Spread Love. Prepare for Valentine's Day now with this card class

• Get ready for Valentine's Day with these Beautiful Handmade cards
• A card class using new Meant To Be and  Forever Lovely Stamp Sets
• Watch these videos for tips on using Stampin' Up! bundles

Stampin' Up! Valentine Card-Making Class

February is a month of love.  Spread the love by making handmade Valentines for those you love.  And show yourself some love.  Spend a relaxing afternoon making memorable, handmade  Valentine's Day cards this coming Sunday afternoon.  Your loved ones will know how much you truly care when they see the time you spent creating lovely, handmade Valentine's card for each of them.  Valentine's Day isn't just for couples, and it doesn't have to be confined to romance.  Loving relationships strengthen mental well being, and Valentine's Day is a day to celebrate all kinds of friendships and the positive impacts they have on your life.

Join us for our January 27 card making class and create these six Valentine's cards, and you'll be ready to pop them in the mail or deliver them to each of your loved one.  These cards use new stamp sets, dies, and papers from the new Stampin' Up! Occasions catalog, and if you place a $50 or $100 between now and March 31, you'll earn a free selection from the Sale-A-Bration Brochure.

These are the six projects we'll make in the
February 27 Valentine's Card-Making class

Join us for a relaxing afternoon creating these 6 beautiful cards you'll love sending to your friends and family.  Nothing makes someone feel special more than receiving personal mail that's been hand made with them in mind.  Plus, you'll love the simplicity of done-for-you projects with precut materials, you'll stamp and assemble during class.  Then use your projects as samples for a fast, easy way to make more cards on your own by ordering the Meant to Be Stamp Set and Coordinating  Be Mine Stitched Framelits Dies Bundle from the Occasions catalog to make many more great Valentine's Day projects on your own, like the one below.  

More projects with the Meant to be Bundle

This is also a great opportunity to get some hands-on experience using some of the newest stamp sets, dies and papers from the Stampin' Up! Occasions catalog before you decide which to buy.  

For a closer look at each project, take a look at the Meetup Photo album for this class, and register for the class while visiting my Meetup registration site.  The Meetup photo album includes individual photos of each project we'll make.

Class size is limited, so register for this class now.  Your class fee of $28 for these   projects will include precut materials, and embellishments.  Register and Use your PayPal account to pay.  Or, if you prefer, message me through my Meetup site when you register, and ask me to issue you a PayPal invoice for the class.   
  

A Help Shelf of videos from the new catalog

If you haven't already watched these videos of new products, take a moment to grab a cup of coffee, sit back and enjoy these helpful videos showing tips for getting the most from your new products from the Occasions and Sale-A-Bration catalogs.   You'll also want to download the fresh, new Stampin' Up! Occasions catalog and Sale-A_Bration Brochure, if you don't have them yet. 

• Occasions Catalog Download
• Sale-A-Bration Brochure Download - free selection from this brochure with a $50 or $100 order.  Or join during Sale-A_ Bration and get $175 worth of products you select for $99.00
• Video:  Using the Meant to Be Bundle for Valentine's cards and projects 
• Video:  Using the new All My Love Suite for Weddings and Valentine's Day
• Video:  Making lots of cards in minutes with the Made to Bloom Card Kit
• Video:  De-Mystifying new Cling Stamps

Several of these video include sample projects you'll love trying on your own or modifying with your own flavor.  Want more motivation?  Join one of my upcoming classes, like the one above.

Quick Links

• To place an on-line order, 24 X 7
• Want to purchase at a discount?  Sign up for $99 and get $175 worth of product you select from current catalogs in your starter kit.  
• NEW - Year End Closeout & Retiring items, while supplies last!
• Download a free 2018-2019 Annual catalog & Holiday catalog.
• Follow my card ideas and upcoming classes by subscribing to my blog, register on my Meetup site, or by following me on Instagram or Forsook.
• Clearance Rack - Products available while they last

Enjoy!

Donna Ross

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 

Current Promotions

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Stampin' Up! Tea Time Together Stamp Set and Coordinating Dies

• Stampin' Up! Tea Together Stamp Set and Dies
• Become a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator and select $175 in products for $99
• Check out my Tutorial Page

Stampin' Up! More Tea Together

Here's a fun card using the Stampin' Up!  Tea Together stamp set and coordinating dies.  The dies are a free Level 2 selection in the Sale-A-Bration Brochure with a $100 purchase until March 31.  I'm so happy that this set of Dies will carry over after Sale-A-Bration ends.  It's been rather gray in Houston the past couple of days, so I needed something that warmed my eyes rather than the spring colors I've been working with from the Occasions catalog.  I picked out this rich, flowered paper from the Share What You Love paper pack from the annual catalog, and paired it with some Rich Razzelberry that seems to compliment the tea theme for this card.  If you haven't already done so, download and look through the Occasions catalog and the Sale-A-Bration Brochure to see all of the lovely, new sets and new products available.  

