Northwest Stamper

Author: Jennifer

  • Oh So Pretty Blendabilities & a Stamp Sneak Peek!

    Oh So Pretty Blendabilities & a Stamp Sneak Peek!

    I was so excited to be able to attend the Stampin’ Up! new catalog premiere this monday afternoon.  It was the first time Stampin’ Up had tried showing us the new catalog with a live presentation in California and live streaming to theaters across the US and Canada.  Turns out, it was a lot of fun, and almost as exciting as the main stage presentations at convention.

    Best of all, we got our very own copy of the upcoming catalog!

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    Don’t mind my squinting…. we actually have sun here in the Northwest for the first time in ages it seems. Smile  So the weather was great but that wasn’t great for photos. 

    Anyway!

    There were lots of great reveals of new products (alphabet framelits!!!  new dies, new punches, the new in colors – which I think look a lot like the color scheme in the current Epic Day designer paper btw) and some fabulous samples.

    I thought I would share one of the things I can’t wait to get my hands on (thank you demonstrator preorder!) – Stampin’ Blendabilities!

    They showed us this cute sample using a new stamp called Blended Bloom using some of the different colors:

    cherry cobbler blendabilities blended bloom

    Cherry Cobblercoastal cabana blendabilities blended bloom

    Coastal Cabana

    daffodil delight blendabilities blended bloom

    Daffodil Delight

    old olive blendabilities blended bloom

    Old Olive

    pumpkin pie blendabilities blended bloom

    Pumpkin Pie

    wisteria wonder blendabilities blended bloom

    Wisteria Wonder

    So pretty, right?

    I may not be an artist, and I’m not sure how well I’ll do with coloring with markers.  But I can’t wait to get my sets and give it a go.  From the little I’ve played with at Leadership and seeing them demonstrate it, I think it isn’t nearly as hard as you might think!

    Ok, I’m off to start building my wishlist…. so many great things I need to make a plan. Smile  So, enjoy this little share of what is to come and I’ll have more for you soon!

     

    And don’t forget – if you want to get in on the early previews of the catalog and preorders – or just want to come to convention for FREE to get the experience!  Consider getting the Stampin’ Up starter kit and you’ll get all of that and more when you join now.

    Learn more at http://nwstamper.stampinup.net/jointhefun

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  • Stampin’ Up Display Stamper 2014 Submission

    Stampin’ Up Display Stamper 2014 Submission

    So, every year I go to the Stampin’ Up convention… and every year I’m blown away by the amazing ideas and inspiration on all the different display boards.  (To see what I’m talking about, here are a few past posts I’ve done showing the display boards.)  Well, this year they are doing a call for display board stampers and to throw your hat in the ring, you need to pull together some of your best/favorite projects and put them together in one post to show your style and ability.  So, I thought it would be a fun way to flip through my past projects and put them together to share with you here.  And maybe they will love them too and I’ll get to share even more ideas on a display board at the Stampin’ Up Convention 2014!

    oh, and PS – if you love the idea of checking out all the display boards, don’t forget that anyone who joins Stampin’ Up as a demonstrator right now will get free registration to convention this summer!  So, you just get yourself to Salt Lake City, and you can be blown away by inspiration for FREE!  Yay!  Email me at jennifer@nwstamper.com for more details if you are interested or check out this page to learn more about the perks of being a demonstrator!

    So Here You Go!
    3 Cards

    so very grateful colored

    So Very Grateful Thank You

    Burlap and Gold Masculine Card (blog post here)

    Negative Heat Embossing with Pleasant Poppies (blog post here)

    1 Scrapbook Page

    This was so hard for me to narrow down and decide which scrapbook page to show.  I think my favorite layout may actually be this older one, but I figured the one I’d show here is this –

    Perfect Pennants with Watercolor Wonder Waves (blog post here)

    Or maybe it is just that these photos always make me smile!

    2 3D items

    Ok, this is where I don’t make and post nearly enough.  So here is what I decided was the nicest from things I actually designed myself – instead of flat out copies of what other people had created. Smile

    Card organizer for holding cards and envelopes (blog post here)

    Easter Treat Bag (blog post here)

    Awww.  So much fun to walk down memory lane.  I hope you enjoyed the ideas and inspiration. Smile

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  • A Summery Emboss Resist Card plus LAST DAY for Free Shipping!

