Did you know that you can create bunnies and carrots with the Layering Leaves Stamp Set and Bough Punch? I added in a sentiment from the Excellent Eggs Stamp Set and the large egg die from the Excellent Eggs Dies to get this sweet bunny rabbit card. Change out the sentiment to get a baby card, an Easter card, a happy Spring card, and more.
I made quite a few of these.
And I brought 80 of them with me to Houston today.
I’ll be at Stampin’ Up!’s OnStage event, our big yearly convention for the next several days. These cards will be my swap cards. And of course I had to create something that featured my Layering Leaves Stamp Set in a fun and creative way, right? Now my hope is that this set will remain in the Annual Catalog for another year. I’ll find out in a couple days when the new 2024-25 Annual Catalog is revealed to all of us demonstrators attending.
I don’t have directions for you today, but tomorrow you’ll be able to access my how-to video. Make sure you are subscribed to my blog and/or my YouTube channel so you get notifications for when I share and post.
Below is a list of products I used to create this card. These products are linked to where you can find them in my online store to help you shop. I’ve also listed measurements here AND included a downloadable PDF for you.
Measurements…
Crumb Cake Cardstock
5-1/2” x 8-1/2” scored parallel to the short at 4-1/4”
Scraps for punching leaves and die-cutting circles for the bunny
Balmy Blue Cardstock
(2) 4-1/8” x 5-3/8”
Basic White Cardstock
(2) 4” x 5-1/4”
Scrap for die-cutting egg
Garden Green Cardstock
Scraps for stamping and punching leaves
Scraps for punching carrot tops
Pumpkin Pie Cardstock
Scraps for stamping and punching carrots
Balmy Blue Variegated Ribbon
18”
Click here to access and download a printable “measurements & supplies” sheet.
So remember to come back on Wednesday for the how-to video!
For more creative inspiration I’ve shared with the Layering Leaves set, put “layering leaves” in the search bar on my site, press enter, and scroll. I shared some links yesterday. And here are just a few more that you may want to check out.
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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!
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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 designed and put together twenty using a half pack of the M&M cards and shared them at my Silver Elite Retreat. Then I gave everyone supplies to create the same ones. Paper crafters love to be creative though. So many made variations of my designs.
After scrolling through the photos of my 20 card designs, keep going to see the variations from Vy Tran, Kayla Cory, and Margo Tessman (my mom).
The only extra product we added into the card designs were either 3-1/4″ x 4-1/4″ or 3-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ layers of Basic White Cardstock. The 3-1/4″ x 4-1/4″ Basic White was used for layers under the 3″ x 4″ Sweet Thoughts cards and for inside layers. The 3-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ Basic White was used for inside layers. And then I used tools and adhesives of course.
I love how Dimensionals create shadow. Below I added Dimensionals under the butterfly layer on the left card and under the Basic White layer (AND under the birthday sticker) on the right card. Oh! That’s a fun bonus…the Sweet Thoughts Memories & More Cards come with sheets of coordinating stickers. So you don’t need to add in any outside ribbons, embellishments or stamps to fancy up your creations.
On these next two cards I added Dimensionals under the Basic White layer on this “Dream Big” card and under the M&M card layer with the card on the right. Then I added some stickers from the M&M card pack as decorations on the insides.
Here I added Dimensionals under the Love You Forever layer on the left card and under the Basic White layer on the right card.
For these two I added Dimensionals under the Basic White layer on this “Love” card and under the M&M card layer with the card on the right. I also added some stickers from the M&M card pack as decorations on the outsides and insides.
The landscape card on the left with the 4″ x 6″ M&M card has no Dimensionals. The one on the right has them under the Basic White layer. I added the copper sticker with the word smile to the paintbrush sticker, then trimmed it up before adding it to the inside of the card. The sticker on the inside of the landscape card is one flower that was cut into two pieces.
These two are quite simple…no Dimensionals & only one sticker added to the inside of one of the cards.
This “Hello Beautiful” card also uses no Dimensionals. But the butterfly one I turned into an easel card by adding an extra score/fold half-way through the card base front at 2-1/8″ and attaching the butterfly M&M card only to the lower half so it can prop up behind the My Heart sticker that was attached with Dimensionals to the inside.
These cards below also got an extra score line at 2-1/8″ to make them into z-fold cards. I added the Basic White layers to the insides first to make it easier to line up when adding the layers on the front. The blue card has no Dimensionals. The “world” card has them between the M&M card layer and the Basic White layer.
