2008 Preview Catalog

It's here! It's fun! It's got sweet paper, fun embellishments, a great new punch, rub-ons, and stamps too!

http://www.stampinup.com/us/documents/SSCPreview_08_US.pdf


Be sure to check out the first page to find some SU! specials just for you!

Great ideas!

Not sure what to do with that stamp set or paper? You are sure to find inspiration on this blog... http://demosites.blogspot.com/

It features tons of links to SU! demo blogs!

Grab a snack and enjoy - you'll be there a while.

Online Catalogs

Want to view the Stampin' Up! Fall/Winter & Holiday Mini catalog online? Click the link below...

http://catalogs.shoplocal.com/stampinup/index.aspx?pagename=storefinder&storeid=1038724


Please note that the Purely Holiday wrapping paper on page 23 of the Holiday Mini is no longer available.

Rub-a-dub-dub!

Can you guess what Stampin' Up! will be offering in their new catalog?

Rub-Ons!!

They are beautiful! The coordinate with stamps, and come in black and white!

You'll have to wait until January to order them, but the Spring/Summer catalog preview will be available for viewing on the Stampin' Up! website tomorrow, November 16th.

If I have your email, I will be sure to send you a link.

It's time to update that wish list again!

This is without a doubt one of the coolest PC illusions I have seen so far. Follow the instructions:
1) Relax and concentrate of the 4 small dots in the middle of the picture for about 30-40 seconds.
2) Then, take a look at a wall near you (any smooth, single colored surface)
3) You will see a circleof light developing
4) Start blinking your eyes a couple of times, and you will see a figure emerging...
5) What do you see? Moreover, who do you see?

Funny Scrapbooking Video

Take a minute from your busy life, and check out this video. It is too funny! Then grab your hubby, and let him watch it!

Want to purchase this DVD? http://www.mockutv.com/preview.htm It's only $9.99, and $1.00 from each sale goes to Autism Support Daily.

Check out Gina K's blog for more info...http://blog.ginakdesigns.com/

We are family!

This fun 8x10 family portrait now hangs in our livingroom. I used the All in the family set, the Neighborhood jumbo wheel, and Best Friends alphabet. The patterned paper is from the Brocade Background designer series. The family was stamped using Classic black ink, matted onto Old Olive and Very Vanilla cardstock.

I thought the picture looked better in black and white, so I decided not to color it - yet. I'm sure it will start to bother me, especially since there is nothing plain about this Mason family.

I really liked this set when I first saw it in the catalog. I had to have it after I saw the cute cards and gifts people on Splitcoaststampers.com were creating with it! When it came to me in my last order, I was a little scared to try it. I was a bit weary of making someone's head way above their shoulders! Talk about having your head in the clouds! I'm glad to report, that this set is rather simple to use. I mounted their heads at the bottom of the block, and the bodies and feet at the top of the block. This way, I can see exactly where to line them up. After a few tries to get the alignment just right, I was on my way to loving this set!

Know what else I love about this set? All proceeds during the month of November are being donated to help SU! family members. See my earlier blog post about Dave Abbott.

Don't forget about the SU! Paper Party. You can get a free pack of Designer paper when you buy three!

A few more ornament samples...

Glittery Snowflake Spot City of David (sorry for the glare!)
Here are a few more samples of the ornaments you can create with your child (of any age) at my December 2nd, Mom & Me class. Registration is due by November 26th! Contact me today if you are interested!!

I was very happy to learn, by trial and error of course, that we can use inkjet transparencies and Classic SU! ink to create these images! Not having to use Stazon ink will save so much time and frustration for everyone!

Bloggin'

I love to find new crafting blogs! I also love to share them with you! Here is one that I happened across (from Beate's Yahoo group) with some great inspiration... http://www.barefootstamper.com/ She's got some great scrapbooking pages (which I promise to make at least one layout this weekend), and some very cute stamped baby onsies! Check them out.

Mom & Me

Create a holiday keepsake with your child or grandchild
on Sunday, December 2nd
from 3:00 – 6:00 pm
at my home.

We will be making glass Christmas ornaments together!

Please complete the registration form that was emailed to you,

and return it to
me by November 26th, with your payment.

You can select the option that best suits you!

o Option 1: $15 for 4 ornaments to share with your child(ren).
o Option 2: $25 for 8 ornaments to share with your child(ren).

Your payment includes materials, instructions, and snacks!

If you aren’t able to attend, you will receive your materials (minus the ink, stamps, and markers) and instructions in lieu of a refund.

If you didn't receive your email, please let me know and I will email a registration form to you!

More photos coming soon!

Want to see why I love SU! paper?