    A Summery Emboss Resist Card plus LAST DAY for Free Shipping!

    Before I get to the card for today, I wanted to remind everyone that today is the LAST DAY for Free Shipping on any Stampin’ Up order.  So, if you were thinking of grabbing your favorites from the retirement lists before they sell out, or you’ve been eyeing that big purchase – don’t miss out on the extra savings with free shipping! 
    Shop Online Now  |  View the Retiring Stamps list  |  View the Retiring Accessories list

    Ok, now on to the card!

    Have I mentioned how much I love doing emboss resist cards?  Today I thought I would quickly share another sample I made for my embossing class using the Petal Parade stamp set from the Sale-a-Bration catalog from this year.  See.. it is possible for me to do this technique with a stamp set other than Lovely & Lacy!  ha ha.

    I love how it looks like citrus and lemonade to me with the pinks and the yellows.  That is actually Crisp Canteloupe and Summer Starfruit as the inks for this card; they actually go together really well don’t you think?

    To make it, I recommend stamping your sentiment in the middle FIRST! 

    And then randomly stamp your images using versamark. 

    Heat emboss with clear embossing powder to give you your shapes. 

    Then take your yellow sponges and starting from the MIDDLE of each embossed shape, sponge in a spiral pattern to get the saturation of color that you want

    Once you have all your colors added, uses a little extra of one of the colors to sponge the in-between spaces to fill in all the white gaps.  That is it!

    Oh, the other thing I wanted to show you from this card… embossing ribbon!  That is right, you heard me…. embossing RIBBONSmile 

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    It’s a little hard to tell the texture from the photo, but this is piece of the Crumb Cake seam binding ribbon that I placed over a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock to give it a bit of stiffness.  Once it is glued down – and I recommend glue stick for adhering the ribbon – then you can run it through the Big Shot in an embossing folder.  It gives you the texture and fabric look of ribbon, customized to any embossing folder pattern you have!  It’s actually really cool.

    And don’t forget to get in on the FREE SHIPPING that is ending TODAY.  So if you have been looking at some items and want to save a little bit of money. Visit my online store and take advantage of the free shipping – especially combined with clearance rack and weekly deals!

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    Stampin’ Up! Supplies Used
    Stamps – Petal Parade, Petite Pairs
    Ink – Early Espresso, Summer Starfruit, Crisp Cantaloupe, Crumb Cake, Versamark
    Paper –Pool Party, Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe, Crumb Cake, Sweet Sorbet designer paper
    Accessories – Big Shot, Argyle embossing folder, Heat gun, embossing buddy, clear embossing powder, Stampin’ Dimensionals

  • Black & White Negative Heat Embossing with Pleasant Poppies

    Black & White Negative Heat Embossing with Pleasant Poppies

    I have had a card pinned on Pinterest for ages that used this cool split image with one half one color and the other half a different color.  So, when I was working on cards for my embossing class, I just had to give it a try and my Pleasant Poppies stamp set was the perfect choice to give it a go, since I knew it was a big stamp and the line art would make it easy to do.

    So this is what I came up with and love how it turned out!

    How do you do it?  It is easier than you think!  I started with two pieces of 2” x 4” cardstock – one in Basic Black and one in Whisper White.  Set them side by side to make a square and then ink up your image with Versamark ink. 

    Stamp your image across both pieces of paper at the same time and then separate the papers.  Use white embossing powder on the black cardstock and black embossing powder on the white cardstock.  Heat it up and then glue the pieces back down onto your card front so that the images are lined up.

    Easy Peasy!

    You will notice that my card has some embossed speckles.  That is because I didn’t use my embossing buddy.  So, as a reminder always use your embossing buddy!

    Give it a try with any color and have fun!

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  • Scalloped Peek-a-Boo Flower Catalog CASE

    Scalloped Peek-a-Boo Flower Catalog CASE

    Today the girls over at Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration have put together a fun collection of cards to share.  We all picked a card from the Annual Catalog to CASE (Copy-And-Share-Everything) and then share for the blog post.  So I thought I would share a card we did recently for my monthly stamp club!

    This card was actually made because one of the ladies saw it in the catalog and really wanted to see how to make it.  And, of course, I was happy to oblige!

