My oldest son, Nick and I had an amazing time this past week on our vacation near Playa del Carmen, Mexico. I took him as my guest on this 2024 Stampin’ Up! incentive trip* as a gift to celebrate his 12th grade year and high school graduation. And we both were SOOooo very impressed with the whole experience.
We actually arrived in Mexico a couple days early and stayed at the Occidental at Xcaret Destination Resort nearby to extend our vacation a bit longer & to fit in more experiences.
During our initial stay at the Occidental, we took time to visit Xcaret Park which was included with our stay.
We paid a little extra so we could swim with dolphins.
We also saw lots of animals… sea turtles, manatees, bats in an underground cave, butterflies in a pavilion…
…a jaguar, and sharks.
Back at the resort we saw lots of other animals as well… deer, lizards, agouti, macaws, flamingos, and iguana.
We hung out with other demonstrators who were also staying at this place beforehand. And we ate wonderful foods at the many restaurants. The resort was beautiful, and we were very impressed by everything.
On Monday we transferred to the Xcaret Mexico Resort in one big van with our friends Elaine Schader, her husband Ryan, and their kids Katie, Noona and Nathan for the incentive trip portion of our stay to get pampered by Stampin’ Up!
Check-In was in a special room where we met with Stampin’ Up! board members and staff and where we got to pick out a bunch of gifts.
A big thanks to Sara Douglass for doing such a fantastic job running this amazing company AND for posing with us for this photo.
This is a thoroughly all-inclusive resort that includes transportation and access to all nine uniquely themed parks/tours, several on site restaurants and bars, many pools and water activities, and more! And we were wowed right away as this resort was even more incredible than our first one. I felt like royalty the whole time we were there! Our room was beautiful and had a hammock on the deck with a great view.
Every nook and cranny of the resort was breathtaking, service was always with a smile, the food was unique at every restaurant and every meal, and though we are happy being home now, we already wish we could go back.
We took it easy on Monday, the first day. After we found our room and unpacked, we walked around a bit and explored the resort taking lots of photos along the way and having fun with posing.
We ate lunch as Las Playas, a restaurant near the ocean. Then we found the gym on the opposite end of the resort so Nick knew where to go to work out. (Yep, he kept up with his workouts. He will be competing for his first body building competition in early June!) Then we got in the river that runs through the resort and swam for about an hour. It was SOOooo relaxing!
After that we were hungry again and met up and chatted with friends while we waited for the restaurants to open at 6. Here I am with Alanna Wharf and Julie Davison.
Dinner at the Mercado (and any meal we had here later in the trip) was WONDERFUL.
We got cleaned up from our swim, and then joined fellow demonstrators, their guests, Stampin’ Up! staff, and board members to finish the day having fun at a special Welcome Party. Here we are with Anne Oshiro and her daughter Rebecca.
And here we are posing with Marissa Alvarez, her husband Max, my upline Susan Campfield, and her sister Anne.
I started Tuesday by attending SU’s General Session. (There were times when Nick didn’t join me on the trip so he could fit in a gym workout. This was one of those times.) I sat with good friends Silvia Werner and her husband Uwe during the session. And then afterwards met up and mingled with lots of other demonstrators. Here I am with Kylie and Bruno Bertucci, my new friend Rachel Aziamadi and her husband James,…
…the sweet and caring Natalie Travis,…
…and Emma Goddard and Linda Dalke (laughing it up in the Hospitality Room after spinning for prizes and dropping off swaps).
After returning back to the room to change, Nick and I took off for a full day of ziplining at Xplor which turns into Xplor Fuego at night. Yep…we did a 7-course zipline during the day (which included the highest and longest one in the resort parks) and then returned in the evening with a large group to do that course again in the dark and with “rings of fire!”
After zipling, we all still had energy. I took it easy though and joined half the group for rafting through the caves. Nick kept on with the dare-devil activities and joined the other half to experience an extreme water slide.
We were starving by the time we got back to our room and ordered room service around midnight! Hahaha!
Wednesday was another more low-key day hanging out at the resort. We ate a late breakfast at Trajinera by the infinity pool. Then Nick grabbed us some awesome chairs in the water, and we enjoyed time in this pool meeting lots of new people (a whole wedding party not affiliated with Stampin’ Up!)…
…and connecting with demonstrator friends. Here I am with Irene Wendlandt .
