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  • Summer Time Fun Time–Keeping Busy with Fun Stamping Events

    During the school year, I spend a lot of time with my stamping business online.  But with the kids home and summer in full swing, I’ve been spending more time away from my computer and out and about.  But that doesn’t mean all stamping has stopped!  I just have fallen behind on some of my sharing… but whooo boy!  There are some exciting things to share coming up!  From fun events, product sneak peeks, and more!  I thought I’d hop back online and share what I’ve been up to and what exciting things are coming soon!

    Just for August! Thoughtful Branches Bundle, Class in Person & Class by Mail (Get it FREE)!

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    This is a super versatile and adorable stamp set and die that is ONLY available in the month of August.  And it is while supplies last.  Seriously though… it is AMAZING!  Check it out:

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    Love it?  Get a FREE class with it when you purchase the bundle from me! 

    Yup!  That is right!  I’m back with a new class you can either do IN PERSON or BY MAIL!  We’ll be making 4 fun cards using this set (images coming soon!) – the online class will make 8 total (2 of each design). 

    Class options:

    • In Person – Join us on Monday August 1st, at 7pm at the Panera Bread in Redmond, WA.  We’ll be making 4 cute cards together and all supplies are provided.  Class fee is only $15
      GET IT FREE!  – purchase the bundle that night or place another order and get your class fee waived!
      RSVP HERE or by emailing me at jennifer@nwstamper.com
    • By Mail – Not local or can’t make it?  No problem! I’m offering the class by mail as well with extra!
      Class kit by mail:  Have fun making it at home!  Get the supplies to make 2 each of all 4 cards.  You’ll get all the paper precut, embellishments, envelopes, and a full color pdf tutorial so you can have the walk through instructions.  Class kit fee is $25
      GET IT FREE! – preorder the bundle from me and I’ll include the class kit for FREE!  You just pay the shipping to get it to you. Smile  Bundle price with class kit shipping – $69
    • Instructions only:  Already have the bundle?  Get the pdf instructions for $6.95
      PDFs will be emailed out mid-next week

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    Northwest Stamp & Share Regional Demonstrator Event

    Are you a demonstrator or thinking of becoming one?  If you didn’t know, I LOVE being a Stampin’ Up demonstrator and in fact am celebrating just hitting my 8 year anniversary on the 26th!  One of my favorite things to do is get together with other demonstrators and share and learn from each other.  I’m so excited for this new event for Stampin’ Up demonstrators in the Pacific Northwest!  Join us as we share the excitement of the NEW Holiday Catalog.  Get project ideas, participate in swapping, learn from other demonstrators, and have lots of fun!  This is our very own unofficial regional event and you are sure to go away inspired.

    This has been the big event I’ve been focused on this summer and I can’t wait to see it all come together next month!

    Get the scoop and register to join us!

    Northwest Crafty Escape Weekend is Coming September 16-18!

    My other big event that is in the works is my fall Crafty retreat!  It is always a blast and this one will be no exception!  We’ll be playing with new goodies from the Holiday Catalog, creating till the middle of the night, getting inspired and laughing all along the way.

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    NW Crafty Escape Weekend

    ANNOUNCING – the Northwest Crafty Escape Weekend Fall Fest!

    Sept 16th-18th, 2016
    Hyatt House in Bellevue
    3244 139th Ave SE, Bellevue, WA 98005

    RSVP deadline – Sept 5th, 2016

    Get details and reserve your spot here

    Finally, don’t forget, Bonus Days are happening now!  You have until Sunday, July 31st to place your $50 orders and get your $5 Bonus Coupons to use in August! 

    So, as you can see, it’s a busy summer and lots of great stuff happening!

    Don’t forget to take advantage of my FREE CARD CLASS to go with your purchase of the Thoughtful Branches bundle!  Alright, back to planning… stamp with you soon!

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  • Another Northwest Crafty Escape Weekend is in the Books!

