Category Archives: Stampin’ Up! Promotions

Awesome Limited-Time Host Promotion

Merry Patterns Samples‘These are just some of the wonderful cards you can make with the Merry Patterns stamp set that is a free exclusive Host set. How do you get this set? By hosting a workshop of $300 or more in product sold. That’s all! Check out this video by Stampin’ Up! and then contact me to see how you can host a workshop. (It doesn’t have to be a real-time workshop in the Skagit Valley!)September Host Code

Z2CTPN2C Don’t use if your total is $150 or more

Reminder to Use Your July Bonuses by Aug 31st

Time to Redeem!

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If you spent $50 or more on Stampin’ Up! supplies in July, you have until August 31st to redeem those coupons. Stampin’ Up! would have sent you an email in July with a $5 coupon code number  for each $50 you spent in product to use on any purchase in August. Unfortunately, if you lost that email, I can’t help you get the code back.

The New Stampin’ Up! 2017-2018 Catalog Is Live!

2017-2018 catalog front cover

I am so excited that we can now order from the new 2017-2018 Annual Catalog! While we demos can place a preorder for certain items, there were several other things I have been patiently waiting to order. Yep…I placed my first order today. Check out these videos from Stampin’ Up! that shows a few products in the new catalog. Then contact me so I can send you your own copy of the catalog for free!

Thanks for coming by to visit. Leave a comment below with your favorite item from the new 2017-2018 Stampin’ Up! Annual catalog.

Stampin’ Up! Retirement List is Out!

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The retirement list is online! Just gotta make room for new product so Stampin’ Up! retires product that either didn’t sell well or has been around for a while. Some of the retiring product is on sale and will not last long so check the list out right away.  Of course, all the bundles in the 2016-2017 Annual Occasions catalogs retire even if the stamps and dies in the bundle do not retire so order them now and save 10%! Use the links below to see what is retiring.

Stamps

Bundles

Everything else

Items at 50% 0ff:
Balloon Thinlit Pop-Up Dies OC pg 5
Basket Builder Framelits Dies
OC pg 18
Sprinkles Embellishments
OC pg 32
Falling Petals Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
OC pg 51
Cheerful Tags Framelits Dies
OC pg 55
There are more items from the Occasions Catalog that are discounted up to 40% off so be sure to check the lists right away before these sell out. All the product in the 2015-2017 In Colors sells out quickly as well. Now is the time to stock up!

Check out the information concerning the retirement list that Stampin’ Up! posted:

Main Information:

  • Promotion dates: April 10–May 31, 2017 beginning at 1:00 PM (MT).
  • No minimum purchase required.
  • Retiring items may be added to all order types: demonstrator, workshop, customer, and online.
  • Retiring items are eligible for Stampin’ Rewards with qualifying orders.

Order Information:

  • All retiring items will be discontinued after May 31.
  • All retiring accessories and tools are available while supplies last.
  • Due to high demand for retiring stamp sets, we’ll keep producing retiring stamp sets until May 22. After May 22, all retiring stamp sets will be available while supplies last.
  • Select discounts may vary by market depending on inventory levels.
  • Depending on inventory levels, we may add additional discounts to select products in May.
    • These discounts will not be preannounced.
    • If you or a customer buys a product at retail price and then it is later discounted, Stampin’ Up! will not refund the difference.
    • If there is a product you or your customer wants, we recommend buying it right away and not waiting to see if it’s discounted later or you/your customer risk it being sold out.
  • Discounts will be applied to select retiring items only.
  • Please start your orders for retiring products after the promotion starts. Orders that are started before the promotion begins will not include the discounted prices.

Have fun shopping and saving!
Sue

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photo of March Paper Pumpkin bunny treat bags

These darling bunny treat bags were the project in the March Paper Pumpkin kit. I bought two refills so I had enough to send to all our grandchildren and greats for Easter. They were so easy to make and so much fun.

photo of bunny treat sack from March Paper Pumpkin

When you subscribe to the Paper Pumpkin, Stampin’ Up! sends you a unique project each month. It is like getting happy mail in your mailbox and is always a great surprise. The May kit promises to be an even more exciting project as April marks the 4th anniversary of Paper Pumpkin. Sara Douglas, the CEO of Stampin’ Up! designed the April project and has even included a free gift in the kit.

