Monday, August 14, 2017

Register now for August 20 Card Class

  • Register now for the August 20 card class
  • Check out August promotions 

Join us for the August 20, 2017 Card Class


Registration is now open for the Aug 20 class where we'll make the 8 cards pictured below.  We're starting to mix holiday cards into our all occasion cards as we move into back to school and the upcoming holiday season.  You'll play with new stamps, punches and die cuts and try some of the Holiday sets, including the Carols of Christmas set, which is an early release set you can purchase this month before the Stampin' Up! Holiday catalog is released September 1.  

We'll use Glimmer papers, Vellum, and Designer Series Papers from the several different paper packs.    

You'll leave with 8 greeting cards you'll be proud to send to friends or family the next time you want to send a personal message to show how much you care.

For many of your cards, you can choose general sentiments to stamp on your cards -- like the samples -- or select from a variety of sentiments I'll have available.  You'll have fun customizing your cards for exactly what you need. 







Take a closer look at the projects we'll make in the Meetup Photo album for this class, and register for the class while you're vising my Meetup site.  The photo album includes individual photos of each card we'll make.
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Register for this class now, as class size is limited.  Your class fee of $29 will include precut materials.  



Use your coupons for Carols of Christmas



1.  Have you redeemed your Coupons from your July purchases?  Be sure to find your emails from Stampin' Up! with your Coupon codes from your July Stampin' Up! purchases and use them when you order this month.   At the bottom of your shopping cart page, you'll see a  Manage Coupons button.  Hit this button and cut and paste the coupon codes from your email into your Stampin' Up! Shopping cart before you check out.
   


2.  Use your coupons to purchase the Early Release Carols of Christmas bundle (stamp set and coordinating dies).  It's Christmas in July for new Demonstrators who sign up in July.  Sign



  Read all the details in my previous post.  

Quick Links


- Download a free copy of the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog
- Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping
- Order at a discount as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  Sign up for $99 and get $125 worth of products in your starter kit that you select.   Your kit ships free and you'll receive a free Paper Pumpkin kit as part of your new demonstrator kit.   After you sign up, enjoy your future purchases at demonstrator discount prices of 20% to 25% off.
Clearance Rack items - while quantities last.
- Order current or previous Paper Pumpkin monthly craft kits. 

  


Enjoy!



Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator

Private Classes for 1 or a small group of friends:  http://card making.meetup.com/71/
To place an order: Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store 24/7 Shopping 


Saturday, August 12, 2017

Carols of Christmas bundle available to customers as an Early Release

  • Start Christmas projects early with Carols of Christmas
  • Texas Tax Free Week end on select Stampin' Up! items

Early Release Carols of Christmas bundle 


Want to shop a Christmas bundle before the September release of the Stampin' Up! Holiday catalog?  Your wish has been granted.  This bundle -- stamp set and coordinating dies -- is from the Merry Little Christmas mega suite from the upcoming Holiday Catalog, and you can purchase it now.  

It includes not only this stamp set and dies, but this mega suite includes another stamp set for making tags and a coordinating punch for tags, a number of embellishments and coordinating ribbons.  While most of the items in this mega suite will be available for customer purchases September 1.  The stamp and die set I'm highlighting today is available for purchase now -- to give you a head start in creating your hand made Christmas cards for friends and family earlier than ever.    

  



I used an Old Olive base card, with a layer of Old Olive striped paper from the Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper set.  The small black and white tags extending from the bottom of the sentiment block are an additional pattern from the same Designer Series Paper set.  

The large sentiment is stamped in Basis Black Archival ink.  This set include two large sentiments -- gorgeous elements for card fronts.  The boarders at the top and bottom are separate stamps making it easy to stamp them in coordinating colors.  I chose to use Basic Black for these two elements as well.  Then I covered the letters in Wink of Stella to give the card a holiday feel.


Stamp set and coordinating dies available through my online store.



The small bow at the top of the card is the 3/8" Basic Black Shimmer Ribbon,  Its attached with mini glue dots.  Tip:  Attaching bows with glue dots.  I seem to have a difficult time keeping little bows attached.  Especially when I'm using the cards on display boards or as class samples.  One trick I've learned to keep these bows attached when using glue dots is to heat the glue dots with my heat gun for a few seconds to soften the glue dots and get a stronger hold of the ribbon by holding it on the softened glue dots for a few seconds.  Its like attaching them with a hot glue gun.



