Stampin’ Up! Holiday Sale Starts Today

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Stampin' Up! Holiday Sale

It’s time for online holiday shopping with Stampin’ Up! You can get incredible discounts-up to 50 percent-on some of your favorite products! This is the perfect time to stock up on some of your favorite items or for a new stamper to give Stampin’ Up! a try.

The Holiday Sale begins with some 24-hour-only DOORBUSTERS today only!!

The 24-hour sales period on these three products ends at 11:50 PM (MT), November 20.

All the other products are on sale from November 20 – December 2. Check out the full list HERE.

  • Hostesses who have earned a 50%-off item may not apply that discount to an already-discounted product.
  • There’s no minimum purchase required to participate in this promotion. Sale on!
  • For product bundles, you need to use the bundle item numbers provided. If you use individual item numbers, you won’t get the discount-bummer.
  • You can buy additional products from any of our current catalogs on the same order.

Time to SHOP here at my Stampin’ Up! Online Store or if you prefer, you can contact me to put in your order for you!

Let me know if you have any questions!

 

New Tuesday Weekly Deals from Stampin Up!

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Stampin' Up! Weekly Deals Nov. 19

It’s Tuesday so here are the new Weekly Deals from Stampin’ Up! Take advantage of the sale on these items to save yourself a little money to spend on more stamping supplies! If you are a ribbon freak, the Chevron ribbons are lovely.

But don’t order anything today!!  The Stampin’ Up! Online Holiday Sale (formerly known as the Online Extravaganza) will begin tomorrow, November 20 and run through December 2. It will start with a 24-hour Doorbuster Sale so be sure to check it out TOMORROW!

Today is the last day for the Tag It Bundles:  Holiday Tag It Decorative Box Bundle and the Holiday Tag It Extra-Large Box Bundle.

And keep in mind the gorgeous Festive Flurry Ornament Kit!  You’ve GOT to have one of these kits for your holiday packaging or for hanging on your Christmas tree or other home decor.  All you need is a hot glue gun!

Visit my Stampin’ Up! Online Store for all these wonderful Stampin’ Up! products!

PS:  If you’re not on my Mailing List, subscribe NOW in order to receive my special 12 Weeks of Christmas email with a new holiday project idea coming out every Wednesday.  Tomorrow we will be on Week 8! I can’t believe it!!

Fun Making Christmas Gift Boxes

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Extra-Large Kraft Gift Box with Gift Bow and Tag

‘Tis the season (or almost!) for making pretty gift wrap boxes for the holiday gifts we have shopped for or handmade for our friends and family. Why not get a head start with the Stampin’ Up! Extra-Large Gift Boxes?  They come three in a package and are one of the Weekly Deals, if you order by tonight. Just fold them up into their box shape and start decorating!  It needn’t be elaborate, unless you want it to be. Here I have just adhered pieces of the Season of Style Designer Series Paper to the top and sides of the box.  On the top, I layered it on a piece of Cherry Cobbler card stock but the sides are just the designer paper.  And before I put the Christmas tag on, the decorated box could be for any other occasion, not just Christmas! Also on the Weekly Deal, ending Monday November 18, is the Gift Bow Bigz L Die. Grab it for a discount today and you can easily make the double bow like on the top of this box. It probably only took me about ten minutes to decorate this box!  Nothing could be simpler!

For the little tag in the corner of the gift box, I used one of the MANY tags in the Season of Style Designer Journaling Tags package in the Holiday Catalog. I chose one and made a little card to layer it on and stuck it on the top of the box.  Now all I have to do is write the “to” and “from” inside when I see what gift is going in the box! Of course I had to add a little bling with two small Rhinestone Jewels on the snowflakes. You can use these die-cut printed tags for scrapbooks, photo albums, even cards.  You’ll enjoy playing with them!

Don’t delay, check out the Weekly Deals ending today! You’ll probably want all the items! But even if you miss the sale, they are still good values to have.

Go to my Stampin’ Up! Online Store and get your order in!  Let me know if you have any questions! From the Home Page of my store, be sure to check all the categories in the left sidebar. Don’t forget the Clearance Rack either!

Extra-Large Kraft Gift Box with Gift Bow

Decorate Your Kraft Gift Box with Daydream Medallions

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Daydream Medallions Kraft Gift Box

The Christmas season is just about upon us, and soon it will be time to wrap all those gifts!  Get a head start by purchasing the Extra-Large Gift Box #132147 (3 in a package) in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog and then decorating to your heart’s content.  Make it simple or make it fancy! If you order by Monday November 18 you can get a discount on the kraft gift boxes and also the Gift Bow Bigz L Die #129977 during the Weekly Deals!  The Gift Boxes are food safe, so you can fill them up with homemade goodies if you like! They come flat and then you fold and assemble.  You will be surprised how large they are! They measure 4 3/8″ x 6″ x 6″. And of course you can use kraft gift boxes any time of year so they aren’t just for Christmas!

