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Stampin’ Up! Stamper’s Dozen Blog Hop Manly May!

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Carol Payne

Hey there! It's not May 15th yet, but we decided to have the hop early this month because several of the Stamper's Dozen Blog Hop members will be in Hawaii for the Stampin' Up! Incentive Trip on the 15th. Today we we have a manly theme to help you get ready for Father's Day and all of those guy birthdays coming up! When you are finished hopping through all 13 blogs, you will have LOADS of ideas!

If you are already on the hop, you've just come from Stella MacKay's blog, Stellar Stamps!

If you are just starting the hop, don't worry, just keep following the "next" link at the bottom of every post and you will get around to Stella in no time!

I found inspiration from Stampin' Success, a magazine just for Stampin' Up! Demonstrators. I used the Guy Greetings stamp set and the Adventure Bound Designer Series Paper Stack with Kraft, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, and Basic Gray card stock. All ink is with the Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad.

The magazine suggested using a Take Out Box for the shirt box, but I didn't have one on hand so I made my own box with the Envelope Punch Board. The Bow Builder Punch made the perfect bow tie to go with the shirt and "vest"!

That's all for now, but be sure to come back tomorrow! I will start showing you each card inside and out!

My online store to order: www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Supplies list for today:

Guy Greetings Clear Stamp Set [138828] $38.95	Guy Greetings Wood Stamp Set [138825] $51.95	Guy Greetings Photopolymer Stamp Set [137178] $25.95	Kraft 12" X 12" Card Stock [133674] $5.95
Adventure Bound Designer Series Paper Stack [137780] $6.95	Envelope Punch Board [133774] $19.95	Silver Basic Metal Buttons [133319] $7.95	Bow Builder Punch [137414] $16.95
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $5.95	Note Tag Punch [135860] $16.95	Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $9.95	Crumb Cake Note Cards & Envelopes [133766] $5.95
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650] $8.50	Glue Dots [103683] $4.95	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] $6.95	Sticky Strip [104294] $6.95
Window Word Punch [119857] $15.95	1-1/4" Burlap Ribbon [132140] $7.95

Three things to remember while you are placing your order with me:

1. All orders of any amount will receive a Thank You Project Packet in the mail from me!

2. Be sure to check out the Weekly Deals, Clearance Rack, and the Retiring Stamps & Accessories List for savings from 25% to 80% off!

3. When your order total (before tax & shipping) reaches $150 you can choose free Stampin' Rewards starting at $25!

To journey on to see Judy Garza's creative project, just click on the "Next Blog" below:

To go back to Stella MacKay's blog, click "Previous Blog":

That's all for now, until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All images ©Stampin' Up! ™1990-2015

Stampin’ Up! Monday Morning Mess!

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Carol Payne

Hey there! I was unable to get back home in time yesterday to add the names of the Sunday Swap Day card creators because the transmission went out in my car on the way home from TN yesterday. I know God was watching over me because:

1. The transmission went out AFTER I got through all of the construction/car wreck zone on I-24. If it had went out during the hour or so of just crawling along at 10 mph I would have had no where to go to get out of the way.

2. When I pulled over to the side of the road, I was only about 1/4 of a mile from an exit and it was DOWNHILL all the way to the exit! I was able to coast my car to the exit. When I got to the end of the off-ramp there were no cars coming and I was able to coast the car right into a filling station!

3. After we determined it was the transmission (my husband & I via the phone) my husband was able to borrow his brother's trailer to drive down and get the car and me. I was still about three hours from home, so I was prepared to wait.

4. I didn't have to wait by myself very long. My husband is the song leader at our church, so he had to call our pastor to let him know he would be missing the evening service and why. Our pastor's father-in-law, Tom Malone, lives just minutes away from where I was stranded. He called his FIL, who then called me. Bro. Tom picked me up from the filling station, took me to the evening service at his church, then he & his family took me out for a snack and kept me company until Mark arrived to load the van.

5. Mark had help from Bro. Malone and his son-in-law, Rick, to get the van loaded and safely secured on the trailer, so we were on our way back to IL a little before 10 p.m.!

