You're smiling aren't you? It's the card isn't it? You can't look at this card and not smile. It's "subliminal" lol, or something like that. The Smile is from the retiring "Happy Day" stamp set. The fun and colorful background was created with the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set. The best part is the {parenthesis} was created with the Decorative Label punch. Genius!
It's such an exciting day to be a Stampin Up Demonstrator!!! It's New Catalog "pre-order" day (YEAH!). As demonstrators we get to see the new catalog online, pre-order from it AND be the first to get all of the new goodies - including the new Blendabilities markers.
Some of us were lucky enough to get to attend a Catalog Premiere Monday night. There we actually got our own copy of the new catalog, and of course no sleep because we were up ALL night pouring through it. It's AMAZING!!!
Sorry to be a tease, but we can't post any of it the catalog publicly yet, except the cover. Good news, I have some videos below with the new in colors!!
Best time to join Stampin Up is right now, for only $99 you get $125 worth of products AND the new catalogs and sooooooo much more. Click for details >
Occasions Catalog is ending! June 1 is the drop dead LAST DAY - many items are not being carried over, they aren't on the retiring lists and they will become extinct.
The NEW 2014-2015 STAMPIN UP CATALOG INCLUDES:
103 New Stamp Sets
49 New Ribbons
9 New Punches, including 3 New Handheld punches
7 New Hostess Exclusive sets
5 New In Colors (see video below)
5 New Embossing Folders
1 New Fuse Fast Adhseive
AND a picture index of all of our Word Stamps!!! WAHOOO!
Get ready for a scrapbooking revolution with Project Life! It helps busy people (so basically all of us) document life using photos and journaling in a quick, simple, and fabulous way. We've partnered with Becky Higgins, creator of Project Life, to offer a complete line of elite products.
Becky explains, "It's called Project LIFE because it's about YOUR LIFE. Whatever your life is. Whatever your stage of life. Whatever your family circumstances. Whatever your lifestyle. Project Life is designed to help anyone and everyone get their pictures into a book." In a nutshell, it's all about spending more time making memories and less time scrapbooking them.Stampin Up is the only direct sales company partnering with Becky Higgins here are some benefits:
Coordination, coordination, coordination. You know we do it best, and our Project Life line is no exception.
Our products center on things that matter most-weddings, babies, kids, and the everyday moments of getting together with your favorite people-all things that need to be remembered.
Our card collections come without rounded corners so you can decide if you want to keep them that way (and match the corners of your photos as they come) or use our Project Life Corner Punch to round them out.
Our card collections come packaged in an exclusive storage system that holds all your Project Life supplies on your desk: cards, journaling pens, photos, accessory packs, stamp sets, and more.
For Paper Pumpkin Subscribers....
We’re excited to let you know that there are four more Paper Pumpkin™ kits available for purchase, while supplies last:
Love Notes Kit (January 2014; item 134753)
Love Notes Refill Kit (January 2014; item 132288)
Framed Love Refill Kit (April 2014; item 135508)
Real Life Journal Refill Kit (December 2013; item 132767)
You can find all of the refill kit details on the Paper Pumpkin website: www.mypaperpumpkin.com/pastkits.
Then call Stampin’ Up! at 1-800-STAMP UP to place your order.
Oh what a night!! Last night was the Stampin Up Catalog Premiere Event - for the first time EVER Stampin Up broadcasted a Live from Long Beach, CA to almost 40 locations throughout the United States. 1 being my hometime of Marlboro, Massachusetts!! Since I usually have to travel hours to the closest event when SU comes around, you can imagine my excitement.
We were so excited Mom and I painted our car windows, or in my case, my truck windows...because nothing says "Red Carpet" like a pick up truck with window paint. Or was that "Red Neck"??? I'm sure it's "Red Something" hahaha. It actually came out cool, my kids helped.
My demonstrator group and friends all met at Olive Garden for a super fun dinner first. Hoping someone got a better picture than this one because there was so many of us, we didn't all fit in the picture.The second is me and my friend Selene Kempton at dinner.
2 of my gals were asked to do registration for the event and had to miss dinner, so we photobombed Marie Aviza and Teresa Howe while they were working the desk. They also go to hand out prizes and the new catalog at the end of the night. The event was AMAZING!! We got to see lots of techniques, new products and got a new stamp set along with the new Catalog!! Shelli Gardner (CEO and Co-Founder of Stampin Up) took the stage and she looked fabulous, she gave an update from her accident she says she feels great.
MEET THE NEW STAMPIN UP CATALOG!!!
Most of what was shown, we aren't allowed to share yet. Especially images, only the cover of the new catty. Here it is in all of it's glory!!
Here is some news I shared live from the event on my Facebook Pagein case you missed i:
Blendabillities:The first 6 sets of the Stampin Up Blendabilities alcohol markers will be available to demonstrators may 1, and to customers June 1!
New Fast Fuse adhesive. Think 'sticky strip' in an applicator like Snail adhesive. (both Snail and Sticky Strip adhesives are still available)
Dazzling Diamonds Glitter lives on! There was a scare on the retiring accessories, but DD was actually only being reconfigured, it is not going away. WHEW!!!!!
Stampin Up Leadership 2015 will be held in Orlando, FL. January 29-31, 2015. All levels of Demonstrators will be able to attend.
Wow! April has been an unbelievable month for milestones in my stampwithtami Social Media channels...first my stampwithtami YouTube channelhit 3 Million Views, and this weekend my stampwithtami Facebook Pagecelebrates its 10,000th subscriber!!!
Un-freaking-believable!!!! I never could've imagined picking up a rubber stamp and inking it 10 years ago would lead to this. THANK YOU for sharing the love. I live to inspire. I use Facebook,YouTube, Pinterest, my weekly newsletter and my blog as avenues to share inspiration, "Stamp Therapy" and my love for Stampin Up. Each of these outlets offers different ideas, so be sure to subscribe to all of them.
This Thank You card is from my upline Tami Waddell.
This may just be one of the most amazing cards I've ever seen! I received this card 2 years ago from Gail Lowe, I hadn't met Gail yet. We were both on the Stampin' Up Disney trip that year. I was so awed by her card that I sought her out and finally found and met her on the last night during our Farewell dinner lol.
She told me how she created the card, and I planned on making a video out of her cool and genius technique and then I lost the paper with Gail's instructions!!! So for 2 years this beautiful card has sat in my "Video Que" of projects waiting for me to film, but not going anywhere because I can't remember how she made it.
Sunflower is one of my favorite stamps, and now that the it's retiring, I can't hide this beauty anymore. I have to share it. I apologize for not have instructions, but I'm guessing we can improvise and make similarly gorgeous creations with this stamp (but hurry it's almost gone forever).
A beautiful and fun birthday card made with the retiring Flower Shop stamp set and Petite Petals from the Occasions catalog. Just a reminder the Occasions catalog products are only available thru June 1. So many great products are in this catalog. This card was designed by Jean Stayton.
We’re now offering prepaid subscriptions for Paper Pumpkin, our monthly subscription kit program. Each month a fully designed project kit arrives in a delightful box filled with stamps, ink, and paper–everything cut and ready to go.
Save up to $24 with our new subscriptions! Just order the subscription length of your choice (click here), and you’ll receive a redemption code where you can use it to redeem your subscription on mypaperpumpkin.com.
Saying goodbye is never easy, and when it comes to the annual Stampin Up Retirement list, it's always sad. This beautiful card was sent to me from my friend Donna. It's absolutely gorgeous and most of it is on the Retiring List (which is while supplies last to make it even more painful).
Being discontinued on this card are: The Secret Garden and En Francias stamps, and the coordinating Secret Garden framelits.
Retirement List Dates: April 21-June 4, 2014 (all items available while supplies last)
We're saying goodbye to hundreds of retiring products from the 2013-2014 annual catalog. Now's a great chance to contact your customers and let them know they'll need to get their favorite retiring products before they're gone for good! ALL products are only available while supplies last, so be sure to get your orders in early!