When we got hungry again, we had a small meal at Chabali by the Octopus slide pool in the family area of the resort. They had lots of “kid food” but also appetizing adult choices. Then after more relaxation and getting cleaned up, we joined our friends Silvia and Uwe Werner at Las Cuevas, a Brazilian steakhouse restaurant in the caves for a late dinner.
This is me with Sylvia and Michelle Last during the wait to get in.
And this is us after our amazing meal. We texted this exact photo to my husband who was texting back and wishing he was with us. (He knows Silvia and Uwe well because we stayed with them for a few days in Germany after our Thailand incentive trip.)
We got up early Thursday morning to get transportation to Xenotes. We experienced amazing adventures in these natural cenotes like rapelling (upside-down if we chose), zipping into the water in creative ways, jumping in from far up, kayaking, going into the water on a slide, exploring under the water with masks, and swimming under the stalactites!
There we connected with Marissa and Max Alvarez again and made a new friend, Kari Doyle who is the daughter of fellow demonstrator Susan Nygard.
It was amazing. The photographer who joined us took almost 150 photos that included either Nick or me! And I got brave and brought my iPhone inside a waterproof case. So we had over 200 photos just from this day alone! It was hard to pick which ones to share.
After transporting back to the hotel to clean up, I stopped at the Hospitality room to spin for a prize, pick up swaps, and photograph all the cards. Here are photos of the swap card boards.
Can you find my swap card? I shared it on my blog post on Friday.
Nick and I joined Alanna Wharf and her husband Ryan at Xin Gao for a Japanese dinner that evening.
And then Nick took off again for his 3rd night in a row to hang out late with friends that he had made while on the trip. And Alanna, Ryan and I stayed out late chatting with other demonstrator friends.
On Friday I met up with Susan Campfield and her sister Anne for breakfast at the Bio restaurant while Nick slept. I was so happy to finally try this one out. It’s near Las Cuevas and also inside caves. And the food is all vegan. I tried ALL the smoothies and two different breakfasts. Yum!
Then all three of us ventured to the hospitality room to spin for our last prize and explore things in the lobby area (I did a little shopping and purchased vanilla and some pretty blue and white platters).
I finally met back up with Nick at the infinity pool. After a few hours of relaxing in the water, we got cleaned up for the evening and attended the Stampin’ Up! farewell celebration at Xcaret park which included the famous Xcaret show (where I hung out with Sam Hammond Donald, Sonia Bernard, Sarah Schueler, and other parents with the kids that Nick had connected with all week)…
…and a private party afterwards with food and music.
Here I am with Barbara Greenlee, Elaine Schader, Anne Oshiro, and Sarah Edwards.
And here is a photo of the young people that Nick hung out with often on the trip. He had such a great time!
These are photos of the gifts from Stampin’ Up! Some I received the first day when checking in. Some were gifts left in our room each day.
Here are gifts from the resort.
Here are gifts from fellow demonstrators.
And here are all the swap cards I received.
I felt so blessed to be on this amazing trip with my oldest son. We had a lot of great quality time together and made a lot of memories to last a lifetime.
*Disclaimer: Earning the incentive trip is something very few Stampin’ Up! demonstrators achieve—less than 1%, in fact! I was so excited to be among those that attended this one at the Xcaret Mexico Resort. And I am so grateful for all the support I get from you…my team members, customers, subscribers, viewers, friends, family, etc. Hugs!! And a big thank you!
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IN COLOR STARTER KIT SPECIAL Stampin’ Up! has a fabulous Starter Kit offer for May 2024. Choose $125 worth of product for just $99 + tax. But also enjoy the gift of four new 2024-26 In Color products shown in this flyer (a value of $82) for FREE. Click this link to purchase this amazing Starter Kit, and begin the fun of being on the demonstrator side of things! Click here for more details on this promotion.
THE2024-25 ANNUAL CATALOG IS HERE! New products (stamp sets, dies, embossing folders, punches, papers, ephemera, embellishments, ribbons, colors, etc…) just debuted with the release of the 2024-25 Annual Catalog! How fun!! Shop the online store. And see the digital version of this new publication in my Catalogs section of my website.
KITS COLLECTION: CITY SIGHTS & HELLO HOLLYHOCKS KITS ADDED These are the kits that were most recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
PRODUCT SHARES, SAMPLERS, & COLOR CLUBS I have an amazing team of demonstrators with a few who offer great ways to get your hands on “tastes” of the new products. Click here for details and links.
