What's Up with Dale

New Starter Kit!

Introducing a New Starter Kit for Your Recruits!

Stampin'Up!  announced today that beginning May 1st, they will  offer a fully customisable Starter Kit for new recruits at a new lower price of $99! This will give you the perfect start to your own businesses--your way!

When you become a new demonstrator at Stampin' Up!, the choice will be yours to put together a kit with any of our current high-quality products--you can choose up to $125 worth of any Stampin' Up! products! You'll also receive a business supplies pack (valued at $65) to create a kit with a total value of $190 that still ships for FREE!

Starting May 1st, my Demonstrator Business Website will have the necessary paper work to complete the sign up. Click on Join the Fun and then Join Now.  Just follow the directions on each page to complete the process.  If you have any questions, let me know.  I would be happy to help you out with this.

Jump on the bandwagon and have some FUN.  Be in control of your own business, share with your friends, see the new catalogs FIRST, enjoy preordering, get a discount, get paid for having fun and go to Convention in July. 

This is a fabulous way to start your own business, make your own hours and work as much or as little as you want.  It all depends on you.  You do it YOUR WAY!

I would love to have you join my family of demonstrators.

 

Happy Monday everyone!

We had rain yesterday and are getting some today but we really need it so I am not complaining.  I had a very busy weekend.  I took classes all day Saturday and I will be posting some pictures from those classes later on this week.  Yesterday we did another fund raiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.  Today I am playing catch up!

I took an on line class with Valerie Salmon - got sketch? 107.  It was fabulous. 

I want to share some of the pages I made.  I started the class late so I didn't make the pages in order but that really doesn't matter.

Notice the date there.  Carlyssa was 6.  Now she is 17.  Where have the years gone?

This is Tessa and these pictures were taken when we were all at Myrtle Beach.

This is Jarod and again these were  taken when we were in Myrtle Beach.  It was a really fun vacation.

Aren't these layouts fun.  You can check out the class here. 

http://gotcrafts.typepad.com/classes/got-sketch-107.html

Scrapbooking any one?

It seems that is all I want to do lately.  Last Friday I made this mosaic of the Lighthouse at Pemaquid, Maine.  This was one of my mother's favorite places to visit.  My husband and I along with my daughter, Jennifer and her husband, Steve and their daughter, Carlyssa were there in 2010.  It always brings back so many memories of when I was younger.

Have you tried doing a mosaic?  They really are fun to do and not as much work as you may think.  If you are interested in learning how to do one, let me know.

I am taking a brayer class tomorrow.  Hopefully that too will be easier than it looks!

Thanks for stopping by.

Next week I will share some other pages I have made recently.

One on One Swap for April

This was the card I made for my One on One April Swap.  I did case it but I honestly don't remember where.  I also sent this to my daughter, Jennifer as one of her 40 cards for her 40th birthday!

I used Concord Crush and Whisper White cardstock to make the card.  The DSP is from Sweet Shop which can be found in the Occasions Mini.  You have until April 30th to purchase it.  The flowers were made using the Daisies #2 die and Concord Crush and Wisteria Wonder cardstock.  The leaves were made using the Little Leaves Sizzlit die and Certainly Celery cardstock.  The centers of the flowers are the Large Pearl Basic Jewels also found in the Occasions Mini.  In addition I used the Lattice Die and the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder.  The saying is from a retiring set, On Your Birthday. 

We have loads of stamps retiring by the end of May.  If there is something there you have been wanting now is the time to get it.  Earn it FREE by holding a workshop before June 30th.

We have been having some fabulous weather here.  It cooled down today to more normal temperatures.  Hope all of you have had a change to enjoy it!

Retired List now available

 

 

Stampin' Up! Retired Stamps List

Dates: April 15-May 31, 2012

Details

The retired stamp list was released today.  It's early because the New 2012-2013 Stampin' UP! catalog will be released a month early.  Instead of July 1st, it will be available June 1st.

To make room for all the new stamps, it's time to say goodbye to some of our favorites.  This is your chance to get them before they're gone. (Note: The retired Accessories list will be available on April 25th)

Dates: April 15-May 31, 2012 (select items available while supplies last)

Details
Hundreds of stamps and accessories from the 2011-2012 catalogs are retiring, and this is your  chance to get them before they're gone. Many products are only available while supplies last, so be sure to get your orders in early!

When you view the retiring stamps list, you may notice it's longer than in years past. During this transition to the new annual catalog, there are a higher number of stamps being refreshed and replaced than usual. While many stamps are going away, most are being replaced so that the breadth of our stamp lines is every bit as broad as ever!

 

Retired Stamps List Links

Download the last-chance stamps (PDF)

Make your list now for your favorites and get them before they are gone for good!

If you have any questions, let me know!

Happy Friday the 13th!

It is going to be a happy day.  We are meeting at my upline's home to have an evening of pizza and scrapping/cardmaking.  Since Cyndy and I love mosaic scrapbooking we are teaching a class on it tonight.  I have my pictures all ready!

Here is a card I received at Easter from Ginny Vasvari.  Don't you just love it.  The first picture is the outside of the card.  The second picture is what you see on the back side of that card front.

I just love it.  Don't you????  Great job as usual, Ginny and thanks so much.

Enjoy your weekend and remember there are new items on the Clearance Rack and on Sunday the retired list will come out!

 

Check out the Clearance Rack!

New items have been added so go check it out.  There could be something there you have been wanting to purchase.  If you need any help, let me know.  Our retired list is coming out on Sunday, April 15th!  Be sure to check it out as quantities are often limited and if it something you really want don't wait to purchase it.

Have you noticed my new look?  Michelle Laycock redesigned the columns for me.  Heather from Blogs by Heather does my monthly maintenance and she switched me over from the winter look to the spring look.  Thanks ladies!!!

Here is a card we recently made in class.

This was inspired by Kris McIntosh. 

Cardstock:  Poppy Parade, Whisper White, Basic Gray, Pear Pizzazz, Twitterpated DSP

Ink:  Poppy Parade

Stamp:  Tea Shoppe

Accessories:  Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder

Thanks for stopping by.

Monday's case

I cased this card from Selene Kempton.  I just loved it and wanted to do it for my daughter's birthday cards.  I hand delivered this one as I would have had to go to the post office for the additional postage.  Plus I didn't want the flower to get crushed!

I did add the word window punch with the Happy Birthday.  I just loved it.  Thanks Selene for sharing it.  The flower was made using the Fun Flowers Die.  I used two each of the smaller ones on the die.  I layered them together with dimensionals.  The DSP and brad are from the new Summer Smooches suite.  Don't you just love this collection?

Have a wonderful rest of the day.

Happy Easter everyone!

It's Easter Sunday once again.

This was a very simple card but says it all!  I used Whisper White and Not Quite Navy to make this card.

Have a blessed day!

 

Holy Saturday

The days, weeks and months really do fly by. 

 

Cardstock:  Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade and Whisper White

Stamps:  He Is Risen, Teeny Tiny Wishes

I embossed the Daffodil Delight using the Final Press embossing folder.  I stamped the image in Basic Grey and colored in using the Lucky Limeade and Daffodil Delight markers.  I touched up the flowers with the Silver Painty Pen (retired).

I did case this card and for the life of me I can't find the picture I printed out to give proper credit to.  Thank you whoever you are.  I made some changes but doing the flower this way was cased.

Have a very happy, blessed day!