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Hot Off the Press!

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This was just announced yesterday by Stampin’ Up! I wanted you all to know this so you are ready to shop, shop, shop this coming week while quantities and deeper discount prices are in effect. You can call me, email me or go place your order though my online store

Coming Soon: Bonus Deals

June 26, 2015

Get ready, because June 30-August 3, we’re adding more items to the Clearance Rack and to Weekly Deals. Let your customers know about this chance to save up to 30% on even more Weekly Deals, or up to 60% on extra items in the Clearance Rack (while supplies last). You’ll want to hurry, because Weekly Deals discounts will be available in limited quantities before the items return to retail prices.

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Time to Get Serious

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I’ll admit it…I have been really lax about posting on my blog for quite some time now but I a turning over a new page. I will spend more time sharing ideas and tips with you and less playing Secret Society on my i-pad. After all, you are much more important to me than a silly game!

When Stampin’ Up! discontinued releasing new downloads on Tuesdays, I was quite disappointed and Tuesdays became a little less terrific. However, they still give us new Weekly Deals on Tuesdays. I created this treat bag with several of this week’s deals.

Treat Bag created with Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer paper, Island Indigo card stock and treat bag thinlits

I love the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits. Not only can you use the treat bag to hold candy and cookies, it makes a really easy pocket card. You just cut a piece of cardstock to fit in the bag and stamp a greeting on it. The dies come with a variety of shapes in addition to the bag itself. The banner, ‘for you’, and the star are all part of the set. I like having texture on bigger expanses of cardstock so I used the Lucky Stars embossing folder on the front of the bag. The Dazzling Diamonds glimmer paper, the Lucky Stars embossing folder, the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits and the gold ribbon are all part of this week’s Weekly Deals. Click on the image below to go order them while they are 15% off. Next Tuesday will be too late to get in on the bargain.

Weekly Deals for week of 6-23-15

Stampin’ Up! has come out with a Cotton Paper Assortment. Cotton paper is thinner than cardstock and works beautifully when making flowers with the Bouquet Bigz L die. It also makes a great treat bag. I used the Watermelon Wonder color to make the treat bag below. It did wrinkle slightly as I used the Lucky Stars embossing folder with it but I liked the effect. It looks like it is almost quilted. I just love the little bows cut from the Dazzling Diamond glimmer paper. The bow die is also part of the treat bag thinlits set.

Treat bag made with Watermelon Wonder Cotton Paper, Lucky Stars embossing folder, Treat Bag Thinlets, and Dazzling Diamonds Thinlits

Have I convinced you yet that you ‘need’ the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits yet?

Retirement List Help

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Link to the Stampin' Up! 2015 retirement lists

Have you been to the Stampin’ Up! site to see the retirement lists yet? If so you may be as frustrated as I am by the very small print. Click 2015_Retiring-LargePrint_Alpha to see the retirement list in large print and by page number and 2015_Retiring-LargePrint_Alpha to see the list in large print and in alphabetical order. Then click on the image above to order those things you want.

Warning:

The availability of stamps is guaranteed if you order by May 26 but accessories are on an ‘as supply lasts’ basis and most of the 2013-2015 In Color papers, inks, and refill inks have already sold out. So have the Heart Collection Framelits. The packs of selected individual colors in 12 x 12 size are being discontinued and have also sold out already.

I highly recommend you waste no time in checking out the retirement lists and placing your orders now! When you do order, use the Hostess Code EURP4CUG and I will send you a free gift for ordering from my online store.

Last Day!

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Free Shipping April 6-10

Today is the last day for free shipping from Stampin’ Up! Any size order qualifies for the free shipping except for Paper Pumpkin subscriptions. (The shipping charge for them is discounted all the time.) Now is the time to stock up on your supplies and order a few more items from your wish list. The 2013-2015 In Colors will be retiring the end of May so be sure you have all the reinkers for those ink pads. Check out the Weekly Deals below and the Clearance rack to round out your order.images of the Weekly deals for 4-7-15

Whoop! It’s Coming!

