Monthly Archives: November 2010

Last Day for Stampin’ Up! Deals!

This is the last day, last few hours for all the great deals from Stampin' Up! Don't have buyer's remorse tomorrow that you didn't order what you wanted today!

Last Day! Nov. 30….Online Spectacular : Products on sale from 20-50% off! Don't miss it! Fabric, Big Shot Dies, Brads, Ribbon, Stamps, Decor Elements, Craft & Rubber Scissors, Hodgepodge Hardware, and MORE!

50% off! My Digital Studio software for digital papercrafting! Unheard of! Make your own calendars, scrapbook pages, journals, cards, photo cards, multimedia, you name it!

50% off Stampin' Up! Starter Kit!!! Start your own business for only $87.50 TODAY. Sign up online and be in business by tonight! Contact me!

Shelli Gardner on the TODAY SHOW Dec. 13th!

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Shelli Gardner has been invited to appear again for the second year in a row on the Today Show on Dec. 13th! Stampin' Up! has participated in the TODAY Show Annual Holiday Toy & Gift Drive for several years, donating hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of products. If you saw Shelli on Today last year you will remember she was on with two other company reps in a very hurried segment and barely got a moment to mention Stampin' Up! We hope she will get a little more time THIS year!! As you might imagine, Shelli isn't just going on the show, she's busy making gifts to take to the Today Show people! So mark your calendar for Dec. 13th and we'll hope that Shelli gets a little more air time this year!

Punches Available!

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Stampin' Up! has just announced that the quality issues with the 2 1/2" Circle Punch and the Fancy Flower Punch have been resolved and will be available for order beginning December 1, 2010. That's good news!

Watercolor Wonder Crayons Available Again!!

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The fabulous Watercolor Wonder Crayons are now available for purchase!! They were delayed due to the supplier relocating, but finally Stampin' Up! has them in inventory and can take your orders! Some of the crayons may have sleeves with the old artwork on them but this will not affect the quality or usefulness of the crayons.

Use the following item numbers to purchase your Watercolor Wonder Crayons:

120949 New Color Kit
119802 Subtles
119803 Regals
119804 Brights
119805 Neutrals

I love using my Watercolor Wonder Crayons, especially with my Aqua Painter! I know you will enjoy them too!

Cyber Monday! Get Gifts Here!

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Who says ordering from Stampin' Up! has to be all about you?? What about people you are shopping for who don't stamp, who aren't going to stamp and who don't know what stamping is?! What about people on your list who don't stamp but maybe could be encouraged to? What about people who could just use some unique stuff? It saves you a trip to the mall, and if you order enough, YOU might even benefit with your Hostess rewards!

Today is the last day of MY special of free shipping on orders $50.00 or more. Stampin' Up! still has free shipping for online orders of $150.00 or more until Nov. 30 (tomorrow)..and the Online Spectacular until tomorrow….and discounts on Holiday Bundles until Dec. 16. Tomorrow is also the last day for the Half-Price Starter Kit! Can't miss out on that!

Take a look at this list I came up with in just a few minutes in perusing the catalog (in no particular order):

(You can find all of these in my Online Store!)

For the computer geek (whether they think they like scrapbooking, cardmaking, etc. or not): My Digital Studio software #118108 (half-price today and tomorrow!!)
For the Jewelry-Lover: Simply Adorned Chains, Charms and Baubles
For the Quilter/Seamstress: Big Shot, dies, Stampin' Up! fabric
For the painter: Aqua Painter #103954, Watercolor Paper #105019
For creative kids: Assorted card stock, punches, All in the Family stamp set and Black Stazon ink pad, SNAIL adhesive, dimensionals, mini glue dots, Stampin' Write Markers, album, Grid Paper#102787, On Board Journals (p. 185)
For the decorator or college student or young adult: Decor Elements
For the picture-taker: Albums (page 180 & Mini) and card stock
For the crafter/stamper/potential stamper: Card Kits (p. 182-3), Simply Scrappin' Kits (p.178-9)
For the Organized (who??): File Folders #117170, Gusseted Envelopes #120434, Decor Accents Date Keeper #117601, Calendars (p. 170), Paper Holders and Dividers (p. 193), Stack & Store (p. 193), Craft Keepers (p. 193).
For the Cook: From the Kitchen Of stamp set #114964 (p. 134)
For the Person who doesn't need any more STUFF: Envelopes and note cards (p. 171), adhesives, scissors
For the Person who DOES like STUFF: On Board Journals (p. 185), any and all of the accessories on pages 186-188, punches, Personalized Stamps (p. 144-45), wooden stamp set of something they really like…they can set the stamps out on display for decoration!
For Anybody: Personalized Stamp, Albums, Ribbons, Scissors, Note Cards, Adhesives, Party Banner and Party Hats (p. 177)
For the Teen: Decor Elements, Simply Scrappin' Kits, On Board Journals, Albums, Signo Gel Pen, Personalized Stamp, Punches, Ribbons, Card Kits
For the Traveler: Doctor's Bag #113474 (might be made for the Big Shot but it makes a fashionable overnight bag!! Really!)
For the Men: Heat Tool ##100005 (tell them they can defrost pipes with it) (and you can sneak it away for embossing!), Crop-A-Dile #108362) (punch extra holes in a belt and who knows what else!), Crimper #101618, Hobby Blade #102449, Craft & Paper Scissors #108360 (give them their own pair of good scissors to use on anything they want to instead of yours)

And this is just what I came up with in a few minutes! Once you start looking through the Stampin' Up! 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog and Holiday Mini I'm sure you can find lots of things to fulfill at least some of your shopping list! Add on some things YOU want and I'm sure you can come up with your own workshop to get Hostess Rewards!

Let me know if I can be of help! My Online Store is HERE!

Shelli’s Amazing Adventure

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As I told you the other day, Shelli Gardner decided to deliver the Starter Kit herself to the 10,000th new Stampin' Up! Demonstrator after the big recruiting effort 10,000 in 2010. I thought it was a wonderful, heartwarming story to read on the day before Thanksgiving and follow along on the little videos Shelli herself was making. As those of us familiar with Stampin' Up! know, it was just the kind of thing this company would do, and you have to wonder how many other companies show this much heart!

Please read Shelli's own account of the whole story on her blog HERE. I think it is really an amazing and fun story to read right at the beginning of the holiday season.

Don't forget…..both Starter Kits, the standard one and the one with My Digital Studio….are both on sale 50% off for just a few more days…until Nov. 30th. You can sign up online these days. Just go to my website at www.karenfontinelle.stampinup.net or click HERE to go straight to the "Start Your Own Business" page.

My password is: karenstamps

As always, let me know if you have any questions! It's a marvelous opportunity for you! It will be YOUR business!

Click HERE to see just a few videos Stampin' Up! provides to teach you what to do with your kit components.

My Black Friday/Cyber Monday Special For YOU!

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If you're not out shopping the middle of the night Black Friday sales and you slept in and are just now checking email and blogs, I've got an easy deal for you! All you have to do is snuggle up with your cup of coffee, hot chocolate or a Coke and your Stampin' Up! catalogs and make out your shopping list! Then call or email me with your order of $50 or more and I'll give you FREE SHIPPING!! This offer is good today (Friday, Nov. 26) through Monday, Nov. 29, 2010.

Stampin' Up! also has an Online Spectacular so be sure to check the sales of up to 50% off……My Digital Studio being one of the really spectacular items on sale…..50% OFF!!!! (see the Thanksgiving card I made in minutes yesterday with MDS!)……not to mention some great dies on sale for the Big Shot (hint: put those dies AND the BIG SHOT on your Wish List and have your husband or other gift-giver order it during this deal! Make sure your list has $150 on it and then pick out your free Hostess stamp set you want AND your free $15 in merchandise (Remember, anybody gets Hostess Benefits (called Hostess Rewards online) with an order of $150 OR MORE!….and get FREE SHIPPING!). The Stampin' Up! Online Spectacular is good until Nov. 30, 2010 and must be placed online HERE. Contact me if you have any ordering questions!

AND…don't forget the Stampin' Up! Holiday Bundles!!! (Unfortunately, the Tags til Christmas Bundle 2 is no longer available due to issues with the punch. Stampin' Up! is working on that even as we speak.) This offer is good through Dec. 16th!!

SO….

If your order is $49.99 or less, you can order online yourself or email me with your order. Shipping will be $6.95.

If your order is $50.00 – $149.99, email (KSFontinelle@gmail.com) or call me (713-981-7662) with your order and I will give you free shipping. This is my own personal special for you, not available through Stampin' Up!. If you place this order online, you will not receive free shipping.

If your order is $150.00 or more, you can order online yourself HERE and you will get free shipping from Stampin' Up! As long as you are on MY website (be sure you see my name in the upper right corner) you will also get Hostess Rewards…choose a Hostess stamp set and $15 (or more, depending on your order total). What a deal!!

Have a wonderful weekend and just ASK if you have any questions about all these deals going on!!!

Get Your Candy Cane Christmas Paper Before It’s Gone!

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If you haven't already ordered this beautiful paper, Candy Cane Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper #120809), you better put it on your order right away! It has been so popular that it will soon be gone! Why is it so special? A couple of the papers have glittery designs on them which is just beautiful!

But in case you do miss out, there are other beautiful holiday alternatives: Jolly Holiday (item 117159) and Deck the Halls (item 120810). Just check the Holiday Mini Catalog!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

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Images copyright Stampin' Up! 2010

This card made with My Digital Studio.

OH MY GOSH! A Treat for the 10,000th Stampin’ Up! Recruit!!!

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UPDATE: They've delivered it!! Be sure to watch the videos and catch all the FUN!!!

As I recently posted, Stampin' Up! met their goal of recruiting 10,000 new demonstrators in 2010 just the other day! Shelli has been making videos about it and the count is still growing!! You HAVE to watch this video and see what she is doing now!!!

Don't you wish YOU were the 10,000th new Stampin' Up! Demonstrator?!

The Simply Amazing Starter Kit Special is still going on until Nov. 30th. Don't miss out!! Wouldn't you like to be a part of this great company?!

Click on the picture below to go to the page with all the videos and the new recruit count! Just click the little arrows on the sides to go forward or backward in sequence of videos.

Shelli Recruit Video

10,000 New Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators in 2010!

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Stampin' Up! set a goal of 10,000 new recruits in 2010……and they just reached it! Shelli Gardner, Cofounder and CEO of Stampin' Up! started making little videos as the count got close! Can you imagine working for a company that would make such an effort to track their efforts and be so excited when they reached their goal? They put up sheets of vinyl at the home office like a blackboard and put tic marks to count each new demonstrator, finally ending with a jar of candy kisses to count the last 1500! And finally to gather all the employees in the beautiful atrium of the Riverton office to congratulate everyone with applause and cheers!

Watch Shelli's videos here!

If you would like to be a part of the NEXT group of 10,000 and to finish off the counting in 2010, please consider the Half-Price Starter Kits on sale now for just one more week! Never have I seen Stampin' Up! make such an offer, so it truly is amazing! You will have options to customize your kit and can sign up easily online in minutes…..or mail in the forms, if you prefer….there is still time!

You can find out more information HERE on my website or watch a video and actually click the "Join Now" button HERE.

My password is: karenstamps

I'm happy to talk about the business opportunity and becoming a demo with you before you sign up if you'd like…..or just email me with any questions! You don't have to know anything to start…..lots of demos have even signed up without attending a workshop…or signed up thinking it would be just for their own discount and then built up a good business instead!

At my last stamp camp, as I looked around at the ladies attending, I realized with this particular group, I wouldn't know ANY of them had it not been for being a Stampin' Up! demo! You'll find it's a pretty good way to meet new people and make special new friends!

Stampin’ Up! Online Spectacular Starts Today!

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Don't miss it! Stampin' Up! is having a Thanksgiving Online Spectacular Sale! It starts today, Nov. 22 and lasts until Nov. 30!!! Just click HERE to see items 20%, 30%, 40%…and even 50% off!!!!!

AND….If you place an Online Order of $150 or more you will get FREE SHIPPING!!! Of course with an order of $150, you will also get Hostess Rewards! Just be sure you are at my online store in order to get the best prices and benefits!

Here are some of the best deals!!

50% off….MY DIGITAL STUDIO SOFTWARE (digital papercrafting program)

50% off…Stampin' Up! DESIGNER FABRIC (perfect for the holidays but not JUST for the holidays!)

40% off…Four different BIGZ XL DIES for your Big Shot! (Be sure to check all the pages!)

30% off…Selected STAMP SETS, ACCESSORIES, MORE DIES

20-40% off….DIGITAL DOWNLOADS

Things to Know

Discounted digital downloads are only available on online order types.
There is no minimum purchase required to participate in the discounted products promotion.
For product bundles, you must use the bundle item numbers provided. Bundle discounts will not be applied if individual item numbers are used.
Additional products from current catalogs may be purchased on the same order.

Free Shipping

In order to receive free shipping, orders must be $150 or more before tax and shipping and must be ONLINE.

Let me know if you need any help or have any questions about your order!

Deadline for this Spectacular is Tuesday, Nov. 30th at 11:50 pm MT.

A “Sweet” Candy Turkey for Thanksgiving!

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This is one of my all-time favorite things for Thanksgiving, even though it is not made out of paper! I'm not sure where I learned to make these, but probably in a magazine, could be about twenty years ago. I know I have made LOTS of these turkeys for class parties for my children in preschool and probably elementary school and they were always a hit! There are lots of similar turkeys out there made with Oreos or more pieces of candy corn involving frosting and all kinds of stuff. I always thought these were the easiest and still darn cute!

Supplies: Keebler Fudge Stripe Cookies, Hershey Kisses, candy corn, Kraft Caramels

Directions: Take a Kraft caramel and microwave it just a few seconds until it is slightly soft. Not melting or anything! Just a little soft. Have a Hershey's Kiss unwrapped and sitting on the plate or napkin and a cookie and candy corn ready. When the caramel comes out of the microwave, plop it on top of the Hershey's Kiss. Immediately "smoosh" the cookie against the backside of the caramel until it sticks. Take the candy corn on edge and stick it into the caramel. Voila! You have a turkey!

These turkeys are so fun to make for Thanksgiving! To make multiples, just have your ingredients ready to go. You can soften several caramels at a time on a paper plate in the microwave, maybe about six. You want to be able to work quickly when the caramels come out of the microwave so you can stick everything together. Have extras on hand because there will be some broken cookies!

A Journal in My Digital Studio!

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Look what I found in the My Digital Studio program! A journal! I went in to the program to play around with the new Christmas downloads I purchased yesterday and I found this journal!

According to another demo who has already ordered and received one she made, this journal is hardcover with 80 double-sided lined pages on the inside. You can design the front and back covers as well as the spine.

Here is the same journal cover that I quickly changed into a Christmas design!

If you are interested in My Digital Studio, you might want to consider the Stampin' Up! Starter Kit promotion going on right now! Purchase the Digital+ Starter Kit for only $87.50 and receive stamping and business supplies, including the My Digital Studio software, which retails for $79.95 by itself! This offer is only good through Nov. 30, 2010. Just click HERE to go to my website to sign up, then click on the Join Now button. My password that you will need is karenstamps. Let me know if you have any questions!!

NEW My Digital Studio Downloads Are Here for the Holidays!

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Look at these beautiful new downloads for My Digital Studio from Stampin' Up! Just think of the holiday scrapbook pages or albums you could make TODAY out of these digital downloads! Either put in some old photos or have your layouts ready for the new Christmas pictures coming up! Or design your holiday cards! Remember, no shipping with downloads and they are ready immediately! No waiting for an order! And they say more are coming this month! Can't wait!

Want to find out more about My Digital Studio? Click HERE! If you already have another digital program, you can still use these Stampin' Up! downloads!

Holly & Jolly Embellishments 123954 $3.95