I wanted to pop on here and share with you a few of the most recent uploads to the Sam & Hailey Designs Membership Club.  These are just so cute, if I do say so myself!  There's only a couple of weeks left to purchase a membership for this quarter, so don't miss out!

 There's a new Pen Alpha just for your cutter's pen tool:

 There's a new long format (#10 envelope) Super Quick Card:

 There's a new Page Scene:

And last but not least, my very first Digital Stamp, complete with cutting lines to make a print & cut with:

Thanks for playing!

Jan

I would like to tell everyone how grateful I am for all the fun we had on Monday at the 3rd Annual Paperthreads Customer Appreciation Day!  You would think that our being an online forum would make a day full of crafting projects impossible.  But, not at Paperthreads!  We had people hang out with us all day long in the forum.  I'm amazed at the projects that were completed in that time period!  If you didn't have a chance, you should pop on over to the Gallery and see all the things that people posted and made.  Amazing stuff!

The response to my Make-N-Take project was astounding!  50 people signed up and downloaded the 4 Inch Micro-Mini Album design.  The projects aren't due until Saturday, but we've had a few finished and posted already.  In case you didn't see it, here's a view of the different elements.  This design will be up in the store in a few days!

Keep an eye out for this cute one in the store!

Thanks for playing!

Jan

We're having a Blog Hop among a TON of other fun activities.  Be sure to check out the Paperthreads Forum for all the events, including a fun Make-N-Take project by yours truly.  PLUS, all (nearly 400) individual designs and collections in my corner of the store are on sale for 50% off through Midnight US Eastern Time tonight!  Sweet!

So, for the blog hop fun today, we're giving away designs that have to do with giving.  And at this time of year I'm all about giving LOVE to those around us!  And I'm especially grateful for you as my customers.  Here's a free file you can use for a card or scrapbook page.  Share the love with this cute Heart Spray!

I really hope you enjoy this design.  And don't forget to hop along to the next blog!  You wouldn't want to miss out on all the freebies.  The next blog to go to is... 

Keepsakes by Design

Chrissie has some amazing designs and I know today's will be extra wonderful!  Don't miss out! 

Thanks for playing and have a wonderful Customer Appreciation Day!

Jan

I wanted to let you know the excitement over at Paperthreads this weekend!  Monday is Customer Appreciation Day and there will be a lot of fun and games.  Here's a little run down of what I'm involved in:

1. Bingo!  It's going to be a lightning fast Bingo game with lots of prizes.  Sign up by midnight tonight to get in on the action! 
2. Blog Hop!  There will be a blog hop where you can hop frome each of our blogs to pick up free files and maybe even some blog candy here or there.  Come back here to get started on Monday!
3. Sales!  Most of us will be having 50% off all day on Monday, so be sure to check out the Sam & Hailey Designs section of the store and make your wish list!
4. I'll be having a Make-N-Take project that uses your cutter.  It will be hosted in the Challenge Section of the Paperthreads forum.
5. There will be lots of other Challenges and fun, so be sure and check us out on Monday!

Have a wonderful Valentine's Day, Everyone!

Thanks for playing!

Jan

In the meantime, I wanted to let you know that I started a new personal blog (not Paperthreads or Crafting related).  It's called The Provident Mom and you can find it at http://theprovidentmom.blogspot.com.  I'll be talking all about my endeavors at running a busy household on a budget and other assorted home related stuff.  Just yesterday I wrote about the secrets of price matching groceries at Walmart.  Give it a look!

Thanks for playing!

Jan

Today we ran from place to place to get everywhere we needed to be in time during the shorter day.

First we went to the Loralie Art Stamps booth to place an order for the store.  Totally cute and unique stamps!  I know you're going to like them.

Then we went and browsed the Stampavie booth where I actually tried to stamp something.  I'm sooo not a stamper!

Then we ran to the KaiserCraft both for a project we'd signed up to make on Sunday.  She was booked all the way until Wednesday but the project was well worth the wait.

Then we booked it to the Cricut booth for their last drawing.  Gues who won a Cricut Create?

Then we made our way down to the very first row.  We really liked the Best Craft Ribbon Organizer.  Michelle ordered a few for the store.  They look so cool!

While we were there, lo and behold, the new Silhouette America company was across the aisle!  They are now a seperate company from Quickutz.  The guys there were very nice and helped us make rhinestone T-Shirts.

Then we trekked all the way across the show floor back to the Wacom booth for their last drawing.  Guess who was lucky today???

Well folks, that's it!  We really had a wonderful time.  Michelle, Shirley and Jenette were so fun to be with.  We saw so much and ended up with so much!  I had to ship a big 45 pound box of stuff home this evening!  Here's the spread that Michelle laid out of all the stuff she aquired at the show.

The highlights of the trip?  Winning lots of stuff was right up there.  Meeting amazing people from around the world, definitely.  Meeting people who actually knew who I was as Sam & Hailey Designs and were excited to meet me?  Priceless!

That's all folks!  Thanks for playing!

