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  • So Many Holiday Catalog Sneak Peeks–Can You Pick A Favorite?

    holiday catalog 2015 copyOk, here is the scoop.  I know a bunch of you out there are totally curious about the Holiday catalog coming out… and let me tell you, it is a good one this year, just ask my credit card company Winking smile.  But while I wait for my preorder to arrive, I thought I would do one more post because I realized I took a lot of pictures of the new holiday products on the Convention Display boards but never actually posted most of them! So enjoy and imagine getting all your holiday crafting done BEFORE the craziness of the holidays has hit.  Wouldn’t that be awesome?!

    Now – if you see something you love, you have a couple options:

    1. Watch for your catalog to arrive in the next few weeks if you are one of my customers, and then get your wishlist started so you can shop Sept 1st when the catalog goes live
    2. Host your own preview party!  I’ll have many of the items in the catalog and you can host a craft night for you and your friends at the end of this month or early next (online or in person) and I’ll plan projects for you to do or share using the newest fun stuff.  PLUS you’ll earn free credit to pick out some of the items to get for free!  How sweet is that?
    3. BEST DEAL YET!  If you join my Fun n’ Crafty Stampers group anytime this month, you can get your favorites NOW!!  Pick out up to $125 in product from the Annual catalog OR ANYTHING in the Holiday Catalog to get for only $99, skip the shipping… and start playing next week.  Start shopping for your kit here.

    Ok, with that, check out all the fun goodies:

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    There are super cute kits coming, from shaker cards to a set of gift tags!  I’ll be running classes on these for sure… so keep an eye out for those popping up on the schedule.

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    Plus lots of fun Halloween items:

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    Can I just say that I NEEDED this owl?  I don’t do Halloween items much but I knew it would be cute for treats, scrapbook pages, and even cards if I chose.  So, guess what was one of the first things on my preorder list?  Yup!  This guy!  Can’t wait for him to arrive. Smile

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    And of course lots for fall:

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    And TONS of good stuff for Christmas and Winter time:

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    If you are someone who loves Project Life, there are some great new kits including the Hello December kit that is perfect for documenting your life and traditions through the month of December.  I made one last year and it was my favorite album yet and so I know I’ll be making another for this year!

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    And some items that are good for all seasons or even just tools for throughout the year:

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    You may not be able to tell, but that birch tree background is an embossing folder!!

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    There is a new punch that punches 2 different corners plus the straight slot!

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    And a pillow box thinlit too!

    Plus almost all of these dies are available as part of a bundle where you can save 15% off the price of the die and coordinating stamp set.  Total score, right?!

    And YES!  If you decide to pick up the starter kit, you can totally take advantage of those bundles and discount pricing so you can save even more!  Plus, once you’ve signed up by purchasing your starter kit, you’ll actually get 20% off all your future orders from the Holiday catalog too.  You know, just an FYI. Smile

    So what is your favorite?  See anything you can’t wait to make room for at home?

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  • Christmas Gift Tags from Scraps and No Peeking

    Ok, so Christmas is only 2 days away!  Eep!  Are you ready and have all your presents wrapped?  I’ll admit, I have most of them wrapped but not all of them!

    But wrapping presents got me thinking about gift tags and I was going crazy with the No Peeking set and had so much fun playing with my ribbon and paper scraps to make a variety of tags for this year.  Check out what I made:

    It all started with me stamping a bunch of images on scrap paper and then picking up extra cardstock scraps from around my craft table and punching or cutting them into roughly tag shapes.

    First I grabbed some Gumball Green and heat embossed the “No peeking” sentiment with white embossing powder.  Then I punched them out and added some ribbon and cut out stamped images

     

    Next were some simple flap style tags.  I scored them so that the heat embossed sentiment (white for the “no peeking” and Early Espresso for the “Jolly Christmas”) would show when it was closed.  Then I decorated the flap with cut out stamped images and ribbon.

    Next I was on to some more simple tags.  I just embossed or stamped the images of the penguin and reindeer and cut them out, then layered them onto the Real Red scallop and Gumball Green circle.  Stamp the “To: From:” sentiment on the back and you are good to go!

    Finally, my last set were my random experiments.  I had an extra reindeer on a scallop circle and thought it would look cute on a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock (really like how this turned out) and I tried to leave enough space so you can actually write who it is to and from.  (I had thought this through in my head before seeing how much space there actually was!)

    And finally, my ultimate in playing.  I had the scrap of Crumb Cake and Real Red and decided to do a twisted tag.  I stamped and then heat embossed the penguin in Basic Black (it looks awesome heat embossed by the way) and then colored in some of the spaces with my Real Red marker.  Then I stamped a little bird next to him also in Basic Black (you can see how much nicer it looks embossed this way).  Then I added some “snowballs” aka pearls along the side.

    So there you have it!  Some quick last minute gift tags to add a touch of handmade to your projects.

     

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    No Peeking Gift Tags Recipe
    Stamps:     No Peeking
    Ink: Basic Black marker, Gumball Green, Real Red marker, Early Espresso, Basic Black, Versamark
    Paper: Gumball Green, Real Red, Whisper White, Crumb Cake
    Accessories: Stampin’ trimmer, 1 3/4” scallop circle, 1 1/4” circle punch, Real Red stitched grosgrain ribbon, Whisper White stitched grosgrain ribbon, Crumb Cake seam binding ribbon, Cherry cobbler bakers twine, Embossing Powder (white, black, early espresso), basic pearls, Real Red 1/8” taffeta ribbon, 1/16” hole punch, heat gun, embossing buddy, Stampin’ Dimentionals

  • Ornamental Elegance Kit — While Supplies Last!

    If you are on Facebook, you probably saw about this limited edition kit that Stampin’ Up! is offering to help you quickly make the ornament that is seen on the cover of the Holiday catalog.  You know, this one:

     

    If you bought the Ornamental Keepsake stamp set and matching framelits, you can make a number of cute variations of ornament type and color (for example, Blue and Silver look AMAZING!!)  But you can make other types like this cute gift tag made with one of the medium ornament images and die:

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    But if you don’t have the stamps and dies yet, this is a SUPER deal!  You get all of the images you need to make 10 full ornaments and all you have to do is pop them out of the cardstock sheet.  Plus you get linen thread, Cherry Cobbler Tulle, Faceted buttons, and Jumbo Pearls to make it complete!  You just need to provide the glue and the man-power to put it together. 🙂  All for only $14.95!  Didn’t I tell you this was a great deal??

    When I talked to demonstrator support yesterday because I was trying to put together a class with the kits and needed to know how soon to order them and learned that they started with 5,000 kits available but that they were going fast.  I was advised not to wait long to put in my order.  So if you like this idea, you may not want to wait either!

    Come to my Ornament Kit Class on Dec 16th!

    Want to join me in making these ornaments?  I’ll be holding a class on Dec 16th to make some of these ornaments in a group.

    You’ll get 1/2 a kit – so enough to make 5 ornaments – and I’ll provide the hot glue, adhesive, and tools you need to turn your die cuts into the cool ornament above.  Plus you get the fun atmosphere of crafting with some cool gals.  We’ll each make 1-2 of the ornaments in the kit and then you can take home the remaining supplies to make the rest of the ornaments or use them for other holiday projects and crafts!

    The class fee is only $15 or if you want a full kit – so you can make 10 ornaments – is only $23.

    Please rsvp to jennifer@nwstamper.com as soon as possible so I can make sure to order enough kits.

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