Nov 18, 2019 | Celebrate/Hooray!, Several Cards or Swaps, SU Event Highlights, What's NEW!? |
I ABSOLUTELY love what I do. So I thank my lucky stars every day that I get to share my passion for paper crafting with all of you. About a week before flying to Portland, I found out that I ranked among the top performing Stampin’ Up! demonstrators again this past Stampin’ Up!® year. And I was able to celebrate these achievements on Saturday: #15 in the US for leadership, #15 in the US for recruiting, and #42 overall in the world! Eek! Thank you, thank you, thank you to my team, my customers, my subscribers, my fellow demonstrators, my family and friends, those who work at Stampin’ Up!,…
It was also super exciting to see several of the demonstrators in my group get recognized for some of their achievements as well. We were spread across three tables in Portland (AND across 5 different OnStage locations around the US), so I don’t have photos of everyone. But here are a couple. Ashley Kuphal promoted to Bronze Elite!
And Vicki Spicer and Cheryl Lee were recognized for their sales!
I love attending these events and growing my friendships with my team members, but I also love the friendships I’ve made (and continue to make) with so many others at these events. On Friday night I was able to reconnect with Jeanna Tudela. She always has a bright smile and a warm hug for me. We met on my first incentive trip in 2006! She cheered me on for my karaoke contest.
I’ve known of Robyn Cardon for awhile, but we officially connected on a bus ride taking us back to the ship during the Alaskan cruise in July of 2018. She’s such a sweetheart.
Margaret and Leo Van Vliet are two of the kindest people you’ll ever meet. I’ve known them since 2006, too. (That first incentive trip fostered some wonderful friendships.)
Ms Jeanne Ciolli is another ray of sunshine. And this fellow Paper Pumpkin fanatic was an OnStage presenter on Saturday! She did a fantastic job showing off my favorite new products…the Peaceful Poppies Suite. (I’ve got a photo of her projects below.)
And then on Saturday I had a lot of fun helping at the check-in table with these Stampin’ Up! staff members, Jason (JZ) Zarogoza and Sean Galloway. (You can tell we had a lot of laughs.)
I was excited to get this fancy backdrop photo with Deb Naylor and Jeanne Ciolli. We were the Paper Pumpkin Advisory members in attendance at this Portland OnStage location.
Ruth Bingle is a gem! We’ve both been with Stampin’ Up! for many years, and it was wonderful to spend a little quality time chatting with her.
Did you see some of the display board photos I shared Saturday? Here are photos of the rest of the display boards featuring projects demonstrated on stage and several swap cards. (This first one features Jeanne’s projects. I can’t wait to get my hands on this suite of products!)
LOTS of fantastic new products are going to be available in the upcoming 2020 Jan-June Mini Catalog and 2020 Sale-a-Bration Brochure.
And as attendees of these events we got to take some of these products home with us. Here are gifts from Friday night – a new stamp set and a credit card case with the awesome poppies suite design.
Then on Saturday all the OnStage attendees received this cute backpack, some pens, some pins, and another new stamp set.
Prize Patrol is always exciting. We get even more new products in our hands. Below are Mary, Lisa, Nancy, Marciene and Ashley sporting their prizes.
And ta-da!!! Look at the stamp set I won…Painted Poppies. Needless to say, I was thrilled. We also got to split up the products from the make-n-takes. So we each took home a few more gifts. Plus each of us received a pack of the new Country Club Designer Paper.
When OnStage was over, our group of 15 gathered at our hotel to visit, eat supper, show-n-tell our swaps, and exchange more gifts and cards.
Front: Kayla Cory, Vicki Spicer, me, Theresa Gloe, Lisa Marshall
Back: Verla Carpenter, Kristie Strum, Mary Marohl (squatting lower), Nancy Forsberg, Cheryl Lee, Ashley Kuphal, Diane Keough, Amanda Martin, Marciene Ingram, and Teri Zupancich
Here are photos of more gifts I got. Amazing creativity, right?!
Thinking you’d like to join us so you can get in on the fun of these events, get a discount on product and more? Next November the 3-day OnStage Live will be in the US in Salt Lake City. We’d love to have you there with us. Click here to learn more about joining my group. Click here to join.
Click here to shop my online store.
Click here to access & view the current catalogs.
Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity!
Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me!
Click here for more information about joining my Online Paper Crafters’ Club. Earn even more goodies by joining a club!
Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products!
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ONLINE EXTRAVAGANZA NOVEMBER 20-22
Mark your calendars and get ready for three days of savings with the Stampin’ Up! Online Extravaganza! 15% off select Ink pads and Cardstock…Take Additional 5% off the original 10% discount on select bundles and ink pad assortments. Click here for the informational flyer with the details.
A PEEK AT DECEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT
December’s Something for Everything Paper Pumpkin kit includes a super-versatile stamp set complete with 13 sentiments that can be used for occasions ranging from wedding, to get well, birthdays, and more! Plus, the three full-sized card designs (four of each) are gorgeous! This kit will make it easier than ever to give a handmade card to a friend—no matter what the occasion! Coordinating colors are: Crushed Curry, Grapefruit Grove, Old Olive, Shaded Spruce, Terracotta Tile. Click here to activate your subscription by today, December 10th for the December kit.
THE NEW PAPER TRIMMER IS HERE!
Click here for the informational flyer about the new Paper Trimmer. Click here to see this wonderful new product in my online store. (Replacement blades for the new trimmer will then be available to purchase in January 2020.)
THE CHRISTMASTIME IS HERE SUITE IS…HERE!
This exclusive, limited-time collection includes festive, floral designs and includes many coordinating products. Click here for the informational flyer which shares more details. Items in the Christmastime Is Here Suite will be available for purchase while supplies last only.
BETTER THAN FLAT TUTORIALS
I’m so proud to be teamed up with five other super talented Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators so we can create Fun Fold cards & 3-D projects to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members each month! (Our November 2019 projects are now available!) CLICK HERE for more information.
GIFT OF FALL PP PALOOZA TUTORIAL BUNDLE (with video link) AVAILABLE! Here are peeks of the projects! Click here, then find this bundle in my Tutorials for Sale page.
MY ONLINE PAPER CRAFTERS CLUB IS LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS
I’m forming a new Paper Crafters club that will begin mid-December (with orders due mid-month for January, February, March, April, May, and June). And we are looking for more to join us. The commitment is to order at least $25 worth of Stampin’ Up! product in each of those 6 months. In one of those months, you would reap the hosting rewards (free merchandise based on the club orders). And then you’d also be able to get in on monthly product perks that would be sent to you along with your monthly club cards.
Nov 16, 2019 | SU Event Highlights, What's NEW!? |
Stampin’ Up!’s OnStage November 2019 is happening this weekend in several locations around the globe. The “Live” 3-day event was in Dortmund, Germany. (And I say was, because Germany is several hours ahead of where I live. Their event is now over as I am posting this. You may have seen photos out there on social media.) The “Local” OnStage events are/were all over the globe. In the US they are in Hartford, Atlanta, Las Vegas, Lansing and Portland.
I flew into Portland Thursday afternoon along with several fellow Stampers With ART demonstrators. Here we are at the airport in Minneapolis ready to take off.
And then I joined Vicki Spicer, Ashley Kuphal (Cards by Kuphal), Nancy Forsberg & Kayla Cory (Stampingbae), and Mary Marohl. We rented a vehicle from the airport and saw some of the sites. We drove east and had a late lunch at the Thunder Island Brewing Company by the Cascade Locks area.
Then we walked out to the southwest tip of Thunder Island and took a few photos of the the Bridge of the Gods and the surrounding beautiful area. What a fun and amazing time!
On the way back we stopped to look at a waterfall called Horsetail Falls. I didn’t get many photos…sorry. And it was getting dark out by this time.
We also stopped to shop at a beautiful place called Multnomah Falls Lodge. And on the way back to the hotel we picked up some water and snacks at Target (of course). Before calling it a night, we gathered together with a few more gals that are here from our group and exchanged hand-stamped gifts (we love to create for each other!).
So many clever ideas and packaging!
Friday morning at hung out in the breakfast area and visited a LOT. Nancy, Kayla, Mary, Ashley and Vicki left at 8 AM to do more Oregon sight-seeing. But I wanted to stay back to meet up with a few others in our group that hadn’t arrived yet, to get caught up in emails, and to relax a bit before the CenterStage event that night. I even declined going to explore with Cheryl Lee (my roommie), Marciene Ingram, Kristie Strum and Teri Zupancich when they took off to explore downtown Portland (guess I’ll have to come back someday). I think I just needed a low-key day.
