Sale-A-Bration 2020 is going on now!!!!

Hi All,
Just poppin' in to say Happy New Year and to let you know that the biggest sale of the Stampin' UP! year is underway.  Sale-A-Bration is now live and there are 3 ways to get free Stampin' UP! products. First you Shop... order $50 before tax and shipping and you can get 1 free item from an exclusive group of Sale-A-Bration products. There are also select items for $100 orders too. The second way to get free items is to Host a party. As the host you get the rewards and free products. For orders at a party of $300 or more you will receive a special host only stamp set called "Little Ladybug" it is sooooo cute!!! I will have some samples to show you later this week. As a demonstrator I was able to get that stamp set as a pre-order just one of my perks as a demonstrator.  Speaking of being a demonstrator that's the 3rd way to get free products during Sale-A-Bration.  When you Join the Stampin' UP! family during Sale-A-Bration you get to chose $125 of product for $99 plus tax there is no shipping. These are any products you want there is no pre-set beginner's kit at Stampin' UP! That's a great deal to start with but wait there's more....every new family member during Sale-A-Bration gets a joining bonus and this year it includes a new demonstrator exclusive 6x6 trimmer, a 6x6 sample pack of many of the new designer series papers from the 2020 Mini catalog and a stamp set of your choice from any of the catalogs.  There is NO price limit on the stamp set you can chose!!!  To join my team you just click this link skybowcreations.stampinup.net and chose the join button on the top it will take you to the sign up page and then you can just follow along with the directions easy peasy.  I joined the Stampin' UP! family 5 years ago this week and it has been AMAZING!!!! The people I've met and the friends I've made are beyond wonderful. It was one of the best decisions I ever made.  You never have to sell a single thing to anyone else if you don't want to. But as a demonstrator you get at least 20% off everything you buy so this is what I call a WIN-WIN. Sale-A-Bration ends March 31st but why wait start getting your 20% discount today!!!

Please let me know if you have any questions. You can contact me at vicksand99@gmail.com  I'd love to have you join my team and the Stampin' UP! family during the 2020 Sale-A-Bration.  Until next time be safe and Happy Stampin'!!!

2019 Sale-A-Bration has begun

Hi All,
I hope you all had a safe New Year's celebration and are ready to embrace 2019 and all that it has to offer.  It was loud in our neighborhood until about 1 o'clock in the morning but then it was quite and no more fireworks have been heard this week which is great because the noise from them terrifies my little Petra.
Anyway on to the crafty stuff. As promised I'm back with a Sale-A-Bration and 2019 Stampin' Up! Occasions catalog update. The catalog went live this morning so I thought you'd enjoy some samples using some of my favorite stamp sets, dies & designer papers from the new Occasions catalog & Sale-A-Bration brochure. I'm going to be sharing these cards at 2 classes I'm teaching this month in my neighborhood.

If you would like to get a copy of the new Stampin' UP! 2019 Occasions catalog & Sale-A-Bration brochures into you hands leave me a comment, I'd love to be your demonstrator so I will get them out in the mail to you right away. You can see an online version of the catalog and brochure by clicking on the picture of them at the top right of this blog.  You can also find the new products at my online 24/7 webstore at www.skybowcreations.stampinup.net or by clicking on the Shop Now button on the right.

Well that's it for now. Thanks for stopping by. Until next time Happy Stampin'! 

OnStage was Awesome...

Hi All,
So this past weekend I was able to go to Stampin' Up's bi-annual demonstrator event that they call OnStage.  I got to go to San Diego with these 6 wonderful ladies pictured here.  We got to see the new 2017-2018 Stampin' Up catalog. We got to touch and see some of the new products. We got to share ideas and business tips with each other and we got to get inspired by what other demonstrators around this area are doing with their Stampin' Up business. Not all demonstrators get to go so it was wonderful to be able to go to this event. The next event is in November in Salt Lake City Utah and as it is a live event meaning the corporate team is going to be there it will be a 3 day event instead of just a 1 day event that this past weekend was. In addition to all the activities I listed above one other thing Stampin' Up demonstrators do whenever we get  together is swaps. A swap is just what it says we swap cards or 3D items we make with other demonstrators.  As a part of this event all the ladies pictured above decided as we are a team that we would do an over the top swap which means we put in extra effort to make a special card or 3D item just for the ladies on the this team. I've decided to share my swap and a couple of the ones I received.

This is mine it was a double slider card which means that when you pull on one end of the card you get both ends to slide out. I choose to used the Stampin' Up Cool Treats Stamp Set & the Frozen Treats Framelit dies to make the sweet treats on this card. I used the coordinating Designer Series Paper along with Crumb Cake for the card base and then I used Pool Party with Peekaboo Peach and Whisper White cardstock to finish the card. The card was well received by all the gals.  Here are some of the swaps I received in return from the members of this team swap

I love this one as it is a Z fold box card and the bumble bees jiggle when you open the card.

This one is a great collage effect card and I absolutely love the hot air balloons on this card.

As a little something special I made all the gals a small gift with a small gift bag. They all thought that this was such a special gift and while each key chain was stamped in a different color each one said that they loved the color they got. Little did they know that I had prayed for each of them as I made their little gift and that I hope that the Lord Bless them abundantly this coming year. Each of these gals are special to me and I just wanted to let them know that.

