ONLINE EXTRAVAGANZA: FLASH SALE TODAY ONLY...

November 23-30, save up to 50% on select products during our week-long Online Extravaganza! To make it even better, there will be flash sales that last 24 hours today,  November 23 and next Monday, November 30, the first and last days of Online Extravaganza.  Please note: Online Extravaganza savings are only available while supplies last only, so get them while you can!

Don't miss out on the 24-Hour Flash Sale!!!  They have the totally awesome and oh, so useful Envelope and Gift Box Punch Boards.  These tools are *da bomb*!  There are also eight yummy choices of Designer Series Paper that are Buy Three, Get One Free!!!   While you are there, check out all the other FABULOUS savings.  There really are some amazing deals all week!

See the Savings Now:

• Online Extravaganza Deals (PDF Download) 
• Online Extravaganza Deals (in my online store)
• 24-Hour Flash Sale products
• Weekly Deals
• Clearance Rack 
• Holiday Retirement List

The Fine Print:

• Dates: November 23-30, 2015
• Two 24-hour flash sales for specific products will happen during this promotion: one on November 23 and one on November 30.  They will each end at 11:50 PM (MT) on their respective days.
• Past Paper Pumpkin kits and kit refills in Online Extravaganza are available for purchase by subscribers and non-subscribers.
• You must use bundle item codes provided for Online Extravaganza.  Discounts will not be applied if individual component item numbers are entered separately.  Bundles featured in Online Extravaganza will exist only during Online Extravaganza.
• There is no minimum purchase necessary for Online Extravaganza.  Discounts will range from 20-50%.
• Additional products from current catalogs may be purchased on the same order.
• All order types (customer, workshop, and online) qualify for the Online Extravaganza discounted items and bundles.
• Deadlines:  Orders must be placed by Monday, November 30, 2015 at 11:50 PM (MT)

LOYALTY REWARDS - When you purchase $50 or more, you qualify for my Loyalty Rewards program!  This Frequent Stamper program is my way of saying "thank you" to my returning customers in appreciation of their business and is in addition to other Stampin' Rewards.  Earn FREE stamps with MarieStamps.com!

EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING CORNER FLIP FOLD...

Saturday, I have my downline meeting and I will be doing a demonstration of the Corner Flip Fancy Fold.  Originally, I had planned to use my Sprinkles of Spring card for the presentation and my swap card.  However, one of my sidelines stole my original card right off the swap boards at the OnStage event (bad, Sarah!), so I came up with this version to keep her from having a duplicate.  Aren't I nice???  I used the same sketch/template though, so not too much reinvention.

For this version, I made it more of a generic card that could be used for several occasions: Get Well, Thinking of You, Encouragement, etc.  It is difficult to see in the photo, but I did sponge Pool Party on the background of the Whisper White for the sky.  I needed a bit of whimsy though with my rainbow colored raindrops!  Enjoy!

EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING CORNER FLIP CARD SUPPLIES:

• Stamp Sets – Sprinkles of Life (P#139971, $21.00), Over the Rainbow (P#138770, $21.00)
• Card Stock – Watermelon Wonder, Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Pool Party, Whisper White, Cherry on Top Designer Series Paper Stack (#138443, $8.00)
• Ink – Crushed Curry, Pool Party
• Ribbon – Bermuda Bay Thick Baker's Twine (#138413, $3.50),
• Punches – Tree Builder (#138295, $18.00), Banner Triple (#138292, $23.00)
• Accessories – Silver Embossing Powder (#109131, $5.00),  Fine-Tip Glue Pen (#138309, $7.00), Stampin' Dimensionals (#104430, $4.00), Mini Glue Dots (#103683, $5.25)
• Tools – Stampin' Trimmer (#126889, $30.00), Sponge Daubers (#133773, $5.00)

LOYALTY REWARDS - When you purchase $50 or more, you qualify for my Loyalty Rewards program!  This Frequent Stamper program is my way of saying "thank you" to my returning customers in appreciation of their business and is in addition to other Stampin' Rewards.  Earn FREE stamps with MarieStamps.com!

