Northwest Stamper

Category: Tools

  • Love You Much sample and Sneak Peek Promotion!

    For some reason I had my dates wrong with the sneak peek promotion and didn’t realize it started today!  Oops!  Well, now I know better and wanted to share with you all the details and a sample I made.  So… want to see some new stuff from the upcoming Spring/Summer idea book?  Of course you do!  Well, it looks like some new punches, paper, brads, and stamp sets are in your future! 

    lymbundleThis year Stampin’ Up is letting non-demonstrators get some sneak peek items before you can buy them from the regular catalog with the Love You Much bundle.  In this bundle, you get a brand spankin’ new stamp set, a hot off the presses set of Designer Paper, and the fantastic heart trio punch that is a perfect match for the stamp set!  And not only do you get the early preview of the products, but you get a 20% off discount! Seriously! 

    This bundle is available until Jan 31st, but if you order today you can combine it with the free shipping and 10% off retiring set promotion for tons of savings. 🙂 (I’m a bargin shopper so this type of compounded sale is the sort of thing I live for).  If you don’t see the bundle available online, just email or call me to place your order.

    Here is a quick sample I made up.  I love using the heart trio stamp set with the punch!  Too much fun (you can see them both in the image from the flyer). 
    loveyoumuch

  • New Ribbon Storage

    ribbonholderSo during the recent holiday extravaganza sale, I decided to give in to my eternal debate for how to store all my ribbon and order the SU ribbon holders.  I had most recently been just stacking the ribbon in towers with my other stamping supplies, which doesn’t work so well because they kept falling over!  I had some other ribbon in a basket with a dowel holding them in place, but since I always take the whole spool to my project to decide if/how I want to use a ribbon, boxes with dowels just don’t work for me.

    Finally today, after almost a week of traveling, I had a chance to put together my boxes.  I don’t have all of my ribbon in them yet, but I love them so far.  Way less space is taken up now and I feel so much more organized. 🙂 Now if only I could get everything else in my craft piles organized.

  • The Big Shot is now available plus free paper!

    The Big Shot is here!  After a couple months of anticipation, the Big Shot is now available for ordering!  This tool is great for not only scrapbooking and cardmaking but also can be used for a number of other home decor or craft project due to the large number of materials it can cut.  From metal to fabric, this tool can just about cut it all.

    Stampin’ Up has put together some special starter kits to get you started right.   These kits give you everything you need to get started with all the hardware and 4 exclusive dies.  Plus, order one of these starter kits from me and not only will you get a free stamp set and at least $15 in free product, but I will also include a free pack of paper of your choice from the current Idea Book and Catalog! 

    Contact me to order this awesome tool today or starting September 9th, go to http://stampingwithjennifer.stampinup.net to complete your order online!

    Starter Kit Options:Exclusive Stampin Up Doctors bag
    1 – Special Edition Starter Kit
    (BigShot Machine, Multipurpose Platform and Pads, 2 Stampin’ Up! Bigz Dies, 1 Stampin’ Up! Sizzlets 4-pack, 1 Stampin Up! Decorative Strip, Decorative Strip Cutting Pads and Extended Spacer Platform)

    2 – Special Editioin Starter Kit with Bag
    (includes everything in kit 1 plus you get a cute doctor’s bag that is made to fit the BigShot, pads, and dies so that it is all together and ready to go when you are) 

    See all the details and even more designs available here

    Approved Materials to use with the BigShot

    • Brass (.055)
    • Light weight steel
    • Aluminum (.016)
    • Tin (.008)
    • Aircraft plywood (1/64″)
    • Basswood (1/16″)
    • Balsa (3/32″)
    • Paperwood
    • Mat board (adhesive or none)
    • Chipboard
    • Fabric
    • Silicone
    • Foam with chipboard (.1)
    • Corrugated pad
    • Adhesive-backed cork
    • Fine sandpaper (.00)
    • Strene
    • Extra thick template plastic
    • Template plastic
    • Plastic canvas (7 mesh)
    • Bubble wrap
    • Sheet foam
    • Friendly (jewelry) plastic
    • 100% pure beeswax (cut with parchment paper on top & bottom of beeswax)
    • Adhesive and non-adhesive rubber
    • Ruffleboard
    • Static cling vinyl
    • Warm & natural batting
    • Fusible fleece
    • Quilt batting
    • Adhesive and non-adhesive flexible magnet
    • Heat n’ shrink plastic
    • Adhesive and non-adhesive felt
    • Pop-up sponge
    • Shiny self-adhesive and non-adhesive paper
    • Iron-on fabric
    • Poly foam adhesive and non adhesive
    • 3-D illusionary plastic
    • Glow in the dark adhesive and non adhesive
    • Suede paper
    • Funky fur
    • Personal Embossing Plastic (PEP)
    • Shaggy plush felt
    • Canvas
    • Vinyl flooring
    • Shelf lining
    • Placement
    • Embossing rubber
    • Thin leather
    • Gasket material

  • Here comes the Big Shot

    I think one of the biggest announcements at this years convention was the partnering of Stampin’ Up! with Sizzix for not only the offering of the Big Shot die-cut system but also exclusive Stampin’ Up! dies. 

    Yes, everything here is made with the Big Shot!

    If you haven’t used a die-cutting machine before, let me tell you how easy and how useful they are to use.  All it takes is putting the metal die with the image you want on the platform, place your paper over the die, turn the crank, and you now have a perfectly cut out flower/envelope/letter/etc.  They are perfect for scrapbooking, projects (like the templates for envelopes and paper baskets), gifts, and adding a little more flair to your cards. 

    Check out all of the designs here

    Fun fact: Not only can the Big Shot cut through paper, but it can also cut through fabric, light wood, and even thin metal!