Monthly Archive: July 2018

Marcelyn Monday and Painted Glass

Marcelyn Churchill is my friend, stamping team member, fellow BSFer (Bible Study Fellowship) and prolific crafter.  She doesn’t have a blog, so I share some of her creations on most Mondays.  She had shoulder surgery on May 23 so took a break, but she is back to almost 100% and stamping like crazy!

Painted Glass fun fold cards designed by demo Marcelyn Churchill. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom

These are two of the cards Marcelyn designed for our recent Stampapalooza Stamp Camp.  We had a wonderful time with everyone who came and stamped with us for the day.  I hope you can join us for our next Stampapalooza on Saturday, September 29.  Please mark your calendar and plan to attend!

Love these cute little 3×3 cards.

Marcelyn used the Graceful Glass 6×6 Vellum on these beautiful cards.

Please email Marcelyn at marcelynchurchill@msn.com to welcome her back and tell her which card is your favorite.

My team is growing quickly due to the best “I want it all” kit option that Stampin’ Up has ever offered.  Anyone in the USA can join my Stamping Mom’s Joy Team!  We have a great time stamping and blessing others with our creations.  No selling required.  Please contact me at Beth@StampingMom.com  Five new team members have joined in the last week.  Don’t miss out! For $99 plus tax and no shipping you get to pick out $125 from the catalog plus an additional 10 free ink pads.  No additional purchase required!  Tuesday is the last day you can take advantage of this awesome offer. 🙂

I told you Steve crashed on his bike during a triathlon one week ago and got nine stitches in his arm, broke his finger and the cement removed the skin from his shoulders, hands, etc.  He rode RAGBRAI (Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa) five days later.  Well on Saturday, exactly one week after his crash, he ran the Bix 7 road race in Davenport, Iowa. He did it in 55 minutes, his personal best time ever, in the 15 years he’s run it.  I always used to refer to him as Superman on my blog.  He’s humble and asked me to stop calling him that.  I have a hard time not calling him Superman.  He is an awesome husband and father, works very hard at his job, and pushes himself physically like Superman. Congrats on your PR (personal record) Steve!

Blessings,

Beth 🙂

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Beautiful Promenade

Festive Friday Challenge

It’s time for another Festive Friday Challenge!  I love being a designer for Festive Friday and this week’s challenge #FF0013 is State Fair and/or Turquoise.  You can earn points to choose free items from our Festive Friday Store! #festivefridaychallenge  To enter, you only need to post a picture of your card to Pinterest or Facebook.  I can help you with the link.  Please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com  and I would love to help you.  Entering challenges is truly a lot of fun.  Please join us!

Stampin Up Beautiful Promenade Sympathy card designed by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #FF0013, #festivefridaychallenge

Tip- You can get the Beautiful Promenade stamp set and Beautiful Layers thinlits dies as a bundle and save 10%.

Stamps:  Beautiful Promenade (146842), Beautiful Promenade Bundle (148389)
Paper: Coastal Cabana Cardstock (131297),  White Cardstock (100730), Bermuda Bay Cardstock (131197), 6×6 DSP-Brights (146964)-used on the envelope
Ink: Bermuda Bay (147096)
Accessories:  Beautiful Layers Thinlits(147043), 1/4″ Mini Striped Bermuda Bay Ribbon (146939), Clear Blocks (118491), Stampin’ Trimmer (126889), Big Shot (143263), Stitched Shapes Framelits (145372), Tufted Embossing Folder (146335), White Stampin’ Chalk Marker (132133)
Techniques: none

 

Stampin Up Beautiful Promenade Sympathy card designed by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #FF0013, #festivefridaychallenge

I like to use coordinating Designer Series Paper (DSP), or stamp an image on the envelope, so when the recipient gets it from the mailbox, they know it’s happy mail!

