Stampin’ Up! 2013 Spring Catalog Product Shares

Would you like to try out the Designer Papers, Ribbons and Embellishments in the new Stampin’ Up! Spring Catalog?  I have been offering product shares for a while now to help you see it all but not have to buy it all.  You will get a sample of everything in the share.  Then you’ll know what you really like and want to get more of without buying a full package to begin with.  And with Sale-A-Bration right around the corner the shares this time will also include extra free Sale-A-Bration product samples too.  I’m offering four different shares this time – a Ribbon Share, a Paper Share, an Embellishment Share (all the other fun stuff), and a Kit share.  All items are pictured in the Stampin’ Up! 2013 Spring Catalog and Sale-A-Bration Brochure.

Due date for payment is Jan. 21st to participate.  Orders will be place on Jan.22nd (the day that Sale-A-Bration starts). Please email me at monikastamp@comcast.net if you would like to participate in any or all of these shares.

Price of each share is listed for pick up at my house.  If you would like it shipped to you please add $5.30 and I’ll send it to you priority flat rate – the paper share will need to ship separately, the others can likely be combined.

Here are the details for you –

ribbon share

Spring Ribbon Share – $12 share for pick up at my house – what’s included in the ribbon share –

  1. 1-1/4″ Two-Tone Ribbon – 1 yard each of Pink Pirouette/Rose Red and Basic Gray/Basic Black
  2. Natural 7/16″ Trim Ribbon – 1 yard
  3. 3/8″ Striped Organdy Ribbon – 2 yards each of Marina Mist, Melon Mambo, and Old Olive
  4. (Free) Sycamore Street SAB Ribbon & Button Pack – 1 yard each of Island Indigo, Pool Party, and Tangerine Tango 3/4″ Satiny ribbon and 2 buttons in each color – Pool Party, Tangerine Tango, Rich Razzleberry

paper share

Spring Designer Paper Share – $9 share for pick up at my house – what’s included in the paper share –

  1. Tea for Two Designer Paper – 1 6×6 piece of each of 6 double-sided patterns
  2. More Amore Specialty Designer paper – 1 6×6 piece of each of 5 double-sided patterns, 1 6×6 piece of laser-cut sheet
  3. Core’dinations Card Stock – 3 6×6 pieces of each of three colors – Pool Party, Primrose Petals, Real Red
  4. Print Poetry Designer Series Paper Stack – 1 4-1/2″x6-1/2″ piece of each of 12 double-sided patterns
  5. Parker’s Patterns Designer Paper – 1 6×6 piece of each of 6 double-sided patterns
  6. (Free) Sycamore Street SAB Designer Paper – 1 6×6 piece of each of 6 double-sided patterns

embellishment share

Spring Embellishment Share – $13.50 share for pick up at my house – what’s included in the embellishment share –

  1. Delicate Details Lace Tape – 1 foot of each of 2 designs
  2. 5/8″ Flower trim – 1 foot
  3. Tea Lace Paper Doilies – 4
  4. Creped Filter Paper – 1 6″ circle, 1 6″ square
  5. Large Rhinestone Basic Jewels – 6
  6. Designer Builder Brads – 2 brads and epoxy bubbles
  7. Basics Designer Silver Buttons – 1 each of 2 sizes
  8. Silver Soda Pop Tops – 1 each of 2 sizes
  9. Cute Clips Hung Up & Elements – 1 each of 6 designs
  10. (Free) Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons – 1 each of 3 designs

kit share

Spring Kit Share – $15 share for pick up at my house – what’s included in the Kit share (all pieces in the kits will be divided up between the cards/tags/boxes – pieces may vary slightly depending on the kit) –

  1. Pop-Up Posies Designer Kit – 3 tag/flower sets – one of each design
  2. Sweet Threads Simply Sent Kit – 2 cards/envelopes – one of each color/design
  3. Boutique Boxes Designer Printed Kit – 2 boxes/note cards  – one of each design
  4. One stamp – either the Just for You from the Pop-Up Posies kit, or one stamp from the Essentials set (Sweet Threads)
  5. (Free) Happy Hello Simply Sent Kit – 2 cards/envelopes – one of each design

I hope this makes it easy for you to try everything out.  There are lots of fun new things in the Spring Catalog and I will be sharing them in my classes too.