I chose to decorate my gift box with a series of stamps in the Daydream Medallions Stamp Set. I stamped each stamp in alternating colors and cut out with the Floral Frames Framelits Dies. I also cut out the matching color card stock with the dies for a layer. The largest framelit (which doesn’t have a matching stamp) I used to cut out the Champagne Glimmer Paper. There’s also a little bit of Glimmer Paper punched with a small scallop punch under the smallest layer.  And then I had to top the design with a Large Pearl Basic Jewel!  Just perfect! The ribbon is the Cherry Cobbler 1″ Grosgrain Stitched Edge Ribbon in the Holiday Catalog. I thought the box still needed “something” so I stamped some vine images from the Forever With You Stamp Set in Soft Suede.

Check out the Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deals which end Monday night! Order your Extra-Large Gift Boxes and Gift Bow Bigz L Die. Might as well get the Burlap Ribbon as well!

Daydream Medallions Kraft Gift Box Top

Daydream Medallions Topper

 

 

New Ikat Photopolymer Stamp Set in November

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Ikat Photopolymer Stamp Set

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Almost forgot!  There is a new photopolymer stamp set from Stampin’ Up! this month! You’ll find it under “New Arrivals” in my Online Store.  It’s called Eye-Catching Ikat Photopolymer Stamp Set. When I first saw this set, I wasn’t too interested, to be honest. Not my type of design.  But now that I have a done a little research, since I wasn’t familiar with “ikat” it is a lot more appealing! First of all, “ikat” is pronounced “ee-kot”, not i-kat. Ikat is a fabric where the yarns have been bound in places (much like tie-dye) to resist the dye and then woven together. That’s how they get the interesting patterns. This ikat trend is popular in fashion and in home decorating right now so you’ll be right in style with your papercrafting and stamping as well!

The photopolymer stamps are the clear ones that you can see through that you use with the clear blocks. They are super sticky so stay on the blocks well. Just another option for those who are interested.

If you would like to try out this trendy ikat design, you can purchase these stamps in my Stampin’ Up! Online Store.

My Digital Studio New Downloads & More!

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Every Tuesday there are new digital downloads for the Stampin’ Up! digital design software called My Digital Studio. These are extra designs you can purchase to add to your content on My Digital Studio or even other kinds of design software. This week Stampin’ Up! has added a new twist:  some of the downloads include an online class to show you how to use My Digital Studio!

Stampin’ Up! will continue to release new classes and coordinating exclusive digital downloads every month, on the last Tuesday of the month. You can go to my Stampin’ Up! Online Store to view the projects and techniques to see what is included in the content.

Each class includes an exclusive digital download and instructional project-based video training that will guide users through a number of different techniques as they create a variety of projects in MDS. My Digital Class prices will vary depending on the content included.

MDS Downloads1 Nov 12 2013

MDS Downloads2 Nov 12 2013

MDS Downloads3 Nov 12 2013

MDS Downloads4 Nov 12 2013

You can order any of these downloads and past ones at my Stampin’ Up! Online Store!

Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deals for the Week of Nov. 12

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Stampin' Up! Weekly Deals Nov. 12

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Here are the Stampin’ Up! Weekly Deals for the week beginning November 12 through November 18:

1 1/4″ Burlap Ribbon

Extra-Large Gift Box

Gift Bow Bigz L Die

Mini Muslin Bags

Orchard Harvest Swatchbook Template

Pumpkin Pie Goodie Gear Simply Created Kit

Real Red Goodie Gear Simply Created Kit

Witches’ Brew Designer Series Paper

I’m happy to help you with your order if you email me or use my Stampin’ Up! Online Store at your convenience!  Let me know if you have any questions!

***Also, remember that the Holiday Tag It Bundles are only available through November 19!

Holiday Tag It Bundles

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Make Beautiful Festive Flurry Ornaments with an Easy Kit

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Festive Flurry Ornament Kit

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A new kit from Stampin’ Up! and I can’t wait to get my hands on it!

Add a little festive flare to your holiday decorating with the new Festive Flurry Ornament Kit! Top presents, embellish cards, create a wintery garland, or trim the tree. How you use them is up to you!

