SALE-A-BRATION | HEARTFELT BLOOMS

Welcome to the happiest time of year at Create & Share - SALE-A-BRATION!!! If you are not completely sure how this Stampin' Up! promo works click here and scroll down for all the details.

The basics are - spend $60 and earn a FREE product from the Sale-A-Bration catalogue.

One of the items I wanted to highlight this week is the Heartfelt Blooms stamp set. 

A beautiful, photographic bouquet in a gorgeous vintage look. A one-step stunner for all your projects! Stamp in one color or stamp in a neutral color and color in your favorite shades.

This is Stampin' Up's new Distinktive stamp technique and it lays down the ink at different opacities, giving the finished image more depth. 

Here is a very simple yet elegant card I put together with this stamp set, ink and paper - thats it! 

Check out this video to see how I put it together.

Want to see more of my creations? Check out below

I love the look of the flowers as a background - adding a bit of Wink of Stella really makes the centre flower pop! 

For all the supplies I used see scroll to the end of this post.

Stampin' Up! also put together a video explaining how the stamp was made and they walk you through how they made the cards that are shown in the Sale-A-Bration catalogue - take a look:

Product List

Heartfelt Blooms Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[147202]

Fresh Fig Classic Stampin' Pad

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Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

Sweet Sugarplum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[141418]

Clear Faceted Gems

[144142]

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

Fresh Fig 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[144242]

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100867]

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

[126970]

Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad

[131181]

Soft Sky 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[131203]

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

[126983]

Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad

[144083]

Powder Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[144244]

Powder Pink 1/2" Finely Woven Ribbon

[144134]

Pearl Basic Jewels

[144219]

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

Everyday Label Punch

[144668]

IT'S HERE - 2018 OCCASIONS CATALOGUE!!!

Are you as excited as I am to get another new 2018 Occasions Stampin' Up! Catalogue?  

I will be talking about all of the new products and how you can earn FREE products tomorrow, Thursday, January 4th from 7-10pm on the Create & Share Facebook Group. 

You can look through all 56 pages by clicking here or you can request a paper copy by emailing me.

Also SALE-A-BRATION has started and you can see all the awesome items that are available FREE with a $60 purchase! For all the details about it visit my previous post here. 

Now is the time to shop - head on over to my online store here or email your order if you are local. 

Sometimes the best way to find out what products you want is to actually see them and use them - so be sure to check out my upcoming events - my January Card Class still has some seats available!

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!

WHATS HAPPENING IN JANUARY 2018!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I hope you had a wonderful holiday and enjoyed ringing in the new year with family and friends! We kept it quiet this year (well I did). I had my besets friends over to watch some movies, play some games and enjoy some yummy food and Fred (my hubby) drove around Kingston for Uber - busy and cold night!

Ok so now that we are starting off an new month and a new year lets talk classes and events! January is a full month with lots going on so I don't want you to miss a thing! Hopefully you received your Create & Share Newsletter this morning and so a lot of this is a reminder.

Here is the list of upcoming events:

NEW OCCASIONS CATALOGUE 

Starting Wednesday, January 3rd the new Occasions Catalogue and the Sale-A-Bration promo launches - hopefully you have your catalogues already (many should receive in the mail) and have had a chance to look through and make your wish list! If you would like a paper copy of the catalogues please let me know and I will get those to you ASAP. I will also have pdf copies posted here on the blog starting Wednesday.

Join me on Thursday, January 4th from 7-10pm for a fun, online event on the Create & Share Facebook Group, where we will talk about both the New Occasions Catalogue AND of course talk about Sale-A-Bration. There will be games, prizes, LIVE videos and more! You won't want to miss out! If you are not sure what Sale-A-Bration is - keep scrolling down for a full explanation.

We are also having fun all week long with Danielle's Birthday Bash. Danielle is taking advantage of the Sale-A-Bration and hosting her own virtual party and I know she would love for you to join her and her friends - great opportunities to play games, place an order and win prizes!

Check it out by clicking here.

January Challenge

I talked in the newsletter how one of the things I want to focus on for the next few months and really whole year is sending more cards in the mail - so I wanted to put out the challenge again - to encourage you to join me in sending Happy Mail!

Share a picture of the card or cards you send in the mail on the Create and Share Facebook Group and you will be entered to win a package of postage stamps. The more cards you send the

What is Sale-A-Bration?

It’s the biggest sale of the year! You can earn free, exclusive products with every qualifying order. You can reap the rewards when you shop, host, or join during Sale-A-Bration!

SHOP

For every $60 you spend, you’ll receive a free Sale-A-Bration product. For anyone who has enjoyed Sale-A-Bration in the past, there is an exciting new announcement for this year: There is now have a new reward level, giving you more flexibility and options for free items.

