Sale-a-bration 2013 Begins Today!

This is the time of year that all Stampin'Up! fans look forward to......Sale-a-bration!!  It begins today, January 22nd, and runs thru March 22nd.  And because this is their 25th anniversary, Stampin'Up! has made the promotion even sweeter!  There are 3 ways to get FREE products:

Sale-A-Bration +  Stampin' Up!'s 25th anniversary = the best time to host a Stampin' Up! party!

• Get FREE Silver Glimmer Paper when you host a $150 workshop!*  
• Get a FREE hostess bundle when you host a $400 workshop!* 

Hostess Bundle Details:
The Hostess Bundle includes

• Madison Avenue stamp set (wood- or clear-mount)
• Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper
• Sycamore Street Ribbon & Button Pack

*Offers are not incremental (i.e., a hostess does not receive two packages of Glimmer Paper for a $300 workshop or two bundles for an $800 workshop).

Love to shop? How about shopping and getting rewarded? Welcome to Sale-A-Bration!
Customers may choose any one product from the Sale-A-Bration brochure for every $50* they spend. This year's offering includes exclusive stamp sets and accessories, as well as a selection of catalog stamp sets, digital content CDs, ribbon, buttons, and even an embossing folder! Now, more than ever, there's something for everyone! 

Sale-A-Bration + Stampin' Up!'s 25th anniversary = 25% more Starter Kit products for FREE!
(Choose $156.50 worth of product and pay only $99!)

Check out the goodies available in the Sale-a-bration brochure by clicking on the banner at the top of my blog.  Also, check out the new Spring Catalog by clicking on the sidebar icon.  Then click on the  "Shop Now" button at the top of my blog to place your order anytime through my website (you can call or e-maily me as well, especially if you have any questions).

I will be posting samples over the next few weeks, so check back often.  Better yet, subscribe to follow my blog posts (upper right corner of the blog), and receive notifications whenever it's updated.

Happy Stamping (and shopping)!

Marge

Texture Boutique Embossing Machine While Supplies Last!

Stampin'Up! is partnering with Sizzix to offer the Texture Boutique Embossing Machine while supplies last.  It's cute and compact and for embossing only.  You can get it bundled with our Flower Garden and Stripes embossing folders for $39.95, or alone for $29.95 (includes a pair of embossing pads and a shim).

This card features the Winter Memories stamp set, the Holiday Frame embossing folder and Cherry Cobbler Core'dinations card stock--all currently available in the Holiday Catalog.  It's perfect for using the Texture Boutique Embossing Machine!

Another cool new product being offered currently .... Talking Tags.  Use a free app available for your iphone or android to record a personal message on the label and attach to cards, invitations, gifts...anything!  The recipient downloads the same free app to receive the message.  How cool is that!  Buy 'em by the sheet.  You get 10 tags for $7.95.

Happy Stamping!
Marge

Spooktacular Savings Today Only!

TODAY ONLY Stampin'Up! is offering a 15% discount on all their stamps!  This does include the Cookie Press stamps and the Single stamps (excludes bundles, hostess sets and digital stamp brushes)!!


Also, for one entire week (October 29 - November 5), to celebrate Digital Scrapbooking Day, there will be FREE downloads and 50% off all digital kits.  Go to my online store to access your FREE digital downloads!  If you have MDS, this is a great opportunity!  Don't miss out!

Single Stamps Available

From now until January 2nd, 2013, Stampin'Up! is making individual stamps from 3 of its stamp sets available for purchase!  They are only offered in Clear-Mount stamps.  Clear blocks are not included with the stamp, so you will need to purchase the correct size block if you don't already have one (the recommended size block is listed on the flyer).  Click on the links in the margin for the details.

MDS2 is sooo cool!

MDS2 has some incredible new features like the ability to color in line-art stamps as I've done to the graduation card below.  You can add color in layers and easily reorder the layers to achieve the look of shading.  This also makes it easier to fix any mistakes.

You can also apply more than one color to a stamp, or only color parts of the stamp as I've done with the "Happy Graduation" stamp below.  It's a little hard to see, but I used a darker red on the lower half of the word Graduation.

