Holiday Sale Details!!

It's here!  The Holiday Sale details are out and you're not going to want to miss this!  Especially the DOORBUSTER DEALS tomorrow only for 24hrs!  If you've been wanting the Stampin' Trimmer or Many Marvellous Markers or the Diagonal Scoring Plate for the Simply Scored Scoring Tool, tomorrow is the time to act on that!  They are 30% off from 11:01 am to 11:00 pm!  Make sure you're not disappointed! Place your on-line order, or call or email me.

Click on the banner above to access the long list of everything that will be on sale for the next two weeks! There are savings of from 20% to 50% off, including some new bundles that have not been combined before!  Here's a link to my On-Line Stampin' Up! Store.

Have you made your Stampin' Up! Wish List for Christmas yet?  Why not write that up and then give it to me as well as to your loved ones and they can order through me!  I can manage your list to make sure that you don't get duplicates!  And I will provide gift-wrapping for anyone who would like that done.  

To sweeten the pot, on top of the awesome deals that Stampin' Up! is offering, we will make this sale period also two Mystery Hostess Contests!  Everyone who orders through me will have their name entered in a draw to win Hostess Benefits for all the orders that come in during each week, one draw for orders that come in Nov. 20 - 26 and another draw for orders that come in Nov. 27 - Dec. 2.  You will be able to order on-line using hostess codes.  The hostess code for this week is: RDG62FUV .  The hostess code for next week is: PKHYH3FF. You can also call or email me with your orders.

Each order gets one entry in the draw, and you will get an additional entry for every $50 you spend!  This is really the time to get those stamp sets or tools that you want for yourself or for other crafters on your list!

To quote one of my favourite Christmas ads featuring a goat:  

"Don't delay.....Shop Today!"

Festive Flurry Ornament Kit - Tutorial Tuesday

Welcome to the first ever Tutorial Tuesday!  Today we have a video tutorial for you on the new Festive Flurry Ornament kit!  Instead of making thank-you cards for my customers this past couple of weeks, I put together some Festive Flurry Ornaments to add to their orders!

They are so beautiful and versatile, too!  You can make them into a banner.  You can add them to a gift package.  You can make them into a tree ornament.  I even had one on a place tag at my Rising Star meals at head office!  And Stampin' Up!  makes it soo easy to put them together.  Everything is pre-die-cut and scored.  Just fold and glue together, but why don't I let my alter-ego, Crafty Clues Heather, tell you more:

You can purchase the Festive Flurry Ornament Kits at my On-Line-Store.  They are item #135813.  Or give me a call or an email and I will order them for you!  Just don't wait too long, because they are only available while supplies last.

• Festive Flurry Ornament Kit
• Linen Thread
• Silicone Craft Sheet

Here are this week's weekly deals:

WEEKLY DEALS

	Backyard Basics Item # 129380 Regular Price: $30.95 Discounted Price: $23.21
	Pumpkin Pie Chevron 3/4" Ribbon Item # 130015 Regular Price: $12.50 Discounted Price: $9.38
	Chocolate Chip Chevron 3/4" Ribbon Item # 130014 Regular Price: $12.50 Discounted Price: $9.38
	Color Coach Item # 130118 Regular Price: $18.95 Discounted Price: $14.21
	Little Labels Punch Pack Item # 126881 Regular Price: $22.95 Discounted Price: $17.21
	Stampin' Write Markers Subtles Item # 131263 Regular Price: $37.95 Discounted Price: $28.46
	Talking Tags Item # 129723 Regular Price: $9.95 Discontinued Price: $7.46
	Unknown Blessings Ensemble Item # 131311 Regular Price: $19.95 Discounted Price: $11.97

Big News A-Comin'!

I just wanted to let you know, my dear and favoured readers, that there is some big news coming on November 20th.    It's Stampin' Up!'s Holiday Sale and it's going to be HUGE!  I don't have any of the details yet, but I know that it's going to start with a 24hr. DOORBUSTER that you're not going to want to miss!  Check back here tomorrow, November 19th and get ready to do all your holiday shopping!

