Welcome to the world of Peace, Love and Joyce!

Welcome to my world!  I’m so glad you are here!  If you were actually stopping by my house to visit I would give you a big hug, because that’s what my family does….we hug….a LOT!!!  You can never have too many hugs!  (I’m from a BIG family, there are seven brothers and sisters, so when we arrive at Granny and Papa Coonie’s house it takes a good half hour to hug everybody!  Ha ha!!!) Front Row: Mom a/k/a Granny a/k/a Louise, Monique, Melba, Barb, Joyce (Me!) and Dad a/k/a Papa Coonie a/k/a Murl  Back Row:  Debbie, Kevin and Ray  (Christmas Continue Reading →

Stampin’ Up! My Digital Studio (MDS) Print Products & Digital Content 25% OFF!!!

25% OFF SELECT DIGITAL PRODUCTS STARTS TODAY Get 25 percent off select My Digital Studio content and print products! This fabulous sale starts today and runs through June 15! Digital content includes: ALL ensemble, calendar, photobook, and swatchbook digital content.  Print products include: ALL photobooks, swatchbooks, cards, tags, individual pages, and calendars. Now is the perfect time to try creating cards, scrapbooks and more with the FREE 30-Day Trial Software from My Digital Studio!  Of course, you can also use the digital downloads in Word, Publisher, etc. I hope you will be inspired to do something creative today! Peace, Love & Joy, Joyce   Continue Reading →

Stampin’ Up! Fabric Frenzy through March 31st

  Jump into Stampin’ Up!’s spring fabric frenzy!!! For one week only, all of our beautiful Designer Fabrics are 50% off! Monday, March 25 through Sunday, March 31, 2013. No minimum purchase required to receive the discount. All items are limited quantity at the discounted price. Purchase online at joycefisher.stampinup.net The Stampin’ Up! Designer Fabrics product line combines our exclusive designs and colors with high-quality fabric, which makes coordination with our other products a cinch!     Designer Fabric details: 100% cotton Patterns coordinate with select Designer Series Paper designs. Each assortment includes three coordinated designs in an extra-wide fat quarter size. (28″ Continue Reading →

Wishing you a Happy St. Patrick’s Day! with Stampin’ Up!’s Gnome Sweet Gnome

Lá fhéile Pádraig sona duit! Happy St. Patrick’s Day! “A best friend is like a four leaf clover: hard to find and lucky to have.”~Anonymous May your blessings outnumber The shamrocks that grow, And may trouble avoid you Wherever you go.            ~Irish Blessing  Peace, Love & Joy, Joyce All supplies used are from the 2012-2013 Annual Catalog from Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise noted.  You may order supplies online at joycefisher.stampinup.net Download St. Patrick’s Day Gnome Sweet Gnome Tutorial Card CASE’d with permission from Barb Mann on Stampin’ Connection. To gain access to this exclusive forum and gallery Continue Reading →

CELEBRATE THE IDES OF MARCH WITH A PLEASANT POPPIES CARD

Today, March 15th, is the Ides of March. The Ides of March is the first day of the Roman New Year. It also marks the first day of spring in the Roman calendar! This Pleasant Poppies card was CASE’d from Mike Funke. Image (c) Stampin’ Up! Download the step-by-step tutorial:  Pleasant Poppies, Mike Funke Design   And what a glorious spring day it was! We visited historic downtown Paducah and had lunch in the garden at jP’s Bar & Grill at Market House Square. The singing of the birds, the splashing of the water fountain, and the lovely breeze provided us with a beautiful soundtrack for our Continue Reading →

BIRDS OF A FEATHER DSP FROM STAMPIN’ UP! + CLEAR IPHONE CASE = CUTEST IPHONE EVER!

