Two new kits were released today! Both are for Christmas and they are super cute!
The Christmas Companion kit makes 10 cards, 5 each of 2 designs. These are really cute with adorable cats and dogs. I really like the scalloped edges on the card bases and the decorated envelopes too!
The Festive Plaid Pop-Outs kit makes 10 cards AND 10 tags! The cards feature a popped out area and that pop out is then used to create the tags! fun! I love the plaid and look at the pretty foiled envelopes!
Hi Stampin' Friends! There is a brand new Join Deal starting October 6th through the end of the month. If you ever have a large wish list, the join deal is always the way to go. The everyday deal gives you $125 worth of products for just $100, so you get a deal right of the bat. But then, once you have joined, you get a discount on future orders, starting at 15% and growing depending on sales, you get advance ordering on new products and specials, you can attend Stampin' Events and online groups, and still earn Stampin' Rewards for every purchase, which can be used on your next order. In October, Stampin' Up! has sweetened the deal by also giving you $50 in Stampin' Rewards, that will be added to your account so you can use them right away. Joining comes with no additional requirements, you don't have to host classes or sell products. You can be your only customer or shop with a few friends. You will have access to the Stampin' Up! demonstrator portal for several months so you can decide if you want to continue on or not. Please feel free to reach out and ask any questions, I am happy to help you out!
I know it's already October 5th and you may have thought there weren't any new promotions for the month, but there are!! lots of them actually! Stampin' Up! likes to start the month on the 1st Tuesday of the month. This sort of helps them finish out the previous month and allows us demonstrators to know what to expect. So, October 6th is the first Tuesday of this month and that means new kits, new product of the month and a new Join Deal!! There will also be a Last Chance List refresh!! That's A LOT!!
Take a look at the Awesome new Product of the Month!! The Shining Stars Dies is a collection of 23 stars!! Get the product of the month for just $5 with an order of $75 or more.
I don't have photos of the new kits for October but I did see them and they are Christmas themed. Super cute and I think will sell out somewhat fast. I will post photos tomorrow on my Facebook page when they go live.
There is also a Join Deal for October that is really great. They way you join has changed a bit earlier this year. What you do now is purchase a Joining Coupon Code for $100 that is actually worth $125. Then when you go in and place your first demonstrator order, you fill your cart with any $125 worth of products and get your discount right away on that cart! put the coupon code in the promo box and off comes $125! Demonstrators earn a 15% off discount on orders, which can go higher depending on sales levels. You also get whatever promotions customers get, including the product of the month and Stampin' Rewards! If you join in October, you will get $50 in Stampin' Rewards added to your account. You can use Stampin' Rewards right away or save them up for a bigger purchase later. They expire in a year. Please feel free to reach out with any questions you may have, I am happy to help you out!
Fall is my favorite season and there are so many new stamps and papers with pretty fall vibes right now.
The Sunflower Fields suite was one of the first things in my cart from the newer releases. I love that it has TWO paper packs that coordinate with the stamps and dies. There are also ribbon and embellishments. This is such a pretty suite. You can shop the whole suite here:
At a recent get together with some of my other stamping friends, Donna brought this card to our swap. I get together with Donna and a few other demonstrator friends for a Shoebox Swap each month where we each bring a card design and then pass the shoebox of supplies around so we all get to make one of each other's designs. Its a fun time to chat, catch up and create and eat :) This also helps us come up with ideas for our classes so we don't have to always come up with things ourselves. This was Donna's card last time and I thought it would be a good one for my Stamp Camp. She has allowed me to share it. You can find Donna's site here.
I changed the card just slightly for Stamp Camp because I wanted to include heat embossing, so my card ended up like this...
The stamp was colored with Watercolor Pencils. The base of the card is Night Of Navy with just an inch removed from the right hand side. Designer Paper from the Lovely Blossoms Designer Series Paper Pack was added to the card base and to the strip on the right. A piece of Night of Navy cardstock 2 3/4 by 3 3/4 was adhered to the center of the card hanging just a tiny bit over the top flap. The Nested Essentials dies were used to cut out a piece of Basic Beige to mat the flowers, which were stamped on Basic White and then die cut with the Radiant Sunflowers dies. I used the left over 1 inch strip to make the sentiment, which is embossed in white. Under the sentiment is a Mossy Meadow gingham faux bow (love this ribbon). A faux bow to me is one that looks like a bow but I didn't really tie it, I just looped it onto a strip of Tear and Tape so there is no knot that would make the card more bumpy.
I also make another version but this time I colored the flowers with Stampin' Blends. When I first get a new stamp set, I like to just stamp a bunch of the images and die cut a bunch of the dies and then just sort of play with the pieces till I run out. I stuck with Donna's color scheme of Night of Navy, Old Olive and changed the Pumpkin Pie to Calypso Coral. When using the pencils I used Daffodil Delight and switched to Darling Duckling when I used Stampin Blends. Here are some of the samples I made as I was playing with all the pieces.
These last two projects were the ones we ended up making at Stamp Camp. Everyone was surprised at how fast and easy the Diaper Fold treat holders were and they were a blast from the past for many of the attendees.
You can see a video for these projects on my YouTube channel.
If you purchase the Radiant Sunflowers bundle from me, I have an offer for you. I will send out a kit that makes the card above, you will need to do the stamping and coloring but all the pieces will be cut for you, AND, you will get a downloadable PDF that has instructions for 4 completely different projects that use the Sunflower Fields Suite.
Hi Stampin' Friends! Recently I needed a treat holder for my Stamp Camp, we always make 4 cards and a treat holder, and I was in a hurry. My week had totally gotten away from me and I was short on time. I remembered the Diaper Fold Treat holder that I hadn't made in YEARS! I wondered if I would still like it after all this time and guess what? I did! This is an oldie but a goodie. So simple to make, no crazy scoring and gluing. This is something everyone need to know how to make. These are perfect to put at a place setting at a baby shower, bridal shower, teacher appreciation, work luncheon, you name it!
You can change up the papers and embellishments to fit any occasion. For Stamp Camp I choose to use the Autumn Opulence Designer Series Paper. This is a pretty paper for fall and I happened to find some fun new chocolates in co-ordinating colors! Yay! Here is a quick video that shows how to fold this treat holder. And when I say quick, I mean quick! I folded it in a minute, then a few seconds more to add the embellishments. Speaking of embellishments, for these projects I used the Radiant Sunflowers bundle. This is a great stamp bundle for fall, but really sunflowers are pretty all year long. There is a whole suite of products that coordinates together with papers, stamps, dies, ribbons and more.
I have a slightly longer video if you would like to see this a little slower and with the embellishments being added. You can check it out on my YouTube Channel here: See the entire Sunflower Fields Suite here: