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Soooooo much new stuff….
Okay, so happy September 1st. It's such an exciting time. We have so much new stuff going on right now. Yipppppeeee yahoooooo I'm soooooo excited, I don't know where to start.
Here is the new Holiday Mini. Everyone should have received their copy, if not, contact me and I'll get one right out to you. Oh my gosh, it has SINGING and RECORDABLE cards in there!!!
And here is the September Stampin' Up! special…
Like I said, there is so much good stuff going on right now! The Clearance rack has all kinds of new stuff in there including discounted cardstock. HURRY if you want any of it, it's "while supplies last". Make sure you go and check it out. You must order these online, you cannot order them with me or in a class or club…they must be ordered online. Told you so….lots going on. I'll report on more tomorrow.
Oh my goodness,What is better than having your UPS man drive in the driveway with a STAMPIN' UP! delivery??? This is!!!!
It's a Stampin' Box and a STAMPIN' UP! UPS SPECIAL DELIVERY ENVELOPE! So you are asking what's inside of it?
This is!!!! It's all my travel documents for my upcoming Founders Circle Trip. Isn't it cute.
Here is the inside view. Do you recognize the stamp pattern on the inside material? What stamp set does it resemble?…..If you have received your NEW Holiday Mini Catalog, you can find the stamp set on page 12. It's called Day of Gratitude. Make sure you read to the end so you can see a card that I'm featuring today with that stamp set.
and look, it matches the bag I received at Convention for earning the Founder's Circle Trip. Everything we get on the trip will match these two pieces. So keep checking back for updates.
Here is a card made by Robin Warren. She was in the Demonstrator Swap I participated in. Remember the Christmas Card I showed you the other day? The swap theme was the New Holiday Mini Catalog. This is the set that Robin used. Isn't it beautiful. Now I have a card that matches my bag! :0) Oh my….it's the little things that just tickle me! :0)
Last night I did another workshop for two very good friends. It was a special workshop in a couple of ways. Lauren and Jackie held the workshop. Lauren has been with me for 11 years, since I began my Stampin' Up business on 9/9/99. But what made it even more special is that one of her guests was the hostess from my very first workshop, hi Janelle (Janelle has held many workshops for me also). So this workshop was filled with some good memories. ANNNNNND on top of all that, what made it doubly special was the two girls decided to have a themed party. They decided to do a Chicks and Chocolate get together with their friends…so this is how it played out…
So here is Janelle and the chocolate fondue made by Jackie, look at all that cut up fruit (better than the Melting Pot). Lauren made chocolate brownies with all kinds of super stuff on them (whipped peanut butter, butter, confectionery sugar and milk - she WHIPPED it all together then drizzled the top with chocolate). She also made something chocolatey salty, she called them Chocolate Toffee Brittle (saltines, butter, brown sugar, walnuts and lots of chocolate)…oh my gosh….they were heavenly! But what is a chick and chocolate party with out something to wash it down! So….the girls had fun trying to find as much drinkable chocolate stuff as possible. Here we go….
Lauren and her husband Glen went to the Finger Lakes last week and went to a lot of the wineries out there. Guess what she found? CHOCOLATE WINE! The gals that drank it said it tasted like YooHoo. Remember that stuff? Do they still sell YooHoo?
And then they found MudSlides that were chocolate. And look what's next to it?! Can you guess what's on the left?
She made chocolate ice cubes with….
the chocolate milk she bought for ME!!!! :0) How cute is that?
We had so much fun at her party. After eating and sipping, we sat down and made three projects. We made a Wipe Off board with a tile and our decor elements (they LOVVVVVED this project). Then they made two cards. It was a very successful workshop and everyone had fun chatting and eating and just being girls! Let me know if you'd like to have your own themed party. Book early for Sale-A-Bration (which means BOOK NOW)!
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Okay so it's been a busy summer and a super busy week. So no posts. Sorry, but I hope everyone missed me!
I don't even have to go back to school this year but I'm still looking forward to the first day of school! :0) Isn't that fun?! I'm excited because I DON'T have to go!!!! The grocery store and the streets will be MINE again!!! Sorry but that's the way it is!!! :0) I've already made plans to go out to lunch to celebrate on the first day of school.
Don't have a job? Want one? Have a job but don't like it? I can help. There is a VERY nice "sweet" special going on for anyone that signs up to be a demo in the month of September. I'm so excited to announce that the bag that I got at convention is yours for FREE if you sign up to be a demonstrator in the month of September. This is what it looks like. It's awesome. Big enough to hold all your stamping and scrapbooking supplies but light enough to tote around on your shoulder and not look like a Quasimodo dragging around to one side :0). Yes, I said it was big enough to carry your 12×12 scrapbooking paper. Oh my gosh…
Greenhouse Gala Bag Front View – just look at all those pockets.
