Brush Calligraphy using Stampin' Write Markers

Hello crafters... Its been a while since i been online and my blog has been slightly neglected. Im hoping to change that a little bit. Its one of my New Years Goals... To post more.

In addition to that goal, another one is to explore and learn brush calligraphy. I decided to join a group of lovely people on Instagram where we are participating in 30-days of drills. 4-weeks of practicing the basics. I am a week behind everyone else but i totally consider it an advantage because I am enjoying not only our instructors advice but tips from those a week ahead of me!

Go ahead and seach #showmeyourdrills on instagram and you will find a bunch of awesome inspiration should you decide to join. 

Bonus Days!!!

Stampin' Up! Is doing something new called Bonus Days! Check it out! 

For every $50 USD/$60 CAD you spend in between July 7 and July 31, you’ll get a $5 USD/$6 CAD Bonus Days coupon that you can use August 2-31. This is a great opportunity to shop from your wish list, whether you buy your favorite products now or later in August with your coupons!

Details
• Promotion period: July 7–31, 2016
• Redemption period:August 2–31, 2016
• An email address is required to participate in this promotion; Bonus Days coupon codes can only be delivered via email.

Happy Easter!

Hello Stampers!  It's been a while since I posted... sorry about that. Life has been extremely busy of late.  I do hope all of you had a Happy and Blessed Easter!  I spent Easter Sunday with my grand daughter, Avah. How was your Easter?

Today, I have a Stampin' Up! basket tutorial for you... its small and adorable. Works well for sharing treats at work. I would imagine it would make a perfect placeholder for a baby shower or a formal dinner table. And it's super easy to make using only a 6x6 sheet of designer series paper! I made mine with some retired stash I had left over - Great way to use up scraps!

This basket uses the Stampin' Up! Gift Box Punch Board and its smallest box template. I did not punch the corners but instead folded those down the outside of the box to make use of the 2-sided DSP.

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Shack Scraps Shopper Club

Become a member of the Shack Scraps Shopper Club!

How? 

It's EASY!  Beginning March 1, 2016, to become a member of the Shopper Club you must spend $50 per year in MY Stampin' Up! Store: shackscraps.stampinup.net To qualify, you must choose me as your demonstrator and choose to SHARE your details with me when you make your online purchases - if you keep your purchases anonymous I can not verify your sales to ensure you are maintaining membership requirements.

Why?  

• Shopper Club Members receive FREE catalogs three (3) times per year and will continue to receive the catalogs every year provided they are maintaining membership in the 12 months preceding the release of the catalogs.  

• Annual Catalog (AC) verified in April - should arrive near the end of May

• Holiday (HC) verified in July - should arrive near end of August

• Occasions (OC) verified in November - should arrive near end of December

• Sale-A-Bration (SAB)  verified in November - should arrive near end of December

• Shopper Club Members have the opportunity to earn FREE stamp sets through our Shopper Club Rewards program. When you earn 17 stars, you get to choose your favorite stamp set valued up to $30 for FREE. Stars must have been earned within 2 years, members must track their own purchases* and redeem within 60 days of qualifying. Download the tracking sheet for more details and to participate.
  
  *There is no limit to how many FREE stamp sets you may earn but each qualifying order can only be claimed on one tracking sheet - no double dipping!