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I hope everyone had a happy New Year’s Eve. Mine was quiet and with a houseful of company it was nice to have that quiet time. Besides I’m not one to party and be on the road with the people who party too much.

New Year’s day was also quiet. It began with my daughter and I taking my grandkids out for breakfast. Then they left to go back to KY. So the afternoon was spent washing and remaking beds and cleaning up. It’s amazing how messy a house can get after a week of company. But so worth every bit of mess and clutter to have my whole family here for Christmas.

So on to a new year. Do you make resolutions? I don’t but I do have a few goals for this year. The biggest one is to simplify my life which will begin with getting rid of clothes I don’t wear and things I don’t use. (smile)

2019 CD Calendar – January

Wishing you all the very best in 2019!

One of the best times of the Stampin’ Up! year is Sale-A-Bration because that means earning FREE product. It begins January 3rd and runs through March 31st. There are several ways to benefit from Sale-A-Bration.

PURCHASE

• For every $50 you spend (before tax and shipping), you get a FREE Level 1 Sale-A-Bration product.
• For every $100 you spend (before tax and shipping), you can either get two FREE Level 1 Sale-A-Bration products OR you can get a FREE Level 2 Sale-A-Bration product.

Here are some sneak peaks of some of the SAB products.

HOST

Host a qualifying party with at least $250 in sales during Sale-A-Bration and you’ll earn $25 more in Stampin’ Rewards!

JOIN

During Sale-A-Bration, you can become a demonstrator for just $99 and choose EVEN MORE for free for your Starter Kit.

The Starter Kit is always an excellent value: $99 + tax for $125 worth of product. But during SAB, the kit is $99 + tax for $175 worth of product – $76 in free product ($50 more than usual)! You choose what you want to get in your kit AND you don’t pay shipping. You’ll also get free business supplies and a bonus Paper Pumpkin kit at no extra cost. You can even add in the beautiful new Craft-n-Carry Tote (a $50 value) for an additional $30!

I would love to have you join my Indian River Stampers team. There are business demonstrators who hold classes and there are others (hobby demonstators) who never want to do that and simply enjoy the special discounts and benefits for themselves. You are free to make your demonstratorship what you want it to be. And there are no penalties if you decide you don’t want to stay active.

These are just some of the benefits of joining in addition to the extra FREE product you get to select when you join include

• Customize your starter kit with any products you choose.
• 20% discount on products
• Pre-ordering new products
• Joining a demonstrator only Facebook group which is filled with cards and 3D samples, business tips, and more
• Invitation to attend a monthly demonstrator meeting hosted by my upline, Catherine Harwood.
• Stampin’ Up events available to demonstrators only.

Please contact me if you have any questions.

Every year I have a class to make some Christmas tags, a few decorated gift bags and some treats. Here are just a few of the things we made this year.

I used some retired DSP for this tag background and then fussy cut the snowmen out of this years Santa’s Workshop paper  which was so popular it sold out quickly. I love fussy cutting so I cut out the snowmen for all of the stampers who came to the class. The snowflakes are cut from the Blizzard Thinlit Die which is 4″ x 5″ so you get a flurry of snowflakes all at once.

The idea for this tag came from Patty Bennett. I made a few changes to make my Santa down the chimney tag. The feet are punched from a retired heart punch, and the bag from the owl builder punch. The stamped tag is from the set Sincerely Santa.

Another set of tags using the Santa Workshop DSP.  Most of the images were die cut using Santa’s Signpost Framelits. There was a little more fussy cutting on some of the images that didn’t have a matching die.

This snowman treat holder is one of my favorites and is done using the envelope punch board and a few punches. He opens up to reveal a chocolate treat. Can you identify all of the punches that were used?

This again uses Santa’s Workshop DSP and 3 of the Tiny Treat Boxes put together with  glue dots.

The center box holds a tea light with one of the wreath embellishments on top.

Making Christmas Bright stamp set was used to make this gift bag which would easily hold a gift card along with a small treat. The string of lights was perfect for stamping on the gold striped bags and markers used to color the bulbs. 

There were a few more projects which I have not photographed yet.