    So, you see… back in October of last year, I thought it was a BRILLIANT idea to run my next Northwest Crafty Escape Weekend (the twice-a-year retreats I hold in Bellevue, WA) in April, the weekend IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING the Stampin’ Up OnStage event in Salt Lake City.  It will be fun, I said!  I’ll have lots of new displays and samples, I said.  I’ll have the scoop to share on the upcoming annual catalog…

    and all of those things were true. Smile  And we had a TON of fun!

    But I also neglected to think of how little sleep I get when I’m at OnStage… plus how little sleep I get when I’m at the retreat weekends.  And so, let me just say, back to back amazing crafting weekends are fun, but not nearly enough sleep is involved. Smile  But in the end, it was totally worth it and it has been great (though the fall retreat will be a bit more spaced out from OnStage than this time!)  So, I thought I’d share some of the photos from the event so you can see what I’ve been up to!

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    So the weekends always start with me clearing out much of my craft room so I can take all my tools with me for people to use

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    And then I cart everything over to the hotel we run the Crafty Escape Weekend at!  This time was great because our group size grew enough that we needed 2 banquet rooms, which made it fun having more space and room to craft, spread out, and goof off!

    We had displays, a crop store, a swap my stuff table (which was seeing some amazing items being gifted on that table this weekend!), and of course, everyone got their own large space.

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    And I think for all of about 3 hours total of the event, I even had my table clean so I could craft on it. Smile

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    It was like my mobile command center for all things retreat plus some personal crafting at the end of each day.

    I always start out the weekend with a goodie bag full of fun crafty stuff plus a make & take packet with details for projects they can make with the items in their goodie bag.  In this case, I designed 6 cards for them to create using their goodie bag and the tools over on the tools buffet.2016-04-22 18.43.01

    I love how the name placecards and other elements really make the tables cheery each time!  This was my table with my completed Enjoy the Little Things project kit all done and set up.  Isn’t it cute!?

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    Oh, and you see the water bottles that were decorated with some designer paper and the Flower Fair stamped flowers?  Check out what one of the gals at the retreat did with hers!

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    She took it off the water bottle and then picked off some of the extra flowers from her namecard and made them into cute cards!  I LOVE it!

    We had crafty challenges, like this one to use at least 3 products from the goodie bag in one project

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    I ran some classes (3 total over the course of the weekend)

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    Ate some yummy food

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    And folks got a lot of crafting done… and not just paper crafts!

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    I also love our Pajama Party we run on Saturday night.

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    I usually give out challenges for the evening and my favorite was to show us your Crafty Super Hero costume.  I think this was Lady Crafts a Lot and Sir Inky Fingers… or I may have the names a little wrong, but I LOVED the creative costumes!

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    Professor Paper

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    And the super villian – OOPS, who knocks their drink all over your almost completed project Smile

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    And we learned what happens when you try to run an embossing folder through the big shot with the magnetic platform (PSA – either your BigShot cutting plate or your embossing folder will not make it out alive!)

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    But I still managed to get some creating done while I was there, which if you know how much I talk at retreats, you know that is an impressive feat!

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    So, all in all, another fun weekend full of friends, crafts, and lots of laughs!

    Next up… Northwest Crafty Escape Weekend – Fall Fun!
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    I’m trying to finalize the dates of our next Northwest Crafty Escape Weekend… it should be Sept 16-18, but I’ll be able to confirm that by the end of the week.  Consider joining us next time and be a part of the fun!


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  • Last Day of OnStage & the Retreat to Go!

    After an amazing time in Salt Lake City for OnStage 2016, I flew home the evening of Saturday and then spent Sunday with my family and letting all that I saw and learned percolating in my mind.  And so today, it is back in the saddle and getting ready for my Northwest Crafty Escape Weekend and starting to put into action all that I learned.

    The big news though is that – the Annual Catalog and Occasions Catalog retirement list are going to be announced today at 1pm MST!  Once it goes live, items on the list (except likely some stamps) will be while supplies last.  I’m expecting some of the retiring In Color reinkers are going to be sold out by late afternoon.   So, the sooner you can check it out the better.  They haven’t posted it for demonstrators yet either, so I don’t know for sure everything that is going to be on the list or discounted.

