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  • Celebrate 10 Years of Stamping with Me!

    Celebrate 10 Years of Stamping with Me!

    10 years… say what?!  Oh my goodness!  I was starting to write a blog post for Tuesday – I’m joining my team in a small blog hop showcasing some fun swap cards! – and I looked at the calendar and realized that I was right around the date I first signed up as a Demonstrator.  I looked it up and 10 years ago on July 26th, I was so excited to put in that starter kit order and join Stampin’ Up. 😊

    First card posted on my nwstamper.com blogThe first card I ever posted on a blog! Using supplies from my new starter kit in 2008!

    So, I had to take some time to sit and reminisce…..

    • How I only went to my first “stamp camp” because my friend was starting something new and I wanted to support her, but I had no idea what a stamp camp even was!
    • I started hosting card nights and my friend kept trying to tell me I should sign up. My response? “Oh, I couldn’t do it.  I don’t know anyone who would want to shop and I’m not a salesperson.”
    • Eventually convincing my mom to sign up instead of me because I knew she was great at teaching other sewing and craft classes and she was looking for a way to earn a bit of money. I told her I could be one of her customers!
    • Seeing all the perks and discounts she was getting, I thought she was pretty lucky but by then I had moved to Oklahoma and literally only knew my husband’s co-workers and their spouse.
    • I went ahead and hosted a card class with my mom as the long distance demonstrator and realized how fun it was running the event and not nearly as hard as I thought!

    Fun + Discounts + Sneak Peeks and Early Access to new releases = I was totally sold!

    Stampin Up 2010 Convention Jennifer blomquist Shelli Gardner Kathy ThistedMe, my son, Shelli Gardner, and my mom at the 2010 Stampin’ Up convention!

    What started as a way for great discounts, has turned into so much more.  I am so grateful for all the friends I’ve made over the last 10 years and the experiences I never would have been able to have if I hadn’t decided to take the plunge and become a demonstrator.

    Here are some fun stats from my last 10 years. 

    Since I joined Stampin’ Up I’ve:

    • Had 2 kids (they are currently 8 & 6)
    • Lived in 4 states (Oklahoma, Oregon, California, and Washington)
    • Gone to 12 Stampin’ Up Conventions/OnStages!
    • Been a display stamper for OnStages 3 times
    • Earned Founders Circle
    • Earned 3 Stampin’ Up Incentive trips (San Diego, Mediterranean Cruise, Thailand!)
    • And had times where I’ve stepped back and taken more time for my family, and other times where I really pushed extra hard in my business.
    • Been blessed with more friendships and getting to meet amazing people than I could begin to count!

    Fun n Crafty Stampers OnStage 2017A few of our Fun n’ Crafty Stampers demonstrator team at the Stampin’ Up office in 2017

    Crafty Escape Weekend 2018 Pajama PartyThe pajama party crew at the Spring 2018 Northwest Crafty Escape Weekend

    Its been an amazing journey and I can’t wait to see what the next 10 years bring – and I’d love to have you join me for them! 🙂

    You can join our Fun n’ Crafty Stampers team anytime – but don’t forget that if you do it by July 31st, you’ll also get a free set of 10 FULL SIZE ink pads in the color family of your choice!  Join now

    10th Anniversary Gifts!  Day 1 Giveaway

    To celebrate my 10 years with Stampin’ Up, I’m going to be doing 10 days of giveaways!  Its like a week and a half party.

    Each day I’ll have a one-day only gift with purchase, PLUS a free giveaway of the day just by leaving a comment on the blog.  You will have until 8/8/2018 to leave your comments – winners for all 10 days will be announced on 8/9/2018.

    DAY 1 – Free gift with a $40+ order – Garden Trellis Embossing Folder
    you must use host code 3XPZF4KW for orders under $150
    Shop hereGarden Trellis embossing folder

    Day 1 Giveaway – WIN a FREE set of Petal Pink Rhinestones!

    Leave a comment on this blog post sharing one thing that has changed for you in the last 10 years to be entered to win!  Winner drawn randomly on 8/9/2018.

    note – must have a US mailing address for any gifts and giveaways.

