The Holiday Mini Catalog is Here!

The Holiday Mini Catalog is here! As usual, this year's holiday mini is filled with lots of great products to help you with your holiday card making and gift giving ideas!  there are felt snowflakes, window decals and lots of stamps, paper, ribbon and more!  Take a look and then be sure to order your favorite products through my online store - just click Shop Now to get started!

The Fall Winter Idea Book and Catalog is Here!

It's always an exciting time when the new Idea Book and Catalog arrives and this year is no different!  Take a look at the catalog and then contact me to get your copy - free with a qualifying order! 

And, from now through the end of September you can save 15% on any of 10 selected new stamp sets!  Download the Flyer

25% off Selected Retired Accessories!

It's July 21st and that means that the list of Retiring Accessories is here!  All In Color products are retiring plus many other items!  And, select Retiring Accessories are on sale for 25% off!  All retiring accessories are available only while supplies last so don't wait, email me today to place your order before the items on your wish list are gone!

And, remember that retiring stamp sets will be available only until August 10th so don't wait to place your order because after August 10th these items will be gone forever! 

Check out these important Links:

• Retiring Accessories


• 25% Off Select Retiring Accessories


• Retiring Stamp Sets

NEW Decor Elements Are Here!!

WOW!!!  I'm so pleased to share with you the NEW Decor Elements line!  This is a new line of home decor products that you can adhere to walls, windows, mirrors, vases and pretty much whatever you want!  We have a number of great designs already available for you to choose from and there will be more to come in the future! 

You can view the available Decor Elements in our new Decor Elements Mini Catalog and even better, you can start ordering them now!  I've started a photo album in my gallery on how these great elements have been used, you can view it here:  Decor Elements Photo Gallery. 

Once you order and receive your Decor Elemnts pieces you can either read the application instructions that come with them or view the video tutorial on how to apply them in your desired location!

2008 Spring-Summer Retiring Stamps

The 2008 Spring Summer Retiring Stamps list is here!  Don't miss your opportunity to get some of your favorite stamp sets before they are gone!  Every set on this list is available through August 10th, 2008 but don't wait to get your favorites because they'll be gone before we know it! 

The list below is available two ways, one alphabetically and one by page number.  Be sure to check the lists and then email me to order your favorites before they're gone!

2008 Spring Summer Retiring Stamps - Alphabetical

2008 Spring Summer Retiring Stamps - Page Number

June Specials!

   

There are two great specials this month for June!!

First is the Fresh Cuts Sneek Peek.  The Fresh Cut stamp set pairs beautifullly with the Fresh Cut notes which have laser cut flower notes and are really fun to use!  All you have to do to use the cards is poke out the flower petals and voila - you'll have a great flower opening in the front of your card!  The stamp set is $21.95 and the notecards are $8.95. But, in June if you purchase both the notecards are just $5!

OR, you can get these as Jen's "kit", for $33 you get:

• Fresh Cuts Stamp Set a $21.95 Value
  
• 15 Fresh Cuts Laser cut note cards w/envelopes, an $8.95 value
  
• Assortment of punched flowers (two sizes) and 3 1/2" squares of Old Olive and Summer Sun Cardstock
  
• 20 Gold Brads
  
• 1 yard of Old Olive Polytwill ribbon

You'll also need Old Olive and Summer Sun inkpads and you can add these for just $12 more if you don't already have them!  These prices are for pick up at my house but for a small additional mailing fee you can get this as a class by mail!

The second June special is to help you make lots of little love notes and is part of our eScape promotion. For just $30 you get

• Love Notes assortment, $8.95 value
  
• Circle of Friendship stamp set, $17.95 value
  
• Rose Red Classic Stampin' Pad, $5.25 value
  
• Very Vanilla 5/8" grosgrain ribbon, 7.95 value

The retail value of this promotion is $40.10 but during June you can purchase it for just $30 plus shipping and tax!!

An Update from Colorado

  Many of you have asked me how things are going for me out in Colorado so I thought I'd post a few photos and an update.  With the long holiday weekend, I spent a lot of time outdoors.  In fact, I find that I now spend a lot more time outdoors in general!  It's usually sunny here and warmer than it was in the midwest so I often come home from work and go for a walk.  That combined with drinking a ton more water and giving up caffeine (and therefore soda) has had some wonderful health effects!  I feel great and have toned up a bit!  My favorite thing to do on the weekends has been to try to get in some hiking.  The photo above is from when my sister, her fiancee and I went hiking last weekend up in Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP).  We even saw some moose on our way over to this hiking spot!  Those pics are on her camera but I will try to get some and post them! 

You might notice that many of the pine trees in this photo are a rusty red color - this is damage due to the pine beetle that is all over the Colorado mountains.  From what I hear there have been many things tried to attempt to control them but besides a really hard freeze it's going to be difficult to wipe them out.  This area is in the western area of RMNP and the beetle damage is everywhere.  For now the eastern side of the park (near Estes Park) has very limited damage so I hope that there is something that can be done to help before they move into the rest of the park! 

Now, on Memorial Day weekend, RMNP officially opens Trail Ridge Road which goes over the Continental  Divide to get to the other side of the park.  They have a nice visitor's center at the top but unfortunatly it's not open much of the year and here's why.  That photo is of the road that we drove by and how high the snow still is on the side of the road!  Now, it wasn't that high all the way but I have to tell you that I was a bit relieved when we went back the other way without the snow right next to us! 

When we stopped at the visitor's center I bought two hiking books - one specifically for the park and the other for the Front Range (the area between Denver and the N. Colorado border in and around the mountains).  This is where I live for those of you not familiar with Colorado.  Anyway, Monday I got up and decided to do a Red Rocks hike in Bouder that is supposed to be a bit like the red rocks of Utah.  Well, it was rainy and a bit overcast so it was a short hike with Maverick, my sister Carrie's dog but it was still very enjoyable!  Here is a photo from the hike and also an attempt at a self portrait with Mav and I.  I'll post more photos as I hike more but just wanted to share a bit about what I've been up to in my spare time when I'm not stamping or working!  Now, back to stamping...