Let's Get Stamping with Stampin' Up!

Our dear friend Patti has been a Stampin' Up! independent representative for 4 years and it has changed her life. She finally has an outlet to be creative again, even as a mom. She so enjoys all of the time that she gets to spend with all of her new friends that encourage and inspire her. As Patti says "the possibilities with our products are endless!!".

Patti wants to give a shout out to our blog friends about the new sale-a-bration 2011 campaign that is running from Jan 25 - March 31. Here are the details:

Earn free, limited edition products during the sale-a-bration event.

• Spend $50 on merchandise and receive a free sale-a-bration reward
• Host a $300 workshop and receive a free sale-a-bration reward
• Join as a demonstrator and get a free bonus bundle that includes $50 worth of products, in addition to 15% off the price of a starter kit.

In addition to the sale-a-bration event, the 2011 mini catalog is now running through April 30th. Here is just a sneak peak at a few of the items featured:

2 1/2 inch circle punch

Bold Blossom clear mount stamp


Create a Cupcake stamp set

Build A Cupcake Xl Punch

While shopping the mini catalog, don't forget to check out some of the other great products from Patti's online shopping website including the new "Two-Step Owl Punch" which is on my current wish list

or the product ideas including my favorite "friends card' pictured below.

If you have shopped Stampin' Up! in a while or are new stamping, then you don't want to miss Patti's website to view all the latest and greatest products.

Creativity Bug ~ Sue

CHA 2011 Winter - Simply Renee Sneak Peek

Simply Renee Inc has a new product coming May 2011. This new organizational system will help the crafter get her space organized and ready to craft.

With the Clip it Up All-In-One you're in charge! Choose the components you need to create the storage that works for you. Mix and match. It’s all up to you!

The All-In-One Base allows you to add and adjust components for your personal needs. With its sturdy, yet simple design, grooves are placed every inch apart to allow maximum use of the entire frame.

Check out the Simply Renee Inc blog to see more configurations and pricing details.
Creativity Bug ~ Sue

CHA 2011 Winter - Jillibean Soup Sneak Peek

On the Jillibean Soup blog Bean Talk they have been posting a few sneak peeks of the new products being displayed at this weekend CHA event.

I have to say my favorite is the Spotted Owl Soup collection. What's yours?

Creativity Bug ~ Sue 

Heart Shaped Clips

Want to add a cute heart clip accent to a card, scrapbook page, papercraft, etc. without spending a lot of money? All you need are a few large paperclips.

With a little bend like this:

You get a special heart clip that looks like this:

I wish I knew who to give credit to, but this has been in my saved files for a really long time.

Can't wait to hear or see what you make with these clips.
Creativity Bug ~ Sue

CHA Sneak Peek ~ Imaginisce

Today's Imaginisce blog gave consumers a CHA sneak peek as to what will be coming to stores in the next few months.

I am most excited about the new i-bond tool which is pink (my favorite color), cordless, and has glue sticks in color and with glitter.

They also unvieled 3 new collections; Berrylicious, Happy Camper, and Little Cutie

 Can't wait to see what other new products are going to be shown at this weekends CHA event.

Creativity Bug ~ Sue

Craft Storage Ideas

This open cabinet normally corrals footwear, but it can be a crafty storage solution.

Towels, toothpaste, and bubble bath can be tucked away, yet still handy, with this simple storage unit. The same cabinet works for crafts supplies, too!

Pick up a wire toilet-paper holder from any discount store and convert it into a sorting system for crafts supplies.

Keep shampoo and soaps tidy in the shower with this handy wire shelf, or set it up in the craft room to serve a different purpose.

Plastic cubes that typically hold paper clips, highlighters, staplers, sticky notes, and reams of paper can be useful for crafters

Look at everyday items in a new way when organizing your crafting space.

The Creativity Bugs ~ Sandy and Sue

Decorative Candle Ideas

Take old jewelry and garage sale finds and glue them onto votive holders for glitz.

Embellish glass candleholders with leftover paper. Using shaped paper punches, punch desired patterns in different colors of paper. Use spray adhesive to secure the punched paper to glass candleholders of various sizes and shapes.

Printing on tissue paper makes these candles possible. Tape tissue paper to card stock to run it through the printer. Remove the printed tissue paper from card stock and secure it on a candle with straight pins. Warm the candle with a heat tool until the candle wax permeates the tissue paper. Remove the pins and let cool.

Give a regular pillar candle icy appeal. Place the candle in the center of a dish and wrap a bead strand around it. Knot the strand and use pins to hold it in place. Add more beads as desired.

Stick adhesive scrapbooking letters to small candles. Line up the candles to spell a message.

Copy a sentimental photo onto vellum for a personalized candleholder.

What ways have you decorated with candles?

The Creativity Bugs ~ Sandy and Sue