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Three Beautiful People….

Posted by Kimberly
on Monday, December 7th, 2015 · Comments (9)

Three Beautiful People….

Beautiful people.  That’s what we have in our stamping community.

 

I’m reminded the past two weeks of a few things and I wanted to share with you.

 

In two weeks my stamping community has lost three beautiful people.

 

Being a part of Stampin’ Up! has always been a beautiful thing because there are so many beautiful things that have crossed my path during my 13 years as a demonstrator.

People.  Relationships.  This is it. This is why I love being part of this community.  It’s YOU.

 

The past two weeks we lost three beautiful demonstrators and it’s heartbreaking to see them go.  Selfishly I will miss their earthly bodies as well as what each one of them gave to me along the way in my journey with Stampin’ Up!

 

My friends Suzy Miller, Kristina Dodson and Joann Weimers are now with Jesus. Each of these ladies fought a hard battle. Suzy and Kristina both had ALS and Joann had other health problems.  Now they are free from all of that in Heaven and that gives me peace and I pray it gives their families peace.  Just thinking about the 3 of them together, stampin’ sisters… makes me smile.

 

Each one of these ladies made an impact on my life and none of it had to do with stamping.  They were just amazing women who cared.

 

That’s what we do friends.  We care about each other.  Stamping is just the bonus.  I hope we never forget that.  Stamping is what brings us together, but at the end of the day we care about EACH OTHER.

I have to tell you… reading your comments on your family holiday traditions has been the highlight of my weekend.  I love reading them because they are exactly what sharing life together is all about.  We share the good, bad and ugly details with each other.  That’s what bonds our friendships.  Isn’t that a beautiful thing? I hope you are smiling.  Despite the sadness of these beautiful ladies passing, I smile knowing that their legacy in this community will always go on.  We will carry it on.

I didn’t get too much stamping time in this weekend but I definitely wanted to create cards for my friends families.  Honestly, this weekend was a big fat FLOP. The kids were at Church Camp and had a blast.  Meanwhile Russ and I sat dealing with my computer issues that turned out taking up an entire day.  I’m surprised we are still married after this fiasco.  Technology problems can bring out the best and worst of a relationship… Oh MY word.

Anyways…

 

Time to share what I did create…

Rose Wonder Sneak Peek

Beautiful, Rose Wonder Stamp Set, Stampin' Up!

 

Rose Wonder is going to be on everyone’s must have list.  I can almost bet this set will be the most popular in the Occasions catalog.

You know what that means… get it early. This set has coordinating Thinlits called Rose Garden and comes in a bundle.

Beautiful, Rose Wonder Stamp Set, Stampin' Up!

My favorite about this Rose Wonder stamp set is the greetings. They are crisp, and beautiful greetings.

Perfect occasion greetings and gorgeous stamp images.

Beautiful, Rose Wonder Stamp Set, Stampin' Up!

My favorite is the scripture verse included in this set.  It’s one of my favorites and so comforting.

Rose Wonder Stamp Set, Stampin' Up!

What do you think? I love the soft feel of this card. Maybe it’s because I added a bit of my favorite colors, Crumb Cake and Blushing Bride.

Either way, I’d love to hear what you think.

Will you do me a favor? Pray for my friends families. Pray for peace and healing during their time of grief and our stamping community.

I love you my friends. XOXOXO

Things Not to Miss

GiveAway! Enter to Win! 

Yesterday I posted a fun GiveAway on my blog.  Click the photo to enter.

Be inspired by everyones Holiday Traditions. Comments close at 11:59 CST Monday, December 7th.

Holiday Giveaway

Special Gift for Online Orders

This month for all online orders of $25 or more, you will receive a very special gift from me.  I’m pretty excited about it and I know you will be too.  You might squeal a little bit.  Just a little. The first batch of gifts are going out tomorrow and I can’t WAIT for them to get them.

Make sure to use the Hostess Code given below.

Don’t forget you get my December Customer Appreciation Tutorial with your order as well. YAY YAY YAY!!!

Kimberly Van Diepen Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

 

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Embellished Ornaments- Creation Station Hop!

Posted by Kimberly
on Sunday, December 6th, 2015 · Comments (10)

Embellished Ornaments-Creation Station Hop!

I was going through my big stash of Holiday Catalog stamps today and noticed that my Embellished Ornaments stamp set was at the bottom of the lonely pile.  I’m surprised myself that I haven’t used this set more for a few reasons.  The ornaments are beautiful but the fonts in the greetings stand out even more to me.

 

I have good news….

 

Today’s Creation Station Blog Hop features Embellished Ornaments and Peaceful Pines.  I am confident you will be inspired along the route of this hop.  I’m even more excited as I’ve created 3 projects to inspire you today. That’s a Christmas miracle!

 

Embellished Ornaments, Creation Station Blog Hop

Embellished Ornaments

Embellished Ornaments, Creation Station Blog Hop, Stampin' Up!

