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Friday, December 4, 2015

November 2015 Paper Pumpkin: Mistletoe & Holly

Below you'll find a couple of fun alternate projects I made with Stampin' Up!'s November 2015 Paper Pumpkin Kit: Mistletoe & Holly. If you look at the instruction brochure in the center back, you'll see the kit was to make 5 each of 2 different cards. Using the same supplies, and an extra tool or two, you might instead choose to make 5 each of the two boxes shown in the foreground, plus 5 of the bags shown at center front.

The little boxes will perfectly hold three Lindt Lindor Truffles! (have you tried the new caramel ones? nom nom nom nom nom!!!) And I don't have any Ghirardelli Squares at home with me right now, but I bet you could stack three of those in there, instead. The boxes stay closed with friction, so there's no need for any fancy fastening doo-dads.

UPDATE: I made a quick video showing how to create the boxes and the bags, you can see it embedded below, or watch it on YouTube HERE.

Unfortunately, this Paper Pumpkin kit is SOLD OUT! But if you didn't grab a kit or refill for yourself, don't run off just yet!!! I'll be posting a short video (as soon as I can get some replacement bulbs for my lighting) showing you how you can make the boxes and bags--and you can use the same measurements to make these projects out of your own supplies. And I happen to have purchased an extra kit that might want to be offered up for a GIVEAWAY! Just sayin'.

In the meantime, you might want to go get yourself signed for a monthly subscription at my Paper Pumpkin Page no later than 11:59pm MT December 10th, so you don't miss the next amazing kit!

You can also purchase a Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription, where you pay for the term of subscription you want, then you just go enter your promo code on my Paper Pumpkin Page to get delivery started. The Prepaid Subscriptions are super easy to GIFT, because you can pay for them yourself and just pass the promo code to the recipient! This is the kind of gift that makes memories. I still smile when I think of how my Grandma would renew a subscription for Reader's Digest for me every Christmas. I got to think of her every month when it arrived, and every time I pulled an old one off the shelf to look at again :-)

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Friday, November 20, 2015

Stampin' Up! Online Extravaganza SALE November 23-30

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Stampin' Up! is once again holding an Online Extravaganza SALE over Thanksgiving, to include Black Friday and Cyber Monday, for savings UP TO 50% OFF select products!!! It starts with a Kickoff 24-Hour Flash Sale beginning at 12:00am on November 23rd, and ends with a Closing 24-Hour Flash Sale beginning at 12:00am on November 30th. Sales prices are available While Supplies Last!

Click here to View (or Right-Click to Download) Online Extravaganza Product PDF

REMEMBER, THE SALE STARTS NOVEMBER 23rd!!! And if you'd like to get a few BONUS GIFTS from me personally, be sure to add this month's HOSTESS CODE VCAGKFC3 to your minimum $35 retail order in my ONLINE STORE no later than 9pm MT on November 30th. My personal add-on BONUS GIFTS will be random, and could be current or retired supplies, or finished cards or projects. (be sure to drop me an email if your address for BONUS GIFTS will be different from the address where you take delivery of your order.)

Monday, November 16, 2015

2015 Holiday Catalog Retiring List! (Many While Supplies Last)

CLICK ON IMAGE TO VIEW RETIRING STOCK ONLINE or SHOP NOW!

Yes, I totally understand that many of you haven't yet decided what you're going to make for your Christmas card this year, and here I am flaunting that scary word "retiring". It's okay--BREATHE :-)

Here are the quick and important tidbits:

Retiring Products will ALL be gone for good after January 4th, 2015*
Tools, embellishments, preprinted stuff, and other supplies are while supplies last
STAMPS are guaranteed for production on orders placed through December 28th

*Remaining retired stock may appear on the Clearance Rack at a later date.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW, OR RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD RETIRING LIST(S):
PDF 2015 Holiday Retiring List
Excel 2015 Holiday Retiring List

