I want you to do three things this week.
1. Focus on Thanksgiving. Ignore the Christmas flyers, postcards and commercials for the next two days. Have fun in the kitchen preparing your meal or side dish you are bringing. Enjoy having your children home from school (put a dust cloth or vacuum in their hand and ask them to help you out too). Play the music a little
louder. Enjoy an extra bite of your favorite dish or glass of wine or cider. Laugh. Take a walk and get some fresh air. Be present with your family and friends.
2. After Thanksgiving, Shop Local. There are so many talented creators out there that make beautiful, useful, and well made things. They follow the Life is Good motto ~ love what you do and do what you love. Support them.
3. Make your own gifts. Share your talent of baking, cooking, soap making, photography, knitting, writing, etc. Make coupons for a future meal, lunch and a movie, cookies on a snowy day, or a chore. Print up some favorite recipes, put in a binder and give as a gift. Make some cookie dough, roll into balls and freeze.
Give the frozen dough balls with baking decorations. Give the gift of homemade this year.
If you would like to give the gift of Creativity, then let me give you some suggestions. If you want specific recommendations, please contact me directly.
For a beginner - involves no cutting!
1. All-inclusive card kits. Stampin' Up! has three choices: Looking Up Card Kit, Notes of Kindness Card Kit and Lots of Happy Card Kit. Each of these kits contain stamps, ink, adhesive and all
paper products and envelopes, as well as directions.
2. Magnolia Lane Cards Bundle. This bundle is in the beginner's brochure and includes Magnolia Blooms stamp set, Clear Block D, Mossy Meadow & Soft Suede Stampin' Spots (mini inks), Magnolia Lane Cards & More and Snail Adhesive.
152868, $45.50.
3. Hoot Hoot Hooray Cards Bundle. This bundle is also in the beginner's brochure and includes Hoot Hoot Hooray stamps set, Clear Block D, Basic Gray Ink Pad, Notecards & Envelopes (count 20), and Watercolor Pencils. 152871,
$60.
For the Casual Crafter. Not quite a beginner & not an expert (yet).
1. Stamparatus. A must-have tool for all stampers, the Stamparatus helps you perfectly align stamp images, stamp multiples of the same project quickly and precisely, and get complete ink coverage. 146276, $49.
3. Heat Tool. If you want to heat emboss, you'll need a heat tool. This Heat Tool is slim, sleek, quiet, and easy to hold. Two heat settings: low for drying ink, high for heat-setting powder. 129053, $30. You will also need an
Embossing Buddy 103083, $6 and Embossing Powders. Link to all embossing powders colors.
For the Avid crafter, one who knows how to make beautiful things.
1. Pigment Sprinkles. A fun way to create color. 149663, 23. Best used on Watercolor paper 149612, $9 or Shimmery White Card Stock 101910, $10
2. Make a Difference Stamp Set, every letter, number, symbol and punctuation in a stamp, plus some extras to put on the back of a card. 146676, $27.
3. Bird Ballad Suite, includes a whole lot of products for their creativity: Free as a Bird stamp set, Stitched Nested Labels Dies, Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper, Bird Ballad Laser-cut Cards & Tin, Lace Trim and Bird Ballad Trinkets, 152190,
$94.75.
For Anyone
1. Gift Certificate for my classes or Stampin' Up! products. Contact me and we'll get the details worked out.
I hope these lists were helpful to you. If you would like recommendations for other products, I am happy to help you out.
Feel free to give your spouse my information if you would like some Stampin' Up! products under your tree, with your name on the tag.
Easy Ways to Reach Me:
Call/Text - 339/788-1915
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