The thing is that you have to subscribe today to get the May kit. Go here for more information and to subscribe.

New Sale-A-Bration Freebies Available Feb 21!

Check out these three new choices for Free product during Sale-A-Bration! Just order $50 in product and choose one of these great FREE items. Visit my online store to place your order by clicking the button on the right. Remember that for every $50 purchased from me, you can fill in one of the boxes in my Frequent Shopper form. To read more about this program and download the form click here

New colors of Glimmer paper for Sale-A-Bration. photo of Reverse Words new Free product for Sale-A-Bration photo of Make a Medallion stamp set that is a new Sale-A-Bration Freebie

Sealed with Love Tags

Valentine tag created with Sealed with Love Bundle

This Sealed with Love Bundle of stamp set and corresponding dies is perfect for making a Valentine tag to add to a little box of chocolates as a gift for the childcare providers at our local MOPS (Mothers of Pre-Schoolers) group. I love the little envelopes and tiny note cards. Since these were for the childcare people, I thought the sentiment from the Swan Lake stamp set was the perfect choice. I embossed the tag after stamping the sentiment with the new Falling Petals Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I think the name really should be Falling Hearts as they look more like hearts to me than petals. But then, I wasn’t asked…LOL!

Remember that this is Sale-A-Bration time at Stampin’ Up! and you can choose a FREE item in the Sale-A-Bration brochure for each $50 you purchase in product from any of our current catalogs.

3 month prepaid subscriptions (137859) to Paper Pumpkin are an easy way to get that FREE SAB item. The 3 month prepaid subscription is on sale for only $55 through March 31st. You can order any number of multiples of the 3 month subscriptions. You will receive an email with an activation code for each 3 month subscription. Be sure to save those activation codes to use when the first 3 month subscription expires so you can begin the next three month subscription. If you are a current subscriber, your monthly billing of $19.95 will be suspended while you use the prepaid subscriptions.

To order the supplies I used to make this tag, just click on the images below.

Hey Chick!

Wiper card using Hey Chick stamp set

When I first saw the Hey Chick stamp set in the Sale-A-Bration brochure, I knew I had to make a wiper card with the set. This SAB set is absolutely darling and the best part of it is that it is FREE when you purchase $50 in product from me before taxes and shipping.

Now the closed card is cute in and of itself but just see what happens when you pull the ends of the card!

Opened wiper card using Hey, Chick stamp set

Giggle! I just love that floppy-maned chicken popping up to wish you a happy day! There are several online tutorials and videos showing how to make a wiper card. I followed Dawn Olchefsky’s  directions on this video  but made the tag a little longer so more of it would stick up. Wiper cards are fun to make but do take a little fussing to get them right the first time you make one.

The new 2017 Occasions catalog became live Jan 4th and that also was the first day of Sale-A-Bration which runs through March 31st. Sale-A-Bration is the exciting time of year when you can choose one of the FREE items from the Sale-A-Bration brochure for each $50 you purchase in Stampin’ Up! products. Contact me if you would like a copy of the 2017 Occasions catalog and the Sale-A-Bration brochure. I love giving them away for just the agreement that I can periodically give you a call to see how I can help you with your creative needs.

Check out this blog and my facebook page frequently to see samples I’ve created with product from these catalogs.

Clicking on the images below will take you to that product in my online store so you can order them if needed.

Stitched Shapes Framelits Now Available!

picture of Christmas card using the new Stitched Shape Framelits

I’m so excited! Stampin’ Up! is offering new framelits, Stitched Shapes, this month with a sale of selected stamp sets which are 25% off.

Notice the stitching around the tag on this package? No…it isn’t hand stitched, it was done by the die when the tag was cut out. I love, love, love it!!! These framelits will be available from November on since they will be in the next year’s annual catalog but you will want to order them now to use for your Christmas tags and cards. They add a delightful finishing touch to the project with no additional effort on your part. The selected stamp sets that were selected because they coordinate so well with the framelits are only on sale the month of November so order yours this month! The selected stamp sets are listed below. Click on the image to place your order.

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Reminder and Exciting New Promotion!

