Stampin' Up has Gone Crazy!!!!!

I'm not normally one to be pushy with what I've chosen to do as my "side business", but I am making an exception with this promotion as the deal is one that I know I wouldn't pass on.  Especially because there are absolutely no strings attached.  You are welcome to purchase this Starter Kit, even if you know you have no intention of ever doing ANYTHING with it other than making use of the stamping supplies and being a "hobby demo"!

Stampin' Up is offering both its Standard Starter Kit or Digital Starter Kit for just $87.50!  That is over $310 in crafting and business supplies for only $ 87.50! From November 15-30, you can purchase either our Standard or Digital+ Starter Kits at 50 percent off the regular retail price of $175 (plus free shipping!), and enjoy these great benefits as a Stampin' Up!® demonstrator. 

·     Sign Up just for the discount or earn additional income while sharing creativity

·     Enjoy access to nearly unlimited creative ideas.

·     30% off of your first demonstrator order after signing up

·     Receive a free subscription to an exclusive monthly magazine.

·     Receive two free months subscription to your own business website if you choose

·     Drop at anytime with NO Penalty!

·     Opportunity to earn free products and incentive trips.

Here’s what is in the CUSTOMIZABLE Standard Kit and the value of each:

1.  Any $33.95 or lower Stamp Set

2.  Any $28.95 or lower Stamp Set

3.  Any $18.95 or lower Stamp Set

4.  Any $9.95 or lower Stamp Set

Before we go on, note that the $87.50 kit cost has already paid for the 4 sets above valued at $91.80.

That means EVERYTHING BELOW THIS LINE IS FREE!!!!!!

      5. $19.95 Brights Patterns Designer Series paper stack (OR color of your choice) FREE

6. $16.95 Stampin’ Scrub® FREE

7. $8.95 Whisper White 5/8" satin ribbon (OR ribbon at the same or lower price) FREE

8. $8.95 VersaMark® pad (OR ink pad at the same or lower price) FREE

9. $8.50 Card stock 8-1/2" x 11" (Whisper White OR color of your choice) FREE

10. $7.95 Small Chocolate Songbird Tile Décor Elements® (OR Décor Elements item at the same or lower  price) FREE

11. $6.95 Assorted color card stock 8-1/2" x 11"  (Getting Started OR assortment of your choice) FREE

12. $6.95 Clear Block C (OR clear block at the same or lower price) FREE

13. $6.95 SNAIL Adhesive® (OR adhesive at the same or lower price) FREE

14.  $6.50 Fast Flowers Stampin’ Around® wheel (OR standard wheel of your choice) FREE

15.  $5.95 Stampin’ Around Self Inking Handle (standard) FREE

16.  $5.95 Classic Stampin’ Pad® (color of your choice) FREE

17.  $5.95 Classic Stampin’ Pad® (color of your choice) FREE

18.  $5.95 Classic Stampin’ Pad® (color of your choice) FREE

19.  $5.95 Classic Stampin’ Pad® (color of your choice) FREE

20.  $5.25 Uninked Cartridge (standard) FREE

21.  $4.50 Stampin’ Mist® (OR StazOn® Cleaner) FREE

22.  $3.95 Stampin’ Dimensionals® FREE

23.  $3.50 Stampin’ Write® marker (color of your choice) FREE

24.  $3.50 Stampin’ Write® marker (color of your choice) FREE

25.  $3.32 Blender pen (single) FREE

26.  $2.95 Marina Mist Classic Ink Refill (OR color of your choice) FREE

27.  $1.95 Décor Elements Applicator Tool FREE

28.  $1.17 Stamping sponge (single) FREE

29.  Catalogs ($29.95 for 8 catalogs which you can sell to recoup your kit cost), business forms, and other printed materials to get your business off to a great start! FREE

Here’s what is in the CUSTOMIZABLE Digital + Kit and the value of each:

 1. $79.95 My Digital Studio™ software* (see description of this product below)

2.  $8.50 Card stock 8-1/2" x 11" (Whisper White OR color of your choice)

Before we go on, note that the $87.50 kit cost has paid for the My Digital Studio software & card stock above.

That means EVERYTHING BELOW THIS LINE IS FREE!!!!!!

