Stamping with Brenda

A Very Special Treat!

2011-12-07T08:43:00-08:00

Do I ever have a treat for you today!

This card is soooo cute! My friend, Catherine Pooler, made it. I LOVE IT! And I just had to share it with you.

Not only am I sharing a very cute card with you but I get to share one of the StampNation Holiday Card Videos with you right here on my blog. If you've been wondering what it is all about, here it is!!!

This video, along with over 120 more, is what you get at StampNation (These videos are top-notch. They are all close-up, well lit, detailed and easy to understand.) Not only that, but over 5,000 samples in the gallery and tons of chatter. No more searching the internet for project and seasonal ideas.

I am telling you, NOW is the time to join. I'm glad I did.

And I just heard...Catherine's Stampin' Up Spring Mini Catalog Pre-order is on the way and she will be busier than Santa's Elves preparing the Virtual Spring Open House that kicks off on January 5th. You don't want to miss it!

Click here to learn more about StampNation.

I'm Retiring!

2011-11-16T09:57:00-08:00

It is with much excitement that I announce that I'm retiring!

My husband and I want to travel more and so I've decided to retire. It was a hard decision to make as I have so enjoyed being a demonstrator but know that it would be hard to do while traveling as much as we've planned.

If you are looking for another demonstrator, I recommend my good friend, Catherine Pooler. Catherine and I have worked together for a number of years now and I know that you will love her style and love her as I do.

To learn more about Catherine and to get a free gift, please visit her at http://www.catherinepooler. com/friendsofbrenda/

My time as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator has been fabulous and I've met so many wonderful people and count many of you as friends. I wish you much happiness in your future and may your stamping always be straight.

Thank you so much for choosing me as your demonstrator.

Stampin' Hugs!

Brenda

P.S. I will not sell your email addresses to anyone, or give them any other Stampin' Up! demonstrator. To receive monthly inspiration from Catherine, you must sign up for her mailing list at http://www.catherinepooler. com/friendsofbrenda/

Winner of Clean & Simple Sunday Challenge #23 and 24

2011-11-01T14:20:34-07:00

We have a winner! Drum roll, please....

...and the winning entry is...

Lisa M! CONGRATULATIONS!

Lisa created this beautiful card!

I love it! So beautiful.

Lisa won 3 free months of The How to WOW Paper Crafting Techniques Club!

You can win too but only
if you play the Clean & Simple Sunday Challenge!
Click the link to play now!

Clean & Simple Sunday Challenge #25

2011-10-30T06:39:37-07:00

Today is the day for another Clean & Simple Sunday Challenge! And this time, it's not a sketch but

Anything CAS with Flowers

Pretty simple, right? I want to see Clean & Simple Cards that have at least one flower on them...somewhere...it can be part of patterned paper, a stamped image, an embellishment, part of the background, the focal point,...you get to decide!

What is Clean & Simple (CAS)? It's all about the design of the card. It's not about techniques or a lot of embellishments. It's uncluttered, with lots of open space and one main focal point.

Every two weeks, I'll have another Clean & Simple Sunday Challenge for you to participate in. And every other challenge, I'll have a drawing for a prize. The prize? Three months of The How to WOW Paper Crafting Techniques!

The prize for this challenge and the next will be awarded on Tuesday, November 29th! Plenty of time to get your entries in for this challenge (the next challenge will be Sunday, November 13th).

The rules are very simple.

To join in the fun, please post your project on your blog with a link to our challenge, then leave a link to your creation so we can check it out!
If you don't have a blog, you can always post your project to an online gallery (please use keywords: CASS25)
Feel free to combine our challenges with other challenges. You may use any media/companies you like! We only ask that you create something NEW for each challenge.
Max of 2 cards per person per challenge.
The only stipulation the challenge has is no back linking to work already posted - only new work is to be linked please.
Representatives of Stampin Up, Close To My Heart, and any other paper crafts company can play but are not eligible for prizes.
The most important thing is to HAVE FUN!

Looking forward to seeing your creations! Click on the "You're Next" (below) to enter. And once you enter, feel free to copy and display the Clean & Simple Sunday Badge on your blog!

Copy this code to add the button to your site!

I'll be back later with my card!

Play along with the Clean & Simple Sunday Challenge! Please add a link DIRECTLY to your card/post so that we all can easily find your card (cards not easily found will be deleted).