Jan 15, 2016 | Big Shot, Cards, Masculine, Sale-A-Bration 2016 |
The Stampin’ Up! Sale-A-Bration promotion has started and something a little different this year is there are a few items in the back of the brochure that are only available for a limited time! Two stamp sets and a paper pack that will be available as a free choice through Feb. 15th. These are on pages 16-19 in the Sale-a-Bration brochure. They are the Perfectly Artistic Designer Series Paper, Hello stamp set and Sky is the Limit stamp set. Today I’m going to share a few cards I’ve made with Sky is the Limit.

Choose $50 in product (before shipping and tax) and you can select this stamp set for free. The supplies used for this card would get you to that limit.
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Here are a couple of other card ideas using this stamp set – it works as a Valentine, for birthdays, for graduations and congratulations on a new job or opportunity. It’s a nice masculine set.

For the birthday card I added the Sweet Lil’ Things washi tape, the small star punch, and the circle framelits. Colors are Baked Brown Sugar, Hello Honey and Pool Party.

On the congratulation card – I made this one for Tyler when he graduated college in December – I added Linen Thread and the Circle Framelits. Colors are Soft Suede with the Very Vanilla.
Be sure to order now while you can get this set before its gone. Just click on one of the products up above and it will take you to my online store.

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Jan 7, 2016 | class, Paper Pumpkin, Sale-A-Bration 2016 |
Hey, have you heard the good news? Paper Pumpkin 3-month subscriptions are on sale! Plus, you can choose a FREE Sale-A-Bration item. Win-win!

And this sale applies to everyone – current and new subscribers. Here is how it works.
- add a 3-month Pre-paid Subscription – Item # 137859 to an order – it can be a workshop order, club order, class order or online order. You’ll pay for it then $55 (plus tax) – shipping is already included.
- once the order is complete you will receive an email with a Prepaid Code
- Login to your account (or create one if you are new) at PaperPumpkin.com
- Look for the box that says Enter Prepaid Code

- Enter the code from your email
- Your account will then look like this

- After the three months are over your account will revert back to a month-to-month subscription and be charged to the credit card on file in your account.
- If you don’t want to continue or you want to skip a month then click on the button that says MANAGE MY ACCOUNT – you have the option to skip a month or to cancel your subscription.
The December Kit was a 2016 Calendar! It is so cute and the most popular kit yet. As soon as the refills were available for sale they sold out! If you are local to me and you want to make one of these cute calendars you are in luck – I have a limited number of kits available and will be having a little class this Sunday, January 10th to make them. See the information HERE and let me know if you want to come.

Once you are done with the month these would be perfect to add to a scrapbook – especially a Project Life Scrapbook. Each month could be the first card for that month’s pages.
With the left over pieces I had from my kit I decided to create a little note card by adding some Designer Paper. Here is how it turned out:

Here are the supplies that I added to the Paper Pumpkin One Great Year refill to create the notecard:
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Don’t forget – order your prepaid subscription while it’s on sale. Update your account and join me for my class on Sunday if you missed this great 2016 Calendar in the December kit.
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Jan 5, 2016 | 2016 Occasions catalog, Sale-A-Bration 2016 |
The Occasions Catalog is here and will be with us for the next 5 months – January 5 – May 31, 2016. Lots of pretty new things so you can make handmade cards and gifts from the Heart. If you haven’t seen it yet – here is the cover:

Ordering starts today – CLICK here to SHOP!
AND our annual Sale-A-Bration Promotion also starts today and runs through March 31, 2016. That means you get FREE products!

Look at all the pretties! Here are three different ways you can earn FREE products:
- SHOP! Here’s the deal: For every $50 you spend (before tax and shipping), you get one FREE product.
- JOIN! It’s the best time of year to join Stampin’ Up! During Sale-A-Bration you can become a demonstrator for just $99 and choose $155 of products for your Starter Kit. And the kit ships for free!
- HOST! Need another excuse to get together with friends? Just host a qualifying party during Sale-A-Bration and earn $25 more Stampin’ Rewards! You can even apply your Stampin’ Rewards toward your Starter Kit.
Check out the annual catalog and the new Occasions catalog for products to purchase and earn Free Sale-A-Bration products.
Come back tomorrow and I’m going to share about my OnStage presentation in Tampa where I showcased the new Love Blossom Suite from the Occasions catalog.

Feb 17, 2015 | Occasions Catalog 2015, Sale-A-Bration 2015, Stamper's Club |
I’m guessing many people are ready for spring. I know I am so let’s think spring for a while.
I combined two new products from the Stampin’ Up! Occasions catalog with the Gold Soiree Designer Series Paper from the Annual Catalog to create a cut spring feeling Berry Basket.
The new Berry Basket Die is so cute and easy to put together. You need to cut the card stock twice – I used Crumb Cake for this basket and the scalloped strip for the edge. The plain strip I used for the handle. The scalloped edge makes it easy to line the sides up evenly when you staple everything together.
For my basket I decided to add a liner using the Gold Soiree Designer Series Specialty paper. I cut two pieces of the main portion of the basket. Each one was glued to the inside of the Crumb Cake basket pieces. If you don’t want to see staples on the inside of the basket then don’t adhere the designer paper to the inside edges until after you staple the scalloped band around the edges.
To decorate my berry basket I added die cut butterflies! I love the new Butterflies Thinlits Dies. I cut two for the basket – the large butterfly is Gold Foil card stock and the medium butterfly is Calypso Coral card stock. When I cut mine I always use a piece of wax paper between my card stock and the die to help it release. The butterflies are stapled on to the handle. I used a Calypso Coral button from the Best Year Ever Accessory Pack – it’s free during Sale-A-Bration.
My Stamper’s Club Members got to make this basket at our February meeting and then my team members got to make it at my February PAWS team meeting. Everyone had different prints from the Gold Soiree Designer Paper for their liners. I hope this cute project makes you thing of spring!
Here is a list of all the supplies – click on them to go to my online store.
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Jan 14, 2015 | Demonstrator, Sale-A-Bration 2015 |
One of the new products that I really liked from the Holiday Catalog were the Tiny Treat Boxes. They are big enough to put a fun treat in but not so big that you have to put too much in it for it to look full. And I was so excited to see that they were still available in the new Occasions Catalog!
I used them last month to make little treats for my downline, sidelines and friends that came to the Stampin’ Up! Catalog Kickoff event. I filled them with a little treat and decorated them with a piece of Designer Paper, ribbon and a cute tag. I forgot to take a picture before the event so this one was taken inside the restaurant where we met for dinner – it wasn’t the best lighting.
The kickoff event was a lot of fun. They showed a live streaming of the Stampin’ Up! staff at the movie theater so that everyone all over the country could see the new Occasions Catalog and Sale-A-Bration catalogs at the same time. They even had prize patrol! And then an all attendee give away! I didn’t win a prize patrol but several of my friends did. Actually most of the people that rode in my car were winners – Becky, Beth, Linda and Ginny won – and so did Jan.
I’m hoping that SU does this same type of event for the new annual catalog when it comes out later this year. It’s a demonstrator only event – and if you want to be part of it then be sure to join my team. Joining right now during Sale-A-Bration will get you additional rewards – the starter kit is $99 – which includes $125 worth of product plus during Sale-A-Bration you get to choose between two FREE product options:

For more on JOINing you can visit my website HERE. I’d love to talk to you more about the opportunity.
Thanks for stopping by today!
