New Product Available!

The Simply Scored Diagonal Plate is now available for purchase!The Diagonal Plate is a must-have companion to your Simply Scored Scoring Tool. The Diagonal Plate fits securely on the base of the Simply Scored Scoring Tool and is perfect for scoring unique envelopes, boxes, and more!

Product Features

• Sits on top of the Simply Scored base
• Held securely in place by rubber pads on back of the plate
• Has etched grooves every 1/8"
• Can score any size card stock up to 12" x 12"
• Includes instructions for creating common envelope sizes
• Coordinating products include
  • Simply Scored (item 122334)
  • Simply Scored Place Markers (item 125625)
  • Simply Scored Stylus (item 125624)
  • Bone Folder (item 102300)

Getting back into the swing of things. Thanks for stopping by.
dd

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

Wow ~ I missed the whole month of February! How can that happen? Don't even ask, just know that I have done some training, research, and soul searching, and am planning to get back to posting on a more regular basis.

Today's post is in honor of Dr. Seuss. A fun little poem to the tune of Green Eggs and Ham but stamping related. I hope you enjoy!

I saw this on another Demonstrator's Blog and thought it was really cute. I changed it just a bit to fit my name ~

I am Debbie. Debbie D. Would you come and stamp with me?

I would not like to, Debbie D! I would not like to stamp, you see!

Would you try it here or there? Could you try it anywhere?

I would not try it here or there. I would not try it anywhere. I would not like to stamp please see - I would not like to, Debbie D!

Would you try it with your girls? Would you decorate with pearls?

I would not try it with my girls, I would not decorate with pearls. I would not try it here or there. I would not want to anywhere!

Would you stamp with all your friends? Could I show you all the trends?

I will not stamp with all my friends. I do not want to know the trends! I do not want to with my girls, I will not decorate with pearls! I will not try it here or there, I will not try it anywhere!

You do not like to, so you say. Try it! Try it! and you may!

Debbie! If you will let me be – I will try it, you will see…

Say! I LIKE to stamp yippee! I do!! I like to, Debbie D! I will learn about the trends, I will stamp with all my friends! I will decorate with pearls, I will try it with my girls! I will try it here and there, I will try it everywhere!

I do so like to stamp I see! Thank you! Thank you, Debbie D!

Thanks for stopping by!

dd

Sweet Cake

Today's card features the fun new stamp set in the Occasions Mini Catalog, Sweet Cake, and Designer Series Paper, Twitterpated. I love the color combination of Riding Hood Red, Pretty in Pink and Basic Grey.

I stamped the cupcake image twice, once with Basic Grey Classic Ink, and once with Pretty in Pink. I cut out the pink cupcake by hand, and adhered it with Stampin' Dimensionals. I used my Stampin' Write Markers to color the cherry, cut it out and adhered it with a Mini Glue Dot.

The Happy Birthday sentiment is from the same stamp set. I used my markers again, to get the multi-color stamped image. I used Riding Hood Red and Pear Pizzazz to coordinate with the DSP.

To bring in a little more pink, I added a bit of the new Pleated Satin Ribbon. A product saving tip here ~ just put about a 1" piece on either side on the main image, instead of going all the way across the card. Then I used Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the main image to my card. The little red heart was cut with the new Fashionable Hearts Embosslit.

Do you want to make this card? If you bought the products to make it, you could earn a FREE Sale-a-Bration item! Now through March 31, earn free product with every $50 you spend. Contact me or visit my website for more details.

Thanks for stopping by ~
dd

Let The Sale-a-Bration Begin!

Today's the Day ~ Sale-a-Bration is finally here! I think we as Demonstrators look forward to this time of year as much as our Customers do. It is such an exciting time. After all, who doesn't Love FREE product?

From now through March 31, 2012 with every $50 you spend you can choose either one of 8 exclusive SAB items or one of 12 specially picked items from the Idea Book & Catalog. There are stamp sets, either wood mount or clear, your choice, buttons, brads, ribbon & more! More choices mean more fun.

Want even more fun? Share the SAB experience with your friends by Hosting a Workshop. As a Hostess with a $150 Workshop, you will earn all of the regular benefits, PLUS an adorable FREE reusable tote! What could be more fun than that? Host a $400 Workshop and earn all of that PLUS for the first time Stampin' Up! has created a Hostess Bundle. This bundle includes the Fresh Vintage Stamp Set, Everyday Enchantment DSP, and Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and Brad Pack. These items can be seen on pages 6 & 7 of the SAB Catalog.

Thinking about joining the Stampin' Up! family? No better time than the present. Join during SAB for only $125. That's a $50 savings, PLUS, get a FREE Designer Series Paper Pack or Digital Download, you choose, every month for the rest of the year!