The basecard for this card is So Saffron cardstock.  Then a layer of Rich Razzleberry.  And then a layer of a print from the Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper pack.     

Then I die cut the tea pot, the rose shape, and the stitched circle out of Very Vanilla, using the Tea Time Framelits Dies from the Sale-A_Bration Brochure and the circle from the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies.      

  

I mounted all three images from the Tea Together stamp set onto a single Stamparatus plate.  I used the sheet I had cut the images from as a template, and inserted the blank die cuts into each opening.  I inked the three stamps with Rich Razzleberry and stamped all three die cuts at the same time.  Since I was stamping these die cuts for several cards, I was able to simple add the blank die cuts for each card into my template and quickly stamp the three images again and again.  The Stamparatus is such a time saver.        

I mounted the tea pots onto dimensionals and added them to the card front.  I used Light Rich Razzelberry Blends and Light Old Olive Blends Markers to color the roses.  I added dimensionals to the rose die cuts and added them on top of the tea pots. 

The sentiment is also from the Tea Together set.  It is die cut using one of the Stitched Shapes Framelits circle dies.  The ribbon is 1/4" Rich Razzelberry Ribbon from the annual catalog.  The sentiment is mounted on Dimensionals before adding it on top of the velvet ribbon.  

The Tea Together stamp set is from the Occasions Catalog, pp 49.  Here's what to purchase to get the Tea Time Framelit Dies (149697) set free:

Tea Together stamp set                    148779       US$22.00
Share What You Love Specialty DSP  146926       US$27.00
1/4" Rich Razzelberry Velvet Ribbon   147016       US$ 8.00
Stitched Shapes Framelits                 145372       US$30.00
Light Rich Razzelberry Blends            144584       US$ 4.50
Light Old Olive Blends                       144574       US$ 4.50
Very Vanilla Envelopes                       107300       US$ 7.00
                       Total                                          US$103.00

   

Recipe

• Stamps: Tea Together 
• Ink:  Rich Razzleberry, Light Rich Razzelberry Blends, Light Olive Olive Blends
• Paper:  So Saffron, Rich Razzleberry, Very Vanilla, Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper
• Accessories:  Tea time Framelit Dies, 1/4" Rich Razzelberry Velvet Ribbon, Stitched Shape Framelits Dies, Big Shot, Dimensionals

Tea Together Stamp Set 148779 $US$22.00

New Occasions Card Class #1 Tutorial just added

Check out my blogs' Tutorial Tab to see the new Occasions Card Class Tutorial just added.  If you're looking for a stress-free way to create several all-occasions designs for your own use or to use in a class, purchase this latest tutorial, which includes card recipes, cutting dimensions and tips and assembly instructions for each card. 

Join my team during Sale-A-Bration 2019 for incredible rewards

If you join my team as a Stampin' Up! demonstrators during Sale-A-Bration, you'll get an extra $50 Product Bonus.  The Stampin' Up! new demonstrator starter kit is usually $99, and you normally get to select $125 worth of product.  This year, during Sale-A-Bration, your $99 starter kit includes a $50 product bonus.  Buy your starter kit for $99 and select $175 worth of Stampin' Up! products.  This makes Sale-A-Bration the best time of the year to join Stampin' Up!  The sign-up bonus is available January 3 - March 31.  Join, and get your choice of two different starter kits (see below).  Select anything from the current catalogs up to $175 for your starter kit.

Put together your wishlist of $175 worth of products.  This becomes your starter kit -- personalized with just what YOU want.  Choose ANY Stampin' Up! products to fill your kit.  Host sets and Sale-A-Bration gifts are excluded.

If you join in January, you'll receive a 20% discount on additional demonstrator purchases through July 31 2019.  That means you'll be able to purchase from the new 2019-2020 annual catalog including the early catalog purchase period, only available to demonstrator in May, before the June catalog is released.

You'll have until July to reach your first $300 quarterly sales minimum and keep your demonstrator discount for July through September quarter, which means you'll purchase from the Holiday catalog at your demonstrator discount, too!    