This “sunshine” card is similar to the “world” card above. For the “paintbrush” card I added Dimensionals between the M&M card and the Basic White layer. And on the inside I added two stickers strategically to cover the words that were on the floral & lined M&M layer.
This top card is super simple…Dimensionals under the M&M floral card, and then two added stickers (the “hello” and the flower on the inside).
The second one involves a bit more thinking though. I cut the 4″ x 6″ M&M card just to the left of the white vertical stripe. Then I attached just that right portion to the card base keeping the left portion lined up to help center it all on the front. I removed the left portion, trimmed the front to separate the right side from the left just where the right layer ends, and added flower sticker on the left front to represent asterisks before each word. And then I adhered the right side completely down, opened the left and adhered the remaining left portion of that M&M card to the inside. And I finished it all off with the “you are” sticker.
I also shared these cards in my Show-n-Tell Live that aired on Facebook and YouTube Saturday if you want to watch that. And I shared cards I’ve been gifted lately PLUS new product peeks!
Now I’d like to show you some of the variations of these Memories & More cards that were made by those who attended my Silver Elite Stars’ Retreat the weekend of January 19-21, 2024. Those who created the cards are named in the watermarks of the photos. Here are Vy Tran’s…
Here are Kayla Cory’s…
And here are my mom’s…
We had a birthday to celebrate Saturday night…my youngest Luke is turning 17 on the 7th! So we celebrated with a family party. The date was agreed upon on just last week Monday which only gave us five days to pull it together. And teenagers are busy AND aren’t the most chatty creatures when they aren’t in the mood to talk. So it took me until Thursday night to have a decent conversation with Luke. 🤣
Friday morning I shopped on Amazon for decor and found a talented local cake maker that could fit our order in. And it all came together! I’m thankful to my husband who ran all the errands, Amazon for speedy delivery, and Diedre Zelin (the gal who was able to make a fun cake with only 24 hours notice). Here are a couple photos from the fun celebration. (I’m at the party, but I was taking the photo. So you don’t see me.)
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS 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. New products will be added March 5.
A PEEK AT FEBRUARY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Sweet Springtime Kit: Celebrate Easter and Spring with adorable cards and treat boxes! Makes 9 projects: 3 each of 3 designs. Projects include printed cards, coordinating envelopes, and gift boxes. Kit includes precut paper pieces, baker’s twine, and embellishments AND comes in a unique box to match the season. Coordinating colors: Petal Pink, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Berry Burst, Early Espresso (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Crumb Cake. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the Jan-March kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Love of Spring Dies Add-On (item 164396) —available beginning 11 December 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 February 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 February 2024 Perennial Lavender 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 Rock & Roll Suite from the Jan-Apr 2024 Mini Catalog will be available March 1st.
My annual Silver Elite Retreat took place last weekend. This is an special event for those in my Stampers With ART group who are at the Silver Elite title or higher. To be Silver Elite, a demonstrator must have at least $7,200 US in rolling 12-month sales and five direct team members with at least one of them holding the title of Silver* or more.
This year instead of going to my parents’ cabin, I hosted it at my house in Andover, MN and my mom came here to help me put it on. My husband and my boys left to enjoy a guys’ weekend away at a hotel in Saint Paul so that us six paper crafters could make use of the entire house. It worked out well. We had space for everyone to sleep, all my tools and extra supplies were on hand, the crafting area was well-lit, and I could even photograph projects afterwards using the space in my studio.
Vy was the only one who lived quite a distance away. She flew in Thursday early afternoon. She’s been to Minnesota before and didn’t desire to shop the Mall of America or anything. So we basically just hung out at the house all day. It was super cold outside anyway.
On Friday we ventured out to a local bakery/sandwich shop called Krown Bakery in Anoka. They have very tasty gluten-free desserts. So we each had a sandwich and a treat.
By about 3:00 PM on Friday Cheryl, Nancy and Kayla had arrived. And my guys (now home from school and done with work) were out the door. It was fun to catch up and we talked for quite some time. I also gave everyone their bag of make-n-take supplies and gifts (see below for what they received).