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    To make sure you see the news you can either:

    1. Get it in email by making sure you are on my newsletter email list – I’ll be sending the link out as soon as it posts to that list!  Make sure you are signed up here.
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    2. Visit the Online Store at 1pm MST – the retiring items will be posted in their own section in the online store at around 1pm today, so refresh the page and you can start shopping!
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    3. Stop back by this blog after 1pm – After I get the retiring list out to the newsletter list, I’ll get it posted back up on here.  So you can stop back by this afternoon to check it out here.

    Don’t forget, this is also your last chance at the discounts on the weekly deals as well!

    Also, I know I have some folks who have been asking about my Retreat to Go.  I had planned to finalize pricing for this while I was at OnStage.  Silly me, I thought it would be no problem to stay up late at night and get it all sorted out.  Smile  Well, um… yeah… I forgot how non-stop everything is and how little sleep I already get when I’m away at these events.  So, I had to finish it up when I got back from the trip.

    But registration is open NOW!

    NW Crafty Escape Weekend retreat in a box

    Register NOW as I’ll only be offering this through April 30th! 

    What is the Retreat in a Box?

    This is my way of extending part of the experience of the retreat to those of you who are not able to join us live at the event!  So, if you can’t come to us, grab your pjs and some table space at home and settling in for your retreat experience there!  What is included with your registration is:

    • The event goodie bag ($40 value!)
    • Instructions and pictures for the Make & Take projects from your goodie bag supplies
    • door prize
    • table decoration so your table can be just as pretty as here
    • table gifts
    • Play along at home crafty scavenger hunt – be entered to win a prize!
    • Shopping coupon
    • Optional add-on classes  (Enjoy the Little Things project, Hello Sunshine Stamp-a-Stack, Sunburst Die Card Class)

    Reserve your Retreat in a Box here!

    OnStage 2016 – Day 3

    We started the day being able to finish up make & take classes and get to see AND MAKE part of the May Paper Pumpkin kit!  That was really cool and I’m looking forward to the kit now too.

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    Then it was time for a few more pictures with friends from around the event

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    then we were back in session for the final presentations of the day.

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    Shout out to two of my Fun n’ Crafty gals who got to stand and wave for their promotions – I was so excited to cheer for them!  LIz Mitchell for Bronze Elite and Carla Branton for Silver!  Woo hoo, girls!!

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    • I even won some Prize Patrol!  But I can’t show you the stamp until after this afternoon. Smile
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    • They also announced the Fall OnStage Local events!  I’ll be headed to Vancouver BC, but know some of my gals in the Fun n’ Crafty group will be headed to other locations.  You should totally join us!
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    • And with that, OnStage Live was done.  It was an amazing event and I LOVED seeing all the new stuff coming out soon.  It is going to be an awesome catalog this summer!
    • The rest of the group headed to lunch and I headed back to the Product Spotlight for some lunch before CentreStage Leadership – A leaders training session. We had some spaces to take notes and a LOT of presentations to get our brains thinking about how we can help support our teams and build better communities.
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    • I was close to the front, so we got a couple crazy visits by the camera on a crane as they tried to record people asking questions.  It was nuts but totally hilarious!
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    • Then I flew home late that night so I could be home the next day to spend time with my family.  Caitlin loved going through all the swaps and seeing all the cute cards.
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    • So all in all, an awesome trip!

    Check back later today to see the Retiring List and then stay tuned for sneak peeks, samples, and more about the new catalog coming in June!


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  • Season of Cheer Cards from the Northwest Crafty Escape Weekend

    Season of Cheer Cards from the Northwest Crafty Escape Weekend

    Its finally here!  We kicked off the Fall Northwest Crafty Escape Weekend yesterday with a fun low key Friday evening of crafting till late in the evening.  One of the things all-weekend attendees get is a goodie bag full of fun stuff.  This time I decided to design some cards using only what they got in the goodie bag… plus stamps, ink, adhesive.