Due date for payment is Jan. 21st to participate.  Orders will be place on Jan.22nd (the day that Sale-A-Bration starts). Please email me at monikastamp@comcast.net if you would like to participate in any or all of these shares.

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Retired Items for sale

10/7/2012 UPDATE – I am updating what has sold and what is pending plus adding more items – all the updates can be seen on the page Retired Stamps for Sale – click here.

I am working on pricing and tagging retired items for sale.  I will be taking them all to a consignment sale next week but thought I would go ahead and offer them here on my blog.  If you are interested in any of these items please email me and be prepared to send me payment via PAYPAL (you can send it to my email address through paypal) by Monday night (10/8/2012).  Those that are not local will be asked to send a second payment for the cost of the shipping – I will have to see how much that is based on what you are getting and where you live and if I have a box/envelope that it will fit in or need to purchase something.  I only ship to US addresses so if you don’t live in the US please don’t reply.  I had hoped to have these ready sooner so it wouldn’t be such a short window but I have been very busy and it just didn’t happen.

If you have a specific question about an item please email and I will try to answer.  Most everything is used/opened.  I have many more stamp sets still to add but that may not be until Sunday so I hope to have another blog post on Sunday with those.  This is what I have so far –

Earth Elements 12×12 card stock asstPaper – Cardstock $       5.00
Crushed Curry card stock,marker,ribbonStampin Up $       2.75
Dusty Durango card stock,marker,ribbonStampin Up $       3.00
Bermuda Bay ink, card stockStampin Up $       8.00
All The TrimmingScrapbook – Kit $       7.00
Creative LicenseScrapbook – Kit $       8.00
6×6 assortedPaper – Patterned $       5.00
School DaysScrapbook – Kit $       8.00
Friends & FlowersScrapbook – Kit $       3.00
Loves MePaper – Patterned $       2.00
pink Dots stripesPaper – Patterned $       1.50
Dots & DashesPaper – Patterned $       3.00
Delicate Dot stamp/paperPaper – Patterned $       6.00
SarahPaper – Patterned $       3.50
RebeccaPaper – Patterned $       2.00
Just Delightful kit/stamp setScrapbook – Kit $    12.00
Spring ShowersPaper – Patterned $       4.00
Spring FlowersPaper – Patterned $       5.00
Brights 12×12 card stockPaper – Cardstock $       5.00
Soft Sky card stock/ designer paperPaper $       6.00
Soft Sky (new 8-1/2 x 11 pack)Paper – Cardstock $       4.00
Frightful SightPaper – Patterned $       1.25
Soft Sky ink pad/refill/ribbonInk Pad $       4.50
Brocade Blue ink pad/markerInk Pad $       3.50
Domestic GoddessPaper – Patterned $       1.00
Poppy, Concord, Blusing Bride printsPaper – Patterned $       5.00
Berry BlossomsPaper – Patterned $       5.00
Cheerful TreatPaper – Patterned $       0.50
Sweet Shop SpecialtyPaper – Patterned $       8.00
Timeless PortraitPaper – Patterned $       4.00
Close to CocoaPaper – Cardstock $       0.75
Cameo CoralPaper – Cardstock $       0.50
Ruby Red card stock, markerStampin Up $       3.00
Ballet Blue card stockPaper – Cardstock $       0.25
Bordering Blue card stock, markerStampin Up $       1.25
Taken with Teal card stock, markerStampin Up $       5.00
Handsome HunterPaper – Cardstock $       0.25
Mellow MossPaper – Cardstock $       1.75
Barely BannanaPaper – Cardstock $       0.50
Apricot AppealPaper – Cardstock $       1.00
Almost AmethystPaper – Cardstock $       0.50
