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 Did you have a great 4th of July weekend, but ready for some fun with friends for you?  You can join us next weekend for a couple of fun classes.  Here's a couple cards we will be making at our class on Saturday.                                         Saturday, July 9       9:00 am -12:00             RSVP by July 5 Second Saturday Coffee & Cards      Fee $10 We'll have the coffee and donuts ready bright and early, and 4 fun cards for you to make. We are showcasing our new stamp sets and products, and will have some special cards with new In Colors. All cards will be prepped and ready for you to stamp and assemble. All supplies will be provided. Sunday, July 10      3:00 – 10...

  Tomorrow is our New Catalog Open House, and I have been busy creating cards and samples using our new products.  I am crazy about the Mixed Drinks stamp set.  It's like a having an adult coloring book and you get to choose your colors to fill it it, and add all the little embellishments to make the drinks fun.  I try to imagine what kind of drink I am putting in each glass, and what my friends would be drinking at my party.  However, when it gets late at night, and I am trying to come up with inspiration for another card, I will turn to a couple challenge blogs to give my brain a poke.  Stampin' Celebration Challenge 128 just looked like it was screaming "party" to me.  The SU-Only Challenge #150 was looking for "Summer Celebrations", and I was up for that too.  I found the perfect summery papers in the Affectionately Yours DSP with some Watermelon Wonder and Cucumber Crush papers.  And as I stamped my card I imagined making sweet lem...

I had so much fun playing with a challenge yesterday, I went looking for more inspiration and found it at Pals Paper Arts Challenge 304 .  I did take the liberty of flipping the sketch on it's side.  I started with the Blooms & Bliss DSP for my background and a star, then cut the salutation with the Sunshine Wishes framelits and added a little banner with the graduate stamp from Sunshine Sayings.  Adding the text made it eligible for the challenge #110 at Inkspirational  to use TEXT.  I carried through with the star theme using Watercolor Words to stamp the background.  I added a few of the new In Color Enamel Shapes stars for some sparkle and texture, but the photo doesn't do them justice.  They are so cute!   I enjoyed making this one so much, I think I'll go back and make a masculine one, too.   Mary Alice

I haven't played along with a challenge in forever.  I am busy making card samples for my Stampin' Up! New Catalog Open House, and I needed some inspiration.  I came across the layout at Freshly Made Sketches #290 , and I knew it gave the opportunity to play with some new DSP and some stamps.  I chose the Sunshine Sayings stamp set with coordinating Sunshine Wishes framelits and the beautiful Blooms and Bliss DSP.  I embossed the background layer with the new Petal Burst embossing folder.  It was fun to play along with the challenge and play with new products.  Hope you like it, too. Mary Alice

Come check out the New Stampin' Up! Catalog at our EARLY BIRD OPEN HOUSE at 101 Willow Pond Trail, Lino Lakes Saturday, June 18, 9:00am – 12:00 Let's get together early and see what's new. Have fun checking out the new products from the brand new Stampin' Up! Catalog. We will have fun displays, stamps and paper and accessories for you to see. Check out the new 2016-18 In Colors. Pick up a copy of the catalog if you don't have one yet. They are $5 or FREE with an order. Check out our new class schedule and get to try some fun projects for yourself. FREE Make-N-Take projects for you to make. FREE gift for everyone. Door prize drawings. Coffee and donuts. Look forward to seeing you there.   Join our my team and become a members of the Stampin' Up! family! Fill your Wish List by putting it into your Starter Kit . . . $125 worth of whatever products you want for only $99. SHIPPING is FREE! Then . . . add in ...

Get ready for a flash sale! For ONE DAY ONLY New Paper Pumpkin subscribers can get their first kit for just $5!   This amazing offer starts Thursday, June 9th at 5 pm (MST) and ends Friday, June 10th at 11:50pm (MST).  Technically that is just shy of 31 hours - a little more than a day, but it will go by in a blink!   Get ready to hit subscribe at 5:00pm Thursday evening!   Details: First time subscribers only.  Discount applies to one kit for June 2016. After the first month, the price for the subscription will return to $19.95. Offer starts Thursday, June 9 at 5:00 pm (MT) and ends Friday, June 10th at 11:50 (MT) Available for month to month subscriptions, not prepaid subscriptions. Don't forget!  Thursday evening at 5 pm, sign up for your first kit for only $5.  Use promo code "ONEDAYDEAL" HERE

