Chic' n Scratch

Cyber Monday winners :)

Congrats to everyone that won a Chic Stand on Monday!!

Here's the names and their comments....if your name matches please confirm the comment is yours.  (Earlier this year I made the mistake of not realizing some people have the exact same name.)

• Congrats Denise....you've won the first Chic Stand today!! Here's her comment: So glad that you made it home safe and sound! As always I check your blog...daily for your latest inspiration!! Thank you! Denise H. Posted by:Denise |November 28, 2010 at 10:33 PM

• Congrats Marsha...you've won a Chic Stand :)  Here's her comment:  Thanks...for sharing your enormous talents with the world! Love your blog &check daily. Hope to catch a few more live UStreams. Please keep up thefantastic videos for us 'creatively challenged' folks. Missed orderinga chic stand & would love the chance to win one. TFS! Posted by:Marsha E. |November 29, 2010 at 11:35 AM

• Congrats to Susan...you've won a Chic Stand!!  Here's her comment:  Hi Angie, I would LOVE to WIN a chic stand! THANKS for sharing all your awesome projects with us! Love Saturday streaming with you too---sooooo much FUN !  ...Commenter name: Susan 

• Congrats Becky....you've won a Chic Stand!!  Here's her comment:  Angie -- Hope I win one of your fabulous Chic Stands!! You're the best...Becky  Commenter name:  Becky Bryan

• Congrats Sheila ....you've won a Chic Stand!!  Here's her comment:  I really appreciate you for posting great projects with videos so that a novice like me can create professional looking projects. Keep up the great work!  ..Commenter name: Sheila L

• Wow...another Sheila has won a Chic Stand...congrats Sheila!!  Here's her comment:  Thanks for the chance to win one!!! I just placed my first order with you and am so excited to be able to do it with all the specials. I love all the things you do and really appreciate all the effort you put into trying to help us make n...ew things. You inspire me!!!!!!  Commenter name: Sheila

• Congrats Missy S. You won a Chic Stand :) Hi Angie! I have been following you for a long time! And in that time I ...have never been disappointed with anything you make! I wish I had a smidgen of your creativity! I love your blog & I learn so much! Thank you for all you do and for the chance to win an awesome giveaway!  Would love to win anything from you!  Missy Smith

• Congrats Kayla....you can a Chic Stand :) Here's her comment:  Hi Angie I am trying to win a chic stand last minute! Hope I win one! :)  ... Posted by:  Kayla November 29, 2010 at 10:39 PM

Please send me an email and include your full name & shipping address.  Congrats again!!

Clear Block Storage Caddy & a make believe Chic Stand

Good morning,

Yesterday I was filming a video of me opening the box to my Clear Block Storage Caddy (#120279).....but ....in the middle of filming....it hit me that the foam material in the Caddy....is the same material as the Chic Stand.   So, long story story short....if you buy the Clear Block Storage Caddy...you'll get a whole assortment of Chic Stands .... minus the name on it :)

Click here if you'd like to see the video....although ....this is a remake of the video.....I got so excited I had to stop it and start all over....you will more than likely see bits & pieces of it on my next bloopers video.

Here's a couple pictures for you.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Free Chic Stand & my goals

Help me reach my goals and receive a free Chic Stand.

Every year I set a goal of how many recruits I'd like to have and a sales goal.  I've been tracking my progress for months and had my sights on it. Then life happens....we get distracted and things just happen. I'm not making excuses or complaining because I have so much to be thankful for.   But........ at the same time do I throw in the towel and say "okay I accept I'm not going to make it"?  

I say..... "I'm going for it" ...I have two more days and what does it hurt to try?

So....anyone that helps me reach my goal by placing an online order on my Stampin' Up! website starting today (1am) through June 30th (deadline is 11:59 MT) will receive a free Chic Stand. No need to send me an email.  If you place an order, a Chic Stand will be shipped to you.  Any amount ...but if you order more than $50 you'll get two Chic Stands.

Thanks for choosing me to be your Stampin' Up! demonstrator!!

p.s.  Here's a video of the old style Chic Stand...I never got around to filming a video for the bigger and better version :(

Chic Stand winners - part 2

A quick update.....I've received a few emails and I should have explained it a little better.   I posted part 1 ......but part two will not be posted until I can implement the ideas. I've contacted the winners & they know who they are. But, we're going to keep their idea under wrap until my investigation is complete.  One of the ideas requires me doing a bunch of work trying to figure out if I can even do it.  It may not work and before I share it with everyone I need to make sure it's worth my time and money. 

Sorry the wording sounds all wrong!  Just trust me.... when I share the idea ....you will understand why it took me so long.  

Thanks!

Chic Stand winners - part 1

Eight people were chosen by the Random generator and here they are:

1. 33 - Lydia Morris
2. 75 - Linda Duensing
3. 9 - Judy Cartwright
4. 98 - Donalda
5. 20- Jan
6. 90 - Carey Rogers
7. 47 - Kathy Mc
8. 36 - Jamie Briones

I'll post the other Chic Stand winners next :)

Congrats to all of you!!   Please email me your shipping address.

Thanks!

Blog Candy

How would you like to win a Free Chic Stand? 

I'm going to be giving away 12 of them in the next three days (that's four a day).  And your name can be entered twice....but there's a catch :) Don't you know it?

  Spring is the time of year that I always feel the most optimistic and I'm looking at my business thinking "how can I can make it better".  Am I missing the boat on something?