    Thanks so much for stopping by and celebrating with me!

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  • Penguin Punch Art Tutorial & Birthday Giveaway Winners!

    Alright, after fighting with cameras and computers… I finally finished the Penguin Punch art tutorial video!  I swear normally it doesn’t take nearly this much effort to create and share a video but I feel accomplished for showing the technology who is boss.  ha ha!

    So, I shared this card last week:

    And now, here is how to make these cute penguins at home!

    (note–if you are reading this post via email, you may need to click over to the blog to actually view this video)

    Now, on to the good stuff!

    Birthday Weekend Celebration Winners!!

    Thanks to everyone who visited and commented here and on my facebook page!  It was so fun to hear everyone’s favorite holiday traditions, treats, and more.  Smile  Plus it was nice to hear I’m not the only one behind on mailing out Christmas cards!

    I did a random draw of everyone who commented on the blog posts and corresponding facebook posts and here are the winners

    • Day 1 – Tag a Bag Accessory Kit & Silver Sparkle Dazzling Details  :  Saundra W
    • Day 2 – Neutral Candy Dots & Brad Bases   :  Audrey R
    • Day 3 – This & That washi tape & Brights Designer Buttons  :  Meredith
      • Day 4 – Designer Paper Sampler  :  Carla B

    Congrats to all the winners!  Email me at jennifer@nwstamper.com with where you would like me to send your goodies and I’ll get them out to you this week.

    Thanks again for celebrating with me and have a great holiday!

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  • Birthday Celebration Fun Framed Art

    I was going through my projects and pictures I’ve taken of inspirational ideas and I stumbled across this picture of an AWESOME framed stamped art that fellow demonstrator Karen Trelfa created.  She shared this with us at Founder’s Circle and I totally forgot about it.  But wouldn’t this be a cool thing to create?

    The cool thing about it is that it uses different random bits that you have around home and in your stamping supplies to create a cool collage effect to help celebrate any holiday or event.

    Some of the supplies found in this art:

    • The Alphabet Press embossing folder to make the textured background behind all the punched and decorated squares
    • Most of the squares use squares out of different patterns from the Birthday Basics designer paper
    • Stamped images from different sets including: Sketched Birthdays, Flower Shop, Sweets for the Sweet, A Fitting Occasion, and Label Love
    • The Cupcake Punch
    • Marina Mist 1/8” Taffeta Ribbon
    • Glimmer Brads
    • And misc cardstock and ink

    But I just think the look of all the different layered elements just looks so cool!  What do you think?

    Last Day of Giveaways for the Birthday Celebrations!

    I have been having so much fun sharing ideas and sharing some of my scrappy stash with all of you over the last few days!  Thank you for joining the fun with me!  For my last day of

    Northwest Stamper Birthday Weekend Giveaway – Day 4

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    For the last day, I’m giving away a sampler of all the papers in the current Annual catalog!  You’ll get 78 6×6 sheets of double sided cardstock.  This is a fun way to get to see in person all the different designs and have enough to make multiple cards or projects from each sheet.

    Enter to win today’s giveaway by any combination of the following:

    • Leave a comment on this blog post sharing what is your favorite type of project to create!
    • Visit my facebook page and leave a comment today’s card post sharing if you sent out Christmas cards this year or if you were like me and have waited until the very last minute. Smile
      While you are there, don’t forget to make sure you’ve liked my page and are getting notifications to ensure you catch all the fun!
    • Place an order online or by emailing me at jennifer@nwstamper.com and get 2 extra entries

    Good luck!  I’ll be drawing all the winners tomorrow morning and announcing them here on the blog!

    If you want to enter for the prior days, you still have time.  Make sure to visit Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3 here on the blog and over on facebook to get entered.

     

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  • A Christmas Card from Shelli Gardner!

    I can’t believe I almost totally forgot to post this card I received at Founder’s Circle from Shelli Gardner (Stampin’ Up! CEO and her daughter Sara Douglas).  When we were swapping she gave us this card and even signed it on the back with her “bad” hand since she had just been in her horse riding accident and had injured her shoulder.  But I wanted to share it with you now before the holidays completely pass by.

    But first, don’t forget about the Birthday Weekend Celebrations!  My birthday was on Wednesday and I’m sharing the presents all week long!  If you haven’t checked out day 1 and day 2, you still have time to get your name in the drawing for each gift since I’ll be drawing names on Sunday morning. 

    So check out Shelli’s card and then leave a comment to be entered for today’s giveaway!

    So Sophisticated Christmas Card

    Shelli is known for her vintage and sophisticated style.  It always makes me laugh to see her on stage and start putting together a card and tell us that it is just a “stamp here”, “spritz there”, add a little fussy cutting, glue this and that, “add a stitch” just so… and you are done!  She makes it look so easy! 

    Now, I guess the basic elements of this card are pretty straight forward.

    • Run the embossing folder across the middle of your card front for embossing on only part of your card front.
    • Heat emboss a single stamp (the O Holy Night set) in gold.
    • Cut out your stamped image with a framelit (from Apocathary Accents)
    • Add a Champange Glimmer paper punched star with the Merry Minis punch pack and placed a pearl in the middle (I would recommend using some extra adhesive to help hold it in place on the rough glimmer paper)
    • Spritz the card base with Vanilla Smooch Spritz to add some subtle shimmer to the card

    But then you look closer at the top of the card and we start to get a little fancier!  : )

    It looks like she took some of the Modern Medley designer paper and accordian folded a thin strip to allow them to shape it into a circle to go behind the star (I’m sure glued with hot glue!)

    Then took some of the FABULOUS Cherry Cobbler seam binding ribbon and (I’m guessing with starch spray) crinkle and folded the ribbon to this interesting look.  Add two more paper banners on the right and you are done!

    It looks like a really fun card to make…. but one I would make for only a few special people. : )

    Birthday Celebrations & Giveaway – Day 3!

    Alright, I promised you gifts because birthdays are so much fun and I’m glad I can share mine with you.

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    This and That Washi Tape (1 set = 3 rolls of tape)

    Brights Designer Buttons

    Each day I’ll post a new giveaway and you’ll be able to enter up 3 ways (and yes! you can get multiple entries each day!) each day and I’ll draw names on Sunday.

    Enter to win today’s giveaway by any combination of the following:

    • Leave a comment on this blog post sharing whether you scrapbook your holiday pictures or just take and store them. 
    • Visit my facebook page and leave a comment today’s card post sharing what is your favorite holiday treat?
      While you are there, don’t forget to make sure you’ve liked my page and are getting notifications to ensure you catch all the fun!
    • Place an order online or by emailing me at jennifer@nwstamper.com and get 2 extra entries

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  • Birthday Celebration–Day 2 with Simply Sketched on Vellum

    Woo hoo! It’s day 2 of my celebration and I have another card to share with you today.  This is a card that I made for my Fun n’ Crafty demo team swap.  Each month, everyone in my downline is invited to participate in a card swap… sort of like a secret santa – only for cards.  You are given one or more names to send a card to.  You know you will get a card for each one you send, but you don’t know from whom or when in the month it will arrive.  It’s pretty fun!

    Anyway, while I was working on samples for my Vellum class, I was inspired to try out heat embossing on the vellum and then coloring in between the embossed lines with some bold marker colors.  Check it out:

    I reached for a bunch of supplies that I love but don’t use nearly enough (lets hear it for vellum, candy dots, and core’dinations cardstock!) and started mixing and matching using a simple card design.

    I made a couple in this AWESOME Cherry Cobbler colors and then one in the Island Indigo color. 

    To make this card, it is simple to do. 

    1. Stamp your image on Vellum cardstock using Versamark ink
    2. Cover with White embossing powder and heat
    3. Color in between the raised embossed lines using a marker
    4. Glue Vellum to the front of your card or designer paper mat using candy dots (if you paper starts curling, you may need to secure the corners with glue dots and then cover with the candy dots)

    Oh, and that core’dintations cardstock?  It makes a great textured background and if you grab your handy dandy sanding block, it distresses beautifully and gives it a velvety feel.  (seriously, sand some of this paper and feel it!)

    Card Supplies Used

    Stamps – Simply Sketched
    Ink – Versamark, Chocolate Chip
    Papers – Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler or Island Indigo core’dinations cardstock, Vellum cardstock, Soho Subway designer paper
    Accessories – Cherry Cobbler or Island Indigo marker, Garden Green marker, White embossing powder, Embossing Buddy, Sanding Block, Neutrals Candy Dots

    And we can’t forget!  It’s Day 2 of Birthday Celebrations!

    So, today’s presents for the giveaway are a cool combo goodies to make a project like this yourself.  If you haven’t already checked out the CUTE punch art birthday penguins I posted yesterday and entered yesterday’s giveaway, you should!  Then come back and get in on today’s prizes.

    Northwest Stamper Birthday Weekend Giveaway – Day 2

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    Neutrals Candy Dots

    Candy Dot Brad Bases

    Each day I’ll post a new giveaway and you’ll be able to enter up 3 ways (and yes! you can get multiple entries each day!) each day and I’ll draw names on Sunday.

    Enter to win today’s giveaway by any combination of the following:

    • Leave a comment on this blog post sharing what was the last type of card you’ve made. 
    • Visit my facebook page and leave a comment today’s card post sharing what is your favorite crafting accessory?
      While you are there, don’t forget to make sure you’ve liked my page and are getting notifications to ensure you catch all the fun!
    • Place an order online or by emailing me at jennifer@nwstamper.com and get 2 extra entries

     

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  • What Do You Get When You Cross an Elephant & a Pinwheel?

    What do you get when you cross an elephant and a pinwheel?  A seriously cute summery card, that is what!

    Card created by Margaret Hall

    This is a card that I received as part of a swap at Leadership earlier this year but with the weather changing, I was feeling the need to celebrate the arrival of spring with a fun card and I thought of this one!

    I love how Margaret used paper piecing to give the elephant such a cute look!  Plus the idea of the elephant from Henry Says blowing the pinwheel on a summer day is such a fun idea.  I love the whimsy this pinwheel die gives you but I’m still working on different ways to use it, so I love seeing examples like this.

    Blog Candy Winner!

    It’s winner time!  I wanted to thank everyone who stopped by my blog last week and left me comments as part of my Sale-a-Bration send off.  It was fun coming up with all the projects and I hope you got some fun ideas as well.

    So, after using Random.org, I drew a name and the winner of 50 sheets of 6×6 designer paper is:

    imageKelly!

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    Kelly says:

    March 21, 2013 at 12:23 pm

    Great cards. I wasn’t sure I wanted this set at first, but really like it now. My favorite is the chalkboard technique card.

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    Thanks again and Kelly, I’ll be getting your paper out to you shortly!

     

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  • LAST DAY!! Sale-a-Bration Send Off: Pretty Petites

    Well, its been a fun couple of weeks and now here we are on the LAST DAY of Sale-a-Bration.

    • So, if you have been thinking of signing up as a demonstrator and getting the extra 25% worth of stamping supplies for free….. check out the perks and then hit the JOIN NOW button on the left to get going!
    • If you have those last couple Sale-a-Bration exclusive stamps or items (like the awesome Sycamore Street ribbon and button pack) that you were meaning to get….. knock some items off your wishlist in the online store and pick out those last chance items!

    Did you miss anything?

    Click here to download the PDF

    Ok, now back to the last Send Off this week – Pretty Petites and the Petite Curly Label Punch!

    Pretty Petites

    Now, I’m a total sucker for stamp sets that have matching punches.  So when I saw I could get the stamp set AND the punch both free during Sale-a-Bration…. I’ll admit those were my very first items ordered!

    Wanna see some of the ideas that I came up with or I was swapped at Leadership?

    Psst! Did you notice the ink spots on the lower right corner of the card?  Know where those are from?  It is one of the stamps in the My Paper Pumpkin welcome kit!  Just because those stamps are exclusive to that kit doesn’t mean you can’t use them on other projects, right? Smile

    Here is the close up of the stamped images:

    And this awesome birthday card I received as a swap from Lisa Althouse.

    Cute, right?

    So, now I’ve highlighted Petite Pairs, Vintage Verses, Madison Avenue, and Bloomin’ Marvelous.  I know I skipped Feelin Sentimental, but I somehow managed to miss getting that set.  But if you want another idea, I loved this one from Lori Reid:

    So, you’ve gotten lots of ideas.  Leave me a comment and let me know which set or sets are your favorites?

    As I’ve been doing all week, everyone who leaves me a comment will be entered into my blog candy giveaway!

    I hope you had a great Sale-a-Bration and got all the goodies you were hoping for.

    Are you entered?

    In addition to the blog candy, there is still time to be entered in my BIG DRAWING!
    From free stamps, gift certificates, and more!  Get entered as many times as you want.  Get entries for

    • Every $25 you order by Friday night using hostess code 7BGPE37S (shop online here)
    • Stopping by my Sale-a-Bration send off party on Friday
    • 5x the entries when you let me know you want to host a private party or class!  I even do long distance parties!

    Check out this post for all the details!

    PS – if you made it this far, be sure to check back tomorrow when a fun new product is being announced from Stampin’ Up!  I’m super excited to share as soon as I can!

     

     

    To Order Stampin’ Up! Products Anytime, click here!

    See what you can get FREE with every $50 you spend

    Don’t miss your chance!  Get your choice $156 worth of products for only $99 when you join my Fun n’ Crafty group of demonstrators by March 22nd!

  • Sale-a-Bration Send Off: Madison Avenue!

    Ready for day 3 of the Sale-a-Bration send off?  Today is a stamp set that I’ll admit, is not one of the first stamp sets I gravitated towards, but turns out you can do some really fun stuff with….

    I’m talking about Madison Avenue!

    Madison Avenue Stamp Set

    Of course you can get this stamp set free with any $50 order, but did you know you can also get it free on top of your earned sets with an order?  YUP!

    Just because it is easy to miss, I just wanted to make sure everyone knew that you can get:

    Sycamore Street Bundle

    Madison Ave Stamp Set

    Madison Avenue Stamp Set    		+Sycamore Street Designer Paperimage+Sycamore Street Designer Ribbon & Buttons

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    Get these all for free with a $400+ order or party order!
    That is on top of the Sale-a-Bration sets you earn free with every $50 you order.

     

    Ok, so now, on to the fun stuff!

    How about some ideas for what you can do with this set (and that cute paper too!)

    I also have a Quick Spring Treat Bag that I shared on a prior post if you are looking for even more ideas.

    So what do you think of this set?

    Am I the only one who didn’t pick this set first or is it one of those sets that needs some imagination to get going?  Have you seen other fun ideas with it?

    Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think, plus be entered for Blog Candy!

     

    Are you entered?

    In addition to the blog candy, there is still time to be entered in my BIG DRAWING!
    From free stamps, gift certificates, and more!  Get entered as many times as you want.  Get entries for

    • Every $25 you order by Friday night using hostess code 7BGPE37S  (shop online here)
    • Stopping by my Sale-a-Bration send off party on Friday
    • 5x the entries when you let me know you want to host a private party or class!  I even do long distance parties!

    Check out this post for all the details!

    To Order Stampin’ Up! Products Anytime, click here!

    See what you can get FREE with every $50 you spend

    Don’t miss your chance!  Get your choice $156 worth of products for only $99 when you join my Fun n’ Crafty group of demonstrators by March 22nd! 

  • Sale-a-Bration Send Off Celebration! Patterned Occasions & Giveaways!

    Alright, it is the last few days of Sale-a-Bration and your chance to get some super cute stuff absolutely free!

    • Whether you are wanting to chip away at your wish list & get freebies for every $50 you order
    • Want extra bonuses when you get some friends together or place an order of $150… or get even more extras with a $400 order
    • Or have been considering signing up as a demonstrator and getting $156 worth of any products you want for only $99+tax (FREE shipping!!)