In this piece I colored the line-art stamp, painted and shaded the flowers, and cropped the stamp!

Just playing...

If you recently bought MDS, you should have already been contacted via e-mail to download your upgrade to MDS2.  If you've had MDS for a while, you can purchase the upgrade for $19.95 through my online store and download it immediately.  If you've never tried digital papercrafting, you can take advantage of Stampin'Up!'s 30-day FREE trial before purchasing the full version.  And currently Stampin'Up! is offering a 31% discount on select downloads and print products through August 31st!

Happy digital papercrafting and stamping!

Marge

DON'T MISS OUT!

There's only a little over a week left to order those retired stamp sets and accessories on your "must have" list!  The deadline is May 31st, so check out the retiring lists and head on over to my online store to shop! Items are only available while supplies last.

We made the next 3 cards at my last "Tons of Techniques" class.  Join us, and you can make great projects like these as well.  Call or e-mail me to reserve your spot.  Class fees are $15.

My upcoming classes are:

Tuesday, May 29, at 7 p.m. or
Wednesday, May 30, at 10 a.m.

Thursday, June 14, at 7 p.m. or
Friday, June 15, at  10 a.m.

If you ever see cards from classes that you have missed but would love to make, contact me to customize your own class.  Sets and colors may change depending on availability at the time of your class, but I will try to keep the project as close as possible to the original.

Vintage Vogue, the set used in the card shown here, is retiring, as well as the Pear Pizzazz seam binding ribbon, since the 2010-2012 In-Colors are going.  The gingham background was made using the stripes embossing folder, the brayer, Baja Breeze and Marina Mist ink, and the Big Shot.

This next card, called the Snip & Tuck card, closes with an overlapping slit....how fun!  I CASEd this card from a tutorial by SU demonstrator, Julie Davison.  It was demonstrated by SU at the 2011 SU Leadership Conference.  Of course, I changed the card just a wee bit.  

The set used is "Clearly for You," which is retiring, the embossing folder used on the punched label, "Finial Press," is also retiring, as well as the "Lace Ribbon Border" punch, which is on sale!

The stamp set, "Fabulous Florets," in the next card is not retiring, but the Ticket Corner punch is, as well as the Paisley Petals and Beyond the Garden designer series papers.  If you have My Digital Studio, our paper crafting software, you are in luck!  You can purchase these papers in the digital version and always have them available.  One great thing about using the digital version of our papers is that you can adjust the size of the pattern as I did below so that part of the flowers were visible inside the window (the pattern is much larger), and you can print out the same piece of the paper for every project you are making (instead of having a piece with no pattern or too much pattern on it)!

You can check out My Digital Studio with a FREE 30-day Trial from Stampin'Up!  They have announced an incredible upgrade to the program coming down the pike later in 2012 with some great new features.  If you buy MDS now, no problem, you will receive the upgrade in a FREE download when it is released!

Happy Stamping!
Marge

Going, Going, Going...Don't miss out!

 There are still a few days left to order from the Occasions Mini catalog.  April 30th is the deadline, so click on the link in the right margin to check it out.

The following swing card was created using Occasions Mini products such as Twitterpated DSP, the Apothecary Art set, Labels Collection framelits, as well as Blushing Bride cs, which will retire June 1st.

 The next card uses the Mixed Bunch set from the mini, along with the coordinating Blossom Punch.  It also uses the greeting set, Short & Sweet, which is retiring from the main catalog.

Yes, the list of Retiring stamp sets and accessories has been published.  You can access it by clicking on the link in the right margin.  The flowers in the next card (from the Flower Fest set) are retiring, as well as the Pear Pizzazz Stitched-Poly ribbon and Blushing Bride cs.  The card, itself, was cased (copy and share everything) from fellow demonstrator, Karen Barber.

The following 2 cards were made using the retiring set, Plant Hope.  They are also inspired by a Beginner Brayer class I took with Michelle Zindorf last weekend.  She's such a great teacher!  Thanks Michelle!

So, don't miss out...place your Occasions Mini catalog orders by April 30th (that's Monday), and your retiring products order before June 1st.  But remember, the sooner, the better, because once the inventory runs out, that's it!

Happy Stamping!

Marge