This is where you come in..... Do you have a suggestion?  Do you have an idea to improve my business?  I am always coming up with ideas for other companies...but how does someone like me get my suggestion to them.  I'm just a small fish in big ocean (just kidding).  Last year when I went on my first Founders Circle trip we were given an opportunity to share some of our ideas.  I was thrilled to add my suggestion (more line art images ...cute fun images...remember those Hedgehogs?).

So, do you have an idea for me?   What would you like to see? Is there something I'm not doing that I should be doing.  Here's where the tricky part comes in.  Six of the Chic Stands are going to be given randomly. I'll use the Random generator to pick the numbers.  The other six will be divided by who has the idea I like the most. If your suggestion blows me away......I'm going to mark it private (so only I can see it) and not only will you get two Chic Stands but I'll also throw in a surprise. That means three of you have the potential to get two free Chic Stands with a bonus.

Good Luck & thanks for choosing me to your demonstrator!!

p.s.  I'm sorry but the Chic Stands are not available to purchase... but I can give them away as free incentives :)

Scratch n Win aka Blog Candy

Good morning!

I'm giving away some Blog Candy and ......I need your help getting the message out about two things.  

• We're not moving (I shared this info on Saturday but then the news was buried by all my pictures of my stamp room).
• Please change my email address in your address book.  If you have angie@chicstand.com please delete it!!   And use mychicnscratch@aol.com (unless I've told you to use another one, this message is just a notice to delete angie@chicstand.com).

Here's what's included in the blog candy:

• Holiday Best stamp set
• 3/4" Real Red Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon
• Stampin' Dimensionals
• Tombow Adhesive
• Chic Stand
• 10 Medium Weight Rectangle Coasters

I'll draw the winner tomorrow evening (Wednesday).

To enter to win, please post a comment on this blog post and if you're not sure what to say you can tell me if you've made your Christmas cards this year or are you're like me and haven't started?

Good luck & thanks for stopping by!

Click here if you'd like to place a Stampin' Up! order.

p.s. I'm working on two two videos today and hope to have at least one of them posted by tomorrow!!

More Little Boxes

Here's a few more of my Little Boxes......

My first picture is using Bashful Blue Cardstock with the new Simple Snowflake stamp (can be found on the "Under $10" page).  

I stamped the Simple Snowflake with Bashful Blue ink onto the Whisper White cardstock and then I punched it out with the Jumbo Snowflake Punch.  Next I put the snowflake on my Chic Stand to punch a hole with my paper piercer and then I added the Clear Rhinestone Brad.  I attached the snowflake using a Stampin' Dimensional.

The snowflakes on the box were stamped with White Craft ink & I used the Snow Buddies stamp set for the little snowflakes (Snow Buddies stamp set is a hostess set in the Holiday Mini Catalog).  I sponged the edges with the white ink.

My next picture is of all three of the Little Halloween Boxes using the Twick or Tweek stamp set with the Cast a Spell Designer Paper.

 

If you'd like to see how to make this box, click here to watch it.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Click here if you'd like to place a Stampin' Up! order.

p.s.  If you haven't seen it already....click here to head over to my Chic n Scratch Digital blog to check out my first Digital Studio page.

Subscribe & Win :)

Good afternoon,

I've had trouble for months with Feedblitz and I decided to go ahead and change to Feedburner.  If you've subscribed to my blog through Feedblitz I'm sorry it hasn't been working lately.  

To get my Daily posts through email I need you to sign up again.....this time with Feedburner.   Look at the top left corner of my blog and click on "Subscribe to Chic' n Scratch by email".  Once you do that it will take you to a screen and you'll enter your email address. 

Now to the fun part...I'll draw two names for a FREE Chic Stand on Wednesday and I'll get those names from my Feedburner list.....right now I'm the only subscriber :)  If you have any trouble signing up, let me know.

Good luck & Thanks for stopping by!

Chic Stands have arrived :)

  Good afternoon!

I'm happy to report that the New & Improved Chic StandsTM have arrived and they are posted on my Chic' n Scratch Shack.  Click here to head there now.  

 You'll notice that they are twice the size and thicker :) I listened to all your requests and I hope that you love the new design as much as I do!  I've posted a few extra pictures here so you can see the difference.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.  Thanks!

 

5pm update.....I've had a few of you ask me about the Chic Stand so I decided to repost the video.  But remember the new Chic Stand is larger (I'll try to film a new video soon).

Chic Stands update

 A quick update on the Chic Stands....the shipping has been delayed.  It looks like early April will be the soonest I can get them.  If a miracle happens & they arrive sooner, you'll be the first to know.  I'm really bummed but I trust that it will all work out for the best. 

Thanks for your emails...I promise the day I get them I'll post a link and leave it at the top of my blog for a while.

New look for my blog :)

Hi......what do you think of my updated banner & buttons?  Don't you love the new look......and how we kept my original picture but made it prettier?  I've been so excited I could hardly stand it!!  I contacted Michelle to create a logo for my New & Improved Chic Stand and it was so awesome I decided I needed a makeover for my blog.  I had no idea what I wanted.....I just told her I wanted it prettier and that's exactly what she did & I love it!!!  It really is the little things in life!! 

The new & improved Chic Stands are on order but the delivery date is unknown.  Late February or early March...in the next few days I'll post the link to start ordering...but I'm waiting until I get shipment notification.  Not to worry...I'll have plenty of them...I ordered more than ever...since the shipping fees keep going up I decided to order a lot this time. 

Do you want to see the logo?   But.... let me tell you...in the future, once I get them in stock...to order them all you'll need to do is click on the logo and it will take you to an ordering page (embracing the new technology). 

         

p.s. the rhinestones are not included with the Chic Stands :) That's a bag I have with my logo on it...cute isn't it?