Today is a big day for me!
I'm celebrating my 18th birthday as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator!
If someone would have told me 18 years ago, that I would be blogging, posting videos and having LIVE events on Facebook I would have laughed in their face. The truth is that I never wanted to be a demonstrator. I was happy just stamping and living in my little creative world. I reluctantly agreed after a friend persistently urged me. BEST. DECISION. EVER! Isn't it funny how life stretches us?!
And, it's been wonderful!
I love to paper craft. I love to teach and I love Stampin' Up! products. Maybe it's that contagious joy that I get from these things that has taken me on the 18 year journey. Regardless, I'm so glad you're here to celebrate with me today!
In light of the occasion I'd like to give away some Blog Candy!
I'll include the Foxy Friends stamp set (photopolymer), Fox Builder Punch, Silver Baker's Twine, Silver Basic Metal Buttons.
Here's how to enter:
- Leave me a comment telling me which Holiday Catalog product is your favorite and why.
- You must leave your comment on THIS blog post.
- U.S. residents only.
- Deadline to enter is Sunday October 2nd at midnight (12:00AM) EST.
- Winner will be announced HERE on Monday, October 3rd and will have until October 13th to claim their prize.
Today is the final day to order your Studio Stamps in the Mail for my "Cookie Cutter Christmas Bundle". My card designs are exclusive and include a PDF tutorial AND a video to show you how to stamp and assemble your cards. Included; stamp set, punch, pre-cut supplies, embellishments and envelopes to make 8 cards (2 each of 4 different designs).
CLICK HERE for details and ordering!
Want just the PDF tutorial? I have this one plus another, along with many other choices in my Project PDF Library HERE.
Coming October 1st!
World Cardmaking Day is Saturday, October 1st. We're celebrating by providing paper crafting essentials at a savings! These items are only on sale through October 5th.
Click HERE or on the picture below to view the flyer.
October 1- 31, 2017
The holidays are quickly approaching and that means you'll need beautiful designer paper to create gifts, cards, packaging and tags. The "Buy 3, Get 1 Free" promotion comes at the perfect time to stock up!
Details:
- There is no limit to how many times participants can buy three packages of Designer Series Paper and get one free during this promotion.
- Specialty Designer Series Paper and Designer Series Paper Stacks do not qualify for this promotion and cannot be redeemed through this offer.
- Designer Series Paper purchased with Stampin’ Rewards or the Stampin’ Rewards 50%-off perk does not qualify for this promotion.
- Designer Series Paper purchased as part of a Starter Kit does not qualify for this promotion.
New tutorials added to the library!
Hello! I just love the Cookie Cutter Christmas bundle. There are so many different ways to use it. I just love going to your site. I am so glad that you get away and share the pictures with us. Good luck for many more years to come. From, Brigitte ?
Hi, Lisa.
My favorite Holiday product, (wow, that is hard), would have to be Star of Light. I will love using those beautiful Spirit-filled sentiments on my Christmas cards this year.
Star of Light stamp set and dies are my favorite. It would be great to create from this set. Thanks very much for the chance to add these to my “stash”
Hi Lisa happy anniversary! I like jar of Haunts because the mummy is so darn cute. Thanks for the inspiration you give on your blog.
Good morning, Lisa! I have to cast my vote for the Star of Light stamp set bundle being my favorite pick from this Holiday Catalog. Together the stamp set and dies offer so much creative potential! I also chose it for the beautiful sentiments.
I think the mini pinecones are awfully darn cute, though!
My favorite stamp set is the Star of Light bundle. Can’t wait to start on several Christmas card ideas that I have picked out to make. Love all the great sentiments this stamp set offers!
Morning Lisa. It is so hard ro choose because I like most of the things in the catalog. But I manage to single it out to the Christmas Pines Bundle. I like anything woodsy and I love the pinecones cut with the copper foil. Congrats on your anniversary!
Good morning and congratulations on 18 years! My favorite product(s) from the Holiday catalog is the Cookie Cutter Christmas Bundle and the copper paper. To me, this is one of the best holiday catalogs Stampin’ Up! has ever put out!
Congrats on 18 years!! I’m so glad you are sharing your creative talent with us. My favorite holiday bundle is the Christmas Pines. Like Cyndie said I think the pinecones in copper foil are so, so pretty and I also love the pine boughs dies. Thanks for offering the blog candy today. Have a wonderful day.
