Butterfly Beauty Sneak Peek from the Occasions catalog

• A Sneak Peek of Butterfly Beauty Thinlits Dies from Occasions catalog 
• A card class to Jumpstart your January
• Year-End Sale Ends TODAY; Get these items by Jan 2

Stampin' Up! Occasion Catalog Sneak Peek

Can't wait for Spring?  These beautiful butterflies will hold you over.  Here's a card showing the Butterfly Beauty Thinlits Dies from the upcoming Occasions catalog.  And the wait is almost over.  Beginning January 3, you'll be able to place orders for this set of thinlits as well as a wagon-load of other beautiful new stamp sets, dies and coordinating papers, ribbons and accessories.

The beautiful background paper is from the Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper, which you can earn during Sale-A_Bration with a $40 order.  Look through the Sale-A-Bration Brochure to see all of the selections you can choose from.  The Sale-A-Bration Brochure will be live Thursday, January 3.  

My customers have already received the new Sale-A-Bration Brochure in their mailbox.  Before my customers begin calling, YES, the new Occasions catalogs are also on the way.  They were shipped within a few days of each other, so it should be in your mailbox soon. However, we're hearing reports that catalogs have been delayed.  You'll be able to download the catalogs tomorrow.  And, if you don't have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, and you need the upcoming catalogs, just let me know. 

  

Sale-A-Bration is a special sale Stampin' Up! holds during January 3 through March 31, where each $50 or $100 purchase from the Stampin' Up! annual catalog or the Occasions catalog earns you free selections of merchandise from the Sale-A-Bration Brochure.  This year, during Sale-A-Bration, there is also a great sign-up bonus to join my team as a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator. demonstrator.  

Beginning January 3, you'll be able to sign up for $99 and pick $175 -- YES $175-- worth of merchandise from any of the current Stampin' Up! catalogs as your starter kit.  If you're thinking about it, joining in early January not only gets you the great signing offer, but you'll be able to earn even more if you sell or recruit during January, February or March -- while Sale-A-Bration is going on. Be sure to wait until January 3 to get the $175 offer, and then, click this link to sign up, or contact me and we'll work through a Starter Kit order to get you the most for your money.      

For today's card, I used a Highland Heather, then a layer of Gorgeous Grape and then a print from the Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper from the Sale-A-Bration brochure.  The butterflies are two layers; one of Gorgeous Grape and the second of Highland Heather, cut with the new Butterfly Beauty Thinlit Dies.  

The sentiment is stamped in Gorgeous Grape on a small piece of Whisper White, and it is from the Piece of Cake stamp set from the Occasions Catalog.  The sentiment piece is layered over the Whisper White 5/8" Flax Ribbon, a very soft ribbon, much like the Burlap ribbon in the main catalog, only more pliable.  

Isn't this a gorgeous card?  Just the card for a special friend or family member, and very easy to make as the butter fly images are all connected, so you're making only two passes through the big shot.  One for the lighter color and one for the darker color cardstock used.      

Recipe

• Stamps: Pieces of Cake (Occasions Catalog)
• Ink:  Gorgeous Grape, 
• Paper:  Gorgeous Grape, Heather Highland, Whisper White, Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper (A free selection from the Sale-A-Bration brochure)
• Accessories:   5/8" Whisper White Flax Ribbon (Occasions catalog), Butterfly Beauty Thinlits Dies, Big Shot Die Cutting Machine  

Last day for Year-End Closeouts - January 2, 2019



Today is the final day of the Year-End Closeout sale.  Several Holiday Catalog items will carry over after January 2. Download a .pdf copy of the Holiday carryover list here.  If their are Holiday bundles in the current Holiday catalog that you're thinking about purchasing for next year,  you'll want to buy them before today at the bundle price -- a 10% savings -- because these bundle prices go away on January 3.  You'll still be able to purchase these carryover items after January 2, but you'll no longer get the 10% savings for purchasing them as a bundle.

