Hey stampers! I have a lot of stuff to share with you today so grab a cuppa and enjoy.
First, I have a new online card class from August 25 to September 4 of my Holiday Parade 2014! This class will be every other day. I just think that is easier on everybody. I will have challenges, prizes and the usual. I would love for you to join me. This class will be held at the Cindy B Designs Card Classes site for $12.95. Sign-ups will start next week. I'm pretty excited about this and have a sneak peek video for you below of one page of the Stampin' Up! 2014 Holiday Catalog. I got to look at it last Friday and it's 55 pages of absolutely awesome new products, some of which really surprised me. If you listen closely in the video, the new products from the page I was working off of are mentioned. You must get the Endless Wishes (link is to the digital download) stamp set. It's available right now, but out of stock, and it's so popular that Stampin' Up! has had to have it manufactured several times, so keep looking and I will let you know too. Go to my Stampin' Up! Online Store and search for Item 133455. I got mine the 2nd round. You will also want to keep your 1/8" Silver Ribbon handy too with a few rolls. You can start placing your Holiday Catalog orders on August 28. I should get my order around August 5 or so and then look out because I'm going to be playing with all of that cool stuff and share it with you here. I am very impressed with this catalog. I like the direction that Stampin' Up! is heading back to, which is an industry leader with innovative products that I have not seen elsewhere and that's what got me back as a demonstrator, not to mention the 20% discount, free stuff, getting to order a month early, and an entire host of reasons. The benefits are tremendous if you really work your business or even being a hobby demonstrator where you are your own best customer. I've gone both routes, but I started with Stampin' Up! in 2007 and have been with them off and on throughout the years. I think that everybody is introduced to Stampin' Up! through a friend having a party. I remember my first party in 2007 that my girlfriend from work invited me too. It was instant addiction and what I could make was so cool. I remember sort of not knowing what I was doing when I went to a local craft store and got a few things even before I knew about Stampin' Up! and made my daughter's 13th birthday card and it turned out great! You opened it up and there was a banner that I made completely from scratch and a pocket on the front of the card that I inserted a note to Mackenzie in. I was going to be in the hospital at that time and new beforehand and wanted to make her something from my own two hands and heart. She's 21 now and I'd bet the farm that she still has it. I know my youngest 3 kids keep the cards that I've made them throughout the years. I'm not sure about my oldest. As I was organizing the other day, I came across my Boys Will Be Boys stamp set and thought of him because there are Lego's in the stamp set and it's really perfect for him right now because that was his last Christmas present from me, seriously, was Lego's. My oldest son is 28 and just made me a grandmother a tad over 2 months ago of the most perfect grandson. So I've been playing around with that set making fun stuff thinking about my sons. I also still love to color and it was very fun to color with my Blendabilities. Before daddy passed away, he told me that even as a little girl, my favorite thing to do was color. I always wanted that 96 box of crayons and never got them but I have the biggest box they have now of over 100 colors! My daughter, Mackenzie, is now 21 and a vet tech and I'm very proud of her. She is also a brilliant artist herself. I've always wanted her to draw for me and start a stamp company together with her hand drawn images. Here is one below that she gave to dad. It's an iPhone picture because I still haven't replaced my broken cord/camera or figured out dad's "too much for me camera," but I need to do something pretty fast about that. Look at what she did below and how so very detailed the picture is. There's a terrible glare and I hope that you can really see her talent.
I think I can remove that white block/glare and will do so after I come home from an appointment. She loves San Francisco. You can't help but look at it and stare to see her fascinating attention to detail.
Now I will share with you what I made with some products that I had on hand from the new Stampin' Up! 2014 Holiday Catalog. I hope you enjoy the video and pictures. Below the video and pictures, I will also share with you other Stampin' Up! information of our weekly deals and other news that you don't want to miss.
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Weekly Deals
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Pumpkin Pie 3/4" Chevron Ribbon
I do have to leave for an appointment now, but when I get home, I will fill you in on the details of the rest of the Stampin' Up! Promotions (click on link provided if you would like to see them now.
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