You may know I’ve been riding my bike all summer getting ready for RAGBRAI, which is an annual week long bike ride across the state of Iowa.  Steve, his brothers and I usually ride two days.  This year I had a sponsor, the Iowa Soybean Association.  They gave me my bike jersey and bike shorts.  Don’t be too impressed, I’m actually friends with the marketing director and she said I could get a high quality jersey and shorts if I wore it on RAGBRAI and posted it on social media. 🙂

Here’s Steve with his brothers at the after party.  Did you notice Steve’s bandages?  He crashed on his bike during the Okoboji Triathalon last Saturday after a patch of gravel flipped him on his side. He ended up in the emergency room with nine stitches in his arm, a broken finger and “road rash” everywhere. He took five days off his bike and then rode 72 miles today on RAGBRAI.  He’s one tough guy, but I hope he slows down a little. 🙂

Which set of ink pads do you want to get for free? Yep, I said free!  Email me at Beth@StampingMom.com and I’ll tell you all about it.:)  The last chance to get 10 free ink pads is next Tuesday, July 31.  Don’t miss out!  This is open to anyone in the United States.  My Stamping Joy Team has a lot of fun together and we would love to have you join us!

Blessings,

Beth 🙂

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  • Shop the Clearance Rack here.
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You can always email me at Beth@StampingMom.com if you don’t want to place your order online.  I’d love to help you!  My current host code is FSHK42KZ .  If you order using my host code, you’ll get an additional free gift from me!

 

 

 

Blended Seasons and Sunshine Sayings

Festive Friday Challenge

It’s time for another Festive Friday Challenge!  I love being a designer for Festive Friday and this week’s challenge #FF0012 is Friendship Day (Aug 5) and/or Yellow.  You can earn points to choose free items from our Festive Friday Store! #festivefridaychallenge  To enter, you only need to post a picture of your card to Pinterest.  I can help you with the link.  Please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com  and I would love to help you.  Entering challenges is truly a lot of fun.  Please join us!

Stampin Up Blended Seasons and Sunshine Sayings Friendship card designed by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4u

Tip- Whenever my card base is white or vanilla, I always use the Thick cardstock.  The Glitter Enamel Dots are so pretty and sparkly.  How nice of Stampin Up to make them in my favorite colors, except they forgot Bermuda Bay. 🙂

Stamps:  Blended Seasons (149016), Sunshine Sayings (141594)
Paper: Melon Mambo Cardstock (115320),  White Cardstock (100730), Thick Whisper White Cardstock (140272)
Ink: Gorgeous Grape (147099), Melon Mambo (147051), Granny Apple Green (147095), Coastal Cabana (147097)
Accessories:  Glitter Enamel Dots (146934),Clear Blocks (118491), Stampin’ Trimmer (126889)
Techniques: none

 

Recently I was telling you about my favorite ice cream at Whitey’s in the Quad Cities, and learned some of you already know about Whitey’s. 🙂 Last weekend my family went to Chicago to see the Cubs play and since we drive through the Quad Cities to get there, we all enjoyed a treat from Whitey’s.  We also stopped and took Steve’s parents out for dinner.  This is Ryan, Steve and Abby at dinner.  Keegan stayed at camp where he’s working for the summer.  Sean flew in and met us in Chicago.

We all had fun at the Cubs game on Saturday.  Saturday night we went to a Irish Festival and got to listen to a great Irish Band, Tupelo,  in which Sean’s childhood friend, Dan Kristan, was playing the stand up Bass and Electric Bass.  On Sunday Abby and I met up with a couple of our friends, first Aiden and her family and later Jenny and her family.  It was great to see them all!  The guys went to the Cubs again on Sunday.  The Cubs won both games which made it even more fun!

Come join us for a day of stamping at my Stamping Studio in West Des Moines, IA.  I promise you won’t be disappointed.  Email me at Beth@StampingMom.com and reserve your spot.  We have a couple spots remaining. Beginners welcome!  If you can’t make it on July 21, you can reserve a spot and come stamp with me on a different day.

Get a free set of ink pads with the starter kit. Contact demo Beth McCullough at BethMcCullough@StamingMom.com

Which set of ink pads do you want to get for free? Yep, I said free!  Email me at Beth@StampingMom.com and I’ll tell you all about it.:)  Two people have already gotten their free ink pads from me this week.  This is open to anyone in the United States.

Blessings,

Beth 🙂

  • Visit my online store here.
  • Shop the Clearance Rack here.
  • Follow me on Pinterest here
  • Follow me on Facebook here. 

You can always email me at Beth@StampingMom.com if you don’t want to place your order online.  I’d love to help you!  My current host code is FSHK42KZ .  If you order using my host code, you’ll get an additional free gift from me!