Everyone settled into and unpacked, we had dinner and then we dove into our projects. It was fun to see the looks on their faces when I informed them we were making 20 cards in one evening. But there was relief when they saw that those cards were quick and easy creations with the Sweet Thoughts Memories & More Cards and Cards/Envelopes. In the end, there were close to 100 completed cards on the kitchen island! I will share my 20 cards (and some of the variations these gals came up with) on my blog sometime next week.
Vy really got creative with her cards (the unicorn pjs helped!) and even used the new Glass Mat Studio and hobby blade to give her butterfly wings a bit of a lift.
I bought and provided TOO much food. We were never without and had lots of leftovers (which my family is still working on). This is a photo of the food we had out for lunch on Saturday.
Crafting was a majority of the retreat weekend. But we also laughed a lot and shared ideas with each other…creative and business. Kayla taught me how to set up break out rooms for Zoom AND she showed me how to create logo wear. You may see some of that appearing on the shop section of my blog soon! Hahaha
Saturday we worked on the more time-consuming cards. Above is Cheryl, Kayla and Nancy. And below is me, my mom and Vy. These photos were taken when we put together Outside-In Fun Fold card with products in the Forever Love Suite. For those of you who catch my weekly free Online Paper Crafting Classes on YouTube or Facebook, these are the cards I’ll be sharing how to make this Wednesday, January 31st. Hope you can tune in!
During this retreat we each made:
A Star Column Card that we made with the Ice Cream Swirl Bundle and some Perennial Lavender Designer Paper – cards that I shared a few days ago on January 22nd. (Be sure to check them out.)
Two Outside-In Fun Fold cards that I’ll share this week on Wednesday.
And two other cards with this Forever Love Suite that I’ll share soon after.
Taco night is a tradition now. I think we’ve had tacos at every Silver Elite Retreat since we first started these in February of 2018 (this year is our 7th annual). It’s Cheryl’s favorite meal, she has been at every retreat, and what’s not to love about tacos?!
With the trip my son and I took out to Los Angeles, I didn’t have a lot of time to make a lot of things for the girls’ gifts, but I DID get these stamped invitations out in the mail in late December/early January.
Of course I had to use my favorite stamp set, Layering Leaves for the imagery and front sentiment. I paired this with the new Layered Florals Embossing Folder for the Basic White Cardstock layer, some Vellum Cardstock along the left edge and within the punched leaves, some Gold Foil cut with the Stylish Shapes positioned under the 2″ punched sentiment circle, and some Pretty Peacock/Gold Ribbon and Pretty Peacock Foiled Gems. (See below for a visual list for these supplies linked to my online store.)
Here are the iridescent bags of gifts I gave to each of my achieving demonstrators.
Their make-n-take materials were within. And then of course all the other goodies!…
Cheryl Lee’s bag:
Nancy Forsberg’s (and Kayla Cory’s) bag:
And Vy Tran’s bag:
They each received iridescent embellishments (foiled gems, pearls, rhinestones, and flat backed pearls) individually wrapped in iridescent bags tied with a bit of Glittered Organdy Ribbon, a Clear Block D etched with their name and the event info, a couple sponges, a notebook of black 9×12 sketch paper and a white marker (that can write on smooth surfaces and paper) that I purchased in Norway, a black reflective photo board, a couple of iridescent drinking glasses, Holographic Foil Paper (not pictured), their favorite bag of chips, and a custom made 3D printed business card holder with their business logo design on the front (made by James and Ashley at The Country Hive).
I got one, too!!! Here are the four business card holders up close.
As always, it was an amazing weekend with amazing people and memories to last a lifetime! I’m already excited for next year and thinking of other ways to spoil my achievers.
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).
SALE-A-BRATION 2024! The Sale-a-Bration promotion is here and runs January 4th through February 29th! Click here for all the details. Click here to view the online version of this new publication.Click here to see these new products online.
THE NEW JAN-APRIL 2024 MINI CATALOG! The new Jan-April 2024 Mini Catalog featuring lots of new products is here! Click here to view the online version of this new publication. Click here to shop these new products online.
KITS COLLECTION: PANDA FRIENDS & ROCK LEGEND KITS ADDED Two kits have been recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
STAMP-N-STORAGE JANUARY SALE & CELEBRATION To celebrate their 15-year anniversary Stamp-n-Storage is offering 15% off storewide* through the month of January 2024!! Visit their site to shop. They are also giving away 15 Golden Tickets at random this month to those that order. So check your shipment box. A Golden Ticket might be yours! *Sale excludes the Craft-n-Go Mini.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS 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. New products were added in November.
