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Maybe you've seen me use this or you've seen something I've made with my Big Shot. This video will teach you all the ins and outs to using a Big Shot. With August's Big Shot Bundle Promotion, there has never been a better time to order one. Visit my store today! Click Here to Shop Now!

Now is the Time to Subscribe!

Paper Pumpkin New Subscriber Promotion

If you haven't tried Paper Pumpkin, now is a great time to sign up--get 50% off your first two months. With a deal like this, you'll want to invite everyone you know to give it a try too!
Offer Dates: July 16, 2014--September 10, 2014
Offer Details: Use the code HALFOFF2 to join Paper Pumpkin before September 10, 2014, and get 50% off the first two months! After that, keep the creativity coming for only $19.95 + tax per month (shipping included).
The Fine Print:

• For new subscribers only.
• Available for month-to-month subscriptions, not prepaid subscriptions.
• Discount applied to one kit per month for the first two months of a new subscription. After the first two months, the price for each month's kit will go to the regular price: $19.95.
• You need to visit MyPaperPumpkin.com to join.
• Enter the Promo Code, "HALFOFF2" when you sign up. 
• New subscribers must join by Wednesday, September 10, 2014; 11:50 PM (MT).

July Give Away!

I am so excited to announce my July promotion!  

Project Life has joined forces with Stampin' Up and it has been awesome! We would all love to have hours to sit and make beautiful scrapbook pages with tons of embellishments, but ain't nobody got time for that! That's why Project life works great. Just place the perfectly sized papers into their clear plastic sleeves with your favorite photos and TADA! A beautiful album.

 If you make a purchase from my online store of $25.00 or more, you will be entered to win my favorite tool ever, the Project Life/Stampin Up Corner Rounder Punch- absolutely free!

 Free is good huh? I saved you $7.95! Why would I give this wonderful tool away? I use it with every project I do. Plus Project Life is so fabulous and I want everyone to have their own album. I ordered everything needed for under 50 dollars. You can too! Page 188 and 189 in the Idea Book 2014-2015.

Legos Anyone?

Boys Will Be Boys 

7 Stamps 

Wood 134135 $24.95

Clear 134138 $17.95

I don't know about you, but in our house we love LEGOS! And I think its awesome that we actually have a stamp set with Legos!

June's Challenge!

With your help I was able to meet June's Challenge! Thank you so much! I'm that much closer to our next Dallas trip on July 22nd. Azariah will have surgery on August 4th and we'll be busy preparing for that.

My Favorite New Stamp Set!!!

Like most ladies I know, I love tiny things. Stampin' Up knows that and has come up with some adorable coordinating stamps and punches that are tiny. I am head over heels with this new stamp set that I got free for selling so much during the Sale-A-Bration promotion. I am so grateful to all of you who are helping me now with the June Challenge! You rock. You are helping my family in such huge ways. Every little bit helps. (See, I told you I love tiny things!)

Little Labels Punch Pack 126881 Price: $16.95    About The Label Clear-Mount Stamp Set 134258 Price: $16.95

For my Christian friends...

Blessed by God  

Wood Mounted Stamps 134297 $26.95

Clear 134300  $18.95  

Trust God 

Wood mounted 132094 $19.95

Clear 126702 $14.95

A Secret Stamp Set not found in the catalog.....

Jewish Celebrations Clear Mount Stamp Set 128045 Price........$18.95

or wood mount 128042 Price..........$25.95

Portfolio of cards

The following string of pictures will be available for sale this weekend at the homeschool fair:

The Creative Process is Messy

At least it is for me. I have a place for everything and everything is in it's place for the most part but when I make cards or scrapbook I have to pull everything out and it always looks like a tornado hit. 

The mess always gets cleaned up but it can be daunting. It's my business so I can always remind myself that this is how I raise money for my eldest son's medical trips but it's still a process. I'm trying to streamline the process and that's fun. How do you make it work? What does your creative space look like? Are you more like Martha Stewart or like the Mad Hatter?

I have a copy of the new catalog!

I was so excited to finally get my own copy of 2014-2015 Idea Book that I came up with a way to tab each section of the catalog.

Here's how I did it. 

I started out with my favorite punch.

I scored the center of the label and folded it.

I added some snail adhesive and voila!

Washi tape trick

If you take washi tape and lay it out on wax paper or plain scrap paper. Then you take your favorite punch or a die machine like a Big Shot and cut out your shape. If you used wax paper, you can peel off the shape and place it where you want it.

Join for only 50$!!!

If you have always wanted to join Stampin' Up! but couldn't afford the initial start up costs, June is the best time to join! You can join for only 50$ and get 55 dollars worth of free product to get you started. Stampin' Up! is sweetening the deal by throwing in the business kit absolutely free. If you want to take advantage of the 99$ start up kit, it is still available. Who can turn down 125$ of free product?! And you get the personalize each item in your kit. Click Here to download the PDF for more information.

If you want to sign up today, please email me at janinedeckard@gmail.com.

First Big Event: June 14th!

My home school friends are having a curriculum fair on June 14th and I am going to have a table so I can showcase my business. I am looking forward to meeting homeschoolers and planning for next year's curriculum. I will have a 7th grader and a 3rd grader in the fall and a two year old. (Even though we're doing schoolwork in those grades already.) I hope to see you at the fair! I will have new 2014-2015 catalogs, cards for display and more!

Providence Presbyterian Church
3301 34th Lubbock TX

I will keep you posted on all the upcoming news!

New stuff!

I am sorry that I've been so busy that I've not had time to blog. I took the kids to visit my mom. I had a great time! It was so relaxing and we had so much fun.

We had a great home school craft club meeting where we traded kids and they made Mother's Day's cards without the mommies seeing their special artwork. The kids really had fun and I think the mommies did too. I was having so much fun that I totally forgot to take pictures. I did take pictures of the sample cards.(Don't worry, the kid's cards are very unique and don't look like these two at all.)

I am so excited about the new stuff that Stampin' Up has coming in June's Idea Book. You can order Project Life stuff now, but the other things will have to wait until June. Please book a workshop in June so we can play with all the new goodies. Or check out the clearance rack at my store and save 80% on retiring products. Embossing folders as cheap as 4 dollars! You can't beat that!

Here's my store URL:
http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/janinedeckard/