Thank you for stopping by and visiting the January Glitter Queens Blog Hop! It’s a new year and we have a brand new logo! Our theme this month is All Things New and boy, oh boy, there’s so much new!!!! The Occasions Catalog just launched and it’s filled with brand new products PLUS Sale-A-Bration is in full swing which means that with every $50 purchase, you earn free product!!
My box features lots of new goodies!
Lots to Love Box Framelits Dies – Occasions Catalog
Picture Perfect Party 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper – Occasions Catalog
Celebrate You Thinlits Dies – Sale-A-Bration Catalog
Amazing You stamp set – Sale-A-Bration Catalog
The box couldn’t be simpler to make with the Lots to Love Box Framelits Dies. Simply cut two of the larger die, glue the sides together and your box is ready! I’ll be honest, when I first saw the box at OnStage in Salt Lake City, my thoughts were that I didn’t need a box framelit. So glad I didn’t listen to myself because you can make the box so fast (and it’s really cute)! The box itself measures 4-7/8″ x 3″ x 5/8″ and what’s so fun is that our new Whisper White Narrow Notecards & Envelopesfit inside perfectly! I chose to put a gift card inside my box along with our new Shredded Crinkle-cut Paper (this item is packaged with THREE bags of paper in dark pink, silver and white).
I also used the Celebrate You Thinlits Dies, a Sale-A-Bration choice when you make a $100 purchase. These dies will be in the 2018-2019 Annual Catalog and wouldn’t it be great to get them FREE now??
In this version, I wrapped Berry Burst Metallic Ribbon around the box. If you love Berry Burst, you are going to love this ribbon because it’s gorgeous!
All of the supplies I used will be listed at the end of my post and if you’d like to place an order, simply click any of the products and you’ll be directed to my Stampin’ Up! website.
I hope you’ll continue around the hop and visit everyone! Davette Strange Miller is up next and you can visit her here! Here’s a list of the Glitter Queens in the hop today! Thanks so much for stopping by!
Did you know that in the month of January, each day you leave a comment here on my blog, I’ll enter your name in a contest to win some Stampin’ Up! goodies?? Check back on February 1st and see who our winner is!
Today is the first day of Sale-a-bration AND the Occasions Catalog is now live!!!
I really do think that Sale-a-bration is THE most exciting time in the Stampin’ Up! year! Purchase awesome Stampin’ Up! products and receive freebies! Here’s how it works:
For every $50 you spend on any Stampin’ Up! products, you’ll receive a free Sale-A-Bration product. For anyone who has enjoyed Sale-A-Bration in the past, something new is happening this year: Level One & Level Two product choices!!!!
If you spend $50, you’ll receive one free level 1 product.
If you spend $100, you’ll receive one free level 2 product, OR, you can choose two level 1 items.
If you spend $150, you’ll have the option to choose three level 1 items or one level 1 item and one level 2 item.
Click the picture of the catalog above to take a look and see what’s available. This year a set of Thinlits are being offered as a Sale-a-bration freebie (check out the video below)!
You can now purchase from the Occasions Catalog!! Click the cover to take a look inside!! If you don’t already have a demonstrator and would like your very own copy of both these catalogs, email me and I’d be happy to send them to you!
Enjoy the videos below and see some of the Sale-a-bration products in action!
If you have any questions at all, please let me know!
Sale-a-bration is the best time to join Stampin’ Up! The Starter Kit is $99 but you choose $125 worth of product to create your kit AND you’ll also receive your choice of TWO additional stamp sets for your kit—any stamp set, any price. (Excludes bundles and Sale-A-Bration sets.) Plus, the kit ships for free! WOW!!! Have questions? Contact me and we can talk about it!
It’s the last day of the Holiday Catalog! All retiring products from this catalog (those that are still available) can be found here. The Year End Sales event also has some discounted products featured and those can be found here but only until today!! Be sure to get those items you’ve had your eye on, especially the ones on sale!
The Occasions Catalog premiers tomorrow!! It’s filled to the brim with new products! Want to see a few? Check out the videos below!
Blog Candy
Leave a comment on my blog during the month of January and you’ll be entered to win some Stampin’ Up! goodies from me! Your name will be entered each day you leave a comment or ask a question!
It’s 2018! Remember when we thought 2000 sounded so weird and now here we are, eighteen years later. Wow! I feel that the older I get, the faster time flies by!
