We're excited to announce that a new photopolymer stamp set is now available. Wanderlust (item 133452) is a great set for travelers-and wannabe travelers too. You and your customers will want to make sure to get this for capturing your summer trip memories, or to send a hand-made postcard to a friend or family member.

Enter to win $30 in FREE STAMPS at the same time! Now that's an offer no one can refuse lol. There may be multiple winners (depending on how many orders are placed using the code), so your chances are higher!

TO ENTER MYSTERY HOSTESS DRAWING:

• Place a minimum order of $25 in my Online Store now thru June 10, 2013
• ENTER HOSTESS CODE: PH34HGQU (in the shopping cart at check out)

REMINDERS:

• EVERYTHING in my Online Store Qualifies
• RETIRING STAMPS AND ACCESSORIES - save up to 60% thru June 3 or while supplies last
• Spring Catalog Products - only available through May 31
• Free Tutorial: with $50 min. online order.
• NOTE: ORDERS OVER $150 - DO NOT ENTER CODE
  • You will automatically get Stampin' Rewards - $25 Free (and up) with orders over $150 (see chart below)
• Want a few stamps on the list? Get $55 FREE when you purchase the demo kit for $99! More info and join here >
• Note New Color Families (Below) or click here >

Get all you want and more from our new downloads! (PDF)

• Set sail with the nontraditional nautical-themed Anchors Away June Kit and coordinating FREE wallpaper.
• This Makes Me Happy Pocket Cards are perfect for your divided page projects and are sure to put a smile on your face.
• Help your kids fill out the All About My Dad Photobook Template with answers to questions about their dad.
• And finally, the Convention 2013 Photobook Template is here! We hope you enjoy this sneak peek and encourage you to use the download to design your swaps, gifts, and convention swag. The download has another surprise-it features four of our new colors! We will update the software later this week with all the new colors, but your photobook should work just fine in the meantime. Stay tuned for more information about the update.

Thank you ALL for your orders during my Customer Appreciation event and Mystery Hostess drawing!!! Every order that was placed thru May 25, using Hostess Code #ZDGGBUYV accumulated towards Hostess Rewards. Everyone who entered the code, and had a min. order of $25, was entered into the drawing.

Great news!! We have FOUR winners...this is sooo exciting!! I LOVE being able to do this.

I entered the entire list of names into the Random.org List Randomizer today and above is the 4 Winners it chose!!!! Congrats to all who won the drawing and to ALL who were entered. Everyone was a winner – even if your name wasn’t chosen, everyone who was entered earned at least 1 Frequent Buyer Point & many also earned a Free Tutorial!! Sweet!

May is a big month for Graduation, and I get many requests for Graduation card and party ideas. This one was super cute! Using the Pure Gumption Graduation stamp set from Stampin' Up. This was on display on my recent trip to Fiji with SU, it was a swap but not from my group so I don't know who originally made it...if you do please let me know so I can give credit:) Thanks for the idea! Apologies on the photo quality and not having more details on the card.

Here's a little "sneak peek" of things to come in the new catalog. This card is created with some new products from the Quatre Fancy Suite...coming out next week!This card was sent to me by my upline, Cherie Manderschied.

The paper color is a new In Color: Strawberry Splash. Stamp set is called Mosaic Madness (130246 wood, 130249 clear mount - available May 31, 2013) and the set has a matching punch & Impressions folder!!! The Mosaic Punch & Modern Mosaic Impressions Folder. The stamp set and punch will be available in a bundle for 15% off ... yippeee!!! I can hardly wait.

2013 RETIREMENT LISTS

NEW CATALOG DETAILS

If you've seen some of my MDS video tutorial playlist on youtube, you may be familiar with Holly Linford, she is like an MDS Queen at the Stampin' Up! home office lol. Below is a post Holly shared on mydigitalstudio.net, with the coolest frames....going waaaay "outside the box"...