The kit includes everything you need (minus adhesive) to create 10 snowflakes, including
* 10 feet of Soft Sky Ribbon
* Printed cardstock – die cut and scored, ready to be assembled (Soft Sky, Crumb Cake, Whisper White Cardstock and Silver Glimmer Paper)
* Large Rhinestone Basic Jewels (40)

Order this kit from my Stampin’ Up! Online Store HERE.

Watch the video below!  All you have to do is punch out the snowflakes, fold where scored and glue together with a glue gun! Then let your imagination run and decide how you will use them!

 

 

We Thank and Honor Our Veterans Today

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Veterans Day

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Veterans Day honors all those who have served in the armed forces for the United States of America. November 11th was made a legal holiday back in 1938, called “Armistice Day”, as a day to honor those who had served in World War I because hostilities had ceased between the Allied Forces and Germany in 1918 in the eleventh hour in the eleventh day of the eleventh month. Later on, the word Armistice was taken out and Veterans Day became a holiday to honor veterans of all wars.

To read more about the history of Veterans Day, please click HERE to go to the US Department of Veterans Affairs website.

I loved this story the first time I saw it online the other day. Someone notified the USO that a group of Marines were on their way home from Afghanistan on a plane from Baltimore bound for Chicago. Quickly it was arranged for their plane to be met by a corridor of Chicago police, firemen, airport workers and USO volunteers as they deplaned after their plane taxied under a water salute. Once they started boarding their next flight to San Diego, they found out American Airlines has a policy to upgrade military in uniform when possible.  They had six first class seats available. At that, seven other first class passengers jumped up to give up their seats so the soldiers could sit together! If that is not a heart-warming story throughout, I don’t know what is!

One More Chance!

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This past week Stampin’ Up! has been offering daily digital scrapbooking deals for My Digital Studio and write-ups on the mydigitalstudio.net blog with ideas of how to use those downloads.  But some people have missed out, so if you would like one more chance to purchase any of these select downloads for 50% off,here is your chance until midnight MT November 9.

Here are the downloads that will be on sale:

  • Amped Up Ampersands Kit (item 134844)
  • Hello There Kit (item 133374)
  • All Time Fave Photobook Template (item 132915)
  • Modern Medley Overlays Kit (item 134839)
  • Be Brave Pocket Cards (item 134840)
  • Nobody’s Business Photobook Template (item 132812)
  • Autumn Traditions Kit (item 127600)
  • Afternoon Daydream Kit (item 130861)

Go here to my Stampin’ Up! Online Store and put in the item number. You’ll see a full description of the download and usually will be able to view better close-ups of the elements. You’ll usually see a magnifying glass or the word “More” and sometimes you can scroll through to look at each element.

To find out more about My Digital Studio, just click HERE.  You can purchase the software and a ton of content for a mere $19.95.  And it’s not just for digital scrapbooking!

Decorating a Baby Gift Bag

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Decorating a baby gift bag

While I had this shiny blue gift bag, it needed something to be appropriate for a baby gift.  I just stamped a panel to put on the front of the bag. The animals are from the retired stamp set “Animal Stories” (do you have it in your stash?). Even the greeting is retired but from one of my all-time favorite, how-can-we-live-without-it stamp sets, “Sincere Salutations”. Of course the panel still needed some jazzing up. I used some pieces of the Silver Glimmer Paper die cut with the  Tasteful Trim Bigz Die for the top and bottom edges and tied some Silver 1/8″ Ribbon in the Holiday Catalog around the panel.

You can do this with any plain gift bags you have.  I like to save the handled gift-bag-type bags you sometimes get at stores or you can buy at the craft store. Then you can use those for gifts after you decorate them!

If you are looking for a similar cute animal stamp set, perfect for baby cards and gifts, try Zoo Babies available in wood- or clear-mount.

Autumn Traditions Kit for My Digital Studio 50% Off to

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Autumn Traditions Kit for My Digital Studio

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Only today and tomorrow left of Stampin’ Up! Digital Scrapbooking Days! Today this beautiful Autumn Traditions Kit is available for 50% off the regular price, today only! If you think you might make a fall digital album or photobook or even if you just want to print off the paper or words yourself, this might be the set for you! Sometimes if I don’t have quite the right words or greeting I want in regular stamps, I can check on My Digital Studio and print my choice from there right onto my card stock. Also downloads, stamp set, and paper do not retire on My Digital Studio.

If you live where there are/were beautiful fall colored leaves or have taken photos on trips, like I have, this paper and images would be beautiful to design your pages and album. Or maybe you’d like just a simple “swatchbook”. Not that you are limited to scrapbooks with digital software because you absolutely are not!  You can make all sorts of projects with My Digital Studio!

For more information on My Digital Studio, please visit HERE.

