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Hi Everyone,

I'm so excited to share some wonderful projects with you today that celebrates 30 years of the wonderful Stampin' Up! products. Stampin' Up! has helped me develop in so many ways. I've made lasting friendships for over 20 years by being an Independent Demonstrator as well as increasing my leadership skills. 

For my first part of sharing, I love to show my customers the many ways they can use a stamp set to create a variety of cards. One of my favorite sets in the 2018-2019 Annual Catalog is Varied Vases. This set comes with a coordinating punch which makes it so fun and easy to create with. I have 3 cards to share today.

I love Stampin' Up! designer series papers (DSP). I will mix and match as well as use the DSP as the textures in my project. The Nature's Poem DSP is fantastic. The soft Seafoam color creates a soft and beautiful card. 

For this project, I wanted to continue the textures with the DSP, but then I added in the Petal Pair Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The Tranquil Textures DSP also creates a soft look for this project.

I had a lot of fun creating this project! This project is bold and fun. I used the Share What you Love Specialty DSP for the background and the Garden Impressions DSP for the center vase. I love the sharpness of the Rich Razzleberry and Black accents. This project also highlights the coordinating vase punch as well as the Duet Banner Punch. 

Another thing I love about Stampin' UP! is the Memories & More product line. I blog each Monday sharing my Memories & More creations. Memory keeping has not been something I have done in the past well, but once the partnership with Becky Higgins and the Memories & More products came out, I've become hooked. I shared a shadow box that my daughter and I created from her recent senior prom. Today I wanted to share with you another scrapbook page that I created for her memories.

For this layout, I was thinking about the beautiful area we live in. The Pacific Northwest is awesome. The favorite spot for taking pictures is down at the waterfront where the ferries dock. For this page, I used Crumb Cake and the Tranquil Textures DSP to add to the Northwest feel. I incorporated the Celebrate You and the Sunshine Wishes Thinlits for the velum accents. The "Together" saying is an overlay from the Petal Passion Memories & More card pack.

Last, but not least, it's time to share some projects that are perfect fun gifts for the holiday seasons. I have been in education for the past 25 years. One of my favorite things to do is to make fun little treats and gifts for my students. I have been out of the classroom for about 5 years now and I work with teachers and mentor teachers. At the district offices, I still create fun treats and things, but now it's for the staff. 

Who doesn't love a little fun? I simply loved the tiny treat tubes that were available. For this fun project, I decided to use a little of the new Holiday Catalog Braided Thread as well as the Red Rhinestone Jewels. You also can never get tired of the Cookie Cutter Christmas set. 

Another fun project is to add the "school" idea in whenever you can. I love fall and Halloween, so I always put together fun pencil holders and things. Sometimes it might have some candy in it, but for the back to school ideas, I wanted to do pencils. This pencil pouch is super easy. It's simply a long rectangle scored about 2/3 down the sway with an 1" of scoring. Then layer your DSP for whichever holiday, punch with an oval punch or framelit, and done. Oh yes, the cat punch is a must have!

I hope you have enjoyed your stay here for my sharing of the wonderful 30 years of Stampin' Up! and my love for every bit of it. 

Don't miss out on the wonderful promotions going on now with Stampin' Up! as well as my own promotion for mystery hostess. 

Don't delay on this wonderful Color Your Season Promotion. During August, while supplies last, you can order the stamp set, framelits, and new watercolor pencils. This is a wonderful all season stamp set. I do have a special Hostess Code #D6REJJUK through August 15th for you to be in the drawing for Mystery Hostess. Winner will be drawn August 16th and will earn all the hostess dollars from orders to redeem for products. 

You are earning additonal rewards when you order in August. Bonus Days have begun. This means that with every $50 you spend (before shipping and tax), you earn a $5 bonus coupon to redeem in September. There are no limits to the number of bonus coupons you can earn. 

If you are in need of any products you can place an order online. I appreciate you choosing me as your demonstrator. Be sure to use my August Mystery Hostess Code #D6REJJUK for your chance to win hostess rewards This chance ends on August 15th. A minimum $50.00 qualifies you. If you place a $150 order, don't use the hostess code. You qualify for your own hostess benefits. Please do not mark "No Contact" when you order. I won't be able to contact you if you win the August Mystery Hostess. 

Remember that when you order on-line, you can earn "Loyalty Bucks". For every $25.00 you order, you receive 1 loyalty bucks. Collect 20 loyalty bucks and you receive $30.00 free merchandise. Be sure to comment and share this blog. I'd love to hear from you. 

Happy Stampin',

Mary Blocher

The PowerHuff Stamper