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 

My Digital Studio — FREE trial!

Stampin’ Up! is offering a FREE 30-day trial of My Digital Studio Express.  With this FREE trial, you’ll get:

* Full access to the software at NO COST for 30 days.
* Full design functionality.
* Exclusive artwork that comes with My Digital Studio Express—that’s $50 worth of content!
* Opportunity to purchase additional downloads from designer templates to stamp brush sets to ribbons to brads and more!
* Access to Stampin’ Up!’s professional print services.

This is a great opportunity to try your hand at digital scrap-booking, card-making and crafting to see if it is for you. With My Digital Studio all of your digital images, punches, etc… will coordinate with all of your other Stampin’ Up! products, so you can easily create hybrid projects, combining digital print projects with “real” rhinestones, pearls, ribbons and more, to give your projects added dimension!

Simply add the FREE My Digital Studio Express trial (#129600) to your online shopping cart, and then download and install it from your Download Manager.  Download it from my Online Store.

Click  HERE to see a variety of projects made with a dash of creativity and My Digital Studio! As you’ll see, it’s a great tool to use for:

• scrapbook pages
• full scrapbooks or photo albums
• calendars
• recipe books
• greeting cards
• home decor
• flyers
• letterhead
• website embellishment
• and so much more!

Once your trial period expires, simply contact me to purchase the downloadable or disc version of the software to continue enjoying My Digital Studio.

My Digital Studio: (#118108, $79.95)
Packaged DVDs with full software and robust digital content; includes nearly 2,000 stamp brush sets, embellishments, designer templates, punches, Designer Series Papers, card stock, and more.
That’s more than a $500 US value.
See included content here.

My Digital Studio Express*: (#124483, $39.95)
Downloadable version with full software and just enough digital content to get you started .  See included content here.
Only available as an online order. *Add additional content to My Digital Studio Express with Express Booster Packs—a downloadable, or DVD version.

Give it a try. What have you got to lose? It’s FREE!

My Digital Studio — Great Deals during Online Extravaganza!

Welcome to Day 3 of Stampin’ Up!’s Online Holiday Extravaganza!

Whether you are a seasoned digital designer or brand new to the world of My Digital Studio or you have no idea what I’m talking about,we have something for you!

Have you been waiting to buy the My Digital Studio software? During our Online Extravaganza, you’ll get a FREE bundle of digital downloads — valued at $40 — when you buy the My Digital Studio Express software (item 124483; $39.95). See the three bundle options here.  If you choose the Booster Pack bundle, you will have almost the equivalent of the full My Digital Studio software package for only HALF THE PRICE!  WOOHOO! What a deal!

Don’t let a fear of new technology keep you from ordering My Digital Studio!  As a service to my customers, I offer a FREE one-hour Introduction to My Digital Studio training class! You’ll soon wonder how you ever lived without this wonderful, convenient product! In fact, there’s one scheduled for January…after the holidays!

Another great deal during the Online Extravaganza — save up to 40% on select downloads from November 21 through November 30! These downloads work with ANY digital design software, not just My Digital Studio! So, don’t hesitate to check out our wonderful templates, stamp brushes, embellishments and Designer Series Papers in digital format!

And don’t stop there — check out Stampin’ Up!’s other fantastic holiday savings — up to 60% off on a variety of products!

Shop our Online Extravaganza today! Check someone off your list today! Make someone very happy on Christmas morning!

Until we meet again…HAPPY STAMPIN’ and HAPPY SHOPPIN’!

Kathy

Contact me by phone (540-521-7535) or email if you have any questions!

Online Holiday Extravaganza

The Online Holiday Extravaganza promotion is here!  During these 10 days only, you can get incredible discounts–up to 60%–on some of your favorite products!  There are TONS of products and bundles included in the extravaganza!  Included are selected My Digital Studio downloads for 25% and 45% off with several Christmas kits included (Remember…you don’t have to own MDS to use our downloads).  Don’t miss out!

Dates: November 21-30, 2011

TODAY and TODAY ONLY:
Two of our brand-new products are discounted 20% ! Discount available only until tonight…November 21 at midnight – 11:59 PM [MT]…that gives you until 2 am ET:

Item	Description	Retail Price	24-Hour Sale Price
122334	Simply Scored	$29.95	$23.96
125152	Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps	$16.95	$13.56

You can visit my Online Store to see all discounted products or view this PDF.