Have you made your Stampin' Up! Wish List for Christmas yet?  Why not write that up and then give it to me as well as to your loved ones and they can order through me!  I can manage your list to make sure that you don't get duplicates!  And I will provide gift-wrapping for anyone who would like that done.  

To sweeten the pot, on top of the awesome deals that I know Stampin' Up! will be offering, we will make this sale period also two Mystery Hostess Contests!  Everyone who orders through me will have their name entered in a draw to win Hostess Benefits for all the orders that come in during each week, one draw for orders that come in Nov. 20 - 26 and another draw for orders that come in Nov. 27 - Dec. 2.  You will be able to order on-line using hostess codes which I will reveal tomorrow!  You can also call or email me with your orders.

Each order gets one entry in the draw, and you will get an additional entry for every $50 you spend!  This is really the time to get those stamp sets or tools that you want for yourself or for other crafters on your list!

I'm busy designing some Christmas cards for my last Christmas Stampers' Dozen for the year.  You will make 12 Christmas cards, 3 each of 4 designs on Thursday, Nov. 21 starting at 6:30 pm.  I will need to have you REGISTER HERE, by Tuesday, Nov. 19 so I will have time to prepare your projects.  The cost is $30 or $25 for Stamp Club Members or for those who place an order of $20 or more.

Here's one of the cards I designed:

• This features a new set for me, Colour Me Christmas, a fun little set especially for you copic marker geniuses!  I just used two Stampin' Write Markers in Island Indigo and Pool Party.
• Silver Glimmer Paper made awesome snowballs!
• The sentiment is from More Merry Messages, which is still available, though not in the catalogue.

• The silver frame around the little reindeer is actually created using the 4th largest Circle framelit on the Island Indigo snowflake sheet of Winter Frost Specialty DSP first.  I lined it up close to the top so I would have room for the sentiment at the bottom. 
• After that was cut, I lined the DSP up on the Silver Foil sheet and centered the next smallest circle framelit inside the circle opening in the DSP.  I removed the DSP and sent the framelit and foil through the Big Shot.
• I adhered the DSP and foil together and added the 1/8" Silver Ribbon.  

• In the meantime, I stamped the Colour Me Christmas image in StazOn Jet Black ink and coloured it in, as well as stamped the sentiment in Island Indigo on the Whisper White flag.
• After adhering it all together I tied a little knot around the ribbon with another small piece and popped the sentiment up on Dimensionals.

I hope I will see you at my Stampers' Dozen, but if you live out of town or are unable to make it, you can purchase any of the supplies I used by following the links below which will take you to that product in my Stampin' Up! On-line Store:

• Color Me Christmas Wood-Mount Stamp Set
• Color Me Christmas Clear-Mount Stamp Set
• More Merry Messages Wood-Mount Stamp Set
• More Merry Messages Clear-Mount Stamp Set
• Winter Frost Specialty Designer Series Paper
• Silver Foil Sheets
• Island Indigo 8-1/2 X 11 Card Stock
• Whisper White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock
• Jet Black StazOn Pad
• Island Indigo Stampin' Write Marker
• Pool Party Stampin' Write Marker
• Island Indigo Classic Stampin' Pad
• Silver 1/8" Ribbon
• Silver Glimmer Paper
• Circles Collection Framelits Dies
• 1/2 Inch Circle Punch

Black Tie Formal from Dynamic Duos

Well, I was determined not to miss this week's Dynamic Duos Challenge #79, so I got right on it.  This week is Black Tie Week with the dessert option of Christmas, and I chose the Joyful Christmas stamp set to showcase it.

Do you remember your first formal affair?  Mine was a disaster!  I had to borrow a dress because we couldn't afford a new one.  I had been invited by a guy who was a year older than me so I was flattered, but when he started laying on the compliments right and left, I felt completely out of my element.  Like a fish out of water, or a penguin in the tropics.  Can you say, "Awkward!"

