Nutz about Stamping

Last Day for Online Extravaganza - don't miss out on BIG savings!

Today is the final day for Stampin' Up!s Online Extravaganza - an amazing promotion that you won't want to miss!

The Online Extravaganza is our annual sale to kick off the holiday shopping season!

Savings include...FREE digital downloads valued at $40 when you buy My Digital Studio Express, 60 percent off select Designer Fabrics, and 30 percent off an exclusive ribbon bundle!

These deals are available online and with customer and workshop orders.  To see them all and take advantage of the savings...

Grab your wish list, log in to my Online Store, have a look at the products 20% - 60% off, then place your Holiday Online Extravaganza order!

Note: When you place a qualifying order on my Demonstrator Business Website you will also be eligible for all the usual hostess benefits.

Happy Shoppin'!

This is a great time to join Stampin' Up!

Do you LOVE stamping, scrapbooking or paper crafting? Have you thought of owning a business and adding income to your family? This is a great time to join Stampin' Up!

Here's why:

-          Anything you buy for yourself counts towards your $300 (except catalogs and order forms) as does anything friends or family buy from you. You can earn additional commission dollars on purchased products!

-          Buy from yourself and it counts too – Birthday, Christmas, Wedding presents, etc.

-          Our products make great stocking stuffers and we even sell home décor, jewelry, and fabric. All these products count towards your quarterly sales requirement

-          Buy products to make gifts to sell and it can be a write-off on taxes plus add extra income for your family

-          Your first quarter sales requirement of $300 is not due until March 31, 2012! You can spend a bit each month or wait until March 31^st and make one large purchase

-          Your first order if placed within 45 days and is $150 or more, is 30% off! After that everything you buy is 20% off, every time you buy

-          Our biggest sale of the year, Sale-a-bration, runs from Jan 24 – March 31^st. Anyone (including you!) who purchases $50 in products get a free set of stamps from a special mini catalog. Sales are huge during Sale-a-bration so this is a great time to join Stampin' Up!

-     The Occasions Mini catalog promotion dates run from January 4 - March 31st. I have had a sneek peek at this mini and know you will be WOWED by the new products coming our way!

-     Stampin' Up! has an amazing promotion for Stampin' Up! demonstrators who join between now and December 31st: pre-order Occasions Mini catalog products in December and you can qualify to get FREE Sale-a-bration mini catalog products!

Do you have additional questions for me about the Stampin' Up! business opportunity? Contact me at: [email protected] and I am happy to chat with you.

Ronald McDonald House

Happy Cyber Monday!

Today is the final day for my Turkey Trot Workshop promotion - a fun bonus while you shop for products featured in Stampin' Up!'s Online Extravaganza promotion.

Tonight is my November time at the Ronald McDonald House in Chapel Hill. Normally I create a card for the guests to make but this month I decided on something a bit different. Our December evening isn't until after Christmas Day so I thought it would be nice to create this 3D gift project idea:

I used the Stocking Builder punch and scrap Marina Mist and Cherry Cobber card stock. I also used the Serene Snowflakes and Short & Sweet stamp sets and scrap pieces of Frostwood Lodge designer series paper.

Can you guess what this 3D project might be? I know the families at Ronald McDonald House will love this gift idea and I can't wait to show them how to make it!

If you are one of my Virtual Club members you will learn how to make this 3D gift as one of the projects for my Virtual Club December class. I will walk you through step-by-step and also share variation ideas. If you want more information on my Virtual Club, click here.

Sundays with Sizzix: Two Tags

Want a super quick and cute Christmas tag idea? Then read on as that's what I featured for my Sundays with Sizzix video today, using Button Buddies and the Two Tags die. This is a great project for using up card stock bits and pieces:

 

Button Buddies Christmas Tag

Stamp sets: Button Buddies, Punch Pals

Markers: Cherry Cobbler, Marina Mist

Paper: Marina Mist (5 ½ x 3"), Cherry Cobbler (1 x 3"), Frostwood Lodge (1/2 x 3"), Whisper White (2 ½ x 1 ¼", scrap piece for Snowman)

Accessories: Big Shot, Standard Cutting pads, Two Tags die, Marina Mist 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon (approx. 5" long), Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Regals Buttons, Ribbon scissors

And now for the video tutorial: enjoy!

 

If you'd like to purchase the products used to make this cute Christmas tag, contact me at [email protected] with help to place your order or go to my Online Store, open 24/7! If you'd like to find these products under your Christmas tree this year, ask Santa or share my Christmas Wish List with your friends and family!

Baroque Motifs Shaker Frame

Have you tried creating Shaker Frame cards yet? They are so each to make and very impressive to receive! One of my card clubs learned how to create Shaker Frame cards at their November club meeting and everyone was successful in duplicating this Shaker Frame Christmas card:

 

 

Stamp set: Baroque Motifs, Petite Pairs

Ink: Cherry Cobbler

Card stock: Whisper White, Garden Green, Frostwood Lodge

Accessories: Shaker Frames, Cherry Cobbler Quilted ribbon, Ornament punch, Rhinestone Jewels, 1" circle punch, Mini Glue Dots, Clear Block B

If you'd like to learn how to make Shaker Frame cards too, check out my Gift Tags Online Class. Through a series of five step-by-step video tutorials you will learn to create five different gift tags, one of which is a Shaker Frame gift tag!

