to me (and his new wife!). I can't call him and am just praying today is a day he gets some food and some sleep. :) Here's a photo of us at his recent wedding: Love that guy so much! For those of you who... Continue reading

Last week I shared a couple of new stamp sets with you. Today I thought I'd show you some of the other products that coordinate with the stamp sets. Here's the two stamp sets: And here's a photo of one of my new Acrylic Shadowbox Frames: This frame is item #ACR25 Butterfly Frame, retail $9.99. Below is a photo collage and instructions for each step. I hope you enjoy! Darcie's Butterfly Frame Instructions Darcie's Acrylic Shadowbox Butterfly Frame - ACR25 1. Take the solid background butterfly and one of the filigree butterfly chipboard pieces and place them on a non-stick... Continue reading

Hey! Sorry it's been so long! Not going to give you a list of excuses.... obviously I've been busy, I'm just going to get straight to it and try to get this thing back on track, lol. I thought I'd share a couple of my newest top selling stamp sets with you. These sets are the featured stamp sets for April in my "Stamp of the Month" program... so many of your local stores are displaying them this month. Here's the stamp sets: The above set is item #JCS170 Birds and Bees, retail price $8.79. The set measures 3 3/4"... Continue reading

• New products ready for CHA. Check. • New flyer finished and on the press. Check. • New website completed and activated. Check. Wait. Check? WOOHOO! Many thanks to those of you who have been patiently waiting (and waiting!) for our new website to be finalized.... I just wanted to let you know it's done and is ready for your perusal. You can view it at http://www.darcie.com. The new products are not on the site yet, they will be added the week of February 5th, right after CHA. The featured sales and featured projects will change the week of February... Continue reading

I hope you all had wonderful holidays with family and friends! Just a quick post to announce the winner of the Tin Pin Giveaway from the last post. Here's the prize: And here's the lucky winner: Wow, with the holiday rush I almost missed seeing this! What an amazing prize! I hope your holidays were blessed and that you got to spend lots of time with your family (especially the military son). God bless him, I'lll be praying for him during his deployment! Posted by: Aimee P Aimee, if you will please contact me by Midnight, December 29th with your... Continue reading

Back in October, we collaborated with Archiver's to create four unique "Archiver's Exclusive" kits for them featuring my Acrylic Shadowbox Ornaments. I noticed that Archiver's currently is featuring those kits in one of their email ads and thought I'd share it with you. If you live near an Archiver's, the ad also features coupons that are good until the end of the year. Here's the ornaments we designed exclusively for them: The kits include the Acrylic Shadowbox Ornament, die cut card stock papers, and all embellishments...which means they are extremely quick to assemble. You can also use them as a... Continue reading

I thought I'd share another printable freebie with you.... a larger version of the printable pennants from the last post. I used the pennants to make a "peace" banner. Here's a closer shot of those pennants: Peace. Right now that word is something that's near and dear to my heart...and also causes my stomach and heart to clench a little bit. My youngest son (who is in the military), is preparing to depart for faraway places in unsafe lands.... again. So these little pennants have special significance in my kitchen this year. Here's one more close up of the pennants:... Continue reading

I'm guardedly optimistic that my brand new website may be able to be activated sometime this next week...along with a "Grand Opening" sale, but I'm not getting my hopes up until I see it's actually COMPLETE. I've been trying to patiently wait for it to be completed, but definitely getting antsy and tired of waiting! Fingers, toes, everything crossed! To coordinate with the Grand Opening of my new website and after such a long blog hiatus, I decided to do a bunch of giveaways for a bunch of days in December...how's that for specific?! ;) Here's how it will work....... Continue reading

Wow. Has it reeeeally been that long?! I normally work on my blog in the evenings.... and as you can see I haven't had a spare evening lately. Let's see.... since I talked to you last I've manufactured a zillion tin pins for orders (they went really well at CHA), made lots of pretty wedding decorations my son's wedding, been blessed with two visits by the bride, had the whole family home for a visit, been to Hawaii for our son's wedding, (in between finalizing and checking the website) and sadly....had a family member steadily decline in health and pass... Continue reading