This gives you time to build your hobby supplies with your 20% demonstrator discount, if you choose to be a hobby demonstrator,  with no obligation to host workshops or sell products.  Or, this gives you time to grow your business if you decide to turn your hobby into a business.  If you decide to drop, there's never a penalty.  And you can join again, later.  

Need help putting together your starter kit contents, or have a question about joining my team?  Contact me here and we'll work through your starter kit contents together. 

Want to know more?  Visit my "Join the Fun" site.

Quick Links

• To place an on-line order, 24 X 7
• Want to purchase at a discount?  Sign up for $99 and get $175 worth of product you select from current catalogs in your starter kit.  
• NEW - Get Free Sale-A-Bration-Picks with Paper Pumpkin
• Download a free 2018-2019 catalogs.
• Follow my card ideas and upcoming classes by subscribing to my blog, register on my Meetup site, or by following me on Instagram or Facebook.
• Clearance Rack - Products available while they last

Enjoy!

Donna Ross

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 

Current Promotions

Start You Own Business

Host a workshop

Download Free Stampin' Up! Catalogs

Stampin' Up! Meant to Be Bundle

• Stampin' Up! Mean to Be Stamp set and Dies
• A new Stampin' Up! Demonstrator can select $175 in products for $99
• 2019 Occasions Cards Class #1 Tutorial now available

Stampin' Up! Meant To Be Bundle

Its time to begin thinking about your Valentine's Day cards!.  Yes, I know.  It seems that Christmas was just the other day.  We'll when I visited my local Walmart right after Christmas, they were already stocking the candy aisle with Valentine's Day chocolate candy boxes and bags of heart-shaped candies.  Today's card highlights the Stampin' Up! Meant To Be Bundle.  This is a Stamp set filled with hearts and Valentine's Day sentiments, but includes sentiments that makes it useful for anniversaries and sending little love notes in your husband's lunch box.  This bundle also includes the Be Mine Stitched Framelits Dies, which includes a wide assortment of stitched shaped and hearts with different boarders, plus additional boarders to use throughout your cards and Valentine's Day treat packaging.  If you haven't already done so, download and look through the Occasions catalog and the Sale-A-Bration Brochure to see all of the lovely, new sets and new products available.  

The basecard for this card is Thick Whisper White.  Then a layer of one of the patterns from the All My Love Designer Series Paper.     

Then I die cut the edges of a strip of Whisper White with the scalloped edge dies that is part of the Be Mine Stitched Framelits Dies.  I dry embossed a strip of Lovely Lipstick cardstock with the Lace Embossing Folder and added it on top the scalloped-edge Whisper White.    

  

I added a bow and ribbon using the 5/8" Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon.  I tripped the bow to make it puffy, yet the light weight of this tulle ribbon make sit lay flat for easy shipping.       

Then I die cut two different hearts using the Be Mine Stitched Framelits Dies, both from the Whisper White cardstock, and adhered them to the front of the card using Multipurpose glue.

The sentiment is from the Meant to Be stamp set and stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento ink onto a stitched oval Whisper White label.  The sentiment is mounted on Dimensionals and added to the card.  

You'll want to purchase the Meant to Be stamp set and framelits as a bundle at a 10% savings (150587) over purchasing the Meant To Be Stamp Set and Be Mine Stitched Framelits Dies separately.  This is an investment set as you'll find these hearts and sentiments from the stamp set to work not only for Valentine's Day but for Weddings, Engagements, Anniversaries, and just to let someone know they make you happy.   This bundle qualifies you for a Level 1 selection from the Sale-A-Bration Brochure during Sale-A-Bration.  Order the Meant To Be bundle soon so you have time to create your Valentine's cards and treat packaging.   

Recipe

• Stamps: Meant To Be (Sentiment)
• Ink:  Tuxedo Black Memento
• Paper:  Thick Whisper White, Whisper White, All My Love Designer Series Paper, Lovely Lipstick
• Accessories:  Be Mine Stitched Framelits Dies, 5/8" Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon, Stitched Shape Framelits Dies, Lace Dynamic Textured Impression Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Dimensionals

Meant To Be Cling Bundle 150587 - US$53.00

Sale-A-Bration 2019 Offers incredible rewards, perks, and bonuses

Join my team of Stampin' Up! demonstrators and get a $50 Product Bonus.  The Stampin' Up! new demonstrator starter kit is usually $99 and you normally get to select $125 worth of product.  This year, during Sale-A-Bration, your $99 starter kit includes a $50 product bonus.  Buy your starter kit for $99 and select $175 worth of Stampin' Up! products.  This makes Sale-A-Bration the best time of the year to join Stampin' Up!  The sign-up bonus is available January 3 - March 31.  Join, and get your choice of two different starter kits (see below).  Yes!  Select anything from the current catalogs up to $175 for your starter kit.

Put together your wishlist of $175 worth of products.  This becomes your starter kit -- personalized with just what YOU want.  Choose ANY Stampin' Up! products to fill your kit.  Host sets and Sale-A-Bration gifts are excluded.

If you join in January, you'll receive a 20% discount on additional demonstrator purchases through July 31 2019.  That means you'll be able to purchase from the new 2019-2020 annual catalog including the early catalog purchase period, only available to demonstrator in May, before the June catalog is released.

You'll have until July to reach your first $300 quarterly sales minimum and keep your demonstrator discount for July through September quarter, which means you'll purchase from the Holiday catalog at your demonstrator discount, too!    

This gives you time to build your hobby supplies with your 20% demonstrator discount, if you choose to be a hobby demonstrator,  with no obligation to host workshops or sell products.  Or, this gives you time to grow your business if you decide to turn your hobby into a business.  If you decide to drop, there's never a penalty.  And you can join again, later.  

Need help putting together your starter kit contents, or have a question about joining my team?  Contact me here and we'll work through your starter kit contents together. 

Want to read more?  Visit my "Join the Fun" site.

New Occasions Card Class #1 Tutorial just added

Check out my blogs' Tutorial Tab to see the new Occasions Card Class Tutorial just added.  If you're looking for a stress-free way to create several all-occasions designs for your own use or to use in a class, purchase this latest tutorial, which includes card recipes, cutting dimensions and tips and assembly instructions for each card. 

Quick Links

• To place an on-line order, 24 X 7
• Want to purchase at a discount?  Sign up for $99 and get $175 worth of product you select from current catalogs in your starter kit.  
• NEW - Get Free Sale-A-Bration-Picks with Paper Pumpkin
• Download a free 2018-2019 catalogs.
• Follow my card ideas and upcoming classes by subscribing to my blog, register on my Meetup site, or by following me on Instagram or Facebook.
• Clearance Rack - Products available while they last

Enjoy!

Donna Ross

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 

Current Promotions

Start You Own Business

Host a workshop

Download Free Stampin' Up! Catalogs

Stampin' Up! Artfully Aware Stamp Set

• Stampin' Up! Artfully Aware
• Enjoy an afternoon of crafting: January 13 card class
• Become a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator and select $175 in products for $99 Kit

Stampin' Up! Artfully Aware Stamp Set

Today's card is a simple card using one of my favorite stamp sets from the Occasion catalog.  I used these stamp sets:  Artfully Aware Stamp Set, Beauty Abounds, Detailed with Love, and Healing Hugs.  I love that Stampin' Up! designs their stamp sets to work together.  In fact Artfully Aware works with the dies and stamps from the Ribbon of Courage set from the annual catalog, which extends the usefulness of your investment.  Both the Artfully Aware Stamp Set and the Ribbon of Courage Stamp Set were designed by million $ sales demonstrators from Stampin' Up!.  Janet Wakeland and Patty Bennett worked with the wonderful designers at Stampin' Up! to create these wonderfully thoughtful and heartfelt sets.  If you haven't already done so, download and look through the Occasions catalog and the Sale-A-Bration Brochure to see all of the lovely, new sets and new products available.  

The basecard for this card is a Very Vanilla notecard.  Then another layer of Very Vanilla.  I like keeping a pack of notecard and envelopes on hand for quick cards and matching envelopes.     

Then I stamped the images from four different sets to create the card front, detailed in the recipe below.  I wanted to keep the card simple, so I chose not to color the images.    

  

The sentiment is from Healing Hugs stamp set.  All of the images and sentiment are stamped in Old Olive ink.     

The inside of the card is another image and sentiment from the Artfully Aware stamp set

The images and sentiments in this card were created to help brighten the day of someone going through a challenging time.  Janet Wakeland  has a large collection of samples, you'll find useful for using this set on her remARKably Created web site. 

You'll want to purchase the Artfully Aware stamp set (149447 - $23.00), and the Ribbon of Courage Set (143855- $19.00) along with the coordinating Support Ribbon Framelits (143749 - $22.00) together to get the most from these sets.  This would qualify you for a Level 1 selection from the Sale-A-Bration Brochure during Sale-A-Bration.  Add these items to your Wish List now.  

Recipe

• Stamps: Artfully Aware, Beauty Abounds, Detailed with Love, Healing Hugs
• Ink:  Old Olive
• Paper:  Very Vanilla, Very Vanilla notecard and notecard envelope  

Final Day to Sign up for Occasions Card Class

Join us Sunday afternoon, January 13, for this card making class.  Create these six cards so you'll have them on hand and ready to mail when you have a special occasion to celebrate.  All the cutting is done for you, so you can enjoy your time stamping and assembling your cards.  Read more about this class here. 

Create these beautiful cards during January 13  card class

Sale-A-Bration 2019 Offers incredible rewards, perks, and bonuses

Sale-A-Bration is the best time of the year to join Stampin' Up!   This year, join my team of Stampin' Up! demonstrators and get a $50 Product Bonus.  The Stampin' Up! new demonstrator starter kit is usually $99 and you normally get $125 worth of product.  During Sale-A-Bration, your $99 starter kit includes a $50 product bonus.  Buy your starter kit for $99 and select $175 worth of Stampin' Up! products.  Available January 3 - March 31.  Join, and get your choice of two different starter kits (see below).  Yes!  Select anything from the current catalogs up to $175 for your starter kit.

Put together your wishlist of $175 worth of products.  You create your own starter kit.  Choose ANY Stampin' Up! products to fill your kit.  Host sets and Sale-A-Bration gifts are excluded.

If you join in January, you'll receive a 20% discount on additional demonstrator purchases through July 31 2019.  That means you'll be able to purchase from the new 2019-2020 annual catalog including the early catalog purchase period, only available to demonstrator, in May before the June catalog is released.

You'll have until July to reach your first $300 sales minimum and keep your demonstrator discount for July through September quarter, which means you'll purchase from the Holiday catalog at your demonstrator discount.    

This gives you time to build your hobby supplies with your demonstrator discount, if you choose to be a hobby demonstrator,  with no obligation to host workshops or sell products.  Or, this gives you time to grow your business if you decide to turn your hobby into a business.  If you decide to drop, there's never a penalty.  And you can join again, later.  

Need help putting together your starter kit contents, or have a question about joining my team?  Content me here and we'll work through your starter kit contents together. 

Want to read more?  Visit my "Join the Fun" site.

Maybe you just want to try stamping as a hobby, without purchasing a lot of different products. And earn free Sale-A-Bration selections, instead of joining as a demonstrator.  No problem!  A great way to craft cards or packaging projects each month is Paper Pumpkin Craft Kits.  Subscribe to these all-inclusive monthly craft kits and get precut materials, stamp sets, and ink spots along with instructions for creating fun projects each month.

Take a look below to see how to earn FREE Sale-A-Bration product selections with your Paper Pumpkin purchases when you sign up for a Paper-Pumpkin Subscription.
   

For new subscribers, now is the best time to try Paper Pumpkin.  Sign up with a 3-month pre-paid subscription, and you get a FREE level 1 Sale-A-Bration item.

For former subscribers:  As a former Paper Pumpkin customer, now's the perfect time to sign up again!  And you'll get FREE Sale-A-Bration items when you come back using a 3-month or more prepaid subscription.

Existing Subscribers:  On a month to month subscription?  Get even more from your Paper Pumpkin Subscription.  Earn up to four Sale-A-Bration items.  Sign up for a 6- or 12-month subscription.  With a 12-month subscription, you can earn up to four Sale-A-Bration items (plus host benefits).

Note:  Prepaid Subscriptions do not begin automatically.  You buy a prepaid code.  Then to activate the subscription, go to paperpumpkin.com to begin receiving the monthly kit  This makes giving Paper Pumpkin subscriptions gifts convenient.  You buy the subscription in advance.  Then your recipient can use the code you provide them by activating it on paperpumpkin.com.  Buy a gift subscription now and earn Sale-A-Bration picks and give your gifts for a special birthday gift for a crafty friend or as a Month's Day Gift.

Click here to Order Paper Pumpkin subscriptions.

Then add www.paperpumkin.com to your saved links list and visit each month to view the unboxing and assembly of your monthly Paper Pumpkin craft kit.

Quick Links

• To place an on-line order, 24 X 7
• Want to purchase at a discount?  Sign up for $99 and get $175 worth of product you select from current catalogs in your starter kit.  
• NEW - Get Free Sale-A-Bration-Picks with Paper Pumpkin
• Download a free 2018-2019 catalogs.
• Follow my card ideas and upcoming classes by subscribing to my blog, register on my Meetup site, or by following me on Instagram or Facebook.
• Clearance Rack - Products available while they last

Enjoy!

Donna Ross

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 

Current Promotions

Start You Own Business

Host a workshop

Download Free Stampin' Up! Catalogs