LOVE YOU MUCH! (Really, I Do!)

Today is the first day our our new promotion... Our LOVE YOU MUCH BUNDLE!

These items will appear separately in the New Catalog coming out in January, but for a limited time, you can purchase them as a bundle, and save 20% off retail price!

And if you purchase them today, you can save even more---You will get FREE SHIPPING TOO!!

I will also give you a $5 coupon to use at my Love You Much Class on February 7.... so your class is HALF PRICE! The class will be offered all day (we will be there from 10am-Midnight for my Mid Winter Retreat) so you can come anytime to make your projects (or register for the all day event and do your class too!)

Here is a sneak peek of one of the 4 projects we will be making at the class.....

Don't want to purchase the bundle???? You can still come to the class for $10!

Get your order in to me today, or call me at 616-894-0144 to attend!

Also.... If you purchase the bundle, you can also get this class BY MAIL! Email me for more info!

Click the image above to view the stamp sets that are on this season's retired list.....
And you will want to get yours NOW! WHY???? Because they are 10% OFF AND FREE SHIPPING on orders of $70 or more! How cool is that!!!???!!!

Stampin' Up! has NEVER had a sale on the retired sets, and with Christmas right around the corner, you can pick up some extras for your family and friends! What great presents and stocking stuffers!!!!!

You can place your order by calling me at 616-894-0144, emailing me, or visiting my website and clicking on the BUY NOW link in the upper right hand corner.

Happy Stamping (and saving on your order!)

Mid Winter Retreat

This will be THE event of the new year!!!!

Join us on Saturday, February 7 from 10am-Midnight!!!

Mount Calvary Lutheran Church

908 W. Oak Street, Greenville MI

Bring all your supplies for stamping and scrapping and work on your projects! PLUS.... use all of my stamps, inks, big shot die cut machine, punches & scrap station, and lots of other fun tools!

You get to CUSTOMIZE your retreat experience by choosing an optional class and food options!

This event was JUST PLANNED and I will be posting SAMPLES of the projects you will be able to make with your GOODIE BAG... Using all new stamps, papers and accessories from the NEW IDEA BOOK AND CATALOG that comes out January 19th!

You can even PREORDER your CATALOG and pick it up at this event WITH A GIFT CERTIFICATE towards your purchase!

OH, AND SALE-A-BRATION will just be starting off at this event..... OUR BIGGEST SALES EVENT OF THE YEAR!!! For every $50 purchase you get to choose a FREE ITEM from the Sale-a-Bration Catalog.... 6 awesome items to choose from (this year even includes accessories!)

TELL YOUR FRIENDS.... PRINT THE MID WINTER RETREAT REGISTRATION FORM... SEND IT IN RIGHT AWAY.... AND PLAN TO HAVE TONS OF FUN!

I can't wait to have a fun day with you and your friends... Make it a girls' day out!

Holiday Extravaganza Sale!!!

From now until December 1.... while supplies last!!!

Go to my website and click the BUY NOW link to order these great bundle savings! Don't have a catalog? NO PROBLEM! You can view everything from the BUY NOW section of my website... Full color pictures!!!!

ALL IN THE FAMILY BUNDLE (#116217)

Catalog Price: $63.40

Now Only: $31.70

With mix- and-match bodies, heads, limbs, and accessories in the All in the Family bundle, you'll find dozens of combinations--and dozens of ways to have fun! Personalize a card or scrapbook page with a stick figure that looks just like your real-life someone. And you'll also get the Neighborhood jumbo wheel along with 50% off the regular price.

■ All in the Family stamp set

■ Family Accessories stamp set

■ Neighborhood Jumbo Wheel

ALPHA-BETCHA NEED THIS BUNDLE (#116226)

Catalog Price: $64.90

Now Only: $38.94

The Well-Worn Alphabet and Well-Worn Numbers stamp sets are well-loved too! We've bundled these products together for 40% off while quantities last!

■ Well-Worn Alphabet stamp set

■ Well-Worn Numbers stamp set

BAGS & TAGS BUNDLE (#116216)

Catalog Price: $74.95

Now Only: $52.46

Icing finishes a cake and makes it sweeter. Gift wrap and tags do the same for the presents you give! Create sweet tags and personalized gift bags for the added touch your gift needs. This bundle includes the following products at 30% off!

■ Punch Pals stamp set

■ Riding Hood Red Patterns Designer Series paper

■ Note cards

■ Riding Hood Red Classic Stampin' Pad

■ Tag punch

■ White Gift Sacks (2)

CURLY LABEL PUNCH BUNDLE (#112966)

Price: $33.95

Punches are a quick and easy way to add interest, dimension, and color to your cards, tags, and scrapbook pages. And when you combine a new punch design (Curly Label) with a specially coordinated stamp set (Cute & Curly), you get the Curly Label punch bundle.

