Are you in need of an escape?

Have you checked out Paper Pumpkin yet?  It's the perfect escape for everyone!  With exclusive stamp sets and ink spots that don't repeat colors in a 12 month period and instructions and supplies for pinable projects.  It's a 30 minute escape from the everyday doldrums. 

Paper Pumpkin is simple enough for beginning crafters.  With tons of potential to step up the projects, or create completely different items with your exclusive stamps and ink spots.  There's even a page on Pinterest dedicated just to Paper Pumpkin.

This is the video for July's kit.  It's amazing!  If you missed out you can subscribe now and order July's kit while supplies last.  You can also order the other kits that are still available.  This is an exclusive perk for Paper Pumpkin subscribers.  Enter HALFOFF2 to get your first 2 months for half off the regular price of $19.95 US/ $24.95 Canada + tax (which includes shipping)

Still having reservations?  My fellow demonstrator Heather Stevens has the reason Paper Pumpkin is perfect for you.

Thinking you're not crafty enough?  Paper Pumpkin is perfect for you because the projects are already designed.  All you have to do is assemble and you'll have a project anyone would love to pin.

Thinking you don't have time?  Now that I can understand as a busy mom.  However we still need time for ourselves.  That's the reason this product is called Paper Pumpkin.  Just like in the fairy tales, Paper Pumpkin comes to our door each month ready to whisk us away from our everyday cares.  With projects designed for me and everything precut and prescored, it really does make the perfect escape.

Thinking it's too messy?  There's no need to pull out every craft supply you own to create the project that comes with Paper Pumpkin.  Everything you need to make the project - minus scissors and adhesive - comes in the box, making the mess minimal and easy to clean up.

No idea of where to start?  Paper Pumpkin is ideal for the want-to-be-crafter who want to get into the world of crafting but feel overwhelmed.  With Paper Pumpkin you slowly build up stamps, ink and great ideas as you continue to subscribe.

At just $19.95 US /$24.95 Canada + tax a month these kits are perfect and affordable.  They also make amazing gifts.  They are delivered right to your door, and you can cancel or hold your subscription at anytime.  If you're ready for a bigger commitment you can save money by purchasing a 12 or 6 month prepaid subscription.  The 12 month subscription qualifies you for free hostess dollars that you could use to purchase adhesive and scissors, or some fun embellishments. 

I've been subscribing for just over a year now.  I love my kits so much that I get one for myself and one for my 3 year old daughter.  She gets as excited as I do when our little red boxes show up in the mail to whisk us away for a 30 minute escape!  For those of you who live too far away to come to my events this is like me coming to your house for your own private crafting session.  Don't miss out on another fabulous kit, sign up today with code HALFOFF2.

 I love opening the box to see what's inside.  It's like a holiday surprise!



These are going to come in handy!  Words like
Happy, Thanks, Wish can be used
for lots of occasions

Starting with the card

A case for the stamps you'll be getting

  

Sign up and I'll give you a case for your collection as
a Thank You from me

 
 

Such a cute and easy little box.  Great for small gifts!

 

Completed project.  This is one of my favorite

Kit's so far.  It's enough for 6 boxes with tags

and 6 envelopes with cards!

What an amazing value!

My Getaway

I just got home from my first Stampin Up convention. It was intense! There were about 4,000 of us from the US and Canada. I feel inspired, excited and a bit overwhelmed.

Jade's Stampin Up site

We were able to get a sneak peak of the holiday catalog. You are not going to want to miss this! It goes live August 28th. There are amazing stamp sets, holiday paper, a box punch board, wrapping paper and tons of other great items.   I will be having a holiday open house in August. If you're unable to attend you can check out the items on my website Jade's Stampin Up 

I also have a couple open dates if you'd like to host your own party and get free and discounted items.

My goal this year is to have $18,000 in personal sales along with 3 recruits so I can earn the Rising Star trip along with a cash bonus and several product incentives. I'd love to show you what Stampin Up is all about. Please let me know when you'd like to have a get together or if you'd like to save on your wish list by becoming a demonstrator.

Don't miss out on half off Paper Pumpkin that makes it $10 a month and INCLUDES shipping. It's a 30 minute escape delivered right to your door! 

Our convention survival kit from our amazing upline

One of my scrap page swaps with matching card

Another of my scrap swaps

Mahogany Pork Roast Review and Recipe

Wahoo!  I got another great sample opportunity from Bzz Agent.  I got an entire meal to cook for my family completely free.

 

 

All I had to do was go to the store with my free coupons and pick up the food.  It was a super easy meal and my family cleaned up after. 

 

I have always been intimidated by cooking pork.  I chose the Mahogany Pork Roast recipe.  I had all the ingredients already and my pork tenderloins turned out very moist and juicy.  I got free ready made mashed potatoes and crescent rolls as well.  I didn't love the mashed potatoes.  I prefer my homemade ones, but they weren't bad for pre-made.  We also got a free cake mix and frosting.  I was really happy with how the cake turned out. I always buy name brand cake mixes, but the Kroger one was just as good and a lot less expensive.

 

Kroger Mahogany Pork Roast

Ingredients

Non-stick cooking spray

2 Moist & Tender pork tenderloins (about 1 lb each)

1/4 cup honey

1/4 cup soy sauce

1 large clove garlic, minced

 

Directions

1. Combine honey, soy sauce, and garlic in large resealable plastic food storage bag.  Reserve 1/4 cup marinade and store in the refrigerator.

