JAMIE'S STAMPING CAFE

Thank You

2009-11-15T23:13:00.001-06:00

I just wanted to thank everyone for the cards and well wishes as I had gallbladder surgery a week and a half ago. You sure brightened my days of recovery!

Designer Paper Share

2009-11-10T16:05:00.002-06:00

I'm doing another paper share! The papers will not include the In-Color sheets that we did a couple months ago.

For $20, participants will receive a 6x6 sheet sampling from all the paper packs listed below. That will be a total of 84 double-sided sheets for each person. I will need 8 people to do the share. Let me know if you want to join in!

Nouvea Chic
Cottage Wall
Merry Moments
Autumn Traditions
Tall Tales
Kaleidoscope
Razzleberry Lemonade
Holiday Lounge
Thoroughly Modern
Storybook (textured)
Night And Day (holiday mini catalog & textured)
Autumn Meadows (holiday mini catalog)
Christmas Cocoa (holiday mini catalog & textured)
Pawsitively Prints (holiday mini catalog)

Go Slim Upper Alphabet & Numbers $30

2009-11-01T14:03:00.007-06:00

Sizzix Bigz Dies
Retailed for over $100
Retired and Rare
Fits in the Big Shot AND Cuttlebug
Cuts through chipboard, 3 card stock sheets at a time, and other thick materials
You can still find the lowercase online. See font there.
2" high, good for scrapbooking and monograms!

My New Camera

2009-10-28T00:38:00.000-05:00

To all my club girls, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I know you were all pulling for the red camera. But I ended up downgrading from what I thought I wanted, and it didn't come in red (boo hoo). Why you ask? Well, I decided to save $50 so I could purchase the 3 year warranty. I know, I know. I don't usually buy warranties either. But as it turns out, the life of my past digital cameras has averaged about 2 years each. I use my camera daily so I guess I'm hard on them. I am really banking on the fact that I am gonna cash in on that warranty before 3 years is up.

And hello, the BIG deciding factor on a warranty...having two little boys! Not only do they manage to sneak the camera with their grubby little hands, but I am often dropping my camera when we are out and about. Diaper bag, purse, coupons, jackets, hats, snacks, drinks...I need a cart to keep track of it all. Inevitably I drop my camera, wallet, and cell phone often.

In fact, the salesman at Office Depot made the comment, "yeah, if your camera is on it's last leg...one last drop can put it over the edge". I'm like, "Hey, how did you know that's what happened? I totally dropped it on the sidewalk at least twice at Washington Park last week, and it didn't work after that. So I guess it's death was to be expected after two years of abuse.

I think I got a good deal though. They price matched a competitor. And I should be getting $30 on my Max Perks card. That will go to good use on some printer ink. I also got a camera bag for 25% off. I'm gonna try harder not to scratch this camera up. The guy promised the warranty would replace my new camera even if I drop the sucker in the toilet. Ok, does this guy know me? Because I totally did that in college with one camera. I'm not lying. Quincy, Applebees, camera in jacket pocket, restroom break....you get the idea.

So anyways, it was a long few days without being able to capture the little monkeys on camera. I'm happy to have a new one, and I will try my hardest to take good care of it. I don't even try to talk Jeff into a fancy camera anymore. We both know it wouldn't last long enough for what we'd spend on one. Point and shoot it is.

Christmas Card Kit $20

2009-10-25T14:26:00.003-05:00

My Christmas Kit this year will include supplies for making 16 Christmas cards, four of each of the above colors. The red and green are your more traditional looking cards while the turquoise and orchid offer unique, fun options for Christmas.

The half scallop circles are die-cut using the Big Shot machine. And the punched ornaments are dry embossed white for elegant texture and further "pop" with 3D adhesive. You will receive plenty of silver cord to either tie in bows or simple knots at the top of the ornament for the element of "sparkle". The cards are contemporary square but fit into typical SU envelopes for regular postage prices. Sixteen ultra-smooth SU envelopes are also included in the kit.

