June 26 - Special $99 Mini-Starter Kit

I can tell you from experience, being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator is one of the BEST ways to meet new friends, love your job, and work your own hours. I've never regretted joining the Stampin' Up! team since I purchased my starter kit 3 years ago.

Until the end of June you have the chance to join my Funky Stampers team for only $99! You can learn more about the June mini-kit and more about my team here -

http://www.hollystamps.com/team.shtml.

Please contact me with any questions you may have - I would be happy to give you all the information I can! Just remember - this coming Wednesday is the last day you can take advantage of the $99 mini-kit so be sure to contact me by then if you are interested!

June 24 - Always Card

Just wanted to share one of my favorite cards we did at Card Day last weekend. It uses one of my absolutely favorite sets, Always. All of the products used to make this card will NOT be retiring this month so it will all still be available July 1 once the new catalog comes out.

Ingredients:

• Always stamp set
• Rose Red card stock and classic ink
• Pretty in Pink card stock
• Whisper White cardstock
• Certainly Celery classic ink
• Old Olive classic ink
• Chocolate Chip classic ink
• Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder
• Certainly Celery 1/4" grosgrain ribbon
• Stampin' dimensionals

When making it just assemble and stamp the whole bottom part of the card, then run it through the Sizzix with the Polka Dots embossing folder. Then add the top heart with the dimensionals in top (will not be embossed).

Enjoy your day and stamp away! :)
Holly

June 8 - Card Day Information!

Just in case you missed the memo last month - Card Night is now CARD DAY! The event has moved from Thursday evenings to Saturdays and will offer more that one card day event that day.

In June CARD DAY will be on Saturday, June 19th at the following times:

11:00am - 1pm

1pm - 3pm

3pm - 5pm

I will have 8 openings for each time slot so when RSVP'ing please let me know which time slot you would like to sign up for. All 3 event times will make the same cards and everything else about the card event will be the same as before.

Many of the cards made during May's Card Day will be using all new products from the NEW Summer Mini Catalog! If you haven't gotten one in the mail I will have extras here during the event. You will also be able to sneak a peek at the NEW 2010/2011 General Catalog and Idea Book and see samples with some of the new items in it!!!!

To sign up for Card Day on June 19th please send me an email at holly.vandyne@gmail.com or leave a comment here to RSVP.

HERE ARE THE CARD EVENT DETAILS:
What: Make 6 pre-designed and pre-cut cards, each card includes a matching envelope. Snacks and drinks are provided during the event.

Where: My house, directions are provided when you sign up.

How Much: $8 OR a $25 Stampin' Up! order (yes! you can now come without placing an order, you'll just have to pay for the supplies to make your cards - or if you place an order over $25 you DO NOT have to pay a supply fee)

Extra Bonus: I combine all orders and use the hostess benefits earned that night to get goodies that I split up with everyone who placed an order. So with your order you will receive a FREE goodie bag with a variety of Stampin' Up! embellishments, stamps, paper, etc. - the goodies are different every month. And if you did not place an order the night of the event you can pay an additional $4 if you would like to receive the same goodie bag that the people that placed an order will be getting.

To Sign Up: Leave a comment here or email me at holly.vandyne@gmail.com to reserve your spot (don't forget to tell me what time you'd like to come). Hope to see you there - contact me if you have any questions at all!

~ Holly

June 7 - Serene Page

It has been SUCH a long time since my last blog post! This first year of teaching/working at school has been amazing and I'm both sad and extremely happy to have a summer vacation that started TODAY! The good news is that I have 3 entire months to create new goodies to post and as of this weekend I'm already ahead of the game!

I got the new Stampin' Up! catalog late last week and HOLY CANOLY I am in love with so many things! My poor wish list will need an entire notebook. I have some NEW items from it that I was able to pre-order and I have been having fun with them all weekend! Can't wait to show you some of the things I've created when the new catty goes into effect on July 1.

As for today's post I created this page with quite a few Stampin' Up! goodies. The Trio Flower punch is my absolute FAVORITE (it makes the little flowers) and it is retiring this month, so I'm a little sad, but they do have new small punches that are a good replacement. But if you love the trio flowers as much as I do be sure to get your order in before the end of June! You can see all of the retiring products on my online store here. Have a fantastic Monday and see you back here tomorrow for another project!