       3.  Any $26.95 or lower Stamp Set FREE

4.  Any $18.95 or lower Stamp Set FREE

5.  Any $7.95 or lower Stamp Set FREE

6.  $16.95 Stampin’ Scrub® FREE

7.  $8.95 Brights Designer buttons FREE

8.  $7.95 Small Chocolate Songbird Tile Décor Elements® (OR Décor Elements item at the same or lower price) FREE

9.   $6.95 Clear Block C (OR clear block at the same or lower price) FREE

10.  $6.95 Assorted color card stock 8-1/2" x 11" (Getting Started OR assortment of your choice) FREE

11.  $6.95 SNAIL Adhesive® (OR adhesive at the same or lower price FREE

12.  $5.95 Classic Stampin’ Pad® (color of your choice) FREE

13.  $5.95 Classic Stampin’ Pad® (color of your choice) FREE

14.  $5.95 Classic Stampin’ Pad® (color of your choice) FREE

15.  $5.95 Classic Stampin’ Pad® (color of your choice) FREE

16.  $4.95 Real Red 1/4" grosgrain ribbon (OR ribbon at the same or lower price) FREE

17.  $4.95 Glue Dots® FREE

18.  $4.50 Stampin’ Mist® (OR StazOn® Cleaner) FREE

19.  $3.95 Stampin’ Dimensionals® FREE

20.  $3.50 Stampin’ Write® marker (color of your choice) FREE

21.  $3.50 Stampin’ Write® marker (color of your choice) FREE

22.  $1.95 Décor Elements Applicator Tool FREE

23.     Catalogs ($29.95 for 8 catalogs which you can sell to recoup your kit cost), business forms, and other printed materials to get your business off to a great start! FREE

* = Use the same great artwork, colors, and accessory images found in our current product line to create personalized digital projects. Downloads available often to allow adding to your images. The options are endless: create photo albums, calendars, and greeting cards using My Digital Studio. Once you've created your personalized gift or heirloom, have it printed in our high-quality print facility and delivered to your door or print it at home. Available in English only. Works with a PC or a Mac.

To sign up online, just visit My Demonstrator Business Website

and click on the "join now" link in the bottom left hand corner.  My password is LesliiStevens

I also have the Adorable "Contempo Christmas" and "Party This Way" stamp sets available as my gift to the first two people to sign up as part of my team in addition to Stampin' Up's AMAZING offer!  Please email me to confirm availability and choose your set! lesliicstevens@earthlink.net

Pumpkin Poop Kit

So many people have been asking me how I made these really cute and silly bags of Pumpkin Poop. So I have come up with a very easy to do kit.  You can find the kit in my Pressing Dandelions  here.

Stampin' Up! Holiday Bundles. Save 20%!

 

Announcing the ABC's of the Perfect Handmade Holiday.  Starting TODAY, Stampin' Up! is offering an opportunity to purchase select products--perfect for Amazing cards, Beautiful packaging, and Cherished gifts--at a 20 percent discount!  

CLICK HERE to open and print the Holiday Bundle List.  Includes French and Spanish options.

Things to Remember:

• Additional products from current catalogs may be purchased on the same order.
• There is no minimum purchase required to participate in this promotion.
• You must use the bundle item codes provided. The 20 percent discount will not be applied if individual bundle item numbers are entered separately. 
• Order on-line by Thursday, December 16, 2010; 11:50 PM (MT)

109th Havest Craft Fair

On October 16th I had a tent set up with all of my goodies.  I had been working so hard for three weeks gearing up for this show.

Halloween, Oh how I just LOVE Halloween

I have been so darn busy over the past 3 weeks making all kinds of really fun and cute Halloween things for a craft I was in over last weekend.

 Halloween Test Tubes

 

Halloween Treat Boxes

 

Halloween Tumble Marble Coasters

SALE!!! Everyone loves a sale!!!

Up to 80% OFF - Clearance Rack Blitz!!! Hurry, whiles supplies last, over 300 new items added today...more will be coming (and selling out) daily. Don't wait! Shop here.

 

Up to Ears in Poop

I have been making these cute little bags of pumpkin poop for my upcoming craft fair on Oct. 16th.

Snowman Poop

I was busy today bagging Snowman poop for an upcoming craft and art show.

* Now Offering* Custom Invitations...

So I am now offering custom invitations...I have finally gotten my act together and after designing so many custom invitations over the years for my family and friends for birthday parties, baby showers, bridal showers, and birth announcement I have come up a few designs that I feel worthy of showing off to the world along with selling them. You can find these custom invitations in my Pressing Dandelions Etsy Shop

Lady Bug

Happy Haunting.

I am on a roll with Halloween cards. Can you tell this is my favorite holiday :).

You can find all of my handmade note cards here

Are you a good witch or a bad witch...

Yet another Halloween card. I seem to be on a roll.

Eeekk!!! A Great Big Spider...

Eeekk!!! A giant spider! Spooky and Fun Halloween card has been hand cut and layered with cream and black card stock together with an antique hand written note paper, along with some extra bling is a tiny rhinestone.