Now, all that said...if you don't SHOP NOW and grab what you want before it's gone, don't say I didn't warn you! ;-) HOWEVER, I feel I should take a moment to point out that for the last couple or few years, Stampin' Up! has offered an Online Extravaganza promotion during the week around Thanksgiving, featuring specific BONUS specials on Black Friday, and Cyber Monday. I do NOT have any information on this sale for this year, but I also have not heard that Stampin' Up! will NOT be having it...so keep your eyes, ears, and email notifications out for the official details on this. To be clear, I am NOT recommending you wait to buy something you want that's on the retiring list, because there is no guarantee it will go on sale. What I *am* saying, is that if you have not yet designed your holiday cards, decor, or handcrafted gifts or packaging projects, and if you are flexible with what those might look like...then it might be a better choice for you to wait a few days and see what you can grab on sale, IF there is a sale :-)

Another word of advice for the Bargain Shoppers: if you are ready to SHOP NOW to grab the retiring stuff you want TODAY, before it's gone, do yourself a favor and stop by the Clearance Rack and Weekly Deals section of my Online Store before you check out!

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

When Cats Critique Christmas Cards

I was just minding my own business, setting up to take a picture of card to show you, and my cat Gizmo decided to be a smartypants (or smartytail, or whatever). She normally hates pictures, and turns away from them...but no matter how close I'd put the camera to her, she would NOT move out of my way! So, you get to see what an adorable, furry, twerp she can be. I could swear she's saying in this picture, "You call this a card?!? Really??"

Actually, this was a tag that demonstrators got to make several months ago at a Stampin' Up! event, before the 2015 Holiday Catalog even came out. It features the Home for Christmas Suite of products. I don't usually have much use for tags, so I just adhered the whole thing to a card front I stamped with the Hardwood background stamp (available in wood-mount or clear-mount). Here's a shot of just the card--it's not super great quality because I had to put it up higher on a kitty-free shelf, and snap it quick, before kitty got beligerent. Again.

Stampin' Supplies: Cozy Christmas stamp set, Hardwood background stamp, Pear Pizzazz card stock & ink, Very Vanilla card stock, Home for Christmas Designer Series Paper, Home for Christmas Designer Buttons, Very Vanilla 1-1/4" Subtle Stripes Satin Ribbon, Old Olive Baker's Twine, Handheld Stapler.

DISCLAIMER: I can't guarantee you'll get a kitty showing up if you make this card, but your chances do appear to increase if you make the card, and THEN try to take a picture of it!

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Foxy Birthday Greetings

Thankful Forest Friends stamp set with Age Awareness stamp set greeting. Photo © Stampin' Up!

So...I totally was NOT going to buy the Thankful Forest Friends stamp set (available as shown, in Clear-Mount, and also in Wood-Mount), even though I thought the animals were super cute. I just didn't see using them with the greetings in that same stamp set enough this Fall to justify it. Leave it to Stampin' Up! to change my mind! You'd think that I'd have realized I can use the animals separately, after all, I have been doing this for over 21 years now. And I thought I'd better share this, because if I wasn't thinking outside of the [stamp set] box, to imagine such an adorable birthday card, maybe you weren't either!

Stampin' Supplies: (this is speculation since I didn't make this card) Thankful Forest Friends stamp set, Age Awareness stamp set, Mint Macaron card stock, Whisper White card stock, Tangerine Tango ink and card stock, Night of Navy ink and card stock, Versamark (or Mint Macaron) ink pad for animals in background, Everyday Chic Designer Washi Tape, Tangerine Tango Baker's Twine (retired - maybe sub Basic Gray Baker's Twine, or Silver Metallic Thread.

Are you giving this stamp set a second thought, too??
Go ahead, get it in my ONLINE STORE today!

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Meowl-o-ween Happy Scenes and A Wicked Night!