~ Holly

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used:

• Whisper White and Basic Black Cardstock
• Black Journaling Marker
• White Signo Pen
• Silver Mini Brads
• Jumbo Flower Punch
• Scalloped Circle Punch
• Trio Flower Punch
• Priceless Stamp Set
• 1" Circle Punch
• Basic Black Class Ink Pad

February 21 - Cousins Page

I absolutely LOVE the Simply Scrappin' kits from Stampin' Up!, especially the Happy Day kit. The colors are so FUN and you know me and flowers - mmmmm, mmmmmm! :)

If you want to do quick and easy pages then a Simply Scrappin' kit is definitely the way to go, and at only $19.95 they are a great deal too.

Been quite sick so I have to get to bed (and hopefully the doctor in the morning) but I just wanted to share this quick layout with you before Sunday has come and gone.

Hope you had a fantastic weekend and that your week ahead is wonderful too!

{holly}

February 20 - Flower Card

We made this card at card night Thursday and I loved it so much that I'm going to use it for the workshops I have in Feb. & March. It is an odd size, but fits just fine in an A2 envelope!

I used the Petal Pizazz stamp set (one of my favorites!) and the new large flower punch in the Occassions mini catalog. I LOVE not having to cut elements out by hand! The background was heat embossed with Irredecent Ice embossing powder on kraft cardstock.

My March calender is filling up quickly but if you'd like to book a workshop please call or email me at holly@hollystamps.com and I will get back to you with all of the information! It's a fantastic way to earn a LOT of free Stampin' Up! goodies and have fun with your friends in the process!

February 11 - February Card Night

February Card Night will be on Thursday, February 18th at my house. Cost is $8 or a $25 Stampin' Up! order. All orders placed the night of card night come with a goodie bag of hostess benefits! We will make 6 cards (this card will be one of them) and snacks and refreshments will be provided.

We all really have a fantastic time so if you're able to I hope you'll consider joining us! From now on I will have to cap the attendance at 12 people so be sure to get your RSVP in to me as soon as possible - it is already filling up quickly. To RSVP just email, call me or post a comment on this post and I will get you on the list. Thanks!

February 6 - Hello Butterflies Card

I was going through some of my scrapbook paper tonight while I cleaned my scrap room and came across a piece that I loved. Mostly I loved the circles and the colors and I wanted to try to make my own. All it took was my 1" circle punch and the following colors of cardstock: Soft Suede, Bermuda Bay, Gable Green, Only Orange and Orchid Opulence and Kraft for the butterflies. The Hello stamp is from the Tiny Tags set in the new Occasions mini catalog as well as the Beautiful Wings Embosslet die. Oh, and my sewing machine - what would I do without the zig zag stitch? :) It took a little longer to make than I had anticipated but I am happy with how it turned out. Hope you're having a great snowy (well at least it is here!) weekend!

If you're on Facebook be sure to become a fan of the Holly Stamps page! :)

My Digital Studio Page - Week 3

Oh no! I'm ashamed to admit that it happened, I fell behind with my digital family album ALREADY! After only 2 weeks - Yikes! :) But I'm not giving up yet and I'm a little more caught up tonight since I managed to get my week 3 page finished. And now that I'm thinking about it - I only have 49 pages to go (UGH!). ha ha!

Hope you are having a fantastic week - enjoy it!

{holly}

January 30 - Love Scrapbook Page

This is a 12x12 page made with quite a few of the new items in the Occasions Mini catalog. I used the "With All My Heart" stamp set with the large flower punch and the Top Note Sizzix die for the title. And yes, I did a LOT of sewing. Too bad I can't sew fabric but I LOVE sewing on paper! :)

Don't forget Sale-A-Bration is still going on - spend only $50 and choose a completely FREE item from the Sale-A-Bration brochure! If you want more information on it be sure to let me know or you can shop online at http://hollyvandyne.stampinup.net/.

I'll be having a contest this week to celebrate my new Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Holly-Stamps so be sure to keep your eye out for that and if you haven't signed up to be a fan on Facebook yet, follow the link and sign up!