Ink It Up! with Jessica Taylor

What a decade!

A decade comes to an end tonight and as I reflect back on the last 10 years, I am so thankful for having Stampin' Up! in my life. 

It has satisfied my love for travel as I traveled to conventions in Palm Springs, Salt Lake City, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Memphis, Orlando, Kansas City, Las Vegas and many more places, as well as cruise the Caribbean. 

It has allowed me to contribute to the family finances, stay at home with my two daughters and buy my family extraslike vacations, a piano and a backyard play set.

I love what I do!  I love sharing my love of stamping and paper-crafting, meeting new people, making new friends... the list goes on and on!

As I look forward to the next 10 years, I know that Stampin' Up! will continue to expand my horizons, enrich my life and help me achieve my goals. 

What will your next 10 years look like?  Contact me if you would like more information about how Stampin' Up! can help you achieve your goals in 2010 and beyond.

Time to Say Goodbye

The following stamp sets will be discontinued on January 4, 2010.  To see the images in each set, simply enter the item number into the Search the Store box on my Online Store.

Item Number	Stamp Set
113407	Back Woods
114492	Beautiful Baby
114486	Birthday Wish
113200	Branch Out
114496	Celebrations
113732	Central Park
113206	Classic Sketches
113226	Classy & Fabulous
114498	Flowers in Silhouette
113405	Font of You
113216	For the Bride
114494	Forever
109425	Friend by Definition
114488	Fun Flowers
113716	Garden Greetings
114490	Glad Friends
111580	Grand Soiree
113242	Hit the Road
113710	Lexicon of Leaves
113236	Man's Best Friend
114423	Ocean Commotion
113728	Playful Petals
109276	Polka Dot
111544	Putt Putt
113240	Quilt Quips
113754	Really Retro
113403	Sip by Sip
113726	Sweet Stems
113250	That's Funny
113688	Wonderful Watercolors
114028	Para la novia
114032	Acuarelas Maravillosas

If any of these stamp sets are on your wish list, make sure to purchase them before they are gone for good!  Shop Now!

More Christmas Cards in my Mailbox

by Amanda Eichman

by Jeri Fladmark

by Lyssa Zwolanek... I love how she got a personalized stamp made for her family!

Please leave a comment and let these ladies know what a fabulous job they did!   

My Digital Studio Scrapbook Page

I've been making scrapbook pages in My Digital Studio!  For this one I started with a photo only template page, added some background paper, some photos, a stamp and a little journaling. 

If you've got some Christmas money burning a hole in your pocket, you are definately going to want to buy yourself the My Digital Studio software.  There is so much you can do with it, and I'm working on a little surprise for those of you that purchase your My Digital Studio software through me.

To order, go to my Online Store, click on the Shop Now button and enter '118108' into the Search the Store box.

Teacher Gift Boxes & Bookmarks

These are the gift boxes that my girls and I made for all the teachers for Christmas.

 
Each box had different contents including chocolates, homemade soaps, coffee packets, bookmarks, etc. and we slid a Christmas book underneath the box through the bellyband.

These magnetic bookmarks slide over the page of a book and stay in place better.  To see another version of the magnetic bookmarks, click here.
 

Capture those Christmas Memories

If you are like me, you have LOTS of pictures from yesterday.  Why not capture those memories in a keepsake that can be treasured year after year?

This scrapbook page made with the Christmas Jingle Simply Scrappin' Kit will hold up to 10 photos of your Christmas celebrations and folds up into a box that can be displayed anywhere in your home.

What a great keepsake for yourself... or give it as a thank you to your Christmas hosts.

To make the box, you'll need to order the Christmas Jingle Simply Scrappin' Kit.  Order Online now:  Go to my Online Store, click the Shop Now button and enter '115696' into the Search the Store box.

Click on the link below to order the instructions for making a Scrapbook in a Box.  For only $5.95, the step-by-step instructions will be available for immediate download and you'll be ready to make Scrapbook Boxes for any occasion!   

If you are a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, please contact me before ordering.

Merry Christmas!

I wanted to make a special card just for my blog readers, so I started playing around with My Digital Studio.

 

Here's what I learned... drop shadows make all the difference.  My card above was looking pretty flat and digital, so I went back and added drop shadows to most of the elements.

Can you see the difference?  The elements just pop out at you more in this second card.

Have a Merry Christmas!

Christmas Cards in my Mailbox

I just love this time of year, when you know there is going to be more than bills in the mailbox!  Here are some of the handmade Christmas cards we have received this year.

This shiny one from Kris Heuhne was hard to photograph because I kept getting a reflection of myself in the shiny paper!

by Kelly Williams

by Suzanne Brown

by Kelly Kalscheur

by Norma Dusing

by Ann Pytel

by Melissa Meinholz

by Veretta Hacker  
 
Please leave a comment and let these ladies know what a fabulous job they did!   
  

Scallop Square Gift Card Holder

Susan Auyer made this fun gift card holder with the Big Shot and the Scallop Square die.

I've got Stampin' Up! gift certificates that are the perfect size to fit in this gift card holder.  Please call me at 608-437-1756 to get your gift certificates for Christmas giving.

Make your own Vinyl Shapes

I used the Big Shot, Snowflake Sizzlet dies and White Décor Elements Vinyl Sheets to decorate a plain blue tin to use as a gift basket for a Christmas present... but I'm not saying for who!

 
The Décor Elements Vinyl Sheets make it easy to make your own vinyl shapes for decorating a variety of surfaces.  You can put them on your walls, windows, tins, dressers... the possibilities are endless!

When you are using the Vinyl Sheets with your Big Shot, you'll want to put the right side of the vinyl DOWN on the die when you build your sandwich.

The Décor Elements Vinyl Sheets come in a number of gorgeous colors AND in chalkboard!  Order Online today and get 25% off each color of vinyl you order.  For white, enter '114335' into the Search the Store box.