Quick Thank You's

FFA Fruit sale delivery is today, and I always like to have a small thank you that my daughter signs with a note.  She again this year is curling on delivery day, so she can't be there to say thanks.  I used up some small scraps to make these thank you notes using the FFA blue and gold colors.  Super simple, but always nice to say Thank You.

Just in Time

Today is my husbands birthday, and of course I didn't have a card finished for him.  I knew UPS was coming today with my Occasions Catalog Pre-Order, and this was going to be in it.  So I was waiting.......not so patiently.......at 2:30 it arrived, and with only a few minutes I quick cut out a few of the tools with the new Thinlits.  Can't wait to use it with the coordinating stamp set!

Year End Closeouts

Stampin’ Up! Is currently having a Year End Closeout Sale.  This sale will include: Clearance Rack items online, Retiring items from Holiday Catalog,  and High-Inventory Items.

This sale is easiest to view in the online store, but I have also included a list of the Retiring items from the Holiday Mini. For while supplies last items, it is best to order online.

• Clearance Rack items are only available while supplies last. 
• High-inventory items will only be discounted through January 3; beginning January 4, they will still be available, but at regular price. 
• Retiring item availability will follow standard retiring item rules:
        • Retiring stamp sets are guaranteed available until December 21, after which they will be only available while supplies last. 
        • Retiring accessories will only be available while supplies last. 
        • Retiring items will only be available while supplies last. All retiring items will be discontinued after January 3. 

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Happy Stamping!

Stacy Viau

Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator since 2000

Its all in the Details

Another Sneak Peek from the upcoming Occasions Catalog........Detailed Dragonfly and So Detailed Thinlits.  Very dramatic in the Basic Black.

Online Extravaganza Starts NOW, with 24 Hour Sale

If you place an order during this promotion from Stacy Viau Independent Demonstrator, and if there are enough total orders to reach the $150 min workshop, I will draw a name to be the hostess and you will receive the hostess rewards.  

You can either place the order through me or online.  All online orders must use hostess code:  ZUBA4BZP.  If you place an order through emailing me, I cannot guarantee that the item will be available when I place the order if the items is while supplies last.

Sneak Peek

This past weekend, I was stamping in Madison with Stampin' Up!.  I was able to see some products that will be available in January.  Here are a few things I quickly stamped from 2 new sets: Swan Lake and Cool Treats.  Watch for more to come.

November Stamp Club Projects

Today was a quick get together with my stamp club ladies, and we did a few last minute ideas for Christmas Cards.  I also shared with them a few sneak peaks of things to come in 2017.  The first card used markers on the clear blocks, it was then stamped onto the embossed cardstock, and then stamped onto the card front, the jar was also covered in Clear Wink of Stella to get the look of snowglobe.  The second card is similar to swap I had received this past weekend, with the gingerbread boy peaking out the window, very cute.  The last card was using the Star of Light set, which is for sure my 2016 favorite.

Swaps for Madison

I am preparing for a Stampin' Up! Event in Madison this weekend.  When demonstrators get together they are always sharing ideas with each other.  Here are the ideas that I am taking to share.  Which one do you like the best?

Stampin' Up! Special for November

Jar of Haunts

Halloween is almost here, and isn't this stamps set so much fun?  Jar of Haunts coordinates with the Jar Thinlit, so you can create these great jars and then cut them out with the jar thinlit.

Reindeer....

A few quick and easy cards with the cookie cutter reindeer and the gorgeous Warmth & Cheer Designer Series Paper.

Botanical Thank You's

Tomorrow morning I am heading over to the Green Bay airport to pick up my daughter that has been gone for the past 4 days.  She was in Erie, PA competing in the National Junior Horticulture Association  contest, that included a written test, plant and tree identification, and well as plant judging.  She also went on tours, attended workshops and learned about other things related to Horticulture.  As part of her trip she did a little fundraising to help pay her way, and has some thank you notes to send out to donors.  I think these will work perfectly!