STAMPIN' UP! ONSTAGE LOCAL BALTIMORE 2015...

This past weekend, my friends and fellow demos, Sarah Williams and Kelly Fidler, and I went on a road trip to Baltimore to attend Stampin' Up!'s OnStage Local event.  My stalwart hubby drove us crazy stamping ladies there and gave us door-to-door service to the event.  Thanks, babe!  Here is a pic of our road trip crew:

 

We had a great time there!  Of course, the event was FABULOUS!!!  We got to see all the new products coming out in the Occasions and Sale-A-Brations catalogs next January.  And we got to play with some of the them, too -- BEST PART!   So many amazing new stamp sets, framelits and an awesome new tool for the Big Shot!!!  Can't wait to share with you when we are allowed to!  Stamping with friends is always one of the highlights these events.  We didn't make full projects, so I will have to get busy turning our samples into actual cards, etc., to share with you soon.  

We did get to visit with our mama/upline Melody Rollins and our sidelines Monica Giberti, Kathy Winters, and Lyn Carroll which is always fun.  Our upline lives in the DC area, so we don't get to see her often.  Lyn and Kathy came to dinner with us Saturday night as well.  Here is a shot of our group along with one of the Stampin' Up! event people who was so nice to take photos of all of us with our many phones and cameras.  He was awesome!

This was our third trip to Baltimore for Stampin' Up! and this time we stayed right by Little Italy, so that we could take advantage of the delicious restaurants there.  We love Italian food and the restaurants we went to (Sabatino's and Dalesio's) were only a few blocks from the hotel.  It was so nice to be able to take a short walk through Little Italy to our dinner and back to work off some of the calories!  Can't wait until we come back again!

Update:  Couldn't share this pic until the catalogs came out, but here are all the wonderful things we received at the event!  So much fun!

LOYALTY REWARDS - When you purchase $50 or more, you qualify for my Loyalty Rewards program!  This Frequent Stamper program is my way of saying "thank you" to my returning customers in appreciation of their business and is in addition to other Stampin' Rewards.  Earn FREE stamps with MarieStamps.com!

HOLIDAY CATALOG RETIREMENT LIST...

We're saying goodbye to retiring products from the holiday catalog, but before we do, we're giving you an opportunity to order your favorites!!!  Retiring products will only be available until January 4, or while supplies last, so now's a great time to order them before they're gone!

There are some really great accessories retiring, but some of my favorites are:  Square Pillow Box Thinlets Die, Woodland Embossing Folder,  Black Glimmer Paper and Real Red Pom Pom Trim.  That doesn't include stamp sets, since there is still a little time to order those.

Holiday Catalog Retiring List:
These lists are updated daily to show the availability of all retiring products. Download the PDF for a quick reference, or use the Excel file to sort the list.

• PDF
• Sortable Excel File

Things to Remember:

• Orders can be placed as a customer, workshop, or online order.
• Retiring products are only available while supplies last. The lists of retiring products will be updated every business day.
• NA Note: Due to high demand for retiring stamps, we'll keep producing retiring stamps until December 28 (not accessories--accessories are only while supplies last).

LOYALTY REWARDS - When you purchase $50 or more, you qualify for my Loyalty Rewards program!  This Frequent Stamper program is my way of saying "thank you" to my returning customers in appreciation of their business and is in addition to other Stampin' Rewards.  Earn FREE stamps with MarieStamps.com!

SPRINKLES OF SPRING CORNER FLIP CARD...

I'm headed off to Baltimore in the morning for the OnStage Local Event!  I'm so excited!!!  Before I head out, I wanted to share the second of my swap cards I did--this time for a SUDSOL group swap at the event.  For this swap, we try to step it up a bit, so I wanted to do a fancy fold.  I chose the Corner Flip Fold.  No time to do a picture tutorial since I'm leaving, but there are general directions following the card supplies list.

