Stampin' Up! Online Mystery Hostess Party - Retiring Stampin' Up! Products

You are invited to participate in my first Stampin' Up! onilne party and be entered in a drawing to win the Hostess Rewards for the party (see below).  The theme of this party is Stampin' Up! Retiring products.  If you click HERE you go the page on my website where you can shop for the wonderful items that will be discontinued/retired.   Some items such as Designer Series Paper Punches, and other embellishments are are discounted 25%-40%.    Just because this is a retiring product party, you do not have to order only from the retiring products.  Feel free to browse around the site for other items you might like from the current catalog.  You have to order online and use the following Hostess code J33N9XUG.  See below for the specifics.  As Always, feel free to CONTACT ME  if you have any questions.  Remember this only works online and only on my My Website.  

The following link will take you directly to the retiring promotions page - CLICK HERE

STAMPIN' UP! Retiring PRODUCT

ONLINE MYSTERY HOSTESS PARTY!!  

Dates:  April 27-May 3
Starts: April 27 12:00am (EST)  ends: May3, 11:30 p.m. (EST) 

TWO ways to enter:

1. Place an order online for $150 and more.  You'll keep the Stampin' Rewards.  You do not enter Hostess code for this order but you will be entered to win a prize.
2. Place an online order for under $150 and use this HOSTESS CODE: J33N9XUG. You'll be entered in the Mystery Hostess drawing! (see photo below for hostess code location)

Hostess Codes are new to Stampin' Up!.  It's an online party where you place your order, which ships directly to you, AND it also earns Stampin' Rewards for the hostess (aka: Hostess Rewards).

PRIZES

• You'll be notified by May 5, if you are selected as the Mystery Hostess.  You'll then select your prize(s) - Stampin' Up! Merchandise!

How To Enter Hostess Code:

After you have added items to your bag and you click check out, you will see a screen like this and you enter the code in the box on the bottom left.  

tems in your Shopping Bag

ITEM DETAILS regular items PRICE QTY TOTAL ORNAMENT PUNCH Item: 119847 $12.71 REMOVE $12.71 SPECIAL OFFERS Clearance Rack CLICK HERE Clearance Rack Blitz CLICK HERE This and That CLICK HERE Do you have a hostess code? Enter it here and click Apply: (?)

Stampin' Up! Shades of Green Anniversary Card

I wanted to share with you this card that I made for my parents for their 52nd wedding anniversary.  They are an inspiration to all of us and that I chose the butterflies as embellishments because I felt they symbolize hope and inspiration.  
You do not have to have all the same supplies to recreate this card.  You can simple CASE it.  CASE is an acronym for Copy and Self Express.  Take the basic premise and change it up to make it your own.   Sometimes when I CASE a card I am inspired by,  I don't always have the same supplies so I use what I have.  For example, if you do not have the butterfly punch, you can use hearts, flowers, leaves, or any other shape you have.  You can use any other embossing folder for your embossed design or choose to do it without embossing.  The gold trim at the bottom is some trim my mom had left over from a decorating project she did and she gave the left over to me.  I thought it would finish off the card nicely.  Choose something you have around your craft room to embellish your card perhaps some lace, or you can punch a scrap of card stock with a scallop border punch.   
To make this card: 
Make a card base out of a neutral color.  Finished size is  5-1/2 x 4-1/4 inches.  Cut 1 inch by 4 inch strips of varying shades of whatever color you chose.  Cut a piece of the neutral card stock 5-1/4 x 4 inches.  Optional step is to emboss the strips with an embossing folder.  Also optional adhere trim the darkest shade and then adhere the strips using, dimension tape or squares, adhere the color strips lightest to darkest  to the  a 5-1/4 x 4 inch panel.  Then adhere the panel to the card base.  Punch out your shapes and add to card.  Stamp sentiment on neutral card stock and cut or punch out and add it to the bottom strip. Finish embellishing as desired.
Current Stampin' Up! supplies on this card:
Card Stock:  Very Vanilla, River Rock, Wild Wasabi, Old Olive, and Always Artichoke
Ink:  Versamark
Stamps:  Teeny Tiny Wishes
Tools/Accessories:  Elegant Butterfly Punch, Word Window Punch Basic Pearls

Petal Cone Die Easter Favors

Happy Easter.  I  wanted to share with you a couple of Easter favors I made for my son and daughter using the Stampin' Up! Petal Cone Bigz L die. The cones are great for any occasion and are good for holding little things like candy, bath beads, etc.  The images I used are digital images I found on the internet and printed out.  From time-to-time, I use other items I have in my stash to coordinate with my projects but I always have more than one element that is Stampin' Up!  I think it is good to share this with you so you can see how to incorporate other items with Stampin' Up! products in your projects.  If you contact me, I can assist you in obtaining what you need to design a project similar to these.  

Stampin' Up! Supplies:
Petal Cone Bigz L. die Item #12810 $32.95 (page 194 in 2012-2013 Idea Book and Catalog -IBC)
Scallop Oval Punch #119856 $16.95 (IBC Page 184)
Extra Large Oval Punch #119859 (IBC Page 184)
Decorative Label Punch #120907 $16.95 (IBC Page 182)
Word Window Punch #119857 $15.95 (IBC Page 183)
Silver Glimmer Paper #124005 $4.95 (IBC Page 160)
Primrose Petals Core'dinations Card Stock  #129322 $6.95 ( page 12 in Occasions Catalog - OC)
DSP - Pacific Point (Brights Collection) #117155 $21.95 (IBC Page 153)
Little Scallop Circle #129404 $12.95 (OC Page 16)
Honeycomb Textured Impressions Embossing Folder #129378 $7.95 (OC page 6)
Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set #115370 Wood $36.95/#127802 $26.95 Clear Mount (IBC Page 133)

To see items or order online click HERE to go to online store and click Shop Now button on bottom right.   Contact me if you would like to receive catalogs.

