Stampin' Up April 2014 Paper Pumpkin Kit Video plus more GREAT news!

I've been working night & day these past couple of months, so it's been really quiet on the blog (did anyone notice? just so you know, any supportive comments are always greatly appreciated!). So I thought I'd catch you up with Stampin' Up videos and news. This first video shows you how to assemble the April 2014 Paper Pumpkin Kit.   From now on, all the Paper Pumpkin Kits will have Photopolymer stamps in them. These stamps are see-through and cling wonderfully to the clear blocks. Stampin' Up has started manufacturing them in-house, so you know the quality is GREAT!



And here's a video by Shannon West showing some other great ways to use Photopolymer stamps!   Email subscribers will need to click here to get to my blog to watch the videos.



Also, starting Monday, April 21st to Friday, April 25th, Stampin' Up is offering FREE SHIPPING on all orders.

 

Get FREE shipping on everything (excluding expedited orders) April 21-25!

Lastly, the lists of retiring products and retiring stamp sets will be available on April 21, so you can take advantage of free shipping by ordering all your favorites right away!   This year BOTH retiring stamps and retiring products will only be available while supplies last - no backorders on anything.

Have a great weekend celebrating with your family and friends and be certain to check back on Monday sometime to see the retiring lists.  Stampin' Up hasn't told us what time the lists will post, but I'll get them on my blog as soon as I see them!

Stampin' Up's December "Best of" stamp set and Valentine's Day Special Offer!

Happy 1st of December!  Here are the Stampin' Up! specials that start today.  You can click on the image to enlarge it for easier viewing.

Stampin' Up's 2013 Holiday Sale starts today!

Yippee - here's the list of all the great Holiday Sale items!  Click HERE to download the flyer or click on the images below to view them enlarged. 

There are 3 Doorbuster sales listed on the top of the first page that are awesome and only on sale today, November 20th!  The rest of the list shows the other sale items broken out between a 20% to 50% discount and are available until Deccember 2nd.  Click HERE to see a photo at all of the goodies and bundles on sale.

You can order any of these great products by emailing me or ordering ONLINE here;  be certain to choose me as your Demonstrator to take advantage of my Frequent Shopper Rewards Program!

Get ready for Stampin' Up's HUGE Holiday Sale and here's this Week's Sales

Good day!  I'm posting this today to give everyone a heads up on Stampin' Up's HUGE HOLIDAY sale that starts tomorrow, Wednesday, November 20, 2013 and runs until December 2, 2013!  To kick-off the sale, SU is offering only select items for the ONE-DAY SALE, and other items will be discounted from 20% to 50% until Dec. 2nd, so make sure to check back tomorrow for a list of the items on sale.    Also, below are the weekly deals from November 19, 2013 to November 25, 2013.  You can always find the weekly sales here.    Don't forget to choose me as your Demontrator when you shop ONLINE to take advantage of my Frequent Shopper Rewards Program!  Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Backyard Basics Framelits    Price: $24.95                               Sales Price $18.71 Chocolate Chip 3/4" Chevron Ribbon Price: $8.95 Sales Price $6.71 Color Coach Price: $14.95 Sales Price $11.21 Little Labels Punch Pack Price: $16.95 Sales Price $12.71 Pumpkin Pie 3/4" Chevron Ribbon Price: $8.95 Sales Price  $6..71                                    Subtles Stampin' Write Markers Price: $28.95 Sales Price $21.71 Talking Tag Message Labels Price: $7.95 Sales Price $5.96 Unknown Blessings Ensemble - Digital Download Price: $17.95 Sales Price $10.77

Stampin' Up Scrapbooking Day MDS FREE download!

from www.mydigitalstudio.net

Happy Digital Scrapbooking Day!

It's official—Digital Scrapbooking Day 2013 has arrived! And with style we might add. One of our talented concept artists, Jen Campbell, created this Moments Ago Stamp Brush Set . . . and since we LOVE our MDS fans so much we wanted to offer give you this amazing brush set for FREE today!!!

Moments Ago was created by one of our in house Concept Artists. Here’s what Jen said about the download: “Moments Ago is a collection of handwritten words. These are words I thought would tie in with memory keeping perfectly.”

Don’t you wish you wrote like this all the time?  Well, now at least you can with MDS! Click here (SP/EU) to get this free kit. (But it’s only FREE today, so don’t procrastinate)

Today our Daily deal is the Hello There Kit. Today only, you can get this kit for 50 percent off!