Click on this link to see the fabulous swatches of designer series paper!
http://www.stampinup.com/us/documents/USCA_PROMO_PrettyPapersSwatches.pdf

Click on this like to see some fun projects using the paper!
http://www.stampinup.com/us/documents/USCA_November_Project_Ideas.pdf

Don't forget that ALL of this beautiful, fun, crazy, wonderful paper is on special during the month of November! Buy 3, get 1 free - no restrictions, no limits, no kidding!

Host a workshop before November 30 - and get even more for free with your hostess benefits!

All in the Family

This adorable set can be viewed in the 2007 Fall/Winter Collection on page 83. I can't wait for my set to arrive! I can use this on cards, gifts, ornaments, and my scrapbook pages! What do you see yourself using it on?

There is also an accessory package and a Neighborhood wheel that coordinates with this set.

Contact me today to order your All in the Family set!

I want/need a PINK Dyson!

What a great addition to my family this would be! Every house needs a pretty pink vaccuum - especially when your house is full of boys!!

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, Dyson is giving away their pink vaccuum.

Click the Pink Dyson button in my side bar, and go enter to win one for your house!

Win a Dyson “Pink” Vaccuum in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Want to build your stamp collection, but can’t have a workshop right now?

Join a Hostess Club

Here’s how it works:

I will give you a Stampin’ Up! Idea Book & Catalog for FREE (retail value is $9.95) and you agree to place a $30 order per month until everyone in the group has been the “hostess”. With 5 people in the club*, you will be the “hostess” once in a given year. When it’s your month to be “hostess,” you earn hostess benefits starting at $150 in sales – so when each of the 5 people places a $30 order, that month’s hostess will earn at least $15 of free merchandise AND a hostess set! The amount of free merchandise goes up if the total workshop amount goes up!

Just think . . . you can earn hostess benefits just by spending $30 a month!

*Don’t worry if you don’t know 9 other people interested in joining a club.
I will create a club once I have 10 interested people!

Each month, participants will meet at my home to create a project and place orders, or you can email or phone your order in by the 15th of each month….

It’s that simple!

Please contact Andrea Mason to join a club today!
(623) 261-9613 cell
ilove2scrap@cox.net


**This plan can be adapted to the number of people if you choose.

For example, 10 people can agree to spend $15 per month and receive the same benefits.

A Child of the 80's

This video brings back so many memories...

Come on... you know you were dancing in your chair, singing along, and laughing all the way down memory lane!

A Paper Party!

November 1 - 30

Stock up for all your upcoming projects with Stampin' Up!'s exclusive double-sided Designer Series paper. We've got so many pretty patterned papers to choose from, you're sure to find the perfect patterns to help you show of your unique crafting style. And the best part is, you'll get a FREE pack of Designer Series paper ($9.95 value) for every three packs you buy - no limits, no restrictions!

Q: Is there a limit to the number of Paper party bundles a customer can purchase?
A: There is no limit. For every Paper party bundle ordered, you can select a fourth paper pack for free.

Q: Are there any paper restrictions?
A: There are no restrictions. You may choose between any of the 33 Designer Series Papers we offer in our Fall-Winter Collection 2007 and the two papers in the Holiday Mini. That's a total of 35 different paper choices to mix and match!

This is a great offer for you to stock up on beautiful, fun paper for your projects. They are great to make cards, scrapbook pages, party favors, holiday place settings, and more! I will have more examples of how you can use this beautiful paper at my open house!

Open House

Email me if you would like to join me on Sunday, October 28th from 2:00 - 5:00 for my Stampin' Up Open House!

ilove2scrap@cox.net

Guess what is returning in 2008?!

Individual color packages of 12 x 12 Stampin' Up! Cardstock!

Beginning with the upcoming Spring-Summer Collection 2008, 12" x 12" card stock in individual color packages will return to the Stampin' Up! product offering in addition to the color family assortments!

SU! heard all of the distress from customers and demonstrators, and decided to add the individual packages back to the catalog!

So what does this mean for you? It means that you can order the perfect color for your projects, and not have to order an assortment package with colors that you may not want or need!

Check it out in the new catalog to be released in January!

Go check out the great ideas on Melissa's Simply Pink blog, and enter to win some blog candy! She is celebrating 20,000 posts!

http://princessmsk.blogspot.com/

Mmmm... More chocolate!

Here are a few more tins that will be available at a November craft fair. Thank goodness the craft fair is inside - otherwise all this chocolate would melt - even in November, Arizona weather is not chocolate friendly!

The teacher tin at the top was done by my crafty buddy Suz. Check out her blogs (the links are to the right)!

Here are a few more tins that will be available at an upcoming craft fair!