And it was fun to see other fellow demonstrators in the hotel lobby that I only get to see every year or so at these events. Here I am with Deb Allen, Ann Clemmer and Denise Waddell. Denise is my 4th level upline.
CenterStage Friday night was very nice. This event is for those who have the title of Silver Elite or higher.
They really know how to make us feel special.
Here I am with my sweet friend and roomie, Cheryl Lee.
Cheryl and I sat with Pattie Berg, Cheryl Hamilton and Sandy Hill. Such wonderful company!
When we got back, a bunch of us from our group gathered in Teri and Marciene’s room, exchanged a few gifts and had lots of laughs. (I’ll share photos of those gifts later.)
We all got an early start this morning and we were at the Expo Center around 7:30 AM. I was a volunteer, so I helped to check in demonstrators when the doors opened at 8:30 AM. That was a blast to meet new people and see old friends.
FEAST YOUR EYES! Here are a few photos of the display boards showing new products that will be available in the 2020 Spring Mini Catalog and Sale-a-Bration Brochure.
I’ll share more photos tomorrow. In the meantime…the catalogs are in our hands now!!! I’ll be ordering some products early and sharing them with you on Facebook and on my blog. So stay tuned!
Remember…
Next week Stampin’ Up!’s Online Extravaganza is returning November 20-22! I’ll share more details when they are shared with us demonstrators on November 18th. In the meantime, mark your calendars so you can see what will be offered during this promotion.
Click here to shop my online store.
Click here to access & view the current catalogs.
Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity!
Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me!
Click here for more information about joining my Online Paper Crafters’ Club. Earn even more goodies by joining a club!
Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products!
Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, and Facebook!
Please subscribe to my blog, too! Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
A PEEK AT DECEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT
December’s Something for Everything Paper Pumpkin kit includes a super-versatile stamp set complete with 13 sentiments that can be used for occasions ranging from wedding, to get well, birthdays, and more! Plus, the three full-sized card designs (four of each) are gorgeous! This kit will make it easier than ever to give a handmade card to a friend—no matter what the occasion! Coordinating colors are: Crushed Curry, Grapefruit Grove, Old Olive, Shaded Spruce, Terracotta Tile. Click here to activate your subscription by today, December 10th for the December kit.
THE NEW PAPER TRIMMER IS HERE!
Click here for the informational flyer about the new Paper Trimmer. Click here to see this wonderful new product in my online store. (Replacement blades for the new trimmer will then be available to purchase in January 2020.)
THE CHRISTMASTIME IS HERE SUITE IS…HERE!
This exclusive, limited-time collection includes festive, floral designs and includes many coordinating products. Click here for the informational flyer which shares more details. Items in the Christmastime Is Here Suite will be available for purchase while supplies last only.
BETTER THAN FLAT TUTORIALS
I’m so proud to be teamed up with five other super talented Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators so we can create Fun Fold cards & 3-D projects to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members each month! (Our November 2019 projects are now available!) CLICK HERE for more information.
GIFT OF FALL PP PALOOZA TUTORIAL BUNDLE (with video link) AVAILABLE! Here are peeks of the projects! Click here, then find this bundle in my Tutorials for Sale page.
MY ONLINE PAPER CRAFTERS CLUB IS LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS
I’m forming a new Paper Crafters club that will begin mid-December (with orders due mid-month for January, February, March, April, May, and June). And we are looking for more to join us. The commitment is to order at least $25 worth of Stampin’ Up! product in each of those 6 months. In one of those months, you would reap the hosting rewards (free merchandise based on the club orders). And then you’d also be able to get in on monthly product perks that would be sent to you along with your monthly club cards.
Sep 17, 2019 | Autumn/Fall, Fun Folds, Gallery, Masculine, SU Event Highlights, Thanksgiving/Fall, Tips/Techniques/Tutorials |
About four days ago, I shared one of the two make-n-takes my Stampers With ART group made last week: the coffin box. TOOooo adorable! Right?
Today I’m sharing the second one.
I got this corner-cut layout idea from a swap I received on the incentive trip from Ann Clemmer. (I shared it along with my other swaps on July 18th.) I thought it was clever and unique.
Products I used… See below for a complete list of products linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Measurements…
- Pretty Peacock Cardstock
- 4-1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5-1/2″ and folded in half for the card base
- Scrap for die-cutting/embossing the leaf (or use what is left over after cutting off the corner of the card base)
- Gray Granite Cardstock
- Early Espresso Cardstock
- 2-15/16″ x 2-15/16″
- Scrap for punching two leaf clusters
- Champagne Foil
- Scrap for die-cutting/embossing the leaf
- Come to Gather Designer Paper (pattern with white pumpkins and gray background)
- Two pieces that are 1-3/8″ x 1-3/8″
- Come to Gather Designer Paper (pattern with polka-dots on gray background)
- Two pieces that are 1-3/8″ x 1-3/8″
Directions…
- Measure 3″ up the right side and 3″ across the bottom from the lower right corner of the folded card base. Mark those two spots with a pencil. Then cut diagonally to remove the lower right corner of the card front.
- Stamp the large leaf image on the upper left corner of the Gray Granite Cardstock using Pretty Peacock ink. And attach to the inside of the card.
- Attach the Early Espresso square to the front of the card with Dimensionals.
- Stamp the two sentiments with Early Espresso ink on the card front in the upper left and on the Gray Granite layer peeking out on the lower right.
- Adhere the designer paper pieces to the Early Espresso square (now a diamond).
- Die-cut and punch the leaves. (The dies also emboss at the same time!) Adhere them to the middle of the diamond using Glue Dots and Dimensionals.
This is what it looks like when I prepare to mail out my Stampers With ART make-n-take materials. My friend (and assistant) Vicki Spicer came over to help me with this process. Yay! Love that gal!
I’m already in the process of planning the October 16th make-n-takes. 😃
This past Sunday was our fantastic Creative Connections event in Medina, Minnesota! Our local leaders group puts this on for our team members each year. This year I helped with assembling name tags and checking in the 290 attendees when they arrived.
Everyone does their part in some small or large way. Those that demonstrated and presented this year were Sue Nurnberger, Amy Rich, Lisa Schultz, Beth Tetzlaff, Dawn Olchefske, Bj Peters, Donna Griffith, Brian Pilling, Kay Kalthoff, Patsy Waggoner and Karen Titus.
The room was packed with energy and ideas. There were display boards everywhere, prizes for everyone, and opportunities to visit and take photos. People were swapping cards and having a grand time soaking in what they could.
Thank you to Terri Gaines, Susan Campfield, and Georgia Giguere for taking the lead once again on this super affordable training event! Those in my team that attended were all smiles! And how fun it was to have Brian Pilling and Donna Griffith from the Stampin’ Up! home office spend their day with us again.
And it’s amazing what can happen with all these creative people get together! I’m looking forward to next year. Be a part of my community and you’ll be able to take part on August 9, 2020!
Click here to shop my online store.
Click here to access & view the current catalogs.
Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity!
Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me!
Click here for more information about joining my Online Paper Crafters’ Club. Earn even more goodies by joining a club!
Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products!
Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, and Facebook!
Please subscribe to my blog, too! Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
Product List
- die-cutting/embossing machine
- trimmer
- pencil with eraser
- ruler
BUY 3, GET 1 FREE DESIGNER PAPER SALE
By popular demand, Stampin’ Up! brought back the Designer Series Paper Sale! From September 4–30, you can buy three packages of select Designer Series Paper, and get one FREE! Click here for more details. Click here for the informational flyer.
BETTER THAN FLAT TUTORIALS
I’m so proud to be teamed up with five other super talented Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators so we can create Fun Fold cards & 3-D projects to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members each month! (Our September 2019 projects featuring new products from the Holiday Catalog are now available!) CLICK HERE for more information.
A PEEK AT OCTOBER’S & EVEN NOVEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KITS
Christmastime papercrafting with Paper Pumpkin has become an annual tradition! So to deliver more of what our subscribers love this holiday season, in October and November we are offering back-to-back coordinating kits, one with Christmas cards, the other with Christmas tags. Both kits make it easy for you to add a handmade, personal touch to your holiday giving—without a lot of fuss. It’s Christmas made easy with Paper Pumpkin! The October 2019 Paper Pumpkin kit makes ten 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ cards and includes envelopes. The November 2019 Paper Pumpkin kit makes 24 holiday-themed gift tags of 4 various sizes and designs. Both kits include coordinating colors: Early Espresso, Pool Party, Poppy Parade, and Shaded Spruce. The October and November kits coordinate; however, each kit is all-inclusive and can stand alone.
