The snow and ice predicted for Houston today seems to be petering out, BUT there’s nothing delaying Stampin’ Up! Sale-A-Bration!! The biggest promotion of the year from Stampin’ Up! begins today! With any $50 purchase of ANY Stampin’ Up! current products (not just the bundles in the SAB brochure), you get to choose one FREE product in the Sale-A-Bration Brochure. Spend $100, get two free products.  Spend $150, get three free products PLUS $25 in Hostess Dollars!

Gather together some orders from friends and get the Hostess Rewards. With a $300 or more order or party, the hostess receives an EXTRA $30 in Hostess Dollars.

Join Stampin’ Up! and become a Demonstrator and start your own stamping business! New recruits get $150 worth of products in their Starter Kit for just $99. And a bonus – new recruits can go to the Stampin’ Up! Convention in July in Salt Lake City without paying the registration fee!

Click HERE to see the new Stampin’ Up! Sale-A-Bration Brochure and start planning your order! And click the image above for more information!

More excitement!

If you are interested in a machine that JUST embosses, this is it! The Texture Boutique Embossing Machine will be in the next new Annual Stampin’ Up! Catalog but they received some early and this can be yours if you hurry. I personally recommend the Big Shot because it will also die-cut, but if you are looking for something smaller and less expensive (but does less) this might be the answer. Click the link above to go to the product page.

And New Weekly Deals!

You can view the new Weekly Deals at Stampin’ Up! but they are not updated yet in my Online Store.

Whew!  What a list!  Again, the online Sale-A-Bration Brochure is up.  Just click the link.  If you want your own hard copy, please email me if you do not have your own demonstrator. I’d be happy to mail you one!

Ready to order?  Just go to my Online Store or contact me with your order at Karen@KarenStamps.com.

One of the many fun things at Stampin’ Up! Leadership 2014 was visiting the Paper Pumpkin booth. Paper Pumpkin is the monthly subscription program from Stampin’ Up! Sign up and every month (unless you “pause” or cancel) you will receive the cutest red box with a papercrafting project inside. And it’s not always a card either! Everything you need except adhesive will be included. The idea is for you to take thirty minutes or less to sit down and enjoy an easy to make craft project! And who shouldn’t take at least that long to do something good for themselves!

In the booth they had samples posted of the past Paper Pumpkin kits and facts and information about the subscription program. But the best part of the booth was the Sneak Peek!  Literally, we could go “behind the curtain” and check out the upcoming Paper Pumpkin Kits!  Let’s just say you probably want to get your name on that subscription list! The first kit a new subscriber will receive is the Welcome Kit that comes with a clear block you will need for your stamps in the following kits! After that you will receive the same kits as everyone else.

AND – the best part for YOU is that if you subscribe to Paper Pumpkin by February 10, you will get a Free set of 2012-14 In Color Markers. You can see them HERE. Do it right away so you won’t forget! If you need help, please let me know.

You are not charged for Paper Pumpkin until it ships.  Once it ships, you get a cute little email saying it is on it’s way! See the Welcome Kit HERE.

Click on this link to sign up:   Paper Pumpkin

Everyone who signs up with me as their Demonstrator gets a special Paper Pumpkin thank you card from me! Do it now!  It will be your fun treat every month!

The other fun thing about the Paper Pumpkin booth was the Craft War!  We could use any of the stamps from the past Paper Pumpkin kits plus new paper and accessories from the Occasions Catalog to make a card for a contest!  They chose 20 winners.  Here is my card!

I wasn’t one of the 20 winners!  (Obviously my card came in 21st probably! ) No, I’m sure with all the talent at the Leadership Conference there were better cards created than mine! I hope they will publish all the cards at some point so I can see what everyone made.  It was so fun!

If you were a previous subscriber and want to sign up again, you will need a new email to set up a new account in order to get the markers.  It is for completely new subscribers only. However, you will receive the Welcome Kit again as well. If you have subscribed before and use the same email, you will receive the new kits, but no markers.  Questions?

Go ahead, take the plunge.  Sign up for Paper Pumpkin right now!  You deserve it! (And you get FREE markers!  Who wouldn’t want FREE Stampin’ Up! Markers?!)

Stampin’ Up! added new items to the Clearance Rack today!  Remember, they are only available while supplies last!  For easiest viewing, click the “Show:  All” button to see everything without having to go to the next page. And remember, if it looks like you have reached the last page but you know you haven’t, click the arrow to the side. Some people today were having difficulties seeing the new items and had to switch to a different browser or device. So if you feel like you aren’t seeing anything new, try another browser. There are a lot of things so it is hard to remember what you’ve seen before and what you haven’t!

Have fun shopping! Bargains are great!  Shop HERE at my Stampin’ Up! Online Store!

It’s Tuesday, December 17 and here are the current Weekly Deals from Stampin’ Up! Lots of fun things this week!  Who can’t use some large gift boxes around the house that you can decorate (or not) for any occasion? The Build A  Banner Kits have been really popular -get the Refill Kit plus the Christmas Banner Accessory Kit, plus you can certainly make your own designs! Use them for birthday parties or showers or holidays. The bows, the ribbon and the album you can use any time. Or use the album for the holidays and get the Season of Style Journaling Tags to help you with your pages –  or use some for cards!

Have fun shopping! Just go to my Stampin’ Up! Online Store to order. Be sure to check out the Clearance Rack for bargains, the new Valentine products (get a head start), and everything under “New Arrivals“.

Get ready for the Stampin’ Up! Clearance Rack Blitz on Tuesday, Dec. 10th. I don’t have any information yet but all you need to do is check at my Stampin’ Up! Online Store “probably” after midnight Stampin’ Up! time (Mountain Time Zone) and see if they have added new items.  Clearance Rack items should be UP TO 80% off, only available while supplies last!  Don’t dilly dally! Check and see what goodies they put up! 

Also, check out the new Weekly Deals that come out on Tuesdays!  These deals run through next Monday night.

You might consider these current products as well, if you want to add to your order:

Valentine Products

Festive Flurry Ornament Kit

Best of 25 Years Stamp Sets

Everyday Occasions Cardmaking Kit

Holiday Kits

Anything from the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog or Holiday Catalog!

Have fun shopping and let me know if you have any questions!