2. Place pork tenderloins in bag with marinade mixture.  Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight to marinate.

3. Preheat over to 400F. Lightly spray a 9x13" baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.

4. Place the tenderloins in the prepared pan side by side and discard the used marinade.  Roast 30 minutes.

5. Brush reserved marinade over the pork.  Continue to roast the pork until thermometer registers 155F.  Transfer to a cutting board and let stand 10 minutes with a foil tent.

6. Thinly slice pork and serve.

 

 

Don't forget to check out Bzz Agent to sign up for your own free and discounted samples.



Neutrogena Cosmetics

Wahoo I got to try some more great products from Bzz Agent for free.  I was able to try the Sweet Watermelon Moisture Smooth color stick, Lasting Taupe and Constant Copper crease proof shadow and the healthy lengths mascara.

I have to say I'm really impressed with these products.  I never buy cosmetics at the grocery store where these are available.  However I would definitely buy them after being able to try them.  I love how easy these are to use.  With a 2 year old who wants to do everything I do, including wearing makeup, it's tricky to get dressed.  The eyeshadow sticks have a primer in them so it's just one easy step to have crease proof eyeshadow.  Plus the shades of the eye shadow and lip stick are really nice.  My daughter wants to wear makeup when I put it on and the lip color is a light pink so I figure it's not too big of a deal for her to wear that one.

 

Plus all of these great products moisturize while you wear them.  And the colors are nice and natural looking so they are great for everyday.  Unfortunately my bzz kit was missing the coupons so I don't have any to share.  However I would highly recommend giving these great products a try.  Especially since you don't have to make a special trip to a specialty store to buy them.  And they are a great price ranging from $7.99 to $8.99 and you don't need a sharpener for the eye shadow and lip stick since they just twist up.

Don't forget to check out Bzz Agent to be able to try out products for free or a discount just for reviewing them.

Garnier Skin Renew Dark Spot Peel

This is another great product I got to try for free from Bzz Agent.  I was skeptical at first.  I was cursed with adult acne, and with wanting to have kids I didn't want to do anything too extreme like acutane.  However I was lucky enough to get some peels at the dermatologist last year.  I had met my out of pocket max so I didn't have to pay anymore.  This year I don't want to pay $50 a pop to have that done, even though it was helping my skin. 

I was pretty sure there was no way an at home peel could do any good.  However I have been proved wrong.  My skin felt smoother when I put on my makeup after just one use.  And it was nice that my skin wasn't peeling off all over the place so I could go out and about anytime that week.  At about $17 this is a much more affordable option.  And a little goes a long ways.  You need less than 1 pump worth to cover your face and neck.  Plus it smells great and is easy to use.  You just wash your face before bed, apply the peel and moisturize.  Then you're good to go.  You don't even have to do anything special the next morning.  I don't have a ton of dark marks on my face, but the acne marks are extremely embarrassing.  So I'm really excited to keep using this so I can watch them disappear.

For more information be sure to check out Garnier Dark Spot Peel.  And if you want to be able to try great products like these check out Bzz Agent

The Simple Truth

I got picked to try the new line of Simple Truth organic products by Bzz Agent.  I had never tried anything like the Blackberry Pomegranate soda.  It actually has juice in it.  And it tastes great.  My husband kept drinking mine, and I didn't really want to share.  I'm also not big on things like protein or health bars.  I don't usually care for the taste of them.  However the Fudge Graham Nutrition Bar was extremely good.  I was sad to share that one too.  I also got to try the Natural Sweet Potato Chips.  They surprised me as well.  They weren't nearly as salty as other chips, and they were made from actual sweet potatoes.  The Vanilla Almond Milk is really good in smoothies.  (I made a kale smoothie with about a cup of the Almond Milk, 1 or 2 fuji apples, a banana, about a cup of chopped kale and about a cup of ice.  It tastes great and is really good for you)  And the Berry Medley was delicious in fruit parfaits.  These are really great products made for Kroger and found at your local Smith's.  You can check out all the great products and information about Simple Truth here.

These products are organic so they are free from pesticides and are grown more naturally.  Obviously this is a healthier way to eat, but can be really expensive.  Now that Kroger has it's own line it's a whole lot more affordable.  Plus if you have a Smith's savings card you can often find coupons on their website for products like these.  You just load it to your card and the savings come off at the register.

Don't forget to check out Bzz Agent if you'd like to be able to try products like these for free like I was able to.

A Great Way to Escape!

Wow, I got a great sampling opportunity from Bzz Agent.  I got to try 6 flavors of Cafe Escapes for free.  These are for your Keurig.  You can get a ton of varieties.  There is something for everyone. And I still have a few high value coupons if you'd like one.  They expire at the end of the month.

My sampling pack included Milk and Dark Chocolate Hot Cocoas, Cafe Caramel, Cafe Vanilla, Chai Latte and Cafe Mocha.  These are great they are in little pods that you pop into your Keurig brewer and you've got a great hot beverage ready to enjoy.  These are all nice and sweet so you don't even need to add syrups, sweeteners or creamers.  I'm a huge sweet fan and these aren't overly sweet which is great since I'm trying to cut back on my sugar intake.  I really like how easy these are to make.  It sure makes it easy to have an escape any time you're in the mood. 

These are made by Green Mountain Coffee which is a great company that I have blogged about in the past.  For more information check out Cafe Escapes.  Also if you'd like to sample great products check out Bzz Agent.