I started off using very neutral colors.  Love the Crumb Cake, Whisper White and gold all mixed together.  The Winter Wonderland Designer Paper and Vellum Stack worked perfect for this project because the Vellum adds a soft touch and the Designer Paper adds an elegant touch with the gold.

Embellished Ornaments, Creation Station Blog Hop, Stampin' Up!

I couldn’t help but add a little Tea Lace doily underneath the layers to give it more of a delicate feel.

 

Same design basically for this card below, just more stars and different greeting.  Elements are layered and then a quick stitch across the layers to keep them secure.
Embellished Ornaments, Creation Station Blog Hop, Stampin' Up!

Embellished Ornaments Treat Box 

Lastly, I wanted an elegant treat box that I could fill with chocolate to give to a special friend.  The Pillow Box die cut was the perfect box. This framelit is easy to work with and you can create many boxes in a quick amount of time.

Embellished Ornaments, Creation Station Blog Hop, Stampin' Up!

You can see why I love the fonts in the greetings of this stamp set so much.  Very elegant and pretty stunning when you add Gold Embossing powder to it.

Embellished Ornaments, Creation Station Blog Hop, Stampin' Up!

The Delicate Ornaments thinlits are just that… delicate. The fine detail makes this framelit an eye catcher.  

You can see all the supplies at the bottom of the post in the clickable links.

Be Inspired!

Run through the hop and see all the great projects that uplift and inspire you.  Just click the buttons below to run you through the hop.

Creation Station, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Creation Station, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

 

GiveAway! Enter to Win! 

Yesterday I posted a fun GiveAway on my blog.  Click the photo to enter.

Be inspired by everyones Holiday Traditions.

Holiday Giveaway

Special Gift for Online Orders

This month for all online orders of $25 or more, you will receive a very special gift from me.

I’m pretty excited about it and I know you will be too.

You might squeal a little bit.  Just a little.

Make sure to use the Hostess Code given below.

Kimberly Van Diepen Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

 

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Christmas Tags & A GiveAway!

Posted by Kimberly
on Saturday, December 5th, 2015 · Comments (59)

Christmas Tags & A GiveAway!

Hello, I’m a procrastinator and it’s time for me to start making my Christmas Tags.  Oh Deer!

Are you behind like I am? It’s not without fail because this happens every year.  Although last year was probably the worst as I was making tags 2 days before Christmas…

I jumped in tonight and was excited to get started on my Christmas Tags because this year I love the Home for Christmas Designer Series Paper.  This vintage loving girl was drawn to it the minute I saw it in the Holiday Catalog.

Christmas Tags, Stampin' Up!, Santa

 

Quick and Easy to Create!

Over all the Christmas tags were quick and easy.  Just a few layers of cardstock, Home for Christmas Designer Series Paper and vellum. The longest part of these tags will be the fussy cutting of the deer and Santa.

Christmas Tags, Stampin' Up!, Santa

Each tag has 3 main parts and then the rest is layering of a few pieces of cardstock or designer paper.

Each tag measures 3 x 5 1/2. You are not able to see in these photos, but the bottom layer is a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock, then the Music notes paper and then Vellum overlay.  I used the Crumb Cake cardstock for stability.

Once you have your main pieces layered, I did a quick stitch across each one using a Gold Metallic Thread.

To finish the tags I layered them with a Tea Lace Doily and a sliver (that’s a 1/4″) of Red Glimmer Paper.  Of course you can add a deer or a Santa.  Both are sweet as they can be and not hard to fussy cut.

Lastly, I used the Oh, What Fun Photopolymer stamp set for the greetings on the tags.

Christmas Tags, Stampin' Up!, Santa

Christmas Tags, Stampin' Up!, Santa

It’s no secret this season -I’m in love with Vellum! The Winter Wonderland Vellum is stunning.  I’ll be sharing a few more projects tomorrow with this amazing paper.

I hope by being less of a procrastinator I can inspire you to create your Christmas Tags this year.  Not all of my Christmas Tags are fancy.  I’m pretty sure last year it was a plain piece of cardstock with a whole punched at the top.  I am pretty sure my kids were devastated by not having one of my special tags last year….

 

Important Updates…

Last month I did a GiveAway around my birthday.  It was SO amazing to read all the awesome comments on gratitude.

Well guess what??????

I have another giveaway today!!  The truth is I’m clearing out my room.  You might see a giveaway more frequently… YAY!!

 

Holiday Giveaway

 

Special Gift for Online Orders

While my card might have been a design flop, what I’m about to share isn’t.

This month for all online orders of $25 or more, you will receive a very special gift from me.  I’m pretty excited about it and I know you will be too.  You might squeal a little bit.  Just a little.

Make sure to use the Hostess Code given below.

Kimberly Van Diepen Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

 

 

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Birthday Giveaway!

Posted by Kimberly
on Tuesday, November 10th, 2015 · Comments (138)

Birthday Giveaway! 

