Clearly iStamp

Clearly iStamp is moving!

Hello Everyone!

We have lots of new and exciting changes going on for you at Clear Dollar Stamps!

The first one is that we are moving from this Typepad blog to a Blogger blog.....TODAY!  We have an adorable new blog that Laurie Wilson created, full of bright colors and bright new ideas for the future!

You will find wonderful tutorials, just like before, only at our new home!

Go to Clearly iStamp on blogger at this address:

http://www.clearlyistamp.blogspot.com/

This blog will remain up as an archive of all of our past inspirations....and some we plan on moving over to the new blog!  Either way, you are sure to be inspired to your full creativity!

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The future of Clear Stamps at Clear Dollar Stamps

Clear Dollar Stamps has been a real blessing to my family and me for many years now.  I fell in love with stamping about 8 years ago and have loved this craft and created stamps alongside many talented illustrators and artists ever since.  I have loved each step of this path, and have prayed about each step I have taken.

This past year, God called me to homeschool my girls.  They were doing wonderful in public school, they were at the top of their classes, and each had their own set of friends with which they had bonded.  However, God told me that it was time to pull them in to a learning environment where we could make God a daily...no hourly.....part of their learning and growing.  It isn't very often that you have a complete peace wash over you and hear God saying, "I want you to do ________".  This is what happened to me standing in the isles of an homeschool convention in May of 2011....what a glorious experience!  This last fall we began homeschooling and have enjoyed every minute of it....no it hasn't be complete perfection and bliss, but being in God's will has.

I have tried to juggle Clear Dollar Stamps and homeschooling for a year now, and I know that it can't be done.....well, can't be done well :-)  I have always felt like Clear Dollar Stamps was my ministry by creating scripture stamps and art stamps that glorify God.  I still feel this is my ministry, but it is going to have to take on a new face, at least for a while.  As you have noticed, we have been producing more and more Digi Stamps and have not released any Clear Stamps since January of this year.  Keeping up with the inventory, employees, shipping of physical stamps is just too much for a homeshooling mom....at this point.  God has given me a peace about creating Clearly Digi Stamps (changing from Clear Dollar Stamps) and teaching each of you along the way how to use them and help you fall in love with Digis, just like I have!  I am hoping in the future, I will be able to add some stamps back in the mix, but for now, I am going to enjoy my digi stamps!

I hope you will continue to follow us on our creative journey and be a part of our Digi stamp family! 

Lori McCroskey

Clearly Inspired Challenge #55 (CIC55)

Happy Friday!  I hope all of our American customers had a blessed and safe 4th of July!  It's time for another new Clearly Inspired Challenge, but before we get to that we have some winners from June to announce!  We had a total of 36 paricipants, giving us a total of 2 random winners!

$10 gift code winner:

Jen Leeflang

 

June Featured Digi winner:

Lorraine A

 

Thank you to everyone who participated!  If you are a winner please contact Cassie ([email protected]) by the end of the month to claim your prize.  Now onto our next challenge!

-- Some Like It Hot --

You can use images for hot weather, colors on the warm side of the color wheel: yellow, orange, red, or maybe even spicy foods, etc.  Just be creative!  Before you submit, here are a few challenge guidelines:

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-Challenges are on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month, and you'll have 2 weeks to finish each challenge.

-Challenges can use any stamps or digis from any company

-ONLY ONE ENTRY PER PERSON and please no back posting

-Prizes will be given away after both challenges for the month.  The number of prizes is determined by the number of participants for the month.  For every 20 entries there will be a $10 gift certificate for digis up for grabs with a maximum of 3.  (For example if over the entire month there were a total of 60 participants in both challenges, there will be 3 $10 gift certificates and 3 of the featured digital images to give away. . .that's a total of 6 winners in that example.)

-We will also be giving away this featured digi image....one for every 20 entries with no limit!  Here is what our July Featured Digi looks like:

Scoops

Now here's some 'hot' inspiration from our DT:

Lisa Lara -- designer of our featured digi Scoops 

 

Kris Chirhart -- featured digital image Scoops

 

Vickie O'Dell -- Light of His Love digital image

 

Barb Gmitro-Best -- featured digital image Scoops

 

Deonna Bemish -- featured digital image Scoops

 

Jen Young -- Splash digital image

 

Diane Noble -- Sunny Day and Totally Tags digital images

 

Kathy Dunnegan -- Fashionably French digital image

 

Cassie Trask (me) -- featured digital image Scoops

Please use Mister Linky below to link your project directly.  We also ask that you link back here to Clearly Inspired Challenges sponsored by Clear Dollar Stamps.  You have until Thursday, July 19th at midnight to enter this challenge to be eligible for the prizes at the end of the month.  Be as creative as you can, while sticking with the theme.  Remember, only one entry per person, please.  We can't wait to see what you come up with!