Carols of Christmas Clear-Mount Bundle - 146017, Wood-Mount Bundle - 146036


You'll love the versatility of this bundle to make simple cards to fun cards with more details


Stampin' Up! has two excellent video with tips for using this stamp set and how to use the coordinating dies to create window effects, shaker cards and die cut elements for your cards.  One was in my last blog post.  Below is an additional video

   







Recipe for card:

Stamps:  Carols of Christmas
Ink:  Basic Black Archival

Paper:  Whisper White, Old Olive, Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper (2 patterns) 
Accessories: 3/8" Basic Black Shimmery Ribbon, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Dimensional, Glue Dots, Wink of Stella



Click on an image below to see larger product images and to go directly to my Stampin' Up! store to find out more about each product.

Texas Tax Holiday - August 11-13, 2017 


If you reside in Texas, during Texas Tax holiday, August 11-13, stock up on these Stampin' Up! items and save on taxes.  Up to $100 per item qualifies until midnight August 13. 

This is a great time to stock up on Snail refills, glue and dimensionals you use all the time, plus a perfect time to try new products such as Fast Fuse and the new mini dimensionals you've been meaning to add to your order.  

If you've been building your Markers, order a family of colors during this promotion and don't pay any Texas sales tax. 





Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping

Sign up to stay up-to-date with new card ideas by subscribing to my blog, register on my Meetup site or follow me on Instagram

Quick Links


- Download a free copy of the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog
- Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping
- Order at a discount as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  Sign up for $99 and get $125 worth of products in your starter kit that you select, and $72 worth of starter essentials.   Your kit ships free and you'll receive a free Paper Pumpkin kit as part of your new demonstrator kit.   After you sign up, enjoy your future purchases at demonstrator discount prices of 20% to 25% off.
Clearance Rack items - while quantities last.
- Order current or previous Paper Pumpkin monthly craft kits.  

  
Enjoy!



Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator

Private Classes for 1 or a small group of friends:  http://cardmaking.meetup.com/71/
To place an order: Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store 24/7 Shopping 


Friday, August 11, 2017

Save on these Stampin' Up! products during Texas Tax Holiday - Aug 11-13, 2017

  • Save on these items during Tax Holiday week end
  • Early release on Carols of Christmas Bundle by Stampin' Up!

Texas Tax Holiday - August 11-13, 2017 


Stock up during Texas Tax holiday, August 11-13 on these Stampin' Up! items.  Up to $100 per item qualifies from today, August 11 to Midnight August 13.  


This is your chance to pick up the Stampin' Write In Color Markers or families of Stampin' Write Marker Kits without paying tax.  And you know you've forgotten to add the new mini glue dots to your last order, and you need the Foam Adhesive strips for all of the You Move Me cards you plan to make.




Item 144033 - New In Color Markers


The full set of Many Marvelous Markers DOESN'T qualify because it is over $100.  But, if you order each family of Stampin' Write Markers, you can essentially purchase all of the markers and save on taxes this week end.  Visit my Stampin' Up! Markers page to see all of the Sampin' Write Marker color families.





This is the time of year to stock up on glues and adhesives.  You know you're going to need a lot of adhesive and tear tape for Back-to-School, Halloween, and Fall projects. And buy a little more to carry you through Thanksgiving and Christmas cards to see your savings add up.   Stock up now during Texas Tax Free week end and save yourself some money to spend on Holiday Catalog items coming out September 1. 

My customers are on my mailing list to receive their Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalogs later this month. So keep your eyes open for your catalog and watch for my Holiday Catalog sneak peeks posts so you'll know how to use these wonderful stamps and dies.

Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping

Early Release from the Holiday Catalog 




Yes!  You can shop now for one of the new sets from the Stampin' Up! Holiday catalog.  You don't need to wait until September 1 to order this set.  You can add this to your order this week end and start making your Holiday cards now!  While this bundle doesn't qualify for the tax free list, you can save 10% when you purchase this stamp set and coordinating dies as a bundle.


This is the Carols of Christmas Clear-Mount Bundle - 146037
To order the Wood-Mount Bundle, order item number  - 146036
Add this to your order this week end and start making stunning Holiday cards now! The large sentiments are real show stoppers that produce gorgeous images for your cards.  Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping  

Watch this video to see more card samples and learn how to use the card front dies that are part of this bundle.  Create simple cards to make them for your entire Christmas list, or create fancier cards for those special people on your list.









Quick Links


- Download a free copy of the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog
- Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping
- Order at a discount as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  Sign up for $99 and get $125 worth of products in your starter kit that you select, and $72 worth of starter essentials.   Your kit ships free and you'll receive a free Paper Pumpkin kit as part of your new demonstrator kit.   After you sign up, enjoy your future purchases at demonstrator discount prices of 20% to 25% off.
Clearance Rack items - while quantities last.
- Order current or previous Paper Pumpkin monthly craft kits.  

  
Enjoy!



Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator

Private Classes for 1 or a small group of friends:  http://cardmaking.meetup.com/71/
To place an order: Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store 24/7 Shopping