Weekly Deals

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Chris Slogar

The Weekly Deals are shown below, and the list includes some great tools this week as well as our beautiful gold foil vellum. This is the last week of Sale-a-bration, so take advantage of these deals while you can still earn FREE Sale-a-bration items.

	Artisan Label Punch Item # 130920Regular Price: $15.95 US/$21.95 CAN Discounted Price: $11.96 US/$16.46 CAN
	Label Love Clear Stamp Set Item # 130622Regular Price: $17.95 US/$21.95 CAN Discounted Price: $13.46 US/$16.46 CAN
	Crushed Curry Baker’s Twine Item # 134586Regular Price: $2.95 US/$3.95 CAN Discounted Price: $2.21 US/$2.96 CAN
	Fringe Scissors Item # 133325Regular Price: $9.95 US/$13.50 CAN Discounted Price: $7.46 US/$10.13 CAN
	Petite Petals Punch Item # 133322Regular Price: $12.95 US/$15.95 CAN Discounted Price: $9.71 US/$11.96 CAN
	Epic Day Designer Washi Tape Item # 131269Regular Price: $4.95 US/$6.50 CAN Discounted Price: $3.71 US/$4.88 CAN
	Gold Fancy Designer Vellum Foil Item # 133363Regular Price: $10.95 US/$13.50 CAN Discounted Price: $8.21 US/$10.13 CAN

Just a reminder, when you order $50 online, you are eligible to receive my Spring Sampler kit. The finished scene fits an 8×10 frame.

Click here for more details.

Blog Candy Winner

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Chris Slogar

I had 13 comments on last Monday’s Blog Candy post, and the winner is…

Comment 1 was from Karen, so I will email her to get her the Sale-a-bration goodies she has won! A special thank you to those of you who played along – I really do love getting feedback from you!

Just Kidding

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Chris Slogar

I love this month’s photopolymer release “Just Kidding”. It is just plain fun! It includes sentiments we can all relate to . I colored the image with Stampin’ Write Markers. Here’s the punch line…

Here’s a look at the whole set, in case you missed it when it was released earlier this month:

Download (PDF, 234KB)

Stop back later today to see who won my Blog Candy contest – you have until noon EST to enter. Just leave a comment on last Monday’s post.

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This Day Project Life Card

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Chris Slogar

I was flipping through the Project Life cards that are part of Sale-a-bration, and there were so many that inspired cards in my mind. I ended up taking this one with its bright sunshine and puffy clouds and imagined this scene.

I am combining two challenges with this card – a sketch at Freshly Made Sketches and the Easter theme at SU-Only.

Have a great weekend! Don’t forget to comment on Monday’s post for a chance to win my Blog Candy. Comments must be entered by Monday at noon EST.

For Peeps’ Sake

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Chris Slogar

This week’s Create with Connie and Mary Challenge is a fun sketch.

I saw that circle as a window through the front panel, kind of like a peep hole. I decided to peep at a chick from “For Peeps’ Sake.”

There’s not much to the front panel – you can see the window better in the photo below.

Start with a 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of Pool Party designer paper. Punch a 2″ hole in the lower left corner of the designer paper and attach it to the card front. (You can slip ribbon under the upper left corner as you attach the designer paper, or just leave that corner free of adhesive until you are ready to add ribbon.)

Then using the 1 1/2″ circle framelit, cut the window through the card front.

Make a frame for the window out of Blushing Bride – punch a 1 3/4″ circle first, and then a 2 3/8″ scallop circle around it. Add ribbon and flowers.

The fun part is stamping the inside panel. Use the window as a guide for the chick – I made some pencil marks to show where the window lines up with the Whisper White mat before stamping. My inside panel is shown below.

Thanks for looking! You can see all of the Challenge Team cards and entries at Create with Connie and Mary.

Tulip Thanks

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Chris Slogar

These sweet little flowers are from “Sheltering Tree”, and they make great bunches of tulips for spring. You could stamp out sets of these thank-yous in no time. The greeting is from the February Paper Pumpkin kit. The card base is a Whisper White note card, and these come already cut and scored. It doesn’t get much simpler than this!

At my daughter’s suggestion, I added a little Dazzling Diamonds glitter to the flowers. It is barely noticeable – the way I like to do glitter. A little goes a long way.

Don’t forget that I have Blog Candy here this week. Comment on Monday’s post for a chance to win. Have a great day!