Want to know the best part? The SU stamp set, Christmas Greetings, is also included in the kit (retail value $10.95)! So you will be able to use this set again and again for more cards or scrapbooking. All you need from home to put these cards together is adhesive and a black ink pad.
If you want a second kit without the stamp set, an additional 16 cards is just $10 more.

Please reserve your kit(s) by Friday, October 30th.

Stamp Club: October

2009-10-16T16:55:00.004-05:00

This is a fun use of the Sweet Treats set without using the Sweet Treats cups. We used circle and oval punches! I had to have this set just for the hot air balloon. LOVE IT! Did you know 3x6 cards fit great in small business envelopes? Great way to use 12x12 paper for making cards.

This card was the hit of the night. I used the Bigz square scallop die to make a scallop square card...my favorite use of this see-through die. We dyed the white silk flower with ink refill and an aquapainter. And I really like to use the linen thread and hemp twine as my ribbon embellishments in the fall. So natural looking. Many girls ordered the scallop die and the filigree brads after doing this project. Can you blame them?

This is the pop up card that I demonstrated. Much easier than it looks. I like to use flowers even in the fall and winter. It's just a matter of picking seasonal colors and you can totally get away with it.

Scrap Club: September

2009-10-16T16:49:00.000-05:00

Deals of the Week #2

2009-10-14T09:50:00.001-05:00

The second deals of the week are from October 12, 10 AM (MT) through October 19, 9:50 AM (MT).

Item	Page	Description	Regular Price	Special Price
115961	200	Perfect Setting Bigz XL die	$42.95	$25.99
114515	195	Flower Burst Embosslits die	$11.95	$5.99
116760	201	Pop-Up Three Tier Cake Bigz XL die	$39.95	$25.49

Christmas Card Kit

2009-10-08T23:01:00.008-05:00

I can't let this time of the year go by without offering a Christmas card kit to my stamping friends...some of whom have grown to rely on me each year, ha, ha. So let's do it again this year, shall we?

I don't have a sample to show just yet. The supplies are on order. But once I have a sample made, I will give a preview of this year's cards. It will probably be one design, in four different colors. Each kit will make 16 cards.

This will be take-home style so you can work at your leisure.

The cost of the kit will be $20 and it will include your very own stamp set! Christmas Greetings retails for $10.95 in the catalog and here it is...I love the words, I love the font, I love this set!
I am envisioning a kit that will include:

White Cards
White Envelopes
Colored Cardstock Layers
Punched and Dry Embossed Ornaments
Silver Cord
Pop Dots
Christmas Greetings Stamp Set

You may purchase additional kits of 16 cards, minus the stamp set, for just $10 if you need more than 16 cards.

I'm sorry I don't have a sample yet, but I wanted to at least let you know this was coming. I know people are planning their Christmas cards already. Stay tuned!

October Deals of the Week

2009-10-01T15:11:00.001-05:00

Week 1 Deals of the Week

Item	Description	Special Price
109183	Trio Flower punch	$10.99
109041	5-Petal Flower punch	$10.99
110709	My Way punch	$11.99

During the month of October, Stampin' Up! will offer several discounted products as "Deals of the Week." No limits and no minimum purchase required.

Customer Weekly Deal Announcements:

Deal #1: Thursday, October 1, 2009; 12:01 AM (MT)
Deal #2: Monday, October 12, 2009; 10:00 AM (MT)
Deal #3: Monday, October 19, 2009; 10:00 AM (MT)
Deal #4: Monday, October 26, 2009; 10:00 AM (MT)

Xyron For Sale: $15

2009-09-30T17:46:00.005-05:00

I am selling one of my Xyron machines. I own three of them because I really like them! But three different sizes might be a bit much. This model's adhesive is 2.5" wide.

This is the Xyron 250 with some permanent adhesive inside (I'm not sure how much) and a full permanent adhesive still in box. I am asking $15 for both.

