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Marcelyn Monday

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.

Here’s the four cards that Marcelyn prepared for Stampapooloza.

This is Kit Kat candy holder.

Here’s the inside.

Marcelyn took the cotton off a Q-tip to add to this Country Home card.

This card was cased from Sharon Hashimoto Burkert. It uses the Rooted in Nature set.

If you want to find out how to make any of these projects, please contact Marcelyn directly at marcelynchurchill@msn.com.

Are you looking for a Stampin’ Up demo? Contact me and I’ll send you one of these cards and a new Holiday catalog!

Blessings,

Beth 🙂

Visit my online store here.
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 J63GDW2R . If you order using my host code, you’ll get an additional free gift from me!

National Sweetest Day

Festive Friday Challenge

It’s time for another Festive Friday Challenge! I love being a designer for Festive Friday and this week’s challenge #FF0018 is Sweetest Day (Oct 20) and/or Stripes. 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! #NationalSweetestDay

If you want instructions, please enter our challenge at Festive Friday and you can choose the free tutorial for this card and box with the points you earn.

Stamps: Animal Outing (146600)

Paper: Whisper White Cardstock (100730), Bermuda Bay Cardstock (131197), Granny Apple Green (146990), Mango Melody (146989)

Ink: Basic Gray (149165), Mango Melody (147093), Granny Apple Green (147095)

Accessories: Stampin’ Trimmer (126889), Bone Folder (102300), Big Shot (143263), Detailed Trio Punch (146320), Animal Friends Thinlits (146823), Stitched Shapes Framelits (145372), Wood Crate Framelits-heart (143730), Scalloped Tag Topper (133324), 1-1/4″ Mini Striped Ribbon-Bermuda Bay (146939), Silver & Whisper White Baker’s Twine (145569), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Bermuda Bay Stampin’ Blends (144600), Mango Melody Stampin’ Blends (147945), Smoky Slate Stampin Blends (145058), Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends (147274), Bermuda Bay Enamel Dots-Retired

Techniques: CAS clean and simple

NATIONAL SWEETEST DAY

National Sweetest Day is observed on the third Saturday in October by people of all ages.

Just in time for its 100th Anniversary, National Sweetest Day encourages everyone to be generous even in the smallest ways. From its inception as Candy Day in 1916, this day reminds us that even small tokens improve the lives of those around us who are suffering or going without. While the day may have begun with candy and sweets, encouraging us to take home sweets to our sweethearts and friends, it is a day full of lessons in persistence and resilience.

On National Sweetest Day, take care of all those who need care. Even those who need great care, when given the smallest token will feel the effects. A little treat, a card, a show of support during a time of need may be the sweetest gift on this day.

HOW TO OBSERVE

Give a gift to someone who needs a reminder of the sweetness in the world on The Sweetest Day of the Year. Use #NationalSweetestDay to post on social media.

HISTORY

National Sweetest Day found its beginnings in a holiday founded by the National Confectioners’ Association in 1916 called Candy Day. On October 14, 1916, candy shops around the country filled newspapers announcing their sweetest treats and delights. Originally designated to be celebrated the second Saturday of every October, the confectioners’ convention in Detroit in May of 1916 made the final resolution. Walter C. Hughes, the secretary of the National Confectioners’ Association, encouraged Americans to patronizes their local candy shops, bakers, and druggist for the highest quality confections.

The earliest mentions of the “Sweetest Day of the Year” were in several advertisements found in Indiana, Minnesota, and Texas newspapers. It was not the official name of the day – not yet.

In 1917 with war raging in Europe, many retailers encouraged patrons to “Get one for yourself and one for the boys overseas!”

By April of 1918, the United States officially entered the war in Europe and with that came rationing. Sugar, as well as many other commodities, became scarce. The holiday that was starting to see such success was shelved.