    You only have until this Friday (Mar 22nd) to take advantage of the deals!

    But to remind you of some of the cute things you could choose, I’m going to highlight a different Sale-a-Bration stamp set each day this week… starting with today:

    Patterned Occasions Stamp Set

    This stamp set has 5 different images to cover a variety of sentiment and card need

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    I shared with you a cute way to use the elephant stamp set yesterday with my Baby Scrapbook Layout and so here are some quick card ideas using the other stamps in the set.

    I also used the Sycamore Street designer series paper and the Sycamore Street ribbon as well as accents on many of these cards.  I was going for few supplies and a good variety of cards. 

    (Ok, so in reality, I wasn’t actually trying specifically to show cards with fewer supplies, but instead had to grab supplies out of my craft room quickly so that the baby could be put to bed in my craft room before I was finished with my cards!  So, I just grabbed a few items and then made a variety of cards using what I had managed to grab. Smile )

    And if that wasn’t enough, let’s have more fun with some giveaways!

    Sale-a-Bration Celebration Giveaways! 

    So, who wants to win some fun prizes?  Me! Me!  Oh, wait…. hee hee

    I have a bunch of fun things I’m giving away and a few different ways to enter! 

    Want in on the BIG Drawing?

    Ok, so all week you can earn entries into my BIG Drawing with a chance to win one of the following.  I’ll be drawing a name for each of these prizes so you have lots of chances to get picked!  You could score:

    • a 9+ yd Spring Catalog Ribbon Sampler 
      (get some of all the ribbons in the Spring catalog!)
    • a Set of 10 cards with envelopes
      for inspiration and last minute giving away
    • Any Single Stamp of your choice
      You can see all your options in this pdf
    • a $25 Gift Certificate

    Here is how you can get entered:

    1+ EntriesGet your name in the drawing for every $25 your order direct through me or via my online store –
    at checkout, use the hostess code 7BGPE37S and I’ll know you are part of the celebration!
    1 EntryAttend my Sale-a-Bration Send Off Party on Friday 3/22 at my home in Bellevue.  Yup, you get an entry just for showing up!
    5 EntriesPencil in a date to host a fun night of crafting with your friends!
    Pick one of my Awesome April dates and get a stamp set of your choice (valued at up to $14.95) after your party! 
    Awesome April dates – the 6th, 7th, 8th, 11th, and 21st!

    >> Did you know?  With the new hostess codes, you can host a party entirely online or include orders from friends and family across the country towards your party total!  Email me at jennifer@nwstamper.com to learn more about this great way to get a ton of your wish list for free!

    So, shop now or shoot me an email to start filling the hat with YOUR name for the drawing!

     

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    And while the BIG Drawing is awesome!  I thought I would have a little fun “Thank You” bit of Blog Candy as well!

    …. stop by each day this week to check out the highlighted stamp set of the day and leave me a comment and you will be entered to win!  Easy Peasy!

    That’s right!  You can be entered up to 6x for this drawing!  Once for each day of the week and ending on Saturday 3/23 at 11:59pm PST.

    I’ll be drawing one name on Saturday to win a HUGE variety pack of 6×6 designer series paper.  I have a ton of past paper samplers and extra sheets I cut to show off the patterns and so I’m giving one person a 50 sheet pack of 6×6 designer paper!  With so many great colors and patterns over the last few years, you will have lots of great options for all your paper crafting projects. Smile 

    So leave a comment on today’s post for your first entry! 

    I hope you enjoy the cards from today using Patterned Occasions and come back tomorrow for some new ideas using another great Sale-a-Bration stamp set.

     

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  • Anyone Want Some Free Cards?

    Part of the fun of creating cards is playing with new stamps, paper, and embellishments… but its even more fun to share your creations with others!