Quick and Easy Cookie Cutter

Look how quick and easy these cards were to make, with items I had in my scrap bin and a quick cookie cutter stamp.  

World Card Making Day

October 1 was World Card Making Day and at my house we did a little stamping.  I had 3 cards that featured some ideas for cards for the Holidays.  Which is your favorite card?

Halloween Giveaway

Halloween is a very fun holiday to stamp for.  Each year my daughter and I work together on a project that she can share with her classmates.  She is in 6th grade this year and we decided that this little notepad was going to be work perfectly and instead of spending money on candy, these would be cute and functional.  Love the Jars!

Star of Light in Dapper Denim

Here are a few more ideas for the Star of Light Set.  For those of you that know me, I am not a GOLD person, I prefer silver, and just love the gray and Dapper Denim combo.  What do you think?

Joyful Nativity in Cherry Cobbler and Always Artichoke

More fun with the Joyful Nativity Set.....I know it may be hard to see, but there are some small details that may be hard to see.  I used the Timeless Textures ont he first 2 cards to add some small background.  On the first card I used a little of the Gold Wink of Stella in the halo above Jesus.

More of Joyful Nativity with Star of Light

These 2 sets are just perfect together.  The Dapper Denim would not have been a color that when I first saw it, I would have thought Christmas, but it works!  The Star Thinlits have so many variations, that just a small change gives a completely different look.  These will be the sets that I use for the majority of my Christmas Cards this year.

Detailed Floral Thinlits

A dramatic look with the black on gray.  It is hard to see, but using the Wink of Stella Glimmer Brush adds some accents that make some of the background stand out.  

Cat with Pumpkin Jar

Here are a few variations of the Pumpkin Jar with the cat from my Club Project, I wanted to show how it is fun to take one element that you like, and create something different with the same focal point.  I just loved using the Fox Punch to create the Black Cat, and that Jar to look like a pumpkin.  For those that don't have a lot of Halloween stamps, these are simple ideas of using other items to create the Holiday Theme.

Sept Club Cards

My Club ladies were over this past week and here are a few of the projects that were completed.

Gingerbread Cookie Cutter

The little clear boxes will be so much fun for small little gifts this year for Christmas.  The Cookie Cutter stamps fit perfectly on the sides to add a cute little decoration. I used a scrap of the DSP that I used on the belly band to punch out the bow tie.

Stampin' Special for Sept 15-21

ALL YEAR LONG PROJECT LIFE ACCESSORY PACK Price: $18.00 $13.50	GOOD VIBES PROJECT LIFE ACCESSORY PACK Price: $18.00 $13.50	GOOD VIBES PROJECT LIFE CARD COLLECTION Price: $16.00 $12.00
HELLO LOVELY PROJECT LIFE ACCESSORY PACK Price: $18.00 $13.50	HELLO LOVELY PROJECT LIFE CARD COLLECTION Price: $16.00 $12.00	LAYERING OVALS FRAMELITS DIES Price: $35.00 $26.25
MA CHÉRIE PROJECT LIFE ACCESSORY PACK (FRENCH) Price: $18.00 $13.50	ONES POSITIVES PROJECT LIFE ACCESSORY PACK (FRENCH) Price: $18.00 $13.50	TOUTE L'ANNÉE PROJECT LIFE ACCESSORY PACK (FRENCH) Price: $18.00 $13.50
UNE BELLE JOURNÉE CARD KIT (FRENCH) Price: $35.00 $26.25

More Cookie Cutter Halloween

The brick background is a great one for the Halloween and Fall Season.  Also notice that on the Mummy, I like to use the Basic Gray marker and just a bit of color to give him a more scrappy look.

Scarecrows

Is this scarecrow not the cutest thing ever?  Of all the Fall Cookie cutter stamps, this is the one that I love the best.  Yes it takes more work than the skeleton, because you have to color it in, but it is just so cute.  For past several years the girls have enjoyed using up some of our leaves and creating a few scarecrows, they have even set aside some accessories and it is always a fun time.