Here's to Strong Women

Hi Stampers!

I've missed you!  I was out last week, even though I scheduled a few blog posts, to a family reunion in Minnesota with some fun stops on the way to see more family and friends. The highlights were many including seeing a new generation of kids belonging to my nieces, long overdue conversations with my BFF from high school, glorious weather while we were boating on a lake and all the love from all the people. It was awesome in so many ways. 

One of the things that struck me is that I am related to some incredible women. They are strong, confident, smart and determined. They've made some choices for their future and are doing all in their power to succeed, on many levels. I was so impressed and inspired. I thought today was the perfect day for this particular stamp set, "Here's to Strong Women" as I'm still marveling at all the conversations I had. I made these awhile back but am honored to share them with you today in honor of some special women!

As you maybe can tell, I especially wanted to pair this stamp set with images from the Silhouette Scenes set. I thought they evoke the same kind of feel - confidence and strength! I added in an extra die or embossing folder here and there but mostly tried to make the sentiment speak loudly and clearly! For most women, they are so busy taking care of those around them in so many ways, it is hard to step back and even think about ourselves. Wouldn't cards like these be a great encouragement to the women you admire!  I'm going to go back to this set quite often!

We are almost at the end of the Bonus Days promotion!  Have you taken advantage of it?  For every $50 you spend with Stampin'Up! in July, you'll get a coupon code worth $5 towards any purchase in August. It's fun and it's easy to redeem.  If you've never placed an order, it's quite easy. You can do it yourself online (click on shop now on the right margin) or you can contact me directly and I'll get an order placed for you. It doesn't matter where you live, as long as it's in the US. If you've been watching my blog for awhile now, maybe there's something you'd like to try. I'll help anyway I can! My supplies are listed below if you're interested in these cards in particular!

After being gone for about 10 days, I've had a lot of catchup to work on in my stamp room!  Stay tuned for some all new samples and news coming up in August!  We are very close to the release of the Holiday catalog and I will try to stun and amaze you with some sneak peeks!

Happy Stampin'!
Sarah