Shifting Back Into Christmas!

It seems I’m covering all of the holidays this week. Today I’ll be working at the church with the ladies helping to create the 30 samplers for our older congregational members, then heading to set up for Stamp ‘n Sip where we will put together our fall samplers. I’m going to consider that the Thanksgiving part of crafting. Wednesday I will be prepping for the Halloween class happening on Thursday, so there’s the Spooky Trick or Treat celebration, BUT in a week we have our last Christmas card class so I’m designing our last Christmas cards! Covering all three celebrations this week!

I had yet to use the Woodland Scenery stamp set available in our Holiday mini catalog. I love stamp sets like this little jewel. You have all of these little stamps that you can use over and over creating so many different scenes! You are simply limited by your imagination. And I loved the two greetings used on the front of the card. These came from the stamp set Snowy Delights.

For my color combo, I turned to the DSP package. The Peaceful Garden DSP includes Secret Sea, Cloud Cover, Pecan Pie, and Basic White and I used these inks to create the snow scene on the 3 inch white mat. For such a small piece of paper you can build a full scene with these little stamps! FYI – those are logs on the sled. When I was stamping I had my glasses off and at first I thought “aw, look at the trio of little kids!” I knew I was wrong when I popped the glasses back on, but if you look at the top log it looks like a little round face with a wonky smile! Just saying!

Customer Appreciation Month continues, AND today is the LAST day to save on shipping and tax with a qualifying purchase!!! Place a $50 order with me before the end of today – either in person or online – and I will cover the additional charges. (If placing an online order be sure to include your email so I can connect with you to refund your ship/tax!)

Starting WEDNESDAY, October 8 thru October October 14 – the ordering special is your choice of a FREE ADHESIVE on orders of $50 or more! Choose between:

• Seal or the Seal refill!
• Tombow glue!
• Glue Dots or any of our Dimensional products!
• Adhesive Sheets or Tear and Tape!!!

Our Online Speed Bingo is just around the corner, BUT there is still time to sign up!!!! Join Pam, Chris, Tena, Johnna and I for a fun night of Speed Bingo AND our Fall Fun Fold card class all together!!!

• Cost is $25 if local, $30 if I am mailing your goody bag and card kits to you!
• Join us on my business FB page for the bingo rounds and card demonstrations, then receive a private link to the uploaded recording on my YouTube channel.
• We start about 6:45 pm central with a practice game for newcomers, then our first game will be 7 pm central.
• There will be 5 rounds of Speed Bingo (prizes are Stampin’ Up Gift Certificates), with 5 Fall Fun Folds demonstrated.
• Your Goody Bag will contain a full package of the Autumn Toile DSP and also a full package of the Streaky dot gems.
• Receive the 5 card kits to recreate these fun folds at home – simply cut your DSP to complete!

Final Thoughts….

I’ve have a busy two weeks to start off October, knowing that Pool Boy and I will be heading towards Maine the third week. We hope to enjoy the beautiful fall folliage of New England, while we head from Portland, Maine to Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park. It’s been probably 25 years since we had our first experience of Maine and I’m looking forward to seeing it again. (Technically, we did visit Portland, Maine last year while we were on our cruise from Quebec, but since the fall folliage was just starting to turn AND we didn’t get a lobster roll, I’m not counting that as the full experience!)

We have four days in Maine, and I’m hoping to make it a lobsterfest each day. I’m thinking lobster roll with “buttah” – NOT mayo, another day lobster grilled cheese, a third day lobster mac and cheese. That leaves me one meal to repeat! Pool Boy will take one bite of my entree, then select scallops or fish and chips. The lobster thing is kind of wasted on him!!! LOL!!

Here’s hoping you have a great day and find some time to create, to craft, and God Bless!!!

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