January 6 Beauty Abounds Card Class has seats available

Get a jump on your January card needs by creating your Christmas Thank-You cards and making those January Birthday cards you know you're going to need, during our card class, January 6.  

Join us for a relaxing afternoon creating these 6 lovely cards you'll be proud to send to friends or family members to show them how much you care.    

These are the 6 cards we'll make in this card class.  Click for larger image.

This is also a great opportunity to see and try some of the newest stamp set, dies and papers from the Stampin' Up! Occasions catalog, available January 3.   

We'll use the Beauty Abounds stamp set and coordinating dies to create three different looks so you can see the versatility of this thinlits dies set.  If you purchase the Beauty Abounds bundle, you'll earn a free selection from the Sale-A-Bration brochure, and during this class, you'll get to try 3 different Sale-A-Bration sets.       

You'll love creating these cards and then sharing your creativity with others when you need to send special cards in January.  Bring your Planner with your complete list of January card needs.

For a closer look at each project,  visit the Meetup Photo album for this class, and register for the class while you're visiting my Meetup registration site.  The photo album includes individual photos of each project we'll make. 

Class size is limited, so register for this class now.  Your class fee of $28 for these projects will include precut materials, and embellishments.  Use your PayPal account and send your class fee to my PayPal account at dje-ross@swbell.net , or contact me and ask me to issue you a PayPal invoice for the class. 

Subscribe to my blog, register on my Meetup site or follow me on Instagram to receive up to date ideas and notices.

Quick Links

• To place an on-line order, 24 X 7
• Want to purchase at a discount?  Sign up for $99 and get $125 worth of product you select from current catalogs in your starter kit.  
• NEW - Year End Closeout & Retiring items, while supplies last!
• Download a free 2018-2019 Annual catalog & Holiday catalog.
• Follow my card ideas and upcoming classes by subscribing to my blog, register on my Meetup site, or by following me on Instagram or Facebook.
• Clearance Rack - Products available while they last

Enjoy!

Donna Ross

Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator

Private Classes for 1 or a small group of friends:  http://cardmaking.meetup.com/71/

To place an order: Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping 

Current Promotions

Start You Own Business

Host a workshop

Download Free Stampin' Up! Catalogs

Start your New Year Crafting these Beautiful Handmade Cards

• All-Occasions & Beauty Abounds card class - January 6, 2019
• Join us to make these hand-made cards
• Finals days for Year-End Clearance savings 

January 6 Beauty Abounds Card Class

Get a jump on your January card needs by creating your Christmas Thank-You cards and making those January Birthday cards you know you're going to need, during our card class, January 6.  

Join us for a relaxing afternoon creating these 6 lovely cards you'll be proud to send to friends or family members to show them how much you care.    

This is also a great opportunity to see some of the newest stamp set, dies and papers from the Stampin' Up! Occasions catalog, available January 3.  You'll also get to try some of the Sale-A-Bration stamp sets you can pick as free selections with a $50 or $100 order.  

We'll use the Beauty Abounds stamp set and coordinating dies to create three different looks so you can see the versatility of this set.  If you purchase the Beauty Abounds bundle, you'll earn a free selection from the Sale-A-Bration brochure, and you'll get to try 3 of the Sale-A-Bration sets during this class.  

You'll love creating these cards and then sharing your creativity with others when you need to send special cards in January.  Bring your Planner with your complete list of January card needs.

For a closer look at each project, take a look  at the Meetup Photo album for this class, and register for the class while you're visiting my Meetup registration site.  The photo album includes individual photos of each project we'll make. 

Class size is limited, so register for this class now.  Your class fee of $28 for these projects will include precut materials, and embellishments.  Use your PayPal account and send your class fee to my PayPal account at dje-ross@swbell.net , or contact me and ask me to issue you a PayPal invoice for the class. 

Subscribe to my blog, register on my Meetup site or follow me on Instagram to receive up to date ideas and notices.

