New Wood Mount Cases!

Ooh, check these out! I know a lot of people prefer the clear mount stamp sets but I actually still really love the wood mount stamps. Especially if I want to use a lot of images at once it's really handy not to have to keep switching them out. Or if I'm doing a class where I want to give stampers lots of choices.

There's something about holding the wooden block that really makes me happy :-)

Here's a little video about the new cases!

This & That Kit - My kind of scrapbooking!

Now, this is MY kind of scrapbooking!

My life is busy, chaotic and crazy. I have very few blocks of time to sort and organize and figure out what to scrapbook and by the time I do I don't remember the details or the funny things that happened, and I feel stressed about having everything match and where I put the cute accessories etc.

When I saw this my interest was piqued... but I still wasn't sure... when I got it in my hands I squealed, I was so excited! No more doing anything in order (unless you want to.) No more chronological, needing to get everything down. Just throw in the bits YOU want. Often, the most important thing to me is not the who, when, what, where, how... It's the life lessons. The little things I see or feel and say "I want to remember this. I want to hold onto this feeling or this new knowledge."

So, for example, we just spent part of our Spring Break in Albuquerque - we went to the zoo and had a great time. The things that made it special for me are the little things though... Finlay got a fancy camera at Christmas time and I loved watching him stage pictures and photograph the animals and the flowers. I wonder where this hobby will take him, if this is a formative stage in his life? We went on a train ride and Marsh and I were transported back in time to the days where our whole lives were immersed in train paraphernalia. Our boys are so grown up now it's great to get those reminders.

So I super quick threw together these pages. The kit makes it SO SUPER EASY and (most important to me) QUICK!

Everybody's will be totally unique based on what YOU want to record and remember, I love that there are no rules, just save whatever, it's all good!

 You can get the squash journal or other parts separately or buy the whole bundle at 15% off! Here's the scoop... remember if you order it today you'll get free shipping!

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Epic Day This and That Journal

$10.95

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Epic Day This and That Designer Series Paper

$10.95

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Remember This and That Rotary Stamp

$5.95

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Epic Day This and That Designer Stickers

$4.95

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Epic Day This and That Designer Washi Tape

$4.95

Epic Day This and That Bundle  133350
Includes the five This and That products listed above. Only available in a bundle until April 30.

$32.08
15% Off Retail Value!

 Check out this little video to see more!

If you want to order be sure to go to my website www.brendamarshall.stampinup.net 

Henry Says let's eat a Toblerone!

So fun to just wrap up a candy bar sometimes! I made these last minute Valentine treats for the boys by simply measuring a Toblerone (yummy!) candy bar and cutting a piece of card stock long enough to wrap around and then scoring it so it would fold nicely. I stamped the hearts using Whisper White Craft ink and colored Henry using a blender pen and Classic ink. Easy peasy! The ticket duo punch makes cutting out the tickets a breeze too!

We ran to the dollar store yesterday and all their Easter candy was half price, Ruh Roh. So, of course, we couldn't leave without grabbing a few Cadbury Creme Eggs. I planned on having mine with a lovely cup of tea when I got home but, actually, I gobbled it all up before I even got to the car. Such self control!

I hope you're having a wonderful week, Brenda

You have now entered... the Twilight Zone!

Have you ever made a Zoetrope card? They are so..... cool! You pull the string and it spins, kind of like in those old movies when you're going back in time or to another space/time dimension!

We tackled this at Master class this week, and do you need to be the kind of person who will enjoy a fiddly design. Not really difficult but lots of steps and you have to pay attention to how to put it together or it doesn't work. Totally worth it though when it's done!

Would you like to learn how? Let me know and I'll post some directions...

I hope you're having a wonderful week - Brenda

Easiest Card Ever - and you can make 40 of them for $50!

This is the easiest card ever! We've been making this and similar at many of our parties this month... AND you can buy everything you need to make forty of them, including envelopes and adhesive for about $50 plus tax and shipping, isn't that amazing! And you get a choice of stamp set, designer series paper, pearls or rhinestones. No more $7 Hallmark cards, gotta love that! And handmade!

Here are the details:

• Whisper White or Very Vanilla card stock $8.50 (40 sheets 8 1/2"x11" enough for 80 cards!)
• Whisper White or Very Vanilla envelopes $6.50 (40)
• Your choice of Designer Series Paper $10.95 (12 double sided 12"x12" sheets)
• Your choice of Pearls or Rhinestone jewels $4.95 (a sheet of over one hundred!)
• 2 full size Classic Ink Pads (Your choice of colors to match your designer paper) $11.90
• Your choice of Anywhere Glue Sticks or Tombo Multi Purpose Adhesive $3.95
• Puffies (Stampin' Dimensionals) $3.95 (300)
• Sale-a-bration stamp set FREE! Your choice of 7 different designs! (Value up to $17.95)

$50.70 plus tax and shipping, WHAT AN AMAZING DEAL!
Please let me know if you need any help.
Brenda

Now this card is Bloomin' Marvelous!

Look at this beautiful card! One of the talented demonstrators in our BLISS team made this and shared it with us at our meeting last week. I love it! It uses the Bloomin' Marvelous stamp set (free during Sale-a-bration!) 

I love how she backed the greeting with strips of Summer Starfruit card stock cut with the Scallop Ribbon punch. 

She popped up some of the flowers using puffies and that really finished it off. Great job Erika! 

Have a great week! Brenda

Patterned Occasions, Congratulations Smarty Pants!

Another SUPER easy Sale-a-bration item, I LOVE this stamp set, Patterned Occasions, and this little pair of jeans is my favorite stamp in there. I made this little favor for some of the demonstrators in our BLISS team of Stampin' Up! demonstrators this week. I put it together in a flash using the Oval Accents Bigz die and the Designer Label Punch. The rhinestone for a button finished it off.

Only 5 more days of Sale-a-bration left now, don't miss out! And please let me know if you might be interested in joining our BLISS team of demonstrators.

Have a great week! Brenda