New Occasions Mini Catalog

Have you seen the new Occasions Mini Catalog?? Oh my gosh, it is so full of cool stuff, I just don't know where to begin! There are two sets of new doubles-sided Designer Series Paper, Afternoon Tea, which features elegant patterns in Soft Sky, Groovy Guava, Wild Wasabi and Chocolate Chip; then there is Summer Picnic, with fun patterns in Bashful Blue, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive.



The stamp sets get even better! A couple of the more different ones are She's All That, a set of four silhouette girls - one who is a bride, one who is pregnant, one having a birthday, and one walking a poodle carrying a hot drink. Then there is a greeting set called Sassy Suzie, with her witty and a bit off-the-wall sense of humor. There are so many more, you'll just have to see for yourself.

If you don't have a mini catalog, please let me know - these items are too fantastic to pass up!

Celebrate Sale-A-Bration!

What do you think about these cards? One thing they have in common is that they use some of the stamp sets from Stampin' Up!'s greatest promotion of the year, Sale-A-Bration! What makes this promotion so special? All the items in this special mini catalog, and there are six of them, cannot be purchased. However, for every $50 in merchandise purchased from the Spring-Summer Collection catalog, you can choose any one item absolutely FREE! There is no limit to the number of the Sale-A-Bration items you can acquire. Such as, if you spend $150, you can choose three Sale-A-Bration items for free.

Hostesses receive an extra benefit from holding a funshop or a special techniques class during this promotion. When the class total reaches $300, you'll receive a Sale-A-Bration set free, along with the traditional hostess benefits!

Would you like to have some hands-on time with these stamp sets? Then make plans to join me on Sunday, February 17, at 1:00 p.m. for my special Celebrate Sale-A-Bration event at my home. The fee will be $12.00, and we will use a little of all of it! I can't wait to share these with you. Please RSVP soon, and don't forget to bring your Stamping Tool Kit.

This promotion will run from February 1 through March 17, so start planning your orders now. If you need a Sale-A-Bration mini catalog, please let me know.

Heart Card

This is a fun card to make using the Scallop Circle Punch
and coloring with the Stampin' Write Markers for a little
added pizzaz. I wasn't sure about the color combination
at first, but as I was working with them, I loved it.
Hope you'll give it a try. It may not show up well
here, but I used the Zig Painty pen to provide
some accents to the background and the flower in
the heart.



Card Details:

• Stamp Sets: Holiday & Wishes, Time Well Spent (hostess set)
• Card Stock: Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Cameo Coral
• Classic Ink: Old Olive, Cameo Coral
• Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch, Stampin' Write Markers (Old Olive & Cameo Coral), Old Olive 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Very Vanilla 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Stamping Sponge, Zig Painty Pen

Love Card

Here is a very simple, yet eye-catching card
for that special someone for Valentine's Day.

Card Details:

• Stamp Sets: Wonderful Words, Priceless


• Card Stock: Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Vellum


• Classic Ink: Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink


• Accessories: Pretty in Pink Grosgrain Ribbon (1/4"), Soft Subtles Eyelets
  

Calendar of Events

Wednesday, January 30---Heart Cards
Stamp-n-Scrap Lunch Hour - at my office - now is the time to make those special Valentine's Day cards
12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.
$5.00 class fee
Bring your Stamping Tool Kit
RSVP by January 26

Sunday, February 17---Celebrate Sale-A-Bration
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at my home
You are invited to make special cards/projects with each of the 2008 Sale-A-Bration stamp sets. Come and enjoy an afternoon of fun and creativity!
$12:00 class fee
Bring your Stamping Tool Kit
RSVP by February 13

Sweet Promotions for January

Happy January to everyone! It has been a very exciting month - Stampin' Up! has released its new catalog, the Spring-Summer Collection, and it contains some really gotta-have stamp sets and accessories. In conjuction with this release, they are offering two, very sweet promotions!