Brilliant BluePaper – Cardstock $       0.75
Pixie Pink/ PassionPaper – Cardstock $       0.50
Soft SkyPaper – Cardstock $       3.50
Purely PomegranatePaper – Cardstock $       3.50
Cranberry CrispPaper – Cardstock $       0.75
Groovy GuavaPaper – Cardstock $       1.25
Sunshine Garden KitScrapbook – Kit $       5.00
Sunshine Garden KitScrapbook – Kit $       5.00
Sunshine Garden KitScrapbook – Kit $       5.00
Sunshine Garden KitScrapbook – Kit $       5.00
Oh So Lovely woodStamps-Rubber $       4.00
Merci new woodStamps-Rubber $       5.00
Polka Dot Punches newStamps-Rubber $       4.00
Apple Blossoms WoodStamps-Rubber $       6.00
Bashful Blue/Flowers DSPPaper – Patterned $       1.00
Cutie Pie DSPPaper – Patterned $       1.00
Jackpot DSPPaper – Patterned $       3.00
Fairy Tale Die CutsEmbellishmt-Paper $       2.00
Sunny Garden DSPPaper – Patterned $       1.00
Pink Pirrouette PatternsPaper – Patterned $       1.00
Island Blossoms KitScrapbook – Kit $       2.50
Friends & Flowers KitScrapbook – Kit $       5.00
Buttons clear qty 20Buttons $       2.50
Cord. brad Summer SunEmbellishmt-Misc $       1.50
Envelope TemplatesStampin Up $       2.00
Shape Cutting SystemTrimmer-Cutting Tools $    10.00
Eyelets – BasicsEmbellishmt-Metal $       1.00
Eyelets – Earth ElementsEmbellishmt-Metal $       1.50
Eyelets – Bold Brights IEmbellishmt-Metal $       2.50
Eyelets – Soft Subtles IIEmbellishmt-Metal $       1.50
Join the Cheer Sizzlit StripDie Cut-Lasercut $       5.00
Simple Flower EmbosslitDie Cut-Lasercut $       5.00
Joyful SizzlitDie Cut-Lasercut $       3.00
Flower Blossom SizzlitDie Cut-Lasercut $       3.00
Pretties KitEmbellishmt-Misc $       6.00
Coluzzle Cutting SystemTrimmer-Cutting Tools $       5.00
Delight in LifeStamps-Rubber $       4.00
Out of the BoxStamps-Rubber $       4.00
Doodle ThatStamps-Rubber $       3.00
Botanical BloomsStamps-Rubber $       4.00
Berry ChristmasStamps-Rubber $       6.00
Big Deal NumbersStamps-Rubber $       6.00
Hello AgainStamps-Rubber $       4.00
Simple ShapesStamps-Rubber $       4.00
Little LayersStamps-Rubber $       4.00
Time Well SpentStamps-Rubber $       8.00
Heartfelt ThanksStamps-Rubber $       8.00
Short Order AlphabetStamps-Rubber $    15.00
Big Deal AlphabetStamps-Rubber $    15.00
Fun & Fast NotesStamps-Rubber $       8.00
LetterPress AlphabetStamps-Rubber $    15.00
Contempo AlphabetStamps-Rubber $    15.00
Sweet SummerStamps-Rubber $       4.00
Just DelightfulScrapbook – Kit $       7.00
Delicate Dots SABPaper – Patterned $       2.00
pocket die cutsEmbellishmt-Misc $       1.00
Monogram ZStamps-Rubber $       8.00
Monogram YStamps-Rubber $       8.00
Monogram XStamps-Rubber $       8.00
Monogram VStamps-Rubber $       8.00
Monogram UStamps-Rubber $       8.00
Monogram TStamps-Rubber $       8.00
Monogram QStamps-Rubber $       8.00
Monogram OStamps-Rubber $       8.00
Monogram NStamps-Rubber $       8.00
Monogram LStamps-Rubber $       8.00
Monogram IStamps-Rubber $       8.00
Monogram FStamps-Rubber $       8.00
Monogram DStamps-Rubber $       8.00
Be HappyStamps-Rubber $       5.00
Suitable For FramingStamps-Rubber $       3.00
Paint Prints SABStamps-Rubber $       3.00
Nature’s Secret – Hostess3Stamps-Rubber $       6.00
Stipple Celebrations – 2003Stamps-Rubber $       5.00

Thanks – my email is monikastamp@comcast.net.

Georgia Sales Tax Holiday, 99cent fabric and product shares

I’m going to combine several things in this post – I have two product shares, there is a special on some of the SU fabric, and in Georgia we have a sales tax holiday 8/10 & 8/11.  So read on….