Time to Organize your 2019

Stampin' Up! has Planners to help your organize your 2019 activities.  I use the Stampin' Up! Big Plans Planner Kit to organize my month, week and daily activities.  My Month-At-A-Glance lists all the Birthdays and cards I need to make for that month so I don't miss a date.

Stampin' Up! Big Plans Planner Kit, 146859 - $37.00

The Big Plans Planner includes your 9" X 8-3/4 X 2-1/8" binder, 13 divider pages, weekly and monthly calendars and note pages, plus sticker, and pocket pages to customize the planner pages with your own creativity.

If you're looking for a great value planner, grab the Love Today Planner from the Clearance Rack at 60% off.  Both are great to keep you on schedule and give you a creative outlet too.  

Final Few Days for Year-End Closeouts

Stampin' Up! retiring favorites and discounted products from the Holiday catalog will soon be gone.  Be sure to purchase any bundles that carry over to the new catalogs as the bundle prices go away on these sets after January 2.  To see the carryover list, check here.  

My tutorials

Stampin' Up! gives us plenty of wonderful products to fill our creative needs.  But during busy times, we don't always have time to create our own ideas.  Visit my tutorial page and order a card tutorial with all the dimensions and products spelled out along with step by step assembly instructions for each project.  

Spend more time stamping and less time looking through social media for ideas.  See what available today.  Click the Tutorial tab at the top of my website, or follow this link to my Tutorial page.

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Quick Links

• To place an on-line order, 24 X 7
• Want to purchase at a discount?  Sign up for $99 and get $125 worth of product you select from current catalogs in your starter kit.  
• Year End Closeout & Retiring items, while supplies last!
• Download a free 2018-2019 catalogs.
• Follow my card ideas and upcoming classes by subscribing to my blog, register on my Meetup site, or by following me on Instagram or Facebook.
• Clearance Rack - Products available while they last

Donna Ross

Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator

Private Classes for 1 or a small group of friends:  http://cardmaking.meetup.com/71/

To place an order: Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping 

Current Promotions

Start You Own Business

Host a workshop

Download Free Stampin' Up! Catalogs

One more Stampin' Up! Hello Cupcake Sale-A-Bration Sneak Peek

• A Sneak Peek of Hello Cupcake from Sale-A-Bration 
• A planner to Organize your 2019 for less than $15?
• Year-End Sale Ends soon; Get these items by Jan 2

Another Stampin' Up! Sale-A-Bration Sneak Peek

I'm not sure why, but Grapefruit Grove cardstock makes my eyes happy.  So teaming it with the fun, new free Sale-A-Bration selection, Hello Cupcake stamp set, make me doubly happy.  The Hello Cupcake stamp set is only available as one of the free selections from the Sale-a-Bration Brochure with a $50 Stampin' Up! order beginning January 3.  

My customers have already received the new Sale-A-Bration Brochure in their mailbox.  Before my customers begin calling, YES, the new Occasions catalogs are also on the way.  They were shipped within a few days of each other, so it should be in your mailbox soon.  If you don't have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, and you need the upcoming catalogs, just let me know.   

Hello Cupcake stamp set is a Stampin' Up!
Sale-A-Bration free selection with a $50 order

Sale-A-Bration is a special sale Stampin' Up! holds during January 3 through March 31, where each $50 or $100 purchase from the Stampin' Up! annual catalog or the Occasions catalog earns you free selections of merchandise from the Sale-A-Bration Brochure.  This year, during Sale-A-Bration, there is also THE BEST SIGN UP BONUS I have ever seen during my 12+ years as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  

If you've thought about joining Stampin' Up! as either a hobby demonstrator -just for the 20% discount on your orders-- or if you've always wanted a fun, part-time job to earn a little extra money while having a ball with your crafty friends, beginning January 3, you'll be able to sign up for $99 and pick $175 -- YES $175-- worth of merchandise from any of the current Stampin' Up! catalogs as your starter kit.  This is THE Best Offer I've ever seen Stampin' Up! offer new demonstrators.  Be sure to wait until January 3 to get the $175 offer, and then, click this link to sign up, or contact me and we'll work through a Starter Kit order to get you the most for your money.      

