Jan 16, 2016 | Cards, Catalogs, Classes, Club, Events, New Products, Occasions, Open House, Sale-A-Bration |
On January 3, I hosted an Open House to showcase the new Occasions and Sale-a-bration items. About 20 people came and we had a blast. Everyone received a packet of catalogs along with a list of the new bundles, a Gum Balls reward form, a class schedule, a note about the BOGO sale coming up on January 24, and some other goodies.
Attendees could make a free card (see below,) sign up for classes and Stamp Club, see and touch the new products, have a snack, place an order, and laugh and have a good time. There was a prize drawing every hour for new products.
My team member, Judy Newsome, at far left, ran the Make & Take. Here she is with Geleta and Cindy.
Here you can barely see Brian King at far left, who stopped by to help, with Tamara, Jessica, Judy, Geleta, Cindy, and Tamara II.
Here’s Vicki with her card.
My team member, Linda Krueger, on the left, helped me plan and set up the open house, and she helped customers at the event. Here she is with Rochelle, who is proudly showing off her Make & Take card – the first card she had ever made! 
There were displays of many of the new products with samples of cards and other projects made with them. Here are a few of them.
A fellow demonstrator, Robbye Hamilton, came by to offer her support, and it just happened to be her birthday. I didn’t know that ahead of time, so we had to make do. Here she is with a chocolate petit four “birthday cake” as Brian looks on.
Here is the Make & Take card from that day:
We started with a Whisper White card base. We stamped the flower from the new Birthday Blooms stamp set in Blushing Bride directly onto the card base.
Then we glued on a strip of Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper.
We stamped the sentiment in Rose Red onto Whisper White CS, then punched it out with the Large Oval Punch. We punched a piece of Blushing Bride card stock with the Scallop Oval Punch and glued the sentiment onto it. Then we attached it to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The last touch was to place three Mint Macaron dots from the It’s My Party Enamel Dots. They are self-adhesive, and they really add a little somethin’ somethin’ to your projects. Here’s what we used. Click on the images to get your own!
Thanks for stopping by today, and Sweet Stamping!
Jan 15, 2016 | Cards, New Products, Occasions, Sale-A-Bration, Techniques |
The new Botanical Gardens suite of products in the Occasions catalog is fabulous! There are coordinating stamp sets, Framelits Dies, Designer Series Paper, vellum, embellishments, and washi tape. There’s a bundle that has three components (Botanical Blooms stamp set, Botanical Builder Framelits Die, and Botanical Gardens DSP) and it’s priced so you can earn a *Sale-a-bration item! Two of the items (Botanicals For You stamp set and Botanical Gardens Designer Vellum Stack) are *Sale-a-bration items.
* You earn one FREE Sale-a-bration item with each $50 purchase, through March 31, 2016.
For today’s card, I used a piece of the DSP with it’s coordinating vellum. I offset the vellum from the underlying pattern just a tiny bit to give it more depth by creating a shadow effect.
I attached the vellum to the DSP with tiny dots of the Multipurpose Liquid Glue: wherever I knew it would be covered by a flower or the sentiment, and at each corner of the vellum behind one of the flower petals in the pattern.
I cut three flowers from Mint Macaron card stock with the Botanical Builder Framelits Dies, backed them with tiny scraps of Hello Honey CS, and glued them to the card front. Then I used my new Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush to add a bit of sparkle to them.
The card base is Whisper White Thick CS, with a layer of Mint Macaron CS, then the top layer of Botanical Gardens DSP and Botanical Gardens Designer Vellum.
The sentiment, from the A Dozen Thoughts stamp set, is stamped in Hello Honey on Whisper White CS. I cut it into a strip with my Stampin’ Trimmer, then used my Paper Snips to make points at the ends. I attached it with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I used the Envelope Liners Framelits and a piece of the same DSP to create a liner for the envelope.
These are the items I used today, as well as all the items in the Botanical Gardens suite:
Thanks for stopping by today, and Sweet Stamping!
Jan 14, 2016 | Catalogs, Events, New Products, Occasions, Sale-A-Bration, Sales |
January 24, 1-4 PM
1621 Executive Park Lane NE, Atlanta, GA 30329
Please park along the street (Woodcliff) behind the building. Thanks!
I have a LOT of retired items that need new homes. I mean, boxes and boxes and boxes full. I can’t even walk through the room they’re stored in. I really have to let this stuff go… to make room for more new stuff! So, I’m having a BOGO sale:
Whatever you spend on retired items, I will give you that much in new items! You only pay tax and shipping on the new stuff. Yes, you get twice the product!