If you have kiddies at home, this makes a great sticker machine. You may want the removable adhesive for that though. If you scrapbook and cut out titles often, Xyron is a SUPER way to adhere the titles!

On my tic tac toe tin below, I used Xyron permanent adhesive to adhere to black lines to the tin and they are stuck on very well.

Let me know if you are interested or have questions. Thanks!

CD Tin Game

2009-09-27T01:41:00.005-05:00

Ok Club Girls, I TOLD you that you needed these CD tins! Look at this adorable tic tac toe game that I made for Miles tonight! I know I could have been a lot more creative with this but I wanted to keep it simple enough for Miles to focus on the task at hand.

I cut black cardstock strips at 1/4" inch and put them through the Xyron. Then I put them straight onto the tin. Next I stamped the apple images from the Tart and Tangy stamp set. I actually used markers for the ink so I could get the multi-colors on each image. I stamped the images out with the 1 1/4" circle punch and layered the images onto 1 3/4" colored circles. These size circles fit PERFECTLY into the tins. How cool!

I then mounted the images onto round magnets so they pop up and are easy to pull off.

With this "neutral" design, I can change out the images with the seasons to keep the game interesting. I plan to use leaves next from the Falling Leaves stamp set on page 27.

I can't wait to come up with more magnetic activities with these tins. After seeing some stamp sets in the catalog, some of my new ideas are:

Magnetic build a nativity scene with Season of Simple Grace stamp set on page 39
Magnetic "paper dolls" with All in the Family and their accessories on pages 84-85
Magnetic "paper dolls" with Sock Monkey and accessories on page 90
Magnetic build a scene with Season of Friendship on page 114
Magnetic alphabets and spelling
Calendar in a tin using Mark the Date and Full Calendar on page 148
And match game possibilities are endless with all the stamp sets!

I need to get to bed so I can wake up and play this with Miles tomorrow!

Scrap Club: August

2009-09-18T08:38:00.000-05:00

Stamp Club: September

2009-09-16T19:53:00.002-05:00

This is one of the cards we did at club last month. My other project pictures keep rotating, whaaaaaaa!

Designer Paper Share $9

2009-09-10T08:13:00.006-05:00

I am currently doing paper shares, and you can get a sampling of ALL these In-Color Designer Papers! Those who sign up will receive one 6x6 sheet of each of these papers. That is 36 total sheets for just $9. Shipping is extra for those who are long distance. These will perfectly compliment your In-Color markers and assorted In-Color cardstock!

I already have two shares filled and am currently filling a third share. The third share will probably be the final one as this is a limited time offer. If you would like to participate, please contact me asap before this final share is full. Thanks!

Cuttlekid Dies For Sale $35

2009-08-29T00:29:00.004-05:00

And so continues my obsession with alphabet dies. I have my eye on some new, pricey alphas so something's gotta give, ha, ha! I used these dies just a few times, most notably for Miles's ABC scrapbook. :) Ah, the memories.

If you own an actual Cuttlekid machine, these are made for that. There is not a huge selection of dies that will go through that teeny machine so these dies are prime! These will also work in the Cuttlebug or the Big Shot!

My alphas often go fast so it's first come, first serve. Thanks!

Paper Organization

2009-08-24T22:06:00.002-05:00

My husband is laughing because I may spend more time organizing my stamping stuff than actually stamping....could this be true?! Anyhow, this is my new paper organization for on-the-go. My friend Mandy got the rolling black crate at Office Depot for me today. They are on sale for $14.99, and they come with a lid. Then Mandy helped me pick out the top crate at Target tonight. It was just $2.99 and the heavy duty bungee cord was under $3. So the whole set up was about $20.

I have my 8x11 paper in the black crate and my 12x12 paper in the green crate. The green crate even fits my plastic paper holders from SU so I can keep stuff organized within the crate. May have to get a couple more of those babies. I may even get some 8x11 SU organizers to put in the black crate. I could organize by color family that way.

