procrastistamper: May 2016

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

LAST DAY to get Retiring Product + Price Increases Starting June 1st

Read to the end of the post to find out about the projects in the pictures above ;-)

TODAY is the LAST DAY of Stampin' Up!'s Retiring SALE with discounts up to 50% OFF! You'll want to head over to my Online Store ASAP, because the sale runs through 11:59pm MT MAY 31st ONLY!!! Check out the Important Pricing Information below to see how ordering NOW can SAVE YOU $$$

Unfortunately, the items on the Retiring Lists have been while supplies last ONLY, so if you enter the item number for a product and it doesn't show up, that means it has already sold out :-( The best way to see the currently available selection is to click on the Retiring Products section in my store.

Click here to SHOP NOW in my Online Store!

SELECT PRICES GOING UP!: (starting June 1st)

PRICE INCREASES - the following products will increase in price:

• 8-1/2″ x 11″ single color card stock packs (24 sheets) - $8 per pack
• 8-1/2″ x 11″ assorted color card stock packs (20 sheets) - $8 per pack
• 12″ x 12″ assorted color card stock packs (20 sheets) - $11 per pack
• 12″ x 12″ Basic Black and Whisper White card stock - $7 per pack
• 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper Stacks - $10 per pack
• 8-1/2″ x 11″ White Vellum - $8 per pack
• 8-1/2″ x 11″ Whisper White & Very Vanilla card stock packs - $9 per pack

The following are PRICE CHANGES, some up, some down...very slight:

• Paper Pumpkin Prepaid Subscription (1-month) - $20 cost up 5¢
• Paper Pumpkin Prepaid Subscription (3-month) - $59 cost down 85¢
• Paper Pumpkin Prepaid Subscription (6-month) - $114 cost up 30¢
• Paper Pumpkin Prepaid Subscription (12-month) - $215 cost down 40¢
(Monthly Paper Pumpkin Subscriptions will remain at $19.95 per month, but note that there
are no discounts for multiple months as with some Prepaid Subscriptions)

Place your order in my Online Store NOW
BUNDLES - will only be available at a 10% discount, as opposed to the current 15% discount. Also, any Bundles which have been available in previous catalogs will NOT be offered in new catalogs. For instance, the Rose Wonder stamp set and coordinating Rose Garden Thinlits will actually be available in the new catalog, but they will not be bundled (because they were previously bundled in the Occasions Catalog)...so after May 31st you'll be paying 15% MORE to get those two items. Again, NEW Bundles in the catalog will only be available at a 10% savings after today.

(NOTE ABOUT PROJECTS UP TOP: If you purchase the Rose Wonder Bundle, consider buying a package, or a few, of the Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper...I will be putting up a tutorial for the fantastically simple but beautiful card set pictured at the top of this post, ~~this evening~~!* You can get NINE stationery folders, with 4 cards for each folder, from each package of DSP. Don't forget to order a package of Whisper White Envelopes, and a package of Crumb Cake Cardstock (before it goes up $1 per pack), for all the cards you'll be making. Grab some Whisper White Baker's Twine for embellishment while you're at it!) UPDATE:*Ooops...we had Air Force Academy flyovers, then we had rain, hail, thunder and lightning off and on, so it has not been optimal to film...so sorry! I'll get it done as soon as I can...)

Get your Stampin' Supplies in my ONLINE STORE,

and Be sure to check out these Deals:
RETIRING PRODUCT (Up to 50% OFF ENDS TODAY!!!
CLEARANCE RACK (Up to 80% OFF Retired Product)
BUNDLE & SAVE!!! (Current Product Bundles at 15% OFF ENDS TODAY!!!)
OCCASIONS BUNDLES (15% OFF ENDS TODAY!!!)

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Saturday, May 28, 2016

2016-17 Annual Catalog Open House - NEW In Colors!

