Happy Mother’s Day- Drawing!

We all have mothers in our lives that we value and look up to.  Some of us are mothers ourselves and we know that being a mom is one of the hardest jobs in the world yet the most rewarding! 

Linda Freeman wrote the following about her mother, Louise Ford:

“She is the nicest mom I have ever met.  I am a grown woman so I have met many in my life.  Mom loves everything in it's place, so I know a Clip It Up would be right up her alley.  My Mother is kind and giving to everyone she knows.  She is selfless, supportive and never complains even when she doesn't feel well.  I love her more than life itself and tell her I love her often.  She volunteers at the local mission serving food on Sunday after church whenever she can and when my husband and I are at work, she comes over to let our dogs outside even in the rain or snow.  What I would do without her I don't know and I never want to find out.  My Mother deserves to be recognized everyday but a special recognition would be wonderful.”

Congratulations Louise, your daughter nominated you for our Mother’s Day drawing and you are the very well deserving winner!  We’re sending you a Clip it Up Jumbo! 

Happy Mother’s Day to Louise and all the other wonderful Mothers! We hope you have a fun and relaxing day.

Simply Renee Inc

Altered Clip It Up Products- Vintage & Grunge Minis (Part II)

Hello again! Natasha here and I am back to show you the details of my Grunge Clip It Up. Last week I showed you my Vintage Clip it Up. If you missed it, you can view the details here.


Like my Vintage Clip It Up, this Mini and Upper Tier were sprayed using a stone-texture paint. The brick wall panel and the tribal element are chipboard elements made by The Dusty Attic. The sprocket gears are from Tim Holtz’s Idea-ology collection and are one of MANY Tim Holtz products on this Clip It Up. The large flower shown here is handmade. (You can find a tutorial on my blog.)

I used hemp cord and added lacing around the base. I really love how it turned out! The hemp cord adds such a beautiful texture.
 
The letters that spell out ‘INSPIRE’ are made of grunge board. Each letter was dry embossed for added texture and then painted and inked to match.

Here you can get a glimpse of all of the Tim Holtz goodies I used- the ball chain, clear charm fragments, grunge board, Lost and Found paper collection and word key. I can’t get enough of Tim Holtz products!

To add interest, I wrapped hemp cord around each arm and each divider tab.

Can you guess which products I will be hanging on this Clip It Up? That’s right! Tim Holtz products!
It is so easy and fun to personalize Clip It Up products to match your decor or craft space. I think the most difficult part for me was having to temporarily place my supplies back in a box while I completed my alteration LOL. It is difficult to take a step backwards after experiencing the convenience and ease of a Clip It Up.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read my post. Hope you decide to personalize your own Clip It Up, and if you do, please send us a photo! We’d love to see it! Let your imagination go wild and have fun with it!
Have a beautiful day!
Natasha

Clip it Up Mini Winner

We have a winner!!! Thanks to random.org our winner is…

weze said...

what a gorgeous job you did altering the Clip It up & it would make a fabulous mothers day gift for myself since I have 4 grown sons who just don't do that shopping thing....

Congratulations!  Email your address to clipitup@gmail.com and we’re send you a Clip it Up Mini that you can alter yourself :)

~Don’t forget about our fabulous Mother’s Day Sale* going on right now!!! The 36” Ribbon Organizer!!! Plus the more you buy the more you save-use these coupon codes:

• Order $50 worth of product receive $5 off by using coupon code: May5
• Order $75 worth of product receive $10 off by using coupon code : May10
• Order $100 worth of product receive $25 off by using coupon code : May 25
• Order $200 worth of product received $25 off by using coupon code : May100

Codes valid for retail customers at www.clipitup.com only.  Specials subject to change. International customer email us clipitup@gmail.com to order!

Where to extra store die cuts

Hello everyone, Sarah here to share with you a shaped card that I created with a fantastic die cut base. Die cut machines are wonderful to use in order to add shapes and embellishments to your work, but I find that dragging out my die cut machine is a lot of work and clean up. So, when I actually do get out my die cut machines I like to cut in bulk. I have dozens of die cuts this way at the tips of my fingers whenever I feel the need to add them to my projects, but the problem with having all of these on hand is that I have to find a place to store all of my die cuts.

This is where my Clip It Up Main Base and Upper Tier has come in handy. I have used my Clip It Up Zip Bags as holders for all of my die cuts and this system has worked beautifully for me. Not only can I fit a giant stack of die cuts into the Clip It Up Zip Bags, but the bags come in 4 different sizes which helps me with organizing my die cuts so that I can easily find the die cuts I’m looking for. I have used the medium sized bag which measures 7”x7” to hold my scalloped shaped card bases, and here is my card that I created using one of my die cut card bases which was right at the tip of my fingers when I needed it!!

I hope that you will try these Clip It Up Zip Bags to hold all of your crafty odds and ends.

Have a wonderful day! -Sarah

~Don’t forget about our fabulous Mother’s Day Sale* going on right now!!! The 36” Ribbon Organizer!!! Plus the more you buy the more you save-use these coupon codes:

• Order $50 worth of product receive $5 off by using coupon code: May5
• Order $75  worth of product receive $10 off by using coupon code : May10
• Order $100 worth of product receive $25 off by using coupon code : May 25
• Order $200 worth of product received $25 off by using coupon code : May100

Codes valid for retail customers at www.clipitup.com only.  Specials subject to change. International customer email us clipitup@gmail.com to order!

YouTube Video

I received an email with a link to this YouTube video Nicole  from the GingerCupcake Cards Channel posted.  Check it out and leave Nicole a friendly comment!

Simply Renee & Teresa Collins Giveaway

Happy Monday everyone! I have some exciting news today! Simply Renee Inc. and Teresa Collins have joined together to host a fabulous giveaway! TWO winners will be chosen to receive a
wonderful prize.
Hereʼs what you have to do to be entered into this giveaway:

• Leave a comment for this post to be entered to win a Clip it Up Mini! (that way you can alter your own).
• Head on over to Teresa Collins’ blog and leave a comment to be entered to win a products from her Posh collection.

On Wednesday, May 4, one winner will be selected to receive a Clip It Up product from Simply Renee Inc., and one winner will be selected to receive products from Teresa Collinsʼ Posh collection.
I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to combine these wonderful products to create a ʻPoshʼ Clip It Up.

This Clip It Up Mini was altered using Teresa Collinsʼ gorgeous Posh Collection. The base and divider tabs were decorated using the beautiful papers from this line. Each tab was also embellished
with a decorative brad. The post was wrapped with coordinating ribbons and trims, and the tri-arm was accessorized with Donnaʼs Gems Blingage.

 


Be sure to leave a comment for this post and on Teresa Collinsʼ blog before May 4 for a chance to win. Good luck!
Have a beautiful day!
Natasha

Quote of the Week

“Most people see what they want to, or at least what they expect to.” ― Martha Grimes