The 2013 Quotable Calendar Template was designed to be a calendar. You probably figured that out by the use of the word “calendar” in the title. It’s a cute calendar, but I didn’t need a calendar. I wanted a home décor project. And I wanted to use this template to make one. So I did.

That’s the great thing about MDS. YOU are the boss of the templates. You can turn them into whatever you want them to be. And it’s super easy.

So I took this template:

And turned it into this:

And this:

And also this:

I did the same thing for every single month, but you get the picture. I made this project as a birthday gift for a friend of mine. I’ll give her the frame and all twelve quotes and she can rotate them monthly.

This was such a simple project! These calendar pages actually come in an 11" x 8-1/2" template with the calendar in the middle of the page. They are designed for you to print and cut them down to size, so they are a very easy project to print from home.

I wanted mine to be exact Stampin’ Up! colors though, so I decided to use the print service. I changed them from 11" x 8-1/2" to a 5" x 7" postcard. Once I had them the size I wanted, all I needed to do was tweak them a little bit. I deleted the calendar, moved the solid color rectangle from the right side to the bottom of the page, and then centered the quote. That’s all there is to it!

The beauty of the postcard is that you can print them double sided, so I ended up printing six double sided postcards. All six postcards will fit inside my frame, so they will always be easy to find when it’s time to switch them out.

What a super fun birthday gift! And since the work was already done, I ordered another couple sets to have on hand for future birthday presents. Since I’ve taken the calendar part off, I’ll be able to use these cute, but inexpensive, gifts any time of year. This would also be a great project to do with the Be Awesome Today Easel Calendar Template, if you prefer those quotes and designs.

Remember, you are the boss of the template! You aren’t limited to what it is. Turn it into whatever you want it to be.

~ Holly Linford, Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator Training

Today's video tutorial is a 2 in 1 technique bonus. Double Time stamping technique + Spotlighting technique = WOW card! My stamp club members created this card this month as part of our tribute to retiring stamp sets. The Elements of Style set retires on June 3, 2013. Club members also receive written/photo tutorials of these projects in addition to video tutorials. With the release of the new 2013-14 Stampin' Up Annual Catalog and *big wish lists*...it's a great time to join one of my club subscriptions and get your wish list on a budget, along with many other perks (which include free catalogs)!

This is an easy and very elegant card. Check out the video for shading techniques using the Stampin' Write markers and more.

Today's card was meant to be a video tutorial, and I'm embarrassed to tell you how long it's been sitting in my "Que" of projects to tape. I'm so sorry! Now that the Tool Shed stamp is retiring next week (June 3 is the last day to get this) I ran out of time! I will do another "vellum impressions" video in the future, but I wanted to share this Father's Day card idea while you can still get the stamps. It's a great masculine birthday as well.

Vellum Impressions Technique:

• Stamp the Tool Shed stamp on the front of vellum card stock using Staz On Jet black
• Flip over and use the Stylus to press on the back of the vellum behind each image
• Pressing on the back creates a "raised" and "frosted" look on the front so your vellum is textured. It's important to use the Vellum Card Stock to prevent tearing. A lighter weight vellum will tear.

The card stock layers are:

• Basic Black Base: 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" (folded in half)
• Chocolate chip: 4" x 5-1/4"
• Crumb cake (this layers under vellum, it only shows thru vellum): 5" x 3-3/4"
• Vellum Card Stock: 5" x 3-3/4"

Some Close Ups:

SUPPLIES:

It's that special time of year when you get to start planning your favorite summer event-the family reunion. Okay, maybe it's not your favorite, but it can be this year! The new Family Spotlight Ensemble and Family Spotlight Photobook Templates have arrived just in time to help you send out invitations, create beautiful decorations, and make a lasting impression with keepsakes galore! Check it out today along with our other latest downloads. (PDF)

Jump into our latest challenge when you use any of the 25% off downloads in your samples. Hurry, the contest ends this Friday. Speaking of time running out, June 15 is right around the corner so make sure your customers get their downloads and print products for 25% off before it's too late!

