A Little Easter Mojo!

Hi!

Last night I played along with the Mojo Monday.  I wanted to highlight some of the Sale-a-bration goodies that you can only get until March 31.  You get them FREE!  Get any item from the Sale-a-bration catalog for FREE with a $50 purchase.  Check out the catalogs here and here!

Here's my card!

Check out the Sketch from the Challenge:

Here's what I used...

Stamp Set: Suite Sayings

Cardstock: Pool Party, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: Wildflower Fields (FREE with a $50 purchase)

Black Archival Ink, Oval Framelits and Pool Party 3/8" Glitter Ribbon

Shop Here!

Last Day of Stampin' Up! Sale-a-bration!

Happy Friday! Today's the last day of Sale-a-bration!  I'm going to miss playing with all of the fun goodies.  I decided to CASE (Copy and Share Everything) myself on a card.  I love this simple layout and wanted to use it again!  I'm sure it won't be the last time I'll use it, lol.

Supplies:
Stampset:  Bloomin' Marvelous (Sale-a-bration)
Cardstock:  Summer Starfruit, Sycamore Street DSP (Sale-a-bration)
Punch:  Full Heart
Big Shot:  Needlepoint Embossing Folder
Accessories:  Stampin' Dimensionals

Don't delay if you want any last minute Sale-a-bration freebies!  You can shop here!

Have a great weekend!
Love,
Keisha

Gumball Machine Punch Art

I've recently started a punch art class and it has been so much fun for both my customers and me. Here's a card that we made last month.

I used the cupcake punch as the base for the machine and the designer series paper stacks for the circles.  Isn't it fun?  Remember gumball machines?  Searching for a quarter?

Notice the stamp set... it is a Sale-a-bration item and the cute punch goes along with it.  You can get it FREE if you place a $50 Stampin' Up! order through March 22.  Just go to my online store for more details.

I'm having a punch art class on Thursday, March 24 at 6:30pm in Lake Ridge, VA... I'd love for you to come!

Enjoy!
Love,
Keisha

Stampin' Up! Sent with Love Special Starts today!

It's February and that means this month is all about Love!  Every month should really be all about love!

Stampin' Up! is offering a special limited-time stamp set and Designer Series Paper that's all about travel. The Sent with Love Stamp Set and Designer Series Paper are perfect for documenting family vacations, creating unique invitations, or myriad other fun paper-crafting projects!

Today through April 30, you can purchase the Sent with Love Stamp Set or the Sent with Love Designer Series Paper-or both in a bundle at a 20 percent discount!

Click here for more details.

Here's a sneak peak of the paper $10.95

 Here's a peak at the stamp set... $17.95

Or you can get the bundle with the stamp set, paper and Calypso Coral baker's twine for $25.50

Isn't it cute?  You can order it online at my online store... Just go to www.simplyalon.stampinup.net and click on the Shop Now button or email me at simplyalon@yahoo.com and I'll order it for you.

At $25.50 you're more than halfway to a FREE sale-a-bration item.  Remember you get 1 FREE item from the Sale-a-bration catalog with every $50 order.  Take advantage of this!

Have a great weekend!
Love,
Keisha

Stampin' Up! Leadership swap card

I made it back home last night around midnight and boy was I tired today.  I stayed in all day long and it was great!  I caught up on snuggles with my baby Quincy too!

Here is one of the swap cards that I made to swap at Leadership.  It was a simple one, but I thought that it displayed some of the sale-a-bration products well.  And speaking of... the countdown continues... 10 more days to go!

All supplies Stampin' Up!

Cardstock: Sahara Sand, Tangerine Tango, Whisper White, Summer Starfruit, Sycamore Street DSP (sale-a-bration)
Ink: Island Indigo, Uni-ball Signo Gel Pen
Ribbon: Sycamore Street Ribbon and Button Pack
Stamp Set: Bloomin' Marvelous (Sale-a-bration)
Big Shot:  Beautiful Wings Embosslits

14 days til Sale-a-bration and Stampin' Up! Project Kit Contest

Happy Tuesday!

I wanted to share this Project Kit Contest with you all.  This is open to customers and I think it's a great opportunity for my talented customers!

Below is the post from Stampin' Up!
Have a great day!
Keisha

In November of last year, Stampin' Up! introduced an exciting new program where you can submit samples that could become the next kit Stampin’ Up! offers. We call it “Submit a Project.” We’ve received some amazing projects so far; keep ‘em coming! With the holiday season behind us, we are looking for project samples for an event that we know is a perfect time for a hand-crafted gift—birthdays!

Between now and January 30, we will be taking kit sample submissions via e-mail. Send yours to: kitideas@stampinup.com. Then, from February 4–10, we will post several samples on our Facebook page for your vote. So vote for your favorite because the winning sample will be offered as an exclusive kit for purchase—just like we did with the Fancy Friends kit. Oh, and did I mention there are prizes for the winner and runners-up?

Submit a Project is open to anyone and everyone! This is a great way to get the entire stamping community together. Spread the word about submitting and voting on upcoming kits. Start creating.

The Not-So-Fine Print

- This program is available to both customers and demonstrators.

