Welcome to Snowmanlover's Paperie

For those of you new to my site, I retired as a a Stampin' Up Independent Demonstrator
I went back to teaching in a Special Ed Classroom after being home for 20 years and "retired"
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Monday, May 31, 2010

Time to say goodbye!!!

................to some Stampin' UP stamps and supplies, Not me!!!
Starting June 1st, Stampin' UP is going to have their Last Chance Retiring Items list posted.
Just as soon as I can get my little hands on it, I will have it posted on this blog, so be watching!!!!!
Once they are gone, they are gone!!

By the way, I spent all day updating my private 365 blog. If you have access please check it out. I updated from April 16th- forward. Whew, that took a lot of time~

Sunday, May 30, 2010

My Little Girl made this!! You can too!







Late last night I was asking my little girl to help me come up with an idea using the Island Oasis Designer Paper for my next workshop. I had already pre-assembled a little box (see Splitcoast Stampers for Gable Box) in So Saffron. I told her she could decorate it anyway she wanted but to use the Island Oasis paper and the Tropical Party Stamp Set.
She asked if she could switch the box to Tempting Turquoise. I said sure. She quickly assembled one and came up with this gorgeous box!
I love all of her details!! Notice how she stamped the box with the little flower stamp! Too cute!



Materials Used:
All Stampin" Up!
Island Oasis Designer Series Paper
Tropical Party Stamp Set
Tempting Turquoise Cardstock
So Saffron Cardstock
Rose Red Cardstock
Certainly Celery Cardstock ( the palm is stamped on that)
Whisper White Cardstock
Tempting Turquoise Ink ~ L00k closely at the stamped box!
Rose Red Ink~ she stamped flower with the same color inks
Earth Elements Brads and Buttons
Twine
Island Floral Bigz Dies
Pumpkin Pie, Tempting Turquoise, Chocolate Chip and Old Olive Markers - she inked the Coconut stamp with the markers!


The directions show the hole punched out with the Oval Punch but she chose to use the Curly Label Punch.
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I think it came out darling!!

All I did was add the Tiny Tag Stamp and used the Medium Jewelry Tag Punch to make a little tag.
She did the rest!!!

I can't wait to have my workshop now!!
By the way, she is only 12!


All of these materials can be ordered from My Site HERE

Friday, May 28, 2010

Baby Girl Card

Lately everyone is having or adopting babies. I made this for our friend's daughter. It looks much nicer in person. I love the little hanger from NA.
I added some tiny tags from the Tiny Tag Stamp Set and used the little tiny punch. I love that added touch to the hanger.
Inked everything with stampin' Spots and used the Sizzix Scalloped Circle Die.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Heads Up!! Stampin' Up Last Chance!! Coming June 1st

Just an FYI!
On June 1st Stampin' Up will have their retired items list up! Over 100 items will be retiring including tons of stamps! They will be going bye bye!
I have no idea what will be on there until June 1st, but be watching!
Once I have the list, I will post the pdf on my blog and you can order directly from my site, snowmanlover.stampinup.net .

For now, if there are any cardstock or ink refills that you would like, I strongly suggest getting them BEFORE June 1st as, they will go on "while supplies last" list!
Here is a shot of the retiring colors.


Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Ribbon Share!! Full

Edit- Check back on July 1, 2011 for NEW SHARES!

Last minute ribbon share!
In this share you will get 3 yards of each of the following 1" Double Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon:
Real Red
Bashful Blue
Rose Red
Chocolate Chip
This is some of my very favorite ribbon!

Price $18 which includes Shipping and Pay Pal
First Come, First Serve!

Sunday, May 23, 2010

I just added a Water Color Crayon Club to my club list!

I'm going Color Crazy!!
I just added another Club to my Club list- see post below this!
Water Color Wonder Crayons and More!
This is a 4 month club and will require 4 members please
Each month you will receive a package of Water Color Crayons from one Color Collection, a package of matching brads, a package of matching assorted color cardstock, a roll of 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, and a package of our wonderful Stampin' Dimensionals.