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Free Shipping April 6-10

It’s not often that Stampin’ Up! offers FREE SHIPPING and certainly not on everything except Paper Pumpkin subscriptions and certainly not for 5 DAYS!

  • How about a little shopping relief in the midst of figuring out your taxes?
  • How about rewarding yourself now that you have finally filed your taxes?
  • Now is the time to stock up on your stamping supplies and perhaps check off some of the items still on your wish list and get FREE SHIPPING!
  • Get it? FREE SHIPPING!

Get your wish list ready so you can order early next week. Volume of orders will be high so place your order early to avoid delays. Call me with your order, email me with your order, or place your order through my online store next week. If you place your order on Monday, you will still be able to order items from this week’s Weekly Deals at 15% off shown below. Then place another order later in the week to take advantage of the new Weekly Deals that will come out on Tuesday. There is no minimum order requirement.

Images of the Weekly Deals for week of 3-31-15

 

Only a few days left!

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Paper Pumpkin sale imageWhat is Paper Pumpkin you ask? It is a monthly subscription to a creative kit from Stampin’ Up! Each month you receive in the mail this cute pre-cut cardstock, ink and stamps, and embellishments are provided along with detailed directions for completing the project. Each month is a different project. Sometimes it is a card, sometimes a journal, and sometimes a party decoration. A Paper Pumpkin subscription is perfect for you if you

  • have little space to store a lot of crafting supplies
  • have little spare time but really like to do paper crafting because most of the projects can be completed in about 30 minutes
  • love getting fun things in the mail
  • love getting a surprise every month

During Sale-A-Bration, a three-month prepaid subscription is on sale. Not only is it on sale but the sale price is over $50 so you also get to choose one of the Sale-a-Bration free items. You can purchase more than one three-month prepaid subscription for more savings. That is what I did. I bought two of them. When your order is processed, you will receive an email with a code number to use when you access your prepaid purchase. If you order more than one three-month prepaid subscription, you will receive a separate code for each three-month subscription. Be sure to save those codes as you will enter the second code to access your second three month when the first subscription expires. If you bought 4 of these at the sale price, you would save $20 over the 12 month prepaid subscription price. And you would get to choose 4 free Sale-a-Bration items. What a great deal is this?! But you must hurry and place your order with me or through my online store by next Tuesday evening. Click on the image above for more details and to order.

 

So Much To Share

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This is Terrific Tuesday and there is so much to share!

There are new digital downloads. I created this digital card with two of them, So Very You (138156) and Kinda Eclectic (138154).

Digital greeting card created with Kinda Eclectic and So Very You digital downloadsYou can see all the new downloads here. Click on the images for more details and to order them.

There are also new Weekly Deals today. Check them out!
Weekly Deals for week of 3-17-15

Terrific Tuesday…almost.

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Yes, today is Tuesday and we do have new Weekly Deals to make the day exciting. However, it is with sadness that Stampin’ Up! has announced that they are discontinuing all Blendabilities and will not be offering them in the near future. Too many of the alcohol markers were drying out even before they were sold due to microscopic holes in the casings. So Stampin’ Up! made the difficult decision to not carry them any longer. They are proud of the quality of their products and could not in good conscience continue to sell a product which couldn’t be depended on. I am proud to be part of a company who is so conscientious about providing the best quality products to their customers!

So now what do you do? Below is a chart to guide you, Not all Blendabilities are defective so if the ones you already have are working fine, continue to enjoy them while they last. All alcohol markers will eventually dry out. That is the nature of these markers.

table about what to do with backordered Blendabilities Now what do we do for coloring in images? I truly loved using my Blendabilities and hope in the near future Stampin’ Up! is able to create a way for us to carry some other brand of alcohol marker. Meanwhile, we can go back to using Blender Pens (102845), our Stampin’ Write markers, and Aqua Painters 103954). You can pick up ink from the markers with the blender pens. Or you can squeeze the lid of a stamp pad to pick up some of the ink on the lid. Then use an Aqua Painter or blender pen to transfer that ink to your image. Alternately you can add a drop or two of reinker to the lid of your stamp pad and the pick it up from there to paint your image.

