Stampin' Up! Sale a Bration and Occasions catalog have started

The occasion's catalog and Sale a Bration (SAB) have begun....did you receive your catalogs?   If not, contact me so I can get them to you.

What is SAB?   Stampin Up offers a group of items FREE with the purchase of $50 (before shipping and tax).  There are 7 stamp sets, 3 different designer series paper, one of them is vellum and a Project Life Speciality Card Collection.   Two of the stamp sets are only available until February 15th, and at that. Time, they will have a few other items til the end of SAB, March 31st.

To earn SAb items- Purchase $50, (before shipping and tax) and choose a FREE item.    Host  a STampin party in your home, gather your friends for a fun morning, afternoon or evening together, crafting some fun projects.  A qualifying party of $150 in orders, earns you 10% of the total sales to purchase Stampin goodies from yourwishlist.  If the total is $250, you receive 10% of the total sales for FREE merchandise PLUS $25 in FREE merchandise.AND if you join my team, for $99, you receive $155 in your choice of merchandise for your starter kit.   AND the Kit sHips for FREE.

I have been dealing with knee pain, waiting for physical therapy and staying off my feet as much as possible....while I have time to stamp, I haven't felt like it too much.....well, I have some physical therapy set up for next week and things are looking up!

By next week, I hope to locate a venue to hold classes here in Florida and am planning a class now .  I will also have a class to go kit for long distance Stampin' friends.

Want to place an order?   use Hostess Code RHRPRZWK to get in for a drawing for Stampin' Goodies.   oRder $50 (before shipping and tax) receive a sale a Bration item and get on my 50/50/50 board for a chance to win up to $50 in. STampin' Up! Merchandise of your choice.

Until I get a d finite date for the class, here are a few cards I have made with new stamps for Occasions and SAB.

ENJOY!

Christmas cards using New and Retired Stampin' Up! sets

WOW, it has been over 3 months since I posted on here, you all were probably wondering where I have been????

Wonder no more.    I have been working on this post for a month, then today I started searching for it, and couldn't find it.   I looked on blogger --- no drafts, I looked on my iPad in blogger, no drafts, nothing in notes either.   I checked my email to see if I started something there and NOPE...it's not there either.

I am going to give you the quick version...Just after my last post, we had a Baby Shower in Maryland for my youngest daughter, she was due Nov 12th.    Well, you know how babies will come when they are ready???   She arrived October 16th, via C section, weighing 4 lbs, 15 oz.   She is doing fine at 9 lbs!!!   Here she is, just before Christmas!

We have been up and down 95 so many times this year, our vehicles could probably ride without us, knowing which exits to get off for fuel...food and the restrooms!

I managed to make all of my Christmas cards and get them addressed and in the mail 10 days before Christmas!!!   Like a first!   Even though they were mailed on time, I felt so rushed getting them done, that I was missing the FUN in making them (until the very end, when I said, SO WHAT).   The last 10-12 were actually fun and a goal I have set for myself this coming year, to make 8 Christmas cards each month.....That way, when November rolls around, I can concentrate on making some fun gifts. 

Did you get your cards made and in the mail before the big day?   If not, I am sure you are not alone, if you want to be ready next year, start next week.   Write a list of names you would like to send cards to, divide that amount by 10 months (so you can relax! Ha! November and December).   Who wants to try it?   Let me know, email me, or leave a comment here and I will try and keep you motivated this year.  Let's do this together!

Over the next few days I will post some of my Christmas Cards.   and beginning Jan 1, I will share some cards made with the new items I have in my possession from the Occasions Catalog and Sale a Bration catalog......If you don't own a catalog and would like one, contact me and I will send one out to you.

Check out some of the items that are on sale for the weekly deals, clearance rack and Year end Sale, all on my website.

This card used a retired set from last year.      

These are some treats I made and have been handing out over the Christmas shopping days! They hold 2 Andes mint candies.  I only have just a few left to hand out and I made 25.  I have enjoyed handing them out and I plan on making them next year -  earlier.

STay tuned for more posts

here are the weekly deals for this week., contact me to order any of these,or go to my  website to place your order

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Stampin Up!'s Weekly Deals for this Week and my Wacky Wednesday Tip - a video

How does Stampin' Up! know what I need????   They always have something on the Weekly Deals that I need!   This time it is Gold Glitter.....

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Now for my Wacky Wednesday Tip - It's a video this time, hopefully it turns out OK.

I have tried to edit the video all day and was unable to do it....so here goes

iT won't upload, I know I am doing something wrong...not sure so. I will get some help in the next few days and post it when I learn how to upload it.