A PEEK AT MAY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT The Best There Is: Make cards for Father’s Day and more to express your gratitude and admiration! Makes 9 cards (3 each of 3 designs) & includes coordinating envelopes. The kit also includes precut paper accent pieces & labels AND woodgrain textures & masculine earthy tones. Plus it coordinates with the Country Woods Designer Series Paper (item 163393). Coordinating colors: Wild Wheat, Pool Party, Misty Moonlight (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Basic Beige. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the April-June kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Thanks & Beyond Dies (#164397) — made available March 11th and only while supplies last! If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by May 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASSES I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our May 2024 Country Woods Suite Video Class Bundle which is now available. CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to see others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Take To The Sky Suite from the 2024-25 Annual Catalog will be available June 1st.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS– NEW ITEMS ARE HERE! You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop today. All Online Exclusives products are available while supplies last.
Today is the first day that the new 2024-25 Annual Catalog goes live! And I’ve got a super fun card to share featuring a few of the new products: the Spotlight On Nature Dies, the Under The Moon Stamp Set, and the Summer Splash Classic Stampin’ Pad. Today is also the day I normally go live teaching in an Online Paper Crafting Class. But my class is pre-recorded for you today, because I’m currently in Mexico more than likely relaxing by the resort pool or looking out on the ocean (I’m not sure, since I wrote most of this post before I left).
Today’s card is a Pop-Out Framed Display Card…a fun fold card. And it’s my incentive trip* swap card.
I created this fold based on the Bridge Fold cards, Pillar Pop-Up Window cards, and Diorama cards. Yes, I’m in Mexico with other Stampin’ Up! trip achievers.* The timing for the trip wasn’t ideal since it overlapped the release of the new catalog 🤪, but we are all dealing well with it – either forcing ourselves to stay offline OR enjoying checking in on our emails & messages while being pampered with warm weather and tropical drinks. On that note, I am VERY grateful to all of you who support me in some way in my business. Thank you! It’s a joy to be able to share the art of paper crafting with others.
You can find my pre-recorded class on YouTube and Facebook. Be sure to watch the video by clicking here(or you can just click on this image below if you are already on my blog post), scroll through the close-up photos that follow, check out the measurements & products list below, and then let me know if you have any questions. Also be sure to check out the new products AND the new In Color Starter Kit offer. (Information is below towards the bottom of my post.)
I hope you enjoyed what I shared.
Below are measurements, close-up photos, and a downloadable PDF. Scroll down further for a complete list of products most of them linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Click here to access and download a printable “measurements & supplies” sheet.
Measurements…
Basic White Cardstock
5-1/2” x 8-1/2” scored parallel to the short side at 4-1/4”
4-1/4” x 6-1/4” scored in on each end at 5/8” and 1”
1-1/2” x 4-1/8”
2-1/8” x just under 4-1/4”
4-1/4” x 4-1/4” for die-cutting ring & sun
1/4” x 2-1/2”
1-5/8” x 3”
Here are photos of the finished card.
Can you see the Wink of Stella on the sun’s rays and under the boat? Probably not that well. It was hard to photograph. But that shimmer really adds a lot when you see it in person.
And here is a photo I took of all my swap cards ready to take with me to Mexico. See how they fold flat?
I hope I was able to inspire your creativity today!
Tune into my events on my Facebook Page to see notices of my upcoming Online Paper Crafting Classes. Or subscribe to my YouTube channel. And then click on the bell next to the subscribe button and set notifications to “all” so you can get updates when I share and when I go live. My next one will be on Wednesday, May 8 at 11 AM Central Time. I will be back from Mexico and I will be Live with an fun birdhouse card featuring the new Country Woods Suite. I hope you can join me!
* Earning the incentive trip is something very few Stampin’ Up! demonstrators achieve—less than 1%, in fact! I’m so excited to be among the few that earned this getaway.
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. 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 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, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
Product List… (At the time I wrote up this post, I could not link the new products in the same way. But they are listed at the top.)
IN COLOR STARTER KIT SPECIAL Stampin’ Up! has a fabulous Starter Kit offer for May 2024. Choose $125 worth of product for just $99 + tax. But also enjoy the gift of four new 2024-26 In Color products shown in this flyer (a value of $82) for FREE. Click this link to purchase this amazing Starter Kit, and begin the fun of being on the demonstrator side of things! Click here for more details on this promotion.
THE2024-25 ANNUAL CATALOG IS HERE! New products (stamp sets, dies, embossing folders, punches, papers, ephemera, embellishments, ribbons, colors, etc…) just debuted with the release of the 2024-25 Annual Catalog! How fun!! Shop the online store. And see the digital version of this new publication in my Catalogs section of my website.
