Thank You to Demonstrator Support for Their Awesomeness #weloveds

Demonstrator Support is a service Stampin' Up! provides its demonstrators. You can phone DS for help with ordering, problems with orders or deliveries, or any questions you might have about policies and products! In fact, the amount of knowledge a Demonstrator Support employee must have is mind-boggling. I have been so thankful for them in a number of cases. Not only that, but they are so cheerful and helpful. I rarely come away from a phone call or email without all the information and resolution I need! Last year, demonstrators came up with a plan to thank Demonstrator Support personnel. They flooded the office with cards, tweets, facebook posts etc., just to let DS know how we feel about them. It was so well supported that we are doing it again this year, using the hashtag,
#weloveds!

I used a colour challenge from The Paper Players for this card. It features three of the five In Colours that will be retiring this year, Strawberry Slush, Pistachio Pudding and Coastal Cabana. I'm going to be really sorry to see them go, but I'm also excited to find out the new In Colours that will be introduced in the 2015-16 Annual Catalogue in June.  In the meantime, better stock up on these retiring shades before they're unavailable.

Here's a closer look at my card:

• I dug out the Big News Stamp set, which I haven't used very often, but which has this sentiment that was perfect for the situation. There does seem to be no limit to their awesomeness! It's stamped in Coastal Cabana and die cut with the Apothecary Accents Framelits, which this stamp was just made for, I can tell.
• I die cut another shape in Pistachio Pudding and cut it in half, glueing it on the back of the sentiment panel, just offset a bit on the top and bottom. To do this, it is necessary to trim off the little points on the ends of the background shape. The whole panel is popped up on Dimensionals.
• The panel behind the sentiment is stamped using the Mother's Love Stamp set, which is a funky two-step stamping floral set. Each image comes in solid and outline which created the flowers you see here.
• A little DSP from the Lullaby Designer Series Paper in Pistachio Pudding creates a envelope liner. The bow on the card front is tied with the In Colour Thick Baker's Twine.

I'm sure you have a person that you know with no awesomeness limit! This would be a great card for them.

Tuesday means new Weekly Deals. Take a look at these bargains:

I think I'll give those Washi Sheets a try! And maybe the Striped Scallop Thinlits Die. Those Something Borrowed Embellishments are so beautiful and make great jewelry as well as card bling!

Click on the links below to take you to my On-Line Store, where you can read about, look at, and purchase if you wish, the Stampin' Up! products used to make this card today!

Product List

Big News Clear-Mount Stamp Set [134018]	Big News Wood-Mount Stamp Set [134015]	Mother's Love Clear Stamp Set [138841]	Mother's Love Wood Stamp Set [138838]	Mother's Love Photopolymer Stamp Set [137170]
Lullaby Designer Series Paper [133695]	Strawberry Slush 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131295]	Pistachio Pudding 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131294]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]
Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [131175]	2013-2015 In Color Stampin' Write Markers [131260]	Coastal Cabana Thick Baker's Twine [135638]	Apothecary Accents Framelits Die [127003]	Big Shot [113439]
SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332]	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Glue Dots [103683]

Six-Sided Sampler Thank You Trios

I have so much fun with the little Thank You cards I send out with all my customers' orders!  They are a
great way to sample the new products and colours and DSP! It's just fun playing with the new stuff!  And have I got NEW STUFF?!  It was seriously like Christmas around here on Friday, when my first order of new products arrived from Stampin' Up - for me and for my customers after my catalogue launch last Saturday!  I was pleasantly surprised with the speed with which the orders were filled and shipped.  I was expecting it to take a little longer, but it was here sooner than expected!  Kudos to Stampin' Up!!






Anyway, I set right to work sorting and bagging orders and making the Thank You cards to go in them.  It wasn't long before my hubby heard squealing and calls for him to "Come, look!"
Here, you'll have to see why for yourself!

• I used all the new In Colours:  Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding and Strawberry Slush.  They look as delicious as they sound!  
• I also added one of the new Brights into the mix, Bermuda Bay!  
• I just received my In Colour Paper Stacks and I absolutely love the new designs for each colour.  I picked the polka dots this time, but there are three other up-dated designs to choose from.

• Then I grabbed all my In Colour inks and the Six-Sided Sampler bundle which includes all these great stamps AND a hexagon punch, saving 15%,  and stamped all these wonderfully designed hexagons!   (If you weren't already aware - hexagons are very hot right now!)
• Then I punched them out using the long-awaited hexagon punch. (By the way, the hexagons it punches are bigger than the embossed hexagons created by the Honeycomb Embossing Folder.) 

• After arranging them, I added a little strip of the new 3/8" Ruffle Stretch Trim, which comes in all the new In Colours!  I am over the moon about this ribbon!  It is SO cute! and, because it is stretchy, I believe that we will be able to frame Ovals and Circles as well as other shapes.  Just look at the cuteness it created on these little cards! I purposely did not have the ribbon fit neatly around the upper panel, because I was looking for a Quick and Cute Effect, smashbook style!
• The new Designer Buttons are adorable, big or small, and add the perfect little touch to the cards!

Book a Girls Night Out!!

Hope these convinced you to order some of the new products!  I haven't been this excited for a long time about new items.  I would love to share them with you and your friends and I have some openings in my schedule this coming week and the next!  Call me to book a Girls Night Out crafting time!  You'll have a great time and you can hold it at my house or yours!  (At my house, I do the cleaning and baking, and all you have to do is invite your friends!)

Stamps:  Six Sided Sampler (w130953; c130956)

Paper:  Bermuda Bay (131197), Baked Brown Sugar (131296), Coastal Cabana (131297), Crisp Cantaloupe (131298), Pistachio Pudding (131294) and Strawberry Slush (131295) card stock; Brights (130134) and 2013/15 In Colour (130136) Designer Series Paper Stacks

Ink: Classic Stampin' Pads in Bermuda Bay (131171),  Baked Brown Sugar (131174), Coastal Cabana (131175), Crisp Cantaloupe (131176), Pistachio Pudding (131177) and Strawberry Slush (131178)

Accessories:  3/8" Ruffle Stretch Trim in Coastal Cabana (), Crisp Cantaloupe () and Pistachio Pudding (); Brights (130028) and Subtles (130030) Designer Buttons

Tools:  Hexagon Punch (130919)

Six-Sided Sampler Bundle

Brights Designer Buttons

3/8" Ruffle Stretch Trim in Crisp Cantaloupe

Hexagon Punch

2013-15 In Colours Designer Series Paper Stack