Click here to get your subscription started by October 10th for the next kit.
Jul 22, 2019 | Several Cards or Swaps, SU Event Highlights |
Two fabulous things about attending the Stampin’ Up! incentive trips is spending time with demonstrator friends (old and new) and being the first to see new products that will be available soon. That’s what I’ll be sharing today in the last of my Greek Isles Incentive Trip photos. (Click here to see Thursday’s “part 2” set of photos.)
I wanted to share ALL of my photos all at once when I initially posted, but that’s just not possible. But here are a few more pics showing more of the amazing people I spent time with during our trip.
Monday, July 8
Having breakfast with Jackie Ross, her daughter and Tania (a non-demonstrator gal from Australia).
Hanging out chatting by the pool later that day with Robyn Cardon, Jane Stull, Marissa Alvarez and Dawn Griffith.
Stopped to chat with Donna Gray,…
…Cheryl Hamilton,…
…Suzanne Netz,…
…Cori Hancock, Brian Pilling, and Jackie Noble.
Tuesday, July 9
Catching up with Elaine Schader and Anne Oshiro during the make-n-takes session.
Wednesday, July 10
Sat next to Bruno and Kylie Bertucci on the tender over to Mykonos.
Thursday, July 11
Had lunch with Ruth Murphy and her sister, Trudy.
Amy Frillici, her daughter Lilly, her son Cade,…
…and Silvia Werner joined us at table 408 that evening since we had a few open spots.
Friday, July 12
Reunited with several friends while waiting before our tour of Olympia: Natalie Travis,…
…Jan Farring,…
…Bonnie O’Neill, and Stella MacKay.
And enjoyed the tour with Lynn Feldkamp, Terri Gaines and Debbie Engebretson,
Got back on the ship and chatted with Scott Nielson,…
…and Dena Rekow.
Then met up and chatted with Trayce Bauer before dinner.
Saturday, July 13
Connected again with Jen Rios-Raner and her husband, Errick.
Giving hugs and farewells on the last evening to everyone including Hattie Walker,…
…Tim and Karen Titus,…
…Genevieve Ko, and Sondra Jumper.
I shared photos of the new 2019 Holiday Catalog products I received as gifts and prizes on this trip at the end of my July 17th post. And then in my Saturday, July 20th post I showed these items towards the end of my instructional video for my Butterfly Beauty Closure Card. But if you are into Stampin’ Up! products like I am, you would love to see more.
So here are photos I took of the display boards on the ship showing off a ton of the upcoming 2019 Holiday Catalog new products! My wish list is huge!
The 2019 Holiday Catalog debuts for all on September 4th.
Demonstrators can preorder starting August 1st, though. So if you can’t wait until September, you can purchase the Starter Kit now to become a demonstrator and take advantage of this perk (and many more). Or you can even wait until August 1st and include preorder Holiday Catalog products in your Starter Kit order. 🙂 Plus during this month and next, you’ll be able to choose more product in your $99 Starter Kit because of the “Extra, Extra” promotion! It’s a great time to join in the fun.
Before I sign off, I wanted to share close-up photos of a few more of the cards I received…some more creative inspiration.
Click here to shop my online store.
Click here to access & view the current catalogs.
Click here to subscribe to those fun Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity!
Click here to learn about my Loyalty Rewards program. You can earn free stamps just for shopping with me!
Click here for more information about joining my Online Paper Crafters’ Club. Earn even more goodies by joining a club!
Click here to learn more about joining my Stampers With ART community. Get the MOST rewards including a discount on future products!
Follow me on social media! I share regularly on Pinterest, YouTube, and Facebook!
Please subscribe to my blog, too! Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
A PEEK AT AUGUST’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT
The August 2019 Paper Pumpkin kit includes supplies to make 6 autumn-themed gift boxes and 12 gift tags. AND Once you have completed the August kit, you will have extra kit components so you can easily combine them with the Gift of Fall optional add-on bundle (available August 1st and purchased separately) to make 24 cards (with coordinating envelopes) without having to purchase additional kits. This coordinating product will allow us to turn our Gift of Fall gift packaging into cards in an easy and inexpensive way! Click here to see Natalie White share more about the August 2019 kit and the add-on option. Coordinating colors: Blackberry Bliss, Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Merry Merlot, Mint Macaron, Old Olive, Pretty Peacock, and Soft Suede
Click here to get your subscription started by August 10th for this next kit.