KITS COLLECTION: CITY SIGHTS & HELLO HOLLYHOCKS KITS ADDED These are the kits that were most recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
PRODUCT SHARES, SAMPLERS, & COLOR CLUBS I have an amazing team of demonstrators with a few who offer great ways to get your hands on “tastes” of the new products. Click here for details and links.
A PEEK AT MAY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT The Best There Is: Make cards for Father’s Day and more to express your gratitude and admiration! Makes 9 cards (3 each of 3 designs) & includes coordinating envelopes. The kit also includes precut paper accent pieces & labels AND woodgrain textures & masculine earthy tones. Plus it coordinates with the Country Woods Designer Series Paper (item 163393). Coordinating colors: Wild Wheat, Pool Party, Misty Moonlight (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Basic Beige. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the April-June kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Thanks & Beyond Dies (#164397) — made available March 11th and only while supplies last! If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by May 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASSES I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our May 2024 Country Woods Suite Video Class Bundle which is now available. CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to see others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Take To The Sky Suite from the 2024-25 Annual Catalog will be available June 1st.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS– NEW ITEMS ARE HERE! You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop today. All Online Exclusives products are available while supplies last.
Today I’m sharing another card idea featuring the Flowering Zinnias Designer Paper. It’s a simple, but stunning card when you have they right patterned paper. And the new Flowering Zinnias is an ideal choice with its mixture of bright, colorful florals and more subtle, but still bright “background” prints.
I paired the paper layers with Basic White Memories & More Cards & Envelopes, images from either the Charming Sentiments or Layering Leaves Stamp Sets, and the coordinating Adhesive-Backed Shiny Sequins. Interested in shopping? See below for a complete list of products I used linked to where you can find them all in my online store.
The front base layer is the smaller Memories & More envelope.
The inside acts as a pocket for a gift card, a note, money, etc.
These cards were one of the make-n-take we made at our team event I helped host on the last night of OnStage in Houston last weekend.
Let me share with you how easy they are to put together. For each card you need a small envelope, a small card base, a large envelope (for gifting or mailing), and a large card base.
First cut the card bases each in half.
Set the large envelope and one of the large card base halves aside for now. Then put your other pieces (along with the designer paper layers) in this order:
other large card base half
4″ x 6″ piece of designer paper
small card base half
small envelope
other small card base half
and 3″ x 4″ piece of designer paper.
Connect the first three (large card base half, 4″ x 6″ piece of designer paper, and small card base half) as shown. Connect the last two (other small card base half and 3″ x 4″ piece of designer paper) as shown. Punch the inside of the small envelope to make a half circle allowing more ease for adding/removing the gift card.
Add Dimensionals to the backside of the smaller layered piece. Stamp a sentiment onto the unused second large card base half, punch it out, and add Dimensionals to the back. Add adhesive to the inside of the small envelope flap.
Stamp the inside sentiment.
Using the inside layer as a guide, line up and attach the small envelope so the flap wraps around and attaches in the back.
Close the card and add the front layer and the punched out sentiment piece. Then finish by embellishing with sequins.
Here are two more card designs. The outside…
…and inside.
And here are the last two designs I’ve put together.
It was fun to see all the combinations everyone came up with at the team event last Saturday. I wish I would’ve taken photos.
It’s an easy card design for a card-making event, if you are making gift sets of cards, or if you just need a lot of cards yourself. And it’s cost efficient, because every piece of every sheet is used up if cut in this way:
4 of the double-sided sheets (2 of each for 8 sheets) cut into 4″ x 6″ layers = 48 pieces
2 of the double-sided sheets (2 of each for 4 sheets) cut into 3″ x 4″ layers = 48 pieces
Then just mix and match the designs…48 total cards can be made from one pack of designer paper!
Thanks for stopping by to see what I had to share today.
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. 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 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, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS– NEW ITEMS ARE HERE! You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop today. All Online Exclusives products are available while supplies last.
STAMP YOUR ART OUT LOGO MERCHANDISE Be sure to check out my newly released line of Stamp Your Art Out logo merchandise! From the menu at the top choose SHOP > TUTORIALS, LOGO ITEMS & MORE > LOGO ITEMS. Or just click here. Many of the items have more than one color option. Thanks for shopping!