I quickly decided that I would wait a few years before doing the dating thing again!





But, creating the card for the challenge didn't feel awkward at all.  I've been seeing the Joyful Christmas poinsettias all over the place, and especially embossed on vellum and I've been dying to try it.  I can't even tell you where I got the idea, since virtually everyone has done one! (Remember when I predicted that it would be one of the top stamp sets from the Holiday catalogue?)  The vellum poinsettia just seemed to perfectly fit this challenge.  Here's my card:

•  This is basically a simple card except for fussy cutting the poinsettia.  Basic Black card base, Whisper White background, strip of Silver Glimmer paper, Black Taffeta Ribbon and a sentiment from the same stamp set as the poinsettia, Joyful Christmas!
• I stamped the flower in VersaMark ink twice on White Vellum Cardstock, then heat embossed it using Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder.  

• I cut out one poinsettia leaving it intact for the base, and then cut out the small middle petals of the other and mounted it on the base flower using a Dimensional.
• The leftover large petals were then cut out in twos and added to the bottom of the base flower using glue dots, just to increase the fullness.

• I stamped the sentiment, from Joyful Christmas, in StazOn Jet Black.  Here's a tip for stamping you sentiment right on the panel as opposed to stamping it on a separate piece and adding it to the to panel:  Do a test stamp on scrap paper to see if the sentiment is mounted straight.  This one was just a hair crooked, so I was able to make up for that when I stamped right on the panel.

• The poinsettia's center is a mixture of Basic Black Candy Dots and Rhinestones for some added bling.

I really like the outcome of today's stamping adventure, unlike my first formal date!  Hope you do, too! Leave me a comment telling me about your first formal date!  Was it great or a disaster like mine?

Here are my supplies:

• Joyful Christmas Wood-Mount Stamp Set
• Joyful Christmas Clear-Mount Stamp Set
• Basic Black 8-1/2X11 Card Stock
• Whisper White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock
• Silver Glimmer Paper
• Basic Black 3/8 Inch Taffeta Ribbon (retired)
• Versamark Pad
• Jet Black StazOn Pad
• Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder
• Heat Tool
• White Vellum 8-1/2X11 Card Stock
• Paper Snips
• Neutrals Candy Dots
• Basic Rhinestones Jewel Accents

UnDynamic Duo Challenge Christmas Card.

I really like Dynamic Duos Challenges.  I guess I'm a two-colour kinda gal.  But I missed this week's challenge due to being away on the Rising Star trip, and it was a combo that I really liked, or I thought I did.
I thought it was Sahara Sand and Always Artichoke, but I was wrong!

That's okay.  I think I like Sahara Sand with Always Artichoke better.  I'm back to Christmas Cards, because I have a Christmas Stamper's Dozen coming up next week and I need some simple designs because we make 3 each of 4 designs. They have to be simple in order for us to finish on time.  I just ordered the single stamp Christmas Star, and decided to put it to use right away on this card.  Besides, after three other Christmas Stamper's Dozens, I'm running low on new stamp sets to feature.

• That Christmas Star is huge.  I stamped it on Whisper White with VersaMark ink and embossed it with Pewter Embossing powder.  I chose pewter rather than silver for a more rustic look.
• I dry-embossed the Sahara Sand panel with the Modern Mosaic embossing folder and added some of the 1 1/4" Burlap Ribbon, adding to the rusticity. (Ha! I thought I made that up - but it's a real word - meaning the condition of being rustic!)
• The sentiment is from Joy To the World, stamped in Always Artichoke on Whisper White and fussy cut around the edges, in order to fit it neatly on the card and not collide with that star.

• I added a few Rhinestones for bling and contrast, and that's the whole thing.  It might be a bit too simple for some tastes, but it will work for the Stamper's Dozen.

I've found a new website that will create a supplies list with each supply linked to my Stampin' Up Store, so I'll add the supplies I used for this card, as created on TheseAreMyStamps!  Such a time saver!

