Animal Rescue Fundraiser with Stampin' Up!

 

Hi Friends ~ I hope you had a nice weekend!  I am excited to share with you a fund-raising event for the Litters'n Critters Animal Rescue!  Litters'n Critters is 100% volunteer, non-profit organization that helps save hundreds of dogs every year.  It's through them that we were able to adopt our two 'furry kids'. 

ROSEY

Rescued by Litters'n Critters 2010 and adopted to us a few weeks later!

Rosey was rescued from Labrador 4 years ago, which is when we got her, and she is an absolute sweetheart.  She's the 'other girl' in my husband's life, that's for sure!  (And I'm OK with that! hee hee).  She's super sweet and loves to snuggle and play with Cooper.  Besides chasing squirrels, her favourite thing to do is go outside and play ball!

COOPER

 Rescued by Litters'n Critters and adopted to us Summer 2013

Cooper, aka as "The Golden Child" (hubby calls him the "Blonde"...hmph.  You can see why I prefer "The Golden Child") and he is mischievous as he is adorable.  Cooper was found as a stray, starving little pup on a reservation in Newfoundland last summer.  He gets into everything that he can so we have to watch him like a hawk.  Too smart for his own good - but we love him to bits.

Cooper, Rosey and their 'brother', Lewis (our cat).

Rosey and Cooper now have happy (and very spoiled) lives thanks to Litters 'n' Critters saving them and we'll be forever grateful that we were approved to adopt them. These dogs have become a HUGE part of our family!

Litters'n Critters saved our two dogs, along with lots of others, and arranged to have them flown to Nova Scotia - flown FREE courtesy FedEx - where they are cared for (sometimes requiring surgery!) and then they are fostered out until they are adopted out to good homes.  Personally, I don't think I could foster the dogs because I would seriously keep every single one.  So I take my hat off to all those foster mom and dads!   And the volunteers at Litters'n Critters are truly angels in disguise for all that they do.  So this fund-raiser is near and dear to my heart and is my way to give back for all that Litters'n Critters does for these animals!  

*Puppies saved from Labrador

*Puppies Discovered in Rural Nova Scotia by Mountie Taken to Litters n' Critters

*Litters'n Critters Meet and Greet to see 'Rock Star' Pups

*Airborne Puppies

*Puppies Going Home Thanks to FedEx

*Stray Labrador Pups (our little Cooper was one of these rescue pups)

I will donate 100% of the profit I earn off of each "Hip Hip Hooray" and "Everyday Occasions" card kit during the month of March!  

These kits are so awesome!  They have everything you need to quickly and easily assemble cards as you need them or you can simply purchase a kit to give as a gift!  Scissors are the only thing required as the kits contain stamps, ink, 20 pre-cut and scored cards, envelopes, embellishments and even a full-colour instructional brochure!

Click on flyer to view full size.

No matter where you live, you can make a difference and still be a part of this fund-raising event!

 Simply choose the card making kit of your choice (or take both, or even stock up for Christmas gifts!) and I'll pop the kit in the mail to you!  Contact me at serenestamper@gmail.com so that we can make payment and mailing arrangements.

If you are able to attend the "Litters'n Critters" fund-raiser in person, you're in for a treat!  Choose the kit(s) of your choice when you RSVP by March 15th and I'll have it waiting for you at the event on Saturday, March 29th 1-3pm!  You'll enjoy a fun afternoon assembling your card kit and there will be games, prizes, food, and a FABULOUS basket full of Stampin' Up! product will be raffled off too! 

Please select your donation option: 

 "Everyday Occasions Kit"

$46 

(includes NB tax and shipping)

 

and/or

  "Hip Hip Hooray Kit"

$31  

(includes NB tax and shipping)

Multiple kit orders over $60 qualify for a 

FREE Sale-a-Bration gift too!  

For more information or to RSVP please contact me at serenestamper@gmail.com

If you live in Canada and wish to purchase your "Litters'n Critters" card making kit online now...

...just use the "Litters'n Critters Hostess Code" before you submit your order:

JPBXRMKA 

For the Everyday Occasions Card Kit CLICK HERE

For the Hip-Hip-Hooray Card Kit CLICK HERE

***Don't forget to redeem your free Sale-a-Bration gift if your order is more than $60 before tax and shipping!****

 To learn more about Litters'n'Critters go to www.littersncritters.com

Thanks so much for your support, my friends! And the dogs thank you too!

Happy Stamping!

Sale-a-Bration Party!

 

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Hi Friends!  On Saturday I drove to Woodstock, NB to have a Stampin' Up! workshop for my friend, Misty.  She invited a lot of her friends and we used the community room at the local grocery store - which was awesome! This is where they hold cooking classes so there was a big mirror above me which was perfect for everyone to see what I was demonstrating!  I kept the projects really cute and simple but as it turns out most of the guests except a couple were all ready stampers! But I think it's safe to say the projects were a hit because the most of the ladies bought everything I used in my demonstration and for the make and take project and they all got one or two or even THREE free Sale-a-Bration items of their choice!  Isn't "FREE" just the best? At least with Stampin' Up! it is!  And Misty received close to $300 in FREE Hostess Benefits and FOUR 1/2 price items! Wowsers!  I am so pleased for her.  Misty is also going to buy the starter kit during Sale-a-bration and join my "Serene Stampers" group and we're both super excited!

If you would like more information about having your own Sale-a-Bration Party (workshop) and/or how to get your own Starter Kit click HERE or feel free to contact me at serenestamper@gmail.com and I'll more than happy to help you!

Here are some photos from Misty's Sale-a-Bration Party this past weekend:

The guests are beginning to arrive!

Time to get the party started!

Lots of cards and projects on display.

Misty had the brilliant idea to bring this shelf to showcase my projects and all the many things you can do with stamps - candles, tile coasters, candy holders, altered frames, etc.  From this photo can you guess which project was the most popular? If you guessed my "Card in the Box" you'd be correct! (You can see it on the bottom shelf).  I think almost everyone at the party purchased the Flower Shop Bundle that I used on this fun project! Click HERE to see my video tutorial so that you can make one too!

My Digital Studio (MDS) Display

My display boards with swaps I received at Stampin' Up! convention.

All ready to demonstrate some fun cards!

Sharing Stampin' Up! with others is such a passion of mine! I just LOVE it!

I get paid to stamp and play with glitter! How cool is that?! And you can too! Click HERE.

For this card I used the Petal Parade Sale-a-Bration stamp set and "A Dozen Thoughts" set.

These are the other two cards I demonstrated.  The first one uses the super cute "See Ya Later" Stamp Set and "Sweet Sorbet" Designer Series Paper from Sale-a-Bration. The second card is one I cased from a card I saw online (I can't recall where or who the original maker of it was) but it's a great card to feature new product from the 2014 Occasions Catalogue.  The stamps I used were "Hardwood", "So Very Grateful" and the "Petite Petal Bundle" (all big sellers at Misty's party!)

The ladies enjoy time looking at the displays and stamping their projects!

The make and take projects featured the Banner Blast Sale-a-Bration Stamp Set and the Spiral Flower Die.  I forgot to take photos! But the Banner Blast card was one I cased from the Sale-a-Bration brochure on page 5 and the other project was an altered clothespeg with the rose - I'll make a video for you as soon as I can, because these are stinkin' cute and so fast to make!

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I'm going to be out and about a lot for the remainder of the week, so I may be MIA for a few days but I'll be back on Monday with some exciting news!  

And speaking of exciting news, I have a winner from my current contest, for the Stamped Sharpie Mug, and SUSAN, you're the winner! I'll contact you for your address and get your mug sent to you!  Enjoy! 

 

And many thanks to all of you who leave me comments - I really appreciate it!  I am always humbled by my blog readers and to each of you, a big hug and a big thank you!

HAPPY STAMPING!

xxoo

Inspiration from a Box of Tissues!

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Hi Friends! HAPPY FRIDAY! The weekend is here and I'm getting ready to teach a workshop in Woodstock, New Brunswick tomorrow with about 20 ladies, most who have never stamped before! Oh my goodness - I don't know who's more excited, me or them! LOL  I've got some cute projects I'll be demonstrating and everyone will be stamping some easy cards that are super adorable.  I'll share photos of the projects and the event on Monday.  If you'd like to book a workshop I still have some openings in March and remember, during our Sale-a-bration promotion everyone will get a FREE Sale-a-Bration gift with a qualifying order!!!! See the link above for the Sale-a-Bration catalogue.  Online orders receive the same free gifts too - so if you're in Canada and want to get in on the fun just click HERE.

Do you sometimes see items around you and think "Hmmm....the colour of that pillow is the same as Stampin' Up!'s Marina Mist!" or "We have stamps similar to the image in that wallpaper!"???  It happens to me all the time!  Today's card is case in point.  First I'll show you my inspiration, which happens to be a box of tissues which I purchased simply because I wanted to case it for a card!

Isn't that a pretty, clean and fresh pattern? So I pulled out my ink pads in Soft Sky, Marina Mist, Early Espresso, Black Stazon, Saraha Sand and Old Olive.  Then I grabbed my stamp sets: Secret Garden, Fabulous Florets, Four You and the Sale-a-Bration "Petal Parade".  Here's what I came up with:

Supplies Used:

Table built using Stampin' Up! Product Table Builder from The Crafty Owl.

I dyed the ribbon I used on today's card too.  I used White Organza Ribbon and using a concoction of rubbing alchol and a few drops of Marina Mist Ink Refill, I just applied the colour with an aqua painter and set it aside to dry!  This would be a fabulous pattern to make a one sheet wonder with, don't you think?  If you've not heard of ONW all you do is cover a full sheet of 8 1/2" x 11" card stock with your stamps, like I did for today's card, and then just cut the pieces out as you need them - you'll end up with a TON of cards, tags, book marks, etc, just from stamping that one sheet!  Talk about a time saver! 

Speaking of time, I've got to skee-daddle!  My Friday Night Stamp Club was rescheduled to tonight due to an earlier snow storm so I've got to finish getting ready.

Have a lovely weekend and HAPPY STAMPING!  

PS:  Don't forget to leave a comment on my "Sharpie Mug" post for your chance to WIN this:

Open to everyone, no matter where you live! :-)