December Blog Waddle!

Hi All!

The Stray Ducklings are waddling once more.  So get your quakers together and see what we have created for you!

I've been busy making gift card holders for Christmas.  My church sells "gift" cards through Great Lakes Scrip - people buy them at face value and the church gets a small percentage.  In order to encourage sales, I have offered 2 gift card holders for every $100 spent.  I made 4 different gift card holders for everyone to choose from:

The first one above, is made with a standard A2 envelope, which you fold in half.   I used Seasonal Chums and the coordinating Seasonal Tags Framelits. And of course I used Stampin'Blends to color the reindeer and the snowman.

Here is a peek at gift card #2: - a pop-up gift card....

This is an excellent one for giving to your hairdresser, mailman, paperboy, etc.... This was inspired by BJ Peters.  The stamp set used was Dashing Deer.  The Designer Series Paper is Dashing Along.


The third style of gift card holder was designed by Linda Heller.  Quite a bit of work went into the making so they are reserved for very special people!  The card is absolutely adorable and is full size:

I used the Spirited Snowman stamp set and the Swirls and Curls embossing folder.    Linda used the light Night of Navy Stampin'Blend pen and a ruler to color in a stripe on the Under the Mistletoe Designer Series paper.  Really ties all the colors together.  I colored the snowment with Stampin'Blends.

The fourth and last style of gift card holder was designed by Jackie Bolhuis.  I used the Signs of Santa thinlits and the Santa's Workshop DSP, which sadly, is gone.   These make adorable gift card holders.

I hope you enjoyed the gift card holders that I made.  The next blog is xxxx

Here is a list of all the Waddlers today:

Lori Helvick

Sheryl Diemer - you are here

Nancy Legate - next blog

Debbie Kramer

Sue Boerner

Kim Baker

Have a Blessed Day!

Sheryl

Stampin'Up Year End Close Out Starts Today!

Good Morning!

Today is the day!  The Stampin' Up! Year-End Closeout Sale is going on now!!  Remember: Some items are last-chance and limited-inventory, and everything is available only while supplies last!  

Please Use Hostess Code 4YJCVQEG when ordering

The full list of retiring items are located in the online store here.  Remember that all retiring items are only while supplies last!  So be sure to get your last minute Holiday Catalog favorites before they're gone for good!

Keep in mind that some of the individual pieces of the bundles will be carried forward into the Occasions and Annual Catalogs but the bundle pricing will go away.  So pick up any of those bundles that you're wanting before the prices go up on January 3!

The discounted items are located in the online store here.  There are a few overstock items from the Annual Catalog that have been discounted along with some of the retiring items, so go take a peek and grab those deals before they go away!

You can download a full list of the retiring items in a PDF here.  Let me know if you have any questions.  Have fun shopping!

Craft & Carry Stamparatus Bag Available Now!

A tool as beloved and important as the Stamparatus deserves its own special treatment. And what better way to treat your most versatile stamping companion than by giving it its own special carrying and storage solution. Introducing the Craft & Carry Stamparatus Bag!

The bag is available now!  You have two options: Ordering just the bag or ordering the Stamparatus and the bag together.

Click here to head right over to my store to start shopping all of the Stamparatus items available now!

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Cut & Ready Card Bases Available Now - Quantities Are Limited!

Yay!!!  Save time making your cards this year with Cut & Ready Card Bases!!!  Stampin' Up! has asked a small group of Demonstrators to offer these retired card bases to their customers for a limited time and in limited quantities to see how they sell...And if they sell well, they'll likely be adding them to the catalog offering in the future!

So add some to your orders now if you like them and want to see more of them!  The card bases will be available through December 31 while supplies last!

And you can order them in my online store here:

Cut & Read Card Bases - Winter Pack $4.95

Cut & Ready Card Bases - Valentines Pack $4.95

Let me know if you have any questions.  Happy shopping!

Blessings,

Sheryl

Stamparatus Bag Available Today!

Good Morning Stampers!

Stampin'Up has designed a beautiful and functional bag for our Stamparatus!

Here is what it looks like:

This is available for the first time today.  Contact me here  or click here to order!

Also available are accesories for the Stamparatus.

Remember, I offer a free class on the Stamparatus to those who order from me!

Sheryl

Coming Soon! - Sale-A-Bration and the Spring Catalog!!!

Good Morning!

Starting January 3rd the new Occasions Catalog goes live and I can't wait for you to see all the great products that are being offered!  Rectangular stitched shapes will finally be available for purchase!  Woo-Hoo!  This catalog is good until May 31st or while supplies last. 

In addition, January 3rd is also the kickoff for the best Stampin'Up offer of the year - Sale-a-Bration!!
In Sale-a-Bration, for every $50 you spend, (before tax and S&H),  you get to choose product from the Sale-A-Bration catalog.  There are also special products for those who spend $100!  There is some beautiful product in stamps, and paper. 

I'm ordering both catalogs on December 5th and hope to have them in time for our classes in December.  If you would like a catalog, please contact me here so I can be sure to get one in your hands. 

Unfortunately, I won't be having classes in January or February due to hip surgery, but I hope to post samples right here on my blog to inspire you!

Sheryl

December Card Buffet

Good Morning!

My December card class is set to go and for a little change of pace, this month we will be doing an 8 card buffet.  This means that you can select from 8 different designs  - 5 are Christmas and 3 are all occasion.  The price is $20 for 7 cards.  Anything over 7 is $2.50 per card!

Here are the selections:

Here are the dates and times:

Tuesday, December 11th - 10am - 2pm
Friday, December 14th - 10am - 2pm
Sunday, December 16th - 1:30pm - 2pm

We will also be having a potluck on Tuesday and Friday.  - Contact me if you
1) are planning on attending and which day
2) Location of the classes
3) What you are planning on bringing to the potluck

For the Tuesday group, I will be providing soup.  For the Friday group, you all will be getting some very delicious pulled pork!

This is my last class before I have hip replacement surgery, so don't miss out!  I'll be MIA for January and February, but I plan on coming back strong in March!

Hope to see you in December!

Sheryl