Starting TODAY through Monday, November 29th ONLY – for my Canadian customers, FREE SHIPPING with a $40 merchandise order!! Please note – in order to qualify for this $40 free shipping offer, your order MUST be placed DIRECTLY THROUGH ME (this also means that Clearance Rack items are not eligible). Of course, online orders of $200 also receive free shipping through the Online Spectacular special running until Tuesday November 30th.
Email me with your order (item number, amount), name, address & phone number, and I will get back to you with your final total and get your payment information. Orders from customers within the Burlington ON area – I will have the orders shipped to me and then make arrangements to get them to you (trying to be a bit "green" about this) – Long Distance orders in Canada – your order will be shipped directly to you.
Stampin' Up! is holding an Online Spectacular – save on items and bundles – from November 22nd (TODAY) until next Tuesday, November 30th. Online Orders for $200 or more in merchandise automatically receive free shipping!
Click on the image above or CLICK HERE to see the full list of sale items (Four pages worth!). Highlights include 50% off My Digital Studio Software, Designer Fabrics and a Sweet Shoppe Alphabet Bundle! Discounts off specially created bundles of product, accessories, tools, rub-ons, stamps and My Digital Studio Downloads… Contact me if you have any questions or are ready to place an order….oh…and you may want to wait and see what I personally have in store to make this deal even sweeter on "Black Friday" (Friday, November 26th)!!
My friend Amber & I completed our first race today – a 10km! Amber had a lofty goal of finishing in under an hour. I quite frankly, just wanted to finish….but was aiming for a time of 1 hour 5 minutes. It was a cool day, windy at times, but we managed! We've been doing 10-1 intervals – meaning 10 minutes of running and 1 minute of walking, repeatedly. We started out rather fast, and did slow down near the end…well…I did at least LOL. However, I finished faster than I'd hoped (not sure what the exact time was but it was under 1 hour 5 minutes – by a couple of minutes or so!) and Amber broke the hour mark. It was a fun and great experience…though I did have a quick nap this afernoon LOL.
Here's some photos from the day – and thanks to my mom (aka "Grandma") and my son for coming to cheer me on – that's part of the reason for my big smile near the finish line – seeing D cheering for me!
Here we are, looking happy and excited at the start line…
Approaching the finish line. "Upright and smiling" for sure!!
The posed after shot 🙂
but I had to include the next shot because it makes me laugh – this is more what we really were like, I think!!!!
Amber's talking I think, but I'm just happy to still be upright – I think this was literally a minute or two after I crossed the line. I think Amber's holding me up…ROFLOL.
Thanks for looking, just wanted to share this part of my running journey with you all. Back to crafty stuff in the next post, promise!!
I love to use repetition in my card layouts – I think it's an easy way to create a striking card. This card features the Contempo Christmas stamp set (currently on sale, bundled with Designer Series paper) and the coordinating Stampin' Around wheel. Repetition comes from the colour – Garden Green cardstock and inks – for the wheel and the tree. (I used the stampin' write marker to selectively colour the tree on the main image); and the layout – rectangles with the ticket corner punch in the corners.
My Christmas Card Clinics are done for this year, but I still have some space in my upcoming classes – Vintage Christmas, and the December card class – see my events page for information and contact me to reserve your spot!
Stampin' Up! has a variety of products available but first and foremost is their stamp sets and how to use them. Here is a great video showcasing the simplicity of their stamps and how we can use them. Enjoy! Please contact me if you have any questions. (If you are getting this post in email/reader and can't see the video, click here to come to the original blog post to view it).
Stampin' Up!'s Candy Countdown Calendar is a fun and sweet way to mark off the days til Christmas. The kit comes ready to assemble, so it's a fun family project (both in its creation and it's consumption!!). It's featured in the Holiday Mini Catalogue, and it's also featured in the Silent Auction Basket that I've donated to the Charles R. Beaudoin School Holiday Bazaar, happening this Saturday. I've also included a punch, a stamp set, cardstock and ink, plus some gift certificates….so if you're in Burlington and stop by, please bid on the basket!!
Oh, and shameless additional plug here – don't forget the other sweet treat in the form of a Stampin' Up! starter kit – start your business off on the best foot by getting the business and crafting supplies you'll need for HALF price!! More information here and contact me to sign up online!
If you've been "sitting on the fence" about being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator…this may help you decide?! Starting November 15th and running only until November 30th, you can start your own Stampin' Up! business for just $107.50! That price includes all the business and creative supplies you'll need to get you started! You have two choices – the digital starter kit (which includes My Digital Studio software) or the standard starter kit. Contact me for more information so you can be prepared when the promotion starts on Monday!
When I'm not stamping, scrapbooking, running or doing those other things like working and taking care of my family & home….LOL…. I sing with a choir. In honour of Remembrance Day, here's some songs that we performed at a concert a few years ago – www.kokorosingers.com – click on MUSIC to hear the tracks. Lest we forget.
There's more digital downloads available – some are holiday themed, some are more general, including great ribbons and bows! Click here to see the latest downloads, available for My Digital Studio and in compatible software format as well (usually .png). You could use these new downloads to create something to submit for the My Digital Studio contest, too!
I'm doing another Christmas Card Clinic tonight – this time, though, it's in Marianne's home and she's asked for a Stamp-a-Stack format for herself and a group of her friends! If you're interested in hosting a stamp class for you and your friends, contact me for available dates.
Happy Digital Scrapbooking Day! In honour, I'm sharing this cute project from Stampin' Up!, created in My Digital Studio. One of the things I love about digital crafting is that it's so easy to make sure things are precisely lined up – so grid layouts like this are a snap. Even easier since it used a template… Click here for details.
Contact me for details on the My Digital Studio software – I'm certified!!! (as in a certified My Digital Studio software Demonstrator…why? What were you thinking?!) LOL.
Also a reminder that we are "Falling Back" tonight – turning back the clocks to gain that extra hour. After today's fun workshop at Carolanne's (thanks, Carolanne!), I will be prepping for Stampers & Scrappers Club on Monday and a Christmas Card Clinic Stamp a Stack hosted by Marianne for her friends on Wednesday! So I think I'll be using some of that extra time to prep, and then catch some zzzzzzs. How will you spend that time?!