It's that time of the year again...a NEW Annual Catalog Debut! Customers can start ordering from the Stampin' Up! 2016-17 Annual Catalog on June 1st at 3am MT. Demonstrators get to preorder select NEW catalog product before the debut, and I have a simple card to share with you right now, which happens to show all FIVE of the NEW 2016-2018 In Colors:

I want to point out that I have used a currently available stamp set for this card, that comes bundled with a punch, which you can get for 15% OFF, *IF* you order it BEFORE June 1st! Purchase the Grateful Bunch Photopolymer Bundle, and get the stamp set PLUS the coordinating Blossom Bunch Punch. Check out the pic below to see the items together. (To be honest, I'm not normally a big fan of photopolymer but I have a cool trick to show you with this stamp set and punch, that makes it TOTALLY worth it!) Don't forget to check out the Retiring Product section before June 1st to see if there's anything else you want to get before it's gone for good!!!

The card base is a current In Color: Tip Top Taupe. The rest of the colors (except white, of course) are the NEW 2016-2018 In Colors: Flirty Flamingo (top smallest flower), Peekaboo Peach (biggest flower), Sweet Sugarplum (lower medium-sized flower), Emerald Envy (stem and leaves image), and Dapper Denim (greeting). It can be difficult to get a picture that is going to show up on every device accurately, but all these colors are GORGEOUS. If you know me at all, you probably know my favorite color is blue, and that I've been pining for a denim color in our line up for a good while. So, yeah, I'm excited!

The best way to get a good look at the NEW In Colors, and to get your hands on a hard copy of the NEW Catalog, is to attend my 2016-17 Annual Catalog Open House here in Colorado Springs! (if you can't be here but don't mind working with a demonstrator long distance, contact me so we can set up a Virtual Open House experience that works for you--there are some FABULOUS specials in June you're especially gonna love!) Here are the dates and times for my upcoming Open House, with RSVP links:

2016-17 Annual Catalog Open House Events

FRIDAY, June 3rd from 12:30pm to 4:30pm MT - RSVP HERE

SATURDAY, June 4th from 12:30pm to 4:30pm MT - RSVP HERE

Each of these events will include the same opportunities and displays, but they are offered at different times for your scheduling convenience. Please note that you can get a Bonus FREE Gift for each friend you bring to the Open House who is new to me...but you *must* RSVP and give me your guests' names in advance, so I can be sure to prepare enough gifts, and Make & Take supplies! Yes, in addition to getting a NEW 2016-2018 In Color Sampler Bookmark, and your NEW 2016-17 Annual Catalog at my Open House, you will also get to enjoy TWO FREE Make & Take projects. There will also be plenty of new product and new project samples to fill you with excitement and inspiration :-)

Get your Stampin' Supplies in my ONLINE STORE,
and Be sure to check out these Deals:
RETIRING PRODUCT (Up to 50% OFF thru May 31st)
CLEARANCE RACK (Up to 80% OFF Retired Product)
BUNDLE & SAVE!!! (Current Product Bundles at 15% OFF Every Day!)
OCCASIONS BUNDLES (15% OFF Jan 5-May 31!)

Sunday, May 8, 2016

Double Ghirardelli Treat Box Video Tutorial

I really wanted to get this project posted for you a while back, but I just couldn't squeeze in the filming until now. So, Happy Mother's Day to me...lol. Fortunately, the products I chose for this project are still carried over into the upcoming catalog, and the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set has greetings for like *every* occasion, so it's still relevant ;-)

Just a couple quick notes on this project: I created the box from a 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" piece of card stock, so you can get 4 boxes out of one sheet. The belly band is 3/4" x 6" so you can cut down from either a 12" x 12" sheet, or a 6" square sheet, of patterned paper. And, of course, you can dress it up using a bunch of different images and embellishments, but I tried to keep the tutorial supplies to a respectable minimum. {Note: if you are viewing this in email, you might need to click the title of the post to open it in your browser so you can watch the video below.}

Stampin' Supplies: 2015-2017 In Color Card Stock, 2015-2017 In Color Designer Series Paper Stack, Whisper White card stock, Versamark ink pad, Basic Black Archival ink pad, Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set, Flower Shop stamp set, Pansy punch, Fast Fuse Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals, Paper Snips. (not shown: Stampin' Trimmer for cutting and scoring)

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