By the end of the 4 months you will have collected all 4 Color Collections of the Crayons, Brads, and the Assorted Cardstock, along with 4 rolls of ribbon and 4 packages of Stampin' Dimensionals. Join in for a splash of Color Fun!!
On your Hostess Month you will earn $15 in FREE Product and a Level One Hostess Stamp Set!

Please email me for prices if you are interested!

Please check out my posts below on the May 2oth Post!

Also check out some of these gorgeous new and returning colors that will be in our  New Color Collections!


Thursday, May 20, 2010

Taking Reservations for my July-October Stampin' Up Clubs!!

Coming Soon!
Taking Reservations for Snowmanlover's Color Product and Hostess Clubs!:

COLOR PRODUCT CLUBS:

Many Marvelous Marker/Cardstock Club

They will be back but with some new and vibrant colors and some of the old too!
This club requires 4 members and will last 4 months, please

In this Club you will be receiving the Markers in 4 color groups
The Brights (10)
The Neutrals (8)
The Regals (10)
The Subtles (10)
and 4 packs of matching Assorted Cardstock.
Each month you will receive a set of one Color Collections, and a set of matching cardstock and a pack of our wonderful Stampin' Dimensionals
On your hostess month you will receive the set of In Color Markers (5) and a Level One Hostess Stamp set and the wonderful Marker Case!
By the end of the Club you will have all 38 markers, 4 packs of Stampin' Dimensionals, your Marker Case, the In Color Markers and Hostess Stamp set!

Inkspot and Cardstock Club
This is one of my favorite clubs!
This club requires 4 members and will last 4 months, please.:)]

In this Club you will be receiving the Stampin' Spots in 4 Color Collections
The Brights (10)
The Neutrals (8)
The Regals (10)
The Subtles (10)
4 packs of matching Assorted Cardstock.
4 sets of our wonderful Stampin' Spots (our mini inkpads!)
8 full sized ink pads
Each month you will receive one set of Stampin' Spots, 1 package of matching assorted Cardstock and two full sized inks of your choice!
On your Hostess Month you will get to choose $15 in Free Product and a Level One Hostess Stamp set out of the new catalog!
By the end of 4 months you will have all four sets of Spots (38) , 4 packages of matching cardstock and 8 full sized ink pads of your choice! And of course Hostess credit and stamp set!


Full Sized Ink Pad Club!
This Club will requires 5 members and lasts 5 months.
You will get 10 ink full sized Ink pads a month
By the end of the Club you will receive all the Ink Pads from the new Color Collections.(38) plus a Very Vanilla and Whisper White Craft Ink Pad!
On your Hostess Month you will receive a FREE Level 1 Hostess stamp set and $20 in FREE Product! 



Water Color Wonder Crayons and More!
This is a 4 month club and will require 4 members please
Each month you will receive a package of Water Color Crayons from one Color Collection, a package of matching brads, a package of matching assorted color cardstock, a roll of 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, and a package of our wonderful Stampin' Dimensionals.

By the end of the 4 months you will have collected all 4 Color Collections of the Crayons, Brads, and the Assorted Cardstock, along with 4 rolls of ribbon and 4 packages of Stampin' Dimensionals. Join in for a splash of Color Fun!!
On your Hostess Month you will earn $15 in FREE Product and a Level One Hostess Stamp Set!


There are different prices for the Color Product Clubs- please email me!
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MONTHLY HOSTESS CLUBS!!!
I offer a different Variety of Hostess Clubs. In these clubs you get to choose what you like and meet a certain amount of retail.
YOU get to be Hostess on one of the months! When it is your turn to be Hostess you get to choose $15 in Free Product and a Level One Hostess Stamp set out of the New Catalogs!

I like to keep my Clubs short because that way YOU get to be Hostess sooner and pay less in shipping overall. Face it, it is hard to keep in a lower range when you see all the new stuff we will have to offer!!!

Take your pick:

$37.50 Club lasts 4 months and needs 4 members
{$15 FREE product, Level 1 Hostess Stamp}

OR

$50 Club lasts 3 months and needs 3 members
{$15 FREE product, Level 1 Hostess Stamp}

Pick the $37.50 or the $50 Monthly Hostess Club and then you are responsible for ordering that much in retail each month Additional fees will apply to these two Hostess Clubs only as this is just the Retail amount.
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PLEASE NOTE, ALL CLUBS WILL NOT START UNTIL JULY!
I am not collecting $ until July but am only reserving spots in the clubs.
These are first come, first serve and I fill up fast!