Foster Failures

This is the weekend we think is Skyy birthday.  If you don't know who Skyy is then let me tell you a little bit about her.  Sometime in late September of last year my girlfriend Sue sent a picture of a very cute very small Great Pyr mix puppy that had less then a day to live in a Kentucky gas shelter along with her mom. Well it was love at first sight, I was going to save and foster that pup and her mom no matter what hoops I had to go through to get them both to safety. Long story short, on December 12 after traveling 2 days up north by the Rescue Riders at midnight Sue arrived at my backdoor with the cutest, sweetest and most loving puppy ever. Skyy grow on all of us and Stolii our other dog seemed to really like the new addition,  we ended up foster failures.  It has been very crazy around here with a puppy and an older dog at the same time. There has been many pairs of shoes eaten, kids toys distorted, furniture chewed, break outs from the fenced in yard at all times of the day and night, tons of puking in the car, big holes dug in the front yard and way more dog hair then one can keep up with, but most of all Skyy is the most loving , sweet dog on the planet. She thinks everyone was put on this earth just for her to play with and love.

In The Clouds...

Trini's first project for kindergarten...The class was asked to write on a cut out of a cloud what they wish for for this year. The teacher went around the room asking each kid what they wished for, the kids clouds were going like this "To go to Disney", "To make lots of new friends", "To learn how to read." and then there was Trini..."I want to fly!"...yup that's my kid she totally beats to her own drum.

The School Bus.

So on Wed. Sept. 1, 2010 my one and only child put on her backpack and together we walked out the door to the bus stop to wait for the school bus, along with Skyy, Stolii  and Daddy. Trini was getting very excited about riding the school bus for the very first time in her whole entire life(her words) . The very best part about this first day of school was that she got to pick one parent to ride along and spend the day with her in kindergarten...How happy was I when she picked me :), I was going back to kindergarten.  Finally we heard the roar of the bus coming up the hill and then saw the big yellow school bus heading towards us. Trini was jumping and screaming " It's coming!!!It's coming!!! It's here!!! I see my school bus!!!"  The flashing lights went on, the bus came to a stop and then the big doors opened with a great big friendly  "Hello Triniti. How are you today? I am Sue and I will be your bus driver for the year." Together both of us  jumped up the steps and onto the big yellow bus,  we were the very first stop, we could pick any seat we wanted. Trin chose one close to the front and behind the driver. Trini was just so shocked that her bus driver knew her name. She answered Sue after we sat down with "I'm great! This so doesn't look like my Daddy's big band tour bus?"  Sue the bus driver laughed and said "Nope not today but I will work on making it look more like that for you for tomorrow." Trini said "WOW!!! Really your gonna put a big flat screen t.v in here? Cool!"

This stuff ROCKS!!!

I have fallen in love with this product!!! 

Virtue Natural is a natural and organic skincare line. Absolutely everything you'll ever find at Virtue Natural is made from scratch and from their own personal recipes. Tried and tested, these skincare gems are one of a kind. And because they do not take short-cuts, some of thier products have taken years to perfect.I highly think that everyone on this planet should use these products, they are just so yummie for your skin.  This stuff ROCKS!!!

Pretty in Pink

Feeling a little PINK...

Stolii

Our beloved husky, Stolii turned 9 years old yesterday. Happy Birthday girl, I love you so much!!!

Ring a ling a ding dong

I just love how my new  ring came out!!! 

A touch of fun and funky bringing it all back to
earthy...Three cultured pearls form an organic cluster, 

set in a silver plated brass ring with a textural inspiration

taken from the bark of palm trees. Size 7 

You can find this great looking ring in my Jewelry Etsy Shop

Doodling

I have a thing for papers, all kinds of papers. Along with journals, but I have found that they're a little too big to haul around everywhere I go on a daily basis. That's why I came up with this funky little on-the-go journal necklace. Perfect size for doodling. Finding a use for all of the little scraps of pretty papers that seem to be everywhere in my studio has never been so cool!!!

This journal was created using an old book cover.  It has 40 pages(80 front and back)of random hand cut (by me) recycled and vintage papers. Recycling has never been so pretty. 

You can find these wonderful mini journals in my Pressing Dandelions Shop...

Gretchen

Gretchen likes to read American stories about cowgirls and heros of the Wild West. Her favorite color is periwinkle. Please keep this in mind when you color her clothing. She likes to walk her little dog Gilley down to the corner bakery on Saturday morning for a banana cupcake. 

Meet Ruby Bloom

Meet Ruby Bloom Samson. Ruby lives in brownstone in New York. She attends St. Mary's school for girls where she is learning Latin and pre-algebra. On Wednesdays, her mother takes her to ice skating lessons. After the lesson, she and her mother like to stop at their favorite Pizza place for a slice of pepperoni. They eat their pizza in Central Park and watch the swallows peck at the crumbs on the ground.


For her eighth birthday, Ruby's Uncle Walter bought her a dove. Ruby named her Sunday.  Sunday likes to chirp and chatter, especially when Ruby comes home from school.  Ruby's father likes to say that Sunday got her name because she talks all week long and twice as much on Sundays.

Sweet Peas

Oh so sweet these lilac sweet pea mini note cards.

Pretty in Pink

Happy Mother's Day