November Stampin' Up! News

Oh my goodness, where does the time go? How is it November? I think my brain is still stuck in October :-D

Anyway, there's lots of exciting Stampin' Up! stuff going on in November, namely, the Seasonal Sale, which, if you live in North America, know it's kinda of a Black Friday sale. It's a-m-a-z-i-n-g!

Between 15 and 18 November 2022, select products from the 2022–2023 Annual Catalog will be on sale with the following discounts:

• 10% off all punches
• 15% of all stamps
• 20% off all dies
• 20% off all embossing folders
• 20% off all non-specialty Designer Series Paper

Dust off those wish lists and maybe leave one where your SO can see it ;-D Contact me at stampingfriendchristine@gmail.com or shop with me online.

Another exciting release is the Fitting Florets bundle, which I have in my hot little hands and haven't used yet! You may have noticed that Stampin' Up! releases products outside of the Annual Catalogue and Mini-Catalogues and this is one of them. Don't worry--it's carrying over until next year. It's kind of a fun sneak peek at what's coming :-)

I have been working on Christmas cards lately, although I'm not as organized this year as I have been in previous years, but I promise my next blog post will be sooner than later.

Summer Card Swapping!

One of the fun things about Stampin' Up! is being able to live my values which corresponds pretty handily to SU's "inspire, create, share". I love sharing knowledge (even in my day job!), I enjoy a creative and colour ful life and I love taking in inspiration from others and sending it back out into the world.

I haven't done a team swap--or even a group swap--in forever, so I jumped at the chance back in May to sign up for one. Swaps are a great way to try a new technique or use up some supplies and the theme for my swap was use your oldest, uninked set that's still in the current catalogue..

Challenge accepted! It turned out my oldest, uninked and still current set was Jar of Flowers which also has a matching punch. I had to sneak a sentiment from another set as Jar of Flowers does not contain any. While I sketched the card to be horizontal, it would have been much easier to create it vertically. Once the flowers go on top of the jar, it's easy to run out of space. I made four of each flower for some variety.

It took a while to patiently wait for the other swaps to come in and each one was a delight to receive! Thanks gals!

And the last card came in after I made this post :-D

Don't worry, the Santa Suite blog post is coming soon!

 

July's Sunday Sketch

Today's Sunday sketch is a little more literal than ones from the past. If you guessed the theme was Christmas in July and it uses the new Santa's Express Suite--you're right! This great suite offers a lot of potential whether you like to layer or colour. Stay tuned towards the end of the month, as usual!

July-December Mini Catalogue from Stampin' Up! Now Available

I didn't forget to announce that the new mini catalogue started July 1st--I was just hoping to make a video with all my favourites ready. Contact me for a printed catalogue or shop with me online.

For those keeping track, this catalogue used to come out in August, and this is the second year of second Sale-A-Bration! There are all sorts of fun, free products you can earn with a qualifying order.

FREE Shipping June 21st Only!

Dust off those wish lists! Stampin' Up! offers free shipping now and then--it's just hard to know when.

Today's the day for free shipping on qualifyin orders. Spend $100 before taxes and you'll be rewarded with free shipping. Who doesn't like free?

Contact me or shop online with me to place an order.

 

June Projects--Exploring the New In-Colors Part 1

I admit I’m not sure what to do with the new In-Colours! Most demos had samples made up back at the beginning of May, but not me—I just didn’t know where to start. The past few years of In-Colours have been somewhat muted, so I suppose this year SU had to crank up the volume.

So far, however, I have two samples featuring Sweet Sorbet and Parakeet Party. Combining the Sweet Sorbet DSPs—with a touch of Evening Evergreen on the middle stripe—contrasted nicely with the solid Parakeet Party cardstock.

And a nice big piece of Parakeet Party DSP added some cheer to a Very Vanilla base and die-cut layer.

Stay tuned--I’m sure by next post I’ll have tackled the three blue hues!

 

Tuesday Tip--Recycle That Wrap!

I started posting Tuesday Tips last year on Facebook, but in case you don't , you can still enjoy them every third Tuesday of the month.

Today's tip reads: Check your municipality's recycling guide for info on recycling bubble wrap that comes with SU orders or reuse it. In Calgary, bubble wrap can be bundled in a transparent stretchy plastic bag and tie handles closed. Bubble wrap must be bundled because loose sheets can fly off the conveyor line.

Until next time...