Stampin' with Carol

Photographs

I'm currently taking a class at the Tinley Park park district to learn Photoshop.  Love it! 

Here are a couple of photos that I altered last night during class...

  

-Carol

So proud of myself... (OT)

I've been working on Super-Couponing.  Sammie and I hit Jewel, Super K-mart, and Walt's yesterday.  We spent $186 and saved $80 in sale items, coupons, and register rewards.  Awesome, right?!!  And not only did we get our regular groceries, but stocked up on some shampoo and shower wash items.  And we had so much fun doing it, too!  Sammie was laughing at me when we bought 10 Pillsbury bisquits for $0.25 (after register rewards of $10 and coupons totaling $2.25).  After we got the $20 in register rewards from Jewel, we headed right back in and spent them on a couple higher priced items on sale.  Now Sammie is all fired up and making pretend coupons to practice shopping at home.  :)  Heading to Walgreens and CVS today!

I mentioned before attending my Stampahowlics quarterly meeting and hearing Jill Cataldo of Super-Couponing speak.  She is awesome and taught me some very cool tricks to save money.  I was never much of a coupon shopper before, but now I have trouble buying cereal for my daughter that isn't on sale and have a coupon.  I don't think I'll ever be as die hard as Jill is.  But I'm definitely saving money.  And when you get something for pennies or even FREE, it's pretty awesome!

Here are some links if you are interested in checking them out.  If you are in the area, I highly recommend catching Jill Cataldo speaking. 

www.jillcataldo.com 

www.supercouponing.com

www.coupontom.com  (great site to see if a coupon is offered on something you need to buy)

www.thegrocerygame.com (pay site, but offers a free trial)

www.couponmom.com (check out the blog)

Have fun!

-Carol

Couple of cards for you

-Carol

OT: Crock pot recipes

I was listening to Good Morning America radio yesterday and they were interviewing Stephanie O'Dea because she used her crockpot every day last year to cook meals, snacks, desserts, etc., for her family.  She challenged herself and blogged it all!  So, check out her blog.  Lots of great recipes I want to try.

http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/ 

-Carol

P.S.  Card ides coming soon! (just need to photograph them)

Happy President's Day!

 
-Carol

Carol's Clubs

How would you like to receive a sampling of our new buttons, brads and ribbons?  Join a club!!  This is an awesome way to get some of Stampin' Up!'s new embellishments without the cost of ordering them all individually.

Current Clubs:

• Buttons & Brads - 64 pieces - $20.00
• Striped Grosgrain Ribbon - 10 yards - $11.50
• Ribbon Originals - 9 yards - $16.00

Click on "Carol's Clubs" right under the banner at the top of the page.  RSVP now and let me know you're interested.

-Carol

Movers & Shakers class cards

-Carol

Sale-a-Bration is here!

Click on the Sale-a-Bration mini catalog over there on the right side and check out what you can earn for FREE!  This is an awesome promotion!  For every $50 you spend (before shipping and tax), you can earn a FREE stamp set, a package of designer series paper, or 2 spools of ribbon.  And place your Sale-a-Bration order online and get a FREE 2009 Spring-Summer Idea Book and Catalog!  Bonus!

And here's a little something some of you will be making at this Saturday's Movers & Shakers class...

Closed - like it will be when it's removed from the envelope

  Open - pops open and stands on it's own. 

-Carol