    This is my card:

    This is the card in the catalog on page 176:

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    Wow… maybe I need to photo graph my cards on top of bright colored paper because comparing their photo to mine, it makes quite the difference! Smile 

    In any event, the fun thing about this card was trimming out a rectangle from the front of the card so that your flower can pop through.  I cut it out 1/2” from each of the top, right, and bottom edge of the card and make it 1-1/4” wide.

    Then I could use the 1-1/4” scallop punch and the 7/8 scallop circle punch to create a cute flower to show through.  Add some decoration with Gorgeous Grunge stamps and some Gold Baker’s Twine and you have a fun alternative!

    If you have any specific questions about this card, leave me a comment and I’ll be sure to get back to you! 

    My club ladies had a lot of fun creating this card and I hope you take the time to try it out too.  With the Stampin’ Trimmer, it is really quick and easy to create these cut outs on your card fronts.

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  • Saying Goodbye to Oh Hello & the 2012-2014 In Colors

    Saying Goodbye to Oh Hello & the 2012-2014 In Colors

    I knew it was coming…. the 2012-2014 In Colors were destined to be retired at the end of May this year, but it always takes seeing the retirement list come out for me to suddenly have this burst of new found love for the colors!  So, as I was trying to decide what card to share with you today, I saw this swap from last year and knew it was a perfect way to send off the In Colors and the stamp I’m going to miss – Oh Hello!

    I was one of those people who didn’t love Summer Starfruit as a color at first.  But doesn’t it look nice when you pair it with other colors?  From the designer series paper (which I need to use more of in general!) to the ribbon…. they are nice touches without it being too overwhelming.

    So that is a tip for you!  If you have a color that you don’t love as a big piece of cardstock or ink… mix it up with some other strong colors and add it to your project in pieces, especially pieces that are patterned!  It helps break it up and make it a great accent piece!

    Yes, pretty much everything about this card is retiring – from the In Color Dahlias (that cute resin flower in the corner!), to the cardstock, markers to color the stamps, designer paper, ribbon, and the stamp!  While the In Color cardstock is sold out, everything else is still available for now!

    View the Retiring Stamps HERE

    View the Retiring Accessories HERE

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    Retiring Items at a discount with Weekly Deals!

    We’ve been guessing that the weekly deals were a way for Stampin’ Up manage extra inventory or get ready to clear out items that they were going to be retiring.  Turns out that was the case as many of the items that were on the weekly deals showed up on the retirement lists.  This week is no exception!

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    Just a reminder that these items are all retiring and so they are only available while supplies last.  But hey!  You get free shipping and they are 25% off, so SCORE!  Check out any of the items in the online store to grab them before they are gone:

    And just a reminder that the free shipping counts towards anything in your order…. so non-retiring items, clearance rack, online only stamps, as well as the retiring items!  So, enjoy the deal!

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  • The Stampin’ Up! Retirement List for 2014 is Here!

    The Stampin’ Up! Retirement List for 2014 is Here!

    We’ve been eagerly waiting and Stampin’ Up has finally released the list of stamps and accessories from the 2013-2014 Annual Catalog that will be retiring.

    Some things to remember:

    • Everything on the list, INCLUDING STAMPS, are while supplies last!
    • items WILL start selling out.  Especially the 2012-2014 In Color ink refills and cardstock!

    But the good news is that there is FREE SHIPPING from now until Friday!  Yay!  So you can grab your favorites now, and if you decide you need more later, you can pick them up and save the shipping costs. Yay!


     

    View the Retiring Stamps HERE

    View the Retiring Accessories HERE

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    If your order is over $40, you will receive the make & take project in the mail too!
    (note – if your order is going to be over $150, don’t use the hostess code so you can receive the hostess benefits!)


    Here are just a few of my favorites that are going away!

    I’m just crushed that these items are going away!  They are staples in my craft room!

    1. Sponge Daubers (SOB!!  How will I sponge the edges of my paper?  The yellow sponges just aren’t the same!)
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    How about you?  Which of your favorites are on the list?

    Retirement List Prediction Contest Winner!

    Thank you for all the entries in the retirement list prediction game!  I’m going through the entries and will have the winner announced later today!  So, stop on back by for that announcement soon!