Retiring Lists
Retiring Stamps
(Available April 21-June 4, 2014, or while supplies last)
NOTE: Project Life Pre-Orders begin for Demonstrators! Join Stampin Up and get your Project Life, Retiring Products and more with free shipping AND a discount!
The new2014-2015 Stampin’ Up! annual catalog (US) will begin for customers Monday, June 2, 2014. The Retirement lists will be announced Monday, April 21 - all items while supplies last. Be sure to subscribe to either my blog posts, or my newsletter or both for the lists as soon as they are announced.
RETIRING STAMPS AND ACCESSORIES INFO:
Monday, April 21, 2014: Retiring Stamps and Accessories released - click here for lists >
ALL RETIRING PRODUCTS ARE "WHILE SUPPLIES LAST"
Many will sell out, some the same day.
Monday, June 4: Last day to order what is left of Retiring Products.
SU Demos always get free catalogs, discounts, sneak peeks and so much more. Click for more info >
Demos get to see and order from the new catalog first!
Pre-order your new Catalog for $6.00 (includes shipping, coupon and sample cards)If you do not earn a free catalog, or would like additional copies, you can pre-order yours and I will ship as soon as they arrive.
Pre-order period – April 17 – June 2, 2014
From June 2 on, you will be able to purchase your copy for $5 (notincluding shipping) via my online store. Does not include coupon, or hand-stamped cards.
Pre-orders include a Coupon for $10 OFF $75 order (valid June 2014)
Includes hand-stamped card samples
Ships the end of May (as soon as they come in – actual date TBD)
To Pre-Order your copy, use Paypal button (US only)
I wanted to call this the "Spring Holiday Ornament Vase" card but that seemed like an oxymoron lol! It is an awesome outside the box idea for the Holiday Ornament Framelit, turning it into a vase. Check out today's video for the "how to" and some fun with the Backyard Basics stamp set.
Note: Sorry for the "tease"...This was originally created for my Stamp club last month. The Banner Blast stamp set and punch were Sale-a-Bration items that are no longer available. I am hoping maybe we'll see that punch again in the future. That portion could be easily subbed with another word set and not take away from the beauty of the card layout.
More Notes: So you don't miss out on anything stay tuned! The Stampin Up Retirement List is being announced Monday, April 21 and ALL ITEMS are WHILE SUPPLIES LAST! Both stamp sets AND accessories. Stay tuned for more details on both the Retirement Lists and New Catalogs coming shortly.
INSPIRATION SHEET
Featuring all supplies & measurements for this cardpdf
We are so so so excited to let you know we’ve partnered with the amazing Becky Higgins to bring you the real deal—authentic Project Life products, now in exclusive Stampin’ Up! colors and designs. If you’ve somehow missed the Project Life craze and are wondering what it’s all about, we’ll fill you in: it’s a super simple, totally affordable way to get your photos into albums: you just slip your photos into Photo Pocket Pages and add designed cards. It’s a back-to-basics approach to documenting your life. In a nutshell, it’s all about spending more time making memories and less time scrapbooking them.
You’ll be able to order a selection of Project Life products starting May 1! And with the launch of our new annual catalog on June 2, you’ll be able to buy from our complete line of Project Life products.
Can’t wait that long? Stampin’ Up! demonstrators will be able to order the limited selection starting April 21. So if you’re a demonstrator make sure to check the demonstrator website that day; if you’re not a demonstrator, sign up and you can order the products early too! Click here for details on joining >
Here are the items you’ll be able to purchase on May 1:
So flippin' adorable and yummy, these Reese's Minatures Peanut Butter Cup flowers were made with the Stampin' Up Fun Flowers Sizzix die from Stampin Up. Very fun and easy to make a bunch. Great for Easter, shower gifts, birthday, etc. You can even make a "flower Garden" with a bunch of these. Check out my video below for the "how to". The hardest part is finishing without eating all of the peanut butter cups. Yummy chocolate treats.
INSPIRATION SHEET
Featuring all supplies & measurements for this cardpdf
Today's card inspiration comes from the Stampin Up Blue Ribbon stamp set, the "Best" stamp. This is such a fun set, and a great combination with the Modern Medley DSP and Fancy Fan textured background. Designed by Cathy Zampogna.
