Little Flowers

Stamp Sets:
Little Flowers, Sprinkles, Short and Sweet

Card Stock:
Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White

Accessories:
Old Olive 1/4 inch grosgrain ribbon, stampin' dimensionals

My Stampin' Story

I have always been the “crafty” type. I worked in a craft store during high school. I worked in a picture framing shop through college. I loved to create and showcase my work. I was always told I have a real eye for color. My favorite part of framing was helping others to make the most of their art within a budget.

My last year of college, I had to quit the craft and framing business to focus on my upcoming career of teaching. After that I focused on teaching math to kids. I loved my job, but there was a void in my life. A friend at work was a Stampin’ Up demonstrator. She invited me to come check out her stampin’ technique card club. From the first club meeting I was hooked! I loved the premise of a club—the ability to learn new tricks and slowly build my stamping supply without breaking the bank.

After about a year in club, I decided it was time for me to branch out and become a demonstrator myself. I held my first open house and have never looked back! I love meeting new people and sharing my love of Stampin’ Up with everyone I meet!

Since joining Stampin’ Up, I finally had my creative outlet back. Before I got involved with Stampin’ Up I didn’t realize the void that was missing in my life. Now I feel like my life is well rounded. My husband has even commented that I’m the happiest I’ve been since we have been married. I look forward to many, many years as a Stampin’ Up demonstrator to compliment my career as an educator. I love the opportunity to take care of my family and make a little money to support my hobby on the side.

The best part is that you can make it work for you. If you want to get the starter kit and get $364+ worth of supplies for only $199…you can! If you want to just enjoy the discount, you can! If you want to get a little extra income, you can! And if you want it to be more, you can! It is all about what you want.

I LOVE it, and if you do too…this is something you should consider. It has changed my life and it can do the same for you!

Happy Stamping!
Lynsey

Open House

My open house was a success. I had a wonderful time visiting with everyone that came. I still have 5 openings for my club that starts at the end of the month--let me know if you want to join!

Open House Information

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I am also offering one day only specials at the open house. Details are on the picture below. Click to enlarge.

New punches

I got two new punches today out of the Stampin' Up occasions catalog and had to use them. I love the new flower punch and how it went well with the large flower from the "Eastern Blooms" set. I really like the girliness of the new scallop edge.

Open House Make-and-Take Cards

Here are the sample cards for my open house. I hope people like them and have fun making them!

working on open house ideas,,,

I wanted a nice simple card for my make and take for my upcoming open house. I also wanted to use my stampin' pastels. I don't like this card. Oh well, I'll keep trying...

I liked the candle card I made the other day, so I revisited it. I changed the colors and made it a bit bigger. I think I like the red/yellow color combo better. This card just doesn't do much for me--go figure. It is also too complicated for a make and take anyway. I have such a hard time coming up with simple cards.

Design Series Paper usage

I had some design series paper left over from my Christmas projects that I wanted to use up. Most is obviously Christmas, but I figured if I got creative, it would work as non-Christmas paper too. I only have 2.5 inch wide strips to work with, so placement has been a bit tricky. I also wanted to use the new border punch that is in the Sale-a-bration catalog. I really like the look it gives. I need to get one of my own. I am happy to say that I feel much more confident when stamping and creating cards. Now I just need to get better at sending them :D

This card didn't turn out as cute as I had hoped it would. It is a 3x3 card and would have worked much better if it had been bigger so that you could see more of the candles. I may revisit this design in the future.

Instead of being out with friends...

I stayed home and created these cards. It's Friday night and my husband is at work. My kid is asleep. My friends are together having a scrap-a-thon tonight. I wanted to be there, but didn't have anyone to watch the kiddo for me and didn't want to pay anyone for that matter...

So, I went to work in my craft room. I am getting ready for my open house and wanted to have some samples of cards that I have made. Here is what I came up with tonight using things that are currently found in the Stampin' Up catalog.

Finished with the swap

Today I buckled down and finished the rest of the 25 cards for my friend. 10 of the cards are variations of the four embossed cards pictured. I am excited for my Scentsy to arrive!