KITS COLLECTION: YOUR DAY TO SHINE & FROG & FRIENDS KITS ADDED Two kits have been recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT APRIL’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Delicate Wings Kit: Send elegant words of encouragement and support to those you love. Makes 9 cards (3 each of 3 designs) & includes coordinating envelopes. Kit also includes paper pieces, butterfly designs, Champagne foil images, sentiments, and labels. Coordinating colors: Lost Lagoon, Moody Mauve, Basic Beige, Basic Gray (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Basic Black, champagne foil. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the April-June kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Thanks & Beyond Dies (#164397) — made available March 11th and only while supplies last!
If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by April 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASSES I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our March 2024 Rock & Roll Suite Video Class Bundle which is now available. CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to see others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Nature’s Sweetness Suite from the Jan-Apr 2024 Mini Catalog will be available April 1st.
We have two beautiful new sets of designer paper: Flowering Zinnias & A Little Latte. They are featured in the Online Exclusives. And both sets of papers are parts of Suite Collections. In other words, they are matched up with other products to make coordination easy: Flowering Zinnias Suite & A Little Latte Suite
I do not own all the products in these two suites. But I wanted to make some fun cards with the paper. I first designed with the Flowering Zinnias paper to make cards for my team members attending OnStage. And after making several, I applied the same design pattern to the imagery and patterns in the A Little Latte paper.
I just showed live on YouTube and on Facebook about an hour ago step-by-step directions for creating these Tucked Insert Fun Fold Cards using these papers, the Ringed With Nature & Happy Labels Stamp Sets, a few punches, and a bit of other coordinating Stampin’ Up!® products. And now I’m sharing that video here in my blog post. Be sure to watch the video by clicking here (or you can just click on this image below if you are already on my blog post), scroll through the close-up photos that follow, check out the measurements & products lists below, and then let me know if you have any questions.
Click here to access and download a printable “measurements & supplies” sheet for the Flowering Zinnias cards.
Measurements for Flowering Zinnias cards…
Basic White Cardstock
4-1/4” x 12” scored in from each end at >4-1/4” and 3-1/4”
1-3/4” Circle
½” x 3”
Flowering Zinnias Designer Paper (leaves or other green)
3” x 4”
(2) 3/4” x 4”
Flowering Zinnias Designer Paper (pink)
2-3/8” x 4”
Flowering Zinnias Designer Paper (full floral)
4” x 4”
Flowering Zinnias Designer Paper (single flower)
Scraps for cutting flower
Silver & White Sheer Ribbon
14”
Click here to access and download a printable “measurements & supplies” sheet for the A Little Latte cards.
Measurements for A Little Latte cards…
Basic White Cardstock
4-1/4” x 12” scored in from each end at >4-1/4” and 3-1/4”
1-3/4” Circle
1” x 2-5/8”
A Little Latte Designer Paper (coffee drops)
3” x 4”
A Little Latte Designer Paper (brown swirls)
(2) 3/4” x 4”
A Little Latte Designer Paper (pastel plaid)
2-3/8” x 4”
A Little Latte Designer Paper (light swirl)
4” x 4”
A Little Latte Designer Paper (top view coffee cups)
Scraps for cutting cup
Cardstock Faux Ribbon (Lemon Lolly, Calypso Coral, or Lost Lagoon)
1/4” x 2-1/2”
Here are photos of the finished Flowering Zinniascards along with the Bone Folder gift tag and the version of the card I made for my team members that attended OnStage.
It took a bit of fussy cutting for all the cards I made, but I was able to get 30 cards from one pack since that’s how many usuable flowers I could cut and use (15 per sheet).
I had personalized Bone Folders made for each team member. They were etched by Tamra Davis at TaDa Moments. The butterfly stickers are from my own Logo Stickers. I don’t sell them. But you wouldn’t really need them.
I typed up what I wanted to say on my computer, adjusted and formatted, printed everything off, and cut it all to size (or punched it) to fit on my tags and in my cards.
Here are photos of the six finished A Little Lattecards.
I hope you enjoyed what I shared today!
Winners: After live winners from last week’s live… Kim Lerch & margaretburkett9634 This week’s live winners… Judi Dempton & Cathy Hostuttler
Congratulations to these individuals!! If your name is above, be sure to reach out to me at stampyourartout@comcast.net to claim your prize.
Tune into my events on my Facebook Page to see notices of my upcoming Lives. Or subscribe to my YouTube channel. And then click on the bell next to the subscribe button and set notifications to “all” so you can get updates when I share and when I go live. My next Live will be on Wednesday, March 27 at 11 AM Central Time. I hope you can join me!
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. 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 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, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
Product List for Flowering Zinnias cards & Bone Folder tags…
ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS– NEW ITEMS ARE HERE! You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop today. All Online Exclusives products are available while supplies last.
STAMP YOUR ART OUT LOGO MERCHANDISE Be sure to check out my newly released line of Stamp Your Art Out logo merchandise! From the menu at the top choose SHOP > TUTORIALS, LOGO ITEMS & MORE > LOGO ITEMS. Or just click here. Many of the items have more than one color option. Thanks for shopping!
KITS COLLECTION: YOUR DAY TO SHINE & FROG & FRIENDS KITS ADDED Two kits have been recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT APRIL’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Delicate Wings Kit: Send elegant words of encouragement and support to those you love. Makes 9 cards (3 each of 3 designs) & includes coordinating envelopes. Kit also includes paper pieces, butterfly designs, Champagne foil images, sentiments, and labels. Coordinating colors: Lost Lagoon, Moody Mauve, Basic Beige, Basic Gray (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Basic Black, champagne foil. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the April-June kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Thanks & Beyond Dies (#164397) — made available March 11th and only while supplies last!
If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by April 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASSES I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our March 2024 Rock & Roll Suite Video Class Bundle which is now available. CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to see others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Nature’s Sweetness Suite from the Jan-Apr 2024 Mini Catalog will be available April 1st.
Introducing Stampin’ Up!’s new 2024-26 In Color Collection AND a new neutral!
SHY SHAMROCK
PETUNIA POP
SUMMER SPLASH
PEACH PIE
PRETTY IN PINK (returning color from 1997-2013**)
BASIC BEIGE
Look at some of the fun 2024-26 In Color products that we could preorder as demonstrators! I don’t have all of them in this photo. But this gives you a good idea of what they look like in actual products.
All of these color changes will debut May 1, 2024 in the new 2024-25 Annual Catalog!
I was live on YouTube this afternoon to comparing these entering colors to current and past Stampin’ Up! colors. Click here to watch that recording (or you can just click on this image below if you are already on my blog).
I hope you enjoyed watching. I shared a lot!…color comparisons and products with these colors, gifts and prizes from Stampin’ Up! and the OnStage event that I posted about earlier, a few of the gifts and swaps from fellow Stampin’ Up! demonstrators, and other new products from this upcoming publication that I was able to order early.
And now some visuals to help you with the new colors…
Scroll through the photos below, and then let me know if you have any questions. Each main color that is being compared is positioned somewhat in the middle of all the others and is marked with a rhinestone. Colors with orange tape are the “currently current” colors.
Because photography doesn’t always capture the exact color, it’s best to view these comparisons in the video to see the cardstock swatches turned and manipulated in the light. The digital color swatches are also good to look at even if some of the colors are off a bit. And of course… purchasing new colors when they become available on May 1st to see them in person will be even better. 😉
How do you get these new colors now like I did and not have to wait until May 1st? Be on the demonstrator side of things. When you sign up to be a demonstrator, you may purchase these items during the preorder period which begins April 2nd. Or wait until April 2nd and add preorder products to your Starter Kit shopping cart. Click here to learn more about the perks of getting the starter kit. And then after you are officially a demonstrator, you can order more preorder product that didn’t fit into your Starter Kit order. 😉 It’s so fun to be able to get these products early! Plus you’ll become a discount shopper. I love not having to pay full price!
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I hope this helps many of you prepare for gathering up any more outgoing colors and/or products (click here for the lists of retiring products) AND get your wish lists ready for when you can get your hands on some of these new ones!
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS– NEW ITEMS ARE HERE! You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop today. All Online Exclusives products are available while supplies last.
STAMP YOUR ART OUT LOGO MERCHANDISE Be sure to check out my newly released line of Stamp Your Art Out logo merchandise! From the menu at the top choose SHOP > TUTORIALS, LOGO ITEMS & MORE > LOGO ITEMS. Or just click here. Many of the items have more than one color option. Thanks for shopping!
KITS COLLECTION: YOUR DAY TO SHINE & FROG & FRIENDS KITS ADDED Two kits have been recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT APRIL’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Delicate Wings Kit: Send elegant words of encouragement and support to those you love. Makes 9 cards (3 each of 3 designs) & includes coordinating envelopes. Kit also includes paper pieces, butterfly designs, Champagne foil images, sentiments, and labels. Coordinating colors: Lost Lagoon, Moody Mauve, Basic Beige, Basic Gray (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Basic Black, champagne foil. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the April-June kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Thanks & Beyond Dies (#164397) — made available March 11th and only while supplies last!