Enough of the sadness, on to the new Weekly Deals. You can see them below. Just click on the photo to get more details and remember that these prices last only through Monday night so order the ones you want now. Procrastination will cause you to miss out!

screen shot of the Weekly Deals for 3-10-15

Just In Time…

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With this week’s Weekly Deals, you will be set for St. Patrick’s Day and Easter treat giving. The new deals include several ways to wrap up and package treats. You can use the packaging as is or embellish them to your heart’s desire. And just look at the digital download! The Lucky You Ensemble has everything you need to decorate and entertain on St. Patty’s Day. You can get more details and order these Weekly Deals by clicking on the photo. Do it now since these prices are only good through Monday night.

Screenshot of the Weekly Deals for week of 3-3-15

There are also new digital downloads for MDS. They come out the first Tuesday of each month. I chose to order the Birthday Bash Designer Series Paper and the Balloon Bash stamp brush set and created this card just for you. If your birthday is today, that is. :op

Digital birthday card using the new Birthday Bash designer series paper and Balloon Bash stamp brush setWhat really attracted me to the Balloon Bash stamp set are the flourishes in the images. I Used the color picker to color the greeting to match the color in the background. Then I double clicked on the image and used the color tool to color the flowers Melon Mambo and the leaves Pear Pizzazz. Click on the supplies to order the ones you need to make this card.

From the Herd

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The stamp set From the Herd makes me giggle each time I see it! I am so happy I bought it because I get such a kick out of it when I use it. I hope the recipients of my cards enjoy it as much as I do. I created this belated birthday card for our son whose birthday is on Sunday. Being an accomplished procrastinator, this is Friday and I just remembered again that his birthday is March 1. I remembered last week but didn’t take the time to make a card then. But…From the Herd is perfect for this card!

handmade birthday card using the From the Herd stamp set and blendabilities markersThe inside of the card says, “hope it was great!” I made a card for a friend last week with this set that says, “just looking in on you…” I left the inside blank and wrote a note of encouragement to her. I colored the images with Blendabilities, the alcohol markers Stampin’ Up! sells. I love them because the inks are more transparent than our Stampin’ Write markers and the inks blend together much easier. I know that I need to work more on my blending but I wanted to share this card even though my blending isn’t perfect. My motto for this year is ‘Get It Done’ so I have to compromise on doing things perfectly. :o)

Unfortunately, Blendabilities are not available right now as there have been some quality issues with the manufacturer. Stampin’ Up! stands behind everything they sell so they have pulled the Blendabilities until the quality issues are cleared up. However, you can purchase any of the other supplies I used for this card by clicking on the images below. I appreciate your business.

Don’t forget that this is Sale-A-Bration time and you get to choose a free item exclusive to the Sale-A-Bration brochure for each $50 of product you purchase through March 31. To make it even more exciting, Stampin’ Up! has added four new free items available March 1 – March 31. Check them out below:
For Being You Sale-A-Bration stamp setThe Thanks in this stamp set is perfect for coloring in with Blendabilities. I like the sweet line of little hearts too!
Screen shot of the In Color Accessory Pack available for free during MarchHave you tried the thick baker’s twine on page 207 in the annual catalog? It comes in the five 2013-2015 In Colors and now it comes in the 2014-2016 Incolors. And…you can get it for FREE. All five colors in one package plus matching buttons!
New Nature's Perfection stamp set for Free during the last month of Sale-A-BrationHere is another new free stamp set that is perfect for coloring with Blendabilities and I think the butterfly can be punched out with the Elegant Butterfly punch.
Finally here is the last new addition. This is a stack of printed 6″ x 6″ vellum sheets. The print is in Basic Gray so the design will show nicely when layered over all colors of card stock and just imagine how beautiful they would be if you colored in the designs with your Blendabilities!
screenshot of the Sheer Perfection Designer Vellum Pack
Sale-A-Bration has been around for years but having new product added the last month of Sale-A-Bration is exciting. Place an order with me or through my online store for $50 or more and get one of these great new exclusive products.
Contact me to schedule a workshop during March and get an extra $25 if the workshop sales are $250 or more. That means for a $250 workshop you will receive $65 in hostess dollars to spend on whatever you want. Yay!
Join my team as a demonstrator during March and get your choice of either one of the product kits in the catalogs or your choice of two Sale-A-Bration items like the ones above. Give me a call or email me with your phone number so I can call you. You can also sign up on my demonstrator web site.

