Heart Shaped Treat Cups

Just in time to create some fun Valentine’s Day projects- Stampin’ Up! has introduced some fun new products. Use the Full Heart punch (113693 – $15.95), Sweetheart Treat cups (120435- $2.95 for set of 12) and Sweetheart stamp set available in clear mount style (120780- $15.95) or traditional wood block style (120415 – $21.95) to make some fun and original cards this year.

 Click here  to see the PDF flyer for the new heart shaped treat cups and coordinating stamp set

(All images in this post are copyright Stampin’ Up! 2010)

 

January 12×12 page

Each year I make a calendar for my mother-in-law that features photos of all of her grandchildren. (There are 10 grandchildren so I try to get as many photos per pages as I can.) This year I created it with the My Digital Studio software from Stampin’ Up! I had fun with the software and wished that I had allowed myself more time to “play”.  I was really very pleased with the quality of the final printed piece that I received from the print vendor that Stampin’ Up! is working with. I would totally recommend this product!

 

New Year = New Catalogs, New Promotions!

Wow- Can you belive it is already 2010? Where does the time go? Celebrate the New Year with some great new catalogs, products and promotions from Stampin’ Up!

Occasions Mini Catalog (January 5th – April 30th)

(Click here-  to view the mini catalog  online)

There are some fun new products in the latest Stampin’ Up! mini catalog including redesigned punches, stitched felt embelishments, spring themed stamps and designer papers. And some of you will find the most exciting news in the mini – the introduction of clear mount stamps to the Stampin’ Up! product line!  As Shelli Gardner explains in the introduction to the mini catalog - for the past several years Stampin’ Up! has been trying to meet the request of demonstrators and customers who have asking for clear mount blocks and photopolymer stamps. The company has not been able to find a polymer product that produces the highly detailed images that Stampin’ Up! customers have come to expect.  Stampin’ Up! has come up with a solution- our traditional foam and rubber images that are designed to be used with clear mount acrylic blocks. You will still be able to enjoy crisp clean images while needing less storage space. (And for you wood-block purists- our stamp sets will continue to be offered that way too.)

(Click here- to view the Sale-a-Bration brochure online)

Sale-A-Bration 2010

Promotion Dates: January 5-March 31, 2010

Our Sale-A-Bration promotion gives reason for everyone to celebrate!

Customers: Receive a free Sale-A-Bration product for every $50 purchase (before tax and shipping).

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

Recruits: Choose any retail stamp set (valued up to $47.95) from the current catalogs when signing up during the promotion. Plus, get 15 percent off your Starter Kit (Standard or Digital)

 

Kayla and Alexis – My Digital Studio

This weekend I spent some time learning more about the “My Digital Studio” software from Stampin’ Up! One of the great things about the software is that you can create pages on your own or use templates that are provided. The templates can be used as is or you can manipulate them to suit your needs. For this page I used a template and added my own text, photos and a few additional embellishments. 

From now through November 30th you can get My Digital Studio for 50% off the regular price. Contact me to find out more about the software or hosting a Stampin’ Up! event.

Thanks to my sister-in-law Katie for sending me some cute photos of my nieces Kayla and Alexis!

 

Happy Halloween – Punch Art

Can you believe Halloween is less than a week away! Some “silly” ladies from the Hampton area invited me to hold a Stampin’ Up! party this past weekend. Everyone got to make this punch art card. It was a little time consuming for size of the group we had but I think everyone enjoyed it. Here are the supplies we used:

Only Orange cardstock – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″

Punch the following items from Green Galore cartdstock – one Top Note die cut for the head, one Round tab punch for the nose, and one 1 1/4″ circle cut in half for the eyelids.

Whisper White cardstock – two 1 1/4″ circle for the eyes

Basic Black cardstock - two 1/2″ circle punches

Lovely Lilac cardstock – one Top Note die – cut for the hair

The ”HAPPY HALLOWEEN” wording came from the All Holidays stamp set (114916).

Thanks to BJ Peters for the inspiration behind the card.

 

My Digital Studio

I am finally posting some new items! I am the happy owner of the new digital project software from Stampin’ Up! called My Digital studio. You can create scrapbook pages, books, cards, and calendars!  Here is a 12 x 12 scrapbook page that I created tonight. I love how you can add digital embellishments. The ribbon and brads look like they are 3 dimensional. I will probably play with this page a little more but I wanted to show you how fun this new software is.

Dont forget about the Sweet Rewards deal that is going on now. 

• Host a workshop of at least $400 and get My Digital Studio for 50 percent off the retail price (retail price: $79.95; promotional price: $39.97)!

 

Deals of the Week

Deals of the Week

Item	Description	Special Price
115961	Perfect Setting Bigz XL die	$25.99
114515	Flower Burst Embosslits die	$5.99
116760	Pop-Up Three Tier Cake Bigz XL die	$25.49

Check out these great deals from Stampin’ Up! Log onto my demonstrator website to take advantage of these reduced prices!

 

NEW – Stampin’ Up! Clearance Rack

Check out the new Clearance Section of the online Stampin’ Up! store!

Access the Clearance Rack through my demonstrator website by clicking here and then click the SHOP NOW button in the upper right corner of the screen.

 

Sweet Rewards

Dates: September 1-November 30, 2009

Promotion Details:

We’re excited to bring you this sweet deal for hostesses September through November:

• Host a workshop totaling $250 or more and choose any one item* from the 2009 Holiday Mini Catalog for only $10!
  *Offer excludes hostess sets and My Digital Studio.

On October 1, when My Digital Studio is released  this offer will become even sweeter:

• Host a workshop of at least $400 and get My Digital Studio for 50 percent off the retail price (retail price: $79.95; promotional price: $39.97)!

Click here to download the full color flyer.

 

Natalie’s Crazy Summer- part 2

Early in July I celebrated my 20 year class reunion with many of my closest friends.  Some I had not seen for many years and others I keep in touch with on a regular basis.  So much time and effort went into planning the event but the results were just what I had hoped for. There is just something about the friendships that you form during your school age years that you can’t find anywhere else in life…

To wrap up the summer, our family took a vacation to Branson, MO.  (With a brief visit in Kansas City- thanks for the hospitality Tammy, Brock and Brody.) We had a great time! The resort we stayed at was beautiful. There were four different swimming pools and  the kids were in heaven. They liked the pool that was two levels with a waterfall in between.

They also loved the water and fire show at Branson Landings.

We got back from vacation just in time to start school:

Of course there is always a little sadness when the summer comes to an end. And what a crazy summer we had. (Did I mention that I started a new job too!) But I love fall – all of the colors and holidays that come with it. I am busy working on some new classes by mail and hands on classes too! More news about that later this week!