Below is a link to a video by Stampin' Up! showing the new addition to the Simply Scored Board, a Diagonal Scoring Plate. Watch the video and see how easy it is to make your own envelopes and to score diagonally to make boxes and all sorts of fancy fold cards. Stampin' Up! has made this marvelous scoring tool available to all starting today for just $11.95. Of course you need to have the Simply Scored Board to use this new tool. I have mine and have had a great time making envelopes and a birdhouse card.

Till March 9th at 10 pm if you order this Diagonal Scoring Plate thru me by email or phone call, you will get the instructions and supplies to make a birdhouse card and matching envelope. If enough people order we could even get together to put this card together as a group. This card uses the Language of Friendship Stamp Set that is available for free with your $50 Sale A Bration order. I also used the Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder also available in the Sale A Bration catalog and the Bird Builder punch. If you are not local to me separate shipping charges will apply.

VIDEO LINK

http://www.youtube.com/embed/vkNFzMa1azw

cute treat holder

Here is a cute treat holder that I think I will use as a cookie holder using a cello bag inside of the holder. I used the Label Dies and cute off a little on the bottom, score a tab on both so you can adhere and make a bottom. Used the stamp set Mixed Bouquet and the matching punch and a few other touches and a cute treat holder is ready to be filled with treats.

More Sale A Bration goodness

I realized I have been remiss in telling you about the rewards SU! has if you sign up during Sale A Bration. If you sign up you will get the kit for $125 a great savings plus a free package of Designer Series paper until the end of the year! Don't want a free pack of DSP? Then pick a MDS download, and now for the fine print...

• FREE package of Designer Series Paper ($10.95 or less) or digital download (any price) begins the month after the new demonstrator joins Stampin' Up!
• New demonstrator may alternate between Designer Series Paper and digital download each month.
• Free paper or digital download does not include tax or shipping.
• New demonstrator must redeem her free item on a demonstrator order. If a demonstrator chooses not to add any other items to her order besides the free Designer Series Paper, she will incur the minimum shipping charge (there are no shipping charges for digital downloads).
• Demonstrator must remain active during incentive period to be eligible for free items.

How can anyone resist this offer, I love free!!! There are plenty of other perks a SU! Demo gets, contact me today and we can talk.

Sympathy card for Betty

My daughter lives in a condo and the lady who lived below her just passed away. I made this sympathy card to send to her family. I used Poppy Parade, a color I am going to miss when it retires in May. My favorite set, Teeny Tiny Wishes provided the sentiment, I don't know how I ever stamped without this set. The embossed butterflies are all popped up on dimensionals, I used the tiny pieces that are left around the edge. Waste not, want not.

Leadership Make n Takes #2

I loved this Make n Take, it looks so pretty sitting on a shelf. Super simple to make too. The insert was made with My Digital Studio which you can try for free for 30 days. Stampin' Up! gave us the insert and we added the extras. I got the frame at IKEA and it is perfect.

Leadership Make n Takes

Finally getting around to finishing my Make N Takes from my Leadership trip to San Antonio TX. This card uses chipboard from the On Board Merry Medley on page 191. It is covered in Very Vanilla and distressed in Tea Stain from the Distressing Kit. The three flowers are from the Blossom Builders kit in the Occasion Mini on page 18. In fact we used the Blossom Builders set on almost all of the Make n Takes. The flowers down the side are from Mixed Bouquet and the sentiment is from Loving Thoughts. Some buttons from the Brights Designer Buttons in the center of each flower and you are done. Very easy but very cute.

Happy Valentine's Day

Tonight we are having friends and family over for Chicken/Feta Burgers and I wanted to share the present I made for my DD roommate. I took a small glass votive candle holder and stamped on it with White Staz On using the Mixed Bouquet Stamp set. I did two sides and let it dry for a bit and then did the other two sides. I used my heat tool just a little as I have cracked glass in the past when it got too hot. I also took the Kraft Boxes from the Occasions Mini and using the Hearts Framelits die cut a heart out of the front and put a window sheet on the inside. A couple of strips of Candy Cane Christmas Fabric and a bow made out of Real Red Wide Grosgrain Ribbon and it looks very nice and didn't take any time at all.

Today is the last day to enter to win my winning card. Order $25 or more and get an entry. And don't forget Sale A Bration is going on and with every $50 order you get a free item out of the Sale A Bration catalog.