If you'd like to receive a set of Shaker Frames and other Stampin' Up! products under your tree this year, don't miss out on my Christmas Wish List program, now on!

 

 

Black Friday Turkey Trot Promotion!

Would you rather trot out to a crowded mall today or trot over to your computer and visit my Online Store?

Not only can you place your online orders from the comfort of your home but for every order placed between today and November 28th - you will receive 10% of the merchandise total in Turkey Bucks to be spent in December, 2011! And what could be better than Stampin' Up!s Online Extravaganza promotion to boot?

A Turkey Trot Workshop???

Now - let's think big - trot your Stampin' Up catalogs over to your friends' houses this weekend and while the guys are watching football, you and the ladies could be shopping and making up that Christmas Wish List for your husbands.   

And if, between you, your friends and your husbands, you have merchandise totals over $150 - you also get free stuff from Stampin' Up - $25, plus $15 in Turkey Bucks from me. If your Turkey Trot workshop total increases, so does your free stuff from Stampin' Up and from me.   

Don't forget that right now Hostesses receive an additional $35 in free Stampin' Up! products when they hold a workshop totaling $350 or more (excluding tax and shipping)! And a workshop of $400 means $100 in free stuff from Stampin' Up and $40 in Turkey Bucks from me and you can get any one item in the catalog for 50% off!  Now that's talking turkey!! 

Orders of any size will results in Turkey Bucks. You can call me with your Turkey Trot order if you would rather not place it online - no matter how you look at it, you will save - time, money, gas, and aggravation!

Gobble, gobble!

What I am Thankful For

Today is a special holiday in the US - a time to give thanks for all the things we have. I am thankful for my wonderful son, my family back home, my friends near and far, for my Stampin' Up! business and......

YOU!

I am so thankful to have such wonderful customers (and friends!):

• who share my excitement for rubber stamping, scrapbooking, and paper crafting!
• who love to learn new techniques from me and share with me what they have learned too!
• who email such kind words about my Youtube videos, online class, and upcoming Virtual Club!
• who are so welcoming to new stampers at clubs, classes and workshops - you are the BEST!

I know many of you are spending time with family today and so I thought I would share a Thanksgiving card that is easy to make and oh, so cute!

I used my Gift Givers stamp set and coordinating Curly Label punch. Here's a brain teaser for you: how did I create the large More Mustard "Curly Label" background layer? If you think you know click on the Comments button right below this post and share your guess with me.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Dasher Digital Card

Here's a fun digital Christmas card that I created yesterday using the Dasher brush stamp set and some digital embellishments. It took me about seven minutes to make too!

My Digital Studio never ceases to amaze me. It is so easy to use and you can create so many different ideas in one sitting. I also find this program perfect for creating large numbers of cards - after I create one I send it off to Stampin' Up!s printing service then sit back, enjoy my family, and wait for my cards to come in the mail.

Did you know that Stampin' Up!s printing company guarantees that their colors are a perfect match with Stampin' Up ink pads and accessories? This means that when my cards arrive I can add a matching bow, brad, button or other embellishment and even stamp a sentiment inside!

A couple days ago I posted about the Online Extravaganza and how you can get My Digital Studio Express on sale until November 30th and then get a digital bundle for FREE! If you want to give digital paper crafting a try now is the right time!

Contact me at [email protected] with help to place an order or go directly to my Online Store, open 24/7!

Scrapbook in an Evening Class - Last Chance to Register!

I am having so much fun preparing for my upcoming Scrapbook in an Evening class and it is filling up fast!

Do you need an amazing Christmas gift for someone special? Do you want a Christmas 2011 scrapbook ready and waiting for your holiday photos this year? Then this is the class for you!

Only three spots left!

Shhh, don't tell: here's a sneak peek at  one of the pages you'll make at this class:

Scrapbook in an Evening

Attend this class and make an entire 12x12 scrapbook using the brand new Christmas Lane Simply Scrappin' Kit - perfect for your holiday photos OR as a gift for someone special.

Date: Thursday, December 8
Time: 7:00 pm
Cost: $25 or FREE with a $40 order (scrapbook extra)

Must register with payment by November 28th to ensure your Simply Scrappin' Kit arrives on time.

Ready to register? Remember, there are only three spaces left.

Click below to reserve your spot.

 

My Digital Studio

I was delighted to see the My Digital Studio Express is part of this week's Online Extravaganza promotion!I have been creating up a digital storm in the past few weeks and love what I have created - you'll get to see them soon!

If you purchase My Digital Studio Express by November 30th you get an additional digital bundle for FREE!

