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I LOVE RIBBON-sampler

Posted on February 18, 2009March 1, 2009 by Josee

I LOVE RIBBON!!! Product Sampler

 You asked for it and now you have it! Love to accessorize your projects with ribbon, but, don’t have it the budget to buy all the colours you want? Have you purchased cardstock in colour families, but, have nothing to go with the colours you don’t use often? This sampler is perfect for YOU!

With your Ribbon Samper: You will receive 1 yard of each of: 
 

  • 1" double sitched grosgrain in all 4 colours
  • 1/2" striped grosgrain in all 6 colours
  • 5/8" striped grosgrain in all 6 colours
  • 1/4" grosgrain in all 19 colours
  • 5/8" grosgrain in all 8 colours
  • Taffeta Ribbon in all 9 colours
  • 1 1/4" Pink Pirouette Ribbon
  • 7/8" Poly-Twill ribbon in So Saffron
  • Kiwi Kiss/Very Vanilla Satin ribbon
  • Gingham ribbon in BOTH black and red
  • 5/8" Organza ribbon in Whisper White

 That means you’ll get 58 yards of ribbon!!! Seperately owning all of this ribbon would cost you over $600!!!

You will have this awesome sampler will only cost you $62! (10 spots available) 

 (Sorry, this sampler is only available for Canada only)


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What’s coming up!

Posted on February 17, 2009February 17, 2009 by Josee

I just have to say…I’m ready for spring!!! There has been so much sickness in this house the past month or so-it’s been absolutely exhausting! My son just finished a flu and after a week and a half…his stomach is still not right, but, he is back to school today and hopefully will resume his "normal life" soon. It’s been quite hard to get anything done, so, I’m quite behind…but, I’ll get back into the swing of things this week I hope! 

We had a nice quiet Valentine’s Day. We took the kids to Swiss Chalet for dinner and came home to watch a movie. I was quite impressed with my husband…want to know what he gave me for Valentine’s? He googled the top 7 romantic movies of all times and went and rented them all for me. I love movies…so, this was a PERFECT gift for me. Sweet, eh?! Hope you had a great weekend too!

So, onto a quick little catch up list, to let you know 3 great events coming up!

1.  DEMONSTRATOR INFORMATION NIGHT-Have you been considering becoming a demonstrator with Stampin’ Up? This is the perfect time! You can purchase the starter kit for 15% off AND pick out a free stamp set of you choice (pick the most expensive one of course!) I will be hosting a DEMONSTRATOR INFORMATION EVENING on Thurs. Feb. 26th at 7pm….make sure you RSVP and come to this fun, no pressure evening! You can also check out my info page for more details!

 2. STAMP CAMP -FEB. 27TH: Sign up’s for the CRAZY FOR CUPCAKES CLASS  are coming to an end soon. If you’d like to attend…we’re going to have a blast register by February 21st!

 3. EXPRESS CLASS coming up this Friday (Feb. 20- 7pm)! Need your "stamping fix", but, don’t have time for a long and detailed class? In this class, you’ll make 3 fun & simple cards or projects in less than 1.5 hours. We’ll be using new stamp sets and products from the new catalogue. You have the opportunity to get this class for free with a $40 order from the catalogue! Cost: $10 or FREE with $40 order
 

To register and pay for events, please go to my CLASS PAGE HERE

  


Lastly, I wanted to show you a fabulous card that we made at my last Team Gathering. This card was prepared by Sherida Giddings and I was so happy she used the new Stampin’ Up! Movers & Shakers Curly Label Die for the Big Shot. I don’t own it and it was so great to see it in action! It’s definetely on "my wishlist too!" (Yes, it’s true…I don’t own everything in the catalogue! 🙂 )

  

This card uses the new set called Fifth Avenue Floral (pg. 109 Item #113734)…and it’s an absolutely FABULOUS SET that should be put on your wishlist!

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Happy Valentine’s Day: Quotes for you!

Posted on February 14, 2009February 12, 2009 by Josee

If the inside of your card is blank and you haven’t signed it yet. Here are some great quotes you might be able to use!

(From scrapbooking.com )
Valentine’s Day Journaling Quotes:

Within you I lose myself…
Without you I find myself
Wanting to be lost again. – Author Unknown

Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye. – H. Jackson Brown Jr.