I hope you had an enjoyable New Year’s Eve. Mine was quiet, which is fine with me, and was spent with my two grandchildren (2 & 5 years old). Needless to say, we went to bed before midnight but were happy and cozy in our beds.
With the start of the new year, I am going to be making a few changes. The first one is the frequency of my blog posts. I have lots of new ideas but I’m not finding the time to implement them. In the month of January, you will be able to count on projects from me on Monday, Wednesday and Friday but if I have Stampin’ Up! updates to share, I’ll definitely post more often.
I love hearing from YOU and it’s what makes blogging fun! So, in the month of January I’m going to try something new. For every comment or question you leave here on my blog in the month of January, your name will go into a “hat.” At the the end of the month, I’ll pull a name and that person will win a prize of some Stampin’ Up! goodies! Sounds fun, right? I hope to hear from you!
January Host Code
I have a new host code for the month of January (you can always find it on the right hand side of my blog). If you use it when placing your order, you’ll receive a card kit. Unfortunately I’m still working on the finishing touches and will be posting all the details in the next few days!
The Whisper White NARROW Notecards and Envelopes are debuting on January 3rd when the Occasions catalog goes live! They are the perfect size to slip inside a gift bag or attach to a gift! The cards measure 2-1/2″ x 4-1/2″ and the envelopes are 2-3/4″ x 4-3/4″. They will also fit well inside the new Lots to Love Box Framelits Dies (not shown today), also debuting on Wednesday!
The paper used for the front panel of each card is from the Painted with Love Specialty Designer Series Paper. The sentiment is from the stamp set A Good Day and was cut out with the 1-3/8″ Scalloped Circle punch (both the paper and punch are available for purchase on January 3, 2017). I also cut a Rich Razzleberry scalloped circle using the Layering Circle Framelits. One card uses a Rich Razzleberry enamel shape from the Brights collection and the other comes from the Metallic Enamel Shapes.
New Items On My Cards Today
Whisper White Narrow Note Cards & Envelopes #145583
Painted with Love Specialty Designer Series Paper #145580
A Good Day stamp set #145873
1-3/8″ Scalloped Circle punch # 146139
Items You Can Purchase Today – click any product and you’ll be directed to my Stampin’ Up! online store
If you don’t already have a demonstrator and would like me to send you an Occasions catalog, contact me and be sure to include your name and address and I’ll send one right out to you, along with the Sale-a-bration catalog!
Click herefor more information about my December Card Kits.
Funny name for a blog post, right? It’s actually the name of a package of Designer Series Paper that will be available for FREE when Sale-a-bration begins on January 3rd.
I received today’s card in the mail from my Stampin’ Up! Team Leader, Dawn Griffith, for my birthday in November. She used products from the Occasions and Sale-a-bration catalogs, both debuting on January 3, 2018!
New Products On Today’s Card
Bubbles & Fizz Designer Series Paper: FREE with a $50 purchase beginning on January 3rd #147244
Bubble Over Stamp Set (photopolymer) #145868
Bottles & Bubbles Framelits Dies: #145663
Bubble Over Bundle (includes Bubble Over stamp set & Bottles & Bubbles Framelits at a 10% discount): #146082
Glitter & Clear Epoxy Shapes: #145632
Lemon Lime Twist 3/8″ Mini Striped Ribbon: #145611
These new items will be available in my Stampin’ Up! online store starting on January 3rd. On that day I’ll post a link to both the Occasions Catalog and Sale-a-bration catalogs and you can. If you’d like your very own copy of both catalogs and you don’t already have a demonstrator, email me your address and I’d be happy to send both off to you!
If you celebrated Christmas yesterday I hope you had a happy day! I always look forward to the day after Christmas because it’s a day of relaxation and eating leftovers!
In just a week, on January 3rd, the Occasions catalog will premier! New products are always so much fun and today I have a sneak peek of a few new items you’ll be able to order next week!! The paper I used is part of the Painted with Love Speciality Designer Series Paper pack. Many of the papers in this pack have gold foil accents and it will be great for Valentine’s Day projects.
New Products I Used
Painted with Love Speciality Designer Series Paper: #145580
December 22nd has always been a special day because it’s the day my dad was born. He passed away in 2009 and would have been 89 today. He was a great father and I miss him every single day.
He was always difficult to shop for because when he liked something, he got it. But he loved going through the Lands’ End & LL Bean catalogs at this time of year and choosing what he’d like for his birthday and Christmas. I received a Lands’ End catalog in the mail the other day and felt a pang of regret that he wouldn’t be going through it.