Greenhouse Gala Bag Back View – that is another huge pocket on the back. There are also pockets on the side and a gazillion of them inside.
Remember, the whole bag is FREEEEE if you sign up to be a demonstrator starting September 1st. If you do not have a demonstrator and would like to sign up under me, please contact me at stampladee@aol.com or go to my website at http://stampladee.stampinup.net and click on START YOUR OWN BUSINESS, then Click on Join Now . When it prompts you to enter a password, the password for my group is Deb Valder. After you finish that, just follow the prompts and you are in and your bag will be instantly on it's way. If you already have a demonstrator, you can also sign up with her.
Did you know there was paper and stamps to match this bag? Coach Bags eat your heart out, you only have purses to match your bags! So there! The Designer Series Paper that this bag matches is on page 173 of the catalog and it too is called the Greenhouse Gala #117167. And if that wasn't enough, we have TWO stamp sets to match the bag and the paper found on page 99 of the big catalog- One of the sets is called Friends Never Fade #118750 wood mount and #120618 clear mount. The other stamp that matches this bag and paper is called Ornate Blossom #117094. It is a single stamp and only available in wood mount. They are both beautiful. I'll be showing you pictures of these stamp sets in action in a few days. So remember, if you are out there wanting to jump on board, contact me or sign up on line and INSTANTLY become a demonstrator but this special does not start until September 1st!
I have a class coming up soon that I'm prepping for now. It's called the "Vintage Christmas Class". I designed (all by myself) the first card for this class just the other day. I needed to complete a swap I was doing for my friend Lisa Freeman and this is what I came up with. So this is the first of several Vintage Holiday Cards we will be doing in the class.
Most of the supplies for this card came from the Holiday Mini Catalog that you should have received by now. If you didn't receive one, please contact me and I will get one out to you right away. Mine were sent out by Stampin' Up! because I forgot to send them myself and they "picked and choosed" who they wanted them to go to (it's all sales driven) so if you ordered from me, you got one. I know of a few husbands that got them, they were so excited and so were the wives because now they can pick out what THEY want to give their wives for Christmas! YIPPEEEE.
So I'm not going to give you directions to this card, you will want to come to the class to learn some really exciting techniques that will really make your cards look like an old fashioned, very vingtage Christmas.
Take care and check back tomorrow….Thank you for stopping by.
What a Hoot!
Hi ladies,
I just have to show this adorable swap card from Sunday's meeting. It was made by Laura, one of our new recruits. It is so stinken cute. Thank you Laura for sharing.
Didn't I tell you it was too stinken cute!?!! She used our new owl punch (#118074) and one of my favorite background stamps Woodgrain (#117100).
I just love my punches. I have a Punch Book Class that I hold once a month. If you are interested in participating, let me know and we'll sign you up!
Enjoy your evening and thank you for stopping by.
Demonstrator Get Together Project
Hi ladies,
Okay are your ready to see what we did today at my demonstrator get together? It was something that was demonstrated at convention by one of my favorite Stampin' Up! employees - Carrie Cudney. It was so much fun. This is the finished project that I was showing you all the pieces to yesterday….so here it is.
This is the outside of the Reading Log
This is what the inside looked like, it is so adorable and the girls loved them.
Each pocket had an organizational insert, here is what was in pocket #1.
Here is what was in pocket #2
There were two of these in pocket #3 (you could add as many as you would need). These are little logs for you to jot notes.
Close up of the inside. They are put together with our new 1/8 taffeta ribbon.
And this is what was in the last pocket.
Supplies used -
Simply Scrappin Kit Love Birds (#118707)
Play Date Folders (#117170) found on page 180 of the big Stampin' Up Catalog
Serif Essentials Alphabet Die for the letters (#113464)
Sweet Shoppe Alphabet Lower Stamp Set (#120272 wood mount or 120648 clear mount)
1 1/4" striped Grosgrain Ribbon Pretty in Pink (#119775)
1/8" Taffeta Ribbon Early Espresso (#120931)
Flower Brads Subtles (#119732)
If you do not have a demonstrator or if you are one of my customers and would like to order any of these items, just contact me and I will add it to an order going in or you can simply click on the SHOP NOW button and order it online 24/7.
