It's Digital Scrapbooking Day TODAY - Saturday, November 2, 2013. But one day just isn't enough, so we're celebrating for eight days, November 1-8, 2013!
Here's what we have lined up:
Guest bloggers: A talented group of demonstrators, customers, and designers from around the industry will share project inspiration on the blog.
FREE download: Be sure to check in on Saturday, November 2 to get your freebie.
Videos: We'll share some more ideas with training videos to help you get started.
Daily deals: Every day, we'll feature a new download for 50% off!
Challenges: Use the daily deal download to create a project for your chance to win free downloads. (Upload your samples to the gallery with the matching tag to enter.)
Here's the list of the 50% off daily deal downloads:
11/1 Amped Up Ampersands Kit
11/2 Hello There Kit + FREE Moments Ago Stamp Brush Set
11/3 All Time Fave Photobook Template
11/4 Modern Medley Overlays Kit
11/5 Be Brave Pocket Cards
11/6 Nobody's Business Photobook Template
11/7 Autumn Traditions Kit
11/8 Afternoon Daydream Kit
So, head on over to the MDS Blog and check it all out.
We have been seeing a lot of butterflies around our yard this summer. Guess Stampin' Up has too - now you can as well!! Stampin’ Up! announced a new bundle - it’s available
starting NOW and through September. While they were at it, the little
elves over at Stampin’ Up! also released their September Best of…set a
little early.
While you are snatching up this bundle offer, you can pick up
September’s Best of stamp set … Best of Autumn. It's a really good one this month. For just $14.95, you
don’t want to miss this deal. Click HERE to see the images of this
month’s set:
As you probably know, Stampin' Up is celebrating it's 25th anniversary this year. Each month they are featuring a "best of" stamp set. We' ve had flowers, hearts, and now Shelli's favorites. Who better to pick a “Best of” stamp set than the person who helped start Stampin’ Up! out of her garage 25 years ago? Shelli Gardner, our CEO and co- founder picked her favorite stamp images from the past 25 years and helped combine them into a single set just for you.
Best of Shelli Clear-mount Stamp Set #133488 $14.95
Even better, this set includes a never-before-seen flourish image, and the flower image coordinates perfectly with the 3/4” Circle Punch.
Shelli has some samples on her blog of projects she created with this Best Of Set. Check them out HERE and HERE.
I got a few more swaps done today. I think I have about 60 now not counting the 40 for the "January" organized swap and the 15 cards for the NC Demo dinner and swap. So I'll be coming home with a bunch of new ideas!
This one is my favorite though! I think this is called the stained glass technique. Whatever ... I love it! I think we will be doing this at club this month too. I stamped the butterfly from Backyard Basics in white on vellum paper and embossed it. After cutting the butterflies out with the matching framelits, I used my markers to color the back of the embossed butterflies. I did a few of these cards using one of the flowers from Secret Garden too but I like the butterflies the best.
As part of Stampin' Up's 25-year anniversary celebration, they are bringing back
some of our favorite stamp images from the last quarter century and
combining them into 12 sets, which will be released - one set per month - during
2013. Even better, along with some great classic images, each "Best of"
set will also include a never-before-seen image!
All Best of stamp sets will include 3-5 images, including a never-before seen image, and will be priced at $14.95.
While SU is releasing just one Best of stamp set per
month (with a new theme each month), all of the Best of sets will be
available until March 31, 2014.
A new flyer will be released every month for each new Best of set.
All Best of stamp sets are available in Clear-Mount only.
And that's not all ..... As a special incentive to collect the Best of stamps, starting in
February SU is including a collector's card and 25-year proof of
purchase sticker with every Best of set. Collect six stickers, and send
it in to redeem a FREE set of your choice valued up to $14.95! Free sets
must be redeemed no later than April 30, 2014.
This past week was Leadership and Stampin' Up announced a couple of key things. One being a kit for a guy. They introduced the new, very manly stamping kit: the Dude, You're Welcome! kit.
Guys don't always have the easiest time expressing themselves, but with the Dude, You're Welcome! kit, they'll have
Four wood-mount stamps (double-mounted) with the perfect sentiment for every occasion
Twelve 4" x 6" postcards in four different (manly) colors
Twelve gray envelopes
A Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad
An instructional guide (for the most novice stamper!)
Basically, the kit includes everything a dude needs to create the
perfect manly card that any woman would adore, all packaged in an
appropriately masculine box.
Check out the video:
Did you love the way he casually tosses aside the instructions?
Fortunately, this set doesn’t really need instructions for the man in
your life to make you a great heartfelt card. Order one of these sets for the man in your life. He may not say so,
but he’ll appreciate it and out of curiosity, he’ll use it! (And, maybe
if you’re really nice, he’ll let you use it, too!) And you’re better
half isn’t the only one who would benefit from this easy and fun set:
suggest it to the other men you know, too!
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That's not all the news!! Stampin' Up has had a great response so far to their experiment with single stamps.
So much so that they are making ten more never-before-seen images
available as single stamps available through March 31, 2013. And boy, are they cute ones!
Stampin' Up is now joining a lot of other companies who offer a monthly kit!! How fun!! The products will be delivered straight to your door!
It's so easy to get started. Simply sign up for the program starting TODAY (Monday) by visiting www.mypaperpumpkin.com
and click Get it. Every month a new, surprise project kit arrives at
your doorstep. Just think of the anticipation of creating a fun project
to pin, showoff, and share with your friends and family-every month!
Of course, you'll want to know more. So here's the nitty gritty:
Each month SU sends you a unique, surprise kit with a project-cards,
journals, décor, and more! (They've even color-coordinated, measured, and
cut everything for you!)
Each kit includes stamps, ink, paper, and accessories-everything but adhesive.
Each kit gives you a 30-minute creativity escape.
They will ship your Paper Pumpkin on or around the 15th of the month.
You need to sign up for a kit by the 10th of the month to get that
month's kit. If you sign up on the 11th of the month, your first kit
will come the next month. (Let's say you sign up on May 10th, we'll send
your kit around May 15th. If you sign up on May 11th, we'll send your
first kit around June 15th.)
A Paper Pumpkin membership is $19.95 per month (and shipping is
included!)
There's no commitment, you can cancel your monthly Paper Pumpkin at anytime. You can also skip a month if you want.
Starting in early March, they will offer a Try-It kit if you'd like to try Paper Pumpkin for one month.
The Welcome Kit is the very first Paper Pumpkin you will receive in your
first month of membership. The Welcome Kit includes a free gift-a clear
acrylic block!
