Autumn Thank You Card

These are simple cards I made last night to give to my children's teachers. I used punched out maple leaves and stickers I had. I used the Stampin' Up "Thank you" stamp and they are simple and elegant.
Closer view

Tax Free Holiday with SU!

The state of Texas is having a sales tax holiday from August 21 - 23. Because school supply items are included in this sales tax holiday, the below list of items will be tax free during the holiday period. Please note that you must place your order with Stampin’ Up! during the tax holiday period in order to receive these items tax free.

Uni-ball Signo gel pen, 105021, $3.95
Basic Black Stampin’ Write journaler, 105394, $3.25
Stampin’ Write markers, various, $3.25
Watercolor Pencils, 101879, $19.95
Watercolor Wonder Crayons Bold Brights, 106695, $19.95
Watercolor Wonder Crayons Earth Elements, 106696, $19.95
Watercolor Wonder Crayons Rich Regals, 106698, $19.95
Watercolor Wonder Crayons Soft Subtles, 106697, $19.95
Watercolor Wonder Crayons Neutrals, 106746, $9.95
Stampin’ Pastels, 105542, $24.95
Craft & Rubber scissors, 103179, $19.95
Paper snips, 103579, $9.95
Craft & Paper scissors, 108360, $29.95
Pencil sharpener, 100745, $4.95
Blender pens, 102845, $9.95
2-Way Glue Pen, 100425, $3.50
SNAIL adhesive, 104332, $6.95
SNAIL refill, 104331, $4.50
Mini Glue Dots, 103683, $4.95
Pop-Up Glue Dots, 104183, $3.95
Stampin’ Dimensionals, 104430, $3.95
Anywhere Glue Stick, 104045, $3.95
Dotto, 103305, $12.95
Dotto refill, 100902, $6.50
Sticky Strip, 104294, $6.95
Tombow Adhesive, 110755, $3.95

Hand-Made Card

I needed a card for work, so I figured I would make one with my new goodies from Stampin' Up. I cut out a piece of card stock from the Earth Elements color family. I used my Eastern Blooms flower stamps.

In this picture you can see that I used the Whisper white cardstock to create embellishments and colored them with my Stampin' Pastels. I cut out the the flowers and added them to my card with dimensional foam adhesive squares.

I used the Whisper White cardstock so that that I can write on the inside of my card with ease.

I wanted to add something special to the back, so after I finish writing my personal message I will sign my name on the back of the card.

Here's one more picture of my finished card.

Corner Bookmark Project

Start with a 5 inch square.


Fold in half lengthwise.



Fold in half again to make two equal fold lines.

Cut one fourth away.

Fold into the middle piece like shown in diagram.

You should have something similar to this.

Then I used my Classic Ink in Basic Black for my embellishment.

I inserted a larger piece of cardstock into my bookmark and used my scalloped scissors to cut the edge.

This is example B.

Example A.

This is the bookmark in action. So much fun and less than 5 minutes to make!

Ronald McDonald and Stampin' Up!

The Ronald McDonald house is near and dear to my family's heart. They helped us right after my son was born with the complications in 2002. The time was wrought with fear and anxiety, but the last thing on our mind was where we would lay our head at night. I have always felt as though I owe so much to this organization and look forward to the opportunity to give back as often as I can. My day job hosts "jeans weeks" where if we pay a 5 dollar donation, we can wear jeans all week and the money goes to a designated charity. We often raise thousands of dollars for the RMHC. So when I opened my starter kit and saw this card I was speechless. Just another validation of what a great company Stampin' Up is.

Stampin' Up! supports RMHC in four important ways:

• We make an annual contribution of $100,000.
• We donate a portion of the sales from a designated stamp set in each Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog.
• Hand-stamped items collected at our Stampin'Up! events are donated to local Ronald McDonald House Programs.
• We facilitate the efforts of local temas of demonstrators who volunteer at Houses.

Please ask me how you can be involved in helping this great charity and how it helps so many families every day!