Besides doing this project, we also did 6 make and takes at the meeting that were OUT OF THIS WORLD. These 6 projects were designed and presented by the girls in my group. We also swapped and ate and just had so much fun. I just love my group.
Hope you enjoyed my project…my demonstrators seemed to LOVE it at the meeting today. We also brainstormed some great ideas if you didn't want to make a Reading Log – How about using it for a Christmas organizer – give each one of your children one of the log booklets, have them fill out their wish list and you have a great organizer and gift idea log to bring shopping with you. How about using it for a "baby-to-be" organizer or a knitting log or well…you get it…you can use it for anything that you need to organize. If you have any ideas on what this can be used for, just leave a comment so others can enjoy the different ideas.
Thank you for stopping my my blog…hope you come back soon.
Getting Ready for Convention!
Hi stampers,
Well, I'm getting ready for convention. I'm working on swaps and picking out clothes and making things for friends…this is my favorite time of the year. This year my blog is up and running so my plan is to try and blog every night to let you know what happened that day. I want to take lots of pictures and I will try to get them up so you can feel the excitement every day. I can't wait for my Open House and my Demonstrator Get Together to show everyone what we learned. So make sure you attend at least one if not both of those events.
So here is one of the swaps I'm working on now…
This is a special Demonstrator Swap that I'm in. The swap is a Fabric Big Shot Swap. I can't wait to see what I come home with. I'm adding netting and antique brads and feathers…ooooolala!!!
And isn't this the cutest notepad. My best stampin' bud Sue Hyer made it for me. It's made with our Beautiful Butterfly Die #114507. I'm bringing it with me to convention. She cut lots and lots of butterflies and used our designer series paper for the top and bottom (It was reinforced with the cardboard from the Designer Series Paper); she added a ring and some white satin ribbon and wah lah!!! CUTE AS A BUTTERFLY!
Okay enough of this, need to get back to my swaps! Hope to see you at convention! Thank you for stopping by tonight. Remember to come back everyday for updates on Convention.
From the Stamping Share Table
Hi ladies,
At my stamping get togethers each month, the demos that come like to bring things that they've been doing to share with us. We have a table dedicated to these items. It is amazing. I like to take pictures of all the things they share. Here is a card that is just YUMMY!
Isn't this cute, cute, cute, cute!
It was done with the Sweet Scoops stamp set (#117078 wood mount or 120078 clear mount). This stamp set is NOT in the new catalog. If you'd like it, get it now. You can email me or shop on line any time, just go to http://stampladee.stampinup.net to order your set today! This is just too cute.
Hope you liked my post today, thank you for stopping by.
Demonstrator Extravaganza!
Well hidy ho and how are ya doin' stampers?
What an awesome stamping weekend. Friday night it was my Club 2 Die 4 (Big Shot Class); Saturday it was my Deb's Diva Day and today was my Demonstrator Get Together. It was awesome. TOTALLY a fantastic stamping day! Here is one of the make and takes we did. It was created by Beth Roberts and won for the "most liked project of the day"! It is so beautiful.
I totall enjoyed making this card. Lots of layers that you can't see here.
Here's a side view of one of the layers.
This was only one of five make and takes we did. I gave everyone one of our Moonlight Smooch Pearlized Accent Inks #119969 found on page 195 of the big catalog. This is going to look AWESOME on top of this flower. Go ahead girls add it to your project! Oh my gosh! Gorgeous.
Anyway, gotta get to bed. Hope you enjoyed your weekend as much as I did. Thank you for stopping by! Good night.
Deb’s Diva Day
Hi stampers,
I hope you all got a chance to watch my second video on the coconut card. So much fun.
Today was my Diva Day. That is a day I set aside each quarter for the girls in my downline that have earned it. In order to earn this incentive, you must be in the top 10 for sales for the quarter. Each month I post in my downline newsletter who the top ten are for that month. Then at the end of the quarter, I post who earned it for the quarter. They are invited to my studio and I shower them with make and takes and Stampin' Up! goodies to take home. This month I featured the new Distressing Essentials Kit #118762.
Distressing Essentials Kit #118762
I focused the whole afternoon on very vintage cards. Here is my favorite card of the day.
Here's a close-up of the flower.