Baby Circle Flip Card

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Baby Circle Flip Card

Have I said before that I think you will love the Circle Card Thinlits Die for making cards?  I needed a baby card for a little boy and thought the Thinlits Die would make a cute card! The paper I used is retired (Nursery Nest), but of course you could use any paper of your choice.  The stamp set I used is also retired, unfortunately.  I loved the Easy Events stamp set because it was so versatile for many occasions. I loved the little duck so I had to use it for this card.

The Thinlits Die practically makes the card for you!  Just decide what to put for the focal point on the front of the card in the circle and probably a greeting for the circle on the other side inside the card.  Add a little designer paper if you like or do some stamping on the plain card stock.

Baby Circle Flip Card Inside

If you are game to try the new Thinlits Dies, just contact me or shop online at my Stampin’ Up! Online Store HERE.

New Deals from Stampin’ Up!

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Here’s a new list of Weekly Deals from Stampin’ Up! good today through next Monday!

Wk Deal Nov 5(1)

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Adorning Accents Textured Embossing Folder Item # 125601
Regular Price: $8.95 US/$10.95 CAN
Discounted Price: $6.71 US/$8.21 CANAutumn Accents Die Item # 127812
Regular Price: $21.95 US/$26.95 CAN
Discounted Price: $16.46 US/$20.21 CAN

Cherry Cobbler Grosgrain Ribbon
Item # 132135
Regular Price: $8.95 US/$12.50 CAN
Discounted Price: $6.71 US/$9.37 CAN

Wk Deal Nov 5(2)

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Cupcake Punch Item # 121807
Regular Price: $16.95 US/$22.95 CAN
Discounted Price: $12.71 US/$17.21 CAN

Day in the Life Kit MDS Download 
Item # 128876
Regular Price: $14.95 US/$16.50 CAN
Discounted Price: $8.97 US/$9.90 CANDress Form Pop N Cuts Item # 130100

Regular Price: $21.95 US/ $26.95 CAN
Discounted Price: $16.46 US/$20.21 CAN
Weekly Deal Nov. 5

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Simply Created Goody Gear Pumpkin Pie
Item # 132792
Regular Price: $4.95 US/$6.95 CAN
Discounted Price: $3.71 US/$5.21 CANRhinestones Large Item # 129324
Regular Price: $4.95 US/$6.50 CAN
Discounted Price: $3.71 US/$4.87 CAN

Just visit my Online Store HERE or use the links above to order any of these great supplies that you NEED!  Especially when they are on sale!  One week Only!

A Pop-Up Birthday Card for My Son

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Pop Up Birthday Card

Lots of days I can have or see hundreds of ideas for cards and  stamping projects I want to make, but sometimes when I need a card for someone special it’s like I’ve never stamped before and can’t think of a thing to make.  Does that ever happen to you?! Sometimes I can look around in all the usual inspirational places and not see anything I like, just because I NEED something right then.

Cards for guys always seem a little harder to come up with, although they really shouldn’t be. Often it’s just a matter of changing the color or the paper or using less bling or more texture. Anyway, when I needed a card for my son for his birthday I found this one at StampingSchool.com. I used the “You’re Amazing” greeting on the front of the card from the stamp set You’re Amazing and used the Big Shot and the Apothecary Accents Framelit to cut it out. Love, love, love the little Candy Dots and the Candy Dot Brad Bases (or the Candy Dots by themselves!). While the sample I was copying used a more feminine designer series paper, I changed it to our current Sweater Weather Designer Series Paper.

Pop Up Birthday Card Inside

The inside of the card is a pop-up!  And it’s made the old-fashioned way, with two little strips of paper making a box shape on each side of the card hidden by a front panel that you can then add things to so that it pops up. I copied the sample pretty closely except for the greeting and the designer paper. Then if you like you can stick a gift card, check or cash in that opening or even engineer it to have a pocket, or any other design along the pop up portion!

This was a good male birthday card to make.  It could be for anyone, but the Sweater Weather Designer Paper makes it look like fall and more masculine.  With a whole pack of paper, you can choose any of the patterns and know they will look good together because Stampin’ Up! has done all the work of coordinating colors and patterns.  And did I mention that I love the Candy Dots??!!!

To order any of these supplies or papers or stamps, just go to my Stampin’ Up! Online Store.

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And it is Day 4 of Digital Scrapbooking Days over at Stampin’ Up! website for My Digital Studio! Choose this Modern Medley Overlays Kit digital download for 50% off today only! Click on the image below for more information and to shop for this download.

Modern Medley Overlays Kit

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Visit the website www.mydigitalstudio.net (you do have to sign in) for more information about using this download and tons of information about My Digital Studio.