For the first one, you may want to hostess a "funshop." With $350 in catalog sales, you'll be able to choose any one stamp set featured in the preview brochure absolutely FREE! That could be up to a $29.95 value. What a great way to welcome in the new catalog!

The second promotion, the Valentine's Bundle, is to help you jump-start your cards and projects for Valentine's Day. Receive a FREE spool of 5/8" grosgrain ribbon in Regal Rose when the purchase these following items:

• Happy Hearts Day Stamp Set (#111089 . . . $20.95)
• Real Red 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon (#109052 . . . $7.95) &
• Medium Cellophane Bags for all the sweet treats (#102757 . . . $4.50)

Christmas Tree Trio Card

A fun and simple little card, but it certainly makes an impact! It would be very easy to make lots of these cards and change the color scheme.

Card Details:
Stamp Sets: Punch Pals, Short & Sweet
Cardstock: Naturals Ivory, Real Red, Very Vanilla, Brushed Gold
Ink: VersaMark
Accessories: Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Ticket Corner Punch, Corner Rounder (with corner guard removed for scalloping the edge), Small Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, 1/8" Circle Punch, 1/16" Punch, Gold Brad, Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon.

HoHo Tag

Here's a cute idea to dress up your holiday packaging . . .

Stamp Sets: Pictograms, Punch Pals, Three for You Punch Box
Cardstock: Purely Pomegranate, Brushed Gold, Very Vanilla
Classic Ink: Purely Pomegranate
Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Three for You Flower Punch, 1/16" Circle Punch, Horizontal Slot Punch, Tag Corner Punch, Gold Brads, Purely Pomegranate Satin Ribbon

Pre-Order Your Spring-Summer Collection 2008

It will soon be time to order the new Stampin' Up! catalog, the Spring-Summer Collection 2008. From now until November 28, you can pre-order your very own catalog for only $5.00! When you receive your catalog, you will be given a coupon for $5.00 off your first order of $35.00 or more.

Don't wait, pre-order your catalog today so that you can be one of the first to see all the new stamp sets, papers and accessories!

Paper Party Promotion

For the month of November, Stampin' Up! is throwing a paper party! That's right. When you order three packs of Designer Series Paper (DSP), you'll get a fourth package absolutely FREE!

You'll find these papers on pages 170 - 173 of the Fall-Winter Collection 2007. There are endless uses for DSP - scrapbook pages, quick accents for cards, and paper craft projects of all kinds. All of SU!'s papers are double-sided for twice the fun and beauty.

Take a few minutes to check out these pages - you are sure to find a design suitable for your stamping and scrapping style.

The card illustrated here features the Prints DSP in Tempting Turquoise.
Other card details:
Stamp Sets: Hugs and Wishes, Three For You Punch Box
Cardstock: Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White
Classic Ink: Tempting Turquoise
Accessories: White Eyelets, White 1/4" Grograin Ribbon

Fall-Winter Collection Retiring Stamp Sets

I can't believe that it's been two months since I've been in touch. My apologies to everyone.

The list of retiring stamp sets from the current Fall-Winter Collection will be published December 1. As soon as this happens, I'll pass it along to you . . . after all, "inquiring minds want to know!"

A Card of Pretties

Stampin' Up!'s new Pretties Kit is so easy and fun to use, it amazed me. All of the flowers are made of a white fabric so that you can colorize them to coordinate with your project. You can use any method of coloring you want - Stampin' Write Markers, Watercolor Wonder Crayons, ink pads, Stampin' Pastels, etc. The results are truly fantastic.

Card Details:

• Stamp Sets: Warmest Regards, Brocade Basics
• Cardstock: Blush Blossom, Mellow Moss, Soft Sky
• Classic Inks: Mellow Moss, Soft Sky
• Accessories: Pretties Kit, Sherbet Ribbon Originals, Large Oval Punch, Stampin' Write Marker, Sponge

To color the large flower, I used the brush tip of a Stampin' Write marker in Blush Blossom. Just color the petals and set aside to dry - it doesn't take long at all. If you want a deeper shade, color again.