Stamp A Stack Saturday, May 21 9:00-2:00 This event will be held at 101 Willowpond Trail, Lino Lakes #imbringingbirthdaysback is a movement started by Shannon West from Stampin' Up!'s corporate office. In January she was contemplating how she had neglected to send out her Christmas cards. She had noticed that many of her friends had posted Christmas cards on Facebook, just like they did with birthday cards. A handwritten card arriving in your mailbox was becoming obsolete. She resolved to change this situation. On Facebook she posted that she was going to send actual birthday cards to any of her friends that wanted one. Just tell her your birthday, and address and she'd send you a card this year. In a matter of 3 days, she had over 1300 people respond! A movement was begun! She told the people at Stampin' Up! about her story after she had hand carved herself a stamp #imbringingbirthdaysback. They loved it, created a stamp for sale, and the m...

MARY'S STAMPIN' UP! CLASS SCHEDULE Classes held at 4455 Rosebriar Ave., Vadnais Heights, MN I am excited to share with you the fun new products from the new Occasions Catalog and Sale-A-Bration brochure. I know you'll love the things we plan to make. FEBRUARY Saturday, February 13 10.00 am  VALENTINE EXPLOSION BOX Fee $12 RSVP by February 10 Make a special box for someone special that holds a set of 4 notecards and a candy treat. It will have a love theme suitable for many occasions.  Thursday, February 18 6.30 pm or Saturday, February 20 10:00 am CARD CLASS Fee $10 RSVP by February 15 I will have 4 beautiful cards for you to make for a variety of occasions. All cards will be prepped and ready for you to stamp and assemble. I will be there to instruct you from the basics to special techniques I might teach. All supplies will be provided, except for adhesive. Saturday, February 27 9:00 am SCRAPBOOK WONDER EVENT Fee...

  This first card I made for my 4 year old granddaughter, Olivia.  I knew she'd enjoy the texture of the honeycomb accent.  Stampset used was Honeycomb Happiness from SaleABration.  This second card was made for 2 year old Maya, who is just so sweet and cuddly that the Bear Hugs card was just right for her.  She is so sweet and full of fun and energy.  My oldest granddaughter, Emily, age 11 is my first crafter buddy.  When she was 5 and moved away from my house where she'd been living for 3 years, I made her bedroom into my craft room.  When she came and saw all the craft supplies set up, she was so excited.  When her parents came to pick her up that day, she said "You have to come and see the craft room that grandma made for us!"  I still have the candy jar she made for me the next week while I was at work and she was here with grandpa.  It's covered with paper, flowers, ribbon and jewels, lots of jewels....

  Tired of winter? Join this week's card class and have some fun!     Thursday, February 18 6.30 pm  or  Saturday, February 20 10:00 am CARD CLASS         Fee $10                            RSVP by February 16 I will have 4 beautiful cards for you to make for a variety of occasions. All cards will be prepped and ready for you to stamp and assemble. I will be there to instruct you from the basics to special techniques I might teach. All supplies will be provided, except for adhesive.   Hope you can come.   Mary Alice  

    VALENTINE EXPLOSION BOX CLASS   Saturday, Feb 13   10:00   Make a special box for someone special that holds a set of 4 notecoards and a candy treat.  it will have a love theme suitalbe for many occasions.   Register for the class now through the class link on my blog, or leave a comment below.    This box is designed with a removeable band, and it explodes open to show a surprise gift inside.  It has a treat bag with chocolates inside and 4 matching notecards and envelopes.  Four little all occasion notecards that are fast and fun to make. This wonderful box was inspired by a project made my Inge Groot on her blog http://stampincardsandmemories.blogspot.com/2016/01/artisan-jan-2.html

It's official!! The Occasions Catalog released & SALE-A-BRATION starts today!! New Occasions Catalog Sale-a-bration Brochure If you haven't got your copy of the New Occasions Catalog, and would like a copy – EMAIL ME TODAY to request yours! Want to start shopping now, and earn FREEBIES? CLICK HERE TO SHOP NOW . IT'S TIME TO PARTAAYYY!!!! Saturday, January 23 10 – 2 at 4455 Rosebriar Ave, Vadnais Heights Join me for my annual OCCASIONS CATALOG & SALE-A-BRATION KICKOFF PARTY- there will be stamping fun, treats to share, prizes to win and so much MORE!!! Sign up for new classes. You won't want to miss it, be sure to bring a friend that's NEW to me and get a surprise!! This is a FREE event but an RSVP is requested so enough packets can be made- RSVP HERE TODAY!!! Hope to see you there.    Mary Alice Bellis