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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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Colorado Springs, CO
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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)

Monday, April 18, 2016

Stampin' Up! 2016 Retiring Lists: Annual & Occasions Catalogs

I want to make sure I have this ready to go for you...you will want to check out these lists ASAP and go order what you want before it is GONE for good! If you have not yet ordered 2014-2016 In Color supplies that you want, ORDER THEM NOW! These are notorious for selling out immediately, and reinkers are usually the first to go, followed closely by ink pads, and card stock. I cannot stress this enough: ORDER THEM NOW. Also, I have seen the new catalog, and if there's a punch you really want to have GET IT NOW. I'm not saying we won't have *any* punches, just that I was surprised what didn't carry over. Same for dies, if you've been on the fence and one is on the Retiring List, GET IT NOW.

Visit the Retiring section of my ONLINE STORE to Browse Retiring Products
View or Download the Stampin' Up! 2016 Retiring List PDF
View or Download the Stampin' Up! 2016 Retiring List Excel

*UPDATED TO ADD PDF LISTS SORTED BY PAGE NUMBER & ALPHA
View or Download the Stampin' Up! 2016 Retiring List PDF Sorted BY PAGE
View or Download the Stampin' Up! 2016 Retiring List PDF Sorted ALPHABETICAL

So, I'm going to post the original retiring lists here, and I may or may not update them as often as you'd like. This means, if you see something on a Retiring List, but you can't find it in my ONLINE STORE when you search for it...it's SOLD OUT...even if my list isn't updated to reflect that yet. In other words, my ONLINE STORE will reflect the status of any given item, live.

Be sure to check out these Deals:
Weekly Deals (TODAY IS THE LAST DAY!!!)
CLEARANCE RACK (Up to 60% OFF)
BUNDLE & SAVE!!! (Current Product Bundles at 15% OFF Every Day!)
OCCASIONS BUNDLES (15% OFF Jan 5-May 31!)

Friday, April 8, 2016

Belated Easter Card and Weekly Deals Ending April 18th

Wow, being in pain totally SUCKS. Big duh, I know...but this is a special kind of suckiness. I've mentioned it a couple times before, here and there, but I've been dealing with Trigeminal Neuralgia for almost 20 years now. The first time was almost 8 years straight, and since then it's been a flare up once in a while, that I thought I'd figured out how to get under control fairly quickly. The last couple/few times, it has been challenging, and I've had to try new things. It came back in March, and once again it took a new arsenal. I'm always amazed at how poorly my brain functions on severe pain, it's kinda frightening how stupid I can get so quickly. I'm finally out of pain on a daily basis, and even though the condition itself is not degenerative, three to four weeks of pain and couch-lock really wear the body out. There's a lot of rest to catch up on, and I'm still working back up to having a full day's worth of energy. Blah, blah, blah, enough of that...here's an Easter card I managed to make and send to my son. (my daughter got a "pink" version of this card, but without the glittery ribbon)

In the picture, you can see the edge of the Easter Lamb stamp, with the index sticker for the greeting. This is available ONLY as a single wood-mount stamp, but I cut the greeting away and mounted it on the other skinny end of the wood block, and mounted the lamb by itself on the large surface of the same block. I like being able to use the lamb alone, because it's perfect for baby cards, or even just a "happy spring" card, or a fun "thank ewe" or "I love ewe" card. Super adorable and versatile, especially if you grab the Alphabet Rotary Stamp along with it. I'll list all the Stampin' Supplies I used at the end of this post, so just scroll down for those details.

Before I go, let's talk about Stampin' Up!'s Weekly Deals ending. April 18th is going to be the last day of the Weekly Deals promotion, and will be replaced by a better, more exciting, albeit less frequent, promotion called Special Offers. There will be MORE products and discount tiers to choose from! In the meantime, check out what's available in Weekly Deals this week. Guys, the Gift Bag Punch Board is $5 OFF!!!

Stampin' Supplies: Whisper White Shimmery card stock, Pool Party card stock, Wild Wasabi card stock, Pool Party marker (or you could use the ink pad and a Blender Pen), Blushing Bride marker (or you could use the ink pad and a Blender Pen), Basic Gray Archival ink pad, Softly Falling Embossing Folder (use with Big Shot), Fringe Scissors, Pool Party Glitter Ribbon, 2-1/2" Circle Punch, Basic Pearls, Fast Fuse Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals.

Be sure to check out these Deals:
Tuesday Weekly Deals (NEW Deals every Tuesday!)
CLEARANCE RACK (Up to 60% OFF)
BUNDLE & SAVE!!! (Current Product Bundles at 15% OFF Every Day!)
OCCASIONS BUNDLES (15% OFF Jan 5-May 31!)

Friday, March 4, 2016

April 2015 OnStage Stampin' Showcase

Stampin' Up! holds some great events, and one is coming up in April. Sometimes, Demonstrators have a chance to help out at these events. This post is part of an application to be a display stamper...the requirements are (3) cards, (2) 3D items, and (1) scrapbook page. Below are my submissions:

(Click HERE for a video tutorial of these Double Ghirardelli Treat Boxes!)

SHOP anytime, in my ONLINE STORE

Thursday, March 3, 2016

Hello, the Sky is the Limit, and Perfectly Artistic...gone SOON!

In case you haven't heard, Stampin' Up! is in the last 6 weeks of Sale-a-Bration, which ends March 31st!!! This means that (3) of the Sale-a-Bration FREE items are available only while supplies last...you can see a bit of all three in the pic below...and there are (3) NEW FREE Sale-a-bration items available! (more about that later)

To see the brochure listings for these three retiring offerings, check out pages 16-19 of the Sale-a-Bration Brochure PDF. (you might also want to check out this handy Sale-a-Bration Explanation PDF, and maybe print it out to have handy when you place your orders!) If you love any of these retiring items, place your order in my ONLINE STORE now, and choose yours FREE, while supplies last.

Here's a Quick List of the retiring items with their order numbers:

Sky is the Limit (stamp set): 141282 Wood Mount or 141349 Clear Mount
Perfectly Artistic Designer Series Paper 141021: 12 sheets of 12" x 12", 2 ea of 6 two-sided designs
Hello (stamp set): 141240 Wood Mount or 141243 Clear Mount (cling foam)

Additional Stampin' Supplies for Cards Above: Whisper White Notecards & Envelopes, Soft Sky card stock and ink pad, Basic Gray Archival ink pad, Banner Triple Punch, Crumb Cake Notecards & Envelopes, Basic Black Archival ink pad, Crushed Curry ink pad, Whisper White card stock (for the sun), 3/4" circle punch (punch out the sun then trim around rays). Optional: Wink of Stella Clear (to color in clouds for glimmer), Wink of Stella Gold (to color in center of sun for glimmer).

To see the flyer for the (3) NEW FREE Sale-a-Bration items, click on the image below, or on this link: Second Release Sale-a-Bration Items PDF

Find more products in my ONLINE STORE

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