Here is a little peek at this week’s Pals Paper Arts Inspiration Card. I hope that you will play along with us when the challenge goes live on Thursday! I will tell you that this card uses colors that I don’t typically use, as you can probably see. However, it does feature the wonderful Square Lattice Embossing Folder. I just love the texture that it imparts to any card!
National Scrapbooking Month Promotion
May is National Scrapbooking Month, and Stampin’ Up! is celebrating with another fantastic promotion. During the month of May, if you purchase one of the qualifying stamp sets listed below OR My Digital Studio, you will receive a FREE package of Designer Brads…your choice of four fabulous designs: Circle (112571), Star (112572), Flower (112579) or Filigree (112577)!
Qualifying Stamp Sets
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Extreme Elements W 115181 $26.95
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Extreme Elements W 115181 $26.95
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Framed with Love**
W 114389 $27.95
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Certified** W 113706 $27.95
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Circle Circus
W 115778 $28.95
Page 12*
Elements of Style
W 118611 $27.95
C 120045 $19.95
Page 13*
Mementos
W 119910 $27.95
C 120105 $19.95
Page 13*
Elements de style
W 119900 $27.95
C 120099 $19.95
Page 14*
Rough Type
W 118659 $26.95
C 120072 $18.95
Page 22*
Sentimental Journey
W 118513 $23.95
C 120075 $17.95
Page 25*
First Day
W 118521 $23.95
C 120051 $17.95
Page 25*
Camino a la Escuela
W 120152 $23.95
C 120154 $17.95
Page 32*
My Digital Studio
118108 $79.95
* From the Summer Mini Catalog
** A “Last Chance” Stamp Set
If you have never tried My Digital Studio, it’s so quick, easy and fun! Here are two of my favorite scrapbook pages designed using My Digital Studio:
Today’s PPA Sneak Peek featured the Square Lattice Embossing Folder, a folder which I have used so much since I received it as part of my Summer Mini preorder. If you would love the opportunity to preorder from the mini catalogs, as well as the new Idea Book and Catalog, join me as an Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator!I would love to serve as your creative mentor and give you the SPA treatment! You can become a Schach Pack Artist! For more information Click Here!
(Note to my beloved Stampin’ Schach Readers: Please bear with me these next few weeks as I enter into the final days of my teaching career. As many of you know, the end of the school year is SUPER busy, and with my impending retirement, I am finding this year to be even more hectic than usual. I didn’t realize how much “stuff” I accumulated during 34 years of teaching! In addition to the usual papers to grade and lesson plans to write, there are end of the year reports, semester tests, concerts, award banquets, a son to move back home from college, graduation parties…and yes…retirement parties! I feel guilty about my lack of posts and cards recently. However, I pledge to make up for it after June 4th! I am looking forward to this new chapter in my life where I can focus on my creativity. I have registered for technique and design classes, as well as the Stampin’ Up! Convention in July, and I am excited to be part of Michelle Zindorf’s brayering class in Grinnell, Iowa in August! Just 22 school days…and counting. So please hang in there with me, and I promise to share all that I learn. Old teachers never die, so be prepared for tips and video tutorials and cards galore! I really do appreciate all of you, my virtual stamping friends…)
I’ve just found your blog a couple of weeks ago, and I love your work. It is very inspiring.
Congrats on your retirement. I’m sure next years students will miss you very much.
I love these scrapbook pages!!! Great job and very handsome young man!
I love your blog, and as a fellow teacher, I just want to wish you Happy Retirement. You deserve it!
Wow Ann, what beautiful projects… Can’t wait to see your card, I love the color combos.. And I love your scrapbook pages… I have to admit it brought tears to my eyes when I saw Missy the boxer… such a special layout… so glad you can remember the good times… you made me laugh…
hugs
Darlene-Joy
You Go Girl!!! I am so happy for you. Enjoy this time – it will pass all too quickly. We’ll be here WHENever you post… take your time. Smiles, KellyL in NM
22 days…Make sure to take a moment every day to remember where you are, what you do and reflect on all the lives you have touched in 34 years. I’m sure your students will! Enjoy your last few weeks – we’ll be waiting!
Ann, I enjoy your creative style very much, so visiting your blog is something I look forward to. I also appreciate that you are so willing to share your techniques with your readers!
Enjoy the remainder of your last school year – it will no doubt be a blur afterwards! We’ll be waiting. 😉
Gorgeous pages Ann….love the journaling on the first…so sweet. Congrats on your upcoming retirement too! How exciting for you! Just think about all that time you will have for stamping! Can’t wait to see your colorful card in the sneak peek…bet it’s gorgeous.
{sMILES}
Well… I’ll definately be hanging in there waiting for more updates from yourself. lol.
Your new projects are all just so beautiful – you know, there’s never a day go by when I don’t check out your blog and see what you’re upto. Nosy git aren’t I really??
Great to hear that you’re excited about your retirement, and also about the new puppy. I am so glad that you are looking to get another little buddy, I’m sure you’ll both love each other to bits.
Take care you, and I look forward to hearing more on your blog.
Good luck for the next few weeks. xx
Ann, so many things to comment on today! Firstly, can’t wait to see your very colorful card on Thursday! Your Cherish scrapbook page made with MDS is GORGEOUS. I absolutely love it.
34 years… man… I wouldn’t want to be there on your last day of school. I guess you are going to cry buckets:-)
It’s going to take a while to get used to being retired, but I know that you will have a ball. I’ll be thinking about you over the next few weeks.
Hugs
Jaydee