In the meantime I will share a photo of Frances and I stamping together at her house.   She is a demonstrator I met several years ago and now we live about 45 minutes from each other!  Notice our "neat and organized" table while stampin'.   

Enjoy and I hope you get sometime to be creative today.

Carol's Wacky Wednesday Tips for Paper Crafting

Today's Tip is with Stampin' Up's Paper Stacks....  You know how you take papers out, trim and use for a project, then you are left with some scraps that you can't just throw away!   Where to keep them? Organized  and where they aren't all over the place.....

Here is my solution!

I took one of the many cello bags I have. This one was the perfect size.  I used my snail on the back of the paper stack and pressed the bag onto the snail.   Make sure you have the bag opening close to the binding of the stack, close and store as usual.   I keep my small stacks on the same shelving as my stamps since they are close to the same size.

I hope this tip helps you with storing your paper scraps from your paper stacks!.

How do you store yours?   Leave me a comment below, I would love to hear your tips.

Enjoy and I hope you get a chance to create something today.

Carol

Weekly Deals this week - World Card Making Day

OMG! The Butterfly thinlits are on the WEEKLY DEALS!!!! They are my most used thinlits!!!!!

IF you do not own these and want to get them now while they are on sale.....Go to my website www.stampergirl.stampinup.net and choose, shop, then Weekly Deals. You can order anything on that site, from any current catalogs as well as the Clearance List. Don't forget to use the Hostess Code, HXKAVGBY before finalizing your order to get in the drawing for FREE Hostess Dollars!

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I am planning a Christmas Card Class for Maryland - on Oct 3rd, World Card Making Day..... - Time and Location will be determined by how many people say they can come....

SO, rsvp if you can make it, vote on a time and/or a location (area of town)

AND

VOTE for the Stamp set you would like me to use for the cards (see below)  Either Comment on this post, text or call me to VOTE.

I need to place my order for anything new!!!! tonight.....SO, if you would like to come, pick a stamp set or accessory (DSP, embossing folder, ribbons, framelits, embellishments) that you want me to use.....The first 4 items I receive will be the ones I will use, so don't put it off , just hit reply and tell me what page (Holiday catalog or regular catalog) and which item(s) - some stamp sets have matching framelits....

It is stormy today, so no beach today!   That is where I was planning on going today....instead I am in my craft room, making cards, and mailing cards.......I have about 60 card kits from past classes and I am turning those into finished cards today and sending them out....not for birthdays, but hopefully just to brighten someone's day.   

Tomorrow Watch for some pics I'll share of some of these.....and I am going to start a  Weekly Post - Carol's Wacky Tips for Paper Crafting....stay tuned...

Stamp Sale tomorrow, Viera, FL

Good Afternoon everyone,   Stampin' Up! Sale I have a booth tomorrow, Saturday, September 12th at the Viera Regional Community Center, 2300 Judge Fran jamieson Way, Viera, FL 32940. Over 100 stamp sets for sale, punches, BIG SHOT cutting dies, embossing folders and framelits as well as other accessories. Card kits for $1 each (bring your camera or phone camera to take photo of finished card) Cards with envelopes for sale, $2, a simple make and take and more. Freebies for everyone placing an order, or booking a party. 

I will be there from 8a-12noon.  Stop by and say, Hi!

Don't forget only a few more days to take advantage of these great Weekly Deals!   Available until Monday, 1159 pm, mountain time.   To order:   Go to my website  and don't forget to use the Hostess Code:  HXKAVGBY for these or any other items.

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Thank You!

Carol 

Only 2 more Days for Paper Pumpkin at Half Price

Like creating, but sometimes don't have the time?  Creator's block????   Well, Paper Pumpkin is designed for everyone, whether they are a new crafter or have been crafting for years.   Everything you need to make some projects in a cute Pumpkin Orange Box, delivered right to your house every month!

There are only 2 days left to take advantage of Paper Pumpkin at half price for the first 2 months!!!!  Signing up for Paper Pumpkin has some added benefits, you can get past Paper Pumpkin refill Kits as well as  past complete kits  this is exclusive to Paper Pumpkin members   Sign up for your first 2 months at half price each of those 2 months...

Go to this link below and sign up!    I'll have a gift for everyone who signs up for Paper pumpkin
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Don't forget to check out the Weekly Deals!   Got to my website to order those.   They are only good for a week!   Don't forget to enter the Hostess Code HXKAVGBY when you place your order to get in on the drawing for Hostess Gifts.

This week another group of great product at a Savings!!!

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Instead of creating tonight, I am organizing my Retired Items for Sale, I will be at the Viera Community Center on Saturday Selling them....Stop by and visit my table...Let me know you saw this post when you come by.

Tomorrow, Downtown Disney with Rachel and Ryan.....Can't Wait