I had a very quiet Christmas. My son and his family are coming from Kentucky. They left yesterday so we decided to have our Christmas today, the 26th. My youngest son was in Jacksonville and my daughter was at her dad’s house. The KY group should have gotten here around midnight but at 9:30 last night my son called and said the car broke down in Georgia. They had actually just witnessed a two car accident so although a breakdown is bad news it could have been worse. They called AAA for a tow and were checking into a hotel. I hope they will find someone early who can fix the car and that it’s not something serious.

Thanks for stopping by

Some of my favorite childhood memories were of Christmas caroling with my family and friends. I grew up in Iowa so it was always very cold with lots of snow. Even though it was freezing I loved it.

Wishing you a very merry Christmas.

Beth

Only four may days until Christmas. I know Santa is busy getting all those presents ready for delivery.

When I first got the Holiday Catalog I wasn’t planning on getting the Signs of Santa stamp set. It’s cute but you know, can’t get everything! But after I started seeing projects using it I quickly changed my mind. And it became my favorite and most used set from the catalog.

This was one of the cards from my Christmas card class this year. He is just so stinkin’ cute. The embossing folder is Swirls & Curls. I used Stampin’ Blends for coloring Santa and the North Pole. On a sad note, I lost the smallest snowflake die after the first use. The hazards of stamping in a messy space.

This gift card holder was from my regular stamp classes.Again, Santa was colored using Stampin’ Blends. Notice the outline with the light Smoky Slate Blend. It really does add to the image giving it a look of some dimension.

When you open the card the inside piece pulls up the gift card.

While I don’t always do it I love have a coordinating envelope to go with a card. This is my favorite way to decorate the envelope and so easy. Just cut a piece of 6″ x 2-1/2″ piece of DSP and attach it to the back flap of the envelope. Then simply turn the flap over and trim to fit. One of my goals for next year is to have no naked envelopes!

Only a few more days to place an order this month. There are some great buys on the Clearance Rack and the Holiday Retiring List is out with some products on sale. You can order through my online store here and I will give you a coupon to use in January for 20% of the amount of your order before shipping and tax. That coupon will come in handy to reach the $50 amount needed for FREE Sale-a-bration product.

Thanks for stopping by. I’m off today to see the new Grinch movie.

HURRY!
It’s time to shop at a BIG discount!
The Clearance Rack has been updated and there are lots of great, deeply discounted merchandise on there! Plus, the year-end Closeout sale is still going on!

As always…it’s on a while supplies last basis!
PLUS the Year-end Close out sale is going on as well!
Need a last minute gift for your stamping friends? I do gift certificates. No need to go out shopping or pay shipping fees.

An added bonus: Shop online and you will receive from me a coupon to use in January equal to 20% of your order amount (before shipping/tax)
Use the December Host Code below if your order is below $150

Well, wishing for elves to help me finish up all I want to do before Christmas never materialized. I suppose they are just too busy helping Santa. While my house looks turned upside down right now, I am getting things crossed off my list. Stamping, baking, laundry, etc. It’s been a busy day so far. And it was cool enough this morning to have a fire going so all is good.

Since I’ve been a little neglectful in keeping up with posts I hope to catch up this week and share some cards and projects I have been doing in classes. These two cards use the stamp set Making Christmas Bright and the coordinating Christmas Bulb Builder Punch.

The good news is this is not retiring but will be carried over. However the bundle is on the retiring list as Stampin’ Up! never carries over a bundle after the first launch of that bundled price.

That’s all for today but be sure to check back for more Christmas goodies this week.

We’ve almost reached the end of the Holiday Catalog purchasing dates. You have until January 2nd to order from this catalog and Stampin’ Up has announced the retiring items, some at discounted prices. These items are only available while supplies last. You can see the list by clicking here.

You can order through my online store. If your order is below $150 use the December Host Code:

Because there will be no workshop or classes the rest of the year I am offering a special for those who put in an online order. I will give you a coupon for 20% of the amount of your order before shipping and tax to use during the month of January. 

Remember that I do gift certificates. It’s a great way to get what you want. Just let your friends and family know. And I am happy to do a special card or wrapping to go with it.