For the smaller flower, I sponged the color from the Soft Sky Classic ink pad onto the flower and let dry.

I fed the flowers through the hat pin and used a Mini Glue Dot to adhere the half-back pearl to the center.

Stamptemberfest 2007

We had such a great day last year, Sherry and I decided that we just had to do Stamptemberfest again! Let me tell you - we have some terrific things planned for you and we hope you'll be able to make room for us in your calendar.

Saturday, September 8, 2007

9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

At the home of our Stampin' Friend, Ann

The day's activities --

• An absolutely delicious menu prepared with special recipes from Tastefully Simple. Sherry always manages to keep our taste buds happy, and this year will certainly be no exception. In fact, I think she'll have some extra-special dishes for us.
• Three never-before-demonstrated (at least by me) technique classes. You'll have lots of fun learning these techniques - and the projects are so terrific, you'll want to make more at home. We have allotted additional time for each technique this year to make sure everyone gets a chance to finish their project.
• Make-n-Take cards/projects will be available if you want to keep busy while waiting for the next technique class. (There will be a per-card/project charge for each of the make-n-takes.)
• Lots and lots of Stampin' Up! and Tastfully Simple door prizes (must be present to win), and several opportunities to earn additional door prize tickets.
• A Grand Prize at the end of the day.

Registration information:

• $25.00 for a full-day registration prior to August 24
• $15 for a half-day registration
• $30 for a full-day registration after August 24

Don't miss out on this awesome day . . . space is limited, so send in your registration early!
E-mail us and we'll be happy to send you a registration form via e-mail or USPS:

Sharon's email: imagininks@hotmail.com

Sherry's e-mail: shardin143@msn.com

For planning purposes, we appreciate your understanding that we must adhere to these dates, and your fee must accompany your registration.

We are looking forward to a day filled with extraordinary
food, fun and creativity!

Calendar of Events

• Wednesday, August 15 - "All Boxed Up" - Stamp-n-Scrap Lunch Hour
  12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. at my office
  We will expand our creative horizons to stamp and assemble some cute little packages for small gifts, such as gift cards, jewelry, candy favors, etc. You'll be amazed at how quickly you make such an appealing presentation. Class Fee: $5.00
  Bring your Stamp Camp Tool Kit (especially needed) and Sticky Strip (if you have a roll)
  RSVP by August 8.
• Saturday, September 8 - "Stamptemberfest"
  9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  See details above.
• Wednesday, October 17 - Class Projects to be Announced - Stamp-n-Scrap Lunch Hour
  12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. at my office

August Promotion - Punch a Bunch!

Wild Wasabi, Purely Pomegranate and River Rock - a great combination of Stampin' Up!'s new "In Colors" for this little 3" x 3" Love Note. Add the Three For You Punch Box and the possibilities become endless!

During the month of August, when you purchase the Three for You Punch Box, you'll receive 30, 3" x 3" textured Love Notes with envelopes ($12.95 value) absolutely FREE!

The punch box contains the following items:

• Trio Flower Punch
  
• Nine-pieceThree for You stamp set
  
• Three Stampin' Spots in Purely Pomegranate, Wild Wasabi and Basic Black

The Love Notes are packaged in three colors, 10 each of Purely Pomegranate, Wild Wasabi and So Saffron.

Buy yours today and see how much fun, quick and easy it is to create these Love Notes. Before you know it, you'll have "punched a bunch!"*

*Love Notes are not meant to go through the U.S. Postal Service

Crazy About the New Catalog Celebration!

I am sooo excited!!! The new 2007 Fall/Winter Collection should be arriving on my doorstep by July 2nd. At least I hope so - not only because we are all so excited about seeing Stampin' Up!'s new products, but I'm also planning a Friday night/Saturday "Crazy About the New Catalog Celebration" to welcome its arrival. So, mark your calendars for July 6 and 7, and make plans to be at my house on one (or both) of these days! Read on for more information.

