Saying Goodbye...

Hello, friends. I am so sorry to have been silent for so long. So much has happened in my life over the last six months. I moved away from Omaha to an itty bitty little town in Nebraska and returned to working full time outside of the home.

Sadly, I find that it is necessary to close the Anita Be Stampin Shoppe. My passion for running the shoppe and challenges fizzled out quite some time ago, so it’s only natural that fate has guided me in a different direction.

I am so thankful for the wonderful people I have met along the way; lovely customers, beautiful artists, and amazing design team members make it so difficult to say goodbye. I will miss you all. Please note that I will still blog (occasionally) over at my personal blog. Just in case you’d like to stay in touch. ;)

While the shoppe is closed effectively immediately, you are welcome to email me at anitabestampin@gmail.com if you require assistance. For a limited time, you may also email me should you wish to make a special request to purchase digi images or rubber stamp sets formerly sold at www.anitabestampin.com.

And the last item of business…the randomly selected winner of our last ever ABS Challenge (11/11 ABS challenge #26…hanging head in shame here due to the delay) is Nicole. Congrats Nicole! Check your inbox as I have sent you an email.

Wishing you all the best in 2012!

With love,

Anita

ABS Blog Hop Winner Announcement

Hey there! :) I am popping by tonight to say hi and announce the winner of our holiday digi image release blog hop. Soooo....what are we waiting for!?! The winner of all of the recently released holiday digi images is...

Kim Kelley!

Congrats, Kim! Please email me at anitabestampin@gmail.com within one week to claim your prize.

Enjoy the rest of the week!

Hugs,
Anita

Anita Be Stampin Digi Release and Blog Hop!

Happy Friday, peeps! There is no better day than today to honor Veterans for their service and sacrifice. A big thank you hug to all Veterans and their families!

I am excited to announce that 6 brand spankin' new digi images were released today at Anita Be Stampin. All of the new digi images are available now, and we are celebrating by having a blog hop filled with inspiration...woot woot! Be sure to visit all of the stops on the blog hop today, because one lucky winner who comments on EVERY blog along the way will win the entire digi release.

Alright...let's get hoppin'! The first stop on the hop is my peronal blog. Please leave a comment on every blog along the hop by Sunday, Nov. 13th at 12:01 am CST for your chance to win all of the ABS digi images released today. Here is the list of all of the stops on the hop today, just in case you get lost along the way:

ABS Challenge Blog

Anita

Brenda

Dee

Lelia

Rene’

Tracy

ABS Challenge Blog

Hugs,

Anita

ABS Challenge #26 - Anything Goes!

Hello friends! Are you suffering from a post-Halloween candy coma? LOL Well, have I got the cure for you...Anita Be Stampin Challenge #26. ;) This time we are challenging you to make any project with any Anita Be Stampin image. That's right...

Anything Goes!

Please take a look at the challenge rules over in the sidebar. Make sure to pull out those Anita Be Stampin images and show us what you can do with them. ;)

One lucky winner will win their choice of 5 Anita Be Stampin digi images...gotta love that, right!?!

Don’t have any ABS images yet, but you want a chance to win? No worries! Just join the the Anita Be Stampin Papercraft Planet group where members have access to a free digi image.

Please take a moment to check out the fabulous creations made by the ABS DT members this week. Don't forgot to stop by their blogs and leave them some love. ;)

Bren

Dee

Rene'

Tracy

Lelia

Please leave a direct link to a new creation based on our challenge no later than Monday, November 14th at 8 pm CST. You have two entire weeks to get crafty with Anita Be Stampin. I can’t wait to see what you make!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

ETA The Inlinkz tool is now fixed...woot woot! The winner of last week's challenge is now posted. Scroll down to see who the lucky lady is! Thank you for patience.

Anita Be Stampin Challenge #25 Winner

Howdy girlfriends! :) Thank you so much to those who participated in Anita Be Stampin Challenge #25! I absolutely love seeing your creations! Are you finally ready to find out who won the $25 ABS Gift Certificate (eligible for use on Anita Be Stampin rubber stamps or digi images)!?! The lucky randomly selected winner is...

Melissa V.!

Congratulations Melissa! Please email me at anitabestampin@gmail.com within one week to claim your prize.

