Garden of Lights starts tonight!

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One Inch Squares...

 

Flag Day

Flag Day is celebrated on June 14th in the United States, commemorating the adoption of the American flag on June 14, 1777. While not a federal holiday, it is a day to honor the history and symbolism of the flag. The day was officially proclaimed by President Wilson in 1916 and signed into law by President Truman in 1949. 

A video for you to enjoy...click on the word 'enjoy'...Happy June!

Enjoy!  The Life of Flowers

SU IN-COLORS & TRENDS

Such a surprise when I got home from stopping at McDonald's Nursery on Friday afternoon.  I purchased a package of napkins (along with a couple of plants) because I loved the picture of the fancy cat.  Then I discovered that the colors matched our new IN- COLORS purrrrfectly!  Stampin' Up! has always said that the purpose of the new colors every year are to keep up with the industry TRENDS so I guess it shouldn't have been such a surprise.  But, really?

Happy Anniversary!

Just wanted to say THANK YOU to all of my stamping friends ~ today is my anniversary of being a Demonstrator.  I signed up in 1991.  I signed up because I had a long list of products that I wanted to order.  Martha had just done a workshop for me around my dining room table.  She mentioned that the products I wanted would be available in the STARTER KIT ($300 at the time!).  She also mentioned that anything that I ordered after signing up would be at a 20% discount.  That was the beginning.  I signed up for the goodies, pure and simple!  Today it is much easier to become a Demonstrator ~ much less expensive and lots of extra products.  I'd sign up again!  

Happy Mother's Day & Happy 100th Birthday!

This lovely lady, Miss Mary, turned 100 the beginning of May.  Her family and friends gave her a wonderful celebration, well deserved!  I posted pictures of her at one of my stamp clubs on March 14, you can see that post here.  You'll notice in the last picture on that post that she and Jupiter got to be good friends in a very short period of time!  So, Jupiter sent a birthday gift her way, see below!

Stampin' Up! changes....

Stampin’ Up! has been working on a change to the Stampin’ Reward program for several years and with a lot of study of how the existing program has been working. They are excited and I am excited to announce a new way of earning rewards. This change will take place on April 15.

Here are the features of the new reward program:

• You will earn 10% on every order you place starting at $20. Wahoo! No more $150 minimum!
• You can use this 10% reward on your next order, not the current one, and the rewards can accumulate for up to a year before they expire. This means you can save them for a big purchase like a Stampin’ Cut & Emboss machine or a new die bundle coming in the new 2025-2026 Annual catalog. Since you earn the rewards one order at a time, the 12-month expiration date will come up at different times. But don’t worry, Stampin’ Up! will keep you updated as to how much money you have in your reward account and how soon some of them will expire.
• When you go to use part or all of your reward total (you can enter how much you want to use of it during the checkout time), the amount chosen is subtracted from the total of product ordered before shipping and taxes. Shipping and taxes are calculated on the reduced amount. You will earn 10% rewards on the reduced amount of this order for future use.
• To participate in this reward program, you must have an online customer account and opt in to the program. If you decide you don’t want to continue with the reward program, you can opt out at any time, but you will lose the reward points you have accumulated. If you need help setting up a customer account, let me know and I can help you.
• If you don’t set up an account, you can still email orders to me and I can place the order for you.  I can gift rewards earned.

I’m excited that you can now earn reward points on orders as small as $20 and that they can accumulate. If you have any questions, just contact me.  I still don't know how this new program will work with my stamp clubs but be assured that I am working on it!  Susan Elise

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Bunnies

I am busy creating cards with the wonderful STORYBOOK MOMENTS SUITE starting on page 23 in the January Mini Catalog.  There are so many possibilities I could really just create using these products ~ probably for the next month!  So, while my studio is filled with cute bunnies and other critters I thought I would share with you.  The top picture is the wonderful author of PETER RABBIT, Beatrix Potter, with her best friend.  The bottom picture is so silly I thought that you might enjoy it as much as I did!

 

The Frozen River

I recently finished this book and thought I would recommend it if you like historic fiction.  It is well written about a remarkable real woman in Maine around the late seventeen hundreds.  Martha Ballard is 'an unsung heroine who refused to accept anything less than justice at a time when women were considered best seen and not heard.'  sem

New In-Color Comparison

Thoughts?  What do you think of the new colors?  I don't have any of the products yet but I am anxious to see these colors 'in person'!!!  Can't wait to order!  Anyone interested in my 2025-27 IN COLOR CLUB?