The bundle options are: 

Bundle #1: My Digital Studio Booster Pack

Bundle #2: Holiday Themed Downloads
    -Merry & Type Stamp Brush Set
    -Letters to Santa Designer Series Paper
    -Letters to Santa Embellishments
    -Baker's Twine
    -Dasher Stamp Brush
    -Holiday Harmony II Kit
    -Merry Delightful Digital Tape
    -25 & Counting Stamp Brush Set
    -Deck the Halls Designer Buttons
    -And a Happy New Year Photocard Template  

Bundle #3: Scrapbooking Themed Downloads
    -Day in the Lift Kit
    -Thoughtful Overlays Stamp Brush Set
    -Fun Flowers Shapes
    -Delightful Digital Tape
    -Sweet Details Alphabet & Numbers
    -Word Play Stamp Brush Set

To see images for these bundles click here to download the PDF to your desktop. And to order My Digital Studio Express and download it immediately (yippee!) go here to my Online Store and look for the Online Extravaganza link on the left side of my store.

 

 

 

 

The Online Extravaganza begins today!

And I sure had a good chuckle over one of the sale items announced! This past week my November demonstrator order arrived and in that box was the Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps. My son loves to bake so last night we gave the Snowflake Cookie Stamp a try:

Here's what the cookies looked like before baking:

And here's a photo of them fresh out of the oven:

Can you say "delish"? YUM, YUM!I know what some little people in my life are getting for Christmas this year!

And you can get the Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps 20% off today only!

 Dates: November 21-30, 2011 - for 10 days only you can get sixty-four products at a discount and two additional products (Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps and Simply Scored) at 20% off for today only! (You can get your holiday shopping done without leaving your home!)

Click here to download a PDF document showing all products on sale and then click here to go to my Online Store to place your order! Need help? Contact me at [email protected] and I'll help you place your order.

Sundays with Sizzix: Perfect Pennants

Have you created a thank you card for your Thanksgiving Day hostess? I realized today that I hadn't done so yet, so decided to create a video tutorial showing you how I created my Faith in Nature card.

Faith in Nature Thank You card

Stamp set: Faith in Nature, Thank You Kindly

Ink: More Mustard, Cajun Craze

Card stock: Cajun Craze (8 ½ x 5 ½", 1" x 2 ¾"), Very Vanilla (2 ¾ x 4 ¾", scrap for punching at least 2" wide), More Mustard (3" square)

Accessories: Big Shot, Standard Cutting pads, Perfect Pennants die, Stampin' Dimensionals, Clear Block C, More Mustard Dotted Scallops Ribbon (2 ¾" strip), Craft & Rubber scissors, Scallop Trim Border punch, 1 ¾" Circle punch, Mini Glue Dots

And now for the video tutorial. Enjoy!

If you'd like to place an order for the supplies to make this card, you can contact me at [email protected] or better yet, do so through my Online Store.

And don't forget to check back Monday through Wednesday this week to check out Stampin' Up!s Online Spectacular!

The Online Extravaganza is Coming!

The Online Extravaganza, our annual sale to kick off the holiday shopping season, begins Monday, November 21, 2011, and continues through Wednesday, November 30, 2011.

Savings include...FREE digital downloads valued at $40 when you buy My Digital Studio Express, 60 percent off select Designer Fabrics, and 30 percent off an exclusive ribbon bundle!

And...there will be two items on sale for 24 hours only (November 21, 12:01 AM - 11:59 PM [MT]) - so make sure you don't miss the first 24 hours of the Online Extravaganza!

These deals are available online and with customer and workshop orders.  To see them all and take advantage of the savings...

Log in to my Online Store on Monday, November 21, look around, find out what the two special items are and then place your Holiday Online Extravaganza order!

Note: When you place a qualifying order on my Demonstrator Business Website you will also be eligible for all the usual hostess benefits.

America Recycles Day

This past Tuesday was America Recycles Day and so I thought I would share a tip with you to help you reuse your stampin' scraps before you think about recycling them.

If you have ever attended a class or club meeting at my Stampin' Spot you might have noticed my card stock scrap bin. I just can't seem to let go of strips or scraps of Whisper White and Very Vanilla card stock - guess I am a scrap-a-holic, huh!

Recently I learned a super cool tip that will help me (and you too!) use up those scrap bits:

- Stamp an image that you plan to punch out

- If you try to slip that scrap piece into the punch but it's too small to hold onto making it impossible to punch...

- Grab a single sticky note sheet and attach it to the corner/edge of the stamped card stock scrap

- Holding onto the sticky note attached to the stamped card stock scrap, slide it back into the punch:

and VOILA!

 A perfectly punched piece!

So grab your scraps, ink and punches and try my tip at home!

 

 

Introducing my Nutz about Stamping Virtual Club!

Introducing the perfect club for the busy or long distance stamper - my ......

Nutz About Stamping Virtual Club!

Why join?

- No need to get a babysitter to attend club meetings

- No need to fuss over family schedule conflicts and commitments

- No need to leave your home to attend club meetings...ever!

- Get a free complete online video class (3 different project ideas) each and every month!

- Free Stampin' Up! catalogs mailed directly to you

- No start or end date - new members can join anytime!

- No mimum number of club members to get started; your FREE class is ready for you now!

- and more!!!

Does my Nutz about Stamping Virtual Club interest you? Go here for all the club details!