Stampin’ Up! Retirment Party

On Sunday afternoon I hosted a Retirement Party for Stampin’ Up!’s retiring stamps, Decor Elements, and accessories! I thought you’d like to see which retiring friends put their best face forward for the party attendees!

Check out my upcoming events! There are so many stamping friends retiring this month that I’ve decided to host a second retirement party on Friday evening, May 18 from 7-10. I hope you’ll come and join me in wishing a fond farewell to our retirees! Be one of the first three to sign up and get a discount! Special pricing for Technique Club Members! FREE with a $50 order! All new projects!

Project 1: 12 x 12 scrapbook page

Project 2: "Flight of the Butterfly" Card

Project 3: "Awash with Flowers" Card

Project 4: Desk-top Memo Pad Holder

Project 5: Planter with Chalkboard Label

Hope you like these projects! Sorry you missed making them! But, you can make some other awesome projects at the next Retirement Party. Register now and reserve your spot!

Remember, retiring accessories are available ONLY WHILE SUPPLIES LAST! Check HERE for current availability of retiring accessories. Retiring stamps will be available until the end of May; CLICK HERE FOR LIST. Don’t forget about the retiring Definitely Decorative, including Decor Elements!!

Until we meet again…STAY SANE STAMPIN’!

Kathy

Bye-Bye Occasions Mini!!

With all the hullabaloo over the retiring list and the eager anticipation of the new catalog, it’s easy to forget that the Occasions Mini Catalog is about to go bye-bye! April 30 is the last day to order from this awesome collection! No pressure! But, if you want something from this catalog and you haven’t placed your order yet, now would be a good time to do it. This catalog really is chock-full of great items. One of my favorites is the Mixed Bunch Stamp Set and another is the Blossom Punch. Both are featured in the cards here.

I also LOVE the greeting stamp set, Loving Thoughts. I’m certainly going to miss that Twitterpated Designer Series Paper (That’s why I got myself an extra pack!)! Okay, I’ll refrain from listing everything I love in this mini because I’d be listing everything in the mini! Decide what YOU love and place your order no later than April 30. Order online or get your order to me by email or phone by 9 pm and I’ll enter it that same night. Combine your must-have retiring items with your Occasions Mini Catalog order for the best value on shipping. Remember…if your order reaches $150 in product, you earn Hostess Benefits! WooHoo!

As always, let me know if you have any questions!

Until we meet again…STAY SANE STAMPIN’!

Kathy

Introducing a New Starter Kit for You!

Wow! Wow! Wow!

I know! I know! You’re getting that from me a lot lately!

But, you’re going to be wowed just like me! Starting May 1, Stampin’ Up! will offer a fully customizable starter kit at a new lower price of $99. Did I say WOW! Can you believe that you can start your own business for just $99?

When you join Stampin’ Up!, the choice is yours to put together a kit with any of Stampin’ Up!’s high-quality products–you can choose up to $125 worth of any Stampin’ Up! products! You’ll also receive a business supplies pack (valued at $65) to create a kit with a total value of $190 that still ships for FREE!

With the introduction of the new Starter Kit, new demonstrators will no longer have the option to purchase another kit or the add-ons. Sooooo, if you have been thinking about signing up as a demonstrator — for the discount or to build a business — and you prefer to order  the current kit option, you will need to place your order by 30 April 2012, 11:50 PM (MT)…for your east coast girls, that’s 1:50 AM!

To go along with this change, Stampin’ Up! has updated their online Independent Demonstrator Agreement so that you can customize your Starter Kit right in the IDA online. Be sure to enter the password — STAMP4SANITY — when prompted.

I’d love to have you join Stampin’ Up! and my Group Therapy team of stampers! Be sure to let me know if you’re mulling it over so I can buy you a cup of coffee (or tea or coke or whatever) and answer your questions! Dive in now with the current kit or wait until May 1…the choice is yours!

Until we meet again…STAMP FOR SANITY!

Kathy

Retired List

*SIGH* May I just say that there are a LOT of things I LOVE which appear on the lists of retiring stamps, accessories, and Decor Elements! That makes me sad.

But, those sad thoughts are immediately followed by excitement and anticipation over all of the new things to come in the new catalog, debuting June 1! I hope you’ll join my eager anticipation to see what’s new! Want to be the first to get that brand new catalog? Let me know you want one and I’ll add it to the catalog order I’ll place next week. The cost? Just $5.00 — which will be reimbursed with your first $25.00 order from the new catalog. Catalogs are always FREE for my club members…join Technique Club NOW and get yours for FREE!

Here are links to all of the retiring items! Grab your catalog and a highlighter and sit down with your favorite beverage. Have a good cry and then get busy writing up your order for all the things that have been on your Wish List, especially the ones that are discounted! Check out the My Digital Studio CDs that are available now on a deep discount! If you don’t have MDS, give it a FREE 30-day test drive! Don’t wait to place your order; accessories and Decor Elements are while supplies last…and some just might be gone by tonight! Stamps will be available until May 31. Order online or contact me to place your order; if I receive your order by 9 pm, I’ll place your order that same day.

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I’ve got a Retirement Party this Sunday, April 29. Check out all the details by clicking on the Events button on the right. I hope you’ll join me for some fun creating with retiring favorites.

Until we meet again…STAMP FOR SANITY!

Kathy 

A Lattice Cross

"...not as I will, but as you will."

Card Supplies:

• Stamps: None
  
• Paper: Naturals White; Whisper White
• Inks:  None
• Accessories:  Big Shot; Square Lattice Embossing Folder ; Lattice Bigz Die; Stampin’ Dimensionals; SNAIL; Paper Snips; Large Pearl Basic Jewels

To create this card:

1. Cut 8-1/2″ x 11″ sheet of Naturals White card stock (#102316, $ 7.50) in half, creating a sheet that is 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2′.
2. Fold half sheet in half, using Bone Folder (#102300, $$6.95), creating a card front that is 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″. If you prefer, score first using the Simply Scored tool (#122334, $29.95).
3. Cut additional Naturals White card stock to 5-1/4″ x 4″.
4. Adhere Stampin’ Dimensionals to each corner and the middle of the 5-1/4″ x 4″ sheet of Naturals White card stock; adhere to card front.
5. Cut Whisper White card stock (#100730, $8.50) to 5″ x 3-3/4″.
6. Run through Big Shot (#113439, $99.95), using the Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (#119976, $7.95).
7. Use SNAIL (#104332, $6.95) to adhere to top layer of Naturals White card stock.
8. Cut an 8-1/2″ x 11″ sheet of Whisper White card stock in quarters. Take one-quarter sheet and run through the Big Shot, using the Lattice Bigz Die (#115958, $21.95).
9. Once you’ve got the lattice cut out, look for the cross in the middle of the lattice. See pink highlighted cross in photo below.
10. Use Paper Snips (#103579, $9.95) — the BEST little scissors in the world, by the way — to cut out your cross. I chose to make mine only 3 sections long but you can make yours 4, if you want.
11. Dot Tombow Multipurpose Adhesive (#110755, $3.95) — my new favorite adhesive — to the back of the cross and adhere to Whisper White lattice-embossed layer.
12. Finally, embellish the cross with a single large pearl (#125577, $4.95, Occasions Mini).

Until we meet again…HAPPY STAMPIN’!

And a blessed Easter!