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



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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. 





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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!



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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.

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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 


Thursday, August 10, 2017

Sneak Peek - Special Holiday Pumpkins help you get ready for Fall now

  • Detailed Pumpkins
  • Holiday papers video sneak peek

Holiday Catalog Gourd Goodness 


As soon as I saw this stamp set, I knew this would be at the top of my list.  I'm not sure what it is about pumpkins, but I can't wait each year to get my holiday pumpkins to decorate our porch, and then I can't stand to throw them away.  I usually keep them decorating our front porch until December.  Then I haul them out to the forest behind our house and prop them against the exposed roots of an old tree that I can see from my craft room window and I can watch them for a couple more months.  This year I think they lasted until late March before the raccoons or possums broke through the outer walls and started the sad destruction of my lovely holiday pumpkin.   
  

  

Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper


This set is wonderful because it includes so much detail that the pumpkins actually looks real.  I've been grumbling to myself over the changing stamp market that's been moving away from stamps with a lot of fine detail towards stamps that are more simplistic, line drawings.  And then Stampin' Up! gives us this very lovely, detailed pumpkin set as one of the new stamps coming out in the Holiday Catalog. I'm in heaven! I'm just tickled with this stamp set, which includes two step images of pumpkins, gourds, and leaves.   There is a two step stamp for the body of the pumpkins and separate two step stamps for the stems. 



Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper


I used Basic Black for my basecard, then a layer of Old Olive, and then two patterns from the new Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper set, also from the Holiday Catalog coming out September 1.  

I used the Layering squares for the Whisper White layer and one of the scalloped Layering Squares dies for the Basic Black layer.  The stems are stamped in Soft Suede.  




Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper

The sentiments in Teeny Tiny Wishes includes both the Happy Thanksgiving, which I used on one card, and the Happy Halloween, which I used on the second card.  Both are punched out of Whisper White with the Classic Label punch. Notice the new Black Rhinestone Jewels? Also new.   

Want to see a close up of all of the patterns in the Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Papers used on this card...and a sneak peek at all of the other Designer Series Papers coming out September 1 in the Holiday catalog?  Take a look at the short video below:





Recipe for card:

Stamps:  Gourd Goodness, Teeny Tiny Wishes (Sentiment)
Ink:  Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Soft Suede

Paper:  Basic Black, Old Olive, Whisper White, Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper 
Accessories: Layering Squares Framelit, Black Rhinestone Jewels, 3/8" Basic Black Shimmery Ribbon, Classic Label Punch, Big Shot, Big Shot Platform, Precision Base Plate, Standard Cutting Pads, Multipurpose Liquid Glue,  Dimensionals, Mini Dimensionals


Click on an image below to see larger images and to go directly to my Stampin' Up! store to find out more about each product.
 
Price: $110.00

  

Want it now instead of waiting until September 1?  Join my team as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator for $99 and pick out $125 worth of Holiday catalog products, now.

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