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Stampin’ Up! Occasions Mini Catalog….The Clock is Ticking!

Occasions Mini 2012

Don't forget!  With all the past excitement over Sale-A-Bration and now the anticipation of the retired list of stamps coming out April 15th, it is easy to overlook the Occasions Mini Catalog.  But this catalog only lasts until the end of April, so you just have about two weeks to go! I imagine some of the products will be carried over, but until we know for sure, be sure to order your "must haves" from this mini catalog before April 30th!

Did you know you can get the "recipe" for each project pictured in the Occasions Mini?  Just click HERE. This will give you a list of the supplies used in each project and that usually is enough for you to figure out how to make the project.  If not, just ask me!

To shop for any Occasions Mini products or any other great Stampin' Up! products, just click HERE to shop at my online store anytime. Then click on whatever category you want on the left.  Don't forget to check the Clearance Rack as well!

Go Shop Today at the Stampin’ Up! Clearance Rack!

Card Box Front

This plain Stampin' Card Keeper is on the Stampin' Up! Clearance Rack at this moment! It is one of many new products Stampin' Up! added yesterday afternoon so be sure to take a peek!  Products are only available while supplies last so you have to act when you see something you want!

This box we decorated as a Make & Take at Convention last summer, but it comes plain white with the silver label holder and six dividers inside to organize your cards…or whatever you want to store in there after you have decorated your box!

There are many of the old style punches, fabric, buttons, ribbon, pom pom trim, designer paper, albums, Mica Flakes, dies…..all kinds of things! You just have to see for yourself!

Go to my Online Store, sign in or create an account (you'll see that in the brown banner across the page), click on the item you want and then click the box below to "Add to Cart". The Clearance Rack is listed in the left-hand column of categories.  You can mix and match Clearance Rack items and current items on any order…even My Digital Studio downloads!

For easy viewing of the Clearance Rack, just under the banner on the right on the Clearance Rack page, click the "Show: ALL" drop-down box so all the items will come up, making it easier for you to just scroll through rather than click to the next page….and you won't miss any pages that don't come up.

If you have any questions or problems, just let me know.

Stampin’ Up! Sale-A-Bration! LAST DAY TODAY, MARCH 31st!!!

SAB 2012 Hostess Options

Don't miss out on Stampin' Up! Sale-A-Bration! Spend $50 and earn one FREE product from the beautiful Sale-A-Bration Catalog! Place your order today before 11:50 pm Mountain Time (Stampin' Up! time)! That's the end of it!  My, how the time flew by from Jan. 24th when Sale-a-Bration began until now! If your order is $150 or more, please contact me (do not put it in online yourself) because I can get you the extra Hostess goodie with an order of that size.

Hostesses were entitled to a free tote bag, but since they were running low, Stampin' Up! added some items to choose from.  See the choices above or click HERE.

Here is a card I copied from Shelli Gardner, Founder and CEO of Stampin' Up!, on her blog.  I love the Elegant Bird Die #125593, but I especially LOVE the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper #126154 in the Sale-A-Bration Catalog.  I'm sure lots of us wish they would carry that over into the new catalog!  But Sale-A-Bration items are only available during Sale-A-Bration.

Elegant Bird Card

Stamps:  Fresh Vintage (SAB), Loving Thoughts (Occasions Mini), Tiny Tags

Ink:  Crumb Cake Classic Ink

Paper:  Pool Party Card Stock, Very Vanilla Card Stock, Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper (SAB)

Accessories:  Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Elegant Bird Die, Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack (SAB), Brights Designer Buttons (SAB), Linen Thread, Sponge, Adhesives, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Crumple the paper for the wings to get the textured effect.

Place your Sale-A-Bration order HERE today!!

(Or email me at Karen@Karenstamps.com)


 



We’re Still Sale-A-Brating! Today & Tomorrow!