- While your projects should not include retired products, they may include products not   created by Stampin' Up!, such as jars or frames.

- Projects must fit into the specified category: Birthday.

- Projects can be cards, scrapbook pages, home décor, holiday décor, birthday decorations, etc. If you can make it with Stampin' Up! product, you can submit it!

- Submit your projects by e-mail. Send an image (less than 2 MB), supply list, and instructions for creating the project to kitideas@stampinup.com.
 In the subject line, include the name of your project.

- Please keep in mind that all submissions become the property of Stampin' Up! once  received. We reserve the right to change project elements, the name, or any feature to  make the kit easy to reproduce.

- What's in it for you? Glad you asked! Those who submit the winning kit will:
      ~ See it - your photo, name, and project will be posted online.
      ~ Flaunt it - you'll receive a "blog badge" for your personal blog or website.
      ~ Spend it - you wouldn't be a winner without a $100 Stampin' Up! shopping
         spree.

- That's not all! Those whose submissions are in the top 20 will also receive product used in the winning kit or a $25 shopping spree of their own.

Stampin' Up! Sale-a-bration countdown begins!

18 days til Sale-a-bration!  I've been talking about it the last few days and I really plan on posting daily until Sale-a-bration begins... so, let's countdown...Sale-a-bration is the only time that you can get FREE stamp sets....for every $50 that you spend, you can pick out a FREE item from the Sale-a-bration catalog.  Who doesn't like FREE?  The benefits get even better if you host a workshop!  As a demonstrator, I get to get some of the products early!!!  So, I've been playing with them for a while now.

Here's a quick card that I made using lots of Sale-a-bration products...  Easy enough huh?

All goodies Stampin' Up!
Stampset:  Bloomin' Marvelous (sale-a-bration)
Cardstock:  Pool Party, Sycamore St. DSP (sale-a-bration)
Ink:  Island Indigo
Big Shot:  Needlepoint Border Embossing folder
Punch:  Full Heart Punch
Tools:  Stampin' Dimensionals

Have a great Weekend!
Keisha

Bringing in the New Year with the Mojo Monday Challenge!

Happy New Year!  It's 2013!  And yes, one of my many New Years Resolutions is to blog more!  To get me started I participated in the Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge.  Each week there's a new fun sketch.  This weeks was pretty simple.... and I like simple!

Here's the sketch....

And here's my version...

Sneak Peak!  I used NEW products from the upcoming Spring Catalog and the Sale-a-bration catty.  The Spring Catalog will go live on Jan. 3 and Sale-a-bration starts on Jan. 22.  Did you get a Spring catalog yet?  If not, email me at simplyalon@yahoo.com and I'll get one to you ASAP.

All items Stampin' Up!
Cardstock:  Island Indigo, Sycamore Street DSP (Sale-a-bration)
Stamp:  Bloomin' Marvelous (Sale-a-bration)
Ink:  Island Indigo
Ribbon:  Whisper white, Island Indigo
Accessories:  Summer Starfruit Dahlias, Pop-Up Posies Designer Kit

Enjoy the 1st day of the New Year!
Love,
Keisha

Only 2 days left of Sale-a-bration, today and tomorrow!

Wow!  Sale-a-bration is almost over.  If you haven't taken advantage of the biggest sale of the year, you only have 2 more days, Saturday (3/31/12) is the last day!

For every $50 that you spend, you get to choose 1 free item from the Sale-a-bration catalog.  Everybody knows that I love the word FREE!

Now's the time to stock up on paper, inks, stamps, etc. and get freebies while doing it. You can browse the catalog here and place your order here (click on shop now) or email me at simplyalon@yahoo.com and I will place your order for you.  

If you really want a deal, join Stampin' Up!  If you sign up during Sale-a-bration,  $125.00 gets you over $340.00 worth of Stampin Up Products.  You get the starter kit shown below and 1 FREE pack of Designer Series Paper or 1 FREE MDS download every month for the rest of 2012!  This is a great deal.  

You can be a hobby demonstrator and just sign up for the discount, the Sneak Peeks, you will get the catalogs before anyone else, get to order new products early, get a monthly magazine from Stampin' Up!, have access to their awesome website, and the Demo Exclusive, StampinConnection, our demo community where everyone shares.

You can also look at it like a business and grow it as slow or as fast as you wish, all while having  a job that you love!

Contact me and lets talk about getting you signed up before Saturday so you don't lose out on this fabulous opportunity!

Have a great Weekend!

Love,

Keisha

Sale-A-Bration starts today!

Celebrate good times, come on!  

Hi There!  Today is the day that we've been waiting for, the first day of Sale-A-Bration. 

What's Sale-A-Bration?

Stampin' Up!s annual sale.  It lasts from Jan. 24- Mar. 31

The details are below:

To view the sale-a-bration catalog, just click on the link to the right of the blog.  You can shop directly online by clicking here.  Just click on the Shop Now button on the top right side of the page under my name.  Please don't hesitate to email me with any questions, to schedule a workshop, to join as a new demonstrator, or even just to place an order for you.

It's a beautiful day here, I hope you have time to get out and enjoy it!
Enjoy!
Keisha