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  • Easter Punch Art & Why You Should Buy the Clearance Easter Egg Dye Kits

    Easter Punch Art & Why You Should Buy the Clearance Easter Egg Dye Kits

    Happy Easter!  I hope you have a wonderfully bright and peaceful day!  Today we’ll be hoping for sunny skies, family easter egg hunts, and spending time with our extended family in the area.

    But while we are doing that, I wanted to share an idea with you to consider as you see the Easter supplies go on sale in the stores starting tomorrow (or maybe even today).  Consider grabbing those Easter Egg dying kits while they are on clearance, and here is why…

    So, last night we pulled out our eggs and coloring kit to start dying some eggs.  I needed something to cover our counter…. turns out my used Stampin’ Up grid paper made a nice lining. Smile  (See there is a reason I don’t throw them away after classes!)

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    We made our eggs like normal… add 3 Tablespoons of Vinegar to a cup and drop the dye tablets in.  After they are done fizzing, add your 1/2 cup water to each cup.  Then dunk your eggs and let them soak and dye the shells.  I also couldn’t find the box the dye tablets came in, so I had to create my own egg holder!  I took a cereal box and kitchen scissors and cut 12 holes in the top of the box.  Then I could set each egg on top of a (poorly) cut hole to dry!

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    Now, this is the fun part!  Once you are done with your eggs, you still have lots of dye left over.  So I grabbed some of my ribbon from my craft room and started throwing them in the cups and letting them soak up the color!

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    In these cups, I have 4 pieces of the 7/8” Cotton Ribbon and 2 pieces of the White Organza Ribbon.

    And this is how they turned out:

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    Pretty huh?  Now to create some fun projects with my custom colored ribbons! Smile

    I hope you have a wonderful rest of your weekend.  And a few quick reminders:

    Last Call for the Retirement List Prediction Contest!

    Don’t forget to get your guesses in by tonight for what 10 stamp sets you think will be retiring!  You have a chance to win your favorites from the retiring list for free.  Email me your guesses to jennifer@nwstamper.com and find out tomorrow who the winner is!

    FREE SHIPPING starts tomorrow!

    If you didn’t see on my Facebook page, Stampin’ Up will be offering Free Shipping tomorrow through Friday for all orders – which is perfect timing as the retirement list comes out on Monday!  So, get your orders ready and don’t forget to use hostess code G4VQJ7VB to received this month’s free online stamp club tutorials and if your order is over $40, you will receive the make & take project in the mail too!
    (note – if your order is going to be over $150, don’t use the hostess code so you can receive the hostess benefits!)

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  • Quick Spring Easter Treat Bag Tutorial with Punch Art Daffodil!

    Quick Spring Easter Treat Bag Tutorial with Punch Art Daffodil!

    Happy Easter weekend! I don’t know about you, but we still need to do a lot of our prep for Easter.  Today we’ll be spending time coloring Easter eggs – and I’ll be making sure I have everything I need for Easter baskets and Easter dinner! 

    (PS – don’t forget to enter the Retirement List Prediction Contest!  It is free to play along and you could win up to $30 in free Stampin’ Up products!)

    So, back to Easter treats!  I thought I would share a quick spring or Easter treat idea that you can pull together at the last minute!  This was created by my Mom, Kathy Thisted, for our Fun n’ Crafty team Stamp & Share a few weeks ago and I just love it.

    Scallop Tag Topper & Punch Art Treat Bag

    There are lots of fun elements to this treat bag, but the nice thing is that with a few punches, it is super quick to make!

    Start with a 2”x8” piece of cardstock (this is Chocolate Chip) and score at 3-1/2” x 4-1/2” to help it stand up on it’s own.  Then, grab the Designer Frames Embossing Folders and use the oval to one to emboss your frame. 

    Use the Extra Wide Oval Punch to punch out the center of your oval.  LOVE that it is an almost perfect match!

    Punch both ends of the strip of cardstock with the Scallop Tag Topper Punch to give you that pretty finished look!

    Then grab your Petite Petals punch  and the four petal flower punch from the Bitty Punch Pack to make your Daffodil.  I punched one of each shape out of Daffodil Delight cardstock.

