Sale-a-Bration Stationery Box Instructions

I absolutely LOVE the Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper that we can get for FREE during Stampin' Up!'s 2013 Sale-a-Bration!

I just love looking at the colors and patterns, and it reminds me of a couple of stationery boxes with coordinating cards that I created a few years ago--with other patterned papers that made me drool. Here is the set I made using the Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper (DSP), plus the coordinating Sycamore Street Ribbon and Button Pack, and with some stamping courtesy of the Madison Avenue stamp set. I chose them because ALL 3 of these items are available for FREE during the Sale-a-Bration. You can choose one for every $50 you spend...OR...host a PARTY with at least $400 in sales, and you get ALL THREE for FREE, plus LOTS, LOTS MORE!

Click HERE for PDF Instructions for the Box
(12 sheets of DSP will make 9 boxes, with enough left over for 36 card front layers measured at 4"x5-1/4"...that's 9 boxes of 4 cards and envelopes each! Or, make 12 boxes with only 2 card front layers leftover from each sheet, and stamp the other two cards--like I did in this set.)

You will definitely want to grab some packages of coordinating card stock and ink for this project, so I've listed those below with ordering links for your convenience. (* indicates supplies specifically used in my sample) I've also added a couple of tools and other supplies to that list, which you will want for assembly of your Sycamore Street Boxed Card Set. The awesome thing is, the more supplies you order, the MORE FREE STUFF YOU GET YOU GET TO PICK!

Petite Pairs stamp set* (wood or clear)
Alhambra Jumbo Wheel* (make sure you have a Jumbo Handle for it)
Island Indigo card stock* and ink pad*
Pool Party card stock* and ink pad*
Whisper White card stock*
Whisper White Medium Envelopes* (40 per pkg)
Rich Razzleberry card stock and ink pad
Summer Starfruit card stock and ink pad
Tangerine Tango card stock and ink pad
Sahara Sand card stock and ink pad
Stampin' Trimmer*
Simply Scored scoring tool*
3/16" Corner Rounder Punch*
Itty Bitty Punch Pack*
Stampin' Sponge*
SNAIL Adhesive* and/or SNAIL Refill (for cards)
Tombow Multipurpose Glue* (for box)
Stamp-a-Ma-Jig* (optional, but super handy!)

~Kimberley Morris
Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator since 1994
Colorado Springs, CO
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Stampin' Up!'s Dude, You're Welcome Kit

This is how the new Dude, You're Welcome Kit was presented to us by Sara Douglass at Stampin' Up!'s 2013 Leadership Conference. Guys, you totally NEED to get this kit TODAY so you can reap the sweet rewards of giving a handmade card to your sweetie on Valentine's Day! Ladies, help your guy catch a break, he needs to know about this kit:

{if you are reading this blog post in email, click on the title of the blog post to go online and watch the videos in your web browser}

Okay, GUYS, if you're still not convinced you can do this, here's a sleek, manly presentation of the Dude, You're Welcome Kit. It totally only takes a few minutes, it's not difficult, and it does NOT have to be perfect--it's from the heart, and that's what she's always telling you is what counts, right?!?:

Click HERE to GET THE DUDE, YOU'RE WELCOME KIT!

~Kimberley Morris
Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator since 1994
Colorado Springs, CO
procrastistamper@gmail.com
http://kimberley.stampinup.net (SHOP ONLINE)
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Stampin' Up! 2013 Sale-a-Bration Video Tour

Here's a video tour of the 2013 Sale-a-Bration...there's so much to see, I didn't want you to miss anything in that big, beautiful flyer! If you have about 8 minutes, give this little gem a screening: {note: if you are reading my blog post in your email, please click on the blog title to watch the video in your browser}

Please contact me if you would like hard copies of the 2013 Sale-a-Bration Flyer, the 2013 Spring Catalog, and/or the 2012-2013 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog.

If you're ready to place a personal order, head on over to my ONLINE STORE. I'd also love for you to contact me if you are in the Colorado Springs area, so we can PARTY TOGETHER and you can GET MORE FREE STUFF!!!

~Kimberley Morris
Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator since 1994
Colorado Springs, CO
procrastistamper@gmail.com
http://kimberley.stampinup.net (SHOP ONLINE)
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Stampin' Up! 2013 Sale-a-Bration

WELCOME...to the BIGGEST sale event 
of the Stampin' Up! year:

Click Image Above to Shop & Save Now!!!
(FYI: website may be unavailable until approx. 2am MST on Jan. 22nd)

Okay, so there are several ways to PARTY during Sale-a-Bration, with some special additions to celebrate Stampin' Up!'s 25th Anniversary in 2013:

HOST $150 - Gather a few friends and have a Free Party (or just show a catalog around) with at least $150 in combined retail orders, and get a Free Pack of Silver Glimmer Paper PLUS $25 Hostess Dollars!

HOST $400 - Gather more friends and have a Free Party (or just show a catalog around) with at least $400 in combined retail orders, and get a Free Pack of Silver Glimmer Paper PLUS a Free Product Bundle (stamp set, ribbon, buttons, paper) PLUS $65 Hostess Dollars PLUS 50% Off Any Full-Priced Item!!!