BONUS DAYS ARE BACK
Bonus Days are back! And that means it’s time for you to start earning coupon codes to redeem in August! For every $50 you spend July 1–31 (before shipping and tax), earn a $5 Bonus Days coupon code that can be redeemed August 1–31. Click here for more information. Click here to learn more how to redeem your code/s in August.
BETTER THAN FLAT TUTORIALS
I’m so proud to be teamed up with five other super talented Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators so we can create Fun Fold cards & 3-D projects to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members each month! (Our July projects that each feature one of the new bundles or suites in the new catalog are now available!) CLICK HERE for more information.
EXTRA, EXTRA!
From July 1 until August 31, receive an additional $30 in product for free in your Starter Kit. So instead of $26 for free, you can get $56 in free product (and of course free shipping as always). Yep! Choose $155 worth of product for $99 + tax!! And if that wasn’t awesome enough, a $10 coupon code will be gifted to you the following month to use towards an order by October 31st. Click here for more information.
Plus you will be a part of my Stampers With ART community and receive discounts on future orders!!
ANNUAL MAGNET CARD SALE
Do you love Stamp-n-Storage products? I do! And I use the magnet card system for storing my dies. So naturally I was elated to see that they are having a sale on them.
NEW CLUB FORMING SOON!
Do you find that you order at least $25 worth of Stampin’ Up! product each month? Do you want to get perks for those monthly orders? I’m forming a new Paper Crafters club that will kick off in less than a month, and we are looking for more members. Click here to learn more. Then contact me with your questions &/or to sign up.
Jul 18, 2019 | Family News, Several Cards or Swaps, SU Event Highlights, What's NEW!? |
It’s been an interesting week so far since I got back from the Greek Isles Incentive Trip. It was difficult to get my body clock adjusted to Central Time and get back into my normal routine. Then within the last 24 hours we have discovered that my husband has pneumonia and my youngest is also ill…in fact too ill to follow through with his hernia surgery that was scheduled for this morning. I hated putting it off initially because I of my travels, and now I’m sad that it will take place even later as I was hoping he’d have plenty of time to heal before school starts up again. Thank you to all of you who watched my Facebook Live yesterday (which I will share here on my blog on Saturday) and have sent your well wishes and prayers Luke’s way. I’ll keep you posted.
Today I hope to give you LOTS of creative inspiration in one post. I am sharing more photos from the Greek Isles Incentive Trip…photos of the swap boards, several of the swaps I received, and photos of a couple gifts I was given by fellow demonstrators. I’ve watermarked photos of the individual swaps/gifts to give credit to the demonstrator that I got it from. Click here to see the card I used as my swap. In fact you may even be able to spot it in one of the swap board photos below.
SWAP BOARDS
SOME SWAPS I RECEIVED
GIFTS/CARDS FROM A FEW DEMONSTRATORS
I feel pretty blessed to have brought home all these creative ideas. ❤️
To those of you that were waiting on your product shares due to backordered products,…you should have your products by now.
I mailed the remainder of them out on Tuesday morning.
Again I apologize for the delay and thank you for your patience. I’ve never experienced that sort of wait before. The delays from backordered products caused me more stress than I expected. So I have to admit I am unsure if I will offer product shares for the upcoming 2019 Holiday Catalog, If you participated in my shares, I’d love to hear your thoughts.
Do you love Stamp-n-Storage products? I do! And I use the magnet card system for storing my dies. So naturally I was elated to see that they are having a sale on them.
Annual Magnet Card Sale – July 18-22
– All Magnet Cards (5×7, 6×7, 8×7 and 8.5×11) are 20% off.
– Odds & Ends Magnet Cards are available in limited quantities and are 20% off.
– Stamp-n-Die Bundles are also 20% off.
– Sale starts 7/18/19 at 4pm (CST) and ends Monday, 7/22/19 at 11:59pm (CST).
I’ll share the last of my trip photos (part 3) on Sunday. Thanks for checking out what I had to share today.