    In the sample, the flower is stamped first using the Petite Petals stamp set – and I think it definitely adds something to it.  But for the sake of this tutorial, I didn’t end up stamping.  I hope you don’t mind. Smile 

    Fold up the small punched flower and adhere it to the center of your larger flower with liquid glue or a glue dot!  I love how my mom colored in the center of the little flower with the White Gel pen for a little extra definition!

    Add a scrap of cardstock for the stem and grass at the bottom.  Want to hear a fun trick?  Stamp out one of the flower heads from the Too Kind stamp set and then cut it out and use the backside for your grass!  Neat huh?

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    Add some candy, tie it with a ribbon and you are done!  Easy Peasy!


      Reminder! Get your guesses emailed in!

      If you haven’t gotten in your guesses for my Retirement List prediction contest, don’t forget to get those in!  You have until tomorrow afternoon but since I know many folks will be busy with Easter activities, you may want to send them in today. Smile 

    Pick 10 stamp sets from the annual catalog that you think will be retiring and email me your list to jennifer@nwstamper.com.  If you have the most guesses correct when the list is posted Monday morning, you will win a shopping spree from me!  See all the details here.

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  • It’s Time for the 2014 Retirement List Contest!

    It’s Time for the 2014 Retirement List Contest!

    Are You Up for a Guessing Game?

    I can’t believe it is that time already, but Monday (April 21st) the Retirement List for the 2013-2014 Annual Catalog will be released!  I’ll be posting the list monday morning of all the stamps and accessories that will be discontinuing – and in a first, BOTH stamps & accessories will be while supplies last.  (In the past, stamps were always guaranteed until the end of the catalog period)

    So, to keep us entertained while we wait for the list to come out –
    I’m running a Stampin’ Up! Retirement List prediction game!

    2014 retirement list promotion

    All you have to do is pick 10 stamps or stamp sets that are in the 2013-2014 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog and send your predictions to me in an email.  Whoever gets the most right, wins a prize from me!

    What are you playing for?
    Win $25 to spend on your favorites from the Retirement List!
    Guess all 10 correctly and win $30 off your order instead!

    How to Play
    1. Grab your copy of the 2013-2014 Annual Catalog and start flipping, or check out the catalog online here.
    2. Write down the 10 stamp sets or single stamps that are in the catalog that you think will be retired this year (not including hostess sets)
    3. Email me your list of predictions to jennifer@nwstamper.com by April 20th at 3pm PST
    4. Watch on April 21st for the Retirement List to be released!

    If you are on my mailing list – I will email out the full list of everything that is retiring on the 21st and announce a winner for this game (I’ll also be posting this information here on the blog too, but watch for a special bonus in my newsletter Winking smile).

    In the event of a tie, I will name the winner based on the earliest timestamp on the emails I receive.

    A few rules:

    • Anyone may send me their predictions but only non-demonstrators can win my prize.  If you are currently a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, enjoy the demo community chatter and sneak peeks from Stampin’ Success and other demo events. :)
    • If the retirement list leaks out early, I reserve the right to shut down the contest part of the game early.

    So, get flippin and enjoy the guessing game of what will stay and what will go!  I can’t wait to see what everyone predicts!

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  • Lovely Lattices with the Chevron Border Punch

    Lovely Lattices with the Chevron Border Punch

    Today is my day to share some ideas over on the Stampin’ Stylin’ Inkspiration blog and I thought I would share with them and you a technique that has been around for a while but I only recently gave it a try myself – making lattices with the Chevron punch!  If you haven’t tried it yet, this is an easy technique that has lots of possibilities.

    To get started, here is the card that was my first attempt with this idea:

    It was my chance to play with a few of the fun new tools from the Occasion catalog including:

    So, when I would see that lattice or similar looks on other cards, I always thought it was really hard and complicated.  I wasn’t sure that I could make it myself, but I finally figured that since I had the Chevron Punch I ought to at least give it a try. 

    Turns out it is easier than I thought!  Wanna see how to do it yourself?

    Start out with two 1.25″ x 5.5″ strips of cardstock.  Punch the chevron pattern on each one.  Here is where I lined up the first edge of my cardstock to get started punching so that I had the right amount of spacing.

    Now, after you punch the first set of chevrons, slide the paper over and continue punching along the paper strip.  Make sure you only see silver through the punched chevrons as you go!  Otherwise your chevrons will be uneven and won’t braid together very well.

