Summer Fun Hostess Bonus Promotion

Stampin' Up! just announced a new promotion today to help you get your hands on more free stuff! Here are the details:

Dates: June 1-30, 2009

Promotion Details:

The Summer Fun Hostess Bonus Promotion has two parts:

* Hostesses who hold a $330-$524.99 workshop will receive an ADDITIONAL $25 in hostess free merchandise dollars.
* Hostesses who hold a $525 or more workshop will receive an ADDITIONAL $50 in hostess free merchandise dollars.

This awesome promo coincides with the June 1 release of the "Last Chance" List (formerly known as the "retiring" list) of the stamps and accessories (including the 2009/09 In Colours) that will be gone forever after June 30. Check back here on June 1 for that list. Supplies are limited on last chance items; once they're gone, they're gone!

Stampin' Up! You Tube Channel

Stampin' Up! has just announced that they have a brand-new You Tube Channel!

Meet Shelli Gardner, the founder of Stampin' Up!, by clicking on the video below:

Scrapbooking Starter Kit Promotion Ending Soon!

There are only a few days left to take advantage of this fabulous promotion! If you've been thinking about joining Stampin' Up! as a demonstrator, I'd love to help you get started. Whether you would like to join as a hobby demonstrator or a career demonstrator, or something in between, Stampin' Up welcomes all types of demo's.

Your $99 Starter Kit contains the following:

Item Code	Description	Retail Value
113510	Schoolbook Serif Alphabet stamp set*	$50.95
113059	Simply Scrappin' Petal Party	$23.95
108697	Earth Elements Assorted textured card stock (12" x 12")	$13.95
105240	Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad	$8.95

*Substitutable for any stamp set up to $51.95 value.

Please note: Each of the products listed above may be substituted for like items. Please see the Scrapbooking Starter Kit Order Form for details.

The Scrapbooking Starter Kit also contains all the business supplies contained in the standard Starter Kit.

A Masculine Card

Here's a quick masculine card that we made today at the Stamp-A-Stack. I find that with masculine cards, less is more; I try to stay away from too many layers, embellishments and different elements when it comes to cards for guys. I used the Stampin' Up Backgrounds Texturz plates on Kraft cardstock. The Manchester DSP echoes the Harlequin design of the textured cardstock. If you like this DSP, remember the Buy 3, Get 1 Free promotion ends May 31. (That includes all Designer Series Paper and textured 12x12 cardstock, even the Specialty DSP that's printed on textured, cover-weight cardstock!)

The stamped image uses the Cute and Curly set and the matching Curly Label punch, and the sentiment in the label is from Goody Goody Gumdrops, a Level 3 hostess set. A bit of Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon finishes it off. Thanks for looking!

Stamp-A-Stack Preview

Here's a peek at one of the super cute cards we'll be making at my upcoming Spring Stamp-A-Stack on Sunday, May 24. I got the idea from Angie Juda, whose blog I visit often for inspiration. The scoops were made using SU's Scallop Circle punch. Angie used a square punch for the her cone and then trimmed the sides at an angle, but since I don't have a square punch, I used SU's Large Tag punch and trimmed the sides, which worked just as well. If you look closely at the cone (click on the photo to enlarge it), you can see that it has a waffle-like texture! I have been playing with my Texturz Plates and my Big Shot, and was so excited when I discovered that my Big Shot works with some old Fiskars texture plates that I've had for ages. I never used them much because you had to use a tiny little texturing tool and go over and over the design by hand - too labour-intensive! Now, I can just run the cardstock through my Big Shot and in a few seconds it has awesome texture. One of my Fiskars plates has a "Netting" design that makes the perfect waffle cone! More to come on what I've been creating with my SU Texturz Plates; thanks for looking!

Fun with Fifth Avenue Floral

Here are a couple of Mother's Day cards I made using Fifth Avenue Floral. I love the clean lines of the images from this set. I got the inspiration for the first card from the Stampin' Up magazine I receive monthly (just one of the perks of being a demo!). I stamped the white rose with Whisper White craft ink and embossed it with detail white embossing powder. Although I've seen this set used in many beautiful cards with the images overlapping, I wanted to get the look of a "clean" bouquet. To do so, I stamped the rose on scrap cardstock, cut it out, and laid it over the stamped rose I used for the card before I stamped the surrounding blue flowers. That way, any overlapping lines ended up on the scrap piece of cardstock, giving the card its clean look. The sentiment above is from "One of a Kind" and the one below is from "Botanical Blooms." I thought it was a fitting sentiment for mothers, who so often put their families and kids before themselves.

Thanks for looking!

Spring Stamp-A-Stack

Date: Sunday, May 24, 2009
Time: 1 - 4 pm
Registration: $25

We'll make 12 fantastic cards (3 each of 4 designs), including some masculine cards, using a variety of stamp sets and products. RSVP to reserve your spot!

Celebrate National Scrapbooking Month!

May is National Scrapbooking Month, and Stampin' Up! has three great promotions to help you celebrate! The following three offers are valid from May 1 - 31:

1. Buy three packs of Designer Series paper (including our Specialty Designer Series paper) or 12" x 12" textured card stock, and get one FREE! There is NO LIMIT to the number of free packs you can get and you can mix and match your DSP and cardstock.
   
2. Buy a sneak peek stamp set from the 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalogue--Jumble Alphabet (set of 52; double-mounted)--at a 20 percent discount.

Item #	Description	Regular Price	Sale Price
115199	Jumble Alphabet stamp set	$57.95	$46.36

3. Join Stampin' Up! as a demonstrator for only $99 with our limited-time Scrapbooking
Starter Kit. The Scrapbooking Starter Kit contains the following:

Item Code	Description	Retail Value
113510	Schoolbook Serif Alphabet stamp set*	$50.95
113059	Simply Scrappin' Petal Party	$23.95
108697	Earth Elements Assorted textured card stock (12" x 12")	$13.95
105240	Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad	$8.95

*Substitutable for any stamp set up to $51.95 value.

Please note: Each of the products listed above may be substituted for like items. Like the Standard Starter Kit, you can also add on the $60 Stampin' Memories option. Please see the Scrapbooking Starter Kit Order Form for details.

The Scrapbooking Starter Kit also contains all the business supplies contained in the standard Starter Kit.