Stacy's Stamping Blog

Celebrating Baby Give-away

To celebrate the birth of my newest angel I'd like to ask for comments on this post about what you find wonderful about babies. Don't give me the tried and true "they're just so cute" comments...I'm looking for depth :)

Winners will receive some die-cut goodies in the mail, courtesy of my big shot machine.

Edmonton Womens Show Free Class Projects

Congrats to those of you who won my free class at the EWS last weekend. Typepad's not allowing me to upload a picture today, so here's a picture of some of the projects you will be making and taking home.

This class is free (a minimum $15 value), and the winners receive a catalogue.  If they already have one they will receive something else as a gift.

If you haven't returned my call, please do so today so I can book you in!

Stacy Westman

The winner is...

tyrymom29!
Congratulations. Please be in touch with me so I can get to the post office this weekend!
If I don't hear from you by Friday of this week I'll be drawing a different name.
Thanks for participating everyone!

Stacy

Hostess Set Winner

In my December Newsletter I was celebrating my hostesses- yes, even the ones from my first workshops were entered into my draw. I meant to draw the names on December 31 but it slipped my mind in all the Christmas and New Years excitement and so tonight I piled all the names of my hostesses past and present into the middle of my kitchen table and drew...

Delene!

Congrats Delene, you're my winner. You've won a level 2 hostess set from the 2007 Fall/Winter Collection, In the Spotlight. You can pick it up at our next club meeting on Feb 1.

Stay tuned for more contest winners tomorrow!

Host a workshop for me and you'll be entered into my draw at the end of this year, plus earn all sorts of other goodies from both myself and Stampin' Up!

Email me for more information.

Until next time,

Stacy Westman

Stamp Map Kit Giveaway

Happy New Year! To celebrate I'm giving away a paper "kit". You get a stamped cardstock map of Happy Heart Day images plus cut-down cardstock to make 6 cards, 4-3x3 mini cards, and 4 tags.

See my wordpress blog for complete details on how to complete your cards.

The winner will be drawn on January 15. I'll announce the winner on my blog, so be sure you check back on January 16 for the winners names. If I don't get a response within 2 business days I'll draw another winner.

I want to hear what you're most excited about with the new Spring/Summer collection from Stampin' Up! What product are you really excited about, what will be the first thing on your wish list?

Comment here on this post, then wait to see if you're the winner!

Happy Stamping!
Stacy Westman

Blizzard Contest Winner!

A few weeks ago I ran a contest in my newsletter for some lucky reader to guess the date of the first real blizzard to hit my area and today is the day! My lucky winner is Elaine who guessed Nov 15. The next closest date chosen was Jan 10- so it was a very close race. Congrats Elaine! Elaine wins a stamp set called Made from Scratch, and I'll be mailing it to her tomorrow.

This is my Christmas tree. I expect all of you to oohh and ahhh...did you notice that every decoration on there is handmade? 3 different types of ornaments, plus a decoration from a downline, Wei, and hand-strung cheerios garland. Well, I'm happy with it!

I've been out shovelling twice today now, and we're still getting another 5 or 6 cm tonight before the snow quits. Now I'm finally in the Christmas spirit! Let it snow...baby it's cold outside...etc.

Happy Week!!
Stacy Westman

New Canadian Subscriber Contest

Hi!
If you're Canadian, and not yet receiving my email newsletters, please subscribe! Everyone new who subscribes between today and October 31 will be entered into a draw to win a 1 year subscription to all 4 Stampin' Up! publications in 2008- 2 mini catalogues, and 2 main ones! Simply fill out the "Join my mailing list" banner!

In addition to this, the winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to coincide with the release of both main catalogues.

This offer is limited to Canadians as I am not legally authorized to sell to people in other countries, and the catalogue is country-specific. If you don't live in Canada but do sign up to join my email newsletter, please email me your contact information, and I'll send you a handmade card!

Good luck everyone!
Stacy Westman

Stamping Colours 2007 Winner!

Some of these guesses were very close! Two of you tied, so I guess both of you win :) I would like to give all of you a small gift as well for participating, so those of you who signed up for my email newsletter will receive an email from me to get your mailing information.

The winners are Pat S and Tami Grandi.

The colours in my drawer are, for those who want to know:

Creamy Caramel, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Real Rust, Apricot Appeal, So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Glorious Green, Bashful Blue, Tempting Turquoise, Brocade Blue, Elegant Eggplant, Night of Navy, and Cool Caribbean.

While I'll be selling off my retired Cool Caribbean cardstock after the end of this month, the rest of these colours are some of the ones I'll be using this year in my classes, clubs, stamp camps, and workshops. I've got some more full-sized sheets in my cabinet. I generally order a full colour family assorted pack rarely, just to keep a minimum of all the colours on hand- my others are decided by my favorites and by seasonal considerations.

Thanks again to all of you who played my game! I hope my newsletter keeps you excited about stamping and teaches you new techniques and gives you inspiration in your projects.

Have a great weekend!
Stacy

Stamping Colours 2007

Here it is, my drawer of delightful cut cardstock. It just makes me happy to open it up and look at it. I choose my cardstock for the year, and since prices are going up a bit, I've already ordered and cut some of my cardstock down for this new catalogue year. I love SU cardstock.

And you all, my darling readers, get a chance to get your hands on some awesome SU cardstock! All you have to do is sign up to receive my email newsletter, and guess what colours you see in my drawer- the main card stack, not the 1/4 cut pieces at the back. Correct, or failing that, most correct responses will be drawn for a sampler pack of 2007-2008 In Colour selections.

Ready...set...go! Contest closes June 15. You can enter by commenting on this post and adding yourself to my mailing list using the banner on my blog!

UPDATED: There are NO new 2007 in-colours in my drawer~ Thanks for your entries!

In Search of Inspiration!

I'm hosting my first "Open Door Event" on Saturday, where anyone can come by with a stamp set that they need inspiration for, their own supplies to finish 3 cards, and they get some one on one inspired time. Now that being said, Yay for all of them! But I sometimes get stuck on stamp sets too. My inspiration doesn't extend to all the sets that I own. Some of them I think, "why do I have that?"

To make my life easier, because I don't really have the time to surf around looking for samples, I'd like to post a Contest based on samples. If you have these stamp sets, and want to share with me your best ideas, leave a comment on this post that includes a link to where you've posted it online. I'll enter every different entry I receive into a draw for a set of (what else?) handmade card faces and one of each inspiration sheet I own.

The stamp sets are:

Ephemera Background Stamp, Fun Filled, and A Little Love.

Thanks guys! Please please please pass this draw around! I need some inspiration too :) I'll close this contest Easter Sunday at 8:00pm.