Example: Say you buy $100 in retired product from me. Then you get $100 toward an order of new product. So you can get $100 in new product and pay just $17.70 for tax and shipping OR you can subtract $100 from a larger order of new product.
PLUS you get a free Sale-a-bration item for every $50 you spend.
PLUS you get a Gum Ball for every $50 you spend. (See how Gum Ball Rewards work here.)
This is a wonderful way to stock up, not only on retired products you may have missed, but also on current products in the Annual and Occasions catalogs. Be sure to have your current product wish list ready before you come, to make the order process easier.
Tell your friends!
I hope to see you there!
Jan 14, 2016 | Boxes, Gift Wrap, New Products, Sale-A-Bration |
Have you seen the new Wildflower Fields Designer Series Paper in the Sale-a-bra-tion catalog? It’s really beautiful.
Today I used this sheet to create a Curvy Keepsake Box, with the floral pattern on the outside and the stripes on the inside.
I cut the tag from Whisper White card stock with the 1-1/4″ Scallop Circle Punch, punched a hole with the 1/8″ Circle Punch, then stamped on each side with the coordinating Flowering Fields stamp set. On one side I stamped in Lost Lagoon…
…and on the other side in Calypso Coral. Then I tied on the tag with Calypso Coral Thick Baker’s Twine. I think anyone would love to receive a small gift or treat in this pretty little box, don’t you?
Here’s what I used:
Thanks for stopping by today, and Sweet Stamping!
Jan 13, 2016 | Cards, New Products, Sale-A-Bration |
This year’s Sale-a-bration catalog has some amazing new products. The Flowering Fields stamp set is one of them. These delicate images are perfect for almost anything. And they coordinate beautifully with the Wildflower Fields Designer Series Paper, also in the SAB catalog.
For today’s card I used three of the stamps in this set: the top center, the bottom center, and the butterfly. I stamped them in Basic Black on a Pear Pizzazz panel, then color them in with Stampin’ Write Markers in Real Red, So Saffron, and Pear Pizzazz.
I stamped the sentiment, from the Crazy About You stamp set, in Basic Black on a piece of Vellum card stock, then stapled it onto the front panel.
I glued the front panel onto a Real Red panel, and that onto the So Saffron card base.
I stamped You from the One Big Meaning stamp set on a piece of So Saffron card stock and glued it to the card’s interior. I used a Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker to ink only the You on a stamp that says Thank You.
Here’s what I used. Click on the images below to get your own!
Sign up now for the January Card Class! I should actually call it a Card Buffet, or a Card Smorgasbord, because there will be multiple cards for you to choose from. For $15 you can make any 6 cards. If you want to make more, the extras are $2.50 each.
January 18, 6:30-9:00 PM.
RSVP here.
Thanks for stopping by today, and Sweet Stamping!
Jan 5, 2016 | Cards, Catalogs, New Products, Occasions, Paper Pumpkin, Sale-A-Bration, Sales |
The 2106 Occasions Catalog is live! Finally you can get the great new products you’ve been seeing sneak peeks of, and many more! This catalog is full of wonderful new stamp sets, Designer Series Papers, and more, including 14 new bundles to save you 15%!
Sale-a-bration also begins today. This is one of the biggest sales events of the year. It lasts today until March 31, 2016. There are three ways to get free products during Sale-a-bration:
1) SHOP – For every $50 that you spend, you can choose one item from the Sale-a-bration catalog FREE!
2) HOST – If you host a private class, or place an order, of at least $250, you will receive the regular Stampin’ Rewards PLUS $25 more in free products!
3) JOIN – When you buy the $99 Starter Kit, you get to choose $155 in products and FREE shipping! That’s and extra $30 in free product!
But that’s not all! Also during Sale-a-bration, get a 3-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription (137859) for only $55. Yep, save on a 3-month prepaid subscription AND instantly qualify for a FREE Sale-A-Bration item! Sweet!
Now for today’s card…
I’ve used two new stamp sets: the sentiment is from Enjoy the Little Things, and the rows of hearts are from Birthday Blooms.
All the stamped images are on Whisper White card stock: the sentiment in Lost Lagoon and the hearts in Lost Lagoon, Blushing Bride, and So Saffron.
The card base is Lost Lagoon card stock, and the sentiment is matted with Blushing Bride and Lost Lagoon.
Super simple!
Here’s what I used. Click on the images to get more info and to buy.
Thanks for stopping by today, and Sweet Stamping!
There were displays of many of the new products with samples of cards and other projects made with them. Here are a few of them.