 

Designer Series Paper Sale headerToday is the last day to take advantage of the Buy 3 Get 1 Free sale of Designer Series Papers offered by Stampin’ Up! Click on the image above to take advantage of this great opportunity to stock up on these beautiful papers.

AND….beginning tomorrow we can buy some exciting new layering dies! Watch this introductory video about them.

For the month of November we can also order selected stamp sets that fit these dies perfectly for 25% off.

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Be sure to visit my online store tomorrow to order your choice of these stamp sets and the stitched frames.

Thoughtful Branches

Note card created with Thoughtful Branches and Beautiful Branches Thinlits Dies

The exclusive Thoughful Branches bundle (144328) of stamp set and matching dies is a special offer by Stampin’ Up! only during August. That means you have only two more weeks to order this very versatile and lovely set. I have been having fun playing with it the last few days. First I made a card with a hydrangea on it using Wisteria Wonder, Perfect Plum, and Garden green colors. The greeting comes from the Flourishing Phrases stamp set (141534). This bundle of stamp set and die allows you to create a card in less than 1/2 hour, maybe even less than 15 minutes. That is…after you have chosen the colors you want to use. That part of the creative process takes me quite a while!

Then I have seen several cards where the blossoms were cut from orange cardstock and turned upside down to make a pumpkin. I wanted to do that too so cut out the blossom die from Pumpkin Pie cardstock without stamping the petals on it. That didn’t quite do it for me because I’m too much of a realist and the pumpkin would look like it had been shot full of holes. :o) So I stamped the leaves on it and made a fall tree.

Card using Thoughtful Branches to make a fall tree

i wanted to try again for a pumpkin but ended up with a beautiful fall colored shrub. :o)

Fall Thoughful Branches

This is my favorite of the three. Which do you like best? Leave your answer in a comment. Now that you see the versatility of this set, click on the images below to order your set before the end of August.

Sweet Escape in a Box

Banner for Paper Pumpkin One Day Sale

Have you been thinking about subscribing to Paper Pumpkin? Then NOW is the time. This is a one day deal which ends at midnight Friday night. Here are a couple of details:

  • This offer is open to first-time subscribers only. Discount applies to one kit for June 2016. After the first month, the price for the subscription will return to $19.95 USD/$26.95 CAD.
  • Offer starts on Thursday, June 9 at 5:00 PM (MT) and ends Friday, June 10 at 11:50 PM (MT).

Watch this video to learn more about Paper Pumpkin and then go to www.paperpumpkin.com to subscribe. Be sure to list me as your demo. Thanks!

Stampin’ Up! Craft Scissors Going Bye Bye!

photo of Stampin' Up! craft scissors

Heads up readers! The wonderful Stampin’ Up! Craft Scissors are being retired the end of May! These are really the best scissors for cutting ribbon and I will continue to use them for that purpose. If you don’t have a pair of your own, buy them now while there is still a supply of them!

Here are the current retiring lists (as supplies run out, the list will change):

Retiring List Annual Occasions_NA_US (pdf)

Saying Goodby to Some Favorites

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To make room in the warehouse for new stamps and accessories, Stampin’ Up! retires some things each May. The retirement list is out but you must check it often because things sell out often. Yes, there are even some items on sale up to 50% off! Here is a link to the initial retirement list in both pdf and excel form. Print it out, mark your catalog as to what is retiring, what is on sale, and then quickly go to my online store to place your order so you are sure to get those things you have had on your wish list.

Retiring List Annual Occasions_NA_US

Retiring List Annual Occasions_NA_US

Now, my most favorite thing to retire is the Mossy Meadow color. It is one of the 2014-2016 In Colors. I am going to be sure to order another reinker and more cardstock before they are sold out.

Also, remember this darling Easter basket I posted here? Here is another version of it.

White Easter Berry Basket with sponged woodgrain embossing

It is made with the Berry Basket die (137366) which is on the retirement list. All the Bigz L dies are being retired and only thinlits and framelits are being offered in the new catalog. They have actually redesigned the standard Big Shot platform to be slightly raised in the center because many of our Big Shots are getting old and have less pressure in the center. By being slightly raised, the intricate dies will cut perfectly. You can order the supplies used in this project by clicking on the images below.

One last word of caution, all the bundles from the Annual and Occasions catalogs will be retiring so check them out and get the 15% reduced price now!