If you are interested, Please EMAIL me !




Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Such sweet customer friends!

I just love getting cards from my customer friends!!
I got these in the mail with Maria's and Lorrie's checks for their catalog!! Now you don't need to make me a card when you send your check, but these really brightened my day and were such unexpected acts of kindness!

Maria's Card

Lorrie's Card

Thank you Maria and Lorrie!

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

New SU 2010-2011 - please touch base by Wednesday Evening!

HI friends,
If you would like one of the new 2010-2011 Stampin' Up Catalogs, please touch base with me by Wednesday evening!
I am ordering these bright and early Thursday morning.
I do charge $8.50 for out of town requests. I can only mail within the US please.
Please EMAIL me by Wednesday night if you would like one!
Thanks ladies for your checks!!

More Island Oasis Fun!


Here is another one made with the supplies from my Island Oasis Card Kit.

Monday, May 17, 2010

My Island Oasis Card Kit! Hawaiian Shirt Card!! Father's Day is soon!

Yippeee! I finally figured out how to make these little Hawaiian Shirt Cards- just in time for Father's Day and don't they look great with our Stampin' Up Island Oasis Designer Paper!!
I googled and found the instructions  HERE.
Here is another site I found HERE
and here is another site HERE
 I used our Craft Cardstock for the base. Then I used the darling Island Oasis Paper and also
Confetti White Cardstock- Love it- it is more of a natural color and has speckles in it.
 My choice of Ink is Soft Suede and the stamp set is Eight Great Sayings.
All supplies can be ordered HERE on my Stampin' Up Website or if you wish to order my Island Oasis  Card Kit, please see the post on May 16th for the list of supplies and how to order!!
I only have 2 card kits left, so please order soon!
Please leave a comment if you like what you see!!
Oh to make these fun little marks- get our Paper Piercer and Mat pack. Soooo much fun to do!

Island Oasis- anyone want a Margarita!






Here are another card that  I made with this darling paper pack! This was so much fun to make! I used the Island Oasis paper from my card kit. To view my Card Kit details, check the post on May 16th please.
Materials used are all from Stampin' Up except the party umbrellas:
Island Oasis Designer Series Paper
Rose Red Cardstock
Dazzling Diamonds
Tropical Party Clear Mount Stamp Set
Tart and Tangy Stamp Set
Rose Red, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie and So Saffron Inks

Party Umbrellas from local craft store- My puppy Oreo, ate a bunch of these!!

If you like this paper, you may want to think about purchasing my Island Oasis Card Kit. Please see my May 16th post for  more details and purchasing information, please.


Sunday, May 16, 2010

My Island Oasis Card Kit! Flip Flop Card!


I am just loving this paper pack!
It is especially good for scrapping a beach trip!
I used all Stampin' Up Supplies:
Whisper White Cardstock
Island Oasis Designer Paper Pack
Stampin' Up Sizzix Daisy and  Island Floral Dies and our wonderful Top Note die
White Brad to attach the Flower to the Flip Flop. This card was put together by accidnet. I had used the Top Note die cut to use as a window in another card and it was laying around so I put the flip flop on top and I liked the look!
Stay tuned tomorrow for the Margarita Card!

Stampin' Up Island Oasis Card Kit!

Aloha!! I feel the urge to do another Card Kit!
I have so much fun with these!

In this kit, that I have assembled you will get:
*6  12x12 Sheets of the Double Sided paper from the Island Oasis Designer Series Paper
12 pre-scored Whisper White cards or 6 sheets of Whisper White Cardstock
12 Whisper White Envelopes
4 Sheets of  8.5 x11 So Saffron Cardstock
4 Sheets of 8.5 x 11Rose Red Cardstock
4 Sheets of  8.5 x11 Tempting Turquoise Cardstock
2 yards of Tempting Turquoise 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon
2 yards of Rose Red 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon
1 sheet of Stampin' Dimensionals

All of this is packaged in a nice clear bag for you and sent your way after I assemble it. Card instructions are not included but I will be showcasing some cards I made so stay tuned!