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More Sale-a-bration FREEbies

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Chris Slogar

We now have another group of FREEbies to choose from with a $50 order – see the flyer below.

Download (PDF, 183KB)

These are in addition to the items that were added for March (flyer below) and the SAB booklet (left sidebar).

Download (PDF, 365KB)

Sale-a-bration ends March 31, and the FREEbies will be gone! Contact me for help with an order, or click here to shop.

Weekly Deals

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Chris Slogar

Here are the Weekly Deals for this week…

	Mosaic Madness Clear Stamp Set Item # 130249 Regular Price: $18.95 US/$22.95 CAN Discounted Price: $14.21 US/$17.21 CAN
	Modern Mosaic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Item # 129984 Regular Price: $7.95 US/$9.95 CAN Discounted Price: $5.96 US/$7.46 CAN
	Very Vanilla 5/8″ Satin Ribbon Item # 134550 Regular Price: $6.95 US/$9.50 CAN Discounted Price: $5.21 US/$7.13 CAN
	Calypso Coral 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon Item # 134569 Regular Price: $6.95 US/$9.50 CAN Discounted Price: $5.21 US/$7.13 CAN
	Argyle Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Item # 127750 Regular Price: $7.95 US/$9.95 CAN Discounted Price: $5.96 US/$7.46 CAN
	Honeycomb Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Item # 129378 Regular Price: $7.95 US/$9.95 CAN Discounted Price: $5.96 US/$7.46 CAN
	Chocolate Chip 3/4″ Chevron Ribbon Item # 130014 Regular Price: $8.95 US/$12.50 CAN Discounted Price: $6.71 US/$9.38 CAN

SAB Reminders and Blog Candy

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Chris Slogar

There are only two weeks of Sale-a-bration remaining, but that is still plenty of time to take advantage of the rewards.

1. Earn a FREE item with every $50 purchase.

2. Earn an extra $25 in Hostess Rewards with group orders of $250 or more ($65 FREE at $250 instead of $40).

3. Choose a Project Kit or two FREE SAB items when you join as a demo. There is no obligation beyond the starter kit, but you can enjoy 30% off your first qualifying order, and 20% off future orders. Please contact me for more details, or click here to join.

Paper Pumpkin is on sale! The black and white cards shown above are from this month’s kit, which I received on Friday. I love the stitched detail on these cards, and it was so easy to create because the holes are already punched. The kit makes 9 cards and includes 13 photopolymer stamps (shown below). I’m showing this kit as an example – if you join now, you will receive next month’s kit for your first month.

Through March 31, save $5 on a three-month subscription to Paper Pumpkin. Buy it as a prepaid subscription in my store, Item 137859 for $54.95, and you will also receive a FREE SAB item. The purchase amount counts towards Stampin’ Rewards, and online customers will also receive my Featured Project, shown in the top right corner of this page.

When you purchase Paper Pumpkin this way, you will be emailed a promo code to use on paperpumpkin.com to pay for a new subscription or to add months to an existing subscription. Please contact me if you have any questions.

Below are a few more pictures from this month’s kit.

On the left, I simply added Strawberry Slush twine to one of the cards that came with the kit, and I used my Stampin’ Write marker for the faux stitching. For the others, I used one of the kit’s punched pieces as a template for piercing on my own note cards.

The photopolymer stamps that came this month are shown below. They make a great addition to any stamper’s collection.

And finally, to celebrate the last two weeks of Sale-a-bration, I have Sale-a-bration blog candy to give away.

Simply leave a comment on this post about anything on my site – if you don’t know what to say, just tell me what your favorite SAB item is – and you will be entered to win the four SAB items shown (Best Year Ever dsp, Irresistibly Yours specialty paper, Best Year Ever accessories, and “A Happy Thing” stamp set).

Comments must be entered on this post by next Monday, March 23 at noon EST. I will use a random number generator to pick the winner. Please enter only once. I would love to receive comments from any country, but I am sorry, I can only ship the prize within the US.

Thanks for stopping by – I hope to hear from you!

Guest Stampers

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Chris Slogar

I have a great collection of cards made by others to share today, so I will get right to them. Please let me know if you have any questions about any of the cards. There are so many great details in these. I am sorry I cannot write about each one this morning – I am heading out in a few minutes to pick my daughter up for break. 🙂

First, a group made by Mary Jane Ebie from my team: