Never-before-seen Stamp Promotion

For the first time ever, Stampin' Up! is offering a discount on brand-new stamp sets!

From August 11th through September 30th, enjoy a 15% discount on select brand new, die-cut stamp sets from the Fall-Winter 2008 Idea Book & Catalogue - no additional purchase is necessary!

Item #	Page #	Description	Reular Price	Promotional Price
111690	32	Snow Swirled	$29.95	$25.46
111734	32	Folies de flocons (French Snow Swirled)	$29.95	$25.46
111586	55	It's a Stretch	$28.95	$24.61
111544	81	Putt Putt (available August 18)	$29.95	$25.46
111626	91	Eastern Blooms	$25.95	$22.06
111672	98	Pocket Silhouettes	$22.95	$19.51
111726	98	Silhouettes florales (French Pocket Silhouettes)	$22.95	$19.51
111710	101	Upsy Daisy	$22.95	$19.51
111746	101	Pensées en fleurs (French Upsy Daisy)	$22.95	$19.51
111556	109	Under the Stars	$35.95	$30.56
111644	145	Heard from the Heart	$26.95	$22.91
112875	145	Tout droit du coeur (French Heard from the Heart)	$26.95	$22.91
111570	157	Contempo Alphabet	$48.95	$22.91

If you are interested in purchasing any of these at the discount prices listed, please give me a call or send me an e-mail!  A couple of these have caught my eye and I just may have to take the plunge...

Happy stamping!

W

The new catalogue (aka catty) and some corrections

Today's been a busy day!  I was off delivering catties this morning, my doorbell and phone rang pretty consistently throughout the day, and I had the usual "kid summer vacation" things going on as well.  For those of you that have seen it, do you like the new catty?  I have only truly gone through it twice, and will take some serious time this evening to decide what I'm going to order.  

For those of you that haven't seen it,  you can download it in PDF form from the Stampin' Up! website.  Be prepared to wait though...  it's a pretty big document, and our website has been pretty busy over the past 24 hours.  The online catalogue that you're all familiar with has temporarily been replaced while SU works through the process of introducing Online Ordering.  That's right, you'll now be able to place orders online!  Details will follow as soon as they have been released.

A few corrections for the new catalogue have been posted:

Page	Item #	Description	Correction
56	113620	Always	The price is listed as $35.95. This is incorrect. The correct price is $33.95. Additionally, this set is now die-cut, and the symbol for this was inadvertently left off.
58	113622	Enjoy Every Moment	The price is listed as $40.95. This is incorrect. The correct price is $37.95. Additionally, this set is now die-cut, and the symbol for this was inadvertently left off.
90	113618	A Beautiful Thing	The price is listed as $25.95. This is incorrect. The correct price is $24.95. Additionally, this set is now die-cut, and the symbol for this was inadvertently left off.
116	113624	One of a Kind	The price is listed as $25.95.This is incorrect. The correct price is $23.95. Additionally, this set is now die-cut, and the symbol for this was inadvertently left off.
124		Sample A	This sample uses the Lots of Dots jumbo Stampin' Around wheel, which was an Occasions Mini Catalog product, and as such, is no longer available. To re-create this sample, customers can use Itty Bitty Backgrounds (item 101893) or Polka Dot background stamp (item 109276).
133	111616	Classifieds background stamp	The artwork for this stamp set was changed slightly after the catalog was printed. The change to the artwork corrected a misspelling and updated the phone numbers and web address listed so they would not look like real numbers. While we were unable to correct the printed artwork, the rubber your customers will receive is correct, and varies only slightly from that shown.
139		Sample A	This sample uses the Forever in My Heart stamp set, which was on the Fall-Winter Retired List. To re-create this sample, customers can use Something New to Love (item 111692) or Simply Said (item 106598).
142		Sample C	This sample uses the Artfully Asian stamp set, which was on the Fall-Winter Retired List. To re-create this sample, customers can use Eastern Blooms (item 111626), Embrace Life (item 111011), or Eastern Influences (item 111628).
144	113626	Sweet Serendipity	The price is listed as $25.95. This is incorrect. The correct price is $24.95. Additionally, this set is now die-cut, and the symbol for this was inadvertently left off.
150	111500	Full of Life stamp set	This stamp set is die cut. The icon indicating this was inadvertently left off.
167	111337	Gift Notes II	The description for this item states that it includes 30 Confetti White envelopes. This is incorrect. It includes 30 Whisper White envelopes.
167	112139	Carousel Notes	The description for this item indicates that it includes 30 cards; 10 of each color listed. This is incorrect. The packet includes 12 cards; 4 of each color, and 12 Chocolate Chip envelopes.

Happy catty snooping!

W

Wendy's Little INKlings crazy August newsletter

I spent a good chunk of the day waiting for my favourite Canada Post mail lady to show up.  When she did, she had 4 of my 7 boxes of catalogues.  I have since gone through one the catties, and I'm impressed!  There is some amazing Designer Series Paper in there, and I love the new stamp sets!!

The sad thing is that I have no decent photos to show you of today's projects.  I spent the afternoon stamping and finishing all of the cards that I had cut for this past year's workshops.  Many use stamps or paper that have been discontinued, so I can't use them for this year's workshops.  I decided to put them all together, so I will have a great supply of cards ready to go for when they are needed.  Did I take photos of them?  Heck no!  Maybe tomorrow when I clean up the mess that I made today.  

Tonight I wrote and sent out my August newsletter.  Tomorrow I'll tidy, post some of the August details, and then dig into fun new stuff!

If you get a chance (and you can actually get in!), have a look at the new catty online.  It's gorgeous!

 

Cheers!

A new blog to check out - "So Shelli"

Before I start... no, I don't have my boxes of the new catalogues yet.  They are arriving all around the city, but Canada Post hasn't dropped mine on my doorstep.  Patience is a virtue... I think.

Secondly... I will be updating the Retiring Accessories list as soon as I've finished this.

Last, but definitely not least...  here's something completely brand new for you to peruse - Shelli Gardner's blog "So Shelli".

Shelli is the co-founder and CEO of Stampin Up!, and as of yesterday she has her own blog.  She will be sharing some of her infinite wisdom with her fellow stampers, and will be posting creative challenges as well.  Have a look, join a challenge, and learn something new!  In addition, if you're interested, you can learn more about the fascinating history of the company by clicking here.    

Happy stamping!

W

E is for...

Fast blog entry today.  I've been preparing for a workshop tonight, and it's been slow going.  It's really difficult to get anything important done when you have kids chasing you all day!

I finished these pages last night.  Nothing fancy, but cute nonetheless.  The background paper is EK Success, and I've had it forever!  The matting paper is Chocolate Chip & More Mustard.  The chipboard letter on this page has been chalked, and has a very cute flower attached.  I've added a couple of the flowers from the Stampin' Up! Pretties kit, and it's done.

Lots of news in the Stampin' Up! world.  I'll start posting all of the goodies tomorrow.  If the kids will let me...

Happy stamping!

W

Christmas in July?!?

When you are a scrapbooker, you often find yourself working on things that are just a little out of season.  On Wednesday night I finished the letter "O" in my crazy book, with the title "O Christmas Tree".

Here are some pictures for you.  One of these days I'll figure out why on earth you cannot click and pull a larger version.  Maybe once the snow begins to fly and I don't have things like meadows to cut weighing heavily on my mind.

Now... did you find the new stamps on the page???  Let me know if you did!

Happy Scrapping!

W

Diagonal Double Pocket Card

The last stamp club project for July was a Diagonal Double Pocket Card.  This is a great WOW card as it looks complicated to make, yet it's really easy.  Once again, the Monday & Thursday crowds made different cards because of my lack o' paper.  Directions for these cards can be found here, courtesy of Split Coast Stampers.

Monday's club made the card using Berry Bliss Designer Series Paper along with Pretty In Pink & Close to Cocoa paper.  The ribbon is Chocolate Chip taffeta.  It looks really sumptuous on the card!  The birthday stamp on the front is from the It's Your Birthday set (retiring August 10th).  The tags are stamped using the Enjoy Every Moment set.

The tags inside both cards are the same design.  Here they are using the pink/brown scheme.

Thursday's club used Blue Bayou Prints Designer Series Paper (which as of today is sold out), along with Soft Sky cardstock, and Soft Sky & Blue Bayou double stitched ribbon.

Tonight's scrappy night so with any luck I'll have more pictures for you over the weekend.  I think that I may play with my Decor Elements flower that arrived in the mail last week...

Oh, one last note...  I have updated the retired accessories list.  Favourite things are really starting to disappear!

Happy stamping/scrapping!

Wendy