6. We arrived safely home around 1:30 a.m.

Needless to say, I slept in a little the morning, but when I got up I found this going on in my yard:

I immediately snapped this picture, which prompted one of the workers to knock on the door to see if I was upset with them. They had tried to knock on the door and even rang the doorbell, but I was sound asleep until I work up "thinking" I had heard the doorbell. I think they thought I was a little bit crazy because I told them I just thought it was funny and ironic that on the day we have to leave my van out in the drive instead of under the carport is the day the tree trimmers come to trim our trees for the power company!

Another funny thought, isn't the "WORK AREA AHEAD" sign they put in my yard supposed to be set up on a road????

Anyway, they were able to get the trees trimmed without any damage to my van, so it's all good!

That's all for now. I had a MOUNTAIN of laundry waiting for me when I got up this morning. My guys are pretty good about keeping things together around here when I'm gone, but the laundry got the best of them, I guess!

I'm going to go add the creator's names to yesterday's post and then get busy with my day! I have two parties this week and a presentation to make at the Spring Into Stamping event in Champaign, IL on Saturday! I have a lot to do!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All images ©Stampin' Up! ➩1990-2015

Stampin’ Up! Monday Morning Mess!

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Carol Payne

5. Mark had help from Bro. Malone and his son-in-law, Rick, to get the van loaded and safely secured on the trailer, so we were on our way back to IL a little before 10 p.m.!

6. We arrived safely home around 1:30 a.m.

Needless to say, I slept in a little the morning, but when I got up I found this going on in my yard:

Another funny thought, isn't the "WORK AREA AHEAD" sign they put in my yard supposed to be set up on a road????

Anyway, they were able to get the trees trimmed without any damage to my van, so it's all good!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All images ©Stampin' Up! ➩1990-2015

Stampin’Up! Banner Blessings!

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Carol Payne

Hey there! I want to show you another one of the cards we will be a making at the Birthday Card Buffet on April 10th and 11th. I am trying to focus on quick and easy cards for this event. This card combines the Banner Blessings photopolymer set with the Daydream Medallions set and Floral Frames Framelits:

Inside we are using images and sentiments from the Blooming With Kindness set:

Here's the supply list for today's card. You can shop for these and more in my online store: www.carolpayne.stampinup.net or click on any image shown below:

Product List

136720 $15.95	131976 $36.95	126467 $26.95	120953 $6.95	131298 $6.95
100730 $8.50	131176 $5.95	127012 $26.95	132967 $26.95	127003 $24.95
120906 $16.95	134573 $6.95	135636 $3.50	134364 $8.95	119246 $4.95
126422 $16.95	131961 $22.95	107301 $6.50	130136 $21.95	132172 $26.95

On a VERY IMPORTANT side note, Crisp Cantaloupe, a 2013/15 In Color, card stock, inkpads, ink refills, markers, thick baker's twine, and designer paper will be retiring on June 2nd. The Retiring List will be announced on April 21st, so there will be a lot of stamp sets and accessories on that list, but WE KNOW all of the 2015/2015 In Color products will be retiring because this is the year they automatically retire. Once an In Color is on the retiring list it becomes WHILE SUPPLIES LAST and availability cannot be guaranteed through the end of the catalog, which is June 2nd. A word to the wise: if you love this color or any of the other 2013/2015 In Colors, you NEED to order them NOW!!!!! If you have the inkpad but not the ink refill you need to contact me to order for you or order directly from my online store: www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Remember, if you order $50 by March 31st, you will also be able to choose a free item from the Sale-a-bration offerings, and will receive a Thank You Project Packet in the mail from me!

Here's a listing of all the 2013/2015 In Color products that will be retiring soon:

Product List

131174 $5.95	131163 $2.95	131296 $6.95	135639 $3.50	131175 $5.95
131164 $2.95	131297 $6.95	135638 $3.50	131176 $5.95	131165 $2.95
131298 $6.95	135636 $3.50	131177 $5.95	131166 $2.95	131294 $6.95
135635 $3.50	131178 $5.95	131167 $2.95	131295 $6.95	135637 $3.50
130120 $2.50	130136 $21.95	131200 $6.95	131204 $29.95	131260 $14.95
131195 $9.95	133631 $4.95	136660 $4.95

That's all for now! Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All images ©Stampin' Up!™1990-2015

Stampin’Up! Banner Blessings!