Product Shares

With the start of the new Stampin’ Up! Holiday catalog I am going to do two product shares – a ribbon share and a paper share – I’ll plan to place orders for these on Aug. 19th.  Once I received the orders I’ll divide the items, package them up and have them ready for pick up at my house or send them out in the mail to you.  The ribbon share will be groups of 5 and the paper share will be groups of 8.  It’s a great way to get a little bit of each and see what you like before buying more.  So here are the details:

 Holiday Ribbon Share

The share will include the following items from the 2012 Holiday Catalog:

3-1/2” Scalloped Tulle Ribbon – 2 yards of each color – Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Gumball Green

¼” Sweater Trim – 2 yards of each color – Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green, Whisper White

7/8” Stampable Cotton Ribbon – 2 yards Natural

½” Striped Satin Black/Gray Ribbon – 2 yards

Designer Ribbon Slides – 3 pieces

Handmade Holiday Stitched Felt ornament – 1 piece

Share price $17 to pick up at my house

$19 to mail it to yours

Holiday Paper Share

The share will include the following items from the 2012 Holiday Catalog:

Candlelight Designer Series Paper – 6”x6” piece of 5 double sided designs and 1 flocked

Core’dinations Card Stock – three 6”x6” pieces of each color – Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, Gumball Green

Snow Festival Designer Series Paper – 6”x6” piece of 6 double sided designs

Snow Festival Designer Printed tags – 1 each of 5 designs

Champagne Glimmer Paper – 6”x6” piece

Festival of Prints Designer Series paper Stack – 4-1/2” x 6-1/2” piece of 12 double-sided designs

Howlstooth & Scaringbone Designer Series Paper – 6”x6” piece of 6 double sided designs

Orchard Harvest Designer Series paper – 6”x6” piece of 6 double sided designs

Sealed with Love Simply Sent Kit – 1 set (note card, envelope, twine, paper buttons)

Ghoulish Googlies Designer Kit – 1 set (glassine bag, tags, twine, googly eyes)

Noel Notes Simply Sent Kit – 1 set (die cut card and liner, envelope and liner, ribbon)

Share price $17 to pick up at my house

$19 to mail it to yours

If you would like to be a part of one or both of these shares please let me know and get me your payment by Aug. 19th.  Thanks!

99cent fabric

Stampin’ Up! Fabric – while supplies last you can get the following fabric packs for only 99¢.

Let me know if you would like to order any of these items.

Georgia Sales Tax Holiday

Some of our Stampin’ Up! items qualify for the holiday.  I will place an order on Saturday August 11 around 9:00 pm for any orders that I receive between now and then.  So email me (monikastamp@comcast.net) if you would like to order any of the items listed below.   Here are the details.

The state of Georgia is having a sales tax holiday for school supplies up to $20.00 per item from August 10-11. Because school supply items are included in this sales tax holiday, the list of items below will be state tax-free during the holiday period. Please note that you must place your order with Stampin’ Up!® during the tax holiday period in order to receive these items tax-free. Also, keep in mind that this is a state sales tax holiday and may not apply to additional city, jurisdiction, or county taxes.
The following items are tax-exempt during the Georgia sales tax holiday:

Number

Description

 Price

100425

2-Way Glue Pen

 $3.50

104332

Snail® Adhesive

 $6.95

104331

Snail Refill

 $4.50

104294

Sticky Strip

 $6.95

104430

Stampin’ Dimensionals®

 $3.95

103683

Mini Glue Dots

 $4.95

103579

Paper Snips

 $9.95

103179

Craft & Rubber Scissors

 $19.95

101879

Watercolor Pencils

 $19.95

105021

uni-ball Signo® Gel Pen

 $3.95

102845

Blender Pens

 $9.95

various

Stampin’ Write® Markers

 $3.50

119802

Subtles (10)

 $16.95

119803

Regals (10)

 $16.95

119804

Brights (10)

 $16.95

119805

Neutrals (10)

 $16.95

110755

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

 $3.95

104045

Anywhere Glue Sticks

 $3.95

123002

2011-2013 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers

 $14.95

128978

Silver Stampin’ Dazzle Marker

 $3.50

128979

Gold Stampin’ Dazzle Marker

 $3.50

Let me know what you need.  Have a great day!

I’m back with the UDI Color Challenge

Hi everyone!  I’m back.  I took a few days off to spend some time with my sweetie!  Friday was our 22nd wedding anniversary – 22 years on July 22nd.  So we went away for a long weekend to a peaceful cabin in the mountains of Tennessee.  It was nice, quiet, and relaxing and now we are home and back to the real world.