■ Has an easy-to-use thumb lever

EMPTY TURQUOISE TIN (#114673)

Price: $3.95

Get a keepsake tin that's perfect for storing stamping products or for giving gifts in! Store ribbon scraps, loose markers and pens, or your embossing supplies to get more organized. Or fill the tin with homemade cookies and create a cute tag for neighbor gifts this holiday season. No matter how you use this darling tin, it's sure to get you noticed.

■ Dimensions: 10.5" x 6.5" x 3"

I'M ON BOARD BUNDLE (#116218)

Catalog Price: $67.75

Now Only: $46.65

It's easy to get On Board with the current chipboard craze! On Board chipboard adds interest to any project, and you can color and embellish it in so many ways. It’s designed especially for use with rubber stamping and scrapbooking, so it’s light enough to make application easy. This bundle will give you five different chipboard products at 40% off.

■ On Board Essentials

■ On Board Lots of Letters

■ On Board Timeless Type

■ On Board Batch of Blooms

■ On Board Album 8-1/2 x 8-1/2

MISSION EMBOSSABLE (#113223)

Catalog Price: $66.10

Now Only: $46.27

The mission for the perfect gift just became possible--I mean embossable! Get started embossing with the Mission Embossable bundle, and see how incredible and easy this stamping technique really is! This bundle is priced at 30% off.

■ Gold Stampin' Emboss powder

■ Silver Stampin' Emboss powder

■ Iridescent Ice Stampin' Emboss powder

■ Heat Tool

■ Embossing Buddy

■ Powder Pal

RIBBON STORAGE BUNDLE (#116228)

Catalog Price: $58.85

Now Only: $44.95

Keep your ribbon tidy in Stampin' Up!'s ribbon keepers! These orginizers are a beautiful, cost-effective way to store your ribbon and better utilize your workspace. The Ribbon Storage bundle makes it even easier to have your ribbon right at your fingertips and comes with a 20% discount.

■ Small Ribbon Keepers

■ Medium Ribbon Keepers

■ Large Ribbon Keepers

SANTA'S STOCKING STUFFER BUNDLE (#116219)

Catalog Price: $23.85

Now Only: $16.69

Eyelets, brads, and buttons! These basic embellishments are a great start for someone new to stamping and paper crafting, or are great refills for the seasoned stamper who just ran out of her favorite Rhinestone Brads! This bundle is priced at 30% off.

■ Ice Square Rhinestone Brads

■ Fresh Favorites II buttons

■ Metallic Eyelets

SCRAPBOOKER'S DREAM BUNDLE (#116227)

Catalog Price: $82.95

Now Only: $60.71

Scrappers everywhere know that you need a great album, patterned paper, ink, and embellishments to preserve and capture some of the greatest moments of your life. Give them all these ingredients with the Scrapbooker's Dream bundle with products 25% off.
■ Natural 12" x 12" Linen Album
■ Urban Garden Designer Series paper
■ On Board Loads of Letters
■ Blooms Again Die Cuts
■ Basic Black Stampin' Write journaler
■ Roof Garden Accents & Elements
■ Basic Gray 5/8" taffeta ribbon 25% off

SEASONAL STAMPERS BUNDLE (#116221)

Catalog Price: $83.80

Now Only: $50.28

Have you noticed that there's always another season around the corner? Once you've raked your leaves, it's time to pull out the snow shovel! With the Seasonal Stamper's Bundle, you'll have a stamp set for several seasons at 40% off, no matter how quickly they sneak up on you!
■ A Good Egg stamp set
■ Autumn Harvest stamp set
■ Snow Burst stamp set
■ Something New to Love stamp set

SILVER SKINNY TIN (#108333) Price: $1.95

Cover and embellish this tin for adorable gift packaging. Create a set of cards that fit inside, then give it as a gift. There are hundreds of uses for this simple tin. What will you use it for?

■ Dimensions: 5" x 5.62" x .95"

STAR STRUCK BUNDLE (#116220) Catalog Price: $41.80

Now Only: $29.26

The products in the Star Struck bundle are a terrific way to help someone feel like a star! Acknowledge a special moment and put your loved one in the spotlight with the different star-themed products in this bundle. And the best part is that these stars shine at 30% off.

