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Join me on Saturday, April 9th at 10 am for this useful class. Class fee is $10 and payment is required by Saturday, April 2nd to reserve your spot. You will choose the paper and colors for the front. Can't wait to see you then.

St. Patrick's Day

Hello. This is the card I made for the StampinAddicts swap. I love the Crumb Cake and Garden Green combination. Enjoy!

Sale-A-Bration Is Great for Your Recruits Starter Kit Bonus Bundle Page Item # Description Retail Value 165 121620 Color Coach $14.95 183 120806 Simply Sent Something Special (or any Simply Sent kit) $11.95 183 117114 Live, Laugh, Love Set (or any Simply Sent stamp set) $9.95 202 119883 Full Heart Punch (or any punch valued at $16.95 or less) $16.95 Share the following reasons for joining Stampin' Up! during Sale-A-Bration with past hostesses or customers who have expressed interest--or who you think would make a great demonstrator: They get the Starter Kit (Standard or Digital+) for 15 percent off--that's over $310 worth of Stampin' Up! products for just $148.75! They get a Bonus Bundle (worth up to $50) on top of the fabulous Starter Kit to get them off to an awesome start! If they join early-on, they can tap into the excitement surrounding Sale-A-Bration and the Occasions Mini Catalog to book their first workshops! All that is the best reason for you to consider joining Stampin'Up! during the Month of March. Call or email me today and let me help you get started. There are other perks for joining my Stampin'Up! group. Hope to hear from you soon.

St. Patricks cards

This is a card I made for a swap. Decided on another one but wanted to share this. I used the Lucky Shamrock single stamp from the Occasions Mini Catalog. The card stock is Garden Green and white. I ran the white part through the big shot using the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder. The Scallop Edge Border punch was used on the middle piece and Poppy Parade 1/2" Stitched-Poly Ribbon finishes it off. The stamp was mounted on the 2 1/2" scalloped punch and the 2 1/2 circle punch was punched in white and added behind. Enjoy~

New Blog

Although I will still be posting to this blog occasionally I am going to focus on my Stampin'Up! blog found here. It is more convenient for you to find my classes and to see the newest projects I'm working on. This will take place over the next month or so. Let me know if you have any problems.

Another Valentine swap from Leadership

Here is another swap from Leadership. It was created by my upline Kathy Stone and was cased from Gretchen Barron. I love the black and Melon Mambo. We did this embossing technique at my club this month. Thank you Kathy and Gretchen. Cardstock is Basic Black and Melon Mambo. Black cardstock is run through the Big Shot and the Dotted embossing folder. Black embossing powder over versamark. We used the I{Heart} Hearts stamp set. Black Taffeta Ribbon. Enjoy!

Celebration Central

Join me on Thursday, March 24th from 6-9 pm for an evening of creating. We will be making all of the projects you see in this picture. RSVP with a $20 deposit is required by March 10 to allow time to order the supplies. Space is limited to the first 6 responders.

StampinAddicts Swap

I swapped with some ladies at StampinAddicts and I wanted to share some of them with you. This one is from Trina Caraway. Shows how products can be used in different ways. I love the color combinations she used. More to follow tomorrow.

One Thing Different

One of the challenges from my uplines is to make one thing different to improve my business. My One Thing is to try and blog more. To show you more of what I'm doing and what we will be doing in classes. Over the next few days I am going to share some of the fabulous swap cards I received from Leadership and a swap at StampinAddicts. Todays picture is of me getting ready to board the buses to the Manager's Reception at Leadership. I made Manager this year because of all of you and I am so thankful. We went to the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville and had an experience I will never forget. Thank you all!!

Don't forget to get your orders in during Sale-A-Bration. FREE items for each $50 of your order. Plus if your order is $150 or more you will earn FREE Hostess only product and $FREE hostess dollars. Call or email today.

Valentine cards

Hello. Here is my Valentine card for 2011. It is a case from a Leadership swap by Susan Peters. Her's is on the left, mine is on the right. I am sending these to my downline and friends. I will actually get them out on time this year thanks to a snow day due to severe ice.

Recipe: Real Red, Whisper White cardstock, Real Red ink, I {Heart} Hearts stamp set, glitter paper, Satin Ribbon, Heart Punch.

I love RED....enjoy!!

Starter kit 15% off

How would you like to fill your Stampin' Up! wish list and enjoy a discount on all your purchases? During Sale-a-bration the Starter Kits are on sale 15% off the regular price.

Choose either the Standard Starter Kit or Digital Starter Kit and save $15% ($148.75)
PLUS: You get the following bonus bundle absolutely FREE (a $50 value).

119883 Heart to Heart (or any punch), on page 202 in the Idea Book & Catalog

120806 Something Special Simply Sent (or any Simply Sent) on page 183 in the Idea Book & Catalog

117114 Live, Laugh Love stamp (or any Simply Sent Stamp) on page 183 of the Idea Book & Catalog

121620 Color Coach on page 165 of the Idea Book & Catalog

I ♥ FREE stuff, don't you??
Here are the details:
Save 30% on your first product order of $150 or more (placed within 45 days), plus earn hostess rewards AND receive a minimum of three Sale-A-Bration gifts (1 for every $50 in product purchased).

IT'S GOOD TO KNOW: There's no penalty to drop and you keep the kit and everything you purchased at a discount! You'll enjoy full demonstrator privileges through March 31, 2011. To remain active beyond June 30, 2011, $300 in product sales is required - including your own purchases!.

Starter Kit ships FREE.

Sale-a-bration=FREE GOODIES

SALE-A-BRATION STARTS JANUARY 25TH THROUGH MARCH 31ST, 2011.

This is Stampin Up's Annual HUGE SALES event where you can earn free stamps and products for EACH $50.00 you order. Place a $150 order and get 3 free items plus a level one hostess only stamp set.


NEED A CATALOG? - e-mail me: dixiefinn@neo.rr.com

Celia's Winter Scrapbook page

I'm back!! I got back from Leadership last night, what a fantastic time. I'm sorting through the pictures and will post some this week. Need to go through my swaps and show you the super ones I got.

Celia's second scrapbook page is this Saturday, January 22nd. Please make sure you bring all your supplies with you. I'm not sure I have any of her paper left. I will also have all my Leadership goodies on display for you to enjoy. See you on Saturday.

Leadership in Nashville

I will be gone from Wednesday until Sunday. If you need to place an order I will have my computer with me or place it at my www.dixiefinn.stampinup.net website. I'll post pictures when I get back.

Finally

I have had this Decor Element for several years, never having the energy to get it on the wall. Celia came over today and we got it up. It is on the wall at the bottom of the steps leading to my studio. It looks so cool. I love SU's Decor Elements. They add such an element to any room. Enjoy!

New classes beginning

I am in the process of setting up my classes for the next year. Space will be reserved with payment received one week prior to the class. You can see my class lists here. Also, there are spots available in my technique club. We meet the second Tuesday of the month at 6:00. Class is free and is one hour or less. You need to place a $25 order each month to stay in the club. Let me know if there are any classes you are interested in. Celia will have her scrapbook classes, information will be available on my Stampin'Up! website. Thank you.

Leadership 3-D Swaps

Happy New Year's Eve. Today's post is my 3-d swap for Leadership. Leadership is a get together for demonstrators who have achieved Senior Supervisor and above. Thanks to my wonderful downline and all of you, I made Manager this year. I will be attending a special reception for Managers and above and will report on that next month. I will be away for Leadership from January 12th through the 16th. I am offering a very special gift to anyone who places an online order, here,while I am gone.

Here is the 3-d swap I will be taking with me. These are so cute and so easy. I used the two tags die for the Big Shot and placed the folded edge just below the cut line. I then used the apple from the Level 1 Hostess set. There is a magnet on both sides underneath. You then just place the bookmark over the page you are reading and it saves your place. So easy. Enjoy.

Sneak Peek

If you placed an order through me this past year, you will be receiving a gift from me in the mail. This is a sneak peek of the parts. You should receive it by the first of next week. Thank you so much for your support. I hope to improve my business next year and you will be a big part of it. Again, thank you.

Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Click on the link to see the latest promotion by Stampin'Up!. It's a great deal for all your Valentine projects. Contact me today.

Sorry for no new posts

I have been busy cutting for my Christmas Buffet yesterday and time just got away from me. Thank you everyone who came. Monica and Randy came again this year and Randy has improved so much. It is enjoyable to see someone create something they love.

I have been fighting a sinus infection and major asthma problems. My students just love to share at this time of the year. Because of my illnesses I will not be posting anything new until at least the 18th...first day of Winter vacation.

Making swaps for Leadership in January, I will post those during break. Thank you all again for visiting. Your comments mean alot to me so I am offering some blog candy. It will be some new rubber...leave me a comment about what you have enjoyed seeing this year. Good luck.