I will be throwing in some fun extra Flower Die Cuts from the Island Floral Bigz Die!!

Please EMAIL me to order as this is my own Card Kit Or click on the Pay Now button below if you are long distance.

Price $25 includes Pay Pal and shipping to you!
*12x12 sheets will be cut in half for mailing









Saturday, May 15, 2010

A Cheery little HELLO! More Petal Pizzazz!!

Here is another card I whipped up last night. The colors were inspired by an ad I saw for a little girl's dress. Sorry about photo, my iphoto is not working so I had to take it from my computer.


Inside
Products used:
Stampin' Up Red Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon- don't you love it!
Summer Sun Corduroy Button { soon to retire}
Petal Pizzaz Stamp Set
Real Read, Whisper White and Summer Sun {retiring} Cardstocks
Inks: Soon to be retired: Summer Sun, Green Galore and Brilliant Blue
and also my one of my favorites- Real Red
White Uniball Pen
Hello Greeting from retired Simply Circles
Bold Brights Brads { soon to be retired}


Friday, May 14, 2010

Stampin' Up NEW 2010-2011 Catalogs are coming!!

If you would like to order the SU 2010/2011 Catalog, please HURRY and let me know!
I do charge for these and that includes mailing it to you.
IF you would like one, please EMAIL me ASAP as I am able to order these very soon!!
Guess what, they are even bigger than last year!!
Hurry, Hurry, Hurry!!!
Edit, you may now order them by clicking on the Pay Pal button on the right hand side of my blog!

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Stampin' Up Clubs starting in July and August! Reserve your spot soon!

Hi ladies!!
I just got a sneak peek at the new "In Colors" and they are gorgeous!! They can be ordered along with the new colors starting July 1st! I can't mention them until then but wanted you to know I really,really, really like them! I don't mean to tease, I just want to let you know I think they are great. PLEASE respect me and do not ask me what they are, because I follow the SU rules and value my position:)
Speaking of July!!!
I will be starting some really great new CLUBS in July and in August!
I will have Color Product Clubs- similar to my Marker/Cardstock/Inkspot/Ink Clubs.
There are going to be many new product assortments to choose from so as soon as I get pricing, I will get the information out to you!
I will also be having my Hostess Clubs!
Hostess Clubs are where you choose whatever you want and you get to earn a free hostess level one stamp set and also free product! No hostessing to do, you just get free things on one of the months!
These are the Clubs* I will be offering:
$37.50 Club- this club lasts 4 months and you will need to order $37.50 in retail per month. When it is your turn to be Hostess, you get to choose $15 in free product and also a Level One Hostess Stamp Set!
$50 Club- this club lasts 4 months and you will need to order $50 in retail per month. You get $20 in free product and also a Level One hostess Stamp set!
$25 Club this club lasts for 6 months. You will receive $15 in free product and also a level one hostes stamp set.
I am taking "RESERVATIONS" NOW and am already starting to fill some spots. If you are interested, please get back to me ASAP!!
* This stands for retail. Ship, Tax and reship will be added
I won't have Color Product Club prices until I get the new catalog!
Reminders:
Order your retiring colors as soon as you can!!!
Please contact me if you would like to purchase the 2010-2011 catalog! $8.50 mailed to you!

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Hi

HI, just a "hi"! So many visitors lately, but so few comments lately. Just wanted to say hi! My blog is lonely! Am I boring you?!!!

Sunday, May 9, 2010

More Petal Pizzaz!



In this Bundle you will be receiving the following:
The very cute and absolutely adorable, Petal Pizzaz Wood Mount Stamp Set #113417  $32.95 {I converted mine to use with our Acrylic Blocks}

A pack of 8.5 x11 Cardstock in the Gorgeous Melon Mambo! {115320}  $5.50

A package of Tempting Turquoise Cardstock in 8.5 x11.  {102067} $5.50


A roll of 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon in Tempting Turquoise  $4.95 {109038}

And to top it off our incredibly fun Uniball Gel Pen {105021) to make some doodles on your flowers!  $3.95