Stamp Set: Afterthoughts #118388 Wood Mount or 120121 Clear Mount – Level I hostess set
Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black and Newsprint DSP #117166
Ink: Basic Black
Accessories: Distressing Essentials #118762, Wide Oval Punch #119859, 1 3/4" Circle Punch #119850, 2 3/8" scallop Circle Punch, #118874, Antique Brads #117273, Basic Black 5/8" Stain Ribbon #117285
There is a lot of new product on this card. That was only one of 6 cards that we did today. They now have a great class they can take to their customers. The girls enjoyed themselves but what warmed my heart were the stories they told when they first got there. One said she sent her husband on to Maine that morning with friends and she would meet him there (she was not going to miss Diva Day); and one was going to meet her family up to the Great Escape after she finished Diva Day; another had a family picnic she was going to join after Diva Day; another drove 1 1/2 hours with a shoulder that was just operated on just so she could attend my Diva Day. I am so glad I started these days. I enjoy them as much as the girls enjoy coming. They work hard to earn that position and they deserve the day of pampering. THANK YOU NEW YORK INKETTS (that's the name of my stamping group)!!!!
If you are a person that used to be a demonstrator and would like to jump back on board, Stampin' Up! has a SUPER special going on right now. You can RE-join for only $35. Contact me and I will get you the paperwork ASAP, hurry, this special is only good for a little while longer!
I hope you enjoyed my post and I'll see you tomorrow. I have my Direct Downline meeting tomorrow! Phew, busy weekend but I'm trying to get everything in before I leave for convention! Take care and I hope to hear from you soon.
Oh wait, I have to share one more picture with you. After Diva Day, we took Katie to Sherrie Lynn's Gluten Free Restaurant in Latham then all three of us went to see the new movie "Despicable Me", it was a 3D movie…here's the picture Katie took of Kevin and I :0) Too much fun!…I laughed so hard! It was all good.
Those are my 3D glasses!
The Video … here it is…
Hi,
Are you still with me???? Okay I had technical difficulty! I got the whole video done and published it YouTube but it was REJECTED! Yes, rejected….your videos have to be LESS than 10 minutes long. So you all clearly know how long I talk and how much I enjoy it…that's why I love Stamnin' Up! so much! I LOVE to teach! Anyway, I edited it (there are quite a few stops and starts but I think it still came out okay). This is another lesson learned. By the time I'm 80, I'll have this down to a science! Anyway. Here is my video, it's on YouTube as well. Take care and enjoy. JUST CLICK ON THE PICTURE BELOW! Enjoy your day and thank you for stopping by. Let me know what you think of it, I LOVE the feedback.
Here is my coconut card video, click on the picture.
Great News about our New Colors
Did you know that there are "Color Upgrades"? If you are someone like me that has allllll the colors except the new ones, Stampin' Up! has bundled them for you.
If you click on the picture, you will find all the kits you can get to upgrade your color combos (it's a PDF file and may take a few moments to upload, so be patient). They are at a SIGNIFICANT savings. For instance, on the new pads, if you buy the pad kits, you will get the paper for free. WOO HOO…do the math! If you'd like to order them NOW, just go to http://stampladee.stampinup.net and click on the SHOP NOW BUTTON. If you set up an account with me, you will get the best price. What are you waiting for? Don't you want all the new colors????
And speaking of colors, I joined another demonstrator swap and got this gorgeous card back. The creator is Melissa Ellis. What I Iove about the card (besides everything) is that it is loaded with new products and new colors. Take a look.
Stamps: Printed Petals (page 106 #116679 wood mount or 120444 clear mount); Perfect Punches (page 131 #117022 wood mount or #120516 clear mount); Itty Bitty Shapes (page 130 #117056 wood mount or #120060 clear mount)
Ink: Cherry Cobbler (my FAVORITE)
Cardstock: Whisper White; Cherry Cobbler (my FAVORITE); Early Espresso; Daffodil Delight
Accessories: Bitty Buttons (page 186 #118761); Early Espresso 1/8" taffeta ribbon (page 191 #119959); (all punches are on pages 200-203) #119882 Scallop Edge Border Punch; #118874 1 3/8 Scallop Circle Punch(extra large); #119854 Scallop Circle Punch; #119873 3/4" circle punch; #118309 Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack; #119856 Scallop Oval punch;
Big Shot Items: Vintage Wallpaper (Page 214 #120175) YOU HAVE TO SEEEEE THIS ONE GORGEOUS DOES NOT DO IT JUSTICE; Punch Window (page 209 #115953 set of 4)
Didn't I tell you it was loaded with some awsome new product! I can't wait for you to see all the new colors.
And tomorrow is Movie Monday (even though it is Tuesday – Monday was a holiday) :0) Yes, I'm doing Movie Monday. I will show you how to do this adorable coconut card.
Hope you enjoyed my post and maybe even learned something new. Thank you for stopping by, I'll chat with you tomorrow.
