Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!  Stampin' Up! new year, that is!  The new 2012-2013 Catalog went live on June 1, 2012, and it is simply GORGEOUS!  My wish list is quite long, and I am sure yours will be, too.  I have been busy stamping with some brand new stamps and I will be posting photos throughout the week.  I hope you stop by to take a peek!

Until then, Happy Stamping!
Nancy

Kindness Matters

The month of February always seems to sneak up on me!  Valentine's Day is next week, so I will be showing you some cute projects to make for that special someone to show them how much you care.  The first card I want to share is one that we made last week at my Sale-A-Bration Open House.  This card uses LOTS of products you can earn for FREE during Sale-A-Bration.   

Stamps:  Kindness Matters & Fresh Vintage  (earn both of these stamp sets for FREE during Sale-A-Bration!)
Ink:  Pear Pizzazz & Calypso Coral
Paper:  Pear Pizzazz, Calypso Coral, & Very Vanilla cardstock; Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper (earn the Designer Series Paper for FREE during Sale-A-Bration!)
Accessories:  Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack (earn the ribbon & brad pack for FREE during Sale-a-Bration!), 1 1/4" Square Punch, Beautiful Butterflies Sizzix Die, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impression Embossing Folder

Sale-A-Bration & My Digital Studio FREE trial

It is the MOST wonderful time of the year for those of us who love to stamp!  Stampin' Up!'s Sale-A-Bration promotion is here, and will continue until March 31st.  You can earn free Sale-A-Bration items with every $50 merchandise order.  Plus, hosting a party is better than ever!  Host a $150 party and you earn a FREE Sale-A-Bration tote bag in addition to regular hostess benefits.  Host a $400 party and you earn the tote bag, PLUS a special Hostess Bundle (Fresh Vintage Stamp Set, Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper, and Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack) in addition to regular hostess benefits.  Join my team during Sale-A-Bration and pay only $125 for the Starter Kit plus get your choice each month of a Free pack of Designer Series Paper or Free Digital Downloads for the rest of the year. 

Also, February is a great month to try My Digital Studio for free.  With the FREE 30-day trial, you’ll get:

* Full access to the software at NO COST for 30 days.

* Full design functionality.

* Exclusive artwork that comes with My Digital Studio Express—that’s $50 worth of content!

* Opportunity to purchase additional downloads from designer templates to stamp brush sets--and everything in between.

* Access to our professional print services.

For use beyond 30 days, purchase My Digital Studio Express or the My Digital Studio disc version.

For more information, contact me today! 

Welcome 2012!

Happy 2012!  I am finally back to blogging -- yippee!!  Is it just me, or does time seem to fly between Halloween and New Years Day?  No matter how carefully I "think" I plan my schedule, I always have more to do than the time to do it.  I am sure I am not alone, right?  Anyhow, I am back to stamping and will be posting new ideas this week.

Here is one card I just love, and I hope you do, too! 

As you may know, I love vintage-style cards, and the new Framelits and Edgelits Dies from Stampin' Up! are perfect for creating fun layers!  Here are the supplies I used:
Labels Collection Framelits Dies (125598, $26.95)
Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies (125595, $9.95)
Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders (125601, $8.95)
Apothecary Art stamp set (125527 clear-mount, $27.95)
Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake & Very Vanilla card stock
Basic Black, Old Olive & So Saffron ink
Blender pen, Stampin' Sponge, Pearls, Stampin' Dimensionals

The Framelits, Edgelits, and Apothecary Art stamp set are featured in the Occasions Mini Catalog.  You can find this mini catalog on my website http://nancyamato.stampinup.net/.  Click the shop now button to place an order on my website. 

I am working on some new projects featuring goodies you can earn during Sale-A-Bration, and I will post them later this week.  Sale-A-Bration is right around the corner, and it is one of the best times of the year to earn FREE products!  Mark your calendars for January 24th!  Have a good week, and I will see you soon!

Stamp Out Cancer Re-Cap

Hello!  Well, my team's event to raise funds for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation and the American Cancer Society was a success this weekend!  We had a great group of ladies get together for a fun day and the B-More Stampers Team did a FABULOUS job on the Make & Takes.  Where else could you get 11 Make & Takes, hourly door prizes and a grand prize drawing for $25?  We plan to do events like this again, and are working to make them even better!  Here are a few photos from the day, and I will add more later this week.  Enjoy!

Some of the fabulous Make & Takes

Candy treats

Lots of photos to scrapbook!

Make & Take fun!

Join My Team and get a FREE Big Shot!

WOW!  Join my team now and you can get a Big Shot -- for FREE!  If you already have a Big Shot, you can get an additional $100 of Stampin' Up! merchandise instead!  But hurry -- this promotion ends on October 31st!  For more information, visit my website http://nancyamato.stampinup.net/. 

I have been busy these last few weeks getting ready for my team's "Stamp Out Cancer" event this weekend!  I will have lots of photos to post next week (I promise!!), so be sure to come back and visit again.  See you soon!

Fabulous Bag Using Stampin' Up! Fabric!

I am so lucky to have a friend who is an excellent seamstress!  Especially, since I am "sewing-challenged."  I just love the different fabrics from Stampin' Up! and I can add them to cards and scrapbook pages, but look at what my friend made:

Is this fabulous, or what???  This bag uses the Sweet Stitches fabric.  It is reversible, washable, and just so stinkin' cute!  She designed pockets to hold our ink pads! 

There are six pockets and each one holds two ink pads, so you can easily bring a dozen ink pads with you for stamping on-the-go.  The best part is, the bag is reversible, so you can choose to have the pockets on the inside or outside of the bag.  And, the new Stampin' Up! Scoring Tool fits perfectly inside!

Thank you, Karen, for your creativity!  Your tote bags are just fabulous (and so are you!!!).