Hello There Kit (NA, EU, SP)

This kit also happens to be Jen’s favorite, so of course we asked her create a layout using this kit and the new Moments Ago Kit.

Designed by: Jen Campbell  “My paper crafting addiction began when I discovered scrapbooking about 15 years ago.  I love taking a single photograph or memory and turning it into a work of art. Using MDS is a wonderful way to preserve memories. While I typically create with paper, there are some definite advantages to creating digitally. I certainly waste less paper. One of my favorite downloads of the last year is Hello There.  It’s a fun collection of papers, stamp brushes, and embellishments and works well for any type of project.  I love the colors, patterns, and elements in this download.”

We hope you have fun using both of these kits to create your own work of art. Show us how you used the Hello There and Moments Ago Kit to be entered to win 20 dollars worth of MDS downloads.   Upload your project to the My Digital Studio gallery and tag it “Hello There” by November 13 to be entered to win. The My Digital Studio team will announce the winners on the November 15.

Join Stampin' Up's My Digital Studio  tomorrow (Nov. 3rd) for more inspiration, a brand new video from Stampin' Up's amazing training department and another Deal of the Day!

Stampin' Up's 7-Day Super Sale plus new Weekly Deals!

To continue the 25th Anniversary theme, Stampin' Up is offering 25 stamp sets at a 25% discount for only one week (Oct. 22nd to Oct. 28th).  So, go to the Online Store HERE to place an order and take a look at the new Weekly Deals and the Clearance Rack while you're there!  Don't forget to include me as your Demonstrator when you sign into your Online Account to get my Frequent Shopper Rewards!

Oct. 22nd Weekly Deals:

Dress Up Framelits Dies Price: $24.95 $18.71 Holidays Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps Price: $10.95 $8.21 Remember This And That Rotary Stamp Price: $5.95 $4.46 Special Events Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps Price: $10.95 $8.21 Sweet Pressed Cookie Handle Price: $5.95 $4.46 Wicked Fun Kit - Digital Download Price: $9.95 $4.98

Pop & Place Holiday Gift Tags Flyer and Video; and the Best of October Stamp Set- Christmas

Here's Stampin' Up's newest Holiday offering; it a great holiday tag kit! You can buy just the stamp set or bundle it with the precut tag kit. Watch the video below for some great ideas and have a great week!

Also, here's the "Best of 25 Years" Stamp Set for October; Christmas!

Final Stampin' Up Video for the Week and Stampin' Up Contest soon to end!

Here's the final video for the week. This video features Carrie Cudney showing you how to make the adorable lollipop cover on page 84 of the 2013-2014 Annual Catalog.   I think all my email subscribers know by now, but just in case, I wanted to remind you that you'll need to click over to my blog in order to view the video.   And hey, if you've enjoyed this week of videos, let me know; leave me a comment when you have a minute.

And don't forget about the Stamp Set Design Challenge-the first round is soon to end!

Stampin' Up has created a way for you to help us design and choose new stamp sets—In with You (beta program). The In with You program is currently open to anyone in the United States and Canada, including District of Columbia, APO/FPO, and Puerto Rico, but not Québec.

Once you join our In with You online community, you can submit your original artwork for stamp set challenges, vote and comment on other people’s submissions, earn badges, and interact with others in the community. We will produce and sell one or more stamp sets from among the top-voted submissions in each challenge. Plus there are fabulous prizes for top designs!

Here’s the scoop on the first challenge:
Contest dates: June 17–July 15, 2013
Submit ideas early so you have plenty of time to gather support for your work (you know—get your friends to vote for your design).

Contest theme: Monsters, Zombies, Creatures with Horns
They say, “Be careful what you ask for.” We say, “Whatevs!” We’re looking for the best monster images for cards, scrapbook pages, and other craft projects. Show us your best hair-raising, spine-chilling, terrifying creatures. Or maybe you’re more comfortable with monsters and creatures in the cute category. We like those too! So muster your courage and submit five to ten images of your original artwork.

Prizes*:
1^st place: $200 US/$200 CAN
2^nd place: $150 US/$150 CAN
3^rd place: $100 US/$100 CAN

*Winners determined by number of votes.

Your images may be the next great stamp set!   For more information, submission guidelines, terms and conditions, and to participate, go to http://inwithyou.ideascale.com.

YIPPEE!  The audit I was working on is over!!  But I've been working so hard that now I'm sick; stamping will have to wait.  So, I thought I'd share with you the July "Best of 25 Years" stamp set; it was inspired by Stampin' Up Co-founder, Shelli Gardner. You can go to her blog HERE to see some GREAT card samples using these stamps!

 

And below is the July Stampin' Up special: Buy 3, Get 1 FREE Designer Series Paper!

If you'd like to order Designer Series Paper, or any other Stampin' Up merchandise, please click here to order Online.  If you don't already have a demonstrator, I'd appreciate it so much if you'd choose me as your Demonstrator when you order Online - AND you could take advantage of my Frequent Shopper Rewards Program (details here)!  Thanks for visiting and "see" you later this week!

OMG! Stampin' Up's Color Refreshing again and offering FREE Shipping for 3 days only! And a new video too!

Announcing Stampin' Up's  Color Refresh!  Color is fundamental to who we are and what Stampin' Up offers. It's important for Stampin' Up to stay up-to-date with color trends so they are thrilled to share their updated line of colors, and hope you will be as excited as they are by the new possibilities!

Why now? In 2010 Stampin' Up did a big color renovation and shared their plans for smaller color refreshes every three to five years to keep our colors on trend. Well it has been three years and they are excited to announce that the upcoming 2013-2014 annual catalog will include 10 new colors (most of which are returning In Colors from previous years)! Stampin' Up is welcoming back some of your favorites, moving some colors around, and introducing one brand-new color, so take a look!

Beginning on April 4, 2013, all retiring/discontinued color products (i.e. ink, paper, ribbon, accessories, etc.) will be available only while supplies last. This means that some products will not be available through the retired list period. Stampin' Up did anticipate increased demand and based its forecasts for these retiring colors on historical sales information from previous color transitions. 

RETIRING COLORS: From the core color group: Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Baja Breeze, Riding Hood Red, Bravo Burgundy, Not Quite Navy, More Mustard, and River Rock; From the 2011-2013 In Color group: Lucky Limeade.  I can't believe they're not going to keep Lucky Limeade; I think it's a much fresher green than Pear Pizzazz or Old Olive!

Stampin' Up knows that even with the most careful planning, the response to a transition of this nature can surprise everyone- so please remember that all of the retiring color products are only available while supplies!    And also announced today, free shipping is going on April 6-8, 2013, which would be a great time for you to get your favorites before they are gone! (Free shipping is for North America only.)

Here's a Stampin' Up video talking about the colors:

So, go shopping ladies and I'd appreciate it if you choose me as your Demonstrator when you sign into, or create, your Online Account!  Have a great day and thanks for stopping by; tax season is almost over - yippee!

Stampin' Up Fabric Frenzy - all fabric 50% off!

Here's a great video showcasing projects made with fabric. The Stampin' Up fabric really is vibrant and beautiful; trust me, you can't go wrong buying some. And at this price, you'll actually use it instead of hoarding it like I do! Stampin' Up is selling all its fabric at 50% off for 1 week only, so go order some now before you're favorite pattern goes out of stock!



Promotion Details:
* For one week only, all of our beautiful Designer Fabric is 50 percent off!
* Promotion dates: Monday, March 25-Sunday, March 31, 2013.
* No minimum purchase required to receive the discount/
* All items are limited quantity at the discounted price; the discount will be removed once the limit is reached.

Thanks for visiting and have a great week!

Stampin' Up Sneak Peak Stamp Set!

It's Saturday and I'm heading off to work; people want their tax returns!  I just wanted to post this to keep you informed of what's going on at Stampin' Up.  This is a SNEAK PEAK of a great stamp set that will be in the NEW 2013-2014 Catalog.  Don't forget that Sale-a-Bration is going until next Friday, March 22nd, so you can purchase this bundle and add a couple more things and get a FREE stamp set or accessory!  Don't forget to choose me as your Demosntrator when you sign into, or create, your ONLINE account here.

 

 

From March 15 through May 30, Stampin' Up has bundled this new stamp set with the coordinating 7/8" Scallop Circle Punch (introduced in the 2013 spring catalog)!

Spring Surprise Bundles* $23.95

• 133899  Spring Surprise Bundle (English; clear)
• 133897  Spring Surprise Bundle (Spanish; clear)
• 133898  Spring Surprise Bundle (French; clear)   

A Round Array Stamp Set*, set of 8 for only $14.95

• 129090  A Round Array Stamp Set (English; clear)
• 131682  Variedades Stamp Set (Spanish; clear)
• 131616  Médallions séduction Stamp Set (French; clear)

*Only offered in clear-mount. Wood-mount option will be available during the 2013–2014 annual catalog.