    Here is what I came up with:

    Crafty Escape Weekend goodie bag cards

    Using only the cardstock paper, paper and accessories from these goodie bags:

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    Then I issued a challenge that they had to create any project using 2-3 of the supplies from the goodie bag for a project or three Friday night for a contest.  Everyone including all the Saturday only attendees will vote today and we’ll pick a winner tonight!

    Didn’t they do awesome?

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    Now today we have a couple classes and an evening pajama party!  Should be a fun day.

    And while we are here, it is a good time to start brainstorming ideas for the new Stamp Sale starting on Monday!!

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    Monday 10/19 – Friday 10/23
    ALL Stamps are 15% off!

    Yep, all the stamps in the catalog – not including hostess sets or bundles – are 15% off!

    Even better?  You can take advantage of this in the Starter kit too!  Pick out $125 of product, pay only $99… and if the stamp set is 15% off, then you get even more for your $125. Smile Learn more about the starter kit here

    Get your wishlist’s ready – then shop in my online store
    Use hostess code FHRCKER7 for a special thank you from me

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    use Hostess Code FHRCKER7 to get a special thank you from me!

  • More Fun and Cute Gifts from the Northwest Crafty Escape Weekend!

    More Fun and Cute Gifts from the Northwest Crafty Escape Weekend!

    I’m back today to share the little table gift for the last day of the Northwest Crafty Escape Weekend.

    These are super fun purses made with the Gift Bag Punch Board following a great design by Brenda Quintana aka QBee

    Tips for making this purse:

    • I picked the ribbons for the handles and then chose my cardstock for the base of the purse to match!  Love that Stampin’ Up makes it so easy to match!
    • Use your Fast Fuse to hold your purse together and make sure it won’t pop open with goodies inside.
    • Make a cutie tag to go with using the sentiment from the Watercolor Wings stamp set and it punches out perfectly with the Note Tag punch!
    • Cut your paper to cover the back of your purse and front flap by cutting it at 3 1/8 x 4 1/8″.
    • I used candy dot brad bases and the 1/4″ punch to make the closure.  It is a tight fit but it totally works!

    The purses I made use the new Stitched Satin ribbons in the pretty new colors (I followed Brenda’s ideas and used Melon Mambo, Pacific Point, and Crumb Cake).  And of course the patterns from the lovely Pretty Petals designer paper.  Front and back even!

    And have to have some fun treats inside!

    It was another fun day at the Northwest Crafty Escape Weekend yesterday too!  We made lots and lots of messes, and the tables were piled to overflowing so you know it was a good day!

    And in the afternoon, some folks had signed up to do my Sprinkles of Life Class…

    So everyone got their kit and we had a table with all the supplies for folks to share.

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    I’ll have the dates up for the next one in October posted tomorrow!  I hope you can join us!

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  • Fun Floral Frames Flowers for Northwest Crafty Escape Weekend Decorations

    Fun Floral Frames Flowers for Northwest Crafty Escape Weekend Decorations

    I was so excited to finally kick off my first crafty retreat weekend!  I have  been wanting to run these for AGES but had a hard time finding a venue.  But I finally found a great hotel that is amazing to work with and so this weekend is the first of what I plan for 2x a year Northwest Crafty Escape Weekends!  (next one coming in October!)

    To kick things off, I had goodies on the table for everyone that arrived and made a cute floral decoration using the Floral Frame dies for them.

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    I thought I would share more about it because I love how it turned out and it was such a fun use for the Floral Frames Framelits.

    Each one used 4 of the 5 dies in the set and after making the flower (more on that in a minute), I attached it to a wooden barbeque skewer that was then placed in one of the new Sketched Dot Tag a Bag Gift Bags that were filled with M&Ms and tied closed.

    Plus I had to add to the front of the flower one of the new Bold Butterfly Thinlits cut out of the Dazzling Diamonds glimmer paper.  So sparkly!!