Amped Up for Terrific Tuesday

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Digital Birthday Card using the Amped Up Ampersands Kit digital downloadTuesdays are terrific because we get new Weekly Deals and this week’s deals are exciting! One of the items on sale is the Amped Up Ampersands Kit digital download (1348440). I used it to create this card. Click on the images below for more details on the supplies I used and to order them.

Amped Up Ampersands Kit – Digital Download
$9.95
Chevron Ribbon – Digital Download
$5.95
Neutrals Paper Buttons – Digital Download
$1.95
Baker’s Twine – Digital Download
$1.95
Timeless Type Junior Letters & Numbers Punch – Digital Download
$9.95

But there are many more wonderful deals for you this week. Check them out!

Screenshot of Weekly Deals for week of 2-17-15

Is It Spring Yet?

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Here in Western Washington, signs of Spring are popping up everywhere. The tulips I planted last fall are poking leaves up through the ground and my heather plants are in full bloom. There are even a few camellia bushes and a flowering tree here and there in bloom.  I know the east is burdened with piles and piles of snow with more in the forecast and Spring is only a wish.

I have a way for you to bring a touch of Spring into your life or brighten someone’s day. Buy a spring flowering plant and add a handmade garden stake with your good wishes stamped on it using the From the Garden Photopolymer Stamp Bundle (138862). Yes, this is a bundle of a stamp set and matching thinlits which means it is 15% off the price if bought separately. What is even better is that it is on this week’s Weekly Deals! That means the bundle is another 15% off. You can’t miss out on this…30% off total.

index for From the Garden Stamp set and thinlits bundle

Here are the rest of the Weekly Deals for this week. Check them out. Clicking on the image will take you to them in my online store where you will find more information and order the ones you want.

photo of the weekly deals for week of 2-19-15

Love Dry Embossing?

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Image of the Texture Boutique Embossing MachineDo you love the look of dry embossing but don’t like the time it takes? I have the solution for you! Use the Texture Boutique Machine and one of the many Textured Impressions Embossing Folders that Stampin’ Up! sells. There are 22 folders to choose from on pgs. 226 and 227 in the annual catalog and two more in the Occasions catalog.

You put a piece of cardstock or designer series paper in the folder and run it through the Texture Boutique machine. When you are finished, you have a lovely raised design on one side of our paper and the same design debossed on the other side. It is so quick and easy. You can use the Big Shot for embossing but the Texture Boutique machine is much lighter and takes up much less space making it the perfect tool if all you want to do is emboss. It’s smaller size is also perfect to taking along to scrapbook and stamping retreats.

What is even more exciting is that this Weekly Deals give you 15% of on the Texture Boutique machine an selected Textured Impressions Embossing Folders. Check them out below. Later this week I will share a couple of ways to use these folders besides just embossing cardstock.

Photo of the weekly deals for week of 1-27-15

Terrific Tuesday – Watercolored Winter

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Digital birthday card with Watercolored Winter KitI used the Watercolored Winter Kit digital download (136678) to create this beautiful card for today’s Terrific Tuesday. Why is it a terrific Tuesday? Because on Tuesdays we get new Weekly Deals and this wonderful kit is on sale this week. The only part of this card that is not from this wonderful kit is the Happy Birthday banner. It is from the Sketched Birthday stamp brush set (136833), I colored the greeting and the stag Soft Suede and the snowflakes Saraha Sand. I love the soft colors of this card and yet it masculine. For more details on the stampbrush sets and to order them for yourself, click on the images below.