For today's card, I used a basecard of Grapefruit Grove, then a layer of Whisper White.  Then a layer of a print from the new Gingham Gala 6 X 6" Designer Series Paper from the Occasions Catalog.      

The image layer is Whisper White.  The base of the cupcake and the sentiment and the heart accent are stamped in Soft Suede.  The cupcake swirl is stamped in Grapefruit Grove. 

I added three Grapefruit Grove pearls from the Share What You Love Artisan Pearl package to accent the fun cupcake image.  Stampin' Up! has had many cupcake images over the years.  This one has become my all-time favorite cupcake stamp set.    

Recipe

• Stamps: Hello Cupcake (Free Sale-A-Bration selection with a $50 order beginning Jan 3 2019)
• Ink:  Soft Suede, Grapefruit Grove
• Paper:  Whisper White, Grapefruit Grove, Gingham Gala 6 X 6" Designer Series Paper (Occasions Catalog)
• Accessories:   Grapefruit Grove pearls from the Share What You Love Artisan Pearls package  

Year-End Closeouts sale ends January 2, 2019



Just a few days remain to pick up year-end closings and save.  Several Holiday Catalog items will carry over after January 2. Download a pdf copy of the Holiday carryover list here.  Pay particular attention to the bundles in the current Holiday catalog that you're thinking about purchasing for next year.  You'll want to buy them before January 2, because the bundle price -- a 10% savings -- goes away on January 2.  You'll still be able to purchase these carryover items after January 2, but you'll no longer get the 10% savings for purchasing them as a bundle.  

Stretch the money you received as holiday gifts by purchasing discounted merchandise now, while supplies last.  A few surplus items from the Stampin' Up! annual catalog are also included in this sale.

Here's a pdf of the Full Year-End Closeout list, including which items are discounted.  Or visit my online store for the most up-t0-date-list as some items have already sold out and have been removed from the store.

Download a pdf of the Full Year-End Closeout List

Get ready for 2019 with Clearance Rack items at Up to 60% off

Two of the fun deals as you begin planning for the first few months of 2019 are the Painted Love Gold Vinyl Sticker from the Clearance rack and the Red Distressed Card Tin from the Year-End Discount List.   These Gold Vinyl stickers are self-adhesive hearts, borders, and shapes in brilliant gold.  Have you started setting up your Planner for 2019?  Use these hearts and boarders to decorate the pages of your Planner.  Also great for cards, scrapbook pages or to decorate card tins, like the Red Distressed Card Tin on the Year-End Close out sale.

Painted Love Gold Vinyl Stickers - 145586 - Normally $7.00, on Clearance $2.80

Pick up the Red Distressed Card Tins on the Year-End Closeout and decorate the tin with the Painted Love Gold Vinyl Stickers (above).  Then, use your decorated tin to store your Valentine's Cards -- both the stickers and tins will save your pocketbook a pretty penny. 

Red Distressed Card Tin - 148027 - Was $9.50; Now $6.17 on Year-End Closeout

And, if you're looking for a great deal on Stampin' Up!'s high-quality cardstock, you won't see prices much better than what you'll see on the Clearance rack.  Take a look at these retired 8-1/2 X 11" cardstock pack of 24 sheets, which are normally $8.00.  Now just $3.20!!!