A PEEK AT AUGUST’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT
The August 2019 Paper Pumpkin kit includes supplies to make 6 autumn-themed gift boxes and 12 gift tags. AND Once you have completed the August kit, you will have extra kit components so you can easily combine them with the Gift of Fall optional add-on bundle (available August 1st and purchased separately) to make 24 cards (with coordinating envelopes) without having to purchase additional kits. This coordinating product will allow us to turn our Gift of Fall gift packaging into cards in an easy and inexpensive way! Click here to see Natalie White share more about the August 2019 kit and the add-on option. Coordinating colors: Blackberry Bliss, Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Merry Merlot, Mint Macaron, Old Olive, Pretty Peacock, and Soft Suede
Click here to get your subscription started by August 10th for this next kit.
BONUS DAYS ARE BACK
Bonus Days are back! And that means it’s time for you to start earning coupon codes to redeem in August! For every $50 you spend July 1–31 (before shipping and tax), earn a $5 Bonus Days coupon code that can be redeemed August 1–31. Click here for more information. Click here to learn more how to redeem your code/s in August.
BETTER THAN FLAT TUTORIALS
I’m so proud to be teamed up with five other super talented Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators so we can create Fun Fold cards & 3-D projects to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members each month! (Our July projects that each feature one of the new bundles or suites in the new catalog are now available!) CLICK HERE for more information.
EXTRA, EXTRA!
From July 1 until August 31, receive an additional $30 in product for free in your Starter Kit. So instead of $26 for free, you can get $56 in free product (and of course free shipping as always). Yep! Choose $155 worth of product for $99 + tax!! And if that wasn’t awesome enough, a $10 coupon code will be gifted to you the following month to use towards an order by October 31st. Click here for more information.
Plus you will be a part of my Stampers With ART community and receive discounts on future orders!!
Jul 17, 2019 | Family News, SU Event Highlights |
It’s been a few days since I’ve shared. I forgot how much time unpacking, catching up on mail and email, and adjusting my body clock (sleeping a lot!) takes.
My sister and I returned from our travels late Sunday night. And what an amazing trip it was! After our Rome, Positano, and Capri adventures, we were spoiled by Stampin’ Up! on our adventures during the Royal Caribbean cruise of the Greek Isles – the 2019 Incentive Trip that I earned thanks to so many of you!
We boarded the Jewel of the Seas ship on Sunday, July 7. This was a day of settling in, exploring…
…and catching up with friends. (Speaking of friends…I have SOOOoooo many photos from this trip that I decided to do a separate post soon sharing photos that I took with so many of them. The photos today are mainly about our adventures.) Here I am with Silvia Werner, Melissa Pauli and Jenni Pauli (friends from Germany) having some laughs before “setting sail.”
Stampin’ Up! hosts a morning event the first day at sea. We hear the latest news, get to see demonstrations of new products,…
…and get that new catalog in our hot little hands. This 2019 Holiday Catalog will debut September 4! Below you’ll find photos of all the new goodies (that include several of these new products) I received throughout the cruise. Yes! Stampin’ Up! gives us pillow gifts every day of the trip. By the time we have to pack to go home we need another suitcase!
I got together with Melissa Alvarez, Dawn Griffith and Wendy Cranford from my Stampin’ Anonymous team that afternoon on Monday, July 8 to swap and visit by the pool. Renee enjoyed relaxing by another pool during this time.
And then my sister and I did some more exploring of the ship. We found this pretty glittery wall and HAD to take a selfie in front of it.
We were at port in Santorini on Tuesday, July 9. Renee and I were with Kay & Steve Kalthoff, Jackie and Rachel Bultje, and Kathy and Bill Morgan. And our tour guide took us to see the best sites!
Of course we had to take photos of it all. Here is that famous blue domed church.
Our tour guide took us up to this high point so we could see a spectacular view of the island. (I’m sporting my new hat that I got for only 15 euro in Capri.)
We experienced a wine tasting at the Hatzidakis Vineyard.
And then we saw the Akrotiri Ruins – ruins that are still be excavated. It was an amazing day!
On Wednesday, July 10 we were in port at Mykonos. Our group of six (we were with Lynn Feldkamp, Shawn Perez, Carol Valentine and her sister, Joyce) had a relaxing day together. Our guide, Angelos from Private Angel Tours took us around the island so we could see the beauty and learn about some of the history.
We spent almost 3 hours of our time relaxing on Super Paradise Beach and swimming in the crystal clear (and super blue!) waters of the Mediterranean.
And we ended our tour with a late seafood lunch by another beach.