My iPhone has a new Easter outfit!  I love being able to “dress-up” the cover of my iPhone for the holidays, or to match my outfit and my mood! Today my iPhone is wearing three different Designer Series Paper patterns in the “Birds of a Feather” DSP collection from Stampin’ Up! I think it is the cutest iPhone ever!!! Love how all the designs in the collection coordinate so perfectly. Here’s an equally cute “baby chicks” dish for Easter Sunday. Aren’t they adorable?!?!?!?! Almost too cute to eat! Sending wishes that your Easter season is filled with…. Peace, Love & Continue Reading →

STAMPIN’ UP!’ “BEST OF FLOWERS” COLLECTION RELEASED

Stampin’ Up! Best of 25 Years, March, Best of Flowers Throughout 2013, in celebration of their 25-year anniversary, Stampin’ Up! is bringing back some of their customer’s favorite stamp images from the last quarter century. A total of 12  sets are being released, one set per month. Along with great classic images, each “Best of” set will also include a never-before-seen image!   All “Best of” stamp sets include 3-5 images, including one never-before seen image, and are priced at $14.95. While Stampin’ Up! is releasing just one new “Best of” stamp set per month (with a new theme each Continue Reading →

“JENNY, I’ve Got Your Number” Feeling Sentimental Stamp Set

If you are over the age of 50, or you watch “Doctor Who”, you’ll know this card features a British telephone booth.  Designed in My Digital Studio, Images (c) Stampin’ Up! YIKES!!!  I just found out that cell phone numbers became public on March 1st. This means that all those annoying solicitors, the ones we’ve so happily avoided since we dropped our land-line phones, will again be calling us during dinner. Wonderful, just wonderful. To make matters worse, the minutes they use are deducted from your plan’s available minutes. To prevent this happening to you, call the National Do Not Continue Reading →

Introducing Designer Typeset Photopolymer Stamp Set from Stampin’ Up!

Designer Typeset Photopolymer Stamp Set BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!!  Stampin’ Up! is testing a new set of stamps made of Photopolymer, which is a clear, easy-to-see-through stamp.  Photopolymer stamps offer a versatile all-clear stamping option, making it easy to stamp just where you want to. You’ll find that Stampin’ Up!’s photopolymer stamps are top-quality and give a perfectly stamped image every time. The stamps stick amazingly well to the clear blocks. The new Designer Typeset Stamp Set from Stampin’ Up! has a really great san serif font that will work well on so many projects. Use this exclusive photopolymer alphabet set for titles or embellishments on scrapbook Continue Reading →

DON’T LET THIS BE YOU!!!

Don’t let this be you on March 22nd!!! There are only 3 weeks left to place your order and get fabulous Sale-a-Bration items FREE!!! Contact me or order online at joycefisher.stampinup.net>Products>Shop Now   Sale-a-Bration Brochure (Stampin’ Up! Photo Brochure) Download SAB 2013 Sale-a-Bration Brochure (Easy to read PDF)

How a Hot Air Balloon Lapel Pin Led to Marriage

Today my husband and I celebrate our anniversary.  If it hadn’t been for a hot air balloon lapel pin it may never have happened. I had seen him out and about quite often. It seemed he was always the center of a crowd, telling stories and making everyone laugh. He wasn’t really my type. I never sat out a song and he never stepped on the dance floor. He looked like an eccentric professor and I hated every day of high school. He was quite a bit older.  I was intrigued. I had a mutual friend introduce us. Apparently he was not impressed because Continue Reading →

SENT WITH LOVE from Stampin’ Up!

Our all-new travel-themed products are fabulous for documenting your family vacations, creating bon voyage cards, unique invitations, or for many other fun paper-crafting projects! These exclusive products are only available through April 30, 2013! Although they can be purchased separately, you get 20% off when you buy the bundle which includes the Sent with Love Stamp Set, Sent with Love Designer Series Paper and Calypso Coral Baker’s Twine.Do you love digital scrapbooking? There’s a coordinating digital kit, too! Contact me today to get these limited-time products! Or you can order online at joycefisher.stampinup.net Sent with Love Stamp Set (131847 – Available in Clear Mount Continue Reading →

Go RED for Women!

February is American Heart Month! “Heart disease takes the lives of far too many people in this country, depriving their families and communities of someone they love and care for—a father, a mother, a wife, a friend, a neighbor, a spouse. With more than 2 million heart attacks and strokes a year, and 800,000 deaths, just about all of us have been touched by someone who has had heart disease, heart attack, or a stroke.” – Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. That’s why the entire month of Continue Reading →

LOVE STAMPIN’ UP!’S CLEARANCE RACK!!!