    Over the last 5 years, I’ve been creating, selling, and giving away cards; but through moves and some big card swap events, I’ve ended up with more cards that I can get through right now!  Check it out:

     

    Many of the cards I have are ones I’ve held onto for a long time or are types I don’t use that many of (baby cards, halloween, easter, congratulations, etc), so they use retired papers and stamps.  Not that that makes them any less nice, I’m just swimming in extra cards! 🙂

    So, I want to share these cards with you!

    I decided that I wanted to take back my shelf space (because you all know I’ll be making more cards and filling them back up again!) so I’ve come up with a way to give these all away.

    Would you like some cards?

    I’m starting out with a few different ways to give these away:

    1.  Leave me a comment here or on my Facebook page saying you would like a card and send me your address and I’ll send you one!

    2.  Post a picture of a card you’ve created using at least some Stampin’ Up! supplies on my Facebook page and send me your address and I’ll send you two cards!

    3.  Place any catalog order with me in November of $50 or more and I’ll send you 10 cards with your order!
    Place your order online or contact me at jennifer@nwstamper.com.

     

    Hopefully this will help me take back some shelves in my craft room and give you some new ideas to use as well!  Here are some examples of a few cards from the boxes:

     

    So, thank you for helping me clean house and I hope you love the card(s) you receive!  I can’t guarentee what style/theme card you will get but when you send me your address you can let me know if you are looking for a specific sentiment and I’ll see if I can hook you up. 🙂  Questions?  Email me at jennifer@nwstamper.com.

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    Its Ink-redible November!
    Get a FREE set of 10 ink pads with a qualifying order or party; or get them free when you join the Stampin’ Up! family!  Learn more

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  • A Spring Color Challenge – Play along and win!

    Yesterday afternoon, I was putting the supplies away from my card class I ran on Thursday and had decided to sit down and make up some of the extra cards.  At one point, I looked up on my table and saw four markers sitting there and all I could think of was “Wow! That looks like it would make an awesome Spring card!”

    I didn’t get a chance to make my card yet because Nicholas (my 1 yr old stamper-to-be) was insisting it was almost dinner time; but I thought this would be a great color challenge to share with you all!  And its been a while since I did some kind of giveaway on my blog, so I thought why not combine the two? Smile So, here is your challenge:

    Spring Color Challenge

    Use the following colors in a project:

    • Marina Mist
    • Old Olive
    • Melon Mambo
    • Daffodil Delight

    You could make a card, a scrapbook page, a 3D item, or anything you feel inspired to do!  My goal is for you to try out a fun new color combination that you might not have tried before.  Color Challenge

    Don’t have one of the exact colors?  That’s ok!  Use something similar for a similar effect.

    Now, on to the fun stuff – a giveaway!

     

    Wanna win some goodies from me?

    **Post your completed project on my Facebook page here – NWStamper Fan Page ; or send me a picture of your project to jennifer@nwstamper.com.  **

    By sharing your awesome ideas, I’ll put your name in a random drawing to win.  What will you win, you ask?  How about a half sheet of Ice Cream Parlor Die Cut Stickers, some Ice Cream Parlor ribbon, and a card kit with supplies to make 4 of these cards from my recent card classes:

    You can even pick the color of buttons for your kit. Smile So, between the coordinating stickers, ribbon, and the cardstock and papers, you will have lots of options for some fun bright and cheery cards.  I’ll post some of the challenge submissions here on my blog as well to help give you some extra ideas along the way too (obviously with full credit to the brilliant creator who made it!).

    I will be drawing a winner at 10pm PST on 3/31, so make sure you get your entries posted by then!

    So, until then I hope you enjoy this color challenge – I know I can’t wait to play along myself!

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  • Northern Hearts Blog Candy Winner!

    Oh my, I’m running a bit late aren’t I?  Well, I wanted to put up a quick post to announce the winner of my blog candy.  After pushing the button on Random.org, the winner is…..

    Penny Hanuszak

     

    Congratulations, Penny!  I’ll be sending you this box filled with fun goodies as soon as I hear from you. 

    And thank you to everyone stopped by and left me such great comments.  It really put a big smile on my face this weekend to hear from so many people who visited, checked out, and enjoyed my projects.  Hope to see you around here again soon!