• Christmas Star Clear-Mount Stamp Set
• Joy To The World Wood-Mount Stamp Set
• Joy To The World Clear-Mount Stamp Set
• Always Artichoke 8-1/2X11 Card Stock
• Sahara Sand 8-1/2X11 Card Stock
• 1-1/4" Burlap Ribbon
• Versamark Pad
• Always Artichoke Classic Stampin' Pad
• Modern Mosaic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
• Large Rhinestone Basic Jewels
• Basic Rhinestones Jewel Accents
• Heat Tool
• Big Shot Die-Cut Machine

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!  Hope your weekend is great!

As You See It Pastels

It's Friday morning over here at As You See It Challenges, and time for Challenge #011.  This week, Amanda has given us a pastel colour challenge and here it is:

What a gorgeous combination!  But I always think spring when I see pastel colours, which is a nice break from all the Christmas and winter cards I've been doing lately.  Here's my sample:

• I just got a new stamp set, Gifts of Kindness and I thought it would work well with this challenge.  
• I love that the flowers are polka-dotted, don't you?  Blushing Bride worked well for those.  I tried adding some embellishments to the flowers, like buttons, candy dots and pearls, but nothing really worked so I left them plain.
• I did add a little snippet of Pistachio Pudding Ruffle Stretch trim, so it wouldn't be too plain.

• I really like some of the sentiments in this stamp set, but my favourite one is "My shoulder is yours...". It says it all.
• Some Pistachio Pudding Fancy Fan DSP from the In Colour Designer Series Paper Stacks creates a great flag in the back ground.
• The So Saffron cardstock has been embossed using the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder.
• You can see a White Tea Lace Doily peeking out from beneath the sentiment and notice the Pistachio Pudding In Colour Boutique Detail highlighting the sentiment as well.

I can hardly wait to see what you do with this colour challenge!

Stamps:  Gifts of Kindness (w130441; c130444)

Paper:  In Colour 2013/15 Designer Series Paper Stacks (130136); Pistachio Pudding (131294), Blushing Bride (131198), So Saffron (105118) and Very Vanilla (101650) cardstock

Ink:  Classic Stampin' Pads in Blushing Bride (131172) and Pistachio Pudding (131177)

Accessories:  Tea Lace Paper Doilies (129399); In Colour Boutique Details (130938); 3/8" Ruffle Stretch Trim in Pistachio Pudding (130020)

Tools:  Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder (117335)

 2013-2015 In Colour Designer Series Paper Stacks

Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder

Gifts of Kindness Stamp Set

In Colour Boutique Details

Home Safe and Sound

Well, I made it home safe and sound from the craziest three days I've ever spent.  I'm pretty exhausted but thrilled to have had the experience of the Rising Star trip.  If you are a Stampin' Up Demonstrator in your first FULL year, check out the requirements and go for it!  If you're not a demonstrator yet, join my team and I can help you get to Rising Star yourself.  You'll never regret it.

Here's what awaited me on my return:

This card from my hubby was stamped with the images from the Dude, You're Welcome kit!  Stampin' for the guys! My guy really likes his kit and actually uses it quite a bit.











Here's another new promotion, in conjunction with My Digital Studio, Stampin' Up!'s digital scrapbooking and papercrafting software:

If you enter by November 22, by going to My Digital Studio's Facebook Page,  

you could be one of Ten GRAND PRIZE winners who will receive 

November’s bonus My Digital Class! 

It comes with a kit that has all the supplies you need to create fabulous projects plus a guided video training.

Just one more thing before I go:

Tuesday night in Salt Lake City, we went to dinner and a movie, only the dinner was served DURING the movie.  Stampin' Up! rented the whole little theatre and you could order a meal and they would bring it to your comfy recliner.  We ate while watching "Thor: The Dark World!"  Not a bad movie either.  It was a great way to end our Rising Star Trip!

Now, it's back to reality tomorrow, with a card for As You See It Challenges 011!  Here's a sneak peek: