Last day for the Holiday Online Extravaganza!

Click here to pop on over to my online store

for this last day of fabulous online savings!!

 

Happy Shopping :)

Create on Cliffordale... The Holiday Edition!

I am very VERY excited to open my home and stampin studio to you for a special holiday open house!

On Friday, November 23rd, you can join me for "Create on Cliffordale" - a fun, casual and creative open house at my home.  The beauty of this venue is that you'll have access to ALL of my stamps, ink, punches, the Big Shot, embossing folder and dies!!  It'll be a wonderful opportunity for you to finish cards or projects that you're working on, but with stamps and supplies that you may not have at home. 

The cost of the event is $10 per person which includes unlimited access to my supplies in addition to an exclusive "For the Birds" card kit that you can customize for the holidays or for a variety of occasions using that stamp set. 
And...
You'll be able to see a wide assortment of holiday cards to spark your imagination along with many of the items that are now on sale with the Holiday Extravaganza Sale!
And...
You'll receive an entry to win exciting and current Stampin' Up! products AND be able to take advantage of my Cash & Carry items that include, but are not limited to adhesives, product shares, project/card kits and more!

Please RSVP to dotdesigns@hotmail.com by Thursday, (Thanksgiving evening) at 8pm. 

Christmas Cards & Goodies

The upcoming Creative Tuesday class on Tues. 11/27 is gonna be a boat load of fun!  In addition to our last Holiday Stamp A Stack Session, click here for the details & project pics, I really want to give a great big 'Shout Out' to the Christmas Cards & Goodies Class!

 

We'll be making two fabulous cards that are both full of texture and special details.  I am absolutely in love the with the champagne shimmer paper and the snow flake die which are featured in the card on the top left.  Those two components are winners no matter how you pair them!

 

 

 

We'll also be making 3 sweet gift tags using the Scentsational Season bundle.

 It's an absolute snap to 'crank out' oodles and oddles of these tags with the framelits and stamps. 
LOVE THEM!!

Did you know? There are scented embossing powders that coordinate with this stamp set?  The fragrance will last up to two weeks!

 

 

The Christmas Goodies & Cards class is $20 or FREE with a $25 order on Creative Tuesday. 

 Location: 1000 Winton Road N in Rochester.  14609

RSVP by Sun. 11/25 to dotdesigns@hotmail.com!

10 FREE Ink Pads when you join the Stampin' Up! Family

 

Love paper crafting and being creative? Have a big event coming up and need supplies -or- just love one heck of an incredible deal? Then... drum roll please... You need to know about this!

Buy the Stampin' Up! Starter Kit for $99 and receive a FREE Color Collection of Ink Pads of your choice (a $49.95 value!) 

 

Here are the 'juicy' details:

I'm so excited to announce that now through Dec. 16, Stampin' Up! will include a FREE color collection of our new Firm Foam Ink Pads (your choice of either Brights, Regals or Subtles) with the purchase of the Starter Kit!!!

For $99, you'll get your choice of
» Up to $125 in product (that's $26 in FREE product). YOU CHOOSE what goes in to your kit
too! Pick your favorite pieces and have fun!!

» A FREE color collection of ink pads
» The entire kit and ink pads ship FREE (another 10% savings).
» You just pay tax
» That means a $196.85 value is yours for just $99 plus tax - can we say "WOW"!?

You are not obligated to purchase anything more. Yet, it you choose to your creative stash,

• You'll save a one time 30% off your purchase and...
• Save 20% off everyday while you are 'current' with Stampin' Up!
• Even if items are on sale, you're discount is also applied for maximum savings!
• Extra savings during your birthday month
• Bi-Monthly Stampin' Success magazine which is only for Stampin' Up! demonstrators
  

Click here to view a small sample of Stampin' Success!

 There are countless perks to joining my little creative team of stampers, including a discount on all of my classes, membership to our exclusive Heartfelt Stampers Website which is jam packed with tons of card and scrapbooking ideas AND you'll always be able to see and order items from upcoming catalogs before anyone else!

Lastly, if you've purchased the kit before, no worries... You can buy it again and start over with a brand new clean slate!

Please contact me with any questions and I'll do my very best to help. You can purchase your kit online 24/7. Click here and see! Look for the join now arrow on the left hand side of the page.

November Classes at a Glance!

November & December seem to fly by in the blink of an eye!  To make it easy, here's a glance at this month's stamping classes.  Class location is 1000 Winton Rd North in Rochester.

Cards at The Stamp Shoppe: This Fri from 5:30-9:30 or Sat. from 9am to Noon

RSVP by Thurs. 11/8 at noon     To learn more about Stamp Shoppe, click here!

 

 

Scrapbooking at The Stamp Shoppe: This Fri from 5:30-9:30 or Sat. from 9am to Noon

RSVP by Thurs. 11/8 at noon To learn more about Stamp Shoppe, click here!

 

 

Technique Class: Thursday, 11/15 from 6:30-9:30pm

RSVP by Wed. 11/14 at noon   To learn more about Technique Thursday, click here!

Punch Art Class @ Technique Thursday: Thurs. 11/15 from 6:30-9:30pm

RSVP by Wed. 11/14 at noon  To learn more about Technique Thursday, click here!

Holiday Stamp A Stack @ Creative Tuesday: Tues. 11/27 from 6:30-9:30pm

RSVP by Sun. 11/25 at noon 

 

Pictures will be online soon - please stay tuned! In the mean time, see what we did last month. 

 

 To better include all of the winter celebrations, we will be offering FOUR designs a month and YOU pick which 2, 3 or 4 you make! Every month during this series you can customize your Stamp-A-Stack with the following choices:

• Religious Christmas
• Santa/Reindeer/Ornament/Stocking etc. Christmas
• Hanukkah
• General Winter

Choose to make 2 designs, 4 each (8 cards total) for $20 or FREE with a $25 order

Choose to make 3 designs, 4 each (12 cards total) for $30 or FREE with a $35 order

Choose to make 4 designs, 4 each (16 cards total) for $40 or FREE with a $45 order

Over the course of the series there will be a total of 12 design options giving you lots of flexibility. Join us for 1 session, 2 sessions or all 3!

Stamp A Stack - Holiday Style!

I love the idea of spending a couple of hours making a little stash of cards.  This is the absolute easiest way to be efficiently creative!  Next Tuesday's Stamp A Stack of holiday cards gives you the the tools, stamps, paper and opportunity to make pretty things happen!

Here's the cards that you can choose from...

Click here for the location & price!

Gotta love this!

It's been far to long since I have sat down to write you a little creative note. This seems to happen to me every fall.  The kids go back to school, their activities get busier by the day and although we are happy and healthy, this mama can't catch her breath!

So as 'breathless' as I may be (!) I am so stinkin' excited to share the upcoming projects with you.  The cards and projects from now till the holidays are delightful! There just isn't another word that describes them better...  Here's a pic of the little preserves jar that we'll be making at the October 30th Creative Tuesday Thanksgiving Goodies & Cards class. 

 

This sassy little treat holder is complete with 4 yummy chocolates cutely wrapped in Orchard Harvest Designer paper.  As a side note, I'll supply the chocolates for you at class so you can be ready to truly Make, Take and Give! You'll be able to play with the Perfectly Preserved Bundle and see how fun and easy the coordinating pieces are together. 

 

Take a glance at the Perfectly Preserved stamp set - there's a lot in this little baby!

 

Finally... Take a peek at the cards and projects that we'll be making along with the little preserves jar above at Creative Tuesday.  We'll be making a note paper holder, 2 goodie treat holders and two fall themed cards for $20 or FREE with a $25 order at class. 
If you'd like to come, please RSVP by 10/26. 

 

Thanks for reading!  Feel free to visit my online store 24/7 for inspiration, ideas and shopping in your slippers! 

Calling all Teachers & Educators!

 

Stampin' Up! is giving away ***FREE*** My Digital Studio discs to teachers that request them for their school. All you have to do is fill out a super quick form & email it back to them.

Supplies are limited, so... HURRY!

My Digital Studio is simply, "the nuts!"  You can use it to:
- Create bulletin board décor
- Make certificates and awards for student achievement
- Make birthday cards for your students
- Create parent flyers or newsletters
- Create a photobook of a special class activity, or an overview of the whole year and much more!!

If you are a teacher and interested in this great offer, email me today and I'll send you the info. Remember it's FREE, but there's only a limited number of supplies!

 

Here are a few artwork pieces that I've recently created using, My Digital Studio:

 

           

 

Learn more about My Digital Studio!

It's so hard to choose!

Boy oh boy... Life is incredibly rough when your job surrounds you with more 'eye candy' that one can handle!!!  I've been getting ready for next week's Creative Tuesday Stamp A Stack Class and have been going back and forth about which one of these sassy cards is my favorite...

So, I'm going to leave it up to you!  Please leave a comment on my blog and or my Facebook Page telling me which card you prefer.  I'll choose one random winner from my blog comments and then my Facebook posts to receive one FREE card of each designs!! That means... 

Two lucky peeps will win - and just for having fun!!

Click here to 'Like' Amy Rist & DotDesigns on Facebook

The winners will be chosen on Wednesday morning, August 29th. Spread the word :)

 Go ahead... enter a comment in both places to double your chances to win!

Oh My Ribbon!!

Stampin’ Up! released an amazing ribbon download today, Knots and Ties Trim.  This little digital set is too sassy for words and can doll up just about anything.  There are SO MANY CHOICES and for only $5.95!!
The Knots and Ties Trim download contains 40-pieces and comes in Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, and Wild Wasabi. BUT, if you have MDS 2 you can recolor that ribbon any shade you want for a complete customized look.

Please pop on over to my Stampin' Up! webstore to learn more about MDS2, our digital software. 

Try MDS2 for 30 days for FREE!  Click here to download right now!

Click on this super sassy video for a bit of digital creative MOJO!