We're back from the Cincinnati Stampaway show and I thought I'd share a couple of photos from the Friday night Preview Party. The theme this year was "Flower Power"...which could be interpreted several different ways... hippies, 60's theme, or flowers. Greg Smallwood from Marco's Paper always comes up with amazing, involved costumes, but I think this one tops them all: Well, hello Sunshine! I didn't realize how uncomfortable it was for him until I read his blog... now that's true dedication! Our own Ted and Michelle {and many of our crew members from Stamper's Anonymous, Darcie's, Inky Antics and Art... Continue reading

Hi Blog Friends, I'm headed out to the Stampaway USA rubber stamp show in Cincinnati, OH this week, and wanted to share some coupons with you. It should be an awesome show! I have a couple of discounts for you if you live in the area and will be attending the show: DISCOUNT #1 - The Come A Runnin' Discount and FREE GIFT I'll be handing out coupons to the first 20 people who come directly to the booth when the doors open on Friday evening and again on Saturday morning. The coupons are for a variety of discounts, based... Continue reading

Just a quick post to pick a winner of this Tin Pin set: Here's the winning comment: Darcie, I really love this set of stamps and the Tin Pins also! And what a gorgeous place to camp, I hope you get to go do that soon! Thank you for sharing your designs with us, I LOVE your new flyer. (and thanks for the chance to win those pins!) Posted by: allyson p So, Allyson P.... if you will email me your mailing address, I'll get those Tin Pins right out to you. Please email me at darcieheater@typepad.com, by Monday, August... Continue reading

Hey, Congrats to all the winners in the Tin Pins giveaway! Thank you for sending me your addresses, I'll be mailing those out early next week (August 9th-ish). See below for more Tin Pin FREEBIES! These make great embellishments for all your crafting projects. And speaking of crafting projects....I met Jenny from Craft Test Dummies at the Akron show in Ohio in April, and sent her home with a few goodies to play with. She posted a review of my papers today on Craft Test Dummies, so I thought I'd share a quick photo of one of the projects she... Continue reading

Thought I'd share the other new "Beach" set with you today, so you can see how well they coordinate. Here's one of the cards: I like the saying on this card... we can't always control the things that happen to us, but we CAN adjust our attitude towards those things that are not under our control. A good reminder to me....and all of us... to look for the positive, even when it doesn't seem like there is anything positive in certain situations. Here's the red rubber cling mounted stamp set that was used to make the card above: The item... Continue reading

OK, I know you're going to wonder about this one. Releasing beach sets along with a "Winter" CHA release? Here's my line of thinking.... 1. I work with a "Beach" addict... (yes, YOU, Mrs. Tonya!)... and she had just returned from a trip to Florida when I was designing the new products earlier this year. Her enthusiasm for all things "Beachy" was contagious. I'm hooked. It's your fault, T. 2. Beach Cottage Style decorating items are HOT right now....after listening to Mrs. T go on and on and be so excited.... I started looking at some of the Pottery Barn... Continue reading

It's been months in the works and a whole lotta hours.... and here it is, ready to premier at the Summer CHA show....my new flyer! I was at a show in Novi recently and I had a customer say to me that she and her friends were at the hotel the night before, laying in bed talking..... about me, lol! Yikes, with an opening line like that, I wasn't sure what was coming next. Anyway, she paid me a really sweet compliment.... she said she and her friends were amazed at the transformation and retransformation of my line over the... Continue reading

OK, time for a couple more sneak peeks at my new Tin Pin Buttons, in between the new stamp set sneak peeks. The Tin Pins are 1" round little flat back buttons that can be used as embellishments. You can use them on your scrapbook pages and on your crafting projects. They make adorable little flower centers for your fabric rolled roses and for paper flowers also. I'll show you some fabric versions after CHA. Here's a peek at another set: The set above is DHD05 Little Red. It coordinates with my red rubber cling mounted set #JCS145 Little Red.... Continue reading

I was fortunate to be able to attend a motivational conference a few years ago, and Zig Ziglar was one of the speakers. He is a master motivator and places a heavy emphasis on setting goals and "dreaming big". I have a book of quotes from him and I peek through it once in awhile when I'm in the planning, goal setting stages of my life. This little framed project is going to sit on my desk.... as one of my goals is to be able to see the Eiffel Tower in person one day. :) This project is made... Continue reading