Good Morning Dolls! As many of you know, it is Stampin'up's! 25th Anniversary! As part of the 25-year anniversary celebration, they are bringing back some of our favorite stamp images from the last quarter century and combining them into 12 sets, which will release—one set per month—during 2013. Even better, along with some great classic images, each “Best of” set will also include a never-before-seen image! Here are the three sets that have been released so far.... And today, they have released March's Stamp Set, the Best of Flowers! I am attaching for you here, a link so that you... Continue reading

Good Morning Dolls! Stampin'Up! has come up with yet ANOTHER brilliant idea to keep paper crafting quick, simple, easy and as a part of your every day life! Here is all the info, please take a moment and read about this awesome new program! Sweep away the mundane-your creativity carriage awaits! I'm Paper Pumpkin . . . I come to your door each month (a fully decked-out creativity carriage). I'll help you to escape your life with some paper fun. I come in a sweet box, but you'll really love what you find on the inside: All the stamps, ink,... Continue reading

Good Morning Dolls, Stampin'Up! has made an exciting new announcement today! They have released a brand new type of Stamp, made of Photopolymer! Photo....WHAT?! Watch this cute Home Office video! Stampin'Up! has searched long and hard for the perfect material to use so as to introduce completely clear stamping and it is finally here!!! Photopolymer stamps are the PERFECT mate to our new firm foam pads! What makes them so great? They're entirely transparent for perfect placement every time! They are durable. The photopolymer material is designed to last. Can you say sticky? (Don't worry; in a good way.) These... Continue reading

Good Morning Dolls! Wow, its taken me like a week to get this port up as I had been having major issues with my Typepad account. I'm so sorry that I didn't get this up sooner, but hopefully many of you already saw this class offering via email or facebook! So! Without further ado, here are the details for my Feburary Valentine's Day Class! Please come and join us, and make 30 3 x 3 Valentine's Day Cards (6 each of 5 Designs) for $20. These cards are PERFECT to use for your child's classroom friends, co-workers, or even year... Continue reading

Hello Again Dolls! In December, we snuck in one more Christmas card and then a super cute New Year's Card, which we had a blast making! The first card is an adorable door front which we made using the Woodgrain background stamp, the Woodgrain embossing folder and the coredinations card stock from the Holiday Seasonal Catalgoue! The Woodgrain folder is one of the items that will be carrying over from the Holiday Seasonal Catalgoue but if you are looking to get your hands on some Gumball Green, Cherry Cobbler or Early Espresso Cordinations card stock, you'll need to get it... Continue reading

Hey There Dolls! It's been a while since you've had a "real" post from me! I've been a busy girl taking two full time Accounting courses between October and now. A piece of advice from me.....NEVER take a horribly, painful and boring course over the CHRISTMAS season! I don't know about you guys, but Christmas is my favorite time of the year! Decorating, shopping, baking, crafting of course and visiting with family and friends are all of my favorite things to do and I got to do NONE of them this year! I took two days off for shopping and... Continue reading

Hey Dolls, Just wanted to give everyone a heads up that the Clearance Rack has been updated and there is some pretty amazing stuff on there! I think it is safe to assume that it is going to go VERY fast, so I will be placing an order by the end of the day tomorrow. If there is anything that you would like, please email or text me and let me know. Here is a link to shop: http://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/default.aspx If your order is $100 or more, you are better off to place the order yourself, as you would not be... Continue reading

Hey Dolls! Great News! This week, starting on November 19th, Stampin'Up! will be holding an Online Extravaganza! The Online Extravaganza promotion is our biggest online sale of the year! We want to make it easier for you to make your Christmas purchases during a time a busy time when you might no necessarily have the time to hold a Stampin' Up! party. So during these 10 days only, you can get incredible discounts-up to 50 percent-on some of your favorite products! In addition, there will be three products 20 percent off for 24-hours only on both the first and last... Continue reading

Good Afternoon Ladies! Today Stampin'Up! released two more new products for you to enjoy! The first one is an App for ITunes or Google Play and it looks super neat! The second product is for those of you who love to emboss, but have difficulty committing to the cost of a Big Shot Machine! Now, for only a fraction of the cost, you can pick up a Texture Boutique Machine, also made by Sizzix! If you would like any more information on these products, please don't hesitate to contact me! And don't forget, if you book and hold a $575... Continue reading

Hello Dolls! Just announced today!!! Hold a workshop anytime between November 1- December 16th with $575 in sales and receive a FREE collection of Classic Stampin' Pads! You can choose from Brights, Subtles or Regals (a $64.95 value)! Plus, the free ink is in addition to the regular hostess benefits of $90 plus any two items at 50% off! OR!!! If you sign up as a demonstrator between November 1 - December 16, 2012 you will also receive a FREE collection of Classic Stampin' Pads! Even better, Stampin' Up!'s New Demonstrator Starter Kit is completely customizable! Build your Starter Kit... Continue reading

Good Morning Dolls! Whew, what a sale that was yesterday! Thank you so much to all those of you who took advantage of the 15% off sale and placed an order! Of course time stands still for NO man.....especially this (wo)man; and so we're on to the next promotion! October 29 - November 5th Stampin'Up is offering free digital downloads ALL WEEK LONG! You will be able to download these freebies and enjoy them whether you currently use My Digital Studio (our software) or another type of software such as Photoshop. So make sure that you go to the My... Continue reading

