$85 Stampin' Up! STARTER KIT SPECIAL

Don't miss out on this ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS OFFER!!!

Want to join me and get 20% DISCOUNT or MORE on your stampin' & scrappin' supplies? Earn extra money? Have FUN! FUN! FUN! Increase your creative juices? Well, here's how. Join me and Stampin' Up!

Tons of demonstrator support materials, including a monthly magazine, workshop ideas, daily Stamper's Showcase of stamped art, huge treasure trove of patterns & 3-D artwork, audio and video trainings on all kinds of topics and much more are all available on the Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Web Site!

Stampin' Up! is having a special on their starter kit--- It's ONLY $85!!!! but hurry it lasts only until August 31, 2009.


The special, limited-time Mini Starter Kit shown at right contains many of the items you need to get started in your new business, including:

* For All You Do stamp set
* In Color Classic Stampin' Pads (6)
* Whisper White card stock (8-1/2" x 11")
* In Color assorted card stock (8-1/2" x 11")
* Business forms and tools


Or if you want to buy the standard Starter Kit for $199, this kit includes:

* Five stamp sets
* A Stampin' Around wheel, handle, and ink cartridge
* Stampin' Pastels
* Card stock
* Eastern Blooms Décor Elements and applicator tool
* Five Classic Stampin' Pads
* VersaMark Pad
* Stampin' Scrub and Mist
* Blender pens
* SNAIL
* Business forms and tools
AND the In-Color BONUS of the ....
* In Color Classic Stampin' Pads (6)
* In Color assorted card stock (8-1/2" x 11")

Mini Starter Kit and standard Starter Kit Special Offer deadlines:

• Mail-in IDA: Monday, August 31, 2009 (received in the office, not postmarked)
• Online IDA: Monday, August 31, 2009; 11:50 PM (MT)

For more benefits of being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and joining my team, CLICK HERE.

DAWN's Added BENEFITS
I would love to have you join my group, Expressively Ink! As part of my group, you'll be able to
- attend my monthly classes for FREE!!!;
- participate in the quarterly meeting with hundreds of samples, live demonstrations of the newest trends or products, and card swap!;
- receive my special PUNCH SAMPLER!

Email me with any questions you may have: DKNstamps@sbcglobal.net

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Love Endures

It was our wedding anniversary last mth… 25 yrs! We don’t exchange gifts anymore… by my request ☺ because after all these years he still doesn’t know what I like. LOL! But I thought I had to at least make him a card to tell my dh how much he means to me ☺ And since I just HAD to put hearts on it, I needed to use Manly Colors to offset the girly-ness. Tee Hee…

This card is a variation on some cards that I made during Sale-a-bration earlier this year. The base is Always Artichoke and paper pierced along the right border. The left border is torn. Peeking behind is a piece of Designer Paper in Old Olive which I sponged with Always Artichoke to tone down the white background. The Naturals Ivory cs is paper pierced in the upper corners with our fabulous paper piercing template and mat. Second layer is Chocolate Chip cs. Coordinating taffeta ribbon which again ☺ had to be “manned up” with a designer brad from the Circle set. Mini-glue dots hold the ribbon in place. The hearts are stamped in craft white onto Always Artichoke and punched with our coordinating heart punch. One heart is popped up with a dimensional.

All supplies by Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise noted.
Stamp Set(s): Define Your Life, Polka Dot Punches (Sale-a-bration 2009 retired)
Ink(s): Always Artichoke, Craft White
Cardstock/Paper(s): Always Artichoke cardstock, Chocolate Chip cardstock, Naturals Ivory cardstock, Old Olive Patterns Designer Series Paper
Accessories: Chocolate Chip Taffeta ribbon, Designer Brads-Circle set, Full Heart punch, Stampin’ Sponge,
Paper Piercing tool/template/mat, Mini Glue Dots, Tombow Multi Purpose Adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Happy Stampin’,
☺ Dawn

Variations on a Card Sketch #4

OK. Here’s the fourth and final variation on the basic card sketch from the original card posted on 7/28/09. The Curly Label is the same as variation #3 (8/1/09) but now is centered in the middle of the designer paper. Switched back to that oh so lovely, Kiwi Kiss/Vanilla satin ribbon. The major change is the addition of the embossed background using the lovely swirls from the Stampin’ Up! exclusive Big Shot Texturz Plate, “SU! Backgrounds 1”.

All supplies by Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise noted.
Stamp Set(s): Eastern Blooms, Polka Dot Background, Cute & Curly (retired)
Ink(s): Old Olive, Baja Breeze (retired), Versamark
Cardstock/Paper(s): Green Tea Designer Series Paper (retired), Certainly Celery cardstock, Whisper White cardstock
Accessories: Double-sided Satin Kiwi Kiss/Vanilla ribbon (retired), Curly Label punch, Big Shot Texturz Plate-SU! Backgrounds 1, Big Shot, Dazzling Diamond Ultrafine Glitter, 2-way Glue Pen, Mini Glue Dots, Tombow Multi Purpose Adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals,


Happy Stampin’, ☺ Dawn

Variations on a Card Sketch #3

Continuing from the last two posts, today’s version #3 has the addition of the Cute & Curly set punched out with the coordinating Curly Label punch. It’s embellished with a touch of dazzling diamond in the center of the flower and then mounted with dimensionals. It’s much more glittery IRL but the photo is soooo bad… remember, I did say I’m a rotten photographer. LOL! The designer paper is cut a little shorter this time. The Polka Dot background is stamped on the lower half and the bottom is scallop punched. Each scallop is paper pierced and dotted with our White gel pen. The upper corners of the designer paper is notched with the Ticket Corner punch and then the cs is paper pierced and also dotted with the white gel pen. All the “dots” flow back to the designer paper which is subtly dotted in the background. The Baja Breeze base is back to versamarked flowers. The ribbon is attached to the back with mini-glue dots… I always use mini-glue dots with ribbon! Love, love, love mini-glue dots! What did we ever do before we had these precious gems of tiny but powerful adhesive dots?! ☺

All supplies by Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise noted.
Stamp Set(s): Eastern Blooms, Polka Dot Background, Cute & Curly (retired)
Ink(s): Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Baja Breeze (retired), Versamark
Cardstock/Paper(s): Green Tea Designer Series Paper (retired), Certainly Celery cardstock, Baja Breeze cardstock, Whisper White cardstock
Accessories: Baja Breeze 5/8” Striped Grosgrain ribbon (retired), Scallop Edge punch, Curly Label punch, Ticket Corner punch, Dazzling Diamond Ultrafine Glitter, 2-way Glue Pen, White Gel Pen, Paper Piercing tool, Mini Glue Dots, Tombow Multi Purpose Adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Happy Stampin’, ☺ Dawn

Variations on a Card Sketch #2

OK. Today’s version, adds one more layer of cardstock, Whisper White to help flow with the stamped background of White Craft ink. Again, it's as simple as that to bump it up a notch ☺.



All supplies by Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise noted.
Stamp Set(s): Eastern Blooms
Ink(s): Versamark, White Craft ink
Cardstock/Paper(s): Green Tea Designer Series Paper (retired), Certainly Celery cardstock, Baja Breeze cardstock, Whisper White cardstock
Accessories: Double-sided Satin Kiwi Kiss/Vanilla ribbon (retired), Mini Glue Dots, Tombow Multi Purpose Adhesive

Happy Stampin’, ☺ Dawn

Variations on a Card Sketch #1

I’ve been a baaaad blogger ☹ Where does the time go? Part of it is that time is such a premium with a busy family life and major house repairs and remodeling going on. So again, I’ll be posting some very quick oldies. Yes, I will get to some new stuff eventually. But it’s going to take me a while to catch up because I’m the world’s worst photographer ☺. The next few days will be variations on a basic and quick card sketch. Each day we’ll bump it up a notch. The set will be Eastern Blooms and I used the same designer paper, Green Tea (retired… sniff, sniff… I loved that design!!!) throughout each variation.


Today’s version is a simple layering of designer paper onto Certainly Celery cs and then mounted onto a Baja Breeze base. Quick stamping of the coordinating flowers with Versamark, addition of that gorgeous double-sided stain ribbon and we’re done! Because of the coordinating designer paper, cs, ink and stamp set, it can’t get any quicker than that to produce a lovely card ☺

All supplies by Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise noted.
Stamp Set(s): Eastern Blooms
Ink(s): Versamark
Cardstock/Paper(s): Green Tea Designer Series Paper (retired), Certainly Celery cardstock, Baja Breeze cardstock,
Accessories: Double-sided Satin Kiwi Kiss/Vanilla ribbon (retired), Corner rounder punch, Mini Glue Dots, Tombow Multi Purpose Adhesive

Happy Stampin’,
☺ Dawn

Journaling Booklets

These are a few of the quick and simple journaling booklets that I made for the kids in my bible study group last year. The chipboard letter is from the Stampin' Up! On Board series. I just patted the letter into a SU! ink pad. After it dried, I coated it with Crystal Effects for that glossy sheen.

Happy Stampin'
☺ Dawn