With the end of the war in 1919, sweetness returned to October. So sweet in fact, Candy Day became an entire week. Then in 1923, the day kicked into the full charitable swing.
Sweetest Day’s theme of charity and giving became apparent in 1921 when the Detroit Retail Confectioners, Detroit Wholesale Confections Club, Detroit Jobbing Confectioners Association and the Michigan Confectioners Club joined forces with the Red Cross to distribute thousands of bags of candy to hospitals, orphanages, shelters and homes across Michigan. The celebration also included 100 regulation army target balloons which dropped coupons worth a box of candy.

I hope you’ll join me in celebrating Sweetest Day this year!

Are you looking for a Stampin’ Up demo? Contact me and I’ll send you one of these cards and a new Holiday catalog!

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 J63GDW2R . If you order using my host code, you’ll get an additional free gift from me!

Click on any of the pictures below to purchase from my online store.

Animal Outing Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$21.00

Animal Outing Clear-Mount Bundle

$45.00

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

$9.75

Bermuda Bay 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

$8.50

Granny Apple Green 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

$8.50

Mango Melody 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

$8.50

Basic Gray Classic Stampin’ Pad

$7.50

Mango Melody Classic Stampin’ Pad

$7.50

Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Pad

Animal Friends Thinlits Dies

$29.00

Scalloped Tag Topper Punch

$23.00

Bermuda Bay 1/4″ (6.4 Mm) Mini Striped Ribbon

$8.00

Silver Baker’S Twine

$4.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals

$4.00

Bermuda Bay Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack

$9.00

Mango Melody Combo Pack Stampin’ Blends

$9.00

Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack

$9.00

Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack

$9.00

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Marcelyn Monday and World Card Making Sale

Stampin’ Up! is having a sale this week! Included are 12 x 12 Whisper White and Very Vanilla Cardstock, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Mini Dimensionals, Tear & Tape Adhesive and more! See more details below.

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.

This was one of Marcelyn’s projects our guests made at Stampapooloza on Saturday! Everyone loved it! Yep, it fits in a regular A2 envelope to mail. Can you tell there’s a battery operated tea light inside? It’s gorgeous in real life! I’ll be sharing more of our Stampapooloza projects in the coming days. 🙂 Stampapooloza was a sell out on Saturday and everyone had a wonderful time!

If you place a $50 order with me by Sunday, October 7, and email me your address, I’ll send you a finished card like the one shown above. (Tea light not included, but you can pick them up at Dollar Tree.) My email is Beth@StampingMom.com or bethmcc6@gmail.com Order online here

Marcelyn made these cute Hot Cocoa Christmas gifts with the Santa’s Worshop Suite.

If you want to find out how to make any of these projects, please contact Marcelyn directly at marcelynchurchill@msn.com. She is on vacation until Monday Oct 8, so you won’t hear back from her right away. 🙂

Everyone who has ever stamped with me, my BSF groups and others have benefited from our sweet Allison whether they know it or not. At Stampapooloza gals would ask, “How did you have time to get all these card pieces stamped and run through the Big Shot?” I heard Jean (Allison’s Mom), answer more than once, “We have a secret weapon…Allison!” Allison does a lot of the behind the scenes work for me. Not sure what I would do if I didn’t have Allison’s help. In the picture, Allison punched out flowers, centers, put them together and attached to the Dove candy. This is a little gift for my BSF gals. Thanks Allison for all your help! I love and appreciate you! Today is Allison’s birthday. Please help me wish her a Happy Birthday!

Are you looking for a Stampin’ Up demo? Contact me and I’ll send you one of these cards and a new Holiday catalog!

Blessings,

Beth 🙂

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

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National Sweetest Day

Festive Friday Challenge

NATIONAL SWEETEST DAY

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Marcelyn Monday and World Card Making Sale

Stampin’ Up! is having a sale this week! Included are 12 x 12 Whisper White and Very Vanilla Cardstock, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Mini Dimensionals, Tear & Tape Adhesive and more! See more details below.

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