Howdy Dolls! On Monday October 29th EVERY STAMP IS 15% OFF!!! Every stamp that we sell will be on sale for 24 hours on Monday October 29th at 15% off their regular price! That's EVERY stamp! This means - Background Stamps, Personalized Name Stamps, Cookie Press Stamps, Single Image Stamps! The exclusions are Hostess sets, bundled stamp sets and Digital stamps. The promotion runs from 12:01 am to - 11:59 pm Ironically, on Monday I will be busy writing my Intermediate Financial Accounting Exam, so I will not be available to input orders until the evening. I am posting this... Continue reading

Howdy Ladies! I wanted to stop and share my September cards with you all since some of my sweet ladies couldn't make it to club this month, I wanted you all to have access to the photos and instructions for the Halloween Centre Step card! For those of you who belong to club, you know that each month we do one regular card that is 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 and then one Fun Fold! So this month, the fun fold was the Centre Step card. Here were our two projects for the month of September: September Club Cards The... Continue reading

Good Afternoon Ladies! Just a head's up that Stampin'Up! has added 70 new items to the clearance rack! Be sure not to miss these great items! You can head there by clicking HERE or by going to my SU! Web page at www.kristyne.stampinup.net. Happy Shopping! Continue reading

Good Morning Dolls, Many of you have stated in the past that you would love to see Stampin'Up! offer some single stamps! Well, your wish has come true! Starting now until January 23, 2013 you can try out any one of the pieces from any of the following three stamp sets: You won't see this offer on Stampin'Up!'s website, so get all your details here and place an order with me, or through my website! Please note that these stamps are available unmounted only, which means you will need one of our clear blocks to use them! Each add gives... Continue reading

Hey Dolls! Here's what's new for October! Fine Print See those special item numbers above? You’ve got to use those in order to get your FREE Festive Paper-Piercing Pack. Get your FREE paper-piercing pack by purchasing the Ornament Keepsakes Set and Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper or the Ornament Keepsakes Bundle and Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper. Remember: the bundle gets you an additional 15 percent off the set and the Holiday Ornaments Framelits Dies. So many options! This promotion has no limits–for every bundle you buy, you’ll get a free Festive Paper-Piercing Pack. They make great Christmas... Continue reading

Good Morning Dolls! Saturday, our last day in St. George, I took part in hiking and zipline tour. I cannot believe that I have been to St. George three times and never tried any of their outdoor activities. This was truly the experience of a lifetime! Paragone Adventures took us to Camelback Mountain for a half day hike and tour. I had SO much fun! Is it funny or sad that I'm enjoying a hike in the beautiful outdoors with my Iphone in hand?! lol Camel Back Mountain with my buddy Susan Camel Back Mountain with my buddy Susan The... Continue reading

Good Morning Dolls, I'm back again to share all the deets of day 3 in St. George! The morning after the pajama party we were up bright and early to head to Kanab, which is where Stampin'Up!'s factory is located. This is where the company produces, on average, 16,000 stamp sets a day with only 65 employees!! Wowzers!!!! =) While on our tour of Kanab, we get to see how stamp sets are made, put together and packaged and this time, we got to see how our new ink pads are made! Stampin'Up! is trying to do as many processess... Continue reading

Good Morning Dolls! As promised, I am back today to share more with you of my trip to St. George, Utah for the 2012 Founders Circle Incentive Trip! One of my favorite events while at Founders is the Pajama Party and Business Share/Swap night. It's like trick or treating for the BEST CARDS EVER! We all get our jammies on and swap with all 125 other ladies so that we can take home a collection of awesome cards to share with our customers! This year, SU gave us each a cute bag to collect our cards in, that matched the... Continue reading

Hello My Loyal Dolls! I know it has been quite some time since you have heard from me here. I do apologize for that and if you haven't unsubscribed yet -- thank you for your patience and faith in me! While I do not intend to spend a ton of time here on the blog, I do still like to try and keep in touch with all my friends out there who do check in every so often and let you know what the heck I'm up to! So I am going to spend the next week catching ya'll up... Continue reading

Good Morning Dolls! Just an update on the Stamp-a-Stack sign up!! I have had some people move around/switch dates and so I still have 3 spots available for Friday August 24th from 6-9 pm. The Saturday August 25th class from 12-3 also still has 3 spots available! So if you are interested, please contact me to sign up! This Stamp-a-Stack will include The Ornament Keepsakes Acrylic Stamp Set and Matching Framelits as well as your 10 cards for $70 (or $80 if you prefer a wood stamp set). The value of the stamp set and framelits on their own is... Continue reading

Hello Dolls! Today's share is a Money Card Holder that I made for my neighbor for a shower she attended last week. The color combo is Peach Parfait (retired) and Calypso Coral (2011-2013 In Color). The wedding dress stamp and the "For the Bride" stamp came from the Love and Laughter Stamp set. The words in the background which have been stamped on in versamark and heat embossed with clear embossing powder are the "En Francais" background stamp. The technique on this card is Emboss Resist. That is, I first rolled the Jumbo Wheel "Wedding Words" in White Craft Ink... Continue reading

It's time for Christmas in August!!! I will be holding my annual Summer Christmas Stamp-a-Stack this year on two dates: Friday August 24th from 6-9 pm and Saturday August 25th from 12-3 pm. There are only 2 spots still available for Friday night and 11 spots for Saturday, so sign up early!!! This Stamp-a-Stack will include The Ornament Keepsakes Acrylic Stamp Set and Matching Framelits as well as your 10 cards for $70 (or $80 if you prefer a wood stamp set). The value of the stamp set and framelits on their own is $64.95 so you are literally paying... Continue reading

Hello Dolls, Here is what one of our June Cards looked like! This Fun Fold Card used the Patterned Party Stamp set and the Patio Party Designer Series paper to create a "pop up cake card" inspired by my Lovely Friend Leann Greff from the U.S.! Thanks for stopping by, Continue reading