Stampin' Up! Dress Up Framelits Dress Form Get Well Card

I am glad I had some time this weekend to work on a card project.   I love  the vintage style as much as I love clean and simple cards.  This one was simple and it is also vintage inspired.  The dress form die from Stampin' Up! Dress Up Framelits is the focal point.  I did use two "found" items I had in my craft room.  One item is the lace and the other item is the music note paper.  If you you don't have music note paper, you can use a page from an old book as that will lend itself nicely to the vintage feel as well.  I stamped over the music sheet paper with the flower stamp from the Elements of Style set and colored it with markers.  The dress form is the "negative" from the cut out of embossed (Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder) Soft Suede card stock.  I placed the music note paper behind the cut out and matted it on a piece of Early Espresso and adhered the lace to the back of that.  The base is Crumb Cake card stock (5-1/2 x 4-1/4) stamped with stamps from the Established Elegance set.  I adhered the dress form panel to the base added the ribbon and the sentiment (Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set, Modern Label Punch, scalloped oval punch and large oval punch, Basic Pearls).  I added a bow made with Crumb Cake seam binding to balance off the top of the card.  

Don't forget to check out the Stampin' Up! items above for more information about them or to purchase.  Click HERE to go to my online store.  

Sale-A-Bration ends on March 22 so don't miss out on your chance to get select free Stampin' Up! items.  For every $50 you spend, you get to select a free item from the Sale-A-Bration promotion.  

The Dress Up Framelits are available for a limited time as they are part of the Spring mini catalog that expires on May 31.  

As usual, don't for get to CONTACT ME if you have any questions or need help ordering.   

Happy Hour Chalkboard Birthday Card

So the latest craze is the chalkboard technique.  You do the technique by heat embossing white on dark card stock and then smudging some white ink around your image.  Pretty clever.  Not having a stamp that is designed for the technique, I decided to go for what would look like a chalkboard in a bar and use my Stampin' Up! Happy Hour set. On this card to make it look more colorful, I added a banner using the Petite Pennant Punch.  The photo also includes the inside of the card.  The entire card inside and out was made with 1 stamp set.    

Card Supplies:
Stamp Set:  Happy Hour
Card Stock/Paper:  Basic Black, Whidprt White, Melon Mambo, and Tempting Turquoise and Daffodil Delight Designer series paper
Ink:  Versamark, Whisper White Craft, Staz On Black
Accessories/Tools:  White Embossing Powder, Basic Rhinestones, Petite Pennant Builder Punch, Corner Rounder Punch

Important Note: Don't forget to take advantage of Stampin' Up! Sale-a-Bration.  For every $50 you order you get a free item from the Sale-a-Bration flyer.  Sale-a-Bration ends March 22.  You can contact me to place an order or order directly from my website HERE

Stampin' Up! 25th Anniversary

Stampin' Up! is 25 - AND TO CELEBRATE THEY ARE ISSUING SPECIAL STAMP SETS EACH MONTH == i'LL LET THEM EXPLAIN...

BEST OF 25 YEARS STAMPS
As part of our 25-year anniversary celebration, we're bringing back some of our favorite stamp images from the last quarter century and combining them into 12 sets, which will release-one set per month-during 2013. Even better, along with some great classic images, each "Best of" set will also include a never-before-seen image!
Check back here every month to download a flyer for a new Best of stamp set, and be sure to share it with your customers.
Some things to remember:

• All Best of stamp sets will include 3-5 images, including a never-before seen image, and will be priced at $14.95.

• While we are releasing just one Best of stamp set per month (with a new theme each month), all of the Best of sets will be available until March 31, 2014.

• A new flyer will be released every month for each new Best of set.

• All Best of stamp sets are available in Clear-Mount only.

While we are releasing just one Best of stamp set per month, all of the Best of sets will be available until March 31, 2014.
As a special incentive to collect the Best of stamps, we're including a collector's card and 25-year proof of purchase sticker with every Best of set. Collect six stickers, and send it in to redeem a FREE set of your choice valued up to $14.95! Free sets must be redeemed no later than April 30, 2014.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW CURRENT SETS OR SHOP ON LINE  

Stampin' Up! Card Technique Class Featuring Dress Up Framelits

This is a great style card that I learned from another Stampin' Up! Demo, Jackie Topa.  She designed and produced a tutorial on the "Side Step Dresser" card that I chose to feature the new Dress Up Framelits die cut set that is in the new Spring Catalog.  Click HERE to see the set on my SU website.  

I am hosting a class on Saturday, February 2 from 1 to 4 p.m. To teach how to make a card similar to the one in the picture.  The class is $5 and includes all the supplies to make the card.  Space is limited so if you would like to participate  please RSVP by phone (239/699-1569) or e-mail (cindygrigiski@gmail.com).

For PDF Version of Spring Catalog - Click HERE