SHOP - For every $50 spent on retail merchandise, Choose One Free Sale-a-Bration Product! (lots to choose from--19 different items available)

JOIN - Become a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator during Sale-a-Bration 2013, and Get 25% More in Your Starter Kit!!! (Normally, you'd choose $125 in product for your $99 Starter Kit...but during this promotion you get to Choose $156.50 Worth of Product for only $99.)

Click HERE to see a FLYER of All Free Sale-a-Bration Products!

Click HERE to see a CHART of All Free Sale-a-Bration Products!

Please contact me if you would like hard copies of the Sale-a-Bration Flyer, the 2013 Spring Catalog, and/or the 2012-2013 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog.

If you're ready to place a personal order, head on over to my ONLINE STORE, and stock up on ink refills, sponges, rhinestones & pearls, SNAIL and SNAIL refills, and check out the new 2013 Spring Catalog treasures...and make your purchases work for you!

If you live in the Colorado Springs area, I would *LOVE* to help you PARTY during Sale-a-Bration. Contact me and let me know your preferred date to get together with friends and make a quick, free project, so I can help you earn Hostess Dollars and even more Free Sale-a-Bration Product!!!

~Kimberley Morris
Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator since 1994
Colorado Springs, CO
procrastistamper@gmail.com
http://kimberley.stampinup.net (SHOP ONLINE)
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2013 Raccoon Treat Topper

Did you know you can use the "head" from the Raccoon Top Note Box for a cute treat bag topper?

I put together a really quick video for you, on how to fill, close, and finish off your treat bags:

NOTE: in the Raccoon Treat Topper video, I use the 1-3/4" Scallop Circle Punch, and trim it with the XL Oval Punch (formerly, Wide Oval Punch) to make the paw shapes. If you happen to buy the Ovals Collection Framelits, you can use the smallest oval in that set to cut out the paws, instead of the XL Oval Punch...though I find the punch to be much faster :-)

You can find all the supplies for the raccoon head and paws on my 2013 Raccoon Top Note Box Video Tutorial post, and here are the supplies I used to create the 'Thank You' tag for the front of the bag:

Modern Label Punch to punch out tag
Tea Shoppe stamp set (optional) for red dotted outline on tag
Essentials stamp set for 'thank you' image
Real Red ink pad for dotted image
Basic Gray ink pad for 'thank you' image
Medium Flat Cellophane Bags (4"x6",comes in pkg of 50)
Stampin' Dimensionals (comes in pkg of 300)

~Kimberley Morris
Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator since 1994
Colorado Springs, CO
procrastistamper@gmail.com
http://kimberley.stampinup.net (SHOP ONLINE)
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Stampin' Up! Top Note Boxes Revisited

Just a quick "retro" post today...I don't mean to come off as lazy, by showing you old projects, but last night I slipped on the ice and landed full force on my right elbow, and I haven't been able to finish up the new posts. Hopefully this will at least make you go, "awwwwww....!", if nothing else. ;-) Starting our roundup is the Raccoon Top Note Box I posted a video tutorial for the other day:

[click on each image to go to the blog post where it was originally featured]

And here's another Top Note Box in the same style, only this one is designed to look like a Spring Bonnet:

~Kimberley Morris
Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator since 1994
Colorado Springs, CO
procrastistamper@gmail.com
http://kimberley.stampinup.net (SHOP ONLINE)
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2013 Raccoon Top Note Box Video Tutorial

I promised you a video tutorial for this little stinker, and here it is...remember, if you are seeing this blog post in your email, you'll have to click on the blog post title to come watch the video in your browser :-)

If you want the Happy Valentine's Day Heart on your raccoon box, you'll need to hurry and order the Valentine Treat Bundle by January 21st (2013), before that stamp is gone forever!!! (you can either cut the heart out by hand, or it fits perfectly in the retired Full Heart Punch)

Here is a list of the rest of the supplies you'll want for making the Raccoon Top Note Box, with links to purchase them, for your convenience:

1 sheet, plus 1/4 sheet, Basic Gray card stock
1/4 sheet Whisper White card stock
1/4 sheet Basic Black card stock
Scrap of Real Red card stock
Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker
Simply Scored Scoring Tool
Stampin' Trimmer
Paper Snips
Tombow Multipurpose Adhesive
Stampin' Dimensionals
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine
Top Note Bigz die
Ovals Collection Framelits
Sweetheart Punch (sample uses Heart of Hearts Embosslit, which is retired)
1-3/4" Scalloped Circle Punch
Large Oval Punch
1" Circle Punch
3/4" Circle Punch
1/2" Circle Punch
Cupcake Builder Punch
Bone Folder (optional but handy)
(and a pencil to make some light marks before glueing)

~Kimberley Morris
Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator since 1994
Colorado Springs, CO
procrastistamper@gmail.com
http://kimberley.stampinup.net (SHOP ONLINE)
BECOME A DEMONSTRATOR