SAB 2012 Banner

You have today and tomorrow to earn your free product from Stampin' Up! when you spend $50 or more….for EVERY $50 you spend….no limit!! Grab your catalog and place your $50 order HERE, then add on your choice of free product from the special Stampin' Up! Sale-A-Bration Catalog HERE. There are wonderful products to pick from this year, such a variety!  And if you didn't hear me say it before, we have loved the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper!  If you want something more practical, get the pack of In Color Card Stock! And of course there are great stamp sets to choose from!  Who doesn't want free stamps??!

Today and tomorrow!!!  Sale-A-Bration ends tomorrow, Saturday March 31st!!

SHOP ONLINE HERE!

10 More Days of Stampin’ Up! Sale-A-Bration!

Today is March 21 and Sale-A-Bration ends March 31…..so after today there are only ten days left to earn your free Sale-a-Bration product with a $50 Stampin' Up! purchase.

SAB 2012 Catalog

Click on the catalog image above to see what is inside!

You can participate as a Customer….. Place an order of $50 or more and choose a free product from the above Sale-A-Bration Catalog.  No limits!  Order $100 (before shipping and tax) and choose two FREE products…and so on! For an order of $150 or more, contact me first so I can place it for you and get your free Hostess tote. Otherwise, you can order online at my Stampin' Up! store HERE!

You can participate as a Hostess…… Time is running out on this one….invite some friends/neighbors/family and we'll have some stamping fun. Orders count toward Hostess Benefits for you!

You can participate by becoming a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator….. Sign up by March 31 for only $125!  We have two Starter Kits to choose from….Standard stamping supplies or Digital with My Digital Studio. And as an extra bonus, new recruits get a free paper pack or digital download every month that they place a demonstrator order for the rest of the year!  You can contact me for more information at Karen@Karenstamps.com. Read more about becoming a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator HERE and you can sign up online!

Stampin’ Up! Sale-A-Bration 2012 Begins!!

Today is the first day of Stampin' Up!'s 2012 Sale-A-Bration, a special annual promotion that just gets better every year!

Sale-A-Bration with Stampin' Up!

Customers: Spend $50 on Stampin' Up! products and then choose any one product in the new Sale-A-Bration brochure. Choose from stamp sets, accessories, Designer Fabric, My Digital Studio content, and more! Spend $100 and choose two free items….and so on!  No limit! 

Hostesses: Host a workshop of $150 or more and receive a cute shopping tote bag!

Host a workshop of $400 or more and receive a FREE Hostess bundle!

Join Stampin' Up!:  This would be the best thing to do, in my opinion!!  After having just been at a Stampin' Up! event, I would love for you to experience the fun and joy that comes with being a part of the Stampin' Up! family! It can all sound corny, but I guarantee that it is genuine.
Just purchase a Starter Kit and you can be a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator in minutes online! During Sale-A-Bration, the Starter Kit is only $125 (regularly $175) AND get a FREE Designer Paper Pack or Digital Download every month for the rest of 2012 starting in the month after you join Stampin' Up! Click HERE for details!
It's a great opportunity to start your own business and in keeping with the theme of Stampin' Up! Leadership, run it "My Way" (which is "your" way!!).

Check it all out and get back to me with any questions!! Just email me at Karen@Karenstamps.com.

I have a few extra Sale-A-Bration and Occasions Mini Catalogs if you do not have a demonstrator and would like a copy to hold in your hands!  Just email with your contact information.  


Last Day for Stampin’ Up! Clearance Rack Blitz…with your Online Order!

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Today, January 5th is the last day for the Stampin' Up! Clearance Rack Blitz. Back in mid-December, over 200 items were added to the Clearance Rack at discounts of up to 80% off, while supplies lasted.  Many of these items did sell out, but today is the last day to view the full remaining selection.  The Clearance Rack includes old-body style punches. There is no minimum purchase and you can include regular-priced items on your order.  The only thing is it must be an online order so that you will know immediately whether an item is still available. Click on that link so you will go directly to my online store…..if you have an order of $150 or more you will receive Hostess Rewards (hostess benefits…free stuff!)