This is such a cool card, and one of my favorite ideas from the retiring Tea Shoppe stamp set. I love the tea bag card! Here the mug was stamped and then embossed with Iridescent Ice embossing powder (creating the glitter effect), then cut out. The tea bag pulls out. It's very sweet. This was a swap from my recent Stampin' Up trip to Fiji. I'll be very sad to see this set go next week:(

Today's card is a "Sneak Peek" at some of the new In Colors arriving in the new 2013-14 Stampin' Up Annual Catalog (click here for details). This card was created by guest blogger, Mary Bush.

Mary says:

Blooming with Kindness is a fabulous, and often overlooked stamp set...at least in my collection. The flower is gorgeous, and versatile. And the words in the set fit so many occasions. Here is a gorgeous, and easy card using the "emboss resist" technique. The flower is heat embossed with white, then a sponge dauber in the Wisteria Wonder for the background. A great birthday card, that could easily be made into a thank you, sympathy, support, or appreciation card simply by swapping the words with another in the same set.

A little Dinosaur fun with the retiring (sadly) Dinoroar stamp set! sooo stinkin' cute! This card was one of the swaps from my recent Fiji trip. The pre-historic T-Rex was colored with Stampin' Write markers. The Pterodactyl was stamped on Sahara Sand and cut out.

REMINDER THIS STAMP SET IS ONLY AVAILABLE UNTIL JUNE 3, 2013.
Click here for the retirement list >

Enter to win $30 in FREE STAMPS at the same time! Now that's an offer no one can refuse lol. There may be multiple winners (depending on how many orders are placed using the code), so your chances are higher!

TO ENTER MYSTERY HOSTESS DRAWING:

• Place a minimum order of $25 in my Online Store now thru May 25
• ENTER HOSTESS CODE: ZDGGBUYV (in the shopping cart at check out)

REMINDERS:

• EVERYTHING in my Online Store Qualifies
• RETIRING STAMPS AND ACCESSORIES - save up to 60% thru June 3 or while supplies last
• Spring Catalog Products - only available through May 31
• Free Ombre Style Technique Tutorial: with $50 min. online order.
• NOTE: ORDERS OVER $150 - DO NOT ENTER CODE
  • You will automatically get Stampin' Rewards - $25 Free (and up) with orders over $150 (see chart below)
• Want a few stamps on the list? Get $55 FREE when you purchase the demo kit for $99! More info and join here >
• Note New Color Families (Below) or click here >

Order over $150?
Below is the Stampin’ Rewards chart, earn these free products anytime your order totals over $150.

It's Tuesday, and that means new MDS downlaods are here! And since I've been away, I actually have 3 weeks worth of downloads for you.

And that's not all, there are 2 FREE DOWNLOADS below AND there is also have a surprise in the form of making it easy to find downloads in the online store ... wahoo! We've added 26 new Occasions categories for MDS downloads including party, family, home décor, and sports. Check out this great new feature!

How stinkin' cute is this "Packed for You" FREE DOWNLOAD #134687! Show all the teachers in your life that you care and appreciate them
* Fill the backpack with their favorite treats or a gift card
* Coordinates with the You Are So Nice Kit

Thank you ALL for your orders during my Customer Appreciation event and Mystery Hostess drawing!!! Every order that was placed thru May 10, using Hostess Code #ZHFFKDV2 accumulated towards Hostess Rewards. Everyone who entered the code, and had a min. order of $25, was entered into the drawing.

WAHOO!!! 10 winners for the 10th!! This time the winners climbed to 10, how freakin' cool is that!?!? I LOVE IT!!

EVERYONE’S A WINNER! I entered the entire list of names into the Random.org List Randomizer today and above is a screen shot of the 10 Winners it chose!!!! Congrats to all who won the drawing and to ALL who were entered. Everyone was a winner – even if your name wasn’t chosen, everyone who was entered earned free shipping, at least 2 Frequent Buyer Points (double FBP during my customer appreciation special) & most also earned a Free Tutorial (orders over $50)!!