• Friday, July 6: 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
• Saturday, July 7: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
• Special table set aside for you to sit and drool over the new products and make out a brand new "Dream List"
• Another table will be set up to make a card or two
• Door prizes, of course - what would a celebration be without these???
• Light refreshments
• No fee for this event, just bring your Stamp Camp Tool Kit
• Please R.S.V.P. by Friday, June 29.

Doodles and Scallops

Here is another card using the stamp set Doodle This from the Spring Mini Catalog. I guess you can say that this is my current favorite set, as I am always using it! I'm sure when the new catalog comes out, I'll have a totally "new" favorite, but for now, I'm keeping this set in easy reach!



The card detail are as follows:

• Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Basic Black, Summer Sun


• Ink: Versmark, Stazon Jet Black


• Accessories: Watercolor Paper, Watercolor Wonder Crayons, AquaPainter, Corner Rounder, Vintage Brads, Bluebird Grosgrain Ribbon, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool
  

The black cardstock has been embossed with the swirl image using clear embossing powder (it doesn't show up that well here). The scallops on the bottom were made by using the corner rounder without the guide. The scalloped circle was made with the large scallop punch from Marvy.

Pre-order Your New Idea Book & Catalog

Don't you just love Stampin' Up!'s Idea Book & Catalog? I still sit and look through it for creative inpiration for layouts, colors, design, embellishment ideas, etc. However, I can hardly wait for this year's catalog to see the beautiful new stamp sets, the accompanying illustrations and how SU! incorporates the latest trends into its pages.

Since you, my stampin' friends, probably feel the same way, here's the deal . . . between now and May 25th, if you pre-order the new, 2007 Fall/Winter Idea Book & Catalog, you will pay only $5.00! That's right, and not only that, you will receive a special coupon to use especially for the new catalog!

So, what are you waiting for . . . call or e-mail me today to get your name on the pre-order list. If you wish to send a check, please make it payable to Sharon Harrell.

Retiring Stamp Sets - Going Out in Style

This list is finally out and now you can access it on Stampin' Up!'s website at www.stampinup.com. Just click on the link for "Specials & Promotions" and it will take you to a page where you can access the list by page number of the current Idea Book & Catalog, or as an alphabetical listing. It will then give you an Adobe Acrobat page that you can print out for your very own.

Check the list carefully, because once these stamp sets are retired, they will be gone forever. What does that mean to you? Well, if you have placed a certain stamp set(s) on your Wish List, you only have until June 30 to contact me to place your order!

Sassy Shaving Cream Cards

Here are the cards we did at our Sassy Shaving Cream class. Aren't they terrific? We had loads of fun experimenting with color and turning shaving cream into a work of art. Here are the cards details . . .

First card:

• Stamp set - Doodle This (from the Spring Mini Catalog)
• Cardstock - Perfect Plum, Melllow Moss, Pale Plum, Very Vanilla
• Classic inks - Basic Black, Perfect Plum, Mellow Moss
• Accessories - Classic ink refills of Perfect Plum, Pale Plum, Mellow Moss; Soft Subtles Buttons; Linen Thread; Rectangle Punch; Eggplant Grosgrain Ribbon

Second card:

• Stamp set - Seeing Spots
• Cardstock - Cool Caribbean, Not Quite Navy, Pixie Pink, Whisper White
• Classic inks - Not Quite Navy, Pixie Pink
• Accessories - Classic ink refills of Cool Caribbean, Not Quite Navy, Pixie Pink; 1/4" Circle Punch; 1/2" Circle Punch; 3/4" Circle Punch; 1-3/8" Circle Punch; 1-1/4" Circle Punch; Rich Regals Brads; White Grosgrain Ribbon