Included in our Online Extravaganza promotion is the opportunity to receive a free bundle of preselected digital downloads (at least a $39.95 value) with the purchase of My Digital Studio Express. WooHoo! The bundle options are:

Bundle #1: My Digital Studio Booster Pack

Bundle #2: Holiday Themed Downloads
    -Merry & Type Stamp Brush Set
-Letters to Santa Designer Series Paper
-Letters to Santa Embellishments
-Baker’s Twine
-Dasher Stamp Brush
-Holiday Harmony II Kit
-Merry Delightful Digital Tape
-25 & Counting Stamp Brush Set
-Deck the Halls Designer Buttons
-And a Happy New Year Photocard Template

Bundle #3: Scrapbooking Themed Downloads
    -Day in the Lift Kit
-Thoughtful Overlays Stamp Brush Set
-Fun Flowers Shapes
-Delightful Digital Tape
-Sweet Details Alphabet & Numbers
-Word Play Stamp Brush Set

To view a PDF of the images in each bundle, visit my online store (click on SHOP NOW) under My Digital Studio Express.

Things to Remember

• Discounted products (except My Digital Studio Express and digital downloads) are available on all order types (customer, workshop, and online).This means if you don’t like ordering online, you can contact me to place your order and I’ll place it for you. It also means that these specials can be added to orders placed at a workshop!
• Discounted digital downloads are only available on online orders only.
• There is no minimum purchase required to participate in this promotion.
• For product bundles, you must use the bundle item numbers provided.  Bundle discounts will not be applied if individual item numbers are used.
• Additional products from current catalogs may be purchased on the same order.
• Discounts range between 20% and 60%.
• Deadline:  Wednesday, November 30, 2011; 11:50 PM (MT)

I’ll be sending you reminders throughout the week so you don’t miss these awesome specials, but don’t forget to take advantage of these ONE DAY ONLY specials TODAY! Be aware…the discounts will appear when you add the items to your cart!

Item	Description	Retail Price	24-Hour Sale Price
122334	Simply Scored	$29.95	$23.96
125152	Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps	$16.95	$13.56

Don’t wait! If you have ANY questions, let me know ASAP…like NOW!

Until we meet again…HAPPY STAMPIN’ & HAPPY SHOPPIN’!

Kathy

Win a $75 Stampin’ Up! shopping spree!

Created with My Digital Studio

Woooo hooooo!  The Holiday Mini catalog debuted on Sep 1! How would you like to host a Girls Night Out stamping party with your friends and family and get the opportunity to share why you love Stampin’ Up!?!  I’m kicking off a Hostess contest with a great incentive for you to do just that!!!  You can earn hostess benefits of $25 in free merchandise on just a $150 minimum workshop total and be entered in my contest!  The winner will get a $75 Stampin’ Up! shopping spree in December…just in time for holiday gift-giving… what could be better?!  As a workshop hostess with me, you’ll get a free Idea Book and Catalog, choose a free stamp set from my Hostess basket and get a free class as I show you and your friends some awesome projects and you get to create 2 beautiful projects together . Wouldn’t you and your friends like to create cards like the ones below?

This card features the beautiful Sunflower background stamp (#123606; $17.97…and worth every penny!). To create this card I started with More Mustard card stock as the base. I topped it with a piece of So Saffron on which I stamped the sunflower image. To get this look, I inked the entire sunflower with my So Saffron Classic Stampin’ Pad. Then, I used my More Mustard Stampin’ Write Marker to color the petals…that’s what gives it the variation in color. The center of the flower is colored with my Chocolate Chip Stampin’ Write Marker…I literally scribbled with my marker and then pounced to create the shown effect. I LOVE it…hope you do, too. To ramp it up a little I added So Saffron Taffeta ribbon (which I got through a ribbon swap…stay tuned…I’ve got a ribbon share coming up for you!). Last, but certainly not least, I used Chocolate Chip to ink up my new favorite sentiment set — Perfectly Penned (#122890, W, $16.95; #122892, C, $12.95) — which I got for FREE at Convention as a Leadership gift. WooHoo! I LOVE FREE! I punched out the sentiment with my handy-dandy Decorative Label Punch, sponged the edges with some more Chocolate Chip and popped it up with a couple of Stampin’ Dimensionals! Do you love it or what?

This pretty little card was inspired by one created by another demonstrator — Sorry! I don’t remember who! If it’s yours, let me know and I’ll give you credit! I started with the gorgeous new In-Color, Pool Party. The Designer Series Paper is Spice Cake, and is in the new Holiday Mini Catalog. The color combo in this paper is to-die-for — Pool Party, Soft Suede, Pear Pizzazz, More Mustard, River Rock and Very Vanilla. Using my Bird Builder Punch, I punched my little birds from one piece of DSP — one side became the birds’ bodies and the other side became the wings. I popped up the wings with a Dimensional beneath each one, and I popped up each bird in the same way. Finished off the card with a sentiment from Blessings from Heaven, inked with Soft Suede. Even my husband said, “Ooh, that’s pretty!” when he saw this card!

If you’d like to get together with girlfriends and make some gorgeous cards and have a ton of fun doing it, contact me so we can get your workshop scheduled!  With the holidays right around the corner the time is right to get started on your holiday crafting now!

Until we meet again…HAPPY STAMPIN!