    Once you are done, you should have two strips of cardstock that look about the same.  Lay them next to each other on the table so the chevrons are pointed in the opposite directions.

    Now, start “braiding” the paper.  That is lay the two strips on top of each other in this orientation and start tucking the chevron tips so that the top layer chevron tips are *behind* the chevron tips of the back piece of paper.  I know that is a little confusing to read in text, but if you look up close, this next picture might help!

    Wha-bam!  You have a handy dandy snazzy lattice to use in your projects. 🙂  Now, because you braided them together, your final piece is actually a little bit longer than 5-1/2″.  So you can position it how you’d like on the front of your card and trim off the extra – so, no worries if your ends look a little strange.

    Tuck in some flowers… add some butterflies… stamp your background with the Hardwood stamp set and you have a really fun card!

    I hope you enjoyed this little tutorial!  I highly recommend giving it a shot.  There are so many fun things you can do with this technique.  For example, check out another idea for something you can do if you make this lattice with two different colored strips of cardstock!

    In this case, I used Melon Mambo and Whisper White, then I glued it over a piece of Pear Pizzazz cardstock for bright look on white.  What do you think?  Pretty right?  Smile  So give it a shot and get creative and you may just love what comes out!

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  • Big News! Exclusive Project Life Products by Becky Higgins are Coming Soon!

    Big News! Exclusive Project Life Products by Becky Higgins are Coming Soon!

    I’m bouncing in my seat here at my computer as I just have learned that Stampin’ Up and Becky Higgins have been working on a partnership to create a new line specifically for Stampin’ Up!  Yay!

    Project Life promo pic

    Why am I so stinkin’ excited?

    1. New scrapbooking products that make my scrapbooking quick, easy, and cute!
    2. Project Life items that coordinate with the supplies I have at home – all my inks, cardstock, papers, tools, and accessories!
    3. Get free stuff in the form of hostess benefits when you get your supplies for your scrapbooks!  Have a scrapbooking get together with friends and everyone can get their pocket pages and cards and work on everything together!
    4. Demonstrators get a discount too!  I had just started exploring Project Life and now I can save money too.  Got to love that!

     

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    **UPDATE!  They are here!  Get your favorite items in the Online Store here**

    Some additional details about Project Life by Stampin’ Up!

    If you aren’t familiar with Project Life, it is a simple idea of having an easy way to take all those photos you’ve taken and print them at out the standard 4×6 size and have a cute way to preserve and journal them without needing to figure out a full page layout for them.  Becky Higgins actually started the idea and it has grown to be an incredibly popular style of scrapbooking .  You can learn lots more by visiting Becky’s site and her thoughts on Project Life.

    This Project Life line looks like it will be a little different than some of the other lines she has released, for example:

    • All of the journaling cards are going to have square corners.  There will be a corner rounder punch to match with other Project Life cards you may have if you want the rounded corners.
    • The core kits will still contain 100 cards, but you will NOT have duplicates in the pack.  I know I’m actually happy about that because I’ve found I don’t know what to do with the many duplicates of the same card since I like to use the front in one place, the back in another place, and then don’t want duplicates of the same sentiments.
    • We will offer Pocket Pages in a variety pack so you can easily have somewhere to put your photos and cards.  Smile  And it sounds like Albums will be coming too!  I can’t wait until I can get a sneak peek of the new catalog in 2 weeks.  I’ll be able to give you more of a scoop then!
    • Did you see?  There will be an accessory pack with specialty cards, wood accents, stickers, arrow paper clips, and WASHI TAPE!

    Here is the scoop on when you can get your hands on it!

    You can get everything in the picture above starting May 1st – find them in the online store here.

    You can email me in advance if you know what you want and want me to have everything ready to order on your behalf (I’ll do a group order for anyone who is local to me to help save on shipping)

    or stop by my online storeon May 1st to shop online.

    If you are a demonstrator by April 21st, you will be able to start ordering them early!  Yup, we can start ordering on April 21st.  And you know I’ll be getting mine and can’t wait to start putting together some pages and sharing them with you!

    Have questions?  Leave a comment or email me at jennifer@nwstamper.com and I’d be happy to chat more with you about this exciting new line of products!

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