    For the flower itself, I used:

    • The largest die shape in Crushed Curry
    • The 2nd largest die shape in Watermelon Wonder
    • The 3rd largest die shape in Bermuda Bay
    • The 2nd smallest die shape cut out 3 Cucumber Crush cotton paper pieces

    I sponged the edges in all the flowers in Watermelon Wonder. And then directly layered the watermelon and bermuda layers together and then used an Antique Brad to hold the Cucumber Crush cotton paper to the layered flowers.  Then crinkle up the cotton paper to give them some texture.  Add those layers to the Crushed Curry flower with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

    I’m excited for the rest of the weekend.  Here are a few more pictures of what our set up is like:

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    I have just a few Paper Pumpkin kits with me for sale as part of my Crop Store Smile

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    Punches and tools for anyone to borrow

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    And a few inspiration boards for the event too!

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    Check back tomorrow for more project and other pictures from the event!  This has been so much fun so far, I’m already working on locking in the date for our next one in mid-October!


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  • Early Bird Pricing for the Crafty Escape Weekend Crop Ends TODAY!

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    I’m so excited working on planning for the Northwest Crafty Escape Weekend and I wanted to post a reminder that the Early Bird discount is ending today!

    Save $25 off your registration if you sign up by today.  Check out everything that is included:

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    We’ll have pods of three 6 ft tables and you’ll get your table for the entire weekend to set up and leave everything out the whole time.  Plus you’ll have access to all my stuff including lots from the upcoming Stampin’ Up annual catalog!

    Don’t miss out on the Swap My Stuff table where you can bring the crafting supplies you don’t want and put them out on the table and then look through what other people brought and take anything you want from the table for free!  We’ll have lunch on Saturday, breakfast on Sunday, and snacks in between.  Make & takes, door prizes, welcome swag bag, make & take projects…. you won’t want to miss it!

    Save your spot and your Early Bird discount here

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  • FREE Shipping & My Spring Adhesive Sale Start TODAY!

    Today is an exciting day!  It is the kick off of the Free Shipping special and my Spring Adhesive sale (get free adhesive from me when you buy any 4 adhesive items!)  The sale has officially started so don’t wait until the shipping wait times are long, get your order in first and start saving. 🙂

    Free shipping is on ALL ORDERS – NO MINIMUMS
    (excludes expedited orders)

    • Take advantage of the weekly deals!
    • Snag that awesome deal from the clearance rack!
    • Get those couple of items you wanted but couldn’t justify the shipping costs on!
    • Paper Pumpkin subscribers – get those past kits and refills for kits you loved!
    • Stock up on the retiring 2013-2015 In Colors before they start disappearing later this month!
    • Jump on my Spring Adhesive Sale and get even more free when you
      buy 4 adhesives I’ll send you one of equal or lesser value free!

      Please use hostess code QY7C22GP when shopping!

      >>>  Start Shopping Online Here  <<<

      PS – did you know of this EVEN BETTER deal?
      That when you join my Fun n’ Crafty demonstrator group by ordering your starter kit, you get 30% off your first order of $150 or more?  So, you could sign up now and then place your first order as a demonstrator this week and get 30% off AND free shipping!  Score!

      Learn more about joining here

      Spring Adhesive Sale!  Get FREE adhesive for all your projects!

      I was planning on running my adhesive sale and to help you earn more with the Free Shipping promotion, I’m going to run it a little bit differently this time!

      April 4th – April 10th
      Buy 4 adhesives, Get 1 free!!

      All you have to do is add 4 adhesives to your order and then email me to let me know what you want for your free adhesive! Easy peasy, right?
      – valid on any adhesives & refills
      – you don’t have to pick all 4 of the same item, mix & match!
      – Spring Adhesive Sale ends 4/10/2015 and is a special offer only available through me

      If your order is less than $150, please use hostess code QY7C22GP with your order
      Free adhesive will be shipped directly to you after the 10th and I will confirm with you the free adhesive before shipping.
      PLEASE NOTE – If you do not check the box at check out to allow your demonstrator to contact you, I will not have your information to send you your free adhesive!

      >>>  Shop Adhesive Here  <<<

      Have fun with all your shopping!

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      PS – Just in case you didn’t see, I’ve just announced my first Crafty Retreat for the Northwest area!  I’d love for you to join us and even save $50 on your registration when you come with a friend and sign up during the Early Bird period!

      Get retreat details here