Club Project for September

These are the two cards we made this month at club. I may have an opening in the alternate month club after we meet in October. It is a small $25 purchase commitment every other month to receive all of the benefits listed below.

The benefits of club are great:

• earning hostess benefits
  
• making two great cards or projects each time we meet
  
• learning new techniques
• stamping inspiration on a regular basis
• building friendships
• more

Please let me know if you would like to join a club.

Our Christmas Card Design

I designed our personal Christmas cards this week. I worked on the focal point at the campgrounds over the weekend and have that part done for 175 cards. I'm waiting for the cardstock and ribbon to arrive before I can finish them.
The card below was my first design, but there were a lot more steps to this design so I decided to wait until next summer to do them. It is my personal goal to have our Christmas cards done before I go back to school each year (or shortly after). I find it easier to get them done when I'm not teaching. Note the photo from about 3 years ago - look at that awful hairstyle!
My friend Susan Auyer designed the version below which I really like much better. It will be easier too because I won't have to punch through all of the layers like my design. I will be CASing her design for next year's card.

Holiday Mini Swap

I participated in a great swap focusing on products from the new Holiday Mini that started last week. The following are three of those swaps. They all use Peaceful Season (Level 2 Hostess), Deck the Halls designer paper, and glass glitter. However, they all look so different!

designed by Melanie Giesel

designed by Nancy Thompson

designed by Denise Knowles

Holiday Mini Swap Favorites

I was excited to participate in a great swap organized by my friend Joey Pogorel. I was even more excited when I came home from the campgrounds this morning and found the envelope in my mailbox. We had to use products featured in the new Holiday Mini catalog.

This card was designed by Maxine and features the new Spider Web embossing folder. I love this embossing folder used on a black napkin. I can promise you that every one of my students will be using spider web napkins at the Halloween party at school.

designed by Louann Fisher

It uses the Day of Gratitude set and has beautiful popped up layers along with one of our new pearls in the center. It has convinced me that I need to buy this set.

Big Milestone Achieved!!!

I'm so excited to post this morning - I've hit my biggest milestone yet. When I placed my orders from club last night I passed $100,000 in lifetime sales!!!!! Not only does this mean I've sold a lot of Stampin' Up! product, but I get a $1,000 cash bonus for hitting the milestone:-)

Thanks to all of my loyal customers, I continue to reach goals I would have never thought I could before I started with Stampin' Up! You are the best!

September Girls Night Out

Bright colors, bold patterns & a vintage texture create an eye-catching combination that is sure to elicit a “wow” from everyone who sees it. In this class you’ll use the Greenhouse Gala Designer Paper, Friends Never Fade stamp set and Vintage Wallpaper textured impressions folder to create these four gorgeous cards along with a coordinating window card box to gift them in. Mark your calendar for Friday, September 24th at 6:00. The class fee of $19 (clear mount) or $23 (wood mount) includes a light dinner, the Friends Never Fade stamp set, and all pre-cut supplies for four cards and coordinating box. Please RSVP by September 15th to allow time for ordering and preparing supplies.

September Card Kit Available

Check out the newest Card Kit of the Month! Get details by clicking on the picture in the sidebar to the right.