A PEEK AT FEBRUARY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Sweet Springtime Kit: Celebrate Easter and Spring with adorable cards and treat boxes! Makes 9 projects: 3 each of 3 designs. Projects include printed cards, coordinating envelopes, and gift boxes. Kit includes precut paper pieces, baker’s twine, and embellishments AND comes in a unique box to match the season. Coordinating colors: Petal Pink, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Berry Burst, Early Espresso (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Crumb Cake. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the Jan-March kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Love of Spring Dies Add-On (item 164396) —available beginning 11 December 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 February 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 January 2024 Lighter Than Air 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 Perennial Lavender Suite from the Jan-Apr 2024 Mini Catalog will be available Feb 1st.
*To be Silver, a demonstrator must have at least $3,600 US in rolling 12-month sales and one direct team member.
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I spent this past weekend hosting my annual Silver Elite Retreat for a few demonstrators in my Stampers With ART group. These demonstrators (titled at Silver Elite or higher) work hard to earn their title, so I like to spoil them a little bit. I’ll share photos and more details from this event soon. But today I thought I’d share one of the make-n-take cards from our weekend event.
It’s another Star Column Card! It’s put together in a similar way as those I demonstrated on 1/17/24. But this time I used the Perennial Lavender Designer Paper to accent the panels of the Basic White Cardstock base. I also used the Ice Cream Swirl Bundle to create the main images on the front and back of the card.
Measurements…
Basic White Cardstock
(2) 5-1/2” x 11” scored parallel to the short at ½”, 1 ½”, 2 ½”, 3 ½”, 4 ½”, 5 ½”, 6 ½”, 7 ½”, 8 ½”, 9 ½” and 10 ½” for the card base
1” x 5 ½” for the connecting piece
2″ Circle for the back
3/4″ x 2-1/2″ for the sentiment strip
Scrap for die-cutting the ice cream swirl base
Scrap for stamping and die-cutting the ice cream cone
Perennial Lavender Designer Paper (pattern for panels)
(12) 7/8″ x 5-3/8″
(2) 1/2” x 1-1/2” scored halfway at 3/4″ for connecting the sentiment circle to the card
(2) 2” x 1-1/2” scored halfway at 3/4” for connecting the cone to the card
Perennial Lavender Designer Paper (pattern for ice cream)
Scrap for die-cutting the ice cream swirl
Cardstock in two other coordinating colors
Scraps for die-cutting the ice cream swirls
After assembling the card base, I cut the strips of Perennial Lavender Designer Paper. I kept the strips in order then attached them to the 12 panels of the card base so the design was continuous and flowed well.
I attached the purple die-cut designer paper ice cream swirl to the white ice cream base. Then I filled in the spaces with die-cut pieces from a couple other coordinating cardstock colors (Blackberry Bliss and Highland Heather in this case).
I stamped the cone with Crumb Cake ink. After die-cutting, I used a Blending Brush to add more Crumb Cake ink near the edges of the image to create shading and the look of depth. I adhered these together. Then I added the sentiment strip with Dimensionals.
For the strip, I punched each end with the Banners Pick a Punch. I inked up the sentiment with Blackberry Bliss ink, lighted the ink of the top half with a dauber, exhaled on the ink to re-moisten it, stamped the image on the strip, and then painted on Wink of Stella to the tops of the letters.
(For the sentiment on the 2″ circle on the back, I did the same thing but lightened the ink on the bottom instead of the top.)
Then I connected this circle and the cone in the same way I did with my other front and back elements on the other Star Column cards I shared on 1/17/24.
And I finished by embellishing the card with a few gems.
Just like those I shared before…this card can fold flat and fit into Stampin’ Up!’s medium A2 size envelope.
This is another version I made with a different pattern from the designer paper pack and a different color combo for the ice cream.
And here are photos of three finished cards from a few who attended the retreat this weekend. All of them added Wink of Stella to their ice cream (which looks much better in person…it didn’t photo very well).
Those who made the cards are named in the watermark of each photo.
I’d love to see YOUR version of this fun fold. Join my Facebook Group and post your card so you can share your creativity and inspire others.
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).
SALE-A-BRATION 2024! The Sale-a-Bration promotion is here and runs January 4th through February 29th! Click here for all the details. Click here to view the online version of this new publication.Click here to see these new products online.
