Stampin' Up! has chosen the items in this list that can still be ordered even though the Holiday Mini sales period has ended. You may want to print this list and keep it handy!
Carryover Products from the Holiday Mini
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Occasions Mini Catalog 2011 Is Here!!!
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!
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!!!
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!
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!
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
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.
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!
This post has nothing to do with stamping, but look what I found at Whole Foods in Sugar Land today!
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
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!
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.
Stampin’ Up! Convention Display Photos Christmas
And here are some more photos of the display boards at the Stampin' Up! Convention last summer in Salt Lake City! Enjoy!
All images copyright Stampin' Up! 2010
And here are some more photos of the display boards at the Stampin' Up! Convention last summer in Salt Lake City! Enjoy!
Christmas Displays from the Stampin’ Up! Convention 2010
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
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!
Filled With Love Bundle from Stampin’ Up!
It may almost be Christmas time, but crafting and stamping thoughts are beginning to turn to Valentine's! Stampin' Up! is offering this special Filled With Love promotion for you!
Promotion dates: December 17, 2010 – January 24, 2011
Since Valentine's Day is the second biggest holiday for sending cards Stampin' Up! is offering you an exclusive package of Designer Series Paper perfect for creating cards for family, friends, classmates, and more!
From December 17, 2010 through January 24, 2011, get a FREE package of Bitty Buttons–a $4.95 value–when you purchase an exclusive Filled with Love Bundle. Click on the photos below to read more!
*Featured on p. 43 of the 2010 Holiday Mini Catalog
**Note that the free package of Bitty Buttons is not included with the package of exclusive Love Patterns Designer Series Paper only.
Click HERE to shop for any Stampin' Up! products you NEED!
Shelli Gardner on TODAY today!!
Turn on the Today Show on NBC! Shelli, founder and CEO of Stampin' Up!, is going to be on this morning for their annual toy drive!! She's sending Tweets on Twitter if you have an account! Shelli and her daughter Shanna are in the Green Room right now getting ready for their appearance, which says they should be on at 9:23 am…..I assume Eastern time….so if not at the time you think, try the next hour! Hard to tell what time they will do things on a show like that. Let's hope she gets in a few more words than she was able to last year due to time. Maybe she'll get more than 10 seconds!! And we'd really love to see her go back to do a segment on stamping sometime!
Stay tuned! If there is a video later to post I'll put it up here!
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At least they had Shelli on by herself, but I don't think they appreciated who they had in their midst!! And probably Ann Curry doesn't know anything about stamping! Here's a video I found of Shelli's appearance!
Rejoicing in Christmas
Here is a card I made with this beautiful stamp set, Rejoicing in Christmas (#120829w/121139c). You can watercolor very lightly with a Blender Pen #102845 or Aqua Painter #103954. Then for a little extra on this card I used my Aqua Painter to apply some Shimmer Paint (colors on page 195 IB&C) to Mary’s garment and to the three halos. After sponging the edges of the card with Soft Suede, I also spritzed with some Gold Glow Smooch Spritz #118770. Instead of Whisper White card stock, I used Confetti White. The background layer was embossed with the Finial Press Embossing Folder #115963.
If you need any products to make your own Christmas cards this year, there is still time to place an order. Check out my Stampin’ Up! Online Store HERE.
Glass Glitter Word Ornament
After seeing some similar glittery word ornaments at a store, I thought "I could make that!" My only mistake was in using too heavy of card board with the "Join In the Cheer" Sizzlit Decorative Strip Die #113452. It does say in the catalog, "…for cutting through card stock and Designer Series Paper." This die is not made for cutting through heavy layers and I did have to use a scissors to fully cut out the word, what I was trying to avoid by using the Big Shot. I also used the Big Shot Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets #120805 in the Holiday Mini Catalog to adhere designer paper on the back of the card board and also on the front after cutting to adhere the Silver Glass Glitter #120995. I have to say, I was really pleased with the ease of using the adhesive sheet! Now I just have to try again with thinner materials!
Be sure to get your Stampin' Up! orders in soon so that they arrive well before Christmas! You can shop at my Online Store HERE or contact me with your order and I'll be happy to help you with it.