I get more stamping done at crops outside of the home. And at home, I have to move my stamp stuff from Graham's bedroom into the kitchen when I stamp at night. So I am sort of going to a more portable system for organizing. Pretty much everything but my ink pad holder and armoire of stamps are now portable. Woohoo!

Graham's Bday Thank You

2009-08-23T07:00:00.000-05:00

I made these simple thank-you's for Graham's birthday. I used a retired stamp to go along with our truck theme. The kid loves trucks!

Snag Em' Tree

2009-08-22T07:00:00.000-05:00

Oh man, this turned out cute!

Stamp: Snag Em' Tree & Amuse sentiment
CS: SU Pretty in Pink, Rose Red, and Whisper White
Paper: Basic Grey
Punches: SU Word Window, SU Modern Label, & MS Fence

Snag Em' Ice Cream

2009-08-21T07:00:00.000-05:00

I had to break out this stamp and use it before summer ends!

Stamp: Snag Em Ice Cream and Amuse sentiment
Cardstock: SU Baja Breeze (retired)
Paper: Basic Grey
Accessory: Dew Drop, Glaze Pen, SU White Gel Pen (the bomb!)

Ribbon Share UPDATE!!!

2009-08-20T20:00:00.002-05:00

UPDATE! This share has been super popular. I had to buy a second batch of ribbon so the sign up deadline has been extended and there is more to go around. Please contact me by Friday, August 28th to reserve your share(s). But they may be gone by then so contact me soon!

Check out the new Stampin' Up! In-Colors! You can purchase an assorted pack of cardstock, 3 sheets of each color, for just $7.95. You can also purchase the set of 6 markers for $17.95. But to get all 6 of the ribbons, it would run about $60 (there ARE 15 yards in each spool). But who doesn't want all those yummy matching ribbons?

And did you know you can flip the ribbon over if you just want the solid color? SO VERSATILE!

So here we go. Let's do a ribbon share. You can get 1 yard of each of the 6 colors for just......

FIVE DOLLARS!

I will mail ribbon shares for an additional $2 per share to those who are long distance.

Contact me by Saturday, August 15th at noon if you would like to participate. You can order as many shares as you would like.

Retired For Sale

2009-08-20T15:28:00.001-05:00

These are the lone items I have left for sale....at rock bottom prices! Please contact me if you are interested. They need a good home. :)

Lovely Labels (Brand New) $10
Use your SU punches with this one!

Darling Dots (Brand New) $10

Snag Em' Hippo

2009-08-20T07:00:00.000-05:00

Stamps: Snag Em' Hippo & Amuse sentiment
Cardstock: SU Choc Chip and Baja Breeze (retired)
Ribbon: SU Choc Chip grosgrain
Punches: SU Word Window and Modern Label
Paper: Basic Grey
Accessory: Keiserkraft Pearls

Keep a Secret Bee

2009-08-19T07:00:00.001-05:00

This is one of those little bees from Stampendous. Not a big fan of most of the Stampendous bees or their chicks or cats or monkeys for that matter...although of course I have a few anyways. HA! But THIS little bee is just too dang cute! Is it really a bee? Aren't bees striped? I'm confused.... All I know is she's cute.

Cardstock: SU Olive and Regal Rose
Ribbon: SU grosgrain
Punch: SU scallop circle
Paper: Basic Grey Lemonade
Punch: Swiss Cheese EK Success

Did you know SU sells a paper piercer with cap now for just $3.50?! WOO HOO! Just perfect to go with their mat pack. NO MORE TACKS! Thank you, SU!

Father's Day Card

2009-08-18T07:00:00.001-05:00

I couldn't resist these little boys from Whipper Snapper because they look like MY boys! I made this for Jeff's Father's Day Card. The stamp is a blank sign, and I wrote in the words. Paper is Basic Grey (about the only other paper I use besides SU), accessory is dew drops, cardstock is SU Old Olive. I went on too many stamp store shopping excursions this summer (Kirkwood, St. Charles, Chesterfield, Davenport, Des Moines, Bloomington). Too much fun! Too many new toys! Depleted checking account!