Well that's it for today. Thanks for stopping by my little corner of the web. Take care and until next time Happy Stampin'.

Coloring inside the lines....

Hi All
Today I just wanted to share the Stampin' Up Sale-A-Bration Designer Series Paper Inside the lines. I had a new beginner stampers class this past Friday afternoon for gals who just wanted to learn more about what Stampin' Up is all about and get to play with some of the awesome products Stampin' Up has. The 3 ladies were all given these pieces needed to complete this card and yet once the cards where all done each was unique and different. In my card I used the new watercolor pencils and a blender pen to color the piece that is the focal image in this card one of the ladies did the same thing as I did but 1 of the others decided to use markers only and the last did a combination of both pencils and markers and all three cards turned out GREAT!!!! For the card you';; also need a card base in the color of your choice and a scrap of black and a small piece of burlap ribbon, some matching twine and a glimmer paper the one I used is bermuda bay as it was one of the Sale-A-Bration items I got for a recent order and while I would usually hoard it living in this small rental home makes it important that I use what I get because I really don't have anywhere else to keep it and the new annual catalog will be here in just a few short weeks at least for us demonstrators and I know I'll want more Stampin' Up products I always do....oh dear I digress to finish off the card I simply used the handheld stapler to attach the 3 banners to the front of the card after I used the dragonfly dreams stamp set for the sentiment in memento tuxedo black ink this really was a easy card to make the hardest part was getting the colored image to adhere to the glimmer paper circle I tried all my dry adhesives and finally settled on the mono multi glue and it worked like a champ..... If you'd like to recreate this card you will find a list below of the items I used and all you have to do is click on the picture and it will take you to my 24/7 online webstore.  I'd love to earn your business so if you have any questions need help or want to get a set of catalogs just leave me a comment and I'll get back to you as soon as possible.

Well that't it for today. Thanks for stopping by my little corner of the web. Until next time Happy Stampin'.

      **** Product List****

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[131197]

$8.00

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[121045]

$8.00

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

$35.00

6" X 6" (15.2 Cm X 15.2 Cm) Glimmer Paper Assortment Pack

[143831]

$0.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$4.00

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

$7.00

Stampin' Trimmer

[126889]

$30.00

Bermuda Bay Thick Baker’S Twine

[138413]

$3.50

Handheld Stapler

[139083]

$10.00

Paper Snips Scissors

[103579]

$10.00

5/8" (1.6 Cm) Burlap Ribbon

[141487]

$7.00

Inside The Lines Designer Series Paper

[143830]

$0.00

Medium Whisper White Envelopes

[107301]

$6.50

Watercolor Pencils

[141709]

$16.00

Oops....

Hi All
Well I just realized that the last blog update was on February 17th and that's been several weeks not days as I had hoped.  Sorry for the break in posting, it was just a tad bit hectic around these parts.  Anyway I'm here today and thought that I'd share my recent Cricut Club project. It's a 3-D spring sampler shadow box (some folks on Pintrest call them "inchies"). Except for the frame everything is made using Stampin' Up products.  I think it turned out super cute and all the ladies that got to make one thought it was cute too.

With the glass on the front of the frame it's a bit hard to get a good picture though....

Here it is without the frame but my camera flash was causing me issues on Saturday evening....

If you are interested in purchasing Stampin' Up products and don't have a demonstrator or current catalog please let me know I'll get one out to you right away. If you don't need a catalog to shop you can find all the goodies I used for this project at my online store at www.skybowcreations.stampinup.net or by simply clicking theorder here Stampin' Up button in the upper right corner of this blog. Sale-A-Bration continues through March 31st so you can earn free limited edition Stampin' Up products (these can not be ordered) by placing a $50 (before tax & shipping) order.  You don't want to miss out on this amazing deal.

Paper Pumpkin is getting ready to celebrate it's 3rd birthday and they are sending out special Aqua boxes to celebrate.  Don't miss the chance to get one of these cute little aqua boxes you have until March 10th to get in on that fun.  I think this will go great with Stampin' Up's new movement called "#imbringingbirthdaysback" this is the brain child of the very talented Shannon West.  I got my stamp and have made about 10 birthday cards to send out shortly so I'll be getting those pictures posted soon.

I hope that you enjoyed your visit.  Leave me a comment so I know you dropped by.

Take care and find sometime this week to get your crafting on!!!

Weekly deals and a Spring Wreath

Hi there all you blog followers, family and friends. Just wanted to share a Spring Wreath that I designed for my May Cricut Club. I was inspired by a fellow Stampin' Up Demonstrator in the UK who goes by Pootles.  You can find her on the internet at pootles.co.uk.  Anyway I took her idea and added my Cricut spin and here you go.....

I got the grapevine wreath at Michael's and the mini LED lights from Amazon. I used Flower Shoppe and Everyday Pop-up Cards Cricut cartridges and of course all the paper and ribbon is from Stampin' Up.  On the right you can see Stampin' Up's weekly deals good through Memorial Day.  Remember if you see something you want just click on the picture and it will take you right to my online store where you can order that item as well as anything else you may need. The best part of shopping at my online store is that all your items are delivered right to your door.   Also just a quick reminder that Stampin' Up has a 50% off their Paper Pumpkin program and you can find more information at paperpumpkin.com just remember to chose me as your demonstrator. 

Thanks for stopping by my corner of the web...