So today is Tuesday and I did just get my card made for the Color Challenge this week – but it turned out really cute.  The inspiration picture for our colors was this one –

Tempting Turquoise, So Saffron, Old Olive and Whisper White and a beautiful floral sundress.  With these colors out on my desk I was trying to decide what to do.  I spent a few minutes looking through my convention photos and came across a project from the display area that Stampin’ Up! set up.  They were flowerpots that had the crochet flowers in them with buttons for the centers.  So I decided I wanted to recreate the flowers on a card.  And here is the result.

I used Inspired by Nature for the background – both the grass image and the flower image (but without the flowers – i only inked the stems and leaves).  Both are in Old Olive ink.  Then I sponged around the top with the Tempting Turquoise to create the sky and at the base with Old Olive to add to the grass.  The flowers are the Crochet Flowers in the catalog called Fleurette’s II.  I used the two smaller sizes – there is also one larger size.  I pulled a piece of White Baker’s Twine through the flower and then tied a button to the front and tied a bow.  The funny thing is that I tied such pretty little bows in each of my buttons and then didn’t realize until after I took the picture that I put all the flowers on either upside down or sideways – so just pretend my bows are blowing in the wind and it is a windy day!  Around the base I tied a piece of So Saffron Taffeta ribbon – so glad to see that we have So Saffron ribbon in the catalog – yeah!  I use this color a lot and really missed having matching ribbon lat year.  The little jewelry tag has “hello” from Tiny Tags on it.

And here is the photo from convention of the flowers that Stampin’ Up! created –

Click on this link to go to the  Utah Diva’s Color Challenge blog.   There you can see the creations from the entire design team and add a link to your creation if you decide to play along.

Stampin’ Up! Supplies:

  • Card stock:  Whisper White, Old Olive
  • Ink: Old Olive, Tempting Turquoise
  • Stamp sets: Inspired by Nature, Tiny Tags
  • Accessories:  Fleurettes II, Brights & Subtles Buttons, White Baker’s Twine, So Saffron Taffeta ribbon, Jewelry Tag punch, Stampin’ Sponge

To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.

Spring is Blossoming promotion card

During the month of April Stampin’ Up! has a special called the Spring is Blossoming promotion.  It is a sneak peek of two new products from our next Idea Book & Catalog that will be out in July.  During April is you spend $20 you can buy the Four Frames stamp set and the Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper.  The stamp set contains four images that fit in the Decorative Label Punch – so you’ll want that to go with this set.  I’ve already shared one project that I made with this set and today I have another.

This was one of the cards we made on Friday in my Hands-On Class.  The layout for the card came from one that I saw in a magazine – I followed the sketch from that card but everything else was different.  The card base is River Rock.  And the top left corner is corner rounded.  A piece from the Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper is layered on the front (also corner rounded in the top left corner).  Going across the card is a strip of Baja Breeze that was punched with the Eyelet Border punch.  And then another piece of the Designer Series Paper is added to that.  The Four Frames stamp with the bird was stamped with Early Espresso ink on Whisper White card stock.  Punch out with the Decorative Label punch.  Add a greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes.  Using the Baja Breeze Stampin’ Write marker color the very edge of the label and also color in the bird.

Now on the left side of the card is some Early Espresso Satin Ribbon, a Paper Daisy, an Early Espresso button and some Linen Thread – it is all tied together – trim the ends of the ribbon and thread and it creates a pretty embellishment on the card.  Do you like it?

I seem to gravitate towards the frame with the bird – but I’ll have another card tomorrow that uses a different frame.  I hope you’ll be back to see it.

A Storage Idea

Earlier this week I showed you how I was using the Clear Stamp Storage boxes to organize my coupons.  I found a another use for them.  They work great for storing the Basic Pearls and Rhinestones.

I found that I had several packages of each and they were all in different places.  Some had the plastic covers missing and I needed a good place to keep them all together.  Well you can fit several packs of them inside the Clear Stamp Storage box.  I decided not to add a decorative insert because I wanted to be able to see what was inside – in this case either the pearls or rhinestones.

I did however add a label to the spine. So when they are sitting on my shelf I will know what is in them.  The labels are just cut from the actual packaging.  Easy as pie and keeps them all together in one place for me.

I hope you like that idea.