***Following the Clearance Rack Blitz sales period, some blitz items may remain in the clearance rack; others may be removed and reappear at an undesignated time in the future.  Clearance Rack Blitz items are only available while supplies last. There are no refunds or exchanges on Clearance Rack items.

Go check out the Clearance Rack today!!! When you get to the Clearance Rack page, on the right side click on "Show:  ALL" so that you can easily see all the items….or continue to click on the next arrow to move past page 10.  Just a tip!


Stampin’ Up! Clearance Rack Blitz

Take a few minutes of your busy weekend to look over the Stampin' Up! Clearance Rack because I hear some items are going fast!  That's why your order must be an Online Order (rather than through me) so that the computer will know if an item is still available at that moment.  But let me know if you have any questions!

I've heard that some items sell out from the time they are put in an order (maybe you start an order but don't finish it) until the order is finalized so I think when you finalize an order you may get a prompt that a certain item has sold out.  That's why it is urgent that you choose what you want SOON!  Santa wants you to be happy!

Tip:  I found it is best when I get to the Clearance Rack to choose "Show: All" over on the right side….that's the easiest way to get to see all the items on sale.  I find that when I just use the default number of items it doesn't take me past page 10 and there really are a LOT more things!! Or else you have to keep clicking the arrow even though no extra page numbers are shown.  If you do "All" items, then you don't have to keep clicking next to go to the next page…..just keep scrolling.

Good luck and have fun shopping!!

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Stampin’ Up! Clearance Rack Blitz Starts Today!

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Click on the image above or the highlighted link to go directly to the Stampin' Up! Clearance Rack on my website to check out the new additions!  Nearly 200 new Clearance Rack items are being added to the Online Store at discounts up to 80 percent off retail–while supplies last!

  • Only online orders qualify for this promotion. Orders can include non-Clearance Rack items, as well.
  • The Clearance Rack Blitz includes old-body style punches.
  • There is no minimum purchase required to participate in this promotion.
  • Qualifying Clearance Rack orders are eligible for hostess benefits/Stampin' Rewards.
  • Clearance Rack Blitz items are only available while supplies last. There are no refunds or exchanges on Clearance Rack items.

Here are some things that jumped out for me…..LOTS of punches (a few new style), Silver Tinsel Trim (use it this Christmas or any time!), beautiful Botanical Gazette Designer Paper, Candy Cane Big Designer Buttons (and others!), and the Design a House!

Go check it out HERE!!  Because it is the Clearance Rack, it has to be an online order, but let me know if you have any questions.

Remember, it's only WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!


Stampin’ Up! Online Extravaganza Coming to an End Wed. Nov. 30th!

Is tomorrow REALLY the last day of November??!  Are you kidding me?! Well, I guess it is, so if you want to take advantage of the Stampin' Up! Online Extravaganza before it ends Wednesday Nov. 30th, be sure to check it out!!  Don't delay!  You do NOT have to place your own order online, you can call or email me to do it for you….but you do have to do it before the end of the day November 30th!

Note:  The price you see at first on a product is not the sale price…click on the product itself and you will then see the sale price in red ink.  If you want one of the bundles, you have to put in the bundle item # to get the sale price so double-check that.

Let me know if you have any questions, and I hope you get some good deals!!

Glimmer Holiday Stocking Christmas Card + Cyber Monday!!

Glimmer Paper Holiday Stocking Christmas Card

Both the Red (#121790) and the Silver Glimmer Paper (#124005) by Stampin' Up! are so beautiful to use!  A person might even want to hoard this paper, but really, isn't it better to use and let others enjoy it also??! The glimmer and shimmer of the paper, especially the silver, is so beautiful in person one could just look at the whole sheet all day playing with it in the light!

