Dec 10, 2013 | Clearance Rack, My Digital Studio, Weekly Deals |
Christmas is quickly approaching! I can’t believe how this year has come and gone in no time at all. We ordered an artificial tree – we have always put up a real tree but this year decided to get an artificial one. It is supposed to be delivered today. Tomorrow will be a decorating day. And I’m trying to finish my Christmas shopping. If you have any shopping to do for your crafty friends (or want to send someone to my website to shop for you) now is a great time to finish up your shopping. Stampin’ Up! has added tons of items to the Clearance Rack for a big Blitz – retired items up to 80% off!! And some good stuff like Big Shot Dies, Punches, ribbon, stamp sets and much more. Plus some new weekly deals and digital downloads to add to that. So get shopping – SHOP HERE.
- Clearance Rack Blitz 12/10 until sold out
- New Weekly Deals 12/10 – 12/16
- New My Digital Studio Downloads – check out the New Years party ensemble – that looks like fun!
- HOLIDAY SHIPPING INFORMATION – News from Stampin’ Up! about Holiday Shipping – We recommend that you submit your holiday orders by the following dates to receive them by December 24:My Digital Studio print products: December 6 for regular shipping, December 14 for Second-Day Air, and December 15 for Next-Day Air
Stampin’ Up! Traditional products: December 17 – Delivery times vary depending on where you live; if your personal experience indicates that it takes longer for packages to reach you, you should allow a little extra time for shipping during the holidays. As you know, we cannot control delivery times. Holiday mail volumes are high, and our delivery services encourage customers to ship as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
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Dec 9, 2013 | Christmas, Envelope Punch Board, Stamp, Scrap, & Create Retreat, Washi Tape |
I made these cute Vellum Envelope Pouch as one of the surprises for the girls that attended the Stamp, Scrap & Create Retreat a couple of months ago.
I put Washi Tape inside for everyone but it would fit small candy treats for the holidays too. This is how I made it.
- I used the new Stampin’ Up! Envelope Punch Board (love it) – if you take the item you want to put inside and measure that to get your size – then look on the Punch Board to see what size to cut your piece of Vellum Card Stock. Then place it on the board on the score measurement, punch, score, turn, etc. Until you get your envelope.
- Corner round the four corners and fold on the score lines.
- I used the Season of Style Washi Tape to hold the bottom of the envelope sides to the bottom.
- Cut a piece of the Cherry Cobbler ribbon, fold in half and attach to the top flap of the envelope – I actually stapled mine on.
- I used the Label Love stamp set and coordinating Artisan Punch to create the little label. stamp twice – once in Old Olive and once in Cherry Cobbler. Punch them out and then trim the Cherry Cobbler piece to be just the banner with the words. Use a stampin’ dimensional to attach to the Old Olive piece and then add to the pouch over the end of the ribbon.
- I added a little Rhinestone for a bit of bling.
It didn’t take long to make a dozen of these. It would make a cute little holiday treat for a teacher.
Thanks for stopping by today – check in tomorrow for Tell Me Tuesday – I know there is a Clearance Rack Blitz coming so you may want to go straight to my online store and check out the Clearance Rack – everything will be while supply lasts and popular items will disappear quickly. CLICK HERE and shop away!
Dec 6, 2013 | Cards, Christmas, Holiday Catalog 2013, Washi Tape |
This card idea came from my friend Linda. She invited me to her house and we made two different cards and I combined the ideas and created this one. Here are the details:
- card base is Chocolate Chip
- Whisper White card layer – add three strips of Washi tape – if you need help getting them lined up straight use the Stampin’ Up! grid paper as a guide. Lay the card stock on the grid paper so it’s straight, then use the lines to put down the washi tape so its straight across
- The Greeting is stamped at the base in Chocolate Chip ink – it comes from the Warmth & Wonder Hostess set in the Holiday catalog.
- Stamp the reindeer (from the same set) on Whisper White card stock and punch out with the 1-3/4″ circle punch.
- Punch out a 2-3/8″ Scallop Circle from Cherry Cobbler card stock.
- Layer the circle and scallop circle together. Pierce two holes – one on either side of the reindeer’s neck. Pull a piece of Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine through and tie in a knot. Adhere with a Stampin’ Dimensional over the Washi Tape.
It’s a fun quick card. I hope you like it. Washi tape is so easy to use. This is the Season of Style Washi tape by the way.
Dec 3, 2013 | Best Of 25 Years, Clearance Rack, My Digital Studio, SU Updates, Tell Me Tuesday, Valentine's Day, Weekly Deals |
Now that Thanksgiving is over we can focus full time on Christmas! What are you working on right now? I was able to complete a My Digital Studio project for the boys (I’ll have to share it later) and a card design and get them sent to the printer on the last day of the Print sale. I’m working on some tags and treats for my class this month and preparing for Stamp Club this week – if it works out I have a cute snowman project for them this week. I have a couple of other projects on my table to try to get done. And then of course there is the decorating of the house and shopping to be done. Plus my team meeting this weekend.
Oh and late last night in the last few minutes of Cyber Monday I ordered a small sewing machine – it was kind of a quick decision to get that particular one. But I’ve been wanting to get one for quite some time. There seems to be a trend to sew on cards and scrapbook pages and I’ve been wanting to do that. I think this machine will be perfect for that – at least I hope so!
Time to stop rambling – here are the updates for this week:
- New Weekly Deals 12/3 – 12/9
- New My Digital Studio Downloads –
- The final Best of 25 Years stamp set is available – Best of Sale-a-Bration.
All 12 sets will be available through the end of March 2014. Collect 6 stickers on your Collector’s Card and redeem for a free $14.95 stamp set of your choice. You have until April 2014 to redeem your free sets. - Coming December 10 – Clearance Rack Blitz – Retired products up to 80% off while supplies last.
- HOLIDAY SHIPPING INFORMATION – News from Stampin’ Up! about Holiday Shipping – We recommend that you submit your holiday orders by the following dates to receive them by December 24:My Digital Studio print products: December 6 for regular shipping, December 14 for Second-Day Air, and December 15 for Next-Day Air
Stampin’ Up! Traditional products: December 17 – Delivery times vary depending on where you live; if your personal experience indicates that it takes longer for packages to reach you, you should allow a little extra time for shipping during the holidays. As you know, we cannot control delivery times. Holiday mail volumes are high, and our delivery services encourage customers to ship as early as possible to avoid disappointment. - Get Prepared for Valentine’s Day: Our valentine products will be available December 1-January 27, or while supplies last. Two stamp sets and one individual stamp, Sweetheart Treat bags, Monster Hugs girl and boy Valentine Treats, and Sweet Sayings cards & envelopes.
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Dec 2, 2013 | My Digital Studio, Scrapbook Pages |
A couple of times each month we have a My Digital Studio Digi Crop. The last time we met was the week before Thanksgiving and we shared a trick with everyone an easy way to use a sketch that you might find somewhere as a jump start for your My Digital Studio layout. We used a sketch from the MDS Monday Sketch blog and I decided to play along and submit my page. I just realized that my page was selected as one of the TOP Picks! How fun is that!
so do you want to know the trick?
- Find a sketch that you want to use online somewhere – save it to your computer as a jpg file.
- open your My Digital Studio project and go to a blank page
- add a photo to the page – and choose the jpg file that you saved of the sketch
- this creates a “map” for you to follow
- add your photo boxes and page layers on top of the “map”
- when you are done delete the photo from the back
I turned the sketch for my page – so I added it as a photo box and then rotated it – then I placed my photo boxes and the punch for the strip across the page. I deleted the sketch and added my other elements and text. It was a brilliant idea that Cindy had!
Today is the last day for the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Sale including some special Cyber Monday Specials.
These items will be 30 percent off for 24 hours on Monday, December 2:
Envelope Liners Framelits Dies (item 132172)
Expressions Thinlits Dies (item 132171)
Holly Jolly Greetings Simply Sent (item 132159)
Snowflake Season Simply Sent (item 132176)
Large Rhinestone Basic Jewels (item 129324)
Extra-Large Gift Box (item 132147)
Don’t miss out! Get savings up to 50% on lots of your Stampin’ Up! favorites. Online Holiday Sale – 11/20 – 12/2 – Get ready for some holiday shopping! See the Full List of Sale Items here – Holiday_Sale_Flyer_US.
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Have a great day shopping online!