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Carol Payne

Inside we are using images and sentiments from the Blooming With Kindness set:

Here's the supply list for today's card. You can shop for these and more in my online store: www.carolpayne.stampinup.net or click on any image shown below:

Product List

136720 $15.95	131976 $36.95	126467 $26.95	120953 $6.95	131298 $6.95
100730 $8.50	131176 $5.95	127012 $26.95	132967 $26.95	127003 $24.95
120906 $16.95	134573 $6.95	135636 $3.50	134364 $8.95	119246 $4.95
126422 $16.95	131961 $22.95	107301 $6.50	130136 $21.95	132172 $26.95

Remember, if you order $50 by March 31st, you will also be able to choose a free item from the Sale-a-bration offerings, and will receive a Thank You Project Packet in the mail from me!

Here's a listing of all the 2013/2015 In Color products that will be retiring soon:

Product List

131174 $5.95	131163 $2.95	131296 $6.95	135639 $3.50	131175 $5.95
131164 $2.95	131297 $6.95	135638 $3.50	131176 $5.95	131165 $2.95
131298 $6.95	135636 $3.50	131177 $5.95	131166 $2.95	131294 $6.95
135635 $3.50	131178 $5.95	131167 $2.95	131295 $6.95	135637 $3.50
130120 $2.50	130136 $21.95	131200 $6.95	131204 $29.95	131260 $14.95
131195 $9.95	133631 $4.95	136660 $4.95

That's all for now! Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

Stampin’ Up! Lotus Blossom!

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Carol Payne

Hey there! It's another FREEZING cold day here, but that can be said for much of the U.S., can't it? Last night I got to stamp with a lovely group of ladies that I love. Their group is not actually a club, because we keep having new stampers coming every month, but their event is a Mystery Hostess Stamp Camp!

Here's how it works:

Each stamper brings a finger food of their choice to the event. (if they can't bring a snack that's o.k. too) Everyone has the choice to either pay the flat $10 stamp camp fee or place an order of at least $30 to stamp the 4 cards for free. Everyone who places an order gets their name in a drawing to see who gets the Host Benefits from the combined total of the night's orders. Whoever was the hostess the month before is excluded from the drawing, even though they usually place an order anyway.

It works out pretty well; everyone seems to be happy and has a great time stamping, snacking, and visiting!

Here's one of the cards we made last night. This was inspired by a Leadership swap:

I just realized as I was adding my watermark to these pictures that it is out-of-date. It's 2015, isn't it? I've been so involved with my grandbabies that I haven't had time to think about my watermark date! Guess this goes on my "to do" list for next week!

This set, Lotus Blossom, is one of the sets you can choose from the Sale-a-bration brochure when you place a $50 order. About half of the stampers placing orders last night chose this set for their freebie!

That's all for now. If you would like to choose this set for your $50 order freebie, just go to my online store to place your order: http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/carolpayne/

Here's your shopping list for today's card:

Million & One Wood Stamp Set [126375] $16.95	Million & One Clear Stamp Set [126377] $12.95	Lotus Blossom Photopolymer Stamp Set [139143] $0.00	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100867] $6.95	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $8.50
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [126970] $5.95	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [131180] $5.95	Night Of Navy 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon [134571] $6.95

Don't forget, all orders of any amount placed in my online store will receive a Thank-you Project Packet in the mail from me!

Until tomorrow, which is Sunday Swap Day, have a Stampingrox! day!

Stampin’ Up! Lotus Blossom!

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Carol Payne

Here's how it works:

It works out pretty well; everyone seems to be happy and has a great time stamping, snacking, and visiting!

That's all for now. If you would like to choose this set for your $50 order freebie, just go to my online store to place your order: http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/carolpayne/

Here's your shopping list for today's card:

Million & One Wood Stamp Set [126375] $16.95	Million & One Clear Stamp Set [126377] $12.95	Lotus Blossom Photopolymer Stamp Set [139143] $0.00	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100867] $6.95	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $8.50
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [126970] $5.95	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [131180] $5.95	Night Of Navy 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon [134571] $6.95

Don't forget, all orders of any amount placed in my online store will receive a Thank-you Project Packet in the mail from me!

Until tomorrow, which is Sunday Swap Day, have a Stampingrox! day!