• Always Artichoke - 105119 -  Normally $8.00; Sale Price $3.20
• Island Indigo - 122923 - Normally $8.00: Sale Price $3.20
• Naturals White - 102316 - Normally $7.50:  Sale Price $3.20
• Print Pirouette - 111351 - Normally $8.00; Sales Price $3.20
• Tangelo Twist - 133677 - Normally $8.00; Sales Price $3.20
• Tempting Turquoise - 102067 - Normally $8.00; Sales Price:  $3.20
• Wild Wasabi - 108641 - Normally $8.00; Sales Price:  $3.20
• Wisteria Wonder - 122922 - Normally $8.00; Sales Price:  $3.20

These cardstock colors are only good until they are gone, so if you're looking for a real deal on the quality cardstock available from Stampin' Up!, this is a great opportunity to stock up for future needs.

Organize your 2019 for Maximum Productivity with a Planner for less than $15!!

Are you ready for 2019?  One more item you won't want to overlook on the Clearance Rack -- especially as you begin planning your 2019 -- is the Love Today Planner. To organize yourself in 2019, you'll love that you can customize your planner with your stamps, stickers that come with your Planner, die cuts, and photos, while planning to achieve your goals more easily than ever. 

While your phone has taken over most of the tasks of a Planner, there is research that suggests that writing things down by hand helps you retain information better.  Also, a paper Planner keeps everything in one place, instead of bouncing from  your calendar app to your separate to-do list app, and yet another app for your notes and lists.

Organize your time.  Spend it with purpose

Focus on the goals you care about.  List reminders for your greeting card needs each month, schedule your blog posts, Facebook videos, and stamping dates along with all of your ideas, goals, tasks, and every-day to-dos.  You might turn your planner into a memory book where you can use it to capture thoughts, doodles and photos to scrapbook.  Just add a few 6" X 8" Memories & More photo pages from page 194 in the Annual Catalog. 

Treat yourself or a loved one, your Mom, Coworkers, BFFs and siblings to this organization essential for 2019. No dates are printed so your can start using the Love Today Planner anytime you want.  Pick up several and you can use them as gifts throughout the year!     

Love Today Planner Kit - was $37; now $14.80   Item # 144259

Decorate your notes pages or the 4 photo protector pages as a vision board.  Visualization is one of the most powerful tools you can use to help you achieve your goals. Stamp or write your dates, then create healthy habits and track your daily and weekly to-dos, including your craft time, daily water intake, steps achieved, and hours slept.  Do life differently in 2019 with a planner that's going to help you stay organized.      

Make it your own.  Plan goals that matter.  Organize your time

While you're on the clearance page, pick up a refill for your Planner to extend the value of your initial purchase for only $10.80.  This refill was originally $27, but you'll save by purchasing this item from the Clearance Rack.  Again, because the pages aren't printed with dates, you'll be able to start using your refill at any time.  You'll love the flexibility to create the look you love with enough free space to make it your own.  Use your dies cuts to add snowflakes in January, hearts in February, bunnies in March, etc, then in April, stamp your pages with flowers and other fun images for your future months.  Spend your valuable time on what's meaningful to you.       

Love Today Planner Kit Refill - was $27, now $10.80 145386

You can combine items from the Clearance Rack and from the Year-End Closeout pages on the same order with items from the 2018 - 2019 annual catalog and Holiday catalog.  If you're a demonstrator who hasn't placed your December preorder for Occasions and Sale-A-Bration items, you can add those items to your order. 

Quick Links

• To place an on-line order, 24 X 7
• Want to purchase at a discount?  Sign up for $99 and get $125 worth of product you select from current catalogs in your starter kit.  
• NEW - Year End Closeout & Retiring items, while supplies last!
• Download a free 2018-2019 Annual catalog & Holiday catalog.
• Follow my card ideas and upcoming classes by subscribing to my blog, register on my Meetup site, or by following me on Instagram or Facebook.
• Clearance Rack - Products available while they last

Enjoy!

Donna Ross

Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator

Private Classes for 1 or a small group of friends:  http://cardmaking.meetup.com/71/

To place an order: Place an on-line order through my Stampin' Up! store - 24/7 Shopping 

Current Promotions

Start You Own Business

Host a workshop

Download Free Stampin' Up! Catalogs