Thank You

Friends of Stamping Mom Friday Feature-week 2

Yeah! I got some more cards in the mail this week.

Shelby Freeman, from the Stampin Up Home Office, sent me this adorable card. Thanks Shelby!

My upline, Ann Schach, sent me this cute card. Thanks Ann! This card is made from the Watercolor Christmas Project Kit which is on sale right now for only $16 and it makes 20 cards! The stamp set is sold separately.

I recently did a one on one card swap here on my blog and have some of these cards to show you. This first card is a very nice fun fold card. Toni sent this to me just to be sweet. I love it Toni, thanks so much!

Here’s the adorable card Toni made for the swap.

I wish you could see Lisa’s swap card in real life. It is gorgeous!

This is Linda M’s fun and festive swap card.

Here’s Linda L’s cute swap card.

Next time I do a card swap, I hope you’ll consider participating. It’s pretty easy when you only have to make one card.

Ruth cased one of my 3×3 card sets and sent me this adorable picture quite awhile ago. I love your cards Ruth!

I love to CASE cards, and love it when others CASE my cards. If you ever choose to CASE one of my cards, please send me a picture so I can show it on my blog. I also love receiving cards in the mail. If you send me a card, I’ll put it on a future Friends of Stamping Mom Friday feature.

I bet you love to receive cards too. One of my new year’s resolutions is to actually send the cards I make. I give a lot of cards away as gift sets, but don’t send as many as I should.

To start the new year off right, I sent about ten cards this morning. I also sent out some of the new catalogs. If you’d like me to be your Stampin’ Up demo, please email me and I’ll send you the new catalogs. My email is Beth@StampingMom.com If you work with another demo, please check with them for your catalogs.

Saturday is the last day to reserve your Stamparatus. You may think you can wait until June, but when you see it, I believe you’ll want it sooner. Reserve yours here

Jan 2 is the last day to order from the Holiday catalog. Many item are on sale. Order online here.

I am doing shares from the Occasions catalog and plan to post the details on Jan. 1. I will begin to order the supplies on Jan. 3 and get everything out to you quickly.

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I’d love it if you would come to our stamp camp in West Des Moines, IA on Saturday Jan. 27. Details below.

Blessings,

Beth 🙂

The whole McCullough clan (24 people) are descending on West Des Moines tomorrow and will be here until Sunday. The presents are wrapped, the house is decorated, the menu is planned and the groceries are purchased. I do have some last minute cleaning and a little more food prep to do tomorrow. I wonder how much sleep we’ll get with 14 teenagers in the house for two nights?! The other eight adults will stay in a hotel while Steve and I have a slumber party with all the kids. Hopefully they’ll want to do some stamping and play some cards!

Grandma Ruby’s 80th Birthday and Big Stampin’ Up Sale!

I’ve been asked why I haven’t been posting lately? I stamp almost everyday and have been doing lots of stamping related things. Today I looked and realized I have 16 posts that I never published. I’m going to share a few of them over the next couple weeks even though some are a little outdated.

*Note to Altanta Stampin’ Up! demo who used to live in Iowa- You tried to contact me through Facebook and I accidentally erased your message as I was trying to reply to it. Please contact me through email at Beth@StampingMom.com I’m looking forward to chatting with you. 🙂

We had a fun and busy Labor Day weekend. Saturday morning we drove to Davenport to take Grandma Ruby and Grandpa Harold out to The Machine Shed restaurant to celebrate Ruby’s 80th birthday. The weekend before was Grandma Ruby’s 80th birthday celebration but none of us were able to go. Steve and Keegan were in Tijuana, Mexico on a mission trip for Homes for Hope, a division of Youth With A Mission (YWAM.) Steve and I went on this mission trip last year. It was very rewarding to build a house for a family in Mexico in two days. Keegan wasn’t sure he wanted to go, but he loved it! He was the only teenager on the trip. He learned how to use a chop saw, how to frame and how to roof. He also loved the kids, ages two and four and the stray dog that hung out with them. It’s good for a sixteen year old from the USA who has his own room in a nice home, to see that there are lots of people in the world that live in a totally different situation. It was also good for him to see the joy that this Mexican family had, even though they were so poor by American standards. The Mom accepted Christ while they were there, which was amazing to witness.

Anyway we had a great time with Grandma Ruby and Grandpa Harold. I spent the day working on Ruby’s 80th birthday party album. I’ve been a SU demo for about fifteen years. My in-laws were thrilled with the album I made for Ruby. They said it was almost like I was a “professional.” It made me smile. I’m so glad I invested in the large numbers and letters. I use them all the time.

The Stampin’ Up! fiscal year goes from Oct 1 through Sept 30. Due to my sweet customers, awesome downline, and kind people buying “shares” from me, I was able to retain my title of Silver Elite for the second year. Thank you so much! When I go to OnStage in November 2017 and April 2018 I will get to attend the “special” events. I told you last year, that after 15 years of watching others get these special benefits, it was a thrill for me to be included. I feel so blessed to get to do this for a second year. Thank you so much!!

Stampin’ Up has started the new year off with many specials:

Please see which Designer Series Paper (DSP) are included here.

I’ve included links to the sale DSP at the bottom of the post.

Please see the details here

I’ve included links to all the sale items at the bottom of the post.

Free Catalog-If you don’t already have a Stampin’ Up demo you are working with and would like to work with me, please let me know if you need an Annual Catalog or Holiday Catalog. Please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com for your free catalog.

My Holiday Catalog Product Shares are sold out! Thanks to everyone who purchased them!

Please subscribe to my blog, follow me on Pinterest here or Facebook here.

Blessings,

Beth 🙂

Oh Happy Day, Happy Day! Yep, Abby was home this weekend for the first time since leaving for college seven weeks ago. I drove to get her Friday afternoon and was so excited as I getting closer to Iowa City. Before I actually got to Iowa City I started crying. Not sure what that was…relief to get to bring her home after seven weeks? Her requests for the weekend: go to church as a family Saturday night, make some of her favorite food (Ziti Cucina and Pot Roast), play with the pups and watch a movie with Superman. Yep, he’s a pretty super Dad too!

Just Add Color Specialty Designer Series Paper

$13.00

Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper

$11.00

Birthday Memories Designer Series Paper

$11.00

Be Merry Designer Series Paper

$11.00

Pick A Pattern Designer Series Paper

$11.00

Coffee Break Designer Series Paper

$11.00

Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper

$11.00

Whole Lot Of Lovely Designer Series Paper

$11.00

Petal Garden Designer Series Paper Stack

$10.00

Color Theory Designer Series Paper Stack

$10.00

Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack

$10.00

Christmas Around The World Designer Series Paper

$11.00

Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper

$11.00

Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes

$6.00

Very Vanilla Note Cards & Envelopes

$6.00

Coffee Café Photopolymer Stamp Set

$21.00

Brightly Lit Christmas Photopolymer Stamp Set

$17.00

Merry Mistletoe Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$27.00

Merry Mistletoe Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$19.00

Daisy Delight Photopolymer Stamp Set

$17.00

Oh So Eclectic Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$31.00

Oh So Eclectic Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$23.00

Lots Of Love Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$27.00

Lots Of Love Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$19.00

Graceful Garden Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$27.00

Graceful Garden Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$19.00

Just Add Text Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$25.00

Just Add Text Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$18.00

Colorful Seasons Photopolymer Stamp Set

$27.00

Birthday Delivery Photopolymer Stamp Set

$27.00

Wood Words Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$30.00

Wood Words Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$22.00

Pieces & Patterns Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$27.00

Pieces & Patterns Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$19.00

Fast Fuse Adhesive

$10.00

Fast Fuse Adhesive Refill

$7.50

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Bike Ride Thank you cards

I made thank you cards for our purple team coaches. If you like to ride your bike or love someone who does, then the Bike Ride stamp set from Stampin’ Up! is for you!

At our banquet on Monday, I was surprised to find out I was the third place “Biggest Loser” out of approx. 50 Pedal Off the Pounds participants based on percentage of weight lost.

Yep, me and four guys were the top 5! The winner was Joe, also on my Purple team. He lost 5% more than me. He’s second from the right. I’m proud of you Joe! Joe won the bike. I won a bag and a gift card to my favorite bike shop. I already bought myself some really nice gel bike gloves.

Here I am counting the beads for our Purple team. Superman is with me being supportive!

Here’s my Purple team and our coaches. We actually lost the largest percentage weight as a team! This is a very fun, caring, awesome group of people!

This card is for Amy. She rides a bright purple and Lemon Lime Twist bike. (She doesn’t actually know it’s Lemon Lime Twist, but it is. 🙂 She calls her bike “Joker”. In fact she encouraged us all to name our bikes. My bike is still called “bike.” I’ll let you know if that changes. I used the embossing paste with one drop of Smoky Slate reinker and tried to make an artsy brick wall. This is the first time I’ve tried the new embossing paste and I loved it! It was much easier and less messy than I thought it would be. I also used my aqua painter to add some Smoky Slate to “ground” the bike, so it wouldn’t be floating in the air.

This is Erin’s bike. She rides a black bike with orange accessories. She’s an accountant so I knew she’s want her brick wall to be more “perfect” or accountant like. (I can say that because I’m an accountant as well. I have trouble making things off center or more artsy.)

Anyway my two coaches were awesome and I’m applying to be a coach next summer. I still have about 50 more pounds to lose.

I’m getting ready for the new Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) year to begin. The mission of Bible Study Fellowship is global, in-depth Bible classes producing passionate commitment to Christ, His Word and His Church. Our vision is to magnify God and mature His people as they cultivate a deeper relationship with Him. I’ve been studying with BSF for fifteen years. I’ve learned so much, but still have a lot more to learn. I’m a group leader for 17 women. Here’s the name tags I’m making for this year. I hope they like them.

Pat Stewart you won the drawing for leaving a comment on my project over at Craft Project Central. Please email me so I can help you get your prize!

If you don’t already have a Stampin’ Up demo you are working with and would like to order with me, please let me know if you need an Annual Catalog or new Holiday Catalog. Please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com

Please email me today to reserve your Holiday catalog product share. My email is Beth@StampingMom.com You’ll receive 6″ x 12″ of all the new DSP, 1 yard of the new ribbon and a sampling of the new embellishments. The cost with shipping is only $40. Please see all the details here.

Please use the Host Code ZSGTRW69 when you place a Stampin Up order to get your free gift from me. You can also email me your order at Beth@StampingMom.com

Please subscribe to my blog, follow me on Pinterest here or Facebook here.

If you live near Des Moines, please come to my Holiday Extravaganza event on Sept. 16. It’s $35 for a full day of stamping. The deadline to sign up is Friday. Please email me I’d love to have you come.

Our oldest son, Sean, is flying in from Seattle tonight. I can’t wait to see him!

Blessings,

Beth 🙂

Thank You

Friends of Stamping Mom Friday Feature-week 2

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