I LOVE Stampin’ Up!’s Clearance Rack.  I just bought $225.30 in SU products on the Clearance Rack for only $29.71. I added a few supplies I needed and it brought my total merchandise up to $50.11, which meant I got a FREE item from the Sale-a-Bration brochure.  I chose the Itty Bitty Banners stamp set that sells for $11.95 in the catalog. Download SAB 2013 Sale-a-Bration Brochure After my demonstrator discount was applied, I got a total of $257.65 in merchandise for only $51.04!!! Yay!!!  ($40.09 + shipping & tax)   Now’s a great time for you to check out the Continue Reading →

DIZZY IN MY HEAD!!! with all the NEW Stampin’ Up! Products

There are so many new announcements coming out of Stampin’ Up!’s headquarters this month that I feel like I’m spinning in circles! (Remember how fun that was when you were a little kid?!?!?!  You would spin and spin until you were so dizzy that you fell down giggling!!!) Image (c) Stampin’ Up! Scroll to end of post for info!   I’m so Dizzy, my head is spinning, Like a whirlpool, it never ends, And it’s you girl, making it spin, you’re making me dizzy! (Dizzy by Tommy Roe – 1969.)   January is definitely an exciting time at Stampin’ Up!   Continue Reading →

DUDE, YOU’RE ADORABLE!!!

Oh my, I love, love, LOVE this story from one of the guys who was on the team that designed the “Dude, You’re Welcome” kit.  I absolutely love the card he came up with and I think he is adorable! Can you imagine the reaction he got from his wife!?!?!  Yeah, “Stampin’ Up! says, “Dude, you’re welcome!” I wanted to share my very first “manmade” card. I made this for the number-one lady in my life. To the guys out there: What a wonderful idea for the lady in your life…a card handmade by you! She’ll love it and love Continue Reading →

SPRING IS IN THE AIR!!!

Only 76 days until the first day of SPRING!!!  But we don’t have to wait that long to start celebrating my favorite season of the year! Stampin’ Up!’s 2013 Spring Catalog goes live today!!! I can almost smell the flowers blooming in my imagination! Secret Garden wood-mount or clear-mount stamp set Secret Garden Framelits Dies Print Poetry Designer Series Paper Stack 7/8″ Scallop Circle Punch There are soooo many items in the new catalog that you are going to LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!!  Just think of the heartfelt wishes you can send on Valentine’s Day with these fabulous products! Hearts a Flutter wood-mount Continue Reading →

EVEN NAUGHTY PEOPLE DESERVE SOMETHING NICE!

I have a FREE download to share with all my “naughty” but nice friends!  All you have to do is click > my “SHOP NOW” button > My Digital Studio > Digital Downloads > Newest Downloads > November 27, 2012 > choose “Free For You From Us Designer Template – Digital Download” (#132810) > Add to Bag > Check Out > Download your FREE Designer Template!!! You can use this with any design or publishing program, but I highly recommend My Digital Studio! Free For You From Us Designer Template – Digital Download 132810 Price: $0.00 This download was added on Continue Reading →

FREE SHIPPING BLACK FRIDAY through CYBER MONDAY

Forget about standing in line at 5:00 am to get the best bargains! Order Stampin’ Up! products through me and get FREE SHIPPING* from 12:01 am on Black Friday through 10:00 pm on Cyber Monday. COMBINE FREE SHIPPING offer with the 20%-50% OFF bargains found in Stampin’ Up!’s ONLINE EXTRAVAGANZA….add in some fabulous finds from the CLEARANCE RACK….and you will realize you don’t have to pitch a tent in a cold parking lot to get HUGE SAVINGS!!!! Check out the Online Extravaganza Sale and the Clearance Rack at joycefisher.stampinup.net, then put your Wish List together and contact me with your order! (Hint: This would be a really good time to “accidently” leave the Continue Reading →

Stampin’ Up! ONLINE EXTRAVAGANZA Starts Monday, November 19th

Visit me at joycefisher.stampinup.net and click the Shop Now button! Stampin’ Up!’s Online Extravaganza starts Monday, November 19th!  Stampin’ Up! is having a huge online sale with 20% – 50% off some of your favorite products, including MDS-2+ for half price! The sale runs from November 19th through November 28th only. There’s MORE!!!  Special DOORBUSTER DEALS on Monday & Wednesday!!!  This would be the most AMAZING time to become a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator.  You could customize your Starter Kit with items that are already marked down and get even more value for your money!!!  (The Starter Kit includes your choice of $125 Continue Reading →