Darcie Heater

Flower Power

We're back from the Cincinnati Stampaway show and I thought I'd share a couple of photos from the Friday night Preview Party.  The theme this year was "Flower Power"...which could be interpreted several different ways... hippies, 60's theme, or flowers.  Greg Smallwood from Marco's Paper always comes up with amazing, involved costumes, but I think this one tops them all:

Well, hello Sunshine!  I didn't realize how uncomfortable it was for him until I read his blog... now that's true dedication!

Our own Ted and Michelle {and many of our crew members from Stamper's Anonymous, Darcie's, Inky Antics and Art Gone Wild} also dressed up.  Here's Mr. and Mrs. Stamper's Anonymous:

Wow, I think they just stopped by the stamp show straight from their "Laugh-In" gig.  Yup, you bet your bippie, I'm sure of it.  :)  I don't know for sure, but Marco's Paper's Blog said they won.... I'm wondering if they'll receive the "Fickle Finger of Fate" award, lol.

OK, I mighta just dated myself, hahaha.

Here's a photo of more of the crew:

Awesome job, guys!  Margaret's ready to head to the disco, I'm lovin' the orange sherbet boots.

Annnnd.... I have to share this one.  {I'll probably be in trouble, but what the heck, I've been in trouble before....}

 

Who knew Ted was sporting these cute little buns all these years?!  Hahahaha.  Gotta love paint spattered polyester.  I kept staring at Ted (no not at his buns!!!), because he had shaved off his goatee for the first time in 8 years.... and between the clean face and the wig, it didn't look like him at all! Now that's taking one for the team, Mr. "My Face is Sore".  Great job, gang!  (No I don't have a photo of me, I didn't know they were planning on dressing up, we don't always do it.) I heard a rumor that next year is a Prom theme.... hmmm...going to have to dig out some of my prom gowns from previous West Point balls. 

Now, about that Tin Pin giveaway....let's see.... here's the winning comment:

OMG I love this one, but which one don't I love...hahaha These are so cool Thanks for the chance to win...  Posted by: Alice Roushia 

So, Alice, if you would please forward me your mailing address, I'll get your tin pins right out to you!  Please contact me at [email protected].

Here's the set of pins Alice won:

And here's a new item that works well with the buttons:

It's a bracelet with large oval flat glue pads for the buttons.  Here's what it looks like with the buttons:

Quick and easy gift idea!  Here's another view:

Cute!  If you're interested in ordering the bracelets, they will be available on my new website.... which will be opening SOOOOOON!!!!!  Woohoo!  Be sure to watch for Grand Opening specials!  I can't wait to share it with you!  {ok, that was a LOT of exclamation points, can you tell I'm excited?!!!}

I'll be back next week with an acrylic charm tutorial, so be sure to check back!

:) Darcie

Stampaway, Cincinnati, Ohio

 

Hi Blog Friends,

I'm headed out to the Stampaway USA rubber stamp show in Cincinnati, OH this week, and wanted to share some coupons with you.  It should be an awesome show!


 
 
I have a couple of discounts for you if you live in the area and will be attending the show:

DISCOUNT #1 - The Come A Runnin' Discount and FREE GIFT
I'll be handing out coupons to the first 20 people who come directly to the booth when the doors open on Friday evening and again on Saturday morning.  The coupons are for a variety of discounts, based on amount of purchase.  Woohoo!!  The first 20 people who come directly to the booth each day of the show will also receive a FREE GIFT!  Pretty easy, huh?  

DISCOUNT #2 - Show Special Coupon
Print out the coupon page below and bring it to the booth to receive the discounts shown. To print the coupon, just click on the image below and it will open in a new window.  You can then print as usual (normally you'd go to File, then Print, or click on the printer icon).

 
I'll try to share some pictures of the trip with you next week.  When I get back from the show, I'll also be sharing more project instructions and highlighting new products and sharing some videos....and of course, I'll have some great FREEBIES for you!  

We look forward to seeing you there!
 :) Darcie 

 

 

Winner!

Just a quick post to pick a winner of this Tin Pin set:

Here's the winning comment:

Darcie, I really love this set of stamps and the Tin Pins also! And what a gorgeous place to camp, I hope you get to go do that soon! Thank you for sharing your designs with us, I LOVE your new flyer. (and thanks for the chance to win those pins!)  Posted by: allyson p

So, Allyson P.... if you will email me your mailing address, I'll get those Tin Pins right out to you.  Please email me at [email protected], by Monday, August 8th.

Be sure to check back next week for more new products, some more freebies.... and some coupons if you live in the Cincinnati area and will be attending the Stampaway Convention in Sharonville, OH.

See you soon!

Darcie

 

Craft Test Dummies {and more Tin Pins!}

Hey, Congrats to all the winners in the Tin Pins giveaway!  Thank you for sending me your addresses, I'll be mailing those out early next week (August 9th-ish).  See below for more Tin Pin FREEBIES!  These make great embellishments for all your crafting projects.

And speaking of crafting projects....I met Jenny from Craft Test Dummies at the Akron show in Ohio in April, and sent her home with a few goodies to play with.  

She posted a review of my papers today on Craft Test Dummies, so I thought I'd share a quick photo of one of the projects she made using the papers and my Acrylic Shadowbox Frames.

She used a little of Ranger's Distress inks on the edges of the paper and added some vintage stamped images and embellishments.  I love seeing other people's ideas using these little Shadowbox frames, and I love the whole "stamp on the acrylic" idea.  I have a bunch of new Acrylic Frames and Chipboard Projects in the works... and look forward to sharing them with you in the coming months.

Thanks much, Jenny, for the review and for sharing!

And speaking of those tin pins!  How about another GIVEAWAY?  (You can tell I'm biding time until my stamp sets are finished, so I can give away a few of those also, lol).

Here's another one of the new Tin Pin sets:

This set is DHD14, Shine, retail price $3.99.  These tin pins feature designs from some of my stamp sets released last year.  I love, love, love these pins, they are so much fun to add a little "pop" to a page or a project.  For more information on the coordinating stamp sets, you can download the SPRING 2010 Flyer and the WINTER 2010 flyers by clicking HERE and HERE.

To be eligible for the drawing, just post a comment on THIS post by Midnight, Thursday, August 17th.  I will pick a random winner (when I get back from the Stampaway show in Cincinnati) and will post the winners names on Friday, August 18th.  I'll be posting more Tin Pin giveaways between now and then, so be sure to check back and be sure to tell your friends.  If you click "Like" on my Facebook page, follow me on Twitter, or Tweet about the Tin Pin Giveaway.... your name will be entered another time for each social media activity.

OK, I hope you're enjoying your summer!  

:) Darcie