It is definitely an exciting time! There's a lot of information here, and can seem a bit overwhelming. Contact me with any questions, to book a workshop, to place an order, or just to chat.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a Great Day!
dd

Simple Valentine

I have a cute, simple Valentine Card for you today. This one uses the Candy Conversations Stamp featured in the A la Carte section of the Occasions Mini Catalog.

Yep, this is one stamp! I used my Stampin' Write Markers to color the hearts. The colors I used are, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Real Red, Riding Hood Red, and Cherry Cobbler. I also couldn't resist using the new Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folder again. These are just like the regular embossing folders, but they are only 1" wide, so you can add adorable embossed accents to your cards or scrapbook pages.

I added a simple strip of 1/8" Real Red Taffeta Ribbon and used some Linen Thread to tie on the Love Tag from the Trinket Hearts, also found in the Occasions Mini.

Tomorrow kicks off Sale-a-Bration 2012! Are you ready to earn FREE exclusive product?
With every $50 you purchase, you can choose free Stamps, a Ribbon & Brad Bundle, Cardstock, Designer Series Paper & more! Host a Workshop between January 24, 2012 and March 31 and earn even more! Contact me for more details.

Thanks for stopping by ~
dd

Framelits Fun Storage Solution

I am loving the new Framelits Dies. They are great for cutting and layering both cardstock and Designer Series Paper. I also love that they come in their own little folder, to keep them all together, and it's labeled! I do have another little trick or technique, to share with you that you may want to try to make storing your folders even more fun!

This is how they come. All together, with a sticky strip of adhesive in the center to hold them on a light-weight piece of chipboard.

I took the Framelits off, and added a piece of Magnet Sheet, approximately 2" wide. You don't need to cover the entire piece of chipboard. If you haven't seen these, they are sold on page 216 in the catalog and can be cut with the Big Shot. More fun projects just waiting to be created!

Now, this is the fun part! I had a lot of extra Beau Chateau Designers Series Paper from another project, and it's one of my favorites, so I covered the entire piece of chipboard with DSP. Now you can put your Framelits back on the chipboard. No adhesive necessary, they just stick to the magnet, so they won't fall off when you slip them back into their folder!

Stampin' Up! has stated that they will be coming out with more Framelits, Edgelits and hopefully more of the Textured Impressions Embossing Folders like the Adorning Accents. Another nice thing about the folders is that you can store your smaller sized embossing folders in the coordinating Edgelit Folder! I love organization, and I love it even more when it's all done for me! These handy folders store perfectly in the Medium Big Shot Die Storage Box.

I hope you enjoyed today's little tip. And don't forget, Sale-a-Bration is just a couple of days away!

Thanks for stopping by ~
dd

Sale-a-Bration Sneak Peek

With Sale-a-Bration just a few days away, I thought it was time to give you a little peek of some of the Exclusive products that you can earn for FREE! Here is my card honoring the Sale-a-Bration ~

This card features the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper. I am in Love with this assortment of paper! It is so beautiful and coordinates with the 2011-2013 In-Colors. During Sale-a-Bration, when you spend $50 you can get this pack of 12x12 paper FREE. You will get 12 sheets, 2 each of 6 double-sided designs.

The sentiment is another SAB exclusive item. This is the Outlined Occasions Stamp Set. It is a set of 6, and can also be yours FREE with a qualifying order. I stamped it on Naturals Ivory Cardstock, and colored it in with my Calypso Coral Stampin' Write Marker. Then I cut it in to a tag shape and added the brad and ribbon, which are also SAB products. The Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack coordinates with the DSP and comes with 2 spools of ribbon, Calypso Coral & Lucky Limeade, 10 yards each, and an assortment of coordinating brads.

I used the new Framelits Labels Collection to cut the DSP. To enhance the vintage look of the paper and add dimension, I used my Sponge Daubers and Soft Suede Classic Ink to sponge the edges. To give extra dimension, I used Stampin' Dimensionals on the second and third layers. The small floral piece I hand-cut. I added a small piece of scallop border to the tag, punched from Calypso Coral Cardstock with the Scallop Border Trim Punch.

The Framelits are great and easy to use. They coordinate with stamp sets found in the Occasions Mini. Since they are frames, they enable you to see where you're placing the design on your paper before you cut, so you can center them over a stamped image or an image on the patterned paper like I did here. I Love them!

Sale-a-Bration starts January 24. Remember you can place your orders online, anytime, from the comfort of your own home, enjoying all the same benefits and have your orders shipped directly to your doorstep!

Contact me with any questions or to book your workshop. Thanks for stopping by ~
dd