Christmas Fun Folds Class

So does it feel like Christmas now that Thanksgiving is over and Black Friday is behind us? I realized a couple of things trying to keep up at Black Friday...one I went out and 8pm and didn't get home till 8:30am. I used to stay up and "party" in college and standing in line for gifts just isn't the same. second I'm no longer in my 20's so it's taking me a little longer to recover. Yes, it was easier when I was younger, lol! But the good  news is I got a TON of shopping completed so I was able to check a lot off my list!

I wanted to take a moment a share my Christmas Card Fun Class that I had in November. With my Classes you will receive detailed instructions, supplies used and a picture for each card so that you can easily recreate them. Here is the first card known as a "Peek-A-Boo" card:

Next we have a "Z Fold" card

This is known as a "Joy Fold" card

Last but not least a "Criss-Cross" Card

As you can see each card required some special folding to complete. We used the same stamp set for all the cards Frosty Friends plus Cherry Cobbler & Gumball Green paper and the Snow Festival DSP. You can find all these products in my online shop.

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you have a great weekend!

It's Beginning to Look...

a lot like Christmas. Even though the weather is beautiful we took the time to try and get some of the Christmas lights up around the house. The weather has been in the upper 60's so even though it doesn't feel like Christmas things are starting to look like it. 

A couple of weeks or so ago, I had an open house to introduce Stampin' Up to my friends. I'm so excited that I joined the SU family - things are going well and I'm looking forward to growing and sharing my passion. I'm finally excited about creating again...New goodies and a GREAT company will do that!

Here is my Make N Take that I had at my Open House. It's inspired by a card I saw on Mary Fish's blog. I LOVE how the stamps and Framelits work together. Makes creating cards oh so easily!

I plan on sharing more pics of my open house but here is how I had the Make N Take station. I was able to help 3 people at one time (if they needed it). I had all the supplies cut and stuffed in an envelope so all they had to do was grab it and they were ready to go.

I kept the card along with the full stamp sets all together. The big shot station was next to the Make N Take station so they could easily cut out their ornament.

Over all the Open House was a great success. Right now we just started a round of Stamp Club. If you are interested in learning more about that or maybe hosting your own Workshop, contact me. I have some dates available! I'm also getting back into teaching at my house. I had a Fun Folds Christmas Card Class earlier this month that turned out really good. If you'd like to receive my newsletter or do a little shopping, be sure to visit my site HERE.

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Online Extravaganza Starts Today!

Well you still have time as this sale just started today! And there are some DOORBUSTER sales that are only good for 24 hours (hurry...still have a little time)

You can get the Simply Scored Diagonal Plate, the Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine and the Big Shot Doctor's Bag at 20% off TODAY only!!

But there's a lot more in store...to see everything check it out 

http://www.stampinup.com/us/documents/Online_X_flyer_US.pdf

Take advantage of a wonderful sale and get yourself a little Christmas goodies early...you know you've been good this year!

You can shop at my STORE or contact me and I'll get you taken care of! Don't miss out!!

HUGE STAMP SALE - ONE DAY ONLY!

For one day only, you can get 15% off almost every stamp that Stampin' Up Sells! The goal is to sell more stamps in a single day than every before!

Here are the details:

• Starting at 12AM (MT) and ending at 11:50PM (MT) on Monday October 29th only
• All stamps in the current catalogs including
• Background stamps
• Personalized name stamps
• Cookie Press Stamps
• Single-image Stamps
• This does not include
• Hostess Sets
• Bundled Stamp Sets
• Digital Brush Sets

There is no minimum purchase and no limit to the number of stamps you can order.

So how do you take advantage of the sale?  Well you can place your order online at my site www.made4ubymichelle.stampinup.net OR you can call or email me your order. If you do that, please be sure to contact me BEFORE 12pm (CMT) so I have time to get the order in. I have a feeling that the site is going to get hit pretty hard on Monday. I've been told that Stampin' Up has never done anything like this before so how exciting is it to be a part of this! 

I mean who doesn't love a sale?!?! Remember...it's for one day only though!

Thanks for stopping by!

Single Stamps

Stampin' Up! is trying out something NEW!

We're excited to offer you the chance to buy single pieces from these select stamp sets:

• Seasonal Sayings
• Word Play
• Perfectly Penned

The offer will be available NOW through JANUARY 2, 2013.

Here are the details:

• These stamps are available on any order customer, demonstrator, workshop or online.
• These won't be sent to you in our typical cases or packaging; they'll arrive in cello bags. If you'd like a case for your stamp, you can buy our Clear-Mount Stamp Cases that come in packs of 4 (item#119105)
• This offer is available for clear-mount stamps only.
• The stamps won't come with a Clear-Mount Block. You will need to purchase a block separately if you don't already have one. The recommended block sizes can be found on the flyers.
• There is no limit on how many single stamps you can buy!

Remember this is for a limited time so take advantage of it while you can!

Changes...

With the seasons there is always change and I have decided on some changes in my life. I have many changes that have occurred:

Design Teams - I'm  no longer on any design teams. I have been very fortunate to have been a part of some wonderful design teams and I will always be grateful to them. They helped me through some VERY difficult times and was so understanding with my situations. MWAH to you all!

My priorities have changed - Abby is growing so fast and there is so much I want to be a part of with her. I don't want to miss anything! She plays competitive soccer and we seem to have lots of games and practices that we are attending. Plus I'm her Girl Scout Leader and we are trying to get more involved in our community...you know the whole GIVE BACK thing!

Work has changed - I've taken on another class. So I'm working everyday now teaching the Young 3's as well as PreK. I always wanted a large family but God had other plans. Preschool allows me to have TONS of kids in my life. It feels my heart with joy and I am thankful to have another class this year (plus the paycheck is a little better, lol)

Family - my one and only sister has had a baby. We welcomed my nephew, Channing into the world in September. She's a single Mom and I'm going to do all I can to help her. They mean the world to me...I only wish they lived closer!

Crafting - As you know I used to be an Angel Company Demonstrator. After they shut their doors I was devastated and unsure of what I should do. The Design work that I did plus teaching at my LSS has helped that. I miss the interaction with people though. The getting together to share stories, laugh and sometimes cry together, the overall girl time. I need that. I know that now and that is why when looking for what to do next Stampin' Up just called to me. It felt right and it's the next chapter in my life.

As my blog says this is my Creative Journey...I hope you'll continue to join me as I go down my new path... Thank you to my readers and followers for sticking by me even though the last few months I've done hardly any creating. As I figure out how I want to do things I will start to post again...hopefully each week I'll have more and more post. I don't think I'll ever be the girl who posts everyday. I'm just not witty enough to know what to say, lol. But as I get back to card making and scrap booking I will share my creations.

Thanks for stopping by!

Softpencil Halloween with Michu

It's hard to believe I'm making a Halloween Card already! I mean school is just starting for me tomorrow, how can I be thinking about Halloween?! Can someone tell me where the time is going please! It's crazy! I even started thinking about Christmas...arghhhhhhhhhh!

Back to the topic at hand...Halloween. Elizabeth came out with some new Halloween digi's. I am a little partial to kitties since I've got one myself so I grabbed this cute called Michu Flying On A Broomstick.

I found the perfect sketch to use over at Sketch Saturday (#223). Got some new Doodlebug goodies at my LSS so I had to use them as well. Lovin the clean and simple look. Wanted to add some stitching but I kind of waited to work on this late in the evening and then I was afraid that I'd screw up the card...so I just left it alone.

Head on over to Softpencil to see all the new Halloween digi's - now is the time to start working on those Halloween projects. I mean it will be here before you know it!

Thanks for stopping by!