If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by April 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASSES I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our March 2024 Rock & Roll Suite Video Class Bundle which is now available. CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to see others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Nature’s Sweetness Suite from the Jan-Apr 2024 Mini Catalog will be available April 1st.
I just returned from Stampin’ Up!’s Houston OnStage 2024 convention on Sunday afternoon. It was a fun-filled past several days. My mind was swimming and racing so much that I didn’t get a lot sleep – about 4-5 hours each night. So I took these past two days to rest, unpack, and catch up. And now that I’m feeling refreshed and have organized all my take-home goodies, photos, and thoughts, I’m ready to share! Yay!!
This early morning’s post is to give a teaser that I have the new 2024-25 Annual Catalog in my hands…
…and announce the products that will be retiring from the current publications.
The 2023-24 Annual Catalog and the January-April 2024 Mini Catalog will be retiring soon. So you may want to stock up on your favorite retiring/last chance products* before they’re gone for good! AND…starting April 9th you may save up to 60% on some of them as well.
(Download the PDF for a quick reference. Or use the Excel File to sort the list by product name, price, page number, or product type. These lists will not be updated. But you can always check the online store to see if what you want is still available. And remember to zoom in if you need to. The print can be small for some of us.)
Discounted items will vary from one market to another depending on product performance.
There are no purchase limits.
No minimum purchase is required.
Retiring items are available while supplies last.
Items can be added to a Starter Kit and redeemed as a 50% off item or with Stampin’ Rewards.
Stamp Sets are not guaranteed during this promotion and are while supplies last.
This post is also a chance for me to share a few photos (well, maybe several) from Stampin’ Up!’s OnStage 2024 that I just attended in Houston, Texas.
This year’s OnStage was actually held in three locations to accommodate demonstrators throughout the world…Rotterdam, Netherlands, Melbourne, Australia, and Houston, Texas in the USA (where I was). Our CEO, Sara Douglass couldn’t be in three places at once and had to choose. She attended and presented at the Melbourne event, but she showed up for us in Houston with a recorded presentation.
We had others on the SU Corporate team (Ken Dinkel, Jill Taylor & Scott Nielsen)…
…and from the Demonstrator Development Managers team (Shannon West & Natalie White) presenting and here with us in person, though. And they did a fantastic job! It was an amazing event.
Natalie even demonstrated with my stamp set, Layering Leaves! What an honor that was!
We were also blessed with the talents of several fellow demonstrators who presented new products up on stage. Here are ;’
photos I took of just some of the great creative cards and projects shared in the presentations.
Check out the new sets, new colors, new tools, new embellishments, etc!
It’s fun to see sneak peeks of the new stuff, right? We were given lots of goodies when we checked in (I’ll be sharing those items in my video later today) AND during the event itself through the all-attendee give-aways and through prize patrol.
This is a photo of Brandi and I after we swapped out our prizes from prize patrol.
Speaking of swapping, this photo is from the organized card swap we did with team members. It’s very popular to make & bring cards (or projects) to swap at Stampin’ Up! events. I brought 10 cards for this organized swap and 80 other cards to casually swap out.
Out in the lobby where we were swapping, there were several display boards. I didn’t get a chance to take photos of all of them. But here are photos of some of the displays featuring what was demonstrated during the OnStage presentations.
In another large area of the convention center, there were product displays, informational boards, activities, videos, and more. This display showed off several of the new designer papers.
And this one we are standing in front of featured new colorful ribbons. Colleen, Tricia, Brandi and I are obviously having a great time in this “product playgound.”
This was a fun activity. Demonstrators were invited to share their creative color combinations.
This area (modeled by Kristie) featured some new “mix & match” products as an interactive magnetic build-a-card activity.
We also took turns posing in front of this big board…
…to become “crafting essential” #10.
This sign all came together during the days of the event with the help of many who filled in the color with sticky notes. It was fun to watch all the progress lead to this end result.
We also had break-out classes throughout the event. I was on the escalator looking down below when I took this photo of many fellow leader demonstrators on their way to special class focusing on some upcoming changes (stay tuned in the coming months).
Vy and I ended up sitting near all these amazing people.