Please don't forget stop back and join us for our next challenge!

Hugs,

Anita Be Stampin Design Team Call

Looking for the current challenge post? Have no fear…click here! ;)

Anita Be Stampin is looking for a few more talented designers to join our team for a term of approximately 3 months. Do you already maintain an existing blog with multiple posts weekly showcasing your projects? Are you interested in participating in upcoming digi image releases featuring our fun and flirty images? Then our team may be a good fit for you!

Design team members are expected to:

• Create sample projects using ABS digi images and post them weekly to your blog. Each team member will select a minimum of 2 images per release to work with. The minimum required number of projects per month will be 5: 3 challenge projects and 2 new release sneak peek projects (1 per image chosen).
• Participate in Anita Be Stampin new release activities, including any release parties.
• Participate in ABS weekly challenges, blog hops, PCP and Yahoo group discussion, etc.
• Support your fellow design team members by following their blogs and regularly commenting on their ABS creations.
• Support ABS customers by regularly commenting on their ABS creations. • Display the ABS DT badge and link DT members up to your blog.
• Upload ABS creations to at least 2 online galleries on a regular basis, preferably at least every two weeks.
• Respect the prohibition of sharing digi image files. Sharing files would be considered grounds for termination.

In return design team members will:

• Become an important part of a fun and welcoming DT environment!
• Receive a welcome kit of digi images to get you started.
• Be compensated with ABS digi images.
• Receive a discount on any additional cling mounted rubber stamps AND/OR digi images that you would like to purchase.
• Be featured as a designer on the ABS website and blog.

If you’re interested in joining our team, please send an email to anitabestampin@gmail.com with "Design Team Call" in the subject line and include the following information:

• Full name
• Location
• Tell me a little bit about yourself and why you’d like to join our team
• A link to your blog
• A list of the online forums that you participate in (SCS, Papercraft Planet, for example) and your user name at each forum

This DT call won’t run long, so if you’re interested please contact me as soon as possible. I look forward to hearing from you!

Hugs,

ABS Challenge #25 - Get Spooky!

Happy Tuesday peeps! I hope you are all having a fabulous week! We are back from taking a break from challenges, and we are ready to start seeing your fabulous creations again. I missed you all so much!

Please note that there have been some slight changes to our challenge rules, which are always available in the sidebar to the right. Starting today, an Anita Be Stampin rubber stamp or digi image must be used as the focal point of your card if you’d like to participate in the challenge.

Our lovely design team members are featuring some our favorite Anita Be Stampin Halloween themed images today:

Broomhilda (available as a rubber stamp set and just released today as a digi image)
Frankenbride (available as a rubber stamp set and just released today as a digi image)
Tabitha (available as a digi image)

That’s right...two of our most popular images, Broomhilda and Frankenbride are now available in digi format. Woot woot!

Sooooo…are you finally ready for Anita Be Stampin Challenge #25!?! I sure hope so, because we are ready to see your...

Spooky Halloween Themed Projects!

This week we are offering a bigger than usual prize to one lucky participant, to celebrate that our challenges are starting back up and also to thank you for your patience during our break. So tell me, who would like to play along for a chance to win a…

$25 Anita Be Stampin Gift Certificate!?!

Gift certificates awarded as prizes are eligible for use towards the purchase of ABS rubber stamps or digi images only, and winners are selected randomly. For your chance to win create a new project using any Anita Be Stampin image (rubber or digi) based on the challenge, and provide a direct link to your entry below.

Don’t have any ABS images yet, but you want a chance to win? No worries! You can always join the Anita Be Stampin Papercraft Planet group where members have access to a free digi image.Also, for a very limited time you can snag the Batty digi image absolutely FREE at www.anitabestampin.com. This cute bat image is perfect for this week’s challenge! ;)

Please take a moment to check out the fabulous creations made by the ABS DT members this week. Help us in giving a warm welcome to our new design team member Dee a welcome back to our former DT Rene’. We are so excited to have these super talented ladies joining us!

Anita

Bren

Dee

Lelia

Rene'

Tracy

Please leave a direct link to a new creation based on our challenge no later than Monday, Oct. 31st at 8 pm CST. I can’t wait to see what you make!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!