Stampin' Up introduces Photopolymer Stamps - video and samples - PLUS March's Best of 25 Years Stamp Set!

Here's the funny video talking about "what is" photopolymer; it doesn't show any stamping, it's just a funny intro for the new line of stamps! Email subscribers, please click on the above Post Title to get to my blog and watch the video.

Here's the first Photopolymer Stamp Set Stampin' Up is offering:



Here are the benefits of Photopolymer:

First, they’re completely clear, making it oh-so-easy to stamp exactly where you want. They come unmounted, on an acetate sheet, and temporarily adhere to our clear blocks. It's really great that they line up well and close; there aren't gaps between letters!



Second, they are pliable. Want your arrow to shoot a certain way? No problem! Want your banner to have the perfect sag? Easy peasy! Being able to play with the shape gives you even more creative freedom.



The Designer Typeset Stamp Set is in the online store starting now. You can go HERE to order.  Here are some stamp set samples:





And here is the March "Best of 25 Years" Stamp Set; don't forget about keeping track of these purchasces with the collectors card; get it here!

Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!

INTRODUCING Stampin' Up's first ONLINE CLASS called "The Basics" you can download and enjoy in your jammies!

PERFECT FOR THE BUSY or NEW STAMPER! Learn innovative ways to get the most out of your Stampin' Up! supplies (from stamps to the Big Shot) with clever tips and all the techniques you need to start creating with success.  This downloadable class kit is divided into six sections focused on a variety of topics.  Stampin' Up's on-line classes include videos, pdfs, and supply lists for 30+ projects.

UPDATED 3/1/13: The following topics are covered in the class: Basic Stamping, Embossing, Masking, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Watercoloring & Markers, and Big Shot & Punch Basics. 

This Stampin' Up "class kit" contains a lot of details, tips and new ideas; it's great for the new stamper as well as the experienced stamper.  Because it goes over the "BASICS", it will help a new stamper get started and it will remind the experienced stamper about how great the basics are and give great ideas on how to use them with today's products!  For example, there's a video in this class on how to use the Stamp-a-ma-jig to easily line up stamped letters!

CLICK HERE TO ORDER 'THE BASICS" ONLINE CLASS for $14.95 and don't forget to check out the CLEARANCE RACK for more great deals!  Please be certain to select me as your DEMONSTRATOR when you CREATE, or SIGN INTO, your ONLINE ACCOUNT.  When you purchase this class through me you get SALE-a-BRATION Freebies and PREFERRED PRICING and it counts towards my FREQUENT SHOPPER REWARDS PROGRAM! 

This downloadable class contains ZIP FILES that you simply open on your computer desktop; you don't need to have My Digital Studio to get this class!   After purchasing and downloading the class, simply open "Stampin' Class--The Basics" folder and there will be six folders inside. Click on each and enjoy!

PC Instructions The files will be downloaded as archive files that you can then extract and save on your computer. When you click on the download link, an extraction program will automatically launch. Choose the location where you would like to save the files (be sure to note where you save them). Follow the prompts on the extraction program, then navigate to the location where you saved the files. Click on the file and open.

Mac Instructions When you click on the download link, the file will be mounted as a drive. Once it is mounted, open the drive and drag and drop the files to the location of your choice on your hard drive. The files can then be opened.

Stampin' Up Sent With Love Special Promotion

(CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD FLYER)

Dates: February 1 - April 30, 2013 (updated 2/2/13: see example of stamp set & DSP below) Details: During this limited-time offer, you can purchase the exclusive Sent with Love Stamp Set or Sent with Love Designer Series Paper-or bundle them for a special 20 percent discount! Use the Sent with Love product suite to make some really cute and trendy travel-themed projects.

Item	Description	Price
131847	Sent with Love Stamp Set (clear-mount; English only)	$17.95
132182	Sent with Love Designer Series Paper	$10.95
132851	Pretty Bundle Includes the Sent with Love Stamp Set, Sent with Love Designer Series Paper, and Calypso Coral Baker's Twine	$25.50 20% off retail value!

The Sent with Love Stamp Set and Sent with Love Designer Series Paper are only available during this special offer; until.April 30.

In addition, you may purchase the Sent with Love Digital Kit (item 132914; $9.95). Please note that the digital kit is not included in the bundle.

VIEW OF STAMP SET & DESIGNER PAPER:





Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!