THE NEW JAN-APRIL 2024 MINI CATALOG! The new Jan-April 2024 Mini Catalog featuring lots of new products is here! Click here to view the online version of this new publication. Click here to shop these new products online.
KITS COLLECTION: PANDA FRIENDS & ROCK LEGEND KITS ADDED Two kits have been recently added to the Kits Collection! Click here and scroll down for more details.
STAMP-N-STORAGE JANUARY SALE & CELEBRATION To celebrate their 15-year anniversary Stamp-n-Storage is offering 15% off storewide* through the month of January 2024!! Visit their site to shop. They are also giving away 15 Golden Tickets at random this month to those that order. So check your shipment box. A Golden Ticket might be yours! *Sale excludes the Craft-n-Go Mini.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVES NEWS 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. New products were added in November.
A PEEK AT FEBRUARY’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Sweet Springtime Kit: Celebrate Easter and Spring with adorable cards and treat boxes! Makes 9 projects: 3 each of 3 designs. Projects include printed cards, coordinating envelopes, and gift boxes. Kit includes precut paper pieces, baker’s twine, and embellishments AND comes in a unique box to match the season. Coordinating colors: Petal Pink, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Berry Burst, Early Espresso (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Crumb Cake. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the Jan-March kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Love of Spring Dies Add-On (item 164396) —available beginning 11 December 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 February 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 January 2024 Lighter Than Air 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 Perennial Lavender Suite from the Jan-Apr 2024 Mini Catalog will be available Feb 1st.
Stampin’ Up!’s Virtual OnStage@Home took place yesterday. Demonstrators from all over the world took part, and the event was amazing! We were all able to access new publications that will debut in January and see many of these products in action through demonstrations and creative samples.
I participated at home in my craft room and played around with the new Bee Mine suite while viewing the event.
We were able to pre-order these products as a perk for participating in the event. I can’t wait to show you all the projects I created, and hope to do that soon.
The photos below show some other goodies that were sent our way if we we’re one of the first several thousand to pay for registration. If you get a chance to check out social media sites like Facebook and Instagram, search using this hashtag: #OnStageAtHome2023. You’ll get a kick out of seeing the photos people shared, especially the ones where they have the photo props decorating their face. Demonstrators know how to have fun!
Here is a glimpse of some screenshots I took of new product samples during the event. These new products will be available starting January 4, and include Sale-A-Bration freebies — items available to pick for free with qualifying orders during January and February.
If you are interested in receiving these publications from me, visit my “catalogs” section of my blog found in the “shop” drop-down menu and click the green button to fill out a request form. I won’t be able to purchase these until early December. They will then be sent your way, to arrive mid-December.
In addition to the fun of seeing new products, we also celebrated Stampin’ Up!’s 35th anniversary! They shared images of past catalogs, which really showed how products have changed and how events have evolved over the years. They discussed challenges we have faced and overcome, and talked about the global growth of the company.
I have enjoyed being part of this company for nearly 24 of those 35 years. It’s my passion to share the art of paper crafting, and I’m very grateful that once again I have, through the support of so many, ranked among the top-achieving demonstrators. On November 1st Stampin’ Up! announced these top achievers, and I’m just now coming off of Cloud Nine to share my rankings with you. (These are based on my performance during the 2022-23 Stampin’ Up! year.)
2023 US Overall #8
2023 US Team Building #11
2023 US Sales #10
2023 US Leadership #8
2023 Incentive Trip Achiever!
Disclaimer: Less than 1% of Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators earn these milestones.
The next OnStage event will be held in Houston, United States; Rotterdam, Netherlands; and Melbourne, Australia in March 2024. SU is making changes and is in the process of shifting their event calendar. And in this transition the November and the March OnStage events were too close together to have them both be held in person. That was the reason this one was held virtually.
Because my team members live throughout the U.S., I mailed my gifts to those who registered for this event. I sent them each a team ribbon, parts and pieces from the new Best Destinations kit, a note of appreciation, and this engraved “Stamp Your Art Out” shammy.
It was sad not to see people in-person, but I’ve booked my ticket for Houston already! Registration for this next OnStage event runs November 14 through January 31. Will I see you there? I can’t wait!
15% off inks, including pads, refills, markers, and Blends. (Bundles are not included.)
20% off papers, including cardstock, specialty paper, and Designer Series Paper.
Have your eye on something from our new color collection? Don’t miss your opportunity to shop the colors you’ve been craving during this phenomenal sale!