Today is kinda a special day. 45 years ago I came screaming into the world and I haven’t stopped chatting since. At least that’s the story my mom tells.

I’m trying to reflect on these past 45 years and sadly they seem like a blur.  Not trying to get too sentimental but gosh, time is flying before my eyeballs.

Oh my GEEEEEE! I’m 45.

I’d like to think I’m getting wiser but I’m reminded daily that I must have fallen off the turnip truck, hit my head and it’s caused gross memory loss….at least that’s what my kids think.  They seem to be so much “wiser” than me in their teenage lives. <insert my rolling eyes here>

It’s possible my kids are the only reason I might have noticed I was a bit older today.  I swear 2 more gray hairs popped on my head.  The funny thing they don’t realize is they are keeping me YOUNG.  Oh yes indeed.

In fact I try to pull off my “mom coolness” on them as frequently as I can.  For instance talking to them in their crazy language or even better, singing at the top of my lungs to their hip jams.  While I get some pretty funny looks from my kids they end up giggling and then I giggle.  I’d like to think the giggling created my wrinkles on my forehead….

To be honest with you (you know I am), out of the 45 years I’ve been on this earth this past year has been one of the hardest.  Quite frankly it’s been T O U G H! Learning to accept change that I never expected and learning to move forward has been hard. Getting rid of the anger was an even bigger leap. I’ve probably learned more about myself than I ever wanted to know but I’m so glad I took the many extra steps this past summer to face the facts and press on.  Truthfully, something had to give because I couldn’t stand myself.  That’s BAD.

 

Today at the sweet age of 45 I’m in a good place. I’m thankful I took the necessary steps to get the help I needed and it’s helped me in ways I never would have expected.  I am also thankful for your encouragement along the way.  That has been a gift!  A true blessing. I am almost back to my crazy kimberly ways and that’s a FANTASTIC feeling.

Since it’s my day I thought I would do something fun and have a little giveaway.

Time for a Giveaway!

My birthday gift is giving back to you.  I wish I could give personally to each and everyone of you for all the encouragement over the last 3 years.  Seriously, between Iraq, a move and then Russ’ having a stroke…  You kept me upright.  YOU are a good reason I’m here today celebrating the big 45 and I love you.  You have endured  a lot of Kimberly babble.  <eek>

 

Birthday Giveaway, Stampin' Up!,

 

To enter this giveaway, simply leave a comment telling me something you are grateful for right now. 

That’s it!  

Giveaway entries will end on Sunday, November 15th at 11:59pm.  

I’ll choose a lucky winner on Monday, November 16th! 

Lastly, I wanted to share a few birthday cards I received in the mail yesterday.  Getting hand stamped cards is the BEST EVER.

Birthday Giveaway, Stampin' Up!, Birthday Giveaway, Stampin' Up!,

Have a super fantastic day and thank YOU for your constant love and support.

XOXOXO

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TGIF- Is It Your Birthday?

Posted by Kimberly
on Friday, September 18th, 2015 · Comments (8)

TGIF, Challenges, Stampin' Up!

 

 

 

 

TGIF Birthday

 

 

Let’s get our birthday celebration on.  Is it YOUR birthday?

Happy Birthday, Vintage Leaves, Stampin' Up!, TGIF

I love these beautiful leaves and planning to make a fun wreath if time permits.  It’s great to have the framelits for these leaves making your crafting so much easier.

Happy Birthday, Vintage Leaves, Stampin' Up!, TGIF

I added a few gold flecks of glitter to make it sparkle because who doesn’t love a birthday with a bit of sparkle??

Happy Birthday, Vintage Leaves, Stampin' Up!, TGIF

 

The Gold Thread just made it even more sparkly.  I’m loving the Blackberry Bliss as a Fall color choice.  Oh Yummy!

Happy Birthday, Vintage Leaves, Stampin' Up!, TGIF

You can see here I just popped that label up with dimensionals to give it some added depth.

This Could Be In Your Mailbox!

Now, if it’s your birthday this month make sure to comment below.  Someone needs to get this card, don’t you agree?  I’ll pick a random entry on Monday, September 21st.

 

It’s also a challenge day so make sure to play along in our TGIF challenge.  Head over to the blog and see what fun the other designers have created.  AND… don’t forget to play along.  It’s fun and easy and we want to see your paper creations.

Housekeeping…

Fringe Scissors are on sale.  Check out the Weekly Deals this week.  They are AWESOME.

Paper Pumpkin has a FUN new promotion going on until October 10th.  Don’t miss this -OR- your PINK box in the mail in October.  Read more about the BCRF Foundation HERE.  My subscribers get about 12 Tutorials every month using the stamp set they receive for Paper Pumpkin.  Become a subscriber today and see why we love it so much.  Click HERE to subscribe.

Paper Pumpkin October Promotion

 

 

 

Have a GREAT weekend.  Make sure to follow on Facebook or Instagram as I’m whoopin it up in St. George for Founders Circle.

 

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