Here is a very simple, easy, but elegant card using just a little bit of the Glimmer Paper.  I love the tone on tone layers, and I used my Simply Scored Tool (#122334) to make the borders on the Whisper White top layer.  Love the Mini Jingle Bells (#124116) and the Cherry Cobbler/White Baker's Twine! (#123125).  The greeting is from the stamp set Grateful Greetings (#116511).

And today is Cyber Monday, perhaps the busiest online shopping day as people go back to work or shop from home on their computers!  Stampin' Up! is already offering their Online Extravaganza (check it out HERE!) through the end of the month!  If you haven't checked out the discounts, be sure to do it today because I am offering a free tutorial to make an easy Christmas mini album with a $25 Stampin' Up! order placed through me or my Stampin' Up! website only today, until midnight! Of course you can order anything you want, not just the Online Extravaganza merchandise.  You have plenty of time to order your supplies for Christmas cards and projects and still have time to make them!

Check out my Free Tutorial offer in my post here.

And don't forget the special Hostess Promotion going on until Dec. 15th! Hostesses will receive an additional $35 in free Stampin' Up! products when they hold a workshop totaling $350 or more (excluding tax and shipping)! This is in addition to all the other benefits they already get as a Stampin' Up! hostess. Or place your own very large order!  You know you want to!!

So lots going on at Stampin' Up! Let me know if you have any questions, want anything, need anything!  Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving…..and now it's on to Christmas!!

Black Friday – Cyber Monday Bonus Treat

Sneak Peek of Mini Album

Perhaps you would like to avoid the crazy shopping rush called Black Friday this weekend….or maybe AFTER you have done your shopping this weekend you would like to just relax and check out all the wonderful products Stampin' Up! offers!  If you look through the catalog as if you were choosing a gift for someone, you might find that there are quite a few suitable items even for the non-stamper….or the crafter!

Stampin' Up! has already started their Online Extravaganza through November 30.  But to have a little Black Friday and Cyber Monday fun, I'm offering a special tutorial as a treat for you when you place an order of $25 or more (before shipping and tax).  It's an easy mini album to make, perfect for a few Christmas photos.  This offer is good now, Black Friday through Cyber Monday (Nov. 28).  When I see you have placed your order, I will email you instructions on how to receive your tutorial.  You can order online at my Stampin' Up! Online Store or contact me to place your order.  Just email me at Karen@Karenstamps.com.

Happy Holidays!

Holiday Shopping Begins with the Stampin’ Up! Online Extravaganza!

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Holiday Shopping begins today!  The Stampin' Up! Online Extravaganza has begun!  Be sure to check all the discounts available to you!  We have Stampin' Up! products 20% – 60% off Nov. 21 – 30 only!

24 Hour Only Sale!!!

For 24 hours only, all day today until 11:59 PM (MT) tonight ONLY!!

These two items discounted 20% TODAY ONLY!!

Click on each image for more information!

 Simply Scored - by Stampin' Up!

Item

Description

Retail Price

24-Hour 
Sale Price

122334

Simply Scored

$29.95

$23.96

125152

Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps

$16.95

$13.56


Click HERE to see the PDF with ALL the sale products listed!  Or click HERE to go directly to my Online Store.

  • Discounted products are available on all order types.  If you prefer to contact me to place your order that is fine!  Orders do not have to be Online only (except for digital downloads).
  • There is no minimum purchase required to participate in this promotion.
  • For product bundles, you must use the bundle item numbers provided. Bundle discounts will not be applied if individual item numbers are used.
  • Additional products from current catalogs may be purchased on the same order.

Be sure to check out these great deals!  Start your holiday shopping….for yourself…and others!!….TODAY!

ORDER HERE NOW!

 

Kick Off the Holiday Shopping Season on Monday! Online Extravaganza!

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Be sure to check back on Monday, Nov. 21, to see how Stampin' Up! is kicking off the holiday shopping season a little early! Take advantage of great savings on your stamping supplies PLUS , there will be two items on sale for 24 hours only (November 21, 12:01 AM – 11:59 PM [MT]) – so don't miss the first 24 hours of  the Stampin' Up! Online Extravaganza

I don't know what the two items are, but I'll find out with you Monday morning!  Be sure to check back!

Be a Big Shot with Stampin’ Up!…and Get a Free Big Shot, Too!

 

BIG SHOT RECRUITING PROMOTION!!!

New demonstrators who join the Stampin' Up! family in October will get a FREE Big Shot (or up to $100 in free Stampin' Up! products)! Can you believe that??! What an opportunity to start your own business right before the holidays!  Join my team and take advantage of the great products in the Holiday Mini Catalog and the Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog to start your stamping, scrapbooking and papercrafting business! And to have a FREE Big Shot to do it with is nothing short of spectacular!

  • Any new recruit who signs up during the promotion period will receive a Sizzix Big Shot Machine or $100 in Stampin' Up! products of your choice from any of our current catalogs.
  • New recruits who use the online IDA (Independent Demonstrator Agreement HERE) will be given access to the Promotional Product Bonus order type in OEX (the ordering page for demonstrators) approximately one hour after you complete your online IDA (you will be provided a link to OEX for this redemption via e-mail). In this order type, you will either enter the item number for the Big Shot (item 113439) or the item numbers for up to $100 in Stampin' Up! products. Products can be chosen from any current catalog and shipping is free!
  • New Recruits should ensure that your free total comes as close as possible to $100 without going over since the Promotional Product Bonus order type will not allow items beyond $100 to be added to the order.
  • Those who mail in their IDAs can simply list the items they want for free on their accompanying order form.
  • New recruits will have until November 30, 2011, to redeem their product bonus.

What this means is….you can sign up online to be a Stampin' Up! demonstrator HERE and become a demonstrator in minutes by purchasing either the Standard Starter Kit or the Digital+ Starter Kit.  Both kits are customizable. Then after approximately one hour you will be able to log in to the Demonstrator side of the Stampin' Up! website and find a special link with which to order your Big Shot or $100 in stamping products.  Shipping is FREE! (Or you can wait until November….but who could wait that long for FREE stuff!)

Starter Kits

The standard Starter Kit includes

  • Four complete stamp sets (including a clear-mount set and clear-mount block)
  • A Stampin' Around wheel, handle, and ink cartridge  
  • Assortment of Designer Series Paper and card stock
  • White envelopes (40)
  • Four Classic Stampin' Pads
  • Two Stampin' Write markers
  • VersaMark Pad
  • Whisper White 5/8" satin ribbon
  • Always Bird Décor Elements and applicator
  • Adhesives
  • Blender pen
  • Color Coach
  • Cupcake Punch
  • Stamping sponge
  • Stampin' Scrub and Mist 
  • Box of Idea Book & Catalogs
  • Business forms and tools 

The Digital+ Starter Kit includes

  • My Digital Studio digital designing software
  • His & Hers Digital Content Collection DVD
  • One clear-mount stamp set (including a clear-mount block)
  • Assortment of card stock
  • Note cards and envelopes (20)
  • Four Classic Stampin' Pads  
  • Real Red 1/4" grosgrain ribbon
  • Brights Designer Buttons
  • Always Bird Décor Elements and applicator
  • Adhesives
  • Blender Pen
  • Stampin' Scrub and Mist 
  • Box of Idea Book & Catalogs
  • Business forms and tools 

Choose the Starter Kit that best matches your stamping and paper-crafting interests, and get over $340 of Stampin' Up!'s high-quality products for just $175.

Read all about joining Stampin' Up! HERE.  Read about the Big Shot offer HERE.

Contact me with your questions at Karen@Karenstamps.com.

You'll be so glad you decided on Stampin' Up!