Hi Lisa. My favorite catalog set is Jolly Friend and Jolly Hat Builder punch set. The moose with a hat is way cute. Have a wonderful day.
18 years with Stampin’Up — Congratulations! My favorite bundle is Star of Light–there are so many beautiful cards on pinterest made with this set. I can make ALL my Christmas cards with this one set and have more then 50 different cards.
Congrats on your anniversary! The candy heart keyboard is so darling! The whole Stampin Up Holiday catalog is awesome, but my most favorite stamp set is Cookie Cutter Christmas as it is so versatile and I love Gingerbread Men and Teddy Bears. Thank you for the chance!
Congratulations on 18 years! My favorite holiday catalog item the mini pinecones. I love pine cones and think they would be a lovely accent on my stamping projects. Thanks for the chance to win!
My fave is the Cookie Cutter Christmas Bundle. It’s YUMMY!
My favorite is the pine cone and boughs that you can stamp and die cut!
Happy 18th Anniversary !!!! My favorite is the Jolly Friends Bundle just to darn CUTE !!
Hi Lisa!
My Favorite is the Holly Berry Builder Punch!
Pam
Congratulations! How do I pick my favorite product from the Holiday catalog…I love it all! If I hand to pick one bundle I couldn’t live withoUT it would be Star of Light. I love the inside/outside greetings, the star swoosh and the beautiful star die cuts. It’s a classic set that will be used for years.
Happy 18th Birthday as a demonstrator for Stampin’ up!! My favorite product is the Cable Knit embossing folder. Perfect background for my Christmas cards.
WOW, Lisa you are asking me to find the needle in the haystack by saying what set is your favorite—LOL—I would have to narrow it down to 2—jar of cheer—-and—-Christmas magic. I am a kid at heart and love love love the holidays. HAPPY 18 YEARS OF CRAFTING AND DOING WHAT YOU LOVE. Never doubt yourself. Thanks for sharing all that you do.—Hugs
Congratulations on 18 years! My favorite products from the Holiday catalog are the Cookie Cutter Christmas Bundle and the Cookie Cutter Halloween Stamp Set both of these are so much fun to play with. This is one of the best holiday catalogs, just use your imagination and create .
Congratulations!
I love the cookie cutter punch.
Cable Knit Embossing Folder is just awesome!
I’ve already picked up on quit a few things but I love the Merry Tags bundle, which I still have to acquire. Very versatile for tags as well as card fronts. Would love it for our local Girl Scouts in Hawaii.
Hi Lisa….I like the stamp set Christmas Magic the best……I can see that train behind the trees in the woodland embossing folder…..and the north pole sign telling where it is going…I can see the image in my head…now just to put it to paper when my stamp set comes in which I hope will be today or tomorrow…
Thanks for sharing your talents with all of us…..
Oh my sweet Lisa, you have made this quite difficult. There so many that I am crazy about. I can narrow it down to two Basket of Wishes can be used all year as for the seasonal sets I suppose it would have to be Jar of Cheer!
Love the cookie cutters .. Christmas and Halloween. Congrats on 18 years
Congratulations on 18 yrs as a demonstrator! My favorite is the Christmas Cookie Cutter bundle because it is so versatile. I like using punches more than framelets because they are quicker?
Wow, 18 years. What a milestone. My favorite Holiday Catalog item is the Star of Light bundle. It suits my Christmas card making style. I love the different ways the stars can fit together.
Congrats, Lisa! 18 years is a great achievement! Tomorrow my #3 kiddo will be 18. ?
I think the star light bundle would be my favorite
Congratulations again! Love checking out all your crafts!
Lisa, congratulations on 18 years with Stampin’ Up!! I am brand new to stamping so I love reading your blogs and watching your videos…unfortunately, NJ is not big on stamping, so there is no one local to me…. anyway, I LOVE baking, so my favorite piece is the Candy cane Christmas stamps…. I can use them to personalize the goodies I give as gifts.
Lisa, my favorite is the Cookie Cutter Christmas. It is so cute and perfect for kids to stamp and create with!
Hi Lisa and Congratulations on your success. I love stampinup and I have been addicted since I attended my first workshop with my BFF. Once you get hooked there is no stopping. Lol My most favorite item in the holiday catalog definitely is the Star of Light bundle. I hope to start my Christmas cards soon. Thank you for sharing your love of stampinup with us.
Congrats on 18 years! My favorite item is the Christmas Pines Bundle.
Congrats on 18 yrs. My favorite is a tie between Halloween Scenes Edgelits & Home Sweet Home Thinlits. Having too much fun using both of these. Janet
So hard to choose…. this is the best Holiday Mini SU has done. I’m thinking it’s the Star Of Light… so many ideas for that set. Cable Knit is the best embossing folder…. Just too much to choose…lol
There are soooo many new and exciting things. But I think my favorite is the Star of Light Bundle is my favorite. I see so many beautiful Christmas cards for this year. Love the delicate look to the dies. It’s going to be fun making my cards this season.
Thank you, Lisa!!!
Dear Lisa. . . .Congraulations on your 18th! You are a great ambassador for Stampin’ Up. I’m going to select the Stitched With Cheer project kit as a favorite. I like it because it’s all there in a convenient box. I also like the texture & dimension the cards will have when completed.
Wow 18 years! Congratulations! My favorite is the cookie cutter punch! I love to make things using punches! so easy to work on anywhere.
I have always been a “tree” stamp girl. I love the Totally Tress set – so many options, and not just trees! Thanks to you and Boo for sharing your many ideas and talents to everyone.
Happy Anniversary!! The catalog has so many cute things its hard to chose, but I will go with Santa’s sleigh. I enjoy your blog very much!
Hi Lisa and congrats on 18 year anniversary! My favorite product from the holiday catty would be the Cookie Cutter Christmas bundle! I am looking forward to creating a lot of projects with these items.
Dear Lisa. . . .Congratulations on your 18th; you’re the best ambassador for Stampin’ Up! I am selecting the Stitched With Cheer card kit as a favorite because it features embroidery, texture and dimension neatly packaged and very convenient for myself and gifting. Thank You!
Congratulations on 18 years of Stamping…the fun & the learning! It’s amazing how fast time does fly especially when you enjoy what you are doing! It is obvious you love “creating”! Again, Congrats!!!!
Congratulations Lisa! Love your blog and all the additional ideas & tips you share! My favorite right now is Jar of Haunts; later, I’m sure I will pick Christmas Pines with the adorable pine cones. Thank you for the chance to win blog candy!
Hi, Lisa! Congratulations on 18 years with Stampin’ Up! I’ve actually been a long-time subscriber of yours on YouTube, and you’ve given me some awesome tips and incredible project ideas, so thank you so much for that! I’ve got a few favorites in the Holiday catalog (it’s so hard to narrow down, am I right?). First, I know it’s a popular choice, but that cookie cutter set with the matching punch is awesome, especially because of all the awesome tutorials and images online that utilize that set. My other favorite, which I would love to see more of, is the Merry Mice stamp set! Congrats again, Lisa, you deserve it!
Congratulations, Lisa!! You’ve accomplished so much in 18 years doing what you love! My favorite is the Greetings from Santa bundle! The Santa die is gorgeous!
Hi Lisa congrats on 18 yrs. So hard to pick their are so many that I love but if I must probably would pick the cookie cutter christmas. Looking forward to getting it .Thank You for sharing so many ideas with everyone.
Hi Lisa!! Congratulations on 18 years! Keep the amazing creativity coming!!
My favorite (so far) is the Cookie Cutter Bundle! I love that you can use it to make different characters (like the Indian you showed us on your Facebook Live!!).
CONGRATS to you Lisa on your 18th anniversary!!!! I hope to see many more from you. I love that you share what you love and I can tell you love doing it.
hugs
I love the candy cane lane suite of products. I love that the colors are not just red and green and I love that the stamp set works so well with making tags. I think it will be great for packaging Christmas goodies!
Lisa my favourite stamp set is the Merry Mice.
Such darling little creatures to stamp and colour. It reminds me of “All through the house not a creature was stiring not even a mouse”. I haven’t had time to play but the imagines are beinging to form in my head. OOh I can’t wait.
Congrats on so many years, may you enjoy many more.
Just made a card at an SU party this morning using Star of Light. It was so easy to put together.
Congratulations on 18 years. I so enjoy your blog each morning and you are so inspirational.
Hi Lisa! Congrats on your 18th year being a demonstrator! Time flies when you’re having fun, doesn’t it?? It is a great job to have, hard to even call it a job. 😉 It’s difficult to choose a favorite from the catalog…I love just about everything in it! I will say that I am really loving the Cookie Cutter Bundle. I love that set and the coordinating Halloween stamp set! Thanks for the chance to win and here’s to at least another 18 years!!