Shop online starting 11/14 to see the full selection of discounted products available.
Discounts are automatically applied when sale items are added to any order, including Starter Kits. Please note: Some items may sell out due to high demand. The discount will automatically be applied to qualifying items that are in stock. Backorders are not available.
With the season of giving upon us, this is a great opportunity to buy gifts for your fellow crafting enthusiasts. Or stock up on supplies for all your upcoming handmade projects. Remember, this sale is for three days only: Nov. 14-16, 2023. Don’t miss out! Click here to shop the online store.
A PEEK AT DECEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT
Send a wish to all your loved ones with the December All The Best Paper Pumpkin Kit! It comes with nine cards, three each of three designs, and coordinating envelopes. It has paper pieces detailed with gold foil, embellishments, an all-occasion stamp set, and an acetate box where you can store your finished cards! You can gift the kit itself or the finished product in the acetate box; either way, it’s the perfect last minute gift for any occasion. Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Balmy Blue, Crushed Curry, gold foil, Old Olive, Pebbled Path (the ink spot color). 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 December 10th for this next kit.
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).
SEASONAL SALE! Create more by spending less during the Seasonal Sale! Between the 14th and 16th of November 2023, select products from the 2023–2024 Annual Catalog will be on sale. Click here for more information. Click here for the online store.
KITS COLLECTION: THE BEST DESTINATIONS KIT ADDED Plan a crafting getaway today with the all-inclusive The Best Destination Kit! This kit lets you make nine tri-fold cards with a colorful, nostalgic, travel vibe. Resort-hopping was never so easy! This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is now available. Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT DECEMBER’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Send a wish to all your loved ones with the December All The Best Paper Pumpkin Kit! It comes with nine cards, three each of three designs, and coordinating envelopes. It has paper pieces detailed with gold foil, embellishments, an all-occasion stamp set, and an acetate box where you can store your finished cards! You can gift the kit itself or the finished product in the acetate box; either way, it’s the perfect last minute gift for any occasion. Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Balmy Blue, Crushed Curry, gold foil, Old Olive, Pebbled Path (the ink spot color). 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 December 10th for this next kit.
CRAFT FOR A CAUSE & SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITIES This year Stampin’ Up!’s product giveback program is featuring A Walk in the Forest Designer Series Paper (item 162377). For every paper sold, SU will donate $3 to Toys for Tots. Let’s make a difference together!
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 November 2023 All About Autumn 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 Garden Walk Suite from the Sept-Dec 2023 Mini Catalog will be available December 1st.
And here is a larger peek of the project from the class that I contributed.
You can get your hands on these exclusive video classes in one of these 3 ways…
Place a $50+ order with me* (directly or through my online store) during this month of August 2023 to receive this August 2023 exclusive video class bundle for FREE!
Purchase it for $15. Click here to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page.
Please keep in mind that these projects are exclusive and will not be shared publicly online. Come back on or after 5 PM Central Time on Wednesday, August 2nd (tomorrow) for our All Star Blog Hop where the designers in our group will share even more inspiration with this month’s suite.
Thank you so much for your support! We are so excited to share with you!
*Feel free to apply a host code when ordering. But if your order is $150 or more (before shipping/tax), do not apply a code. Instead, your order of this size will automatically qualify you for Stampin’ Rewards. *If your order is $50+, you will earn Loyalty Rewards points (10 in a year’s time = a free stamp set).
KITS SALE!
I’m a HUGE fan of kits. If you are too, you are gonna love Stampin’ Up!’s kit-astic August promotion! All kits in the Kits Collection line are on sale up to 30% off August 1-31. Click this link to shop and get your favorites at a discount!
There is no limit to how many kits may be purchased.
The kits are up to 30% off as indicated on the website.
No discount code necessary—the discount will be applied automatically.
FESTIVE TAGS KIT ADDED
’Tis the season to start your holiday crafting! It’s so simple with this all-inclusive Festive Tags Kit. Adhere the die cuts and embellishments, then tie the tag to a gift with a twine bow. You’ll have handmade tags in minutes! (Kit includes die-cut, printed sentiments in Dutch, English, French, and German.) This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is now available as of August 1, 2023 (while supplies last).
Cost is $13 USD (but on sale this month for $11.70 through the month of August during the Kits Sale!)