I wanted to use a Thinking of You theme as I will use this swap for my downline meeting next week as well, but there wasn't an appropriate sentiment in the Sprinkles of Life stamp set, so I borrowed one from the Sheltering Tree set.  I decided to use some *happy* colors - looking forward to the Spring already!  Too soon???  Here is a view as you open it and then the inside:

 

  
SPRINKLES OF SPRING CORNER FLIP CARD SUPPLIES:

• Stamp Sets – Sprinkles of Life (P#139971, $21.00), Sheltering Tree (P#137163, $25.00)
• Card Stock – Watermelon Wonder, Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, Cherry on Top Designer Series Paper Stack (#138443, $8.00)
• Ink – Watermelon Wonder, Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Cucumber Crush, Chocolate Chip, Basic Black
• Ribbon – Bermuda Bay Thick Baker's Twine (#138413, $3.50),
• Punches – Tree Builder (#138295, $18.00), Banner Triple (#138292, $23.00)
• Accessories – Dazzling Diamonds Stampin' Glitter (#133751, $5.00), Fine-Tip Glue Pen (#138309, $7.00), Stampin' Dimensionals (#104430, $4.00)
• Tools – Stampin' Trimmer (#126889, $30.00)

CORNER FLIP FUN/FANCY FOLD DIRECTIONS:

1. Cut card stock for regular A2 card base (4-1/4” x 5-1/2”).   Score in the landscape position at 4-1/4”. 
2. Place the card base in the Stampin’ Trimmer in the landscape position, aligning the left edge at 3”. 
3. Cut FROM 2-1/2” to 4-7/8” (using the numbers on the slider). 
4. Rotate your card stock 90 degrees (to the right). 
5. Again align the left edge of the card stock at 3”.  Cut FROM 3” (should meet the previous cut) to 5/8”. 
6. Fold your card base on the score line. 
7. Push the lower left corner of the cut square inward while pulling the upper right hand corner towards you -- down and towards the opposite corner.  Gently ease the folds so that everything lines up square.  Use your bone folder to sharpen the crease. 
8. Dress up the front square with a 2-3/4” square mat and a 2-1/2” square focal piece. 
9. For the inside use a complimentary color mat (this will show from the card front) of 4” x 5-1/4”.  For your inside sentiment focal piece, you want to use a small enough piece that it will not show from the front.  I use 2-7/8” x 4-1/8” or less.

LOYALTY REWARDS - When you purchase $50 or more, you qualify for my Loyalty Rewards program!  This Frequent Stamper program is my way of saying "thank you" to my returning customers in appreciation of their business and is in addition to other Stampin' Rewards.  Earn FREE stamps with MarieStamps.com!

NAUTICAL YOU'RE MY ANCHOR SWAP CARD...

This is one of the swap cards I made for the OnStage Local event I am attending next weekend in Baltimore.  I really wanted to make at least one of my swaps a masculine one - not too difficult since I was making 30 of them!  And I was trying to use only supplies from the Annual Catalog.  Being a Navy family for over 30 years, I decided on this nautical card with hubby in mind.  So I ended up using stamps from lots of different nautical stamp sets to achieve my simple vision.  Hope you enjoy it!

NAUTICAL YOU ARE MY ANCHOR CARD SUPPLIES:

• Stamp Sets – World Map (W#130342 $20.00, C#130345 $15.00), The Open Sea (W#128454 $27.00, C#123032 $19.00), From Land to Sea (W#138720 $27.00, C#139361 $19.00), Guy Greetings (W#138825 $52.00, C#138828 $39.00, P#137178 $26.00)
• Card Stock –Night of Navy, Real Red, Whisper White
• Ink – Night of Navy, Real Red
• Ribbon – Night of Navy 1/2" Seam Binding (#134571, $7.00), Real Red 1/4" Cotton Ribbon (#134563, $6.00)
• Accessories – Stampin' Dimensionals (#104430, $4.00) 

LOYALTY REWARDS - When you purchase $50 or more, you qualify for my Loyalty Rewards program!  This Frequent Stamper program is my way of saying "thank you" to my returning customers in appreciation of their business and is in addition to other Stampin' Rewards.  Earn FREE stamps with MarieStamps.com!