Author Archives: Karen Fontinelle

Stampin’ Up! Hispanic Opportunity Call

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You’re invited!

If you are interested in the Stampin' Up! opportunity to start your own rubber stamping and scrapbooking business in the Hispanic market, Stampin' Up! is conducting phone calls every Wednesday to speak to you! During these 15-minute calls a representative from the home office will discuss Stampin’ Up!’s history and philosophy, our products, and the unique opportunities that exist for demonstrators in the Hispanic market. A question and answer session follows every call  so you can get your questions answered directly.

Weekly Hispanic Opportunity Calls – Occur every Wednesday

 11:00am (MT) for English

 4:00pm (MT) for Spanish

Please call 877-787-7226


 

 

This is Your #1 Day! 1-11-11

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What a day!  January 11, 2011……1-11-11!  Pretty fun! Maybe it is your lucky day with a date like that!

While we're still in that early part of January and a new year and considering New Year's resolutions and how to improve our lives, perhaps on this "lucky" #1 day, you might consider a new opportunity with Stampin' Up!  If you need a job, if you need some extra income to pay one bill, if you love crafts, if you love meeting new people, if you'd like to be associated with a fantastic company, if you'd like a new business opportunity in your life this new year….perhaps you would like to join Stampin' Up! as a demonstrator!  

Start your own business just by purchasing the great Starter Kit from Stampin' Up! for only $175, either the traditional kit or the digital kit containing My Digital Studio software for digital papercrafting.

The standard Starter Kit includes

  • Four complete stamp sets (including a clear-mount set and clear-mount block)
  • A Stampin' Around wheel, handle, and ink cartridge  
  • Assortment of Designer Series paper and card stock
  • Four Classic Stampin' Pads
  • Two Stampin' Write markers
  • VersaMark Pad
  • Whisper White 5/8" satin ribbon
  • Songbird Décor Elements and applicator
  • Adhesives
  • Blender pen
  • Stamping sponge
  • Stampin' Scrub and Mist 
  • Box of Idea Book & Catalogs
  • Business forms and tools

The Digital+ Starter Kit includes

  • My Digital Studio software suite
  • Three complete stamp sets (including a clear-mount set and clear-mount block)
  • Assortment of card stock
  • Four Classic Stampin' Pads
  • Two Stampin' Write markers
  • Real Red 1/4" grosgrain ribbon
  • Brights Designer buttons
  • Songbird Décor Elements and applicator
  • Adhesives
  • Stampin' Scrub and Mist 
  • Box of Idea Book & Catalogs
  • Business forms and tools

Choose the Starter Kit that best matches your stamping and paper-crafting interests, and get over $310 of Stampin' Up!'s high-quality products for just $175.
If you're not ready to make a decision today, think about it for two weeks until Sale-A-Bration starts.

You can contact me at KSFontinelle@gmail.com with any questions; or if you are ready to go, just sign up online in minutes on my website HERE. Then click on the "Join Now" button on the left when you are ready!

More Stampin’ Up! Valentines on Display!

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And here are a few more Valentine ideas for cards that I photographed at the Stampin' Up! Convention last summer in Salt Lake City. Stampin' Up! puts up row upon row of display boards of all kinds of stamping projects, and it is always a pretty popular area as you can imagine!  It's best to find an off-time to photograph all these displays!

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Valentines on Display at the Stampin’ Up! Convention 2010

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While I am still waiting to get my furniture all moved back now that the Christmas tree is down so that I can stamp a little easier, I thought I would share some photos from the Stampin' Up! Convention displays last July.  I've told you before that every single thing about a Stampin' Up! Convention is fun, but if I were only allowed to look at the display boards there, even if I never got to stamp a thing, I would be in heaven!  I love all the ideas!!  Here are some of the ideas for Valentine's Day cards and scrapbook pages and projects that I'm sure you will enjoy!

Images copyright Stampin' Up! 1990-2010

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Occasions Mini Catalog 2011 Is Here!!!

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New Year, new Mini Catalog from Stampin' Up!!  Yes, the new Occasions Mini Catalog begins today, January 4 and runs through April 30.  As Stampin' Up! always does, they have provided a fantastic selection of new products you won't want to miss!!  New stamp sets, beautiful new paper (Red Glimmer Paper!!), new punches, buttons, trinkets, fabric. Sewing is a big theme!  (not that you have to sew…you can stamp about sewing themes!)  It's all beautiful and if you haven't already received your Occasions Mini Catalog in the mail, you will want to click the cover below and look at it online!

Stampin' Up! Occasions Mini Catalog

Once you have browsed, just click HERE to go to my Online Store and start your order!  Or contact me with any questions or if you need help!

ENJOY!!!

Holiday Mini Catalog Last Day!!!