■ Starring You stamp set

■ Starstruck stamp set

■ Star Designer Brads

■ Star punch

STICK IT TO ME BUNDLE (#116222)

Catalog Price: $47.30

Now Only: $33.11

That's right, you'll love sticking everything including beads and glitter to the Sticky Cuts Letters in the Stick It to Me bundle. Get these shimmery and very sticky products for 30% off!
■ Sticky Cuts Letters
■ Blue Bead Duo
■ Green Bead Duo
■ Dazzling Diamonds Stampin' Glitter
■ Fine Cosmo Stampin' Glitter

THE MANLY MAN'S BUNDLE (#116224)

Catalog Price: $56.80

Now Only: $28.40

If your sweetie spends all his time thinking, dreaming, and watching sports, this bundle's for you! Preserve those sports-related manly memories using the Manly Man's bundle. This bundle includes four stamp sets at 50% off for the basketball, baseball, or football fan in your life.
■ Just Baseball stamp set
■ Just Basketball stamp set
■ Just Football stamp set
■ Sporting stamp set

WILD THING, I THINK I LOVE YOU BUNDLE (#116225) Catalog Price: $54.40

Now Only: $43.52

Let loose, and go wild! We've paired bold colors and a fun zoo animal stamp set for a bundle you're going to go wild over!

■ Wild about You stamp set

■ Bold Brights 8-1/2" x 11" card stock

■ Bold Brights Classic Stampin' Spots

ALL ONLINE ORDERS PLACED THROUGH MY WEBSITE FROM NOW UNTIL DECEMBER 1st RECEIVE A SPECIAL GIFT FROM ME!!!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

Flakey For Christmas Class

Great Fun For Everyone!

Make fun snowflake projects at this spectacular class!

Saturday, December 13

from 3:30pm-5:30

at Twist & Shout restaurant in Downtown Greenville (M91)

come early and purchase lunch

Make these great last minute gifts for family and friends!This calendar has a dry erase cover and is magnetic... perfect for the refrigerator! It also has a different page for each month.What gift would be complete without CHOCOLATE.... a surprize treat inside this cute little packet!
A festive mug complete with hot chocolate, marshmallows and a chocolate stick! You'll want to make them for all your friends.
And to complete the gift, a handstamped Chrismas card... But this in no ordinary card! It has a bookmark on the front... another gift idea!

This class is a REAL BARGAIN!

ONLY 10 SPOTS AVAILABLE!!! Send me your $15 prepaid registration by December 10 to reserve your spot.

10715 Montcalm Ave. NE

Greenville MI 48838

20% Off Rubons

You get 20% off all our rubons when you make a purchase of $20 or more! This special runs until the end of November, so place your order today!

Click here to see the promotion details, and click the online ordering image to place your order today!

More from Managers' Retreat 2008

As promised, here are a few more fun ideas!

This is a cute box made with the big shot die cutting machine.... and the flower is made using metal with the big shot! Yes, it cuts through it easily!
Now, here's a great project for anyone... including kids! Stamp images and color them. Then cut into tag shapes and punch a hole.... put in a cute tin with assorted ribbons and viola! Christmas tags... ready to go or to give as a gift!

And finally, this had to be one of the most fabulous ideas I've seen! Use a cookie sheet to create a calendar!!! Each of the numbers are actually circle tins w/ magnets on the back. Fill with a little treat and countdown the days til Christmas! Could make one for any occasion!!!! Who would of thought!!!!
Hope you enjoyed these fabulous ideas!!!!!

Never Leave A Friend Behind

Friends don’t let friends stay at home…..

When they could be having fun at one of my stamping events!

Be a part of my Bring A Friend Campaign during November and December.

When you bring a friend to one of my workshops or classes, you and your friend(s) will get to make an additional ‘special’ project at that event! AND when you host a party, and 30% of your guests bring a friend, you will receive $10 additional hostess dollars to spend at your party!

Don’t leave your friends behind…. Extend to them the opportunity to have fun with you, meet new friends and enjoy creativity!

Managers' Retreat 2008

Once again, I headed to the shore of Lake Michigan for our Annual Manager's Retreat! It was so awesome stampin' and sharing ideas with 11 other demonstrators. Bad thing is we forgot to get a group picture... must have been the FREEZING BLOWING WEATHER and yucky RAIN! Oh well... we stayed in our jammies, cozy and comfy, and shared more than our minds could soak in.... here are some of the highlights.....

These cards wer made using the new Flower For All Seasons set... and designer paper... love the coordinating envelopes!

This box was made from vellum... and the top is held closed with a decorated office clip! How cool!

And this box carries a surprise......

Tada.... it's a stationery set! WATCH FOR THIS TO BE A FABULOUS CLASS IN THE NEAR FUTURE!!!!