Wow, it's been a while since I've posted any samples, hasn't it?! Well, I have decided to do more of what makes me happy, and in that spirit, here are some cards I made in honor of one of my favorite holidays...HALLOWEEN! You may have seen the first one on the Stampin' Up! Blog, and I found the idea for the second one on Pinterest and tweaked it a little:

Stampin' Supplies for Meolw-o-ween Card: Happy Scenes stamp set + Hearth & Home Framelits (avail separately or as a BUNDLE at 15% Off!), Festive Fireside Framelits (also available in a BUNDLE at 15% Off with Festive Fireplace stamp set), Basic Black Archival Ink Pad, Blender Pens + Tangelo Twist ink (to color window scene), Basic Black card stock, Crumb Cake card stock, Very Vanilla card stock, Happy Haunting Washi Tape (adhere to Vanilla card stock and cut out with mantle/windowsill framelit), Brights Sequin Assortment (1 yellow circle, 1 orange circle), Gold Cording Trim, Spider Doily for display accent. TIP: the kitty framelit has a little bump to accommodate the whiskers on the coordinating stamp, which may look odd if you cut out a silhouette with no stamped image...you can get a smoother outline by carefully trimming away that bump, as I have done on my card.

Stampin' Supplies for Wicked Night Card: Project Life Seasonal Snapshot 2015 stamp set, Hello Honey card stock and ink, Whisper White card stock, Basic Black card stock, Basic Black Archival ink pad, Craft White ink pad, Happy Haunting Designer Series Paper, Black Glimmer Paper, Black Stitched Satin Ribbon, Curvy Corner Trio Punch, Spider Doily for display accent.

Don't be put off by the fact that Halloween is almost upon us...the stamps sets and framelits will take you through the rest of the holiday season with ease and creativity!

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Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Stampin' Up! Open House July 10th and 11th: Hostess Code

2015 ANNUAL CATALOG OPEN HOUSE!!!
(if you're not local or can't come, please read below the RSVP section)

• Pick up your FREE 2015 Annual Catalog
• Bring a friend and get a FREE GIFT for both you and your friend!
• Enjoy FREE Make & Take Projects and Door Prizes
• Bring a camera to capture creative inspiration!

Please choose a session from the links below, and click to RSVP. You don't have to stay the whole time, just pop in somewhere during the open times. Make sure you and your friend(s) RSVP individually, to reserve your spot, and your free gifts!:

Friday, July 10th from 12:30pm - 2:30pm RSVP HERE
Saturday, July 11th from 11:30am - 4:30pm RSVP HERE

GIFTS & DISCOUNTS FOR ALL ORDERS PLACED ON HOSTESS CODE: ZX37H4JH
Attendees of my Open House will enjoy special gifts and discounts on several featured products, with a minimum order of $35 in regularly priced merchandise. You can also get these great deals when you place an order in my ONLINE STORE no later than 11:59pm MT on July 12th 2015, and apply the above Hostess Code during checkout. The only caveat is that any orders placed using a debit or credit card (which includes online orders) must be paid in full, then receive the discount as a reimbursement via a check in the mail.

Open House Personal Ordering Gifts* - Limited Time ONLY
With your minimum order of $35 in regularly priced merchandise, you will receive a FREE package of 20 Whisper White Notecards & Envelopes ($6.00 value)!!! If you are not present or local, your gift will be mailed to you within 2 weeks, at the same time rebate checks are issued.

Featured Personal 20% Discounted Items* - Limited Time ONLY
140406 Watercolor Wishes Card Kit ($7 OFF)
138358 2015-2017 Card Stock & Ink Pad Kit ($6.50 OFF)
140232 Watercolor Wings Bundle of Stamp Set + Thinlits ($7.30 OFF)
138378 + 138946 Tin of Cards Kit AND Tin of Cards Stamp Set ($8.80 OFF)
140288 Moments Like These Project Life Bundle of Cards + Access. ($7.10 OFF)

WANT A CATALOG, BUT DON'T LIVE IN OR NEAR COLORADO SPRINGS? LIVE IN COLORADO SPRINGS BUT CAN'T ATTEND THE OPEN HOUSE?
No problem!!! Email me to make arrangements for your catalog pick up, or delivery. Customers who have made a Stampin' Up! purchase through me since January 2015 can expect a FREE catalog! Others, including locals who choose mail delivery in lieu of pick up, may be asked to cover postage costs. (USA only)

*Personal Gifts and Discounts are offered solely by, and redeemable only through, the personal business of Kimberley Morris, Independent Demonstrator.

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