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Seems like only yesterday that we were all so excited with the fabulous new products in this year's Holiday Mini!  Stampin' Up! introduced a new Designer Fabric line that coordinated with other products…Deck the Halls and Candy Cane Christmas.  We had new Glass Glitter for that vintage look along with Waffle Paper both for Halloween and Christmas…and occasions beyond!  Seam binding as ribbon.  Mini Lunch Sacks you had to feel to believe the good quality.  Gorgeous autumn stamp set in "Day of Gratitude" (although perfectly versatile for any other occasion as well) and matching Specialty Designer Series Paper Autumn Spice!  The cute Bingo Card and Jolly Bingo Bits. New buttons, new Big Shot dies, embossing folders, Glimmer Brads, the Design-a-House, new punches!  I still am excited to pick up my Holiday Mini and hate to see it go…..but it is! Today, Jan. 3, 2011 is the LAST DAY!!!  Dig out your copy and look through it a few more times and make sure you have what you want.  A few items will carry over, but certainly not everything, so don't be filled with regret tomorrow that you didn't place your order TODAY!  Let me know if you have any questions!


HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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My Digital Studio New Year Card

I've spent some of my holiday "off" time (does that exist?!) playing with My Digital Studio and pretty easily made this for New Year's.  It actually is a post card template so is a little wider than usual.  I added the Rhinestones and love them digitally almost as much as the real ones!

Here's to a happy, healthy and full-of-stamping New Year!!
 

Catching Up with Stampin’ Up!

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I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas as we did with our children home.  No white Christmas here in Houston, although we did get a rainstorm and colder weather on Christmas Eve.  Then the weather warmed up a bit and now today is a rainy, stormy day.  Good day to stay in and maybe bake some Christmas cookies that I didn't have time for earlier!  And maybe to get back in the swing of things and start posting again on my blog!

Let's see what is going on in the Stampin' Up! world………

  • Last day to order from the fabulous Holiday Mini Catalog is January 3rd!  Check it over again and make sure you have everything you want before it is gone!  You can place an order HERE online yourself at my Online Store or you can contact me with your order and I'll place it for you.
  • If you are ready to move on to Valentine's Day, get a jump start with the "Filled with Love" Promotion.  Click on that link to read all about it!  You can shop for it HERE.
  • The Occasions Mini Catalog will have all new things for spring!  It begins January 4th.  Perhaps you have received your copy in the mail over the holidays.  Make sure you pull it out of your Christmas cards and holiday mail and sit down and savor it!
  • Sale-A-Bration is coming!!  Stampin' Up!'s biggest promotion begins January 25, 2011.  More information coming soon!  Contact me if you want to book a fun workshop with your friends where everyone can get a free Sale-A-Bration product with a $50 purchase!

Christmas Gift Wrapping

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In case you need a nice presentation for a gift, here's an old idea, back from when I first became a demo.  Just decorate (or not) your gift bag that has handles.  Take a sheet of card stock and cut a slit in the middle, just wide enough to fit over those gift bag handles.  Fold in half, decorate, and slip over the handles.  Voila!  Nice gift bag!  Easy to open, easy to close, easy to hide the gift inside.

Christmas Gift Bag

I think this bag has been around a few years, but it still looks nice.  The bag was wheeled, making it real easy to decorate!

Santa Claus Bread!

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This post has nothing to do with stamping, but look what I found at Whole Foods in Sugar Land today!

Santa Bread from Whole Foods

It's still wrapped in cellophane, so not the best picture, but thought I would share!  It is bread shaped into a Santa Claus head!  The checker said she heard it was sweet bread, so we shall see.  It was so cute and different that I had to buy it!

Merry Christmas!!

Easy Snowman Gift Tag

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Here's an easy Christmas tag I made for several gifts the other day.  To get away from coloring the snowman from Jolly Old Saint Nick, I just stamped him in the same color as the paper, Marina Mist.  Then a punched Snowflake with a little Rhinestone bling added a little extra!  Write the "to" and "from" in the lower right corner.  I took the photo before I punched a hole and tied on some ribbon, but you get the idea.  You could also use this for a card!

Have fun wrapping!!

Dasher Framed!

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This Dasher is one of Stampin' Up!'s Decor Elements vinyl art from last year.  In fact, he was a Hostess gift.  Did you know you may choose a Decor Element for Levels 2 and 3 as your Hostess gift instead of a stamp set?  Just check out the Definitely Decorative Catalog HERE!  I never got around to putting him up, but today I took a few minutes to put him on the glass of this 16" x 20" frame.  I covered the cardboard within the frame with white wrapping paper since it is wider than our 12×12 paper. And for a little extra, I added a red satin bow!  This way I can put him up and take him down for many Christmases to come rather than putting him directly on the wall.

Dasher Decor Element

Christmas Displays from the Stampin’ Up! Convention 2010

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Christmas Cards

I thought it would be fun to look back at some of the photos I took of the display boards at Convention this past summer.  Maybe you can get some Christmas ideas from them!

All images copyright Stampin' Up! 2010

Soft Suede Christmas Cards

Christmas 3D card

Christmas Tree Embossed Card

Christmas Scrapbook Page

Stampin' Up! Christmas Cards

Stampin' Up! Punch Art Polar Bears

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Christmas Cards

Lovely As a Tree Christmas Card

Hope you enjoyed those!  I'll post some more for tomorrow!

And if you would love to see display boards like these and more at the fabulous Stampin' Up! Convention every year, it would be great if you signed up to be a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator!  Read about doing so HERE.  Someone could gift you with the Starter Kit for Christmas!