Well, that's it for now! Watch for more inspiring ideas from this event to come!!!!

Darling Decor Class

Make this awesome 12 x 12 tile to display in your home, or to give as a gift!

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15 from 4:00-5:30pm

Cost is only $25!

Using our new product line, DECOR ELEMENTS, to create this custom artwork! Includes Season of Thanks decor element and supplies for embellishments. BONUS embellishments for all seasons!

PPREPAID registration must be received by November 7 to attend. Also going on this day is the DEER FRIENDS ALL DAY STAMP & CROP EVENT.

Can't make it that day? Pick up your own 12 x 12 tile and I will ship the rest of the supplies to you! Email Me today for more info!

Prayer Journal Class

This is my favorite project in a long time! And I want to share it with you.

Come to my class on

Friday, November 21 from 6:30-8:00pm

Cost: $20

You will use one of our 5x7 On Board Journals to create this treasured keepsake.... journal your own thoughts, prayers and blessings to pass on to your children, or give it as a wonderful Christmas gift.

You will receive several pre-printed verses in a beautiful script font, as well as prayers... such as the Lord's Prayer, Psalm 139 and others.

Also uses some of our beautiful designer series papers.

Your PREPAID registration must be received by November 10 to attend.

Can't make it that day? ORDER A KIT IN THE MAIL... Only $25--includes shipping!

Come and make this beautiful inspirational journal!!!!

'DEER FRIENDS' All day Stamp & Crop Event

If you are a widow on opening day of deer hunting, or just want to have fun making some new deer friends, come to my all day stamp & crop event!

Saturday, November 15 from 10am-10pm

Bring your projects..... scrapbooks, cards, gifts.... and join me for a day of crafting! You get to use all my accessories, inks, stamps, big shot die machine, scrap bin PLUS get a goodie bag from me with cardstock, designer series paper and ribbon to use that day!

Coffee, tea and water and light meals will be provided... bring additional beverages of your choice if you wish, and please bring a snack to share!

Cost is ONLY $15 for a full day of stamping/crafting fun! PRIZES TOO!

Come for only $10 when you sign up for one or more of the optional classes going on that day.... Darling Decor or Christmas Card Crusade Pt 3.

Must RSVP for this event by November 13 to participate.

Christmas Card Crusade Part 2

Come and make 9 cards... 3 each of 3 designs.... Including envelopes!

Tuesday, November 4 from 6:30-8:00pm

Here is a sneak peak of one of the cards you will be making with the awesome Snow Swirled Set.
One card will feature a FUN FOLD! Come and check it out!

Must receive your $15 prepaid registration by November 2 to attend.

Join The Crusade!

A CHRISTMAS CARD CRUSADE!

This is a 3 part Christmas card making extravaganza! Come for one event, or come for all 3... You choose!

Tuesday, October 28 from 6:30-8:00pm

Tuesday, November 4 from 6:30-8:00pm

Saturday, November 15 from 11am-12:30pm

At each crusade you will make 9 cards, 3 each of 3 designs. And the cool part is, each card is created with a kit created by ME! You will use a stamp set, 2-3 colors of ink and paper, and an accessory on each of the cards... And, when you purchase the 'kit' you will receive a color handout with directions on how to cut the cardstock for 3 additional cards using that kit! So you will have a total of 4 ideas using your Christmas Card Kit! Isn't that awesome! Make your card making a snap with these kits!

Each event will feature 3 different kits.... and you will make 9 cards each time...

Come to all 3 events, and you will use 9 different kits, and walk away with 27 ready to go Christmas cards! Cost is only $15 per event, and that includes envelopes!

These kits will also be available online from my blog after the crusade event has taken place.... watch for the additional card samples to be posted then (no..... you can't see them all now! but here are some sneak peaks..... 3 of the cards we will make on Tuesday, October 28 at 6:30 pm....Look close and you can see parts of the additional cards you can make with the kits!)

Please register 3 days prior to event to allow for material prep.

I look forward to having you join my crusade!!!!

Last set from shoebox swap

Here are some more fun ideas! Enjoy! We are always having fun stamping events! Why don't you join Stampin' Up! with me so you can come too!

More from our Shoebox Swap

Here are a few more ideas from our Girls' Night Out.
One more set of cards is coming tomorrow! See you then!

Team Shoebox Swap

Last night, my team of demonstrators had a Girls' Night Out.... We went to the best restaraunt in town... Twist & Shout... for dinner and stamping! We had a shoebox swap and here are some samples of what we made:

I will post more over the next couple days, so check back!