Cross Stich with the Sweet Threads Simply Sent Kit

 

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Cross Stitch!  I LOVE the Sweet Threads Simply Sent Kit in the Spring Catalog.  We had fun making them at our last Chicks and Salsa class.  A couple girls have never cross stitched before and felt so accomplished with their finished cards.

With this card I added a few extra elements.  I embossed, paper pierced the edge and added a cross stich boarder (3 strands) around the edge.  I used 5 strands for the frosting (6 was a little to thick).  Lastly I added the Gumball Green card base to give to a little more stability and to hide the back of the stiches.

Items Used

Sweet Threads Simply Sent Bundle

#131105

Basic Pearls

#119247

Melon Mambo Ink

Green Gumball CS

 

 

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This is some cross stitch I made several years ago for my dear grandmother, Violet who passed in June of 2011.  I was overjoyed to get them from her estate this month.  Even though the “Saturday Evening Post” was a Christmas theme she was proud to keep it on display in her living room all year round.

 

Best of 25 Years!

For Stampin' Up's! 25-year anniversary, they are bringing back some of our favorite stamp images from the last quarter century and combining them into 12 sets, which will release—one set per month—during 2013. Even better, along with some great classic images, each “Best of” set will also include a never-before-seen image!

Hang on to your 25-year proof of purchase sticker, and adhere it to your collectors card, which will begin shipping with the February set. You can also get a collectors card from me. For every six "Best of Sets" you buy, you can send in your collectors card for a FREE set of your choice valued up to $14.95! Must be redeemed by April 30, 2014.

To order NOW click here!

Here is a kit perfect for the man in your life!

FREE CHILD TO GOOD HOME!

FREE CHILD TO GOOD HOME!

Yes you read that right, my youngest Daughter is “Free to a good home” because she is clearly not related to me, and might belong to you.  You wonder how I came to this conclusion please read on to find out.  This morning she informed me that “Making CARDS is a waste of paper” then she went on to explain that “It takes trees to make paper and you kill trees” Lastly she goes on to say  “I am ruining the environment by cutting down trees that makes the paper.”

 I think she may have had a change of heart these past few days because I was not at home and was attending an AWESOME Leadership event with 1,500 of my closest stamping friends, and she was home having to clean her room with her Dad.  Or she has been misinformed that most paper is made from renewable sources. So if you think you might be related to her please drop me a message and I will let you know if you are a suitable new home for her.  But be warned she may not let you purchase any paper products, this would include not only paper crafting supplies but also paper towels and toilet paper(I am sure she will let you use leaves that fall off the trees, but she might need them for her compost pile.)  Please feel free to share if you know someone interested in a “Free to good home child”.

It's so easy to get started. Simply sign up for the program starting Monday, January 14 by visiting www.mypaperpumpkin.com and click Get it. When you join be sure to mention my name so I can help inspire you each month with even more ideas to create with your kit. Every month a new, surprise project kit arrives at your doorstep. Just think of the anticipation of creating a fun project to pin, showoff, and share with your friends and family-every month!
Of course, you'll want to know more. So here's the nitty gritty:

• Each month we send you a unique, surprise kit with a project-cards, journals, décor, and more! (We've even color-coordinated, measured, and cut everything for you!)
• Each kit includes stamps, ink, paper, and accessories-everything but adhesive.
• We will ship your Paper Pumpkin on or around the 15th of the month.  
• You need to sign up for a kit by the 10th of the month to get that month's kit. If you sign up on the 11th of the month, your first kit will come the next month. (Let's say you sign up on May 10th, we'll send your kit around May 15th. If you sign up on May 11th, we'll send your first kit around June 15th.)
• A Paper Pumpkin membership is $19.95 per month (and shipping is included!)
• There's no commitment, you can cancel your monthly Paper Pumpkin at anytime. You can also skip a month if you want.
• Starting in early March, we'll offer a Try-It kit if you'd like to try Paper Pumpkin for one month.

Had a wonderful workshop today with Diddy and her friends. The party lasted 9 hours with tons of crafting and girl talk.

Join My Team

Here is a personal message from the owner and co-founder of Stampin' Up! on why you should join this month. If you have been on the fence for a while this is the perfect time to join. Not only do you get all the great benefits from Stampin' UP!, but you get invited to attend my monthly team meetings with SWAPS galore. You get to attend my classes and events for 1/2 off. So please contact me or just go and sign up on my Stampin' Up! business website.