Where there is love there is life. – Mahatma Gandhi

For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was
not my lips you kissed, but my soul. – Judy Garland

Whatever our souls are made of, yours and mine are the same. – Emily Bronte

How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.- Unknown

The heart has its reasons that reason knows nothing of. – Blaise Pascal

His Hello, was the end of her endings.
Her laugh, was their first step down the aisle.
His hand, would be hers to hold forever.
Her forever, was as simple as his smile.
He said, She was what was missing.
She said instantly she knew.
She was a question to be answered…
and his answer was I Do – Author Unknown

Just because somebody doesn’t love you the way you want them to, doesn’t mean they don’t love you with all they have. – Author Unknown

A bell is no bell ’til you ring it,
A song is no song ’til you sing it,
And love in your heart
Wasn’t put there to stay –
Love isn’t love
‘Til you give it away. – Oscar Hammerstein

As sweet and musical
As bright Apollo’s lute, strung with his hair;
And when Love speaks, the voice of all the gods
Makes heaven drowsy with the harmony. – William Shakespeare

And now these three remain:
Faith, Hope and Love,
but the greatest of these is Love. – 1 Corinthians 13:13

Love bears all things,
Believes all things,
Hopes all things,
Endures all things.
Love never fails. – 1 Corinthians 13:7,8

I love you
Not only for what you are
But for what I am
When I am with you. – Roy Croft

My Heart has found its home in you
And once nestled in your arms
Nothing else would do
My heart wants only you.
My eyes have found their resting place
And once my arms found your embrace
My eyes just could not leave your face
My eyes see only you.
My ears have found the sound they love
Your voice is like music from above
My ears love to hear the sound of your voice so dear.
My ears hear only you.
My soulmate you are and always shall be
For my heart is full of love you see
I will love you faithfully and true,
For my heart has found its home in you. – Thena Smith

Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place. – Zora Neale Hurston

Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,
And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind. – William Shakespeare

We loved with a love that was more than love. – Edgar Allan Poe

A kiss, when all is said, what is it?
A rosy dot placed on the "i" in loving;
‘Tis a secret told to the mouth instead of to the ear. – Edmond Rostand

Hope you have a Valentine’s Day filled with love and relaxation!!! 

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Valentine’s Week: The history of Valentine’s cards

Posted on February 12, 2009February 12, 2009 by Josee
The History of Greeting Cards
(from the Postcard and Greeting Card Museum – www.emotionscards.com)

Sending greeting cards to friends and family is a tradition that goes back about 200 years. They were mostly sent by the elite and wealthy in the early to mid 1800’s. Most of the early greeting cards were hand delivered and many were quite expensive, but they soon gained mass popularity with the introduction of the world’s first postage stamp issued in 1840 and a few ambitious printer’s and manufacturer’s perfecting printing methods, hiring artists and designed both elaborate expensive cards as well as simple affordable ones by the 1850’s.

As you visit our galleries you will see that cards of the past were fine pieces of art. Manufacturer’s used quality artists and many of the large manufacturer’s held "art" competitions to generate interest and to get new ideas for cards. Some of these competitions awarded as much as $1,000.00 to the winner!

The oldest known greeting card in existence is a Valentine made in the 1400’s and is in the British Museum. New Year’s cards can be dated back to this period as well, but the New Year greeting didn’t gain popularity until the late 1700’s. The Valentine and Christmas Card were the most popular cards, with Valentine’s offering us the most "mechanical", "pop-up" and filigree cards, followed by Christmas, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Halloween and Thanksgiving. Cards gained their highest popularity in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s offering us cards with some of the most unusual art. The Victorian age give us the most prolific cards.

Valentine greetings were popular as far back as the Middle Ages, when lovers said or sang their Valentines. Written Valentines began to appear after 1400. Paper Valentines were exchanged in Europe where they were given in place of Valentine gifts. Handmade paper Valentines were especially popular in England. In the mid to early 1800’s, Valentines began to be assembled in factories. Early manufactured Valentines were black and white pictures painted by workers in a factory. Esther Howland (see below) known as the Mother of the Valentine made fancy Valentines with real lace, ribbons and colorful pictures known as "scrap". She introduced the Paper Lace Valentine in the mid 1800’s. By the end of the 1800’s, Valentines were being made entirely by machine.

Christmas cards were introduced and popularized by John Calcott Horsley, the artist of what is known as the world’s first Christmas Card and Louis Prang, known as the Father of the American Christmas Card.

The rest is History. With the exchange of New Year’s, Valentine’s, Easter, St. Patrick’s Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Birthday Cards, just to name a few, there is probably no occasion that doesn’t have its own greeting card!


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Valentine’s Week: STAMPING ON VELLUM

Posted on February 11, 2009February 9, 2009 by Josee

3 more days till Valentine’s Day!!! Ready for another great Valentine’s Day card idea? This card comes again from my team card swap and was made by Rosalie Crich. I love the details she added to her card! It’s so dainty and pretty!

She used the stamp set Polka Dot Punches from the Sale-A-Bration brochure. (I think this has been the stamp set that I’ve given away free the most out of all of the sets so far!)  It may be hard to see, but, Rosalie pierced 3 holes in each scallp on the edge of the vellum. She also heat embossed the hearts in white and gold. It’s really quite striking in person! 

Don’t forget…until March 31st, you can get free products for free every time you spend $60.
 

 

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