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Butterfly Basics and Butterfly Thinlets

Monday, 13 April 2015

This stamp set and the coordinating Thinlits have been so popular from the Occasions catalogue and my personal favourite! There has been an issue with the supply of the Thinlits and so they've been on backorder from Stampin' Up! for the last few weeks. But, the good news are expected to be available again starting about April 15th and to celebrate, Stampin' Up! has announced a special offer until April 30th.

Purchase the Butterfly Thinlits at a 15% discount - only $26.30.

If you want to order both the Thinlits and the Butterfly Basic Stamp set as a bundle, you can purchase any of the bundles AND choose one for three FREE Sale-a-Bration items (while supplies last)!

Best Year Ever Designer Series Paper (Item 138633)
Best Year Ever Accessory Pack (Item 138634)
Irresistibly Yours Specialty Designer Series Paper (Item138635)

If you're interested, email me so that you don't miss out on this offer!

Happy Stamping!
Melva

Saturday, 4 April 2015

Stampin' Up! is giving free shipping on any order, no minimums, no restrictions! You can place the order online OR email me your order. But only from Monday, April 6th to Friday, April 10th.

What a great time to stock up on supplies like paper, stamps, ink and adhesives! It all ships for FREE!
If you've been thinking of purchasing Paper Pumpkin past kits and kit refills, shipping is free if purchased online. Mostly subscriptions are not eligible for free shipping.
Check out your wish list for the Occasions Catalogue and take advantage of this offer to save the shipping!

Don't forget to check out the Weekly Deal and the Clearance rack too when placing your order.

Happy stamping!

Melva

Saturday, 28 March 2015

I'm having a class tomorrow to make the Perpetual Calendar kits and have 2 spots left! Are you interested in joining me? Class is from 1-3:30pm tomorrow at my house in New Westminster. Cost is $30.

We'll be stamping and putting together the kit using the supplies included plus some additional embellishments and you'll use my ink pads and stamps. This is a great project and will make a great gift! I already know who I'm giving mine to!

Check out the final product...

Email me to sign up.

If you're interested in purchasing the kit and supplies or any of the other products in the Occasions Catalogue, don't wait!

Happy stamping!
Melva

Have you seen the new stuff on the Clearance Rack!

Thursday, 26 March 2015

I'm always excited when Stampin' Up! posts new items to the Clearance Rack. Have you checked them out? So many cool things but they are only available until supplies last (insert sad face here!).

Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

Do you see anything you like or can't live without? Email me or go online to my Online store and place your order before the supplies run out!

Happy Stamping!
Melva

Wednesday, 25 March 2015

I had such a fun time teaching 5 ladies some Mixed Media techniques. We worked on a canvas that fit on a 20" by 13" frame and applied layers of Gesso, paint and drywall compound.

It was amazing to see how everyone's projects turned out. Everyone was different but all worthy of being hung in a special place. My piece was very similar colours to the first piece I did in February. My husband came home in the middle of it and declared that they were exactly the same! My response was "that's good" because they will be hung together.

First some "before" pictures. It is always amazing to me how these canvases start and how they end up. My biggest piece of advice is to "not give up on it". It won't look like much until the end!

The first step is to lay down some black images on a piece of Gesso'd canvas.

Now the ladies hard at work!

And finally the masterpieces! Aren't they amazing!

Here's mine...

And to compare, here's the one I made in February. "Yes, honey they are very much the same!"

I've had some requests for additional classes. I have another canvas class scheduled for April 12th from 10am to 1:30pm. You can click here to register. Space is limited so register early!

Happy stamping and creating!
Melva