Sale-A-Bration Is Here!

Stampin' Up!'s biggest sale of the year...Sale-A-Bration is here! This year there are four great Sale-A-Bration sets for you to choose from--as well as a Designer Series Paper & Quick Accents pack, a Ribbon & Button pack, digital downloads, and Décor Elements!  Click here to see all the products you can get for FREE!  Here are three ways you can earn free Stampin' Up! products today:

• Receive a free Sale-A-Bration product for every $50 you spend

• Receive a free Sale-A-Bration product for every $300 in workshop sales*, in addition to regular hostess benefits!    *Note: This benefit is only available on qualifying customer and workshop orders. Online orders do not qualify.

• Join Stampin' Up! and receive 15% off the Starter Kit (Standard or Digital+), plus a special Sale-A-Bration bonus bundle valued up to $50!

Starter Kits*	Retail Value	Regular Price	Sale-A-Bration Price (15% off)
Standard Starter Kit	More than $310	$175	$148.75
Digital+ Starter Kit	More than $320	$175	$148.75

*The Stampin' Memories Add-On and Definitely Decorative Add-On can be added to these kits, but will not be discounted.
Starter Kit Bonus Bundle

Item	Page	Description	Retail Value
121620	165	Color Coach	$14.95
120806	183	Simply Sent Something Special (or any Simply Sent kit)	$11.95
117114	183	Live, Laugh, Love Set (or any Simply Sent stamp set)	$9.95
119883	202	Full Heart Punch (or any punch valued at $16.95 or less) Contact me today to get your FREE Stampin' Up! products!	$16.95

What Do You Think?

Leave a comment to let me know what you thought of the brand new newsletter format.  I would love to know what you liked, didn't care for and would like to see more of.

January Newsletter

Also, I am in the process of changing the format and look of my website to be more user friendly.  Leave a comment to let me know what you would like to see and what topics you would like me to blog about.  Possible topics...Q & A, product description and uses, monthly or holiday related projects, weekly card ideas, etc.

This website is for you...my stamping friends.  I want to make it better for you to enjoy and be inspired to paper craft A LOT this year!  Let's make 2011 the year that we all LOVE to SHARE our paper crafting obsession.

Sale-A-Bration Open House

Are you ready to Sale-A-Brate with Stampin' Up!?  The Sale-A-Bration promotion begins January 25th and ends on March 31st.  Take advantage of Stampin' Up!'s biggest promotion of the year before it's too late!

Interested in having a fun afternoon out?  Interested in stamping with others while checking out the new Sale-A-Bration items?  Plan to attend the Sale-A-Bration Open House on Sunday, January 30th from 1-5pm and check out the 2011 Sale-A-Bration catalog and the new Sale-A-Bration items you can get for FREE with any $50 purchase.  This is sure to be a fun event with make-and-takes, snacks, and raffle prizes! This event is FREE. Please RSVP by Jan. 28th and bring your scissors and adhesive to this event.  Interested in attending?  Click here to RSVP today!

Valentine's Day LOVE YOU Gift

Need to make a quick and cute gift for a loved one?  Check out how easy it is to make this cute little box filled with candy and your own personal message.

 

Directions:

• Use a box template to create a small box or use the Box #2 Bigz Die for your Big Shot.  I used a sheet of cardstock cut 6 1/4" x 8 1/2".
• Score lines (long ways on the 8 1/2" side) at 3/4", 2 1/2", 3 3/4" and 5 1/2".
• Turn cardstock (short ways on the 6 1/4" side) and score lines at 1 3/4", 6 3/4".
• Cut a line at the 1 3/4" score line to the inside score line on each side so you'll be able to fold the sides up and attach them to the inside of the box.  This will be the end of your box.
• Repeat on the other side of the box.
• Stamp images all over the outside being careful to stamp the images in the right direction.  (You will be folding your score lines to create your box.)
• Cut and score the top from DSP.  Attach top to the inside of your box using a little bit of snail or sticky tape.
• Stamp your personal message on white cardstock in this case I stamped: LOVE YOU with the image of 2 flamingos at the end.
• Use a 1" circle punch to punch out each letter and/or images.
• Attach your punched out letters and/or images to some Reese's Peanut Butter cups or other candy of your choice.
• Place candy with personal message inside your box.
• Now you have the perfect quick and easy gift for any loved one you choose.

Comment to let me know how your gift box turned out by clicking on the word: COMMENTS underneath this post.  I would love to see pictures of your individualization too.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

The New Occasions Mini Catalog is Here!

Winter have you down?  Tired of the cold?  Ready for spring?  Look no further.  Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Mother's Day and SPRING are here early!  What have you been waiting for?  The new Occasions Mini Catalog is here!  Lots of great new products from new stamp sets, new PUNCHES, GLIMMER PAPER, trinkets, baubles, beveled windowpanes, new seam binding ribbon colors, new DSP, new letterpress plates, new Decor Elements, new RUB ONS, more glimmer brads, new fabric and a new Sew Suite collection of products. 

My favorite stamp sets so far are...

• Valentine Defined on p.9

• Notes and Details on p.19 (a great scrapbook essential)

• Bring on the Cake p.20-21 (great birthday greetings and different styles)

• Create a Cupcake and Cupcake Punch on p.22 (super excited about this combo)

• Eat Chocolate on p. 30 (who could resist chocolate or a chocolate inspired stamp set?)

WOW what an awesome mix of styles and great stamp sets I will soon be using!

Some of my favorite embellishments and other Stampin' Up! products in the Occasions Mini Catalog are rosettes in vanilla on p.16 (no more trying to create my own flowers), Baja Breeze glass glitter on p.18 (just for fun), 2 1/2" circle punch (carried over from Holiday Mini Catalog) on p.11, 3" and 3 1/2" Big Shot dies on p.39 (and I've already used these a few times).

And for those that don't have a lot of time to create their own Stampin' Up!'s Simply Sent kits make it so much easier for you.  I love the look and quality of the new Simply Sent Medallion Medley kit! (on p.41)  I will be giving some of these kits for quick gifts this year.

Don't have an Occasions Mini Catalog yet.  Contact me today and I will send one your way.  I've already ordered many items in this catalog (one of the great benefits of being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator).  If you're interested in getting a sneak peek at new Stampin' Up! products and receiving a 20% discount, contact me today to find out more about the possibility of becoming a demonstrator today!