Jan

First we went to the Cricut booth and made some cut cupcakes.  The flower on top was cut with the new Cricut Cake machine.

 We got to see a nice demo of the Cricut Cake.  The lady in yellow is Chef Biggers from TLC's Ulitmate Cake Off.  So talented!

Everywhere we went we saw mannequins with paper skirts or dresses on.  It was THE theme of the whole show.

There was near hysteria at the Making Memories booth over the Slice.  They are obviously deluded!

 One thing we really liked was the new Cinch from We R Memory Keepers (makers of the Crop A Dile). Very very cool.  Michelle ordered a few for the store right then and there!

At the end of the day, Michelle won a new Wacom Bamboo Craft tablet!  Jenette had won one on Monday!  We were awfully lucky at that booth!

That night we sure were pooped! More for Wednesday next...

Thanks for playing!

Jan

The first thing we did was stop by the Theresa Collins booth. There was a nice make & take book and some really lovely products.

Can you tell I have baby girls on the brain?

The very lovely Theresa Collins herself was there in the booth!  It was fun to meet her.  Earlier, Stacy Julian was in the booth chatting with Theresa and taking pictures.

We also got to meet the Worldwin paper guys.  The new colormates looks nice!

I stopped in the Pink Paislee booth.  I like their little tape rolls.

The Adorn-It by Carolee's Creations collection was so pretty.  I spoke with Carolee herself but didn't realize it was her until she'd walked away!  I really like her laundry room decor.  She had tons of home decor items that were just fun and funky!

Got peek at some new Bazzill products.  Pretty glazed patterns.  I especially liked the ribbon flowers.  I could totally make those.

I can't remember for the life of me where I saw this flower but it was soooo cool!  I need to make some of these.

New BasicGrey lines.  I wasn't head over heels with anything in particular there.  Very business like.

 Got a good gander at the Your Story from Provo Craft.  It's the same as the UniBind... wonder which is better?  Got a demo of the YuDu... now I want one!

In closing here are two fun pictures.  Here's all of us in our cool Paperthreads shirts (thanks Kylee)!

And here's us at dinner on Monday night at Buca di Beppo.  We got to sit at "The Kitchen Table" which was fun.  Jenette harrassed the kitchen staff and flirted with the chef and the assistant manager.  She has a thing for restaurant guys.

Thanks it for Monday!  I'll get to Tuesday shortly.

Thanks for playing!

Jan

We barely scratched the surface of CHA but we did manage to see quite a few of the new products we've been dying to know more about.  Michelle and I are both blogging tonight.  She's going to talk about the technical details.  I'm going to post the pictures of fun and interesting stuff we saw along the way!  So be sure and check Michelle's blog to find all the details.

The first thing we did was head right to the Craftwell booth to see the eCraft.  Michelle cornered the head guy and asked him all sorts of technical questions.  Jenette, Shirley and I holed up with the software developers to ask them about their file formats and import capabilities.  It was fun!  

The base machine looks pretty and comes in a few colors.  The pro machine, not so pretty.  No cutting mat, but it leaves those darn "chads" we all detest so much on commercial die-cuts.  Giant paper roll?  Can't think of why I'd need that, but it would be nice for vinyl.  

Next up we headed for the Sizzix booth to harrass the eclips people.  That was fun!  They definitely seemed to know their product better than the eCraft people.  It was a pretty nice machine, but no computer capabilities "at this time" we were told.

We saw lots of pretty paper and creations along the way.

Here's a cool cake decorating idea!  Fondant with clear acrylic stamps pressed into it.  Pretty!

The Offray ribbon wall was so pretty.

I really had to show you the cool Lion Brand Yarn knitting sculptures in the yarn section.  Look at those huge animals!  I especially liked the peacock but couldn't get  a good picture because some guy was standing in front of it and wouldn't move.

We got a good look at the Xyron Craftopia.  It seems more than a little spendy for me.  

Here's some really nice work from Donna Salazar at the Product Performers booth.  They had a really great make and take but I forgot to take a picture!  Will try to remember.  We got to use the new "Distress It All" from Zutter.  It was a fun little power tool that chewed the heck out of the edges of our paper.  The new paper trimmer from Zutter called the "Zutter Cutter" was really a beast.  Supposedly it can cut through masonite!  What???  

This lady at the EK Success booth was demoing the Jolees Jewels.  Pretty stuff!

My favorite make and take of the day?  Definitely the SEI Booth.  We got to make "Make Your Own Monster" T-Shirts with irons.  I made one for each of my girls.  Oh so sassy monsters, they are!

Here is Jenette working on hers for her grandson.  You can see Michelle's she made for her son in the background.  Cute and fun!!!

I really liked these flowers at the Quick Quotes booth.  They had a page canvas make and take.  Forgot the take a picture of that one too, will work on that tomorrow!

 These gorgeous creations were are GCD Studios.

The sweet demonstrator at the Tombo booth made pretty cards with my girls names on them.  Pretty!

But at the end of the day... I was so happy to see this foot massage station!  My feet are killing me!  Sneakers tomorrow!!!!

Thanks for playing!

Jan