When my mom was pregnant with me, my dad was working as an extra in the movies, down in Los Angeles. That didn’t last long but he’s in the background of many movies such as Bus Stop and The Ten Commandments. He was a bodybuilder which led him to opening his own health club in Redwood City, California, where I grew up.
As I mentioned, he was an extra in The Ten Commandments. Growing up, every single year we’d watch the movie and excitedly look for him. He’s the one in the front holding the golden calf. The picture on the right is from another scene where’s he’s hammering gold. It was always fun because this scene came right after a commercial break. Special memories!
If you’ve read this far, thank you! Please feel free to share in the comments section, a special memory you have of a loved one!
Happy Birthday, Dad! We’ll miss you today and carving the turkey on Christmas!
Have you reserved a Stamparatus yet? Saturday, December 30th is the last day to put your reservation in if you want to have one before it debuts in the 2018-2019 Annual Catalog in June. Reserving one this month is just that, a reservation. While you do need a credit card to reserve a Stamparatus, you will not be charged until it ships sometime in March – April. Once it’s arrived at the Stampin’ Up! warehouse, you’ll receive an email to close your order and only at that time, will you be charged.
If you’ve never used a stamp positioning tool before, I bet you’re wondering why you would need a tool like this. Believe me when I say that it will totally change the way you stamp!
Making multiple cards? Once your stamp is placed on one of the plates and your paper is secured with the heavy duty magnets, ink your stamp and close the cover. Keep repeating this process and your image will be in the exact spot on each card.
Have you ever been completely frustrated when you’ve stamped an image and it’s too light? Me too. But with the Stamparatus, that will never be a problem again. The magnets keep the paper in the same exact spot, so all you need to do is ink up the stamp again and stamp until your image looks exactly the way you want!
The Stamparatus has hinges along the right side which means you can perfectly align words or images underneath one another.
To see it in action, watch the video below!
To reserve yours, you’ll need a credit card and a Stampin’ Up! account. To do that, go here and then click Create Account (top left of the screen). You have until December 30th to reserve a Stamparatus and after that, they won’t be offered again until the new catalog debuts in June. If you have any questions, click herefor some frequently asked questions and answers. And as always, you can contact me with any questions you might have.
Ready for a sneak peek of a few new products in the Occasions Catalog? On January 3, 2018, the Occasions Catalog goes LIVE and Sale-a-bration begins (free product)!!! If you’ve ordered from me recently, your catalogs are on their way. If you haven’t ordered and don’t already have a demo, I’d be happy to send both new catalogs to you. Just email me with your name and address and I’ll get them off to you!
Here’s what’s new on my card:
Petal Passion Designer Series Paper – handprinted watercolor designs in shades of black and white
A Good Day Stamp Set (it coordinates with TWO new scallop punches)
1-3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch (Yippeee, I love punches and am so happy we have two new ones)
Berry Burst 3/8″ Metallic-Edge Ribbon (this ribbon is absolutely gorgeous)
Tutti Frutti Adhesive-Backed Sequins (yes, adhesive on the back!)
Today’s card uses our Notecards and Envelopes which are smaller than a regular sized card. The cards measure 5″ x 3-1/2″ and each package contains 20 cards & envelopes.
I wrapped the Berry Burst Metallic Ribbon around a piece of Whisper White measuring 4-3/4″ x 3-1/4″ and adhered it to the back with Fast Fuse.
The Whisper White panel is attached to the notecard with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I colored in the flowers and leaves with Stampin’ Blends.
The sentiment was cut out with the 1-3/8″ “soon to be released” Scallop punch which coordinates perfectly with the Berry Burst scallop underneath it which was cut out with the Layering Circles Framelits.
I hope you enjoyed seeing a few sneak peeks! Have a wonderful day!
I can’t yet link the new products to my store until they go live on the 3rd, but in the Product List below, I’ve included what’s available now! Click on any of the images below and you’ll head over to my Stampin’ Up! online store.
Over the last several weeks I’ve been showing projects that use heat embossing so I thought I’d share a quick video showing how simple it is!
You’ll need just a few supplies: Versmark ink, embossing powder (my favorite this season has been silver), an embossing buddy and a heat tool. You’ll find all of these supplies below. Simply click any of them and you’ll head over to my Stampin’ Up! online store.
If you have any questions about the embossing process, please let me know!