This lounging room with beverages, treats, and comfy furniture was a special bonus for demonstrators with titles of Silver Elite or higher. We could come here to eat, relax, and visit.
And at all in person OnStage/convention events we also get ribbons to wear on our lanyards to display our accomplishments. This is a photo of me with my roommate, dear friend, and upline Susan Campfield. I signed up under her to get the demonstrator starter kit 24+ years ago. Time flies!
I had a great 2022-23 Stampin’ Up! year. I shared my rankings when I posted in November right after our last OnStage (which was held online). But it was at this event in Houston when all of us achievers were able to walk across stage to be recognized and congratulated.
Here are photos from a few other significant stage walks.
Shelli Gardner, the co-founder of the company with three demonstrators who have been with the company for 35+ years
Vy Tran, my team member who promoted to Silver Elite
Tricia Josephs, my team member who reached her 20-year milestone
So amazing!
Susan and I stayed at the Mariott Marquis, one of the hotels right across the street from the convention center. Check out the fun Texas shaped lazy river pool we could see from our window on the 25th floor. Luckily we found time to enjoy this pool and the hot tub the day before the convention started.
I was blessed to have 25 team members with me in Houston. And I made sure to spend time with each of them. Meals were a great way to do that.
Judy who lives near Houston picked up Susan and I at the airport on Tuesday and treated us to a lunch at the Taste of Texas before bringing us to our hotel.
Vy who also lives in a suburb of Houston brought us to Bistro Menil on Wednesday and treated us to a lovely lunch.
I hung out and had dinner with Brandi, Colleen, Tricia, Rose, Lisa and Kristie on Wednesday night.
On Thursday night I had dinner with Robyn, Sheila, and Vy. We ate at The Rustic.
I spent Friday’s lunchtime with Mariacristina, Laura, Erin (a friend of Laura’s), Colleen, Lailoni, Michelle, and two other demonstrators (I forgot to write down their names).
Friday night several of us Ubered in the pouring rain to get to Maggiano’s for some pasta. From left to right are Nancy, Vicki, Teri, Holly, Marciene, Cheryl, Kayla and me.
I ate lunch with Suzanne, Candace and Pal Myra on Saturday. We missed Maria because she had to leave for her flight home.
And on Saturday night Susan and I hosted a large team event at the Hampton hotel. My team and my sister demonstrators in Susan’s group were in attendance. We had tacos for dinner, put together two make-n-take cards, played games, and took lots of photos.
A few who flew home early couldn’t make it. But we still had a pretty good turn out…35 of us are in the photo below.
It was VERY hard to say our good-byes. What a fabulous time we had together in our days in Houston.
Updated 3/22/24 and added later…
Here are photos of the gifts and goodies I received from Stampin’ Up at the event. We are spoiled!
I also received a few extras for my achievements.
(I included the Kennith Cole pebbled computer tote and JBL speaker, too, since these were also gifted to me for the same achievements.)
Click here to shop my online store. Click here to access & view the current catalogs. Click here to shop My Favorite Extras. 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 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, Instagram, my Facebook Page, and my Facebook Group! Please subscribe to my blog, too!Click here and enter your email in the blue box (above the butterfly).
ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS– NEW ITEMS ARE HERE! You won’t find Online Exclusives products in any catalog or publication. So be sure to visit this link to shop today. All Online Exclusives products are available while supplies last.
STAMP YOUR ART OUT LOGO MERCHANDISE Be sure to check out my newly released line of Stamp Your Art Out logo merchandise! From the menu at the top choose SHOP > TUTORIALS, LOGO ITEMS & MORE > LOGO ITEMS. Or just click here. Many of the items have more than one color option. Thanks for shopping!
KITS COLLECTION: YOUR DAY TO SHINE & FROG & FRIENDS KITS ADDED Two kits have been recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT APRIL’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Delicate Wings Kit: Send elegant words of encouragement and support to those you love. Makes 9 cards (3 each of 3 designs) & includes coordinating envelopes. Kit also includes paper pieces, butterfly designs, Champagne foil images, sentiments, and labels. Coordinating colors: Lost Lagoon, Moody Mauve, Basic Beige, Basic Gray (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Basic Black, champagne foil. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the April-June kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Thanks & Beyond Dies (#164397) — made available March 11th and only while supplies last!
If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by April 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASSES I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our March 2024 Rock & Roll Suite Video Class Bundle which is now available. CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to see others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Nature’s Sweetness Suite from the Jan-Apr 2024 Mini Catalog will be available April 1st.
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