Use item number 162485 when ordering
Click here to watch the unboxing video by Sara Douglass
Enough supplies to create 15 gift tags—3 each of 5 designs
Printed tags, printed die cuts and stickers, adhesive, and embellishments
Includes printed sentiments in English, French, German, and Dutch
Finished tag size range: 1-1/2″ x 2″ (3.8 x 5.1 cm) to 2-1/2″ x 3″ (6.4 x 7.6 cm)
Coordinating colors: Basic Black, Flirty Flamingo, Garden Green, Lost Lagoon, Pool Party, and Real Red
TIME TO REDEEM BONUS DAYS COUPONS!
It’s time to redeem those Bonus Days coupons that were earned in July!
Redemption Period: 1–31 August 2023
Ordering Deadlines… Phone: 31 August 2023 at 6:59 p.m. (MT) Online: 31 August 2023 at 11:59 p.m. (MT)
There is no limit to the number of coupon codes participants can redeem on an order during the redemption period. If using multiple codes, they must be separated by a space.
Each coupons may only be redeemed once.
Coupon codes may be redeemed for any product (excluding Starter Kits, demonstrator supply items, and Paper Pumpkin month-to-month subscriptions).
New prepaid Paper Pumpkin codes may be discounted using Bonus Days coupon codes.
Coupon codes will reduce the commissionable amount of an order.
Here is a video from Stampin’ Up! sharing the details of this promotion.
CREATIVE CONNECTIONS 2023
About 300 Stampin’ Up! demonstrators gathered this past Sunday in Medina, Minnesota for Creative Connections, a yearly event by leader demonstrators for their demonstrator team members. Stampin’ Up!’s Logan Sutherland and CEO Sara Douglass attended this event which made it EXTRA special this year!
Here are a few glimpses of the fun. Twenty-seven of my team members were able to attend in person and here we are with Sara and Logan for a group photo.
This was one of the 35 global events this year being attended by SU staff members to celebrate Stampin’ Up!’s 35th anniversary.
I was one of the presenters at the event and shared my Million Sales Achiever stamp set, Layering Leaves. (I’m bummed I didn’t ask someone to take photos of me on stage, but here is a screen shot of the video recording.)
The energy in the room was amazing. Everyone was full of smiles, hugs, and kind words! These next photos are a few I took with or of my incredible Stampers With ART Stars team members.
I loved this day so VERY much!
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).
TIME TO REDEEM BONUS DAYS COUPONS! It’s time to redeem those Bonus Days coupons you earned in July. Be sure to redeem them on an order between August 1 – 31! Click here for more details. Click here to shop online.
KITS COLLECTION: FESTIVE TAGS KIT ADDED ’Tis the season to start your holiday crafting! It’s so simple with this all-inclusive kit. Adhere the die cuts and embellishments, then tie the tag to a gift with a twine bow. You’ll have handmade tags in minutes! This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is now available. Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT AUGUST’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Discover beautiful watercolor forget-me-nots and lotuses in the August Paper Pumpkin Kit! This kit includes 8 cards, 4 each of 2 designs, and 8 coordinating envelopes. The kit is special because of the way it uses the meaning of flowers. On each card, you’ll find a small inscription of what the flowers represent. As you craft with the included vellum and watercolor paper pieces, you’ll know you’re sending a message of encouragement/hope and loyalty. And anyone who subscribes to this month’s kit will get a BONUS Distinktive stamp set! Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Bubble Bath, Crushed Curry, Garden Green, Melon Mambo, Misty Moonlight, Orchid Oasis, Pretty Peacock (ink spot color), Tahitian Tide 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 August 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 August 2023 Bright & Beautiful 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 Zoo Crew Suite from the 2023-24 Annual Catalog will be available September 1st.
US BACK-TO-SCHOOL SALES TAX HOLIDAY Thirteen states and Puerto Rico are offering a sales tax holiday for school supplies during the months of July, August, or September. Products that are eligible according to the statute include “items normally used by students in a standard classroom for educational purposes.” To see the names of participating states, products exempted from tax, and sales tax holiday dates 2023 Tax Holiday spreadsheet here. If you want to get in on the tax holiday, you must place your order with Stampin’ Up! during the tax holiday period in order to receive these items tax-free (which is midnight on the first day to midnight on the last day of the tax holiday). Also, keep in mind that this is a state sales tax holiday; the state statute may not apply to county, city, and special jurisdiction taxes.
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