Check out the Specials!

CLEARANCE RACK BLITZ IS HERE! Get up to 80% OFF! That SNOW FLURRY DIE IS JUST $13.19!

Stampin’ Up! have just announced A SPECTACULAR CLEARANCE RACK BLITZ and it’s going on right now!!!
 
There are a bunch of products into the Clearance Rack at amazing prices – at up to 80% off!!!
 
BUT HURRY – RUN DON’T WALK to the online store where you will find them as soon as you can because these items are literally available ONLY WHILE STOCKS LAST!

 Treat yourself – buy items for papercrafting friends, family & teachers for holiday gifts – but HURRY – if there is anything you want snap it up fast to avoid disappointment!

If there is anything that you desperately want such as the Snow Flurry Die ( you can get it for JUST $13.19!!!) or Stocking Die please purchase those NOW –  they are going like hot cakes from what I see on the demonstrator forums because lots of people want them but refuse to pay the huge ebay prices that they go for – the Snow Flurry Die goes for $60+ on ebay so if you want one for JUST $13.19 go grab it now!!!

Where can you find the items on Sale in the Clearance Rack Blitz?

• CLICK HERE TO FIND THOSE BARGAINS!
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PLEASE NOTE:

• Click on that link and then on ‘shop now' and then click on 'clearance rack'.
• You will see that some of those items still do not show their sale price on that page BUT when you click on each item, you will see the sale price
• I am sure this will be updated to reflect all sale prices showing on that front page shortly…
• BUT the good news is that you can order anything that you like in the Clearance Rack for the on sale price!!!

Happy, Happy Shopping ---

Stampin' Up! Holiday Extravaganza

It's back ... once a year Stampin' Up! goes crazy with their end-of-the-year sale.

Just Release today from Stampin' Up! -- Festive Flurry Ornament Kit

Christmas will be here before you know it.   Get a start on your ornaments/package decorations with this simple, easy to assemble kit from Stampin' Up!  Most of the work has been done for you!

Stampin' Up! Celebrates with Savings to You!

Yes, this week Stampin' Up! officially celebrates their 25th Anniversary and are offering 25 stamp sets to you at 25% off.  Check them out!

Click Here to place your order.   Use Hostess Code EUV3XWYA with your order.   One name will be drawn to receive $25 in free hostess gifts. 

Hurry, Deadline is October 28th!!!

 

Happy, Happy Shopping!

One-Week and Two-Week Specials

Stampin' Up! has some awesome specials going on right now ...

St. Kitts is Great

Just a few days left.  Will try to get some blogs published when I get home.  For now enjoy one of our views...

Chevron Fold --- and We Have a Winner

Congratulations to Mary Johns of Charlotte for being August's Mystery Hostess winner.   She can now choose $35 in free hostess products, just for using the Mystery Hostess code when shopping online at my 24/7 online shopping center ... www.bzstampin.stampinup.net.  Check it out and put your order in today and you, too, could be September's winner!

Chevron Fold ... a fun way to add the new Chevron look to your cards or scrapbook pages...

Fall Retreat Class Offerings

Here is a list of classes being offered at our 2013 Fall Retreat being held at Ridgecrest, NC, just minutes away from beautiful Ashville, NC.   There is still time to register for this great 3-4 day weekend.   It's a ball!  If you have never attended an event like this, please email me at bzstampin@live.com and I will be happy to send complete information to you.  The energy and hundreds of ideas are so motivating!!!  You won't want to leave on Sunday!!!

Envelope Maker is Here!

At convention they teased us with the coolest new item...

The envelope maker.  It's only $19.95 and easily makes over 300 different size envelopes.  It also has a built-in corner rounder.  They dazzeled us with it and then told us we couldn't order til mid August.  As soon as we got the word that we could order it,  I put my order in.  It came last night.  I LOVE IT!

Non-demonstrators can order effective September 1st.  Being a demonstrator has so many perks.  Contact me for more information.  I'd love to have you on our team!

Important Dates

Today's the last day to order...

What a beautiful birthday

A big thank you to all who sent me fabulous cards and facebook postings.  Thought I would share the homemade cards and two of my favorite photos of my five grandkids at the zoo in Columbia, SC.  What a fabulous interactive zoo.  We all loved it. 

Here's some recognition in order of the cards:  Dorinda, Linda Sue, Sheila, Mary Jo, Pat, Jane, Mary Jane, Louise, Lorena and Donna.  Thank you all again.

Tag It -- Ronald McDonald House Charities

Last convention update ... you'll want to see this one!

Undefined ... Make your Own Stamp!

After a long day, I made it home safely.  Would have made it home a little sooner had I remembered where I parked my car.   I'd like to blame it on a "blonde" moment ... but I actually entered the lot number in my cell phone ... just hit the wrong lot number key and didn't have my glasses on when I did it.   So we ended up in the wrong long-term lot ...  Well, if that's the worst thing which happened today (which it was) then it was a great day!

Told you briefly about the new product introduced this past week at convention ... "Undefined".   You can carve your own stamps!   Seriously!  Check out the video ... it says it all!

Convention Ends tonight

So much to share and so little time.  Had a fabulous week with stampin buds, Sherahl, Susan and Alvie (and roommate Ann who couldn't hang for late night photo).

Last night after awards we had quite a party to celebrate 25th anniversary with girls doing acrobats off sheets from the ceiling, break dancers, a great band, more goodies, etc.  It was quite a night.

Stampin' Up truly out did themselves with all attendees receiving a random drawing prize (aka Prize Patrol).  The last group of 25 drawn got all the stamp sets in the holiday mini!  That's a big Wahoooooo!   Would have been a bigger Wahoooooo had I won that!  

While I hate for it to be over, I am so excited to get home and start recreating a few of the hundreds of ideas.  They introduced some really cool new items.  I love the new pop out card framelits, the envelope maker and the Undefined...a system where you can carve your own stamps.  For real!  This is what I won.  And we all got a piece to make our own stamp.  I made a grammie stamp with a heart.  Fun, fun, fun!  

Pictured below are two photos of the pop out cards.  There's also a photo of a partial wall of cards.  There were dozen of these wall of cards to give us ideas including framed samples.  The mason jar is how they kept our scissors and other tools in the make and take area.  Unbelievable details!

My favorite place was the recognition room which was new this year.  If you earned a major award, you could go in and chill during all the hub bub of the convention, eat snacks and drink sodas, and meet many, many of the super stampers.  I took advantage every minute I could get and am bursting with ideas to improve my service to my customers.  Look for some changes coming soon!

The last photo shows a distant shot of one of the many walls of cards.  I just noticed last night that each group of walls spelled out various words.  Comment if you see the word.  I can honestly say that I was truly inspired by the entire week.

What a GREAT week.  Be home soon!  Thank you Shelli and Stampin' Up!  

You can join me next year.  Just contact me at bzstampin@live.com.  I'd love to have you join my team and experience next year's convention, too.

Convention starts Tonight

Got to take a trip to Riverton and the Stampin' Up! Facility.  Always impressive!  Lines everywhere for this, the 25th anniversary convention!  I got to write on the "wall".  You should be able to recognize what I wrote in the photos below.  Enjoy some more cards, too.  Lots of swapping going on!

Tour of Salt Lake City

We arrived last night after a beautiful first class flight through Phoenix.  Arrived at hotel just in time to grab a quick bite to eat and go to Sherrie's shoebox swap.  Here is where you cut out 48 cards, assemble half of them and bring the other half for the girls to assemble as a group.  What a fun night.  You will see three of our favorite picks at the end.

Today we took a city tour and got to learn so much of the history of Salt Lake City.  In the 1800's over 80,000 Mormons left Navoo, Illinois to find a safe place.  Three and one half months later and 1,300 miles later Bringham Young  found SLC.  Only 70,000 made it.  We visited the park called This is the Place where he said just that.  Also saw olympic village and stadium, the state house and had lunch at Bringham Young's home.  Learned a lot...now only if I can remember most of it.  Oh, also got to see the huge organ at the Mormon tabernacle church and hear a half hour rehearsal.  Awesome!

Enough talk...here are some of the photos.  Enjoy!

Best of 25 Years - July

Wow, where does time fly ... it's been a while, my apologies.   The good news is that my daughter and family are safely moved down from PA and all is good.   They are getting settled in nicely to their new home and getting used to their new jobs.

Tomorrow I leave for convention for a few days ... a big WAHOOOOOOO!   I've been practicing.
I've also been very busy making swaps so I can have plenty of new ideas when I get home!

This month's Best of 25 Years stamp set was chosen by Shelli, the founder of Stampin' Up!

New Individual Markers are Now Available

Recently, Stampin' Up! refreshed their colors.   If you need one or more of the new color markers, now, for a limited time, you can purchase these markers individually.

Simply Pressed Clay

If you are one of my Divas, you know I really LOVE this new product!!!   I guess you could say I beat the horse to death on this one!   But for my blog viewers ...

Stampin' Up! Designer Series Special

For the month of July, buy 3 packs of DSP (Designer Series Paper) at the regular price and get one pack free.   Once a year they usually run this special.   I love to stock up ...

Washi Tape - The Rage!!! and we Have A Winner...

We have a winner of June's Mystery Hostess ...

New Stampin Up! Colors

I just love the new colors...  Here coastal cabana was paired with baked brown sugar and cantelope crisp for a beautiful summer card.  
Enjoy!

We have Winners!

We had a great day yesterday at my Customer Appreciation Day with over 50 attendees throughout the day and night.   I thank you all for attending and again, appreciate your business very much!

We had some drawings and I'm happy to be able to announce some winners ...

Customer Appreciation Day Today

Come join the fun today, June 25th, from noon to 9 p.m. and be appreciated!  Yes, today is my customers' day to be pampered with make and takes, gifts from Fiji, food, prizes, drawings and just plain fun.  If you're in the area, please stop by. 

This day is being set aside to properly thank my devoted divas, divine divas and other customers who helped me earn the Fiji trip this spring.  A true trip of a lifetime!

A BIG Thank You to my non-local customers and divine divas, too.  Contact me at bzstampin@live.com to be a part of my great divas and/or divine divas.

Here's just one of the make and take cards we will be making today using all new products from our new catalog including the modern mosiac embossing folder and punch.  A lot of new products will be on display.  And, all my retired items will be on sale discounted 50% and more.