Let’s break it down:

If you spend $60, they get one free level 1 product.

If you spend $120, they get one free level 2 product, OR, they can choose two level 1 items.

If you spend $180, they have the option to choose three level 1 items or one level 1 item and one level 2 item.

This new option allows all of you to create a personalized Sale-A-Bration experience!

HOST!

If you are thinking of holding an in-person or virtual party there are some exciting hosting opportunities during Sale-A-Bration. When you host a qualifying party with at least $330 CAD in sales during Sale-A-Bration, you’ll earn $35 CAD more in Stampin’ Rewards! These rewards can even be applied towards a Starter Kit, allowing you to also join and become a demonstrator.

JOIN!

In addition to hosting, you’ll also want to consider this season to join the Stampin’ Up! Team or at least become a KitNapper because of all the fantastic benefits of joining as a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator during Sale-A-Bration. This opportunity begins January 3, as well. Joining at this time gives a new demonstrator their starter kit at $135 CAD, along with the choice of TWO additional stamp sets for their kit—any stamp set, any price. (Excludes bundles and Sale-A-Bration sets.) Plus, the kit ships for free! This is a HUGE opportunity and one I would love to talk to you about!

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me

Amy.grendel@gmail.com | 613-888-0589

WHATS HAPPENING IN DECEMBER AND 2018

Hello December - bring on Christmas! 

Hopefully you've had a chance to read the December Newsletter to see all thats happening this month. In case you haven't seen it here is whats on the Create & Share calendar for this month:

PLUS you will not to know if you want to get your order in for 

Christmas the last guaranteed order will go in December 7th. 

SALES EVENT

But you will have until January 2nd to take advantage of the Year End Sales Event:

Click here for the full list of items on sale - note some items have a great discount!

These items are only available while supplies last and only until January 2nd.

2018 SCHEDULE

I don't know about you but as we are in the last month of 2017 not only do I focus on Christmas but I also start to think about what I want my 2018 to look like. So I thought it might be helpful to see whats coming up for the Create & Share Winter/Spring Calendar.

JANUARY 

3 - The Occasions Catalogue is open for orders (be sure to check it out here or let me know if you would like to receive it in the mail)

4 - ONLINE LAUNCH - It's SALE-A-BRATION time and the NEW Occasions Catalogue has started - gather together on the Create & Share Facebook Group for some product reveals, games and prizes!

19 - Open House 

26 - Card Class

29 - Kit Class (Available To Go)

FEBRUARY

2 - BINGO NIGHT - for those that love to play games, make some great projects, go home with supplies and win some AMAZING products! More details to come

4 - MEN'S ONLY Valentine's Card Event

16 - Open Studio

23 - Card Class

MARCH

9 - Kit Class (Available To Go)

12 - Colouring Workshop

16 - Open Studio

23 - Card Class

If you have any questions about these events please let me know.

THANK YOU

Thank you everyone for participating in the November Giveaway challenges - I have posted many opportunities to be entered to win this great Christmas Merry Patterns stamp set - and so many of you had your names in ... lots of times!

And I am happy to announce the winner is...

Danielle MacIntosh!!!

Congrats

The December giveaway is a bit different this month and you will find out in the mail - so stay tuned!

The hint is - everyone is a winner!

STAMPARATUS UPDATE

The results are in! The first Stamparatus reservation window reached its maximum number of reservations in just 15 minutes, which provided Stampin’ Up! with some very important information: There is a lot of LOVE for this new stamping tool! They couldn’t be more thrilled; in fact, the response was so amazing that they’ve decided to make some important adjustments to the reservation process.

As was previously announced, the second reservation window will remain open from December 5–30; however, during this reservation period we will take as many orders as we receive (yay!) and not close the window until December 30. So whether the total number of reservations is 100 or 100,000, the window will stay open!

Please note the following changes:
Beginning March 19, they will ship Stamparatuses in the order the reservations were received (first in, first out) and continue through the next few months and beyond as product arrives in our warehouse. Because shipment dates are based on manufacturing lead times, not all of the reservations made during the December 5–30 window will ship on March 19 (as was previously announced).

Because we are not limiting the maximum number of reservations for the second window, we will not offer a third window. This is the last chance for you and your customers to reserve a Stamparatus before it becomes available in the 2018-2019 annual catalog.

The reservation window will open at 2:00 PM (MT) on December 5.

HOW TO RESERVE

Check out the video below for tips on how to reserve yours - and if you have any questions please feel free to email me.

Not sure what the Stamparatus is - check out the Stampin' Up! video below: