Grab Bags!!!

No joke...Stampin' Up! has Grab Bags available in the Online store while supplies last.  Here's the scoop...

-Grab bag orders can only be placed in the Online Store.
-There is no minimum purchase required to participate in the grab bag special offer.
-There is no limit to the number of grab bags a customer may purchase; however, grab bag items are only available while supplies last.
-All grab bag sales are final. There are no refunds or exchanges.
-Not all grab bags will be unique.
-Grab bags will be filled with retired accessories (ribbon, buttons, paper, etc...NO stamps or tools).

You should use the following item numbers when ordering grab bags:

125873 $6 Grab Bag (containing at least $24 worth of products!)
125874 $12 Grab Bag (containing at least $48 worth of products!)
125875 $18 Grab Bag (containing at least $72 worth of products!)

They're available only while supplies last, so hurry on over to the online store and pick some up!

Do we have a winner?

Do we have some Bingo winners out there?  Lemme hear you shout BINGO!!!

Alright ladies, if you won a prize on your bingo card, please clearly indicate your name, contact info and prize choice on the back of your card.  You can see the prize choices on the SAB Bingo page.  Once you've done that, please put your card, or cards, in my mailbox. 

ALL cards MUST be received by April 15 to claim your prize and MUST have your name and contact info on it.  If you don't indicate a prize choice, I will choose for you.  I will do my best to get your prizes to you by the end of April.

Congratulations to all my winners!

Beveled Bookmarks

Hello!  I have another fabulous Beveled Windowpane project for you today.  My stamp clubs made bookmarks with them this month.  Have a look at one of the designs.

They're so simple and so fun!  These little gems would be great gifts for teachers or anyone who likes to read.  What a fun little addition to a gift of books!  Here's a closer look...

I used craft ink (Real Red, Old Olive and Whisper White) on Crumb Cake cardstock.  I love the way craft ink looks on the Crumb Cake cardstock!  I also sponged around the edges of the cardstock with Early Espresso ink (classic).

To assemble the bookmark, you want to do the ribbon first (I used Early Espresso 5/8" Grosgrain).  Feed a long piece through one slot and tie with a piece of Linen Thread to secure it.  Then do the same with a short piece through the other slot.  On the short piece, I tied a button on with the Line Thread.  The Linen Thread loops around the ribbon and then instead of tying it off, I fed the ends through the button holes and then finished it off with a bow!  And, just so the ribbon won't fray, I torched it...ok, well not torched, but rather melted with a lighter.  But, doesn't torched sound much more dramatic!!!  Then you put a glue dot on the ribbon and stick the cardstock to it.  Easy peasy!

Here's what it looks like in use.

BTW...good book!

The March Madness winner from the last post is #6...Congratulations Lacey!  Today's prize is a surprise...but it's a big one!  Leave a comment telling me what your favorite book is and I will randomly choose a winner from all the comments left.  I'll go first...right now I'm reading The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown and I love it (totally hooked and have a hard time putting it down)!  I don't really have a favorite book, but I love reading John Grisham, Jodi Picoult and James Patterson.

Bingo Square:  Soft Suede Puppy

Have an inspired day!

Last Day...

Just a quick reminder that today is the LAST DAY of Sale-A-Bration!  Place your orders before 11 tonight to get your free SAB product before it's gone!  You can call or email me to place your order, or go to my online store.

Be back later with some stampin and another March Madness prize!

S-P-R-I-N-G

I am convinced that Spring has to be just around the corner and we are NOT going to get anymore snow!  I've even been checking daily to see if my tulips are coming up...nothing yet, but soon I'm sure!

So, do you ever start a project and squeal with delight when it's finished because it's so fabulous?  I totally did that when I finished the S-P-R-I-N-G frame project for the Festive Frames class last week.  Check it out...

I can honestly say I love EVERYTHING about this project!!!  I started with the Springtime Vintage DSP to choose my colors and went from there.  Here are some close ups of some of the elements.

The flowers were done with the Fun Flower die which you can find in the Occasions Mini right now...love that die!!!  They are Baja Breeze sponged with Night of Navy and Pink Pirouette sponged with Rose Red.  They're finished off with some pearls and Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding for leaves.

Check out this bird!  He (or maybe it's a she because it's pink?!?!?) is punched from Rose Red cardstock.  The wing is some Springtime Vintage DSP and the eye is a pearl.  Did you notice the nest?  I *heart* the nest!!!  I found a roll of really old Hemp Twine in my cupboard and it was perfect for the nest!  I wrapped it around my finger 3 times and then tied the ends around the "nest" to keep it together.

I really love how the butterfly turned out!  My butterfly is cut from the Springtime Vintage DSP and has a row of pearls for the body.  To give the wings some dimension, I curled them with my bone folder (by running the wings between my finger an the bone folder...similar to how you would curl ribbon with scissors). 

Did you notice how the butterfly is flying from the cute button flowers?  Those buttons are from the Springtime Vintage Designer Button package...also in the Occasions Mini!  The leaves are from the Apple Blossoms level 2 hostess set and the grass is...yep, you guessed it...Springtime Vintage DSP!

Check out the sweet little tags...

They were punched with the Jewellery Tag punch and attached to the Baja Breeze Seam Binding bow with a sweet little pin.  You can find those pins in the Vintage Trinkets.

All my letters were cut with my beloved Big Shot and the Simple Alphabet.  The squares that the letters are on were stamped with the small flower from the Vintage Vogue set.  The background of the whole project was also stamped with a stamp from the Vintage Vogue set.

All in all...I love it and it looks so pretty hanging on my wall in my front entrance!

March Madness time...sorry about the unfinished post last time!  Long night the night before and I was distracted and pushed post instead of save.  Anyway, the kids chose #5, which means Rebecca wins!  Congratulations Rebecca.  For today's prize, I have a package of Subtles Glimmer Brads up for grabs.  Leave a comment telling me your favorite part of spring and I will randomly choose a winner from all the comments.

Bingo Square:  Perfect Plum Flower

Have an inspired day!