On Thursday, July 11 we were exploring again. This time we were in port in Athens with a much larger group. And our tour guide took us to see the Acropolis where saw the Parthenon, the Erechtheion, the Theatre of Dionysus, the Temple of Athena Nike, and more. It was amazing!
AND it was wall-to-wall people there. Thank goodness the weather was a bit cooler this day and we were one of the first groups to get in an out before it got too crazy.
We also stopped at the stadium where the first modern Olympics was held in1896 (1503 years after the original games ended in Olympia). And we stopped at the Parliament building where we watched the changing of the guards.
On Friday, July 12 our ship was in port at Katakolon. Here our tour took us to Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic games held 776 BC – 393 AD. We walked around the site, raced each other on the actual stadium grounds, and saw the amazing artifacts in the museum.
We did a little shopping in the port before getting back on the ship. Renee and I bought some fun purses. And I indulged myself with one more gelato at Maniera Gelateria. And oh my word!… The dark chocolate/ginger/orange flavor was THE best!
That was the last of our stops.
We didn’t want to get back on the ship and lingered on the dock as long as we could.
Again, I’ll share more photos of all the friends (old and new) in another blog post soon, because that is a HUGE part of the fun – sharing these adventures with fellow Stampin’ Up! demonstrators and staff. But I had to slip in the rest of these as they recap our last part of the cruise.
Every evening we dined with these marvelous people: Tracy and Robert Penn from Victoria, Australia, Barb and Gary Tripps from British Columbia, Canada and Zahra and Rahim Premji from Ontario, Canada. We took this photo on Friday night after our last day in port.
Tracy and Zahra talked us into joining them for dancing after dinner that night. What a blast that was!
The ship was at sea all day on Saturday, July 13th. So I made sure I had taken all my photos of swaps and new products (which I will also share with you soon!) and gathered up all the unique candies (containers are filled to the top every day!) to take home to my boys. I also introduced Renee to Shelli Gardner, the co-founder of Stampin’ Up! and her husband Sterling.
Later that evening we enjoyed visiting and saying our good-byes at the pool-side Stampin’ Up! farewell party.
We were sad to go because we had such a fabulous time. But we definitely missed our families and couldn’t wait to see them.
Here are photos of all the items Stampin’ Up! gave me – pillow gifts, all attendee give-aways, and prizes. Most of the products are new from the 2019 Holiday Catalog which will debut September 4!
And the rest are bags, logo merchandise, and other treasures. So I am now officially spoiled.
I will forever cherish this special time I had with my sister. It was an amazing adventure. Renee and I truly had the time of our lives.
A PEEK AT AUGUST’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT
The August 2019 Paper Pumpkin kit includes supplies to make 6 autumn-themed gift boxes and 12 gift tags. AND Once you have completed the August kit, you will have extra kit components so you can easily combine them with the Gift of Fall optional add-on bundle (available August 1st and purchased separately) to make 24 cards (with coordinating envelopes) without having to purchase additional kits. This coordinating product will allow us to turn our Gift of Fall gift packaging into cards in an easy and inexpensive way! Click here to see Natalie White share more about the August 2019 kit and the add-on option. Coordinating colors: Blackberry Bliss, Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Merry Merlot, Mint Macaron, Old Olive, Pretty Peacock, and Soft Suede
Click here to get your subscription started by August 10th for this next kit.
BONUS DAYS ARE BACK
Bonus Days are back! And that means it’s time for you to start earning coupon codes to redeem in August! For every $50 you spend July 1–31 (before shipping and tax), earn a $5 Bonus Days coupon code that can be redeemed August 1–31. Click here for more information. Click here to learn more how to redeem your code/s in August.
BETTER THAN FLAT TUTORIALS
I’m so proud to be teamed up with five other super talented Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators so we can create Fun Fold cards & 3-D projects to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members each month! (Our July projects that each feature one of the new bundles or suites in the new catalog are now available!) CLICK HERE for more information.
EXTRA, EXTRA!
From July 1 until August 31, receive an additional $30 in product for free in your Starter Kit. So instead of $26 for free, you can get $56 in free product (and of course free shipping as always). Yep! Choose $155 worth of product for $99 + tax!! And if that wasn’t awesome enough, a $10 coupon code will be gifted to you the following month to use towards an order by October 31st. Click here for more information.
Plus you will be a part of my Stampers With ART community and receive discounts on future orders!!
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