There is beauty in black and white, whether it's photographs, or cards. This card is such a great example of this. Featuring the "Oh, Hello" stamp set from Stampin Up. A little added sparkle from the Dazzling Details glitter pen. Designed by Margaret Van Vliet.
Beautiful "For You" card is made with the Chalk Talk stamp set and Modern Medley designer paper. The color is a little "off" from my camera, sorry about that. It's really pretty in person. Designed by Georgia Giguere.
Today's beautiful card inspiration comes all the way from 1/2 way around the world - Australia! Liz Halbisch created this gorgeous card with the Oh, Hello stamp set from Stampin' Up. I love the colors and layout. The flower is colored with the Gumball Green and Raspberry Ripple Stampin' Write markers in the 2012-2014 In Color Collection. So pretty!
the words "True Love" came from the MDS (My Digital Studio) download and printed on card stock.
This week my StampWithTami YouTube Channel hit 3 Million Views!! WOW! I'm so blown away, thank you so much for watching. I love to inspire, and sometimes that inspiration comes in the form of "what not to do" lol. In honor of this, I'm breaking out some of those classic stamp fails that landed on the "editing room floor" to celebrate. Things I probably should be too embarrassed to share, but am sharing anyway.
In this edition(spanning videos from fall 2013 - early 2104): I'm adding a a few new words to "Tami's Dictionary", still waiting to hear from Websters Dictionary to see my words make this years cut, kidding. Laughter is always the best medicine, is your "Wicked Witch" laugh good enough to scare the kids? What happens when you open up your framelit dies, only to find the one you need is missing? Do you handcut *gasp*, or change your project lol? We'll also cover why you shouldn't craft with drinks on the table. And of course, what's a Blooper video without an appearance from my Beagle, Flash Gordon. Love this dog! These and more funnies to make you smile and laugh....or just plain shake your head in wonder hahaha.
MORE INFO:
VIDEOS: I've posted thumbnails/links to the full videos that were featured in this blooper reel below. You can see all of my videos at a glance by clicking here >
STAMP CLUB: A few of the blooper reels from today’s mix are exclusive to my stamp club, if you are interested in my information on joining my stamp club, click here.
Today I have two different watercoloring technique videos from Stampin Up to share! Enjoy...
Creating Watercolor Backgrounds Using Your Clear Block
Learn how you can create a watercolor background using markers and your clear stamp block. Brian shows you just how simple it is.
Watercoloring Using Stamps and the Stampin' Spritzer
Learn how you can create a watercolor effect using Stamps and the Stampin' Spritzer. Brian shows you just how simple it is.
Watercoloring Using Stamps and the Stampin' Spritzer Learn how you can create a watercolor effect using Stamps and the Stampin' Spritzer. Brian shows you just how simple it is.
This card was created with the SAB Free Stamp Set "You're Lovely", SAB "Sweet Sorbet" DSP & SAB "Decorative Dots" impressions folder, today is the last day to earn these products. After today they are gone forever:( Some other cool features of this card is that it's a "flip card", created with the Label Thinlit flip die #133479 (link below). Created by Linda Bauwin.
Today's card inspiration is a beautiful creation from the Stampin Up Occasions catalog products: Happy Watercolor stamp set & Retro Fresh Washi tape. My apologies on the colors in the picture, they are a little darker than in person. The colors are Tangerine Tango and Coastal Cabana. Created by Susan Nygaard.
Can you say gorgeous?!?! Wow! Today's inspiration comes from my friend Cindy Fodor. In pink tones, black and white, it's a real eye catcher. From the Million & One AND So Very Grateful stamp sets. The flowers are punched from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack flowers.
You can't go wrong with the Blessed Easter stamp, it makes everything beautiful. Here's another example of it's beauty. This card is colored with the Gumball Green & Primrose Stampin write markers. Then applied some Crystal Effects over the top of the flowers for a glassy raised and stunning effect. Designed by Betty Kincannon.