Now which adhesive should I use?

Stampin’ Up! offer 8 different adhesives – which one should you use?  After all glue is glue is it not?

Well yes, but not all glues will work on all occasions – you need to use the right adhesive for the job you want it to do.  Some projects require a good strong adhesive such as assembling a box others require something a little more refined – like attaching a small embellishment.
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Floral Phrases Stamp Set and Dies

Social2_BonusDays_demo_July0716_USJust  2 more Bonus Days left – for each $50 you spend before midnight on July 31st you will get a $5 coupon to redeem on your shopping during August.  Don’t miss out on this great deal ~ more details can be found here

On June 7th I shared one of the new suites of products in the 2016 – 2017 Annual Stampin’ Up catalog ~ Floral Boutique ~ I knew as soon as I saw it it would be at the top of my wish list – and so it was – and the first thing on my order when the catalog went live on June 1st.  Since then I have used it a whole bunch and it was the focus of one of my card classes at the end of June. Continue reading

Floral Boutique Suite ~ Stampin’ Up! 2016 – 2017 Catalog

Over the last  4 – 5 months I have been sharing my mission to use Designer Series Paper (DSP) and have  posted a lot of projects here so show my progress.

Well the new Stampin’ Up! catalog was made available to demonstrators in mid April and lots of new designs of DSP were included.  As soon as I clapped eyes on the Floral Boutique DSP and its coordinating products I fell in love.

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Decorated Votive Candle with matching gift bag with video!

I have a small but delightful team of ladies who are part of the Stampin’ Up! family with me.  I wanted to make them a small thank you gift for Christmas using products from Stampin’ Up.

I am a little late in posting this and the video as Christmas is now 3 weeks behind us – but the idea can be used for any occasion – in fact I think they would make very nice shower favors – they can be made in the party’s color scheme.

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New Videos added …… using the Sprinkles of Life Stamp Set


video-clipart-Camera-Clip-Art-Free1-300x283I have added some new videos to my blog, all of them feature the ‘Sprinkles of Life’ Stamp set, which was the featured set for July’s  Stamp Set of the Month, which is my virtual on-line class.  In addition to detailed instructions I also make a video on each of the projects so you can see them being made. More information is available on the Stamp Set of the Month tab on my page. This virtual class is still available, contact me for more details ………cindy@emporiummax.com

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Celebrate Today Week ~ # 4 Wedding card with Video


Welcome to card #4 of my week with the ‘Celebrate Today’ stamp set When looking at all the pieces in this set it came a  surprise to me to see ‘wedding’ as one of the greetings –  had not really associated balloons and weddings before – so I took it as a personal challenge!

There is also a video for this one……………….!!!!!!!!!!

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New Videos added …… Lovely Amazing You


video-clipart-Camera-Clip-Art-Free1-300x283I have added some new videos to my blog, all of them feature the ‘Lovely Amazing You’ Stamp set, which was the featured set for May’s   Stamp Set of the Month, which is my virtual on-line class.  In addition to detailed instructions I also make a video on each of the projects so you can see them being made. More information is available on the Stamp Set of the Month tab on my page.

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Everything Eleanor Birthday ~ video tutorial

It was my dear Mum’s birthday at the beginning of August, her favorite colors have always been Navy Blue and Cream, so this was the starting point for the card I made for her.  As she lives in the UK I needed to ensure that the card would be light enough to mail, without to much bulk from pearls or rhinestones.  Those of you who know me also know I love bling on my my cards, this is where glimmer paper comes in very handy!!!

DON’T FORGET TO REGISTER FOR THE STAMPIN’ GETAWAY ON OCTOBER 3rd ~ CLICK HERE FOR  MORE INFORMATION.

Early bird special registration finishes on Sept 3rd!

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